Timeline July 1846

Events in July 1846 5

• 1778 – 1846 Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846) Died 25 July 1846, aged 67 Louis was a younger brother of Napoleon and King of Holland from 1806 to 1810. He abdicated after clashing with Napoleon over Dutch interests. His son became Emperor Napoleon III.
• 1846 Bear Flag Revolt American settlers proclaim the California Republic American settlers seized the Mexican garrison at Sonoma and raised a flag with a grizzly bear and a star. The short-lived California Republic ended within weeks when US forces took control.
• 1846 US Navy seizes Monterey, California American annexation of California proclaimed Commodore John D. Sloat landed sailors and marines at Monterey and claimed California for the United States. The landing ended the Bear Flag Republic and began the American conquest of Alta California.
• 1846 Biddle expedition to Edo Bay US warships fail to open trade with Japan Commodore James Biddle anchored two US warships off Uraga and asked for a trade treaty with Japan. The shogunate refused and Biddle left peacefully, seven years before Perry's expedition.
• 1846 Walker Tariff enacted US sharply lowers import duties The Walker Tariff, named after Treasury Secretary Robert J. Walker, cut the high rates of the 1842 tariff. It was one of the lowest tariffs in American history before the Civil War.