Strategic Feigned Retreat: Battle of Augsburg 910 (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Strategic Feigned Retreat: Battle of Augsburg 910 (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

Author: Amalia Dupray and Montgomery Jones June 12, 2025 Duration: 9:51
A Daily Dose of History (12 Jun 2025) Today's historical events: Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. At the instigation of Louis IX of France, an inter-faith debate, known as the Disputation of Paris, starts between a Christian monk and four rabbis. Peasants' Revolt: In England, rebels assemble at Blackheath, just outside London. Armagnac-Burgundian Civil War: Parisians slaughter sympathizers of Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, along with all prisoners, foreign bankers, and students and faculty of the College of Navarre. Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk. The city of Helsinki, Finland (belonging to Sweden at the time) is founded by King Gustav I of Sweden. The Westminster Assembly is convened by the Parliament of England, without the assent of Charles I, in order to restructure the Church of England. First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day. Thomas Willett is appointed the first mayor of New York City. French and Indian War: Siege of Louisbourg: James Wolfe's attack at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, commences. French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne and 25 of his men killed by Māori in New Zealand. The Virginia Declaration of Rights is adopted. Irish Rebellion of 1798: Battle of Ballynahinch. 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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