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The movie Flags Of Our Fathers is about the Battle of Iwo JIMA
The Battle of the BULGE was in December 1944 in the Ardennes forest
In WWI there were two Battles of the MARNE, in 1914 and 1918
The Battle of the SOMME in 1916 was the bloodiest battle of WWI
In 1991, Operation Desert Shield turned into Desert STORM
The Battle of BUNKER Hill actually took place on nearby Breed's Hill
He made his last stand at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 CUSTER
The Six-Day War in June 1967 was between ISRAEL and its Arab neighbors
The battle of Pork Chop Hill was during the KOREAN War
Japan lost half of their carrier fleet at the Battle of MIDWAY in 1942
The Luftwaffe tried to destroy the RAF during this battle BRITAIN
The Battle of Manassas is also known as the Battle of BULL RUN
1890's Battle of WOUNDED Knee was considered a massacre of the Sioux
The Battle of ANTIETAM was the first Civil War battle on northern soil
In 1066 William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, won the Battle of HASTINGS
The Battle of MARATHON was in 490 BC during the Persian Wars
The Battle of NORMANDY is also known as Operation Overlord and D-Day
Napoleon was defeated at WATERLOO in 1815 by the Duke of Wellington
Shakespeare's play Henry V features this 100 Years' War battle AGINCOURT
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor the US retaliated with the DOOLITTLE Raid
The Battle of GALLIPOLI in WWI is also known as the Dardanelles Campaign
The Tet OFFENSIVE took place in 1968 during the Vietnam war
A Union victory at VICKSBURG on July 4, 1863 provided control of the Mississippi
This battle is often thought of as the turning point of the Civil War GETTYSBURG
The naval Battle of Trafalgar was during the NAPOLEONIC Wars in 1805
During the battle for this Russian city, casualties were over 1.5 million STALINGRAD
The 2007 movie "300" is about this battle in 480 BC THERMOPYLAE
The Charge of the LIGHT BRIGADE was in the Crimean War in 1854
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