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8 Roman
general Tiberius
defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.
45 Expedition of Chinese
general Ma Yuan against the Xiongnu
and the Xianbei
(in Manchuria
).
70 Roman
general and future Roman Emperor
, Titus
, destroys the Jewish
Temple in Jerusalem
, leaving erect only the famous Western Wall. Rome
stations troops in Jerusalem
and abolishes the Jewish high priesthood and Sanhedrin
. This becomes known as the Fall of Jerusalem, a conclusive event in the First Jewish-Roman War
. Following this event, the Jewish religious leadership moves from Jerusalem
to Jamnia (present day Yavne), and the destruction is mourned annually as the Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av.
410 General Constantius III
, is elevated to the position of magister militum
, and takes control of the Eastern Empire.
538 Witiges
, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna
, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius
. The Pope now emerges as the leading ruler in the West for 1260 years.
1688 General Phetracha stages a coup d'état
and becomes king of Ayutthaya
.
1777 American Revolutionary War
: American
general George Washington
defeats British
general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
1777 American Revolutionary War
: American
general George Washington
defeats British
general Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton.
1796 Widow Joséphine de Beauharnais
marries General Napoléon Bonaparte.
1812 War of 1812
: American
General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army
.
1812 War of 1812
: Battle of Queenston Heights - As part of the Niagara campaign in Ontario, Canada, United States
forces under General Stephen Van Rensselaer are repulsed from invading Canada
by British
and native troops led by Sir Isaac Brock
(although he dies during the battle).
1814 War of 1812
: In northern Alabama
, United States
forces under General Andrew Jackson
defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
1814 War of 1812
: Battle of Chippewa - American
Major General Jacob Brown
defeats British
General Phineas Riall at Chippewa, Ontario.
1814 War of 1812
: General Phineas Riall advances toward Niagara Falls, Ontario to halt Jacob Brown
's American
invaders.
1814 War of 1812
: Battle of Lundy's Lane - Reinforcements arrive near Niagara Falls, Ontario for General Riall's British
and Canadian
force, and bloody, all-night battle with Jacob Brown
's American
s commences at 18.00; Americans retreat to Fort Erie.
1822 Simón Bolívar
and general José de San Martín meet in Guayaquil
. Bolívar later annexes Guayaquil
. (See Guayaquil conference)
1836 Mexican forces under General Santa Anna defeated at San Jacinto, Texas
.
1836 Texas Revolution
: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto forces under Texas
General Sam Houston
capture Mexican
General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
1836 Texas Revolution
: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto forces under Texas
General Sam Houston
capture Mexican
General Antonio López de Santa Anna.
1854 In the battle of Guaymas, Mexico
, General Jose Maria Yanez stops the French
invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset Boulbon.
1864 American Civil War
: Battle of Globe Tavern - Forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant
try to cut a vital Confederate supply-line into Petersburg, Virginia, by attacking the Weldon Railroad, forcing the Confederates to use wagons.
1864 American Civil War
: Union
forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta, Georgia
.
1898 General Bava-Beccaris killed 80 demonstrators in Milan
, Italy
shooting on a rally; King of Italy
Umberto I will be killed two years after to avenge this shooting.
1900 Boer War: In South Africa
, British
military leaders receive an unconditional notice of surrender from Boer General Piet Cronje.
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