November 30, 1700 - 18-year old King Charles XII of Sweden (right) wins a stunning victory at Narva. Advancing east with 8,500 well-trained men after his defeat of the Danes, Charles sought lift the siege of Narva in Swedish-held Estonia. Though Duke...

November 27, 1942 - In response to Operation Lila, the French Navy scuttles its fleet at Toulon (right). Concentrated at Toulon after the Fall of France, the French fleet remained under the control of the Vichy French government as dictated by the...

November 26, 1944 - V-1 "buzz bombs" (right) and V-2 rockets strike at Antwerp, while a V-2 hits a Woolworth store in London. Initially proposed in 1939, the concept of a flying bomb was not embraced by the Luftwaffe until 1942. Quickly moved into...

November 23, 1914 - US forces depart Veracruz after a seven-month occupation. In the wake of the April 1914 Tampico Affair, Pres. Woodrow Wilson demanded that the government of Mexican usurper Gen. Victoriano Huerta offer a salute to the American...

November 22, 1864 - Confederate General John Bell Hood's (right) Army of Tennessee enters Tennessee en route to its destruction. Born in Kentucky, Hood graduated from West Point in 1853. Immediately joining Confederate forces at the beginning of the...