Home›The Age of Capital›Event Era (Year)›By Century›19th centuryBrowse By19th centuryThis dimension groups historical events by the specific year in which they occurred. Wikipedia notes that historians rely on "primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations," evidence that in most cases pins an event to one specific year. Browsing by event year lets a visitor compare events that happened at the same time.Facts19th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonStart YearWell-attested1848 CE 1End YearWell-attested1875 CE 119th centuryFilter Results14 entriesEraAllThe Late Modern Period (14)ParticipantsAllAbraham Lincoln (1)Benito Juárez (1)Emperor Meiji (1)Geronimo (1)Giuseppe Garibaldi (1)Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1)Hong Xiuquan (1)Li Hongzhang (1)Otto von Bismarck (2)Queen Victoria (1)Wilhelm I of Prussia (1)Zeng Guofan (1)LocationAllChina (1)France and the Rhine Province, Prussia (1)Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France (1)Italian Peninsula (1)Japan (1)Meerut, India, 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Delhi (1)Mexico (2)Qing dynasty China, chiefly the south and the Yangtze valley (1)Southern Italy (1)Southwestern United States (1)United States, Atlantic Ocean (1)Event TypeAllMilitary Conflict (13)Political Event (1)Group TreeAllEvents of the Mid-Century Revolutions and Wars, 1848 to 1859 (6)Events of Unification and Reform, 1860 to 1874 (8)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 14American Civil War19th centuryApache Wars19th centuryCrimean War19th centuryExpedition of the Thousand19th centuryFranco-Prussian War19th centuryFrench Intervention in Mexico19th centuryIndian Rebellion of 185719th centuryMeiji Restoration19th centuryMexican Reform War19th centuryParaguayan War19th centurySecond Opium War19th centuryTaiping Rebellion19th centuryUnification of Germany19th centuryUnification of Italy19th centurySources1. Wikipedia: The Age of Capital: 1848-1875tier 2WikipediaThe Age of Capital: 1848-1875, lead section, opening sentenceQuote, The Age of Capital: 1848-1875, lead section, opening sentenceThe Age of Capital: 1848-1875 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, first published in 1975.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.