August 13 in U.S. military history
1812: (Featured image) Near Bermuda, the frigate USS Essex fires a devastating broadside at the British sloop HMS Alert. In
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August 11 in U.S. military history
1945: While American planes continue hammering Japanese targets, Secretary of State James Byrnes rejects the Japanese War Council’s surrender terms,
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August 10 in U.S. military history
1861: (Featured image) Confederate troops led by Brig. Gen. Benjamin McCulloch and Maj. Gen. Sterling Price’s Missouri State Guard clash
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August 8 in U.S. military history
1863: Following his defeat at Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate president Jefferson Davis.
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August 7 in U.S. military history
1782: General George Washington establishes the Badge of Military Merit, America’s first military decoration and perhaps the first-ever decoration awarded
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