Battle of Otumba: Spanish Triumph in Aztec Empire (+ 6 more historical events on this day!)

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Jul 7, 2023 · 6m

A Daily Dose of History (07 Jul 2023)

Today's historical events:

Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.

Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.

An English fleet completes the destruction of a French merchant fleet off Fort St Pierre, Martinique during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.

American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.

As a result of the XYZ Affair, the US Congress rescinds the…