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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... took little retribution on the captive kings or the city , although he did re- move back to Egypt much of the city's wealth . Thutmose , however , had captured on the battle- field the king's son , who he took back to Egypt as a hostage ...
... took little retribution on the captive kings or the city , although he did re- move back to Egypt much of the city's wealth . Thutmose , however , had captured on the battle- field the king's son , who he took back to Egypt as a hostage ...
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... took com- mand of all the tribes that had rallied to his cause , between 20,000 and 30,000 men . It is impossible to determine his exact numbers because no contemporary German account exists . Suffice it to say , the motivation was ...
... took com- mand of all the tribes that had rallied to his cause , between 20,000 and 30,000 men . It is impossible to determine his exact numbers because no contemporary German account exists . Suffice it to say , the motivation was ...
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... took 6 to 8 weeks each way . Look at the timing of the messages . Trist reported the first Mexican rebuff of his ... took too much , and the Democrats thought it took too little , so it was ratified as a compromise . The Mexi- can ...
... took 6 to 8 weeks each way . Look at the timing of the messages . Trist reported the first Mexican rebuff of his ... took too much , and the Democrats thought it took too little , so it was ratified as a compromise . The Mexi- can ...
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Megiddo 1479 B C | 1 |
Syracuse 415413 B C | 18 |
Gaugamela Arbela 331 B C | 31 |
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