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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... Field Marshal Prince Gebhard von Blücher and an Anglo - Dutch army under Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley , the duke of Welling- ton . Napoleon believed that he could beat them separately . After having done so , he would be able to ...
... Field Marshal Prince Gebhard von Blücher and an Anglo - Dutch army under Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley , the duke of Welling- ton . Napoleon believed that he could beat them separately . After having done so , he would be able to ...
Page 405
... fields surrounded by hedge- rows . These hedges have been growing for cen- turies and are extremely dense and thick , making them excellent for defense . The Ger- mans were able to hold the farmland almost field by field , each turned ...
... fields surrounded by hedge- rows . These hedges have been growing for cen- turies and are extremely dense and thick , making them excellent for defense . The Ger- mans were able to hold the farmland almost field by field , each turned ...
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... Field Marshall Lord John , 377-379 Goths , 82-87 , 94 Ostrogoths , 83-86 , 90 , 95 Visigoths , 43 , 83-86 , 88 , 90 , 95 , 103 , 171 Granada , 171-173 Grant , Major General Ulysses , 323 , 327 , 328 , 331 Gratian , 83-86 Greek fire ...
... Field Marshall Lord John , 377-379 Goths , 82-87 , 94 Ostrogoths , 83-86 , 90 , 95 Visigoths , 43 , 83-86 , 88 , 90 , 95 , 103 , 171 Granada , 171-173 Grant , Major General Ulysses , 323 , 327 , 328 , 331 Gratian , 83-86 Greek fire ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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