20th August to 26th August

20th August
1794   Battle of Fallen Timbers, US forces defeat Indian alliance
1914   German forces occupy Brussels
1968   Warsaw Pact forces enter Czechoslovakia ending the Prague Spring

21st August
1863   Quantrill's Raiders, Confederate Guerillas destroy Lawrence, Kansas
1942   The Battle of Stalingrad commences
1942   German Mountain troops plant the Nazi flag on Mount Elbrus

22nd August
1138   Battle of the Standard between England and Scotland
1485   Battle of Bosworth Field decisively ends the War of the Roses
1942   Brazil declares war on the Axis powers

23rd August
1328   Battle of Cassel, French troops defeat Flemish farmers revolt
1839   British forces capture Hong Kong at the start of the First Opium War
1864   Fort Morgan, Alabama, is captured by the Union Navy   

24th August
1346   Edward IIIs' army avoids the French and crosses the River Somme
1346   Philippe IVs' army crosses River Somme at Abbeville in pursuit
1814   British troops capture Washington DC and burn down the White House

25th August
1346   Edward III halts to fight the French army after 9 day, 230km chase
1537   The Honourable Artillery Company is formed, Britain's oldest regiment
1758   Battle of Zorndorf, Prussian forces defeat the Russian army
1944   Paris is liberated by Allied troops

26th August
55BC   Julius Caeser invades Britain
1346   Battle of Crecy, large French army defeated by English army
1862   The Second Battle of Bull Run begins