THE DAY IN HISTORY · SEPTEMBER 3
September 3 in history
What happened on September 3: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1260 and 1939, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Battle of Ain Jalut
3 Sep 1260 — At the Spring of Goliath, the Mamluks of Egypt turn a feigned retreat against the Mongols. The Mamluks are slave-soldiers drawn from the same steppe peoples, and they destroy Kitbuqa’s army. This is the empire’s first defeat that is never avenged; its western advance has met a lasting limit.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE MONGOL EMPIRE MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Linlithgow declares war for India
3 Sep 1939 — Viceroy Linlithgow declared war on behalf of 400 million Indians without consulting a single elected Indian. The declaration was constitutionally correct, but its political consequences were fatal: Congress ministries resigned within weeks, and the League occupied the ground they left.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE & PARTITION MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
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