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Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. -- General George Patton Jr |
Chevilly (1870)(79 total words in this text)(2003 Reads)  War: Franco-Prussian War Date: 30 Sep 1870 Location: Outcome: Inconclusive Overview: Fought September 30, 1870, when a sortie from Paris under General Vinoy was repulsed by the Sixth German Corps under Von Tumpling, with a loss of 74 officers and 2,046 men. The Germans lost 28 officers and 413 men killed and wounded. |
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American troops capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
1796: Napoleon Bonaparte wins a brilliant victory against the Austrians at Lodi bridge in Italy. 1857: The Bengal Army in India revolts against the British. 1861: Union troops and civilians riot in St. Louis. 1862: The Battle of Plum Run Bend, Tennessee takes place. 1863: General Thomas J. Jackson dies of pneumonia a week after losing his arm when his own troops accidentally fired on him during the Battle of Chancellorsville. 1865: Union cavalry troops capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis near Irvinville, Georgia. 1917: Allied ships get destroyer escorts to fend off German attacks in the Atlantic. 1940: As Germany invades Holland and Belgium, Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britain. 1941: Englands House of Commons is destroyed during the worst of the London Blitz as 550 German bombers drop 100,000 incendiary bombs. |
