Today in Military History:
July 19
Born on this day:
| | 1814 | Samuel Colt, inventor of the Colt Revolver. |
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 711 | Battle of Rio Barbate. 15,000 Visigoths attempt to check Moor army but were utterly defeated. The Visigoths were never again a fighting force. |
| | 1195 | Battle of Alarcos, Moors under Yakub el Massur rout Spaniards led by Alfonso VIII of Castile. |
| | 1808 | Spanish rebels attack French forces forcing them to surrender at Bailen. |
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