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===1601–1900===
*[[1608]] &ndash; Emperor [[Susenyos I]] of Ethiopia surprises an [[Oromo people|Oromo]] army at Ebenat; his army reportedly kills 12,000 Oromo at the cost of 400 of his men.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bruce|first=James|title=Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, In the Years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1773. Volume II|location=London|publisher=G.G.J. and J. Robinson|date=1790|url=https://archive.org/embed/travelstodiscov02bruc|pages=277–278}}</ref>
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Reapers' War]]: The [[Junta de Braços]] (parliamentary assembly) of the [[Principality of Catalonia]] accepts the proposal of establishment of the [[Catalan Republic (1640–1641)|Catalan Republic]] under French protection.<ref>Gelderen, Martin van; Skinner, Quentin (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=H1ZgD7vlFLYC&pg=PA284 Republicanism: Volume 1, Republicanism and Constitutionalism in Early Modern Europe: A Shared European Heritage]. Cambridge University Press. p. 284. {{ISBN|9781139439619}}</ref>
*[[1648]] &ndash; England's [[Long Parliament]] passes the "[[Vote of No Addresses]]", breaking off negotiations with [[Charles I of England|King Charles I]] and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the [[English Civil War]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ashton|first=Robert|title=Counter-Revolution: The Second Civil War and Its Origins, 1646-8|location=New Haven, Conn.|publisher=Yale University Press|date=1994|isbn=9780300061147|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LslygtUxXy4C|page=39}}</ref>
*[[1649]] &ndash; The [[Second Ormonde Peace]] creates an alliance between the [[Cavaliers|Irish Royalists]] and [[Irish Confederates|Confederates]] during the [[War of the Three Kingdoms]]. The coalition was then decisively defeated during the [[Cromwellian conquest of Ireland]].<ref>Nolan, Cathal J. ''The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization, Volume 2''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006. p.651</ref>
*[[1773]] &ndash; Captain [[James Cook]] leads the [[Second voyage of James Cook|first expedition]] to sail south of the [[Antarctic Circle]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bastmeijer|first=Kees|title=The Antarctic Environmental Protocol and Its Domestic Legal Implementation|location=The Hague|publisher=Kluwer Law International|date=2003|isbn=9789041120649|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9yG2HP4Tgc0C|page=4}}</ref>
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Battle of Cowpens]]: Continental troops under Brigadier General [[Daniel Morgan]] defeat British forces under Lieutenant Colonel [[Banastre Tarleton]] at the battle in [[South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Buchanan|first=John|title=The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas|location=New York|publisher=Wiley|date=1997|isbn=9780471164029|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ho3uEAAAQBAJ|pages=320–322}}</ref>
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Malta|Maltese]] patriot [[Dun Mikiel Xerri]], along with a number of other patriots, is executed.<ref>{{cite book|last=Vassallo|first=Mario|title=From Lordship to Stewardship: Religion and Social Change in Malta|location=The Hague|publisher=Mouton|date=1979|isbn=9789027979674|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=40W0DwAAQBAJ|page=29}}</ref>
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Mexican War of Independence]]: In the [[Battle of Calderón Bridge]], a heavily outnumbered [[History of Spain (1810–73)|Spanish]] force of 6,000 troops defeats nearly 100,000 Mexican revolutionaries.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|title=The Roots and Consequences of Independence Wars: Conflicts That Changed World History|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC=CLIO|date=2018|isbn=9781440855986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBnHEAAAQBAJ|page=130}}</ref>
*[[1852]] &ndash; The United Kingdom signs the [[Sand River Convention]] with the [[South African Republic]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Raugh|first=Harold E.|title=The Victorians at War, 1815-1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2004|isbn=9781576079256|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A6fOEAAAQBAJ|page=326}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; A group of [[Modoc people|Modoc]] warriors defeats the [[United States Army]] in the [[First Battle of the Stronghold]], part of the [[Modoc War]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Thompson|first=Erwin N.|title=The Modoc War, 1872-73, Lava Beds National Monument|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=Division of History, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, National Park Service|date=1967|oclc=4989984|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOCGgwGKegMC|page=51}}</ref>
*[[1885]] &ndash; A British force defeats a large [[Dervish]] army at the [[Battle of Abu Klea]] in the [[Sudan]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Archer|first=Thomas|title=The War in Egypt and the Soudan: An Episode in the History of the British Empire|location=London|publisher=Blackie|date=1886|oclc=5628196|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sMMNAAAAQAAJ|pages=17–19}}</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Lorrin A. Thurston]], along with the [[Committee of Safety (Hawaii)|Citizens' Committee of Public Safety]], led the [[Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii]] and the government of [[Liliuokalani|Queen Lili{{okina}}uokalani]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Juvik|first1=Sonia P.|last2=Juvik|first2=James O.|last3=Paradise|first3=Thomas R.|title=Atlas of Hawai'i|location=Honolulu|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|date=1998|isbn=9780824817459|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f0efIh9CV94C}}</ref>
*[[1899]] &ndash; The United States takes possession of [[Wake Island]] in the Pacific Ocean.<ref>{{cite book|last=Moran|first=Jim|title=Wake Island 1941: A Battle to Make the Gods Weep|location=New York|publisher=Osprey Publishing|date=2011|isbn=9781849086035|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AaO6CwAAQBAJ|page=6}}</ref>