Histories Biggest Wars and Battles

All that has been fought

Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Apr 17, 2016

Due note, any dates starting with "January 1st" did not actually happen that day, only the year. No info fr the month of the event could be found and there was no way to NOT include a day plus month.

Battle of Hastings

Oct 14, 1066

William the Conquerer invades and sieges England. History.com Staff. "Battle of Hastings." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 01 Jan. 2009. Web. 17 Apr. 2016. http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-hastings.

Mongol Conquests

Jan 1, 1206

Massive war that greatly expanded Mongol influence. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Battle of Cajamarca

Nov 16, 1532

Spanish ambush on Inca leader Atahualpa. Siggurdson. "Battle of Cajamarca: Pizarro's Conquistadores Ambush, Capture Incan Emperor." The American Legion's Burnpit. N.p., 16 Nov. 2012. Web. 17 Apr. 2016

Thirty Years' War

Jan 1, 1618

Bloody religious war lasting for three decades. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Battle of Vienna

Sep 12, 1683

Polish soldiers fight back Muslim Turks to keep them out of Europe. "Hope From History- Poland." New Zealand National Front. N.p., 07 July 2015. Web. 17 Apr. 2016. http://www.nationalfront.org.nz/?tag=battle-of-vienna.

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

Final battle in the American Revolution where Britain surrenders. "American Revolution : The Battle of Yorktown." American Revolution : The Battle of Yorktown. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016. http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm.

The Napoleonic Wars

Jan 1, 1803

Several wars fought against the French empire. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Battle of Leipzig

Oct 16, 1813

One of the crucial defeats in Napoleand world conquest campaign. "Battle of Leipzig, 1813." Battle of Leipzig, 1813. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Battle for Waterloo

Jun 18, 1815

Napoleon bonarpartes final battle. http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-waterloo

American Civil War

Apr 12, 1861

War fought between the North and South U.S.. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Battle of Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Surprise attack by Union on Robert E. Lee's forces. "Carnage At Antietam, 1862," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (1997)

Conquest by the Empire of Japan

Jan 1, 1894

War fought in Joan stemming from world war 2 and communism. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

World War 1

Jul 28, 1917

The first recorder world war throughout history. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Russian Civil War

Oct 1, 1917

War between Bolshevik Red and White Armies. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

World War 2

Sep 1, 1939

War fought between other Aliies and the Axis. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Battle of Stalingrad

Feb 2, 1943

Germaine's last offensive attack on the Eastern front in World War 2. "Battle of Stalingrad". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2016. Web. 17 Apr. 2016
http://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad.

Atomic Bombimg of Japan

Aug 16, 1945

U.S. releases atomic bomb!bs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Burr, William. "The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources." The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources. N.p., O5 Aug. 2005. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Battle of Huai-Hai

Nov 6, 1948

Final battl bewen CPP and KMT. Gilbert, Joshua. "The Huaihai Campaign." Armchair General Magazine We Put YOU in Command. N.p., 10 June 2007. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Vietnam War

Nov 1, 1955

War fought between North and South Vietnam. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.

Soviet War in Afghanistan

Dec 25, 1979

War fought between Soviet led Afghanistan's and Mujahedeen. Ghimire, Nikhil. "World's Top Ten Biggest Wars in History." Top 10 Outstanding List. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2016.