World War II Archives – Page 23 of 60

June 12 in U.S. military history

1775: British Gen. Thomas Gage declares that the city of Boston is under martial law until the colonists repay for

1871: Rear Adm. John Rodgers’ Asiatic Squadron lands 650 sailors and Marines on the Korean Peninsula. The force storms the

1772: In what is considered to be the first naval engagement of the American Revolution, colonists led by Abraham Whipple

1830: Following nearly four years at sea, the sloop of war USS Vincennes arrives at New York, becoming the first

1862: A Union flotilla decimates the Confederate fleet at Memphis, Tenn. and captures the city. Three Confederate vessels are rammed