THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 28
May 28 in history
What happened on May 28: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1802 and 1905, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Matouba
28 May 1802 — Richepanse’s army has come to restore the old order. Faced with surrender, Louis Delgrès and some 300 followers blow up their position instead. That summer slavery is restored in Guadeloupe.
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— Battle of Tsushima
27–28 May 1905 — Russia’s Baltic squadron had sailed about 18,000 nautical miles around Africa to reach Admiral Tōgō’s fleet. At Tsushima, Tōgō destroyed it: Russia lost most of its ships, while Japan lost three torpedo boats. The war moved to the negotiating table.
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