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 — Facing Richepanse’s army sent to restore the old order, Louis Delgrès and some 300 followers blow up their position rather than surrender. Slavery is restored in Guadeloupe that summer.
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— Battle of Tsushima
27–28 May 1905 — Admiral Tōgō’s fleet destroys Russia’s Baltic squadron, which had sailed about 18,000 nautical miles around Africa to reach it. Russia loses most of its ships, Japan three torpedo boats, and the war moves to the negotiating table.
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