Wars, battles and sieges51
- Pastry War1838–1839 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of Blood RiverBattles
- Aroostook War1838–1839 · Wars & conflicts
- 1838 Mormon WarWars & conflicts
- CincomarzadaBattles
- Battle of VeracruzBattles
- Battle of ItaleniBattles
- Battle of the WindmillBattles
- Battle of PeñacerradaBattles
- Second Central American Civil War1838–1840 · Wars & conflicts
- Afghan Turkestan Campaign of 1838-391838–1839 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of BeauharnoisBattles
- Battle of Crooked RiverBattles
- Battle of IslayBattles
- Battle of MaellaBattles
- Battle of Portada de GuíasBattles
- Battle of Baker's FarmBattles
- Battle of Barro VermelhoBattles
- Battle of Broken RiverBattles
- Battle of CallaoBattles
- Battle of ChesteBattles
- Battle of Jupiter InletBattles
- Battle of LacolleBattles
- Battle of Llaclla BridgeBattles
- Battle of OdelltownBattles
- Battle of ÒsogboBattles
- Patriot WarWars & conflicts
- Siege of AlcañizSieges
- Siege of CaspeSieges
- Siege of GandesaSieges
- Siege of MorellaSieges
- Third Siege of CallaoSieges
- Battle of BelascoáinBattles
- Battle of CaribouBattles
- Battle of ChivaBattles
- Battle of El Morell and VilallongaBattles
- Battle of IruyaBattles
- Battle of JéricaBattles
- Battle of L'AlcoraBattles
- Battle of Pelee IslandBattles
+11 less-known, on the globe.
Revolts, massacres and attacks22
- Weenen massacreMassacres
- Haun's Mill massacreMassacres
- Myall Creek massacreMassacres
- 1838 Druze attack on SafedMassacres
- Potawatomi Trail of DeathMassacres
- Killough massacreMassacres
- Piet Retief Delegation massacreMassacres
- Rabulist riotsRevolts & coups
- Waterloo Creek massacreMassacres
- Battle of Bossenden WoodRevolts & coups
- Cherokee removal1838–1839 · Massacres
- 1838 Druze revoltRevolts & coups
- Campaspe Plains massacreMassacres
- Faithfull Massacre, Benalla massacreMassacres
- Han Mahmud RevoltRevolts & coups
- Ardgowan Island massacreMassacres
- Darlington Station massacreMassacres
- Massacre of Rabban HormizdMassacres
- Mount Mitchell massacreMassacres
- Murdering Flat massacreMassacres
- Slaughterhouse Creek massacreMassacres
- Woodford Island massacreMassacres
Treaties, councils and politics4
Accidents and fires4
- Houston Fire DepartmentFires & explosions
- Fire in the town of JilemniceFires & explosions
- Harrow train accident 1838Accidents
- Fair HopeAccidents
Disasters3
- 1838 flood in PestNatural disasters
- 1838 Vrancea earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1838 San Andreas earthquakeNatural disasters
Expeditions2
- United States Exploring Expedition1838–1842 · Expeditions
- Second Sumatran expedition1838–1839 · Expeditions
Already under way in 183874
- Caucasian War1763–1864 · Wars & conflicts
- Russo-Turkish Wars1568–1918 · Wars & conflicts
- American Indian Wars1609–1924 · Wars & conflicts
- Circassian genocide1800–1864 · Massacres
- Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War1651–1986 · Wars & conflicts
- Chechen–Russian conflict1785–2017 · Wars & conflicts
- Carlist Wars1833–1876 · Wars & conflicts
- First Carlist War1833–1840 · Wars & conflicts
- Seminole Wars1816–1858 · Wars & conflicts
- Anglo-Burmese Wars1824–1886 · Wars & conflicts
- French conquest of Algeria1830–1904 · Wars & conflicts
- Farroupilha Revolution1835–1845 · Wars & conflicts
- Musket Wars1807–1842 · Wars & conflicts
- Indian removal1830–1845 · Massacres
- second cholera pandemic1829–1852 · Natural disasters
Came to an end in 18387
- Rebellions of 18371837–1838 · Revolts & coups
- Lower Canada Rebellion1837–1838 · Revolts & coups
- Sabinada1837–1838 · Revolts & coups
- First Herat War1837–1838 · Sieges
- Mir Muhammed Rebellion1830–1838 · Revolts & coups
- Ottoman-Soran War1836–1838 · Wars & conflicts
- Beceite Depot1837–1838 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 183847
- Pitcairn IslandsCoast & islands
- Duke UniversityUniversities
- Pena PalacePalaces
- Brazilian National ArchivesBuildings
- Grand Kremlin PalacePalaces
- Natura Artis MagistraMuseums & galleries
- Howaldtswerke-Deutsche WerftIndustry & energy
- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di MilanoPalaces
- Kosava CastlePalaces
- Acadia UniversityUniversities
- Rideau HallPalaces
- BiljardaBuildings
- ChristusMonuments
- Jarosławiec LighthouseMonuments
- Public Record OfficeBuildings
- Grey's MonumentMonuments
- Hulihee PalacePalaces
- Luxembourg City HallGovernment
- MünsterbrückeBridges & tunnels
- Kleiderfabrik Meyer & Co.Industry & energy
- equestrian statue of Louis XIVMonuments
- KaivohuoneHotels & shops
- St Mary's College, OscottUniversities
- Fayetteville ArsenalArchaeology
- Lewin Brzeski Town HallGovernment
- Museo Histórico NacionalMuseums & galleries
- Virginia Commonwealth University School of MedicineSchools
- Belleville JailPrisons
- Bibliothèque de la ville de La Chaux-de-FondsLibraries
- boys' gymnasium in TomskSchools
+17 more, on the globe.
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