Today in Military History:
August 12

Events of Military significance on this day:
 1332Battle of Dupplin Moor. Edward Valiol defeated David, King of Scotland.
 1687Battle of Hárkany. Routed by Charles V Duke of Lorraine, Turks flee across the Danube.
 1759Battle of Kunersdorf. Frederick the Great snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in a bloodbath between the Prussians and the Russian-Austrian Allies during the Seven Years' War.
 1812Battle of Gorodeczno. French and Austrians smash through Russian positions.
 1849Hungarians surrender to Russians. Hungary is absorbed into the Austrian empire.
 1914Battle of Haelen. Belgian Carabiniers beat off repeated German attacks forcing the Germans to withdraw.


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