Timeline November 1703

Events in November 1703 3

• 1703 Battle of Speyerbach French forces defeat an Imperial army and take Landau A French army defeated the forces of the Holy Roman Empire near Speyerbach, clearing the way for the capture of the fortress of Landau. The battle was part of the wider campaigning along the Rhine during the War of the Spanish Succession.
• 1703 Great Storm of 1703 Violent extratropical cyclone devastates southern England A powerful storm struck southern England and the English Channel on the night of 26 November, destroying thousands of homes, ships, and the Eddystone Lighthouse. It remains one of the most severe storms in recorded English history, killing an estimated 8,000 to 15,000 people.
• 1703 Isaac Newton Elected President of the Royal Society Newton begins a presidency that would last until his death Isaac Newton was elected President of the Royal Society of London, a position he held for the rest of his life. His leadership cemented the Society's central role in the development of experimental science in Britain.