To Day in Military History May 26

May 26 1573   The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Dutch War of Independence.

May 26 1637   Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots.

May 26 1644   Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo.

May 26 1736   The Battle of Ackia was fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repelled a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia

May 26 1770   The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.

May 26 1865   American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, is the last full general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galveston, Texas.

May 26 1900   Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro.

May 26 1940   World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.

May 26 1940    World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison

May 26 1942    World War II: The Battle of Gazala takes place.

May 26 1981    An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others.