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January 19

This Date in Medieval History

By Melissa Snell, About.com

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1643: The Battle of Braddock Down
This battle of the English Civil War was won by Cornish Royalists under the command of Bevil Grenville and Ralph Hopton. They defeated parliamentarian forces led by Colonel Ruthven. Cornwall was strongly royalist, and Braddock Down was only the first in a series of setbacks suffered by the Roundheads.

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1200: Dogen
It was Dogen, a leading Buddhist of Japan, who introduced Zen in the form of the Soto school.

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