| | 1487 | Spanish capture Moor garrison of Málaga, selling the inhabitants into slavery. |
| | 1812 | French surprise Russains and capture Polotsk. |
| | 1870 | Battle of Gravelotte, or St. Privat. Bloody battle between French and Prussians. |
| | 1870 | Battle of Mars-la-Tour. Prussians hold off French assault in a bloodbath during the Franco-Prussian War. |
| | 1876 | Japanese rebels driven out of Kogoshima by Imperial troops led by Saige Takamori. Heavy losses on both sides. |