26th November to 2nd December

26th November
1865   Battle of Papudo, Chilean Corvette captures Spanish Schooner
1950   Battle of Chosin Reservoir commences, UN forces start to withdraw
1968   Lt J P Fleming wins Medal of Honor extracting troops by helicopter under fire

27th November
1095   Pope Urban II launches First Crusade
1940   Battle of Cape Spartivento, inconclusive battle between British & Italian fleets
1942   Vichy French officers scuttle the French fleet as Germans try to seize the ships

28th November
1862   Battle of Cane Hill, Union forces push back Confederate Cavalry in Arkansas

29th November
1864   Battle of Spring Hill, Army of the Ohio repulses attacks by Army of Tennessee
1872   Battle of Lost River, minor skirmish between US Cavalry and Modoc Indians

30th November
1853   Battle of Sinop, Imperial Russian Battleships sink Ottoman frigate squadron
1864   Battle of Franklin, Confederates capture Frankiln but take 6000 casualties
1939   Soviet forces attack Finland starting The Winter War

1st December
1959   Antarctic Treaty signed which bans military activity in Antarctica

2nd December
1805   Battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon defeats Russo-Austrian Army
1899   Battle of Tirad Pass, US forces defeat Philippine rear guard
1943   The Luftwaffe sink a US ship carrying Mustard Gas in Bari harbour, Italy