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Battle of Lepanto, 1571 - Watch now!
Don Juan of Austria versus Müezzinzade Ali Pasha: A Holy League fleet under Juan confronts an Ottoman fleet under Müezzinzade Pasha in a climactic battle involving a large majority of all galleys in the Mediterranean. Will Müezzinzade Pasha’s wings defeat their opposition in time to outflank Juan’s center?
  
 
 
Battle of Nagashino, 1575 - Watch now!
Oda Nobunanga and Tokugawa Ieyasu versus Takeda Katsuyori: An army under Takeda besieges a castle when it is assailed by a much larger army under Oda/Tokugawa. Will Takeda’s samurai overpower Oda/Tokugawa’s relatively untested arquebuses performing volley fire?
 
 
Battle of Sacheon, 1592 - Watch now!
Yi Sun-sin versus various commanders: A Korean naval force under Yi aims to destroy a Japanese naval force under various commanders in its own harbour base. Will Yi be able to lure out the various commanders and use superior technology to overcome superior numbers? 
 
 
 
Battle of Worcester, 1651 - Watch now!
Oliver Cromwell versus Charles II of Scotland: A Loyalist army under Charles operates on interior lines against the onslaught of a Parliamentarian army under Cromwell. Can Charles hold off one of Cromwell’s separated wings long enough to defeat the other in detail? Click on the image below to view. 
 
 
 
Battle of Blenheim, 1704 - Watch now!
Duc de Tallard and Elector of Bavaria versus Duke of Marlborough and Eugene of Savoy: A Franco-Bavarian army under Tallard and Elector awaits an attack by an Allied army under Marlborough and Eugene. Will a successful defence of the river ensure victory though? Also known as the Battle of Second Hochstadt or Blindhem.
 
 
Battle of Leuthen, 1757 - Watch now!
Frederick the Great versus Charles of Lorraine: An Austrian army under Charles thinks a Prussian army under Frederick has fled after seeing their superior numbers and position. Where has Frederick actually lead his army and how will Charles counter?
 
 
Battle of Quebec, 1759 - Watch now!
James Wolfe versus Marquis de Montcalm: A British army under Wolfe tries to take an impregnable fortress from a French army under Montcalm. Wolfe tries many different ways to do so; will Montcalm suffer defeat to any of them? Includes the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
 
 
Battle of Cowpens, 1781 - Watch now!
Daniel Morgan versus Banastre Tarleton: A ragtag American army under Morgan stands its ground against a regular British army under Tarleton. Will Tarleton’s disciplined ranks outright and overrun Morgan’s ranks which comprise mostly of militia?
 
 
 
Ulm Campaign, 1805 - Watch now!
Karl Mack von Lieberich versus Napoleon Bonaparte: An Austrian army under Mack charges blindly into a trap set by the French army under Bonaparte. Can Bonaparte close the net before Mack realizes his folly? Includes the Battles of Wertingen, Haslach-Jungingen, Elchingen and Ulm.
 
 
Battle of Dresden, 1813 - Watch now!
Karl Philipp Furst zu Schwarzenberg versus Napoleon Bonaparte: An Allied army under Schwarzenberg fears Bonaparte more than they fear the army he leads. Can one man really overcome such overwhelming numbers?
 
 
Six Days’ Campaign, 1814 - Watch now!
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher versus Napoleon Bonaparte: A strung-out Allied army under Blücher threatens Paris itself while attempting to destroy a French corps. An entire French army under Bonaparte therefore attempts to destroy an Allied army. Can Bonaparte take advantage of Blücher’s carelessness before being defeated by overwhelming odds in the theater as a whole? Includes the Battles of Champaubert, Montmirail-Chateau-Theirry and Vauchamps. Also known as the Five Days’ Campaign.
 
 
 
Waterloo Campaign, 1815 - Coming soon!
 
 
Battle of Ayacucho, 1824 - Watch now!
Antonio Jose de Sucre versus Jose de la Serna: A Royalist army under La Serna attacks a Revolutionary army under Sucre in rough terrain. Can Sucre hold La Serna’s onslaught and then launch a decisive assault of his own?
 
 
Battle of Mexico City, 1847 - Watch now!
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna versus Winfield Scott: An American army under Scott assaults a Mexican army under Santa Anna in their own capital. Spirit guides both these armies, whose morale will break first and decide the battle? Includes the Battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec.
 

 

 


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