A Battle A Day @abattleaday
Two Thousand Years of Military History - A Daily Almanac of Battles and Sieges from the 1st Century to the 20th. ABAD follows back veterans. abattleaday.com Joined May 2022-
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#OTD: April 28, 1915 The First Battle of Krithia occurs on the Gallipoli Peninsula. 14,000 British and French troops, supported by a naval bombardment, would attempt to capture the village of Krithia and outflank the Ottoman defenses that were delaying the advance from Cape…
At the Battle of Neville's Cross near Durham in 1346. Robert The Bruce's Son, King David II of Scots had two arrows in his face & one in his leg & was captured under a bridge after the Battle. He also punched the front teeth out of one of the men trying to capture him.
#OTD in 1972, NVA troops use Russian-built T-54 tanks to take the city of Dong Ha and begin shelling the provincial capital Quang Tri. #VietnamWar
#OTD in 1760 - The Battle for Sainte-Foy French and Indian War (1754-1763) On this day in 1760, French troops led by General Francois G. De Levis confronted a British army outside of Quebec. De Levis managed to drive the British back into the city, but, after a brief siege,…
Today in WW2 History, 28 Apr 1941: 4,170 Allied troops were evacuated from the Peloponnese Peninsula in southern Greece. #ww2 #onthisday buff.ly/3tJwC8Q
Today in WW2 History, 27 Apr 1945: Italian partisans captured Benito Mussolini. #ww2 #onthisday buff.ly/3q0RyXo
Dearborn's adjutant general for this operation was Colonel Winfield Scott. #WarOf1812
Henry Dearborn would become ill a month after York and eventually be replaced by Brigadier General James Wilkinson. #WarOf1812
Words of the War Chow Line - A single file line for soldiers/marines to collect their meal (chow) on base or in the field. #VietnamWar
#OTD in 1813 - The Battle of York War of 1812 (1812-1815) In preparation for the invasion of Canada, Major General Henry Dearborn was dispatched to mount amphibious operations against Canadian forts and harbors on Lake Ontario. On this day in 1813, 1600 American troops led by…
#OTD in 1972, Communists forces break through Quang Tri defenses and move to within two and half miles of the provincial capital. ARVN troops suffer heavy casualties. #VietnamWar
Gonzalo de Cordoba's effective use of arquebusiers at Cerignola may have resulted in the first battle in history to be won with small arms. #MilitaryHistory
France abandoned Naples to the Spanish three weeks after Cerignola. #MilitaryHistory
#OTD in 1503 - The Battle of Cerignola Italian Wars (1494-1559) After retreating from Naples in the face of 10,000 French and Swiss troops in 1502, Spanish commander Gonzalo de Cordoba, reinforced to 6,000 troops, marched into Naples and fortified a position near Cerignola. On…
Words of the War "ChiCom" - Communist Chinese; a person from or anything related to the People's Republic of China. #VietnamWar
📅24 April 1918: The first tank on tank battle takes place at Villers-Bretonneux. A British Mark IV Male engages three German A7Vs. After the Mark IV knocks out one of the A7Vs, the other two retreat. 🔗See our video on the battle here: youtu.be/3gSjZmX179I
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How much human knowledge has been lost to history? Well, this ancient wonder was razed by the Mongols in 1258 — it's said the Tigris River ran black with ink. Here's what was inside... (thread) 🧵
April 25, 1915 -- World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops, begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
On April 25, 1781, the Continental Army under General Nathaniel Greene suffered a tactical loss at Hobkirk’s Hill in Camden, South Carolina. The British victory was short-lived; two weeks later, they evacuated Camden for Charleston to escape encirclement by American forces.
The battles in the southern colonies emerged as the most significant in the end game of the American War of Independence. As General Nathaniel Greene famously declared, "We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again!" General Greene loses the Battle of Hobkirk's Hill On this day…
#OTD: April 25, 1915 The Australian submarine, HMAS AE2 becomes the first sub to successfully enter the Sea of Marmara submerged, where she torpedoes a Turkish cruiser. However she is plagued by mechanical issues and will be scuttled five days later.
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#OTD: April 25, 1915 A combined Anglo-French force lands at several points around the Dardanelles Strait, mostly on the Gallipoli peninsula. The day does not go as well as the Entente partners hope.
#OTD in history, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry was attacked during the Battle of Kap'yong. Facing repeated Chinese assaults, the PPCLI defenders held firm in what became a defining moment of Canada's Korean War. 📸 CWM 19900084-001, Holding at Kap'yong Ted Zuber.
Operation DELAWARE: with 3rd brigade established in the north, slicks began airlifting troopers of 1st Brigade 1st Cavalry to LZ Pepper in southern A Shau Valley 24 April 1968; 1/12 and 1/8 combat assaulted next to old A Luoi airfield abandoned in 1966 the next day
#OnThisDay in 1918, during the latter stages of World War I, a significant event in military history occurred, as the first tank-to-tank combat took place during the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux, as three British Mark IV tanks clashed with three German A7Vs.
#OTD: April 24, 1915 A second gas attack is made on the battlefield at Ypres, this time targeting the Canadian positions around St. Julien. However the Canadians held firm and grudgingly gave ground to the attacking Germans. Two more VC's would be awarded to Canadians on this…
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