Events 1777: American General George Washington defeats British General Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. 1815: Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia. 1823: Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico. 1833: The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over… Read More
Events AD 69: The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. 366: The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire. 1492: Reconquista: The Emirate of Granada, the last Moorish stronghold in Spain, surrenders. 1680: Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of… Read More
Events 193: The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman emperor. 404: Saint Telemachus tries to stop a gladiatorial fight in a Roman amphitheatre, and is stoned to death by the crowd. This act impresses the Christian Emperor Honorius, who issues a historic ban on gladiatorial fights. 417: Emperor Honorius forces… Read More
Events 406: Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gaul. 535: Byzantine general Belisarius completes the conquest of Sicily, defeating the Gothic garrison of Palermo (Panormos), and ending his consulship for the year. 870: Battle of Englefield: The Vikings clash with ealdorman Æthelwulf of Berkshire. The invaders are driven back to… Read More
Events 999: Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland. 1419: Hundred Years’ War: Battle of La Rochelle 1460: Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win… Read More
Events 875: Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor Charles II. 1427: The Ming army begins its withdraw from Hanoi, ending the Chinese domination of Đại Việt. 1503 – The Battle of Garigliano (1503) was fought between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba and a French army… Read More
Events 1655: Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege. 1703: Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England. 1814: War of 1812: The American schooner USS Carolina is destroyed. It was the last of… Read More
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