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| 1853 |
| | | France and Britain despatch their fleets to the Dardanelles, in readiness to go through the Straits to the Black Sea | |
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| 1853 |
| | | In the expectation of British and French support, the Ottoman sultan declares war on Russia - launching the Crimean War | |
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| 1854 |
| | | British and French warships move up through the Straits and enter the Black Sea in support of Turkey | |
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| 1854 |
| | | British and French troops land at Sebastopol, to besiege the port, and win a limited victory over the Russians at the river Alma | |
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| 1858 |
| | | Napoleon III sends forces to capture the port of Da Nang, beginning the French colonization of Vietnam | |
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| 1859 |
| | | A French and Piedmontese army liberates Milan from Austrian rule | |
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| 1859 |
| | | French and Piedmontese forces defeat the Austrians decisively at Solferino, in a battle involving appalling casualties | |
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| 1863 |
| | | France establishes a protectorate over Cambodia | |
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| 1867 |
| | | The British North America Act, acknowledging the fears of French Catholics in Canada, guarantees the rights of "dissentient schools" | |
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| 1869 |
| | | Britain, France and Italy take joint control of the finances of a bankrupt Tunisia | |
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