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Battle of Arcole
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Battle of Arcole

The Battle of Arcole (15-17 November 1796), or Arcola, was a three-day battle fought between Napoleon Bonaparte's French Army of Italy and an Austrian army under József Alvinczi. Part of Napoleon's Italian Campaign, the battle foiled Austria's...
King Philip's War
Definition by Joshua J. Mark

King Philip's War

King Philip’s War (also known as Metacom’s War, 1675-1678) was a conflict in New England between a coalition of Native American tribes organized under the command of Metacom (also known as King Philip, l. 1638-1676), chief of the Wampanoag...
Second Punic War
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Second Punic War

The Second Punic War (The Hannibalic War) was fought between Carthage and Rome between 218 and 201 BCE. The war involved confrontations in Spain, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, and North Africa. Hannibal led the Carthaginians, one of the most gifted...
Battle of Rhode Island
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Battle of Rhode Island

The Battle of Rhode Island (29 August 1778), also known as the Siege of Newport or the Battle of Quaker Hill, was fought during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). It marked the first attempt at cooperation between the American and...
Siege of Toulon
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Siege of Toulon

The Siege of Toulon (29 August to 19 December 1793) was a decisive military operation during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802), conducted by a French Republican army to retake the port city of Toulon from rebels, who were supported...
George W. Crooks' Account of the Dakota War of 1862
Article by Joshua J. Mark

George W. Crooks' Account of the Dakota War of 1862 - Eye-Witness to the Minnesota Massacre

George W. Crooks' Account of the Dakota War of 1862 is an eye-witness narrative of the events leading up to the "Minnesota Massacre" known as the Dakota War of 1862 (also known as the Dakota Sioux Uprising and Little Crow's War), given by...
Battle of Lodi
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Battle of Lodi

The Battle of Lodi (10 May 1796) was a minor, yet important, engagement during Napoleon's Italian Campaign of 1796-97. Although the battle itself held little military significance, victory at Lodi gave General Napoleon Bonaparte the respect...
Battle of the Frontiers
Article by Mark Cartwright

Battle of the Frontiers - The Chaotic First Two Weeks of World War I

The Battle of the Frontiers of WWI (1914-18), fought between 14 and 25 August, involved a flurry of encounters between German and French, Belgian, and British armies as both sides attempted to cross borders and establish the fighting front...
General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer From the Tomahawk of a North American Indian
Image by Benjamin West

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer From the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

Sir William Johnson saves the life of French General Baron Dieskau after the Battle of Lake George, 1755, oil on canvas painting by Benjamin West, between 1764 and 1768. Derby Museum and Art Gallery.
Battle of Aspern-Essling
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Battle of Aspern-Essling

The Battle of Aspern-Essling (21-22 May 1809) was a major battle of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). It saw an Austrian army under Archduke Charles defeat a French army led by Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) as it attempted to cross...
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