Today in Military History:
March 29

Events of Military significance on this day:
 1461Battle of Towton. Largest battle of the War of the Roses.
 1644Battle of Alresford, pyrrhic victory for Parlimentatians during English Civil War.
 1847American capture Veracruz, Mexico.
 1879Battle of Kambula. A handful of British successfully drive off 20,000 Zulus.
 1884Battle of El Teb. British fighting from square defeat Osman Digna's Mahdists in non-stop five hour battle.


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