[1]Tomorrow:
August 18
1227: Genghis Khan d., Mongol warrior-ruler Genghis Khan, died during
the siege of Hsingchungfu in West Hsia, China. Khan conquered from the
Adriatic Sea to the Pacific Coast of China.
1648: Battle of Preston,
[2]"The battle in which the army of the Scottish Engagers, invading
England under the duke of Hamilton, was cut off from Scotland by
Cromwell and completely dispersed in a series of running fights."
1699: Darien II, Second expedition sails from the Clyde, anchors again
in Rothesay Bay, waiting for a favourable wind.
References
1. http://www.quarterman.org/q/timeline.html
2. http://www.xrefer.com/entry/363284 some good references
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