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| Battle of Aliwal Russell |  |
| Alawal The Sikhs are defeated |
| Battle of Buddowal Russell | |
| Buddowal The Sikhs are defeated |
| Battle of Mukdi Russell | |
| 10th Feb Mudki Commencement of the Sikh War, 1st, the Sikhs are defeated |
| Battle of Sabraon Russell | |
| Sabraon The Sikhs are defeated |
| Birth of Helena Helena | |
| Birth of Helena, 5th child of Victoria & Albert |
| Birth of Helena Victoria | |
| London Birth of Helena, 5th child of Victoria & Albert |
| Capture of Punjab Dalhousie, James | |
| Punjab Launches an invasion in order to destroy Sikh power in India |
| Election Russell | |
| 30th June Russell stays in office, the Conservatives are divided over protection |
| Free Trade Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Leaves the Tory Party with the Peelites in defense of free trade |
| Government Russell | |
| 30th June Victoria asks Russell to govern but he is unable to form a cabinet, Peel returns |
| Governor Cape of Good Hope Pottinger, Henry | |
| Cape Good Hope Appointed Governor of Cape of Good Hope |
| Governor General India Dalhousie, James | |
| Appointed Governor General of India |
| Invasion of Punjab Dalhousie, James | |
| Punjab Launches an invasion in order to destroy Sikh power in India |
| Leader Peelites Hamilton Gordon Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| London Appointed Leader of the Peelites |
| Legislation Corn Laws Peel, Robert | |
| 26th May London The Corn Law Repeal Bill passes through Parliament |
| 6th June London The corn import duty is fixed at one shilling a quarter from 1849 onwards |
| Lord High Commissioner Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Appointed Member of the Liberal Party |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Temple, Henry John | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 3rd term |
| Party Leader Stanley, Edward | |
| London Appointed Party leader of the Conservative Party |
| Prime Minister Russell | |
| 30th June London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Professor Thomson Thomson, William | |
| Glasgow Appointed Professor for Natural Philosophy at Glasgow University |
| Reform of Corn Laws Peel, Robert | |
| London The Corn Laws are repealed, partly as a result of the Irish potato famine |
| 25th May London The 3rd reading of the Corn Law Repeal Bill |
| 26th May London The Corn Law Repeal Bill passes through Parliament |
| 6th June London The corn import duty is fixed at one shilling a quarter from 1849 onwards |
| 26th June London The Corn Law Repeal Bill is given the royal assent |
| Reform of Ireland Peel, Robert | |
| 25th June London A coalition defeats the Government on the Irish Coercion Bill |
| Resignation of Gladstone Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Leaves the Tory Party with the Peelites in defense of free trade |
| Resignation of Hamilton Gordon Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| London Resigns over the Corn Laws |
| Resignation of Peel Peel, Robert | |
| 29th June London Wishes to repeal the corn laws but his Cabinet is divided |
| 30th June London Peel is forced to resign after the defeat on the Irish Coercion Bill |
| Resignation of Peel Russell | |
| 30th June London Peel resigns |
| Rule of India Russell | |
| 9th Mar Lahore Under the treaty of Lahore Britain gains territory beyond the Sutlej River |
| Rule of Oregon Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Oregon The treaty of Oregon settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA |
| 15th June Oregon The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
| Rule of Oregon Peel, Robert | |
| 23rd April Oregon The USASenate resolves to end the British occupation of Oregon |
| Siege of Sobrahan Gough, Hugh | |
| 10th Feb Sobrahan Defeats the Sikhs |
| Treaty of Lahore Russell | |
| 9th Mar Lahore The treaty of Lahore ends the 1st Sikh War |
| 9th Mar Lahore Under the treaty of Lahore Britain gains territory beyond the Sutlej River |
| Treaty of Oregon Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Oregon The treaty of Oregon settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA |
| Treaty of Surrender Russell | |
| 11th Mar Nearly half of the Sikh kingdom is taken over by the British |
| Treaty of Washington Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 15th June Oregon The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
