Editing 1838 (section)

=== October–December ===
* [[October 1]] – [[First Carlist War]] – [[Battle of Maella]]: Supporters of [[Infante Carlos, Count of Molina]], are victorious.
* [[October 5]] – [[Killough massacre]], believed to be both the largest and last Native American attack on white settlers in [[East Texas]]. 18 casualties are either killed or carried away.
* [[October 27]] – [[Lilburn Boggs]], [[Governor of Missouri]], by [[Missouri Executive Order 44]], declares [[Mormons]] to be enemies of the state, and encourages the extermination or exile of the religious minority, forcing nearly 10,000 Mormons out of the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/mormon-thoroughfare/7-quincy-illinois-temporary-refuge-1838%E2%80%9339|title=Quincy, Illinois: A Temporary Refuge, 1838-39|publisher=BYU Religious Studies Center|access-date=2013-10-27|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190234/http://rsc.byu.edu/archived/mormon-thoroughfare/7-quincy-illinois-temporary-refuge-1838%E2%80%9339|archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref>
* [[November 3]] – ''[[The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce]]'' is founded (renamed  ''[[The Times of India]]'' in [[1861]]).
* [[November 5]] – Dissolution of the [[Federal Republic of Central America]]: [[Honduras]] and [[Costa Rica]] follow the example of [[Nicaragua]] and secede from the federation.<ref name=Sandoval/>
* [[November 16]] – [[Austrian Empire|Austria]]: [[Moravia]] opens the final section of [[Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway]] ([[Rajhrad]]–[[Brno]]) for exhibition (preliminary) use.
* [[November 27]] – [[Pastry War]]: Mexico is invaded by French forces.
* [[December 16]] – [[Battle of Blood River]]: The [[Boer]]s win a decisive victory over the [[Zulus]].
* [[December]] – [[First Anglo-Afghan War]]: [[British Army|British]] and [[Presidency armies]] set out from [[Punjab region|Punjab]] in support of [[Shah Shujah Durrani]]'s claim to the throne of [[Afghanistan]].