User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/April 23

April 23

 * 1014 - Battle of Clontarf: Brian Boru defeats Viking invaders, but is killed in battle.
 * 1521 - Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros.
 * 1942 - World War II: Baedeker Blitz – German bombers hit Exeter, Bath and York in retaliation for the British raid on Lübeck.
 * 1948 - 1948 Arab–Israeli War: Haifa, the major port of Israel, is captured from Palestinian forces.