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June 17

 * 1462 - Vlad III Dracula attempts to assassinate Mehmed II in The Night Attack, and the latter is forced to retreat from Wallachia.
 * 1497 - Battle of Deptford Bridge - Forces under King Henry VII soundly defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
 * 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bunker Hill - The battle actually takes place on Breed's hill by mistake. British forces take Breed's Hill outside of Boston with heavy casualties.
 * 1863 - Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War
 * 1876 - Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud - 1,500 Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
 * 1940 - World War II: Operation Ariel begins - Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation.