1841 events
Beaver Wars: Aggravated by increased French incursions into their territory, a large force of Mohawk warriors…
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
Scanian War: Swedish forces defeated Danish troops at the Battle of Halmstad.
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
The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Breda.
The Second Anglo-Dutch War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Breda.
Baptist minister John Clarke (pictured) was granted the Rhode Island Royal Charter, described as the "grandest…
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great…
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
Portuguese Restoration War: Having crossed the Minho and entered Portuguese territory, a Spanish army was victorious…
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off th