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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Orleans

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Second to last and we’re going back to the Hundred’s Years War. Name: The Siege of Orleans The War: The final phase of the Hundred’s Years War. When: 12 October 1428 – 8 May 1429 Where: Orleans and the surrounding … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Tsushima

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

It’s pronounced “Sue-She-Ma”. Name: The Battle of Tsushima, also known as the Battle of Tsushima Strait, or the Sea of Japan Naval Battle. The War: Russo-Japanese War When: 27-28th May 1905 Where: The Straits of Tsushima, between Japan and Korea. … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Cowpens

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

Of course, I couldn’t leave out the American Revolution, one of the seminal events in all of history. The problem is finding the decisive battle within the conflict. Name: The Battle of Cowpens The War: The American Revolutionary War When: … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Crecy

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Going way back from my previous entry, but the same combatants. Name: The Battle of Crecy, sometimes called the Battle of Cressy The War: The early phase of the Hundred Years War When: 26 August 1346 Where: Near the village … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Fontenoy

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

How many of these decisive battles involve England or France? Name: The Battle of Fontenoy The War: The War of the Austrian Succession When:  11 May 1745 Where: Outside the town of Fontenoy, a few miles south-east of the city … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Hattin

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

The Crusading period is one my favourite parts of history. What follows is its most important moment. Name: The Battle of Hattin (sometimes known as the Battle of Hittin or Battle of the Horns of Hattin). The War: The Crusader-Ayyubid War, part of … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Zama

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Yes, decisive battles have returned. Going right back to the ancient world and the beginning of the end for Rome’s great rival. Name: The Battle of Zama The War: The Second Punic War When: 19 October 202 BC Where: Zama Regia, … Continue reading →

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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Hampton Roads

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

Heading back America side for a battle not decisive for its result but for the effect it had on naval warfare. Name: The Battle of Hampton Roads, sometimes called “the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac” The War: American Civil … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Hastings

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

It is a common trend to start English history from this point. Let’s find out why. Name: The Battle of Hastings The War: The Norman Conquest of England When: 14 October 1066 Where: Senlac Hill, south-east of the town of … Continue reading →

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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Stalingrad

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

The bloodiest war in history turned on this point. Name: The Battle of Stalingrad The War: Second World War When: July 1942 -February 1943 Where: The city of Stalingrad (today Volgograd) and its surrounding environs, southern USSR (today Russian Federation) … Continue reading →

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