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- No ruler in history represents the barbarian brutality as much as Attila the Hun.
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in 1851. This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements which, according to the author, had a significant impact on world history.
- Creasy, Edward Shepherd, Sir
- 1851
- The Battle of Muye (1046 BC) The Battle of Muye is an example of a force overcoming the odds and completely changing the course of history. An army of approximately 50,000 Zhou tribe soldiers was wholly outnumbered in their fight against more than 500,000 soldiers of the rulers of the time, the Shang Dynasty.
- The Battle of Marathon (490 BC) In 490 BC, Greek soldiers fought against Persian invaders sent by King Darius I. The Persian forces, numbering 20,000 soldiers, were sent as a retaliation for the ancient Greeks’ support for the Ionians, who had revolted against the Persians.
- The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) A largely fictional recounting of the Battle of Thermopylae has recently gained widespread attention thanks to the 2006 Hollywood blockbuster 300.
- The Battle of Arbela (331 BC) Also known as the Battle of Gaugamela, this was the most icrucialvictory in Alexander the Great’s campaign of conquest that directly led to the fall of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.
Learn how battle technologies evolved, and discover how - in a matter of moments - power can shift during a conflict. Learn about the most decisive battles in history and how they're different outcomes determined modern conflict in this fascinating course.
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- The Battle of Marathon. Creasy’s chapters are listed in chronological order. He starts with the Battle of Marathon, a conflict which took place in 490 B.C.
- Battle of Syracuse. Moving on to 413 B.C., Creasy named the Battle of Syracuse as crucial. Also involving Athenian troops, this conflict which was more like a series of expeditions, occurred during the Peloponnesian War.
- Battle of Gaugamela. In 331 B.C., the Battle of Gaugamela resulted in the defeat of the long-standing Persian Empire at the hands of Alexander the Great.
- Battle of the Metaurus. Fast forward to the Roman Empire for the next battle on the list. The Battle of Metaurus was between Rome and Carthage, with the Carthaginians led by Hannibal.
- Epic battles. Sometimes a battle is just one blip in the war, and other times it can shift the course of history. From the rout at Marathon to the Siege of Stalingrad, here are some of the most epic and significant battles in history.
- The Battle of Marathon. In 490 B.C., Greek citizens faced off against Persian invaders sent by King Darius I. The Persians brought navy ships bearing 20,000 infantry and cavalry to Marathon to punish the ancient Greeks for supporting the Ionians, who had revolted against the Persians.
- Battle of Cajamarca. On Nov. 16, 1532, the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro ambushed the Incan ruler Atahualpa, in Cajamarca, in what is now Peru. The slaughter of thousands of unarmed Incan nobility sparked a long struggle between the Spanish and the Incas.
- Battle of Hastings. On Oct. 14, 1066, the Norman invader William the Conqueror defeated and killed King Harold II on Senlac Hill near Hastings, England. William the Conqueror held that the former King, Edward the Confessor, had promised him the English throne in 1051.
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