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Title: Triumphs and wonders of the 19th century, the true mirror of a phenomenal era, a volume of original, entertaining and instructive historic and descriptive writings, showing the many and marvellous achievements which distinguish an hundred years of material, intellectual, social and moral progress ..
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Boyd, James Penny, 1836-1910
Subjects: Progress Inventions
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., A. J. Holman & Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ot satisfied. The Peace of Paris increased the prestige ofLouis Napoleon ; it postponed the Eastern Question by putting the Chris-tian subjects under the nominal protection of the Powers, but virtuallyunder that of the Sultan. The treaty of peace was signed March 30, 1856. Wars ix the East. — In 1857, the Indian Mutiny was caused by theintroduction of Enfield rifles. Delhi was taken after desperate fighting.September 20. Cawnpore and Lucknow were the theatre of horrible scenes.The rebellion was finally crushed in 1859. In the meantime war with Persia was begun and ended by the recapture ofHerat, in Afghanistan. In December, 1857, England and France made waron China and captured Canton. They secured many concessions by theTreaty of Tien Tsin, and $2,000,000 indemnity. AVar between Austria, France, and Sardinia. — In 1859, Louis Napo-leon made a secret alliance with Italy. General disarmament was proposed.Sardinia agreed to it; Austria stood aloof. On April 25, 1859, Austria ordered
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410 TRIUMPHS AND WONDERS OF THE XIXth CENTURY the disarmament of Piedmont. On the 27th, King Victor Emmanuel pro-claimed war. On the 30th, French troops were in Turin. On May 13, LouisNapoleon himself disembarked at Genoa, where he was met by Victor Emma-nuel. The Austrian forces crossed the Ticino, en route for Milan, but hesitated,because of the French advance. The opening battles at Montebello and Bales-tro, May 20, 30, and 31, were favorable to the allies. At Magenta, June 4, the Austrians met with terrible defeat. The forces ofthe allies numbered 55,000, and their loss was 4000; the Austrian army of75,000 lost 10,000 killed and wounded and 7000 prisoners. The conquerorsentered Milan on June 8. Francis Joseph fell back to the line of the Mincio,and at Solferino the decisive battle of the campaign was fought on June 24.Napoleon commanded the allied armies, which numbered about 150,000; theyfought for sixteen hours against the Austrian force of 170,000, gaining a fear-ful victory. T

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