1638 Events

1638 Feb 28
to 1638 Mar 3
 Battle of Rheinfelden
The Battle of Rheinfelden was in fact two battles fought in 1638 to the north and south of the present-day town of Rheinfelden between a mercenary army led by Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar and ...
1638 Sep 14 John Harvard Dies
On September 14, 1638, John Harvard, a 31-year-old clergyman from Charlestown, Massachusetts died, leaving his library and half of his estate to a local college. The young minister's bequ...
1638 Sep 21 Pequot War Ends with the Treaty of Hartford
The term Treaty of Hartford applies to three historic agreements negotiated at Hartford, Connecticut. The 1638 treaty divided the spoils of the Pequot War. The 1650 treaty defined a borde...
1638 Dec 17 The Siege of Breisach Ends in a French Victory
Battle of Breisach was fought on August 18 — December 17, 1638 as part of Thirty Years' War. It ended when a garrison of the Holy Roman Empire surrended to the French, commanded by Bernar...