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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... artillery began blasting at his army as it was deploying . Because of his smaller for- mations , however , much of the artillery fire passed through the spaces between his brigades , causing little damage . In reply , the Swedish ar ...
... artillery began blasting at his army as it was deploying . Because of his smaller for- mations , however , much of the artillery fire passed through the spaces between his brigades , causing little damage . In reply , the Swedish ar ...
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... artillery on the tercios , which , now at close range , were even easier targets than before . Pinning his en- emy down with this fire , Gustavus led his cav- alry in a sweep around the imperial left flank . The artillery that Tilly had ...
... artillery on the tercios , which , now at close range , were even easier targets than before . Pinning his en- emy down with this fire , Gustavus led his cav- alry in a sweep around the imperial left flank . The artillery that Tilly had ...
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From Ancient Times to the Present Paul K. Davis. weapons because large artillery pieces were good only for defensive warfare . Verdun itself was fit- ted for large numbers of artillery pieces , but many had been stripped away to fill the ...
From Ancient Times to the Present Paul K. Davis. weapons because large artillery pieces were good only for defensive warfare . Verdun itself was fit- ted for large numbers of artillery pieces , but many had been stripped away to fill the ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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