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Naval battle between Greeks and Persians. Decisive victory for the Greeks when they were outnumbered
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Battle of Salamis
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Battle where Benedict Arnold betrayed the Americans
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Batte of Saratoga
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First big naval victory for the USA during World War 2
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Battle of Midway
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Last defeat of the Byzantine Empire (Include 1453 at the end of your answer)
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Siege of Constantinople (1453)
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British naval victory against Napoleon but British admiral dies
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Battle of Trafalgar
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Naval battle between Antony and Augustus
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Battle of Actium
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Goal of the First Crusade
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Siege of Jerusalem
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A turning point in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
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Battle of Vienna
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Japanese navy destroys Russia's
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Battle of Tsushima
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Harold the II died at this battle
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Battle of Hastings
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The Spanish armada was defeated by the English
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Battle of Gravelines
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Also called the Battle of the Three Emperors and was a victory for Napoleon
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Battle of Austerlitz
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Soon became a battle cry for the Texans
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Battle of Alamo
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Bloodiest battle in WWII
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Second Arab siege on the capital of the Byzantine Empire (Include 717 at the end of your answer)
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Siege of Constantinople (717-718)
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Three Roman legions completely wiped out by Germanic tribes
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Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
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German advance brought to a halt during WWI at France
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First Battle of the Marne
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Legend has it that a messenger ran to Athens to deliver news that the battle had been won
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Battle of Marathon
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The aftermath of the battle ended all Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula. The battle was an 8 month siege on a castle
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Battle of Grenada
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Largest air battle during WWII
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Battle of Britain
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Huge allied invasion of Germany during WWII
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Battle of Normandy
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Important English victory during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years War
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Battle of Crécy
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A major battle in the 2nd Punic War and a horrible defeat for the Roman Empire
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Battle of Cannae
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Aztec capital fell to the Spanish
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Siege of Tenochtitlan
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The Muslims get halted by the notable work of The Hammer
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Battle of Tours
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Samuel Houston destroys Mexicans during their siesta
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Battle of San Jacinto
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Theodore Roosevelt leads the Rough Riders in Cuba
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Battle of San Juan Hill
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English Long bowmen overpower French
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Battle of Agincourt
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Rommel loses his biggest battle to Montgomery in Egypt
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Battle of El Alamein
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Last Major Axis offensive of WW2 on the Western front
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Battle of the Bulge
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Japan sinks more carriers, but a strategic victory for the USA
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Battle of the Coral Sea
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Battle was fought on the land of a farmer, hence the name of the battle. Was fought in Canada during the 7 years war
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Battle of the Plains of Abraham
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Biggest battle during the Civil War
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Battle of Gettysburg
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Major battle between the Byzantine Empire and Muslim Arab forces. It ended Byzantine rule in Syria
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Battle of Yarmouk
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Last major naval battle in the Mediterranean fought entirely between galleys
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Battle of Lepanto
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Emperor Valens died in this battle
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Battle of Adrianople
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Decisive victory for Peter the Great of Swedish forces.
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Battle of Poltava
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The alliance of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeated the German–Prussian Teutonic Knights.
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Battle of Grunwald
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First battle to be reliably recorded. Also first use of composite bow and first body count
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Battle of Megiddo
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Technically it was war, but it was extremely short. It was fought between Israel and Egypt
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Six-Day War
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Technically not a battle, was a war, was the follow up to the above.
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Yom Kippur War
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Japan's surprise attack during WWII
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
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Biggest battle in the First Indochina War
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
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Huge offensive during the Vietnam War
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Tet Offensive
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Russia's last stand against Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars
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Battle of Borodino
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The most important battle of the 30 Years' War. The battle was famous for its fog
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Battle of Lützen
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End of the 4th crusade (Add 1204 to end of answer)
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Siege of Constantinople (1204)
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Fought between the Republic of Novgorod led by prince Alexander Nevsky and the crusader army led by the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Knights
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Battle on the Ice
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A pivotal battle during the 2nd Punic War, ending with a decisive victory for the Romans (Not Zama)
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Battle of the Metaurus
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An amphibious landing strategized by Douglas MacArthur
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Inchon Landing
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German machine gunners mow down British and French, J.R.R Tolkien famously fought
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Battle of the Somme
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First major ground conflict in the Gulf War
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Battle of Khafji
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Hittites beat Ramesses II in the biggest chariot battle ever
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Battle of Kadesh
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Largest tank battle ever, fought on the eastern front of WWII
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Battle of Kursk
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General Sherman carves a bloody path to Atlanta
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Sherman's March to the Sea
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Constantine fights in the name of Christ, and wins
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Battle of the Milvian Bridge
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The first major battle of the Civil War (not Battle of Fort Sumter)
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The First Battle of Bull Run
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