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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... front and provide a stable line if the front rank broke . Cromwell's Ironsides were stationed on the right flank , while a second force of cavalry under Henry Ireton was on the left . A long , dense hedgerow bordered the western edge of ...
... front and provide a stable line if the front rank broke . Cromwell's Ironsides were stationed on the right flank , while a second force of cavalry under Henry Ireton was on the left . A long , dense hedgerow bordered the western edge of ...
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... front , German Chief of Staff Erich von Falkenhayn proposed calling off the battle , but Crown Prince Wilhelm be ... Front line - 21 February Front line - 24 February Front line - 9 April Front line - 8 August French forts forests Scale ...
... front , German Chief of Staff Erich von Falkenhayn proposed calling off the battle , but Crown Prince Wilhelm be ... Front line - 21 February Front line - 24 February Front line - 9 April Front line - 8 August French forts forests Scale ...
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... front of Moscow , and the city was saved . Results On 6 December 1941 , Marshal Timoshenko , who had commanded the Soviet forces in the long defensive withdrawal from Smolensk , was replaced by Marshal Georgi Zhukov . Zhukov's ...
... front of Moscow , and the city was saved . Results On 6 December 1941 , Marshal Timoshenko , who had commanded the Soviet forces in the long defensive withdrawal from Smolensk , was replaced by Marshal Georgi Zhukov . Zhukov's ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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