16th July to 22nd July

16th July
1779   American troops capture Stony Point, New York, from the British
1945   The USA detonates the first atomic bomb
1979   Saddam Hussein takes control of Iraq

17th July
1203   Constantinople falls to the Fourth Crusade
1453   Battle of Castillon, French forces defeat English in the 100 Years War
1815   Napoleon surrenders to Allied forces

18th July
390BC   Battle of Allia, Gauls defeat Roman Legions
1863   The 54th (African American) Massachusetts regiment attacks Fort Wagner
1942   The Me262 is test flown for the first time with jet engines only

19th July
1588   The Spanish Armada is sighted in the English Channel
1870   France declares war on Prussia, starting the Franco-Prussian War
1972   Captain Kealy wins the DSO at Battle of Mirbat, Oman

20th July
1304   English capture Stirling Castle in the War of Scottish Independence
1864   Battle of Peachtree Creek, Sherman defeats Hood's attack
1881   Souix Chief Sitting Bull surrenders to US forces in Montana

21st July
1298   Battle of Falkirk, Edward I defeats William Wallace
1403   Battle of Shrewsbury, Henry IV defeats rebel troops
1943   Palerno, Sicily, falls to the US 3rd Infantry Division

22nd July
1805   Battle of Cape Finisterre, British defeat French-Spanish fleet
1812   Battle of Salamance, British defeat French forces in Spain
1864   Battle of Atlanta, Sherman again defeats Hoods attack