Year
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Description
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Battle
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2011 CE
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Final battle of the Libyan Civil War, with Muammar Gaddafi captured and killed
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Battle of Sirte
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1944 CE to 1945 CE
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Last major German offensive in WWII, fought in the Ardennes, caught the Allies by surprise but was ultimately repelled
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Battle of the Bulge
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1944 CE
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Costly Allied victory against Italy in WWII, near Rome, involving a hilltop abbey
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Battle of Monte Cassino
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1900 CE
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Defeat of Boxer and Qing forces in a treaty city by the Eight-Nation Alliance, rescuing foreigners and opening the way for the Battle of Peking
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Battle of Tientsin
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1896 CE
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Decisive victory for the Ethiopian Empire of Menelik II against the Kingdom of Italy, securing Ethiopian independence
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Battle of Adwa
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1854 CE
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Controversial assault by Victoria Police and British Army on stockade erected by miners during the Australian gold rushes; identified with development of democracy in Australia
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Battle of the Eureka Stockade
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1645 CE
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Major Royalist defeat by the Parliamentarians in the First English Civil War that ended Charles I's chances at recovering the throne
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Battle of Naseby
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1600 CE
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Decisive battle won by Tokugawa Ieyasu, resulting in the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate
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Battle of Sekigahara
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1532 CE
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Capture of Sapa Inca Atahualpa and massacre of those around him by Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro
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Battle of Cajamarca
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1298 CE
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Part of First War of Scottish Independence; William Wallace defeated by Edward I of England with death of Andrew Moray
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Battle of Falkirk
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1267 CE to 1273 CE
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Battle won by the Mongols which ultimately broke the Song Dynasty, leading to Yuan Dynasty China
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Battle of Xiangyang
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1066 CE
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Defeat and death of Norwegian Viking invaders of England, Harald Hardrada and Tostig Godwinson, by King Harold Godwinson
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Battle of Stamford Bridge
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732 CE
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Defeat of the Umayyad Caliphate by Charles Martel, a Frank, marking the high tide of the Caliphate in Europe
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Battle of Tours
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331 BCE
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Decisive defeat of Darius III by Alexander the Great, leading to Achaemenid Empire's fall
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Battle of Gaugamela
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480 BCE
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Battle famous for the last stand of the 300 Spartans, defending against the Persians in a mountain pass
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Battle of Thermopylae
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