User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/July 8

July 8

 * 1283 - Battle of Malta
 * 1709 - Battle of Poltava: Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at Poltava.
 * 1758 - French and Indian War: Battle of Carillon - 4,000 French troops hold off frontal assault by 16,000 British troops at Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga).
 * 1760 - French and Indian War: Battle of Restigouche - British defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.