February 14 in U.S. military history
1778: The Continental sloop-of-war Ranger (the first of 10 so-named American warships) under the command of Capt. John Paul Jones
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February 13 in U.S. military history
1861: When Chiracahua Apaches capture a 60-man force of 7th Infantry soldiers in Arizona Territory, Col. Bernard J.D. Irwin, an
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December 14 in U.S. military history
1799: Former president and commander-in-chief of the Continental Army George Washington passes away at his home in Mount Vernon (Va.)
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December 13 in U.S. military history
1636: The Massachusetts General Court in Salem orders the creation of a militia, requiring all able-bodied men between the ages
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December 12 in U.S. military history
1753: 21-year-old Virginia adjutant George Washington delivers an ultimatum for French forces to abandon Fort Le Boeuf (present-day Waterford, Penn.)
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