Which battle in ALL of history is the most strategically fought?

Question

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Answer 1

second Battle in Secuendanvm Facentis

Answer 2

A few come to mind.

My first pick is probably the Waterloo campaign. As Napoleon's army tried to cut the British and Prussians off from each other there were actually two battles two days before Waterloo itself. These first battles, and what transpired as a result, led to Waterloo and to Napoleon's final defeat. Napoleon split his army, one wing to hold the British, the rest o try and decisively defeat the Prussians. The first succeeded, the second failed and the Prussians arrived at Waterloo in time to take Napoleon in the flank.

My second is Sharpsburg, also called Antietam for all you Yankees, or Yankee taught people out there. McClellan had copy of Lee's orders for the movement of the entire Army of Northern Virginia, and forced the battle on Lee. McClellan did not move quickly enough, giving Lee time to gather most of his dispersed army to meet the Union forces. McClellan did not take advantage of his overwhelming numerical superiority by attacking all along the front at the same time, instead, he ordered three seperate attacks, against the right, center, and left of the onfederate line throughout the day. The lack of coordination in the assaults allowed Lee to shift his troops to meet each new attack, fending off what could have been a huge defeat. Instead it ended in a draw, not the Union victory it easily could have been, because of Lee's brilliance and McClellan's hesitancy to attack.

My third, and final pick, is Midway. The first naval battle ever fought where the fleets never saw one another was a strategically decisive victory for America in the Pacific, stopping the Japanese advance. The sheer vastness of the Pacific and the difficulty that caused the fleets locating their targets, plus the importance is why I rank this third.

Answer 3

the conflict of Bukit Timah replaced right into a conflict fought throughout the time of international war II on February 11, 1942 in Singapore between the Allied forces and the eastern forces. by using the 10th of February, the eastern had landed in complete tension on Singapore Island. they controlled the whole western portion of the island, and most of the north. their next objective replaced into Bukit Timah and the trap of considered necessary water, food, ammunition, and autos, gadget factors and different components. now, flushed with fulfillment, the eastern returned stepped forward in complete tension.

Answer 4

The Battle of Hastings in 1066. William the Conqueror and his French Normands managed to defeat the English despite the terrain heavily favoring the English.

Answer 5

How about the battle of Thermopiles, which is depicted in the movie 300.

They used strategy by sealing off the beach path and forcing them into the hot gates. That accompanied with there techniques and other planning where able to cause substantilly one sided losses to the Persian army of Xerxes.

Answer 6

in terms of strategy and nothing to do with the aftermath of the battle .

ancient time:

land: battle of Cannae .Hannibal faced a larger, superior force but still won through maneuver

can't think of any for sea

modern

land: battle of Gettysburg generals are starting to realize that lining up is a stupid move. and some new weapons were coming in.

air: the airlift operations in berlin after WW2. Satlin sealed off Berlin and we gave tons of supplies by air to the city.

sea: battle of midway, first time real aircraft carriers show what they can do.

Answer 7

Bannockburn - 1314 - War of Scottish Independence
Despite being heavily out numbered (6,500 to 20,000), Robert Bruce used the terrain and made exceptional use of his forces to defeat Edward II.

( Lee's moves at Sharpsburg are in the same class)

Answer 8

The Battle of Poitiers in October 732 which decided the religious fate of European civilization. Islamic forces were defeated and Europe continued to be Christian; if the Islamic army prevailed then Europe most likely would have changed religion.

Answer 9

this is a tough one ,but ill have to cast my vote for The Battle of Little Bighorn, the Sioux strategy was amazing ,allowing a group of people who were out numbered and devastatingly out armed to rise to victory

refer to the battle of little bighorn (aka Custer's last Stand)

Answer 10

TABOOK its a battle between Khalid bin alwaleed (Muslim leader) and the roman it have a famous strategy its been teached in the most famous military academy