User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/February 8

February 8

 * 1807 - Battle of Eylau - Napoleon defeats Russians under General Benigssen.
 * 1900 - British troops are defeated by Boers at Ladysmith, South Africa.
 * 1904 - Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
 * 1943 - World War II: Battle of Kursk - the Russian army captures the city
 * 1943 - World War II: Battle of Guadalcanal - United States forces defeat Japanese troops.