23rd June to 29th June

publication date: Jun 29, 2008

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author/source: Adam Hill

23rd June
1757   Battle of Plassey, British East India company defeats the Nawab of Bengal
1812   Napoleon launches his invasion of Russia

24th June
1314   Battle of Bannockburn, Robert Bruce defeats English army
1340   Battle of Sluys, English defeat French in shipboard battle
1916   Battle of the Somme, the week long artillery bombardment starts

25th June
1864   Federal troops start digging their mine towards Petersburg
1876   Battle of the Little Bighorn, Souix defeat 7th Cavalry under Custer
1917   First US combat troops land in France to fight the Germans

26th June
1483   Richard III becomes King of England
1857   Queen Victoria awards first Victoria Crosses to British troops in London
1944   Cherbourg falls to US forces in the Normandy Campaign

27th June
1743   George II is the last English monarch to lead troops into battle
1864   Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the American Civil War
1950   US decides to send troops to Korea

28th June
1778   Battle of Monmouth during the American War of Independence
1863   General Meade takes command of the Union Army of the Potomac
1914   Arch-duke Ferdinand shot in Sarajevo, Bosnia, which started World War I

29th June
1644   Battle of Cropredy Bridge won by Charles I
1863   George Custer appointed Brigadier General
1966   US planes bomb Hanoi and Haiphong for the first time