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1900
The Battle of Houtnek, fought between Boer Commandos and a British Contingent under Sir Ian Hamilton, ends after raging all night. Hamilton would again command Australian troops at Gallipoli.
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1945
Operation OBOE begins with the Australian 7th Division landing on Tarakan, off the coast of Borneo.
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1945
Operation ICEBERG sees Australian ships HMAS Quiberon and HMAS Quickmatch supporting the US Invasion of Okinawa.
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2003
Major combat operations of the Iraq War are declared over.