18th February to 24th February

18th February
1268   Battle of Rakovor
1814   Battle of Montereau

19th February
197     Battle of Lugdunum, Roman legions clash in Rome bloodiest internal battle
1915   Allied fleet shell Turkish artillery positions covering the Dardanelles
1991   British MLRS unit fire 192 rockets at Iraqi targets

20th February
1864   Battle of Olustee, Confederates defeat Union forces in Florida
1942   As sole defender of USS Lexington, Lt O'Hare destroys 5 Japanese bombers
1991   Operation Knight Strike, 1st US Cav hit Iraqi forces in the Ruqi Pocket

21st February
1916   Germans launch attack against Verdun, firing 1 million shells in 9 hours
1945   Escort Carrier USS Bismark Sea, sunk by Kamikazes near Iwo Jima
1991   US 1st Armored Division fires 703 MLRS rockets at Iraqi forces

22nd February
1744   Battle of Toulon, British fleet engages French and Spanish fleets
1847   Battle of Buena Vista, out numbered Americans defeat Mexican army
1991   1st UK Armoured and 1st US Cav Divisions launch mass artillery raid

23rd February
1744   Battle of Toulon, British fleet withdraws
1836   Mexican forces start siege of the Alamo, Texas
1942   Air Vice Marshal Arthur Harris takes command of RAF Bomber Command

24th February
1920   The National Socialist German Workers' Party formed, the Nazi Party
1991   G-Day, Coalition ground forces attack into Kuwait
1991   US 3rd Army, with British & French troops under command, attacks into Iraq