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War of the Fifth Coalition
History War of the Fifth Coalition

The War of the Fifth Coalition was a European conflict in 1809 that was part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars. The main conflict took place in central Europe between the Austrian Empir ...

March 06, 2022
War of the Third Coalition
History War of the Third Coalition

The Third Coalition War was a European battle that lasted from 1803 to 1806. During the war, Napoleon I pitted France and its client nations against the Third Coalition, which consisted of the Unit ...

March 06, 2022

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The Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)
History The Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)

The 1804–1813 Russo-Persian War was one of several conflicts between the Persian Empire and Imperial Russia, and it began as a territorial dispute, as do many of their conflicts. Fath Ali Sha ...

March 06, 2022
Hungarian Civic Revolution of 1848
History Hungarian Civic Revolution of 1848

The Hungarian Revolution of 1848, also known as the Full Hungarian Civic Revolution and War of Independence of 1848–1849, was one of many European revolutions in 1848, and it was intimately l ...

March 06, 2022
The Second Chechen War between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
History The Second Chechen War between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

The Second Chechen War (also known as the Second Chechen Campaign or the Second Russian invasion of Chechnya from the rebel Chechen point of view) was an armed conflict in Chechnya and the border r ...

March 05, 2022
The First Chechen War (First Russian-Chechen War)
History The First Chechen War (First Russian-Chechen War)

The First Chechen War, also known as the First Chechen Campaign or the First Russian-Chechen War, was fought between December 1994 and August 1996 by the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria against the Ru ...

March 05, 2022
Iraqi Kurdish Civil War of 1990
History Iraqi Kurdish Civil War of 1990

The Iraqi Kurdish Civil War was a civil war that took place between rival Kurdish factions in Iraqi Kurdistan during the mid-1990s, mostly between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan ...

February 24, 2022
The Algerian Civil War of 1991-2002
History The Algerian Civil War of 1991-2002

The Algerian Civil War was a civil war in Algeria fought between the Algerian government and various Islamist rebel groups from 26 December 1991 to 8 February 2002. The war began slowly, as it firs ...

February 24, 2022
Iran Crisis of 1946: First Crises of the Cold War
History Iran Crisis of 1946: First Crises of the Cold War

The Iran crisis of 1946, also known as the Azerbaijan Crisis in the Iranian sources, was one of the first crises of the Cold War, sparked by the refusal of Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union to relin ...

February 24, 2022
The Despenser War of England
History The Despenser War of England

The Despenser War (1321–22) was a baronial insurrection led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun against Edward II of England. Opposition to Hugh Despenser the Younger, t ...

February 22, 2022
Battle of Al Wajbah in Qatar
History Battle of Al Wajbah in Qatar

The Battle of Al Wajbah was an outfitted clash that occurred in March 1893 in Qatar, a region of the Ottoman Empire's Najd sanjak around then. The contention was started after Ottoman authoriti ...

February 18, 2022
Brief History of World War II
History Brief History of World War II

World War II, also recognized as the Second World War and abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a worldwide conflict between 1939 and 1945. The major participants committed their entire industrial, econo ...

February 06, 2022

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Explore how World War I drove Russia toward revolution, toppled Tsar Nicholas II, brought Lenin to power, and led to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

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Discover how the Zimmermann Telegram offered Mexico a German alliance against America and helped push the United States into World War I in 1917.

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History The Sinking of RMS Lusitania: The U-Boat Attack That Changed World War I

Explore the 1915 sinking of RMS Lusitania by German U-boat U-20, the deaths of nearly 1,200 people, controversies, and its impact on World War I.

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