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.