) – Second Anglo-Dutch War: English naval victory at the Battle of Lowestoft under James Stuart, Duke of York.

The conflict began well for the English, with the capture of New Amsterdam ( renamed New York in honour of Charles's brother James, Duke of York ) and a victory at the Battle of Lowestoft, but in 1667 the Dutch launched a surprise attack on the English ( the Raid on the Medway ) when they sailed up the River Thames to where a major part of the English fleet was docked.

Fighting began in earnest with the Battle of Lowestoft on 13 June, where the English gained a great victory ; it was the worst defeat of the Dutch Republic's navy in history.

In this he was assisted by a Dutch captain, Laurens Heemskerck, who had fled to England after having been condemned to death for cowardice shown during the Battle of Lowestoft.

In June 1665 the English had soundly defeated the Dutch in the Battle of Lowestoft, but failed to take advantage of it.

Later some historians would accuse him of cowardice, but he had strict detailed written orders from the States-General to act exactly so, to prevent a repeat of the events of the Battle of Lowestoft when the loss of the supreme commander had wrecked the Dutch command structure.

On his return to The Netherlands he learned that Van Wassenaer had been killed in the disastrous Battle of Lowestoft.

As the commander of the White Squadron, Rupert fought at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665, breaking through the enemy defences at a critical moment ; Rupert's leg was injured in the battle, an injury that caused him ongoing pain.

Tactically this was the worst defeat in Dutch naval history with the exception of the Battle of Lowestoft ; strategically the defeat threatened to be disastrous.

* Richard Boyle, who died on 3 June 1665 at the Battle of Lowestoft.

In 1665 a fortunate accident had allowed Ossory to take part in the Battle of Lowestoft against the Dutch, and in May 1672, being now in command of a ship, he fought against the same enemies in the Battle of Solebay, serving with great distinction on both occasions.

His son, the third Earl, was killed at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665.

In the Second Anglo-Dutch War he was flag captain at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665 under James Stuart, Duke of York, and later in the year admiral of one of the fleets sent to intercept de Ruyter.

In the Second Anglo-Dutch War he commanded a squadron at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665.

In the Second Anglo-Dutch War of 1665 to 1667 he fought at the Battle of Lowestoft but defeat at the Battle of Vågen led to him being removed from service.

The naval Battle of Lowestoft took place on 13 June ( New Style ) 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

See Battle of Lowestoft ship list for all the Dutch and English ships involved in the battle.

Portrait of the Battle of Lowestoft by Adriaen Van Diest, circa 1670s

Lowestoft, Battle of

He was a naval commander and was killed at the Battle of Lowestoft in 1665.

The first event of the miraculous year was the Battle of Lowestoft fought by English and Dutch ships in 1665.

The war greatly increased his influence, and shortly after the Battle of Lowestoft, on 3 June 1665, he was knighted and made a Privy Councillor ( 26 June ) and was subsequently admitted to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In the summer of 1329, Andronikos III launched a relief attempt which culminated in a defeat at the Battle of Pelekanon on 10 June and in 1331, the city fell.

# Bourgogne of Lusignan ( 1176 – 1180 or c. 1178 – c. 1210 ), married as his third wife Raymond VI of Toulouse 1193, repudiated and divorced 1194 or 1196 without issue, married Gauthier I de Montfaucon aka Walter of Montbéliard ( killed in action at the Battle of Satalia, June 20, 1212 ) 1197 or bef.

Bayezid ascended to the throne following the death of his father Murad I, who was killed by Serbian knight Miloš Obilić during ( June 15 ), or immediately after ( June 16 ), the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, by which Serbia became a vassal of the Ottoman Empire.

* Battle of Coral-Balmoral, a series of actions in May and June 1968 during the Vietnam War

He returned three months later just before the city was about to surrender and defeated the Muslim invaders on June 9, 721, at what is now known as the Battle of Toulouse.

Legend has it that the Brecbennoch, was carried to the Battle of Bannockburn ( 24 June 1314 ) by the vastly outnumbered Scots army and the intercession of Columba helped them to victory.

The legend states the origin of the flag to the Battle of Lyndanisse, also known as the Battle of Valdemar ( Danish: " Volmerslaget "), near Lyndanisse ( Tallinn ) in Estonia, on June 15, 1219.

Dannebrog falling from the sky during the Battle of Lyndanisse, June 15, 1219.

The crossing of the St. Bernard Pass had allowed the French to surprise the Austrian army and win victory at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800.

The Foreign Legion acquitted itself particularly well against the Austrians at the battle of Magenta ( 4 June 1859 ) and at the Battle of Solferino ( 24 June ).

Following its defeat at the Battle of Gazala in June 1942, the British Eighth Army had retreated from the Gazala line to Mersa Matruh, roughly inside the Egyptian border.

On 14 October Napoleon defeated the Prussians at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt, marched through Germany and defeated the Russians on 14 June 1807 at Friedland.

He returned to France on 1 March 1815 ( see Hundred Days ), raised an army, but was comprehensively defeated by a British and Prussian force at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815.

The defeat of the Royalist army by the New Model Army of Parliament at the Battle of Naseby in June 1645 effectively destroyed the king's forces.

There the Russian Empire was defeated at the Battle of Friedland ( 14 June 1807 ).

This occupation of the Iberian peninsula fueled local nationalism, and soon the Spanish and Portuguese fought the French using guerilla tactics, defeating the French forces at the Battle of Bailén ( June and July 1808 ).

On the Spanish front the French troops were defeated at Vitoria ( June 1813 ) and then at the Battle of the Pyrenees ( July – August 1813 ).

Increasing repression culminated in the complete destruction and extermination of the village of Oradour-sur-Glane, at the height of the Battle of Normandy ( June 1944 ).

This led to the Battle of Plassey on June 23, 1757, in which the Bengal Army of the East India Company, led by Robert Clive, defeated the French-supported Nawab's forces.

Macrinus was defeated on 8 June 218, at the Battle of Antioch.

Macrinus and his son, weakened by the desertion of the Second Legion due to bribes and promises circulated by Julia Maesa, were defeated on 8 June 218 at the Battle of Antioch by troops commanded by Gannys.

Alexander was concurrently promoted to the rank of field marshal, though this was backdated to the fall of Rome on 4 June 1944, so that Alexander would once again be senior to Montgomery, who had himself been made a field marshal on 1 September 1944, after the end of the Battle of Normandy.