Battles That Changed the World
#1: The Battle of Gaugamela
The Battle of Gaugamela is the famous battle that occurred in October, 331 BC under the rule of Alexander the great. He got an impressive victory with the assistance of Greek force against the Persian army.
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#2: The Battle of Zama
At the end of the empire of the great general Hannibal, the battle of Zama changed the situation of the political power distribution. It was held in the North African town in October, 202BC.
#3: The Battle of Hastings.
The famous successful battle that was fought between France and England in October 14, 1066 was the Battle of Hastings. This battle ended in the death of Harold.
#4: The Battle of Agincourt
The great victory of England against the French army was in the Battle of Agincourt in October, 1415. After this war English culture began to spread all over the world.
#5: The Siege of Vienna
The War that fought for the end of the Ottoman Empire in Turkey was The Siege of Vienna. This war is a big reason of the domination of Christianity in Western and Central Europe.
#6: The Battle of Cajamarca
In November, 1532 Spanish army began a battle against their rivals Inca by a surprise attack. This was the Battle of Cajamarca in which Inca natives lost 2,000 of their people.
#7: The Battle of Naseby
The ending battle of the English Civil War was the Battle of Naseby that was fought by the King Charles I against the Parliamentarian. He got victory at the end first time in history in June, 1645.
#8: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first independence battle of America against British rule on April, 1775 was the Battles of Lexington and Concord. This battle ended with the declaration of the freedom of the Americans in June, 1776.
#9: The Battle of Yorktown
In 1781, The Battle of Yorktown was fought between the Americans and France against the British army. When the war ended the Americans got victory and a new period of the French revolution began.
#10: The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo ended in the victory of Napoleon Bonaparte in France in 1815. Waterloo, after this war, became an idiom which means "crushing defeat".
#11: The Battle of Britain
During World War II the series of battles fought between The German Army and British Forces. It ended after the death of 43,000 innocent people and a victory of the British Air Force.
#12: The Battle of Stalingrad
The most horrible battle during the period of World War II was The Battle of Stalingrad that ended in the loss of Germany in 1943.
#13: The Atomic Battle
This was more of a one sided battle with the bombing of the two main cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in 1945 and which led them to miserable economic conditions.
#14: The Battle of Huaihai
The closing battle of the Chinese Civil War between two opposite parties, that cause the death of half a million civilians, was the Battle of Huaihai in 1948. After the victory of the Chinese Communist Party the new revolution period started in china.
#15: The Tet Offensive battle
The Tet Offensive battle was fought between South and North parts of Vietnam. It was the first time in history where the American army was unable to succeed.
