Friday 19 April 2019

Today In Military History April19th

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19/04//1809   An Austrian corps is defeated by the forces of the Duchy of Warsaw in the Battle of Raszyn, part of the struggles of the Fifth Coalition. On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First French Empire Corps led by Louis-Nicolas Davout at the Battle of Teugen-Hausen in Bavaria, part of a four-day campaign that ended in a French victory.

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19/04/1989   A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

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