Today in Military History:
March 23

Born on this day:
 1912Werner von Braun, rocketeer
Events of Military significance on this day:
 1775Patrick Henry asks for Liberty or Death.
 1791Battle of Malborghetto. Napoleon's troops routed Austrians. This victory along with Neuweid (04/18/1797) resulted in the Treaty of Campo Formio.
 1860Battle of Guad-el-Ras. Spanish victory over Moors ends Spanish-Moroccan War.
 1862Stonewall Jackson failed in his attempt to take Kernstown suffering 700 casualties out of an initial force of 4,200.


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