1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy 1899 Boer War begins 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage | 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal | 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed |
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John [1] Cowgill b.1789 Thornton in Craven d. | ||||||||
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Hannah Cowgill b.1809 Thornton in Craven d. | ||||||||
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