I was thinking the Battle of Austerlitz, But even earlier than that was the Battle of Thermopyle. Where a few hundred Spartans(original badasses) held of the reportedly 2 million man persian army, until the other Greeks could mount a defense.

Thats my two cents, lets hear what you got. Let's try to stay away from D-Day, that is a horse thats been beaten to death.

The battle of Poitiers in 732 where the Franks halted the arab expansion into europe. Who knows what europe would have looked like if the arabs had won that battle.

Originally Posted by Animal Mother

The battle of Poitiers in 732 where the Franks halted the arab expansion into europe. Who knows what europe would have looked like if the arabs had won that battle.

i AGREE

Hmm Im not sure. So many battles have been significant in history. But if you'd have to choose the greatest you would have to talk about ancient so I would probably say Battle of Marathon where 4,000 Spartans fought 24,000 Persians till there was no more Spartans left. They fought so the Athenians could retreat from the island. All the Spartans died but they killed 17,000 Persians. If that didn't happen then the greek culture which influenced basically all of the world, would of been different.

A battle that changed history was the Revolutionary War. We would have lost to the British. But we held strong. We would probably be drinking tea and working for a world that is in chaos.

Originally Posted by No MERCY

A battle that changed history was the Revolutionary War. We would have lost to the British. But we held strong. We would probably be drinking tea and working for a world that is in chaos.

What exactly is this supposed to mean? :P

Another really decisive battle was the battle of Chalons that took place in 451AD between Atilla's huns and the combined forces of the Roman General Aetius and the Visigoths comanded by King Theodoric. They managed to envelop the Hunnish armies who had, up until then, laid waste to everything in their path. The Huns lost over 200000 men in that one battle alone and it was the beginning of the end of the conquest of Europe by the 'Scourge of God' Atilla.

Another equally decisive event although not a battle as such, was the accidental death of Ghengis Khan in 1227AD, just when the Mongols, having utterly destroyed a combined force of 40000 Knights and other soldiers drawn from several European nations in Poland, were on the verge of the total conquest of Europe. Upon his death, the Mongol armies simply returned home with his body leaving Europe defenceless and on its knees before them, ready to be put to the sword.

How different would history have been had both those events had different outcomes.. The US as you know it today would not exist for starters.

What I meant was we would not be the great country we are if britian took over. We would all have an accent probably. and the greatest things in the united states probably wouldn't have happened

Originally Posted by Redleg

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While he could have worded things a bit differently .. I believe what he's trying to say has merit. Essentially, if the colonials would not have defeated the Brits, then the United States would not exist in her glory today. She would have remained a British controlled colony, and as far as we know, not a free democratic republic. That isn't really an insult, as they did in fact lose the war, and the United States was born of it. While not perfect, the US has brought good and positive things to the global table.

And No Mercy .. Americans do have an accent.

I have deleted my own post..
And I agree that some of what he says does have some kind of merit, but the wording could have been a bit different..

Here in Norway we have a "saying" when it comes to radio communication, which I think may fit here:
Think
Push
Talk

Think about what you are going to say, Push the speak button, and then Talk..
It's just a piece of advice to you No Mercy, no offense ment, but some of your posts may be a bit difficult to understand (at least for me..).

Here in Norway we have a "saying" when it comes to radio communication, which I think may fit here:
Think
Push
Talk

Think about what you are going to say, Push the speak button, and then Talk..
It's just a piece of advice to you No Mercy, no offense ment, but some of your posts may be a bit difficult to understand (at least for me..).

Concur, El Capitán.