On August 7.1819 ; Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá. source
On August 7.1819 ; Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
On August 14.1842 ; American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma. source
On August 14.1842 ; American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida to Oklahoma.
On August 16.1812 ; American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army. source
On August 16.1812 ; American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.
On August 16.1870 ; Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory. source
On August 16.1870 ; Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Mars-la-Tour is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
On August 18. 2008 ; War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs. source
On August 18. 2008 ; War of Afghanistan: Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
On August 19. 1953 ; Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. source
On August 19. 1953 ; Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
On August 23.1765 ; Beginning of Burmese–Siamese War. source
On August 23.1765 ; Beginning of Burmese–Siamese War.
On August 24.1989 ; Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government. source
On August 24.1989 ; Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
On August 25.1991 ; The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence). source
On August 25.1991 ; The Battle of Vukovar begins. An 87-day siege of Vukovar by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA), supported by various Serb paramilitary forces, between August and November 1991 (during the Croatian War of Independence).
On August 27.1810 ; Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France. source
On August 27.1810 ; Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
On August 27.1922 ; Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece. source
On August 27.1922 ; Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
On August 28.1862 ; American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30. source
On August 28.1862 ; American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas. The battle ends on August 30.
On August 30.1813 ; Creek War: Fort Mims massacre: Creek "Red Sticks" kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama. source
On August 30.1813 ; Creek War: Fort Mims massacre: Creek "Red Sticks" kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort Mims, north of Mobile, Alabama.
On August 30.1962 ; Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war. source
On August 30.1962 ; Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
On September 2.1968 ; Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War source
On September 2.1968 ; Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War
On September 8.1756 ; French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition. source
On September 8.1756 ; French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.
On September 9.1855 ; Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city. source
On September 9.1855 ; Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city.
On September 10.1918 ; Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan. source
On September 10.1918 ; Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan.
On September 12.1814 ; Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812. source
On September 12.1814 ; Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812.
On September 23.1821 ; Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence. source
On September 23.1821 ; Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
On October 3.1950 ; Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins. source
On October 3.1950 ; Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
On October 6.1762 ; Seven Years' War: Conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war. source
On October 6.1762 ; Seven Years' War: Conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.
On October 7.1780 ; American Revolutionary War: Battle of Kings Mountain: American Patriot militia defeat Loyalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina. source
On October 7.1780 ; American Revolutionary War: Battle of Kings Mountain: American Patriot militia defeat Loyalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
On October 8.1856 ; The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River. source
On October 8.1856 ; The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
On October 8.1912 ; First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire. source
On October 8.1912 ; First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
On October 11.1941 ; Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia. source
On October 11.1941 ; Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
On October 11.1986 ; Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavík, Iceland, in an effort to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe. source
On October 11.1986 ; Cold War: U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Reykjavík, Iceland, in an effort to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe.
On October 17.1918 ; Haitian rebels attack the barracks of the Gendarmerie of Haiti, igniting the Second Caco War source
On October 17.1918 ; Haitian rebels attack the barracks of the Gendarmerie of Haiti, igniting the Second Caco War