Top Ten Most Famous Battles in History

The Top Ten
1 The Battle of Stalingrad

Why isn't this number 1? Over 2 million died from this battle, the bloodiest battle of both World War II and of human history.

2 The Battle of Waterloo

June of 1815. Ended the Napoleonic Wars and forced Napoleon into exile on Corsica.

3 The Battle of Normandy

Several landings at Gold, Juno, Omaha, Utah, and Sword Beaches, of which Omaha is mainly discussed...

4 The Battle at Gettysburg
5 The Battle of the Little Bighorn

Not really a battle, but Custer bravely faced death in Montana.

6 The Battle of New Orleans (1815)
7 The Battle of Iwo Jima

Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima are two of the best films that depict this battle.

8 The Battle of the Bulge
9 The Battle of Bunker Hill
10 The Battle of Antietam
The Contenders
11 The Battle of Hastings
12 The Battle of Didgori
13 The Battle of Yarmouk
14 The Battle of Los Angeles

During WW2, air raid sirens went off, and anti-aircraft guns were fired repeatedly over West Los Angeles. At the time, it was claimed that Japanese planes may have been looking to bomb the blacked-out Hughes Aircraft plant. Nothing in the air was ever hit, although a couple of people on the ground died from falling AA rounds. Since then, conspiracy theorists have often said this may have actually been a UFO encounter.

15 Mahabharata
16 Battle of the Somme 1916
17 The Battle of Thermopylae

If anyone makes a 300 comment, go away.

18 The Battle of Cannae
19 Battle of Actium
20 Battle of Leipzig
21 The Battle of Berlin
22 The Battle of Moscow
23 The First Battle of Seoul
24 The Battle of Incheon
25 The Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
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