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The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in 1851. This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements which, according to the author, had a significant impact on world history.
List of battles by casualties. The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles. Large battle casualty counts are usually impossible to ...
Lists of aerial operations and battles. Air raids on Australia, 1942–1943. Air raids on Hong Kong during WWII. Aircraft carrier operations during World War II. List of air operations during the Battle of Europe. List of Allied attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz. List of strategic bombing over Germany in World War II.
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 battle was a part of Afghan-Sikh Wars in which 8,000 Sikhs were attacked by a gigantic Afghan force of 150,000. Despite this, over 6,000 Afghans were killed and the Sikhs won the battle. Sikh Victory Dade Battle: 1835 Seminole, Florida United States: The battle was the opening conflict of the Second Seminole War, which lasted from 1835 to 1842.
Battle of Abensberg – 1809 – Napoleonic Wars. Battle of Abbeville – 1940 – World War II. Battle of Abukir – 1799 – French Revolution. Battle of Abu Klea – 1885 – Mahdist War. Battle of Aclea – 851 – Viking invasions of England. Battle of Acragas – 406 BCE – Greek–Punic Wars. Siege of Acre (1189–1191) – Third Crusade.
This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare with the Hittites in the 12th century BC to piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 21st century. If a battle has no commonly used name it is referred to as "Action of (date)" within ...
Battle of Saalfeld: 10 Oct Battles of Jena and Auerstedt: 14 Oct: French Army, under Davout and Napoleon, defeats Prussian Army in two separate battles. The city of Berlin was taken by the French troops. Battle of Halle: 17 Oct: France defeats Prussia Napoleonic Wars: Action of 18 October 1806: 18 Oct: British Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of ...