About This day in military history.. Page 134
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January 27th, 2011
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January 28th, 2011
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Jan 28 1846 Battle of Aliwal, India 1871 Siege of Paris ends with French surrender 1909 US troops leave Cuba 1918 Finnish Civil War: rebels capture Helsinki 1932 Japanese attack Shanghai 1941 Final air battle takes place before Sino-French war ends later in the day. 1964 Soviet Mig shoots down USAF T-39 that strayed into E. German airspace. 1980 USCG Bouy Tender Blackthorn sinks in collision with a tanker, 23 crewmembers lost 1982 Italian anti-terrorism troops free US Gen. James Dozier, who was captured by the Red Brigades |
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January 30th, 2011
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Jan 29 1814 Battle of Brienne 1856 Victoria Cross introduced 1863 USS Isaac Smith run around & captured after being damaged in exchange of fire with CS batteries on the Stono River, S.C. 1916 Zepplins bomb Paris 1918 Soviet-Ukranian War: Battle of Kruty 1943 naval Battle of Rennell Island begins 1944 Battle of Cisterna 1991 Battle of Khafji |
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January 30th, 2011
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Jan 30 1862 USS Monitor launched 1942 Japanese invade Ambon 1943 Battle of Rennell Island ends, USS Chicago lost 1944 US lands on Majuro 1945 Soviet sub sinks Wilhelm Gustloff with a loss of 9,400 lives. Greatest loss of life in a marine disaster. US army Rangers & Phillipino guerillas free POWs @ the Cabantuan POW Camp. |
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February 1st, 2011
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Feb 1 1662 Chinese capture Taiwan from the Dutch 1864 Prussia invades the Duchy of Schleswig 1942 US Carriers raid the Marshall & Gilbert Islands |
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February 2nd, 2011
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Feb 2 1461 Battle of Mortimer's Cross 1542 Battle of Bacente 1864 Confederates capture & burn USS Underwriter 1943 Battle of Stalingrad ends 1974 1st flight F-16 |
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February 3rd, 2011
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Feb 3 1509 naval Battle of Diu, India 1706 Battle of Fraustadt 1781 British sieze island of St. Eustatias from the Dutch 1807 British capture Montevideo 1813 Battle of San Lorenzo 1863 Confederate attack on Ft. Donelson fails 1852 Battle of Casneros 1944 Battle of Kwajalein ends 1945 Battle of Manila begins |
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February 4th, 2011
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Feb 4 1810 British sieze Guadeloupe 1820 Chileans capture Valdivia 1862 Battle of Ft. Henry opens with C.S. gunners hitting USS Essex with a 32 pounder round while the ship was on a recon mission. 1899 Philippine Insurection begins 1932 Japanese capture Harbin 1945 Battle of Pokuka begins |
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February 6th, 2011
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Feb 5 1782 Spain captures Minorca from British 1810 Siege of Cadiz begins 1865 Battles of Hatcher's Run & Boydton Plank Road, Va begins 1913 Greek aviators fly world's 1st naval aviation mission 1918 1st arial victory by US service member happens when Stephen Thompson, a gunner assigned to a French bomber, shoots down a German fighter Feb 6 1806 naval Battle of Santo Domingo 1862 Battle of Ft. Henry: USS Essex, Carondelet, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Conestoga, Tyler & Lexington begin bombardment of Ft. Henry. Return fire damages Essex again & she drifts away down stream. The garrison surrenders to the Navy as the Fort's walls begin collapsing under fire. 1865 Battles of Hatcher's Run & Boydton Plank Road continues 1922 Washington Naval treaty signed 1942 U.K. declares War on Siam 2000 Russians capture Grozny, Chechnya |
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February 7th, 2011
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Feb 7 1074 Battle of Benevento 1807 Battle of Eylau begins 1862 US fleet begins bombarding Ft. Bartow on Roanoke Island, Union troops land in the afternoon 1864 Union troops occupy Jacksonville, Fla 1865 Battles of Hatcher's Run & the Boydton Plank Road ends as Confederates regain lost ground at Boydton Plank Road & federals keep thier gains at Hatcher's Run, Va 1897 Battle of Livadeia 1943 Japanese finish evacuating Guadalcanal |
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