August 13 1415 King Henry V of England lands his army in France.
August 13 1704 Battle of Blenheim.
August 13 1779 The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbour.
August 13 1799 British fleet under Lord Seymour overthrows Suriname.
August 13 1864 Battle of Deep Bottom, Virginia.
August 13 1898 US forces under Admiral George Dewey captures Manila.
August 13 1914 German army occupies forts at Liege.
August 13 1920 The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25.
August 13 1937 Japanese forces begin the Battle of Shanghai.
August 13 1941 Red army evacuates Smolensk, Russia.
August 13 1943 Red army recaptures Spas-Demensk from the German army.
August 13 1944 British 8th Army occupies Florence.
August 13 1959 US Military satellite Discoverer 5 launched.
August 13 2008 Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
August 13 2021 Operation Pitting established to support the drawdown of British nationals from Afghanistan.
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