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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 80
Page 69
... move . As the autumn approached , Arminius began laying his trap . On his direction , small revolts against Roman garrisons broke out . Arminius suggested that Varus alter his route back to the Rhine to put down these rebellions , a move ...
... move . As the autumn approached , Arminius began laying his trap . On his direction , small revolts against Roman garrisons broke out . Arminius suggested that Varus alter his route back to the Rhine to put down these rebellions , a move ...
Page 272
... move would cut the French off from any reinforcements coming up from the south . Napoleon committed his reserves , a ... moving men and artillery to face the opening of the Osteria Gorge . When Aus- trian troops appeared at its mouth ...
... move would cut the French off from any reinforcements coming up from the south . Napoleon committed his reserves , a ... moving men and artillery to face the opening of the Osteria Gorge . When Aus- trian troops appeared at its mouth ...
Page 345
... move con- vinced Kuropatkin to withdraw to his original lines . That move both ceded the initiative to the Japanese and greatly reduced the morale of the Russian troops . Reinforced by the arrival of the Third Army from Port Arthur ...
... move con- vinced Kuropatkin to withdraw to his original lines . That move both ceded the initiative to the Japanese and greatly reduced the morale of the Russian troops . Reinforced by the arrival of the Third Army from Port Arthur ...
Contents
Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
Copyright | |
32 other sections not shown
Common terms and phrases
allies American army arrived artillery assault Athenian Athens attack Austrian Aztecs Babur battle began Belisarius Britain British Byzantine Byzantine Empire Caesar camp campaign captured Carthage cavalry century Charles Commander Communist Crusade defeat defense dominated dynasty east eastern Egypt emperor enemy English established Europe European fighting fire fleet FORCES ENGAGED fought France French Gaul Gelimer German Greece Greek Historical Setting Holy Roman Empire India infantry invasion Islam Italy Japan Japanese killed king land launched leader Macedon Magyars major Mamluk marched Military History Mongols Moslem Napoleon naval navy northern offensive ordered Ostrogoths Ottoman Persian Persian Empire Philip political population position Press reinforcements retreat right flank River Roman Empire Rome Russian sailed Seljuks sent ships siege soldiers Soviet Spain Spanish Spartan surrender throne tion took town troops Turks United Vercingetorix victory Viet Minh western Western World World York