Events 1408 – Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow. 1578 – Sir Francis Drake, after sailing through Strait of Magellan raids Valparaiso. 1649 – The town of Raahe (Swedish: Brahestad) was founded by Count Per Brahe the Younger. 1757 – Seven Years’ War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to… Read More
Events 771 – Austrasian king Carloman I dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish Kingdom. 1110 – The Kingdom of Jerusalem captures Sidon. 1259 – Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agree to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounces his claims to French-controlled territory on… Read More
Events 1775 – American Revolutionary War: USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones. 1799 – War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch: Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Sztáray defeats the French at Wiesloch (Refer… Read More
Events 1804 – At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French (refer to French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars). 1805 – War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Austerlitz: French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force. 1823 – Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union… Read More
Events 1640 – End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty. 1821 – José Núñez de Cáceres wins the independence of the Dominican Republic from Spain and… Read More
Events His rearguard is defeated while crossing the Aisne River by West Frankish forces under King Lothair III. 1707 – Queen Anne’s War: The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British Empire and their Creek allies to capture Pensacola, Spanish Florida. 1718 – Great Northern War: King Charles XII… Read More
Events 561 – Following the death of King Chlothar I at Compiègne, his four sons, Charibert I, Guntram, Sigebert I and Chilperic I, divide the Frankish Kingdom. 618 – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao at the Battle of Qianshuiyuan. 903 – The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman… Read More
