21 events with tag "capture"
143 BC
ID: 2981
Jonathan assassinated - lured to meeting by Tryphon, captured and killed, Simon takes leadership
ID: 2981
141 BC
ID: 2983
Acra fortress falls - Simon captures last Seleucid stronghold in Jerusalem, complete control achieved
ID: 2983
253
ID: 4053
Valerian becomes emperor - renews Christian persecution, will be captured by Persians
ID: 4053
260
ID: 4675
Battle of Edessa - Shapur I captures Emperor Valerian alive, unprecedented humiliation for Rome
ID: 4675
1141
ID: 2608
February 2, 1141
Battle of Lincoln - Stephen captured, Matilda proclaimed 'Lady of the English' but never crowned
ID: 2608
1192
ID: 2383
December 1192
Richard I captured returning from Crusade - held by Duke Leopold of Austria, then Emperor Henry VI
ID: 2383
1223
ID: 3756
Valdemar II kidnapped - Count Henry of Schwerin captures king and son, Denmark pays huge ransom and loses territories
ID: 3756
1250
ID: 5217
April 1250
Louis IX captured at Mansourah - entire army destroyed, king ransomed for huge sum, stays in Holy Land 4 years
ID: 5217
1264
ID: 2402
May 14, 1264
Battle of Lewes - Simon de Montfort defeats and captures Henry III and Prince Edward, becomes de facto ruler of England
ID: 2402
1298
ID: 5087
Marco Polo captured at Battle of Curzola - imprisoned in Genoa during Venice-Genoa war
ID: 5087
1326
ID: 2428
November 16, 1326
Capture of Edward II - found hiding in Wales, imprisoned while Isabella and Mortimer rule
ID: 2428
1356
ID: 2442
September 19, 1356
Battle of Poitiers - Black Prince captures French King John II, height of English military success
ID: 2442
1399
ID: 2461
August 19, 1399
Richard II captured at Flint Castle - tricked into surrender, taken to Tower of London
ID: 2461
1460
ID: 2493
July 10, 1460
Battle of Northampton - Yorkists capture Henry VI, Queen Margaret flees to Scotland with prince
ID: 2493
1465
ID: 2500
Henry VI captured - found wandering in Lancashire, imprisoned in Tower of London
ID: 2500
1791
ID: 642
Flight to Varennes - Louis XVI attempts to flee France but is captured and returned
ID: 642
1901
ID: 5632
March 23, 1901
Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the First Philippine Republic, captured by American forces, effectively ending organized Filipino resistance
ID: 5632
1945
ID: 1551
Allied forces capture IG Farben facilities; Operation Paperclip targets IG Farben scientists
ID: 1551
1960
ID: 1758
Adolf Eichmann captured in Buenos Aires, revealing extent of Nazi escape networks
ID: 1758
1973
ID: 1914
CIA Institutional Capture Complete - CIA infiltrates and commandeers federal drug enforcement
ID: 1914
2024
ID: 3401
Several major chemical companies begin commercial production of chemicals from captured carbon dioxide
ID: 3401