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On This Day in History - July 17, 1776 On this day in history, July 17, 1776, Maryland has its largest battle of the Revolution, the Battle of St. George's Island, when a fleet of British ships attempts to make a landing on St. George's Island, a narrow isle in southern Maryland. St. George's Island is in St. Mary's County, Maryland. During the American Revolution, St. Mary's County, supplied a large number of soldiers to the Continental Army, in spite of the fact that no major battles were fought in Maryland. St. Mary's County, in fact, lost over 2,000 men to the war. Even though no major battles were fought in Maryland during the war, there were numerous skirmishes and "actions," especially along the coast. One such major event occurred in July of 1776. John Murray, the Earl of Dunmore, was the Royal Governor of Virginia. He was driven out of Virginia by the colonists in January after burning Norfolk to the ground. Dunmore had already been living on a ship for months for his own protection. After Norfolk, Dunmore continued to try to re-establish Royal authority in Virginia, making frequent raids on coastal towns up and down the Chesapeake Bay for supplies. By July, Dunmore was sailing with a fleet of more than 70 ships and they were in desperate need of supplies. Maryland troops were amassing in Annapolis to leave for New York, where the next anticipated British strike would come. On July 12, warnings began to come in that a British fleet was spotted near Point Lookout, the southernmost tip of Maryland's western peninsula. Calls were sent to Annapolis to quickly send back some of the soldiers to St. Mary's County to stop the fleet from landing. Meanwhile, ten boats full of British soldiers landed on St. George's Island on the 15th. They began foraging for water and food and dumping off the dead bodies of those who had died from smallpox on the ships. The following day, the soldiers came back, but this time 100 of the local militia, under Captain Rezin Beall, held the landing party off. The militia lined up in bushes along the shore and fired on the landing boats when they came within range. They successfully kept the British from landing. By July 19th, more than 400 militia were on the island and Lord Dunmore was forced to abandon the idea of establishing any kind of base on St. George's Island. The Battle of St. George's Island was one of the larger skirmishes in Maryland during the Revolution, but coastal areas and plantations were under constant threat of plundering. The locals even resorted to using "fire ships" against the British, lighting ships aflame and sailing them into British ships at night. Maryland's soldiers would go on to become some of the most celebrated of the entire war. In fact, Maryland got its official motto, "The Old Line State," because George Washington called the Maryland soldiers the "Old Line," because the original line of Maryland soldiers lasted so long in the war. To learn more click here #freedom

The Great Sioux War (also given as the Black Hills War, 1876-1877) was a military conflict between the allied forces of the Lakota Sioux/Northern Cheyenne and the US government over the territory of the Black Hills and, more widely, US policies of westward expansion and the appropriation of Native American lands. The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 had established the Great Sioux Reservation, including the Black Hills, and promised this land to the Sioux in perpetuity. When gold was discovered in the Black Hills in 1874, the treaty was ignored by the US government, leading to the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1876. The Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho responded with armed resistance in raids on wagon trains, skirmishes, and five major battles fought between March 1876 and January 1877: Battle of Powder River (Reynolds Battle) – 17 March 1876 Battle of the Rosebud (Battle Where the Girl Saved Her Brother) – 17 June 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn (Battle of the Greasy Grass) – 25-26 June 1876 Battle of Slim Buttes – 9-10 September 1876 Battle of Wolf Mountain (Battle of Belly Butte) – 8 January 1877 In between these, were so-called minor engagements with casualties on both sides but, after June 1876, greater losses for the Sioux and Cheyenne. The final armed conflict of the Great Sioux War was the Battle of Muddy Creek (the Lame Deer Fight, 7-8 May 1877), by which time the Sioux war chief Crazy Horse (l. c. 1840-1877) had already surrendered and the chief Sitting Bull (l. c. 1837-1890) and Sioux war chief Gall (l.c. 1840-1894) and others had fled to the region of modern-day Canada. Although the war was over by May 1877, ending in a victory for the US military, some bands of Sioux and Cheyenne continued to struggle against reservation life until the Wounded Knee Massacre of 29 December 1890 broke their resistance. #SittingBull #Sioux #GreatSiouxWar #History #WHE

Did you know? 🤔 In most U.S. states, you need to be 18 to create a will—but there are exceptions! 🌟 Louisiana allows it at 16, and Georgia at 14 (with conditions). Also, if you're married, in the military, or financially independent, you can make one too! 💼💌 Check out Wills.com for more info! 📜✨ Read more: https://lnkd.in/gX2B5vxj . #EstatePlanning #WillsOnline #Wills #Trusts #WillPreparation #LegacyPlanning #PlanAhead #SecureYourFuture

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Learn more about the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation and why it’s so important to educate all generations on the service and sacrifice of our military, their families and all government and non government organizations that have been impacted by war. 🇺🇸

Thanks to all of the Veterans out there who've served to protect our freedoms! Here is a nice article on the history of Veterans day: https://lnkd.in/eeTxvrj6

For this #FindsFriday we’re sharing this half Erkennungsmarke, or German military identification tag, recovered during community excavations at Lodge Moor POW Camp in #Sheffield. Finds specialist Gail Drinkall reported the following: These tags, introduced in August 1939 and issued to all members of the German Wehrmacht, were oval discs made out of thin aluminium, zinc, steel, or tin. They were usually worn around the neck on a chain or lace, although were sometimes worn in a leather pouch instead, which had two holes in the back to accept the cord, and two snaps on the front to allow access to the tag. The tags had a row of central perforations and were stamped with identical information above and below this perforation line - it was designed to be broken in two when the soldier was killed. The lower half would be collected, if possible, and given to the unit HQ for grave registration and notification. The upper half would remain with the body. Our example is broken across the perforation, but whether this was deliberate is difficult to ascertain. We have not found any evidence which suggests that the lower portion of an ID tag was removed once a soldier became a POW. However, in the early years of the war, German units of Kompanie size were required to maintain complete lists of every soldier and their Erkennungsmarke: this official listing was registered with the German Armed Forces Information Office for Casualties and War Prisoners. It is therefore not unfeasible to consider the possibility that the lower portion of an ID tag was removed for recording POWs. The information on the tag varied throughout the war. In this instance, it records the designation of the individual’s initial replacement unit (5./Schw.Flak.Ers.Abt.60; the unit all soldiers were inducted to before being sent to a regular field unit), the soldier’s unique number (112), and his blood type (B). #Yorkshire #SouthYorkshire #WWII #WorldWarHistory #ModernHistory #FridayFind #FoundInTheGround

The Global War on Terrorism is a multigenerational conflict, spanning more than 22 years so far. We are proud to be designing and building the Memorial now so that those who have served in the GWOT will see it in their lifetime. Learn more about the Memorial that will Honor, Heal, Empower, and Unite all who have served and continue to serve and sacrifice in this ongoing war: https://bit.ly/3ZfFcrz

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the historic D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. It was the largest amphibious invasion in military history, known as Operation OVERLORD, which initiated the final push to end WWII. The invasion unfolded in two primary phases: an airborne assault and amphibious landings. Shortly after midnight on June 6, over 18,000 Allied paratroopers were dropped into the invasion area to provide tactical support for infantry divisions on the beaches. Allied air forces flew over 14,000 sorties in support of the landings. Nearly 7,000 naval vessels, including battleships, destroyers, minesweepers, escorts, and assault craft, participated in Operation 'Neptune', the naval component of 'Overlord'. Naval forces were responsible for escorting and landing over 132,000 ground troops on the beaches. They also carried out bombardments on German coastal defenses before and during the landings and provided artillery support for the invading troops. Despite its success, approximately 4,000 Allied troops were killed by German soldiers defending the beaches. At the time, the D-Day invasion was the largest naval, air, and land operation in history, and within a few days about 326,000 troops, more than 50,000 vehicles, and some 100,000 tons of equipment had landed. By August 1944, all of northern France had been liberated, and by the spring of 1945, the Allies had defeated the Germans. Historians often refer to D-Day as the beginning of the end of World War II. As we commemorate this significant anniversary, let us pause and reflect on the bravery and sacrifice of perhaps the greatest generation, who were willing to sacrifice their today so that we could enjoy our freedom in the tomorrows to come. On the interior wall of the lower-level exit to the cemetery in Normandy the following inscription puts this day into perspective: "IF EVER PROOF WERE NEEDED THAT WE FOUGHT FOR A CAUSE AND NOT FOR CONQUEST, IT COULD BE FOUND IN THESE CEMETERIES. HERE WAS OUR ONLY CONQUEST: ALL WE ASKED … WAS ENOUGH … SOIL IN WHICH TO BURY OUR GALLANT DEAD." General Mark W. Clark Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1969-1984

Explore the 1950 Yeosu Incident's historical insights. Declassified US military records reveal the presence of four warplanes. Dive into the untold narrative and the quest for historical accuracy. https://lnkd.in/gECpGdfr