Battle of Germantown
In the autumn of the Philadelphia campaign, George Washington gambled on a complex, pre-dawn attack against British forces encamped at Germantown, northwest of the occupied capital.
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Battle of Great Bridge
Early in the Revolutionary War, control of the Tidewater region of Virginia hinged on a narrow causeway at Great Bridge, south of Norfolk.
Battle of Groton Heights in Connecticut
Near the end of the Revolutionary War, British forces raided the harbor town of New London, Connecticut, to burn supplies and shipping that supported the American cause.
Battle of Jonesborough begins
On August 31st, 1864, after months of maneuver and fighting around Atlanta, William Tecumseh Sherman turned his army’s weight against the rail junction at Jonesborough.
Battle of Jonesborough near Atlanta
As the Atlanta Campaign ground on, Union forces under Major General William T.
Battle of Kings Mountain
Three years later and hundreds of miles to the south, another October 7th saw frontier riflemen climbing a steep Carolina ridge toward Loyalist breastworks on Kings Mountain.
Battle of Lake Erie
On this day in the War of 1812, Master Commandant Oliver Hazard Perry led a hastily built American squadron against a British flotilla on Lake Erie.
Battle of Long Island
On August 27th, 1776, British forces struck the Continental Army positions on the heights and fields around Brooklyn in the first major battle after the Declaration of Independence.
Battle of Lookout Mountain
In the Civil War, Union forces fighting to break the Confederate siege of Chattanooga turned toward a steep, fog-shrouded height locals called Lookout Mountain.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The day after Lookout Mountain, Union forces turned against the main Confederate positions east of Chattanooga, dug in along Missionary Ridge.
Battle of Mogadishu begins
In the narrow streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, an American special operations raid on October 3rd, 1993 turned into one of the most intense urban fights United States forces had faced since Vietnam.
Battle of Ormoc Bay, Philippines
On December 7th, 1944, as Americans marked the third anniversary of Pearl Harbor, United States forces fought a different battle tied to that first “day of infamy.” Off the Philippine island of Leyte, United States Navy destroyers, escorts, and aircraft struck Japanese…
Battle of Plattsburgh
As peace negotiations played out in Europe, British commanders attempted a major invasion down the Lake Champlain corridor, hoping to carve off parts of northern New York and influence the terms of any treaty.
Battle of Port Royal Sound
As the Civil War entered its first winter, Union planners sought a deep-water harbor along the Confederate coast to support a tightening blockade.
Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Two days later on the calendar, December 7th, 1862, saw blue and gray forces collide in the hills near Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
Battle of Princeton
The very next morning, January 3rd, 1777, Washington’s army appeared on the British flank near Princeton, New Jersey, in a bold march that outmaneuvered Cornwallis.
Battle of Sadr City
A story of exposed convoys, hidden fighters, and the soldiers and medics who kept moving through an urban kill zone.
Battle of San Juan Hill
A story of volunteers and regulars climbing into rifle fire together and how that charge reshaped America’s sense of modern war.