3rd September to 9th September

3rd September
36bc   Battle of Naulochus, Marcu Agrippa defeats the forces of Pompey
1651   Battle of Worcester, Charles II defeated in last battle of the English Civil War
1783   Treaty of Paris signed ending the American War of Independence
1939   France, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Nazi Germany

4th September
1940   A U-Boat attacks the USS Greer,  the first such attack against neutral US forces
1944   Allied forces liberate Antwerp

5th September
1781   Battle of the Chesapeake, French fleet defeats British fleet
1939   The US declares it's neutrality in the Second World War

6th September
1781   Battle of Groton Heights, a British victory
1937   Battle of El Mazuco starts in the Spanish Civil War
1939   South Africa declares war on Germany
1976   A Soviet pilot defects to Japan with a brand new Mig-25

7th September
1191   Battle of Arsuf, Richard I defeats Saladin in the Third Crusade
1776   The American submersible, Turtle, attacks HMS Eagle in New York
1812   Battle of Borodino, Napoleon defeats the Russian Army
1997   The F-22 Raptor makes it's first test flight

8th September
1380   Battle of Kulikovo, Russians halt Tartar and Mongol army
1449   Battle of Tumu Fortress, Mongolians capture the Chinese Emperor
1944   London is hit by the first V2 rocket

9th September
1513    Battle of Flodden Field, James IV dies during the Scottish defeat
1914    Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade is the first mechanised army unit
1942   Japanese plane drops an incendiary bomb on Oregon
1943   Allid forces land at Salerno and Taranto in Italy