The Battle - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hogwarts: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hogwarts - The Battle
Voldemort's supporters, including the werewolf Fenrir Greyback, are given the task of casting the Dark Mark over the school to lure Dumbl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Halbe: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Halbe - The Battle
Battle of Halbe - Prelude. On April 16 The Soviets started the Battle of Berlin with an attack by two Soviet Fronts across the Oder riv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Gonzales: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Gonzales - The Battle
Two days later, on September 29, Castañeda and his company reached the west bank of the Guadalupe River across from Gonzales, but were u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Felucia: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Felucia - The Battle
Although logically not canon, the Battle of Felucia goes as follows from the game Star Wars: Battlefront II: It started when the 182nd Le...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Assaye: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Assaye - The Battle
On the 20th September General Wellesley and Colonel Stevenson separated at Bednapur; Stevenson advancing through a valley some 14 miles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Kambula: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Kambula - The Battle
At 12.45 the tents were struck, reserve ammunition was distributed and the troops took up their battle stations. As the troops moved to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Marston Moor: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Marston Moor - The Battle
Battle of Marston Moor - Opening Phase. Although there were brief exchanges of artillery fire and some skirmishes between outposts duri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marco Polo Bridge Incident: Encyclopedia Ii - Marco Polo Bridge Incident - The Battle
Marco Polo Bridge Incident - Phase I. Beginning late June 1937, the Japanese army (several hundreds) deployed at the west end of the br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Lemberg 1914: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Lemberg 1914 - The Battle
Battle of Lemberg 1914 - Northern Front. The Austrian First Army under Viktor Dankl was moving in the north towards Brest-Litovsk to cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Knocknaclashy: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Knocknaclashy - The Battle
The Parliamentarians were outnumbered but were better trained and supplied than the Irish and had more cavalry, which was a big advantage...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Farsetmore: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Farsetmore - The Battle
O’Neill crossed into Tir Connell (O’Donnell territory) by crossing the River Swilly about a mile north of Letterkenny. O’Donnell at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Falkland Islands - The Battle
Spee began his attack on 8 December 1914, intending to subsequently refuel north at the estuary of the River Plate (Río de la Plata). Wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Crysler's Farm: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Crysler's Farm - The Battle
As dawn broke on November 11, it was cold and raining. Firing broke out in two places. On the river, Mulcaster's gunboats began shooting ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Crug Mawr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Crug Mawr - The Battle
At Crug Mawr, two miles outside Cardigan, the Welsh forces were confronted by Norman troops drawn from all the lordships of South Wales. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Clontibret: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Clontibret - The Battle
The Battle of Clontibret was essentially a two day running fight, as Bagenal's column was ambushed on its way to and from Monaghan town. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Chillianwala: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Chillianwala - The Battle
Gough ordered the advance to commence at about 3:00 pm. From the outset, Pennycuick's brigade was in difficulties. The 24th, newly arrive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Cyzicus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Cyzicus - The Battle
The Athenian force entered the Hellespont, and, passing the Spartan base at Abydos by night so as to conceal their numbers, established a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Dennewitz: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Dennewitz - The Battle
Ney, with around 58,000 men, renewed the advance on Berlin on 6 September, encountering mixed elements of Prussian and Russian troops und...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Endor: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Endor - The Battle
The Rebels took the bait and the trap was sprung with the commandos captured at the moon's base and the Rebel fleet trapped by the Imperi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of El Mazuco: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of El Mazuco - The Battle
The attack on El Mazuco begins with an assault by the nationalist Navarrese I brigade on the 6th September. This is repulsed, and at the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Dungans Hill: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Dungans Hill - The Battle
From a Parliamentarian point of view, victory in this battle was presented to them by the incompetence of the Irish commander. Preston wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Drumclog: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Drumclog - The Battle
Following the assassination of Archbishop James Sharp, and the Declaration of Rutherglen, the Covenanters were on the verge of open rebel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Montaperti: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Montaperti - The Battle
The two armies met at the hill of Montaperti, outside Siena, on the morning of September 4th. The battle raged all day, but despite their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Naseby: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Naseby - The Battle
On June 13, the Royalists, who were now making for Newark so as to receive reinforcements, were at Market Harborough. Fairfax was eager t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Battle Of The Stronghold: Encyclopedia Ii - First Battle Of The Stronghold - The Battle
On the morning of January 17, the entire battlefield was covered with a thick fog bank. In the west Major Green formed a skirmish line, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Battle Of Gaza: Encyclopedia Ii - First Battle Of Gaza - The Battle
For reasons that remain unclear, General Dallas delayed the attack. Uncertainty about the Turkish strength made him hesitate and he left ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Winwaed: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Winwaed - The Battle
Penda, after gathering allies from East Anglia and Wales, marched with a force "thirty legions strong". Oswiu, who was Oswald's brother b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Tirad Pass: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Tirad Pass - The Battle
At about 0630 on the morning of December 2, the Americans advanced up the trail and were met with a steady volley of fire, leading to sev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grass Fight: Encyclopedia Ii - Grass Fight - The Battle
On November 26, 1835, Erastus 'Deaf' Smith observed a Mexican pack train of about 150 Mexican soldiers five miles from San Antonio. The T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Bagration: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Bagration - The Battle
The attack began on the morning of June 22, 1944, three years to the day after the German attack on the Soviet Union. However, OKW had ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Otterburn: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Otterburn - The Battle
The Scots divided their forces with the main force and their baggage train heading towards Carlisle while a raiding party including Earl ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Battle Of Fort Fisher: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Battle Of Fort Fisher - The Battle
Alfred Terry had previously commanded troops during the Siege of Charleston Harbor and understood the importance of coordinating with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Tonga: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Tonga - The Battle
Operation Tonga - Operation Coup-de-Main. The initial assault was carried out by 181 soldiers -- four platoons of D and two of B Compan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Operation Battleaxe: Encyclopedia Ii - Operation Battleaxe - The Battle
Early on, the 4th Indian Division was having success, and it quickly took Fort Capuzzo and fended off a German counter-attack. However, B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Tippecanoe: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Tippecanoe - The Battle
When Harrison's forces came into view late on November 6, a young Indian on horseback rode out from the town waving a white flag. He carr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Suomussalmi: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Suomussalmi - The Battle
On November 30, the Soviet 163rd division crossed the border between Finland and the Soviet Union and advanced from the north-east toward...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Puebla: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Puebla - The Battle
The pass leading to Puebla was protected by Fort Loreto and Fort Guadalupe. Zaragoza had defensive trenches dug across the road and linki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Peebles' Farm: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Peebles' Farm - The Battle
Grant had two intentions for Warren. First was to attack the opposite end of Lee's line to relieve pressure on Fort Harrison. The second ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Opequon: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Opequon - The Battle
Early quickly gathered his army back together at Winchester just in time to meet Sheridan's attack on September 19. The Union forces comi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Noryang Point: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Noryang Point - The Battle
The Japanese army under Konishi Yukinaga had prepared over 500 ships for their final withdrawal from Korea and had hoped for a peaceful r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Rathmines: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Rathmines - The Battle
In July 1649, Ormonde marched his coalition forces of 11,000 men to the outskirts of Dublin, to take the city from its Parliamentary garr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rorke's Drift: Encyclopedia Ii - Rorke's Drift - The Battle
Chard had not counted on the fickleness of the natives, however. At 4.30 Sgt James Reynolds, Otto Witt - a Boer who lived in the Drift - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Yellow Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Yellow Sea - The Battle
On the morning of August 10, 1904, the Russian First Pacific Squadron sailed out of Port Arthur to engage the Japanese fleet blockading t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Scarrifholis: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Scarrifholis - The Battle
MacMahon’s inexperience was further exposed in how he drew up his troops for battle. He placed a small advance guard in front his army ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Saratoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Saratoga - The Battle
Battle of Saratoga - Battle of Freeman's Farm. Main article: Battle of Freeman's Farm The Battles of Saratoga consisted of two engageme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Herrings: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Herrings - The Battle
The actual field of battle was an almost featureless, flat plain. The French army, numbering between 3 and 4 thousand, confronted the muc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Carrickfergus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Carrickfergus - The Battle
On the appointed day (4th of November 1597), MacDonnell was sighted on his approach to the castle at the head of an extravagant army, inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Horseshoe Bend: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Horseshoe Bend - The Battle
On March 26, at 10:30 in the morning Jackson began an artillery barrage, which consisted of two cannons firing for about two hours. Littl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bun'ei: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Bun'ei - The Battle
After landing in the bay, the Mongol force quickly overtook the town of Hakata (now a ward of Fukuoka), but were engaged by a number of s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Issus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Issus - The Battle
The Macedonians advanced through the Pillar of Jonah. Alexander led his Companion cavalry on the right flank and he set his Thessalian Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Sekigahara: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Sekigahara - The Battle
Ishida, in his home Sawayama Castle, met with Outani Yoshitsugu, Mashita Nagamori, and Ankokuji Ekei. Here, they forged the alliance, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Buena Vista: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Buena Vista - The Battle
Taylor learned that Santa Anna was marching north and so he moved about seven miles (12 km) south of Saltillo to Agua Nueva. Taylor sent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Lützen 1813: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Lützen 1813 - The Battle
Napoleon was visiting the 1632 battlefield, playing tour guide with his staff by pointing to the sites and describing the events of 1632,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Midway: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Midway - The Battle
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo launched his initial air attacks at dawn on June 4; Japanese carrier aircraft bombed and heavily damaged the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Nagashino: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Nagashino - The Battle
Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu brought a force of 38,000 men combined, to relieve the siege on the castle by Takeda Katsuyori. Of Taked...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Towton: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Towton - The Battle
Both armies were divided into three battles (divisions), four hours were spent as the huge masses of men lined up in the blizzard conditi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Ulundi: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Ulundi - The Battle
On July 3, with negotiations having broken down, Colonel Buller led a cavalry force across the river to reconnoitre the ground beyond the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Wagram: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Wagram - The Battle
By the day of the battle, Lobau Island was a massive warehouse and Napoleon was ready to move out. Using a fortified bridgehead, Napoleon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Battle Of El Alamein: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Battle Of El Alamein - The Battle
The Battle of El Alamein is usually divided into five phases, consisting of the break-in (October 23-24), the crumbling (October 24-25), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Clontarf: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Clontarf - The Battle
The Viking army formed up into five divisions on the field, while Sigtrygg and 1,000 of his men remained in town. Sigtrygg's son commande...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Affane: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Affane - The Battle
Desmond’s forces were composed of his Fitzgerald kinsmen, allied Gaelic Irish clans such as the O’Connors and O’Briens, and one dis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Arklow: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Arklow - The Battle
The rebel army that formed for attack on the afternoon of the 9th June was a combined force of Wexford and Wicklow rebels led by Billy By...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Agincourt: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Agincourt - The Battle
The battle was fought in the defile formed by the wood of Agincourt and that of Tramecourt, at the northern exit of which the army under ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Almansa: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Almansa - The Battle
The Bourbon army of about 25,000 was composed of French and Spanish troops in equal proportion, as well as an Irish regiment. Opposing th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Aughrim: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Aughrim - The Battle
The battle started with Ginkel trying to assault the open flank of the Jacobite position with cavalry and infantry. This attack ground to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Basantar: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Basantar - The Battle
The offensive in this sector was launched a few days after war broke out between the two nations. The Indian I Corps moved with force int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Boydton Plank Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Boydton Plank Road - The Battle
On October 27 Hancock marched across Hatcher's Run, brushed aside Confederate pickets and moved around the Confederate flank towards Burg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Battle Of Athenry: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Battle Of Athenry - The Battle
The battle apparently took place on the boggy plain and eskers to the east of the town, outside the towergate called the Laragh Gate. Twe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Tali-ihantala: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Tali-ihantala - The Battle
Soviet attack was concentrated on the area east of the city of Viipuri (Vyborg), from the southern village of Tali to north towards Ihant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Atlanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Atlanta - The Battle
Meanwhile, Hood took Gen. Hardee's troops on a march around the Union left flank, had Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler's cavalry march near Sherm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Frigidus: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Frigidus - The Battle
Owing to Theodosius's now firm beliefs about the circumstances surrounding Valentinian's death, there was no question of negotiations. On...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Battle Of Kharkov: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Battle Of Kharkov - The Battle
The offensive began at 6:30 in the morning, 12 May 1942, led by a concentrated one hour artillery strike, and a final twenty minute air a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Rowton Heath: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Rowton Heath - The Battle
Poyntz had been pursuing the King's army. Hearing of the King's arrival at Chester from Jones, he made a forced march with his cavalry th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Muret: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Muret - The Battle
Simon de Montfort led an army of 800 French Crusaders, along with a small contingent of knights brought by his ally, the viscount of Corb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Villers-bocage: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Villers-bocage - The Battle
At 0900hrs Wittmann's Tiger attacked. A few minutes later, in the direction of Caen, he destroyed 3 tanks; 1 Sherman Firefly and 1 Cromwe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Shanghai 1937: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Shanghai 1937 - The Battle
On August 13, more than 10,000 Japanese troops pressed towards the Kongkew district of Shanghai and encountered the Chinese Peace Preserv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Wołodarka: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Wołodarka - The Battle
On May 29, 1920, the Soviet First Cavalry Army's 4th Cavalry Division attacked Polish positions at the villages of Volodarka, Berezno and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Suez Offensive: Encyclopedia Ii - First Suez Offensive - The Battle
Two Turkish divisions plus one more in reserve, with camel and horse units, were ready to depart in mid-January. The advance across the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Carrhae: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Carrhae - The Battle
The Parthians, while overwhelmingly outnumbered, used 1000 heavily armed and armored horsemen, called "cataphracts," in conjunction with ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fort Mims Massacre: Encyclopedia Ii - Fort Mims Massacre - The Battle
Although Beasley, the commander, maintained that he could "maintain the post against any number of Indians," the stockade was poorly-defe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knuckles The Echidna: Encyclopedia Ii - Knuckles The Echidna - The Battle
Ever since Knuckles' introduction, nearly every Sonic continuity featuring him has had the most cliché scene in Sonic history: the recur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Bosworth Field: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Bosworth Field - The Battle
The battle lasted about two hours, and began well for the king. Unfortunately for him, Sir William Stanley chose to enter the fray on Hen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Battle Of Langensalza: Encyclopedia Ii - First Battle Of Langensalza - The Battle
Henry's move to Langensalza put him closer to the Saxon encampment. The two sides met for battle at Homburg on June 9. The Saxon army con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Netherlands: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Netherlands - The Battle
Battle of the Netherlands - 10 May. In the morning of May the 10th 1940 the Dutch awoke by the sound of aircraft engines roaring in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Barents Sea: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Barents Sea - The Battle
Because the battle took place during the darkest time of the year and both the German and British forces were scattered and unsure of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Austerlitz: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Austerlitz - The Battle
see also Order of Battle at the Austerlitz campaign In the morning of 2 December, the Austro-Russians were occupying the Pratzen Heights,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Chesapeake: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Chesapeake - The Battle
When the British fleet of 19 ships, now under Graves's command, arrived back at the Chesapeake on the morning of September 5, they found ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Ebro: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Ebro - The Battle
The Battle of the Ebro opened on July 25, 1938. Republican forces under Colonel Juan Modesto launched attacks across the Ebro river. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Line: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Line - The Battle
A large Minbari fleet came out of hyperspace near Earth. Confident they could take out the Humans quickly and end the war, the Minbari fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Dien Bien Phu: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Dien Bien Phu - The Battle
Things changed in early March, 1954, when it became clear that an increasing number of Viet Minh (Vietnamese Allied) troops were moving i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Khe Sanh: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Khe Sanh - The Battle
The main assaults on the base started on January 21, 1968. A number of massive attacks on Khe Sanh took place over the week, but eventual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knuckles The Echidna: Encyclopedia Ii - Knuckles The Echidna - The Battle
Ever since Knuckles' introduction, nearly every Sonic continuity featuring him has had the most cliché scene in Sonic history: the recur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Dunbar 1650: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Dunbar 1650 - The Battle
Cromwell pre-empted the Scottish plans by a dawn attack early on 3 September. Taking the Scottish completely by surprise, the English cav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Langport: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Langport - The Battle
The battle took place the next day. Goring had occupied a strong rearguard position to cover the withdrawal of his slow-moving artillery ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Tours: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Tours - The Battle
Charles chose to begin the battle in a defensive, phalanx-like formation. According to the Arabian sources they drew up in a large square...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Gingindlovu: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Gingindlovu - The Battle
The morning of 2 April revealed a muddy and sodden ground and a heavy mist. Chelmsford could not move his wagons until the ground dried o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Khalkhin Gol: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Khalkhin Gol - The Battle
Finally, in mid-August, Zhukov decided it was time to break the stalemate. He deployed approximately 50,000 Russian and Mongolian troops ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Hill 60 Gallipoli: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Hill 60 Gallipoli - The Battle
On the afternoon of August 21, the first assault was made by Australians of the 13th and 14th Battalions. With no effective artillery sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Badr: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Badr - The Battle
At dawn on March 17, the Quraish broke camp and marched into the valley of Badr. It had rained the previous day and they struggled to mov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Cut Knife: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Cut Knife - The Battle
Just after dawn on May 2nd, Otter's column arrived. Otter had expected that the camp would be in the prairie on the east side of Cut Knif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Boyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of The Boyne - The Battle
William had landed in Carrickfergus in Ulster on June 14th, 1690 and marched south to take Dublin. It has been argued that the Jacobites ...   » Read the article