1848-1870 By MatthieuC6 Period: 1839 to 1878 Tanzimat Reform 1842 Treaty of Nankin Jun 1, 1847 Creation of Communist League 1848 Communist Manifesto Mar 15, 1850 Loi Falloux Period: 1852 to 1859 Authoritarian and Conservative Empire Dec 2, 1852 Beginning of French IInd Empire 1853 Smallpox vaccination compulsory in England Nov 16, 1853 Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia Period: Nov 16, 1853 to Mar 30, 1856 Crimean War 1854 Uk puts Danish King at the Head of Greece Mar 1, 1854 UK and France declare War on Russia Sep 20, 1854 Battle of Alma River Period: Oct 17, 1854 to Sep 9, 1855 Siege of Sebastopol Oct 25, 1854 Battle of Baklava Nov 5, 1854 Battle of Inkerman Aug 16, 1855 Battle of Chernaya River Sep 8, 1855 Hill of Malakoff taken by the French 1856 Henri Bessemer Improves steel making process 1856 introduction of the binaural stethoscope Period: 1856 to 1860 Second Opium War Mar 30, 1856 Neutrality of the black sea / Autonomy of Moldavia and Wallachia Sep 12, 1856 Fall of Sebastopol 1857 Algeria is fully conquered Period: 1857 to 1858 Sepoy Rebellion 1858 Conservative insurrection in Mexico 1858 Government of India Act / Dissolution of British East india Company 1858 "Bagne" opened in Guyana Jul 21, 1858 Plombières Agreement 1859 Russian Armies conquer Turkestan 1859 Darwin's On the origins of species Period: 1859 to 1861 Second phase of the Risorgimento Jan 28, 1859 Franco Piedmontese alliance Apr 23, 1859 Vienna ultimatum to Victor Emmanuel Jun 4, 1859 Battle of Magenta Jun 24, 1859 Battle of Solférino 1860 Assembly can discuss Emperor's Address 1860 Cobden-Chevalier Treaty 1860 Garibaldi starts a rebellion in Sicilia 1860 Russian Armies conquer Caucasus 1860 Pasteur's germ theory Period: 1860 to 1870 Liberal Empire Period: 1860 to 1861 Troops in Lebanon to protect missionaries Period: 1860 to 1865 Constitutional debates in Habsburg Period: 1860 to 1869 Nihilist Foundational period Oct 1, 1860 Referenda in Naples, Sicily and Papal States 1861 French troops arrival in Mexico (Supported by UK and Spain) 1861 William I to power in Prussia Period: 1861 to 1861 Constitutional Crisis in Prussia Mar 17, 1861 Official proclamation of the Italian Kingdom Apr 5, 1861 Abolition of Serfdom in Russian Empire 1862 Sent troops to Cochin 1862 A memory of Solférino by Henri Dunant May 2, 1862 Defeat of French troops at Puebla Sep 23, 1862 Bismarck Appointed as Prussian PM 1863 Sent troops to Indochina 1863 Polish Uprising Feb 17, 1863 1st Meeting of the Red Cross May 17, 1863 Victory at Puebla of French troops 1864 Right to Strike 1864 Maximilian of Austria enthroned as Emperor of Mexico 1864 Victorious war against the Danes Prussia gets Schleswig 1864 Creation of a separated judicial branch in Russia 1864 Creation of District and Villages assembly in Russia 1864 UK: Women are allowed to vote in local elections Aug 22, 1864 First Geneva Convention (Sick and wounded) Sep 28, 1864 Creation of the first international 1865 Suspension of Constitution (Habsburg) 1865 General German Women’s association founded in Leipzig 1865 Phenol introduced as a disinfectant in surgery 1865 Proof that tuberculosis can be transferred by inoculation 1866 Right to organise in Trade Unions 1866 French leave Mexico 1866 Italo-Prussian alliance (for Venice) 1866 Victorious War against Austro-Hungary Jul 3, 1866 Prussian victory at Shadow Aug 23, 1866 Treaty of Prague = Vienna recognizes North German Confederation 1867 Creation of the Dual Monarchy Jun 19, 1867 Execution of Maximilian 1st Jul 1, 1867 Canada Became a federal dominion 1868 Right to Assembly 1868 Nationality law in Austro-Hungary 1869 Legislative body given the right to draft and to propose bills 1870 Rome Occupation, French are forced to leave May 8, 1870 Last Louis Napoléon Bonaparte Plebiscite Jul 15, 1870 France declares war on Prussia Period: Jul 19, 1870 to Jan 28, 1871 Franco-Prussian War Sep 2, 1870 Battle of Sedan Jan 18, 1871 German Empire proclaimed at Versailles May 10, 1871 Treaty of Frankfurt 1876 First Publication of Michel Strogoff Period: 1877 to 1878 Russo-Ottoman War