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Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 CE
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Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 CE

A map of first day of the Battle of Bannockburn (June 23, 1314 CE), waged between the forces of Robert the Bruce (r. 1306 - 1329 CE) and Edward II of England (r. 1307 - 1327 CE).
First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas)
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First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) - The Wake-Up Call for Both Sides in the American Civil War

The First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) on 21 July 1861 was the first major battle of the American Civil War and a wake-up call for both sides which, until...
Robert the Bruce
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Robert the Bruce

Robert I of Scotland, better known as Robert the Bruce, reigned as King of Scotland from 1306 to 1329 CE. For his role in achieving independence from England, Robert the Bruce has long been regarded as a national hero and one...
Battle of Britain
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Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain, dated 10 July to 31 October, 1940 by the UK Air Ministry, was an air battle between the German Luftwaffe and British Royal Air Force and allies during the Second World War (1939-45). The Luftwaffe failed...
Battle of Salamis
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Battle of Salamis

The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between Greek and Persian forces in the Saronic Gulf, Greece in September 480 BCE. The Greeks had recently lost the Battle of Thermopylae and drawn the naval Battle at Artemision, both...
Battle of the Metaurus
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Battle of the Metaurus

The Battle of the Metaurus (207 BCE) was a military engagement fought between the forces of Rome under Gaius Claudius Nero (c. 237 - c. 199 BCE), Marcus Livius Salinator (254-204 BCE), and L. Porcius Licinius and the Carthaginians...
Battle of Philippi (Philippi Races)
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Battle of Philippi (Philippi Races) - The First Organized Land Battle of the American Civil War

The Battle of Philippi (3 June 1861) was the first organized land engagement of the American Civil War, fought in Philippi, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) over...
First Battle of the Somme
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First Battle of the Somme - Britain's Greatest Military Tragedy

The First Battle of the Somme took place in northern France during the First World War from 1 July to 18 November 1916. The battle (not to be confused with the Second Battle of the Somme, aka...
Battle of Marathon
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Battle of Marathon

The Battle on the plain of Marathon in September 490 BCE between Greeks and the invading forces of Persian king Darius I (r. 522-486 BCE) was a victory that would go down in folklore as the moment the Greek city-states showed...
Battle of the Little Bighorn
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Battle of the Little Bighorn

The Battle of the Little Bighorn (25-26 June 1876) is the most famous engagement of the Great Sioux War (1876-1877). Five companies of the 7th Cavalry under Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer (l. 1839-1876) were wiped...
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