This day in military history..
Mar 28
1794 Battle of Le Cateau
1809 Battle of Medilin
1860 Battle of Waireka
1862 Battle of Glorietta Pass, New Mexico Territory
1863 USS Diana captured @ Pattersonville, La
1939 Madrid falls to the Nationalists, ending the Spanish Civil War
1941 Naval Battle of Cape Matapan R.N. sinks 3 Italian Cruisers & 2 destroyers.
1942 St. Nazaire Raid
1794 Battle of Le Cateau
1809 Battle of Medilin
1860 Battle of Waireka
1862 Battle of Glorietta Pass, New Mexico Territory
1863 USS Diana captured @ Pattersonville, La
1939 Madrid falls to the Nationalists, ending the Spanish Civil War
1941 Naval Battle of Cape Matapan R.N. sinks 3 Italian Cruisers & 2 destroyers.
1942 St. Nazaire Raid
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March 28
US Naval History
US Naval History
1800 - Essex becomes first U.S. Navy vessel to pass Cape of Good Hope
1814 - HMS Phoebe and Cherub capture USS Essex off Valparaiso, Chile. Before capture, Essex had captured 24 British prizes during the War of 1812.
1848 - USS Supply reaches the Bay of Acre, anchoring under Mount Carmel near the village of Haifa, during expedition to explore the Dead Sea and the River Jordan.
1814 - HMS Phoebe and Cherub capture USS Essex off Valparaiso, Chile. Before capture, Essex had captured 24 British prizes during the War of 1812.
1848 - USS Supply reaches the Bay of Acre, anchoring under Mount Carmel near the village of Haifa, during expedition to explore the Dead Sea and the River Jordan.
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March 29
US Naval History
US Naval History
1954 - Carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina
1960 - Launch of first fully integrated Fleet Ballistic Missile from USS Observation Island
1973 - Naval Advisory Group and Naval forces, Vietnam disestablished and last U.S. prisoners of war left Vietnam.
1975 - Evacuation of Danang by sea began
1960 - Launch of first fully integrated Fleet Ballistic Missile from USS Observation Island
1973 - Naval Advisory Group and Naval forces, Vietnam disestablished and last U.S. prisoners of war left Vietnam.
1975 - Evacuation of Danang by sea began
Mar 29
1461 Battle of Kowton
1847 US troops capture Veracruz, Mexico
1857 Sepoy Mutiny begins in India
1879 Battle of kambula
1911 M1911 pistol adopted by US Army
1945 last V-1 attack on England
Mar 30
1282 English sack Berwick-upon-Tweed
1856 Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War
1885 Battle of Kuska
1939 Heinkel He 100 sets airspeed record of 463 MPH
1945 Geman pilot flies a Me 262A to a US airfield
1972 N. Vietnam launces the Easter Offensive
1461 Battle of Kowton
1847 US troops capture Veracruz, Mexico
1857 Sepoy Mutiny begins in India
1879 Battle of kambula
1911 M1911 pistol adopted by US Army
1945 last V-1 attack on England
Mar 30
1282 English sack Berwick-upon-Tweed
1856 Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War
1885 Battle of Kuska
1939 Heinkel He 100 sets airspeed record of 463 MPH
1945 Geman pilot flies a Me 262A to a US airfield
1972 N. Vietnam launces the Easter Offensive
Mar 31
1822 Ottoman troops slaughter population of Greek Island of Chios after an attempted rebellion
1854 Treaty of Kangawa opens 2 Japanese ports to US trade
1865 Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Va
1866 Spanish Navy bombards the harbor @ Valparaiso, Chile
1921 Royal Australian Air Force formed
1942 Japanese invade Christmas Island
1822 Ottoman troops slaughter population of Greek Island of Chios after an attempted rebellion
1854 Treaty of Kangawa opens 2 Japanese ports to US trade
1865 Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, Va
1866 Spanish Navy bombards the harbor @ Valparaiso, Chile
1921 Royal Australian Air Force formed
1942 Japanese invade Christmas Island
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March 31
US Naval History
US Naval History
1854 - Commodore Matthew Perry negotiates Treaty of Kanagawa to open trade between U.S. and Japan
1971 - Poseidon (C-3) missile becomes operational when USS James Madison began her 3rd patrol carrying 16 tactical Poseidon missiles.
1992 - USS Missouri (BB-63), the last active American battleship is decommissioned.
1971 - Poseidon (C-3) missile becomes operational when USS James Madison began her 3rd patrol carrying 16 tactical Poseidon missiles.
1992 - USS Missouri (BB-63), the last active American battleship is decommissioned.
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April 1
US Naval History
US Naval History
1893 - Navy General Order 409 of 25 February 1893 establishes the rate of Chief Petty Officer as of this date.
1917 - Boatswain's Mate 1/c John I. Eopolucci, a Naval Armed Guard on board the steamship Aztec, died when the vessel was sunk by a German U-boat. He was the first U.S. Navy sailor killed in action in World War I.
1942 - First Naval Air Transportation Service (NATS) squadron for Pacific operations commissioned
1945 - Over 1200 Navy ships and Army troops begin invasion of Okinawa
1966 - The command, US Naval Forces Vietnam established
1967 - Helicopter squadron HAL 3 activated at Vung Tau
1917 - Boatswain's Mate 1/c John I. Eopolucci, a Naval Armed Guard on board the steamship Aztec, died when the vessel was sunk by a German U-boat. He was the first U.S. Navy sailor killed in action in World War I.
1942 - First Naval Air Transportation Service (NATS) squadron for Pacific operations commissioned
1945 - Over 1200 Navy ships and Army troops begin invasion of Okinawa
1966 - The command, US Naval Forces Vietnam established
1967 - Helicopter squadron HAL 3 activated at Vung Tau
April 1
1318 Scottish troops capture Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English
1572 Watereguezen captures Brielle from the Spanish
1865 Battle of Five Forks, Va
1918 RAF created
1948 Blockade of Berlin begins
April 2
1453 Siege of Constantinople begins
1755 Commodore William James captures pirate fort @ Suvarnadurg, India
1801 naval Battle of Copenhagen R.N. defeats Danish Navy
1865 A general assault by the Union Army shatters the lines of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ending the Siege of Petersburg, Va. The retreat of the A.N.V. causes the evacuation of Richmond, Va, the Confederate capitol. Battle of Selma, Ala Union Cavalry capture Selma during Wilson's Raid. Mobile Campaign: Union Army begins siege of the Confederate forts..Ft. Blakely & Spanish Fort, Ala.
1982 Falkland Islands War starts when Argentina captures the Islands from the U.K.
1318 Scottish troops capture Berwick-upon-Tweed from the English
1572 Watereguezen captures Brielle from the Spanish
1865 Battle of Five Forks, Va
1918 RAF created
1948 Blockade of Berlin begins
April 2
1453 Siege of Constantinople begins
1755 Commodore William James captures pirate fort @ Suvarnadurg, India
1801 naval Battle of Copenhagen R.N. defeats Danish Navy
1865 A general assault by the Union Army shatters the lines of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ending the Siege of Petersburg, Va. The retreat of the A.N.V. causes the evacuation of Richmond, Va, the Confederate capitol. Battle of Selma, Ala Union Cavalry capture Selma during Wilson's Raid. Mobile Campaign: Union Army begins siege of the Confederate forts..Ft. Blakely & Spanish Fort, Ala.
1982 Falkland Islands War starts when Argentina captures the Islands from the U.K.
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April 2
US Naval History
US Naval History
1781 - Frigate Alliance captures 2 British privateers, Mars and Minerva
1827 - First Naval Hospital construction begun at Portsmouth, VA
1898 - Adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms
1947 - UN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship
1951 - First Navy use of jet aircraft as a bomber, launched from a carrier, USS Princeton.
1960 - USS Glacier begins 12 days of relief operations, providing helicopter and boat transportation and emergency supplies to residents of Paramaribo, Suriname after floods.
1827 - First Naval Hospital construction begun at Portsmouth, VA
1898 - Adoption of U.S. Naval Academy coat of arms
1947 - UN places former Japanese mandated islands under U.S. trusteeship
1951 - First Navy use of jet aircraft as a bomber, launched from a carrier, USS Princeton.
1960 - USS Glacier begins 12 days of relief operations, providing helicopter and boat transportation and emergency supplies to residents of Paramaribo, Suriname after floods.
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April 3
US Naval History
US Naval History
1797 - CAPT Thomas Truxtun issued first known American signal book using numerary system
1942 - ADM Nimitz named Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, a joint command, and retained his other title, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
1992 - First five coed recruit companies from Orlando, FL Naval Training Center granduate.
1942 - ADM Nimitz named Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, a joint command, and retained his other title, Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
1992 - First five coed recruit companies from Orlando, FL Naval Training Center granduate.
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Banned
April 4
US Naval History
US Naval History
1776 - Continental Navy frigate Columbus captures HM Tender Hawke, first American capture of British armed vessel
1854 - Sailors and Marines from sailing sloop, Plymouth, protect U.S. citizens at Shanghai
1898 - Appointment of first Civil Engineering Corps officer, Mordecai Endicott, as Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks
1949 - Establishment of NATO
1854 - Sailors and Marines from sailing sloop, Plymouth, protect U.S. citizens at Shanghai
1898 - Appointment of first Civil Engineering Corps officer, Mordecai Endicott, as Chief, Bureau of Yards and Docks
1949 - Establishment of NATO
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April 6
US Naval History
US Naval History
1776 - Sloop-of-war Ranger, frigate Queen of France and frigate Warren capture British Hibernia and 7 other vessels
1862 - Naval Gunfire from Tyler and Lexington help save Union Troops at Battle of Shiloh
1909 - Commander Robert E. Peary reports reaching the North Pole
1917 - U.S. declares war on Germany
1945 - First heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa.
1961 - USS Lake Champlain brings oxygen to aid stricken passenger of British liner Queen of Bermuda.
1968 - USS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam
1989 - President orders DOD to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup
1993 - Branch Navy Hospital Adak responds to crash of civilian Chinese airline providing lifesaving treatment and medical evacuation of 89 injured passengers. Only one passenger out of 265 passengers died.
1862 - Naval Gunfire from Tyler and Lexington help save Union Troops at Battle of Shiloh
1909 - Commander Robert E. Peary reports reaching the North Pole
1917 - U.S. declares war on Germany
1945 - First heavy kamikaze attack on ships at Okinawa.
1961 - USS Lake Champlain brings oxygen to aid stricken passenger of British liner Queen of Bermuda.
1968 - USS New Jersey recommissioned for shore bombardment duty in Vietnam
1989 - President orders DOD to assist in Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup
1993 - Branch Navy Hospital Adak responds to crash of civilian Chinese airline providing lifesaving treatment and medical evacuation of 89 injured passengers. Only one passenger out of 265 passengers died.
April 6
46 BC battle of Thapsus
402 Battle of Pollentia
1812 British attack the Fortress of Badajoz
1832 Black Hawk War begins
1862 Battle of Shiloh 1st day Confederate attack catches Union Army by surprise in Camp
1865 Battle of Saylors Creek, Va
1941 Germany invades Yugoslavia & Greece
46 BC battle of Thapsus
402 Battle of Pollentia
1812 British attack the Fortress of Badajoz
1832 Black Hawk War begins
1862 Battle of Shiloh 1st day Confederate attack catches Union Army by surprise in Camp
1865 Battle of Saylors Creek, Va
1941 Germany invades Yugoslavia & Greece
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April 7
US Naval History
US Naval History
1776 - Continental brig Lexington captures British Edward
1917 - Navy takes control of all wireless radio stations in the U.S.
1942 - Navy accepts African Americans for general service
1945 - First two Navy flight nurses land on an active battlefield (Iwo Jima): ENS Jane Kendeigh, USNR, and LTJG Ann Purvis, USN
1945 - Carrier aircraft defeat last Japanese Navy sortie (Battle of East China Sea); Yamato, world's largest battleship, and five other ships sunk
1979 - Launching of first Trident submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726) at Groton, CT
1917 - Navy takes control of all wireless radio stations in the U.S.
1942 - Navy accepts African Americans for general service
1945 - First two Navy flight nurses land on an active battlefield (Iwo Jima): ENS Jane Kendeigh, USNR, and LTJG Ann Purvis, USN
1945 - Carrier aircraft defeat last Japanese Navy sortie (Battle of East China Sea); Yamato, world's largest battleship, and five other ships sunk
1979 - Launching of first Trident submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726) at Groton, CT