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Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA. Turning point in the American Civil War and site of President Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address.
Battle of Normandy
Normandy, France. Marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany in WWII with the Allied D-Day landings.
Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo, Belgium. Defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, leading to his exile.
Battle of the Somme
Somme River, France. One of the largest battles of WWI, known for its heavy casualties and trench warfare.
Battle of Stalingrad
Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad), Russia. A major turning point in WWII with the Soviet Union's defeat of the German Army.
Battle of Hastings
Hastings, England. The Norman conquest of England began with this battle, leading to significant cultural and political change.
Battle of Yorktown
Yorktown, Virginia, USA. The last major battle of the American Revolutionary War, leading to British surrender and American independence.
Battle of Saratoga
Saratoga County, New York, USA. A turning point in the American Revolutionary War that gained French support for the Americans.
Battle of Antietam
Sharpsburg, Maryland, USA. Known as the bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War.
Battle of Chickamauga
Georgia, USA. Second deadliest battle of the American Civil War and a significant victory for the Confederacy.
Battle of Verdun
Verdun-sur-Meuse, France. One of the longest and most devastating battles in WWI and in history.
Battle of Bannockburn
Stirling, Scotland. A decisive Scottish victory in the First War of Scottish Independence against England.
Battle of Trafalgar
Off the southwest coast of Spain, near Cape Trafalgar. Naval engagement victory for the British against Napoleon's forces, ensuring British naval supremacy.
Battle of Little Bighorn
Montana, USA. Also known as Custer's Last Stand, it was a significant victory for the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne over the US Army.
Battle of Zama
Near modern-day Zama, Tunisia. Marked the end of the Second Punic War with Rome's victory over Carthage led by Scipio Africanus.
Battle of Sekigahara
Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Established Tokugawa Ieyasu's dominance over Japan, ushering in the Tokugawa shogunate.
Battle of Thermopylae
Thermopylae, Greece. Famous for the stand of the 300 Spartans against the Persian army, although ultimately a Persian victory.
Battle of Plataea
Near Plataea, Greece. The final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece, with a Greek victory.
Battle of Marston Moor
Yorkshire, England. A decisive battle of the English Civil War which confirmed the power of the Parliamentarians over the Royalists.
Battle of Tours
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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