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Can You Match the Battle to the War?
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By: Jonnathan Chadwick
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There are too many battles that occurred throughout the course of history to name them all. The Hundred Years' War, for example, consisted of thousands of battles over the course of 116 years. The Crusades, which were "Holy" wars, lasted for centuries. The American Civil War, which lasted only four years, consisted of more than 10,500 battles. That equates to about seven battles a day for four years. Sadly, with all this warring comes a lot of death and destruction. More than 30 million people were killed in battle during both World Wars, and countless more were wounded, and that isn't counting mental wounding like PTSD that affects many combat veterans.
With all that being said, somehow and some way, some battles live on in fame. We celebrate D-Day on June 6 every year to commemorate the Invasion of Normandy, which marked the end of WWII. Throughout several states in America, there are re-enactments of famous Civil War battles that participants take extremely seriously. Countless moments of the American Revolution have lived on due to poets and novelists inscribing them into history - Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride" and Emerson's "Concord Hymn" are two of the most famous ones. Here are 35 of the most famous battles and commanders in the world's long history of war. Do you think you can name them all?
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