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October 11

 * 1776 - American Revolutionary War: Battle of Valcour Island - On Lake Champlain a small fleet of the British Navy defeats 15 American gunboats under Benedict Arnold; the battle delays British designs to attempt control of the Hudson River until 1777.
 * 1862 - American Civil War: In the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam, Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart and his men loot Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during a raid into the north.
 * 1899 - Second Boer War begins: In South Africa, a war between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State erupts.
 * 1942 - World War II: Battle of Cape Esperance - On the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese fleet on their way to reinforce troops on the island.