Favourite Historic Battle

**Craterus** · 05-12-2005, 18:51

To be honest, I don't know. Thermopylae and Guagamela would be near the top.

Carrhae is good also. Stupid Romans.

**RabidGibbon** · 05-12-2005, 20:44

Being English its compulsary to say Agincourt, but in the ancient world some fascinating battles that haven't been mentioned are Cannae, Leuctra and the Athenian seige of Syracuse during the Peloponnesian war.

**The Scourge** · 05-12-2005, 21:00

Siege of Malta.
Does that count as a battle?
Anyway read a book about it a while back ,talk about intense.

**ShadesWolf** · 05-12-2005, 21:06

Agincourt, followed by Poitiers and then Crecy.

**xemitg** · 05-13-2005, 00:29

Actually Agincourt, has my vote too. Whenever an army wins when its outnumbered by over 3 to 1, I think its pretty cool.

**TheSilverKnight** · 05-13-2005, 00:31

Aspern-Essling or Wagram
Great battles that really tested Napoleon's skills after being the dominant figure in Europe, and Archduke Karl did a great job in those battles as well. I salute you, Austria!

**Dâriûsh** · 05-13-2005, 01:33

The following three battles have earned my interest in the last few months:

The Battle of Carrhae (53 BC). Iranian Parthians crush the Romans.

The Battle of Kadisiya (or Qadisiyya, in AD 624) Where the Persians are defeated by the Islamic Arabs.

The Battle of Ain Jalut (in AD 1260). The Mamluks rout the Mongols.