User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/July 18

July 18

 * 390 BC - Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome.
 * 1195 - Battle of Alarcos, great victory of Almohad ruler Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur over the Castilian King Alfonso VIII
 * 1863 - American Civil War: The first formal African American military unit, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, unsuccessfully assaults Confederate-held Fort Wagner but their valiant fighting still proves the worth of African American soldiers during the war.
 * 1914 - The United States Army Signal Corps is formed, giving definite status to its air service for the first time.
 * 1942 - World War II: The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using only its jets for the first time.