5th March to 11th March

5th March
1824   Britain declares war on Burma, starting the First Burmese War
1936   First flight of the prototype Spitfire
1991   Iraq releases all Gulf War prisoners

6th March
1836   Mexican forces capture The Alamo

7th March
1814   Battle of Craonne, Napoleons forces defeat the Prussians under Blucher
1815   Napoleon persuades the French 5th Line Regiment to join his march on Paris
1945   The Bridge at Remagen captured by US 9th Armored Division

8th March
1862   CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) sinks USS Congress and USS Cumberland
1942   Japanese forces capture Rangoon

9th March
1862   CSS Virginia and USS Monitor engage in first battle of Ironclad ships

10th March
241BC Battle of the Aegates Islands, Roman fleet destroys Carthaginian fleet  
1831   French Foreign Legion created by King Louis Philippe
1864   Union troops commence the Red River Campaign

11th March
1387   Battle of Castagnaro, Italy, Verona against Padova
1779   US Army Corps of Engineers is authorised by Congress
1917   British and Indian forces lead by General Maude capture Baghdad