21.
German Verdun offensive begins on the Western Front (ends 16-12), 1916.
21. German tactical withdrawal in France, Operation Alberich (to 31-03), 1917.
21. Allied forces in North Africa are placed under the supreme command of General Dwight
Eisenhower, 1943.
21. Japanese resistence ceases on Eniwetok, 1944.
22. Abolition of Carnival festivities, 1844. The Governor of Buenos Aires, Juan M. Rosas, issued a
decree where article 1° ordered: “Carnival festivities are hereby abolished and banned for ever”.
The second article established that offenders would be condemned to three years of forced labor
and, if they were public employees, they would further be “deprived of their jobs”.
22. The Mexicans are defeated at the Battle of Buena Vista by US forces led by Major General
Zachary Taylor, 1847.
22. General Douglas Mac Arthur ordered to leave Philippines, 1942.
23. US bombers raid Rabaul from Australia, 1942.
24. Francis I is defeated at Pavia, Italy, 1525.
24. Francis, Duke of Guise, French military commander, is assassinated by a Huguenot
whilst besieging Orleans, 1563.
24. Naval Battle of Quilmes, 1827. Admiral William Brown, commanding a squadron of Argentine
ships attacked the Brazilian fleet in front of the coast of Quilmes, obtaining a resounding victory.
24. Chester William Nimitz, US Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific flete during WWII, is
born at Fredericksburg, Texas, 1885.
24. Marshal Philippe Petain takes command of Verdun defenses, 1916.
25. German capture of Fort Douamont, Verdun, 1916.
25. US firebombing of Tokio, 1945.
26. Napoleon escapes from Elba, 1815.
26. Poland annexed by Russia, 1832.
26. Richard Gatling, inventor of the Gatling revolving gun, dies, 1903.
26. US forces recapture Corregidor, Pacific, 1945.
27. By royal warrant, Spanish King Charles III expelled the Jesuits from all the territories of his realm, 1767. In the city of Buenos Aires 289 Jesuits were gathered to be shipped to Cadiz and from there deported to Italy. With the aim of enforcing such order, the king sent in advance Francisco de Paula Bucarelli, a sworn enemy of the Jesuits, with special powers to enforce the royal warrant.
27. General Manuel Belgrano has the Argentine flag raised for the first time, 1812. At the time of dedicating two artillery batteries close to Rosario, Province of Santa Fe, that were built with the purpose of blocking navigation on the Paraná river for the Spanish fleet based in Montevideo, he had a “white and pale blue flag” raised “according to the colors of the national cockade” and those present swore allegiance to it.
27. Brazilian forces disembark in Villarino, Eastern Bank, currently the Republic of Uruguay, 1827.
Part of the crew of a Brazilian squadron formed by four ships disembarked in this port, located on the Negro river, where the Argentine squadron had supply depots. The attackers launched a fierce assault, but were defeated and made prisoners. Their ships were also captured.
27. The British are defeated by the Boers at the Battle of Majuba, South Africa, 1881.
27. First major British victory in the Boer War, General Cronje surrenders at Peerdebarg,
South Africa, 1900.
27. The Reichstag fire is engineered by the Nazis, Hitles subsequently suspends all civil
liberties and the freedom of the press, 1933.
28. The Board of Representatives (the legislative power) of the Province of Santa Fe declared Captain General Justo J. de Urquiza Liberator of the Argentine People, because of his victory over Juan M. Rosas in the Battle of Caseros, 1852. Two years previously, the same Board had issued a decree recognizing merits to the now defeated dictator and urging him to continue with his work of government.
29. US landings on Admiralty Islands, 1944.
29. Second German counterattack at Anzio pushed aside, 1944.
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