1763
Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
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1685
Morean War: the Battle of Kalamata ends in a Venetian victory over the forces of the Ottoman Empire under the Kapudan…
Morean War: the Battle of Kalamata ends in a Venetian victory over the forces of the Ottoman Empire under the Kapudan Pasha.
1180
Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no…
Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo, is routed by Ōba Kagechika of the Taira clan.
1894
First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats the Qing dynasty in the Battle of Pyongyang, causing the Qing army to withdraw…
First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats the Qing dynasty in the Battle of Pyongyang, causing the Qing army to withdraw to the Chinese border with Korea.
1873
Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
1862
American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
1812
War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
1794
French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel…
French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.
1776
American Revolutionary War: British forces successfully land at Kip's Bay, forcing the Continental Army, which was…
American Revolutionary War: British forces successfully land at Kip's Bay, forcing the Continental Army, which was already withdrawing from New York City, to cede control of the lower half of Manhatta�
1982
Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.
Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.
1970
King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as…
King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September.
1779
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
1776
American Revolutionary War: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a…
American Revolutionary War: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a counterattack on advancing British light infantry.
1901
Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
1901
Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
1900
Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at…
Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
1894
Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
1862
American Civil War: George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac halts the first invasion of the North by Robert E. Lee…
American Civil War: George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac halts the first invasion of the North by Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodie�