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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... flank . " His plan was for the strengthened flank to use its local superiority of force to over- power the Spartan flank , while his weaker right flank acted as no more than a holding force . To further enhance his chances , he placed ...
... flank . " His plan was for the strengthened flank to use its local superiority of force to over- power the Spartan flank , while his weaker right flank acted as no more than a holding force . To further enhance his chances , he placed ...
Page 207
... flank , and charged north along the Fuji River against the Western Army's right center . The ground was sodden with the previous day's rain , so the battle there soon degenerated into a slugging match . With the battle thus opened ...
... flank , and charged north along the Fuji River against the Western Army's right center . The ground was sodden with the previous day's rain , so the battle there soon degenerated into a slugging match . With the battle thus opened ...
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... flank . Rupert brought up his sec- ond line of cavalry and crashed into Ireton's now exposed flank , and the Roundhead cav- alry fled the field . As this was happening , the Royalist infan- try was pushing back the front rank of the New ...
... flank . Rupert brought up his sec- ond line of cavalry and crashed into Ireton's now exposed flank , and the Roundhead cav- alry fled the field . As this was happening , the Royalist infan- try was pushing back the front rank of the New ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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