August 16th 1513 Battle of the Spurs at Guinegate
August 16th 1777 The Battle of Bennington took place. New England's minutemen routed the British regulars.
August 16th 1812 Detroit fell to Indian and British troops in the War of 1812.
August 16th 1780 Battle of Camden, South Carolina British defeat the Americans.
August 16th 1787 Turkey declares war on Russia Russian-Turkish War 1787-92.
August 16th 1812 General Hull surrenders Detroit and Michigan territory to the British.
August 16th 1882 British under General Wolseley land in Alexandria.
August 16th 1914 World War I: Battle of Cer.
August 16th 1914 German fleet bombards the English coast.
August 16th 1918 US troops overrun at Archangelsk.
August 16th 1934 US ends occupation of Haiti.
August 16th 1940 45 German aircraft shot down over England.
August 16th 1941 HMS Mercury, Royal Navy Signals School and Combined Signals School opens.
August 16th 1942 – World War II: A naval L-class blimp drifts in from the Pacific and eventually crashes in Daly City, California.
August 16th 1944 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise, Normandy.
August 16th 2021 American and British Troops return to Afghanistan to assist with the evacuation of Kabul.
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