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1415: Hundred Years' War: Henry V of England and his lightly armored infantry and archers defeated the heavily armored French cavalry in the Battle of Agincourt (pictured).
1854: Charge of the Light Brigade: Lord Cardigan led his cavalry to disaster in the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War.
1944: The Battle of Leyte Gulf sealed the defeat of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Republic of China as China's representative at the United Nations
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Operation Urgent Fury: The United States and Caribbean allies invaded Grenada, six days after Bernard Coard seized power in a violent coup d'état
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