Friday, July 22, 2011

July 22, 838 Battle of Anzen: the Byzantine emperor Theophilos suffered a heavy defeat by the Abbasids. 1099 First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon was elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Jerusalem. 1298 Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Falkirk – King Edward I of England and his longbowmen defeated William Wallace and his Scottish schiltrons outside the town of Falkirk. 1456 Ottoman Wars in Europe: Siege of Belgrade – John Hunyadi, Regent of the Kingdom of Hungary, defeated Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire. 1484 Battle of Lochmaben Fair A 500-man raiding party led by Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany and James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas were defeated by Scots forces loyal to Albany's brother James III of Scotland; Douglas was captured.1499 Battle of Dornach – The Swiss decisively defeated the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I.

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