1631
| 1631 • Thirty Years' War: In the Battle of Breitenfeld, Tilly's imperial army is decisively defeated by Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden, shattering the imperial army of the Holy Roman Empire and marking the first significant victory for the Protestants in the war. |
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Age: 19y
1650
Age: 19y
birth of childAndrew Bourne Plymouth, Devon, England ⇓ |
| 1650 • Colonel George Monck forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, forerunner of the Coldstream Guards. |
1653
Age: 22y
marriageAnne Bourne Plymouth, Devon, England ⇓ |
1668
Age: 37y
| 1668 • Isaac Newton builds the first reflecting telescope[http://books.google.com/books?id=32IDpTdthm4C&pg=PA67&lpg=PA67&dq=newton+reflecting+telescope++1668+letter+1669&source=bl&ots=PKABaGwPaN&sig=rPS8w23_nAp3kH5YMYGZ7JHhOaI&hl=en&ei=0QC1Svf7AsWb8Aa3nqGTDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#v=onepage&q=newton%20reflecting%20telescope%20%201668%20letter%201669&f=false Isaac Newton: adventurer in thought, by Alfred Rupert Hall, page 67] (Newton's reflector). |
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Age: 41y
1672
Age: 41y
| 1672 • French forces under king Louis XIV cross the Rhine into the Netherlands. The city of Utrecht is occupied by the French Army. |
1672
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