Monday 18 September 2023

Today in Military History 24 February

 1303 – The English are defeated at the Battle of Roslin, in the First War of Scottish Independence.

1525 – A Spanish-Austrian army defeats a French army at the Battle of Pavia.

1597 – The last battle of the Cudgel War was fought on the Santavuori Hill in Ilmajoki, Ostrobothnia.

1739 – Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.

1821 – Final stage of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain with Plan of Iguala.

1944 – Merrill's Marauders: The Marauders begin their 1,000-mile journey through Japanese-occupied Burma.

1968 – Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted

1991 – Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war.

2022 – Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders a full scale invasion of Ukraine.[27]

2022 Russia Invaded Ukraine after a prolonged build up 

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