Goguryeo-Sui War: East Asian Conflict (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Goguryeo-Sui War: East Asian Conflict (+ 10 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones August 4, 2024 Duration: 8:46
A Daily Dose of History (04 Aug 2024) Today's historical events: Goguryeo-Sui War: Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo (Korea) during the Manchurian rainy season, with a Chinese army and navy. Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham: The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies. First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England. Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal. Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed. War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles. Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people (Tenmei eruption). The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths. France: abolition of feudalism by the National Constituent Assembly. A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard). French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato. The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships. Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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