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- Saadi Sultanate1510–1659 state in Morocco and Northwest Africa
- Sack of Magdeburg1631 massacre of Protestants during the Thirty Years' War
- Sack of Rome (1527)Habsburg siege and subsequent sack of Papal Rome
- Sacred HeartChristian devotion
- Safavid conversion of Iran to Shia IslamFollowing their rise to power in Iran in the 16th century, the Safavid dynasty initiated a
- Safavid dynastyTwelver Shīʿa ruling dynasty of Iran (1501–1736)
- Safavid IranIran under the Safavid dynasty from 1501 to 1736
- Saintonge WarAnglo-French conflict of Louis IX and England
- SakokuIsolationist policy of Japan (1633–1853)
- Salem WillowsSalem Willows is an oceanfront park in Salem, Massachusetts. It is named for the European
- Salem witch trialsLegal proceedings in Massachusetts (1692–93)
- Salem, MassachusettsCity in Massachusetts, United States
- Samuel NicholasSamuel Nicholas (1744 – August 27, 1790) was an American Marine and military officer who w
- Santa Maria in DomnicaThe Minor Basilica of St. Mary in Domnica alla Navicella (Basilica Minore di Santa Maria i
- SarteanoSarteano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany
- SavoyCultural-historical region in the Western Alps
- Savoy DeclarationDoctrinal statement for English Congregationalists
- Savoyard stateEuropean state from 1003 to 1861
- Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United StatesScene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States is a 1940 oil-on-canvas pain
- Schmalkaldic War1546–1547 conflict in the Holy Roman Empire
- Scipione PulzoneItalian painter
- Scottish colonization of the AmericasThe Scottish colonization of the Americas comprised a number of Scottish colonial settleme
- Scottish literatureScottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. It includes
- Scrooby CongregationProtestant separatists from Nottinghamshire, England
- Second Anglo-Dutch WarNaval conflict from 1665 to 1667
- Second Battle of Cape Finisterre1747 battle in the War of the Austrian Succession
- Second Battle of Casteldelfino1744 battle
- Second Council of the Lateran12th-century Christian church council
- Second Hundred Years' WarPeriodization coined by John Robert Seeley
- Second Italian War of Independence1859 conflict between Sardinia (with France) and Austria
- Second Partition of Poland1793 division of Poland–Lithuania
- Second Schmalkaldic WarUprising of German Protestant princes against Charles V
- Second siege of CorbieThe second siege of Corbie of 1636 was begun by a French army under the command of Cardina
- Second Silesian War1744–45 war between Prussia and Austria
- Selman ReisSelman Reis was an Ottoman admiral and former corsair who was active in the Mamluk Navy of
- Senapati of MataramPanembahan Senapati, formally styled Panembahan Senapati ing Ngalaga Sayyidin Panatagama (
- Seneca peopleHaudenosaunee group of the Eastern Woodlands of North America
- Sengoku periodEra in Japanese history (1467–1615)
- Sequence (music)In music, a sequence is the restatement of a motif or longer melodic (or harmonic) passage
- Sequence (musical form)Chant or hymn sung during celebration of the Eucharist in many Christian denominations
- SettlerPerson who has migrated to an area and established permanent residence there
- Seven Years' WarGlobal war among European powers (1756–1763)
- SeveriaSeveria (Old East Slavic: Сѣверія, romanized: Sěverìja, Russian: Северщина, romanized: Sev
- ShaybanidsDynasty of Turco-Mongol origin in Central Asia
- Shays's RebellionArmed uprising in western Massachusetts (1786–1787)
- She–An RebellionThe She–An Rebellion (Chinese: 奢安之亂), also called the Yongning Rebellion, was a Yi uprisin
- Shimabara Rebellion1637–1638 rebellion in Japan
- ShinsengumiJapanese special police force (1863–1869)
- Shir Ali Khan (Kokand)Shir Ali Khan was the Khan of Kokand from June 1842 to 1845. He belonged to the Ming tribe
- ShivraiShivrai was a copper coin minted during the rule of Marathas and remained in circulation t
- Short and long titlesNaming conventions for legislative or government acts
- Shunzhi EmperorEmperor of China from 1644 to 1661
- Siege of Aachen (1614)The siege of Aachen took place in 24 August 1614, when the Spanish Army of Flanders, led b
- Siege of Almeida (1762)The siege of Almeida took place in August 1762 when a Spanish force besieged and captured
- Siege of Annapolis Royal (1744)Siege in 1744
- Siege of Annapolis Royal (1745)1745 siege
- Siege of Antibes1746–1747 siege
- Siege of Athlone (1690)The siege of Athlone was part of the Williamite War in Ireland between the supporters of K
- Siege of Barcelona (1705)The siege of Barcelona took place between 14 September and 19 October 1705 during the War
- Siege of Barcelona (1706)The siege of Barcelona took place between 3 and 27 April 1706 during the War of the Spanis
- Siege of Belgrade (1440)The siege of Belgrade was a long siege by the forces of the Ottoman Empire, lasted about s
- Siege of Belgrade (1456)Battle during the Ottoman-Hungarian Wars
- Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1622)Battle between Dutch and Spanish in 1622
- Siege of Bergen op Zoom (1747)Part of the Austrian War of Succession
- Siege of Blair Castle1746 battle
- Siege of Bonn (1703)The siege of Bonn took place in 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession when an Alli
- Siege of BoonesboroughThe siege of Boonesborough was a military engagement which took place in September 1778 du
- Siege of Boston1775–76 siege of the American Revolutionary War
- Siege of Breda (1624)Siege within the Eighty Years' War
- Siege of Breda (1637)Siege in 1637, part of the Eighty Years' War
- Siege of Bredevoort (1597)The siege of Bredevoort in 1597 was a siege of Bredevoort by the military forces led by Ma
- Siege of Breisach1638 siege of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of BriegThe Siege of Brieg or Siege of Brzeg (11 April – 4 May 1741) resulted in the surrender of
- Siege of Brno1645 siege of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Brussels1746 siege
- Siege of Buda (1684)The siege of Buda (14 July – 30 October 1684) was a siege by the Holy Roman Empire of the
- Siege of Buda (1686)1686 siege of the Great Turkish War
- Siege of Capua (1734)The siege of Capua was the last major military action of the War of the Polish Succession
- Siege of Carlisle (December 1745)1745 siege
- Siege of Carlisle (November 1745)1745 military action
- Siege of Carrickfergus (1689)The siege of Carrickfergus took place in August 1689 when a force of Williamite troops und
- Siege of Caudebec1592 siege of the French Wars of Religion
- Siege of Chartres (1568)The siege of Chartres (28 February – 15 March 1568) was a key event of the second French W
- Siege of Coevorden (1592)The siege of Coevorden was a siege that took place between 26 July and 2 September 1592 du
- Siege of Coevorden (1593)The siege of Coevorden was a thirty-one-week siege of the city of Coevorden in the provinc
- Siege of CorkThe siege of Cork took place during the Williamite war in Ireland in the year of 1690, sho
- Siege of Culloden House (1745)1745 Scottish conflict
- Siege of Deventer (1578)The siege of Deventer was a siege of the city of Deventer by States troops under George va
- Siege of Dorsten1641 battle of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Dunkirk (1646)1646 siege of Dunkirk
- Siege of Eger (1647)1647 siege of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of FamagustaThe siege of Famagusta happened in Venetian-controlled Famagusta, the last Christian posse
- Siege of Fort at Number 41747 siege
- Siege of Fort Augustus (1746)1746 siege
- Siege of Fort DetroitThe siege of Fort Detroit was an ultimately unsuccessful attempt by North American Natives
- Siege of Fort MoseThe Battle of Fort Mose (often called Bloody Mose, or Bloody Moosa) was a significant acti
- Siege of Fort WilliamSiege in 1746
- Siege of Fribourg (1744)The Siege of Fribourg took place between September and November 1744 during the War of the
- Siege of Fuenterrabía (1638)1638 battle of the Franco-Spanish War
- Siege of Gaeta (1707)The siege of Gaeta was a three-month siege of the Italian city of Gaeta in 1707 by the for
- Siege of Galle (1640)1640 siege
- Siege of Genoa (1746)The siege of Genoa took place in 1746 during the War of the Austrian Succession when an Al
- Siege of Genoa (1747)Austrian siege on the Republic of Genoa
- Siege of Ghent (1583–1584)The siege of Ghent during the Eighty Years' War by Spanish general Alexander Farnese, Prin
- Siege of Groenlo (1627)1627 siege
- Siege of Haguenau (1705)The siege of Haguenau took place from 27 September to 5 October 1705 during the War of the
- Siege of Heidelberg (1622)1622 battle of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Hulst (1645)Siege of the Eighty Years' War, 1645
- Siege of Inverness (1746)Jacobite victory in Scotland
- Siege of Jülich (1621–1622)1621–1622 siege
- Siege of KaiserswerthThe siege of Kaiserswerth (18 April – 15 June 1702), was a siege of the War of the Spanish
- Siege of Kamenets (1687)The siege of Kamenets was a military engagement by the Polish to seize the Ottoman fortres
- Siege of Kehl (1703)The 1703 siege of Kehl was a military action of the War of the Spanish Succession, in whic
- Siege of KrakówThe siege of Kraków was one of the battles during the Swedish invasion of Polish–Lithuania
- Siege of Kreuznach1620 battle of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of La Rochelle (1224)French victory over the Plantagenets in France
- Siege of Landau (1704)The siege of Landau of 1704 was the third of four such sieges during the War of the Spanis
- Siege of Landsberg1631 Siege
- Siege of Leuven1635 battle of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Lochem (1582)The siege of Lochem also known as the Relief of Lochem was a siege that took place in the
- Siege of Louisbourg (1745)1745 siege of the War of the Austrian Succession
- Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)1796–1797 siege during the War of the First Coalition
- Siege of Memmingen1647 siege of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Menin (1744)The siege of Menin took place between 28 May and 4 June 1744 during the War of the Austria
- Siege of Meurs (1597)
- Siege of Minden1634 siege of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Mons (1572)Siege during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War
- Siege of Mons (1746)Siege during the War of the Austrian Succession
- Siege of Namur (1746)Siege in the War of the Austrian Succession
- Siege of Narva (1704)1704 siege during the Great Northern War
- Siege of Negroponte (1688)The siege of Negroponte (modern Chalkis) was undertaken by the forces of the Republic of V
- Siege of Nöteborg (1702)1702 siege of the Great Northern War
- Siege of Novo Brdo (1455)The siege of Novo Brdo was a successful siege led by Mehmed the Conqueror and Ishak Bey on
- Siege of Nuremberg1632 battle of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Oldenzaal (1597)The siege of Oldenzaal was a short siege that took place during the Eighty Years' War and
- Siege of Oldenzaal (1626)1626 siege during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War
- Siege of OlomoucThe siege of Olomouc took place in 1758 when a Prussian army led by Frederick the Great be
- Siege of Pensacola (1707)The siege of Pensacola included two separate attempts in 1707 by English-supported Creek I
- Siege of Perpignan (1542)The siege of Perpignan took place in 1542, at Perpignan, between a larger French army comm
- Siege of Philippsburg (1644)1644 battle during the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Pilsen1618 battle of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Prague (1744)War of the Austrian Succession siege
- Siege of Rheinberg (1586–1590)The siege of Rheinberg 1586–1590, also known as the capture of Rheinberg of 1590, took pla
- Siege of Rheinberg (1601)The siege of Rheinberg, also known as the Rhine campaign of 1601, was the siege of the tow
- Siege of Rheinberg (1633)Siege during the Eighty Years' War
- Siege of Rheinfelden (1633)1633 battle of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Rouen (1591–1592)Siege in Rouen, France in 1591
- Siege of Saint-Omer1638 battle of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Salvador (1638)Siege during the Dutch-Portuguese War and Eighty Years' War
- Siege of Schenckenschans (1599)The siege of Schenkenschans was a siege that took place from 28 April to 2 May 1599 as par
- Siege of Schenkenschans1635–36 battle of the Eighty Years' War
- Siege of St. Augustine (1702)The siege of St. Augustine occurred in Queen Anne's War during November and December 1702.
- Siege of St. John'sThe siege of St. John's was a failed attempt by French forces led by Daniel d'Auger de Sub
- Siege of Steenwijk (1592)The siege of Steenwijk was a siege that took place between 30 May and 5 July 1592 as part
- Siege of Stirling Castle (1746)1746 siege
- Siege of Stralsund (1628)1628 siege during the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of the Acropolis (1687)Part of the Morean War
- Siege of Tortosa (1708)The siege of Tortosa was a siege of the city of Tortosa (then in the Principality of Catal
- Siege of Tournai (1745)Siege during the War of the Austrian Succession
- Siege of Turin1706 battle of the War of the Spanish Succession
- Siege of Turin (1640)1640 siege
- Siege of Venlo (1637)1637 battle during the Eighty Years' War
- Siege of Viborg (1710)Siege during the Great Northern War
- Siege of Villafranca (1744)1744 battle
- Siege of Weißenburg in Bayern1647 siege of the Thirty Years' War
- Siege of Wesenberg (1574)The siege of Wesenberg (Rakvere, Rakovor) was an abortive Swedish siege of the Russian-hel
- Siege of Xàtiva (1707)The siege of Xàtiva was a blockade of the town of Xàtiva in the Kingdom of Valencia. It to
- Siege of Yorktown1781 siege of the American Revolutionary War
- Siege of Ypres (1744)Siege in the War of the Austrian Succession
- Siege of ZierikzeeThe siege of Zierikzee was a siege in the Eighty Years' War between October 1575 and July
- Siege of ZoutleeuwThe siege of Zoutleeuw or the siege of Léau (29 August 1705 – 5 September 1705) was a sieg
- Sigismund I the OldKing of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1506 to 1548
- Sikh EmpireEmpire on the Indian subcontinent, 1799–1849
- Silesian Wars18th-century wars between Prussia and Austria
- Sino-Burmese WarQing dynasty war of expansion (1765 - 1769)
- Sir Robert Harland, 1st BaronetAdmiral Sir Robert Harland, 1st Baronet (ca. 1715 – 21 February 1784) was a Royal Navy off
- Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet, GCB (5 July 1764 – 3 May 1843) was a senior British Army o
- Skirmish at Waters CreekMilitary action in 1781
- Skirmish of Arisaig1746 battle
- Skirmish of Keith1746 skirmish
- Skirmish of Loch Ailort1746 battle
- Skirmish of Loch nan Uamh1746 skirmish
- Skirmish of Tongue1746 military conflict
- Skopje fire of 1689The fire of Skopje started on 26 October 1689 and lasted for two days, burning much of the
- Slavery in AfricaSlavery has historically been widespread in Africa. Systems of servitude and slavery were
- Sloop-of-warType of warship
- Slovakia during World War IIDuring World War II, Slovakia was a client state of Nazi Germany and a member of the Axis
- Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-SchwerinSophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Sofie Luise; 6 May 1685 – 29 July 1735) was Queen c
- Southern Thai languageSouthwestern Tai language
- Southern theater of the American Revolutionary WarThe southern theater of the American Revolutionary War was the major theater of military o
- Southwold, OntarioSouthwold is a township in Elgin County, in Ontario, Canada, located on the north shore of
- SpaniardsEthnic group
- Spanish American wars of independence1808–1833 series of armed conflicts in the Americas
- Spanish ArmadaFleet sailing against England in 1588
- Spanish colonization of the AmericasThe Spanish colonization of the Americas began in 1493 on the Caribbean island of Hispanio
- Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire16th-century Spanish invasion of Mesoamerica
- Spanish conquest of the Inca EmpirePeriod of the Spanish conquest in South America
- Spanish conquest of the MayaConquest dating from 1511 to 1697
- Spanish East IndiesSpanish colony from 1565 to 1901
- Spanish FloridaFormer Spanish possession in North America
- Spanish immigration to GuatemalaThe arrival of the Spaniards in Guatemala began in 1524 with the conquest of the Guatemala
- Spanish InquisitionSystem of tribunals enforcing Catholic doctrine
- Spanish invasion of Portugal (1762)Major campaign of the Seven Years' War
- Spanish NavyNaval warfare branch of Spain's military
- Spanish NetherlandsHistorical region of the Low Countries (1556–1714)
- Spanish treasure fleetConvoy system used by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790
- Spanish–Moro conflictSeries of battles in the Philippines 1565–1898
- Spanish–Ottoman Wars1492–1792 series of conflicts
- St. Bartholomew's Day massacre1572 killing of Huguenots in France
- St. Michael's Church, MunichSt. Michael's is a Jesuit church in Munich, capital city of the state of Bavaria, Germany.
- St. Thomas Cathedral, IrinjalakudaSt. Thomas Cathedral is the Syro Malabar Catholic cathedral of the eparchy of Irinjalakuda
- Stamp Act 1765British statute which taxed its American colonies' use of printed materials
- StănileștiStănilești is a commune in Vaslui County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of sev
- States General of the NetherlandsSupreme legislature of the Netherlands
- Statue of Roger Williams (U.S. Capitol)Roger Williams is an 1872 marble sculpture of Roger Williams by Franklin Simmons, installe
- Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Statute of the Council of Europe1949 multilateral treaty
- Stephen BocskaiPrince of Transylvania
- Storming of the BastilleMajor event of the French Revolution
- Strasbourg Bishops' WarMilitary conflict
- Stuart periodPeriod in British history from 1603 to 1714
- Stuart Restoration1660 restoration of the monarchy in the British Isles
- Succession of Henry IV of FranceHenry III of Navarre's accession as King of France
- Sullivan ExpeditionCampaign during the American Revolutionary War
- Sultanate of AgadezHistorical country and sultanate in Niger
- Sultanate of BijapurIndian kingdom in the Deccan (1490–1686)
- Sultanate of GolcondaKingdom in Deccan India (1518–1687)
- Sultanate of GowaFormer sultanate in Southern Sulawesi
- Sultanate of TernateMuslim kingdom in Indonesia, 1486–1950
- Sultanate of TuggurtThe Sultanate of Tuggurt was a state that extended over Tuggurt, the oases of the neighbou
- SungguminasaSungguminasa is a town and Gowa Regency's administrative capital in South Sulawesi Provinc
- Surrender of General BurgoyneThe Surrender of General Burgoyne is an oil painting by the American artist John Trumbull.
- SusquehannockIndigenous people of the Eastern Woodlands of North America
- Swathi Thirunal Rama VarmaMaharaja of Travancore from 1829 to 1846
- Sweden during the late 19th centuryThe period following the accession of Oscar II to the throne of Sweden in 1872 was marked
- Swedish artSwedish art refers to the visual arts produced in Sweden or by Swedish artists. Sweden has
- Swedish EmpireHistorical period in the history of Sweden (1611–1721)
- Swedish intervention in the Thirty Years' WarMilitary conflict between 1630 and 1635
- Swedish overseas coloniesSweden controlled a number of colonies outside Europe between 1638 and 1878.
- Swenske songer eller wisor 15361536 hymnal by Olaus Petri
- Swiss mercenariesHistorical Swiss mercenary infantry forces