1. Battle for Jerusalem (Nov 9, 1947 – Jul 18, 1948)
The Battle for Jerusalem took place during the 1947–1948 civil war phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It saw Jewish and Arab militias in Mandatory Palestine, and later the militaries of Israel and Transjordan, fight for control over the city of Jerusalem.
2. Battle of Ankara (July 20, 1402)
The Battle of Ankara or Angora was fought on 20 July 1402 at the Çubuk plain near Ankara, between the forces of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I and the Emir of the Timurid Empire, Timur. The battle was a significant victory for Timur, and it led to the Ottoman Interregnum. Battle of Ankara, Ankara also spelled Angora, military confrontation in which forces of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I, "the Thunderbolt," victor at the Battle of Nicopolis in 1396, were defeated by those of the Central Asian ruler Timur (Tamerlane) and which resulted in humiliating defeat for Bayezid
Result: Timurid victory: Start of the Ottoman Int...
Location: Çubuk plain near Ankara
Date: 20 July 1402
3. Constantinople victory (May 29, 1453)
Conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The dwindling Byzantine Empire ended when the Ottomans breached Constantinople's ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days.
4. Battle of Zonchio (August 25, 1499)
In the first naval battle covered by Bow and Blade, Kelly and Michael discuss the Battle of Zonchio, fought on four separate days in August of 1499. The Ottoman and Venetian fleets fight off the coast of Greece in the Ionian Sea to determine who would control the waters of the eastern Mediterranean
5. Battle of Chaldiran, (August 23, 1514)
Military engagement in which the Ottomans won a decisive victory over the Safavid of Iran and went on to gain control of eastern Anatolia.
6. Battle of Vienna (September 12, 1683)
Expedition by the Ottomans against the Habsburg Holy Roman emperor Leopold I resulted in their defeat by a combined force led by John III Sobieski of Poland. The lifting of the siege marked the beginning of the end of Ottoman domination in Eastern Europe.
7. Battle of Kars (Aug 9, 1745 – Aug 19, 1745)
The Battle of Kars was the last major engagement of the Ottoman-Persian War. The battle resulted in the complete and utter destruction of the Ottoman army. It was also the last of the great military triumphs of Nader Shah.
8. French conquest of Algeria
The French conquest of Algeria took place between 1830 and 1903. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Deylik of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a blockade, following which the July Monarchy of France invaded and quickly seized Algiers in 1830, and took other coastal communities.
9. Battle of Gura(Mar 7, 1876 – Mar 9, 1876)
The Battle of Gura was fought on 7–9 March 1876 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Khedive of Egypt near the town of Gura in Eritrea. It was the second and decisive major battle of the Ethiopian–Egyptian War .The armies of Yohannes and Isma'il met at Gundet on the morning of 16 November 1875.
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