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Hundred Years’ War, intermittent struggle between England and France in the 14th–15th century over a series of disputes, including the question of the legitimate succession to the French crown. The struggle... Punic Wars Punic Wars, (264–146 bce), a series of three wars between the Roman...
Germany - Wars, Liberation, Unification: A new struggle for liberation opened three years later with the defeat of Napoleon’s grande armée in Russia. As the Russian armies began to cross western frontiers in December 1812, the crucial question became w
“Galicia 1914 is the story of the first weeks of the Great War between Russia and Austria-Hungary. Three Austrian armies (plus one soon coming from Serbia) are initially deployed against 4 armies of the Czar. Can Austria-Hungary keep the control of Galicia in front of the Russian steamrolle...
The Balkan Wars were preceded by conflicts of the Ottoman Empire with the Great Powers of the time: Russia, France, Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, and Italy. Each of these countries had vested interests in controlling the region. The major conflicts between these powers include: ...
The 1712-1736 Fox Wars: the Fox Indians and the French battle over the fur trade By Robert C. Daniels Introduction The 1712-1736 Fox Wars, like all Indian Wars – wars between the various Native-American tribes and the people of European decent, including the French, the English, the Sp...
as Denis Healey did in England, that Mrs. Thatcher was “glorying in slaughter.” All that we took from the carnage was the lesson of “the Falklands spirit” – that it felt good to sacrifice “the lads.” Mrs. Thatcher’s polls soared, and she would soon be re-elected by a landsl...
Napoleonic Wars- a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815 battle of Austerlitz,Austerlitz- a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon ...
war,armed conflict between states or nations (international war) or between factions within a state (civil war), prosecuted by force and having the purpose of compelling the defeated side to do the will of the victor. Among the causes of war are ideological, political, racial, economic, and...
The English Civil War was fought from 1642 through 1651. It was a conflict of power grabbing between King Charles I (r. 1625–1649) and Parliament. This struggle would shape the future of the country. It led to an early form of the balance between parliamentary government and the monarchy...