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  1. May 13, 2024 · The Battle of Legnica was a battle between the Mongol Empire and combined European forces that took place at the village of Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt) in the Duchy of Silesia. A combined force of Poles and Moravians under the command of Duke Henry II the Pious of Silesia, supported by feudal nobility and a few knights from military orders sent ...

  2. 2 days ago · The Battle of Legnica (Polish: bitwa pod Legnicą), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz (German: Schlacht von Liegnitz) or Battle of Wahlstatt (German: Schlacht bei Wahlstatt), was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt) near the city of Legnica in ...

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  4. May 16, 2024 · The Battle of Edington (878), fought by Alfred the Great against his Viking adversaries has a strong claim to be the most important battle in England’s history. May 16, 2024 • By Calvin Hartley, MPhil Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic, BA History & Politics.

  5. May 7, 2024 · The battle at Baltimore was important for the Americans because it was a turning point in the War of 1812 and played a significant role in safeguarding the city and boosting American morale. The successful defense of Baltimore by American forces prevented the city from falling into British hands and helped save the nation from potential defeat.

  6. May 7, 2024 · Punic Wars, (264–146 bce), a series of three wars between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian (Punic) empire, resulting in the destruction of Carthage, the enslavement of its population, and Roman hegemony over the western Mediterranean.

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  7. 5 days ago · May 26, 2024. The Second Battle of El Alamein, fought in the deserts of North Africa in October-November 1942, marked a major turning point in the Second World War. It was here that the Allied forces, led by General Bernard Montgomery, decisively defeated the Axis armies under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, ending the Axis threat to Egypt and the ...

  8. May 6, 2024 · The turning point of the Battle of Stalingrad was a Soviet counteroffensive named Operation Uranus. It targeted the weak Axis forces defending the flanks of the German armies trying to take the city. The Soviets surrounded the German Sixth Army, which surrendered (against the orders of Adolf Hitler) on January 31, 1943.

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