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1602
Mar 17
| 1602 • The United East India Company is established by the United Provinces States-General in Amsterdam, with the stated intention of capturing the spice trade from the Portuguese. |
1622
Aug 25
Age: 20y
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marriagePierre Du Bois Jr. Canterbury, Kent, England ⇓ Walloon Church 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1622 • Thirty Years' War: While on their way to relieve the Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom in the Netherlands, the army of Mansfeld and Christian of Brunswick is blocked by a Spanish army led by Gonzalo de Córdoba. In the Battle of Fleurus, Cordoba manages to fight off the Protestant assault. The next day, Cordoba surprises the retreating Protestant army with his cavalry, resulting in the destruction of most of the Protestant army. |
1625
Oct 1
Age: 23y
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birth of childHester Du Bois Canterbury, Kent, England ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1625 • A Dutch fleet attacks the Portuguese garrison at Elmina castle at present-day Elmina, Ghana, but is defeated with heavy casualties. This defeat, along with the defeats at Bahia and Puerto Rico caused a 5-year-long lull in Dutch attacks on Spanish and Portuguese colonies. |
1633
Sep 17
Age: 31y
| 1633 • The Jews of Poznań are granted the privilege of forbidding Christians to enter into their city quarter. |