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===1601–1900===
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[Manchu]] regent [[Dorgon]] defeats rebel leader [[Li Zicheng]] of the [[Shun dynasty]] at the [[Battle of Shanhai Pass]], allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
*[[1703]] &ndash; Tsar [[Peter the Great]] founds the city of [[Saint Petersburg]].
*[[1798]] &ndash; The [[Pitt–Tierney duel]] takes place on [[Putney Heath]] outside [[London]]. A bloodless [[duel]] between the [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] [[William Pitt the Younger]] and his political opponent [[George Tierney]].<ref>Nester, William. ''The Coalitions Against Napoleon: How British Money, Manufacturing and Military Power Forged the Alliances that Achieved Victory''. Frontline Books, 2023. p.103</ref>
*  1798   &ndash; The [[Battle of Oulart Hill]] takes place in [[Wexford]], Ireland; Irish rebel leaders defeat and kill a detachment of militia.<ref>{{cite book|first1=Derek|last1=Warfield|author-link1=Derek Warfield|first2=Raymond|last2=Daly|title=Celtic & Ireland in Song and Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BzVdDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT118|date=17 April 2012|publisher=BookBaby|isbn=978-1-62095-764-6|page=118}}</ref>
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[War of the Second Coalition]]: [[Habsburg monarchy|Austrian]] forces defeat the [[French First Republic|French]] at [[Battle of Winterthur (1799)|Winterthur]], Switzerland.
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: In Canada, American forces capture [[Battle of Fort George|Fort George]].
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] begins the [[Siege of Palermo]], part of the wars of [[Italian unification]].
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The first Union infantry assault of the [[Siege of Port Hudson]] occurs.
*[[1874]] &ndash; The first group of [[Dorsland Trek|Dorsland trekkers]] under the leadership of [[Gert Alberts]] leaves [[Pretoria]].
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Alexander III of Russia|Alexander III]] is crowned Tsar of Russia.
*[[1896]] &ndash; The [[Fujita scale|F4]]-strength [[1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado|St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado]] hits in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], and [[East St. Louis, Illinois]], killing at least 255 people and causing over $10 million in damage.