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1831
Apr 7
| 1831 • Battle of Ostrołęka: The Poles fight another indecisive battle. |
1860
Jan 16
Age: 28y
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birth of childJohn Franklin Thornton Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Battle of Milazzo: The forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi defeat royal Neapolitan forces near Messina, bringing nearly all of Sicily under Garibaldi's control. |
1865
Aug 16
Age: 34y
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birth of childWilliam S Thornton Polk County, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1865 • American Civil War. Surrender to the British at Liverpool of the commerce raider CSS Shenandoah (Captain James Waddell), last significant organized Confederate unit. |
1902
Jul
Age: 71y
| 1902 • Second Boer War: South African Boers win their last battle over British forces, with the capture of a British general and 200 of his men. |