Today in Military History:
September 8

Events of Military significance on this day:
  70Siege of Jerusalem ended. Romans sold 97,000 Jews into slavery.
 1380Battle of Kulikovo. Revolting against the Mongolian Tartars, Dimitri Donskoi delivered an overwhelming victory.
 15651st permanent settlement in US founded at St Augustine, Florida
 1706First Battle of Castiglione delle Stiviere. French defeat Prince of Hesse.
 1760Montreal captured by British under General Amherst. Canada became a British dominion.
 1781Battle of Eutaw Springs. See-saw battle accomplishing little during the Revolutionary War.
 1796Battle of Bassano. Napoleon's army dealt a decisive defeat to the Austrians.
 1847Battle of Molino del Rey. Mexicans maul American attack during the Mexican-American War.
 1855French surprise and storm the garrison of Malakoff during the Crimean War.
 1855British storm the fort of Redan only to have the Russians rally and retake it during the Crimean War.
 1943Allies land at Salerno, Italy.
 1944First V-2 rocket lands on England.


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