Today in Military History:
September 12
Born on this day:
| | 1818 | Richard Jordan Gatling, US inventor of hand-cranked machine gun |
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1812 | Fort McHenry held out against strong British attacks and gave the United States its National Anthem. |
| | 1885 | Battle of Fisher's Hill. Sheridan's Federals defeat Confederates taking many prisoners. |
| | 1918 | The Battle of St. Mihiel, the first all-American operation in Word War I. Colonel George S. Patton leads the United States' first tank assault (304 Tank Brigade) to mixed results. Patton was criticized for exceeding orders in attempting to breach the Hindenburg line -- a behavior pattern that would be repeated 25 years later. |
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