Land Battles

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Salonika: The Spring Offensive April–May 1917
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Salonika: The Spring Offensive April–May 1917

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Greece hosted two substantial Allied forces in 1917 with a strength of c. 600,000. The French General, Maurice Sarrail, commanded the Allied Army of the Orient comprising French, British, Serbian, Greek and Russian brigades and Lieutenant General George Milne commanded the British Salonika Force (BSF). The government of Greece was,... More
Saratoga Campaign 19 September–17 October 1777
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Saratoga Campaign 19 September–17 October 1777

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General Burgoyne’s plan to split the rebellious colonies along the Hudson River and to isolate New England, ended in major defeat for the British in the American Revolutionary War. There was to be a two-pronged attack at Saratoga; General St Leger was to travel through the St Lawrence River and... More
Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) Campaign 8–28 August 1862
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Second Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) Campaign 8–28 August 1862

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After the concluding debacle of the Peninsula Campaign, Lincoln drafted General John Pope to command a new Army of Virginia. Pope was commanded to link up with McClellan’s Army of the Potomac, but he had been appointed as an antidote to McClellan’s discredited ultra-caution, and he resolved to demonstrate the... More
Second Battle of Ypres 22 April–25 May 1915
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Second Battle of Ypres 22 April–25 May 1915

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‘All quiet on the Western Front’ was the German modus operandi for most of 1915, concentrating instead on trying to gain supremacy in the east. The Second Battle of Ypres was a rare exception, used by the Germans to test lethal chlorine gas for the first time on a battlefield;... More
Second Punic War 218–201 BCE
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Second Punic War 218–201 BCE

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The Carthaginian general, Hannibal, triggered the second Punic War by attacking the Roman protectorate of Saguntum in Spain. Seeking a decisive victory, he marched his army through the Alps and, for 15 years, remained undefeated in the Italian peninsula. His most crushing victory was at Cannae (216 BCE). However, without... More
Sheridan and Early in the Shenandoah Valley, 9 October 1864–2 March 1865
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Sheridan and Early in the Shenandoah Valley, 9 October 1864–2 March 1865

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Shenandoah Valley in West Virginia provided a corridor for Confederates to invade the North, with the Blue Ridge Mountains acting as a shield for Confederates to enter Maryland, and Washington DC. Confederate General Jubal Early managed to reach the outskirts of Washington DC in July 1864, but retreated to the... More
Shiloh 6 April 1862
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Shiloh 6 April 1862

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The commanding General of the Union Army Ulysses S. Grant had won promotion, and made himself a reputation, by the capture of Fort Donelson in February: seven weeks later he almost lost it at Shiloh. The Confederate onslaught from Albert Johnston’s army at dawn on 6 April was wholly unexpected,... More
Siege and Battle of Kinsale 2 October 1601 to 3 January 1602
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Siege and Battle of Kinsale 2 October 1601 to 3 January 1602

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After the wrecking of two Armadas by storms, the new Spanish king Philip III was determined to end English support for the rebellious Netherlands by providing tit-for-tat assistance to the Irish insurrection. Once again, bad weather stymied his plans, forcing the Spanish fleet to land at Kinsale, a poor base... More
Skirmish at Port Republic 8 June 1862
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Skirmish at Port Republic 8 June 1862

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At dawn on 8 June, a regiment of Union cavalry led by Colonel Samuel Carroll burst into Port Republic across the Lower Ford. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson and his staff had been relaxing in the meadows of Dr Kemper’s estate at the southern end of the town. They were chased down the... More
South Mills 19 April 1862
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South Mills 19 April 1862

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The Dismal Swamp canal and the Pasquotank River connected Elizabeth City to the Norfolk naval base in Virginia. The Union army had intelligence that a small fleet of Confederate ‘ironclads’ (steam propelled warships) were being built at Norfolk, with the intention of destroying the Union blockade further south. The Union’s... More
Southern Italy 3 September–15 December 1943
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Southern Italy 3 September–15 December 1943

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Following the Allied landings in Italy at the beginning of September, the new Italian leadership reached an armistice with the Allies on 3 September, following the ousting of Mussolini on 25 July. This left the Germans to retreat northwards as the Allies made quick progress through the southern regions of... More
Soviet advance into Poland July 1944
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Soviet advance into Poland July 1944

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When, at the outbreak of World War II, the Germans invaded Poland, the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact then divided the country, allowing German control of the west, and Soviet control of the east. In June 1941 the Germans launched Operation Barbarossa, capturing eastern Poland, which was occupied until 20 July 1944, when... More