|
War
|
Year
|
Impact
|
Answer
|
|
1st Persian Invasion of Greece
|
490 BC
|
Marked the start of Classical Greece and an Athens golden age, and the namesake of a popular long distance foot race.
|
Battle of Marathon
|
|
Peloponnesian War
|
415-413 BC
|
The failure of this expedition to a certain island marked the end of Athenian dominance and the beginning of Sparta's.
|
Sicilian Expedition
|
|
Wars of Alexander the Great
|
331 BC
|
Alexander decisively defeats Persia, marking a period of Hellenization across his vast empire.
|
Battle of Gaugamela
|
|
2nd Punic War
|
207 BC
|
The Romans defeat of Hasdrubal affirm superiority in Italy and lead to Carthage's eventual defeat, paving the way to Roman dominance of the Mediterranean.
|
Battle of the Metaurus
|
|
Roman Conquests
|
AD 9
|
Rome's legions would be ambushed and destroyed in an attempt to subjugate Germania, dissuading them from ever bringing Germania under their rule.
|
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
|
|
Hunnic Invasion of Roman Gaul
|
AD 451
|
One of the Western Roman Empire's last major military operations that would dispel the myth of Hunnic invincibility.
|
Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
|
|
Umayyad Invasion of Gaul
|
AD 732
|
Charles Martel would check the Muslim invasion here and curtail Islam's spread into Western Europe.
|
Battle of Tours
|
|
Norman Conquest of England
|
1099
|
William the Conqueror's victory here would ensure lasting Norman influence in England.
|
Battle of Hastings
|
|
Hundred Years' War
|
1429
|
A major turning point of this war, the French revival lead by Joan of Arc would repulse the English and prevent the conquest of France by the English.
|
Siege of Orléans
|
|
Anglo-Spanish War
|
1588
|
English's defeat of this invasion force would check Spain's ambitions against the English and Dutch.
|
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
|
|
War of the Spanish Succession
|
1704
|
The Grand Alliance's defeat of France/Bavaria would ensure the safety of Vienna and prevent French domination over Europe.
|
Battle of Blenheim
|
|
Great Northern War
|
1709
|
This battle would mark the rise of Russia and the end of Sweden as a dominant European power.
|
Battle of Poltava
|
|
American Revolution
|
1777
|
Major turning point, where Burgoyne's victory would ensure French aid and lead to the independence of the 13 colonies.
|
Battle of Saratoga
|
|
French Revolutionary Wars
|
1792
|
French victory over the Prussians would allow the declaration of the French Republic and abolishment of the monarchy, paving the way for the French Revolution.
|
Battle of Valmy
|
|
Napoleonic Wars
|
1815
|
The 7th Coalition would finally defeat Napoleon and end a period of French dominance over continental Europe.
|
Battle of Waterloo
|
|
American Civil War
|
1863
|
Grant's capture of this stronghold would cut the Confederacy in two, eventually leading to Union victory and the rise of the US as a world power.
|
Vicksburg Campaign
|
|
Austro-Prussian War
|
1866
|
Prussian victory here would lead to its dominance and eventual unification of the German states.
|
Battle of Königgrätz
|
|
World War I
|
1914
|
French/British victory would prevent a German assault on Paris and a quick victory in the west, leading to Germany's eventual defeat in the war.
|
First Battle of the Marne
|
|
Pacific War
|
1942
|
Japanese loss of 4 aircraft carriers here would mark a turning point in the war, eventually leading to America's victory and dominance as a world superpower.
|
Battle of Midway
|
|
World War II
|
1942-43
|
The German surrender here at the Volga would lead to an unstoppable Soviet advance that would end with Soviet dominance over Eastern Europe as a world superpower.
|
Battle of Stalingrad
|
