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Netherlands in 1690

Historical records for Netherlands in 1690, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

10Records
7Events
3Named people
5Places
4Categories

Historical records

July

1 July 1690Battle of BoyneGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

Boyne · Warfare / English Succession War

Accompanies William III to Ireland to put down the Irish Jacobites, and commands a body of Dutch cavalry at the Battle of the Boyne

1 July 1690Battle of BoyneGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

Boyne · Warfare / English Succession War

Ginkell accompanied William III to Ireland to take on the Franco-Irish Jacobites, and commanded a body of Dutch cavalry at the Battle of the Boyne

12 July 1690Battle of AnthrimGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

Anthrim · Warfare / Military

Commands an Orange victory

Other Events

1690Capture of AthloneGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

Athlone · Warfare / English Succession War

Ginkel captures Athlone

1690Capture of AthloneGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

Athlone · Warfare / Military

Commands the Capture of Athlone

1690Capture of LimerickGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

Limerick · Warfare / English Succession War

Ginkel captures Limerick

1690Cause of GravityChristiaan Huygens

Leiden · Science / Physics

Publishes mechanical ideas about gravity and centrifugal force in cosmological context.

1690Invasion of IrelandGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

House / House of Orange

Appointed Commander of the English forces in Ireland on behalf of William of Orange

1690Invasion of IrelandGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

Warfare / English Succession War

Ginkell accompanied William III to Ireland to take on the Franco-Irish Jacobites, and commanded a body of Dutch cavalry at the Battle of the Boyne

1690Treatise On LightChristaan Huygens

Science / Physics

Publication of "Treatise On Light"

Names involved

Christaan HuygensChristiaan HuygensGodert de Ginkel Athlone, 1st

Places involved

AnthrimAthloneBoyneLeidenLimerick

Provenance

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