Bonus post: Other candidates I did start on the Battle of Diamond Rock before I saw it was the Ridgeway anniversary. An interesting engagement with a very one-sided battle, the defenders only surrendering due to a lack of ammo and fresh water which nonetheless offers fodder for Napoleonic Sharp Practice games.

I included the Gordon Riots in the On This Day section because of Jim Wallman's (mostly) 18th century riot rules, Little Lambent Meteors.