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Custer's Last Stand
Federal troops were led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer against Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Custer would ultimately be defeated and would die in Montana. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
U.S. Cavalry troops went into the indian camp in South Dakota to disarm the Lakota, at one point a rifle went off and the U.S. Cavalry began firing, killing men, women and children. This was the last major violent encounter. -
Marines landed at Guantanamo Bay
1st Marine Battalion led by Lt. Col. Robert W. Huntington landed in Cuba. Sgt. John Quick signaled under Spanish fire to save marine unit; received Medal of Honor. -
Marines at Boxer Rebellion
Marines reached Chinese capital to defend Legation Quarter from Boxer rebels. -
1st Marine Division landed on Guadalcanal
Guadalcanal became the first major American offensive of World War II and then started the U.S. Island Hopping campaign. -
D-Day at Normandy
Marines and U.S. Army land in Normandy and began the Allied assault on the Axis forces in France. -
Marines attack on Iwo Jima
4th and 5th Marine divisions assaulted Iwo Jima, raised the American flag on Mt. Suribachi four days later. -
Korean War
1st Marine Division conducted assault landing at Inchon on west coast of Korea, retook Seoul. -
Marines took on the Chinese
Marines engaged the Chinese in North Korea near the Chosin Reservoir. -
Marines in southern Iraq
U.S. 3rd Division and 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) invaded southern Iraq from Kuwait. Marines began assault on Iraqi port of Umm Qasr. -
Marines in heavy fire fight for Nasiriya
Along the Euphrates River, U.S. Marines and Iraqi fighters exchanged heavy munitions fire for control of Nasiriya.