10th March to 16th March

10th March
241BC Battle of the Aegates Islands, Roman fleet destroys Carthaginian fleet  
1831   French Foreign Legion created by King Louis Philippe
1864   Union troops commence the Red River Campaign

11th March
1387   Battle of Castagnaro, Italy, Verona against Padova
1779   US Army Corps of Engineers is authorised by Congress
1917   British and Indian forces lead by General Maude capture Baghdad

12th March
540    The Ostrogoths under King Witiges abandon the siege of Rome
1999   Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic join NATO

13th March
1884   The Siege of Khartoum by Sudanese forces starts
1954   Viet Minh forces start their attacks against the French at Dien Bien Phu

14th March
1590   Battle of Ivry, Huguenot forces defeat Catholic League in France
1951   UN Forces capture Seoul in Korea for the second time

15th March
44BC   Julius Caesar stabbed to death in the Roman Senate
1781   Battle of Guildford Courthouse, outnumber British defeat American forces
1944   Allied planes bomb Monte Cassino

16th March
1802   The US Military Academy of West Point is established
1812   The Siege of Badajoz by British and Portugese forces starts
1945   The Battle of Iwo Jima officially ends