9th April to 15th April

9th April
1241   Battle of Liegnitz, Mongol forces defeat German and Polish troops
1865   Gen. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Courthouse
1945   The Admiral Scheer, a German pocket battleship, sunk by the RAF
1982   The STUFT liner Canberra sails with 3 Commando Brigade aboard

10th April
1741    Battle of Mollwitz, Prussian Army defeat Austrians

11th April
1951   General MacArthur relieved of overall command in Korea
1952   Battle of Nanri Island starts, Chinese PLA defeated by Republic of China force

12th April
1606   Union Jack adopted as the National flag of Great Britain
1861   The first shot of the American Civil War is fired at Fort Sumter, Charleston
1982   British declare 200 mile exclusion zone around the Falkland Islands

13th April
1204   The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
1861   Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces

14th April
1471   Battle of Barnet, Edward IV kills the Earl of Warwick and becomes King
1865   President Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth

15th April
1450   Battle of Formigny, decisive French victory over the English
1865   President Lincoln dies of his injuries
1952   Battle of Nanri Island ends with victory for Republic of China