About Military HistoryGet the latest headlines from the About.com Military History GuideSite.Hundred Years' War: French Fleet Destroyed at Sluys!- June 24, 2008 June 24, 1340 - The English fleet of King Edward III crushes the French at the Battle of Sluys (left). In 1340, English King Edward III prepared to...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000273.htm Third Macedonian War: Perseus Crushed at Pydna!- June 22, 2008 June 22, 168 BC - The Macedonian army under Perseus is crushed at the Battle of Pydna. In 168 BC, Roman forces led by Lucius Aemilius Paulus sought to...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000272.htm Hunnic Invasions: Attila Stopped at Chalons!- June 20, 2008 June 20, 451 - Clashing at the Battle of Chalons, Roman forces are able to stop the advance of Attila the Hun. Having been denied a marriage to Emperor...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000271.htm Photo Tour: Escape & Capture of John Wilkes Booth- June 18, 2008 In 1864, noted actor John Wilkes Booth conceived a scheme to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln with the goal of restarting the exchange of prisoners of war between the Union and...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000270.htm American Civil War: Wesley Merritt Born!- June 16, 2008 June 16, 1834 - Future Union cavalry commander Wesley Merritt (right) is born in New York City. A member of the West Point Class of 1860, Merritt was commissioned...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000269.htm Wars of the French Revolution: Napoleon Triumphs at Marengo!- June 14, 2008 June 14, 1800 - Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo (right). Advancing over the Alps, Napoleon placed his army across the Austrian lines of communication...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000268.htm American Revolution: Gage Declares Martial Law!- June 12, 2008 June 12, 1775 - General Thomas Gage (left) declares martial law in Massachusetts and offers a pardon to all colonists except John Hancock and Samuel Adams. A graduate of...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000267.htm Jacobite Risings: Scots Defeated at Glen Shiel!- June 10, 2008 June 10, 1719 - Jacobite forces led by Lord George Murray are defeated at the Battle of Glen Shiel (left). In 1719, King Philip V of Spain began moving...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000266.htm Cold War: XB-70 Valkyrie Crashes!- June 8, 2008 June 8, 1966 - A XB-70 Valkyrie (right) crashes after a collision with a F-104. First conceived in the 1950s, the XB-70 was intended to provide the...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000265.htm American Civil War: Union Gunboats Win at Memphis!- June 6, 2008 June 6, 1862 - Union gunboats are victorious at the Battle of Memphis (left). Advancing down the Mississippi, the Union ironclad gunboat fleet of Flag Officer Charles H. Davis...http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/a/000264.htm |