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28 FEBRUARY 1991 – Over the course of just 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground forces in Iraq and Kuwait decisively defeated the battle-hardened and dangerous Iraqi military, and President George H.W. Bush declared a victorious ceasefire on 28 February. During air and ground operations, the U.S.-led coalition destroyed over 3,000 tanks, 1,400 armored personnel carriers, and 2,200 artillery pieces along with countless other vehicles. This was achieved at a cost to the United States of 96 soldiers killed in action, 2 died of wounds, and 105 non-hostile deaths. With Kuwait liberated, U.S. forces immediately turned to humanitarian missions. They sorted out refugees, assisted the Kuwaitis in reoccupying their city, and helped them begin the long process of rebuilding. U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Corps of Engineer units set up food, water, and fuel distribution points and medical clinics. The American instrument of war became a force for peace. The long struggle of reconstruction was just beginning as most of the victorious U.S. Army combat units headed home. #ArmyHistory #USArmy #TRADOC #Forscom #DesertStorm #GulfWar #M1Abrams #M2Bradley #AH64 #MilitaryHistory #ArmyArt #thisdayinarmyhistory Posted @withregram • @armyhistory (at Forrest School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNRtbbO9ml/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

12-14 SEPTEMBER 1814 - BATTLE OF BALTIMORE - #Warof1812 On the morning of 12 September 1814, a British invasion force of three infantry brigades, about 3,000 battle-hardened veterans, supported by several pieces of artillery encountered a brigade consisting of about 4,500 Maryland militia soldiers landed at North Point. Acting as the covering force for the main line of defenses outside of Baltimore, the American troops executed a delaying action that yielded ground grudgingly as they retreated. Expecting to rout the American militia as they had done at Bladensburg before capturing Washington, DC, only a few weeks before, the determined stand by these militiamen caused the British commanders to cancel their planned main attack on the city two days later. After their fleet failed to bombard Fort McHenry into submission and sail into the harbor to outflank Baltimore's line of defensive trenches, the British commanders saw that the planned ground attack was hopeless. DID YOU KNOW: The 1814 Battle of Baltimore included a land-battle at North Point. The British attack on Fort McHenry was part of the naval-phase of the battle. The 175th Infantry of the Maryland Army National Guard carries the lineage and honors of the 5th Maryland Volunteer Militia Infantry Regiment of the War of 1812 The original title of "The Star Spangled Banner" was "The Defense of Fort McHenry." #Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #Forscom #MilitaryHistory #Baltimore #BattleofBaltimore #warof1812 U.S. Army U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Secretary of the Army U.S. Army Chief of Staff #repostedfrom @armyhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CidZ7NaO5iB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

12-14 SEPTEMBER 1814 - BATTLE OF BALTIMORE - #Warof1812 On the morning of 12 September 1814, a British invasion force of three infantry brigades, about 3,000 battle-hardened veterans, supported by several pieces of artillery encountered a brigade consisting of about 4,500 Maryland militia soldiers landed at North Point. Acting as the covering force for the main line of defenses outside of Baltimore, the American troops executed a delaying action that yielded ground grudgingly as they retreated. Expecting to rout the American militia as they had done at Bladensburg before capturing Washington, DC, only a few weeks before, the determined stand by these militiamen caused the British commanders to cancel their planned main attack on the city two days later. After their fleet failed to bombard Fort McHenry into submission and sail into the harbor to outflank Baltimore's line of defensive trenches, the British commanders saw that the planned ground attack was hopeless. DID YOU KNOW: The 1814 Battle of Baltimore included a land-battle at North Point. The British attack on Fort McHenry was part of the naval-phase of the battle. The 175th Infantry of the Maryland Army National Guard carries the lineage and honors of the 5th Maryland Volunteer Militia Infantry Regiment of the War of 1812 The original title of "The Star Spangled Banner" was "The Defense of Fort McHenry." Posted @withrepost • @armyhistory #Armyhistory #USArmy #TRADOC #Forscom #MilitaryHistory #Baltimore #BattleofBaltimore #todayinarmyhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Cib5h_5OzOp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=