Editing 1860 (section)

=== March ===
* [[March 17]] &ndash; The [[First Taranaki War]] begins at [[Waitara, New Zealand]], when [[Māori people|Māori]] refuse to sell land to British settlers. 
* [[March 22]] &ndash; The [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]] is annexed to the newly formed [[Kingdom of Italy]].
* [[March 24]] &ndash; [[Sakuradamon Incident (1860)|Sakuradamon Incident]]: [[Rōnin]] [[samurai]] of the [[Mito Domain]] in Japan assassinate [[tairō]] (Chief Minister) [[Ii Naosuke]] outside the Sakurada Gate of [[Edo Castle]], disaffected with his role in the opening of Japan to foreign powers.
* [[March]]&ndash;August &ndash; [[Battle of Jiangnan (1860)|The second rout]] of the [[Jiangnan Daying]] destroys the [[Qing dynasty]]'s army of 180,000.