Holy Roman Empire
Creates free trade between Europes 2 largest traders. Agreed by Napoleon & ratified by the British House of Commons
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1860 in France
Explore 19 historical events and records for France in 1860.
Historical records for France in 1860
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January
Treaty of Cobden
Creates free trade between Europes 2 largest traders. Agreed by Napoleon & ratified by the British House of Commons
August
Birth of Raymond Poincare
Birth of Raymond Poincare, son of a middle class familly in Eastern France
Other events (month unknown)
Allied Personnel Withdraw From Tourane
Franco Spanish troops evacuated the Tourane position in March after failing to secure their original strategic objectives.
Capture of Nice
Captures Nice
Capture of Savoy
Captures Savoy
Expedition Prioritises Saigon Defence
After abandoning Tourane the French command concentrated its limited forces around Saigon and other commitments.
French Command Orders Tourane Evacuation
The French command decided to abandon Tourane after prolonged resistance and heavy losses to illness.
Holy Roman Empire
Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice
Invention of Gas Engine
Builds a gas fuelled internal-combustion engine
Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice
Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice
Rule of Nice
Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice
Rule of Piedmont
Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice
Rule of Savoy
Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice
Tourane Campaign Ends Without Conquest
The failure at Tourane illustrated the difficulties of imposing control over central Vietnam through a small coastal expedition.
Tourane Withdrawal Ends Prolonged Stalemate
The evacuation ended the expedition's unsuccessful attempt to force an inland breakthrough from Tourane.
Treaty of Cobden
Reduces French duties on coal & manufactured goods & British duties on wine & brandy. Recognizes Anglo-French interests. Negotiated jointly by Michel Chevalier & Richard Cobden
Unification
Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice
Vulcan Hypothesis
Le Verrier proposes an unseen planet inside Mercury's orbit as one possible explanation for the unexplained advance of Mercury's perihelion.
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