The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo

Table of ContentsPREFACECHAPTER I. THE BATTLE OF MARATHONCHAPTER II. DEFEAT OF THE ATHENIANS AT SYRACUSE, B.C.413CHAPTER III. THE BATTLE OF ARBELA, B.C. 331CHAPTER IV. THE BATTLE OF THE METAURUS, B.C. 207CHAPTER V. VICTORY OF ARMINIUS OVER THE ROMAN LEGIONS UNDER VARUS, A.D. 9CHAPTER VI. THE BATTLE OF CHALONS, A.D. 451CHAPTER VII. THE BATTLE OF TOURS, A.D. 732CHAPTER VIII. THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS, 1066CHAPTER IX. JOAN OF ARC'S VICTORY OVER THE ENGLISH AT ORLEANS, A.D. 1429CHAPTER X. THE DEFEAT OF THE SPANISH ARMADA, A.D. 1588CHAPTER XI. THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM, 1704CHAPTER XII. THE BATTLE OF PULTOWA, 1709CHAPTER XIII. VICTORY OF THE AMERICANS OVER BURGOYNE AT SARATOGA, A.D. 1777CHAPTER XIV. THE BATTLE OF VALMYCHAPTER XV. THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO, 1815