May 11 1310 Philip IV of France has fifty-four members of the Knights Templar burned at the stake, ostensibly for heresy.
May 11 1672 Franco-Dutch War: Louis XIV of France invades the Dutch Republic.
May 11 1690 English troops of W Phips conquer Port Royal, Nova Scotia
May 11 1745 War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch–Hanoverian army.
May 11 1857 Indian Rebellion of 1857: Indian rebels seize Delhi from the British.
May 11 1862 American Civil War: The ironclad CSS Virginia is scuttled in the James River.
May 11 1864 Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge)
May 11 1864 General J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern
May 11 1941 1st Messerschmidt 109F shot down above England
May 11 1942 Japanese troops conquer Kalewa
May 11 1943 World War II: American troops invade Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands in an attempt to expel occupying Japanese forces.
May 11 1943 US 7th div lands on Attu, Aleutian, (1st US territory recaptured)
May 11 1943 Hermann Goering division in Tunisia surrenders
May 11 1944 World War II: The Allies begin a major offensive against the Axis powers on the Gustav Line
May 11 1945 World War II: Off the coast of Okinawa, the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill
is hit by two kamikazes, killing 346 of its crew. Although badly
damaged, the ship is able to return to the U.S. under its own power.
May 11 1962 US sends troops to Thailand
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