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2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in TunisiaThe COVID-19 pandemic in Tunisia was a part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in TurkeyThe COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in UkraineThe COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine has resulted in 5,555,510 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 109,937 deaths.…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in UruguayThe COVID-19 pandemic in Uruguay has resulted in 1,043,278 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 7,696 deaths. The…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in Uttar PradeshCOVID-19 pandemic spread to Uttar Pradesh in March 2020. While the World Health Organization praised the UP…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in Vatican CityThe COVID-19 pandemic in Vatican City was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in VenezuelaThe COVID-19 pandemic in Venezuela was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in VermontThe COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. state of Vermont is part of an ongoing worldwide viral pandemic of…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in VietnamThe COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam has resulted in 11,624,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 43,206 deaths.…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in WalesThe COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to Wales on 28 February 2020, with a case being reported…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in WashingtonThe first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States was announced by the state of…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in West BengalThe COVID-19 pandemic was first confirmed in the Indian state of West Bengal on 17 March 2020 in Kolkata. The…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in XinjiangThe COVID-19 epidemic in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in YemenThe first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in Yemen was announced on 10 April 2020 with an…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Canary IslandsThe COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread to the Canary Islands, Spain, on 31 January 2020, when a…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe COVID-19 pandemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was a part of the worldwide pandemic of…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican RepublicThe COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Donetsk People's RepublicThe COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), a disputed Russian…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Faroe IslandsThe COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of Denmark, in…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Luhansk People's RepublicThe COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR), a disputed Russian…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the MaldivesThe COVID-19 pandemic in Maldives was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the PhilippinesThe COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines was a part of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of IrelandThe COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of KarabakhThe COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have spread in April 2020 to the Republic of Artsakh (a de facto…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the State of PalestineThe COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab EmiratesThe COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the United States Virgin IslandsThe COVID-19 pandemic in United States Virgin Islands was a part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of…
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic in the Åland IslandsThe COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Åland, an autonomous region of Finland, in March 2020.
2020 CECOVID-19 pandemic on Diamond PrincessThe Diamond Princess is a British-registered luxury cruise ship that is operated by Princess Cruises, a…
1710 CECa' Pesaro (palace) builtCa' Pesaro is a Baroque marble palace turned art museum, facing the Grand Canal of Venice, Italy. Today it is…
1667 CECa' Rezzonico (palace) builtCa' Rezzonico (Italian pronunciation: [ˈka (r)retˈtsɔːniko]) is a palazzo and art museum on the Grand Canal…
1424 CECa' d'Oro (palace) builtThe Ca' d'Oro, or Palazzo Santa Sofia, is a palace on the Grand Canal in Venice, northern Italy. Ca' d'Oro or…
1723 CECabinda expeditionThe Cabinda Expedition was a Portuguese military expedition launched in 1723 to capture the British Royal…
897 CECadaver SynodThe Cadaver Synod (also called the Cadaver Trial; Latin: Synodus Horrenda) is the name commonly given to the…
2012 CECadereyta Jiménez massacreThe Cadereyta Jiménez massacre occurred on the Fed 40 on 12–13 May 2012. Mexican officials stated that 49…
1300 CECaerlaverock Castle builtCaerlaverock Castle is a moated triangular castle first built in the 13th century. It is located on the…
1283 CECaernarfon Castle builtCaernarfon Castle (Welsh: Castell Caernarfon; Welsh pronunciation: [kastɛɬ kaɨrˈnarvɔn]) is a medieval…
1268 CECaerphilly Castle builtCaerphilly Castle (Welsh: Castell Caerffili) is a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. The…
54 BCECaesar's Rhine bridges (bridge) builtThe first two bridges on record to cross the Rhine river were built by Julius Caesar and his legionaries…
12 BCECaesarea Maritima foundedCaesarea, also Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palaestinae or Caesarea Stratonis, was an ancient and medieval…
1974 CECafetería Rolando bombingThe Cafetería Rolando bombing was an attack on 13 September 1974 at the Rolando cafe in Calle del Correo…
1997 CECafé Apropo bombingThe Café Apropo bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing which occurred on 21 March 1997 in a coffee shop in…
2003 CECafé Hillel bombingThe Café Hillel bombing occurred on 9 September 2003, when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself in Café…
2002 CECafé Moment bombingThe Café Moment bombing was a Palestinian suicide bombing of a coffee shop in downtown Jerusalem, that killed…
1142 CECahir Castle builtCahir Castle (Irish: Caisleán na Cathrach), one of the largest castles in Ireland, is sited on an island in…
1050 CECahokia settledThe Cahokia Mounds (also simply known as Cahokia) (11 MS 2) is the site of a Native American city (which…
1943 CECaiazzo massacreThe Caiazzo massacre (Italian: Eccidio di Caiazzo, German: Massaker von Caiazzo) was the massacre of 22…
1952 CECairo FireThe Cairo Fire (Arabic: حريق القاهرة), also known as Black Saturday, was a series of riots that took place on…
1908 CECairo University foundedCairo University is a public university in Giza, Egypt. Founded on 21 December 1908, the university is the…
969 CECairo foundedCairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million…
1948 CECairo–Haifa train bombings 1948During the 1948 Palestine war, on February 29 and again on March 31, the military coaches of the Cairo-Haifa…
1883 CECalcutta International ExhibitionThe Calcutta International Exhibition world's fair was held in Calcutta (now Kolkata) from December 1883 to…
2021 CECaldor FireThe Caldor Fire was a large wildfire that burned 221,835 acres (89,773 hectares) in the Eldorado National…
1884 CECalgary foundedCalgary is the largest city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population…
1894 CECalifornia Midwinter International Exposition of 1894The California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, commonly referred to as the "Midwinter Exposition"…
1893 CECaltavuturo massacreThe Caltavuturo massacre took place on January 20, 1893, in Caltavuturo in the Province of Palermo (Sicily)…
1970 CECambodian genocideThe Cambodian genocide was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens by the Khmer Rouge…
1 CECambridge foundedCambridge ( KAYM-brij) is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It…
1989 CECamp Cawa-Cawa SiegeThe Camp Cawa-Cawa siege (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Kampo Cawa-Cawa, Cebuano: Paglikos sa Kampo Cawa-Cawa…
2009 CECamp Chapman attackThe Camp Chapman attack was a suicide attack by Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi against the Central…
2018 CECamp FireThe 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California's Butte County was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in…
1871 CECamp Grant massacreThe Camp Grant massacre, on April 30, 1871, was an attack on Pinal and Aravaipa Apaches who surrendered to…
1861 CECamp Jackson AffairThe Camp Jackson affair, also known as the Camp Jackson massacre, occurred during the American Civil War on…
2009 CECamp Liberty killingsOn May 11, 2009, five United States military personnel were fatally shot at a military counseling clinic at…
2014 CECamp Speicher massacreThe Camp Speicher massacre was the mass killing of around 1,700 unarmed, Shia cadets of the Iraqi Armed…
1827 CECampaign of ChiosThe Chios expedition (Greek: Εκστρατεία της Χίου) was an unsuccessful attempt of the regular Greek army and…
40000 BCECampanian Ignimbrite eruptionThe Campanian Ignimbrite eruption (CI, also CI eruption) was a major volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean…
1838 CECampaspe Plains massacreThe Campaspe Plains massacre in 1839 in Central Victoria, Australia was as a reprisal raid against Aboriginal…
1931 CECampbell pogromThe Campbell pogrom, also known as the Campbell riot, was an antisemitic pogrom that took place on 29–30 June…
2003 CECanal Hotel bombingThe Canal Hotel bombing was a suicide truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, during the afternoon of 19 August 2003.…
1913 CECanberra foundedCanberra ( KAN-brə; Ngunawal: Kanbarra) is the capital city of Australia and the largest population centre in…
1993 CECandelária massacreThe Candelária massacre (Portuguese: chacina da Candelária [ʃɐˈsĩnɐ ðɐ kɐ̃deˈlaɾjɐ]) was a mass killing in…
1898 CECandia massacreThe Candia massacre occurred on 6 September 1898, on Crete, then part of the Ottoman Empire. It occurred as a…
1813 CECanoe FightThe Canoe Fight was a skirmish between Mississippi Territory militiamen led by Captain Samuel Dale and Red…
950 CECanossa Castle builtThe Castle of Canossa is a castle in Canossa, province of Reggio Emilia, northern Italy, especially known for…
1135 CECanterbury Castle builtCanterbury Castle is a ruined Norman castle in Canterbury, Kent, England (grid reference TR14545743). It is a…
597 CECanterbury Cathedral builtCanterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of…
1833 CECanton of Basel-Stadt foundedCanton of Basel-Stadt or Basel-City (German: Kanton Basel-Stadt [ˌbaːzl̩ˈʃtat]; Romansh: Chantun…
2021 CECap-Haïtien fuel tanker explosionOn 14 December 2021, a fuel tank truck exploded in the Samari neighborhood of Cap-Haïtien, the capital city…
1992 CECapaci massacreThe Capaci bombing (Italian: Strage di Capaci) was a terror attack by the Sicilian Mafia that took place on…
1652 CECape Coast Castle builtCape Coast Castle (Swedish: Carolusborg) is one of about forty "slave castles", or large commercial forts…
1828 CECape Grim massacreThe Cape Grim massacre was an attack on 10 February 1828 in which a group of Aboriginal Tasmanians gathering…
1652 CECape Town foundedCape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the…
200 BCECapernaum foundedCapernaum ( kə-PUR-nay-əm, -⁠nee-əm; Hebrew: כְּפַר נַחוּם, romanized: Kfar Naḥum, lit. 'Nahum's village'…
1944 CECapistrello massacreThe Capistrello massacre (Italian: eccidio di Capistrello) was a mass killing carried out in Capistrello, a…
2018 CECapital Gazette shootingOn June 28, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at the offices of The Capital, a newspaper serving Annapolis…
1471 CECapitoline Museums foundedThe Capitoline Museums (Italian: Musei Capitolini) are a group of art and archaeological museums located on…
1695 CECapitulation of DiksmuideThe Capitulation of Diksmuide, or Dixmuide, then in the Spanish Netherlands, took place from 26 to 28 July…
1806 CECapitulation of ErfurtIn the Capitulation of Erfurt on 16 October 1806, a large body of troops from the Kingdom of Prussia under…
2022 CECapitólio rockfallOn 8 January 2022, a rockfall occurred in a canyon of Furnas Lake in Capitólio, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A cliff…
1101 CECappella Palatina (church building) builtThe Palatine Chapel /ˈpælətaɪn ˈtʃæpəl/ (Italian: Cappella Palatina) is the royal chapel of the Norman Palace…
1548 CECapture of AdenThe Aden revolt of 1548 was a rebellion against Ottoman rule in Yemen, that was suppressed after Ottoman…
1798 CECapture of AlexandriaThe capture of Alexandria was the first operation on Egyptian soil during the French invasion of Egypt and…
1586 CECapture of AxelThe Capture of Axel was a military event during the Dutch Revolt and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) in…
1620 CECapture of BacharachThe Capture of Bacharach took place on 1 October 1620 at Bacharach, Electorate of the Palatinate. The…
1524 CECapture of BaghdadThe revolt of Zulfiqar Khan was a pro-Ottoman revolt led by Zulfiqar Khan against the Safavids. Zulfiqar Khan…
1534 CECapture of BaghdadThe 1534 capture of Baghdad by the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent from the Safavid Shah Tahmasp I…
1624 CECapture of Baghdad (1624)The Capture of Baghdad (Persian: فتح بغداد) was a military operation by the Safavid army under Abbas the…
1638 CECapture of Baghdad (1638)The siege of Baghdad (Persian: محاصره بغداد) in the winter of 1638 marked the re-establishment of Ottoman…
1739 CECapture of BelgradeThe Siege of Belgrade saw the recapture of Belgrade (بلغراد:Ottoman Turkish/capital of modern Serbia) by the…
1761 CECapture of Belle ÎleThe capture of Belle Île was a British amphibious expedition to capture the French island of Belle Île off…
1296 CECapture of BerwickThe sack of Berwick was the first significant battle of the First War of Scottish Independence in 1296.
1318 CECapture of BerwickThe siege of Berwick was an event in the First War of Scottish Independence which took place in April 1318.…
1482 CECapture of BerwickIn July 1482, an English army invaded Scotland during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed…
1581 CECapture of BredaThe Capture of Breda of 1581, also known as the Haultepenne Fury, occurred on 26–27 July when Spanish troops…
1590 CECapture of BredaThe capture of Breda was a short battle during the Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) during…
1572 CECapture of BrielleThe Capture of Brielle by the Watergeuzen, on 1 April 1572 marked a turning point in the uprising of the Low…
1510 CECapture of BéjaïaThe Spanish Empire captured Béjaïa (also known as Bougie) in 1510, then an emirate ruled by a branch of the…
1596 CECapture of CadizThe capture of Cádiz in 1596 was an event during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War…
1517 CECapture of CairoThe capture of Cairo was the final major engagement of the Ottoman Mamluk War of 1516-1517. The city of…
1790 CECapture of CannanoreThe Capture of Cannanore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War took place on 17 December 1790. Forces of the…
1779 CECapture of Cayo CocinaThe Capture of Cayo Cocina (also known as Saint George's Caye) was the result of a Spanish military operation…
2022 CECapture of ChernobylDuring the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone was captured on 24 February, the…
1840 CECapture of ChusanThe First Capture of Chusan (Chinese: 第一次定海之戰) by British forces in China occurred on 5–6 July 1840 during…
1841 CECapture of ChusanThe second capture of Chusan (Chinese: 第二次定海之戰) occurred on 1 October 1841 during the First Opium War when…
1916 CECapture of ComblesThe Capture of Combles (25 September 1916) was a tactical incident that took place during the Battle of…
1918 CECapture of DamascusThe Capture of Damascus marked a victory of the British and Arab armies in their campaign against the Ottoman…
1608 CECapture of DaugavgrīvaThe Capture of Daugavgriva by Swedish forces in July 1608 occurred during the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611).…
1782 CECapture of Demerara and EssequiboThe capture of Demerara and Essequibo was a French military expedition carried out in January 1782 as part of…
1123 CECapture of DmanisiThe Capture of Dmanisi occurred in 1123 during the Georgian–Seljuk wars, when forces of the Kingdom of…
1827 CECapture of ErivanThe capture of Erivan (or Erevan/Yerevan; Persian: فتح ایروان, romanized: Fath e Iravān; Russian: Взятие…
862 CECapture of FarurriyahThe Capture of Faruriyyah in 862 was a military campaign conducted by the Abbasid Caliphate against the…
1554 CECapture of FezThe Conquest of Fez or Capture of Fez took place in 1554 between the Algerian forces of Salah Rais and the…
434 BCECapture of FidenaeThe Capture of Fidenae was a battle fought in 435 BC between the Fidenates and the Roman Republic under…
1779 CECapture of Fort ButeThe capture of Fort Bute, also known as the Battle of Manchac Post, signalled the opening of Spanish…
1654 CECapture of Fort RocherThe Capture of Fort Rocher took place on 9 February 1654, during the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). Equipped…
1775 CECapture of Fort TiconderogaThe capture of Fort Ticonderoga occurred during the American Revolutionary War on May 10, 1775, when a small…
1794 CECapture of Fort-DauphinThe capture of Fort-Dauphin was a bloodless encounter of the French Revolutionary Wars in which a Spanish…
1573 CECapture of GeertruidenbergThe Capture of Geertruidenberg was a military event that took place on 28 August 1573 during the Eighty…
1704 CECapture of GibraltarThe capture of Gibraltar by Anglo-Dutch forces of the Grand Alliance occurred between 1 and 4 August 1704…
1941 CECapture of GorlovkaCapture of Gorlovka also known as Battle of Gorlovka was fought between the Italian forces and Soviet Union…
1758 CECapture of GoréeThe capture of Gorée occurred in December 1758 when a British naval expedition led by Augustus Keppel against…
1779 CECapture of GrenadaThe capture of Grenada was an amphibious expedition in July 1779 during the American Revolutionary War. A…
1898 CECapture of GuamThe capture of Guam from Spain by the United States took place in a bloodless engagement during the…
1918 CECapture of Jisr ed DamiehThe Capture of Jisr ed Damieh took place on 22 September 1918 during the Third Transjordan attack of the…
1940 CECapture of KassalaOperations on the Northern front, East Africa, 1940 (the Sudan Campaign) in the Second World War, were…
1912 CECapture of KorytsaThe Capture of Korytsa by the Hellenic armed forces, happened on 20 December 1912, during the First Balkan…
1916 CECapture of La BoisselleThe Capture of La Boisselle (1–6 July 1916) was a tactical incident during the Battle of Albert, the name…
1912 CECapture of LemnosThe Capture of Lemnos took place in October 1912 during the First Balkan War, serving as the opening action…
1326 CECapture of LondonThe London uprising was a major event of the 1326 Invasion of England. Isabella of France, the wife of King…
1632 CECapture of MaastrichtThe Siege of Maastricht in 1632 was a military operation carried out by the Dutch Republic against the…
1550 CECapture of MahdiaThe capture of Mahdia was an amphibious military operation that took place from June to September, 1550…
1511 CECapture of MalaccaThe governor of Portuguese India Afonso de Albuquerque conquered the city of Malacca in 1511. The port city…
1622 CECapture of MannheimThe Capture of Mannheim was achieved on 2 November 1622 by the Imperial-Spanish army commanded by Johan…
1916 CECapture of MartinpuichThe Capture of Martinpuich took place on 15 September 1916. Martinpuich is 18 mi (29 km) south of Arras, near…
2022 CECapture of MelitopolA military engagement took place between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of Russia in the…
1505 CECapture of Mers-el-KébirThe Capture of Mers-el-Kébir on September 13, 1505 was the first campaign carried out by the Spanish Empire…
1911 CECapture of MexicaliThe Capture of Mexicali, or the Battle of Mexicali, was the first action of the Mexican Revolution taken by…
1552 CECapture of MuscatThe capture of Muscat occurred in 1552, when an Ottoman fleet under Piri Reis attacked Old Muscat, in modern…
1649 CECapture of MuscatThe siege of Muscat occurred in 1650, when an Omani army under Sultan bin Saif attacked the Portuguese fort…
1861 CECapture of My ThoThe Capture of Mỹ Tho (Vietnamese: Mỹ Tho) on 12 April 1861 was an important allied victory in the…
326 BCECapture of NeapolisThe Capture of Neapolis took place during the Second Samnite War in 327 BC, when the Romans seized the city…
1862 CECapture of New OrleansThe capture of New Orleans (April 25 – May 1, 1862) during the American Civil War was a turning point in the…
1611 CECapture of NovgorodThe capture of Novgorod occurred during the Time of Troubles, which entailed the Swedish occupation of…
1916 CECapture of OvillersThe Capture of Ovillers (1–16 July 1916) was a British local operation during the Battle of Albert in France…
1719 CECapture of PensacolaThe Capture of Pensacola took place in May 1719 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance when a French force…
1864 CECapture of PlymouthThe Capture of Plymouth was a battle of the American Civil War, fought in October 1864. Following the sinking…
1792 CECapture of PorrentruyThe capture of Porrentruy was a siege of the Swiss town of Porrentruy. The town was held by Austria and…
1916 CECapture of Regina TrenchThe Capture of Regina Trench (Staufen Riegel) was a tactical incident in 1916 during the Battle of the Somme…
1460 CECapture of RoxburghThe capture of Roxburgh was a siege that took place during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. Following the Second War…
1779 CECapture of Río HondoThe Capture of Río Hondo was the result of a Spanish military operation in the autumn of September 1779…
1633 CECapture of Saint MartinPart of the Eighty Years' War, the Capture of Saint Martin was a Spanish naval expedition against the island…
1779 CECapture of Saint VincentThe Capture of Saint Vincent was a French invasion that took place between 16 and 18 June 1779 during the…
1846 CECapture of Santa FeThe capture of Santa Fe, also known as the Battle of Santa Fe or the Battle of Cañoncito, took place near…
1111 CECapture of SantarémIn 1111, the Almoravids launched a campaign into the County of Portugal, capturing Santarém and expanding…
1621 CECapture of SaumurThe Capture of Saumur (French: Capture de Saumur) was the military investment of the Huguenot city of Saumur…
1758 CECapture of SenegalThe British capture of Senegal took place in 1758 during the Seven Years' War with France, as part of a…
1801 CECapture of SeramporeThe Capture of Serampore (Danish: Overtagelsen af Serampore), alternatively the Capture of Frederiknagore…
1791 CECapture of ShimogaThe Capture of Shimoga, a town and fortress held by forces of the Kingdom of Mysore, occurred on 3 January…
1781 CECapture of Sint EustatiusThe British Capture of Saint Eustatius took place in February 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War when…
1778 CECapture of St. LuciaThe Capture of St Lucia was the result of a campaign from 18–28 December 1778 by British land and naval…
1635 CECapture of TortugaThe capture of Tortuga was a Spanish expedition to the island of Tortuga in January 1635 intended to remove…
1801 CECapture of TranquebarThe Capture of Tranquebar (Danish: Overtagelsen af Trankebar) or the Surrender of Tranquebar (Danish…
1782 CECapture of TrincomaleeThe capture of Trincomalee on 11 January 1782 was the second major engagement between Great Britain and the…
1862 CECapture of TucsonUnion forces entered Tucson on May 20, 1862, with a force of 2,000 men without firing a shot.
1813 CECapture of USS ChesapeakeThe capture of USS Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of Boston Harbor, was fought on 1 June 1813, between…
1574 CECapture of ValkenburgThe Capture of Valkenburg of 1574, took place in early February 1574, at Valkenburg, South Holland…
1862 CECapture of Vinh LongThe Capture of Vĩnh Long (Vietnamese: Vĩnh Long) on 22 March 1862 was the last major allied victory of the…
1643 CECapture of WakefieldThe capture of Wakefield occurred during the First English Civil War when a Parliamentarian force attacked…
1657 CECapture of Warsaw (1657)The Capture of Warsaw in 1657 was conducted by the Transylvanian, Swedish, Cossack and Moldavian forces…
1917 CECapture of WejhThe capture of Wejh (modern-day Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia) took place on 23–24 January 1917 when British-led Arab…
1694 CECapture of York FactoryThe capture of York Factory was a 1694 Anglo-French conflict on Hudson Bay. In 1686. Pierre Le Moyne…
2021 CECapture of ZaranjThe capture of Zaranj, the capital of Nimruz Province, Afghanistan, by the Taliban occurred on 6 August 2021.…
2014 CECapture of the Crimean ParliamentOn 27 February 2014, the Crimean Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine was taken over by unmarked Russian soldiers. It…
1866 CECapture of the Paquete de MauleOn 6 March 1866, during the Chincha Islands War, the Spanish steam frigate Blanca captured the Chilean…
1808 CECapture of the Rosily SquadronThe capture of the Rosily Squadron (also known as the Battle of Poza de Santa Isabel) took place on 14 June…
1711 CECapture of the San JoaquinThe capture of the galleon San Joaquin (also known as the Battle of Cartagena) was a naval engagement that…
1567 CECaracas foundedCaracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the…
1945 CECaramoor International Music FestivalThe Caramoor Summer Music Festival is a music festival founded in 1945 that is held on the 90-acre (360,000…
1992 CECarandiru massacreThe Carandiru massacre (Portuguese: Massacre do Carandiru, pronounced [maˈsakɾi du kaɾɐ̃dʒiˈɾu]) occurred on…
900 BCECaravan Bridge builtCaravan Bridge (Turkish: Kervan Köprüsü) is an ancient bridge in the city of İzmir, Turkey. It was built in…
1900 BCECarchemish settledCarchemish ( KAR-kəm-ish or kar-KEE-mish), also spelled Karkemish (Turkish: Karkamış), was an important…
1080 CECardiff Castle builtCardiff Castle (Welsh: Castell Caerdydd) is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in…
1991 CECardiff Ely Bread RiotsThe Cardiff Ely bread riots, or Ely petrol riots, was the outbreak of violence that occurred in the council…
1081 CECardiff foundedCardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 383,919 in 2024 and forms a…
1270 CECarew Castle builtCarew Castle (Welsh: Castell Caeriw) is a castle in the civil parish of Carew in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The…
1100 CECarisbrooke Castle builtCarisbrooke Castle is a historic motte-and-bailey castle located above, and to the south of, Carisbrooke…
1093 CECarlisle Castle builtCarlisle Castle is a medieval stone fortress located in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, near the site of…
1210 CECarlow Castle settledCarlow Castle (Irish: Caisleán Cheatharlach) is located near the River Barrow in County Carlow, Ireland. It…
1658 CECarlsten Fortress builtCarlsten (Swedish: Karlstens fästning) is a stone fortress located at Marstrand, on the western coast of…