Today in military history: July 15, 2014

Military history timeline 

1099 – Siege of Jerusalem ends (First Crusade)

 From 1337 - Godfrey being rolled in his siege tower 

to the walls of Jerusalem on July 15, 1099

1240 - Battle of the Neva (Swedish-Novgorodian War) 

1244 – Siege of Jerusalem (Sixth Crusade) 

1410 – Battle of Grunwald (also First Battle of Tannenberg, Zalgiris) (Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War)

 Illustration circa 1515 - Battle of Zilgiris

1544 – Battle of the Shirts (also Blar na Leine, Kinloch-Lochy) (Scotland) 

1596 – Capture of Cadiz ends (Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604)

Photo of portion of 17th century painting showing 

1596 sacking of Cadiz by the Anglo-Dutch fleet.

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1761 – Battle of Villinghausen begins (Seven Years’ War) 

1776 – Battle of Lindley’s Fort (American Revolutionary War) 

1798 – Action of 15 July 1798 (French Revolutionary Wars) (Naval) 

1857 – Battle of Aong (Indian Rebellion of 1857)                

1862 – Action of 15 July 1862 (US Civil War) (Naval) 

1863 - Draft riots in New York City end (US Civil War) 

1864 – Battle of Tupelo ends (US Civil War) 

1918 – Second Battle of the Marne begins (WWI) 

1943 – Air battle over Rendova (WWII) (Air) 

1944 – French take Castellina, Italy (WWII) 

1958 – 1958 Lebanon Crisis begins 

1966 – Operation Hastings begins (Vietnam War) 

2006 – Battle of Habbaniyah begins (Iraqi War) 

2009 – Second Battle of Swat ends (War in North-West Pakistan)