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| 1 |  | War-1st War of Scottish Independence The First War of Scottish Independence lasted from the invasion by England in 1296 until the de jure restoration of Scottish independence with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328. De facto independence had been established in 1314 at the Battle of Bannockburn. |
Date: 1296-1328 |
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| 2 |  | War-2nd Barons War The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a civil war in England between the forces of a number of barons led by Simon de Montfort against Royalist forces led by Prince Edward (later Edward I of England), in the name of Henry III -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Barons%27_War -- By Chronique de Saint-Denis (ou de France) - Royal 16 G VI,… |
Date: 1264-1267 |
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| 3 |  | War-Arrival at Valhalla A Valkyrie, drinking horn in hands, awaits at the gates of Valhalla on the Tjängvide image stone from Gotland, housed at the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm, Sweden. | ||
| 4 |  | War-Bataille de Bouvines The French victory at the battle of Bouvines doomed John's plan to retake Normandy in 1214 and led to the First Barons' War. |
Date: 27 Jul 1214 |
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| 5 |  | War-Battle between Canute the Dane and Edmund Ironside In the summer of 1015, Cnut's fleet set sail for England with a Danish army of perhaps 10,000 in 200 longships. Cnut was at the head of an array of Vikings from all over Scandinavia. The invasion force was to engage in often close and grisly warfare with the English for the next fourteen months. Practically all of the battles were fought against… |
Date: 1016 |
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| 6 |  | War-Battle of Agincourt (Hundred Years) The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France. The unexpected English victory against the numerically superior French army boosted English morale and prestige, crippled France, --… |
Date: 1415 |
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| 7 |  | War-Battle of Alamance (Regulator Movement) "The Battle of Alamance," from the Neglected History of North Carolina by W.E. Fitch, 1905 (pp. 206-232). Image courtesy of Texas A&M faculty, Wallace L. McKeehan. |
Date: 16 May 1771 |
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| 8 |  | War-Battle of Antietam (Civil) Union troops charge past the Dunker Church at the Battle of Antietam |
Date: 17 Sep 1862 |
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| 9 |  | War-Battle of Bannockburn (1st Scottish) The Battle of Bannockburn (Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich in Scottish Gaelic) (24 June 1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. It was one of the decisive battles of the First War of Scottish Independence. The Scottish victory was complete and, although full English recognition of Scottish independence was not… |
Date: 24 Jun 1314 |
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| 10 |  | War-Battle of Barnet (Roses) Illustration of the Battle of Barnet (14 April 1471) on the Ghent manuscript The Battle of Barnet, where Warwick was killed. Edward IV can be seen on the left, wearing a crown, Warwick on the right being pierced by a lance. It should be noted that in reality Edward did not kill Warwick. … |
Date: 14 Apr 1471 |
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| 11 |  | War-Battle of Baton Rouge (Civil) Union Army - Connecticut 24th at Baton Rouge -- A foraging party of the 24th returns to Baton Rouge -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24th_Connecticut_Infantry_Regiment#/media/File:24th_Connecticut_at_Baton_Rouge.jpg |
Date: 1863 |
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| 12 |  | War-Battle of Bosworth Field (Roses) The Battle of Bosworth Field (or Battle of Bosworth) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his… |
Date: 22 August 1485 |
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| 13 |  | War-Battle of Brávellir (Dane-Swede) The Battle of Brávellir or the Battle of Bråvalla was a legendary battle that is described in the Norse sagas as taking place on the Brávellir between Sigurd Ring, king of Sweden and the Geats of West Götaland, and his uncle Harald Wartooth, king of Denmark and the Geats of East Götaland. |
Date: mid-8th Century |
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| 14 |  | War-Battle of Brier Creek (Revolution) The Battle of Brier Creek was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on March 3, 1779 near the confluence of Brier Creek with the Savannah River in eastern Georgia. A Patriot force consisting principally of militia from North Carolina and Georgia was surprised, suffering significant casualties. The battle occurred only a few weeks after a… |
Date: 3 Mar 1779 |
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| 15 |  | War-Battle of Bunker Hill (Revolution) Captain Joseph Butler commanded a company at the rail fence northeast of the main earthen fort. Several of the soldiers in his company were killed and wounded in this battle. "Bunker Hill by Pyle" by Howard Pyle - [1],[2]. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons -… |
Date: 17 June 1775 |
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| 16 |  | War-Battle of Chickamauga (Civil) The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 18 – 20, 1863, between U.S. and Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia — the Chickamauga Campaign.[1][2] It was the first major battle of the war fought in Georgia, the most significant Union defeat in… |
Date: Sep 1863 |
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| 17 |  | War-Battle of Chosin Reservoir (Korean) Chinese attacking Marines at Chosin Reservoir far slope of hill |
Date: 1950 |
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| 18 |  | War-Battle of Colbert's Raid (Revolution) The Battle of Arkansas Post (also known as the Colbert Raid or Colbert Incident) was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought at Arkansas Post on April 17, 1783. It was a part of a series of small battles fought between Spanish and British forces in the Lower Mississippi region from 1779, when Spain entered the war on the side of the… |
Date: 17 Apr 1783 |
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| 19 |  | War-Battle of Concord Bridge (Revolution) Lieutenant Joseph Butler, an officer in the company commanded by Captain Nathan Barret, helped lead the Minute Men companies from Concord who fought in the Battle of Concord Bridge, the second battle of the American Revolution. |
Date: 19 April 1775 |
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| 20 |  | War-Battle of Corregidor (WWII) US soldiers surrendering on Corregidor |
Date: 1942 |
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| 21 |  | War-Battle of Edgecote (Roses) THE BATTLE OF EDGECOTE was fought between the insurgents, led by "Robin of Redesdale," and the troops of Edward IV, under the Earl of Pembroke. The former were completely victorious. Pembroke was defeated with great slaughter, and he and his brother were taken prisoners, and put to death by the rebels. -… |
Date: 26 Jul 1469 |
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| 22 |  | War-Battle of Evesham (2nd Barons) Battle of Evesham - Death and mutilation of Simon de Montfort at the Battle of Evesham. Above Simon is the body of his son Henry. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Evesham |
Date: 1265 |
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| 23 |  | War-Battle of Falkirk (1st Scottish) The Battle of Falkirk, (Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice in Gaelic) which took place on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace. Shortly after the battle Wallace resigned as Guardian of Scotland. |
Date: 22 Jul 1298 |
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| 24 |  | War-Battle of Faughart (1st Scottish) Edward Bruce in combat at Faughart The Battle of Faughart was fought on 14 October 1318 between a Hiberno-Norman force led by John de Bermingham and Edmund Butler, and a Scots-Irish army commanded by Edward Bruce, brother of Robert Bruce, king of Scotland. It was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence and more precisely the Irish… |
Date: 14 Oct 1318 |
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| 25 |  | War-Battle of Fort Donelson (Civil) The Storming of Fort Donelson - https://www.nps.gov/fodo/planyourvisit/thebattleforfortdonelson.htm |
Date: Feb 1862 |
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| 26 |  | War-Battle of Fort William Henry (French-English) Montcalm trying to stop Native Americans from attacking British soldiers and civilians as they leave Fort William Henry. Wood engraving by Alfred Bobbett after a painting of Felix Octavius Carr Darley. Published between 1870 and 1880. -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_William_Henry |
Date: 1757 |
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| 27 |  | War-Battle of Franklin (Civil) The Battle of Franklin was fought on November 30, 1864, at Franklin, Tennessee, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. It was one of the worst disasters of the war for the Confederate States Army. Confederate Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee conducted numerous frontal assaults against fortified positions… |
Date: 30 Nov 1864 |
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| 28 |  | War-Battle of Gettysburg (Civil) The Battle of Gettysburg, by Thure de Thulstrup The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac… |
Date: Jul 1863 |
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| 29 |  | War-Battle of Guadalcanal (WWII) The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II. It was the first major land offensive by Allied forces against the Empire… |
Date: 1942 |
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| 30 |  | War-Battle of Guinegate-1513 (Italian) The Battle of the Spurs or Battle of Guinegate took place on 16 August 1513. As part of the Holy League, during the ongoing Italian Wars, English and Imperial troops under Henry VIII and Maximilian I surprised and routed a body of French cavalry under Jacques de La Palice. Henry and Maximilian were besieging the town of Thérouanne in Artois (now… |
Date: 1513 |
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| 31 |  | War-Battle of Harlem Heights (Revolution) The Battle of Harlem Heights was fought during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The action took place in what is now the Morningside Heights and west Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City on September 16, 1776. The Continental Army, under Commander-in-Chief General George Washington, Major… |
Date: 16 Sep 1776 |
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| 32 |  | War-Battle of Hastings (Norman) The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II. It took place at Senlac Hill, approximately 7 miles (11 kilometres) northwest of Hastings, close to the present-day town of Battle, East Sussex, and was a… |
Date: 14 Oct 1066 |
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| 33 |  | War-Battle of Haws River (Revolution) Pyle's Massacre, (also Pyle's defeat, Pyle's hacking match, or Battle of Haw River), was fought during the American Revolutionary War in present-day Alamance County on February 24, 1781. The battle was between Patriot troops attached to the Continental Army under Colonel Henry Lee and the Loyalist North Carolina militia commanded by Dr. John Pyle. |
Date: 1781 |
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| 34 |  | War-Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1812) Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tohopeka), during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory. United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War. -- Wikipedia:… |
Date: 27 Mar 1814 |
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| 35 |  | War-Battle of Iwo Jima (WWII) Across the litter on Iwo Jima's black sands, Marines of the 4th Division shell Japanese positions cleverly concealed back from the beaches. Here, a gun pumps a stream of shells into Japanese positions inland on the tiny volcanic island. … |
Date: 1945 |
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| 36 |  | War-Battle of Jonesborough-1864 (Civil) Ruins of rolling mill and railroad cars destroyed by Confederates on evacuation of Atlanta, Georgia |
Date: Aug 1864 |
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| 37 |  | War-Battle of Kings Mountain (Revolution) Engraving depicting the death of British Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of Kings Mountain during the American Revolutionary War -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kings_Mountain |
Date: 7 Oct 1780 |
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| 38 |  | War-Battle of Lincoln (1st Barons) The Second Battle of Lincoln occurred at Lincoln Castle on 20 May 1217, during the First Barons' War, between the forces of the future Louis VIII of France and those of King Henry III of England. Louis' forces were attacked by a relief force under the command of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. The Comte du Perche, commanding the French… |
Date: 20 May 1217 |
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| 39 |  | War-Battle of Long Island (Revolution) The Battle of Long Island, also known as the Battle of Brooklyn or the Battle of Brooklyn Heights, fought on August 27, 1776, was the first major battle in the American Revolutionary War following the United States Declaration of Independence, the largest battle of the entire conflict, and the first battle in which an army of the United States… |
Date: 27 August 1776 |
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| 40 |  | War-Battle of Long Island - Haslet's Delaware Continentals (Revolution) Colonel John Haslet's Regiment of Delaware Continentals, fighting alongside Colonel William Smallwood's Regiment of Maryland Continentals, both under the command of Brigadier General William Alexander, Lord Stirling (an American rebel heir to a Scottish title), cover the retreat of and save the American Army after its terrible defeat by the… |
Date: 27 August 1776 |
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| 41 |  | War-Battle of Luzon (WWII) A squad leader points out a suspected Japanese position at the edge of Balete Pass, near Baguio, where troops of the 25th Infantry Division are in fierce combat with Japanese forces. 23 March 1945. |
Date: 1945 |
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| 42 |  | War-Battle of Marinduque (Philippine Insurrection) Men of the 29th volunteer infantry wading ashore on Marinduque 25 April 1900 From The U.S. Army's Pacification of Marinduque, Philippine Islands, April 1900-April 1901, Andrew J. Birtle, The Journal of Military History, April 1997, Vol. 61, No. 2, page 259 … |
Date: 1901 |
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| 43 |  | War-Battle of Monocacy (Civil) Destruction of the R.R. bridge, over the Monocacy River near Frederick, Md. SUMMARY: Scene depicts damage caused by Confederate raid. -- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destruction_of_the_RR_bridge,_Monocacy,_1864.png |
Date: 10 Jul 1864 |
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| 44 |  | War-Battle of Naseby (English Civil) Battle of Naseby.jpg More details Battle of Naseby, by an unknown artist. The victory of the Parliamentarian New Model Army, under Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, over the Royalist army, commanded by Prince Rupert, at the Battle of Naseby (June 14, 1645) marked the decisive turning point in the English Civil War. --… |
Date: 1645 |
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| 45 |  | War-Battle of Nashville (Civil) The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle in the Franklin-Nashville Campaign that represented the end of large-scale fighting west of the coastal states in the American Civil War. It was fought at Nashville, Tennessee, on December 15–16, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Lieutenant General John Bell Hood and the Union Army… |
Date: 16 Dec 1864 |
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| 46 |  | War-Battle of Nevilles Cross (2nd Scottish) The Battle of Neville's Cross took place less than half a mile to the west of Durham, England, on 17 October 1346, within sight of the Cathedral.[4] The battle was the result of the invasion of France by England whereupon, under the terms of the Auld Alliance, the Scottish invasion of northern England was required during the Hundred Years' War and… |
Date: 17 Oct 1346 |
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| 47 |  | War-Battle of New Orleans (1812) The Battle of New Orleans. General Andrew Jackson stands on the parapet of his makeshift defenses as his troops repulse attacking Highlanders, by painter Edward Percy Moran in 1910. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson#/media/File:Battle_of_New_Orleans.jpg |
Date: 8 Jan 1815 |
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| 48 |  | War-Battle of Norwood's Cove (1812) |
Date: 6 Aug 1814 |
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| 49 |  | War-Battle of Okinawa (WWII) US Marine reinforcements wade ashore to support the beachhead on Okinawa, April 1, 1945. -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa |
Date: Apr 1945 |
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| 50 |  | War-Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (Anglo-Scottish) The Battle of Pinkie, also known as the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh took place on 10 September 1547 on the banks of the River Esk near Musselburgh, Scotland. The last pitched battle between Scotland and England before the Union of the Crowns, it was part of the conflict known as the Rough Wooing and is considered to have been the first modern battle… |
Date: 10 Sep 1547 |
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| 51 |  | War-Battle of Point Pleasant (Dunmore's) The Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, was the only major action of Dunmore's War. It was fought on October 10, 1774, between the Virginia militia and Shawnee and Mingo warriors. Along the Ohio River near modern-day Point Pleasant, West Virginia, forces under the Shawnee chief Cornstalk attacked Virginia militiamen… |
Date: 10 Oct 1774 |
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| 52 |  | War-Battle of Poitiers (Hundred Years) The Battle of Poitiers was a major battle of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. The battle occurred on 19 September 1356 near Poitiers, France. Preceded by the Battle of Crécy in 1346, and followed by the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, it was the second of the three great English victories of the war. … |
Date: 1356 |
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| 53 |  | War-Battle of Port Hudson (Civil) Confederate batteries fire down onto Union gunboats on the Mississippi. |
Date: 1863 |
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| 54 |  | War-Battle of Pusan (Korean) The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a large-scale battle between United Nations (UN) and North Korean (NK) forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950. It was one of the first major engagements of the Korean War. An army of 140,000 UN troops, having been pushed to the brink of defeat, were rallied to make a final stand against the invading… |
Date: 4 Aug 1950-18 Sep 1950 |
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| 55 |  | War-Battle of Shiloh (Civil) The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was fought on April 6–7, 1862, in the American Civil War. The fighting took place in southwestern Tennessee, which was part of the war's Western Theater. The battlefield is located between a church named Shiloh and Pittsburg Landing, which is on the Tennessee River. Two Union… |
Date: 1861 |
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| 56 |  | War-Battle of Shrewsbury (England) The Battle of Shrewsbury was a battle fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King, Henry IV, and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberland.[1] The battle, the first in which English archers fought each other on English soil, demonstrated "the deadliness of the longbow" and ended the Percy… |
Date: 21 Jul 1403 |
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| 57 |  | War-Battle of Stones River (Civil) Illustration of the Battle of Stones River, which occurred on December 31, 1862 and January 2-3, 1863. Commanding the forces were General Rosecrans for the Union and General Bragg for the Confederacy.-- By Kurz & Allison - http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/91482049/, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1248152 |
Date: 1863 |
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| 58 |  | War-Battle of Tewkesbury (Roses) The Battle of Tewkesbury, which took place on 4 May 1471, was one of the most decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses in England. King Edward IV and his forces loyal to the House of York completely defeated those of the rival House of Lancaster. The Lancastrian heir to the throne, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, and many prominent… |
Date: 4 May 1471 |
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| 59 |  | War-Battle of the Plains of Abraham (French Indian) Drawing by a soldier of Wolfe's army depicting the easy climbing of Wolfe's soldiers The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War in the United States). The battle, which began on 13 September 1759, was fought between the British… |
Date: 13 Sep 1759 |
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| 60 |  | War-Battle of the Plains of Abraham (French-Indian) General Montcalm, mortally wounded on the Plains of Abraham, is taken to Quebec. The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War in the United States). The battle, which began on 13 September 1759, was fought between the British Army… |
Date: 1759 |
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| 61 |  | War-Battle of the Standard (Anarchy) The Battle of the Standard, sometimes called the Battle of Northallerton, in which English forces repelled a Scottish army, took place on 22 August 1138 on Cowton Moor near Northallerton in Yorkshire. The Scottish forces were led by King David I of Scotland. The English were commanded by William of Aumale. Within a month, a truce was negotiated… |
Date: 22 Aug 1138 |
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| 62 |  | War-Battle of the Thames (1812) The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a decisive United States victory in the War of 1812 against Great Britain. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada. It resulted in the death of the Shawnee chief Tecumseh, and the destruction of the Native American coalition which he… |
Date: October 5, 1813 |
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| 63 |  | War-Battle of Tinchebray (Normandy) The Battle of Tinchebray (alternate spellings Tinchebrai or Tenchebrai) was fought 28 September 1106, in the town of Tinchebray, Normandy, between an invading force led by Henry I of England, and his older brother Robert Curthose, the Duke of Normandy. Henry's knights won a decisive victory, capturing Robert and imprisoning him in England and… |
Date: 28 Sep 1106 |
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| 64 |  | War-Battle of Tours (Umayyad Invasion) The Top 8 Greatest Military Commanders in History (That You've Probably Never Heard Of) :4 Charles Martel - Charles Martel ascended to the throne of the Franks in 719 after an internal quarrel between the decendents of the most recent king, Pepin II. After becoming, King of the Franks, Charles consolodated his kingdom and began to expand… |
Date: 732 |
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| 65 |  | War-Battle of Towton (Roses) The Battle of Towton was fought during the English Wars of the Roses on 29 March 1461, near the village of the same name in Yorkshire. It was "probably the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil". According to chroniclers, more than 50,000 soldiers from the Houses of York and Lancaster fought for hours amidst a snowstorm on that… |
Date: 29 Mar 1461 |
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| 66 |  | War-Battle of Trenton (Revolution) Painting by Charles McBarron, Jr., 1975. The Battle of Trenton took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, after General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey. The hazardous crossing in adverse weather made it possible for Washington to lead the main body of… |
Date: 26 Dec 1776 |
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| 67 |  | War-Battle of Vicksburg (Civil) The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 – July 4, 1863) was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of maneuvers, Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate Army of Mississippi, led by Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton, into the… |
Date: 4 Jul 1863 |
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| 68 |  | War-Battle of Watling Street (Boudician Revolt) Boudicca Harangued by the Iceni by Henry Courtney Selous (1803-90) http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/selous/1.html The Battle of Watling Street took place in Roman-occupied Britain in AD 60 or 61 between an alliance of indigenous British peoples led by Boudica and a Roman army led by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus. Although heavily… |
Date: 62 AD |
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| 69 |  | War-Battle of Winchester (Civil) Third Battle of Winchester (Battle of Opequon) +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Battle_of_Winchester |
Date: Aug 1864 |
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| 70 |  | War-Burning of Washington (1812) The burning of Washington was a British invasion of Washington City (now Washington, D.C.), the capital of the United States, during the Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812. It is the only time since the American Revolutionary War that a foreign power has captured and occupied the capital of the United States. Following the defeat of… |
Date: 24 Aug 1814 |
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| 71 |  | War-Continental Army (Revolution) |
Date: 1776 |
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| 72 |  | War-Crusade I A depiction of the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 from a medieval manuscript. The burning buildings of Jerusalem are centered in the image. The various crusaders are surrounding and besieging the village armed for an attack. -------- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Crusade |
Date: 1099 |
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| 73 |  | War-Crusade I (The Four Leaders) Hugh was one of the knightly leaders of the First Crusade - Wikipedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CrusadeLeaders.jpg |
Date: 1095 |
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| 74 |  | War-Crusade III (Siege of Acre) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Crusade |
Date: 1190 |
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| 75 |  | War-Crusade V (Attack of Tower of Damietta) Frisian crusaders attack the tower of Damietta Painting by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen The Fifth Crusade (1213–1221) was an attempt by Catholic Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt. After occupying the port of Damietta, the Crusaders marched south towards… |
Date: 1213-1221 |
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| 76 |  | War-Crusade VI The Sixth Crusade started in 1228 as an attempt to regain Jerusalem. It began seven years after the failure of the Fifth Crusade. It involved very little actual fighting. The diplomatic maneuvering of the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II resulted in the Kingdom of Jerusalem regaining control of Jerusalem and other areas for fifteen years. |
Date: 1229 |
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| 77 |  | War-Crusade VIII (Siege Of Acre) The Eighth Crusade was a crusade launched by Louis IX, King of France, in 1270. The Eighth Crusade is sometimes counted as the Seventh, if the Fifth and Sixth Crusades of Frederick II are counted as a single crusade. The Ninth Crusade is sometimes also counted as part of the Eighth. |
Date: 1270 |
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| 78 |  | War-Crusades (Knights Templar) |
Date: 1119 |
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| 79 |  | War-Death of Baldrs (Viking) Baldr is known primarily for the story of his death. His death is seen as the first in the chain of events which will ultimately lead to the destruction of the gods at Ragnarök. Baldr will be reborn in the new world, according to Völuspá. | ||
| 80 |  | War-Death of Catesby and Percy (Gunpowder Plot) Percy and Catesby slain in attempting their escape from Holbeach The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. |
Date: 8 Nov 1605 |
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| 81 |  | War-Death of Ragnar (Viking) Ragnar Lodbrok (Ragnar "Hairy-Breeches", Old Norse: Ragnarr Loðbrók) was a legendary Norse ruler and hero from the Viking Age who became known as the scourge of France and England and as the father of many renowned sons, including Ivar the Boneless, Björn Ironside, Halfdan Ragnarsson and Ubba. Ragnar distinguished himself by many raids and… | ||
| 82 |  | War-Death of Sviatoslav (Rus'–Byzantine) Fearing that the peace with Sviatoslav would not endure, the Byzantine emperor induced the Pecheneg khan Kurya to kill Sviatoslav before he reached Kiev. This was in line with the policy outlined by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus in De Administrando Imperio of fomenting strife between the Rus' and the Pechenegs. According to the Slavic… |
Date: 972 |
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| 83 |  | War-Despenser King Edward II, whose domination by his favourites, the Despensers, led to the Despenser War - The Despenser War (1321–22) was a baronial revolt against Edward II of England led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun. The rebellion was fuelled by opposition to Hugh Despenser the Younger, the royal favourite. After the rebels'… |
Date: 1231-1232 |
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| 84 |  | War-Drum (1812) Drum - War of 1812 |
Date: 1812 |
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| 85 |  | War-Execution of Cromwell, Bradshaw and Ireton The execution of the bodies of Cromwell, Bradshaw and Ireton, from a contemporary print http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Execution_of_Cromwell,_Bradshaw_and_Ireton,_1661.jpg |
Date: 1661 |
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| 86 |  | War-Execution of Hugh le Despenser (Despenser) He rose to national prominence as royal chamberlain and a favourite of Edward II of England. Despenser made many enemies across the nobility of Engl Despenser tried to starve himself before his trial, but he was unsuccessful. He did face trial and was found guilty on many charges. He was sentenced to death, with Isabella, Mortimer and their… |
Date: Nov 1326 |
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| 87 |  | War-Execution of Owen ap Tudor (Roses) Beheading of Owen Ap Tudor -- Owen Tudor was an early casualty of the Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) between the House of Lancaster and the House of York. He joined his son Jasper's army in Wales in January 1461, a force that was defeated at the Battle of Mortimer's Cross by Edward of York. On 2 February, Owen Tudor was captured and beheaded… |
Date: 4 February 1461 |
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| 88 |  | War-Execution of Princes in the Tower (Roses) The Princes in the Tower refers to the apparent murder in England in the 1480s of the deposed King Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York. These two brothers were the only sons of King Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville surviving at the time of their father's death in 1483. When they were 12 and 9 years old, respectively, they… |
Date: 1483 |
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| 89 |  | War-Execution of Roger de Mortimer (Despenser) Execution of Roger de Mortimer at the Tyburn Tree -- Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330), was an English nobleman and powerful Marcher Lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous marriage to the wealthy heiress Joan de Geneville, 2nd… |
Date: 29 Nov 1330 |
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| 90 |  | War-Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh (Anglo-Spanish) Raleigh just before being beheaded -- In 1594, Raleigh heard of a "City of Gold" in South America and sailed to find it, publishing an exaggerated account of his experiences in a book that contributed to the legend of "El Dorado". After Queen Elizabeth died in 1603, Raleigh was again imprisoned in the Tower, this time for being involved in the… |
Date: 1618 |
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| 91 |  | War-Execution Trial of Charles I From "Nalson's Record of the Trial of Charles I, 1688" in the British Museum. Taken by J. Nalson, L. L. D., Jan.4th, 1683 London, 1684, folio. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Court-charles-I-sm.jpg |
Date: 1649 |
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| 92 |  | War-First Barons The First Barons' War was a civil war in the Kingdom of England between a group of rebellious barons, led by Robert Fitzwalter and supported by a French army under the future Louis VIII of France, and King John of England. The war resulted from the king's refusal to accept and abide by the Magna Carta he had sealed on 15 June 1215, and from the… |
Date: 1215-1217 |
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| 93 |  | War-Gunpowder Plot Conspirators A contemporary engraving of the conspirators . The Dutch artist, Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, probably never met any of the conspirators, but the print has become well-known nonetheless. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against… |
Date: 8 Nov 1605 |
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| 94 |  | War-King Philip's War Indians Attacking a Garrison House -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip's_War#/media/File:Indians_Attacking_a_Garrison_House.jpg |
Date: 1675 |
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| 95 |  | War-Mexican American The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution. |
Date: 1846-1848 |
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| 96 |  | War-Midnight ride of Revere and Dawes (Revolution) A Map of the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes Jr April 18-19 1775 |
Date: Apr 1775 |
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| 97 |  | War-Mortimer Invasion (Despenser) A 15th-century manuscript illustration showing Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, Baron Mortimer. The execution of Hugh Despenser the Younger can be seen in the background - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Despenser_War |
Date: 1321-1322 |
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| 98 |  | War-Narbonne Muslim troops leaving Narbonne to Pepin le Bref |
Date: 759 |
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| 99 |  | War-Norman Conquest Norman Conquest-BayeuxTapestryScene39 -- The Norman conquest of England was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army of Norman, Breton and French soldiers led by Duke William II of Normandy, later William the Conqueror. William, who defeated the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II of England at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October… |
Date: 1066 |
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| 100 |  | War-Pequot The Pequot War was an armed conflict spanning the years 1634–1638 between the Pequot tribe against an alliance of the Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Saybrook colonies who were aided by their Native American allies (the Narragansett and Mohegan tribes). Hundreds were killed; hundreds more were captured and sold into slavery to the West… |
Date: 1634-1638 |
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| 101 |  | War-Pequot Palmer was wounded in 1637 vs the Pequot Indians. For his service, he was granted 8 acres of land at Ipswich Mass. |
Date: 1637 |
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| 102 |  | War-Pilgramage of Grace http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/pilgrimagegrace.htm |
Date: 1536 |
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| 103 |  | War-Powhatan Massacre (1622) A 1628 woodcut by Matthaeus Merian published along with Theodore de Bry's earlier engravings in 1628 book on the New World. The engraving shows the March 22, 1622 massacre when Powhatan Indians attacked Jamestown and outlying Virginia settlements. Merian relied on de Bry's earlier depictions of the Indians, but the image is largely considered… |
Date: 1 April 1622 |
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| 104 |  | War-Reconquista The Reconquista 'Reconquest'; also known as Arabic: الاسترداد trans. al-Istirdād, [æl ɪstɪrˈdæːd], 'the Recapturing') is a centuries-long period in the Middle Ages in which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in reconquering the Iberian Peninsula from the Islamic kingdoms collectively known as Al-Andalus. | ||
| 105 |  | War-Roses WAR OF THE ROSES -- "Plucking the Red and White Roses in the Old Temple Gardens" -- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wars_of_the_Roses |
Date: 22 May 1455 – 16 June 1487 |
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| 106 |  | War-Saracen Army (Umayyad Invasion) Saracen Army Outside Paris -- The dark exoticism of Saracen invaders is stressed in this detail from The Saracen Army outside Paris, by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, painted 1822-27, which actually depicts a fictional incident from Ariosto (Cassino Massimo, Rome) |
Date: 730 AD |
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| 107 |  | War-Seige of Ninety-Six (Revolution) The siege of Ninety Six was a siege in western South Carolina late in the American Revolutionary War. From May 22 to June 18, 1781, Continental Army Major General Nathanael Greene led 1,000 troops in a siege against the 550 Loyalists in the fortified village of Ninety Six, South Carolina. The 28-day siege centered on an earthen fortification known… |
Date: 1781 |
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| 108 |  | War-Seige of Ravenna (Conquest of Italy) Theoderic came with his army to Italy in 488, where he won the battles of Isonzo and Verona in 489 and at the Adda in 490. In 493 he took Ravenna. On February 2, 493, Theoderic and Odoacer signed a treaty that assured both parties would rule over Italy. A banquet was organised in order to celebrate this treaty. It was at this banquet that… |
Date: 490-493 |
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| 109 |  | War-Siege of Boston (Revolution) The Siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) was the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War, in which New England militiamen—who later became part of the Continental Army—surrounded the town of Boston, Massachusetts, to prevent movement by the British Army garrisoned within. After eleven months of siege, the American… |
Date: 1775 |
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| 110 |  | War-Siege of Jackson (Civil) Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. http://mdah.state.ms.us/timeline/zone/1863/ |
Date: July 1863 |
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| 111 |  | War-Siege of Louisbourg (French-Indian) The Siege of Louisbourg took place in 1745 when a New England colonial force aided by a British fleet captured Louisbourg, the capital of the French province of Île-Royale (present-day Cape Breton Island) during the War of the Austrian Succession, known as King George's War in the British colonies. Although the Fortress of Louisbourg's… |
Date: 1745 |
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| 112 |  | War-Siege of Louisbourg-British Landing (French-Indian) View of the English landing on the island of Cape Breton to attack the fortress of Louisbourg. 1745. |
Date: 1745 |
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| 113 |  | War-Siege of Port Hudon (Civil) The siege of Port Hudson (May 22 – July 9, 1863) was the final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War. While Union General Ulysses Grant was besieging Vicksburg upriver, General Nathaniel Banks was ordered to capture the lower Mississippi Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, Louisiana, to… |
Date: 1863 |
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| 114 |  | War-Siege of Rheims (Hundred Years) Edward reaches Rheims, having encountered no resistance. He is low on supplies, Picardy having been ravaged by the Companies, and the suppression of the Jacquerie. In the interim, Rheims has increased it's fortifications, and destroyed all the buildings outside the walls that could shelter him. http://www.maisonstclaire.org/timeline/1356.html |
Date: 1359-60 |
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| 115 |  | War-Siege of Vicksburg Siege of Vicksburg - Assault on Fort Hill, fighting between Union and Confederate forces on June 25th, 1863, at the 3rd Louisiana Redan, known as Fort Hill during the siege of Vicksburg |
Date: 1863 |
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| 116 |  | War-Spanish Armada (Anglo-Spanish) English ships and the Spanish Armada http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Invincible_Armada.jpg |
Date: Aug 1588 |
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| 117 |  | War-Triomphe de Josaphat (Moabite) Triumph of Jehosaphat over Adad of Syria as illustrated by Jean Fouquet (1470s) for Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jehoshaphat |
Date: 847 |
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| 118 |  | War-Viking Valhalla In Norse mythology Valhalla is the 1800 anglicised name for Old Norse: Valhǫll ("hall of the slain"). It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat enter Valhalla, while the other half are chosen by the goddess Freyja to reside in Fólkvangr. The masses of those killed in… | ||
| 119 |  | War-Washington Crossing the Delaware (Revolution) General George Washington and the American Army crossing the Delaware River on the way to attack Colonel Rall and the Hessian mercenary troops at Trenton, New Jersey. Captain Joseph Butler was a participant as an officer in the 4th Massachusetts Continental Regiment (Lt. Colonel Thomas Nixon commanding), in the brigade of Major General John… |
Date: 25 Dec 1776 |
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