A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History

The Sacking of Rome: Visigoth Invasion & Empire's Decline (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)


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A Daily Dose of History (27 Aug 2023) Today's historical events:
  • The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
  • The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.
  • Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.
  • The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
  • Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
  • Maryland 400: Members of the 1st Maryland Regiment repeatedly charged a numerically superior British force during the Battle of Long Island, allowing General Washington and the rest of the American troops to escape.
  • French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
  • Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.
  • French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
  • Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo
  • Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
  • Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.

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