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Map of the Korean War, 1950–1953 - Major Campaigns and Front-Line Movements
The Korean War (1950–1953) began on 25 June 1950 when communist North Korea, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), invaded South Korea, the Republic of Korea (ROK), across...
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Map of Jeanne d’Arc's Campaigns and The Hundred Years' War - Dynastic conflict, civil war & French resurgence, 1429–53
The Hundred Years’ War (1337–1453) was a prolonged dynastic and territorial conflict between the kingdoms of England and France, shaped by disputes...
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French Involvement in the American Revolution
The involvement of France in the American War of Independence (1775-1783) was not only significant in the progress of the war itself but also as a critical moment for France. Whereas French intervention...
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia, the name given to the multiple treaties, marked the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War. Signed on 24 October 1648, it aimed to secure political autonomy for the multitude of small states that made...
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Map of the Second Punic War (218 - 201 BCE) - Hannibal, Scipio, Rome, and the fall of Carthaginian power
The Second Punic War (218–201 BCE) was the decisive conflict between the Roman Republic and Carthage for dominance in the western Mediterranean. It grew out...
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Map of the US-Mexican War of 1846-1848
The U.S.–Mexican War (1846–1848) marked a decisive moment in the territorial and political transformation of North America. The conflict was triggered by the U.S. annexation of Texas (1845) and a disputed southern...
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14 Key Battles of the War of 1812
The War of 1812 remains one of the most obscure major conflicts in US history, often overshadowed by the monumentous events that came before and after. Indeed, when it is remembered at all, it is often as a minor...
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Helen of Troy, the Catalyst for the Trojan War
The story of Helen of Troy, and the Trojan war specifically, is best known from the Iliad, by Homer, after the abduction by Paris of Troy, which was ultimately the catalyst for the ten-year Trojan War...
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Map of the British-American War of 1812
The War of 1812 (1812–1815) was a transatlantic conflict between the United States and Great Britain that grew out of unresolved tensions from the Napoleonic Wars. Under President James Madison (in office 1809–1817...
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Jainism
Jainism is one of the oldest religions in the world. The name comes from jiva (soul or life force but, capitalized, is also given as Spiritual Conqueror) as it maintains that all living things possess an immortal soul which has always...
