2026 results for “World War” — type: events (469 ms)
American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes�
War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh.
The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere.
American Civil War: The Battle of South Mountain, part of the Maryland Campaign, is fought.
The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War.
Napoleonic Wars: The French Grande Armée enters Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city.
Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes at the Battle of Oravais.
American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York.
Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
Morean War: the Battle of Kalamata ends in a Venetian victory over the forces of the Ottoman Empire under the Kapudan Pasha.
Genpei War: In the Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan, the new military commander of the Minamoto clan, Minamoto no Yoritomo, is routed by Ōba Kagechika of the Taira clan.
First Sino-Japanese War: Japan defeats the Qing dynasty in the Battle of Pyongyang, causing the Qing army to withdraw to the Chinese border with Korea.
Franco-Prussian War: The last Imperial German Army troops leave France upon completion of payment of indemnity.
American Civil War: Confederate forces capture Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
French Revolutionary Wars: Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington) sees his first combat at the Battle of Boxtel during the Flanders Campaign.