What happened in 1832

19 events　World 1, North America 7, Europe 8, Asia 1, Middle East 1, Latin America 1

Highlights of 1832

Jan 13Latin AmericaThe Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white planters organize militias and the British Army sends companies of the 84th regiment to enforce martial law. More than 300 of the slave rebels will be publicly hanged for their part in the destruction.
May 11WorldGreece is recognized as a sovereign nation; the Treaty of Constantinople ends the Greek War of Independence in July.
Jul 1AsiaGlobal conglomerate Jardine Matheson is founded in Canton (modern day Guangzhou) in Qing dynasty China by Scottish merchants.
Jul 4EuropeDurham University is founded in the north of England by an act of Parliament given royal assent by King William IV.
Dec 3North America1832 United States presidential election: Andrew Jackson is re-elected president.
Dec 21Middle EastBattle of Konya: The Egyptians defeat the main Ottoman army in central Anatolia.

May 11Greece is recognized as a sovereign nation; the Treaty of Constantinople ends the Greek War of Independence in July.

Apr 6The Black Hawk War begins in the United States.
Aug 2The Bad Axe Massacre ends the last major Native American rebellion east of the Mississippi in the United States.
Aug 27Black Hawk (Sauk leader) surrenders to the United States authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
Oct 20Principal Chief Levi Colbert (Itawamba Mingo) and other leaders of the Chickasaw Nation of American Indians sign the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek with the United States, ceding their remaining 9,400 square miles of land to the U.S., in return for a promise that they will receive all proceeds of sales of the land by the federal government to private owners, along with expenses for relocation and food and supplies for one year. The area ceded includes the entire northern one-sixth of the state of Mississippi.
Nov 24Nullification Crisis: The U.S. state of South Carolina passes the Ordinance of Nullification, challenging the power of the U.S. federal government, by declaring that it will not enforce national tariffs signed into law in 1828 and 1832.
Dec 31832 United States presidential election: Andrew Jackson is re-elected president.
Dec 10U.S. President Andrew Jackson responds to the Nullification Crisis by threatening to send the U.S. Army and Navy into South Carolina if it does not comply.

May 7The Treaty of London creates an independent Kingdom of Greece. Otto of Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria, is chosen King; thus begins the history of modern Greece.
Jun 5The June Rebellion in France, anti-monarchist riots led chiefly by local students and workers, breaks out in Paris.
Jun 7The Reform Act receives royal assent after passage by the British Parliament, reforming the electoral system and setting uniform law for voting rights in England and Wales, though not in Scotland or Ireland.
Jul 4Durham University is founded in the north of England by an act of Parliament given royal assent by King William IV.
Dec 4Siege of Antwerp: The last remaining Dutch stronghold, Antwerp Citadel, comes under French attack in the aftermath of the Belgian Revolution.
Dec 23The Siege of Antwerp ends with the Dutch garrison losing the citadel.
Global watch brand Longines is founded in Switzerland.
The first Baedeker guidebook, Voyage du Rhin de Mayence à Cologne, is published in Koblenz.

Jul 1Global conglomerate Jardine Matheson is founded in Canton (modern day Guangzhou) in Qing dynasty China by Scottish merchants.

Dec 21Battle of Konya: The Egyptians defeat the main Ottoman army in central Anatolia.

Jan 13The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white planters organize militias and the British Army sends companies of the 84th regiment to enforce martial law. More than 300 of the slave rebels will be publicly hanged for their part in the destruction.