Today in military history: May 30, 2014

1213 – Battle of Damme begins (Anglo-French War of 1202-1214) (somewhat Naval)

 

 

Example of 13th century English ship - 

13th century illustration of Henry III traveling to Brittany in 1230.

1434 – Battle of Lipany (Hussite Wars) 
1574 – Battle of Lillo (Eighty Year’s War) (Naval) 
1778 – Second raid on Mount Hope Bay: Battle of Cobleskill (American Revolutionary War) 
1781 – Action of 30 May 1781 (Fourth Anglo-Dutch War) (Naval) 
1798 – Battle of Three Rocks (United Irishmen Rebellion) 
1814 – Battle of Big Sandy Creek ends; Skirmish at Pungoteague (War of 1812) 
1841 – Second Battle of Canton begins (First Opium War) 
1859 – Battle of Palestro (Second Italian War of Independence)

 The Taking of Palestro, May 30, 1859 by Gerolamo Induno
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Attribution: Fondazione Cariplo

   
1862 – First Battle of Corinth ends (US Civil War) 
1864 - Battle of Totopotomoy Creek ends; Battle of Old Church (US Civil War) 
1941 – Germans bomb Dublin in error; Iraq surrenders to British (WWII) 
1942 – British air raid on Cologne (WWII) (Air) 
1943 – Battle of Attu ends (WWII) 
1944 – Allies take Acre (WWII) 
1967 – Battle of Vinh Huy begins (Vietnam War) 
1971 – Battle of Snoul ends (Vietnam War)

 1970 - The 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry enters Snuol, Cambodia

  
2007 - Operation Achilles ends (War in Afghanistan)