Important Battles and wars in world

• Battle of Marathon (490 B.C.) – This battle was fought between the Greeks and Persians in 490 B.C. A small Greek Army defeated much larger Persian force.

• Battle of Hastings (1066 A.D.) – This war was fought between England and Normans in 1066 A.D. King Harold of England was defeated and England came under the Norman Control.

• Hundred years war (1338-1453) - It was fought between France and England. The war was bought to an end by the sacrifice of Joan of Arc.

• War between Henry 7 and Richard (1455-1485) - It  was a civil war fought in 1455-85 between Henry 7 and Richard (The duke of York) both claiming the Brithish throne on henry 7’s death. Richard was defeated in this war.

• Defeat of Spanish Armada (1588) – The British fleet defeated Spanish Armada. The British supremacy over the seas was established. Also, it led to renaissance in English life and literature.

• Civil war in England (1642-1649) – It was fought between the Parliament and Charles 1 of England.

• War of Spanish Succession (1702) – It was fought between England and France in 1702. The latter were defeated.

• Battle of Blenheim (1704) – England and Austria defeated the French and Bavarians.

• Seven year war (1756-63) – England and Prussia defeated Austria. France, Poland and Russia. It was caused by a revolutionary change in the diplomatic pattern.

• American War of Independence (1776-83) – It was fought during 1776-1783. In this war, George Washington defeated the English forces and America became independent.

• Battle of the Nile (1798) – A naval fight between British and French fleet in 1798. The British and Spanish fleet.

• Battle of Trafalgar (1805) – The British fleet under Nelson defeated the combined line of French and Spanish fleet.

• Battle of Waterloo (1815) – The British under Duke of wellington defeated Napoleon. Napoleon was captured and exiled to st.Helena where he died in 1821.

• Crimean war (1854-56) – It was fought during 1854-56 between Russia and the combined forces of England, France and Turkey.

• America civil war (1861-65) - This was fought during 1861-65 between the Northern and southern State of America.

• Boer war (1889-1901) – This war was fought between British and Dutch forces in 1889-1901 in south Africa.

• Sino Japanese war (1894-95) – Japan defeated China and occupied Formosa and Korea.

• Russo- Japanese war (1904-05) – Also known as the Battle of the sea of Japan. The Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet. It led to the emergence of the wave of Asian resurgence.

• World war 1st (1914-18) – The Allied Powers (Britain, France, U.S.A., Belgium) etc. Defeated Germany and her associated powers.

• World war 2nd (1939-45) – The Allies (Britain, France, U.S.A. and Russia Benelux countries etc. Defeated the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan).

• Battle of El-Alamein (1942) – The Allies Victory during the Second World War and retreat of Field Marshal General Rommel’s forces.

• Korean War (1950-53) – It was fought between North and South Korea from 1950 to 1953 A.D.

• 4th Arab-Israel War (Oct. 1973) – An indecisive war led to Geneva peace Conference on west Asia (Dec. 1973)

• China-Vietnam war (Feb. 1979) – China invaded Vietnam and overran a large Chunk of Vietnamese territory. It however, Proclaimed ceasefire in the following month and withdrew it forces.

• Iran-Iraq war (Oct. 1980 – Aug. 1988)-

• Falkland war (1983) – it was fought between Britain and Argentina.

• U.S. - Panama war (1989) – It was fought between United states and Panama.

• Gulf war (Jan. 17, 1991- Feb. 26, 1991) – It was fought between multinational forces led by the U.S.A. and Iraq.