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British-Dutch forces under William III defending the city of Brussels fight an inconclusive battle at Steenkerque…
A Williamite army under Godert de Ginkell takes the city of Athlone from the Jacobites after a short siege
Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
War of the Grand Alliance: Marshal de Luxembourg triumphs over an Anglo-Dutch army at the battle of Fleurus.
Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).
Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail…
Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of…
The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting dissenting Protestants but excluding Roman Catholics
Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites.
Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutt
The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution
Battle of Mohács: Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces
Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. Troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st…
Morean War: The 49-day Siege of Coron ends with the surrender and massacre of its garrison by the Venetians.
An imperial coalition army under Charles of Lorraine defeats the Ottoman army that had been besieging Esztergom.