Historical Events

Battle of Steenkerque

1692 Battle of Steenkerque: French defeat William III 's combined English/Dutch army

1704 English and Dutch fleet under George Rooke and George Byng capture Gibraltar

Battle of the Nile

1798 Battle of the Nile: British Admiral Horatio Nelson forces the remnants of the French fleet to surrender, concluding a decisive victory for the British, who capture or destroy 11 French ships of the line and 2 frigates

1881 Boers sign Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal becomes semi-autonomous

1904 British journalist Francis Younghusband visits the forbidden city of Lhasa

1907 Emperor Wilhelm of Germany meets with Tsar Nicholas of Russia to discuss Germany's plan to build a railroad to Baghdad; the discussion helps move Russia towards Britain and e

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