| | 1306 | Battle of Methuen. A small Scottish force under Robert the Bruce was defeated by a much larger English force. Bruce returned in the following year to continue the war. |
| | 1778 | Washington's troops finally leave Valley Forge. |
| | 1940 | Rommel's 7th Panzer Division captures Cherbourg. |
| | 1944 | The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Lacking skilled pilots, Japanese air attacks easily rebuffed by naval forces under the command of Adm. Spruance. |
| | 1948 | People's Liberation Army take fortress of Kaifeng from Nationalist Chinese . |