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Historical Events in 1645

  • Mar 5 Battle of Jankau in Bohemia: Sweden defeats Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III
  • Apr 2 Robert Devereux resigns as parliament supreme commander
  • Apr 3 English Long Parliament passes the Self-Denying Ordinance, limiting regional armies, significant step toward New Model Army
  • Apr 7 Michael Cardozo becomes 1st Jewish lawyer in Brazil

Victory in battleVictory in Battle

Jun 14 Battle of Naseby, Leicestershire: "New Model Army" under Oliver Cromwell & Thomas Fairfax beat royalists forces of English King Charles I

English Military and Political Leader Oliver Cromwell
English Military and Political Leader
Oliver Cromwell
King of England Charles I
King of England
Charles I
  • Jul 10 Battle at Langport, Somerset: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army beats Royalists
  • Jul 13 Aleksei Romanov succeeds his father Michael as Tsar of Russia
  • Aug 3 Battle of Allersheim: French defeat Bavarians
  • Aug 13 Sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro
  • Aug 30 Dutch & Indians sign peace treaty (New Amsterdam (NY))
  • Sep 11 Thomas Fairfax's New Model Army occupies Bristol

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Oct 8 First hospital in Montreal, Quebec founded, the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal by nurse Jeanne Mance

Nurse and Settler of New France Jeanne Mance
Nurse and Settler of New France
Jeanne Mance

Victory in battleVictory in Battle

Nov 4 Prince Frederick Henry conquers Hulst

Prince of Orange Frederick Henry
Prince of Orange
Frederick Henry


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