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French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the…
French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (died 1962)
Shunroku Hata, Japanese field marshal and politician, 48th Japanese Minister of War (died 1962)
Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (born…
Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (born 1843)
The Battle of the Samichon River, the last engagement of the Korean War, ended a few hours before the signing of the…
The Battle of the Samichon River, the last engagement of the Korean War, ended a few hours before the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement.
French and Indian War: Troops led by French brigadier general François-Charles de Bourlamaque attempted to blow up…
French and Indian War: Troops led by French brigadier general François-Charles de Bourlamaque attempted to blow up Fort Carillon, near present-day Ticonderoga, New York, rather than defending it again�
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of…
Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice…
Korean War: Cessation of hostilities is achieved when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to obse�
The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle…
Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
Seminole Wars: The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the…
Seminole Wars: The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the fort's Powder Magazine, killing approximately 275. It is considered the deadliest�
The Great Northern War: The first significant victory of the Russian Navy in the naval battle of Gangut against the…
The Great Northern War: The first significant victory of the Russian Navy in the naval battle of Gangut against the Swedish Navy near the Hanko Peninsula.
Georgian–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
Georgian–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea)
Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (North Korea)
An armistice was signed (pictured) to end hostilities in the Korean War, officially making the division of Korea…
�armistice was signed (pictured) to end hostilities in the Korean War, officially making the division of Korea indefinite by creating a 4 km wide (2.5 mi) demilitarized zone across the Korean Peninsul�
The Battle of Ushant, the first encounter between the French and British fleets in the American Revolutionary War,…
The Battle of Ushant, the first encounter between the French and British fleets in the American Revolutionary War, ended indecisively and led to political disputes in both countries.
Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Ottoman sultanate gained its first major victory against the Byzantine Empire at the…
Byzantine–Ottoman wars: The Ottoman sultanate gained its first major victory against the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Bapheus in Bithynia.