Events on 16 August 54
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The House of Gonzaga seizes power in the Duchy of Mantua, and will rule until 1708.
Year 1513
Battle of the Spurs (Battle of Guinegate): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.
Year 1652
Battle of Plymouth: Inconclusive naval action between the fleets of Michiel de Ruyter and George Ayscue in the First Anglo-Dutch War.
Year 1777
American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark rout British and Brunswick troops under Friedrich Baum at the Battle of Bennington in Walloomsac, New York.
Year 1780
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Camden: The British defeat the Americans near Camden, South Carolina.
Year 1792
Maximilien de Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal.
Year 1812
War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.
Year 1819
Peterloo Massacre: Seventeen people die and over 600 are injured in cavalry charges at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England.
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Deaths on 16 August 98
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