http://militaryhistory.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Military History GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-07-02T01:00:52Z Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:52 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/07/04/french-indian-war-washington-departs-fort-necessity.htm July 4, 1754 - Lieutenant Colonel George Washington departs Fort Necessity (right) after surrendering to the French. Dispatched into the Ohio Country in 1754, by Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie,... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/07/04/french-indian-war-washington-departs-fort-necessity.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:16 +0000 2008-07-04T01:00:16Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/07/02/american-civil-war-the-tide-turns-at-gettysburg.htm July 2, 1863 - Union and Confederate forces clash on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Meeting Confederate forces northwest and north of Gettysburg on July 1,... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/07/02/american-civil-war-the-tide-turns-at-gettysburg.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:52 +0000 2008-07-02T01:00:52Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/30/seven-years-war-prussians-beaten-at-domstadtl.htm June 30, 1758 - A Prussian supply convoy is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Domstadtl. Pushing into Moravia in 1758, Frederick the Great (right) laid siege... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/30/seven-years-war-prussians-beaten-at-domstadtl.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:00:16 +0000 2008-06-30T01:00:16Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/28/world-war-ii-carl-a-spaatz-born.htm June 28, 1891 - Future Chief of the Staff of the US Air Force Carl A. Spaatz (right) is born at Boyertown, PA. Graduating from West Point in 1914,... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/28/world-war-ii-carl-a-spaatz-born.htm Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:00:43 +0000 2008-06-28T01:00:43Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/26/american-civil-war-abner-doubleday-born.htm June 26, 1819 - Abner Doubleday (right), a Civil War general and baseball pioneer, is born at Ballston Spa, NY. Attending West Point, Doubleday graduated in 1838, and was... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/26/american-civil-war-abner-doubleday-born.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:00:11 +0000 2008-06-26T01:00:11Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/24/hundred-years-war-french-fleet-destroyed-at-sluys.htm June 24, 1340 - The English fleet of King Edward III crushes the French at the Battle of Sluys (left). In 1340, English King Edward III prepared to... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/24/hundred-years-war-french-fleet-destroyed-at-sluys.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:00:36 +0000 2008-06-24T01:00:36Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/22/third-macedonian-war-perseus-crushed-at-pydna.htm June 22, 168 BC - The Macedonian army under Perseus is crushed at the Battle of Pydna. In 168 BC, Roman forces led by Lucius Aemilius Paulus sought to... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/22/third-macedonian-war-perseus-crushed-at-pydna.htm Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:00:30 +0000 2008-06-22T01:00:30Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/20/hunnic-invasions-attila-stopped-at-chalons.htm June 20, 451 - Clashing at the Battle of Chalons, Roman forces are able to stop the advance of Attila the Hun. Having been denied a marriage to Emperor... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/20/hunnic-invasions-attila-stopped-at-chalons.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:00:29 +0000 2008-06-20T01:00:29Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/18/photo-tour-escape-capture-of-john-wilkes-booth.htm In 1864, noted actor John Wilkes Booth conceived a scheme to kidnap President Abraham Lincoln with the goal of restarting the exchange of prisoners of war between the Union and... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/18/photo-tour-escape-capture-of-john-wilkes-booth.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:00:53 +0000 2008-06-18T01:00:53Z http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/16/american-civil-war-wesley-merritt-born.htm June 16, 1834 - Future Union cavalry commander Wesley Merritt (right) is born in New York City. A member of the West Point Class of 1860, Merritt was commissioned... http://militaryhistory.about.com/b/2008/06/16/american-civil-war-wesley-merritt-born.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:00:20 +0000 2008-06-16T01:00:20Z