Historical Events

1298 English defeat the Scots at the Battle of Falkirk

1484 Battle of Lochmaben Fair - a 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas are defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas is captured

1587 2nd English colony forms on Roanoke Island off North Carolina

1691 Battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France

Transcontinental Crossing of Canada

1793 Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first European to complete a transcontinental crossing of Canada

Victory in Battle

1812 Duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain

1859 Underarm slow right arm bowler V E Walker takes 10-74 in 1st innings for an All-England Crick

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