On March 1, 1896, Italian General Oreste Baratieri knew he was outnumbered. But he seriously underestimated his Ethiopian opponents—and overestimated the merits of his own battle plan.
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First Crusade: Battle of Dorylaeum
Their first victorious encounter with Europeans had left the Turks with a low opinion of Crusaders, but the second Christian wave was made of sterner stuff.
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First Crusade: Siege of Jerusalem
On July 8, 1099, 15,000 starving Christian soldiers marched barefoot around Jerusalem while its Muslim defenders mocked them from the battlements. One week later, the situation would be astonishingly altered.
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Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Hlobane
Colonel Henry Evelyn Wood had expected little trouble as his cavalry ascended Hlobane Mountain. What he got was a Zulu army, 22,000 men strong.
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War Watchers at Bull Run During America’s Civil War
A crowd of Washington politicos, socialites, and newsmen came out to watch the war’s first real battle, along northern Virginia’s Bull Run. For most, the view was as disappointing as the fight’s outcome. But a few got to see all the action they could handle, and more.
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Korean War: Forgotten 24th and 34th Infantry Regiments
Though often maligned or dismissed in Korean War annals, the 24th and 34th Infantry regiments did their best to stem the North Korean onslaught in the conflict’s first months.
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Denis Warner: Eyewitness to the Early Days of the Korean War
An Australian journalist witnessed firsthand the chaotic early days of American involvement in the Korean War.
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A New Era in Aerial Warfare Began During the Korean War
The first months of the Korean War saw a struggle for air superiority acted out by the fighters of the World War II vintage. Then the MiGs arrived, and a new era in aerial warfare began.
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Interview: Lt. Joe Kingston / Korean War
A year after leaving West Point, Lt. Joe Kingston was en route to Korea, where he, like a lot of others, found himself retreating and advancing in a single day.
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Satsuma Rebellion: Satsuma Clan Samurai Against the Imperial Japanese Army
In 1877, the samurai of Satsuma province and their reluctant leader, Takamori Saigo, hurled a final challenge at Japan’s westernizing government.