On This Day!

[On This Day]

Jun 29th 1644 - Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the battle of Cropredy Bridge, the last battle won by an English King on English soil.

Jun 30th 1559 - King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel de Montgomery.

Jul 1st 1690 - Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne.

Jul 2nd 1839 - Twenty miles off the coats of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinque take over the slave ship Amistad.

Jul 3rd 1754 - French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.

Jul 4th 1879 - Anglo-Zulu War: The Zululand capital of Ulundi is captured by British troops and burnt to the ground, thus ending the war and forcing King Cetshwayo to flee.

Jul 5th 1809 - The Battle of Wagram, the largest of the Napoleonic Wars.

[mijalo]

Also for 30th June;
1097 - The Crusaders defeated the Turks at Dorylaeum
1913 - Fighting broke out between Bulgaria and Greece and Spain. It was the beginning of the Second Balkan War.
1915 - French failure to take Vimy Ridge in Second Battle of Artois
And in non-military terms, the 104th anniversary of the Tunguska 'explosion'

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Good day for wargamers, especially those who want their Aztecs... 

1516 â€" The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognises Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognises Francis's claim to Milan.
1521 â€" Tenochtitlán (present day Mexico City) falls to conquistador Hernán Cortés.
1536 â€" Buddhist monks from Kyōto's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536).
1553 â€" Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva as a heretic.
1704 â€" War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim â€" English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
1792 â€" King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.

[FierceKitty]

Good day for wargamers, especially those who want their Aztecs... 

Huh? (sits up, trailing cobwebs and with dust streaming off him)

[mijalo]

28 August
489 - Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo
663 - Sillaâ€"Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration and Yamato supporters to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang
1189 - the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre
1542 - The Battle of Wofla in the Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557)
1640 - Battle of Newburn
1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run

[FierceKitty]

28 August
489 - Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo
663 - Sillaâ€"Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration and Yamato supporters to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang
1189 - the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre
1542 - The Battle of Wofla in the Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557)
1640 - Battle of Newburn
1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run

Newbury?

[mijalo]

  Newburn - 2nd Bishops War between English Royalist and Scottish Covenanter troops