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| 49th Parallel Polk, James Knox |  |
| 15th June 49th Parallel The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
| Battle of Aliwal Russell |  |
| Alawal The Sikhs are defeated |
| Battle of Buddowal Russell | |
| Buddowal The Sikhs are defeated |
| Battle of Monterey Davis, Jefferson | |
| 21st Sep Monterey Commands a successful charge at Monterey winning a victory in the assault on Fort Teneria |
| Battle of Mukdi Russell | |
| 10th Feb Mudki Commencement of the Sikh War, 1st, the Sikhs are defeated |
| Battle of Palo Alto Taylor, Zacharay | |
| 8th Mar Palo Alto Defeats the Mexicans |
| Battle of Resca de la Palma Taylor, Zacharay | |
| 9th May Resca d'Palma Defeats the Mexicans |
| Battle of Sabraon Russell | |
| Sabraon The Sikhs are defeated |
| Battle of Sant Antonio Garibaldi, Guisseppe |  |
| Sant'Antonio Leads the Red Shirts to victory over an Argentian force |
| Birth Badeni, Kasimierz Felix Graf von |  |
| Galicia Birth of Kasimierz Felix Graf von Badeni |
| Birth Helena | |
| Birth of Helena, 5th child of Victoria & Albert |
| Birth Victoria | |
| London Birth of Helena, 5th child of Victoria & Albert |
| Birth Noskowski, Zygmunt |  |
| Birth of Zygmunt Noskowski |
| Blockade of Rio Grande Edson, Alvin | |
| Rio Grande Forms a marine battalion which blockades the Rio Grande |
| Border Canada Polk, James Knox | |
| 15th June 49th Parallel The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
| Border USA Polk, James Knox | |
| 15th June 49th Parallel The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
| Capture of New Mexico Polk, James Knox | |
| 12th April Rio Grande Negotiations breakdown for the purchase of New Mexico |
| 12th April Rio Grande Orders USAtroops into the Rio Grande to acquire California for the Union |
| Capture of Punjab Dalhousie, James | |
| Punjab Launches an invasion in order to destroy Sikh power in India |
| Capture of Saltillo Taylor, Zacharay | |
| 16th Nov Saltillo Captures Saltillo |
| Capture of Tampico Edson, Alvin | |
| 14th Nov Tampico Capures Tampico |
| Constitution Christian VIII |  |
| 8th July Declares the state indivisible & heritable by females |
| 8th July Schleswig Holst Declares Schleswig-Holstein indivisible from the rest of Denmark |
| Declaration of War Polk, James Knox | |
| 13th May Formal declaration of war against Mexico |
| Election Russell | |
| 30th June Russell stays in office, the Conservatives are divided over protection |
| Election Pius IX | |
| 15th June Vatican Elected Pope |
| Exile of Napoleon III Napoleon III |  |
| 25th May Ham Escapes from Ham to London |
| Free Trade Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Leaves the Tory Party with the Peelites in defense of free trade |
| Government Russell | |
| 30th June Victoria asks Russell to govern but he is unable to form a cabinet, Peel returns |
| Governor Dalhousie, James | |
| Appointed Governor General of India |
| Governor Pottinger, Henry | |
| Cape Good Hope Appointed Governor of Cape of Good Hope |
| Grand Vizier Reshid Pasha, Mustufa |  |
| Istanbul Appointed Grand Vizier, 2nd term |
| Head of Government Fazy Fazy, Jean Jacob |  |
| Berne Appointed Head of the government, 1st term |
| Invasion of Mexico Polk, James Knox | |
| 12th April Rio Grande Orders USAtroops into the Rio Grande to acquire California for the Union |
| Invasion of Mexico Scott, Winfield | |
| Tampico Mounts an invasion of Mexico from Tampico |
| Invasion of Punjab Dalhousie, James | |
| Punjab Launches an invasion in order to destroy Sikh power in India |
| Invasion of Teaxas Taylor, Zacharay | |
| Texas Occupies Texas , starts the war with Mexico |
| Legislation Peel, Robert | |
| 26th May London The Corn Law Repeal Bill passes through Parliament |
| 6th June London The corn import duty is fixed at one shilling a quarter from 1849 onwards |
| Lord High Commissioner Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Appointed Member of the Liberal Party |
| Major Gyulai |  |
| Appointed Major-General |
| Marriage Isabella II |  |
| Madrid Marries Francis co de Asis, leads to overthrow in 1868 |
| Migration Utah Young, Brigham | |
| Utah Leads a migration to Utah |
| Military Governor Dmitrievich, Mikhail |  |
| Warsaw Appointed Military Governor of Warsaw |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Temple, Henry John | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 3rd term |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali | |
| Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Mormon Church Young, Brigham | |
| 30th June Salt Lake City The Mormons leave Nauvoo City on the trail for Salt Lake City |
| Party Leader Stanley, Edward | |
| London Appointed Party leader of the Conservative Party |
| Peelites Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| London Appointed Leader of the Peelites |
| Pope Pius IX | |
| 15th June Vatican Appointed Pope, formerly Cardinal Masatai-Ferretti |
| Prime Minister Russell | |
| 30th June Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Professor Thomson, William | |
| Glasgow Appointed Professor for Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University |
| Publication Gutzkow, Karl Ferdinand |  |
| Publication of, "Uriel Acosta" |
| Publication Turgenev, Ivan Sergeyevich | |
| Publication of, "Pomeshchik" |
| Reform Peel, Robert | |
| London The Corn Laws are repealed, partly as a result of the Irish potato famine |
| 25th May London The 3rd reading of the Corn Law Repeal Bill |
| 26th May London The Corn Law Repeal Bill passes through Parliament |
| 6th June London The corn import duty is fixed at one shilling a quarter from 1849 onwards |
| 25th June London A coalition defeats the Government on the Irish Coercion Bill |
| 26th June London The Corn Law Repeal Bill is given the royal assent |
| Resignation Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Leaves the Tory Party with the Peelites in defense of free trade |
| Resignation Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| London Resigns over the Corn Laws |
| Resignation Peel, Robert | |
| 29th June London Wishes to repeal the corn laws but his Cabinet is divided |
| 30th June London Peel is forced to resign after the defeat on the Irish Coercion Bill |
| Resignation Russell | |
| 30th June London Peel resigns |
| Resignation Davis, Jefferson | |
| Davis resigns his seat in Congress |
| Rule of India Russell | |
| 9th Mar Lahore Under the treaty of Lahore Britain gains territory beyond the Sutlej River |
| Rule of Jammu Singh, Gulab |  |
| 11th Mar Jammu Under the treaty of Surrender Gulab Singh receives the principality of Kashmir |
| Rule of Kashmir Singh, Gulab | |
| 11th Mar Kashmir Under the treaty of Surrender Gulab Singh receives the principality of Kashmir |
| Rule of Oregon Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Oregon The treaty of Oregon settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA |
| 15th June Oregon The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
| Rule of Oregon Peel, Robert | |
| 23rd April Oregon The USASenate resolves to end the British occupation of Oregon |
| Rule of Oregon Polk, James Knox | |
| 23rd April Oregon The USASenate resolves to end the British occupation of Oregon |
| Rule of Schleswig Holstein Christian VIII | |
| 8th July Schleswig Holst Declares Schleswig-Holstein indivisible from the rest of Denmark |
| Saint Denis Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene-Emmanuel | |
| Paris Begins restoration work on Saint-Denis, the mausoleum of the Kings of France |
| Salt Lake City Young, Brigham | |
| Salt Lake City Founds Salt Lake City |
| Siege of Bautista Edson, Alvin | |
| Bautista Carries out a succesful raid of the port of San Juan Bautista |
| Siege of Cracow Ferdinand I | |
| 12th Mar Cracow Austrian & Russian troops occupy Cracow |
| Siege of Cracow Nicholas I | |
| 12th Mar Cracow Austrian & Russian troops occupy Cracow |
| Siege of Fort Teneria Davis, Jefferson | |
| 21st Sep Teneria Commands a successful charge at Monterey winning a victory in the assault on Fort Teneria |
| Siege of Frontera Edson, Alvin | |
| Frontera Carries out a succesful raid of the port of Frontera |
| Siege of Sobrahan Gough, Hugh | |
| 10th Feb Sobrahan Defeats the Sikhs |
| Succession Komei |  |
| Succeeds as Emperor of Japan |
| Treaty of Lahore Russell | |
| 9th Mar Lahore The treaty of Lahore ends the 1st Sikh War |
| 9th Mar Lahore Under the treaty of Lahore Britain gains territory beyond the Sutlej River |
| Treaty of Oregon Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Oregon The treaty of Oregon settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA |
| Treaty of Surrender Russell | |
| 11th Mar Nearly half of the Sikh kingdom is taken over by the British |
| Treaty of Surrender Singh, Gulab | |
| 11th Mar Nearly half of the Sikh kingdom is taken over by the British |
| 11th Mar Under the treaty of Surrender Gulab Singh receives the principality of Jammu |
| 11th Mar Under the treaty of Surrender Gulab Singh receives the principality of Kashmir |
| Treaty of Washington Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 15th June Oregon The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
| Treaty of Washington Polk, James Knox | |
| 15th June 49th Parallel The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
| 15th June Oregon The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
