Explore 1232 historical events from 1860–1869.
The French Foreign Legion is a corps of the French Army created to allow foreign nationals into French service. The Legion was founded in 1831 and today consists of several special…
A 65-man French Foreign Legion infantry patrol fights a force of nearly 2,000 Mexican soldiers to nearly the last man in
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E
The Vicksburg campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi, a fortress city that dominate…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during th
Siegfried Bettmann was a bicycle, motorcycle and car manufacturer and founder of the Triumph Motorcycle Company. In 1914 he established the Annie Bettmann Foundation to help young …
Siegfried Bettmann, founder of the Triumph Motorcycle Company and Mayor of Coventry (died 1955)
Herman "Hemmo" Kallio was a Finnish stage and film actor and playwright.
Hemmo Kallio, Finnish actor (died 1940)
Nikolai Karlovich von Meck was a Russian engineer and entrepreneur involved in the development of Russia during the first part of the twentieth century. He was put on trial as part…
Nikolai von Meck, Russian engineer (died 1929)
Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, known, especially in English, as Constantine P. Cavafy and often published as C. P. Cavafy, was a Greek poet, journalist, and civil servant from Alexan…
Constantine P
The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. Initial Union attempts to capture the strategi…
American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces drive Confederates under Joseph E
María Rosalía Rita de Castro, was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely rega…
Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Union forces under Ulysses S
Mary Theresa Ledóchowska, ; 29 April 1863 – 6 July 1922), was a Polish Catholic religious sister who founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver, dedicated to spreading Cath…
Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Austrian nun and missionary (died 1922)
Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury was a Bengali writer, painter and entrepreneur. He was the son-in-law of reformer Dwarkanath Ganguly.
Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Bengali writer, painter, violin player and composer, technologist and entrepreneur (died 1
John Charles Fields, FRS, FRSC was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics.
John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (died 1932)
Frank Hornby was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture, and although he had no formal engineering training, he was …
Frank Hornby, English businessman and politician, invented Meccano (died 1936)
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, the decisive Union victory by Ulysses S
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in prepara
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union to preserve sl…
American Civil War: The first Union infantry assault of the Siege of Port Hudson occurs
Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near the en…
American Civil War: Robert E
Léon Gérin was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and sociologist.
Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant (died 1951)
Archduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen was an Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia. He was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic O…
Archduke Eugen of Austria (died 1954)