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The Napoleonic Wars

The Nepoleonic wars started soon after Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in 1799 and continued until 1815, when […]

January 24, 2022 GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS

How great was Genghis Khan?

A Mongol conqueror who came to power in the early thirteenth century and went on to preside over […]

January 24, 2022 GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS

Was Attila the Hun a real savage?

While Attila may have had some of the admirable characteristics of a military commander, the king of the […]

January 24, 2022 GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS

Why did the Roman Empire fall?

On the one hand, one may argue that the Roman Empire crumbled under its own weight because it […]

January 24, 2022 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS

What happened during the Punic Wars?

The Punic Wars involved three major wars that Rome undertook to extend its dominion between 264 BCE and […]

January 24, 2022 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS

How did Rome conquer Greece?

The generals of Alexander the Great split his empire into successor republics after his death in 323 BCE, […]

January 24, 2022 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS, HISTORY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Why did the Peloponnesian War devastate Athens?

When Sparta launched her invasion of Athens, it was also hit by a dreadful illness that began in […]

January 24, 2022 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS, GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS

What happened during the Battle of Gaugamela?

In September 331 BCE, Alexander marches east, into the Persian Empire’s hinterland. He heard scouting reports that Persian […]

January 23, 2022 GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS, HISTORY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

What happened during the Battle of the Persian Gate?

Three months after the great Macedonian victory in Gaugamela, Alexander marches his army into the Achaemenid heartland. Invading […]

January 22, 2022 GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS, HISTORY OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

What happened during the Battle of Issus?

After winning the Granicus River Battle in May 334 BCE, Macedonian King Alexander III marched south to liberate […]

January 22, 2022 GREAT MILITARY COMMANDERS, HISTORY OF DECISIVE BATTLES, HISTORY OF WARFARE, HISTORY OF WEAPONS

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