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| 1899, May 18–July 29 |
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| FIRST HAGUE PEACE CONFERENCE (See 1899, May 18–July 29). | 1 |
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| Aug. 9 |
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| Extension of the Franco-Russian Alliance, during Delcassé's visit to St. Petersburg. The alliance was extended to provide for the maintenance of the balance of power as well as the maintenance of peace, and the term of the military convention was made indefinite. | 2 |
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| Oct. 9 |
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| Outbreak of the Boer War (See 1899–1902). | 3 |
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| Oct. 14 |
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| The so-called Windsor treaty between Britain and Portugal. The secret agreement renewed older treaties of 1642 and 1661, involving a guaranty of Portuguese territory and including a promise by Portugal not to let munitions pass through Delagoa Bay to the Transvaal or to declare neutrality. The agreement was a negation of the spirit of the German-British agreement of August 1898. | 4 |
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| Nov. 25 |
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| Berlin-Baghdad Railway concession (See Nov. 25). Though primarily an economic enterprise, the railway project quickly became a vital factor in the relations of Germany with Russia and Britain. | 5 |
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| Nov. 20–28 |
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| Visit of William II and Bülow to England (the first since 1895). Discussion of a possible Anglo-German-American agreement failed to bear fruit, marking a cooling in Anglo-German relations. | 6 |
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