1849 ⟶ Austria Conducts Incendiary Balloon Air Raid on Venice

Earliest recorded air raid, as Austria launches from land an...
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⚔️ Greeks Defeat Carthaginians at the Battle of Himera

Battle of Himera—The Carthaginians under Hamilcar are defeated by the Greeks of Sicily, led by Gelon of Syracuse.⟶
Greeks Defeat Carthaginians at the Battle of Himera (-480)
Ancient greeceMilitary HistoryBattleWarfare
ItalyItaly

🏹 Gastraphetes Crossbow Invention

The first crossbow, the gastraphetes, is invented at Syracuse. (pre-421 BCE)⟶
Gastraphetes Crossbow Invention (-421)
Ancient greeceMilitary TechnologyWeaponsWarfareMilitary HistorySyracuseClassical AntiquitySiege Warfare
ItalyItaly

⚔️ Camillus Appointed Dictator, Veii Destroyed

Marcus Furius Camillus is made dictator by the Romans. Camillus finally destroys the Etruscan city of Veii in southern Etruria.⟶
Camillus Appointed Dictator, Veii Destroyed (-396)
Ancient romeWarfareMilitary HistorySiegeEtruscansDictatorExpansionismConflict
ItalyItaly

🎈 Austria Conducts Incendiary Balloon Air Raid on Venice

Earliest recorded air raid, as Austria launches from land and from the ship SMS Vulcano some 200 incendiary balloons against Venice.⟶
Austria Conducts Incendiary Balloon Air Raid on Venice (1849)
WarfareMilitary HistoryAir WarfareAustrian EmpireSiegeWeapons
AustriaAustriaItalyItaly

🇮🇹 Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand Launches

Giuseppe Garibaldi launches the Expedition of the Thousand.⟶
Garibaldi's Expedition of the Thousand Launches (1860)
Italian UnificationMilitary CampaignNationalismRevolutionWarfare
ItalyItaly