12th March to 18th March
publication date: Mar 13, 2007
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author/source: Adam Hill
12th March
540 The Ostrogoths under King Witiges abandon the siege of Rome
1999 Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic join NATO
13th March
1884 The Siege of Khartoum by Sudanese forces starts
1954 Viet Minh forces start their attacks against the French at Dien Bien Phu
14th March
1590 Battle of Ivry, Huguenot forces defeat Catholic League in France
1951 UN Forces capture Seoul in Korea for the second time
15th March
44BC Julius Caesar stabbed to death in the Roman Senate
1781 Battle of Guildford Courthouse, outnumber British defeat American forces
1944 Allied planes bomb Monte Cassino
16th March
1802 The US Military Academy of West Point is established
1812 The Siege of Badajoz by British and Portugese forces starts
1945 The Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends
17th March
45BC Battle of Munda, Julius Caesar defeats Pompeian forces
624 Battle of Badr, Muhammad defeats the Meccan Quraish
1776 British troops evacuate Boston when Americans get Artillery above the town
18th March
1915 Two British & one French Battleship sunk by Turkish mines in the Dardanelles
1945 1,250 US bombers raid Berlin