Vietnam War Archives – UNTO THE BREACH

March 27 in U.S. military history

1794: President George Washington signs “An act to provide a naval armament” authorizing the construction of six frigates. Three years

1861: When Chiracahua Apaches capture a 60-man force of 7th Infantry soldiers in Arizona Territory, Col. Bernard J.D. Irwin, an

1799: In the Caribbean, the American frigate Constellation spots the larger and more heavily armed French frigate L’Insurgente and gives

1943: The submarine USS Growler (SS-215) spots the supply ship Hayasaki and begins a nighttime battle. The Japanese ship turns

1787: Representatives of the French and U.S. governments sign the Treaty of Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance