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1620
 
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The battle of the White Mountain, to the west of Prague, ends the brief reign of Frederick V in Bohemia      
1631
 
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Gustavus II and the Swedish army win a conclusive victory over the imperial forces at Breitenfeld      
1632
 
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The Swedish army wins another convincing victory at Lützen, but Gustavus II dies leading a cavalry charge      
1642
 
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Charles I leads his army into action at Edgehill - the first, but inconclusive, battle in the English Civil War        
1644
 
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In the first decisive battle of the English Civil War the king's nephew, Rupert of the Rhine, is heavily defeated at Marston Moor       
1645
 
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The royalist forces, again under the command of Rupert of the Rhine, suffer another major defeat at Naseby       
1651
 
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Charles II is defeated by Cromwell at Worcester and escapes in disguise to France      
1652
 
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Turenne defeats Condé in a battle in the Paris suburbs, hastening the decline of the Fronde        
1690
 
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The armies of James II and William III confront each at the river Boyne, with victory going to William       
1704
 
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The duke of Marlborough wins a major victory over the French at Blenheim, capturing twenty-four battalions and four regiments