Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. The **Mexican–American War (1846–1848)** was a major conflict between the United States and Mexico that dramatically changed the…
Tag: 1847
19 October 1847
The novel Jane Eyre is published in London. Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë and first published in 1847, is a landmark novel in English…
16 October 1847
The novel Jane Eyre is published in London. Jane Eyre is the protagonist and title character of the novel Jane Eyre, written by Charlotte Brontë…
18 April 1847
American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico.
5 December 1847
Jefferson Davis is elected to the US Senate. Jefferson Finis Davis June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889 was an American politician who served as the…
29 November 1847
The missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman and his wife along with 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians. this leads to the Cayuse War….
13 January 1847
The Treaty of Cahuenga puts an end to the the Mexican–American War in California.
29 November 1847
The missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman and his wife Narcissa and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, leading to the Cayuse War.