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The Decisive Battles of the World

The Battle of MARATHON, B. C. 400, in which the Athenians under Miltiades defeated the Persians under Darius.

The Battle of SYRACUSE, B. C. 413, in which the Athenians were defeated by the Syracusans and their allies.

The Battle of ARBELA, B. C. 331, in which the Persians under Darius, were defeated by the Macedonians and Greeks under Alexander the Great The Battle of METAURUS, B. C. 207, in which the Carthaginians under Hasdrubae, were defeated by the Romans under the Consuls Caius Claudius, Nero and Marcus Livius.

The Battle of PHILIPPI, B. C. 42, in which Brutus and Cassius were defeated by Octavius and Anthony. The fate of the Republic was decided. and Anthony.

The fate of the Republic was decided.

The Battle of ACTIUM, B. C. 31, in which the combined fleets of Anthony and Cleopatra , were defeated by Octavius, and imperialism established in the person of Octavius.

The Victory of the German Arminius, over the Roman Legions under Varus, A. D. 9.

The Battle of CHALONS, A. D. 451, in which the Huns under Attila, called the "Scourge of God," were defeated by the confederate armies of Romans and Visigoths.

The Battle of TOURS, A. D. 732, in which the Saracens were defeated by Charles Martel. Christendom was rescued from Islam.

Martel. Christendom was rescued from Islam.

Battle of HASTINGS, A. D. 1066, in which Harold, commanding the English army, was defeated by William the Conqueror of Normandy. Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, A. D. 1429. The defeat of the Spanish Armada, by the English, A. D. 1588. The Battle of LUTZEN, 1632, which decided the religious liberties of Germany. The Battle of BLENHEIM, A. D. 1704, in which the French and Bavarians, under Marshal Tallard, were defeated by the English and their allies, under Marlborough. The Battle of PULTOWA, A. D. 1709, in which Charles XII. of Sweden was defeated by the Russians, under Peter the Great.

The Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, A. D. 1777. The Battle of VALMY, A. D. 1792, in which an invading army of Prussians, Austrians and Hessians, under the command of the Duke of Brunswick, were deand Hessians, under the command of the Duke of Brunswick, were defeated by the French, under Dumouriez.

The Battle of WATERLOO, 1815, in which the French, under Napoleon, were defeated by the allied armies of Russia, Austria, Prussia and England, under the Duke of Wellington.

Naval Battle of TRAFALGAR, on the 21st of October, 1805, the English under Lord Nelson defeated the French and Spanish.