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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...
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Battle of San Jacinto - Birth of the Texas Republic
The Battle of San Jacinto (21 April 1836) was the decisive engagement of the Texas Revolution in which General Sam Houston (1793-1863) defeated the Mexican Army under President and General Antonio López...
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Bridge During the Retreat from First Battle of Bull Run - Engraving by William Ridgway, 1861
Bridge During the Retreat from Manassas, First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas), Virginia, 1861 during the American Civil War. Engraving by William Ridgway based on...
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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...
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Battle of Tourcoing
The Battle of Tourcoing (17-18 May 1794) was a major engagement in the War of the First Coalition, the first phase of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). It saw an army of the French Republic successfully fend off a...
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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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Battle of Stamford Bridge by Arbo
A 19th century CE painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831-1892 CE) depicting the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25 September 1066 CE. At the Battle, Harold II, king of England, defeated an invading army led by Harald...
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Battle at Bridge Skit 1877 CE
Battle at Bridge Skit, November 9, 1877 CE. Romania, fighting on the Russian side, gained independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1878 CE after the end of the Russo-Turkish War.
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Battle of Stirling Bridge
A Victorian-period print of the September 1297 Battle of Stirling Bridge in Scotland when forces led by William Wallace were victorious against an English army. (Printed in 'History Of Scotland' by C. Hanley)
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Battle of Passchendaele - Haig's Folly in the Mud of Flanders
The Battle of Passchendaele (October-November 1917), the final stage of the Third Battle of Ypres, took place in Flanders, Belgium, during the First World War (1914-18). The aim of the Allied...