Battle of Stromboli
Fights an inconclusive Battle against Duquesne
Historical events in 1676
46 historical records
January 16761 historical events
April 16761 historical events
Battle of Augusta
Injutred during an incoclusive Battle against Duquesne off the Gulf of Augusta
June 16762 historical events
Danish Invasion of Scania
A Danish army lands in Scania and begins a campaign to recover former Danish provinces.
Danish Invasion of Scania
A Danish army lands in Scania and begins a campaign to recover former Danish provinces.
July 16766 historical events
Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Death of Carl Gustaf Wrangel
Flamsteed House Occupied
Moves into the new observatory building at Greenwich.
Fall of Helsingborg
Danish forces occupy Helsingborg during their rapid advance through Scania.
Fall of Landskrona
The Danish invasion force captures the strategically important town of Landskrona.
Fall of Helsingborg
Danish forces occupy Helsingborg during their rapid advance through Scania.
Fall of Landskrona
The Danish invasion force captures the strategically important town of Landskrona.
August 16766 historical events
Danish Capture of Kristianstad
Danish troops storm Kristianstad and hold the fortress for nearly two years.
Danish Capture of Kristianstad
Danish troops storm Kristianstad and hold the fortress for nearly two years.
Battle of Halmstad
Charles defeats a Danish force near Halmstad and protects the province of Halland.
Relief of Halmstad
The Swedish advance forces the Danes to abandon their attempt against Halmstad.
Battle of Halmstad
Charles defeats a Danish force near Halmstad and protects the province of Halland.
Relief of Halmstad
The Swedish advance forces the Danes to abandon their attempt against Halmstad.
October 16762 historical events
March into Scania
Charles leads a weakened Swedish army south to confront the Danish field army.
March into Scania
Charles leads a weakened Swedish army south to confront the Danish field army.
December 16766 historical events
Battle of Lund
Charles leads Sweden to a major victory against the Danish army at Lund.
Personal Command at Lund
Charles commands Swedish forces throughout the exceptionally bloody battle near Lund.
Battle of Lund
Charles leads Sweden to a major victory against the Danish army at Lund.
Personal Command at Lund
Charles commands Swedish forces throughout the exceptionally bloody battle near Lund.
Winter Army Reorganisation
Charles rebuilds depleted units after the victory at Lund.
Winter Army Reorganisation
Charles rebuilds depleted units after the victory at Lund.
Speed of Light
Uses eclipses of Io to estimate that light travels at finite speed.
Finite Speed of Light from Io Eclipses
Uses timing variations in eclipses of Io to show that light travels at a finite speed.
Coffee Houses
Makes a proclamation for the suppression of coffee-houses because of the "defamation of His Majestys Government"
Treaty Signed at London
Signs another secret Treaty with France for a further three years
Political Arithmetick Written
Petty writes Political Arithmetick, applying quantitative reasoning to state and economic questions.
Homers Iliads in English
Hobbes publishes his complete English translation of Homer's Iliad.
Flamsteed Occupies Completed Observatory
The first Astronomer Royal moved into the new Greenwich building to undertake regular astronomical measurement. The work improved the repeatability of observational methods.
Chief Naval Squadron
Appointed Chief of the Naval Squadron, 1st term
Hanover Court Appointment
Leibniz enters the service of the House of Hanover as councillor and librarian.
Birth of Robert Walpole
Birth of Robert Walpole
Succession
Succeeds as King of Hungary
Southern Campaign
Shivaji begins a major southern campaign that extends Maratha influence into parts of present-day Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Pope
Appointed Pope, Benedetto Odescalchi
Invasion of Poland
About 200,000 Turks invade Poland under Ibrahim Pasha
Treaty of Zorawno
Western Ukraine is returned to Poland & Turkey keeps Chocim & Kanieniec
Battle of Zorawno
With an army of 16,000 succesfully defends the Dneister River
Succession
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia
Declaration of War
Oubreak of the 1st Russo-Turkish war
Arrest of William Drummond
Released & restored to his command
Reballion of Rebels in Bacon
During the Bacon Rebellion is forced to flee from the Capital of Virginia at Jamestown
Reballion of Organizes the Bacon
Organizes the Bacon Rebellion. Forces Governor William Berkley to flee from the capital of Virginia, Jamestown
Reballion of Rebels in Bacon
During the Bacon Rebellion is forced to flee from the Capital of Virginia at Jamestown