1. Battle of Mindanao
   Battle of Green Mountain
2. Battle of Waterloo
   Battle of Fort Sumter

In June of 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two armies of the Seventh Coalition - British and Prussian forces - in the Battle of Waterloo. It marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars and led to Napoleon's exile to the island of Saint Helena.

1. Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River
   Battle of Salerno
2. Battle of Belleau Wood
   Battle of Gettysburg

As General Robert E. Lee planned to invade the North, Major General George Meade and his army was able to halt the offense and force Confederate forces to retreat. This battle caused the most casualties of the entire war and was considered a turning point.

1. Battle of Hastings
   Battle of the Marne
2. Battle of Sicily
   Battle of Belmont

The Duke of Normandy won a decisive victory in this battle that was fought between Normandy and English forces in 1066. This battle marked the beginning of the Norman Conquest of England and lasted from morning to dusk on Oct. 14. The Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson, was killed during this battle.

1. Alexander the Great
   Kara Mustafa Pasha
2. Peter the Great
   Napoleon the Great

The battle of Vienna was the last effort of the Ottoman Empire to expand its territory after more than a century of war. Mustafa was on the verge of winning the battle until a flank attack by the Polish Army sent the Ottomans retreating into Hungary.

1. Battle of Fredericktown
   Battle of Cajamarca
2. Battle of Chosin Reservoir
   Battle of Great Bridge

This battle wasn't so much of a battle as it was an ambush of Atahaulpa in 1532, who was the last Inca ruler. The takeover and capture by Pizarro and the Spaniards marked the beginning of the conquest of the Inca civilization.

1. Genghis Khan
   John J. Pershing
2. George Washington
   Robert E. Lee

Abraham Lincoln originally wanted Robert E. Lee to command the Union forces during the war, but Lee couldn't cut his ties to the Confederacy and declined. It can be said the Union claimed a strategic victory in this battle, but 22,717 Americans were tallied dead, wounded or missing when all was said and done.

1. Battle of Quebec
   Battle of Block Island
2. Battle of Stalingrad
   Battle of Princeton

To this day, the Battle of Stalingrad is the biggest (more than 2 million participants) and bloodiest (2 million killed, wounded or captured) battle in the history of warfare. Germany and its allies lost to the Soviet Union in a fight for control of the city of Stalingrad.

1. Surrender of Jerusalem
   Surrender at Yorktown
2. Surrender at Ulm
   Surrender in Tokyo Bay

On Oct. 19, 1781, British Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army and French Army troops. His surrender and capture marked the end of the American Revolutionary War, as it prompted the British government to negotiate its end in battle.

1. Siege of Egypt
   Siege of Yorktown
2. Siege of Troy
   Siege of Chicago

Any fan of Greek mythology has probably read the ingenious military tactic of loading a Trojan horse with Greek warriors and sneaking them into the city of Troy under the guise of a gift. Whether it really happened, it remains one of the greatest military tactics of all time.

1. Hannibal
   Julius Caesar
2. King Henry V of England
   Stonewall Jackson

The Battle of Agincourt, where King Henry V of England faced off against King Charles VI of France, was one of the greatest English victories in the Hundred Years War. King Henry actually engaged in hand-to-hand combat in this battle, whereas King Charles did not command the French army himself.

1. Battle of Naseby
   Invasion of Dranesville
2. Siege of Peleliu
   Operation Iron Works Hill

In June of 1645, the Royalist army of King Charles I was heading north to recover with Fairfax, Cromwell and the Parliamentarian New Model Army on their tail. When they finally engaged in battle, 7,000 of 7,400 Royalist soldiers were killed and Fairfax and Cromwell claimed victory.

1. Battle of Hubbardton
   Battle of Trafalgar
2. Battle of Staten Island
   Battle of the Clouds

The British Royal Navy, 27 ships led by Lord Nelson, defeated 33 French and Spanish ships under the command of the French admiral. Although the Royal Navy was victorious, Lord Nelson was shot and died before the battle ended.

1. Battle of Fredericktown
   Battle of Saipan
2. Battles of Saratoga
   Battle of Peleliu

These two battles in September and October of 1777 were decisive victories for the Continental Army in the American Revolution. In the October battle, Benedict Arnold anticipated British strategy, which caused the Brits to suffer major casualties. Arnold was later stripped of his command because of disputes within his own camp.

1. Abraham Lincoln
   Joan of Arc
2. Winston Churchill
   Julius Caesar

The siege of Orleans lasted from October of 1428 to May of 1429 and was the French Royal Army's first major victory since its devastating loss in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Joan of Arc is credited with ending the siege just nine days after her arrival in the city. It was her first battle with the army.

1. Battle of Belmont
   Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
2. Battle of Luzon
   Battle of Bennington

The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains took place on June 20, 451 between the Western Roman Empire and the Hunnic Empire. Although Attila and the Huns were unsuccessful in capturing lands they wanted to, they did loot much of Roman Gaul.

1. Battle of Brandywine
   Battle of Leyte
2. Battle of Marathon
   Battle of Guam

The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC and is most well-known for birthing the modern marathon race. When the Greeks won, a runner ran more than 25 miles from the site of Marathon to Athens to announce the victory. Today, we run 26.2-mile marathons to honor this feat.

1. Battle of Germantown
   Battle of Gloucester
2. Battle of White Marsh
   Battle of Gaugamela

The Battle of Gaugamela was the battle that led to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire. It was this invasion in 331 BC, led by Alexander the Great, that scholars study today because of his army's superior tactics. It is considered by many as his greatest victory.

1. William Tecumseh Sherman
   Hannibal
2. Sitting Bull
   Geronimo

Hannibal Barca is considered one of the greatest military leaders in the history of the world. The Battle of Zama, where Romans teamed up with Numidia to defeat the Carthaginians, marked the end of the Second Punic War. Hannibal's father, Hamilcar, led the Carthaginians in the First Punic War.

1. Genghis Khan
   Claudius Nero
2. Frederick the Great
   Hannibal

The Roman victory at Metaurus in 207 BC is widely seen as Cladius Nero's greatest military achievement. In this battle, Nero (not to be confused with the Roman Emperor), led Roman forces against Carthaginian forces, which were led by Hannibal's brother, Hasdrubal.

1. Arminius
   Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. George Washington
   Winston Churchill

Arminius, who had Roman citizenship and had received a Roman military education, was able to use that to his advantage to deceive the Roman commander as he led Germanic tribes into an ambush that destroyed three Roman legions.

1. Khalid ibn al-Walid
   William Wallace
2. Douglas MacArthur
   Abraham Lincoln

Mel Gibson made William Wallace a Hollywood legend in the movie Braveheart. In the Battle of Stirling Bridge, Wallace and Andrew Moray defeated English forces in the First War of Scottish Independence.

1. Battle of Alesia
   Battle of Quinton's Bridge
2. Battle of Stones River
   Battle of Camp Wildcat

The Battle of Alesia is studied today as Caesar's greatest military achievement and is a case study in siege warfare and investment, which is the military act of surrounding an enemy fort on all sides to prevent entrance or escape.

1. Wyoming Massacre
   Invasion of Normandy
2. Siege of Pondicherry
   Battle of Dominica

On June 6, 1944 (D-Day) Allied Forces in WWII launched the largest water invasion in the history of warfare. The invasion consisted of parachute and glider landings, air attacks and naval bombings. It lasted until mid-July, when the Allied Forces were victorious.

1. Battle of Luzon
   Battle of Kettle Creek
2. Battle of Chillicothe
   Battle of Bull Run

The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the American Civil War. Both sides had poorly trained soldiers and poorly led brigades. When Union forces charged southward, the unknown general, Thomas Jackson, stood his ground, earning him the name, Stonewall Jackson.

1. Battle of Ivy Mountain
   Battle of Thermopylae
2. Battle of Minisink
   Battle of the Marne

King Leonidas of Sparta is most well-known for his heroics in the Battle of Thermopylae. When it was clear the Persian Army and King Xerxes were winning the battle, Leonidas and 300 of his men stood their ground and fought to the death.

1. Battle of Peleliu
   Battle of Lake Pontchartrain
2. Battle of Shiloh
   Battle of San Fernando de Omoa

In the Battle of Shiloh, Union forces had moved west via the Tennessee River and were caught off guard by a surprise attack from Confederate forces. Grant and his forces received reinforcements overnight and were able to launch a successful counterattack.

1. Battle of Bunker Hill
   Battle of Round Lake
2. Battle of Leyte Gulf
   Battle of Fredericktown

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought in June of 1775, when British forces set out on their Siege of Boston. About 1,200 Colonial troops led by William Prescott fought back, and although British forces technically won, they suffered massive casualties.

1. Battle of Camp Allegheny
   Siege of Boston
2. Battle of Saipan
   Battle of Leyte

The Siege of Boston lasted for 11 months, where British and Continental forces split victories. It was the start of the American Revolution and George Washington was Commander in Chief. After 11 months, British forces retreated to Nova Scotia.

1. Huck's Defeat
   Pancho Villa Expedition
2. Siege of Corinth
   Battle of Rocky Mount

The Pancho Villa Expedition lasted one year during the Mexican Revolution and was the first time the legendary commander saw combat. Today it is known as the Mexican Expedition and is the most remembered event of the war.

1. Operation Desert Storm
   Third Battle of Petersburg
2. Meuse-Argonne Offensive
   Siege of Yorktown

Schwarzkopf Jr. graduated West Point and went on to fight in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded three Silver Star Medals, two Purple Hearts, and the Legion of Merit. He then went on to lead all coalition forces in the Gulf War, including Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

1. Sun Tzu
   Stonewall Jackson
2. Robert E. Lee
   Hannibal

Sun Tzu was a Chinese general, military strategist and writer who lived in Ancient China and is considered one of the greatest military strategists to ever live. Aside from fighting, he is most well-known for writing the book, "The Art of War."

1. Invasion of Normandy
   Operation Iraqi Freedom
2. Siege of Egypt
   Surrender at Ulm

Petraeus graduated top of his class from the United States Military Academy before earning a Masters of Public Administration and Ph.D. degree. He joined the army in the 1970s but confirmed his military acumen in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

1. Battle of Little Big Horn
   Battle of Okinawa
2. Battle of Luzon
   Battle of Anzio

The Battle of Little Big Horn, aka Custer's Last Stand, took place in June of 1876, along the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory. The Lakota Tribe, led by Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, defeated U.S. forces handily.

1. John Parker
   Claudius Nero
2. Julius Caesar
   Alexander The Great

The "shot heard 'round the world" happened at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which kicked off the Revolutionary War on April 19, 1775. In the beginning, the Colonial militia was outnumbered but picked up more soldiers as they marched between cities.

1. Galileo Galilei
   Hernan Cortés
2. Juan Ponce de León
   Christopher Columbus

For two years, Spaniards conspired with indigenous people of Mexico to take over the Aztec empire and capture its leader, Montezuma. Cortes led the expedition and was successful in doing so, ultimately ending the Aztec empire.