Chris Carter, Author at UNTO THE BREACH

August 14 in U.S. military history

1900: After fighting their way 80 miles from the port of Tientsin, an eight-nation relief force (the United States, Japan,

1812: (Featured image) Near Bermuda, the frigate USS Essex fires a devastating broadside at the British sloop HMS Alert. In

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1945: While American planes continue hammering Japanese targets, Secretary of State James Byrnes rejects the Japanese War Council’s surrender terms,

1861: (Featured image) Confederate troops led by Brig. Gen. Benjamin McCulloch and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price’s Missouri State Guard clash