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NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Zama
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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Tagged ancient world, cannae, carthage, decisive battles, defeat, fabius, gaps, hannibal, hastati, history, massinissa, numidia, principes, punic war, rome, scipio, sicily, trairtii, war, war elephants, zama
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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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NFB’s 30 Decisive Battles Of The World: Pharsalus
Chronological order? Boring! So how are we going to do this? Through some short, quick headings namely: Name, When, Where, Type, Forces/Commanders, Quote, What Happened and then, the important part, why it is decisive in each of my own four interpretations: … Continue reading
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Tagged caesar, civil war, decisive battles of the world, emperor, empire, optimates, pharsalus, pompey, populares, republic, rome
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