3247 results for “World War” (291 ms)
American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
�of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of the Principality of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Catalans, the last phase of the War of the Spanish Succession.
Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
Santiago, Chile, is attacked by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco, to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards.
Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.
American Revolutionary War: Approximately ten American soldiers were killed by Loyalists and their Native American allies in the Sugarloaf massacre in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.
American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold's expedition departed from Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part of the invasion of Quebec.
Seven Years' War: France repelled an invasion attempt by the British in the Battle of Saint Cast.
Great Turkish War: Forces led by Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated Ottoman troops at the Battle of Zenta in present-day Serbia, ending the Turkish threat to Europe.
First War of Scottish Independence: Scottish forces under Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated English troops at the Battle of Stirling Bridge on the River Forth.
Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812.
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
Road Warrior Animal, American wrestler (died 2020)
Charles Dudley Warner, American essayist and novelist (died 1900)
Warren Giese, American football player, coach, and politician (born 1924)