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Cadmus M
Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and also was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
Cadmus M
The 1820s
Explore 329 historical events from 1820–1829.
1824
Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1881)
Ambrose Everts Burnside was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the American Civil War and a three-time governor of Rhode Island, as well a…
Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1881)
1824
Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval…
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the …
Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval…
1824
Peruvian War of Independence: Patriot forces led by Simón Bolívar defeat the Spanish Royalist army in the Battle of…
The Peruvian War of Independence was a series of military conflicts in Peru from 1809 to 1826. Part of the broader Spanish American wars of independence, it led to the dissolution …
Peruvian War of Independence: Patriot forces led by Simón Bolívar defeat the Spanish Royalist army in the Battle of…
1824
The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and…
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, known in the United States as Lafayette, was a French military officer and politician who volunteered to join …
The Marquis de Lafayette, the last surviving French general of the American Revolutionary War, arrives in New York and…
1824
Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1910)
Carl Heinrich Carsten Reinecke was a German composer, conductor, and pianist in the mid-Romantic era.
Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1910)
1824
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (died 1907)
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was a Scottish mathematician, mathematical physicist and engineer.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, Irish-Scottish physicist and engineer (died 1907)
1824
Paul Broca, French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (died 1880)
Paul Pierre Broca was a French physician, anatomist and anthropologist. He is best known for his research on Broca's area, a region of the frontal lobe that is named after him. Bro…
Paul Broca, French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (died 1880)
1824
Eugène Boudin, French painter (died 1898)
Eugène Louis Boudin was one of the first French landscape painters to paint outdoors. Boudin was a marine painter, and expert in the rendering of all that goes upon the sea and alo…
Eugène Boudin, French painter (died 1898)
1824
Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (died 1895)
Alexandre Dumas fils was a French author and playwright, best known for the romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias, published in 1848, which was adapted into Giuseppe Verdi's 1853 ope…
Alexandre Dumas, fils, French novelist and playwright (died 1895)
1824
John J. Robison, American politician in Michigan (died 1897)
John J. Robison (1824–1897) was a 19th-century Michigan politician who was the mayor of Ann Arbor from 1886 to 1887. He also served as a state senator and county clerk.
John J. Robison, American politician in Michigan (died 1897)
1824
John Chisum, American businessman (died 1884)
John Simpson Chisum was a wealthy cattle baron on the frontier in the American West in the mid-to-late 19th century. As a rancher, he established large herds throughout the New Mex…
John Chisum, American businessman (died 1884)
1824
John Chisum, American cattle baron (died 1884)
John Simpson Chisum was a wealthy cattle baron on the frontier in the American West in the mid-to-late 19th century. As a rancher, he established large herds throughout the New Mex…
John Chisum, American cattle baron (died 1884)
1824
Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (died 1891)
Antonio Stoppani was an Italian Catholic priest, patriot, geologist and palaeontologist. He studied the geology of the Italian region and wrote a popular treatise, Il Bel Paese, on…
Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (died 1891)
1824
Martha Darley Mutrie, British painter (died 1885)
Martha Darley Mutrie was a British painter. Her paintings consisted mostly of fruit and flowers. She grew up in Manchester, England, and studied at the Manchester School of Design.…
Martha Darley Mutrie, British painter (died 1885)
1824
Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (born 1788)
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, was a British poet. He was one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest British poets. Among…
Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (born 1788)
1824
Joseph Joubert, French author (born 1754)
Joseph Joubert was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées (Thoughts), which were published posthumously.
Joseph Joubert, French author (born 1754)
1824
Capel Lofft, English lawyer (born 1751)
Capel Lofft was a British lawyer, writer and amateur astronomer.
Capel Lofft, English lawyer (born 1751)
1824
Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (born 1739)
Charles-François Lebrun, 1st duc de Plaisance was a French statesman who served as Third Consul of the French Republic and was later created Arch-Treasurer by Napoleon I.
Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (born 1739)
1824
Étienne Aignan, French playwright and translator (born 1773)
Étienne Aignan was a French translator, political writer, librettist and playwright. In 1814 he was made a member of the Académie française, succeeding Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in…
Étienne Aignan, French playwright and translator (born 1773)
1824
Agustín de Iturbide, Mexican general and emperor (born 1783)
Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu, commonly known as Agustín de Iturbide and later by his regnal name Agustín I, was the first Emperor of Mexico from 1822 until his abdic…
Agustín de Iturbide, Mexican general and emperor (born 1783)
1824
Thomas Macnamara Russell, English admiral
Vice-Admiral Thomas Macnamara Russell was a Royal Navy officer who served in the American War of Independence and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Russell is best remember…
Thomas Macnamara Russell, English admiral
1823
Brazilian War of Independence: A Brazilian squadron led by Lord Cochrane engages a Portuguese squadron under João de Cam
The Brazilian War of Independence was an armed conflict that led to the separation of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. The war was fought across…
Brazilian War of Independence: A Brazilian squadron led by Lord Cochrane engages a Portuguese squadron under João de Cam
1823
The five Central American nations of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica declare independence…
The Mexican Empire was a constitutional monarchy and the first independent government of Mexico. It was also the only former viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire to establish a monarc…
The five Central American nations of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica declare independence…