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4 days ago · The Battle of Haengju was an important victory for the Koreans, as it greatly improved the morale of the Korean army. The battle is celebrated today as one of the three most decisive Korean victories (the other two being the 1592 Battle of Hansan Island and the siege of Jinju). Today, the site of Haengju fortress has a memorial built to honor ...
22 hours ago · The four main actions in the Battle of Leyte Gulf: 1, Battle of the Sibuyan Sea; 2, Battle of Surigao Strait; 3, Battle off Cape Engaño; 4, Battle off Samar. Leyte Gulf is north of 2 and west of 4. The island of Leyte is west of the gulf.
- 23-26 October 1944
- Allied victory
2 days ago · The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Battle of Lake Changjin ( Korean : 장진호 전투; Hanja : 長津湖戰鬪; RR : Jangjinho jeontu; MR : Changjinho chŏnt'u ), was an important battle in the Korean War. [c] The name "Chosin" is derived from the Japanese pronunciation " Chōshin ", instead of the Korean pronunciation.
- 27 November-13 December 1950
- Chinese victory
5 days ago · Following the British victory over Germany at the Battle of the Falkland Islands, Kongō's role diminished. Consequently, she was either stationed at Sasebo Naval Base or patrolled near China for ...
1 day ago · U.S. forces crept yet closer to the Japanese mainland from July through August of 1944, when soldiers and Marines, with support from the Navy, broke Japan’s last line of island defenses guarding the approaches to the home islands from the south: the Mariana Islands, about 1,500 miles south of Tokyo.
2 days ago · Lindisfarne raid, Viking assault in 793 on the island of Lindisfarne ( Holy Island) off the coast of what is now Northumberland. The monastery at Lindisfarne was the preeminent centre of Christianity in the kingdom of Northumbria. The event sent tremors throughout English Christendom and marked the beginning of the Viking Age in Europe.
5 days ago · Battle of Hastings, battle on October 14, 1066, that ended in the defeat of Harold II of England by William, duke of Normandy, and established the Normans as the rulers of England. Edward the Confessor and Duke William of Normandy, from the Bayeux Tapestry, embroidery, 11th century, located at the Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux, Bayeux, France.
