11 events found for 1847
Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars
American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico
Qajar Iran and the Ottoman Empire determine their international boundary in the second treaty of Erzurum
A riot occurs in Woodstock, New Brunswick, between Catholics and members of the Orange Order that results in up to ten…
After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the…
Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press.
Liberia declares its independence from the United States. France and the United Kingdom are the first to recognize the…
Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle…
Slavery is abolished in the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy.
