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| Abdication George I |  |
| Elected King of the Hellenes after abdication of Otto I |
| Alliance Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| 28th Nov Schleswig Holst Allies with Austria after declaration of Danish union over Schleswig-Holstein |
| Archbishop of Paris Darboy, Georges |  |
| Paris Appointed Archbishop of Paris |
| Battle of Brandy Station Stuart, James Ewell Brown |  |
| 9th June Brandyation Stuart's lines are attacked by General Pleasanton but hold out |
| 9th June Brandyation The only purely cavalry battle of the war |
| Battle of Chattanooga Grant, Ulysses Simpson | |
| 25th Nov Chattanooga Union troops capture Missionary Ridge during the battle of Chattanooga |
| Battle of Cold Harbor Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 1st June Cold Harbor 1-12 June, sees General Lee delay General Grant's advance into Virginia |
| Battle of Gettysburg Grant, Ulysses Simpson | |
| 1st July Gettysburg 1-4 July, Union victory marking the turning point of the war |
| Battle of Vicksburg, 2nd Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Vicksburg Lee captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt |
| Battle of Vicksburg Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Vicksburg surrenders to the Unionists under Grant |
| Birth Franz Ferdinand |  |
| 18th Dec Graz Birth of Franz Ferdinand |
| Birth Marx, Wihelm | |
| 15th Jan Cologne Born in Cologne, son of a teacher |
| Birth Caroline of Ansbach |  |
| Birth of Caroline of Ansbach |
| Birth Lloyd George, David | |
| 16th Jan Manchester Birth of David Lloyd George |
| Capture of Atlanta Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| 1st Sep Atlanta Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Capture of Savannah Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| 22nd Dec Savanah Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Capture of Vicksburg Grant, Ulysses Simpson | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Captures Vicksburg |
| Capture of Vicksburg Lee, Robert Edward | |
| Vicksburg Captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt |
| Composition Liszt, Franz |  |
| Composition of, "Legendes" |
| Congress of Vienna Alexander II |  |
| Vienna Poland becomes a Russian Province, the Vistula Region |
| Constitution Garcia Moreno, Gabriel |  |
| Establishes the Roman Catholic Church as the state Church |
| Constitution Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 28th Nov The House of Deputies passes a resolution declaring that it could no longer come to terms with Bismarck, the King dissolves the Diet, accusing it of trying to obtain unconstitutional control over the ministry |
| 28th Nov Schleswig Holst Allies with Austria after the Danish King declares unification with Schleswig-Holst |
| Constitution Alexander II | |
| A secret National Government is formed in Warsaw |
| Convention Alvensleben Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Alvensleben Renewal of friendship with Russia |
| Death Bruce, James | |
| Death of James Bruce |
| Death Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" | |
| 10th May Accidentally killed by one of his soldier's bullets |
| Election Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| A liberal coalition led by the Progressive Party, Fortschrittspartei, wins 2/3 of the votes to the House of Deputies |
| Bismarck retains power because he had the support of Wilhelm who fears a liberal ministry |
| Oct Bismarck's supporters do poorly in the elections in which a liberal coalition (whose primary member was the Progress Party) win over two-thirds of the seats in the House |
| Oct The House makes repeated calls to the King to dismiss Bismarck, but the King supports him as he feared that if he dismissed him, a liberal ministry would follow |
| Election Goschen | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election George I | |
| Elected King of the Hellenes by the Greek National Assembly |
| Election approved by the Great powers |
| Governor Muravyov | |
| Wilno Appointed Governor General of Wilno |
| Independence Alexander II | |
| Warsaw A secret National Government is formed in Warsaw |
| Warsaw Refuses to grant Poland a constitution |
| Invasion of Georgia Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| Georgia Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Invasion of Mexico Temple, Henry John | |
| Vera Cruz British troops withdraw but Palmerston gives moral support to Napoleon III |
| Invention Locomotive Fairlie, Robert | |
| Pataents a locomotive with pivoting driving bogies to take tight curves |
| Lieutenant Colonel Gordon, Charles George Hamilton | |
| 24th Mar Appointed Lieutenant-Colonel with a force of 4,000 Chinese |
| London Underground Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| 10th Jan London Opens the London Underground |
| Marriage Edward VII | |
| 10th Mar London Marries Alexandra, eldest daughter of King Chris tian IX of Denmark |
| Military Governor Charles Anthony | |
| Berlin Appointed Military Governor of the Rhineland |
| Press Decree Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| Bismarck issues an edict restricting the freedom of the press |
| 1st June Berlin Bans all publications intended to bring the crown, state or Church into disrepute |
| Proclamation of Emancipation Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington The Proclamation of Emancipation frees the slaves & assures British & French neutrality |
| Publication Huxley, Thomas Henry | |
| Publication of, "Man's Place in Nature", expounds his theory of evolution |
| Publication Mill, John Stewart | |
| Publication of, "Utilitarianism" |
| Publication Chernyshevsky, Nikolay Gavrilovich | |
| Publication of, "What Is To Be Done", a type of manual for a revolutionary |
| Rebellion Alexander II | |
| The Polish rebellion is crushed & 100,000 Poles are deported to Siberia |
| Warsaw The Congress Kingdom in Warsaw is suppressed |
| Warsaw A secret National Government is formed in Warsaw |
| Warsaw Refuses to grant Poland a constitution |
| Warsaw The Congress Kingdom in Warsaw is suppressed |
| Rebellion Muravyov | |
| Wilno Becomes known as the "hangman of Wilno" |
| Reform Milyutin, Dmitri | |
| Moscow Creates military districts |
| Moscow Creates the office of chief of staff |
| Moscow Reduces length of service from 25 to 16 years |
| Moscow Removes some corporal punishment |
| Rule of Poland Alexander II | |
| Vistula Region At the Congress of Vienna Poland becomes a Russian Province, the Vistula Region |
| Rule of Schleswig Holstein Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 28th Nov Schleswig Holst Allies with Austria after declaration of Danish unity over Schleswig-Holstei |
| Rule of Vietnam Phan, Thanh Gian |  |
| Hanoi Negotiates a treaty with France agreeing to a French protectorate over Vietnam |
| Siege of Atlanta Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| 1st Sep Atlanta Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Siege of Kagoshima Togo, Heihachiro |  |
| 22nd Dec Kagoshima Kagoshima is bombarded by the British Royal Navy to punish the Satsuma daimyo for the murder of Charles Lennox Richards on on the Tokaido highway |
| Siege of Savannah Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| 22nd Dec Savanah Marches the Unionists through Georgia & takes Atlanta 1 Sept & Savannah 22 Dec |
| Siege of Vicksburg Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| 22nd May Vicksburg A Confederate communications centre 235 miles North of New Orleans |
| 22nd May Vicksburg Takes command of the siege |
| 4th July Vicksburg Accepts Confederate surrender under Lt-General Pemberton |
| 4th July Vicksburg Vicksburg surrenders to the Unionists under Grant |
| Siege of Vicksburg McCleland, John | |
| Jan Vicksburg Attempts to capture Vicksburg but fails |
| 22nd May Vicksburg Fails for a 2nd time to capture Vicksburg, Grant takes personal command of the siege |
| Siege of Vicksburg Pemberton, John | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Surrenders Vicksburg to the Unionists with 25,000 & 90 guns |
| Siege of Vicksburg Pemberton, John Clifford | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Surrenders Confederate forces to the Union forces under General Grant |
| Slavery Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 1st Jan Washington "The emancipation proclamation", frees slaves & assures British & French neutrality |
| 1st Jan Washington The Proclamation of Emancipation frees the slaves & assures British & French neutrality |
| Succession Shir Ali |  |
| Kabul Succeeds as Amir of Afghanistan |
| Succession George I | |
| Athens Succeeds as King of Greece |
| Surrender Grant, Hiram Ulysses | |
| 4th July Vicksburg Accepts Confederate surrender under Lt-General Pemberton |
| Vice President Guzman Blanco, Antonio |  |
| Appointed Vice President of Venezuela |
