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Battle of Gettysburg

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Turning point in the American Civil War and site of President Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address.

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Battle of Normandy

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Normandy, France. Marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany in WWII with the Allied D-Day landings.

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Battle of Waterloo

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Waterloo, Belgium. Defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, leading to his exile.

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Battle of the Somme

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Somme River, France. One of the largest battles of WWI, known for its heavy casualties and trench warfare.

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Battle of Stalingrad

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Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), Russia. A major turning point in WWII with the Soviet Union's defeat of the German Army.

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Battle of Hastings

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Hastings, England. The Norman conquest of England began with this battle, leading to significant cultural and political change.

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Battle of Yorktown

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Yorktown, Virginia, USA. The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War, leading to British surrender and American independence.

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Battle of Saratoga

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Saratoga County, New York, USA. A turning point in the American Revolutionary War that gained French support for the Americans.

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Battle of Antietam

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Sharpsburg, Maryland, USA. Known as the bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War.

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Battle of Chickamauga

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Georgia, USA. Second deadliest battle of the American Civil War and a significant victory for the Confederacy.

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Battle of Verdun

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Verdun-sur-Meuse, France. One of the longest and most devastating battles in WWI and in history.

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Battle of Bannockburn

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Stirling, Scotland. A decisive Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence against England.

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Battle of Trafalgar

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Off the southwest coast of Spain, near Cape Trafalgar. Naval engagement victory for the British against Napoleon's forces, ensuring British naval supremacy.

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Battle of Little Bighorn

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Montana, USA. Also known as Custer's Last Stand, it was a significant victory for the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne over the US Army.

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Battle of Zama

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Near modern-day Zama, Tunisia. Marked the end of the Second Punic War with Rome's victory over Carthage led by Scipio Africanus.

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Battle of Sekigahara

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Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Established Tokugawa Ieyasu's dominance over Japan, ushering in the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Battle of Thermopylae

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Thermopylae, Greece. Famous for the stand of the 300 Spartans against the Persian army, although ultimately a Persian victory.

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Battle of Plataea

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Near Plataea, Greece. The final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece, with a Greek victory.

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Battle of Marston Moor

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Yorkshire, England. A decisive battle of the English Civil War which confirmed the power of the Parliamentarians over the Royalists.

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Battle of Tours

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Near Tours, France. A decisive victory for the Franks under Charles Martel, stopping the advance of the Umayyad Caliphate into Western Europe.

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