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Year
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Hint
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Answer
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636
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A Byzantine army is utterly crushed by an army led by Khalid ibn al-Walid which leads to the Rashidun Caliphate's annexation of the Levant.
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The Battle of Yarmuk
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732
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A Frankish army led my Charles Martel prevents further Muslim expansion into southern France
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The Battle of Tours
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911
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A viking army led by Rollo is defeated by the West Franks, who grant him the territory fo Normandy.
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The Siege of Chartres
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1066
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The Norwegian army led by Harald Hardrada is defeated in battle by the Saxons, leading to the end of the Viking Age.
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge
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1066
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William of Normandy defeats the Saxons led by Harold Godwinson and becomes King of England.
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The Battle of Hastings
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1071
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Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes is captured by the Seljuk Turks after half of his army deserts before this battle.
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The Battle of Manzikert
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1097
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A joint Byzantine-Crusader force recaptures this city. This battle is considered the first battle of the Crusades.
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The Siege of Nicaea
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1191
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Richard I of England staves off an attack by a numerically superior force led by Saladin.
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The Battle of Arsuf
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1205
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A Bulgarian army defeats the Latin Empire and captures their emperor.
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The Battle of Adrianople
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1241
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A Hungarian army aided by the Knights Templar is defeated by a Mongol Force and loses most of their men.
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The Battle of Mohi
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1242
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Alexander Nevsky defeats a Teutonic force over a frozen lake.
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The Battle on the Ice
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1298
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Edward I of England defeats William Wallace, forcing Wallace to resign his role as Guardian of Scotland.
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The Battle of Falkirk
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1314
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Robert the Bruce defeats English King Edward II in this decisive battle, leading to the capture of Stirling Castle soon after.
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The Battle of Bannockburn
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1340
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Edward III defeats a French fleet, giving him control over the English channel and allowing him to land on French soil.
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The Battle of Sluys
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1346
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An English army defeats a French army supported by the Kingdom of Bohemia. Edward the Black Prince "earns his spurs."
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The Battle of Crécy
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1389
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Ottoman forces engage a Serbian army. Both sides took catastrophic losses and would loose their leaders in the combat.
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The Battle of Kosovo Polje
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1396
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A crusading force composed of Germans, Hungarians, French, and many other Catholic European Kingdoms is defeated by Sultan Bayezid of the Ottoman Empire.
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The Battle of Nicopolis
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1402
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Tamerlane defeats and captures Sultan Bayezid in battle. Following this defeat, the sons of Sultan Bayezid fight a civil war over the control of the Empire.
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The Battle of Ankara
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1410
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A Polish-Lithuanian army defeats a Teutonic army led by Grand Master Ulrich von Jungingen.
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Battle of Grunwald
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1415
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An outnumbered English army composed mostly of longbowmen and led by Henry V wins a decisive victory against a French army.
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The Battle of Agincourt
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1429
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An English army attempts to capture a French city in this battle but are defeated by Joan of Arc.
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The Siege of Orléans
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1444
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A crusader army led by Wladyslaw III of Poland is crushed by Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II.
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The Battle of Varna
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1453
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The capital of the Byzantine Empire is captured by Mehmed II of the Ottoman empire.
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The Siege of Constantinople
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1485
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King Richard III is killed in this battle, leading to the beginning of the Tudor dynasty of England.
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The Battle of Bosworth field.
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