WHAT HAPPENED ON 11. SEPTEMBER
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Isaac II Angelus kills Stephanus Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronicus I Comnenus and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire. (11. September 1185)

The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes. (11. September 1226)

Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English. (11. September 1297)

Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392): the Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius. (11. September 1390)

Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco. (11. September 1541)

Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta. (11. September 1565)

Expulsion order announced against the Moriscos of Valencia; beginning of the expulsion of all Spain's Moriscos. (11. September 1609)

Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there. (11. September 1609)

Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison. (11. September 1649)

Battle of Zenta. (11. September 1697)

Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power. (11. September 1708)

Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France. (11. September 1709)

Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession. (11. September 1714)

Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War. (11. September 1758)

Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts. (11. September 1775)

British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War. (11. September 1776)

American Revolution: Battle of Brandywine – The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania. (11. September 1777)

The beginning of the Annapolis Convention. (11. September 1786)

Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. (11. September 1789)

The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored. (11. September 1792)

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