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Fetterman Massacre on the Bozeman Trail

The Sioux and their allies lured Captain William Fetterman’s patrol at Fort Phil Kearny into a deadly trap in the winter of 1866 in retaliation for trespassing on treaty lands.

26 June 2020

Carl Gnam

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Canadian Valor at the Battle of Amiens

The Canadian Corps played a crucial role in the successful assault on German positions near Amiens on August 8, 1918. Ludendorff called Amiens “the black day of the German Army.”

19 June 2020

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Weapons: A-6 Intruder

The Navy and Marine Corps used the A-6 Intruder for a wide array of strike missions during the Vietnam War.

29 May 2020

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King Richard’s Chateau Gaillard

Crusader King Richard I built Chateau Gaillard in the late 12th century as a base from which to wage war against the French. But his brother John was unable to hold it after Richard’s untimely death.

22 May 2020

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Siege of Lucknow: Sowing the Devil’s Wind

The defense of the British Residency in Lucknow by a meager force of soldiers and civilians during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 proved a harrowing ordeal.

12 May 2020

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Quatre Bras: First Blood at Waterloo

At Quatre Bras on June 16, 1815, Marshal Ney held the fate of France in his hands. Lord Wellington did everything possible to thwart him from his objective.

9 May 2020

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Miracle Victory at the Battle of Minden

An Anglo-German army sought to drive the French from Hanover in 1759 during the Seven Years’ War. An unorthodox attack unfolded that defied the tactics of the time.

8 May 2020

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Soldiers: Ancient Greek General Epaminondas

The Theban general instituted changes in tactics so revolutionary that his army toppled the daunting Spartans.

6 May 2020

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Nuclear Submarine Disaster

The loss of the USS Scorpion in 1968 sparked a mystery that tested the sleuthing skills of maritime experts.

6 May 2020

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WWI’s Daring Cavalry Charge

Edmund Allenby sought to break the stalemate in Palestine in 1917. It fell to the Australian cavalrymen to dislodge the Turks from Beersheba.

27 April 2020

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Soldiers: Roman General Sulla

Decorated Roman general Sulla vanquished rivals, barbarians, and Eastern princes during his long career in service of the Roman Republic.

26 April 2020

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“There was In Her Something Divine”

The English siege of Orleans began in October 1428 and lasted seven months. French commander Joan of Arc broke it in seven days.

26 April 2020

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War of Sieges

The royal garrison of Dover Castle bedeviled Prince Louis of France during the First Barons’ War. At stake was the future of the Plantagenet dynasty.

25 April 2020

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Weapons: The M50A1 Ontos

With its six recoilless rifles, the Ontos was a welcome addition to the Marine Corps arsenal during the Vietnam War.

25 April 2020

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French Collapse at Maida

Campaigning in southern Italy in 1806, Jean Reynier’s French army found itself in an unexpected confrontation with Sir John Stuart’s British expeditionary army. The steadier force prevailed.

25 April 2020

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