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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... northern India , until the fall of the Moghul dynasty in 1857 . Historical Setting The first time a Moslem set foot in India was shortly after Mohammed the Prophet estab- lished the faith . The original practitioners of Islam that ...
... northern India , until the fall of the Moghul dynasty in 1857 . Historical Setting The first time a Moslem set foot in India was shortly after Mohammed the Prophet estab- lished the faith . The original practitioners of Islam that ...
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... northern Italy . Historical Setting In the wake of the execution of Louis XVI , his wife , and several thousand of their supporters , the monarchs of Europe felt distinctly uneasy after January 1793. Having seen the Americans ...
... northern Italy . Historical Setting In the wake of the execution of Louis XVI , his wife , and several thousand of their supporters , the monarchs of Europe felt distinctly uneasy after January 1793. Having seen the Americans ...
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... northern Italy for France , but the Austrians refused to concede defeat . They were determined to push a force through the French to relieve Mantua and then combine with forces sent from the Papal States , which had just repudiated ...
... northern Italy for France , but the Austrians refused to concede defeat . They were determined to push a force through the French to relieve Mantua and then combine with forces sent from the Papal States , which had just repudiated ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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