Events on 27 August 44
See all →Year 1172
King Henry II of England crowns his heirs, Henry the Young King and Queen Margaret, but gives them no actual authority.
Year 1689
The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
Year 1776
Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
Year 1793
French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
Year 1798
Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.
Year 1810
Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
Year 1813
French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 1
Birthdays on 27 August 225
See all →
Deaths on 27 August 85
See all →
