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 282
... Commander : Napoleon Bonaparte . At Auerstädt : 26,000 men . Commander : Marshal Louis Davout . Prussian : At Jena : 55,000 men . Commander : Prince Frederick Hohenlohe . At Auerstädt : 50,000 men . Commander : Karl Wilhelm , duke of ...
... Commander : Napoleon Bonaparte . At Auerstädt : 26,000 men . Commander : Marshal Louis Davout . Prussian : At Jena : 55,000 men . Commander : Prince Frederick Hohenlohe . At Auerstädt : 50,000 men . Commander : Karl Wilhelm , duke of ...
Page 294
... Commander : Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher . 160,000 Austrians and Russians ( Army of Bohemia ) . Commander : Prince Karl von Schwarzenberg . 65,000 Swedes and Russians ( Army of the North ) . Commander : Crown Prince Jean - Baptiste ...
... Commander : Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher . 160,000 Austrians and Russians ( Army of Bohemia ) . Commander : Prince Karl von Schwarzenberg . 65,000 Swedes and Russians ( Army of the North ) . Commander : Crown Prince Jean - Baptiste ...
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... Commander : Major General George McClellan . Confederate : Approximately 45,000 men in two corps . Commander : Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee . IMPORTANCE The inability of the Confederate army to gain a major victory in the North ...
... Commander : Major General George McClellan . Confederate : Approximately 45,000 men in two corps . Commander : Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee . IMPORTANCE The inability of the Confederate army to gain a major victory in the North ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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