Battle of the Chosin Reservoir begins
As the wider front buckled, the crisis in Korea intensified around the frozen Chosin Reservoir, where United States Marines and attached Army units held positions along mountain roads and ridges.
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Battle of the Thames
During the War of 1812, control of the Great Lakes and the Old Northwest hinged on both naval power and fast-moving land campaigns.
Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain
On a cold October morning, a makeshift American flotilla under Benedict Arnold waited behind Valcour Island on Lake Champlain for a much larger British squadron sailing south from Canada.
Beirut barracks bombing
Two decades later, American troops faced a different kind of threat while on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon.
Birth of the Continental Marines
On November 10th, 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the raising of two battalions of Marines to serve as soldiers at sea.
Breakout battles around Hagaru-ri, Chosin
On December 1st, 1950, in the mountains of North Korea near the Chosin Reservoir, United States Marines and attached soldiers were fighting a different kind of battle for survival.
British Evacuation of New York City
On this late autumn day, the last British troops finally departed New York City, ending seven years of occupation of the largest port in North America.
Capture of Major John André
On another September 23rd, this time during the critical middle years of the Revolution, a British officer named Major John André was stopped by militiamen near Tarrytown, New York.
Capture of Saint-Lô
In Normandy, weeks after the D-Day landings, American forces found themselves locked in a grinding struggle through hedgerow country that favored the German defenders. The town of Saint-Lô, a key road junction, became a vital objective for United States units trying to break out of the constricted beachhead. After days of intense fighting, artillery barrages, and house-to-house clearing, American troops finally secur
Carrier Strikes on Rabaul
On November 11th, 1943, carrier task forces of the United States Navy launched bold air strikes against the heavily defended Japanese naval base at Rabaul on New Britain.
Chosin Reservoir survivors reach Hungnam
In the winter of 1950, United Nations forces in northeast Korea found themselves enveloped by massive Chinese attacks around the Chosin Reservoir.
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
Four years later to the week, another British army marched out to surrender, this time at Yorktown, Virginia.
Coup against Ngo Dinh Diem
In South Vietnam, the war that involved American advisers and support was as political as it was military.
Creation of United States Africa Command
In the early twenty-first century, American defense planners adjusted organizational charts to match emerging challenges, including terrorism, fragile states, and competition for influence in new regions. On February 6th, 2007, the Department of Defense announced the creation of United States Africa Command, often abbreviated as AFRICOM, as a unified combatant command responsible for military relations with most nati
Cuban Missile Crisis de-escalates
In October 1962, the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba put United States forces on some of the highest alert levels in their history.
Cuban quarantine lifted
The nuclear tensions of the early Cold War peaked when the United States discovered offensive missiles being installed in Cuba.
Dale M. Hansen
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and relentless assault in the Pacific War.
Declaration by United Nations signed
On January 1st, 1942, representatives of the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and many other Allied nations signed a joint pledge in Washington, known as the Declaration by United Nations.