|
Time
|
Description
|
Answer
|
|
1645 AD
|
Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell defeat the Royalist forces, greatly weakening Royalist power throughout the rest of the First English Civil War
|
Battle of Naseby
|
|
1658 AD
|
French and English forces defeat the Spanish on these seaside "downs", leading to the end of the Franco-Spanish Wars
|
Battle of the Dunes
|
|
1704 AD
|
France is overwhelmingly defeated by a coalition of Holy Roman, British, and Dutch forces during the War of the Spanish Succession
|
Battle of Blenheim
|
|
1709 AD
|
Russia decisively defeats Sweden near this Ukrainian city in the largest battle of the Great Northern War, establishing Russian hegemony in Northern Europe
|
Battle of Poltava
|
|
1746 AD
|
British forces defeat Jacobite rebels in the last battle fought on British soil, ending the clan system and beginning the suppression of highland culture
|
Battle of Culloden
|
|
1757 AD
|
British East India Company forces defeat the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, seizing control of Bengal
|
Battle of Plassey
|
|
1759 AD
|
British forces in the Seven Years' War defeat the French and capture this city, ending French dominance in Canada
|
Battle of Quebec
|
|
1776 AD
|
American forces cross the Delaware and defeat German mercenaries stationed in this New Jersey city
|
Battle of Trenton
|
|
1777 AD
|
Often considered the turning point of the American Revolutionary War
|
Battle of Saratoga
|
|
1781 AD
|
Last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, leading to Britain's surrender
|
Battle of Yorktown
|
|
1792 AD
|
French forces halt Prussian troops attempting to march on Paris, protecting the continuation of the French revolution
|
Battle of Valmy
|
|
1797 AD
|
Napoleon defeats Austrian forces and consolidates Northern Italy under French control
|
Battle of Rivoli
|
|
1798 AD
|
The British fleet under Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat Napoleon's fleet and repel his invasion of Egypt
|
Battle of Aboukir Bay
|
|
1805 AD
|
The British navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat the French and Spanish fleets, destroying Napoleon's plans to invade England
|
Battle of Trafalgar
|
|
1806 AD
|
Napoleon defeats the Prussian forces and subjugates Prussia into the French Empire
|
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
|
|
1811 AD
|
American forces under William Henry Harrison defeat a confederation of Native American Tribes and end Native American resistance in the Midwest (and give Harrison this nickname)
|
Battle of Tippecanoe
|
|
1812 AD
|
Napoleon defeats Russian forces which allows him to advance on Moscow
|
Battle of Borodino
|
|
1813 AD
|
Napoleon's is defeated by the forces of the Sixth Coalition at this German city, leading to his abdication and exile
|
Battle of Leipzig
|
|
1815 AD
|
Napoleon's final battle
|
Battle of Waterloo
|
|
1824 AD
|
The Independentists defeat royalist forces and secure Peruvian independence; often considered the end of the Spanish American Wars of Independence
|
Battle of Ayacucho
|
|
1836 AD
|
Texan forces defeat Mexican forces in the final battle of the Texas Revolution, securing Texan independence
|
Battle of San Jacinto
|
|
1847 AD
|
American forces capture this city, ending the Mexican-American War
|
Battle for Mexico City
|
|
1862 AD
|
First Confederate invasion on the North is repelled; remains the bloodiest day in American history
|
Battle of Antietam
|
|
1863 AD
|
Biggest battle of the American Civil War; ends any Confederate attempts to invade the North
|
Battle of Gettysburg
|
|
1864 AD
|
General Sherman captures this important Confederate city and begins the March to the Sea
|
Battle of Atlanta
|
|
1870 AD
|
French forces are defeated and the last emperor of the French is captured by the Prussians in the biggest battle of the Franco-Prussian War
|
Battle of Sedan
|
|
1882 AD
|
British forces defeat Egyptian rebels and go on to capture Cairo during the Anglo-Egyptian War
|
Battle of Tel El-Kebir
|
|
1898 AD
|
The American fleet destroys the Spanish fleet in this important harbor, ending Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines
|
Battle of Manila Bay
|
|
1905 AD
|
Russian forces are defeated and driven out of Southern Manchuria by the Japanese near this Chinese city
|
Battle of Mukden
|
|
1905 AD
|
The Japanese navy destroys the Russian fleet at this strategic strait, securing Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese War
|
Battle of Tsushima
|
|
1914 AD
|
German forces are halted at this river, saving Paris from capture
|
First Battle of the Marne
|
|
1916 AD
|
A German attack on this city is repelled by the French at the cost of heavy casualties
|
Battle of Verdun
|
|
1916 AD
|
Russian forces launch a devastating offensive against the Central Powers, but is cut short due to supply issues
|
Brusilov Offensive
|
|
1918 AD
|
The last major German offensive is repelled, marking the beginning of German defeat in World War One
|
Second Battle of the Marne
|
|
1920 AD
|
Polish forces, on the verge of defeat, repel and defeat the Red Army in the outskirts of this city
|
Battle of Warsaw
|
|
1939 AD
|
German and Soviet forces invade this country, marking the beginning of the Second World War
|
Invasion of Poland
|
|
1940 AD
|
Allied forces are evacuated from this French port as German forces close in
|
Battle of Dunkirk
|
|
1940 AD
|
The German Luftwaffe is repelled by the British RAF during this campaign, forcing Hitler to abandon his plans of a British invasion
|
Battle of Britain
|
|
1941 AD
|
German forces are repelled by the Soviets at the gates of this city, forcing them to settle for the winter
|
Battle of Moscow
|
|
1941 AD
|
The Japanese air force attacks the United States naval base located here, leading to the United States' joining the Allies
|
Attack on Pearl Harbor
|
|
1942 AD
|
This important British stronghold in the Pacific is captured by Japanese forces
|
Fall of Singapore
|
|
1942 AD
|
American forces decisively defeat and repel a Japanese invasion on these strategic atolls, marking a turning point for the Allies in the Pacific theatre
|
Battle of Midway
|
|
1944 AD
|
The Allies launch the largest seaborne invasion in history on this French region
|
Invasion of Normandy
|
|
1945 AD
|
Allied forces capture this Japanese island in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific Theatre
|
Battle of Okinawa
|
|
1948 - 1949 AD
|
This newly formed state repels the invasion of a coalition of Arab states, leading to its survival into the present-day
|
Israel's War of Independence
|
|
1948 - 1949 AD
|
Communist forces launch this devastating campaign against the Nationalists, ending Nationalist dominance in Northern China
|
Huaihai Campaign
|
|
1950 AD
|
United Nations forces successfully land and capture this coastal South Korean city, leading to the capture of Seoul
|
Battle of Inchon
|
|
1953 - 1954 AD
|
Vietnamese Communist Revolutionaries decisively defeat French colonial forces, bringing French colonial rule in Vietnam to an end
|
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
|
|
1968 AD
|
North Vietnamese forces launch a campaign of surprise attacks on South Vietnamese and United States military and civilian centers; named after the Vietnamese Lunar New Year during which the attacks occurred
|
Tet Offensive
|
|
1991 AD
|
A United States led coalition of thirty-five countries launch this operation in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
|
Operation Desert Storm
|
The last King of France was Charles X, and he was overthrown in the July Revolution. The last (and only) King of the French was Louis-Philippe, and he was overthrown in the February Revolution of 1848. The last Emperor of the French was Louis-Napoleon, who indeed lost his throne in the aftermath to the Battle of Sedan.