May 10 in Victorian History
What the Victorians were up to on this date, year by remarkable year.
1857
The Indian Rebellion erupts at Meerut
Sepoys of the Bengal Army mutiny at Meerut and march on Delhi, igniting the great uprising of 1857. Greased cartridges, annexations and a century of grievance explode into violence. The rebellion will shake the East India Company to its foundations -- and end its rule.
1871
The Treaty of Frankfurt
France and the new German Empire sign the Treaty of Frankfurt, ending the Franco-Prussian War. France cedes Alsace-Lorraine and pays a crushing indemnity. The loss will poison Franco-German relations for generations -- and help set the stage for 1914.