1721 events
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson defeated a Union force at the Battle of Front Royal in Vi
American Civil War: Confederate troops under Joseph E
Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty
Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty
American Civil War: The Union Army's victory in the First Battle of Memphis virtually eradicated the Confederate naval p
American Civil War: The Confederate Army won a resounding victory at the Battle of Cross Keys, one of the two decisive b
American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a vic
American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson concluded his successful Shenandoah Valley campaign with a vic
American Civil War: Confederate general Robert E. Lee launched a series of disjointed and ultimately unsuccessful…
The garrotting and robbery of James Pilkington, a British member of Parliament, led to a moral panic in London.
In Brooklyn, a mob composed largely of Irish Americans attacked a group of African Americans in a riot.
American Civil War: Confederate troops counter-attacked and won the Battle of Cedar Mountain, after nearly being…
American Civil War: Confederate forces attacked retreating troops (map shown) of the Union army during a rainstorm in…
American Civil War: Confederate forces captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, taking more than 12,000…
American Civil War: Almost 23,000 total casualties were suffered at the Battle of Antietam near Sharpsburg, Maryland,…
The first bloodshed of the American Civil War took place when Confederate sympathizers in Baltimore, Maryland, attacked
The first land battle of the American Civil War after Fort Sumter took place in the village of Fairfax, Virginia
American Civil War: The Confederate Army only suffered eight casualties in its victory at the Battle of Big Bethel in Yo
American Civil War: The Battle of Vienna, Virginia, took place, which involved one of the world's first military movemen
American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, was fought.