Some of the greatest wars ever fought

By koromai
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    Peloponnesian War

    Peloponnesian War
    "Athens and Sparta, both powerful Greek city-states, had fought as allies in the Greco-Persian Wars between 499 and 449 B.C" http://www.history.com/topics/peloponnesian-war.
  • Oct 25, 1415

    Battle of agincourt

    Battle of agincourt
    "On October 25, 1415, during the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) between England and France, Henry V (1386-1422), the young king of England, led his forces to victory at the Battle of Agincourt in northern France. After further conquests in France, Henry V was recognized in 1420 as heir to the French throne and the regent of France." http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-agincourt

  • Unification of Italy

    Unification of Italy
    "The revolutionaries ranged from liberal reformers to socialist radicals to fiery nationalists. One of these nationalist movements was the Risorgimento, or “Resurgence” movement on the Italian peninsula, which sought to unify the entire peninsula into one great Italian state." http://filebox.vt.edu/users/bgilkers/digitaltimeline/italydepth.html

  • crimean war

    crimean war
    "The war began in October, 1853 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, and by March," http://www.cwreenactors.com/~crimean/criwar.htm

  • civil war

    civil war
    "the northern and southern United States over issues including states' rights versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War" http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war

  • world war 2

    world war 2
    "Hitler's invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great Britain and France to declare war on Germany, and World War II had begun" http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii

  • Afghanistan

    Afghanistan
    "Afghanistan War, 1978–92, conflict between anti-Communist Muslim Afghan guerrillas (mujahidin) and Afghan government and Soviet forces." http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/afghanistan-war.html

  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    " On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898." http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/intro.html