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Battle of Saragarhi

21 holding off against 10 000 enough said

 

Battle of Lund

The bloodiest battle on scandinavian soil. This was the last attempt by the danes to invade Skåne (southern sweden). It left approx ten thousand men dead. It was a decicive swedish victory even though they were outnumbered.

 

Battle of Narva

Swedish king Charles XII lead his army of well experienced soldiers to relieve the russian siege of Narva. When they arrived they calmly started preparing for an attack. This left the russians stunned, they were outnumbered by more than 3-1 (35 thousand russians 10 thousand swedes). A snowstorm came in, that's when Charles ordered the attack. The swedish soldiers appeared like ghosts coming out of the snow, hunting down the inexperienced russian troops. This made the russians panick. They were not prepared at all. The swedish troops completely oblitirated the entire russian army and liberated Narva.

[Scandypandy 78]

Any reason as to why they are your favourites?

Battle of Tara and the Battle of Clontarf will always be two of my favourites, both part of Irish campaigns against Norse Military power after their invasion.

In 980 the Norse Army from Dublin-lead by Olaf Sigtryggsson-marched upon a much smaller Irish Army lead by Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, the High King of Ireland at the time. Near the Hill of Tara, the battle took place and quickly became infamous for how ferocious the fighting was. The Irish Army-through means that remain a mystery to this day-not only routed Olaf but also destroyed the entire Dublin Norse Army, effectively shattering Norse military power in the region.
The defeat was so great that it lead to Olaf Sigtryggson-previous King of Jórvík (York) and then King of Dublin-to abdicate and flee to religious retirement where he ended up dying.
Máel Sechnaill then took his army to Dublin and essentially liberated it from Norse rule, ordering the surrender of slaves and valuables while demanding that all Norse claims to Uí Néill lands-essentially all of the North-be given up for eternity.

A couple of decades later in 1014, Brian Boru-the High King of Ireland who succeeded Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill after an intense power struggle which then united all of Ireland under Boru-brought the armies of Ireland to Dublin once more to meet the armies of Sigtrygg Silkbeard, the norseman who had declared himself King of Dublin during the Norse Revolts in Dublin-Leinster. Silkbeard had brought with him the armies of several supporters in the hopes of re-establishing a Norse rule in Dublin and across Ireland. 
This meant that the clashing of the two armies and peoples was seen not only as the fight for power and land but rather the clashing of the Irish people against a foreign invader, a fight to throw those who would attempt to strongarm the Irish into their way of life back into the sea.

The numbers of the armies were as follows:
Approximately 7000 men fighting on the Irish side, with about 6,600 men on the Norse side. The Norse side would be considerably stronger where it not for the shattering defeat of the Norse during the Battle of Tara.

The Norse armies were also better equipped than the Irish, donned in mail armour while the Irish troops were in many cases bearing unclothed torsos/wearing light or simple cloths (however in regards to weapons the two sides were both armed typically).
The fighting is said to have been remarkably loud and bloody, with the fighting being particularly brutal even for Norse-Irish conflicts. After an entire day of fighting, the Norse army broke and began to route; they fled either back to the Viking ships or no nearby woods.
However, the fighting had gone on so long now that the tide had returned and had cut off the path to the woods AND carried off the Viking Ships to a point unrachable by those fleeing the Irish; the Norsemen that were not slaughtered in Battle then drowned, with Irish troops cutting down any who made it out of the water.
Brian Boru's son Murchad and his 15-year old grandson, Toirdelbach gained infamy in the battle for the number of Norsemen they killed, with Murchad in particular being noted for cutting down huge numbers of soldiers (said to be "fifty with each hand" but in reality is obviously much less, but notable enough to be recorded) while Toirdelbach pursued the fleeing Norsemen with such bloodlust that he was struck by a large wave and dragged into the drowning masses before him.
Murchad cut down Sigurd the Stout, Earl of Orkney (and plague of the Scottish natives) but was shortly after killed.

Brian Boru-over 70 years old at the time and well worn by battle-was praying in his tent for his men when a fleeing norseman named Brodir came across him and killed him with a strike to the back before himself being set upon by nearby Guards.

The Battle is infamous for two reasons; firstly for how notoriously brutal it was, secondly for how significant it was for Ireland and the Irish and thirdly for the succession crisis created after; with Brian Boru and his immediate heirs killed, there was a brief conflict which then fizzled out and resulted in Ireland returning to the fractured set of Kingdoms it was before. That being said, however, Norse power in Ireland by that time was utterly nonexistant and posed no challenge to even the smallest of Irish territories.
Silkbeard remained "King of Dublin" but was soon overthrown by Diarmait mac Máel na mBó who was one of the most powerful pre-Norman figures in the history of the Isles, with his influence covering Ireland, the Isle of Man, Wales, the Hebrides and even leaking into England.

The Battles Tara and Clontarf are two pivotal points which are probably world over the most famous and notoriously fierce victories over Norse paganism and Norse invaders.

[Robin 1]

3 minutes ago, ✪ SCANDYPANDY ✪ said:

Any reason as to why they are your favourites?

Battle of Tara and the Battle of Clontarf will always be two of my favourites, both part of Irish campaigns against Norse Military power after their invasion.

In 980 the Norse Army from Dublin-lead by Olaf Sigtryggsson-marched upon a much smaller Irish Army lead by Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, the High King of Ireland at the time. Near the Hill of Tara, the battle took place and quickly became infamous for how ferocious the fighting was. The Irish Army-through means that remain a mystery to this day-not only routed Olaf but also destroyed the entire Dublin Norse Army, effectively shattering Norse military power in the region.
The defeat was so great that it lead to Olaf Sigtryggson-previous King of Jórvík (York) and then King of Dublin-to abdicate and flee to religious retirement where he ended up dying.
Máel Sechnaill then took his army to Dublin and essentially liberated it from Norse rule, ordering the surrender of slaves and valuables while demanding that all Norse claims to Uí Néill lands-essentially all of the North-be given up for eternity.

A couple of decades later in 1014, Brian Boru-the High King of Ireland who succeeded Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill after an intense power struggle which then united all of Ireland under Boru-brought the armies of Ireland to Dublin once more to meet the armies of Sigtrygg Silkbeard, the norseman who had declared himself King of Dublin during the Norse Revolts in Dublin-Leinster. Silkbeard had brought with him the armies of several supporters in the hopes of re-establishing a Norse rule in Dublin and across Ireland. 
This meant that the clashing of the two armies and peoples was seen not only as the fight for power and land but rather the clashing of the Irish people against a foreign invader, a fight to throw those who would attempt to strongarm the Irish into their way of life back into the sea.

The numbers of the armies were as follows:
Approximately 7000 men fighting on the Irish side, with about 6,600 men on the Norse side. The Norse side would be considerably stronger where it not for the shattering defeat of the Norse during the Battle of Tara.

The Norse armies were also better equipped than the Irish, donned in mail armour while the Irish troops were in many cases bearing unclothed torsos/wearing light or simple cloths (however in regards to weapons the two sides were both armed typically).
The fighting is said to have been remarkably loud and bloody, with the fighting being particularly brutal even for Norse-Irish conflicts. After an entire day of fighting, the Norse army broke and began to route; they fled either back to the Viking ships or no nearby woods.
However, the fighting had gone on so long now that the tide had returned and had cut off the path to the woods AND carried off the Viking Ships to a point unrachable by those fleeing the Irish; the Norsemen that were not slaughtered in Battle then drowned, with Irish troops cutting down any who made it out of the water.
Brian Boru's son Murchad and his 15-year old grandson, Toirdelbach gained infamy in the battle for the number of Norsemen they killed, with Murchad in particular being noted for cutting down huge numbers of soldiers (said to be "fifty with each hand" but in reality is obviously much less, but notable enough to be recorded) while Toirdelbach pursued the fleeing Norsemen with such bloodlust that he was struck by a large wave and dragged into the drowning masses before him.
Murchad cut down Sigurd the Stout, Earl of Orkney (and plague of the Scottish natives) but was shortly after killed.

Brian Boru-over 70 years old at the time and well worn by battle-was praying in his tent for his men when a fleeing norseman named Brodir came across him and killed him with a strike to the back before himself being set upon by nearby Guards.

The Battle is infamous for two reasons; firstly for how notoriously brutal it was, secondly for how significant it was for Ireland and the Irish and thirdly for the succession crisis created after; with Brian Boru and his immediate heirs killed, there was a brief conflict which then fizzled out and resulted in Ireland returning to the fractured set of Kingdoms it was before. That being said, however, Norse power in Ireland by that time was utterly nonexistant and posed no challenge to even the smallest of Irish territories.
Silkbeard remained "King of Dublin" but was soon overthrown by Diarmait mac Máel na mBó who was one of the most powerful pre-Norman figures in the history of the Isles, with his influence covering Ireland, the Isle of Man, Wales, the Hebrides and even leaking into England.

The Battles Tara and Clontarf are two pivotal points which are probably world over the most famous and notoriously fierce victories over Norse paganism and Norse invaders.

You sure love your history.

[Scandypandy 78]

I absolutely do!

[Isaac 45]

2 minutes ago, Robin said:

You sure love your history.

 

6 minutes ago, ✪ SCANDYPANDY ✪ said:

Any reason as to why they are your favourites?

Battle of Tara and the Battle of Clontarf will always be two of my favourites, both part of Irish campaigns against Norse Military power after their invasion.

In 980 the Norse Army from Dublin-lead by Olaf Sigtryggsson-marched upon a much smaller Irish Army lead by Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, the High King of Ireland at the time. Near the Hill of Tara, the battle took place and quickly became infamous for how ferocious the fighting was. The Irish Army-through means that remain a mystery to this day-not only routed Olaf but also destroyed the entire Dublin Norse Army, effectively shattering Norse military power in the region.
The defeat was so great that it lead to Olaf Sigtryggson-previous King of Jórvík (York) and then King of Dublin-to abdicate and flee to religious retirement where he ended up dying.
Máel Sechnaill then took his army to Dublin and essentially liberated it from Norse rule, ordering the surrender of slaves and valuables while demanding that all Norse claims to Uí Néill lands-essentially all of the North-be given up for eternity.

A couple of decades later in 1014, Brian Boru-the High King of Ireland who succeeded Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill after an intense power struggle which then united all of Ireland under Boru-brought the armies of Ireland to Dublin once more to meet the armies of Sigtrygg Silkbeard, the norseman who had declared himself King of Dublin during the Norse Revolts in Dublin-Leinster. Silkbeard had brought with him the armies of several supporters in the hopes of re-establishing a Norse rule in Dublin and across Ireland. 
This meant that the clashing of the two armies and peoples was seen not only as the fight for power and land but rather the clashing of the Irish people against a foreign invader, a fight to throw those who would attempt to strongarm the Irish into their way of life back into the sea.

The numbers of the armies were as follows:
Approximately 7000 men fighting on the Irish side, with about 6,600 men on the Norse side. The Norse side would be considerably stronger where it not for the shattering defeat of the Norse during the Battle of Tara.

The Norse armies were also better equipped than the Irish, donned in mail armour while the Irish troops were in many cases bearing unclothed torsos/wearing light or simple cloths (however in regards to weapons the two sides were both armed typically).
The fighting is said to have been remarkably loud and bloody, with the fighting being particularly brutal even for Norse-Irish conflicts. After an entire day of fighting, the Norse army broke and began to route; they fled either back to the Viking ships or no nearby woods.
However, the fighting had gone on so long now that the tide had returned and had cut off the path to the woods AND carried off the Viking Ships to a point unrachable by those fleeing the Irish; the Norsemen that were not slaughtered in Battle then drowned, with Irish troops cutting down any who made it out of the water.
Brian Boru's son Murchad and his 15-year old grandson, Toirdelbach gained infamy in the battle for the number of Norsemen they killed, with Murchad in particular being noted for cutting down huge numbers of soldiers (said to be "fifty with each hand" but in reality is obviously much less, but notable enough to be recorded) while Toirdelbach pursued the fleeing Norsemen with such bloodlust that he was struck by a large wave and dragged into the drowning masses before him.
Murchad cut down Sigurd the Stout, Earl of Orkney (and plague of the Scottish natives) but was shortly after killed.

Brian Boru-over 70 years old at the time and well worn by battle-was praying in his tent for his men when a fleeing norseman named Brodir came across him and killed him with a strike to the back before himself being set upon by nearby Guards.

The Battle is infamous for two reasons; firstly for how notoriously brutal it was, secondly for how significant it was for Ireland and the Irish and thirdly for the succession crisis created after; with Brian Boru and his immediate heirs killed, there was a brief conflict which then fizzled out and resulted in Ireland returning to the fractured set of Kingdoms it was before. That being said, however, Norse power in Ireland by that time was utterly nonexistant and posed no challenge to even the smallest of Irish territories.
Silkbeard remained "King of Dublin" but was soon overthrown by Diarmait mac Máel na mBó who was one of the most powerful pre-Norman figures in the history of the Isles, with his influence covering Ireland, the Isle of Man, Wales, the Hebrides and even leaking into England.

The Battles Tara and Clontarf are two pivotal points which are probably world over the most famous and notoriously fierce victories over Norse paganism and Norse invaders.

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1). Rorkes Drift

2). Trafalgar

3). Agincourt 

4). Falklands War (Batte/War).

5). Any skirmish we beat the IRA in

 

 

 

[Scandypandy 78]

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Please do put reasons after your favourite battles or it's boring.

Either way, have another of my favourite battles, this time from the Irish War of Independence!
The Crossbarry Ambush was an attempt by the British Army to encircle a large flying wing of IRA volunteers.

The 3rd Cork Brigade was commanded by Tom Barry, a man who spearheaded the training and mobilisation of the IRA. Barry previously served in the British Army during WW1, but dropped his rank in protest to the executions after the 1916 rising. A formidable military man, he lead the 3rd Cork Brigade to massive success in County Cork against the British Army.
The British Troops-numbering approximately 1200 with just over 100 Auxiliaries-were set against 104 IRA Volunteers with the hopes of encirclement and capture of one of the leading figures of the rebellion.

Lead by Arthur Percival (who made an incredibly successful career during WW1 only to be handed a near impossible job of defending Commonwealth territories against Japan in WW2), the British troops descended upon the IRA men in Lorries, with many of them then proceeding on foot in an attempt to catch Barry unawares.
Charlie Hurley, an IRA Officer Commanding, was recovering from an injury in a house which was soon set upon by British troops. Hurley, trapped upstairs, was killed moments before the ambush began.
Barry was made aware of the ambush at the last possible second-informed his men simply that their options were either to wait to be captured or to fight their way out. They had little ammunition and would easily be overwhelmed if they remained where they were, and thus Barry decided that breaking through the encirclement was their best option.

Mobilising his men with a matter of minutes to spare, Barry instructed his men to target the British column closest to their position-slightly ahead of the rest. The IRA men laid an ambush and opened fire once the column was in range, killing several and scattering the rest. Their weapons and ammunition were taken and their lorries were set ablaze, but it was at this point that the rest of the British force arrived.

The first to engage the IRA was a force of approximately 200 soldiers (twice the men that Barry had under his command) however Barry and his men dug in, eventually forcing the British to retreat and wait for the rest of the encirclement effort to close in.
The next two British groups who arrived were also repelled, much to the distaste of Percival. During the initial confusion following hundreds of British troops being repelled or scattered into the surrounding area, Barry moved his men to Gurranereigh-somewhere the British were at the time inable to penetrate or attack.
Percival rushed in with his body of troops and ordered a hastening of the encirclement effort but it was too late; he arrived see a long range skirmish between British troops and Barry's Brigade as they left the area.
This was a military disaster for Britain at the height of the war, and Percival then blamed the Auxiliary column (numbering only 120 men) for the failure as they had gone to the wrong area. This has sparked some debate, as it is unlikely that the Auxiliaries would have been directly engaged with the 3rd Cork Brigade regardless of the direction they attempted to break through.

This was but one of many victories held by Tom Barry and his brigade, who went on to be one of the most active flying Columns in the war.
 

[Alpha 3]

Ambush of Karbogazi, an ambush from the Turkish War of Independence:

44 Turkish armed volunteers ambush 700 French troops in a tight valley, kill 150 of them and take 500 as prisoner. Also get 1000 weapons as loot.

 

[Shephard 15]

1. Battle of Wizna: I really love my last stands as you will see. I quite like the concept of 720 men fighting against 40,000 and holding for 3 days. It also played out as a dramatic movie with the captain pledging he would not retreat from the bunkers and that he would face his death there, then him ordering his men to surrender to prevent POV's from being executed before committing suicide with a grenade.

 

2. Rorkes drift : The idea of a force of 150 ~ men who were mostly sick and wounded holding against a 4000 strong zulu force after a much larger British force was just defeated is something I have been trying (and failing) to replicate in NRP since day 1.

 

3. Kircholm : Always a nice one to remember when Swedes gloat about how they molested Polish Lithuania with their empire. A force of 3600 poles/lithuanians baited a charge from the 10,000 strong force and then charged their flanks with winged hussars. In the end the poles lost 100~ men with the swedes losing 7000-8000.

 

4. Sempronius Densus : Not sure if this counts as a battle but a lone Praetorian guard defending his emperor from assassins while all other guardsmen defected is something that I really respect. He even held out for quite some time before the swarm of assassins brought him down. (I think we have found Lexxe's ancestor) 

 

 

[Greybeard 2]

@Alpha Nice French surrender meme that one. 

 

My personal favorite battles of history:

1. Battle of Lechfeld in 955

Otto the Great and his vassals defeat an army of Magyars (Hungarians) at least twice their own size. Ending the Magyar incursions into Western Europe and confining them to the Balkans. His men raised him as Emperor because of this victory and it later enabled him to be crowned as first non-Carolingian Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope.

2. Battle of Rossbach in 1757

Part of the Seven Years' War. Friedrich II. of Prussia also known as Frederick the Great, defeats two armies of France and Austria.

The Prussians only suffered around 700 casualties, while France and Austria lost around 10.000 men.

Frederick would later say: I won the battle of Rossbach with most of my infantry having their muskets shouldered.

That dude was such a fucking badass, that even Napoleon said of him when he visited his grave: Gentlemen, if this man would be still be alive. I wouldn't be here.

Exactly one month later Frederick pulled another stunt like this at the

3. Battle of Leuthen in 1757

Here his 33.000 Prussian men faced 66.000 Austrians. Using the oblique order he crushed the Austrians again. Suffering 6.344 casualties the Prussians inflicted around 22.000 casualties on the Austrians.

4. Siege of Vienna and subsequent Battle in 1683

Probably one of the most epic battles in history. This was the last incursion of the Ottomans into Europe. Around 16.000 defenders faced off against the whole Ottoman Army, that numbered over 140.000 men (170.000 when they set out according to Ottoman documents). The siege featured one of the first occasions of trench warfare, as well as both sides digging tunnels. The Ottomans dug them to blow up the walls from below, while the Austrians dug tunnels to prevent them.

Eventually the Polish ruler Jan III. Sobieski stayed true to his anti-Ottoman alliance with Austria and led a relief force of Germans from all the HRE as well as his famous formation of Polish Winged Hussars against the Ottomans.

5. The Great Sleigh drive of 1678

The Swedes tried to conquer Prussia during Winter, thinking they'd be safe. They weren't. The Great Elector of Brandenburg requisitioned thousands of sleighs and drove his army across the frozen Baltic and then hunted the Swedes out of Prussia. Of the over 10.000 Swedish soldiers barely 1.500 made it back to Swedish soil.

 

[Private_Lenny 0]

Not my favorite. But since its not one that people talk about very often, or even seem to know about...

 

The battle of Crecy. 

 

I like battles that mark an end or change in how war is fought. And that battle has some pretty amazing casaulty statistics. Also it marked the end of cavalry dominance on the battlefield.

[Pew Pew You're Dead 39]

The Island (Day)

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17 hours ago, ✪ SCANDYPANDY ✪ said:

Please do put reasons after your favourite battles or it's boring.

kek

 

1). Rorkes Drift Brits managed to defend against waves of Zulus. Proving rifles > spears. 

2). Trafalgar Brits beat the French ruining their navy.

3). Agincourt Outnumbered Brits defeat a French army and guess what 

Spoiler

They Retreated

4). Falklands War (Batte/War). Proved that Brittania still rules the waves many years after the empire peaked.

5). Any skirmish we beat the IRA in. Well its the IRA getting killed ofc that's why

[English Princess Asma Al Assad 0]

Battle of Trafalgar. "England expects that every man will do his duty"

 

Third Battle of Karkov. The best General of WW2 Erich Von Manstien showed his skill in stabilizing the Eastern front.

[Shrek 0]

Siege of Siget(Cro.)/Szigetvár(Hun.) 1566.

 

2000-3000 defenders consisting on mostly Croats and Hungarians,but with a bunch of Serbs and others mixed in,led by Croatian noble Nikola Šubić Zrinski are under siege in the Fortress of Siget by Suleiman the Great and around 250 000 Turks. Zrinski is offered the governorship of Croatia if he surrenders,but he refuses several times and decides to fight to the death.

 

The siege goes on for over a month and the layered walls of the fortress slowly fall,leaving Zrinski and the last couple of hundred defenders in the bastion. On September 7th Zrinski decides to to lead one last charge,Helm's deep style into the Turk army outside. Every single man is killed.

 

Besides the epic and heroic last stand of the Croat general and his soldiers,this battle is my favourite because:

a) Suleiman never got to see Siget fall. He dies on September 6th in his tent,stressing out over a Croat and his loyal soldiers defying his quarter million strong army.

b) As a final fuck you to the Turks,Zrinski set the fortress arsenal on fire which exploded after the Turks stormed the bastion,killing 3000 Turks in the process.

 

The final death count is:

 

All 2000-3000 defenders,including Zrinski.

35 000 Turks,including Suleiman,3 pashas and 7000 Jannisaries

 

This battle stopped the Turks from advancing any further. Thanks to Zrinski and his troops the Turks didn't manage to reach Vienna in 1566. Had they reached it,they surely would have taken it,as there was no Holy League to stop it and the Austrians weren't ready for 200 000 Turks.

 

Yet,Jan Sobieski is considered the "savior" of Europe. Shame.

 

 

 

Other than that I also enjoy the Siege of Orleans and the battle of Castillon,purely because I think of the regular English citizen to be an arrogant overly confident creature who sometimes needs to be reminded that their nation was ruled by the French and is today ruled by the descendants of the French.

 

 

 

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23 hours ago, ✪ SCANDYPANDY ✪ said:

 

fixed