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Great Northern War: Polish–Saxon forces were defeated by a Swedish army half their size at the Battle of Kliszów.
Nine Years' War: French troops defeated the forces of the Grand Alliance led by William III of England at the Battle…
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.
Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the…
Glorious Revolution: Provincial militia and citizens in Boston revolted, arresting officials of the Dominion of New Engl
The Act of Toleration became law, granting freedom of worship to English nonconformists under certain circumstances, but
Troops loyal to James II of England defeated those of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth at the Battle of Sedgemoor,…
Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island
Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island
Scanian War: The Swedish warship Kronan, one of the largest ships in the world at the time, sank at the Battle of Öland
A royal charter granted the Hudson's Bay Company a monopoly in the fur trade in Rupert's Land (present-day Canada)
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic a
Charles II and Louis XIV signed a secret treaty, requiring England to aid France in its war against the Dutch Republic a
Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660): Henry Morgan with an English privateer force landed at Porto Bello (in modern-day…
Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution
Baptist minister John Clarke (pictured) was granted the Rhode Island Royal Charter, described as the "grandest…
Mary Dyer (pictured) was hanged in Boston for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary Dyer was hanged in Boston for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Anglo-Spanish War: The largest battle ever fought on Jamaica, the three-day Battle of Rio Nuevo, began
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off th