October 10th is the anniversary of, among other evetns, the Shia/Sunni Battle of Kerbala, the defeat of the Moslem invaders by the Franks at Tours, the destruction of the Monastery and library of San Vincenzo by Arab raiders, the English victory over the Scots at Pinkie, the destruction of Kosciuzkos Polish liberation army, the start of the Chinese Republican Revolution -- Ten-Ten Day, the League of Nations declaration that Italy was naughty for invading Abyssinia, and the entrance of black veteran James Meredith into Ole Miss Births on this date include those of Giuseppe Verdi, Boer leader Paulus Oom Paul Kruger, explorer and Peace Nobelist Fridtjof Nansen, and Kermit Roosevelt Deaths on this date include the superstitious Athenian general Nikias, the Roman general Germanicus, Shiite hero Imam Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi and his sons and followers, military historian David Chandler, and Ia Drang Valley hero SGM Basil L. Plumley On this date in 1914: • Oceania: The German light cruiser ‘Dresden’ joined the German Pacific Squadron in the Galapagos, creating the largest concentration of German warships in history outside of northern European waters; 2 armored cruisers, 7 protected cruisers, & 3 colliers • Black Sea: The Germano-Turkish warships ‘Goeben’ & ‘Breslau’ bombarded the Russian Black Sea port of Batum, Georgia • The Belgian Government relocated to Le Havre • North Sea: The first confirmed report of a German submarine operating in the English Channel • Northern France & Flanders – The Battle for Flanders: Allied forces brace for German attacks on the Channel coast ports; Allied forces retreating from Ghent occupied Ypres, as German cavalry pulled out • South Africa – the Afrikaaner Rebellion: The Union of South Africa imposed martial law to cope with Boer unrest For more events, see strategypage/today-in-military-history.aspx
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:28:42 +0000
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