July 28 in U.S. military history
1779: 40 Continental Marines and Massachusetts Militia, including their leader, Marine Capt. John Welsh, are killed in the unsuccessful assault
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World War II
July 26 in U.S. military history
1861: Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell’s 35,000-man army departs Washington, D.C., marching to meet Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard’s Confederate force assembled along
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July 25 in U.S. military history
1814: Days after proving America’s mettle against the British in the Battle of Chippawa, Maj. Gen. Jacob Brown again clashes
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July 24 in U.S. military history
1897: A crowd of over 10,000 greets the black soldiers of the 25th Infantry Regiment’s “Bicycle Corps” (featured image) as
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July 23 in U.S. military history
1944: On Dutch New Guinea’s Noemfoor Island, Sgt. Ray E. Eubanks leads a squad against an enemy position that is
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