Events with tag - Maritime Warfare

August 15, 406 BC

Battle of Aegospotami

The Battle of Aegospotami was a crucial naval battle fought in 405 BCE between Athenian and Spartan fleets near the Hellespont. The Spartan victory, led by Admiral Lysander, effectively ended Athens' naval supremacy and led to the conclusion of the Peloponnesian War.

April 25, 1862

Capture of New Orleans

Union Admiral David Farragut led a successful naval assault capturing New Orleans, the Confederacy's largest city and most important port. This strategic victory gave the Union control over the lower Mississippi River and dealt a severe blow to Confederate supply lines.

January 15, 1865

Capture of Fort Fisher

The Union forces captured Fort Fisher, known as the 'Gibraltar of the South', after a massive combined army-navy assault. This victory effectively cut off the Confederacy's last major supply route and hastened the end of the Civil War.

November 6, 1865

Final Confederate Surrender

The CSS Shenandoah, the last Confederate military unit, surrendered to British authorities in Liverpool, England, marking the definitive end of the American Civil War, months after Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

November 6, 1865

CSS Shenandoah's Final Surrender

The CSS Shenandoah became the last Confederate unit to surrender when it lowered its flag in Liverpool, England, after conducting a remarkable 12-month global campaign that continued months after the Civil War's end.

January 13, 1942

Operation Drumbeat

Nazi Germany launched Operation Drumbeat, deploying five Type IX U-boats to America's eastern seaboard, resulting in devastating losses of merchant vessels and exposing US coastal defense vulnerabilities.

May 4, 1942

Battle of the Coral Sea

The Battle of the Coral Sea (May 4-8, 1942) was a pivotal World War II naval engagement between Allied and Japanese forces, marking the first time aircraft carriers fought without visual contact. The battle prevented Japanese expansion towards Port Moresby and protected Australia from invasion.