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May 13, 2024 · Battle of Magdeburg, (November 1630–20 May 1631). After defeat at Dessau and Denmark’s withdrawal, the Protestants had received a boost when Sweden invaded Germany in 1630, but they could not prevent the imperial army’s sack of Magdeburg, the most infamous episode of the Thirty Years’ War.
Apr 30, 2024 · Tilly first laid siege to the Protestant city of Magdeburg, which had rashly declared for Gustav, and on May 20, 1631, fearing the arrival of a Swedish relief army, Tilly’s troops stormed the city and conducted a thorough sack. Of more than 30,000 people in Magdeburg, at least three-quarters perished, and most of their houses burned to the ...
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2 days ago · The Sack of Magdeburg in 1631. Gustavus put pressure on Brandenburg by sacking Küstrin and Frankfurt an der Oder, while the Sack of Magdeburg in May 1631 provided a powerful warning of the consequences of Imperial victory.
May 15, 2024 · Battle of Tenochtitlán, (May 22–August 13, 1521), military engagement between the Aztecs and a coalition of Spanish and indigenous combatants. Spanish conquistadores commanded by Hernán Cortés allied with local tribes to conquer the Aztec capital city of Tenochtitlán.
6 days ago · Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope each discovered troves of dinosaur fossils in the 19th century—but grew obsessed with bringing each other down in the Bone Wars.
6 days ago · S. 1631 is a bill in the United States Congress. A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law. Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1631. This is the one from the 118 th Congress. How to cite this information.
4 days ago · The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states arranged by Pope Pius V, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Patras.
