Questions tagged [battle]
Questions related to an historical battle, being a single engagement or combat in warfare between two or more armed forces.
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Why did few French and no Dutch pilots (but many Poles and Czechs) take part in the Battle of Britain?
Among the non-British pilots, at least 141 were Polish, 84 Czech and 28 Belgian, but only 13 were French and none were Dutch, Norwegian or Danish.
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Why were there so many US military deaths outside of the major battles in WW2?
Recently I have started to take a huge interest in WW2. I've been researching new information everyday about it. But one of the things I've been interested in is the number of deaths each country ...
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Was anyone blamed for Japan's defeat at Tai'erzhuang?
The battle of Tai'erzhuang was the first major Chinese victory in the Second Sino-Japanese war. IJA 10th and 5th divisions, aiming to take Tai'erzhuang and ultimately Xuzhou, were instead held up in ...
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How long did the battle of Bosworth last?
How long the battle of Bosworth actually last?
The Wikipedia article on the Battle of Bosworth Field doesn't say anything about how long the battle lasted.
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How many tons of bombs were dropped on Britain between 1940 July 10 and September 7?
1940, July 10 to September 7, was the part of the Battle of Britain before the Blitz. In other words, it was the part where the Luftwaffe primarily focused on airfields, factories, and if I'm not ...
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Would occupying Big Round Top have been a good idea for the Confederates?
A lot of attention was given at the end of the 19th century to the "what if" the Confederates occupied the Little Round Top at Gettysburg, but there's the Big Round Top nearby and the Confederates ...
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Why did the Germans spare Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk?
I haven't seen the movie but know enough of the story to understand that Allied troops had fallen back to Dunkirk for evacuation but were trapped there until transport came.
I also understand that ...
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Which fortress east of Ancient Megiddo did Thutmose III go to during the siege?
After the ancient Battle of Megiddo, the rebels fell back to the city of Megiddo and the Egyptian army was victorious. The Egyptian army besieged the city of Megiddo by building a moat and a wooden ...
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Why weren't the Egyptians attacked on sight in the ancient Battle of Megiddo?
In 1457 BC, Thutmose III and his army had to pass the mountains to reach Megiddo. He had three passes he could go through, one in the North, called Jokneam Pass, and another pass in the South, called ...
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Were ancient (Greek) battles fought like duels between heroes? [closed]
In dramas on TV and film we are often shown a "hero" standing in front of the army, fighting alone against a "villain". Their soldier comrades don't help out much, as we would expect them to do in ...
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Who is the officer/soldier in a cave that received a morale boost from a spider?
Today on the radio, I heard about a commander or an officer who was in a cave waiting for a battle to start and he was feeling that he will be defeated because of the large enemy forces (he was in a ...
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Physics of a heavy cavalry charge?
Can someone explain a heavy cavalry charge?
A bunch of 500kg animals smashes into a dense crowd of men at speed of 40km/h. This simply cannot end good for neither side. Let's say the charge fails. The ...
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Which town or village in Britain lost the greatest percentage of men in WWI due to "Pals Battalions"?
The British decision to create "Pals Battalions" of men from a single town or village led to unanticipated disasters when Pals battalions ran into heavy resistance, with large numbers of men from a ...
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What's the story behind this photo from WWI?
Warning: the photograph below is very graphic and may disturb some viewers, hence the spoiler tag. Click at your own risk.
The picture shows the skeletal corpse of a dead German infantryman (the ...
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What was the largest battle fought by ancient Rome?
What was the largest battle, by number of participants, in which ancient Rome took part? Not counting sieges.
A quick Google search reveals nothing authoritative, but some discussion threads mention ...
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