ColonisationThe 1830s

Colonisation in the 1830s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged colonisation — the establishment, administration and ending of colonial rule, narrowed to the 1830s — 5 of them, drawn from 5 nations, running from 1830 to 1839. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
5
Nations
5
Earliest
1830
Latest
1839
Africa
2
Asia
2
South America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Africa

    Algeria

    France captures Algiers

    A French expeditionary force takes Algiers, ending the Ottoman regency and beginning 132 years of French rule in Algeria.

    Era: French Conquest and Settler Colony

    Sources: France Conquers Algeria · EBSCO Research Starters, History of Algeria · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. South America

    Guyana

    Creation of British Guiana

    Britain unites the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara and Berbice into a single Crown colony, British Guiana, with Georgetown as its capital.

    Era: British Guiana: Emancipation and Indenture

    Sources: A Guide to the History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Guyana · U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, Guyana — History (Colonialism, Independence, Culture) · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Asia

    China

    First Opium War and the 'unequal treaties'

    War with Britain over the opium trade ends in Qing defeat and the Treaty of Nanjing (1842), ceding Hong Kong and opening treaty ports, the start of a century of foreign encroachment China calls its century of humiliation.

    Era: Empires of Conquest and Restoration: Yuan, Ming, Qing

    Sources: China · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. Africa

    Gabon

    France treats with King Denis

    The French officer Bouët-Willaumez signed a treaty in 1839 with the Mpongwe ruler Antchouwe Kowe Rapontchombo ("King Denis"), securing French trading and basing rights on the Gabon Estuary.

    Era: Libreville, Brazza, and French conquest

    Sources: Libreville · Wikipedia, History of Gabon · Encyclopædia Britannica

  5. Asia

    Yemen

    Britain captures Aden

    The British East India Company seized the port of Aden, establishing a coaling station on the route to India that grew into one of the world's busiest ports after the Suez Canal opened in 1869.

    Era: Ottomans, Britain and the Port of Aden

    Sources: Aden: Yemen, Map, Population and Facts · Encyclopaedia Britannica, A Short History of the Aden Emergency · Imperial War Museums