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Events in November 1851 2
1769 – 1851Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851)Died 26 November 1851, aged 82Jean-de-Dieu Soult was a French general and Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon, who later served three times as Prime Minister of France. He was one of the most prominent military commanders of the Napoleonic Wars.
1851First Channel submarine telegraph cableDover and Calais linked by undersea cableOn 13 November 1851, the first successful permanent submarine telegraph cable began operating between Dover and Calais. It allowed near-instant communication between London and Paris for the first time.