2013 Event Vietnam evacuates 600,00 citizens as Typhoon Haiyan heads towards the country 2013 Event The U.S. State Department evacuates staff from the U.S. Consulate in Pakistan due to threats; most officials were moved to the city of Islamabad 1991 Event Israel evacuates 14,000 Ethiopian Jews 1950 Event Nationalist China evacuates Hainan Island 1945 Event Japanese army evacuates Rangoon 1944 Event Japanese army evacuates harbor city Akyab 1943 Event Red Army evacuates Belgorod 1943 Event Red Army evacuates Kharkov 1943 Event German 2nd SS-Pantzer division evacuates Charkow 1941 Event Red army evacuates Smolensk 1940 Event Paris evacuates before German advance 1862 Event Battle of Booneville, Mississippi - captured General Beauregard evacuates Corinth 1862 Event General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac, General Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief 1861 Event Johnston evacuates Harpers Ferry 1836 Event Dutch garrison evacuates fort Du Bus New Guinea 1783 Event Britain evacuates New York City, their last military position in US 1776 Event U.S. Army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, New York City 1760 Event Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin 1760 Event Russian/Austrian army evacuates Berlin
