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 243
... British side . Banking on that aid , Clive prepared for battle . On the night of 22 June , he camped in a mango grove alongside the Hooghli just north of the town of Pelasi , better known in its English form Plassey . The next morning ...
... British side . Banking on that aid , Clive prepared for battle . On the night of 22 June , he camped in a mango grove alongside the Hooghli just north of the town of Pelasi , better known in its English form Plassey . The next morning ...
Page 244
... British collected taxes but that they did so fairly , an act unheard of in India . Thus , with a different attitude , the Ben- galis began to look on the British as fair over- lords and ready protectors . The stability that was created ...
... British collected taxes but that they did so fairly , an act unheard of in India . Thus , with a different attitude , the Ben- galis began to look on the British as fair over- lords and ready protectors . The stability that was created ...
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... British approached . The city of Quebec is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and sits on a promontory created by that river and its tribu- tary , the much smaller St. Charles . The city sits high on a bluff ...
... British approached . The city of Quebec is located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River and sits on a promontory created by that river and its tribu- tary , the much smaller St. Charles . The city sits high on a bluff ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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