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Omdurman- Final battle in Mahdi wars, in which the British machine guns caused chaos to their opponents in the Sudan
Spion Kop- Battle in the second Boer war, in which the Boers caused a severe defeat to the British
Algiers- Battle in which Charles X, after deciding to invade Algeria, managed to occupy and overrun Algiers. The rest of Algeria was a far harder task although/
El Alamein- Battle in the western Desert in which the British Managed to stop then push back the Germans from Africa, Thanks in part to the Qattara depression
Islandlwana-Btatle in which the Zulu surrounded and destroyed an entire British Army
Cannae-Battle in Which Hannibal of Carthage, completely destroyed a Roman army in one day, worst losses in one day in history.
Issus- Battle in which Alexander the Great Defeated Darius
Dien Bien Phu- Battle in which the French were kicked out of Indochina
Saigon, heavy battle in which South Vietnam disappeared, with almost not a trace.
Baghdad-Mongolian sack of a historic city, so many records were ruined that day
Jerusalem- various battles have been fought over this city, including the Palestinian-Israeli wars which have not really ended
Stalingrad- Battle in Which the Germans managed to suffer their second major defeat, basically turning the war in the eastern Front to be in favor of the soviets
Sevastopol-In this case, a major battle and goal of the Crimean war, also recently in WWII and the Ukraine
Hastings-Battle in which the Normans gained control of England
Waterloo-Final battle of Napoleon, final exile of Napoleon followed
Gettysburg-Major Battle in Civil war, no more confederate armies in Pennsylvania thereafter
Bay of Pigs-Loss of troops and invasion into Cuba by CIA trained troops. Disaster for those troops.
Veracruz- Seized for its use as a port twice by the united States From Mexico, both battles being a success
Bunker Hill-early British success in American Revolution
Yorktown-Final, cumulative battle of American Revolution
Darwin-Air raid occurred here by Japanese in 1942
Tarawa-First bloody battle fought by Americans in the pacific during world war two
Guadalcanal-major battle of world war two on the island of Guadalcanal, in which the Americans defeated the Japanese through defending Henderson Field and a naval campaign
Gate Pa- Battle In which the Mari bested a British force attacking one of the Pas near modern day Tauranga
Sydney-a midget submarine attack by the Japanese into Sydney Harbor, major impact on Moral, minor damage occurred.
Campo Grande-Final battle in the war of the triple alliance, a war in which Paraguay fought Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay simultaneously. Paraguay lost half its children in this battle.
Ayacucho-Final major battle in the liberation of Peru and South American from Spanish, victory for those wanting Independence.
Junin- Battle for liberation of Peru, last major one fought without gunpowder., victory for Bolivar's forces
Cuzco- Battle in which the Spanish, in the Incan Capital, Defended against an Incan siege. Afterwards, the Spanish seized all of Peru.
Valdivia-A brilliant victory for the independence of Chile against a naval base.Withe one ship and 300 men, the Chilean commander managed to succeed in his goal of sacking the naval base without much effort. In fact the 1600 defenders did it for him.
Spion Kop- Battle in the second Boer war, in which the Boers caused a severe defeat to the British
Algiers- Battle in which Charles X, after deciding to invade Algeria, managed to occupy and overrun Algiers. The rest of Algeria was a far harder task although/
El Alamein- Battle in the western Desert in which the British Managed to stop then push back the Germans from Africa, Thanks in part to the Qattara depression
Islandlwana-Btatle in which the Zulu surrounded and destroyed an entire British Army
Cannae-Battle in Which Hannibal of Carthage, completely destroyed a Roman army in one day, worst losses in one day in history.
Issus- Battle in which Alexander the Great Defeated Darius
Dien Bien Phu- Battle in which the French were kicked out of Indochina
Saigon, heavy battle in which South Vietnam disappeared, with almost not a trace.
Baghdad-Mongolian sack of a historic city, so many records were ruined that day
Jerusalem- various battles have been fought over this city, including the Palestinian-Israeli wars which have not really ended
Stalingrad- Battle in Which the Germans managed to suffer their second major defeat, basically turning the war in the eastern Front to be in favor of the soviets
Sevastopol-In this case, a major battle and goal of the Crimean war, also recently in WWII and the Ukraine
Hastings-Battle in which the Normans gained control of England
Waterloo-Final battle of Napoleon, final exile of Napoleon followed
Gettysburg-Major Battle in Civil war, no more confederate armies in Pennsylvania thereafter
Bay of Pigs-Loss of troops and invasion into Cuba by CIA trained troops. Disaster for those troops.
Veracruz- Seized for its use as a port twice by the united States From Mexico, both battles being a success
Bunker Hill-early British success in American Revolution
Yorktown-Final, cumulative battle of American Revolution
Darwin-Air raid occurred here by Japanese in 1942
Tarawa-First bloody battle fought by Americans in the pacific during world war two
Guadalcanal-major battle of world war two on the island of Guadalcanal, in which the Americans defeated the Japanese through defending Henderson Field and a naval campaign
Gate Pa- Battle In which the Mari bested a British force attacking one of the Pas near modern day Tauranga
Sydney-a midget submarine attack by the Japanese into Sydney Harbor, major impact on Moral, minor damage occurred.
Campo Grande-Final battle in the war of the triple alliance, a war in which Paraguay fought Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay simultaneously. Paraguay lost half its children in this battle.
Ayacucho-Final major battle in the liberation of Peru and South American from Spanish, victory for those wanting Independence.
Junin- Battle for liberation of Peru, last major one fought without gunpowder., victory for Bolivar's forces
Cuzco- Battle in which the Spanish, in the Incan Capital, Defended against an Incan siege. Afterwards, the Spanish seized all of Peru.
Valdivia-A brilliant victory for the independence of Chile against a naval base.Withe one ship and 300 men, the Chilean commander managed to succeed in his goal of sacking the naval base without much effort. In fact the 1600 defenders did it for him.