100 Decisive Battles: From Ancient Times to the PresentBloomsbury Academic, 2000 M01 1 - 474 pages Key battles have shaped history since time immemorial. This handy reference work spotlights 100 of the world's most important military confrontations, from 1469 B.C.–A.D. 1991. |
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Page 248
... America was secure after 1763 , although they kept the American colonies distinct from Canada . Although few American troops fought at Quebec , in much of the rest of the war Ameri- can militia and British regulars did fight to- gether ...
... America was secure after 1763 , although they kept the American colonies distinct from Canada . Although few American troops fought at Quebec , in much of the rest of the war Ameri- can militia and British regulars did fight to- gether ...
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... American hostilities ran deep ) , the British hold on North America would have lasted much longer . An arrangement whereby the Americans had some input into London's handling of co- lonial affairs could have stolen the thunder of the ...
... American hostilities ran deep ) , the British hold on North America would have lasted much longer . An arrangement whereby the Americans had some input into London's handling of co- lonial affairs could have stolen the thunder of the ...
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... America . In 1820 , a revolution deposed him . Other European monarchs had had their fill of revolutions , fearing that the principles of the American and French Revolutions could spread through Spain into their own countries . Thus ...
... America . In 1820 , a revolution deposed him . Other European monarchs had had their fill of revolutions , fearing that the principles of the American and French Revolutions could spread through Spain into their own countries . Thus ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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