Historical place archive

Rhine in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Rhine in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1672–1672

Historical events in Rhine

1672

12 June 1672
French Invasion of Dutch Republic
William III of Orange · Grand Alliance

French forces cross the Rhine during the invasion of the Dutch Republic, confronting William III of Orange with the defining military crisis of his early career.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Rhine. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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