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Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing James II to flee England. (Date is Old Style; the date in the New Style modern calendar is 19 December.)
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Glorious Revolution
British revolution of 1688
The Glorious Revolution, also known as the Revolution of 1688, was the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange, a nephew of James who thereby had an interest to the throne irrespective…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Reading (1688)
1688 engagement of the Glorious Revolution
The battle of Reading took place on 9 December 1688 in Reading, Berkshire during the Glorious Revolution. Dutch States Army dragoons, led by Hans Bentinck and supported by Williamite civilians, routed an Irish Army detachment under Patrick Sarsfield from the town in one of only…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James II of England
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688
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December 9
Day of the year
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Old Style and New Style dates
Changes in calendar conventions
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 1582 and 1923.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)