1828 in History

The Russian Commander in Chief, Prince Peter Wittgenstein, moves into Wallachia and captures Braila and captures Bucharest without difficulty

The Russian Commander in Chief, Prince Peter Wittgenstein, moves into Wallachia and captures Braila and captures Bucharest without difficulty

Sucre is wounded during a military mutiny that accelerates his resignation.

Calls elections for a constituent congress that prepares the liberal Constitution of 1828.

Promulgates a liberal constitution defining Chile as a representative republic.

The war broke out after the Sultan, incensed by the Russian participation in the Battle of Navarino, closed the Dardanelles for Russian ships and revoked the Akkerman Convention

Reduces high prices caused by the Corn Law of 1815

Russia declares war on the Porte, starting the 11th Russo-Turkish War (1828-1829)

Russia declares war on the Porte, starting the 11th Russo-Turkish War (1828-1829)

The war broke out after the Sultan, incensed by the Russian participation in the Battle of Navarino, closed the Dardanelles for Russian ships and revoked the Akkerman Convention. Russia declares war on the Porte, starting the 11th Russo-Turkish War (1828-1829)

Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term

Only Huskisson, Peel & the "Canningites" serve as Minister's in Wellingtons Cabinet

Kapodistrias arrives at Aegina and begins governing the emerging Greek state.

The main Russian forces, led by Emperor Nicholas I, cross the Danube and advance into Dobruja

The main Russian forces, led by Emperor Nicholas I, cross the Danube and advance into Dobruja

The Russian Commander in Chief, Prince Peter Wittgenstein, moves into Wallachia and captures Braila and captures Bucharest without difficulty

The Test & Corporation Acts dating from Charles II are repealed. Acts of indemnity are passed annually

Reduces high prices caused by the Corn Law of 1815. Corn prices are based on a sliding scale compared with domestic prices

Refuses to take the oath of supremacy & cannot take his seat in Parliament

Maison leads French troops sent to remove Egyptian forces from the Morea

Simon Bolivar issued an Organic Decree and assumed extraordinary executive powers over Gran Colombia.

Escapes assassination at the hands of liberal conspirators in Gran Colombia

Blanco Soto briefly assumes the presidency during severe post-independence instability.

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain by George IV

Fills a vacuum after refusal by Whig & Tory Party leaders to accept the office

Reduces high prices caused by the Corn Law of 1815. Corn prices are based on a sliding scale compared with domestic prices

The Test & Corporation Acts dating from Charles II are repealed

Brunel is pulled from the flooded tunnel after being trapped by timber and swept through the workings.

Sucre resigns after a mutiny and political opposition weaken his presidency.

Unable to keep the Tories united

Under the Treaty of Turkmanchai Russia retains part of Armenia

Codringtons presence at Alexandria led to the Treaty of the 6 August 1828, by which the evacuation of the Morea was settled

Refuses to take the oath of supremacy & cannot take his seat in Parliament

Adams signs a protective tariff that provokes strong opposition in the agricultural South.

A major tunnel flood kills six workers and seriously injures Brunel, forcing him to withdraw from the project.

Russia retains a part of Armenia & exclusive rights to keep a Navy on the Caspian Sea. Ends the war

Lays siege to Tirvan after the Battle of Ganja

A major flood kills six workers, seriously injures Isambard Kingdom Brunel and forces suspension of the tunnel works.

Brunel prepares observations on repairing the riverbed breach and protecting workers against another sudden inundation.

Birth of Frederick Charles, son of Charles of Prussia & nephew of William I

Death of Robert Banks Jenkinson, second Earl of Liverpool.