Events Tagged: "tactics"

12 events with tag "tactics"

401 BC ID: 276
March of the Ten Thousand - Greek mercenaries fight way home from Persia, Xenophon leads and documents
ID: 276
334 BC ID: 288
Battle of Granicus - Alexander personally leads cavalry charge, nearly dies, defeats Persian satraps
ID: 288
Granicus River
217 BC ID: 2664
Battle of Lake Trasimene - Hannibal ambushes Roman army in fog, 15,000 Romans killed, Fabius becomes dictator
ID: 2664
Trasimene
216 BC ID: 2665
Battle of Cannae - Hannibal's double envelopment destroys Roman army, 70,000 dead, worst defeat in Roman history
ID: 2665
Cannae
165 BC ID: 2974
Battle of Emmaus - Judah's 3,000 defeat 40,000 through brilliant night tactics, enemy flees leaving rich camp
ID: 2974
Emmaus
1333 ID: 2433
July 19, 1333
Battle of Halidon Hill - Edward III defeats Scots, new military tactics with longbowmen prove devastating
ID: 2433
1364 ID: 4790
Battle of Cascina - Hawkwood's White Company defeats Florentines, demonstrates English longbow tactics
ID: 4790
Cascina
1368 ID: 4802
Hawkwood perfects false retreat - adapts Crecy tactics to Italy, mounted archers dismount to fight
ID: 4802
1369 ID: 2444
War resumes - France recovers under Charles V and Du Guesclin using Fabian tactics, avoiding battles
ID: 2444
1379 ID: 4794
Battle of Montecchio - Hawkwood's tactical retreat saves Florentine forces from destruction
ID: 4794
Montecchio
1387 ID: 4796
Battle of Castagnaro - Hawkwood's greatest victory for Padua against Verona, tactical masterpiece
ID: 4796
Castagnaro
1865 ID: 5585
Prussian army adopts flexible company column tactics - independent unit maneuver replaces rigid line formations, emphasizing firepower
ID: 5585
Berlin