Chapter XI: Appendix: Chief Dates of Indian History

Alexander the Great's Invasion of India B.C. 327

Slave Kings of Delhi A.D. 1206-90

Tamerlane's Invasion 1398

Vasco de Gama's Voyage 1498

Baber founds the Mogul Empire 1526

Akbar's Reign 1556-1605

East India Company Incorporated 1600

Sivajee becomes King of the Mahrattas 1674

Death of Aurungzebe 1707

Nadir Shah plunders Delhi 1739

Clive's Defence of Arcot 1751

Battle of Plassey 1757

War with Hyder Ali 1780

Trial of Warren Hastings 1788-95

Storming of Seringapatam 1799

Battle of Assaye 1803

Overthrow of the Mahrattas 1818

First Burmese War 1824

Capture of Bhurtpore 1827

Lord William Bentinck's Governorship 1829

Disasters in Afghanistan 1841

Conquest of Scinde 1843

First Sikh War 1845

Second Sikh War 1848

Conquest of Pegu 1852

Annexation of Oudh 1856

The Sepoy Mutiny 1857

Outbreak at Meerut May 10

The Mutineers seize Delhi May 11

General Anson marches against Delhi May 25

Mutiny at Lucknow May 30

" " Cawnpore June 4

" " Jhansi June 5

" " Allahabad June 6

Battle of Budlee-Ka-Serai June 8

Panic Sunday at Calcutta June 14

Mutiny at Futtehgurh June 18

Massacre at Cawnpore June 27

Sir H. Lawrence defeated at Chinhut June 30

English Retreat into Agra Fort July 5

Havelock advances from Allahabad July 7

Nana Sahib routed before Cawnpore July 16

Mutiny at Dinapore July 25

Storming of Delhi Sept. 14

Surrender of the King Sept. 21

Havelock's Relief of Lucknow Sept. 25

Sir Colin Campbell marches to Lucknow Nov. 9

Residency of Lucknow evacuated Nov. 22

Tantia Topee defeated at Cawnpore Dec. 6

1858

Lucknow finally taken March 21

Taking of Jhansi April 3

Battle of Bareilly May 5

Battle before Calpee May 22

Scindia defeated by the Rebels June 1

Gwalior taken June 19

The Queen's Proclamation Nov. 1

1859

Tantia Topee taken April 15

The Queen proclaimed Empress of India 1877

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