As British and Franco-American forces vied for control of the Chesapeake as a deep water port, the battle of the Chesapeake took place on September 5th, 1781, proving to be a decisive win for the American cause.

General William Tecumseh Sherman’s march to the sea during the Civil War was a strategy to break the morale of Confederate supporters by marching a division of the Union Army from Atlanta to Charleston, wreaking havoc along the way.

Known as the forgotten war due to overshadowing caused by WWI, WWII and later Vietnam, the Korean War was a conflict against communist North Korea as they pushed through the 38th parallel into South Korea.

Fed up with British rule, Chief Pontiac formed an alliance with nearly every tribe from Lake Superior to lower Mississippi to overthrow the British. The plan of attack would play out in near unison as tribes attempted to invade their nearest British fort, leading to months of standoffs and bloody battles.

Conducting a dawn patrol on April 6th, 1862, Union soldiers stumbled upon a battle-ready Confederate line just a mile from the Union Army’s encampment. When attacked, the bluecoats were driven back toward Shiloh Church, beginning the bloody Battle of Shiloh.

As World War Two ended, Operation Magic Carpet was the US response to the logistical challenge of repatriating more than 8 million servicemen and women to North America. The operation proved to be the largest mass movement of humanity in recorded history.

The Battle of Saratoga was the result of the British intent to control the Hudson River, a crucial supply line for the Continental Army. Fought between September 19th and October 17th, 1777, the U.S. would win the battle—a major turning point in the Revolutionary War.