A Daily Dose of History (19 Jul 2023)

Today's historical events:

• Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is recognized in Antioch and makes it his capital.
• Battle of Simancas: King Ramiro II of León defeats the Moorish army under Caliph Abd-al-Rahman III near the city of Simancas.
• Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Halidon Hill: The English win a decisive victory over the Scots.
• Italian War of 1542-46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.
• The Tudor warship Mary Rose sinks off Portsmouth; in 1982 the wreck is salvaged in one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology.
• The attempt to install Lady Jane Grey as Queen of England collapses after only nine days.
• Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel.
• Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow.

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