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| Battle of Sveaborg Dundas, Richard |  |
| 14th Sep Sveaborg Bombards Sveaborg, the "Gibraltar of the North" |
| Capture of Malakov Temple, Henry John | |
| Malakov Sevastopol surrenders after the French capture Malakov |
| Capture of Sevastopol Temple, Henry John | |
| Sevastopol Sevastopol surrenders after the French capture Malakov |
| Chancellor Cornewall Lewis, George | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Commander Baltic Fleet Dundas, Richard | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commander BFF Simpson | |
| 28th June Appointed Commander of the British Field Force |
| Conference of Vienna Temple, Henry John | |
| Vienna Gains Russian & Austrian agreement to reopen the Vienna Conference |
| Vienna Sevastopol has fallen, the Black Sea Fleet sunk & the Baltic Fleet isolated |
| Death of Bronte, Charlotte Bronte, Charlotte | |
| 31st Mar Death of Charlotte Bronte |
| Death of Somerset Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| 28th June Sevastopol Death of Fitzroy James Henry Somers et, Commander of the British forces in the Crimea |
| Diplomacy Molesworth | |
| London Sweden signs a Treaty of fiendship with Britain & France |
| Diplomacy Victoria | |
| Supports Palmerston's policy in the Crimea & visits Napoleon III |
| Discovery of Victoria Falls Livingstone, David | |
| 17th Nov Victoria Falls Discovers the Victoria Falls |
| Government Temple, Henry John | |
| 10th Feb Forms a new Government |
| Inspector General Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| Appointed Inspector General of the Cavalry |
| Prime Minister Temple, Henry John | |
| 6th Feb London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Publication of Brooks Brooks | |
| Publication of, "Aspen Court" |
| Publication of Browning Browning, Robert | |
| Publication of, "Men & Women" |
| Publication of Trollope Trollope, Anthony | |
| Publication of, "The Warden" |
| Resignation of Aberdeen Russell, William Howard | |
| Forces Aberdeen's resignation after his Times article about conditions at Sevastopol |
| Resignation of Hamilton Gordon Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Sevastopol Resigns after the Times article about conditions of British soldiers at Sevastopol |
| 29th Jan Sevastopol The Government is defeated over conditions facing the troops in the Crimea |
| Resignation of Russell Russell | |
| London Resigns after the revelation of a comprimise peace in Vienna to stop the Crimean War |
| Secretary Colonies Molesworth Molesworth | |
| London Appointed Colonial Secretary |
| Siege of Redan Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| 17th June Redan Commences the siege of Redan but fails & dies 10 days later |
| Siege of Sevastopol Simpson | |
| 18th June Sevastopol Begins the siege by attacking the Redan fotress |
| 18th June Sevastopol The attack is repulsed but resumed in Sept |
| Siege of Sevastopol Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| Sevastopol Jointly commands the capture of Sevastopol, "the eye tooth of the bear" |
| Sevastopol Raglan and his staff are blamed by the press and the Government for the hardships and sufferings of the British soldiers in the terrible Crimean winter before the Siege of Sevastopol, owing to shortages of food and clothing |
| Sevastopol Results in an Allied victory, is was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal |
| 10th Sep Sevastopol Forces the surrender of Sevastopol after 2 days of attacks on Malakoff & Redan |
| Vote Confidence Temple, Henry John | |
| 9th June Vienna Wins a vote of confidence in Parliament for pulling out of the Vienna Peace talks |
