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1861

American Civil War: Robert E

American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia.

1792

France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars

France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars.

1978

Lord Richard Cecil, British soldier and journalist in the Rhodesian Bush War

Lord Richard Cecil, British soldier and journalist in the Rhodesian Bush War

1942

World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia

World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.

1657

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off th

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy sank much of a Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife off the Canary Islands, but was unable to capture the treasure.

1975

Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost bl

Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Thiệu flees Saigon, as Xuân Lộc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.

1945

World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters

World War II: Soviet forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters.

1918

World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Va

World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.

1897

Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, Norwegian Army general and war historian (died 1975)

Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, Norwegian Army general and war historian (died 1975)

2005

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record

Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.

1951

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong.

1948

Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces

Arab–Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces.

1945

World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt

World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. Five hundred twenty are killed and around eighty escape.

1944

World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area

World War II: Operation Persecution is initiated: Allied forces land in the Hollandia (currently known as Jayapura) area of New Guinea.

1944

World War II: In Greenland, the Allied Sledge Patrol attack the German Bassgeiger weather station

World War II: In Greenland, the Allied Sledge Patrol attack the German Bassgeiger weather station.

1898

Spanish–American War: President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cu

Spanish–American War: President William McKinley calls for 125,000 volunteers to join the National Guard and fight in Cuba, while Congress more than doubles regular Army forces to 65,000.

1951

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, st

Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army attacked positions occupied mainly by Australian and Canadian forces, starting the Battle of Kapyong.

1948

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army

Civil War in Mandatory Palestine: The Jewish paramilitary group Haganah captured Haifa from the Arab Liberation Army.

1971

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhang

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army and Razakars massacre approximately 3,000 Hindu emigrants in the Jathibhanga area of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

1968

Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down

Vietnam War: Student protesters at Columbia University in New York City take over administration buildings and shut down the university.