User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/March 28

March 28

 * 845 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
 * 1794 - Allies under the prince of Coburg defeated French forces at Le Cateau.
 * 1809 - Battle of Medelin
 * 1854 - Crimean War: United Kingdom and France declare war on Russia.
 * 1860 - First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
 * 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass - In New Mexico, Union forces succeed in stopping the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.
 * 1941 - World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan - In the Mediterranean Sea, British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italian battleships and two destroyers.