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The Victory of Arminius
It Was Supposed to be Easy...When several days of battle were over, some- where between 15-20,000 Roman soldiers were dead - three full legions had disappeared from the rolls (and would not be reconstituted!). Roman retaliation would be terrible and pro- longed, but the Empire never again tried to settle the land east of the Rhine. What went wrong?More Info » |
The Battle of Châlons
Half Roman - All Business!His father was a Roman general of “Scythian” origin, one of the original groups of powerful mounted nomads that challenged Rome. In fact he was closer to his allies and adversaries than most Roman commanders of the day - for General Aetius actually had Hunnish warriors fighting FOR him in earlier battles, and spent time with both the Huns and Goths as a honored hostage (learning much about both peoples while there.)More Info » |
The Battle of Tours
How Charles Got His Hammer...At one time, it looked like the expansion of Islam was an unstoppable force. By 725 A.D., Muslims owned virtually all of the Iberian peninsula and had crossed the Pyrenees, taking key towns in SW France and forming a new province called al-Andalus.And then, politics began to trump religion. With a power struggle going on in Andalus proper, the local leaders in al-Andalus starting making accommodations with their powerful Christian neighbor to the north, Aquitaine. This arrangement upset powerful people on both sides of the religious divide and they responded in basically the same way—they both invaded Aquitaine! More Info » |
Hastings: 1066 AD
Trial by Bloody Combat!"This year died King Edward, and Harold the earl succeeded to the kingdom, and held it forty weeks and one day. And this year came William and won England." -- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
While exactly where the line is on whether a battle merits the title “Decisive” may be uncertain, there is no doubt that the Battle of Hastings deserves such treatment. Common perception is that a kingdom changed hands after a single day of battle. (The truth is somewhat more complex.) More Info » |
Joan of Arc's Victory
Render to The Maid!Even in full armor, she still looked very much like a young girl. Among men who had done nothing but war all their lives, she maintained a soldierly bearing... and something else. She led that army to victory, confidently sending the English commander her demand, "Render to the Maid, sent by God, the King of Heaven, all the good towns you have taken and violated in France." History would call her Joan of Arc, with a subtitle "The Maid of Orleans." The French would call her, "St. Joan." The English would call her, "witch." And you can call her the center of an intriguing game. More Info » |
The Invincible Armada
"God Blew and They Were Scattered."It is hard to imagine what the world would look like today had the Armada succeeded. And yet, looking at the planning and logistics, it is also hard to imagine that the project could ever have succeeded.... More Info » |
