HI123 Lecture Notes - Ancient Greek Warfare, Aspis, Hoplite
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Battle of thermopylae- the last day of the battle of thermopylae in 480bc saw the famous. Battle of agincourt- on the 5th october 1415, an english army primarily made up of longbowmen defeated a larger french army. Battle of lepanto- on october 7th 1571, a spanish and italian fleet defeated the fleet of the ottoman turks off the coast of greece. The battle of waterloo, on june 18th 1815. The clash between the greatest generals of the time napoleon i, emperor of the. Battle of gettysburg on july 3rd 1863, bloodiest battle fought on north american soil. Battle of somme on july 1st 1916- bloodiest day in in history for the british history. This was because of new products of warfare and weapons were being introduced during wwi, i. e. the machine gun. Battle of kursk, on july 5th to august 23rd1943. Kursk was one if the largest battles in history.
