The Great Battles of All Nations from Marathon to Santiago, 490 B. C.--A.D. 1898, Volume 1P. F. Collier, 1898 - Battles |
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Alexander allies ANGELES archers arms army assailants Athenian Athens attack Attila Austrians barbarians battalions battle besiegers Boabdil CALIFORN camp campaign Carthage Carthaginian cavalry charge Christian coast command conquered conquest Consul crossed crusaders Danube Darius defeat defense Desaix Duke emperor empire enemy England English Eurybiades fell Ferdinand fight fire flank fleet followed force fought France French garrison gates Gaul Granada Greeks ground guard Gylippus Hannibal Harold Hasdrubal head Herodotus Holy horse hundred infantry invaders Italy king lance land Lannes legions Macedonian Marathon Mardonius Marengo Marlborough Medes military Miltiades Moorish Moors mountains Muza nations night Normans Orleans passed Persian plain Prince ranks re-enforcements rear retreat Roman Rome sent ships Sicily side siege soldiers soon sovereigns Spain Spartans spirit squadrons surrender sword Themistocles thousand took town troops valor vega victory walls warriors whole wing wounded Xerxes