June 15 923 Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed and King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy.
June 15 1184 King Magnus V of Norway is killed at the Battle of Fimreite.
June 15 1219 Northern Crusades: Danish victory at the Battle of Lindanise (modern-day Tallinn) establishes the Danish Duchy of Estonia.
June 15 1246 Battle at Leitha: Hungary-Austrian
June 15 1312 At the Battle of Rozgony, King Charles I of Hungary wins a decisive victory over the family of Palatine Amade Aba.
June 15 1410 The Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle Emperor. In the battle at Onon River
June 15 1567 Battle at Carberry, Scotland: Protestant troops beat Earl Bothwell's army
June 15 1670 The first stone of Fort Ricasoli is laid down in Malta.
June 15 1779 General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx
June 15 1800 The Provisional Army of the United States is dissolved.
June 15 1863 Second Battle at Winchester Virginia.
June 15 1864 American Civil War: The Second Battle of Petersburg begins.
June 15 1864 Arlington National Cemetery is established.
June 15 1866 Prussia attacks Austria.
June 15 1940 World War II: Operation Ariel begins: Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.
June 15 1940 Soviet Army occupies Lithuania
June 15 1944 World War II: Battle of Saipan: The United States invade Japanese-occupied Saipan.
June 15 1944 US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific
June 15 2018 The U.S. Navy christened and launched the eleventh Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21).
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