Timeline August 1678

Events in August 1678 3

• 1621 – 1678 Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) Died 16 August 1678, aged 57 Andrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet and Member of Parliament for Hull, known for works including To His Coy Mistress and An Horatian Ode. He also worked as a satirist and pamphleteer against government corruption during the Restoration period. He died suddenly in London on 16 August 1678.
• 1678 Treaty of Nijmegen signed between France and the Dutch Republic Peace treaty ends the Franco-Dutch War France and the Dutch Republic signed the Treaty of Nijmegen on 10 August 1678, ending the Franco-Dutch War. The Dutch recovered territory lost to France, while Louis XIV's France emerged as the dominant power in Europe. The treaty was the first of a series of agreements concluding the wider war that had also drawn in Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1678 Battle of Saint-Denis Last battle of the Franco-Dutch War, fought after peace was signed William of Orange attacked French forces under the Duke of Luxembourg near Mons on 14 August 1678, unaware that the Treaty of Nijmegen had been signed four days earlier. The inconclusive battle produced heavy casualties on both sides before news of the peace reached the armies. It became the final engagement of the Franco-Dutch War.