100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the PresentBloomsbury Academic, 1. jan. 2000 - 474 sider Key battles have shaped history since time immemorial. This handy reference work spotlights 100 of the world's most important military confrontations, from 1469 B.C.–A.D. 1991. |
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... miles north of Oxford and 20 miles south - southeast of Leicester . In the morning of 14 June , Rupert's force was lined up on a hill north of the town . When he rode south to scout the Roundheads , he found them withdrawing toward ...
... miles north of Oxford and 20 miles south - southeast of Leicester . In the morning of 14 June , Rupert's force was lined up on a hill north of the town . When he rode south to scout the Roundheads , he found them withdrawing toward ...
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... miles west of Moscow . The Battle The site that Kutusov chose was well suited to defense ; about 8 square miles , it was smaller than traditional battlefields of that day . The plain leading up to Borodino lay between two roads , old ...
... miles west of Moscow . The Battle The site that Kutusov chose was well suited to defense ; about 8 square miles , it was smaller than traditional battlefields of that day . The plain leading up to Borodino lay between two roads , old ...
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... miles wide and drove the British 40 miles backward before finally being stopped by Allied reinforcements ; the Germans had out- run their ability to keep their own men sup- plied . Both sides lost nearly a quarter - million men killed ...
... miles wide and drove the British 40 miles backward before finally being stopped by Allied reinforcements ; the Germans had out- run their ability to keep their own men sup- plied . Both sides lost nearly a quarter - million men killed ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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