17th March to 23rd March

17th March
45BC   Battle of Munda, Julius Caesar defeats Pompeian forces
624      Battle of Badr, Muhammad defeats the Meccan Quraish
1776    British troops evacuate Boston when Americans get Artillery above the town

18th March
1915   Two British & one French Battleship sunk by Turkish mines in the Dardanelles
1945   1,250 US bombers raid Berlin

19th March
1279   Battle of Yamen, one of the largest naval battles sees end of Song Dynasty
1865   Battle of Bentonville starts in North Carolina
1982   Argentinian scrap metal merchants hoist Argentinian flag on South Georgia

20th March
1815   Napoleon enters Paris starting his 100 days reign
1942   General MacArthur gives his 'I shall return' speech
1982   HMS Endurance & Royal Marine platoon sent to South Georgia from Falklands

21st March
1801   Battle of Alexandria, British troops supported by gunboats defeat French army
1865   Battle of Bentonville ends in Confederate defeat
1945   British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma

22nd March
1622   Jamestown, Virginia, attacked by Powhatan Confederacy of Indian tribes
1849   Battle of Novara, Austrians defeat Sardinian army
1942   Second Battle of Sirte, convoy MW10 bound for Malta fights off Italian fleet

23rd March
1982   Majority of Argentinian scrap metal merchants leave South Georgia
1982   Argentinina Navy commences annual exercises at sea with Uruguay
1983   President Reagan announces his plans for SDI, 'Star Wars'