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June 24

 * 972 - Battle of Cedynia, near Cedynia. Polish forces have had their first documented victory.
 * 1128 - Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães. Portuguese forces led by Alfonso I defeat his mother D.Teresa and D.Fernão Peres de Trava. After this battle, the future king calls himself "Prince of Portugal", the first step towards "official independence" in 1143.
 * 1340 - Edward III of England personally leads the navy of the Kingdom of England in its practically complete destruction of the fleet of the Kingdom of France at the Battle of Sluys. The French fleet was under the command of admiral Hue Quiéret and treasurer Nicholas Béhuchet, assisted by Genoese mercenary galleys serving under Egidio Bocanegra. Although both Hue Quiéret and Béhuchet were among the casualties, the mercenaries manage to escape.
 * 1859 - Battle of Solferino: (Battle of the Three Sovereigns). Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
 * 1945 - Moscow Victory Parade.