Season 2: This Week in Military History
In This Week in Military History, the Pritzker Military Museum & Library explains military events and their significance.
Thousands of U.S. POWs took Bataan Death March after the Battle of Bataan in World War II.
The Bataan Death March
Surrender of the Confederate Army
The surrender of the Confederate capital of Richmond, VA to Union forces on April 3, 1865.
Surrender of the Confederate Army
Instrumental battle of the German Spring Offensive on Western Front during World War I.
Operation Michael
Battle of the Sacramento River
Americans took on Mexican army to occupy Chihuahua during the Mexican-American War.
Battle of the Sacramento River
Battle of Fort Donelson (1862)
Effort to cut Confederate supply lines and stop river traffic.
Battle of Fort Donelson (1862)
The first battle during the War of the Fourth Coalition where Napoleon was defeated.
Battle of Eylau (1807)
Bloody Sunday, one of the darkest days of the 30 years of Northern Ireland’s the Troubles.
Bloody Sunday
The end of the Vietnam War, signing of an accord by Pres. Richard Nixon, January 27, 1973.
End of the Vietnam War
Operation Desert Storm, The Coalition campaign to remove Saddam Hussein from Kuwait.
Operation Desert Storm Begins
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon
Julius Caesar’s famous literal crossing of the Rubicon.
Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon
Benedict Arnold Captures Richmond, Virginia
Benedict Arnold’s capture of Richmond, Virginia on January 5th, 1781.