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2:16 Why Hannibal Won Cannae but Didn't Win the War
2:07 The Battle Map That Explains Cannae
2:02 The Cavalry Move That Closed the Trap at Cannae
20:06 Hannibal's Trap at Cannae: How Rome Lost an Army in One Day
17:33 Saratoga Explained: How Burgoyne's Army Was Trapped in 1777
2:17 Was Peggy Shippen Part of Benedict Arnold's Treason?
Shorts
One idea. A fresh perspective.
Alexander Hamilton Stormed Yorktown Redoubt 10 at Night
De Grasse's Fleet Closed the Chesapeake and Trapped Cornwallis
Cornwallis Was Absent When His Army Surrendered at Yorktown
Washington Built Brick Ovens to Hide the March to Yorktown
How Many Romans Died at Cannae? The Sources Disagree
What Rome's Commanders Could See—and What They Couldn't
Why Hannibal Let His Center Bend Backward
The Roman Army Walked Into Hannibal's Trap at Cannae
Battle of Trafalgar
Nelson broke the conventions of naval warfare by driving two columns straight into the Franco-Spanish line. Britain lost no ships; the combined fleet…
Battle of Agincourt
A sick, outnumbered English army trapped in northern France chose a narrow, muddy field between two woods. French armoured knights advanced into it…
The Charge of the Light Brigade
A vague written order, a rushed messenger and two feuding cavalry commanders sent the British Light Brigade charging down a valley lined with Russian…
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Battles, commanders and the turning-point decisions behind them, filed with the facts that mattered and the documentaries that tell the story.
Horatio Nelson
Aggressive, inspiring and wounded repeatedly, Nelson won the Nile, Copenhagen and Trafalgar, and died at the moment of his greatest victory.
Battle of Midway
Forewarned by codebreakers, the US Navy ambushed the Japanese carrier force near Midway Atoll. Four Japanese fleet carriers were sunk, and Japan lost the initiative in…
Battle of Hastings
Harold Godwinson raced south from victory at Stamford Bridge to meet William of Normandy. A day-long fight on Senlac Hill ended with Harold dead and the Norman conquest…
Crossing the Rubicon
Ordered to give up his army, Julius Caesar led a legion across the river that marked the border of Italy. It was an act of war against the Roman Republic.
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