Editing 1644 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 18]] &ndash; [[Opchanacanough]] leads the [[Powhatan]] Indians in an unsuccessful uprising against the English at [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]]. Although 300 of the English colonists are slain, the settlers pursue Opchanacanough, who is imprisoned in Jamestown for the rest of his life.<ref>Edward S. Ellis, et al., ''The People's History of the World; Including Two Volumes on the Races of Mankind'', Volume 5: United States (Chicago: The History Publishing Association, 1902) p. 127 ("The second outbreak occurred April 18th, 1644... Opechankano was taken prisoner, and died in Jamestown while a captive")</ref> This is the last such Indian rebellion in the region.
* [[April 25]] &ndash; A popular Chinese rebellion led by [[Li Zicheng]] sacks Beijing, prompting [[Chongzhen Emperor|Chongzhen]], the last emperor of the [[Ming dynasty]], to commit [[suicide]].
* [[May 6]] &ndash; [[John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen|Johan Mauritius]] resigns as Governor of Brazil.<ref name="Hisdates1644"/>
* [[May 25]] &ndash; [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] general [[Wu Sangui]] forms an alliance with the invading [[Manchus]] and opens the gates of the [[Great Wall of China]] at [[Shanhai Pass|Shanhaiguan]] Pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing.
* [[May 26]] &ndash; [[Battle of Montijo]]: The [[Kingdom of Portugal]] is victorious over [[Habsburg Spain]], in the first major action between the two nations during the [[Portuguese Restoration War]].
* [[May 27]] &ndash; [[Battle of Shanhai Pass]]: The [[Manchu people|Manchu]] [[Qing dynasty]] and [[Wu Sangui]] gain a decisive victory over [[Li Zicheng]]'s [[Shun dynasty]].
* [[June 3]] &ndash; [[Li Zicheng]] proclaims himself emperor of China.
* [[June 6]] &ndash; The invading [[Qing dynasty|Qing]] army, with the help of [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] general [[Wu Sangui]], captures Beijing in [[China]], marking the beginning of Manchu rule over [[China proper]].
* [[June 11]] &ndash; During the [[First English Civil War|English Civil War]], [[Prince Rupert of the Rhine|Prince Rupert]] and his men take [[Liverpool Castle]].<ref>"Rupert, Prince", by Charles Harding Firth, in ''The Dictionary of National Biography'', Volume 17 (Oxford University Press, 1922) p. 408 ("Rupert returned to Wales.. Defeating the parliamentarians at Stockport, he forced his way into Lancashire, stormed Bolton on 28 May, and captured Liverpool on 11 June", quoting Ormerod, ''Civil War Tracts of Lancashire'', p. 187)</ref> Liverpool is later reclaimed by Sir John Moore.