Timeline October 1838

Events in October 1838 4

• 1767 – 1838 Black Hawk (1767-1838) Died 3 October 1838, aged 71 Black Hawk, the Sauk leader who led resistance against US expansion in the 1832 conflict bearing his name, died at a Sauk and Meskwaki settlement in Iowa. After his defeat and brief imprisonment, he dictated an autobiography that became one of the first published accounts by a Native American leader. His name was later given to numerous places and institutions across the American Midwest.
• 1802 – 1838 Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838) Died 15 October 1838, aged 36 Letitia Elizabeth Landon, known by her initials L.E.L. and one of the most widely read English poets of her generation, died suddenly at Cape Coast Castle in present-day Ghana shortly after arriving with her new husband. The cause, officially ruled accidental prussic acid poisoning, has remained disputed by biographers. Her poetry and literary annuals had made her a major figure in Romantic-era British literary culture.
• 1838 First Anglo-Afghan War Begins British India issues the Simla Manifesto and invades Afghanistan The British East India Company issued the Simla Manifesto, announcing its intention to install Shah Shuja on the Afghan throne in place of Dost Mohammad Khan. The Army of the Indus subsequently advanced into Afghanistan from British India, beginning the First Anglo-Afghan War. The campaign aimed to counter perceived Russian influence in the region.
• 1838 – 1875 Georges Bizet French opera composer French composer best known for his opera Carmen, one of the most performed operas in the repertoire, which he completed shortly before his death at 36.