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The Egyptian defeat at El Obeid brought the Mahdi Revolt to the attention of the British government and public. The British Prime Minister, William Gladstone, and his War Secretary, Lord Hartington, did not want British troops to become involved in Sudan. If Egypt fought the war itself, they were concerned that the expense would prevent Egypt ...
In 1881, Duncan Forbes erected the headstones that mark the mass graves of fallen Jacobite soldiers. They lie on either side of an early 19th-century road which runs through the battlefield. [68] Since 2001, the site of the battle has undergone topographic, geophysical and metal detector surveys in addition to archaeological excavations ...
Battle of Hastings Part of the Norman Conquest Harold Rex Interfectus Est: "King Harold is killed". Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings and the death of Harold. Date 14 October 1066 Location Hailesaltede, near Hastings, Sussex, England (today Battle, East Sussex, United Kingdom) Result Norman victory Belligerents Duchy of Normandy Kingdom of England Commanders and ...
The battle took place on the north shore of Lake Trasimene, to the south of Cortona, and resulted in a heavy defeat for the Romans. War had broken out between Rome and Carthage early in 218 BC. Hannibal, ruler of the Carthaginian territories in south-east Iberia , marched an army through Gaul , crossed the Alps and arrived in Cisalpine Gaul ...
1759 August 19 Lagos – British under Boscawen defeat French under de la Clue 10 September – Light Swedish force defeats similar Prussian force near Szczecin; 10 September Pondicherry – British fight French but are too damaged to pursue; 20 November Quiberon Bay/Cardinaux – British defeat French near St Nazaire
The player can choose to side with either the Danish or West Saxons during the course of the story and will fight for the side they choose during the battle. The battle is also featured in the novel Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Geirmund's Saga by Matthew J. Kirby, [ 12 ] and was then later featured in the manhua Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Blood ...
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The defeat at Marathon barely touched the vast resources of the Persian empire, yet for the Greeks it was an enormously significant victory. It was the first time the Greeks had beaten the Persians, proving that the Persians were not invincible, and that resistance, rather than subjugation, was possible.