User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/March 13

March 13

 * 1865 - American Civil War: The Confederate States of America reluctantly agrees to the use of African American troops.
 * 1884 - The siege of Khartoum, Sudan begins (ends on January 26, 1885).
 * 1900 - Boer War: British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.
 * 1940 - Winter War ended.
 * 1943 - World War II: In Bougainville, Japanese troops end their assault on American forces at Hill 700.