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Wars

  • 17 Jul 1945

    The Potsdam Conference began between the Soviet Union, UK & US.

  • 16 Dec 1944

    German armies took Allied forces by surprise in the Ardennes, marking the beginning of the Battle of the Bulge.

  • 2 Oct 1941

    Adolf Hitler's German military attacked Moscow.

  • 1 Jul 1916

    The Battle of Somme began.

  • 9 Jan 1916

    During WWI, The Battle of Gallipoli concluded with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces were evacuated from the Peninsula.

  • 2 Dec 1899

    The Battle of Tirad Pass was fought.

  • 2 Sep 1898

    Machine guns were used for the first time in a battle in Omdurman, Sudan, Africa.

  • 21 Jul 1861

    The Battle of Bull Run took place at Manassas Junction, Virginia.

  • 21 Sep 1860

    In the Second Opium War, an Anglo-French force defeated Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.

  • 25 Oct 1854

    The Battle of Balaclava took place during the Crimean War.

  • 20 Sep 1854

    Britain and France defeated Russia during the Battle of Alma, which was the first battle of the Crimean War.

  • 14 Sep 1829

    The Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, which ended the Russo-Turkish War.

  • 19 Oct 1813

    Napoleon was forced to retreat from Germany after the Battle of Leipzig.

  • 27 Aug 1813

    Napoleon won the battle of Dresden against the Austrians.

  • 4 Aug 1791

    The Treaty of Sistova was signed, which ended the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.

  • 3 Jan 1777

    During the Battle of Princeton, British forces were defeated in New Jersey by George Washington's revolutionary army.

  • 27 Aug 1776

    The British defeated the Americans in the Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn.

  • 9 Oct 1708

    Peter the Great of Russia defeated Sweden at the battle of Lesnaya.

  • 12 Aug 1676

    The war between English Colonists and Native Americans in New England ended.

  • 9 Sep 1675

    The New England Confederation declared war on the Wampanoag Indians.

  • 21 Aug 1673

    The naval battle of Texel took place in the North Sea.

  • 2 Sep 1649

    The Wars of Castro ended when Pope Innocent X and his forces destroyed the Italian city of Castro.

  • 27 Jul 1643

    Oliver Cromwell's forces from Cambridgeshire and forces from Nottingham met near Gainsborough, ready to battle the following day in the Battle of Gainsborough.

  • 13 Oct 1642

    The first major battle of the First English Civil War began near Edge Hill, Warwickshire.

  • 25 Nov 1596

    A peasant uprising called the Cudgel War began in Finland.

  • 28 Aug 1542

    The Battle of Wofla between the Turkish and Portuguese occurred.

  • 7 Jul 1520

    Spanish conquistadors defeated a large Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.

  • 2 Sep 1519

    The first battle between the Spanish settlers and the Mexican natives of the Otomi and Tlaxcalans tribespeople started.

  • 25 Nov 1491

    The Treaty of Granada was signed, marking the end of the Grenada War, which started in 1482.

  • 10 Jan 1475

    Stephen III of Moldavia defeated the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui.

  • 26 Jul 1469

    As part of the War of the Roses in England, the Battle of Edgcote took place.

  • 18 Sep 1454

    The Teutonic Knights defeated the Polish army in the Battle of Chojnice.

  • 25 Oct 1415

    The Battle of Agincourt between the English and the French took place.

  • 15 Jul 1410

    The Battle of Grunwald began.

  • 20 Jul 1402

    The Battle of Ankara commenced when Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur invaded Anatolia.

  • 29 Sep 1364

    The Battle of Auray took place in the French town of Auray. The battle was between England and France, with the English winning.

  • 11 Sep 1297

    The English were defeated at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.

  • 8 Aug 1220

    Estonian tribes defeated Sweden in the Battle of Lihula.

  • 27 Jul 1214

    The Battle of Bouvines began.

  • 20 Sep 1187

    The Siege of Jerusalem began and lasted for 12 days.

  • 18 Oct 1081

    The Normans defeated the Byzantine Empire in the Battle of Dyrrhachium.

  • 14 Oct 1066

    William the Conqueror defeated English forces at The Battle of Hastings.

  • 25 Sep 1066

    The Battle of Stamford Bridge occurred between the English army and a Norwegian force.

  • 5 Aug 0910

    The Battle of Tettenhall occurred, where the final major Viking army battled against England and was defeated by a landslide.

  • 12 Sep 0490

    The Greeks defeated the Persians in the Battle of Marathon.

  • 9 Aug 0148

    The Battle of Pharsalus ended.

  • 4 Jan 0146

    Julius Caesar and his legions made battle with one of Caesar's former forces in the Battle of Ruspina in Africa.