August 26 in History

starts   2012

Negotiations end Colombian conflict

starts   1999

Russia regains control of Chechnya

ends   1991

Syria supervises end of Lebanese Civil War

starts   1943

Soviets push Germans back to Dnieper

  1942

Japan occupies Nauru

  1940

Chad declares for Charles de Gaulle

  1936

Britain agrees to full Egyptian independence

starts   1922

Turks rout Greeks at Dumlupinar

starts   1914

Russian invasion of East Prussia defeated

ends   1914

French and British conquer German Togoland

starts   1914

British and French besiege Mora, Kamerun

ends   1864

Union captures Atlanta

  1848

Prussia & Denmark sign truce

starts   1848

Los Altos briefly independent

ends   1839

Slave revolt on *Amistad* slaveship

  1813

Allies defeat French on the Katzbach

starts   1813

Napoleon defeats Austria, Prussia, and Russia at Dresden

starts   1794

French conquer Dutch Republic

  380

Himyar formally adopts Judaism*

starts   306

Constantine defeats Frankish incursion into Gaul*

ends   117

Lulianos and Paphos lead Jewish uprising in Judea*

ends   117

Romans suppress Jewish revolt*

ends   117

Jewish diaspora in revolt against Rome*

starts   81

Roman forces invade Caledonia*