Today in Military History:
December 26
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1806 | Battle of Pultusk. Russians retire after inflicting heavy casualties on the French. |
| | 1807 | British combined naval-army assault on Madeira to prevent French from using island as an Atlantic naval base. |
| | 1944 | U.S. 4th Armored Division breaks siege at Bastogne. During the siege, General Anthony McAuliffe responded "Nuts" to German request for surrender. |
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