Military Conflicts

Iraq War
Iraq War
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The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing military campaign which began on March 20, 2003 with the 2003 invasion of Iraq by a...

War on Terrorism
War on Terrorism
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The War on Terrorism or War on Terror is the common term for what the George W. Bush administration perceived or presented as the military, political, legal and ideological conflict against...

American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
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The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen united former British colonies on the...

2003 invasion of Iraq
2003 invasion of Iraq
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The 2003 invasion of Iraq, (from March 20 to May 1, 2003) was led by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia, Denmark, Poland and Spain. Four...

English Civil War
English Civil War
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The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The first...

Second English Civil War
Second English Civil War
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The Second English Civil War was the second of three wars known as the English Civil War which refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place...

First English Civil War
First English Civil War
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The First English Civil War was the first of three wars known as the English Civil War . "The English Civil War" was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations which...

Battle of Bosworth Field
Battle of Bosworth Field
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The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field was Lancastrian Henry Tudor's defeat of Yorkist Richard III, ending the Plantagenet dynasty to begin a new Tudor dynasty. Historically, the...

Eighty Years' War
Eighty Years' War
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The Dutch Revolt, Eighty Years' War or the Revolt of the Netherlands , was the revolt of the Seventeen Provinces in the Low Countries against the Spanish Empire. Spain was initially...

Battle of Java
Battle of Java
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The Battle of Java was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java, between February 28 and March 12, 1942. It involved forces from the Empire of...

First War of Scottish Independence
First War of Scottish Independence
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The First War of Scottish Independence lasted from the outbreak of the war with the invasion by England in 1296 until the de jure restoration of Scottish independence with the Treaty of...

Battle of Stirling Bridge
Battle of Stirling Bridge
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The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew de Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English...

Battle of Myton
Battle of Myton
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The Battle of Myton, nicknamed the Chapter of Myton, was a major engagement in the First Scottish War of Independence, fought in Yorkshire on 20 September 1319. In April 1318...

Six-Day War
Six-Day War
Events

The Six-Day War , also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli...

Sieges of Stirling Castle
Sieges of Stirling Castle
Events

There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, a strategically important fortification in Stirling, Scotland. Stirling is located at the crossing of the River Forth, making it a...

Battle of Glen Trool
Battle of Glen Trool
Events

The Battle of Glen Trool was a minor engagement in the Scottish Wars of Independence, fought in April 1307. Glen Trool is a narrow glen in the Southern Uplands of Galloway, Scotland. Loch...

Battle of Roslin
Battle of Roslin
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The Battle of Roslin was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, taking place on 24 February 1303 at Roslin, Scotland. A Scottish army led by John Comyn and Simon Fraser defeated...

Battle of Bannockburn
Battle of Bannockburn
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The Battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. It was the decisive battle in the First War of Scottish...

Yom Kippur War
Yom Kippur War
Events

The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (Hebrew: מלחמת יום הכיפורים‎; transliterated: Milẖemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת יום כיפור, Milẖemet Yom Kipur; Arabic: حرب أكتوبر‎...

Battle of Pass of Brander
Battle of Pass of Brander
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The Battle of the Pass of Brander in Scotland forms a small part of the wider struggle known as the Wars of Scottish Independence, and a large part of the civil war between the Bruce and...

Battle of Dunbar
Battle of Dunbar
Events

The Battle of Dunbar was the first major battle in the First War of Scottish Independence. King Edward I of England had invaded Scotland in 1296 to punish John...

Battle of Methven
Battle of Methven
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The Battle of Methven took place at Methven in Scotland in 1306, during the Wars of Scottish Independence. In February 1306, Robert Bruce and a small party of his followers killed John...

Battle of Falkirk
Battle of Falkirk
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The Battle of Falkirk, which took place on 22 July 1298, was a major engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence. An English army commanded by King Edward...

1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Events

The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known by Israelis as the War of Independence (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות‎, Milhamat HaAtzma'ut) or War of Liberation (Hebrew: מלחמת השחרור‎, Milhamat HaShahrur) and by...

War of Attrition
War of Attrition
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The War of Attrition was a limited war fought between the Israeli military and forces of the Egyptian Republic and the...

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