Historical Events

939 Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England

1523 English troops occupy Montalidier, France

Invasion of Île de Ré

1627 English invasion force under Duke of Buckingham abandons assault on French fortress of Saint Martin on Île de Ré, returning with just 2989 troops out of nearly 7000

Second Battle of Newbury

1644 Second Battle of Newbury: King Charles I 's Royalist army and the armies of Parliamentary fight an indecisive battle at Speen in Berkshire

1651 English troops occupy Limerick, Ireland

Philadelphia Founded

1682 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is founded by Englishman William Penn

Robert Spencer Dismissed

1688 King of England James II dismisses adviser Robert Spencer

1702 British troops plunder St Augustine, Florida

1914 British battlesh

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