World War II Archives – Page 14 of 60

August 28 in U.S. military history

1862: One year after the Confederacy’s “glorious but dear-bought victory” over the Union in the First Battle of Bull Run,

1776: Five days after 15,000 British soldiers land on Long Island, Gen. William Howe’s forces attack the Patriots garrisoned at

1921: (Featured image) The United States and Germany finally sign a peace treaty, nearly four years after the World War

1814: Just ten miles northeast of Washington, D.C., British soldiers and Royal Marines clash with an American force of militia

1942: While Japanese reinforcements depart Truk to join the fighting on Guadalcanal, American P-40 Warhawks (featured image) with the 49th