On February 7.1807 ; Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day. source
On February 7.1807 ; Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.
On February 9.1654 ; The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War. source
On February 9.1654 ; The Capture of Fort Rocher takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War.
On February 10.1763 ; French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain. source
On February 10.1763 ; French and Indian War: The Treaty of Paris ends the war and France cedes Quebec to Great Britain.
On February 10.1814 ; Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians. source
On February 10.1814 ; Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Champaubert ends in French victory over the Russians and the Prussians.
On February 10.1936 – Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders. source
On February 10.1936 – Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launched the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.
On February 11. 1973 ; Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place. source
On February 11. 1973 ; Vietnam War: First release of American prisoners of war from Vietnam takes place.
On February 12.On February 12.1817 ; An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco. source
On February 12.On February 12.1817 ; An Argentine/Chilean patriotic army, after crossing the Andes, defeats Spanish troops on the Battle of Chacabuco.
On February 12.1934 ; The Austrian Civil War begins. source
On February 12.1934 ; The Austrian Civil War begins.
On February 16.1943 ; World War II: Red Army troops re-enter Kharkov. source
On February 16.1943 ; World War II: Red Army troops re-enter Kharkov.
On February 17.1979 ; The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. source
On February 17.1979 ; The Sino-Vietnamese War begins.
On February 18.1781 ; Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Captain Thomas Shirley opens his expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa (present-day Ghana). source
On February 18.1781 ; Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Captain Thomas Shirley opens his expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa (present-day Ghana).
On February 18.1797 ; French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad. source
On February 18.1797 ; French Revolutionary Wars: Sir Ralph Abercromby and a fleet of 18 British warships invade Trinidad.
On February 18.1900 ;Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg. source
On February 18.1900 ;Second Boer War: Imperial forces suffer their worst single-day loss of life on Bloody Sunday, the first day of the Battle of Paardeberg.
On February 27.1782 ; American Revolutionary War: The House of Commons of Great Britain votes against further war in America. source
On February 27.1782 ; American Revolutionary War: The House of Commons of Great Britain votes against further war in America.
On March 3. 1857 ; Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China. source
On March 3. 1857 ; Second Opium War: France and the United Kingdom declare war on China.
On March 5.1824 ; First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma. source
On March 5.1824 ; First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
On March 9. 2012 ; At least 130 rockets are fired into Israel from Gaza, and 12 Palestinians militants are killed as part of the latest escalation in violence in the region. source
On March 9. 2012 ; At least 130 rockets are fired into Israel from Gaza, and 12 Palestinians militants are killed as part of the latest escalation in violence in the region.
On March 9. 1925 ; Pink's War: The first Royal Air Force operation conducted independently of the British Army or Royal Navy begins. source
On March 9. 1925 ; Pink's War: The first Royal Air Force operation conducted independently of the British Army or Royal Navy begins.
On March 10. 1944 ; Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front. source
On March 10. 1944 ; Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front.
On March 13.1954 ; First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French to begin the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, the climactic battle in the First Indochina War. source
On March 13.1954 ; First Indochina War: Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp unleashed a massive artillery barrage on the French to begin the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ, the climactic battle in the First Indochina War.
On March 14.1647 ; Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. source
On March 14.1647 ; Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
On March 14.1757 ; Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War. source
On March 14.1757 ; Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard HMS Monarch for breach of the Articles of War.
On March 15.1978 ; Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War. source
On March 15.1978 ; Somalia and Ethiopia signed a truce to end the Ethio-Somali War.
On March 15 .2011 ; Beginning of the Syrian Civil War. source
On March 15 .2011 ; Beginning of the Syrian Civil War.
On March 17.1677 ; The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city. source
On March 17.1677 ; The Siege of Valenciennes, during the Franco-Dutch War, ends with France's taking of the city.
On March 17.1860 ; The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand land wars. source
On March 17.1860 ; The First Taranaki War begins in Taranaki, New Zealand, a major phase of the New Zealand land wars.
On March 18.1942 ; The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. source
On March 18.1942 ; The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody.
On March 21.1814 ; Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube. source
On March 21.1814 ; Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
On March 25. 1971 ; Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistan Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians. source
On March 25. 1971 ; Bangladesh Liberation War: Beginning of Operation Searchlight by the Pakistan Armed Forces against East Pakistani civilians.
On March 28.1809 ; Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín. source
On March 28.1809 ; Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.