On October 23.1642 ; Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War. source
On October 23.1642 ; Battle of Edgehill: First major battle of the First English Civil War.
On October 23.1983 ; Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops. source
On October 23.1983 ; Lebanese Civil War: The U.S. Marines barracks in Beirut is hit by a truck bomb, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. A French army barracks in Lebanon is also hit that same morning, killing 58 troops.
On November 1.1805 ; Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition. source
On November 1.1805 ; Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition.
On November 7.1811 ; Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States. source
On November 7.1811 ; Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States.
On November 8.1965 ; The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and source
On November 8.1965 ; The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by over 1,200 Viet Cong in Operation Hump during the Vietnam War, while the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment fight one of the first set-piece engagements of the war between Australian forces and
On November 13.1914 ; Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri. source
On November 13.1914 ; Zaian War: Berber tribesmen inflict the heaviest defeat of French forces in Morocco at the Battle of El Herri.
On November 20.1739 ; Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear. source
On November 20.1739 ; Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
On December 2.1899 ; Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought. source
On December 2.1899 ; Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
On December 3.1920 ; Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded. source
On December 3.1920 ; Following more than a month of Turkish–Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.
On December 3.1971 ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins claiming hundreds of lives. source
On December 3.1971 ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: Pakistan launches a pre-emptive strike against India and a full-scale war begins claiming hundreds of lives.
On December 5.1865 ; Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain. source
On December 5.1865 ; Chincha Islands War: Peru allies with Chile against Spain.
On December 6.1704 ; Battle of Chamkaur (1704): During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army. source
On December 6.1704 ; Battle of Chamkaur (1704): During the Mughal-Sikh Wars, an outnumbered Sikh Khalsa defeats a Mughal army.
On December 8.1912 ; Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out. source
On December 8.1912 ; Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
On December 9.1824 ; Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence. source
On December 9.1824 ; Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence.
On December 11.1868 ; Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay. source
On December 11.1868 ; Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.
On December 23.1793 ; The Battle of Savenay: a decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution. source
On December 23.1793 ; The Battle of Savenay: a decisive defeat of the royalist counter-revolutionaries in War in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
On December 30.1702 ; Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine. source
On December 30.1702 ; Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.
What if freezing air destroyed the most powerful army in Europe? In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia with over 600,000 soldiers — the largest army Europe had ever seen. His goal? Defeat the Russian Empire quickly and force surrender. At f
