World War I Archives – Page 4 of 15

September 25 in U.S. military history

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

1780: Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold learns that British spy Maj. John André has been captured, along with the evidence that

1777: British Maj. Gen. Charles Grey launches a daring nighttime attack on Brig. Gen. Anthony Wayne’s Continental Army forces encamped

1777: The Battle of Freeman’s Farm — the first engagement in the Battle of Saratoga — opens between Continental forces

1862: The Battle of Antietam (Maryland) – the bloodiest single-day battle in American history – opens between Confederate Army forces