Historical place archive

River Rhine in History

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

6 records4 event labels3 people1707–1945

Historical events in River Rhine

1707

1707
Commander of Imperial Army
George I · Military

Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army on the Upper Rhine, 1707-1709

1707
Commander of Imperial Army
George I · War of the Spanish Succession

Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army on the Upper Rhine, 1707-1709

1707
Imperial Army
George I · Military

Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army on the Upper Rhine, 1707-1709

1707
Imperial Army
George I · War of the Spanish Succession

Appointed Commander of the Imperial Army on the Upper Rhine, 1707-1709

1945

1945
Veritable
Brian Horrocks · World War, 2nd

Helps clear the approaches to the Rhine

24 March 1945
Plunder
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill · World War, 2nd

Watches the Allies cross the Rhine

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and River 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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