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MAT Historical Battles
MAT Historical Battles
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10/31/2012

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Battle of Waterloo
Definition
1815 Napoleonic Wars, France v. Britain, Prussia, Netherlands, French defeat/ Napoleon's last battle
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Battle of the Alamo
Definition
1836 Mexico v. Texas in Texas Revolution, Mexico won
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Battle of Gallipoli
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1915-1916 Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey, Ottomon v. UK and France, Ottomon win
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu
Definition
1954 France v. Viet Minh in First Indochina War, Frence defeat
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Battle of San Juan Hill
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1898 Santiago, Cuba, US & Cuba v. Spain in Spanish-American War, Spanish defeat
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Tet Offensive
Definition
1968 S. Vietnam, S. Vietnam, U.S., and other allies v. N. Vietnam, N. Vietnam defeat
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Battle of Hastings
Definition
1066 East Sussex, England, England v. Normandy during Norman Conquest, Normans won
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Battle of Midway
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1942 Midway, Pacific, U.S. v. Japan, WWII, U.S. won
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Battle of Dunkirk
Definition
1940 Dunkirk, France, Germany v. U.K., France, Belgium in WWII, Germany won
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Battle of Britain
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1940-41 airspace above England, Britain v. German in WWII, Britain won
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Battle of Stalingrad
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1942-43 Stalingrad, Russia, Germany and Axis v. Soviet Union, Soviets won
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Battle of Agincourt
Definition
1415 Agincourt, France, England v. France in 100 years war, England won
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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1775 Massachusetts, U.S., Britain v. Massachusetts in American Revolution, Britain Won
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Battle of Gettysburg
Definition
1863 Pennsylvania, U.S., Union Army v. Confederates in Civil War, Union Won
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Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
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1944 Normandy, France, Germany v. U.S./Canada/Britain in WWII, German Defeat
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Battle of Little Bighorn
Definition
1876 Montanna, 7th Cavalry U.S. Army v. Cheyenne & Lakota in Indian Wars, U.S. Army defeat
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Battle of Wounded Knee
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1890 South Dakota, Sioux v. U.S. Army in Sioux Wars, U.S. won
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Battle of Orleans
Definition
1428-29 Orleans, France, England v. France in 100 years war, France won
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Battle of Flanders
Definition
1914 Ypres, Belgium, Germany v. France and England, German defeat
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Battle of Verdun
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1916 Verdun, France, Germany v. France WWI, France won
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Battle of Trafalgar
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1805 Cape Trafalgar, Spain, England v. France and Spain in Napoleonic Wars, England Won
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Battle of the Somme
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1916 Picardy, France, Germany v. UK/France WWI, no winner
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Battle of the Bulge
Definition
1944-45 Ardennes, Belgium, Germany v. England/U.S. in WWII, German defeat
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
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