Today in Military History:
April 8
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1579 | Spaniards storm Maastricht, slaughter 8,000 civilians as "punishment" for 27 day siege. |
| | 1741 | Battle of Mollwitz. Prussians withstand several violent attacks, then drive Austrians from the field. |
| | 1864 | Battle of Mansfield. Confederate ambush Federals inflicting heavy casualties. |
| | 1898 | British forces led by Sir Herbert Kitchener defeat Mahdists, capturing Mahmad, at Atbara. |
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