British empire

1826-1850

1851-1875

1876-1899

1775-1841

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British Empire

The British Empire is remembered for its extensive, long-lasting and far-reaching imperial activities that ushered in an era of globalisation and connectivity.

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1841:

Britain occupied the Island of Hong Kong

1816:

by the congress of Vienna britain was forces to return the French and Dutch colonies.

1819:

Singapore was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles.

1775-1783:

American War of Independence they lose against US (United States), Britain was forces to recognise the independence of the 13 colonies by the treaty of Versalles.

1805:

Victory for Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar allows the Royal Navy to control the seas of Europe.

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1841:

Britain occupied the Island of Hong Kong

1841:

Britain occupied the island of Hong Kong.

1821:

Sierra Leone, Gambia and the Gold Coast form British West Africa.

1843:

Maori revolt against British rule in New Zealand.

1840:

New Zealand becomes officially British, after which systematic colonization there follows rapidly. Partly owing to pressure from missionaries, British control is later extended to Fiji, Tonga, Papua, and other islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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1853:

Construction of railways in India.
1857 – Deep resentment toward British policies leads to a widespread but unsuccessful rebellion by the sepoys (native Indian soldiers employed by the East India Company) against British rule in India. Although the rebellion is stopped, it reveals the limits of the company’s power. After the Indian Mutiny the British government takes direct rule of India, beginning the period of the British raj. As a result, the company is dissolved, and India becomes an official British colony

1858:

East India Company dissolved.
1870 – British troops were withdrawn from Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

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1894:

Uganda became a protectorate.

1889:

The British South Africa Co. Royal Charter was awarded; Rhodesia established.

1895:

The Jameson Raid, an unsuccessful raid by the British against the Transvaal Republic.

1876:

Queen Victoria took the title Empress of India.

1899:

Outbreak of the Second Boer War, fought between the British Empire and the two Boer States known as the Republic of Transvaal and the Orange Free State. An accumulation of tension over a century’s old rivalry between the two powers, escalated by the profits gained from the Witwatersrand gold mines, led to the Boer Ultimatum.

1878:

Occupation of Cyprus.