WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO AUGUST 1655
Find out what all happened January to August 1655

England, with troops under the command of Admiral William Penn and General Robert Venables, annexes Jamaica from Spain. (10. May 1655)

John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed. (8. March 1655)

Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens. (25. March 1655)

Battle of Sobota: The Swedish Empire led by Charles X Gustav defeats the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. (23. August 1655)

The Siege of Santo Domingo begins during the Anglo-Spanish War, and fails seven days later. (23. April 1655)

Russo-Polish War (1654–67): the Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years. (31. July 1655)

The Invasion of Jamaica begins during the Anglo-Spanish War. (19. May 1655)

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