Today in military history: April 24, 2014

1541 - Battle of Sahart (Portuguese-Ottoman War) 

1547 – Battle of Muhlberg (Schmalkaldic War)

 

1548 painting by Titian - Johann Friedrich made prisoner following the Battle of Muhlberg

1592 – Battle of Sangju (Imjin War) 

1778 – North Channel Naval Duel (American Revolutionary War) 

1862 – Farragut runs the gamut of New Orleans (US Civil War) 

1877 – Russo-Turkish war begins; North martial rule of South ends (Post-US Civil War) 

1885 – Battle of Fish Creek (North-West Rebellion) 

1916 –Easter Uprising begins (Ireland)

 Guinness Improvised Armored Car, Dublin, Easter Rising 1916

  

1920 – Poland attacks Ukraine (Polish-Soviet War) 

1943 – German SS begins full operations against Jewish resistance in Warsaw ghetto (WWII) 

1945 – Dessau on the Elbe, Ferrar, La Spezia taken by Allies (WWII) 

1947 – Battle of Niangziguan begins (Chinese Civil War) 

1949 – Taiyuan Campaign ends (Chinese Civil War) 

1965 – Military coup in Dominican Republic (Dominican Civil War)

 G.I.'s playing baseball with Dominican kids. Santo Domingo, May 5., 1965

  

1967 – Battle of Hills 881 and 861 begin (Vietnam War) 

1970 – Operation Patio begins (Vietnam War)(Air) 

1971 – North Vietnam troops attack US bases throughout South Vietnam (Vietnam War)

1980 – US hostage rescue operation Desert One catastrophe (Iranian Revolution)

 "Wreckage at Desert One", Iran (April 1980) where eight Americans died.