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		Abydos, battle of, 322 B.C. Aclea, battle of, 851 (England)
		Adys, siege of, 256 B.C. Adys, battle of, 256 B.C. Aegates Islands, battle of the, 241 BC
		Amorgos, battle of, July 322 B.C. Ancyra, battle of, 240 or 239 B.C. Andros, battle of, 246 or 245 B.C. Angaur and Ulithi, battle for, (Operation Stalemate II), September 1944
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		Battle of Manzikert (Byzantine Empire), crushing defeat of Byzantine army led by the Emperor Romanus IV Diogenes inflicted by the Seljouks of Alp Arslan
		Battle of Aljubarotta (Portugal), victory for John, master of Avis, establishing him as king of Portugal.
		Battle of Arbedo (Italy), defeat of an invading Swiss army by Milanese forces.
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	List of Roman battles
		Battle of Cape Ecnomus - A Carthaginian fleet under Hamilcar and Hanno is defeated in an attempt to stop a Roman invasion of Africa by Marcus Atilius Regulus.
		225 BC - Battle of Faesulae - Romans are defeated by the Gauls of Northern Italy.
		357 - Battle of Strasbourg (357) - Julian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/l/li/list_of_roman_battles.html (3186 words)

	The Battle of Varna, 1444
		Although victorious at the battle of Varna, the ottomans and their Arab vassals were so badly shattered and daunted by the small Christian army that they were unable to organize the pursue neither to use their strategic advantage and to continue advancing to the Central Europe.
		In the Battle of Varna, the mixed Christian army of Polish and Hungarian forces, Bulgarians, Czechs, papal knights, Bosnians, Croatians, Romanians and Routeni (Old Russians) under the young King of Poland Wladyslaw III Jagelo was defeated by the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Murad II.
		After the Battle of Varna, the son of Murad - Mehmed II brought an end to the Byzantine Empire by capturing Constantinople in 1453 (during the well-known Siege of Constantinople and the massacres of hundred thousands innocent men, women and children), and other Christian cities left in the Balkans and Anatolia.
	neylegrand.ifrance.com /bulgaria/varna444.htm (2327 words)

	Battle of Adys, 256 B.C.
		Battle of Adys, 256 B.C. Battle of Adys, 256 B.C. The battle of Adys was the first major battle during the Roman invasion of North Africa during the First Punic War.
		Two generals - Bostar and Hadrubal son of Hanno – were appointed to command the troops already at Carthage (amongst them the survivors of the defeat at Cape Ecnomus), while Hamilcar was recalled from Sicily, along with a force of 5,000 infantry and 500 cavalry.
		In the aftermath of the battle, Regulus moved to Tunis.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_adys.html (449 words)

	Battle Of Ecnomus Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The battle of Cape Ecnomus (offshore Cape Ecnomus, southern coast of Sicily, 256 BC) was a naval battle between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic, fought during the First Punic War.
		Due to the amount of ships and crews involved (about 100 rowers and 150 combat troops per ship), this battle was the largest naval battle of the ancient world, and by some definitions the largest naval battle in history.
		Carthage initial battle disposition was the traditional long line, with the centre commanded by Hamilcar, and the two flanks, the right one commanded by the Hanno defeated in Agrigentum, slightly advanced.
	www.karr.net /search/encyclopedia/Battle_of_Ecnomus (877 words)

	First Punic War - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Following several naval battles, Rome was aiming for a quick end to the war and decided to invade the Carthaginian colonies of Africa, to force the enemy to accept terms.
		The resulting battle of Cape Ecnomus is a major victory for Rome, who lands in Africa and advance on Carthage.
		The battle of Adys is the first Roman success in African soil and Carthage sues for peace.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/First_Punic_War (2467 words)

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		Agrigentum, siege and battle of, 262 B.C. Agrigentum, sack of, 254 B.C. Aichi D3A 'Val'
		Ancyra, battle of, 240 or 239 B.C. Anderson, Richard Heron, 1821-1879
		Andrew, Lt Col L W, V.C. Andros, battle of, 246 or 245 B.C. Angaur and Ulithi, battle for, (Operation Stalemate II), September 1944
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	Battle of Cape Ecnomus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The battle of Cape Ecnomus (offshore Cape Ecnomus, southern coast of Sicily, 260 BC) was a naval battle between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic, fought during the First Punic War.
		Due to the amount of ships and crews involved (about 100 men per boat), this battle is often considered the biggest naval battle of the ancient world.
		Following the battle, the Romans landed in Sicily for repairs and to rest the crews.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battle_of_cape_ecnomus (718 words)

	Encyclopedia: 15th century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Events June 1 - Battle of San Romano - Florence defeats Siena foundation of Université de Caen In the end of the Hook and Cod wars, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and Holland is forced by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to abdicate all her estates in his favour; end of Hainaut...
		Events Battle of Grotnik, which ended the hussite movement in Poland Eric of Pomerania, King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway is declared deposed in Sweden.
		Events August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/15th-century (5653 words)

	Carthage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The battles in the titanic struggle between the two powers helped forge the Roman legions and navies into the supreme fighting force in the Mediterranean.
		The decisive battle of Himera between Carthaginian and Greek forces on Sicily might even have taken place on the very same day that the Greeks met with the Persians in the famous battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC in Greece itself in 480 BC.
		Despite such their joint heritage, Bomilcar's line of the family is seen to have been in bitter rivalry with that of king Hamilcar, who was still at the head of his army in Italy.
	www.roman-empire.net /republic/carthage.html (11441 words)

	List of Roman battles -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Battle of the Eurymedon - Roman forces under Lucius Aemilius Regillus defeat a Seleucid fleet commanded by (A town in northeast Missouri on the Mississippi River; boyhood home of Mark Twain) Hannibal, fighting his last battle.
		Battle of Corinth - Romans under (Click link for more info and facts about Lucius Mummius) Lucius Mummius defeat the Achaean League forces of Critolaus, who is killed.
		Battle of Immae - Aurelian defeats the army of (Click link for more info and facts about Zenobia) Zenobia of (Tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving) Palmyra
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_Roman_battles.htm (4577 words)

	Rome: Total War @ The Wargamer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Several small battles were fought around Sicily, with both sides taking losses, but the Carthaginians proving to be more maneuverable and better at ramming then the Romans.
		This device was first used at the Battle of Mylae in 260 B.C., resulting in a Roman victory with around thirty Punic ships captured.
		The battle was fierce, but the Carthaginian advantages in maneuverability were no longer as marked and they had no answer to the Roman’s spiked boarding ramp.
	totalwar.wargamer.com /punic_page3.html (927 words)

	List of Roman battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		283 BC - Battle of Lake Vadimo - A Roman army under P. Cornelius Dolabello defeats the Etruscans and Gauls.
		217 BC, in April - Battle of Lake Trasimene - In an ambush, Hannibal destroys the Roman army of Gaius Flaminius, who is killed.
		Battle of Herdonia - Hannibal destroys the Roman army of the praetor Gnaeus Fulvius.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/l/li/list_of_roman_battles.html (3230 words)

	The Battle of Varna, 1444
		By the early 15th Century after the disaster of the Battle of Nicopolis, Bulgaria had tumbled down under oppressive domination of Ottomans invading Europe under the banner of Islam.
		After the Battle of Varna, the son of Murad - Mehmed II brought an end to the Byzantine Empire by capturing Constantinople in 1453 (during the well-known Siege of Constantinople), and other Christian cities left in the Balkans and Anatolia.
		The invasion of Constantinople and successful campaigns against small kingdoms in the Balkans and Anatolia bestowed immense glory and prestige on the country and the Ottoman State started to be recognized as an empire by the West European monarchies for the first time.
	economiebg.isuisse.com /bulgaria/varna444.htm (818 words)

	Siege of Adys, 256
		Siege of Adys, 256 B.C. The Siege of Adys was the second major engagement during the Roman invasion of North Africa (First Punic War).
		In the aftermath of their defeat at the battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Carthaginians had been convinced that the Romans would sail directly for Carthage, and so had concentrated their efforts around the city.
		The resulting battle of Adys would see the Romans win a victory that came close to winning the war.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/siege_adys.html (224 words)

	Hasdrubal
		In 256, their consul, a man named Marcus Atilius Regulus, crossed the Mediterranean sea, created a bridgehead, and continued to march inland.
		Near Adys, his 16,000 men met a (probably smaller) Carthaginian army that was commanded by Hasdrubal and an otherwise unknown Bostar.
		It was the last land battle between the two powers.
	www.livius.org /ha-hd/hasdrubal/hasdrubal1.html (352 words)

	First Punic War, 264-241 BC
		Regulus launched a dawn attack on the Carthaginian camp (battle of Adys), and after a brief stand by a force of mercenaries the Carthaginian army was routed.
		The revived Carthaginian army defeated Regulus at the battle of Tunis.
		The two fleets met at the battle of Ecnomus, probably the biggest naval battle in history, at least in terms of the numbers of men involved, and once again Rome was victorious.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/wars_punic1.html (2627 words)

	First Punic War -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		After a few skirmishes, the (Click link for more info and facts about battle of Agrigentum) battle of Agrigentum was fought and won by Rome, and the city fell.
		The terms were so heavy that negotiations failed and in response, and the Carthaginians hired (Click link for more info and facts about Xanthippus) Xanthippus, a (A resident of Sparta) Spartan (A person hired to fight for another country than their own) mercenary, to reorganize the army.
		The resulting (Click link for more info and facts about battle of Cape Ecnomus) battle of Cape Ecnomus is a major victory for Rome, who lands in Africa and advance on Carthage.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/first_punic_war.htm (2856 words)

	List Of Roman Battles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		3rd century BC - Battle of Camerinum - Samnites defeat the Romans under Lucius Cornelius Scipio in the first battle of the Third Samnite War.
		249 BC - Battle of Drepana - Carthaginians under Adherbal defeat the fleet of Roman admiral Claudius Pulcher.
		1st century BC Battle of Fucine Lake - Roman forces under Lucius Porcius Cato are defeated by the Italian rebels in the Social War
	www.wikiverse.org /list-of-roman-battles (3332 words)

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		Regulus defeated the Carthaginians at Adys and captured Tunis but offered unacceptable peace terms.
		Battle of the BAGRADES Valley, 255 BC (p.
		Battle of AEGATES ISLANDS, March 241 BC (p.
	www.speakeasy.org /~bwduncan/cary12.txt (1502 words)

	The 1st Punic War (264-241 BC) (DBA Campaign Scenarios)
		However a change of tactics involving the use of a boarding plank with a large spike at the end (i.e., a corvus) allowed the Romans to employ their legionaries as marines.
		In 256 BC the Romans won another naval battle at Cape Ecnomus and followed up by invading Africa, defeating the Carthaginians at the Battle of Adys.
		In 241 BC Carthage attempted to strike back but her fleet was decisively defeated at the battle of the Aegadian Isles (Aegates).
	www.fanaticus.org /DBA/campaigns/campaign1stpunic.html (921 words)

	GMT GAMES: C3i Vol. 1 No. 16
		The issue includes an 11x17 inch game map, plus counters and scenario rules for the Battle of Churubsuco, fought on August 20, 1847, during the US’s War Against Mexico.
		New SPQR Battle Scenarios -- "Mercenary: Land Warfare in the First Punic War" by Dan Fournie; The Battles of Agrigentum 262 B.C. and Adys 256 B.C. You've played Bagradas in "SPQR" and seen two legions crushed by elephants and enveloped by masses of cavalry.
		Early in the war Carthage scoured the world to hire tens of thousands of mercenaries to challenge a Roman double consular army.
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	Poland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Although involved in frequent wars with Hungary, Moscow, Moldavia, the Tatars, and the Ottoman Turks, the closely allied Polish and Lithuanian states maintained an empire that reached from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
		Ladislaus III (reigned 1434–44; after 1440 also king of Hungary), although routed and killed by the Ottoman Turks at the battle of Varna (1444), gave Poland the prestige of championing the Christian cause against the Muslim invaders.
		Casimir V (1447–92) placed Poland and Lithuania on equal terms and decisively defeated (1462) the Teutonic Knights.
	www.bartleby.com /65/po/Poland.html (4078 words)

	Invasion of Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The 20,000 strong Roman army under Marcus Atilius Regulus landed at Aspis near Tunis and established a fortified camp at Clypea (Kélibia in Tunisia) late in the summer.
		The Romans won a major battle at Adys.
		Although they got much plunder, they could not defeat the Carthaginians before the end of the campaigning season in the fall.
	www.barca.fsnet.co.uk /punic1-invasion-africa.htm (297 words)

	List of Poles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Henry II the Pious (?-1241), senior duke of Poland, commander of Polish forces in Battle of Legnica
		Casimir IV the Jagiellonian (1427-1494), king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania, victor in Thirteen Years' War (1454-1466)
		Jan III Sobieski (John III of Poland) (1629-1696), king of Poland and Great Duke of Lithuania, victor at the Battle of Vienna
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Poles (783 words)

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		Intriguing game of the Russian attempt to subdue the Chechyan capital of Grozny in 1995 by occupying it with what they considered to be overwhelming mechanized force, thus cowering the population as in 1991.
		Covers 5 battles showing the rise of the French army: Rocroi 1643, Freiburg 1644, Mergentheim 1645, Alerheim (2nd Nordlingen) 1645, and Lens 1648.
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	Accident Attorney in Oklahoma City
		OKLAHOMA CITY A second burn vitcim has died followingt a fireworks accidnet in Piedmont just 17 adys after his sister died from burns suffered in hte same accident.
		The Oklahoamq Highway Patrol says 19yearolds Sean Gray of Dill City and Christopher Battles of Burns Flat died in the accident on State Highway 152 just west of Cordeell.
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	RICHARDWARDRACING - News Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		But first I have a race with Pro Supermoto at Blyton on Sunday, and then I go on holiday on Monday, to Corfu for weeks.
		I had a nice little battle with one of the other racers there, we both know that we are similar pace, and we tagged onto each other a few times.
		We pretty much stayed together till one of us ran wide, or hit a neutral (which I had a real problem with today), then we'd loose the tow, at the end of the day tho, it was just him and me on the track.
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	History
		Several houses, and the school in Adys Road, have been built in what was once the grounds of Walnut Tree Villa, the house which is now St. John's Vicarage.
		Bythe next morning, of the 550 men and 19 officers who had set out, only 60 men and 2 officers returned to camp.
		The High Wood Barracks in Lordship Lane is named after this battle.
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