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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Crecy
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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Tagged black death, black prince, cannon, cavalry, charge, chivalry, crecy, crossbow, decisive battles, edward iii, england, failure, france, history, hundred years war, john of bohemia, knights, longbow, longbowmen, mounted, philip vi, poiteirs, war
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Vienna
The Ottomans and the Austrians tore much of Europe apart for three centuries. Today’s entry can be considered the apex of that conflict. Name: The Battle Of Vienna (which followed the Siege of Vienna) also known as the Battle of Kahlenburg … Continue reading
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Tagged 1683, austria, bagels, biggest, burgs, cannon, cavarly charge, christianity, crossaints, decisive battles, history, holy leage, janissarys, john III sobieski, kahlenburg, largest in history, legends, muslims, mustapha pasha, ottomans, poland, romanian, rome, scutum, siege, starhemburg, straw, tartars, tunnels, vienna, walls, war, winged hussars
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Constantinople
When making my initial list of decisive battles, I shied away from final battles, those clashes that ended a war. Those battles like Appomatox, Berlin, Yorktown, between a nearly beaten force and a rampant one. I find that those clashes … Continue reading
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Tagged 1453, boom, byzantine empire, cannon, constantine xi, constantinople, decisive battles, eclipse, end, end of empire, eruption, fall, fire ships, genoa, golden horn, greased logs, gunpowder, history, last charge, lights in the sky, mehmed, middle ages, nasa, ottomans, religion, roman empire, siege, theodosian, undermine, walls, war
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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Breitenfeld
Forget the Boyne. Protestants should celebrate this one instead. Name: The first Battle of Breitenfeld The War: The Thirty Years War(s), specifically the “Swedish phase” When: 17 September 1631 Where: The village of Breitenfeld, 5 miles north of Leipzig Type: Land Forces/Commanders: Circa 40’000 Swedish and Saxon … Continue reading
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Tagged 1631, adolphus, breitenfeld, cannon, catholic, combined arms, cross trained, decisive battles, gustav, history, imperial, modern warfare, muskets, pappenheim, pikemen, protestant, refusing the line, religion, sweden, tilly, war
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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Castillon
Time for some tech innovations. Name: The Battle of Castillon The War: The final phase of the Hundred Years War(s) When: 17 July 1453 Where: Castillon-la-bataille, Gascony, South-Western France Type: Land Force/Commanders: 7’000 English troops under John Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury against 9’000 … Continue reading
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Tagged 1453, artillery, battle of castillon, cannon, decisive battles, england, france, henry vi, history, hundred years war, jean bureau, john talbot, war
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