/r/MilitaryHistory
Iraq invades Kuwait on this date in 1990, and would occupy the country for next 7 months, triggering the first major global crisis after the Cold War. With Iraq rejecting UNSC Resolution 678, it would lead to the first Gulf War ultimately in 1991.
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Hannibal routs the much larger Roman Army at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, regarded as one of the greatest tactical victories in military history, and one of the worst defeats ever for the Romans. He had earlier defeated them at Trebia and Lake Trasimene.
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