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The Battle of Cannae in the summer of 216 BC is a milestone in Roman history.

Eran Spahbodh Rustaham Suren-Pahlav, son of Arakhsh (Arash, pers.) and Massis, was born in 84 BCE. The name under which he appears in the western classical sources was apparently no more than his hereditary title, that of Suren, which continues to appear as well in the record of Iranian history far into Sasanian times.

In the month Âbu the army of Assyria prepared for battle in Gablini and Nabopolassar went up against them

In the month Âbu the army of Assyria prepared for battle in Gablini and Nabopolassar went up against them

Procopius work, On the Wars provides an excellent source for this aspect of Justinian's program. Below he recounts the success of Belasarius, Justinian's great general, in overthrowing the Vandal Kingdom in northern Africa.

Nomad invasions have been a common feature of the histories of almost all Eurasian countries. Recall the Huns in Europe, the Parthians in the Middle East, the Mongols in China, and the Moguls in India, for instance.

After their defeat at Taginae and the subsequent death of their last great leader, Teia, the Ostrogoths appealed to the Frankish leader Theudibald for help against the Imperial forces

Antiochus Strategos. The following account of the fall of Jerusalem to the Persians in 614, by the monk Antiochus Stategos, who live din the monastary (lavra) of St. Sabas inJerusalem, shows this attitude. It provides a Byzantine version of the later blood libel.

The results of 12 years work to find the battle were revealed to the people of Fulford. The room was packed

From the blood soaked plains of Manassas, to the smoke filled skies of Atlanta, and finally to the tear filled eyes at Appomattox.

n order to protect and strengthen commerce, Novgorod waged land and sea battles against the Swedes and, during the same period, repulsed frequent attacks by bellicose German knights

Roman infantry tactics refers to the theoretical and historical deployment, formation and maneuvers of the Roman infantry from the start of the Roman Republic to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/roman-infantry-tactics#ixzz1BxSfb9Fp

A Roman legion was an infantry unit consisting of heavily armed soldiers, equiped with shields, armor, helmets, spears and swords

A U.S. Army Abrams M1A1 tank takes a defensive position at a staging area during Ready Crucible in Germany,

Russian regular army in the SYW was mono-national, with the only exception for light cavalry, consisted of regiments of Pandur Hussars. They were raised from Serbs, Hungarians, Georgians, Wallachians & Moldavians. To explain their origins I have to make a brief excursion to the 1730-ths.

In the Nepal war of 1812 the British sent a force of 30,000 against 12,000 Gorkhas (in reality at this time there was no such thing as a Gurkha -- they were called Gorkhalis) thinking in their usual arrogance they would take Nepal by storm. Just the opposite proved to be true.

Everyone in England knows the date 1066, for in that year England changed forever. Most will connect 1066 with the Battle of Hastings but Hastings was the culmination of a series of major events that had taken place that year.

The springweight tartan sash from Ingles Buchan is on of our more popular ladies formalwear items - perfect for balls, ceilidhs, or just looking posh around the house

When the men of Schwyz, a member state of the confederation, raided the neighbouring Abbey of Einsiedeln early in 1314, the Habsburg duke Leopold I of Austria, who claimed jurisdiction in the area, raised an army of knights for an invasion of Schwyz from Zug by way of the Morgarten Pass alongside Lake Egeri (Ägerisee)

Perhaps in 1919, Ataturk had the defeat at Ankara in mind when he chose to make it the capital of the young Turkish Republic to assert once more the resilience of the Turkish Nation.

European Wars

The Battle of Tannenberg or Grunwald in 1410, according to Jan Dlugosz

In spite of his great victory at Agincourt (1415) and the Treaty of Troyes (1420), Henry V of England died in August 1422 with his dream of becoming king of France unrealized.

Generally the last, and decisive, phase of the Hundred Years' War is not well covered in most modern English or American histories of Western warfare

Since the 13th Century, Poland's most persistent and consistent foes were the Teutonic Knights in the North and the Mongol Horde, later the Tatars, in the Southeast.

The Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars fought in medieval England from 1455 to 1487 between the House of Lancaster and the House of York.

Maps of the Battle, the Battlefield Centre, and the Surrounding Area

. Modern scholars distinguish between combustible objects being hurled from non-gunpowder machines, and the actual use of gunpowder as an explosive to propel objects from a gun

British Regular Regiments in North America

The battles of TRENTON and PRINCETON are connected, and part of a campaign against the British forces in NJ, during the American Revolution during the 1776-1777 winter. Here is a general account of that campaign.

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The Story of the Battles of Saratoga

As Danish merchant ships were increasingly harassed by privateers, the Danish Government decided in 1797, to secure shipping by having the convoys protected and led by one or more men-of-war.

The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, which began with the Japanese naval attack on Port Arthur, had its roots in the simultaneous determination of both Japan and Russia to develop 'spheres of influence' in the Far East, mainly at the expense of China.

June 13 -Spanish General Fidel de Santoclides killed in the battle of Peralejo Oriente Province. He died, killed by sharpshooter Andres Fernandez of Antonio Maceo's escort, while protecting Arsenio Martinez Campos Spanish Governor of Cuba.

Warfare in the Balkans

The story of the evolution of the Pakistan Army is the story of the birth of Pakistan itself against heavy odds.

"Battle of the Falkland's War" heads the list of recommended British-published books, described as "

Burma's military government has been pressing former rebels among the country's ethnic minorities to participate in a national convention to draft a constitution leading to democracy.

The Caucasus Conflict and Russian Security: the Russian Armed Forces Confront Chechnya

Etióp-eritreai konfliktus (En)

A Short History of War (En)

In 1979 Saddam Hussien took control of Iraq, and immediately set the tone for his rule by killing 21 of his cabinet members. He wanted to make his country whole once again so in 1990 he invaded Kuwait and in less than 4 hours he had taken Kuwait and controlled 24% of the worlds oil supplies. It seemed as if his next target was Saudi Arabia.

The Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) are a group of islands in the south Atlantic. The two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, lie 300 miles [480 km] east of the Argentina coast. About 200 smaller islands form a total land area of approximately 4,700 square miles (12,200 square km). The capital and only town is (Port) Stanley

The Iran-Iraq War permanently altered the course of Iraqi history. It strained Iraqi political and social life, and led to severe economic dislocations. Viewed from a historical perspective

At first the Achaemenid army consisted wholly of Iranian warriors, and even when other regions were subjugated, Iranian formed the nucleus of the imperial army.

Heavy Armoured Sassanian Cavalry

Parthians who in ousting the Seleucids from Iran had ample opportunity to experience the effect of heavily armed professional infantry led by Macedonian kings,

Israel's ground, air, and naval forces, known as the Israel Defense Force (IDF), fall under the command of a single general staff.

After the establishment of the League of Nations mandate over Lebanon in April 1920, France formed the Troupes Spéciales du Levant (Levantine Special Forces),

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Orders of Battle (En)

In order to enjoy the art works by Wu Enqi and Shan Dan it is certainly not necessary to know anything about Genghis Khan or the Mongolian people.

Buonaccorso Pitti naplója (1381-1386)

Harmincéves háború (En)

"The Khazar people were an unusual phenomenon for Medieval times

Keresztesek (En)

Primary Sources on Medieval and Renaissance Military History

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Spanyolország háborúi középkorban (En)

elcome to the English Civil War resource pages.

A view of the History of the Revolutionary War in New Jersey.

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It is a common aphorism that the history of war is too important to be left to military historians.

Welcome to Britishbattles.com the site that gives you the battles fought by Britain and its Empire forces from the 18th Century to the end of the 19th Century, illustrated and mapped.

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