Today in Military History:
July 21

Events of Military significance on this day:
 1242Battle of Saintes. This time crossbowmen weren't enough and Henry III was defeated by Louis IX's army.
 1789Battle of Focsani. Russian-Austrian army defeated Turks under Yusuf Pasha.
 1798Battle of the Pyramids. Mameluk cavalry repeatedly charged French squares sustaining heavy casualties.
 1861First Battle of Bull Run. Thomas J. Jackson acquires his nickname.


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