2372 results for “World War” — type: events (245 ms)
Vietnam War: The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in conjunction with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, launches an operation seeking to destroy Communist forces during the siege of Plei Me.
First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo between the Serbian and Ottoman armies begins.
The Italo-Turkish War sees the first use of an airplane in combat when an Italian pilot makes a reconnaissance flight.
American Civil War: The Battle of Westport is the last significant engagement west of the Mississippi River, ending in a Union victory.
The Battle of Edgehill is the first major battle of the English Civil War.
The Battle of Grathe Heath ends the Danish Civil War.
First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Jiuliancheng: Under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo, the Imperial Japanese Army covertly crosses the Yalu River into Qing territory and launches an assault o�
Convention of Peking: The Second Opium War formally comes to a close, with Qing China ceding Kowloon in perpetuity to the victorious British Empire.
Treaty of Gulistan: The Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813 comes to a close with the signing of the Treaty of Gulistan, under which terms Qajar Iran agrees to cede the bulk of its Caucasian territories, w�
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.
After a civil war, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself President of the Republic of the Congo.
The Battle of Balaclava takes place during the Crimean War. It is soon memorialized in verse as The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Greek War of Independence: The First Siege of Missolonghi begins.
War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian.
War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.
Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England, with his men-at-arms and archers, defeats the larger French army in the Battle of Agincourt.
Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia.