May 14 1264 Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England.
May 14 1509 Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice.
May 14 1747 War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
May 14 1863 American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.
May 14 1868 Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.
May 14 1940 World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.
May 14 1943 World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland.
May 14 1955 Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
May 14 2004 The Battle of Danny Boy Amarah in southern Iraq.
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1897 21 Sikh soldiers of the Army of British India where killed at Saragarhi hill fort https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2020...
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283 Battle of the Gulf of Naples : Roger of Lauria , admiral to King Peter III of Aragon , captures Charles of Salerno . 1288 Battle... -
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July 19 711 Umayyad conquest of Hispania: Battle of Guadalete: Umayyad forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by King Roder...
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