President of Switzerland
Appointed President of the Diet, 1st term
Historical events in 1847
123 historical records
January 18471 historical events
February 18477 historical events
Battle of Buena Vista
Defeated by General Zachary Taylor
Battle of Buena Vista
Santa Anna attacks Taylor at Buena Vista but withdraws after heavy fighting
Battle of Buena Vista
Davis and the Mississippi Rifles help stabilize the American line at Buena Vista
Battle of Buena Vista
Defeats Santa Anna at Buena Vista
Battle of Buena Vista
Taylor defeats Santa Anna at Buena Vista and holds northern Mexico
First Atmospheric Piston Carriage Tested
The first piston carriage is delivered and makes an initial atmospheric test run from Exeter.
Brunel and Samuda Atmospheric Trial
Brunel and Jacob Samuda take part in an early test journey that exposes weaknesses in pumps and traction pipes.
March 18476 historical events
Landing at Veracruz
Conner's naval force supports Scott's landing near Veracruz
Landing at Veracruz
Scott lands an expeditionary army near Veracruz in a major amphibious operation
Siege of Veracruz
Morales defends Veracruz before the city capitulates to Scott's expedition
Siege of Veracruz
Perry supports naval bombardment and blockade operations during the siege of Veracruz
Capture of Veracruz
Captures Veracruz
Capture of Veracruz
Scott captures Veracruz and opens the route inland toward Mexico City
April 18475 historical events
Battle of Cerro Gordo
Defeated by General Scott
Battle of Cerro Gordo
Santa Anna is defeated by Scott at Cerro Gordo during the advance from Veracruz
Battle of Cerro Gordo
Lee conducts reconnaissance that helps Scott find a route around the Mexican position
Battle of Cerro Gordo
Defeats Santa Anna
Battle of Cerro Gordo
Scott defeats Santa Anna at Cerro Gordo by using a flanking movement through difficult terrain
May 18471 historical events
Birth of William James Pirrie
William James Pirrie is born in Quebec to James Alexander Pirrie and Eliza Swan Montgomery.
June 18472 historical events
Ten Hours Act
The Ten Hours Act limits daily factory labour for women and young people.
Communist League
Marx and Engels join the Communist League and influence its political programme.
July 18471 historical events
Birth of Walter Runciman
Birth of Walter Runciman
August 18478 historical events
Battle of Rio San Gabriel
United States forces defeat Californio forces near the San Gabriel River
Battle of Molino del Rey
United States forces attack Mexican positions at Molino del Rey
Second de Theux Government
The Second de Theux Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
First Charles Rogier Government
Begins the First Charles Rogier Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
Atmospheric Goods Train Demonstration
An atmospheric-powered train hauls eleven goods wagons on the South Devon Railway during experimental running.
Battle of Churubusco
Santa Anna's forces suffer defeat at Churubusco after the American victory at Contreras
Battle of Contreras
Scott's army defeats Mexican forces at Contreras during the approach to Mexico City
SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is refloated after remaining stranded in Dundrum Bay for nearly a year.
September 184715 historical events
Battle of La Mesa
United States forces defeat Californio forces near Los Angeles
Siege of Veracruz
United States forces begin the amphibious siege of Veracruz
Battle of Molino del Rey
Defeated by General Scott
Battle of Molino del Rey
Santa Anna's troops are defeated at Molino del Rey outside Mexico City
Battle of Molino del Rey
Defeats Santa Anna
Battle of Molino del Rey
Worth leads the American attack at Molino del Rey before the assault on Chapultepec
Atmospheric Railway
Brunel's atmospheric railway opens to Teignmouth using stationary engines and vacuum pipes for propulsion.
Public Atmospheric Service to Teignmouth
Regular passenger services begin using atmospheric propulsion between Exeter and Teignmouth.
Battle of Chapultepec
Overcomes the fortress of Chapultepec the last obstacle before Mexico City
Battle of Chapultepec
Scott's army captures Chapultepec, the last major obstacle before Mexico City
Capture of Mexico City
Scott's army enters Mexico City after the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec
Capture of Mexico City
Cuts down the Mexican colors & raises the Stars and Stripes
Capture of Mexico City
Nicholson cuts down the Mexican colors and helps raise the Stars and Stripes in Mexico City
Capture of Mexico City
Breaks up a counterattack by the Mexican lancers before Mexico City is taken
Capture of Mexico City
Terrett helps break up a Mexican lancer counterattack before the occupation of Mexico City
October 18472 historical events
Bank Charter Act Suspension
During a severe financial panic, the government authorises temporary suspension of the Bank Charter Act's note limits while maintaining the commitment to gold convertibility.
Bank Charter Suspension
The Government authorises temporary suspension of the note-issue limit during a financial panic.
November 18473 historical events
Discovery of Anaesthetic
Carries out the 1sr succesful experiment to use chloroform as an anaesthetic
Health of James Young Simpson
Carries out the 1sr succesful experiment to use chloroform as an anaesthetic
Communist League Congress
The Communist League commissions Marx and Engels to prepare a political manifesto.
December 18473 historical events
Senator
Davis takes hist seat in the Senate
Birth of Heihachiro Togo
Birth of Heihachiro Togo
Wage Labour Lectures
Marx lectures German workers on wages, labour and capitalist production.
Battle of Chapultepec
United States forces storm Chapultepec Castle outside Mexico City
Capture of Mexico City
United States forces enter and occupy Mexico City
Battle of Cerro Gordo
United States forces defeat Santa Anna's army at Cerro Gordo
Battle of Churubusco
United States forces defeat Mexican defenders at Churubusco
Battle of Contreras
United States forces defeat Mexican forces near Mexico City
Battle of Buena Vista
United States forces under Zachary Taylor fight Mexican forces under Santa Anna
Capture of Veracruz
Mexican forces surrender Veracruz to the United States
Canal Survey
Studies the Suez Isthmus and supports a sea-level canal route between the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
President of Bolivia
Velasco returns to the presidency after Ballivian's departure.
Resignation of Jose Ballivian
Ballivian resigns amid political rebellion and leaves Bolivia.
Prime Minister of France
Appointed Prime Minister of France
Constitution of Germany
The Diet is united against Frederick Williams idea of a representative Assembly. Refuses to allow a written Constitution. Refuses to allow a fully representative Assembly. Calls a national assembly, it is not a representative body, but rather a United Diet comprising all the provincial estates, which had the right to grant taxes and loans but no right to meet at regular intervals. Allows freedom of the press
National Assembly
Calls a national assembly, it is not a representative body, but rather a United Diet comprising all the provincial estates, which had the right to grant taxes and loans but no right to meet at regular intervals
United Diet
Calls a national assembly, it is not a representative body, but rather a United Diet comprising all the provincial estates, which had the right to grant taxes and loans but no right to meet at regular intervals
Speech
Makes maiden speech outraging the Assembly by his reactionary views
Diet
Called on by the Magdeburg estate to represent it at the United Diet
Election
Bismarck is elected to the Vereinigter Landtag
United Diet
Called on by the Magdeburg estate to represent it at the United Diet
Marriage
Bismarck marries Johanna von Puttkamer
The Poverty of Philosophy
Marx publishes The Poverty of Philosophy as a critique of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon.
Budget
The United Diet refuses to agree the loan for a new railway. The loan request for the Berlin-Konigsberg railway is rejected. Must offer a written Constitution & an elected Assembly before the loan is agreed. Calls up an Assembly for a loan to build a railway from Berlin to Bahgdad
Constitution of Germany
Must offer a written Constitution & an elected Assembly before the loan is agreed
United Diet
The United Diet refuses to agree the loan for a new railway
British Museum
Completes the construction of the British Museum
Agnes Grey
Publication of "Agnes Grey"
Jane Eyre
Publication of "Jane Eyre"
Wuthering Heights
Publication of "Wuthering Heights"
Tancred
Publication of "Tancred"
Reform of Working Hours
Sponsors the successful passage of the Ten Hours act
Governor
Appointed Governor of Madras
Factory Acts
Leader of the reforms for factory legislation, Factory Acts
Legislation
Leader of the reforms for factory legislation, Factory Acts
Reform of Workplace Conditions
Leader of the reforms for factory legislation, Factory Acts
Governor
Appointed Governor General of India, 1st term
Lord Lieutenant
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Election
Elected for the University of Oxford (representing the MA graduates of the University) at the General Election
Glenalmond College
Gladstone helps to establish Glenalmond College, then The Holy and Undivided Trinity College at Glenalmond, set up as an episcopal foundation to spread the ideas of the Anglican Church in Scotland, and to educate the sons of the gentry
Glenalmond College
Gladstone helps to establish Glenalmond College, then The Holy and Undivided Trinity College at Glenalmond, set up as an episcopal foundation to spread the ideas of the Anglican Church in Scotland, and to educate the sons of the gentry
Discovery of Enceladus
Herschel discovered two moons of Saturn, Mimas and Enceladus; as well as two moons of Uranus, Titania and Oberon, he did not give these moons their names; rather, they were named by his son John in 1847 and 1852, respectively, well after his death
Discovery of Mimas
Herschel discovered two moons of Saturn, Mimas and Enceladus; as well as two moons of Uranus, Titania and Oberon, he did not give these moons their names; rather, they were named by his son John in 1847 and 1852, respectively, well after his death
Triton Orbit
Continued observations establish Triton as a genuine moon of Neptune rather than a background star.
Diet
Appointed Hungarian Diet
Chlorinated Handwashing
Introduces chlorinated handwashing in the maternity clinic.
Prevention of Puerperal Fever
Greatly reduces maternal deaths from puerperal fever through hygiene.
I masnadien
Composes, "Macbeth". Composes, "Jerusalem". Composes, "I masnadien"
Jerusalem
Composes, "Macbeth". Composes, "Jerusalem". Composes, "I masnadien"
Macbeth
Composes, "Macbeth". Composes, "Jerusalem". Composes, "I masnadien"
Governor
Appointed Governor of Oaxaca
Who Is To Blame?
Publication of "Who Is To Blame?"
Field Ether Anaesthesia
Uses ether anaesthesia during military surgery in the Caucasus.
Military Anaesthesia
The achievement marks military anaesthesia as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Independence of South Africa
Crosses the Vaal River to free the Boers from British rule
Independence of Transvaal
Crosses the Vaal River to free the Boers from British rule
Constitution of Switzerland
Writes another Constitution for Geneva establishing individual rights, confirming universal suffrage and modifying the legislative and executive powers. The State Council resigned and Fazy and the Radical Party sweep to power, they govern Geneva without interruption from 1847 to 1861. The Constitution that he wrote for Geneva in 1847 meant that, for the first time over 300 years, Protestantism was no longer the dominant religion
Radical Party
The State Council resigned and Fazy and the Radical Party sweep to power, they govern Geneva without interruption from 1847 to 1861
Suffrage
Writes another Constitution for Geneva establishing individual rights, confirming universal suffrage and modifying the legislative and executive powers
Universal Suffrage
Writes another Constitution for Geneva establishing individual rights, confirming universal suffrage and modifying the legislative and executive powers
Exile of Konstantin Siegwart-Muller
Elected for the University of Oxford (representing the MA graduates of the University) at the General Election
Press
Publishes the 1st newspaper in San Francisco
Occupation
Leads the Mormon occupation of Great Salt Lake Valley, assumes dictatorial powers
Mormon Church
Appointed President of the Mormon Church
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Recalls Nicholas Trist after failed peace negotiations with Mexico
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Authorizes Nicholas Trist to negotiate peace terms with Mexico
Battle of Buena Vista
The riflemen & Indiana volunteers under Davis turn the course of battle into victory for the Americans by a bold charge under heavy fire against Mexican forces
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term
Siege of Da Nang
The French lay siege to Da Nang
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Vietnam, Vietnams last Emperor
Montenegrin Leadership Defends Mountain Autonomy
Petar II Petrovic Njegos maintains a policy of defending Montenegrin autonomy against Ottoman frontier pressure.
Montenegrin Leadership Defends Mountain Autonomy
Petar II Petrovic Njegos maintains a policy of defending Montenegrin autonomy against Ottoman frontier pressure.