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At the Battle of Liaoluo Bay Ming Chinese naval forces defeated a Dutch East India Company fleet in the Taiwan Strait,…
Albrecht von Wallenstein and King Christian IV of Denmark signed the Treaty of Lübeck to end Danish intervention in the
Albrecht von Wallenstein and King Christian IV of Denmark signed the Treaty of Lübeck to end Danish intervention in the
The Swedish warship Vasa sank shortly after departing Stockholm on her maiden voyage to take part in the Thirty Years'…
Dutch explorer Pieter Nuyts was appointed governor of Formosa (modern-day Taiwan) by the Dutch East India Company
Having been appointed the director-general of New Netherland, Peter Minuit arrived in Manhattan
Dutch–Portuguese War: Portuguese and Spanish forces recaptured the Brazilian city of Bahia, which had previously been ca
Dutch–Portuguese War: Portuguese and Spanish forces recaptured the Brazilian city of Bahia, which had previously been ca
Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance
Thirty Years' War: France and the Dutch Republic concluded the Treaty of Compiègne, a mutual defence alliance
Fifty-five Christians were executed in Nagasaki during the Great Genna Martyrdom, part of persecution towards…
The Treaty of Loudun was signed, ending a war that originally began as a power struggle for the French throne
The Treaty of Loudun was signed, ending a war that originally began as a power struggle for the French throne
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers.
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy defeated a Spanish–Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack
Anglo-Spanish War: An English fleet intercepted and attacked six Spanish ships at the Battle of the Narrow Seas…
Scottish nobleman John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, was killed during what was most likely a failed attempt to kidnap…
Anglo-Spanish War: After a 15-day siege Spanish troops in San Juan, modern-day Puerto Rico, surrendered to an English fo
Imjin War: Thirteen Korean ships commanded by Admiral Yi Sun-sin defeated a far larger Japanese invading fleet at the…