Dade’s column ambushed in Florida
On December 28th, 1835, a column of United States soldiers under Major Francis Dade marched through the pine woods of Florida on what officers believed was a relatively routine movement between forts.
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Esek Hopkins and the first American fleet commander
In the early months of the Revolution, the Continental Congress moved from ad-hoc privateers to something closer to a real navy by appointing Esek Hopkins as commander in chief of the Continental Navy.
Execution of Nathan Hale
On this date in the Revolutionary War, a young Continental Army officer named Nathan Hale was hanged by the British in New York after being captured while gathering intelligence behind enemy lines.
Flag raising on Iwo Jima
On February 23rd, 1945, a patrol from the 28th Marine Regiment climbed Mount Suribachi, the volcanic peak dominating the southern end of Iwo Jima, and raised an American flag. A larger flag soon replaced the first, and an Associated Press photographer captured the moment that would become one of the most reproduced images in military history.
Japanese landings at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon
Just two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces struck another major blow by landing large invasion forces along the shores of Lingayen Gulf in northern Luzon on December 22nd, 1941.
John Paul Jones off Flamborough Head
Three years later, on the same date of the calendar, an American naval squadron under Captain John Paul Jones fought one of the most celebrated sea battles of the war off the English coast near Flamborough Head.
March on Yorktown begins
One year later, on September 28th, 1781, a combined American and French army moved out from around Williamsburg and advanced toward British positions at Yorktown, Virginia.
Meuse-Argonne Offensive opens
On September 26th, 1918, the American Expeditionary Forces launched the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, the largest United States campaign of the First World War and one of the biggest in the nation’s military history.
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
Jumping forward to the American Civil War, September 22nd, 1862, marked a profound shift in the Union’s war aims when President Abraham Lincoln issued the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
Relief of Bastogne in the Battle of the Bulge
In the bitter winter of 1944, the Belgian town of Bastogne became a focal point of the last major German offensive in the West.
Seoul recaptured in Korean War
Finally, on September 28th, 1950, United Nations forces led by General Douglas MacArthur, alongside South Korean troops, completed the recapture of Seoul during the Korean War.
Sherman’s “Christmas gift” telegram from Savannah
After cutting a swath across Georgia in the famous March to the Sea, Major General William Tecumseh Sherman captured the port city of Savannah in December 1864.
The fall of Wake Island
In the central Pacific, a small Marine garrison and civilian contractors turned Wake Island into a symbol of resistance in the opening days of the Pacific War.
The mass execution at Mankato, Minnesota
The aftermath of the Dakota War of 1862 reached a grim climax on December 26th, 1862, when thirty-eight Dakota men were hanged at Mankato under United States Army supervision.
Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812
On December 24th, 1814, American and British negotiators agreed to the Treaty of Ghent, formally ending the War of 1812 even as fighting continued thousands of miles away.
United States Coast Guard created
On January 28th, 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation merging the Revenue Cutter Service and the Life-Saving Service into a single organization: the United States Coast Guard. The revenue cutters had long chased smugglers, enforced customs laws, and supported naval operations, while life-saving crews manned small stations along dangerous coasts, ready to pull shipwrecked sailors from the surf.
Victory at Trenton after the Delaware crossing
On a bitter, stormy Christmas night, George Washington led a force of Continental soldiers and militia across the ice-choked Delaware River, gambling that a surprise strike could salvage a collapsing cause.
Washington resigns his commission at Annapolis
With the Revolutionary War effectively over and peace in sight, George Washington appeared before Congress in Annapolis on December 23rd, 1783 to resign his commission as commander in chief.