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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Hastings
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
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged 1066, anglo-saxon, battle, combined arms, conquest, decisive battles, disputed, edgar, edward the confessor, england, haralda, harold godwinson, hastings, history, kings, nobles, normans, tapestry, war, william
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Battles, Battles, Battles
There is a lot of them isn’t there? I’m trying to do what Creasy did and narrow down what I think are the most decisive battles in history. As you can imagine, a lot of problems with that process. Am … Continue reading
Posted in History, War
Tagged ain julut, alaric, battle, battles, borodino, cowpens, creasy, crecy, decisive, gravelines, hampton roads, hastings, hattin, history, madrid, marathon, marne, orleans, pearl harbour, pharsalus, sack of rome, sedan, somme, stalingrad, tshshima, valmy, vienna, war, waterloo, wilderness, zama
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It Is Not War #1: Troy
The title of this post comes from a famous quotation of French General Pierre Bosquet. Observing the ill-fated charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854, he remarked “C’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas la guerre: c’est … Continue reading
Posted in History, It Is Not War, TV/Movies, War
Tagged achilles, agamemnon, cannae, encircling, flank, greeks, hastings, hector, it is not war, odysseus, phillippi, shieldwall, siege, sparta, trojans, troy, wolfgang pietersen
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