October 5 in U.S. military history
1813: British troops and Native American warriors led by Maj. Gen. Henry Proctor and Shawnee chief Tecumseh are defeated by
Read More1813: British troops and Native American warriors led by Maj. Gen. Henry Proctor and Shawnee chief Tecumseh are defeated by
Read More1860: During an insurrection on Panama, a landing party of Marines from the sloop-of-war USS St. Mary’s land and take
Read More1777: Gen. Sir William Howe outmaneuvers Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army and takes the American capital of Philadelphia. Historically, wars
Read More1781: Hoping to divert Gen. George Washington from marching against Lord Cornwallis’ forces now trapped in Virginia, two battalions of
Read More1776: After a series of defeats by the British, Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army conducts a strategic withdrawal of Long
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