4. Kleber defeated the Austrians at
Altenkirchen 1796

5. Pretoria taken by Lord Roberts 1900

6. Capture of Memphis, Tenn. 1862

7. Capture of Mamelon earthworks,
at Sebastopol, by the French 1855

Siege of Jerusalem begun by the
Crusaders 1099

10. The Russians defeated Napoleon
at Hielsburg 1807

Russia captured Khiva 1873

The Confederates defeated the
Federals at Brice's Cross-Roads,
Mississippi 1864

12. The British defeat the Boers at
Diamond Hill 1900

14. Final defeat of Charles I, at
Naseby, by Cromwell 1645

Battle of Marengo 1800

Napoleon's decisive overthrow of
the Russians at Friedland 1807

Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians
at Raab 1809

15. Siege of Saragossa begun 1808

16. Napoleon's defeat of Bluecher at
Ligny 1815

Marshal Ney's indecisive attack
on the British at Quatre Bras 1815

The Federals under Grant attacked
the Confederate lines in
front of Petersburg, Virginia;
fighting continued throughout
the remainder of the month 1864

17. The battle of Bunker Hill 1775

18. Frederick the Great's defeat by the
Austrians at Kolin 1757

War declared against England by
the United States 1812

The battle of Waterloo 1815

Battle between the French under
Grouchy and the Prussians at
Wavre 1815

19. Sinking of the Alabama by the
Kearsarge 1864

21. Encounter between the Leopard
and the Chesapeake 1807

Wellington's decisive victory over
the French at Vittoria, in Spain 1813

23. Clive's great victory at Plassey,
near Calcutta 1757

24. The Austrians defeated the Italians
at Custozza 1866

First engagement of the Santiago