[1]Sinclair Dates: July 2.
In 1644: Marston Moor, One of the decisive battles in English history.
The long dominance of the King was broken as his Northern Army under
Newcastle was destroyed and York was taken. Parliament was
strengthened by an alliance with the Scots which explained their
preponderance of numbers. Parliament attacked decisively at the end of
the day just as the Royalists had decided there was to be no action
that afternoon. Cromwell was wounded . . . and nearly 6,000 died in
all.
In 1644: Battle of Marston Moor,
In 1644: Marston Moor, One of the decisive battles in English history.
The long dominance of the King was broken as his Northern Army under
Newcastle was destroyed and York was taken. Parliament was
strengthened by an alliance with the Scots which explained their
preponderance of numbers. Parliament attacked decisively at the end of
the day just as the Royalists had decided there was to be no action
that afternoon. Cromwell was wounded . . . and nearly 6,000 died in
all.
In 1035: Robert I, the Magnificient, d., Duke of Normandy dies,
Nicaea, Bithynia, Turkey .
[2]Tomorrow: July 3.
In 1916: Battle of the Somme, First day of the battle of the Somme
after a week of heavy bombardment of German positions.
In 1915: U.S. occup. Haiti, Source: ToW
In 776 B.C.: First Olympiad, First Olympic Games .
References
1. http://www.mids.org/sinclair/timeline.html
2. http://www.mids.org/sinclair/timeline.html
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