Today in Military History:
January 18

Events of Military significance on this day:
 1567Battle of Watrelots. First battle of the Netherlands War of Independence.
 1671Henry Morgan the buccaneer sacked the city of Panama.
 1826Following two-month bombardment, British capture city of Bhurtope ending the British-Mahratta War.
 1857Battle of Bushire, Persia, 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry charged and broke a Persian square.
 19111st shipboard landing of a plane (from Tanforan Park to the USS Pennsylvania).


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