Montfort's Triumph: Albigensian Crusade Battle of Muret (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Montfort's Triumph: Albigensian Crusade Battle of Muret (+ 11 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones September 12, 2024 Duration: 9:35
A Daily Dose of History (12 Sep 2024) Today's historical events: Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret. Battle of Portopí: The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, with the purpose of conquering the island. The First Siege of Gibraltar takes place in the context of the Spanish Reconquista pitting the forces of the Kingdom of Castile against the Emirate of Granada resulting in a Castilian victory. Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen. A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings. Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812. Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning. Mexican-American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. A new constitution marks the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state. The SS Central America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13-15 tons of gold from the California Gold Rush. 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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