User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/July 9

July 9

 * 1755 - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces.
 * 1790 - Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund - In the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet.
 * 1863 - American Civil War: Siege of Port Hudson ends.
 * 1943 - World War II: Operation Husky - Allied forces perform an amphibious invasion of Sicily.
 * 1944 - World War II: Battle of Normandy - British and Canadian forces capture Caen, France.