World War I Archives – Page 10 of 15

October 4 in U.S. military history

1777: A week after losing Philadelphia to the British, Gen. George Washington decides to surprise Gen. Sir William Howe’s force

1909: Construction begins on the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. when President (and former commander of the “Rough Riders”) Theodore

1860: During an insurrection on Panama, a landing party of Marines from the sloop-of-war USS St. Mary’s land and take

1777: Gen. Sir William Howe outmaneuvers Gen. George Washington’s Continental Army and takes the American capital of Philadelphia. Historically, wars

1775: A small force of American and Canadian militia led by Ethan Allen attempts to capture the British-held city of