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The Battle of Megiddo 1457 BCE
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The Battle of Megiddo 1457 BCE
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When Thutmose III marched on Megiddo against the Canaanite tribes led by the king of Kadesh, he was presented with a choice of three routes to his target. Against the advice of his generals, he took the road less travelled, through a ravine, and surprised his enemies. He emerged at... More
The Battle of Mons 23–24 August 1914
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The Battle of Mons 23–24 August 1914
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The Battle of Mons was a product of poor intelligence and coordination between the Allies in the wake of three defeats in rapid succession by the advancing Germans culminating in the Battle of Charleroi. General Lanrezac had ordered a general retreat of the French 5th Army but neglected to advise... More
The Battle of Nashville 15–16 December 1864
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The Battle of Nashville 15–16 December 1864
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Occupying a strong defensive position before the city of Nashville, Union commander George H. Thomas enjoyed a near 2:1 numerical advantage over his opponent John Bell Hood’s Army of the Tennessee. To exploit this superiority, he launched a diversionary attack on the Confederate right flank while Generals Smith and Wilson... More
The Battle of Pavia 1525
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The Battle of Pavia 1525
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After wresting Milan from imperial control, the French army of King Francis I of France moved camp to Pavia, Italy, where a decisive battle on 24 February 1525, with the Imperial-Spanish army of the Holy Roman Empire, led to a French defeat. The Battle of Pavia was the final conflict... More
The Battle of Pozières Ridge 23 July–8 September 1916
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The Battle of Pozières Ridge 23 July–8 September 1916
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Between 23 July–3 September 1916 the Allies launched an offensive on the German defensive position on Pozières Ridge, as part of the Battle of the Somme. Of the five Allied divisions involved, three belonged to 1 Anzac Corps. On 23 July at 12.30 am the Australian 1st and 3rd Brigades... More
The Battle of Raymond 12 May 1863
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The Battle of Raymond 12 May 1863
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The Battle of Raymond was fought on 12 May 1863 in Raymond, Mississippi. It led to a Union victory and was between 12,000 Union soldiers, under Major General James B. McPherson, and 4,400 Confederates, under Brigadier General John Gregg. The Confederate commander at Vicksburg, Lieutenant General John Pemberton, wanted to... More
The Battle of Savannah September–October 1779
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The Battle of Savannah September–October 1779
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In late 1778, the British shifted the Revolutionary War south, where there was more loyalist support. Lt Colonel Campbell was sent to Savannah, Georgia, where, in December 1778, he routed the American rebel forces. Brigadier General Prevost joined him and was tasked with persuading loyalists to join the British cause.... More
The Battle of Sekigahara c.1600
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The Battle of Sekigahara c.1600
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The battle of Sekigahara exemplified the tortuousness of Japanese feudal politics rather than military prowess. The death of strongman Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1598) left the regents of his infant son in control of western Japan. Eastern Japan was the fiefdom of Tokugawa Ieyasu. On a foggy morning in October 1600, armies... More
The Battle of Shiloh 6 April 1862, Phase 1
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The Battle of Shiloh 6 April 1862, Phase 1
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After the successful battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in February, the Army of the West Tennessee, commanded by Ulysses S. Grant, continued their campaign into Confederate territory. The Union plan called for the army to concentrate its scattered units at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. There they... More
The Battle of Shiloh 7 April 1862, Phase 2
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The Battle of Shiloh 7 April 1862, Phase 2
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Over the course of the night of 6 April, Buell’s 18,000-strong Army of the Ohio arrived, crossed the river and filed into position along the centre and left of the Union line. Further reinforcements arrived in the form of a reserve division commanded by Major General Lew Wallace, who joined... More
The Battle of Sluys 1340
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The Battle of Sluys 1340
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In the late 1330s, tensions between England and France heightened. Philip VI was King of France, despite Edward III’s claims to the throne, resulting in the Hundred Years’ War. There were raids on English coastal towns and the cloth trade was in jeopardy. Yet failed attacks and a series of... More
The Battle of Talavera 1809
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The Battle of Talavera 1809
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Sir Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington) entered Portugal in early July with 20,000 British troops, intending to link with General Cuesta’s Spanish army. Meanwhile Cuesta, confronted by Joseph Bonaparte’s larger French army, had withdrawn to Talavera beside the Tagus, with the French in pursuit. Coming upon the now... More