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January 7 in U.S. military history

1822: The sailors of the West Indies Squadron made this a pretty rough day for the pirates of the Caribbean:

1781: Commanding 1,600 British troops, the American turncoat – now a British brigadier general – Benedict Arnold captures and burns

1847: The U.S. Government Ordnance Department orders 1,000 revolvers designed by Samuel. Colt and Texas Ranger Capt. Samuel H. Walker.

1929: A modified Fokker C2-3 trimotor airplane dubbed the Question Mark lifts off from Van Nuys, Calif. for a record-setting

1846: Although heavily outnumbered, a force of Missouri militia led by Col. Alexander W. Doniphan called the “Doniphan Thousand” defeats