July 14 756 An Lushan Rebellion: Emperor Xuanzong flees the capital Chang'an as An Lushan's forces advance toward the city.[citation needed]
July 14 982 King Otto II and his Frankish army defeated in pitched battle with Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy
July 14 1420 Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]
July 14 1714 Battle of Aland, Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish fleet
July 14 1863 Battle of Falling Waters, Maryland Beaver Creek
July 14 1900 Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
July 14 1915 World War I The McMahon Hussein Correspondence between Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and the British official Henry McMahon concerning the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire begins.
July 14 1916 World War I Start of the Battle of Delville Wood as an action within the Battle of the Somme, which was to last until 3 September 1916.
July 14 1945 World War II Battleship USS South Dakota is 1st US ship to bombard Japan
July 14 1950 Korean War: North Korean troops initiate the Battle of Taejon.
July 14 1958 General Abdul K Kassem forms a military government in Iraq overthrowing the monarchy
July 14 1959 USS Long Beach, first nuclear powered cruiser launched at Quincy, Mass
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