In history, year 1644 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1644.
Ming general Wu Sangui let the invading Manchus pass throughthe Great Wall of China, allowing them to capture Beijing, leading tothe foundation of the Qing dynasty.
Manchu regent Dorgon defeated rebel leader Li Zicheng of theShun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus toenter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
Charles I of England defeats a Parliamentarian detachment at the Battle of Cropredy Bridge, the last battle won by an English King on English soil. The Battle of Cropredy Bridge was a battle of the English Civil Wars, between a Parliamentarian army under Sir William Waller and the Royalist army of King Charles.
The combined forces of the Scottish Covenanters and the EnglishParliamentarians defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Marston Moor,one of the decisive encounters of the English Civil War, near York.
English Civil War-The combined armies of Parliament inflicteda tactical defeat on the Royalists, but failed to gain any strategicadvantage in the Second Battle of Newbury.
The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing Dynasty, wasenthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming Dynasty as the firstQing emperor to rule over China.
The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qingdynasty, was enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynastyas the first Qing emperor to rule over China.
