What Happened In February 1831 - Historical Events 1831 February

Historical Events for February, 1831

14th » Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray Province e.g Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis in the Battle of Debre Abbay.
24th » The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
25th » Battle of Olszynka Grochowska, part of Polish November Uprising against Russian Empire.

4th » Oliver Ames, American politician, 35th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
13th » John Aaron Rawlins, American general and politician, 29th United States Secretary of War (d. 1869)
16th » Nikolai Leskov, Russian author, playwright, and journalist (d. 1895)
24th » Leo von Caprivi, German politician, List of Chancellors of Germany e.g Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899)
27th » Nikolai Ge, Russian painter (d. 1894)

13th » Edward Berry, English admiral (b.1768)
14th » Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)
14th » Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)
25th » Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright (b. 1752)