China: Revolution and the war with Russia Even China had started better. In 1796, in the mountains of Sichuan revolt broke out of the White Lotus, with the organization of the homonymous secret society. The revolt in 1804 only to be deleted. In 1797, he was the city of Hangzhou to rebel, it is unknown if the involvement of the secret society or not. In addition, in the same year, most of the Korean nobility gathered in the association's secret Taiji Free, but remained inactive for many years. of 1798 was instead the brief clash with Russia: the settlers in Siberia came into conflict with the Chinese outpost on the southern coast of Baikal: the result was the total conquest of the region by the Russians. The adventurer Pavel Fyodorov led an expedition of 940 mercenaries entered the territory Manchu, who were joined by some disgruntled tribal leaders of the imperial government, the shipment, which arrived in 3000 men, headed south, with the aim of raiding as much as possible and then re-create an independent Manchu state, but was defeated by Chinese troops in Songyuan. Shortly after, the second Treaty of Nerchinsk established the new frontier, driven much more toward the Amur. The new colonialist thrust. the first to resume the expansion into Africa were the Dutch. Defeated in the north, even before the revolution began the colonization and subjugation of the south coast of the former territories, more or less peacefully, culminating in the Nama-Herero war of 1795-1798: the Herero were almost annihilated and absorbed the Dutch empire, while the Nama had to withdraw in the inner regions. In 1797 the Dutch fleet took some Pacific atolls. In view of the approach to the southern tip of Africa, Britain saw its colonies in South Africa threatened. He allied with the Zulu and Xhosa, they determined the order of as an independent entity and was granted a buffer between Zimbabwe and the British territories. In the same way the Dutch, went up north, establishing the boundary of the lands claimed immediately over the Netherlands. In those years were also founded settlements on the northeastern coast of New Guinea, while France monopolized the rest island. Between 1790 and 1820 he tripled the settlements in Australia and the Maori Wars led to the complete conquest of the north and a landing on the south. In 1801 Greenland was proclaimed a British soil, but without settlement. France, as already mentioned, occupied the coast of New Guinea, and increased its presence in the islands already in its possession in Tahiti more sockets. Sweden was limited to invade the kingdom of Hawaii and neighboring islands, as well as hunters and traders, thanks to establish some strong on the Hudson Bay and Alaska. | | | |
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