Year
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Description
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Battle
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2003 CE
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Battle during Coalition Invasion of Iraq that resulted in the toppling of Saddam Hussein and his statue
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Battle of Baghdad
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1950 CE
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Amphibious battle during the Korean War, a decisive victory for UN forces against North Korea
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Battle of Inchon
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1942 CE to 1943 CE
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Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, a turning point for the Eastern Front in WWII
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Battle of Stalingrad
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1942 CE
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Rioting between American soldiers stationed in Australia, and Australian soldiers also stationed there as well as Australian civilians
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Battle of Brisbane
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1866 CE
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Decisive Prussian victory over Austria, ending the Austro-Prussian War and precipitating the formation of the North German Confederation
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Battle of Königgrätz
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1805 CE
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One of Napoleon's greatest victories, ended the War of the Third Coalition, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors
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Battle of Austerlitz
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1759 CE
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Battle that saw Wolfe, leading British forces, and Montcalm, leading French forces, die in battle, with the British victory deciding the fate of Canada
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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1709 CE
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Russians defeat Swedish, paving the way for Swedish fall from great power status and the Russian rise to it; part of the Great Northern War
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Battle of Poltava
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1631 CE
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Major battle during Thirty Years War between Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden and the Count of Tilly, ending in Swedish Protestant victory
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Battle of Breitenfeld
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1571 CE
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Naval battle fought between the Ottoman Empire and much of Christian Europe under the Holy League, ending in Holy League victory
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Battle of Lepanto
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1444 CE
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Crusade of various Christian states defeated by Ottoman Empire, Władysław III the King of Poland, Hungary and Croatia killed
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Battle of Varna
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1346 CE
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The first of the three great English victories in the Hundred Years War, won like the following two victories with the longbow
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Battle of Crécy
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751 CE
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Major battle between Chinese Tang dynasty and Islamic Abbasid Caliphate over control of an area in Central Asia; resulted in Abbasid victory
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Battle of Talas
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216 BCE
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Carthaginian army led by Hannibal decisively defeats Romans in the Second Punic War through double encirclement, resulting in defection of Capua
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Battle of Cannae
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333 BCE
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Alexander the Great decisively defeats Darius III of Persia and captures much of his family; the second of Alexander's three great victories in his conquest of Persia
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Battle of Issus
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