Operation Juno

  A very one-sided naval action during the British evacuation of Norway in World War II, it is noteworthy for a very providential hit by a single torpedo which saved [...]

2025-01-17T01:03:10+00:00January 17, 2025|

The Battle of Gaines Mill

  The Battle of Gaines Mill was the first victory of the newly organized Army of Northern Virginia, and General Robert E. Lee's first victory as well. The only clear-cut [...]

2025-01-16T02:00:07+00:00January 16, 2025|

The Battle of Maplaquet

The Battle of Malplaquet, fought on September 11th, 1709, was the bloodiest and last great victory of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, during the war of the Spanish succession.  Background [...]

2025-01-15T21:01:19+00:00January 15, 2025|

The Battle of Tom’s Brook

The battle of Tom’s Brook, fought on October 9th, 1864, destroyed the Confederate cavalry in the Shenandoah Valley as an effective fighting force, and cemented the dominance of Union cavalry [...]

2025-01-08T22:10:30+00:00January 8, 2025|
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