• Arab-Byzantine Wars: Battle of Iron Bridge (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

  • Oct 30 2024
  • Length: 10 mins
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Arab-Byzantine Wars: Battle of Iron Bridge (+ 12 more historical events on this day!)

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  • A Daily Dose of History (30 Oct 2024) Today's historical events: Arab-Byzantine wars: Antioch surrenders to the Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of the Iron Bridge. Guangzhou is sacked by Arab and Persian pirates. Ranulf of Apulia defeats Roger II of Sicily at the Battle of Rignano, securing his position as duke until his death two years later. The Eighth Crusade ends by an agreement between Charles I of Anjou (replacing his deceased brother King Louis IX of France) and the Hafsid dynasty of Tunis, Tunisia. Reconquista: Portuguese and Castilian forces halt a Muslim invasion at the Battle of Río Salado. Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios. War of the Fourth Coalition: Convinced that he is facing a much larger force, Prussian General von Romberg, commanding 5,300 men, surrenders the city of Stettin to 800 French soldiers. Nat Turner is arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history. Danish Prince Vilhelm arrives in Athens to assume his throne as George I, King of the Hellenes. The Treaty of Vienna is signed, by which Denmark relinquishes one province each to Prussia and Austria. The Rudd Concession is granted by Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes. World War I: The Ottoman Empire signs the Armistice of Mudros with the Allies. World War I: Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen, a state union of Kingdom of Hungary and Triune Kingdom of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia is abolished with decisions of Croatian and Hungarian parliaments Information from this episode are sourced from API Ninjas Explanations from OpenAI ChatGPT API with proprietary prompts. This podcast is produced by Klassic Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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