1649

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  • Robert Blake is promoted to become an Admiral of the English fleet
  • August 15 - Admiral Robert Blake blockades Prince Rupert to allow Oliver Cromwell to land in Dublin and begin the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
  • September 2 - The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
  • Unknown date - Urga founded (now Mongolian capital)
  • Digger movement crushed at St George's Hill

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