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November 21 in U.S. military history

1817: The First Seminole War begins when Gen. (and future president) Andrew Jackson leads forces into Spanish-held Florida to reclaim

1965: 450 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry under the command of Lt. Col. Harold Moore are choppered in

1944: On this date, two 90th Infantry Division soldiers earned the Medal of Honor — just miles apart from each

1862: Realizing an army led by Gen. George McClellan would never defeat the Confederates, Pres. Abraham Lincoln removes the cautious

1783: Gen. George Washington delivers his “Farewell Address to the Army” near Princeton, N.J., in which he refers to the