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| 1784 | Birth |  |
| 28th Jan Edinburgh Birth of George Hamilton-Gordon, member of the Aberdeenshire family of Gordon |
| 1813 | Battle of Leipzig | |
| 19th Oct Leipzig Witnesses what he regards as the horror of war at Leipzig, "It haunts one night & day" |
| 1815 | Athenian Society | |
| London Founds the Athenian Society for the liberation of Greece |
| 1828 | Duchy of Lancaster Hamilton Gordon | |
| London Appointed Duchy of Lancaster |
| 1828 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 2nd June Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| 1834 | Minister of War | |
| Appointed Secretary for War & Colonies |
| 1841 | Capture of Hong Kong | |
| 26th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain by China |
| 1841 | Convention Chuanbi | |
| 20th Jan Chuanbi Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| 1841 | Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| 1841 | Rule of Hong Kong | |
| 20th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| 1842 | Treaty of Webster Ashburton | |
| London Settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA |
| 1846 | Peelites | |
| London Appointed Leader of the Peelites |
| 1846 | Resignation | |
| London Resigns over the Corn Laws |
| 1846 | Rule of Oregon | |
| 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 |
| 1846 | Treaty of Oregon | |
| Oregon The treaty of Oregon settles a border dispute between Canada & the USA |
| 1846 | Treaty of Washington | |
| 15th June Oregon The treaty of Washington declares the 49th Parallel boundary at Canada & Oregon |
| 1850 | Party Leader | |
| London Appointed Leader of the free trade Peelites on the death of Peel |
| 1852 | Government | |
| 4th Nov Forms a coaltion government of Peelites, Whigs & Radicals |
| 19th Dec Leads a Lib-Con coalition with Russell & Gladstone |
| 1852 | Press Gallery | |
| 4th Nov London The House of Commons Press Gallery opens for the 1st time |
| 1852 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| 1853 | Battle of Sinope | |
| 30th Nov Sinope Russian troops move into Moldavia |
| 1853 | Blockade of Black Sea | |
| 23rd Sep Istanbul The British Fleet is ordered to Istanbul |
| 1853 | Diplomacy | |
| Feb London Russia proposes that the two countries share out the remains of the Ottoman Empire |
| 2nd June Besika Bay The fleet is ordered to Besika Bay to warn Russia not to attack the Ottoman Empire |
| 1853 | Invasion of Moldavia | |
| 3rd July Moldavia Russian troops move into Moldavia |
| 1853 | Mobilization | |
| 2nd June Besika Bay The fleet is ordered to Besika Bay to warn Russia not to attack the Ottoman Empire |
| 2nd June Besika Bay The Tsar sends his troops into Moldavia and Wallachia (the "Danubian Principalities"), Great Britain, seeking to maintain the security of the Ottoman Empire, sends a fleet to the Dardanelles , where it joined another fleet sent by France |
| 1853 | Reform | |
| Sydney The Penal Servitude Act increases prison sentences |
| 1854 | Alliance | |
| Mar Concludes an alliance between Britain & France |
| 10th April Britain & France agree an alliance |
| 1854 | Blockade of Black Sea | |
| 3rd Jan France & Britain send a joint fleet to the Black Sea & ally themselves with Turkey |
| 1854 | Convention Bloemfontein | |
| 23rd Feb London The British Government recognizes the Independence of the Orange free state |
| 1854 | Declaration of War | |
| 28th Mar After Russia ignores an Anglo-French ultimatum to withdraw from the Danubian Principalities, Great Britain and France formally declare war |
| 1854 | Mobilization | |
| Mar Varna A joint Anglo-French force is moved to Varna to repel the Russian Invasion of Bulgaria |
| 1854 | Occupation Piraeus | |
| 26th May Piraeus Anglo-French forces occupy Piraeus to prevent the Greek Fleet from assisting Russia |
| 1854 | Peace | |
| 5th Dec London Britain, France, Austria & Prussia agree peace between the Russian & Ottoman Empires |
| 1854 | Siege of Sevastopol | |
| 17th Oct Sevastopol Allied forces begin the siege of Sevastopol |
| 1855 | Resignation | |
| 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 |
| 1860 | Death | |
| Death of George Hamilton-Gordon |
