Today in Military History:
September 11

Events of Military significance on this day:
 1297Battle of Stirling Bridge. Scots under William Wallace defeated English under the Earl of Surrey.
 1400Tammerlane defeated Turks near Aleppo.
 1697Battle of Senta. Austrians inflicted heavy defeat on Turks near Belgrade.
 1697Battle of Zenta. Hungarians defeat Turks ending the last serious Turkish threat to Hungary.
 1709Battle of Malplaquet. Delaying until the French dug in cost Marlborough heavily.
 1777Battle of Brandywine during American War of Independence.
 1814British bombard and assault Baltimore
 1814Battle of Lake Champlain. American victory in naval battle fought almost entirely by ships at anchor.


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