Famous battles in history

It was the eastern Holy Roman Empire, Freddy. The only reason Charlemagne became the first western Holy Roman Emperor was because the Pope decided he didn't want to take orders from the Greeks any more, and because the Franks were a lot closer than them if he needed help in a hurry.
On religious matters the two halves of the empire regularly fell out- icons, etc.
Great to see you back btw

 

Glad to see you too, Gordon.

What I meant was that the Holy Roman [German] Empire was the 'Holy' one, in title, while the other two Roman empires (Western and Eastern) were not.

 

Destruction of army group center

 

Ahhhh the famous Bagration.....


Quite a spectacle eh? If you ask me it resembled the opening months of Barbarossa.

 

I jumped in here to late to effect your final list but I think Antietam (Sharpsburg) should be the American Civil War battle represented. While Gettysburg was the largest battle it was no where near as influential in the Civil War. Allowed Lincoln to announce the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, ended all hope of Confederates being recognized by France or Great Britain (their only real chance of victory), bloodiest single day in US history, finally got McClellan fired & 1st use of photographs. Brady's photos of the dead shocked civilians unlike anything before. By the way overall a great list and very impressive.

 

Where is this article being printed, and when can we read it? I'd love to check it out!

 

Great suggestion, Tackle! However, as the enphasis was more like a popularity contest, Gettysburg (which might be the only American Civil War battle widely known outside the USA) remained.

I'm afraid it will be on a Mexican magazine (in Spanish, of course). Though I think it's being sold in a few spots in the US too...

 

Definately Tours,for me probably the most important of the lot.

 

The Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi pushed Confederate General Penberton back into Vicksburg where his army would sit under seige until he surrendered on July 4, 1863. Take the battle or the V-burg Campaign as a whole, it cut the Confederacy in half and total control of the Mississippi River went to the Federal Army. The most important event(s) of the American Civil War.

 

I included that one because it is famous... but it wasn't that decisive, since it took a big number of decisive battles to effectively halt the Muslim thrust against Europe. I.e. Garigliano River, Lepanto, Belgrade, the siege of Vienna...

 

Friedrich:true,and there was still much work to be done afterwards but it was the hightide mark.

 

The battle of Amiens (1918)
The battle of the Ebro (1938)
The battle of Warsaw (1920)
Bien Dien Phu (1954)
Khe Sahn (1967-68)
I'd rate these some of the most important battle of the 20th Century.