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War of the Fifth Coalition: French general Louis-Nicolas Davout defeated an Austrian force in Lower Bavaria, allowing h
War of the Fifth Coalition: Commanded by Napoleon, Franco-German forces defeated a reinforced Austrian corps at the Batt
Napoleon's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian army at the Battle of Wagram, the decisive confrontation…
The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that t
In one of several violent incidents involving future U
Indian sepoys mutinied against the East India Company at Vellore Fort.
Napoleonic Wars: A Franco-Spanish fleet recaptured the British-held Diamond Rock, an uninhabited island at the entrance
Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois near present-day Hartford, Illinois,
Gia Long conquered Hanoi and unified modern-day Vietnam, which had experienced centuries of feudal warfare.
French Revolutionary Wars: The 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo was captured by the outmanned and outgunned HMS Speedy
First Barbary War: The Barbary corsairs of Tripoli declared war on the United States by cutting down the flagstaff in fr
French Revolutionary Wars: A Royal Navy squadron failed to eliminate a smaller French Navy squadron at Algeciras…
French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French…
The Library of Congress (building pictured), the de facto national library of the United States, was established as part
War of the Second Coalition: In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleonic forces secured victory over the Habsburgs when defeat
War of the Second Coalition: The signing of the Convention of Alessandria brought temporary peace between France and Aus
War of the Second Coalition: French forces won a victory at the Battle of Neuburg, ending Austrian control over the Rive
War of the Second Coalition: The British Royal Navy force attacked the well-defended French anchorage of Dunkirk…
French Revolutionary Wars: Severely outnumbered French forces repulsed an Ottoman attack at the Battle of Mount Tabor in