Great Britain
- Events
- 13
- Episodes
- 31
- Years
- 1713–1882
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Great Britain, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Acadia Allegiance Decree
1713Role: Issuing authority
Treaty of Vienna signed
1731Role: Signatory
U.S. Takes Possession of Detroit
1760–1796Role: Ceding power; its forces occupied Detroit and the disputed border area until withdrawing in 1796
- British Control of Detroit
British troops seized the settlement in 1760 during the French and Indian War and shortened its name to Detroit.
- Cession under the Treaty of Paris of 1783
After the Revolutionary War, Britain ceded Detroit and interior territories to the United States under the 1783 peace terms.
- Continued British Occupation
Despite the cession, Britain held the disputed border area with forts and trading posts for another decade.
- Jay Treaty of 1794
Negotiations and ratification of the 1794 Jay Treaty between Britain and the Americans preceded the British withdrawal.
- U.S. Takes Possession of Detroit
British forces fully withdrew in 1796, and the United States took possession of Detroit under the Jay Treaty.
- British Control of Detroit
Signing of the Treaty of Sistova
1790–1791Role: Brokering power
- Military Course of the War Before Peace
After early setbacks, the Habsburgs liberated Belgrade and won near Calafat in 1790, shaping the pre-negotiation situation.
- Signing of the Treaty of Sistova
The treaty ending the last Austro-Turkish war was signed at Sistova on 4 August 1791, brokered by Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands.
- Military Course of the War Before Peace
French Declarations of War in the War of the First Coalition
1793Role: coalition power declared against on 1 February 1793
- Portugal, Naples, and Tuscany join the coalition
During 1793 the kings of Portugal and Naples and the Grand Duke of Tuscany declared war against France.
- France declares war on Spain
France declared war against Spain soon after the 1 February 1793 declarations against Britain and the Netherlands.
- France declares war on Britain and the Dutch Republic
The French First Republic declared war against Britain and the Netherlands on 1 February 1793.
- Holy Roman Empire declares war on France
The Holy Roman Empire declared war against France on 23 March 1793, joining the coalition during the course of that year.
- Portugal, Naples, and Tuscany join the coalition
Transfer of Ceylon to Great Britain
1795–1796Role: receiving power over the Dutch-held part of Ceylon
- Dutch weakness and Napoleonic conquest
Wars with Britain and French conquest left the Dutch unable to govern their Ceylonese possessions.
- Transfer of rule to Great Britain
The Dutch transferred rule of their part of Ceylon to the British in 1796, against local Dutch wishes.
- Crown colony status and initial limits
British Ceylon began in 1796 but initially excluded the Kingdom of Kandy, which was a protectorate.
- Dutch weakness and Napoleonic conquest
Russia joins the Coalition
1796Role: Coalition power with which Russia concluded the agreement
London Protocol defines an autonomous Greek state
1828Role: Great Power signatory
London Protocol establishes Greek independence
1830Role: Signatory
- Signing of the London Protocol
France, Russia, and Great Britain signed the London Protocol on 3 February 1830, recognizing Greece as a fully sovereign and independent state separate from the Ottoman Empire.
- Definition of Northern Border
The protocol defined the northern border of Greece from the mouth of the Achelous or Aspropotamos river to the mouth of the Spercheios river.
- Establishment of Monarchy
The London Protocol determined that the Greek state would be a monarchy, ruled by the Ruler Sovereign of Greece.
- Notification to Greece and Ottoman Empire
Ambassadors from Russia, Britain, and France notified Greece and the Ottoman Empire of the protocol on 27 March / 8 April 1830.
- Signing of the London Protocol
Treaty of Nanking ends the First Opium War
1843Role: Signing Party
Treaty of Berlin signed, redrawing the Balkans
1878Role: Signatory
- Cyprus Administration
Britain gained administrative control of Cyprus through the Cyprus Convention of 4 June 1878, a secret agreement concluded before the Congress opened, whose outcomes were reflected in the treaty.
- Signing of the Treaty
The Treaty of Berlin was signed on 13 July 1878, formally settling affairs in the East among the major powers and the Ottoman Empire.
- Recognition of Independence
The treaty recognized the independence of Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania, although they lost territory compared to the Treaty of San Stefano.
- Bosnia Garrison
Austria-Hungary obtained the right to garrison the Bosnia Vilayet and the Sanjak of Novi Pazar.
- Cyprus Administration
The Pretoria Convention peace treaty is signed, officially ending the war between the Boers and Britain
1881Role: Treaty Signatory
- Signing of the Pretoria Convention
The peace treaty ending the First Boer War was signed in Pretoria on 3 August 1881, subject to ratification by the Volksraad within three months.
- Volksraad Ratification
The Transvaal Volksraad ratified the treaty on 25 October 1881, accepting the name Transvaal State over Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek.
- Signing of the Pretoria Convention
Anglo-French Convention on Guinea–Sierra Leone boundaries
1882Role: Colonial Power
Sources
- Acadia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
- Nova Scotia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
- Treaty of Vienna (1731) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-11
- Detroit Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Treaty of Sistova Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
- War of the First Coalition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
- British Ceylon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-01
- Catherine the Great Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
- London Protocol (1828) Wikipedia, revision of 2025-01-22
- London Protocol (1830) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-24
- Treaty of Nanking Wikipedia
- Treaty of Berlin (1878) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-07
- Pretoria Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30
- Sierra Leone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12