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I made a thread on greatest tactical battles,so i meant to finish this on 20 'decisive battles'.They are judged solely on impact on world history.
On no particular order,i did this on chronological order.[from oldest to newest]
1.marathon. 490 BC
Survival of athens and its subsequent impact on greek and civilization as a whole.
2.Salamis 480 BC
Ensures survival of greek civilization.
3.Metauraus river 207 BC
The key battle of the second punic war,ensures roman victory and survival and then subsequent domination of the world.
4.Teutoborg forest 9 AD
Ensures survival of teutonic/german identity,also the seeds of the fall of rome..from the forest of germania the barbarian tribes would later arise to bring about the downfall of rome.
5.Yarmouk 636
Brings islam and its armies into the world scene as a major player.Also conquest of egypt and the middle east which till today remain muslim.
6.Tours poitiers 732
Ensures the halt of islamic expansion into europe.
7.Hastings 1066
Norman invasion of engalnd and the subsequent impact on english and world history as a consequence.
8.Ain jalut 1260
Ensures islam as the dominant religion of the middle east and north africa and prevents mongol expansion into north africa.
9.Orleans 1429
French victory under joan of arc ensures french identity independent from england.A joint french anglo state would probably conquer all of europe.
10.Vienna 1529
Ensures survival of habsburgs and defeat of suleiman's forces preventing further great expansion of ottomans in mainland europe,ottoman empire would gradually decline.
10.Spanish armada 1588
Ensures british identity and beginning of british naval supremacy.
11.Blenheim 1704
Ensures survival of habsburg empire and prevents french domination of europe under louis xiv.
12.Pultava 1709
The seeds of modern russia and russia as a great power...here in lies the downfall of napoleon and hitler...the spread of communism and russia's impact on the world as a whole.Also decline of sweden.
13.Saratoga 1777
The key battle in the amercan war of independence and america's subsequent impact on the world.
14.Valmy 1792
Survival of revolutionary france and the ideals of liberty and equality,and their great impact on european society in the next century.
15.Leipzig 1813
The destruction of napoleon's hold on europe.
16.Konnigratz 1866
The seeds of a united german state at the heart of europe.And the 2 world wars that follow.
17.Marne 1914
Survival of france in ww1 and europe saved from german hegemony.
18.Britain 1940
Survival of britain in ww2 and the ultimate cause of a german defeat on 2 fronts.
19.Moscow 1941
Survival of russia in the desperate days of 1941.
20.Stalingrad 1942.
The survival of russia in 1942 and seeds of eventual german defeat.
Discuss
On no particular order,i did this on chronological order.[from oldest to newest]
1.marathon. 490 BC
Survival of athens and its subsequent impact on greek and civilization as a whole.
2.Salamis 480 BC
Ensures survival of greek civilization.
3.Metauraus river 207 BC
The key battle of the second punic war,ensures roman victory and survival and then subsequent domination of the world.
4.Teutoborg forest 9 AD
Ensures survival of teutonic/german identity,also the seeds of the fall of rome..from the forest of germania the barbarian tribes would later arise to bring about the downfall of rome.
5.Yarmouk 636
Brings islam and its armies into the world scene as a major player.Also conquest of egypt and the middle east which till today remain muslim.
6.Tours poitiers 732
Ensures the halt of islamic expansion into europe.
7.Hastings 1066
Norman invasion of engalnd and the subsequent impact on english and world history as a consequence.
8.Ain jalut 1260
Ensures islam as the dominant religion of the middle east and north africa and prevents mongol expansion into north africa.
9.Orleans 1429
French victory under joan of arc ensures french identity independent from england.A joint french anglo state would probably conquer all of europe.
10.Vienna 1529
Ensures survival of habsburgs and defeat of suleiman's forces preventing further great expansion of ottomans in mainland europe,ottoman empire would gradually decline.
10.Spanish armada 1588
Ensures british identity and beginning of british naval supremacy.
11.Blenheim 1704
Ensures survival of habsburg empire and prevents french domination of europe under louis xiv.
12.Pultava 1709
The seeds of modern russia and russia as a great power...here in lies the downfall of napoleon and hitler...the spread of communism and russia's impact on the world as a whole.Also decline of sweden.
13.Saratoga 1777
The key battle in the amercan war of independence and america's subsequent impact on the world.
14.Valmy 1792
Survival of revolutionary france and the ideals of liberty and equality,and their great impact on european society in the next century.
15.Leipzig 1813
The destruction of napoleon's hold on europe.
16.Konnigratz 1866
The seeds of a united german state at the heart of europe.And the 2 world wars that follow.
17.Marne 1914
Survival of france in ww1 and europe saved from german hegemony.
18.Britain 1940
Survival of britain in ww2 and the ultimate cause of a german defeat on 2 fronts.
19.Moscow 1941
Survival of russia in the desperate days of 1941.
20.Stalingrad 1942.
The survival of russia in 1942 and seeds of eventual german defeat.
Discuss