Today in Military History:
December 13
Events of Military significance on this day:
| | 1775 | Rash attempt by Americans to take Quebec. |
| | 1813 | Battle of Nive. Wellington handily defeated French in front of Adour. |
| | 1862 | Battle of Fredericksburg. One sided defeat inflicted on Burnside and Union troops by R.E. Lee. |
| | 1937 | The Rape of Nanking. Japanese capture Nanking, slaughter 40,000 civilians and raped thousands of women. |
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