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American Civil War: Confederate forces captured the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, taking more than 12,000 prisoners.
Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.
King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September.
American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
American Revolutionary War: American forces win the Battle of Harlem Heights after General George Washington orders a counterattack on advancing British light infantry.
American Revolutionary War: American colonists defeated British troops at the Battle of Harlem Heights (depicted) on the island of Manhattan.
Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.
Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
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�
Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.
Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War; the territory that will become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.
War of the Pyrenees: France defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.
American Revolutionary War: The invasion of Quebec by the Continental Army begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War.
Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
Thirteen Years' War: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino.
Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1995)