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Four Battles of the Day

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  Posted by CakeMix (U3231764) on Tuesday, 14th February 2006

  Anniversary of the engagements for 14th February:
  
  (Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, French War of the First Coalition,)
  
  A victory for British Fleet over Spanish Fleet
  A Spanish fleet of 27 ships-of-the-line under Admiral Cordoba were intercepted by a British fleet, 15 ships-of-the-line, under Sir John Jervis. The British attacked and took five of the Spanish ships. Nelson in H.M.S. Captain played a significant part in shaping the battle. A significant British victory.
  
  (Part of The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign, )
  
  A victory for French Army of the Orient over Turkish-Egyptian Forces. On the night of the 14/15th February Reynier attacked part of the enemy which were camped outside the fortress. About 600 Mameluke, Turkish and Bedouin cavalry plus 1,200 Albanian infantry were driven off with 450 killed and wounded and 900 captured. The garrison of Mamelukes, Albanians and Moroccans held out for a while but then surrendered. 750 were killed or wounded, the remainder were taken into the French army. The largest French losses were occasioned by their own mortar fire.
  
  (Part of American Civil War, Western Theatre, 1862, )
  
  A victory for American Union Forces over American Confederate Forces.
  
  (Part of The 2nd Boer War, or Three Years War)
  
  A victory for British Natal Army over Boer (Transvaal) forces. Buller last, and finally successful attempt to cross the Tugela River. His steady, prepared and planned advance on the Boer positions on Wynne's Hill, Hart's Hill and Pieter's Hill was well supported by artillery. Although the casualties were heavy, they finally drove the Boers off the ridges beyond Colenso and opened the road to Ladysmith.

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  Posted by Pu-239 (U2576192) on Tuesday, 14th February 2006

  And of course its the anniversary of the bombing of Dresden.

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  Posted by CakeMix (U3231764) on Wednesday, 15th February 2006

  The 107th anniversary of the end of the Seige of Kimberly, (14 October 1899 - 15 February 1900)
  
  Part of The 2nd Boer War - or Three Years War.
  
  A victory for British Colonial forces over Boer (Free State) forces. Lieutenant-Colonel Kekewich and the 1st Loyal North Lancs Regt were sent to protect the vulnerable heart of the diamond mining region controled by Cecil Rhodes. As they had suspected, 3 days after war was declared the Boers attacked and laid seige to the town. Rhodes himself was trapped there and although he threw the resources of the mining company behind the defence, he also insisted that he would hand the town over to the Boers if the British did not attempt a relief. This drastically interfered with the priorities of Roberts' troops and all but ruined his cavalry in its execution.
  
  
  
  The 106th anniversary of the relief of Kimberly (10 February 1900 - 15 February 1900)
  
  Part of The 2nd Boer War - or Three Years War
  
  A victory for British Colonial forces over Boer forces. Lord Roberts, forced by Cecil Rhodes to relieve Kimberly as soon as possible, sent Lieutenant-General John French and his cavalry on a wide flanking march at great speed. They brushed aside any attempt by the Boers to prevent them approaching, and broke through the besieging troops to reach the town but Roberts' cavalry were spent by the effort. Many horses collapsed with exhaustion and of the 5,000 French began the march with, only 1,500 were fit for further duty 2 days after the relief.
  
  

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  Posted by DaveMBA (U1360771) on Wednesday, 15th February 2006

  14th June is interesting too - for the Nap period alone, it features Marengo, Friedland and Raab, plus the march to Waterloo.

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