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4 Nov 1791 - U.S. forces, commanded by Major General Arthur St. Clair, are decisively defeated by native forces of the Western Confederacy at the battle of the Wabash. (1/2) #OTD #History #BattleofWabash #NativeAmerican
27 Sept 1066 - After nine months of preparations the army of William, Duke of Normandy, sets sail from the Somme destined for the south coast of England. #OTD #History #WilliamtheConqueror
17 Sept 1745 - The Jacobite army captures the city of Edinburgh without firing a shot after charging through the city gates when they open for an arriving carriage. #OTD #History #Edinburgh #Jacobites
19 June 1306 - Battle of Methven
King Robert the Bruce is defeated at the battle of Methven by an English army commanded by Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke.(1/3) #OTD #History #Scotland #Methven #battleofmethven #scottishwarsofindependence
17 June 1390
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, son of King Robert II of Scotland and brother to King Robert III, known as the 'Wolf of Badenoch", burns Elgin Cathedral. #OTD #History #ElginCathedral @welovehistory #WolfofBadenoch
*First pic by @andrewsp2009
12 May 563 - St Columba and 12 companions crossed the sea from Ireland and landed on the island of Iona. Columba will found an Abbey on Iona and begin spreading the word of Christianity to the Pictish tribes in the north of Scotland. (1/2) #OTD #History #StColumba #Iona
14 Sept 1402 - The Battle of Homildon Hill takes place between a Scottish Army, commanded by Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas, and an English force, commanded by Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and his son Harry "Hotspur" Percy. #OTD #History #HomildonHill
28 July 1683 - Anne Stuart, daughter of King James VII & II and future Queen of Great Britain, marries Prince George of Denmark at the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace. Their marriage would last 25 years until Prince George's death in 1708. #OTD #History #QueenAnne #Stuarts