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Battle of Ascalon 1099 AD – Final Battle of the First Crusade (Video)

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The Battle of Ascalon ( August 12, 1099 ) - a battle within the 1st crusade (1096-1099) between the united Egyptian army sent by...
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Ancient History

The Mallian Campaign of Alexander the Great (Video)

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The storming of the city of Mallow (January 325 BC ) - the seizure of an Indian city, during which Alexander the Great was...
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The Battle of Covadonga 722 AD – Beginning of the Reconquista (Video)

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The battle of Covadonga is the first victory of the Christian military forces on the Iberian Peninsula in 718, after the Arab conquest of...
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The Onin War 1467-1477 – The Warring States Period (Video)

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The war of the years of Onin - a civil war in medieval Japan that lasted 10 years. Its distinguishing feature is that it...
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The Battle of Nisa 1062 AD – The Invasion of Denmark (Video)

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Battle of Niså was a naval battle fought on August 9, 1062 between the forces of the Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and King Sweyn...
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Ancient History

The Battle of Avarayr 451 AD (Video)

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Avarayr battle is one of the largest battles in the history of Armenia, took place on the Avarair field between Armenians led by commander...
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The Battle of Stiklestad 1030 AD (Video)

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The Battle of Stiklestad is one of the most famous battles of Norwegian history, which took place on July 29 (or August 31) in...
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The Battle of Lechfeld 955 AD (Video)

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On August 10, 955, German troops led by King Otto I defeated nomads who invaded Central Europe — the Hungarians (Magyar tribes who later...
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The Viking Siege of Paris 845 AD (Video)

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The siege of Paris and the plunder of the city after it, in 845, define the last stage of the Viking invasion of the...
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The Battle of Miyajima 1555 AD (Video)

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The Battle of Miyajima is a battle that took place on October 16, 1555 on the island of Itsukushima in the province of Aki...
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Battle of Okehazama 1560 AD (Video)

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The Battle of Okehazama is a battle that took place on June 12, 1560 between the forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto and the selective detachments...
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The Battle of Brunanburh – 937 AD (Video)

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Battle of Brunanburh, a battle between the Anglo-Saxon forces led by King Ethelstan and his brother Edmund against the combined army of the Scandinavians...
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