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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Korean War
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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August 4 in U.S. military history
1790: Congress approves Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton’s proposal to “build ten cutters to protect the new nation’s revenue,” establishing the
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August 3 in U.S. military history
1804: During the First Barbary War, Commodore Edward Preble’s Mediterranean Squadron begins his first bombardment of Tripoli Harbor. Commanding a
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August 2 in U.S. military history
1776: Although the Continental Congress voted to establish “the thirteen united [sic] States of America” on July 2 and adopted
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