1896
Arrest of Leanders Starr Jameson
Turned over to the British for trial in England
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Turned over to the British for trial in England
French ambition in the Nile lead Salisbury to order Britain to reoccupy the Sudan
Leads an Angloian force which begins to reconquer the Sudan
Backs the railway route across Manchuria toward Vladivostok.
Bryan condemns exclusive gold monometallism and campaigns for free silver coinage.
Russia disclosed a plan to seize Constantinople if Britain intervenes in Crete
Consolidates British and Egyptian control of the Dongola region after the campaign's first major advance.
The first night of The Seagull at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Petersburg was a fiasco, booed by the audience, and stung Chekhov into renouncing the theatre
The Jules de Burlet Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
Begins the First de Smet de Naeyer Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence and delineates borders with Italian-controlled Eritrea
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence
US Marines land in Nicaragua, to protect US citizens at the outbreak of revolution
Files a patent for "Improvements in Transmitting Impulses"
The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronj‚, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail
Around noon the Jameson force is around twenty miles further on, at Krugersdorp, where a small force of Boer soldiers had blocked the road to Johannesburg and digs in
The tired Jameson raiders exchange fire with the Boers, losing around thirty men before Jameson realizes the position is hopeless and surrenders to Commander Piet Cronje, the raiders are taken to Pretoria and jail. The Boers track the move overnight and as the light improves Jameson reaches Doornkop where a substantial Boer force with some artillery is waiting
Captures the raiders and strengthens Boer nationalism.
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
Congratulates Kruger after the Jameson Raid.
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success
The Kaiser sends a telegram ("Kruger telegram") congratulating President Kruger and the Transvaal Government on their success. Disclosed in the British press, raises a storm of anti-German feeling
Secures rights linked to the Chinese Eastern Railway.
China agrees to allow a Russian railway route through Manchuria.
Married for the first time at the Ortak”y Palace to Shahsuvar Bash Kadin Effendi
Files a patent for "Improvements in Transmitting Impulses"
Fernandez Alonso begins the final Conservative Party presidency.
Takes office as President of Chile during the parliamentary republic.
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Becomes the first French Canadian prime minister.
Serves briefly as prime minister before the 1896 election.
Shows uranium radiation can fog photographic plates without sunlight.
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
The Jameson Raid ends in failure and its participants are handed over for trial.
Begins the Anglo-Egyptian advance designed to recover the Sudan from Mahdist control.
Turned over to the British for trial in England. Surrenders to a Boer force led by General Cronje at Doorn Kop
Forces the surrender of the Jameson Raid, sharpening Anglo-Boer tensions.
The Treaty of Addis Ababa abrogates the Treaty of Wuchale and formally ends the First Italo-Abyssinian War on terms favorable to Ethiopia.
The Treaty of Addis Ababa is completed several months after the decisive Battle of Adowa in March of the same year, which was convincingly won by the Ethiopian forces commanded by Menelek II.
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence and delineates borders with Italian-controlled Eritrea.
The Treaty of Addis Ababa abrogates the Treaty of Wuchale and formally ends the First Italo-Abyssinian War on terms favorable to Ethiopia.
The Treaty of Addis Ababa is completed several months after the decisive Battle of Adowa in March of the same year, which was convincingly won by the Ethiopian forces commanded by Menelek II.
Under the Treaty of Addis Ababa Italy recognizes Abyssinian independence and delineates borders with Italian-controlled Eritrea.
Resigns pending enquiries into the Jameson Raid, found guilty of engineering the raid
Utah becomes the 45th state of the Union
Discovers penetrating radiation emitted by uranium salts.
Reports spontaneous radiation from uranium salts.
Enrique Hertzog Garaiz is born in La Paz.
Birth of Wallis Simpson
Death of Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke
With a force of 20,000 attacks but defeated by Emperor Meneleks force of 90,000
The Treaty of Addis Ababa is completed several months after the decisive Battle of Adowa in March of the same year, which was convincingly won by the Ethiopian forces commanded by Menelek II
Frustrates Italian attempts to make Ethiopia a protectorate
Captures Dongola
Defeats a Mahdist force at Firket and clears the way for the advance toward Dongola.
Defeated by the Boers
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