9th June to 15th June

publication date: Jun 9, 2008

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author/source: Adam Hill

9th June
1862   Battle of Brandy Station, the largest cavalry battle of the American Civil War
1959   USS George Washington launched, the first ballistic missile submarine
1967   Israeli forces capture the Golan Heights

10th June
1898   US Marines land on Cuba during Spanish-American War
1940   Rommel and 7th Panzer Division reach the English Channel
1940   Italy declares War on France and the UK

11th June
1184BC   Troy sacked by Greeks
1429   Battle of Jargeau, French attack English defenders of Jargeau
1940   First Italian air raid on Malta

12th June
1429   Battle of Jargeau ends when Joan of Arc leads the French assault to victory
1653   Battle of Gabbard starts with Dutch naval attacks on British fleet
1864   Battle of Cold Harbor ends when Union forces finally disengage

13th June
1653   Battle of Gabbard ends when Dutch ship are routed by British fleet
1944   The first V-1 Flying Bomb hits London

14th June
1645   Battle of Naseby, Parliament defeats the Royalist army
1800   Battle of Marengo, Napoleon defeats the Austrian army
1982   Falklands War ends with Argentinian surrender at Port Stanley

15th June
1389   Battle of Kosovo, Ottoman Empire defeats Serbs and Bosnians
1775   George Washington appointed commander of the Continental Army
1944   Battle of Saipan starts with US Marines land on Saipan