George Hamilton-Gordon Biography

Birth of George Hamilton-Gordon, member of the Aberdeenshire family of Gordon

Witnesses what he regards as the horror of war at Leipzig, "It haunts one night & day"

Founds the Athenian Society for the liberation of Greece

Appointed Duchy of Lancaster

Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term

Appointed Secretary for War & Colonies

Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term

Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi

Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi

Hong Kong is ceded to Britain by China

Settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA

Appointed Leader of the Peelites

Resigns over the Corn Laws

The Treaty of Oregon settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA

The Treaty of Oregon settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA

The Treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon

The Treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon

Appointed Leader of the free trade Peelites on the death of Peel

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain

Forms a coaltion Government of Peelites, Whigs & Radicals

The House of Commons Press Gallery opens for the 1st time

Leads a Lib-Con coalition with Russell & Gladstone

The Penal Servitude Act increases prison sentences

The Penal Servitude Act increases prison sentences

Russia proposes that the two countries share out the remains of the Ottoman Empire.

The fleet is ordered to Besika Bay to warn Russia not to attack the Ottoman Empire.

The Tsar sends his troops into Moldova and Wallachia (the "Danubian Principalities"), Great Britain, seeking to maintain the security of the Ottoman Empire, sends a fleet to the Dardanelles, where it joined another fleet sent by France.

The fleet is ordered to Besika Bay to warn Russia not to attack the Ottoman Empire.

Russian troops move into Moldova.

The British Fleet is ordered to Istanbul.

The British fleet moves toward Istanbul as Britain and France increase naval support for the Ottoman Empire.

British and French warships enter the Black Sea, increasing pressure on Russia while supporting the Ottoman alliance.

France and Britain send a joint fleet to the Black Sea and ally themselves with Turkey.

The British Government recognizes the Independence of the Orange free state

The British Government recognizes the Independence of the Orange free state

Concludes an alliance between Britain and France.

A joint Anglo-French force is moved to Varna to repel the Russian Invasion of Bulgaria.

After Russia ignores an Anglo-French ultimatum to withdraw from the Danubian Principalities, Great Britain and France formally declare war.

Declares war after Russia refuses to leave the Danubian Principalities.

Britain and France agree an alliance.

Anglo-French forces occupy Piraeus to prevent the Greek Fleet from assisting Russia.

Supports occupying Piraeus to prevent Greek aid to Russia.

Allied troops (British, French and Ottoman) landed in the Crimea and besieged the city of Sevastopol, home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet which threatened the Mediterranean.

Allied troops (British, French and Ottoman) landed in the Crimea and besieged the city of Sevastopol, home of the Tsar's Black Sea Fleet which threatened the Mediterranean.

At the start of October, French and British engineers, moving from their base at Balaclava, began to direct the building of siege lines along the Chersonese uplands to the south of Sevastopol.

Britain, France, Austria and Prussia agree peace between the Russian and Ottoman Empires.

Resigns as prime minister amid parliamentary and public criticism of British wartime administration.

The Government is defeated over conditions facing the troops in the Crimea

Death of George Hamilton-Gordon