The fifteen decisive battles of the world : from Marathon to Waterloo / Edward Shepherd Creasy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Creasy, Edward Shepherd, 1812-1878, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Battles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Project Gutenberg, 2003.

Summary:

Ranging from Marathon to Waterloo, this classic of military history chronicles battles that changed the course of history. Originally published in 1851, at the zenith of British imperial power, it found an eager audience of readers who wanted to understand how Britain had achieved its tremendous influence and how long it would last. Since then, these chronicles of ancient and modern military confrontations have informed and inspired generations of students and armchair historians. Educated at Eton College and the University of Cambridge, Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy was called to the Bar in 1837, appointed to the faculty of the University of London in 1840, and served as Chief Justice of Ceylon from 1860 to 1870. Creasy's scholarship and literary skill are complemented by his judicial attitude, which endows this book with a fair-minded, nonpartisan approach. He prefaces each battle with an introduction that explains the circumstances surrounding the war, as well as an afterword that considers how history might have changed had victory gone to the other side. Linking passages offer valuable insights into historical events that occurred between the major encounters. Influential and ever-popular, this book offers authoritative and entertaining analyses of the conflicts that shaped world history.

Contents:

The battle of Marathon

Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse, B.C. 413

The battle of Arbela, B.C. 331

The battle of the Metaurus, B.C. 207

Victory of Arminius over the Roman Legions under Varus, A.D. 9

The battle of Chalons, A.D. 451

The battle of Tours, A.D. 732

The battle of Hastings, A.D. 1066

Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans, A.D. 1429

The defeat of the Spanish Armada, A.D. 1588

The battle of Blenheim, A.D. 1704

The battle of Pultowa, A.D. 1709

Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga, A.D. 1777

The battle of Valmy, A.D. 1792

The battle of Waterloo, A.D. 1815.

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