26th February to 4th March

26th February
1815   Napoleon escapes from Elba
1991   Coalition forces continue their attacks in to Kuwait and Southern Iraq
1991   Saddam Hussein announces withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait

27th February
1864   First Federal prisoners arrive at Andersonville prison, Georgia
1942   USS Langley, the first US aircraft carrier, sunk by Japanese
1991   President Bush announces Kuwait is liberated

28th February
1900   Siege of Ladysmith lifted, Second Boer War
1942   Battle of Sundra Strait starts as Allies try to stop Japanese invasion fleet
1991   Gulf War ceasefire comes into effect at 0800 local time

1st March
1815   Napoleon lands in mainland France and starts journey towards Paris
1942   Battle of Sundra Strait, heavy cruisers USS Houston and HMAS Perth sunk
1953   Stalin suffers a stroke, and dies four days later

2nd March
871     Battle of Morton, Ethelraed defeats Danish invasion of England
1946   Ho Chi Minh elected President of North Vietnam

3rd March
1942    Broome, Western Australia, attacked by Japanese fighters
1945    Finland declares war on Axis Powers

4th March
1665   Britain declares war on the Ditch, starting the Second Anglo-Dutch War
1814   Battle of Longwoods, US forces defeat British attack
1945   Princess Elizabeth Windsor joins the British Army as a Driver