February 23 155 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, Martyr, c.155

1303 Battle of Roslin in which a Scots army of 8,000, led by Sir Simon Fraser, Sinclair of Rosslyn and the Red Comyn, surprised an English army of 30,000 led by Sir John Seagrave and defeated them.

Fraser Crest: On a mount a flourish of strawberries leaved and fructed Proper. Motto: ALL MY HOPE IS IN GOD Badge: yew Chief: Flora Fraser, 21^st Lady Saltoun

The Rosslyn name is memorialized in a neighborhood commercial section of Arlington County Virginia, along the Potomac river across from Georgetown in the District of Columbia. Wikipedia -A community that gradually developed behind the shore [1700s] became known as Ross Lynn, the name of a local farm owned by William and Carolyn Ross. – My Comment – Ross is Scots.

1371 King Robert II reign begins. David II dies.

1473 Arnold, Duke of Guelders died. He was married in Cleves on 26 January 1430 to Catherine of Cleves (1417–1479), daughter of Adolph IV, Duke of Cleves and Marie of Burgundy and great-aunt of Anne of Cleves.

1421 James I attends coronation of Queen Catherine of Valois in England.

Arnold of Egmond (14 July 1410, Egmond-Binnen, North Holland – 23 February 1473, Grave) was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen.

1503 Battle of Ruvo. between a Spanish army under Gonzalo Fernández de Cordoba and Diego de Mendoza and a French army commanded by Jacques de la Palice. The battle was part of the Second Italian War and was fought at the town of Ruvo in the Province of Bari, modern-day Italy. The result was a Spanish victory.

1525 On the evening, Lannoy’s imperial troops, which had been encamped outside the east wall of the park, began their march north along the walls. At the same time, the Imperial artillery began a bombardment of the French siege lines—which had become routine during the extended siege—in order to conceal Lannoy’s movement.

 The Battle of Pavía (Juan de la Corte).

1548 Sieges of Haddington (1548–1550). Began. The Master of the Scottish Artillery, Lord Methven, organised guns to be brought from the siege of Broughty Castle in June 1548.

1572 RUTHVEN, WILLIAM, fourth Lord Ruthven and first Earl of Gowrie (1541?–1584), Provost and Lieutenant of Perth, lord high treasurer, commissioner for the pacification of Perth, signed the undertaking with the English ambassador Drury as to the arrangements to be observed on the capture of the castle of Edinburgh (Cal. State Papers, For. Ser. 1572–4, No. 897).

1599 never happened in Scotland. Dating its years from the birth of Jesus Christ, so that ‘’ every nation, kindred, every ear shall hear, every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess, Jesus Christ is Lord,’’ thru computer software applications and aviation, the Christian calendar has been adopted world wide for the Musselmen of Islam, the Buddhist, Confucian, Hindu, nativist, Jew, agnostic, or atheist (Isaiah 45:23, 1 Kings 19:18, Philippians 2:11, Romans 14:11, confirmed in modern times Mosiah 16:1 27:31 Doctrine and Covenants 76:110, 88:104

  An 1883 map of the world divided into colors representing “Christians, Buddhists, Hindoos, Mohammedans, Fetichists”.

1642 Henrietta Maria (Charles 1^st wife and namesake for Maryland) goes to the Netherlands with Princess Mary and the crown jewels.

1689 King William III (English designation after William the Conqueror, and William Rufus) converted the Convention Parliament into a regular parliament. The Convention Parliament (1689) would be imitated in the Colonies in America and the use of such conventions as an “instrument of transition” became more acceptable and more often used by the Colonies resulting most notably in the Grand Convention which drew up the United States Constitution.

1715-1716 -coronation of James the Eighth (TG 72-411) of Scotland, and Third of England, Chevalier de St George, at Perth. Thus ended the use of the King James in the United Kingdom

1723 Richard Price (23 February 1723 – 19 April 1791) was a Welsh moral philosopher and nonconformist preacher. Bookseller Andrew Millar 6^th (clan Stewart, Lockhart, Hunter).

 Four Dissertations etc. London Printed for A. Millar etc. 176

1745 Prince Charles Edward news from France of squadron and money arrived. Capt Shee of Fitz-jame’s Dragoons, of Marquis de Fimarion regiment TG 82-298.

1751 did not occur in England, Ireland, British North America, and British colonies, as 1751 only had 282 days due to the Calendar Act of 1750. But 1751 did occur in Scotland, as 1751 had 365 days. The oldest calendar discovered is from lunar calendar in Aberdeenshire, Scotland near Crathes Castle, or Warren Field. 12 pits align on the south east horizon and a prominent topographic point associated with sunrise on the midwinter solstice (thus providing an annual astronomical correction concerning the passage of time as indicated by the Moon, the asynchronous solar year and the associated seasons).

1762 sometime this year. Anonymous published. Bookseller Andrew Millar 6^th (clan Stewart, Lockhart, Hunter).

 Letters to a Young Nobleman. Etc. London Printed for A. Millar in the Strand. MDCCLXII.

1831 Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, (clan Mack of Inverness, Malcolm King of Scots). Doctrine and Covenants 44. Sometime in February. ‘’^avisit the poor and the needy and administer to their relief.’’

1836 siege begins at The Alamo Mission San Antonio, Texas Republic (February 23 – March 6, 1836) ends at the Battle of the Alamo on March 6 with list of Scots defenders. Restored in 1847 by Colonel James Harvey Ralston. (clan Ralston).

1890 Wyoming statehood centenary. 1990-02-23.

 “High Mountain Meadows, Conrad Schwiering” Grand Tetons viewed near Jackson Hole, alone the Snake River. After Brigham Young led the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints migration through Wyoming into Utah in 1847, it became known as Mormon Trail.

1839. Mary Crudelius born. Mary was a founder of The Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women (EAUEW), originally known as the Edinburgh Ladies’ Educational Association (ELEA), campaigned for higher education for women from 1867 until 1892 when Scottish universities started to admit female students. Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, Scotland Queen/Saint Margaret of Scotland Founded in 1875, named for the queen of Scotland who died in 1093

1935 The Band Concert is a 1935 American animated short film produced in 3-strip Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists.

 Donald Duck in supporting role (fictional clan McDuck).

1943 Combined Operations Headquarters heard via a secret message sent via Mary Lindell to the War Office, that Hasler and Sparks were safe. Royal Navy submarine HMS Tuna (N94) left from Holy Loch in Scotland. Operation Frankton, the December 1942 raid by canoe-borne British commandos on shipping in Bay of Biscay port of Bordeaux Harbour. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill believed the mission shortened the World War II by six months.

 Bay of Biscay Atlantic ocean. Royal Navy submarine HMS Tuna (N94) left from Holy Loch in Scotland.

1996 Trainspotting filmed in Edinburgh.