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Indian soldiers in the British army rebel due to the use of animal fat in a new type of British rifle.
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French emperor Napoleon III sends French troops into Mexico, overthrows the Mexican Government, and installs Austrian archduke Maximilian as emporer of Mexico.
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The Zulu main force of around 15,000 is destroyed by Lord Chelmsford's army at the Battle of Ulundi.
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German chancellor Otto von Bismark calls together the major western powers of the world to negotiate questions and end confusion over the control of Africa.
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The first Indian nationalist organization is founded by English-speaking Indians, the majority of which are Hindu.
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The U.S. battleship "Marine" mysteriously explodes in Havana's harbor and Spain is blamed. Congress declares war.
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Francisco "Pancho" Villa leads a band of rebels in the capture of the city of Juarez in a show of support for Francisco Madero.
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Sun Yixian is named president of the new Chinese republic, a republic that will face overwhelming problems and be constantly at war.
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