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Alexander Hamilton Biography and Timeline

Follow Alexander Hamilton through 7 dated historical records for Scotland.

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Alexander Hamilton, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records

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1642–1642Years on this page

1642

27 April 1642

Covenanters

General Artillery · Down · Warfare / Military

Begins to secure a base for the Covenanters in Down

27 April 1642

Siege of Down

General Artillery · Down · Warfare / Military

Begins to secure a base for the Covenanters in Down

12 May 1642

Covenanters

General Artillery · Down · Warfare / Military

Succeeds in securning a base for the Covenanters in Down

12 May 1642

Siege of Down

General Artillery · Down · Warfare / Military

Succeeds in securning a base for the Covenanters in Down

May 1642

Siege of Newry

General Artillery · Newry · Warfare / Military

Occupies Newry & massacres 80 of its inhabitants

1642

Covenanters

General Artillery · Ulster · Warfare / Military

Appointed General of the Artillery of the Covenanters in Ulster

1642

General

General Artillery · Ulster · Warfare / Military

Appointed General of the Artillery of the Covenanters in Ulster

Records, sources and methodology

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