Chief Engineer
Brunel assumes full responsibility for directing the engineering work inside the Thames Tunnel.
Historical events in 1827
110 historical records
January 18275 historical events
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief, British Army
President of Chile
Temporarily assumes the presidency during the transition from the office of Supreme Director.
Independence of Peru
Peru secedes from Bolivars Gran Colombia & charges Bolivar with tyranny
Independence of Venezuela
Peru secedes from Bolivars Gran Colombia & charges Bolivar with tyranny
February 18271 historical events
Birth of George Lennox Rawdon Berkeley
Birth of George Lennox Rawdon Berkeley
March 18271 historical events
Resignation of Robert Banks Jenkinson
Resigns after suffering a stroke, Prime Minister for 14 years 41 weeks
April 18276 historical events
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain for three months
Governor Elected
The Third National Assembly elects Kapodistrias Governor of Greece.
Seven-Year Governorship Approved
The Third National Assembly elects Kapodistrias Governor for a seven-year term.
Death of Karaiskakis
Karaiskakis is mortally wounded before the battle for Athens
Death of Joaquin Blake y Joyes
Death of Joaquin Blake y Joyes
Election as Governor
Is elected Governor of Greece as the Great Powers pursue a diplomatic settlement of the independence struggle.
May 18276 historical events
Troezen Constitution Adopted
The Assembly adopts a liberal constitution based on popular sovereignty.
Battle of Phaleron
Cochrane supports operations to relieve the Acropolis of Athens
Battle of Phaleron
Church commands Greek land forces during the failed attempt to relieve Athens
President of Chile
Assumes the presidency during the liberal constitutional period.
Thames Tunnel
The River Thames breaks into the tunnel and Brunel helps evacuate the workers before directing repairs to the breach.
Tunnel Flood
The River Thames breaks into the workings and Brunel directs efforts to save the tunnel and repair the breach.
June 18272 historical events
Acropolis Surrenders
Ottoman forces take the Acropolis after the Greek defeat near Phaleron
Siege of Athens
Turkish forces enter Athens & force the defenders of the Acropolis to capitulate
July 182726 historical events
Treaty of London
His government joins Britain and Russia in the treaty proposing mediation and an autonomous Greece under Ottoman suzerainty.
No Territorial Advantage Clause
Accepts the principle that the mediating powers should seek no exclusive territorial or commercial advantage from the settlement.
Ottoman Suzerainty Provision
Signs terms envisaging an autonomous Greece that remains formally under the Sultan's suzerainty.
Treaty Signature
Signs the Treaty of London for France as ambassador at the British court.
Greek Mediation Policy
Backs a settlement based on mediation rather than direct annexation or exclusive influence by any Great Power.
Treaty of London
His government concludes the tripartite agreement with France and Russia proposing mediation and Greek autonomy under Ottoman suzerainty.
Greek Mediation
Supports a tripartite agreement offering mediation and an autonomous Greek settlement under Ottoman suzerainty.
Ottoman Suzerainty
Accepts a plan in which the Sultan retains formal suzerainty while Greece receives internal autonomy.
Armistice Provision
Signs provisions intended to end active fighting while the powers mediate a political settlement.
Greek Autonomy Provision
Accepts a framework for Greek self-government while formal Ottoman suzerainty is retained.
Treaty Signature
Signs the tripartite Treaty of London for Britain as Foreign Secretary.
Allied Naval Cooperation
Agrees that the three powers may use naval pressure if mediation fails and hostilities continue.
Greek Autonomy
Accepts a settlement in which Greece would govern itself while remaining tributary to the Ottoman Sultan.
Treaty of London
Supports Russian participation in the tripartite agreement for mediation and an autonomous Greek settlement.
Tripartite Agreement
Supports Russian adherence to the agreement with Britain and France over the Greek conflict.
Annual Tribute Provision
Accepts treaty terms under which the proposed Greek state would pay an annual tribute to the Ottoman Empire.
Collective Mediation
Commits Russia to act jointly with Britain and France in seeking reconciliation between Greeks and Ottomans.
Treaty Signature
Signs the Treaty of London for Russia as ambassador to Britain.
Greek Autonomy
The treaty proposes an autonomous Greek polity that would remain under Ottoman suzerainty and pay tribute to the Sultan.
Independence of Greece
The Turks are called on to make peace & grant Greek independence
Independence of Turkey
The Turks are called on to make peace & grant Greek independence
Treaty of London
The treaty offers mediation and autonomous Greek government under Ottoman suzerainty, but the Ottoman government rejects the proposed settlement.
President of Argentina
Appointed provisional President of Argentina after the resignation of Bernardino Rivadavia
Greek Campaign
Commands Egyptian forces in the Morea while the London powers demand a suspension of fighting.
Greek Settlement
Supports international intervention that moves the Greek struggle toward an internationally recognised autonomous settlement.
Treaty Crisis
Regards the London intervention as an unacceptable intrusion into Ottoman authority over the Greek provinces.
August 18278 historical events
Death of George Canning
Death of George Canning
Death of William Blake
Death of William Blake
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Miinister of Britain, ater the death of George Canning
Treaty Enforcement
Commands the French naval contingent cooperating with Britain and Russia to enforce the London settlement.
Treaty Enforcement
Commands the British Mediterranean squadron involved in enforcing the armistice policy arising from the London agreement.
Continuation of Greek Policy
Inherits the policy of implementing the London agreement after Canning's death.
Armistice Demand
Faces Allied demands for an end to hostilities between Ottoman forces and the Greek insurgents.
Rejection of Mediation
Rejects the Allied mediation proposal and refuses to accept the autonomous Greek settlement proposed in London.
October 182722 historical events
Capture of Erivan
The Russians defeat Persia & capture Erivan
Battle of Navarino
Loses much of the Egyptian fleet when Allied warships destroy the Ottoman-Egyptian force at Navarino.
Battle of Navarino
The Governments of all three powers were under intense pressure from their public opinion to help the Greeks.
Battle of Navarino
The naval Battle happens more by accident than by design as a result of a manoeuvre by the Allied Commander in Chief Admiral Codrington aimed at coercing Ibrahim to obey Allied instructions.
Battle of Navarino
especially after the invasion of the Peloponnese in 1825 by Ottoman vassal Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt and the atrocities committed by his forces.
Battle of Navarino
De Rigny commands the French squadron at Navarino
Battle of Navarino
Commands the French squadron in the Allied fleet that destroys the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet at Navarino.
Battle of Navarino
Commands French warships in the Allied victory that follows efforts to enforce the London mediation.
Treaty Enforcement
Commands the French naval contingent cooperating with Britain and Russia in support of the London settlement.
Battle of Navarino
The naval Battle happens more by accident than by design as a result of a manoeuvre by the Allied Commander in Chief Admiral Codrington aimed at coercing Ibrahim to obey Allied instructions. Destroys the Turkish and Egyptian fleet at the Battle of Navarino while in command of a combined British, French and Russian fleet. A fleet seeks out Turkish & Egyptian fleets sinking 50 & destroying the Turkish fleet
Battle of Navarino
Leads the combined Allied fleet at Navarino after Ottoman-Egyptian forces refuse to comply with Allied demands.
Battle of Navarino
Leads the Allied fleet in the battle that destroys the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet and transforms the diplomatic balance over Greece.
Treaty Enforcement
Commands the British contingent of the Allied fleet enforcing pressure for an armistice after Ottoman rejection of mediation.
Navarino Policy
Receives news of the Allied naval victory at Navarino while his government continues the policy created by Canning.
Battle of Navarino
Heyden commands the Russian squadron at Navarino
Treaty Enforcement
Commands the Russian squadron operating with the British and French fleets at Navarino.
Battle of Navarino
After the Ottoman government rejects Allied mediation, the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet is destroyed at Navarino by British, French and Russian squadrons.
Independence of Greece
Turkish defeat at Navarino leads to Greek independence
Independence of Turkey
Turkish defeat at Navarino leads to Greek independence
Navarino Consequence
Loses much of the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet at Navarino after rejecting the Allied diplomatic settlement.
Armistice Pressure
Faces Allied naval pressure intended to prevent further Ottoman-Egyptian operations against the Greeks.
Battle of Navarino
British & French fleets destroy the Turkish navy, the turning point in the war
November 18271 historical events
Tunnel Banquet
A banquet is held inside the Thames Tunnel to demonstrate confidence in the pioneering construction project.
Independence of Argentina
Proclaims the independence of Argentina
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
Discovery of Australia
Explores the West Coast of Australia
Return to the Sorbonne Chair
Cousin is restored to public teaching and his Sorbonne lectures attract large audiences.
Riverbed Breach Repair Directed
After the first major inundation, Brunel directs repairs from the riverbed and prepares the workings for renewed excavation.
Treaty Ratification
Supports French adherence to the tripartite agreement seeking a negotiated Greek settlement.
Education
Graduates from St Cyr
Succession
Succeeds as King of Saxony
Munich Professorship
Schelling begins teaching at the newly established University of Munich.
Discovery of Ohms Law
Discovers Ohms Law, volts = Impdendence x resitance
Dante Engravings Remain Unfinished
Blake's work on engraved designs for Dante remained unfinished at his death, leaving a notable visual interpretation.
Education
Enters Trinity College, Cambridge
Birmingham Branch Opens
John Richards serves as Governor as the Bank of England establishes a branch in Birmingham to support regional banking and note circulation.
Bristol Branch Opens
John Richards serves as Governor as the Bank of England expands its provincial network with a branch in Bristol.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Resignation of Robert Peel
Resigns from the Government because he could not serve under a pro-Catholic, canning
Treaty Ratification
Authorizes British participation in the agreement for mediation between the Ottoman government and the Greeks.
Peerage
Raised to the peerage as Viscount Goderich, of Nocton in the County of Lincoln
Succession
George IVs brother, Frederick "Grand Old Duke of York, dies making William heir
Speech
Makes a speech in the Commons supporting flogging in the Army
Irish Secretary
Appointed Irish Secretary, 1st term
Diving Operations
Brunel uses diving equipment and surface inspections to locate and repair the breach above the flooded tunnel.
Master of the General of the Ordnance
Appointed Secretary to the Duke of Wellington as Master General of the Ordnance, and from 1827 till the death of the Duke in 1852
Parry North Pole Expedition
Crozier serves aboard Hecla during Parry's attempt to travel northward over the sea ice toward the geographic North Pole.
Commissary General
Appointed Commissary General and sent back to Jakarta
Rule of Jakarta
Appointed Commissary General and sent back to Jakarta
Decree
Conscripts all male Jews aged 12-25
Treaty Ratification
Supports Russian adherence to the agreement with Britain and France for the pacification of Greece.
Jihad
After the Battle of Navarino proclaims jihad (holy war) against the European powers in his claimed role as khalifa (caliph, or spiritual leader) of all Muslims
Convention of Akkerman
After the Battle of Navarino closes the Bosporus to international shipping, a move certain to provoke Russia, whose entire Black Sea trade had to pass through the Straits & revoked the Convention of Akkerman, signed with Russia the previous year
Jihad
After the Battle of Navarino proclaims jihad (holy war) against the European powers in his claimed role as khalifa (caliph, or spiritual leader) of all Muslims
Senate
Appointed Member of US Senate