Top Ten Most Famous Battles in History

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 Newcomers
11. ?

    Battle of Leipzig

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    Battle of Kursk

    The largest tank battle in history. Along with Battle of Moscow and Battle of Stalingrad, it was one of the three battles, which marked the turning point of the WWII.

The Contenders

13. The Battle of Hastings

14. The Battle of Didgori

15. The Battle of Yarmouk

16. 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.

17. Mahabharata

18. Battle of the Somme 1916

19. The Battle of Thermopylae

    If anyone makes a 300 comment, go away.

20. The Battle of Cannae

21. Battle of Actium

22. The Battle of Berlin

23. The Battle of Moscow

24. The First Battle of Seoul

25. The Battle of Incheon

26. The Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

27. The Battle of Midway