1775: Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress establishes the Continental Army. Ten rifle companies are formed: six from Pennsylvania, two from Maryland, and two from …
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1777: Marquis de Lafayette lands in South Carolina, having crossed the Atlantic on a ship that the 19-year-old French officer purchased with his own money. He soon makes fast friends …
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Each week in the History Matters series, we drill down on important events that happened this week in military history. Also, be sure to check out the weekly segment of …
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1775: British Gen. Thomas Gage declares that the city of Boston is under martial law until the colonists repay for the tea they destroyed during the Boston Tea Party. Gage …
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1871: Rear Adm. John Rodgers’ Asiatic Squadron lands 650 sailors and Marines on the Korean Peninsula. The force storms the Citadel, later known as Fort McKee, and after 15 minutes …
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1944: A second wave of troops land at Normandy while soldiers battle to link the Omaha and Utah beachheads. As the 29th Infantry Division attacks a strongly fortified enemy emplacement …
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1830: Following nearly four years at sea, the sloop of war USS Vincennes arrives at New York, becoming the first United States warship to circumnavigate the globe. 1912: At College …
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1862: A Union flotilla decimates the Confederate fleet at Memphis, Tenn. and captures the city. Three Confederate vessels are rammed and sunk, and Yankee guns account for all but one …
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1794: The first six officers of the new United States Navy receive their commissions: Captain John Barry (the first captain in the Continental Navy and considered the “father of the …
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Digging deeper into important events that happened this week in military history. For more, check out EXPERIENCE MATTERS on CRTV. As of June 4, 1940, the British Expeditionary Force, along …