03/06/1867
An annular eclipse of the Sun is visible over Europe and much of Asia and Africa. Science/Technology
10/05/1867
At Bombay, the first British troops leave India for Africa to carry out the invasion of Abyssinia. Battles/Soldiers
11/16/1857
At the siege of Lucknow, William Hall becomes the first black man to win the Victoria Cross Battles/Soldiers
01/13/1849
British troops defeat Sikh forces at Chilianwala Foreign
01/28/1846
British troops defeat the Sikh army at the Battle of Aliwal in northern India Foreign
09/01/1858
East India Company rule in India ends and the Crown takes sole authority over British possessions on the sub-continent Foreign
10/14/1859
- 10/15/1859
Emigrant ship carrying 850 Chinese sinks in the Indian Ocean and all the passengers are lost Crime/Disasters
03/09/1846
Great Britain and the Sikh kingdom sign the Treaty of Lahore Foreign
03/29/1849
Great Britain annexes the Sikh kingdom of northern India US/the World
08/02/1858
Great Britain replaces the East India Company as the official ruler of India and ends the Indian Mutiny Foreign
03/12/1862
In British India, Lord Elgin arrives in Calcutta to take up his duties as Viceroy US/the World
03/28/1861
In London, a relief fund is launched for hundreds of thousands starving in north-west India US/the World
04/28/1862
New warship Sacramento launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard in eastern Maine Battles/Soldiers
05/01/1859
Prayers of thanksgiving made in all British churches for the success in putting down the Indian Mutiny Religion/Philosophy
11/01/1858
Queen Victoria is proclaimed throughout India as Queen; Lord Canning is to be the first Viceroy of India Foreign
05/10/1857
Sepoy Revolt triggers the Indian Mutiny against British rule Battles/Soldiers
04/08/1859
Tatya Tope, one of the last leaders of the Indian Rebellion, is captured in north central India Foreign
04/15/1859
The British court-martial Tatya Tope, one of the last leaders of the Indian Rebellion to be captured Foreign
04/18/1859
The British execute Tatya Tope, one of the last and most intrepid leaders of the Indian Rebellion to be captured Foreign
05/28/1859
Underwater telegraph line down the Red Sea from Suez to Aden is completed Science/Technology
