The Battle of Pharsalus decided the fate of Rome, as Caesar’s smaller force outmaneuvered Pompey, ending the Republic’s last major resistance.

The Battle of Palkhed was a brilliant Maratha victory, where Baji Rao’s swift tactics outmaneuvered a larger Mughal-style army in the Deccan.

A brutal siege that ended French colonial rule in Vietnam, the Battle of Dien Bien Phu changed the course of history in Southeast Asia.

Poitiers was a stunning English victory that shattered the French army, captured King John II, and transformed the course of the Hundred Years’ War.

Tsingtao was a decisive Allied siege that crushed Germany’s foothold in East Asia and marked Japan’s rise as a major military power in the First World War.

Zama was a decisive Roman victory that broke Carthage’s power, ended the Second Punic War, and secured Rome’s rise as the dominant force in the Mediterranean.

Cresson was a devastating defeat for the Crusader orders, a brief but brutal clash that crippled their strength and set the stage for Saladin’s campaign toward Hattin.

Blenheim was a decisive Allied victory that stopped France’s advance into Central Europe and reshaped the course of the War of the Spanish Succession.

The Battle of Mohi was a devastating Mongol victory that crushed Hungary’s defenses and opened Europe to the full force of the Mongol advance.

The Battle of Yorktown was the decisive American victory that broke British resistance and secured the path to independence.