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CHRONOLOGY.
A.M. A.D.
5697 1693 Sea-fight off St. Vincent, when the English and
Dutch were defeated by the French, June 16,the latter taking or destroying eleven men ofwar.
The confederate army commanded by king Williamdefeated by the French under the command ofthe duke ot Luxembourg, at Landen, July 29.The French army under the command of M. de Ca-tinat defeat the confederates under the commandof the duke of Savoy, at Marsaglia near Turin,Sept. 24.
Bank of England established.
5698 1694 State Lotteries first established, Jan. 29.
Hackney-coaches first licensed, April 25.
The English fail in a design to destroy the harbourof Brest, June 15.
Queen Mary II. of England dies, Dec. 28, of the, small-pox, and William III. reigns alone.
5700 1696 Assassination plot against king William discovered,
Feb. 14.
An act of parliament, that the solemn affirmation anddeclaration of the Quakers shall be accepted in-stead of an oath, sanctioned by king William,. April 27.
The duke of Savoy concludes a separate peace withFrance, August 23.
Peter the Great, czar of Moscovy, conquers Azoph' from the Turks.
5701 1697 Charles XI. king of Sweden, dies, April 17, and is
succeeded by his son Charles XII.
The imperialists, under the command of prince Eu-gene, of Savoy, obtained a signal victory overthe Turks at Zenta, Sept. 1, the Grand Vizierand above 20,000 of his men being slain.
The peace of Ryswick between France, England,Spain, and Holland, is signed Sept. 10, and rati-fied by king William at Loo the 15th. Theemperor signs the treaty with France, Oct. 22.
5702 1698 A fire happens at Whitehall, Jan. 4, which entirely
destroys that palace, except the banqueting-house.
5703 1699 A peace is concluded between the emperor and Po-
land on one side, and the Turks on the other,Jan. 26, by the mediation of the Lord Paget andMr. Collier, the English and Dutch ministers ;and the next month a peace is concluded betweenthe Venetians and the Turks.
5704 1700 Pope Innocent XII. dies, Oct. 17, in the 86th year of
his age, and is succeeded on the23d of Novemberfollowing, by Cardinal Albani, who takes thename of Clement XI.
Charles XII. king of Sweden, gains a signal victory-over the Muscovites near Narva, Dec. 1.
5705 1701 King James II. of England, dies of a lethargy at St.
' Germains on Laye in France, Sept. 8, in the 68th
year of his age.
Frederic, elector of Brandenburg, takes the title ofking of Prussia.
5706 1702 King William III. of England dies in consequence of
a fall from his horse, March 8 ; and is succeededby Anne, second daughter of king James II.
War is proclaimed against France by the queen ofGreat Britain, the emperor, and the Dutch, all inone day, May 4.
The Stakes-General, July 9, give the command of. their forces to the earl of Marlborough, who hadbeen appointed captain-general of all her BritannicMajesty’s forces at home and abroad, March 14.Battle of Luzzara gained by the Imperialists over theFrench and Spaniards, Aug. 4.
Battle of Fridliriguen between the Imperialists underPrince Lewis of Baden, and the French com-manded by Marshal Villars, in which the latter arerouted, Oct. 2.
A. M. A. D.
5706 1702 The Vigo fleet taken by the English and Dutch, Oc-
tober 12.
The earl of Marlborough for his great servicescreated by queen Anne duke of Marlborough,Dec. 10.
5707 1703 Count Stirum is defeated by the elector of Bavaria
and the marquis d’Usson, near Hochstet withthe loss of 12,000 men, Sept 20.
On Friday, Nov. 26, between eleven and twelveo’clock in the evening, began the most violentstorm that ever was known. The wind was west-south-west, and continued till seven next morn-ing, blowing down a multitude of chimnies, topsof houses, spires, and even whole buildings, andtearing up trees by the roots, &c. Several peoplewere killed in their beds, particularly Dr. RichardKidder, bishop of Bath and Wells, by the fall ofpart of the episcopal palace at Wells. The da-mage, in the city of London only, was computedat near two millions; and at Bristol at about200,000/. Sixteen English men of war were lostupon the coast, and above 1,500 seamen, besidesthose cast away in merchant-ships.
The French and Spaniards attack the Bahama islands,ruin the Isle of Providence, and put all to the swordexcept the governor.
5708 1704 Gibraltar taken by the English under Sir George
Rooke, July 13.
Stanislaus Lenzinski, Palatine of Posen, is electedking of Poland by the Cardinal ltadziouski’s fac-tion at Warsaw, supported by Charles XII. kingof Sweden, July 12.
The confederates, in number about 52,000, com-manded by the duke of Marlborough and princeEugene, engage the French and Bavarians whowere about 60,000, under the command of theelector of Bavaria, and the marshals Tallard andMorsin, near Hochstet and Blenheim, and obtaina complete victory. Marshal Tallard, and above13,000 men, (of which more than 1,200 were of-ficers) were taken prisoners ; besides near 20,000killed, wounded, or drowned in the Danube.The loss of the confederates amounted to 4485men killed, 7525 wounded, and 273 lost or madeprisoners, Aug. 2.
Great sea-fight between the French and English offMalaga, when the former entirely relinquishedthe dominion of the sea to the latter, Nov. 13.
The emperor creates the duke of MarlboroughPrince of Mindelheim for his great services tothe empire, Aug. 17.
5709 1705 Battle of Cassano in Italy between the Imperialists
ami the French, in which the former were victo-rious, Aug. 5.
5710 1706 The battle of Ramillies is fought, May 12, in which
the confederates commanded by the duke ofMarlborough and monsieur Auverquerque obtaina complete victory over the French and Bavariansheaded by the elector of Bavaria and marshal deVilleroy. Of the former there were about 1,000slain and 2,000 wounded ; and of the latter about8,000 killed. The eneniy lost also about fiftypieces of cannon.
The Philippine Isles discovered by the Spaniards.
Charles XII. king of Sweden, invades Saxony, Au-gust 26.
The duke of Savoy and prince Eugene defeat theFrench in their'strong entrenchments before Tu-rin, killing 4706, and taking 12,670 prisoners,,together with 255 pieces of cannon, Aug. 28.
Battle of Kalish, Oct. 28, in which the Poles andMuscovites entirely defeat the Swedes.
The czar of Muscovy over-runs Poland, and obligesStanislaus to fly into Saxony.
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