1071
Arrest of Romanus IV
Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV
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Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Romanos IV launches a large scale expedition against the Seljuk stronghold of Manzikert
Becomes King of Bohemia.
Succeeds as Elector of Saxony after the death of Ernest.
Succeeds Ernest as Elector of Saxony.
Commences her imprisonment in Fotheringay Castle
The Estates offered the Elector Palatine the Bohemian crown
Breaks through at Brandon Hill followed by the surrender of Bristol to the Royalists
Appointed Lord General of the Covenanter Army
Appointed Lord General of the Covenanter Army
Leaves London for Portsmouth to take command of the expedition that will operate against Jacobite-held Cork and Kinsale.
Terms are settled after the citadel of Huy surrenders to the Allies.
The contents of Louis XIV's will are revealed to Orleans
A Regency council deprives Toulouse of his royal privileges
Article 1 establishes that men are born and remain free and equal in rights, while allowing distinctions based on common utility.
Article 10 protects opinions, including religious beliefs, provided their expression does not disturb public order established by law.
Article 11 protects speaking, writing and printing while allowing legal responsibility for abuses of that liberty.
Article 12 states that public force exists for the benefit of all rather than the private advantage of those controlling it.
Article 13 requires public taxation to be distributed among citizens according to their ability to contribute.
Article 14 recognizes citizens' right to consent to taxation and supervise its amount, basis, collection, duration and use.
Article 15 gives society the right to demand an account of administration from every public official.
Article 16 states that a society without guaranteed rights and defined separation of powers has no constitution.
Article 17 protects property from deprivation except for legally established public necessity with just prior compensation.
Article 2 identifies liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression as natural and imprescriptible rights.
Article 3 locates the principle of sovereignty in the nation rather than in a monarch, estate or individual.
Article 4 defines liberty through freedom of action bounded by the equal rights of others and limits established by law.
Article 5 limits legal prohibitions to actions harmful to society and rejects compulsion unsupported by law.
Article 6 describes law as the expression of the general will and affirms equal access to public office according to capacity.
Article 7 rejects accusation, arrest or detention except in cases and forms established by law.
Article 8 requires penalties to be strictly necessary and based on a law established before the offence.
Article 9 establishes the presumption of innocence and condemns unnecessary harshness during arrest.
The Assembly completes the article-by-article voting that produces the seventeen-article declaration.
The Assembly completes the declaration before finishing the detailed constitutional institutions that will govern the new political order.
The adopted declaration makes national sovereignty a constitutional principle and denies independent authority to any individual or corporate body.
The preamble describes the declaration as a statement of natural, inalienable and sacred rights intended to guide government and citizens.
The final declaration protects religious opinions but makes their public exercise subject to legally defined public order.
Hertzog's federal party expands its organization into Pretoria.
Addresses early casualty information concerning the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front.
Responds to parliamentary questions about whether compulsory military service will be introduced.
Addresses proposals to extend the age limits for men available for emergency military service.
Reports the destruction of German auxiliary cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse by HMS Highflyer.
The Austrian 3rd Army is thrown back by the Russian 3rd & Eighth armies
The Transvaal branch of the National Party is established.
Discusses the conduct of public political meetings while the country is at war.
Appointed Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
Receives conflicting reports about Kornilov's intentions as relations between the government and army headquarters deteriorate.
Insists that military authority must be strengthened to save Russia.
Insists that stronger military authority is required to restore discipline and prevent further collapse of the Russian army.
Presses demands for stronger government and military measures as tensions with Kerensky reach a critical stage.
Haig supports Canadian-led attacks along the Scarpe that push German forces toward the Hindenburg Line.
Assassinated by rightist extremists, a symbol of "defeatism"
Most of the Labour Party refuse to support MacDonalds coalition Government
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain 3rd term
Signs the treaty allowing British forces to remain in the Suez Canal Zone for imperial defence.
Signs a treaty limiting British troops mainly to the Suez Canal Zone.
Accepts the treaty that limits British troops mainly to the Suez Canal Zone while recognising Egyptian sovereignty.
Britain signs a Treaty with Egypt agreeing independence
Under a Treaty signed with Britain, Britain is allowed to keep the Suez Canal
2 panzer & 10 infantry divisions move into Poland to secure Romanian oil fields
2 panzer & 10 infantry divisions move into Poland to secure Romanian oil fields
British troops complete the occupation of the Abadan oilfields in Iran
Horii directs the Japanese advance over the Owen Stanley Range toward Port Moresby.
Romania declares war on Germany after German troops are defeated in Bucharest
Appointed of the Provisional Government
Walks in triumph down the Champs Elysees
Appointed of the Provisional Government
The British Motor Corporation launches the Mini, produced at Longbridge and Cowley.
Oversees negotiations resulting in the Moscow Protocol after the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Electric Lady Studios opens in New York
Participates in the Women's Strike for Equality movement
Helps lead the Women's Strike for Equality
Supports the Women's Strike for Equality
Hong Kong Garden enters the Official Singles Chart and reaches number seven.
Al-Khasawneh participates in government appointment connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Presents the Bosnian government's position at the London conference.
Hosts international negotiations seeking to contain the Bosnian conflict.
Appointed Interim Head of State of Nigeria after Ibrahim Babangida steps aside
Wins the first of her two Olympic silver medals.
Helps Brazil reach the Olympic women's football final.
Promulgates reforms removing appointed senators and reducing military influence over civilian institutions.
Parliament enacts the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act.
Announces retirement from international football
Mnangagwa is inaugurated after the Constitutional Court confirms the election result.
The IAEA and Iran agree to resolve access issues at two locations requested by safeguards inspectors.
Death of Johann Franz Encke
James Franck is born in Hamburg, Germany.
The future Nobel physicist is born into a Hamburg family.
Birth of Brian John Duffy, later known as Jet Black, drummer and founding member of The Stranglers.
Birth of Edward Witten
Death of Ottokar II
Death of Mathias Erxberger, assassinated
Death of Lon Chaney
Killed in the crash of a Ukrainian F-16 during air defense operations
The Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper Battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios, the right wing under Theodore Alyates, and the centre under the Emperor
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Victory at the Battle of Manzikert cuts off pilgrim routes to Jerusalem, prompts the 1st Crusade
Victory at the Battle of Manzikert enables the Turks to consolidate control of the central Anatolian plateau
Victory at the Battle of Manzikert opens up Asia Minor to the Turks
Victory at the Battle of Manzikert over the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV who is captured
The Byzantine army gathers itself into a battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions with the left wing under Bryennios the right wing under Theodore Alyates and the centre under the Emperor
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert and the capture of the Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes undermines Byzantine control Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
Doukas escapes from the Battle of Manzikert and marches back to Constantinople where he leads a coup against Romanos and proclaimed Michael VII as basileus
The decisive defeat of the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert undermines Byzantine control of Anatolia and Armenia and allows for the gradual Turkification of Anatolia
The fallout from Manzikert was disastrous for the Byzantines, resulting in civil conflicts and an economic crisis that severely weakened the Byzantine Empire's ability to adequately defend its borders
Defeated & killed by the forces of Emperor Rudolf of Habsburg & Hungary
Dies fighting Rudolf of Habsburg.
The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos
The rear division was led by William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton
The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos
A following division of knights and men-at-arms was led by Charles II, Count of Alencon, accompanied by the blind King John of Bohemia.
Philip VI's brother, Charles d'Alencon, is killed in battle.
Philip formed his army for battle, with Genoese troops under Antonio Doria and Carlo Grimaldi in the vanguard.
The French army is routed at Crecy.
The next division was led by Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine and Louis II, Count of Blois, while Philip himself commanded the rearguard.
An army of English, Welsh and allied troops from the Holy Roman Empire led by Edward III of England engaged and defeated a much larger army of French, Genoese and Majorcan troops led by Philip VI of France.
Defeats Philip VI in a major English victory
Edward III marches on Calais which surrenders & is used as a base for further attacks. 20,000 English bowmen & infantry defeat Philips army of 60,000.
Emboldened by the lessons of tactical flexibility and utilisation of terrain learned from the earlier Saxons and Vikings and the recent battles with the Scots, the English army won a decisive victory.
The battle crippled the French armys ability to come to the aid of Calais, which fell to the English the following year. Calais would remain under English rule for over two centuries, falling in 1558
The battle saw the rise as the dominant Western European battlefield weapon of the longbow, whose effects were devastating when used en masse. Crecy also saw the use by the English army of some very early cannon.
Commands the right wing at the Battle of Crecy
Fights at the Battle of Crecy under Edward III.
A following division of knights and men-at-arms was led by Charles II, Count of Alencon, accompanied by the blind King John of Bohemia.
Philip VI's brother, Charles d'Alencon, is killed in battle.
Philip formed his army for battle, with Genoese troops under Antonio Doria and Carlo Grimaldi in the vanguard.
The French army is routed at Crecy.
The next division was led by Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine and Louis II, Count of Blois, while Philip himself commanded the rearguard.
Fights at the Battle of Crecy
The English army was deployed in three divisions, or "battles". Edward's son, Edward, the Prince of Wales commanded the vanguard with John de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, Thomas de Beauchamp, the Earl of Warwick and Sir John Chandos
Defeats Charles the Bold & annexes the Duchy of Burgundy
Raises the Royalist Standard at Blair Atholl in the Highlands
Ruyter wins a victory over George Ayscues channel squadron
Ruyter wins a victory over George Ayscues channel squadron
Wellingtons brigade drives away a Danish force of 4,000
With 80,000 men defeats an Allied Army under Schwarzenburg of 200,000 men
Attacks Napoleon at St Cyr with the Emperors of Russia & Austria but is repulsed
Napoleon wins at Dresden against the allied armies, including Russian forces, during the 1813 campaign.
The French lose 10,000 & the Allies 38,000. French victory against the Prussians & Russians
The Austrian 3rd Army is thrown back by the Russian 3rd & Eighth armies
Later gives him Hindenburg & Ludendorf a legendary status during the Weimar Republic. Decisive victory against Russia in east Prussia
The Russian centre moves into a trap & is overwhelmed by the German VIII Army. Shoots himself after the Battle of Tannenberg. Decisive German victory under Hindenburg & Ludendorf against Russia in East Prussia. 2 Russian corps, 13th, 15th & 23rd are trapped
The Germans counterattack the Russian east flank
Russian forces stop their attacks. In 4 days 40,000 Japanese & 27,000 Russian soldiers have been killed
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