1704 – Battle of Blenheim; Marlborough and Eugene inflicted a crushing defeat on the French army.
1707 0 union of England and Scotland.
1763 – Treaty of Paris; it ended the seven Years’ war (1756 – 63); weakened France, made England a great colonial power. 1776 – Declaration of American independence and formation of a federal republic of 13 states called the United States of America (July 4).
1783 – Throaty of Versailles; England recognized the independence of the unhinged states of America.
1789 –George Washington elected first president of USA. Beginning of French revolution; fall of the Bastille fort (July 14).
1798 – Battle of the Nile; the English under Nelson gained victory over the French.
1805 - Battle of Trafalgar; death of nelson.
Battle of susteriliz – napoleon Bonaparte routed a combined army of the Russians and the Austrians.
1815 – Battle of waterloo – napoleon was defeated and exiled to st. Helena. Congress of Vienna, it aimed at rearranging the map of Europe; the Vienna settlement proved unsatisfactory, because it disregarded national claims.
1821 – Death of napoleon at st. Helena (May 5)
1827 – Battle of Negation; the allied fleets of England, Russia and France destroyed the Turkish fleet; this victory practically secured the independence of Greece.
1832 – Reforms Bill passed; French captured Antwerp.
1833 – Emancipation act of 1833; it abolished slavery in the British dominions.
1937- Accession of queen Victoria to the throne of England.
1839 – Introduction of penny postage system in England by sir Rowland hill; Aden annexed by England.
1854 – The Crimean war began; Russia attacked turkey; England and France came to the rescue of turkey.