Today in Military History:
October 2
Born on this day:
| | 1851 | Ferdinand Foch, believed to be the leader responsible for Allies winning World War I |
| | 1869 | Mahatma Ghandi, pacifist |
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1263 | Battle of Largs. Driven ashore by storms, Norse force routed forcing them to abandon the invasion of Scotland. |
| | 1284 | Battle of Messina. Sicilian-Catalon fleet burned or destroyed a French fleet. |
| | 1918 | Damascus fell to the British under General Allenby. |
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