IMPORTANT DATES IN HISTORY Flashcards
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon’s French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher.
Spanish Armada
1588
Spanish Armada, the great fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England in conjunction with a Spanish army from Flanders.
World War 1
1914
World War I, also known as the Great War, started in 1914 after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
The battle of Bosworth Fields
1485
One of the most important battles in English and Welsh history took place at Bosworth during the 15th century Wars of the Roses. Early in August 1485
The Battle of Trafalgar
1805
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement that took place on 21 October 1805 between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).[5]
The Battle of Copenhagen
TheBattle of Copenhagen of 1801
Also known as theFirst Battle of Copenhagento distinguish it from theSecond Battle of Copenhagenin 1807, was anaval battlein which aBritishfleet fought and defeated a smaller force of theDano-Norwegian Navyanchored nearCopenhagenon 2 April 1801. The battle came about over British fears that the powerful Danish fleet would ally withFrance, and a breakdown in diplomatic communications on both sides.
Second World War
1939-1945
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
The Battle Of Agincourt
1415
The Battle of Agincourt .
French: Azincourt was an English victory in the Hundred Years’ War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin’s Day) near Azincourt, in northern France. The unexpected English victory against the numerically superior French army boosted English morale and prestige, crippled France, and started a new period of English dominance in the war that would last for 14 years until England was defeated by France in 1429 during the Siege of Orléans.
The War Of The Roses
AKA the 30 years war
1455-1487
TheWars of the Roses, known at the time and in following centuries asthe Civil Wars, were a series ofcivil warsfought over control of theEnglish thronefrom 1455 to 1487. The wars were fought between supporters of theHouse of LancasterandHouse of York, two rivalcadet branchesof the royalHouse of Plantagenet. The conflict resulted in the end of Lancaster’smale linein 1471, leaving theTudor familyto inherit their claim to the throne through thefemale line. Conflict was largely brought to an end upon the union of the two houses through marriage, creating theTudor dynastythat would subsequently rule England.
The Blitz
1940-1941
The Blitz, (September 7, 1940–May 11, 1941), intensebombingcampaignundertakenbyNazi Germanyagainst theUnited KingdomduringWorld War II. For eight months theLuftwaffedropped bombs onLondonand other strategic cities acrossBritain. The attacks were authorized by Germany’s chancellor,Adolf Hitler, after the British carried out a nighttime air raid on Berlin. The offensive came to be called the Blitz after the German wordblitzkrieg(“lightning war”)
The Great Stink
1858
The Great Stink was an event in Central London during July and August 1858 in which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste and industrial effluent that was present on the banks of the River Thames. The problem had been mounting for some years, with an ageing and inadequate sewer system that emptied directly into the Thames. The miasma from the effluent was thought to transmit contagious diseases, and three outbreaks of cholera before the Great Stink were blamed on the ongoing problems with the river.
The Great Plague
1665-1666
This was the worst outbreak of plague in England since the black death of 1348. London lost roughly 15% of its population. While 68,596 deaths were recorded in the city, the true number was probably over 100,000. Other parts of the country also suffered.
The earliest cases of disease occurred in the spring of 1665 in a parish outside the city walls called St Giles-in-the-Fields. The death rate began to rise during the hot summer months and peaked in September when 7,165 Londoners died in one week.
The Great Plague
1665-1666
This was the worst outbreak of plague in England since the black death of 1348. London lost roughly 15% of its population. While 68,596 deaths were recorded in the city, the true number was probably over 100,000. Other parts of the country also suffered.
The earliest cases of disease occurred in the spring of 1665 in a parish outside the city walls called St Giles-in-the-Fields. The death rate began to rise during the hot summer months and peaked in September when 7,165 Londoners died in one week.
The English Civil War
9 Years War
42
1642-1651
1639-1653 (Part of the wider campaign)
The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England[b] from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the struggle consisted of the First English Civil War and the Second English Civil War. The Anglo-Scottish War of 1650 to 1652 is sometimes referred to as the Third English Civil War
The War Of Independence
8 years war
1775-1783-September 3
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army
