Historical Events

Battle of Agincourt

1415 Battle of Agincourt: Henry V 's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armored knight at Azincourt, France

1747 British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre

King George III

1760 George III succeeds to the throne as King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector/King of Hanover upon the death of George II

1812 US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian

1828 St Katharine Docks opens in London, England

1854 Prince Menshikov of Crimea occupies British base at Balaclava

1900 Great Britain annexes the former Boer South African Republic, renaming it the Transvaal Colony

1901 Joseph Chamberlain, British Colonial Affairs Secretary, make

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