1996, First Chechen War: 200 Chechen fighters
assault a Russian federal airbase in Dagestan, Russia and then take thousands
of civilians hostage
1945, WWII: US Landings on Luzon at Lingayen
Gulf begin with the Japanese not contesting the initial landings
1917, WWI: The Battle of Rafa where British
forces defeated Ottoman forces to take the Sinai Peninsula
1864, ACW: A skirmish at Ripley,
Tennessee results in 46 Confederates captured
1847, Mexican-American War: US forces defeat
Mexican forces at the Battle of La Mesa in present day California
1812, Napoleonic Wars: The Siege of Valencia Spain
ends after 67 days with 16,000 some Spanish troops surrendering
to 20-30 thousand French troops
Spanish guerrilla fighter - Francisco Chaleco, 1814
1127, Jin-Song Wars: Jin Dynasty soldiers in
China besiege and sack Bianjing , capital of the Chinese Song Dynasty
475, Domestic revolt: Byzantine Emperor Zeno fled the capital Constantinople
under threat of plotters including an Ostrogothic general
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