June 16 1407 Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son King Hồ Hán Thương of Hồ dynasty are captured by the Ming armies.
June 16 1487 The Battle of Stoke Field. War of the Roses.
June 16 1745 War of the Austrian Succession: New England colonial troops under the command of William Pepperrell capture the Fortress of Louisbourg in Louisbourg.
June 16 1746 War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
June 16 1755 French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
June 16 1779 Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
June 16 1795 French Revolutionary Wars: In what became known as Cornwallis's Retreat, a British Royal Navy squadron led by Vice Admiral William Cornwallis strongly resists a much larger French Navy force and withdraws largely intact, setting up the French Navy defeat at the Battle of Groix six days later.
June 16 1815 Battle of Ligny and Battle of Quatre Bras, two days before the Battle of Waterloo.
June 16 1858 The Battle of Morar takes place during the Indian Mutiny.
June 16 1861 Battle of Vienna, Virginia and Secessionville, South Carolina (James Island)
June 16 1864 Battle of Lynchburg, Virginia
June 16 1864 Skirmish at Golgotha, Georgia
June 16 1940 World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Chief of State of Vichy France.
June 16 1982 Falklands war Britain requests Argentina to arrange for return of prisoners
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