Wars, Revolutions and Turning Points
The ages that shaped what came next: wars, revolutions, treaties and the turning points between them.
1803
1803 · Politics
The Senate Approves the Louisiana Purchase Treaty
October 20, 18031799
1799 · Politics
The Coup of 18 Brumaire Brings Napoleon Bonaparte to Power
November 9, 17991787
1787 · Politics
Delaware Becomes the First State to Ratify the Constitution
December 7, 17871781
1781 · War & Conflict
Yorktown: An Army Surrenders, but the War Is Not Yet a Treaty
October 19, 17811781
1781 · War & Conflict
The Siege of Yorktown Begins
September 28, 17811780
1780 · War & Conflict
Kings Mountain: The Militia Battle That Changed the Southern Campaign
October 7, 17801777
1777 · War & Conflict
Bemis Heights: The Second Battle of Saratoga
October 7, 17771760
1760 · War & Conflict
French authorities surrender Montreal
September 8, 17601741
1741 · War & Conflict
British forces abandon the siege of Cartagena
May 20, 17411739
1739 · Politics
The Treaty of Niš settles the Russo-Ottoman war
October 3, 17391733
1733 · War & Conflict
An Ottoman relief force breaks Nader’s siege of Baghdad
July 19, 17331718
1718 · Politics