Timeline June 1645

Events in June 1645 3

• 1645 Fall of Nanjing Qing forces capture the Southern Ming capital Qing troops took Nanjing with little resistance, and the Hongguang Emperor, first ruler of the Southern Ming, fled the city before being captured soon after. His capture ended the first Southern Ming regime and opened the way for further Qing conquest of southern China.
• 1645 Battle of Naseby Decisive Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War The New Model Army under Oliver Cromwell and Sir Thomas Fairfax routed the main Royalist army of King Charles I near Naseby, Northamptonshire. The defeat destroyed the king's best infantry and artillery and left his cause effectively unwinnable. Charles never again fielded an army capable of challenging Parliament directly.
• 1645 Ottoman Invasion of Crete Siege and capture of Chania opens the Cretan War An Ottoman fleet landed on Venetian-held Crete and besieged the city of Chania, which surrendered in August 1645. The campaign began the Cretan War, a 24-year struggle between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice for control of the island.