- "THE DISCOVERY OF NEPTUNE."
- Great Famine begins in Ireland. Corn-Law agitation at its
height in England, "REPEAL OF THE ENGLISH CORN LAWS."
- Unsuccessful uprising of the Poles. Cracow annexed to Austria.
Election of Pope Pius IX; his reforms. See "THE REFORMS OF Pius
IX."
1847 - General Taylor conquers Northern Mexico; Battle of Buena Vista.
General Scott captures Vera Cruz, marches on the city of
Mexico, wins repeated battles, and enters the capital in
triumph, September 14th. See "THE MEXICAN WAR."
- "FAMINE IN IRELAND."
- Tumult occasioned in Italy by the papal reforms; civil war of
the _Sonderbund_ in Switzerland; France finally subjugates
Morocco. See "THE FALL OF ABD-EL-KADER."
1848 - Peace signed between Mexico and the United States; cession of
large territory by Mexico.
- "DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA."
- The Mormons settle in Utah. See "MIGRATIONS OF THE MORMONS."
- Italian uprisings in Milan and Sicily; Sardinia grants a
constitution to its subjects.
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