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May 19

 * 1643 - Thirty Years' War: French forces under the duc d'Enghien decisively defeat Spanish forces at the Battle of Rocroi, marking the symbolic end of Spain as a dominant land power.
 * 1802 - The Légion d'Honneur is founded by Napoleon Bonaparte.
 * 1848 - Mexican–American War: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo – Mexico ratifies the treaty thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of five other modern-day U.S. states to the USA for USD $15 million.
 * 1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ends.