Eastern Question.
Great Britain was represented by Lords Salisbury and
Beaconsfield.
Second Afghan War.

1879. War in Zululand.

1880. Rising of the Boers in the Transvaal.

1881. Defeat of the British at Majuba Hill. Peace concluded in March.
Death of Lord Beaconsfield.

1882. OCCUPATION OF EGYPT. Bombardment of Alexandria and the Battle
of Tel-el-Kebir.

1883. War in the Soudan. Defeat of Hicks Pasha.

1885. Fall of Khartoum and death of General Gordon.
Redistribution Bill.
Number of Members of Parliament increased from 658 to 670.
The Revised Version of the Bible.

1886. Annexation of Upper Burmah.

1887. JUBILEE CELEBRATION.

1888. Death of the Emperor William I. of Germany, and of his son
Frederick III. Succession of William II.
The Local Government Act, by which England and Wales was
divided into counties and county boroughs for purposes of
local government.

1889. Charter granted to British South African Co.

1896. The Jameson Raid.

1897. The 'Diamond' Jubilee.

1898. Death of Gladstone.
War in Soudan. Battle of Omdurman.

1899. South African War.

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