Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroys 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillages the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire"
Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroys 150 merchant ships in the Vlie est
Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroys 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillages the town of West-Terschelling, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire"
Events Before
Battle of Mbwila [Ambuila]: Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also k
Battle of Mbwila [Ambuila]: Portuguese forces defeat the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitate King António I of Kongo, also known as Nvita a Nkanga
Portuguese trading port of Bombay is officially transferred to English control, as part of the dowry of Portuguese princ
Portuguese trading port of Bombay is officially transferred to English control, as part of the dowry of Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza
Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Dutch Vice-admiral De Ruyter captures Fort Cormantin from the English
Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Dutch Vice-admiral De Ruyter captures Fort Cormantin from the English
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication
NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights
NY approves new code guaranteeing Protestants religious rights
Events After
Resistance of Androsovo in Russia-Poland
Resistance of Androsovo in Russia-Poland
Treaty of Andrussovo ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia
Treaty of Andrussovo ends 13 year war between Poland & Russia
Treaty/Truce of Andrusovo signed between Tsardom of Russia & Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Truce of Andrusovo (Polish: Rozejm w Andruszowie, Russian: Андрусовское перемирие Andrusovskoye Pieriemiriye, also sometimes known as Treaty of Andrusovo) established a thirteen-and-a-half year...
Treaty of Andrussovo: Russia and Poland signs peace treaty
Treaty of Andrussovo: Russia and Poland signs peace treaty
Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River
Abraham Crijnssen (died 1 February 1669) was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing the English colony in Suriname in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, resulting in the establishment of...
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