1808 ⟶ Sierra Leone Declared a British Colony

Sierra Leone becomes British colony.
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🇬🇧 British Acquisition of Trinidad

Trinidad put under British rule.⟶
British Acquisition of Trinidad (1796)
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismTerritorial ExpansionNapoleonic WarsGeopolitics
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 British Annexation of the Cape Colony

Cape Colony becomes part of the British Empire.⟶
British Annexation of the Cape Colony (1806)
British EmpireColonialismExpansionismImperialismNapoleonic WarsCape ColonyPolitical Control
South AfricaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🇬🇧 Sierra Leone Declared a British Colony

Sierra Leone becomes British colony.⟶
Sierra Leone Declared a British Colony (1808)
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismPolitical HistoryAtlantic Slave TradeSlaveryGovernanceSierra Leone
Sierra LeoneSierra LeoneUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

👑 Victoria Ascends the British Throne, Beginning the Victorian Era

1837–1901: Queen Victoria reigns during the apex of the British Empire; this is the Victorian era.⟶
Victoria Ascends the British Throne, Beginning the Victorian Era (1837)
British EmpireMonarchyQueen VictoriaImperialismColonialismGlobal Power
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

👑 British Rule in India Established and Sustained

1858–1947: British Empire in India lasts for 90 years.⟶
British Rule in India Established and Sustained (1858)
British EmpireColonialismImperialismPolitical HistoryDecolonizationEast India Company
IndiaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏛️ New Delhi Established as Capital of British India

December 12: New Delhi becomes the capital of British India.⟶
New Delhi Established as Capital of British India (1911)
British EmpireColonialismGovernancePolitical HistoryImperialism
IndiaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom