202 BC: Roman legions led by Scipio the African defeat Hannibal, leader of the Carthaginian army, at the Battle of Zama. 439 – Vandals, led by King Jezerich, occupy Carthage in North Africa. 1453: The French, with Charles II, recapture Bordeaux and the Hundred Years’ War ends. The English hold only Calais on European soil. 1469: Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, paving the way for the reunification of Aragon and Castile into one country, Spain. 1813: Napoleon the Great is defeated by the forces of the Sixth Coalition (Prussia, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, Sweden and the German states) at the Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations. It is the largest battle in Europe, before World War I, involving 500,000 soldiers. 1863: The Prince of Denmark, George I, is sworn in as King of the Greeks before the National Assembly. 1866: At the Europa Hotel in Venice, Austria delivers the Veneto to France, which immediately delivers it to Italy. 1904: The Russo-Turkish War begins. 1912: The battle of Giannitsa begins, one of the most important of the First Balkan War. This important victory […]
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