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World War II: 2,303 Battle of Cape Bon: 1941 World War II: 817 Battle of the Java Sea: 1942 World War II: 2,336 Battle of Midway: 1942 World War II: 3,364 Battle of Santa Cruz Islands: 1942 World War II: 766 Battle of Savo Island: 1942 World War II: 1217 Naval Battle of Casablanca: 1942 World War II: 636 Battle of the Bismarck Sea: 1943 World ...
City totally devastated after month-long battle between the American, Filipino and Japanese forces; 100,000 civilians killed. • Battle of Luzon The battle where Mexico entered World War II , contributing pilots to help the United States and the Philippines defeat Japan in the South Pacific, with a loss of 37,870 Allied soldiers and 217,000 ...
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 17 battle stars; World War II Victory Medal; The 17 battle stars New Orleans received for her World War II service placed her among the most decorated U.S. naval vessels of World War II. Members of New Orleans′s crew were awarded five Navy Crosses, 10 Silver Stars, one Bronze Star, one Air Medal, and 206 ...
The Battle of Liberty Place, or Battle of Canal Street, was an attempted insurrection by the Crescent City White League against the Reconstruction Era Louisiana Republican state government on September 14, 1874, in New Orleans, which was the capital of Louisiana at the time.
Pages in category "Battle of New Orleans" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, between the British Army under Major General Sir Edward Pakenham and the United States Army under Brevet Major General Andrew Jackson, [4] roughly 5 miles (8 km) southeast of the French Quarter of New Orleans, [8] in the current suburb of Chalmette, Louisiana. [1] [4]
The Battle of Midway comes to a close; USS Yorktown sinks; four Japanese carriers and one cruiser are sunk. The battle is viewed as a turning point in the Pacific war. The Greek People's Liberation Army makes its first appearance at Domnista, where Aris Velouchiotis proclaims the start of armed resistance against the Axis.
Battle of Changsha (1942) – Second Sino-Japanese War as merged into World War II; Battle of Changsha (1944) (a.k.a. Changsha-Hengyang) – Second Sino-Japanese War as merged into World War II; Battle of Changping – 260 BC – Warring States Period; Battle of Chapultepec – 1847 –Mexican–American War; Battle of the Chateauguay – 1813 ...