User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/February 24

February 24

 * 1739 - Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah
 * 1826 - The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War.
 * 1917 - World War I: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if that country declares war on the United States.
 * 1968 - Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué.