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1856 – 1860★★★★★

Second Opium War

Britain and France fight Qing China, occupy Beijing and burn the Old Summer Palace in 1860, forcing further unequal treaties.

War· China, United Kingdom, France
May 5, 1862★★★★★

Battle of Puebla

Mexican forces defeat a French expeditionary army at Puebla, a victory later commemorated as Cinco de Mayo.

War· Mexico, France
June 5, 1862★★★★★

Treaty of Saigon

The Nguyễn court cedes three eastern provinces of Cochinchina to France.

Treaty· Vietnam, France
1853 – 1856★★★★★

Crimean War

An alliance of the Ottoman Empire, Britain, France and Sardinia defeats Russia, with fighting centred on the siege of Sevastopol in Crimea.

War· Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Ukraine
1867★★★★★

France annexes western Cochinchina

France seizes Vĩnh Long, An Giang and Hà Tiên, completing the colony of French Cochinchina.

WarPolitics· Vietnam, France
1848 – 1849★★★★★

Revolutions of 1848

A wave of revolutions sweeps Europe, from France to the German states, Austria, Italy and Hungary, demanding democratic reform and national self-determination.

Revolution· France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Czechia