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1547 Anglo-Scottish battle
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1604 three-year siege during the Eighty Years' War
1604 three-year siege during the Eighty Years' War
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1698 last significant battle of Great Turkish War
1698 last significant battle of Great Turkish War
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1746 British attempt to capture the town during the War of the Austrian Succession
1746 British attempt to capture the town during the War of the Austrian Succession
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1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War in Pennsylvania
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