Today in Military History:
January 8
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1546 | Battle of Anaquito, Gonzalo Pizarro defeated the Spanish Viceroy, Blasco Nunez, and took control of Peru. |
| | 1558 | The Duc de Guise captured the city of Calais from the English. |
| | 1676 | Battle of Stromboli. Indecisive naval battle between the French and the Dutch. |
| | 1806 | Battle of Blueberg, British defeat French-Dutch and go on to capture Cape Town, again. |
| | 1815 | Battle of New Orleans, made a hero out of Andrew Jackson (the War of 1812 had ended on 12/24/1814, but nobody knew that). |
| | 1880 | The passing of Norton I, Emperor of the US, Protector of Mexico |
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