WAR
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13 Feb. 1945 The bombing of Dresden
1898-2009 Harry Patch - 'The Last Fighting Tommy"  
1887-1976 Lord Bernard Montgomery: commanded the Allies in North Africa and in the subsequent invasions of Italy and Normandy.
1885-1945 General George S. Patton: charismatic General of WWII
1899-1943 Jean Moulin: heroic leader of the French Resistance in WWII
1856-1951 Marshall Pétain: WWI hero and WWII villain
1815 Napoleon's Old Guard ("Les Immortels") are disbanded by Louis VIII  
1758-1805 Admiral Nelson & HMS Victory: the defeat of Napoleon at Trafalgar
1757-1834 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette - French hero of the American Revolution  
21 July, 1403 The Battle of Shrewsbury