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1864

American Civil War: After ten weeks, the Union Army's Red River Campaign ends in failure

American Civil War: After ten weeks, the Union Army's Red River Campaign ends in failure.

1863

American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U

American Civil War: Union forces begin the Siege of Port Hudson which lasts 48 days, the longest siege in U.S. military history.

1455

Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry

Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.

1949

Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of G

Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany.

1900

American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the B

American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863.

1793

Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition

Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.

1618

The Third Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War

The Third Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War.

1982

Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War

Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War.

1948

Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time

Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.

1900

Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State

Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.

1667

The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to

The French Royal Army crosses the border into the Spanish Netherlands, starting the War of Devolution opposing France to the Spanish Empire and the Triple Alliance.

1982

Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks

Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks.

1938

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people

Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people.

1738

A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange o

A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.

1972

Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty

Cold War: The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.

1971

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

1926

Abd el-Krim ends surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War

Abd el-Krim ends surrenders to the French, bringing an end to the Rif War.

1865

Conclusion of the American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi div

Conclusion of the American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi division, is the last full general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galvest�

1644

Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo

Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.

1637

Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approxima

Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots.