Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history;
Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade
Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade
Battle of Tsushima (1905) - First use of radio in naval warfare. Dealt a considerable blow to the prestige of the Russian Romanov dynasty. First victory over an Asian nation over a European power. Fostered Japanese military aggression in Asian sphere.
Trafalgar (1805) - Admiral Lord Nelson decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet; died of his wounds
Actium (31 BC) - Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra, sealing his control of what was shortly to become the Roman Empire
Pearl Harbor (1941) - Japanese air raid brought U.S. into World War II
Battle of Mobile Bay (1864) - Famous for the phrase “Damn the torpedoes.” Union forces took control of Lower Mobile Bay and Fort Morgan.
Battle of the Delta (circa 1190 B.C.) - Ramesses III defeats the “Sea Peoples” in the Nile delta, saving Egypt from the destruction that befell other Near Eastern powers of the time.
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1674) - Competing for dominance, tried consolidations of powers that failed, piracy, privateering - The Dutch usually won the naval battles, but were unable to recover as quickly as the English.
Salamis (480 B.C.) - A Greek ,mostly Athenian, victory stops the Persian invasion of Greece and allows unfettered development of Greek culture and dominance.
Battle of the Chesapeake (1781) - A small French fleet defeated a smaller British fleet to force Admiral Thomas Graves to leave Chesapeake Bay while General Cornwallis was left behind in Yorktown to surrender to combined American and French forces the next month.
Lepanto (1571) - Kept Turkey from invading Spain and Italy.
Leyte Gulf (1944) - Possibly the largest naval battle in history
Hampton Roads (1862) - First clash of ironclads; the USS Monitor stopped the CSS Virginia from breaking the Federal blockade
Battle of Tsushima (1905) - First use of radio in naval warfare. Dealt a considerable blow to the prestige of the Russian Romanov dynasty. First victory over an Asian nation over a European power. Fostered Japanese military aggression in Asian sphere.
Seige of Havana (1762) - British forces capture Spanish-held Havana in a significant victory in the Seven Years’ War.
Next:
Songs with a day of the week in the title (with link):