Today in Military History:
February 19

Events of Military significance on this day:
 1811Battle of Gebora. Spanish attack French and are beaten badly. Siege of Badajoz continues.
 1861Garibaldi's Redshirts defeat Francis II of Naples. Francis was exiled.
 1942Japanese bomb australian city of Darwin. Only combat action of any kind to occur in Australia.
 1945U.S. Marines land on Iwo Jima.


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