ever set of rules and regulations for England's Parliamentary Navy, Robert Blake's The Laws of War and Ordinances of the Sea, is adopted by the House of Commons, and Blake is promoted to the position of General at Sea of the English fleet. March 11 – The rebel Frondeurs and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil. March 15 – The city of Lappeenranta () is founded by Queen Christina of Sweden.Lappeenranta: History March 16 – An over 1,000 strong war party of Haudenosaunee Iroquois invade and burn the Huron mission villages of St. Ignace and St. Louis in present-day Simcoe County, Ontario, killing about 300 people. March 17 – The English Parliament, having voted February 7 against a proposal to continue the monarchy under Oliver Cromwell, passes the "Act Abolishing the Kingship" with the goal of creating a republic under a Lord Protector selected by an elected Parliament. French colonists from Martinique, led by former Martinique Governor Jacques Dyel du Parquet, land at St. Georges Harbour on the island of Grenada for the founding of Fort Annunciation. The fort is soon abandoned and the colonists cross the harbour for the founding of Fort Royal which eventually becomes the city of St. George's, Grenada March 19 – The House of Commons of England passes an act abolishing the House of Lords, which it describes in the act as "useless and dangerous to the people of England". April–June April 21 – The Maryland Toleration Act is passed in the American colony, allowing all freedom of worship. May 1 – The Wyandot people Indian tribe complete the burning of 15 of their own villages, to prevent their stores from being taken by the Haudenasaunee Iroquois. Almost all the remaining people (approximately 10,000) become refugees, on a path that eventually brings them to Wendake. May 17 – The Banbury mutiny in England ends – leaders of the Leveller mutineers in the New Model Army are hanged. May 19 – "An act declaring England to be a Commonwealth" is passed by the Rump Parliament. May 22 – October – Robert Blake blockades Prince Rupert's fleet in Kinsale, Ireland. June 1 – Alexis, Tsar of the Russian Empire orders all English merchants to leave Moscow. The Sumuroy Revolt begins in Northern Samar as Agustin Sumuroy, a Waray, and some of his followers rebel against the polo y servicio (forced labor system). July–September July 5