French Revolution: 1785 - 1799
...Wars and Revolutions 1790 1790 Anglo-Irish politician Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France , a blistering attack on recent events across the Channel Burke, Edmund (1729–97) World Encyclopedia 1 18th century Britain 1750-1900 Literature French literature English literature Literature in English Politics Protest and rebellion Great Britain - from 1707 British Isles Europe Ireland Wars and Revolutions Britain 1791 1791 Louis XVI and his family attempt to flee from Paris to the border but are captured at Varennes Louis XVI (1754–93) A...
Peloponnesian Wars: 460 BCE - 404 BCE
...century BCE Ancient Athens War Europe Greece Wars and Revolutions 431 BCE 431 BCE The renewal of the Peloponnesian War prompts Thucydides to begin a great work of contemporary history Thucydides ( c. 460/455– c. 400 bc ) The Oxford Companion to English Literature 7 5th century BCE Greek literature Literature War Europe Greece Wars and Revolutions 430 BCE 430 BCE A plague strikes Athens in the second year of the Peloponnesian War Peloponnesian War A Dictionary of World History 2 5th century BCE Ancient Athens War Europe Greece Wars and Revolutions 427 BCE...
American Revolutionary War: 1775 - 1783
...South America North America United States 1778 1778 Francis Hopkinson's popular ballad The Battle of the Kegs describes an ingenious American threat to the British navy Battle of the Kegs, The The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 18th century American Revolution Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry War Wars and Revolutions North America United States 1779 1779 U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard , commanded by John Paul Jones, fights H.M.S. Serapis near England's Flamborough Head Jones, John Paul (1747–1792) The Oxford...
American civil war: 1860 - 1866
...Revolutions North America United States 1862 1862 Julia Ward Howe publishes The Battle Hymn of the Republic , inspired by a visit to Union troops in the American Civil War “Battle Hymn of the Republic, The The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 19th century Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry War Wars and Revolutions North America United States 1862 1862 A two-day engagement at Shiloh is the first Civil War battle to bring massive casualties, with more than 23,000 dead, wounded or missing Shiloh, Battle of (1862) The...
Greco-Persian Wars: c. 545 BCE - 448 BCE
...at the mouth of the Eurymedon River, in southwest Turkey Cīmon ( c. 510– c. 450 bc ) The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature 3 5th century BCE War Asia West Asia Turkey Wars and Revolutions c. 460 BCE 460 BCE Herodotus, the 'father of history', writes his account of the Greco-Persian Wars from a vantage point in Asia Minor Herodotus ( c. 490– c. 425 bc ) A Dictionary of World History 2 5th century BCE Greek literature Literature War Asia West Asia Turkey Europe Greece Wars and Revolutions 460 BCE 460 BCE Forces of the Delian League assist the...
American Revolution: 1754 - 1789
...South America North America United States 1778 1778 Francis Hopkinson's popular ballad The Battle of the Kegs describes an ingenious American threat to the British navy Battle of the Kegs, The The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 18th century American Revolutionary War Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry War Wars and Revolutions North America United States 1779 1779 U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard , commanded by John Paul Jones, fights H.M.S. Serapis near England's Flamborough Head Jones, John Paul (1747–1792) The Oxford...
Wars and Revolutions: c. 545 BCE - 1866
...North America United States 1778 1778 Francis Hopkinson's popular ballad The Battle of the Kegs describes an ingenious American threat to the British navy Battle of the Kegs, The The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 18th century American Revolution American Revolutionary War Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry War North America United States 1779 1779 U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard , commanded by John Paul Jones, fights H.M.S. Serapis near England's Flamborough Head Jones, John Paul (1747–1792) The Oxford Companion to...
Crimean War: 1768 - 1856
...A Dictionary of British History 1 rev 19th century War Battles Europe Russia Wars and Revolutions 1855 1855 Jamaican-born nurse Mary Seacole sets up her own 'British Hotel' in the Crimea to provide food and nursing for soldiers in need Black British literature The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 19th century Victorian era Britain 1750-1900 Science Medicine War Great Britain - from 1707 United Kingdom - from 1801 Europe Wars and Revolutions Britain Latin America Caribbean 1855 1855 Roger Fenton travels out from England to the Crimea – the...
Punic Wars: 264 BCE - 146 BCE
...in the peninsula Hamilcar Barca ( c. 229 bc ) A Dictionary of World History 2 3rd century BCE War Europe Spain Wars and Revolutions 227 BCE 227 BCE Sardinia and Corsica are annexed by Rome, becoming the second Roman overseas province Sardinia The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature 3 3rd century BCE Politics Conquest and colonization War Europe Greece Italy Wars and Revolutions c. 225 BCE 225 BCE A treaty defines the Ebro river as the Spanish boundary between Carthage and Rome Hasdrubal (1) The Oxford Classical Dictionary 3 rev 3rd century BCE Politics...
Crusades: 1095 - 1303
...Religion Christianity Europe Italy Wars and Revolutions 1219 1219 St Francis of Assisi joins a crusading army in Egypt and attempts to convert the sultan Melek-el-Kamel and his followers to Christianity Francis Of Assisi, St (1181/2–1226) The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature 3 13th century Religion Christianity Monasticism Africa North Africa Egypt Wars and Revolutions 1228 1228 Frederick II, leader of the sixth crusade, briefly recovers Jerusalem for the Christians by negotiating with the Muslims Frederick II (1712–86) World Encyclopedia 1 13th...
French Revolutionary Wars: 1791 - 1802
...2 18th century French Revolution War Europe Italy Wars and Revolutions 1796 1796 Napoleon creates in northern Italy the Cisalpine Republic, formed from occupied territores including the papal states of Bologna and Ferrara Repubblica Cisalpina The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature 1 18th century French Revolution Papacy War Italy Wars and Revolutions 1796 1796 Irish nationalist Wolfe Tone sails from France to invade Ireland with a force of 14,000 French soldiers Tone, Wolfe (1763–98) A Dictionary of British History 1 rev 18th century Politics Protest and...
First World War: c. 1895 - 1921
...Prince Max von Baden, to negotiate an end to the war Max von Baden, Prinz (1867–1929) The Oxford Companion to German Literature 3 1910s 20th century Politics Dynasties and royalty War German empire Germany Empires Wars since 1900 1918 1918 October 5 - the new German chancellor, Prince Max of Baden, sends a message to President Wilson requesting an immediate armistice Max von Baden, Prinz (1867–1929) The Oxford Companion to German Literature 3 1910s 20th century War US presidents Germany Rulers and politicians Wars since 1900 1918 1918 October 5 - the British,...
Wars since 1900: c. 1895 - 1990
...Prince Max von Baden, to negotiate an end to the war Max von Baden, Prinz (1867–1929) The Oxford Companion to German Literature 3 First World War 1910s 20th century Politics Dynasties and royalty War German empire Germany Empires 1918 1918 October 5 - the new German chancellor, Prince Max of Baden, sends a message to President Wilson requesting an immediate armistice Max von Baden, Prinz (1867–1929) The Oxford Companion to German Literature 3 First World War 1910s 20th century War US presidents Germany Rulers and politicians 1918 1918 October 5 - the British,...
Second World War: 1933 - 1955
...putting Hermann Goering in command Luftwaffe World Encyclopedia 1 1930s 20th century Politics War Germany Wars since 1900 1935 1935 Adolf Hitler gets away with a calculated international risk when he reintroduces conscription in Germany Reichswehr The Oxford Companion to German Literature 3 1930s 20th century Politics Social and domestic War Germany Society Wars since 1900 1935-1938 1935-1938 Adolf Hitler's rearmament programme begins to reduce German unemployment, and by 1938 eliminates it entirely Depression, the Great (1929–33) A Dictionary of World History...
