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Famous Battles


Battle of Tewkesbury

Date 4th May 1471 Location Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire War Wars of the Roses Combatants House of York VS House of Lancaster Outcome Yorkist victory

Battle of Stirling Bridge

Date 11th September 1297 Location Stirling, Scotland War Scottish Wars of Independence Combatants England VS Scotland Outcome Scottish Victory

Battle of Stamford Bridge

Date 25th September 1066 Location Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire War - Combatants Norway VS Anglo-Saxon England Outcome Anglo-Saxon victory

Battle of Stalingrad

Date 21st August 1942 - 2nd February 1943 Location Stalingrad, USSR War World War Two Combatants Germany VS USSR Outcome Soviet Victory

Second Battle of St Albans

Date 22nd February 1461 Location St Albans, Hertfordshire War Wars of the Roses Combatants House of York VS House of Lancaster Outcome Lancastrian victory

First Battle of St Albans

Date 22nd May 1455 Location St Albans, Hertfordshire War Wars of the Roses Combatants House of York VS House of Lancaster Outcome Yorkist victory

Battle of The Somme

Date 1st July - 18th November 1916 Location Somme, Picardy, France War World War One Combatants Germany VS United Kingdom, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa Outcome Inconclusive The 1916 Battle of the Somme caused a total of 1 million casualties on all sides. the total is over a million…

Battle of Salamis

Date September 480BC Location Straits of Salamis, Greece War Greek and Persian Wars Combatants Greek States VS Persia Outcome Persian defeat

Battle of Rorke’s Drift

Date 22nd-23rd January 1879 Location Rorke's Drift, Natal, South Africa War Anglo-Zulu War Combatants Britain VS Zulu nation Outcome British Victory

Battle of River Plate

Date 13th December 1939 Location South Atlantic War World War Two Combatants Germany VS United Kingdom, New Zealand Outcome German defeat

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