World War II Archives – Page 28 of 61

June 25 in U.S. military history

1864: Fighting at Petersburg (Va.) has reached a stalemate and Lt. Col. Henry Pleasants comes up with an idea. Soldiers

1812: Immediately after Congress declares war against the United Kingdom, a squadron of American ships led by Commodore John Rodgers

1807: Off the coast of Norfolk, Va., the British frigate HMS Leopard attacks the American vessel USS Chesapeake, forcing Commodore

1900: (Featured image) The Chinese empress Cixi formally declares war on foreign powers. 100,000 members of the nationalist “Righteous and

1775: John Adams of the Second Congressional Congress nominates George Washington, a fellow congressional delegate and veteran of the French