July 05 1770 The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
July 05 1807 In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion.
July 05 1809 The largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Wagram is fought between the French and Austrian Empires.
July 05 1813 War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.
July 05 1814 War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario.
July 05 1833 Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng.
July 05 1833 Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
July 05 1940 World War II: The United Kingdom and the Vichy France government break off diplomatic relations.
July 05 1941 World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river.
July 05 1943 World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943).
July 05 1943 World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
July 05 1945 World War II: The liberation of the Philippines is declared.
July 05 1962 The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an 8-year-long war with France.
July 05 1977 Military coup in Pakistan: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown.
July 05 2006 North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
July 05 2019 Royal Marines helped seize an Iranian supertanker Grace 1 suspected of carrying oil to Syria off the coast of Gibraltar. Syria was under international sanctions at the time.
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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... -
July 24 1132 Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. July 24 1148 Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus ... -
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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