Historical Events.

Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

30.01.1948

Also known as asesinato de Gandhi · asesinato de Mahatma Gandhi · asesinato de Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse in January 1948.

Salt March

12.03.1930 → 06.04.1930

Gandhi's march to the sea against the British salt tax became a landmark of Indian civil disobedience.

Jallianwala Bagh massacre

13.04.1919

Also known as Amritsar Katliamı · Amritsar Massacre · Amritsar-Massaker

British Indian troops fired on a crowd at Amritsar in April 1919; events motivated Udham Singh's later campaign.

Siege of Baler

1898 → 1899

Spanish soldiers continued to hold the church at Baler after Spain lost the Philippines.

Battle of Saragarhi

12.09.1897

Sikh soldiers of the 36th Sikh Regiment defended Saragarhi against attackers in 1897.

Battle of Canudos

1896 → 1897

Brazilian republican forces crushed the Canudos community after repeated military expeditions.

Battle of Khartoum (1885)

1885

Mahdist forces captured Khartoum after a siege and the British-appointed governor Charles Gordon died.

Berlin Conference of 1884–1885

1884 → 1885

European powers and the United States formalized rules for African colonial claims during the Berlin Conference.

Battle of Rorke's Drift

22.01.1879 → 23.01.1879

British troops defended Rorke's Drift against a Zulu attack during the Anglo-Zulu War.

Battle of Isandlwana

22.01.1879

Also known as bataille d'Isandhlwana · bataille d'Isandlwana · Batalha de Isandhlwana

Zulu forces inflicted a major defeat on the British during the opening phase of the Anglo-Zulu War.

Satsuma Rebellion

29.01.1877 → 24.09.1877

Also known as Bunt Satsumy · Powstanie Satsuma · Rebelião de Satsuma

The 1877 uprising of former samurai in southwestern Japan against the Meiji government, ending with the defeat of the rebels and the death of Saigō Takamori.

Second Battle of Fort Wagner

18.07.1863

Union assault including the 54th Massachusetts Regiment on Fort Wagner became emblematic of Black military service.

Battle of Gettysburg

01.07.1863 → 03.07.1863

A three-day American Civil War battle in Pennsylvania, 1–3 July 1863, ending in a Union victory and halting Robert E. Lee’s invasion of the North.

Battle of Fredericksburg

1862

Confederate forces defeated Union attacks at Fredericksburg during the American Civil War.

Indian Rebellion of 1857

1857 → 1858

A major rebellion against the East India Company's rule in India began in 1857.

Amistad slave revolt

1839

Enslaved Africans seized control of the Spanish ship La Amistad in 1839, provoking legal conflict in the United States.

Battle of the Alamo

23.02.1836 → 06.03.1836

Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged the Alamo during the Texas Revolution.

Brazilian Declaration of Independence

07.09.1822

Pedro declared Brazil's separation from Portugal, traditionally dated 7 September 1822.

Battle of Waterloo

18.06.1815

Also known as Bataille de mont Saint-Jean · bataille de Waterloo · Bataille du mont Saint-Jean

The 18 June 1815 battle at which British-led and Prussian allied forces defeated Napoleon, ending the Hundred Days and decisively changing the course of the Napoleonic Wars.

Dos de Mayo Uprising

02.05.1808

Madrid residents rose against French occupation, with harsh reprisals that helped trigger Spain's wider resistance.

Battle of Austerlitz

02.12.1805

Also known as Austerlitz · Bataille d’Austerlitz · Bataille des trois Empereurs

Napoleon defeated Austrian and Russian forces at Austerlitz in December 1805.