Topic: This day in military history..

Redleg · October 25th, 2005

October 25 (It's snowing here by the way..

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1147
The armies of the Second Crusade (1147-49) were destroyed by the Saracens at Dorylaeum (in modern Turkey). The Crusaders went on with fruitless campaigns against Damascus, Syria.

1415 The battle of Agincourt
During the Hundred Years' War between England and France, Henry V, the young king of England, leads his forces to victory at the Battle of Agincourt in northern France.
Two months before, Henry had crossed the English Channel with 11,000 men and laid siege to Harfleur in Normandy. After five weeks the town surrendered, but Henry lost half his men to disease and battle casualties. He decided to march his army northeast to Calais, where he would meet the English fleet and return to England. At Agincourt, however, a vast French army of 20,000 men stood in his path, greatly outnumbering the exhausted English archers, knights, and men-at-arms.
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/t...0&cat=10272946

1812
US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian

1854 the Charge of the Light Brigade
In an event alternately described as one of the most heroic or disastrous episodes in British military history, Lord James Cardigan leads a charge of the Light Brigade cavalry against well-defended Russian artillery during the Crimean War. The British were winning the Battle of Balaclava when Cardigan received his order to attack the Russians. His cavalry gallantly charged down the valley and were decimated by the heavy Russian guns, suffering 40 percent casualties. It was later revealed that the order was the result of confusion and was not given intentionally. Lord Cardigan, who survived the battle, was hailed as a national hero in Britain.

1861 Keel of the Monitor laid
Signaling an important shift in the history of naval warfare, the keel of the Union ironclad Monitor is laid at Greenpoint, Long Island.
Union Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles appointed an Ironclad Board when he heard rumors that the Confederates were trying to build an iron-hulled ship-an ironclad ship could wreck havoc on the Union's wooden armada. In September 1861, the board granted approval for engineer John Ericsson, a native of Sweden, to begin constructing the U.S. Navy's first ironclad.
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/t...2&day=10272990

1936:
Germany and Italy established the Rome-Berlin Axis.

1944 First kamikaze attack of the war begins
On this day in 1944, during the Battle of the Leyte Gulf, the Japanese deploy kamikaze ("divine wind") suicide bombers against American warships for the first time. It will prove costly--to both sides.
This decision to employ suicide bombers against the American fleet at Leyte, an island of the Philippines, was based on the failure of conventional naval and aerial engagements to stop the American offensive. Declared Japanese naval Capt. Motoharu Okamura: "I firmly believe that the only way to swing the war in our favor is to resort to crash-dive attacks with our planes.... There will be more than enough volunteers for this chance to save our country."
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/t...2&day=10272990

1945
Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen Chiang Kai-shek

1950
China entered the Korean War on the side of North Korea against the United States and South Korea.

1951
Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom

1962
Stevenson demands USSR ambasadeur Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over"

1972
Nixon suspends bombing of North Vietnam
http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/t...2&day=10272990

1983
The U.S. military, under President Ronald Reagan, invaded the tiny island country of Grenada.

October 25th, 2005
Redleg The fire is everything... Gear	October 25 (It's snowing here by the way.. ) 1147 The armies of the Second Crusade (1147-49) were destroyed by the Saracens at Dorylaeum (in modern Turkey). The Crusaders went on with fruitless campaigns against Damascus, Syria. 1415 The battle of Agincourt During the Hundred Years' War between England and France, Henry V, the young king of England, leads his forces to victory at the Battle of Agincourt in northern France. Two months before, Henry had crossed the English Channel with 11,000 men and laid siege to Harfleur in Normandy. After five weeks the town surrendered, but Henry lost half his men to disease and battle casualties. He decided to march his army northeast to Calais, where he would meet the English fleet and return to England. At Agincourt, however, a vast French army of 20,000 men stood in his path, greatly outnumbering the exhausted English archers, knights, and men-at-arms. http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/t...0&cat=10272946 1812 US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian 1854 the Charge of the Light Brigade In an event alternately described as one of the most heroic or disastrous episodes in British military history, Lord James Cardigan leads a charge of the Light Brigade cavalry against well-defended Russian artillery during the Crimean War. The British were winning the Battle of Balaclava when Cardigan received his order to attack the Russians. His cavalry gallantly charged down the valley and were decimated by the heavy Russian guns, suffering 40 percent casualties. It was later revealed that the order was the result of confusion and was not given intentionally. Lord Cardigan, who survived the battle, was hailed as a national hero in Britain. 1861 Keel of the Monitor laid Signaling an important shift in the history of naval warfare, the keel of the Union ironclad Monitor is laid at Greenpoint, Long Island. Union Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles appointed an Ironclad Board when he heard rumors that the Confederates were trying to build an iron-hulled ship-an ironclad ship could wreck havoc on the Union's wooden armada. In September 1861, the board granted approval for engineer John Ericsson, a native of Sweden, to begin constructing the U.S. Navy's first ironclad. http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/t...2&day=10272990 1936: Germany and Italy established the Rome-Berlin Axis. 1944 First kamikaze attack of the war begins On this day in 1944, during the Battle of the Leyte Gulf, the Japanese deploy kamikaze ("divine wind") suicide bombers against American warships for the first time. It will prove costly--to both sides. This decision to employ suicide bombers against the American fleet at Leyte, an island of the Philippines, was based on the failure of conventional naval and aerial engagements to stop the American offensive. Declared Japanese naval Capt. Motoharu Okamura: "I firmly believe that the only way to swing the war in our favor is to resort to crash-dive attacks with our planes.... There will be more than enough volunteers for this chance to save our country." http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/t...2&day=10272990 1945 Japanese surrender Taiwan to Gen Chiang Kai-shek 1950 China entered the Korean War on the side of North Korea against the United States and South Korea. 1951 Peace talks aimed at ending Korean War resumed in Panmunjom 1962 Stevenson demands USSR ambasadeur Zorin answer regarding Cuban missile bases saying "I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over" 1972 Nixon suspends bombing of North Vietnam http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/t...2&day=10272990 1983 The U.S. military, under President Ronald Reagan, invaded the tiny island country of Grenada.