User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/August 13

August 13

 * 1415 - Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England lands in France with 8000 men.
 * 1516 - Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain signed. In it, Francis recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
 * 1521 - Tenochtitlán (present day Mexico City) falls to conquistador Hernán Cortés
 * 1704 - War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim - English and Austrians victorious over French and Bavarians.
 * 1918 - Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
 * 1920 - Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw begins, lasts till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
 * 1937 - Battle of Shanghai begins.
 * 1940 - World War II: Battle of Britain begins - the Luftwaffe launches a series of attacks on British fighter bases and radar installations.