Today in Military History:
February 12
Born on this day:
| | 1893 | General of the Army Omar Bradley, 'The GI General' |
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1706 | Battle of Frauenstadt. In 15 minute battle, 10,000 Swedes defeat 20,000 Russians and Saxons. Swedes claim to have retrieved 7,000 loaded muskets from the battlefield. |
| | 1762 | Admiral Rodney with veteran British troops overwhelmed the island of Martinique. Treaty of Paris, 1763, restored the island to the French. |
| | 1805 | The Battle of Austerlitz. |
| | 1817 | Battle of Chacabuco. Chileans defeat Spanish royalists. |
| | 1817 | Battle of Chalchuapa. Chileans defeat Spanish near Santiago which led directly to Chilean independence. |
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