World Famous Battles

     World Famous Battles

Battle of Marathon

490 BC

Athenians and Persians. King Darius of Persia defeated.

Battle of Thermoplaye

480 BC

Spartans led by Leonidas and Persians led by Xerexes. Greeks

defeated.

Battle of Salamis

480 BC

Athenian fleet and Persian fleet in bay of Salamis; Persian fleet

defeated.

Battle of Platae

479 BC

Greek and Persians forces defeated.

Battle of Mycale

479 BC

Greek and Persian fleets; Persian fleet defeated.

Spartan War I (Peloponesian War)

459 BC

Sparta and Athens, lasted for 30 years.

Spartan War II

Home

431 BC-421

Sparta and Athens; Spartans victorious.

Battle of Arabia

331 BC

Greek and Persian forces; Greeks victorious.

Battle of Magnesia

190 BC

Syrian and Roman forces; Syrian forces defeated (North-west Lydia).

Battle of Pharasalus

48 AD

Caesar defeated Pompey.

Battle of Hastings

1066

William, the Duck of Normandy defeated Harold, the king of England.

England came under the control of Normans.

Hundred- year War

1338-

1453

Fought between France and England .

The cause of the war was the succession was claimed to the throne

of France which was claimed by Edward III of England. The war was

resume by Henry V and was brought to an end by the Heroism of

Joan of Arc – ‘A country girl who overthrew the power of England ‘.

John of Arc was burnt alive at the stakes in 1431.

War of the Roses

1455-

1485

Civil War in England; The Cause of the

War was a struggle for the throne o England between the two royal

houses of Lancaster and York.

Anglo-Spanish War

(Spanish armada War)

1588

Spanish and England fleets fought in the England Channel; The

English fleet under lord Howard Defeated of the Spanish Armada.

Battle of

Gibraltar Way

1607

The Dutch defeated the Spanish and Portuguese.

Thirty-year War

1618-

1648

Stated as religious-cum-political war

Between the Lutherans and Catholics in

Germany and developed into an international war.

Civil War in England

1642-

1649

Between Cavaliers (King Charles I supporters)and forces of

Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell, king Charles I executed .

Battle of Blenheim

1704

England and Austria headed by Marlborough defended France and

Russia.

War of Austrian

Succession

1740-

1748

Queen of Austria, Maria Theresa

(daughter of Charles VII ) was Challenged by king Frederick II of

Prussia. England Supported the Queen and Frederick II was helped

by France. Ended with a Treaty Which recognized the Queen’s right

to the throne after the death of king Frederick.

Seven -Year War

(Anglo-French War III)

1756-

1763

Britain and France against Austria and

Prussia; the British alliance won.

Battle of the Nile

1798

British and French fleets, Britain victorious.

Battle of Trafolgar

1805

British fleet defeated fleets of France and Spain. British fleets were

commanded by Admiral Nelson, who was killed during the Battle.

Battle of Austerliz

1805

Britain , Austria ,Russia and Prussia .On side and France on the other. Napoleon (France)

defeated Austria and Russia.

Battle of Borodino

1812

Between France and Russia. Napolean invaded Russia at Borodino,

and nearly defeated the Russians. However on reaching Moscow, his

army suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat. Napolean’s illfated

attack on Russia market the beginning of the downfall of the

French Empire.

Battle of Leipzing

1813

Germany and combined force of Austria, Prussia and Russia, Defeated Napolean.

Battle of Waterloo

1815

British forces and by Duke of Wellington (sir Arthur Wellesly)

defeated French forces led by Napolean. Napolean was Captured

and exiled to St. Helena where he died in 1821.

First Opium War

1840

China and Britain; Chinese yielded opium. It was a trade war.

Crimean War

1854-

1856

The Combined forces of the British,

French and Turks defeated Russia.

American Civil War

1861-

1865

Northern states of America under

Abraham Lincon defeated the Southern states and abolished the

slavery.

Sino- Japanese War

1894-

1895

Japan Defeated China and occupied

Formosa and Korea.

Battle of Omdurman

1898

The British and Egyptian forces defeated

The forces of Khalifa (Mehdits).

Bear War

1899-

1901

The revolt of Transvaal Boers was

Suppressed by the British forces. Boers belonged to Dutch

Protestant stock who opposed Britishers because of abolition of

slavery by Britain.

Russo- Japanese War

(Battle of Port Arthur& Battle of Yalu)

1904-

1905

Russia and Japan in the sea of Japan.

Russia defeated; It led the wave of the idea of Asian Resurgence.

Balkan War I

1912

Turkey and Balkan countries (Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria and

Greece), Turkey defeated.

Balkan War II

1913

Invasion of Serbia and Greece by Bulgaria. Bulgaria was Defeated by

Combined forces of Serbia, Greece. Rumania, Montengro who

stripped Turkey of most of its European territories.

world War I

1914-

1918

Central Power (Germany and its allies)

Against the Allied Power (Britain and its allies); Central power were

deeated. Famous Battles : (1). First battle of Marne (1914)- France

defeated Germany.

(2). Battle o Jutland(1916)- Naval battle between England and

Germany. England defeated Germany. (3). Battle of Verdun (1916)-

Fought between France & Germany . (4). Second battle of

Marne(1918) – France defeated Germany.

World War II

1939-

1945

Axis Powers (Germany and its allies)

Against the Allied Power (Britain and its allies); Axis Power were

defeated. Famous Battle: Battle of EI Alamein (1942)-The Allies

victory during the World War II and retreat of General Rommel’s