ChrisGeorge
04-11-2008, 11:55 AM
Antietam
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View Full Version : A to Z of Battlefields and Wars ChrisGeorge 04-11-2008, 11:55 AM Antietam Ernie 04-11-2008, 11:58 AM :PDT_Aliboronz_24: Battle of the Bulge. ChrisGeorge 04-11-2008, 12:01 PM Chancellorsville Ernie 04-11-2008, 12:17 PM :PDT_Aliboronz_24: Dardenelles. ChrisGeorge 04-11-2008, 12:27 PM Ezra Church / Battle of the Poor House, Georgia, July 28, 1864 Mark R 04-11-2008, 07:41 PM Great thread Chris! Flodden ChrisGeorge 04-11-2008, 07:44 PM Great thread Chris! Flodden Thanks, Mark! :) Gettysburg Mark R 04-11-2008, 07:49 PM Hamburger Hill ChrisGeorge 04-11-2008, 08:03 PM Inchon (Korean War) Mark R 04-11-2008, 08:05 PM Jutland (1916) ChrisGeorge 04-11-2008, 08:23 PM King's Mountain - American Revolutionary War battlefield, October 7, 1780 Mark R 04-11-2008, 08:24 PM Little Bighorn (25 June 1876) ChrisGeorge 04-11-2008, 08:24 PM King's Mountain, South Carolina - American Revolutionary War battlefield, October 7, 1780 http://www.nps.gov/kimo/ jimmy 04-13-2008, 06:12 AM Messines - Belgium 7th June 1917 bluesareus 04-13-2008, 05:10 PM Nile - 1st-2nd August 1798 ChrisGeorge 04-13-2008, 09:40 PM Okinawa, March 18 to June 23, 1945 SteH 04-13-2008, 10:11 PM Pretoria - Boer War jimmy 04-14-2008, 04:56 AM Quennenmont Farm - France 27th September 1918 ChrisGeorge 04-14-2008, 06:21 AM Richmond, Kentucky, August 29 – August 30, 1862 SteH 04-14-2008, 07:31 AM Somme - 1st World War Mark R 04-14-2008, 09:15 AM Trafalgar (1805) jimmy 04-15-2008, 04:03 AM U-Boat War at Sea Mark R 04-15-2008, 09:07 AM Vimy Ridge ChrisGeorge 04-15-2008, 10:42 AM Waterloo Mark R 04-15-2008, 10:46 AM Xiangyang (191) ChrisGeorge 04-15-2008, 10:49 AM Yorktown, October 1781 Mark R 04-15-2008, 10:49 AM Zhuxianzhen (1642) bluesareus 04-15-2008, 12:41 PM Assaye - Second Mahratta War 23 Sep 1803 Mark R 04-15-2008, 07:05 PM Bunker Hill SteH 04-15-2008, 11:37 PM Culloden - Jacobite Rising ChrisGeorge 04-16-2008, 01:32 AM Dardanelles (1915-1916) Mark R 04-16-2008, 09:44 AM Edgehill (English Civil War) ChrisGeorge 04-16-2008, 10:37 AM Falkirk (1298) Mark R 04-16-2008, 10:41 AM Gallipoli 1915-16 ChrisGeorge 04-16-2008, 05:33 PM Hampton Roads, Virginia, aka Battle of the Ironclads, March 8-9, 1862 jimmy 04-17-2008, 02:31 AM Iraq ChrisGeorge 04-17-2008, 10:29 AM The War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1742) Mark R 04-17-2008, 07:02 PM Korean War ChrisGeorge 04-17-2008, 07:29 PM Lynchburg, Virginia, June 17-18, 1864 Mark R 04-17-2008, 07:33 PM Midway bluesareus 04-18-2008, 10:58 AM Normandy Beaches Mark R 04-18-2008, 11:05 AM Okinawa ChrisGeorge 04-18-2008, 02:12 PM Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, June 15, 1864 to March 25, 1865 Mark R 04-18-2008, 07:04 PM Quebec - 1759 ChrisGeorge 04-19-2008, 06:18 PM Ramillies, May 23, 1706 Mark R 04-19-2008, 08:08 PM Stalingrad ChrisGeorge 04-19-2008, 08:14 PM The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, October 5, 1813 (War of 1812 battle) Mark R 04-19-2008, 08:22 PM Ulm (1805) ChrisGeorge 04-19-2008, 08:33 PM Vittoria, June 21st 1813. This battle is the subject of the musical piece Wellington's Victory by Beethoven. 'With the success of Wellington's Victory, Beethoven was solvent for the first time. However, he soon came to realize that he had paid a high price. "Wellington's Victory was a piece of folly," he admitted.' -- From Christopher T. George, 'The Eroica Riddle: Did Napoleon Remain Beethoven's "Hero?"' (http://www.napoleon-series.org/ins/scholarship98/c_eroica.html) Mark R 04-19-2008, 08:36 PM Vittoria, June 21st 1813. This battle is the subject of the musical piece Wellington's Victory by Beethoven. 'With the success of Wellington's Victory, Beethoven was solvent for the first time. However, he soon came to realize that he had paid a high price. "Wellington's Victory was a piece of folly," he admitted.' -- From Christopher T. George, 'The Eroica Riddle: Did Napoleon Remain Beethoven's "Hero?" (http://www.napoleon-series.org/ins/scholarship98/c_eroica.html) He scratched the dedication to Napoleon from his Eroica (3rd) Symphony after Napoleon's invasion and subsequent wars with Austria (if I'm correct!!). Wavre (18-19 June 1815) ChrisGeorge 04-20-2008, 02:23 AM He scratched the dedication to Napoleon from his Eroica (3rd) Symphony after Napoleon's invasion and subsequent wars with Austria (if I'm correct!!). Wavre (18-19 June 1815) Read the article. The situation was not as clearcut as usually depicted. Xiangyang, China - 192 AD Mark R 04-20-2008, 10:34 PM Ypres ChrisGeorge 04-20-2008, 10:54 PM Zealand Point, March 22, 1808 Mark R 04-20-2008, 10:55 PM Austerlitz - 1805 ChrisGeorge 04-20-2008, 10:59 PM Balaclava, October 25, 1854 Mark R 04-20-2008, 11:01 PM Crécy - 26 August 1346 jimmy 04-21-2008, 04:12 AM Delville Woods WW1 ChrisGeorge 04-21-2008, 07:56 AM Eupatoria - February 17, 1855 Mark R 04-21-2008, 09:11 AM Flodden Field - 9 September 1513 ChrisGeorge 04-21-2008, 10:21 AM Siege of Gaeta, November 5, 1860 - February 13, 1861 (Piedmontese seige of Francis II of the Two Sicilies) Mark R 04-21-2008, 10:42 AM Hundred Years' War (1337 - 1453) ChrisGeorge 04-21-2008, 10:47 AM First Battle of Inonu (January 9 - January 11, 1921) - Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922). Mark R 04-21-2008, 10:52 AM Jena (October 14, 1806) ChrisGeorge 04-21-2008, 03:59 PM Seige of Khorramshahr, November 1980 to May 24, 1982 (Iran-Iraq War) Mark R 04-21-2008, 08:08 PM Leipzig (16 -19 October 1813) ChrisGeorge 04-21-2008, 08:24 PM Malplaquet, September 11, 1709 Mark R 04-21-2008, 08:26 PM Naseby ChrisGeorge 04-21-2008, 10:57 PM Olustee, Florida, February 20, 1864 (American Civil War) bluesareus 04-22-2008, 12:41 PM Passchendaele - July -Nov 1917 jimmy 04-23-2008, 02:13 AM Queant- France WW1 Mark R 04-23-2008, 09:24 AM Rorke's Drift - 1879 ChrisGeorge 04-23-2008, 01:52 PM Spion Kop, 23-24 January 1900 :PDT11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop Mark R 04-24-2008, 08:50 PM Siege of Tobruk jimmy 04-25-2008, 05:41 AM UPPERVILLE - American Civil War 21st June 1863 Mark R 04-25-2008, 09:11 AM Verdun - 1916 jimmy 04-25-2008, 11:16 AM Western front WW1 bluesareus 04-25-2008, 08:47 PM Ypres Oct 1914 - 2nd Battle April - May 1915 Mark R 04-25-2008, 08:50 PM Zulu Wars bluesareus 04-27-2008, 09:56 PM Arnhem - Autumn 1944 ChrisGeorge 04-27-2008, 11:38 PM Blenheim, 13 August 1704 Mark R 04-28-2008, 10:28 AM Carthage - c.149 BC bluesareus 04-28-2008, 11:08 AM Dardanelles - WW I Mark R 04-28-2008, 01:04 PM El Alamein ChrisGeorge 04-28-2008, 01:08 PM Fairfax Court-House or Fairfax Station, September 3, 1862 Mark R 04-28-2008, 01:15 PM Glencoe Massacre ChrisGeorge 04-28-2008, 01:18 PM Heligoland Bight, August 28, 1914 - first major naval battle of World War I Mark R 04-28-2008, 01:19 PM Isandlwana - 1879 ChrisGeorge 04-28-2008, 01:21 PM Jassin, German East Africa, January 18-19, 1915 Mark R 04-28-2008, 01:23 PM Kursk - July 4 – July 20, 1943 (Largest armoured engagement in history) ChrisGeorge 04-28-2008, 01:37 PM Ludford Bridge - 12 October, 1459 - Wars of the Roses (Lancastrian victory) :handclap: Mark R 04-28-2008, 01:45 PM Mafeking ChrisGeorge 04-28-2008, 01:52 PM Battle of Nanking, Taiping Rebellion, 1864 jimmy 04-29-2008, 02:52 AM Ovillers - WW1 Mark R 04-29-2008, 07:44 PM Pyrenees - 25 July 1813 ChrisGeorge 04-30-2008, 03:15 PM Battle of Quebec, 1711, during Queen Anne's war This one's interesting-- Battle of Rafa, 9 January 1917 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rafa Sounds like what is going on daily at Anfield!!!! :PDT_Xtremez_42: bluesareus 05-01-2008, 04:42 PM Battle for Starlingrad Mark R 05-01-2008, 07:11 PM Thirty Years War - 1618-48 jimmy 05-04-2008, 05:25 AM Utoy Creek- American Civil War - Georgia- August 5th-7th 1864. Mark R 05-04-2008, 08:33 PM Battle of Vitoria - June 21, 1813 (Peninsular Wars) bluesareus 05-04-2008, 08:41 PM Wounded Knee 1890 jimmy 05-29-2008, 02:13 AM Xiangyang - six year war 1267-1273 bluesareus 05-30-2008, 06:35 PM Yorktown April 5 - May 4 1862 - American Civil War jimmy 06-02-2008, 04:36 AM Zeebrugge - Belgium 1918 Mark R 06-02-2008, 08:31 PM Agincourt - 25 October 1415 ChrisGeorge 06-03-2008, 01:55 PM Battle of the Boyne, July 1, 1690 Mark R 06-03-2008, 08:02 PM Chickamauga - 18-20 September 1863 ChrisGeorge 06-03-2008, 08:32 PM Detroit, August 15, 1812 Mark R 06-03-2008, 08:45 PM Eylau 7-8 Feb 1807 ChrisGeorge 06-03-2008, 09:01 PM Flodden, September 9, 1513 jimmy 06-04-2008, 08:47 AM Gallipoli - WW1 Mark R 06-04-2008, 09:47 AM Hastings - 1066 bluesareus 06-04-2008, 10:55 AM Iwo Jima - Feb - Mar 1945 Mark R 06-04-2008, 01:14 PM Battle of Jena (1806) jimmy 06-05-2008, 12:54 AM Kernstown - Virginia March 23rd 1862 - American civil war bluesareus 06-05-2008, 02:45 PM Relief of Ladysmith -Boer War ChrisGeorge 06-05-2008, 06:37 PM Monmouth, New Jersey, June 28, 1778 jimmy 06-06-2008, 03:49 AM Battle of the NILE - 1798 bluesareus 06-06-2008, 03:19 PM Opequon Creek - 19 Sep 1864 - American Civil War ChrisGeorge 06-06-2008, 03:51 PM Plattsburgh, New York, September 11, 1814 (War of 1812) jimmy 06-10-2008, 03:39 AM Quennenmont Farm WW1 bluesareus 06-11-2008, 02:28 PM Ravenna 1512 - The Italian Wars ChrisGeorge 06-11-2008, 02:51 PM Sedan - Franco-Prussian War, 1 September 1870 bluesareus 06-12-2008, 05:10 PM Tobruk - 1941-42 ChrisGeorge 06-24-2008, 03:56 PM Ulm, October 16-19, 1805 jimmy 06-26-2008, 05:24 AM Verdun - WW1 bluesareus 06-26-2008, 04:42 PM Battle of Wittstock - Thirty Years War
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