Famous Historical Battles
Famous Historical Battles is a structured history dataset with 25 entries. Its fields include Battle, Year, Location. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 25 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- LLM Generated
- Data updated
- Not provided
Included fields: Battle, Year, Location, Opposing Sides, Outcome.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1066 to 1954
- Across 18 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Battle, Year, and Location across history entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 25 downloadable records
Battle↕ | Year↕ | Location↕ | Opposing Sides↕ | Outcome↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle of Marathon | -490 | Marathon, Greece | Athens vs. Persia | Athenian victory, preserved Greek independence |
Battle of Thermopylae | -480 | Thermopylae, Greece | Sparta & allies vs. Persia | Persian victory, but delayed invasion and inspired Greek resistance |
Battle of Gaugamela | -331 | Gaugamela, Iraq | Macedon vs. Persia | Alexander the Great defeated Darius III, conquered Persian Empire |
Battle of Cannae | -216 | Cannae, Italy | Carthage vs. Rome | Hannibal's double envelopment destroyed Roman army |
Battle of Zama | -202 | Zama, Tunisia | Rome vs. Carthage | Scipio defeated Hannibal, ended Second Punic War |
Battle of Actium | -31 | Actium, Greece | Octavian vs. Antony & Cleopatra | Octavian's victory led to the Roman Empire |
Battle of Tours | 732 | Tours, France | Franks vs. Umayyad Caliphate | Frankish victory halted Muslim advance into Western Europe |
Battle of Hastings | 1066 | Hastings, England | Normans vs. Anglo-Saxons | William the Conqueror took the English throne |
Battle of Hattin | 1187 | Hattin, Palestine | Ayyubids vs. Crusaders | Saladin recaptured Jerusalem |
Battle of Agincourt | 1415 | Agincourt, France | England vs. France | English longbowmen defeated a much larger French army |
Fall of Constantinople | 1453 | Constantinople, Turkey | Ottoman Empire vs. Byzantine Empire | Ottoman victory ended the Byzantine Empire |
Battle of Lepanto | 1571 | Gulf of Patras, Greece | Holy League vs. Ottoman Empire | Halted Ottoman expansion in the Mediterranean |
Spanish Armada | 1588 | English Channel | England vs. Spain | English victory secured Protestant England's independence |
Battle of Yorktown | 1781 | Yorktown, Virginia | American-French alliance vs. Britain | British surrender effectively ended the American Revolution |
Battle of Trafalgar | 1805 | Cape Trafalgar, Spain | Britain vs. France & Spain | British naval supremacy secured, Nelson killed |
Battle of Austerlitz | 1805 | Austerlitz, Czech Republic | France vs. Austria & Russia | Napoleon's greatest victory, dissolved Holy Roman Empire |
Battle of Waterloo | 1815 | Waterloo, Belgium | Britain & Prussia vs. France | Napoleon's final defeat, end of Napoleonic Wars |
Battle of Gettysburg | 1863 | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Union vs. Confederacy | Union victory, turning point of the American Civil War |
Battle of the Somme | 1916 | Somme River, France | Britain & France vs. Germany | Over 1 million casualties, epitome of WWI trench warfare |
Battle of Stalingrad | 1943 | Stalingrad, Russia | Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany | Soviet victory, major turning point of WWII Eastern Front |
D-Day (Normandy) | 1944 | Normandy, France | Western Allies vs. Nazi Germany | Largest amphibious invasion, opened Western Front |
Battle of Midway | 1942 | Midway Atoll, Pacific | United States vs. Japan | US sank 4 Japanese carriers, turning point in Pacific Theater |
Battle of Verdun | 1916 | Verdun, France | France vs. Germany | French held, 700,000+ combined casualties |
Battle of Kursk | 1943 | Kursk, Russia | Soviet Union vs. Nazi Germany | Largest tank battle in history, ended German offensive capability |
Battle of Dien Bien Phu | 1954 | Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam | Viet Minh vs. France | French defeat ended colonial rule in Indochina |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Famous Historical Battles organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 25 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 25 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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