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1595 BCE
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Hittites sack Babylon
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63 BCE
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The Roman general Pompey captures Jerusalem and annexes Judea to Rome.
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2 Sep 31 BCE
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Octavian defeats Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium.
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9 CE
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Germans push the Roman frontier back to the Rhine River
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260
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Shapur I captures Valerian at Edessa
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28 Oct 312
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Battle of Milvian Bridge; Constantine converts to Christianity
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Nov 383
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Battle of Fei River
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1047
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William, Duke of Normandy, demonstrates skills as a warrior in defeat of Norman rebels
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1057
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A victory at Varaville puts William in firm control of Normandy.
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1063
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William of Normandy conquers Maine, making him the most powerful ruler in northern France.
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14 Oct 1066
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Battle of Hastings
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1069
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William the Conqueror suppresses rebellions in England
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1084
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Pope rescued from siege at Castel Sant'Angelo
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1296
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Edward I of England captures Edinburgh Castle after a three-day siege.
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1314
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Scots under Robert the Bruce recapture Edinburgh Castle from the English.
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23 Jun 1314
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The Battle of Bannockburn takes place near Stirling Castle in Scotland. The decisive battle regains Scottish independence and establishes Robert the Bruce as King Robert I.
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1334
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The English recapture Edinburgh Castle from the Scots.
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1341
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The Scots retake Edinburgh Castle from the English.
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17 Jul 1453
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Battle of Castillon
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1571
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"Lang Siege" of Edinburgh Castle
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13 Aug 1704
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John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, leads Allied forces to victory over the French at Blindheim, a.k.a. Blenheim, during the Wars of the Spanish Succession. Marlborough personally receives the surrender of the French leader, Marshall Talland. I
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27 Feb 1776
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Colonial forces are victorious in the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, North Carolina, during the American Revolution.
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27 Aug 1776
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British Victory on Long Island
