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Royal Navy and Pax Britannica (1815–1914)

Royal Navy and Pax Britannica (1815–1914)

  1. Bombardment of Algiers ends large-scale enslavement

    Labels: Admiral Lord, Barbary States

  2. HMS Comet launched as first RN steamship

    Labels: HMS Comet, Royal Navy

  3. Allied fleet destroys Ottoman navy at Navarino

    Labels: Battle of, Allied fleet

  4. Bombardment of Acre reinforces Eastern Mediterranean influence

    Labels: Bombardment of, British Mediterranean

  5. Siege of Sevastopol highlights industrial-era naval warfare

    Labels: Siege of, Crimean War

  6. Treaty of Paris neutralizes the Black Sea

    Labels: Treaty of, Black Sea

  7. HMS Warrior launched as ocean-going ironclad

    Labels: HMS Warrior, Ironclad

  8. Challenger Expedition launches modern oceanography

    Labels: HMS Challenger, Challenger Expedition

  9. Royal Naval College, Greenwich founded for higher training

    Labels: Royal Naval, Greenwich

  10. Bombardment of Alexandria secures British position in Egypt

    Labels: Bombardment of, Royal Navy

  11. Naval Defence Act formalizes the two-power standard

    Labels: Naval Defence, British Parliament

  12. Fashoda Incident accelerates Anglo-French accommodation

    Labels: Fashoda Incident, Britain France

  13. Anglo-Japanese Alliance signed in London

    Labels: Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Britain

  14. Entente Cordiale reduces Anglo-French colonial friction

    Labels: Entente Cordiale, Britain France

  15. Fisher becomes First Sea Lord and drives reforms

    Labels: Admiral John, First Sea

  16. Dogger Bank incident triggers major Anglo-Russian crisis

    Labels: Dogger Bank, Russian Navy

  17. HMS Dreadnought launched, redefining battleship power

    Labels: HMS Dreadnought, Battleship

  18. Anglo-German naval race peaks in 1909 dreadnought crisis

    Labels: Anglo-German naval, Public opinion

  19. Royal Navy focuses home fleet against German challenge

    Labels: Home Fleet, Royal Navy

  20. Prewar naval arms race ends Pax Britannica era

    Labels: Prewar arms, Pax Britannica