THE
FIFTEEN DECISIVE
BATTLES OF THE WORLD;
FROM MARATHON TO WATERLOO.
By E. S. CREASY, M.A.,
PROFESSOR OF ANCIENT AND MODERN HISTORY IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON;
LATE FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.
Those few battles, of which a contrary event would have essentially varied
the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes.—Hallam.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,
Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty
1851.
LONDON:
Printed by Samuel Bentley and Co.,
Bangor House, Shoe Lane.
CONTENTS
OF
THE SECOND VOLUME.
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Synopsis of Events between the Battle of Hastings, A.D.
1066, and Joan of Arc's Victory at Orleans, 1429 .Joan of Arc's Victory over the English at Orleans,
A.D. 1429 . . . . . .Synopsis of Events between Joan of Arc's Victory at Orleans, A.D. 1429, and the Defeat of the Spanish
Armada, A.D. 1588 . . . . .Synopsis of Events between the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, A.D. 1588, and the Battle of Blenheim,
1704 . . . . . .Synopsis of Events between the Battle of Blenheim,
1704, and the Battle of Pultowa, 1709 ...Synopsis of Events between the Battle of Pultowa, 1709,
and the Defeat of Burgoyne at Saratoga, 1777 .Victory of the Americans over Burgoyne at Saratoga,
A.D. 1777 . . . .Synopsis of Events between the Defeat of Burgoyne at
Saratoga, 1777, and the Battle of Valmy, 1792 .Synopsis of Events between the Battle of Valmy, 1792,
and the Battle of Waterloo 1815 . . .
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