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Battle of Mahidpur The Battle of Mahidpur was fought during the Third Anglo-Maratha War between the Marathas and the British led by Sir Thomas Hyslop at Mahidpur, a town in the Malwa region, on December 21, 1817. This battle led to the final destruction of Maratha power.
Battle of Maida The Battle of Maida was a battle in the Napoleonic Wars between the United Kingdom and First French Empire fought on 4 July, 1806 outside the town of San Pietro di Maida in Calabria, Italy, then a part of the Kingdom of Naples.
Battle of Maigh Mucruimhe The Battle of Maigh Mucruimhe, in which the legendary High King of Ireland, Art mac Cuinn, fell, was fought on a plain (Magh) to the immediate west of where the town of Athenry, County Galway, now stands. It is dated to AD 195 by the Annals of the Four Masters and 173 according to SeathrĂşn CĂ©itinn's chronology.
Battle of Mainz The Battle of Mainz was fought on 29 October, 1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between France and Austria. The battle was fought near the city of Mainz now in western Germany and ended in an Austrian victory.
Battle of Maipú The Battle of Maipú was a battle fought near Santiago, Chile on April 5 1818 between South American rebels and Spanish royalists, during the South American wars of independence. Victory came to the rebels commanded by José de San Martín, leader of the resistance to Spain in southern South America, and it completed the independence of Chile from Spanish domination.
Battle of Majuba Hill The skirmish at Majuba Hill (near Volksrust, South Africa) on 27 February, 1881 was a shattering victory for the Boers. Major-General Sir George Colley occupied the summit of the hill on the night of February 26-27, 1881.
Battle of Makassar Strait The Battle of Makassar Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. A fleet of the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command, under the command of Admiral Karel Doorman, was on its way to intercept a Japanese invasion convoy when it was attacked by 37 Japanese dive-bombers from Kendari bound to Surabaya and forced the fleet to retreat.
Battle of Malakoff The Battle of Malakoff, during the Crimean War, was fought between the French and Russian armies on September 7 1855 as a part of the Siege of Sevastopol. It resulted in an allied French victory under General MacMahon and in the killing of all major Russian admirals: Pavel Nakhimov, Vladimir Istomin, and Vladimir Kornilov.
Battle of Malaya The Battle of Malaya was a conflict between British Commonwealth forces, comprised of British, Indian, Australian and Malayan units, and the Imperial Japanese Army from December 8 1941 until January 31 1942 during the Second World War.
Battle of Malcolm's Mills The Battle of Malcolm's Mills was a brief skirmish during the War of 1812 in which a force of American cavalry overran and scattered a force of Canadian militia. The battle was fought on November 6, 1814, near the village of Oakland, in Brant County, Canada.
Battle of Maldon The Battle of Maldon took place on 10 August 991 near Maldon beside the River Blackwater in Essex, England, during the reign of Ethelred the Unready. The Anglo-Saxons, led by Byrhtnoth and his thegns, fought against a Viking invasion, a battle which ended in defeat for the Anglo-Saxons.
Battle of Maling The Battle of Maling (馬陵之戰) was conducted in Maling, currently Dazhangjia Town (大张家镇), Shen County (莘县), Henan Province, in 342 BC during the Warring States Period. The combatants were the state of Qi, who fought on behalf of state of Han, and the state of Wei.
Battle of Mallorca The Battle of Mallorca, known as the Mallorca Landings in Spanish (optimistically called the Reconquest of Mallorca by the Republicans) was an amphibious landing early in the Spanish Civil War aimed at driving the Nationalists from Mallorca and reclaiming the island for the Republic. After some initial tactical success, the expedition, commanded by Captain Alberto Bayo, ended in failure when the Nationalists counterattacked with ground troops and massively superior air power and drove the Republicans into the sea.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets The Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place on October 24 1812, between the Russians, under Marshal Kutuzov, and part of the corps of Eugène de Beauharnais, Napoleon's stepson, under General Delzons which numbered about 20,000 strong.
Battle of Malta The naval Battle of Malta took place on 8 July 1283 in the entrance to the Grand Harbour, the principal harbor of Malta, when a galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria (Ruggiero di Lauria) defeated a fleet of Angevin galleys commanded by William Cornut and Bartholomew Bonvin. Cornut was killed.
Battle of Malvern Hill The Battle of Malvern Hill, also known as the Battle of Poindexter’s Farm, took place on July 1 1862, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Seven Days Battles (Peninsula Campaign) of the American Civil War.
Battle of Manado The Battle of Manado was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred at Manado, at Minahasa peninsula on the northern island part of Celebes (now known as Sulawesi, between January 11-13, 1942 as an attempt to open a passage to attack Australia through eastern part of Dutch East Indies.
Battle of Manassas Gap The Battle of Manassas Gap, also known as the Battle of Wapping Heights, took place on July 23, 1863, in Warren County, Virginia as part of General Robert E. Lee's retreat back to Virginia in the final days of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
Battle of Manassas Station Ops. The Manassas Station Operations, also known as the Bristoe Station, Kettle Run, Bull Run Bridge, or Union Mills, took place from August 25–27, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.
Battle of Manila (1762) The Battle of Manila of 1762 was fought in the Seven Years' War between Britain and Spain. The British captured and held Manila until it was returned to Spain after the end of the war, though they were unable to establish control over other areas of the Philippines.
Battle of Manila (1898) The Battle of Manila was the land battle between the United States and Spain during the Spanish-American War, not to be confused with the naval Battle of Manila Bay. Many believe the battle was fought only to keep the city from being captured by Filipino insurgents under Emilio Aguinaldo.
Battle of Manila (1899) The Battle of Manila was fought on February 4th and February 5th 1899 during the Philippine American War, between 12,000 Americans and 15,000 Filipinos. It was the first and largest battle fought during the war.
Battle of Manila Bay (1898) The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898 during the Spanish-American War. The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo y PasarĂłn and destroyed the Spanish squadron.
Battle of Manolada The Battle of Manolada was fought on July 5 1316 at Manolada, on the plains of Elis in the Peloponnese. The two leaders were Louis of Burgundy and the Infante Ferdinand of Majorca, both of whom claimed the Principality of Achaea in right of their wives.
Battle of Mansfield The Battle of Mansfield, also known as the Battle of Sabine Cross-Roads or Pleasant Grove, on April 8, 1864, in De Soto Parish, Louisiana, was the first major clash of the Union Army's Red River Campaign during the American Civil War.
Battle of Mantinea (362 BC) The Battle of Mantinea was fought in 362 BC between the Thebans, led by Epaminondas and supported by the Arcadians and the Boeotians, and the Spartans, led by King Agesilaus II and supported by the Eleans, Athenians, and Mantineans. The battle had to decide the hegemony over Greece, but the death of Epaminondas and the defeat of the Spartans paved the way for the Macedonian conquest.
Battle of Mao Khe The Battle of Mao Khe, occurring from March 23, 1951 to March 28, 1951, was a significant engagement in the First Indochina War between France and the Việt Minh. The French forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflicted a defeat on Vietnamese forces, which were commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
Battle of MaraĹź Battle of MaraĹź (pronounced Marash), a part as well as a cornerstone in several respects of the Turkish War of Independence, is the comprehensive term used for the three-weeks of wholescale conflict, principally on urban ground, between Turkish National Forces and French occupation forces in and around the city of MaraĹź in southern Turkey. On the basis of general tension rising in the city since the start of the French occupation two months before, the battle proper lasted from 20 January to 10 February 1920, and ended with victory for the Turkish forces and the definite departure of French troops from MaraĹź.
Battle of Marciano The Battle of Marciano (also known as the Battle of Scannagallo) occurred in the countryside of Marciano della Chiana, near Arezzo, Tuscany, on August 2, 1554, during the Italian War of 1551. The battle marked the defeat of the Republic of Siena in its war against the Duchy of Florence, and resulted in Siena losing its independence and being absorbed into the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Battle of Mardia The Battle of Mardia, also known as Battle of Campus Ardiensis, was fought in late 316/early 317 between the forces of Roman Emperors Constantine I and Licinius. Constantine won the battle, and, according to a peace signed on 1 March 317, Licinius ceded territory to him, and had to execute Valerius Valens, whom Licinius had appointer Caesar before the battle.
Battle of Marengo (1800) The Battle of Marengo was fought near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, north-western Italy, on 14 June 1800 during the war of the Second Coalition. It ended in a French victory and the evacuation by the Austrians of much of Italy.
Battle of Marianna The Battle of Marianna was a relatively minor engagement on September 27, 1864, in the panhandle of Florida during the American Civil War. The Union victory over Confederates defending the town of Marianna was instrumental in expanding Federal control of northwestern Florida.
Battle of Marietta The Battle of Marietta of the American Civil War was fought from June 9 through July 3, 1864, in Cobb County, Georgia between Union and Confederate forces. The battle began when the Union forces, led by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman, encountered Confederate forces led by General Joseph E.
Battle of Marignano The Battle of Marignano was a battle fought during the phase of the Italian Wars] (1494–1559) called the [[War of the League of Cambrai, that took place on 13 and 14 September, 1515, near the town today called Melegnano, 16 km south east of Milan. It resulted in a victory for French forces.
Battle of Maritsa The Battle of Maritsa or Battle of Chernomen took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen (today Ormenio in Greece) on September 26, 1371 between the forces of the Ottoman sultan Murad I's lieutenant Lala Şâhin Paşa and the allied Balkan forces (including Serbs, Bulgarians, Hungarians, Wallachians and Moldavians) numbering between 60,000 and 70,000 men under the command of the Serbian king of Prilep Vukašin Mrnjavčević and his brother despot Uglješa.
Battle of Marj Ardebil The Battle of Marj Ardebil or the Battle of Ardebil was a battle fought on the plains surrounding the city of Ardebil in northwestern Iran in 730 CE. An Khazar army led by Barjik, the son of the Khazar khagan, invaded the Umayyad provinces of Jibal and Adharybaydjian in retaliation for Caliphate attacks on Khazaria during the course of the decades-long Khazar-Arab War of the early 700s.
Battle of Marks' Mills The Battle of Marks' Mills (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Marks' Mill) occurred on April 25, 1864, in Cleveland County, Arkansas as part of the Camden Expedition of the American Civil War. Confederate troops under Major General James F.
Battle of Mars The Battle of Mars is a Fictional Battle depicted in the episode 7 of the Robotech animated series. In the Robotech timeline, it took place after the Battle of Saturn's Rings and before the Battle of Ontario Quadrant.
Battle of Mars (First Robotech War) While attempting to collect supplies from the abandoned Mars Base Sara, the SDF-1 is rendered immobile by a Zentraedi gravity mine trap. Khyron's forces launch a vicious attack, but the SDF-1 is able to escape when the reflex furnaces of the base are detonated, destroying the gravity mines.
Battle of Mars-La-Tour The Battle of Mars-La-Tour was fought on 16 August 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War near the town of Mars-La-Tour in north-east France. Two Prussian corps encountered the entire French Army of the Rhine, and successfully forced the Army of the Rhine to retreat into the fortresses of Metz.
Battle of Marsaglia The Battle of Marsaglia was a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance, fought in Italy on October 4, 1693 between the French army of Marshal Nicolas Catinat and the Allied army of Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy .
Battle of Marston Moor The Battle of Marston Moor, which took place on July 2, 1644, was the largest battle of the English Civil War, and one of the most decisive. It resulted in a Parliamentarian victory, which meant that King Charles effectively lost the north of England for the rest of the war.
Battle of Matapan The naval Battle of Matapan took place on 19 July 1717 in the Cape Matapan, of the coast of the Mani Peninsula in southern Greece, between the combined forces of Venice, Portugal, the Papal States and Malta, under Venetian commander Diedo, and the Turkish fleet, under Kapudan Pasha (chief admiral) Ibrahim Pasha. It was fairly indecisive although the Allied force lost 2 ships and had many badly damaged, while the Turks lost no ships.
Battle of Matewan The Battle of Matewan was the stand-off that resulted from the attempt of coal miners to unionize in Matewan, West Virginia on May 19, 1920. The coal companies hired the Baldwin-Felts private security agency to evict local miners, who had joined the newly formed Local of the UMWA, from their company homes.
Battle of Mauchline Muir The Battle of Mauchline Muir was an encounter in June 1648 between Presbyterian rebels opposed to the Engagement and loyal forces acting for the government of Scotland, headed at the time by James Duke of Hamilton. It was fought near Loudoun Hill to the east of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire.
Battle of Maxia In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Battle of Maxia was an altercation in 2355 between a Federation ship and a Ferengi vessel. While in the Maxia Zeta solar system, the USS Stargazer (NCC-2893), under the command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, suffered an unprovoked attack from a then-unidentified alien spacecraft, disabling its deflector shields.
Battle of Maychew The Battle of Maychew was the last major battle of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, consisting of a failed counter-attack by Haile Selassie's forces against the Italian invaders. It was fought near Maychew, Ethiopia in the modern region of Tigray.
Battle of Mayi The Battle of Mayi (馬邑之戰) urged the long-term war between the Han Dynasty and Xiongnu, and henceforth marked a beginning of offensive policies adopted by the Han court. In 133 BC, at the suggestion of Wang Hui, the minister of vassal affairs, he had his generals set a trap for the Junchen Shanyu.
Battle of Maysalun The Battle of Maysalun, also called The Battle of Maysalun Pass, took place between Syrian and French forces about 12 miles west of Damascus on July 23, 1920. The battle occurred when the French moved to topple the newly proclaimed nationalist government of Hashim al-Atassi under King Faisal.
Battle of MĂĽhlberg The Battle of MĂĽhlberg was a large battle at MĂĽhlberg in which the Holy Roman Empire decisively dismantled the Schmalkaldic League. The Schmalkaldic League officers could not agree to any sort of military actions on the battlefield, thereby allowing Charles V and his forces to run through the League's defenses.
Battle of Málaga The Battle of Málaga was the culmination of an offensive in early 1937 by the combined Nationalist and Italian forces to eliminate Republican control of the province of Málaga during the Spanish Civil War. The participation of Moroccan regulars and Italian tanks from the recently arrived Corpo Truppe Volontarie resulted in a complete rout of the Republicans and the capitulation of Málaga in less than a week.
Battle of Măcin The Battle of Măcin, Battle of Maçin or Battle of Matchin was a battle in the Russo–Turkish War of 1787–1792 fought on July 10, 1791, between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire. The Russians were led by Nicholas Repnin and the Turks were led by Yusuf Pasha.
Battle of Mbwila At the Battle of Mbwila (or Battle of Ambuila or Battle of Ulanga) on October 29, 1665, Portuguese forces defeated the forces of the Kingdom of Kongo and decapitated king Antonio I of Kongo, also called Nvita a Nkanga.
Battle of McDowell The Battle of McDowell, also known as Sitlington's Hill, was fought May 8–9, 1862, in Highland County, Virginia, as part of Confederate Army General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson's Campaign through the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
Battle of Meadow Bridge The Battle of Meadow Bridge (also known as the Battle of Richmond Heights) was an engagement on May 12, 1864, in Henrico County, Virginia, during the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. Retreating Union cavalry under Maj.
Battle of MedellĂ­n In the Peninsular War, the Battle of MedellĂ­n was fought on March 28, 1809 and resulted in a victory of the French under Marshal Victor against the Spanish under General Don Gregorio Garcia de la Cuesta. The battle marked the first major effort by the French to occupy Southern Spain, a feat mostly completed with the victory at the Battle of Ocana later in the year.
Battle of Medina The Battle of Medina was fought approximately 20 miles south of San Antonio, Texas on August 18, 1813 during an uprising against Spanish authority in Mexico. Spanish Royalist troops led by General Joaquín de Arredondo defeated Republican forces (calling themselves the Republican Army of the North), consisting of Mexican revolutionaries and Anglos participating in the Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition, under General José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois.
Battle of Medvedjek Battle of Medvedjek (Slovene Bitka na/pri Medvedjeku) was a battle between Territorial Defense of Republic Slovenia (TORS) and Yugoslav National Army (JLA) in Medvedjek from 27 June to 1 July 1991 during Ten-Day War.
Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) The Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) was fought between Egyptian forces under the command of pharaoh Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Kadesh. It is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.
Battle of Meiktila / Mandalay The concurrent Battle of Meiktila and Battle of Mandalay were decisive battles near the end of the Burma Campaign. Despite logistical difficulties, the Allies were able to deploy large armoured and mechanised forces in Central Burma, and also possessed air supremacy.
Battle of Mello The Battle of Mello was the decisive and largest engagement of the Peasant Jacquerie of 1358, a rebellion of peasants in the Beauvais region of France, which caused an enormous amount of damage to this wealthy region at the height of the Hundred Years War with England. The battle was in fact two separate engagements, a major battle at Mello and a smaller one at the nearby town of Meaux, which the battle is also sometimes named after.
Battle of Meloria (1241) The first Battle of Meloria took place on May 3 1241 near Meloria islet, off Livorno, Italy. It was fought between the fleet of the emperor Frederick II, surnamed Stupor Mundi, in alliance with Pisa, against a Genoese squadron bringing a number of English, French and Spanish prelates to attend the council summoned to meet at the Lateran by Pope Gregory IX.
Battle of Meridian The Battle of Meridian was fought in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, from February 14 to February 20 1864, between Union forces led by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman and Confederate forces under Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk. Sherman captured Meridian, Mississippi, inflicting heavy damage to it.
Battle of Messines The Battle of Messines was launched on June 7 1917 by British General Herbert Plumer's second army, which included the 16th (Irish) Division and the 36th (Ulster) Division, near the villages of Mesen (in French Messines, as it was on most maps at that time). The target of the offensive was a (Messines)Ridge (this ridge is not in Messines but in Wytschaete!
Battle of Metropolis The Battle of Metropolis is a fictional DC Comics event. It was the culmination of two years of events and storylines leading into the limited series Infinite Crisis, involving the majority of superheroes and supervillains in the DC Universe.
Battle of Miani The Battle of Sindh (February 17, 1843) was a battle between British forces under Sir Charles Napier and the Talpur amirs of the now Pakistani region of Sindh. The British were upset about the local amirs' stance during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42).
Battle of Mice Battle of Mice is a post-metal supergroup consisting of Julie Christmas (Made Out of Babies), Josh Graham (Neurosis, Red Sparowes), Joel Hamilton (Book Of Knots), Tony Maimone (Book Of Knots, Pere Ubu), and Joe Tomino (The Fugees, Dub Trio, Peeping Tom). Early versions of "Sleep And Dream" and The Lamb And The Labradour" were part of the Triad EP with Made Out of Babies and Red Sparowes.
Battle of Midtskogen Midtskogen farm is situated approximately 5 kilometers west of the town Elverum at the mouth of the Østerdalen valley in southern Norway. The place is known in Norwegian history for the battle fought there on the night between the 9th and the 10th of April 1940 during World War II between a German raiding party and an improvised Norwegian force.
Battle of Midway The Battle of Midway was a pivotal naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It took place from June 4 to June 7, 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea, and six months after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor that had led to a formal state of war between the United States of America and Japan.
Battle of Mile Hill The Battle of Mile Hill was an American Civil War cavalry skirmish that took place just north of Leesburg, Virginia, on September 2, 1862. It preceded the occupation of the town by the Army of Northern Virginia just prior to its crossing of the Potomac River during the Maryland Campaign.
Battle of Mill Springs The Battle of Mill Springs, also known as the Battle of Fishing Creek in Confederate terminology, and the Battle of Logan's Cross Roads in Union terminology, was fought in Wayne and Pulaski Counties, near current Nancy, Kentucky, on January 19, 1862, as part of the American Civil War. It concluded an early Confederate offensive campaign in eastern Kentucky.
Battle of Millesimo The Battle of Millesimo was one of a series of small battles that were fought in Piedmont, Northern Italy, in April of 1796 between France and the Kingdom of Sardinia. They included the Battle of Montenotte, First and Second Dego, and Cera.
Battle of Millstone The Battle of Millstone, also known as the battle of Van Nest's Mills, occurred on January 20, 1777. After the Battle of Princeton, Washington's soldiers traveled north following the Millstone River to Somerset Court House, then proceeded to Morristown.
Battle of Milne Bay The Battle of Milne Bay was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese marines attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea on August 25, 1942 and fighting continued until the Japanese retreated on September 5, 1942.
Battle of Milvian Bridge The Battle of Milvian Bridge took place on October 28, 312, between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius. Constantine won the battle and started on the path that led him to end the Tetrarchy and become the only ruler of the Roman Empire.
Battle of Mimasetoge The battle of Mimasetoge took place in 1569, as the forces of Takeda Shingen withdrew from repeated failed sieges of the HĹŤjĹŤ clan's Odawara Castle. The HĹŤjĹŤ forces, led by the brothers Ujiteru and Ujikuni, laid in wait for him in the pass of Mimase.
Battle of Minatogawa The Battle of Minatogawa(湊川の戦い) also known as the Battle of Minato River was fought in 1336 between Japanese forces loyal to Emperor Go-Daigo and the Ashikaga clan. The Imperial forces were led by Kusunoki Masashige and Nitta Yoshisada, while the Ashikaga were led by Ashikaga Takauji.
Battle of Mine Run The Battle of Mine Run, also known as Payne's Farm, or New Hope Church, or the Mine Run Campaign (November 27 – December 2, 1863), was conducted in Orange County, Virginia, in the American Civil War. An unsuccessful attempt to defeat Gen.
Battle of Minisink The Battle of Minisink was a battle of the American Revolutionary War fought at Minisink Ford, New York on July 22 1779. It was the only major skirmish of the Revolutionary War fought in the northern Delaware Valley.
Battle of Minorca The Battle of Minorca took place on May 20 1756, at the opening of the Seven Years' War in the European theatre, shortly after the Kingdom of Great Britain had declared war on the House of Bourbon, off the Mediterranean island of Minorca between British and French squadrons. The British defeat led to the controversial court-martial and execution of the British commander, Admiral John Byng, for "failure to do his utmost" to relieve the siege of the British garrison on Minorca.
Battle of Mirăslău The Battle of Mirăslău, fought near Mirăslău (Hungarian: Miriszló), was a turning point in the history of medieval Romania. The battle took place on 18 September, 1600, between the Wallachian army lead by Michael the Brave and the Hungarian noblemen supported by the Austrian general Giorgio Basta.
Battle of Mirbat The Battle of Mirbat took place during the 1970s communist infiltration of Oman from South Yemen. Britain assisted the Oman government by sending elements of its Special Air Service to both train soldiers and compete against the Adoo guerillas for the "hearts and minds" of the Omani people.
Battle of Miyajima The 1555 was the first and only battle to be fought on the sacred island of Miyajima; the entire island is considered to be a Shinto shrine, and no birth or death is allowed on the island. Extensive purification rituals took place after the battle, to cleanse the shrine of the deaths that had occurred there.
Battle of MĹ‚awa The Battle of MĹ‚awa, otherwise known as the Defence of the MĹ‚awa position, took place to the north of the town of MĹ‚awa in northern Poland between September 1 and September 3, 1939. It was one of the opening battles of Invasion of Poland and the World War II in general.
Battle of Mobile (1781) The Battle of Mobile was part of a British counter-offensive aimed at recapturing the town of Mobile from the Spanish during the American Revolutionary War. On January 7, 1781, the British attack foundered before a coordinated Spanish defence.
Battle of Mobile Bay The Battle of Mobile Bay was a naval battle fought on August 5 1864, during the American Civil War. In addition to shutting down one of the two remaining Confederate ports, this Union victory (together with the capture of Atlanta), was a significant boost for Abraham Lincoln's bid for re-election.
Battle of Modder River The Battle of Modder River is the name of an engagement of the Boer War at Modder River, 28 November 1899, where the British under Lord Methuen repelled a Boer advance under Piet Cronje, although with heavy losses.
Battle of Modlin During the Invasion of Poland at the beginning of the Second World War, Modlin Fortress was a headquarters of the Modlin Army until it retreated eastwards. From September 13 to September 29, 1939 it was defended by Polish forces under the command of general Wiktor Thommée against assaulting German units.
Battle of Moerbrugge The 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade was tasked to cross the Ghent Canal about five kilometers south of Bruges at a small village called Oostkamp in early September 1944. Directly across the canal from Oostcamp was another small village named Moerbrugge.
Battle of Mojkovac The Battle of Mojkovac was a World War I battle fought on January 6 and January 7 of 1916 near Mojkovac, between the armies of Austria-Hungary (20,000 men) and Montenegro (6,500 men). It ended in a minor Montenegrian victory.
Battle of Mokra The Battle of Mokra took place on September 1, 1939 near the village of Mokra, north-west of Częstochowa, Poland. It was one of the first battles of the Invasion of Poland, of the Second World War and one of the few Polish victories of the war.
Battle of Mole Lake Battle of Mole Lake 1806 was a battle between Sioux and Chippewa warriors fought over ancient wild rice beds which exist to this day in Forest County north east Wisconsin, just south of Crandon in the community of Mole Lake, home to the Sokaogon Chippewa Community.
Battle of Mollwitz The Battle of Mollwitz was a Prussian battle with Austria on April 10, 1741. It was the first battle of the new Prussian King Frederick II, in which both sides made numerous military blunders but Frederick the Great still managed to attain victory.
Battle of Molodi The Battle of Molodi (Russian: Молодинская битва) was one of the key battles of Ivan the Terrible's reign. It was fought near the village of Molodi, 60 km south of Moscow, in July-August 1572 between the 120,000-strong horde of Devlet I Giray of Crimea and about 60,000 Russians led by Prince Mikhail Vorotynsky.
Battle of Mon Calamari The Battle of Mon Calamari is a fictional battle in the Star Wars saga, taking place four months after the Battle of Geonosis. This battle is first shown in the Cartoon Network animated series Star Wars: Clone Wars.
Battle of Monmouth The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought in New Jersey on June 28, 1778, that was a turning point of the American Revolution. The main Continental Army under George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army's column led by Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House (modern Freehold Borough).
Battle of Monocacy The Battle of Monocacy (also known as Monocacy Junction) was fought on July 9, 1864, just outside Frederick, Maryland, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864, in the American Civil War. Confederate forces under Lt.
Battle of Monroe's Crossroads The Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads (also known as the Battle of Fayetteville Road, and colloquially in the North as Kilpatrick's Shirttail Skedaddle) was a battle during the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War in Cumberland County, North Carolina, on the grounds of the present day Fort Bragg Military Reservation. Involving about 4,000 men, it pitted mounted Confederate cavalry against dismounted Union cavalry.
Battle of Mons The Battle of Mons (Dutch name for Mons is Bergen) was the first major action of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I. Following the surrender of the Liège forts by the Belgian army on 16 August, the Germans continued advancing towards Paris in accordance with the Schlieffen Plan.
Battle of Mons Algidus The Battle of Mons Algidus was fought in 458 BC (or 457 BC) between the Roman Republic and the Aequi near Mons Algidus, Latium. The Roman dictator Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus turned a Roman defeat into an important victory.

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