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An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the…
An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the Two Peters.
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal, head of the German armed forces (OKW), and convicted Nuremberg war criminal…
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal, head of the German armed forces (OKW), and convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
World War I: The Battle of Haifa takes place in present-day Israel, part of the Ottoman Empire at that time.
World War I: The Battle of Haifa takes place in present-day Israel, part of the Ottoman Empire at that time.
The United Mine Workers of America launch a strike which eventually escalated into the Colorado Coalfield War.
The United Mine Workers of America launch a strike which eventually escalated into the Colorado Coalfield War.
Philippine-American War: the American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Philippine-American War: the American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire…
Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard,…
American Revolutionary War: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by…
American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army general Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York.
Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath.
English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath.
The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.
The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.
The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a…
The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek.
World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek.
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of…
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under…
World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby.
World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.