The Battle of Raymond was fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond,
Mississippi, during the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. In
late April, Union general Ulysses S. Grant led his army across the
Mississippi River and moved east. A portion of the army led by James B.
McPherson moved towards Raymond. Confederate brigadier general John
Gregg was ordered from Jackson to Raymond. The two forces met on the
morning of May 12. Gregg underestimated Union strength and acted
aggressively, while McPherson overestimated Confederate strength and
responded cautiously. Early on, the battle was relatively evenly
matched. McPherson brought up reinforcements and the weight of Union
numbers cracked the Confederate line. Gregg disengaged, but McPherson
did not pursue. The battle changed Grant's plans, leading him to first
focus on the Confederate forces at Jackson. Grant's men captured Jackson
and pivoted west. They sieged Vicksburg, which the Confederates were
forced to surrender on July 4.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Raymond>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1938:
During an exercise to demonstrate air power, United States Army
Air Corps bomber aircraft intercepted the Italian ocean liner SS Rex 620
nautical miles (1,100 km) off the US Atlantic coast.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interception_of_the_Rex>
1948:
The United Kingdom publicly announced that it was independently
developing nuclear weapons, after the US Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ended
cooperation on the matter.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Explosive_Research>
1968:
Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force began the defence of
Fire Support Base Coral in the largest unit-level action of the war for
the Australian Army.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Coral%E2%80%93Balmoral>
1998:
Four students were shot and killed by Indonesian soldiers at
Trisakti University in Jakarta, which led to widespread riots and the
resignation of President Suharto nine days later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trisakti_shootings>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
largesse:
1. (uncountable)
2. The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time;
generosity, liberality.
3. Often preceded by do, give, or make: the generous or liberal giving
of gifts or money, especially by someone of high standing on a special
occasion; also, excessive or wasteful giving.
4. Money, etc., given in this way.
5. (figuratively) Abundance of something (chiefly beneficial), regarded
as having been given generously.
6. (countable)
7. An act of donating or giving generously.
8. (also figuratively) A specific gift of money, etc., given in this
way, specifically (historical) at harvest time; a donation, a gratuity.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/largesse>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The way to live with God is to live with Ideals — not merely to
think about ideals, but to do and suffer for them. Those who have to
work on men and women must above all things have their Spiritual Ideal,
their purpose, ever present. The "mystical" state is the essence of
common sense.
--Florence Nightingale
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Florence_Nightingale>
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