October 25 in History

25 October in History – 110 years ago

Maritz Rebellion

Sub-Saharan Africa 1914: Maritz Rebellion

Just twelve years after the Second Boer War, many Afrikaners were still hostile to Britain... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of Europe 1918: Collapse of the Central Powers
Europe 1918
Collapse of the Central Powers
The Allied advances of August and September were too much for the Central Powers. Bulgaria...
Historical Atlas of Sub-Saharan Africa 1914: Maritz Rebellion
Sub-Saharan Africa 1914
Maritz Rebellion
Just twelve years after the Second Boer War, many Afrikaners were still hostile to Britain and...
Historical Atlas of Sub-Saharan Africa 1903: Somaliland Campaign
Sub-Saharan Africa 1903
Somaliland Campaign
In the late 19th century Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, nicknamed the “Mad Mullah” by the British,...
Historical Atlas of Northern Africa 1903: Somaliland Campaign
Northern Africa 1903
Somaliland Campaign
In the late 19th century Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, nicknamed the “Mad Mullah” by the British,...
 

Starting on 25 October 62

Parthians defeat Romans at Rhandeia*

All Events on 25 October

starts   1983
US occupies Grenada
ends   1973
Yom Kippur War
ends   1973
Israel counterattacks Egypt across Suez Canal
  1971
UN recognizes PRC and expels ROC
ends   1961
UN cracks down on mercenaries in Katanga
ends   1958
US intervenes to end unrest in Lebanon
starts   1950
Chinese intervene in Korea, driving back UN forces
  1945
Retrocession Day
starts   1942
Japan defeats US near Santa Cruz Islands
  1922
Japanese troops withdraw from Vladivostok.
starts   1918
Ottomans defeated at Aleppo
ends   1913
Provisional Government of Western Thrace independent
starts   1900
Boers fight guerrilla war against British
ends   1900
British invade and annex South African Republic
  1856
Persia occupies Herat
ends   1840
Rio Grande rebels reinvade Mexico
starts   1812
French defeat Allies at Tordesillas
  1811
French defeat Spanish at Saguntum
starts   1793
British settlement in western New Guinea
starts   296
Maximian defeats Moorish raiders in Spain and Africa*
ends   269
Claudius attempts to reconquer Gaul*
ends   69
Anicetus leads revolt in Pontus and Colchis*
  66
Jews defeat Roman invasion at Beth Horon*
ends   62
Parthians overrun Armenia*
starts   62
Parthians defeat Romans at Rhandeia*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 25 October for purposes of Omniatlas

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