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    The Battle of Hattin

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    The battle of Hattin took place in 1187 and was fought between the Christians and the Muslims. Both religious accounts of this battle give light on certain aspects missed by the other religion. The Muslim account shows the genius of Saladin‚ while the Christian account gives a more ruthless image. The Christian account tells of how Saladin ordered skirmishers to harass the Christians from morning to mid-day‚ while the Muslim account tells Saladin surrounded them not with skirmishers but with his

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    Battle of Leipzig

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    Battle of Leipzig Battle of the Nations is its other name. It took place between 16th and 18th October 1813 at Leipzig‚ Saxony. It culminated the German “War of Liberation.” Among all the Napoleonic wars‚ it was the biggest battle in terms of the amount of artillery and number of troops engaged. A coalition of Russian‚ Austrian‚ Prussian and Swedish troops fought against the French Army of Napoleon. Napoleon’s army also included Germans from the Confederation of Rhine‚ Italian and Polish troops

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    The Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele is remembered for its atrocious conditions‚ high casualty rates and Canadian valor. Canadians‚ instrumental in securing victory‚ earned a total of nine Victoria Crosses for their courage. Located near the town of Ypres where another brutal battle occurred‚ a small town called Passchendaele sat‚ unaware of the brutal future that was to come. Although it had very little strategic value‚ General Douglas Haig of the Royal British Army was

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    battle of gettysburg

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    The battle of Gettysburg On Tuesday morning‚ June 30‚ 1863‚ an infantry brigade of Confederate soldiers searching for shoes headed toward Gettysburg. The Confederate commander spotted a long column of Federal cavalry heading toward the town. He withdrew his brigade and informed his superior‚ General Henry Heth‚ who in turn told his superior‚ A.P. Hill‚ he would go back the following morning for shoes that were desperately needed. The battle began on July 1‚ 1863‚ when some of General Ambrose Powell

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    Battle Of Mind

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    and figures to answer questions designed to assess your ability to evaluate numeric data.  After each question‚ there are a number of different answer options  There is one‚ and only one‚ correct answer to each question Click on the answer that you think is correct When a response has been selected a dot will appear in the centre of the button Verbal Reasoning Your task is to read the passages and answer according to the following rules: Base your answers ONLY on the information given in the passage

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    Battle of Stalingrad

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    BATTLE OF STALINGRAD 1942 Copy no..........of............. SITU/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX References: A. Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Procedural 0.01. B. RMAF Air Power Doctrine‚ MU 302-2110-000-00-00‚ 3rd Edition‚ 2002. C. Ex BABIL General Instructions. INTRODUCTION 1. The battle of Stalingrad (now known as Volgograd) was a battle between the German military and Soviet military‚ which was fought between 23 August 1942 and 02 February 1943. It was one of the

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    Battle Of Beowulf

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    nearby kingdom in Denmark‚ Beowulf sets sail from Geatland‚ his homeland‚ to aid in the killing of this monster‚ named Grendel. There are a total of three major battles that Beowulf fought throughout the epic; all containing differences‚ like location‚ similarities‚ like outcomes‚ and a theme of good versus evil. The three major battles Beowulf fights in contain significant differences. The location and enemy of the

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    Battle of Verdun

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    Battle of Verdun” It has been described as one of the bloodiest battle of WWI. The battle of Verdun first sparked in February‚ 1916 and ended in December. It was a battle between Germany and France. What made Verdun significant is that France did not expect the Germans to attack at that location‚ so France had to send in troops that weren’t ready to that battle field to protect the Verdun; a place that has a deep meaning to France. This made the French troops more spreaded out into small groups

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    Battle of Towton

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    Battle of Towton 1461: The Battle of Towton was fought during the Wars of the Roses on 29 March 1461‚ near the village Towton in Yorkshire. It was the "largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil". According to chroniclers‚ more than 50‚000 soldiers from York and Lancaster fought for hours on a snowstorm on that day‚ (which was a Palm Sunday.) A newsletter said a week after the battle reported that 28‚000 died on the battlefield. The fight brought about a monarchical change in England

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    Battle of Trenton

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    The Battle Of Trenton and the Affect it had on the American Revolution History 101 B011 Wayne Newton Mr. Bacon Winter 2013 The subject of this paper is going to be the Battle of Trenton and the affect it had on the American Revolution. This battle took place on Christmas day in 1776. It was a battle between future president General George Washington and Colonel Rall. This battle proved to be significant for many reasons. Reasons we are going to cover such as weather

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