10. Battle of Marathon: 490 BC - Proved that Greek battle tactics were superior. If the Greeks had lost to the Persians, many of their of advancements wouldn't have happened.
9. Battle of Waterloo: 18 June 1815- Ended Napoleons rule of Europe along with the end of the french revolution.
8. Battle of Hasting: 14 October 1066- Normans conquered England and changed the language along with centralizing the government.
7. Battle of Poltava: 27 June 1709- Allowed Russia to conquer a lot of land and become an empire.
6. Battle of Gettysburg: 27 June 1709- severely weakened the Confederates political and military power, While beginning the Union victory of the Civil War.
5. Invasion of Normandy (D-day):
6 June 1944- Allied forces victory over Normandy ended the Nazi rule over Europe.
4. Battle of Tours: October 732- If the Franks had lost the battle to the Islamic forces, they would have conquered many parts of Europe, and caused much of it to convert to Islam, rather than Christianity.
3. Invasion of Poland:1 September 1939- Hitlers forces invaded Poland, and the resulting battle,would be known as the start of World War 2, the largest war in History.
2. Battle of Yorktown :October 19, 1781- Known as the end of the Revolutionary war, and the battle that freed the 13 colonies from England, creating the U.S, which would become the worlds most powerful superpower.
1. Bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima: 6 August 1945- The U.S bombings of these 2 cities effectively ended World War 2, and were also the 1st and only use of nuclear weapons in warfare.
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