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Siege of Constantinople: 626 Sasanian–Byzantine wars: 95,000 70,000 Siege of Constantinople: 717–718 Arab–Byzantine wars: 170,000 130,000 [2] Siege of Yongqiu: 756 An Lushan Rebellion: 100,000 65,000 Siege of Suiyang: 757 An Lushan Rebellion: 200,000+ 160,000 Siege of Chandax: 960-961 Arab–Byzantine wars: 74,000 50,000 Siege of Yongzhou ...
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Another battle often noted for being a victory against all odds was the Battle of Agincourt (1415), [10] [11] which saw a depleted English army, led by King Henry V and composed of 5,000 to 8,000 longbowmen, achieve victory over a superior French army of 15,000 to 30,000 cavalry and heavy infantry; the English were outnumbered, possibly by as ...
The lengthy siege by Roman Empire troops culminated in the Roman legion surrounding Masada and constructing a siege ramp against the western face of the plateau, moving thousands of tons of stones and beaten earth over several months. Upon reaching the fortress, the Romans discovered that all 960 rebels had committed suicide.
List of battles of the Eighty Years' War (1566–1648); Lists of battles of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815); List of American Civil War battles (1861–1865)
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Denzel Washington is widely considered one of the best actors of all time. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Washington has been nominated for nine Academy Awards across 36 years, winning two.
Greatest American loss of life from a single ship in a convoy. 28 January Shelling of Port Gregory – Japanese submarine I-165 shells Australian port of Port Gregory, there are no casualties. 29 January Rennell Island – USS Chicago lost; 4–7 February Convoy SC 118 – 8 ships and 1 U-boat sunk in North Atlantic