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1405 siege during the Hundred Years' War
1405 siege during the Hundred Years' War
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1464
1464 battle during the Wars of the Roses
1464 battle during the Wars of the Roses. Marked the end of significant Lancastrian resistance in the north of England during the early part of the reign of Edward IV
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1499
Agreement between Poland and Lithuania (1499)
Agreement between Poland and Lithuania (1499)
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1768
1768 treaty between the Republic of Genoa and France
1768 treaty between the Republic of Genoa and France
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1862
Civil War battle wherein five Union Navy warships steamed up the James River to test the d
Civil War battle wherein five Union Navy warships steamed up the James River to test the defenses of Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital
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