User:Hawkeye7/War/Selected anniversaries/May 24

May 24

 * 1798 - Irish republican rebellion against British rule begins.
 * 1822 - Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.
 * 1846 - Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
 * 1900 - Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
 * 1941 - World War II: In the North Atlantic, the German battleship Bismarck sinks HMS Hood killing all but three crewmen on what was the pride of the Royal Navy.