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.

1945—Operation OBOE begins with the Australian 7th Division landing on Tarakan, off the coast of Borneo.

1945—Operation ICEBERG sees Australian ships HMAS Quiberon and HMAS Quickmatch supporting the US Invasion of Okinawa.

2003—Major combat operations of the Iraq War are declared over.