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685 battle between the Pics and the Northumbrians
685 battle between the Pics and the Northumbrians
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1568 opening battle of the Marian civil war in Scotland
1568 opening battle of the Marian civil war in Scotland
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1612 Spanish raid on Tunisian port
1612 Spanish raid on Tunisian port
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During the Nine Years War an English fleet destroys beached French ships near Saint-Vaast-
During the Nine Years War an English fleet destroys beached French ships near Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (1692)
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1771 war of the Bar Confederation clashes
1771 war of the Bar Confederation clashes
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