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Nancy 1477: Charles the Bold's Defeat & Burgundy's Fall (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (05 Jan 2025)
Today's historical events:
Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France.
Battle of Colmar: The French army beats Brandenburg.
Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional form of capital punishment used for regicides.
American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
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