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SAN ANTONIO — It was the bloodiest armed conflict in Texas history. On Aug. 18, 1813, some 1,400 people died at the Battle of Medina and during the merciless streak of executions that followed.
The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles. Large battle casualty counts are usually impossible to calculate precisely, but few in this list may include somewhat precise numbers.
Later reconstructions of the battle were based on Hall's version, supplemented by minor details from other sources. [39] [40] The battle took place on a plateau between the villages of Saxton (to the south) and Towton (to the north). The region was agricultural land, with plenty of wide open areas and small roads on which to manoeuvre the ...
Below is a chronological list of events that different sources cite as the last battle on British or English soil or a related title: Battle of Sedgemoor, Somerset, England, 6 July 1685. The final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion, is often cited as the last battle on English soil. [1] The local museum makes the lesser claim that it was the last ...
(Unauthorised piracy by English sailors under Siamese employ) • English defectors: Inconclusive. English factory rejected from Siam, after minor naval action, along with massacre in the aftermath: the war was not pursued. In 1688, a coup forced the closure of all official European trade in Siam for 150 years except for the Dutch. 1688 1697
Battle of the Rice Boats: March 2–3, 1776: Georgia: British victory [21] Raid of Nassau: March 3–4, 1776: Bahamas: American victory. They raided against the Bahamas to obtain supplies [22] Battle of Saint-Pierre: March 25, 1776: Quebec: American victory [23] Battle of Block Island: April 6, 1776: Rhode Island: British victory [24] Battle of ...
Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara took up the effort to free Texas from Spain. Colonel Gutiérrez visited Washington, D.C., gaining some support for his plans. In 1812, Colonel Augustus Magee, who as a lieutenant had commanded U.S. Army troops guarding the border of the Neutral Ground and Spanish Texas, resigned his commission and formed the Republican Army of the North to aid the Gutiérrez–Magee ...
937 The Battle of Brunanburh AKA "the Great War" reputedly the bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil and where 5 kings died according to the Anglo-Saxon chroncles. The Anglo-Saxon King Ethelstan, brother Edmund and many allies, allegedly beat the armies of Olaf III Guthfrithson, the Norse–Gael King of Dublin; Constantine II, King of ...