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4 April – end of the Anglo-Persian War. 5 May–17 October – the Art Treasures of Great Britain exhibition is held in Manchester, one of the largest such displays of all time. [4] 10 May – Indian Rebellion: The XI Native Cavalry of the Bengal Army in Meerut, India, mutiny against the British East India Company. [1]
1857 Anglo-Persian War: British Empire. East India Company; Afghanistan. Persia: 1856 1873 Panthay Rebellion Du Wenxiu Rebellion: Qing Empire of China: Pingnan Guo: 1856 1857 1857 Cheyenne Expedition United States: Cheyenne: 1857 1858 Indian Rebellion of 1857 India's First War of Independence British Empire. British East India Company Nepal ...
1857: The Indian rebellion against British East India Company, marking the end of Mughal rule in India. Also known as the 1857 War of Independence and, particularly in the West, the Sepoy Mutiny. 1858: The Mahtra War in Estonia. 1858: Pecija's First Revolt, in Ottoman Bosnia. 1858–61: The War of the Reform in Mexico.
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
After 1837, overland travel from Britain to British India was popularised, with stopovers in Egypt gaining appeal. [4] After 1840, steam ships were used to facilitate travel on both sides of Egypt, and from the 1850s, railways were constructed along the route; the usefulness of this new route was on display during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, with 5,000 British troops having arrived through ...
The English Revolution is a term that has been used to describe two separate events in English history.Prior to the 20th century, it was generally applied to the 1688 Glorious Revolution, when James II was deposed and a constitutional monarchy established under William III and Mary II.
The 1857 United Kingdom general election was held between 27 March 1857 to 24 April 1857, to elect members of the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Whigs , led by Lord Palmerston , won a majority in the House of Commons as the Conservative vote fell significantly.