WHAT ALL HAPPENED MAY TO AUGUST 1857
Find out what all happened May to August 1857

Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published. (1. June 1857)

The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history. (24. August 1857)

Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British. (11. May 1857)

The first investiture of the Victoria Cross in Hyde Park, London. (26. June 1857)

Dred Scott is emancipated by the Blow family, his original owners. (26. May 1857)

Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French. (18. July 1857)

Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden–Norway. (6. June 1857)

Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut. (10. May 1857)

The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence. (6. May 1857)