Wars, battles and sieges31
- Indian Mutiny of 18571857–1858 · Wars & conflicts
- Utah War1857–1858 · Wars & conflicts
- Reform War1857–1861 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of CantonBattles
- Siege of DelhiSieges
- Siege of LucknowSieges
- Siege of CawnporeSieges
- Battle of AgraBattles
- Battle of KhushabBattles
- Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1857–18601857–1860 · Wars & conflicts
- Battle of NajafgarhBattles
- Battle of AongBattles
- Second Battle of CawnporeBattles
- Siege of Medina FortSieges
- Battle of Fatshan CreekBattles
- Siege of ArrahSieges
- Battle of Badli-ki-SeraiBattles
- Battle of Jhelum - Indian MutinyBattles
- Crabb MassacreWars & conflicts
- Ningpo MassacreWars & conflicts
- Battle of ChatraBattles
- Battle of Devil's RiverBattles
- Battle of Escape CreekBattles
- Campaign of KabyliaWars & conflicts
- Siege of Arequipa1857–1858 · Battles
- Battle of Aït AzizBattles
- Battle of Cooke's SpringBattles
- Battle of Macao FortBattles
- Capture of DelhiBattles
- Crimean MonumentWars & conflicts
- Siege of FatehgarhSieges
Revolts, massacres and attacks11
- Mountain Meadows massacreMurders
- New York City Police RiotRevolts & coups
- 1857 Bharuch riotRevolts & coups
- Buckland RiotRevolts & coups
- Aiken massacreMassacres
- Allahabad MutinyRevolts & coups
- Cibaeño Revolution1857–1858 · Revolts & coups
- Hornet Bank massacreMassacres
- Chinese Miners' Revolt at BauRevolts & coups
- Dead Rabbits RiotRevolts & coups
- Gandon RaidAttacks
Accidents and fires7
- Lewisham rail crashAccidents
- Desjardins Canal Bridge derailmentAccidents
- Fire station №3 in KharkivFires & explosions
- Lundhill Colliery explosionAccidents
- SalamaAccidents
- Hollis Street FireFires & explosions
- Magdalen EstherAccidents
Treaties, councils and politics4
- Treaty of ParisTreaties
- Copenhagen Convention of 1857Treaties
- Vienna Convention on MoneyTreaties
- Supplementary Treaty between the Netherlands and JapanTreaties
Expeditions3
- Palliser Expedition1857–1860 · Expeditions
- Sapri ExpeditionExpeditions
- Bonneville ExpeditionExpeditions
Disasters2
- 1857 Basilicata earthquakeNatural disasters
- 1857 Fort Tejon earthquakeNatural disasters
Already under way in 185781
- Second Opium War1856–1860 · Wars & conflicts
- Taiping Rebellion1850–1864 · Wars & conflicts
- Opium Wars1839–1860 · Wars & conflicts
- 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
- Anglo-Persian War1856–1857 · Wars & conflicts
- Carlist Wars1833–1876 · Wars & conflicts
- Seminole Wars1816–1858 · Wars & conflicts
- Bleeding Kansas1854–1861 · Wars & conflicts
- Anglo-Burmese Wars1824–1886 · Wars & conflicts
- New Zealand Wars1845–1872 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 18573
- Anglo-Persian War1856–1857 · Wars & conflicts
- Filibuster War1855–1857 · Wars & conflicts
- Piracy on Lake Nicaragua1665–1857 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 185757
- Baltiysky railway stationTransport
- Diergaarde BlijdorpMuseums & galleries
- British Museum Reading RoomBuildings
- Khedive PalaceHotels & shops
- parc de la Tête d'OrParks & gardens
- New Michael PalacePalaces
- Goethe–Schiller MonumentMonuments
- Serkadji prisonPrisons
- Bear PitBuildings
- WelfenschlossPalaces
- La BorsaBuildings
- Nirayama Reverberatory FurnacesMonuments
- Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Girona)Archaeology
- E. V. Haughwout BuildingBuildings
- Møllergata 19Buildings
- The Bowls PlayerMonuments
- Wallace's Monument, AyrshireMonuments
- Farol da LapaMonuments
- Farol da MamaMonuments
- Fountain of Amiral BruatMonuments
- Hyde Park ObeliskTowers
- Monument to Immanuel Kant (Kaliningrad)Monuments
- MünchenbryggerietIndustry & energy
- Novo-Petergofsky BridgeBridges & tunnels
- Old Treasury BuildingMuseums & galleries
- Paraná Public LibraryMonuments
- Solomin-Smolin House, KazanBuildings
- Sosnowiec MaczkiMonuments
- Statue of Saint Christopher, Charles BridgeMonuments
- Swan BreweryMonuments
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