1998 results for “World War” (496 ms)
English Civil War: The Parliamentarians destroyed the last Royalist field army at the Battle of Langport, ultimately giving Parliament control of the west of England.
Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (died 1804)
American Civil War: Confederate forces under Jubal Early began an unsuccessful attempt to capture Washington, D.C..
Yagan, a Noongar warrior wanted for leading attacks on British colonists in Western Australia, was killed, becoming a symbol of the unjust and sometimes brutal treatment of indigenous Australians by c�
Franco-Flemish War: Flemish infantry defeated a large French army near Kortrijk at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
Yugoslav Wars: Srebrenica massacre begins, lasting until 22 July.
A truce in the Irish War of Independence comes into effect.
The British Mediterranean Fleet begins the Bombardment of Alexandria in Egypt as part of the Anglo-Egyptian War.
American Civil War: Battle of Fort Stevens; Confederate forces attempt to invade Washington, D.C.
Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.
The United States Marine Corps is re-established; they had been disbanded after the American Revolutionary War.
John King, Baron King of Wartnaby, English businessman (born 1917)
John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (born 1888)
Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lydda and Ramle.
Second Balkan War: The Serbian Army began the Siege of Vidin, which they abandoned six days later when an armistice between the Serbs and Bulgarians was signed.
French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar.
Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
A cross-border raid by Hezbollah militants starts the 2006 Lebanon War.