Capture of Great Britain
French ambition in the Nile lead Salisbury to order Britain to reoccupy the Sudan
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1896 in Great Britain
Explore 35 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1896.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1896
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March
Sudan Reconquest Expedition Opened
Begins the Anglo-Egyptian advance designed to recover the Sudan from Mahdist control.
June
Invention of Radio
Files a patent for "Improvements in Transmitting Impulses"
Patent
Files a patent for "Improvements in Transmitting Impulses"
Battle of Firket Victory
Defeats a Mahdist force at Firket and clears the way for the advance toward Dongola.
August
Capture of Great Britain
Leads an Angloian force which begins to reconquer the Sudan
September
Battle of Dongola
Captures Dongola
Dongola Province Occupied
Consolidates British and Egyptian control of the Dongola region after the campaign's first major advance.
November
Diplomatic Plan
Russia disclosed a plan to seize Constantinople if Britain intervenes in Crete
Other events (month unknown)
Akasha Forward Base Secured
Establishes Akasha as a forward logistical base for the opening phase of the reconquest.
Archbishop
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Archbishop of Canterbury
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Desert Railway Construction Ordered
Makes railway construction central to supplying troops, guns and stores during the Sudan advance.
Dongola Supply Line Consolidated
Strengthens rail, river and depot arrangements before pushing the campaign farther south.
Elliot Succeeds Henry Reeve
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot became editor after Henry Reeve, beginning a new leadership period for the long running review.
First Arsenal International
Becomes the first Arsenal player to represent his country at senior international level.
Hospital X-Ray Department
Establishes the world's first hospital radiology department at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
Kelvin Professorial Jubilee
Is honoured in Glasgow for fifty years as Professor of Natural Philosophy.
Liverpool FC
Becomes Liverpool manager and builds the club into league champions.
Lord Mayor Status
Birmingham's mayoral office is elevated to the dignity of Lord Mayor.
Malakand Field Force
Does military service with the Malakand Field Force in Indias north-western frontier
Marriage
Marries Haakon VII, King of Norway
NAU
The NAU collapses in 1896 but is resurrected as the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers in 1906
Nile Steamer Supply System Expanded
Uses river steamers alongside the railway to sustain the Anglo-Egyptian army moving south.
Pirrie Begins Belfast Mayoralty
Pirrie became Lord Mayor of Belfast while continuing to lead one of the city's largest industrial employers.
Poet Laureate
Appointed Poet Laureate
Rebellion of suppress the Matabele
Helps suppress the Matabele uprising in Rhodesia
Royal Academy
Appointed President of the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
Appointed President of the Royal Academy
Salome
Publication of "Salome"
Second League Championship
Ramsay oversees Aston Villa's second league title during the 1895/96 season.
Second League Title
Devey leads the attack as Villa claims its second league championship.
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Publication of "The Wheels of Chance". Publication of "The Island of Doctor Moreau"
The Rodney Stone
Publication of "The Rodney Stone"
The Wheels of Chance
Publication of "The Wheels of Chance". Publication of "The Island of Doctor Moreau"
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