2372 results for “World War” — type: events (239 ms)
American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth ends in a Union victory, with General William Rosecrans protecting the critical rail junction of Corinth, Mississippi from Confederate forces u�
American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French.
Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock.
A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.
The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
War of 1812: The Army of the Northwest defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit.
Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
Ukrainian War of Independence: The Starobilsk agreement is signed by representatives of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Makhnovshchina.
The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
Seven Years' War: The British capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdues Armenia.
Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic
Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of the Banski Dvori in Zagreb, Croatia.
Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
American Civil War: A US Navy ship captures a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport.
American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat British forces under general John Burgoyne in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, compelling Burgoyne's eventual�