1794 Battle of Beaumont during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. W
1805 First Barbary War: United States Marines captured Derne under the command of First Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon. W
1865 American Civil War: Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston surrenders his army to General William Tecumseh Sherman at the Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. Also the date of Confederate Memorial Day for two states. W
1937 Spanish Civil War: Guernica, Spain, is bombed by German Luftwaffe. W
1915 For his actions this day Jemadar Mir Dast was awarded the Victoria Cross
"For most conspicuous bravery and great ability at Ypres on 26th April 1915, when he led his platoon with great gallantry during, the attack, and afterwards collected various parties of the regiment (when no British Officers were left) and kept them under his command until the retirement was ordered. Jemadar Mir Dast subsequently on this day displayed remarkable courage in helping to carry eight British and Indian Officers into safety, whilst exposed to very heavy fire." UK.GOV
1945 World War II: Battle of Bautzen: Last successful German tank-offensive of the war and last noteworthy victory of the Wehrmacht. W
1945 World War II: Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army are liberated in Baguio City and they fight against the Japanese forces under General Tomoyuki Yamashita W
1971
#OnThisDay in 1971 the first of 8 @RoyalNavy
— On This Day RN (@OnthisdayRN) April 26, 2022
Type 21 Frigate, HMS AMAZON, was launched. She served until 1993 when she was sold to @PakistanNavy
serving as PNS Babur until 2015. pic.twitter.com/T7WcB0tvhO
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