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August 27

 * 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan commander of the Greek army in the Battle of Plataea. Along the with the Greek victory on the same day in the Battle of Mycale, the Persian invasion of Greece ended.
 * 410 - Visigoth sack of Rome ends after three days.
 * 1776 - Battle of Long Island: in present day Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
 * 1798 - Battle of Castlebar.
 * 1813 - Napoleon defeats the Austrians, Russians and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
 * 1828 - The Russians defeat the Turks at the Battle of Akhalzic.
 * 1896 - Anglo-Zanzibar War: the shortest war in world history (9:02 to 9:40) between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.