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1625
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. |
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Age: 36y
1661
Age: 36y
1661 • Russo-Swedish War (1656–58) – Treaty of Cardis: Russia surrenders to Sweden all captured territories. |
1664
Jun 15
Age: 39y
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birth of childJoseph Lester New London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1664 • John Evelyn's Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber is published in London in book form. |
1692
Age: 67y
1692 • June 3 – The Battle of La Hougue is the decisive naval battle in the Nine Years' War, ending in an Anglo-Dutch victory. |