Timelines (Alternate Imperialism)

1787

 * The Second Russo-Turkish War begins

1789

 * 15 September- Feldmarschall Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon of Austria leads an army to besiege an Ottoman Turkish force in the fortress of Belgrade
 * 8 October- The city of Belgrade is taken by the besieging Austrian forces

1791

 * 1 September- Austrian and Russian forces push south meeting Ottoman resistance near Demirköy. Plagued by disease and lack of supplies the Russian and Austrian army retreat
 * 5 November- The Russo-Turkish War officially ends. The region of Yedisan and Bessarabia is ceded to Russia. Parts of southern Serbia and Bosnia are returned to the Ottoman Empire

1805

 * 18 August- A large Ottoman force meets Serbian rebels at the Battle of Ivankovac in Ottoman South Serbia, defeating the rebels

1806

 * Relations with Russia and the Ottoman Empire disintegrate into the Third Russo-Turkish War
 * French force occupy Dalmatia
 * A Russian contingent of 40,000 advances into Moldavia

1807

 * 9 March- An Ottoman offensive is launched against the northern advancing Russian army, meeting near Bucharest. At the ensuing battle the smaller Russian army occupying the city is defeated
 * 18 June- At Arpachai the Russian army under Count Gudovich is destroyed by a Turkish force of over 20,000-strong
 * Russian naval forces defeat the Ottomans at the Battle of the Dardanelles and the Battle of Athos the following month
 * 20 July- An Ottoman offensive of 25,000-strong invades Russia through the Caucasus region

1810

 * 25 May- Russian troops take the city of Silistria from the Ottomans
 * 22 July- The Russian army is unsuccessful in taking the fortress of Rousse

1812

 * The Treaty of Bucharest is signed, ending the conflict with the Russians and Ottomans. Bessarabia is ceded to the Ottoman Empire. All Serbian resistance to Ottoman rule is destroyed

1820

 * 24 February- Alexander Ypsilantis, head of the Filiki Eteria, urges local Christians of the Balkans to rise up against the Ottomans to little success

1821

 * 17 March- A force of 2000 Maniots marches on the town of Kalamata
 * 24 March- Kalamata falls to the Greek army
 * 5 April- The Turkish Janissaries begin a skirmish campaign on the Greek countryside
 * 20 April- Large scale Ottoman resupply efforts are successful in reinforcing positions on the Greek Peloponnese
 * 8 June- Tripolitsa is recaptured by the Ottoman army
 * 16 July- Alexander Mavrocordatos and his Greek army is defeated at the Battle of Peta
 * 2 August- A provisional Greek government is established
 * 27 August- The Greek Assembly orders Theodoros Kolokotronis to cede control of his captured territory to the unified resistance. He refuses
 * 5 September- The Greek government declares war on Theodoros Kolokotronis’ territory, besieging the city of Nafplio
 * 1 December- Turkish troops destroy the Greek army near Nafplio
 * 25 December- Nafplio is captured by the Turkish army

1822

 * 18 January- Theodoros Kolokotronis is killed in a military coup against the city state of Kalamata
 * 15 February- Ottoman forces defeat the Greeks at the Battle of Filiatra. The disaster deals a large blow to the fledgling Greek government
 * 27 March- The city of Kalamata falls to the Ottomans
 * 29 April- The Greek national government officially disbands. Small pockets of resistance continue to operate

1831

 * Austrian influence in Italy grows
 * 19 April- Modena is annexed by Austria
 * 18 May- France, fearful of Austria’s influence in Italy declares war. Sardinia-Piedmont and the Papal states ally with France, beginning the War of Italian Independence
 * 26 May- Austrian troops stationed in Milan begin an offensive southwest toward the heart of Sardinia-Piedmont
 * 29 May- Austrian forces meet the Italians at the Battle of Alessandria. The Italians retreat
 * 3 June- French forces advance through Switzerland and head south, taking the north Italian city of Sondrio
 * 4 June- Austrian troops continue to advance toward Genoa, meeting French and Italian forces at the Battle of Novi Ligure. The Austrians are defeated and retreat east into Parma
 * 5 June- Northern Italians under the control of Austria advance south toward Rome in the Thirty Day Offensive
 * 9 June- The city of Ferrara is taken by the Austrian army
 * 10 June- After almost two weeks of unsuccessful offensives and almost constant warfare, Italian troops from Rome break through Tuscan-Austrian defenses near Viterbo, advancing north
 * 12 June- In an effort to surround Tuscany and aid the Italian troops in the south, France heads southeast. The Austrian army in Parma pursues them south, only to be surrounded by a smaller Italian army from the north. At the Battle of La Spezia the Austrian army is annihilated in a crushing defeat
 * 13 June- The Northeast Italian army in Ferrara continues its advance south along the east coast almost parallel to the French army in the west. The city of Ravenna is besieged by the Austrian army
 * 17 June- Italian forces engage the Tuscans at the Battle of Siena. The Tuscan army is defeated
 * 21 June- A French army, supported by Swiss soldiers engages Austrian reinforcements heading south near Merano
 * 27 June- The North Italian-Austrian army approaches Rimini. French and Italian forces arch east from Siena to meet the Austrians
 * 5 July- The Battle of Rimini concludes in a French victory. The Austrians retreat north, ending the Thirty Day Offensive
 * 20 October- The city of Ravenna is liberated. Much of Tuscany is occupied

1832

 * 4 January- The occupying French-Swiss army is crushed at the Battle of Vermiglio
 * 4 April- A second northern offensive is launched by the French into northeast Italy
 * 3 May- The Austrians are defeated at the Battle of Certo, as the French continue toward Trento
 * 30 May- The French forces surround Trento
 * 1 July- The Siege of Trento is lifted
 * 20 August- The Treaty of Rome is signed, ending the War of Italian Independence. Tuscany and central Italy are annexed by the Papal States, up to and including the city of Ravenna. Austria annexes the former Papal States' territories north of Ravnenna including the cities of Ferrara and Bologna. Lucca is also annexed by Austria. The state of Northern italy is formed as a French vassal, encompassing Sardinia-Piedmont, Parma, and northern Lombardy

1835
- Under the influence of the Holy Roman Empire, Austria pushes the Großdeutsche Lösung, or Greater German Decision, gaining political control over many lesser German states - Bavaria, Baden, and Wurtemberg are annexed by the Austrian Empire - Weary of Austria’s growing power, Prussia enforces strict trade agreements on its German allies -The states of Saxony, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Oldenburg, and Bremen are officially under the political influence of Austria -Prussia secretly begins the widespread mobilization of their military, fearing that Austria will try to enforce the Empire’s policies in Prussia through war

1836

 * 1 January- War is declared between Prussia and Austria, and their respective satellite states, beginning the War of German Hegemony
 * 5 January- A massive Prussian invasion of Austria is organized. Prussian soldiers quickly surround Leipzig, Dresden, and Frankfurt
 * 8 January- At the Battle of Leipzig the Prussians crush the Saxon army, forcing the army of Saxony to retreat south into Chemnitz
 * 9 January- Austrian soldiers meet the Prussians north of Prague at the Battle of Mlada Boleslav. The Austrian forces retreat into the city of Prague, pursued by the Prussians
 * 14 January- The Siege of Dresden begins
 * 15 January- Austrian and Prussian troops meet near Erfurt as part of a plan by Austria to break the siege at Frankfurt. The Austrians are victorious and the Prussians retreat. The Austrian garrison is able to fortify the city, acting as a barrier between the west Prussian armies and the Austrian supply lines. With the added defense of Austrian forces in Erfurt, Austria is able to successfully reinforce the Saxons in Chemnitz
 * 17 January- Prussian soldiers in the Rhineland are sent south around Frankfurt, meeting a reinforcing Austrian army at the Battle of Heidelberg. The Prussian army is defeated
 * 20 January- The Austrians advance toward Frankfurt in an effort to break the siege of the city
 * 21 January- The Prussian navy destroys the navies of Bremen and Oldenburg at the Battle of the Helgoland Bight. Prussian ships surround Hamburg where a Prussian land force is advancing
 * 23 January- Dresden falls to the Prussian army
 * 24 January- Prussian forces near Frankfurt flank the reinforcing Austrians, engaging on the outskirts of Offenbach. The Austrian army retreats east
 * 29 January- The city of Hamburg falls to Prussia
 * 30 January- Bremen and Oldenburg are occupied by Prussia
 * 2 February - Prussian soldiers begin besieging Prague
 * 5 February- A massive Austrian army advances north toward Prague meeting a secondary Prussian army flanked to the east. At the Battle of Kolin the Prussian army defeats the larger Austrian army, continuing the siege of Prague
 * 8 February- Prussian forces begin the Siege of Erfurt
 * 10 February- Prussian forces near Chemnitz are attacked by a Saxon-Austrian army at the Battle of Altenburg. Prussia is victorious and continue advancing south
 * 14 February- The Prussian army advancing south from Altenburg meets the retreating Austrian forces from Offenbach, defeating the Austrian Army
 * 15 February- The city of Frankfurt falls to the Prussian forces besieging it
 * 18 February- The Northern Prussian army continues advancing at an alarming rate, engaging an Austrian army near Stuttgart. The Austrians retreat into the city
 * 21 February- The Siege of Chemnitz begins
 * 27 February- Prague falls to the Prussians
 * 3 March- The Prussians renew their offensive, pushing south toward Munich and Vienna
 * 13 March- Chemnitz falls to the Prussians
 * 15 March- Stuttgart is captured by the advancing Prussians
 * 30 May- At the Battle of Budweis the Austrians are defeated bu the Prussians
 * 14 June- Prussians soldiers enter Linz
 * 20 August- Prussian forces in the east defeat the Austrians at the Battle of Ostrava

1837

 * 20 February- The Treaty of Cologne is signed, officially ending the War of German Hegemony. The remainder of German states are loosely united under Prussian influence. Bohemia, Hanover, Schleswig-Holstein, the Jutland peninsula, the Electorate of Hesse, Frankfurt am Main, Nassau, and parts of Hesse-Darmstadt are annexed by Prussia
 * 10 March- The North German Confederacy is formed by Prussia, officially annexing parts of north Germany
 * 20 August- The Second Congress of Vienna is called into order. The object of the congress was to discuss the future of a unified German state and to redraw international borders after the War of German Hegemony

1838

 * 5 May- The Second Congress of Vienna concludes. Austria agrees to form Greater Germany, combining with Prussia’s influence in the north to form a union under a single Emperor
 * 14 May- Germany is officially unified
 * 1 June- The First Austrian Rebellion begins as rebels rise up along the southern border of the former Austrian Empire. Several farms near Lienz are razed
 * 4 June- A German army under Otto Von Mecklenburg is sent from Vienna to meet advancing rebel forces
 * 21 June- Religious tension and resistance to their German occupiers builds in Hungary
 * 12 July- Great Britain, Spain, and their respective satellites declare war on Germany with the goal of Austrian independence
 * 13 July- A major British fleet of eighty-eight ships under Admiral of the Fleet Charles Edmund Nugent enters the North Sea with the intention of blockading all northern German trade activity and naval movement, as well as the successful capture of Prince Adalbert, German naval theorist
 * 15 July- The Austrian resistance is crushed by the German occupiers
 * 17 July- A joint German-Austrian army enters Hungary with the intent of pacification
 * 18 July- Denmark and Sweden declare war on Germany
 * 19 July- Nugent’s fleet meets the fledgeling German navy twenty-five miles north of the mouth of the Great Belt. The German navy is crushed
 * 20 July- As the Great Belt is secured for the British a plan is drawn-up for a twenty-five ship transport fleet to move 45,000 British soldiers to the Jutland coast, connecting with the Danish army and advancing south
 * 25 July- A German army of 56,000 North German soldiers is moved into Jutland
 * 30 July- The British-Danish force lands near Odense meeting heavy German resistance
 * 2 August- The Hungarian army is defeated at the Battle of Irota