Many of us only know about the wars that their own countryman fought in. I'm no exception.. I don't know very much about wars that took place between say, korea and Japan, or France and england. I know a bit, but not very much. Here, we can talk about wars our own countrys fought in, some of which might not be widely known about. I would like to learn about some of the wars, battles, rebellions, etc... That formed your country. Please post, I think this could be interesting. We have people here from all over the world, lets hear what they have to say. I would even like to learn a bit about my own country as well... In short, talk about anything regarding your country and it's lesser known military history. The generals, men, and battles that kept your nation afloat.

For me, it would be a toss up between the American Revolution and The American Civil War. HAd the colonists or Union army lost either one, The US would not be the superpower it is. Wether you like us or not, you must admit we are one of the most powerful countries in the world. The battle of Gettysburg in my opinion was the turning point of the Civil War. It was a decisive victory, and I feel it turned the tide of the war. As for the american revolution, though i'm by far no expert on it (or the civil war for that matter, I know most about WWII and Vietnam as far as wars americans fought in are concerned) I would have to say the crossing of the delaware river by George Washington. As far as I know, it was a stunning victory for the colonials, not just tactically but as a matter of morale. We captured a hessian encampment and created a legacy. Some of my favorite Generals are Jeb Stuart, Eisenhower, and General Robert E. Lee (a General I highly respect, for his loyalty to his troops and his skill as a tactician and leader.) I think these men have earned an important place in american history.. They defined and shaped this country in one way or another.

I think that for Aus ww1, and the gallipoli battles are the best remebered.
Even though the Aussies battle achievements in france were much greater they achieved less recognition then they deserved. They were the only army (i think?) that was a volunteer army for the entire length of the war. They did amazing things with at times an army that was very very small by the standards of the day. The legends that gallipoli created were improved and magnified in France at places like Pozieres, Ypres, Polygon wood, Menin road, Poelchapple, Passchendaele, Lys, Hazelbrouck, Ameiens, Flanders, Epehy and the Hindeburg line.

With any luck there wont be a campaighn as badly planned as gallipoli ever again. The fact that they done so well there with there limited resources was an achievement in itself. two interesting things that happened there was how they manufactured their own bombs out of used jam tins because the british government wouldn't supply them with the amount they needed. They also refused the issue of gas masks because they didn't think that "Johhny Turk" would stoop low enough to use gas against them.

The most important war i think Aus fought in was ww2 because we fought to defend our land from direct invasion. (papua new guinea was cosidered as part of our territory at that time)
And some of the battles in PNG and Dutch new guinea were absolutely vital to defeat of the japanese.
The battle of milne bay was also the first time the japs were defeated in a land battle during the war, this battle was fought exclusively by Aussie troops. it was a disaster for the japs and stoped there landings that they hoped to carry out and led to the Kakoda track battles.

Good topic, don't you just LOVE Military History?

Anyway, for my country (England, UK), The Battle of Hastings has to be one of the most decisive.

It brought England and to some extent Britain, into the feudal system, and in the future would have a major effect on the world.

I wonder what would have happened if Harold had won the Battle of Hastings, what a different world....

It is said that if you ask any Briton about '1066' they'll tell you about Hastings.

For America, I feel it is Vietnam. It was our first televised war and it pretty much turned public opinion against war for any reason. We are becoming a soft country because of this war. As I may have said too much already, I will now shut up.

Ok, let's see....Well, I must say that the war that was the most important for Israel was the war of Independence....Here is the summry of it on my site...The site is stull being built,n so take that into consideration...


http://www.geocities.com/nnnachman/1948.html

I forgot about this topic! Keep em coming evrybody


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Interesting link, Sherman. Never knew anything about that war.

Revolutionary War. Without it, we'd still be under her majesty's rule

Yep, and then who would've saved the Brits in World War two? J/k
I have had a lot of discussion on this at a different forum and the topic ended with us all agreeing it was a team effort. Take no offense my British friends.

yep. we defeated jerry together.

in scotland's history, either the wars of independence or either of the world wars.

For serbia it was battle of kosovo in 1389 with turks