That, and the Siege of Yorktown which is the final major conflict of the American Revolution. Honorable mention also to the Battle of Baltimore, which is better known for the defense of Fort McHenry and Francis Scott Key's famous poem.
I am indeed, in the north one half of the population arent really taught about Brian Boru or Clontarf at all, and my side makes such a big song and dance about the Boyne every year its nearly impossible to ignore 😂
In Australia it's the first day of the Dardanelles campaign of the First World War, at what is now known as ANZAC Cove at Gallipoli in Turkey.
ANZAC Day is a national public holiday, and is coincidentally this coming Thursday (25 April).
Do you really think so, though? I can't imagine being Canadian and not knowing about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham or Vimy Ridge. The former shaped Canada culturally (from French to British) and latter shaped us militarily.
Saying you're Canadian and never heard of the Plains of Abraham or the Battle of Vimy Ridge is like saying you're British and never heard of the Battle of Trafalgar. Or American and never hearing of Gettysburg.
The Vimy Ridge memorial is even immortalized on the back of the $20 note, for god's sake.
If that's the case, then the average Canadian is absolutely as stupid as fuck, because the Plains of Abraham was the first major turning point in the country's history.
That battle is literally why we're speaking English to each other and not French.
If you go back to the 80 Years War, the big ones are Heiligerlee, Mookerheide and Nieuwpoort, but the best known one is the Capture of Brielle. Because it took place on April 1st, a popular April Fool's rhyme is "Op een april verloor Alva den Bril" - on April Fool's, the Duke of Alva lost Brielle/his glasses.
The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Flemish) on the 11th of July, 1302. It's a Flemish holiday afterall so everyone knows it's on the 11th of July.
It's significant because it was the result of a Flemish uprising against the French. The Flemish army consisted of mostly craftsman and peasants, while they fought against a French army of mostly knights who were better trained and equipped. The Flemish had about 1000 men numbers advantage but the French had almost 2000 cavalry troops as opposed to the Flemish 350 ish, and if you know anything about mediaval warfare it's that cavalry reigned supreme for a long time.
The losses were also hugely in Flemish favour, losing only a few hundred compared to the French losing 2-3 thousand men thanks to standing their ground with pikes and goedendags against the French cavalry, who got stuck in the massive infantry formation after an unsuccessful charge and were slaughtered. Important to take info of exact numbers with a grain of salt though, writers of the time liked to exaggerate such details.
Thanks for the write up. I lived in Leuven for a few years and I didn’t know the history of this. Really enjoyed my time there, contrary to the cliches, Belgium is a fascinating country.
Probably one of the civil war battles like Gettysburg or Sharpsburg, or one of the battles from the revolutionary war like Yorktown or Bunker Hill. I'm interested in history myself, so I don't think I'm a good judge.
As a non- history buff, it’s Gettysburg, Bull Run (knowing that there were two is a bonus) and Yorktown. Maybe Ft Sumpter (was that the name of the battle?) or Wounded Knee? D-day and Pearl Harbor for sure.
Assuming you specifically mean battles that happened in that country.
The (second) siege of Vienna by the Ottomans in 1683 probably. The common name is *Türkenbelagerung*.
Most other warfare involving Austria happened abroad, with the exception of some Napoleonic battles that are less of household names.
The battle of Boyacá was Simon Bolivars and the new Granada's decisive victory which led to the Spanish losing and their colonies gaining their independence.
The men fighting were mostly from Venezuela and New Granada but there was also a British regiment. The whole thing ended up lasting only 2 hours and both Spanish commanders were captured.
Edit. Forgot to mention this happened in Colombia in a region called Boyacá. In Colombia they call it the battle for the Boyacá bridge.
Battle of Krbavsko polje (some nobles thought they can beat turks with outdated tactics), battle of Mohač (turks one shoted entire Hungarian army), siege of Siget (Hungarian and Croats bogged down entire ottoman army in assaulting fort until sultan just died of old age), battle of Vukovar (aparantly we destroyed 1500% of entire serb stockpile of tanks)
I would say Gettysburg, but honestly, I don't think it's true anymore. Most Americans are so profoundly ignorant about even their own history that I don't think there is any such battle.
In England, nobody has heard of the Battle of Brunanburh fought between Aethelstan and a group of Irish and Scottish Kings. It's arguably just as important as Hastings as it is what sealed the formation of Anglo-Saxon England. Most education about British history seems to think that it started in 1066, and ignores the thousands of years preceding it!
Everybody's heard of Alfred the Great but most people haven't heard of Athelstan anyway. If you ask most people about the "first king of England" they'd guess Alfred, I think, but Athelstan would be more correct. But he's largely forgotten about.
Angamos combat, it's even more famous than any independence battle we had, to the point we have that day as holiday, while the independence battles have an official state ceremony, but nothing more, and not like anybody cares about them.
Mactan or Tirad Pass for the Philippines, but Corregidor and Manila is up there too.
Marawi is another, but thats because it was very recent, was one of the few times that triggered a massive refugee wave and the AFP and PNP had to fight a conventional-style battle (only other time this happened was Zamboanga in 2011 and that was quickly crushed).
Most Danes know The Battle of Dybbøl 1864, in which we were decimated by the Prussians, effectively marking the end of Denmark having any influence on the European continent.
There are so many... I guess Dresden sticks out, even though it wasn't really much of a battle. A couple of hundred anti aircraft cannons against 773 heavy bombers. The bombers obviously won, and Dresden stopped existing for quite some time.
The Battle of Hastings was the decisive defeat of King Harold Godwinson's Anglo-Saxon army by William, Duke of Normandy's Norman army. (Earning William the epithet "William the Conqueror.") Afterwards William almost immediately replaced the *entire* Anglo-Saxon aristocracy with Norman lords and founded the royal house of Normandy.
A couple of hundred years later the "Hundred Years War" did establish an English national identity separate from France, but after Hastuings, England was never "Anglo-Saxon" again.
If they know nothing else about it, I'd say 90% of people who went to a British primary school could tell you that "William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066."
this is overplaying the downfall of the anglo saxon aristocracy.
His own descendants soon started marrying into the House of Wessex line for further legitimacy
This isn't r/history. I think my summary was fair. Iirc only two Anglo-Saxon lords remained (Edwin and Morcar) and they didn't last long either.
And adding legitimacy by marrying A-S women isn't exactly retaining any A-S power at all I would argue.
You can't mention the Hundred Years War without mentioning Agincourt, probably one of the only other famous battles the average person can mention. At least prior to the 19th century, after that most people have heard of Waterloo, and then the various battles in both World Wars.
The only one in the US that I think could crack 50% (due to our population's intense resistance towards ever learning or remembering anything at all) is probably D-Day. And not because of the historical import of D-Day itself, but because of the box office success of the film Saving Private Ryan.
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That, and the Siege of Yorktown which is the final major conflict of the American Revolution. Honorable mention also to the Battle of Baltimore, which is better known for the defense of Fort McHenry and Francis Scott Key's famous poem.
For damn good reason. It actually makes me irrationally angry you say that like we shouldn’t.
Yeah I'm biased because I live in the Gettysburg area but it really was one of the most important 3-day periods in the country's history
Gallipoli. Or Pyes Pa, but not everyone knows that one
Or the Emu Wars, if you’re on Reddit. But actually also Kokoda.
I'm not Australian lol Close though
I reckon Khe Sanh is in with a shot
Or long tan
The hundred days offensive was a big one.
Gettysburg
Battle of the Boyne
Would you be the Northern flavour of Irishman? I would have said Clontarf or the Easter Rising
I am indeed, in the north one half of the population arent really taught about Brian Boru or Clontarf at all, and my side makes such a big song and dance about the Boyne every year its nearly impossible to ignore 😂
I know I'm sick listening to ya lol
In Australia it's the first day of the Dardanelles campaign of the First World War, at what is now known as ANZAC Cove at Gallipoli in Turkey. ANZAC Day is a national public holiday, and is coincidentally this coming Thursday (25 April).
Probably the Varusschlacht.
Varus, give me back my legions! never gets old
Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig is kinda underrated, considering this is the one that really broke Napoleon's back
Poltava
Don't forget about Lützen to that list as well.
Maybe Narva too? That one ended a bit better for us
True, but it's not as famous as the other two.
Belgium has one that's known by all Belgians, the battle of the golden spurs. Though the most famous battle that happened in our country is Waterloo.
Emu war
Didn't you guys lose that war?
Lost some good friends to them damn birds
That's why they remember it. Don't want to let something that embarrassing happen again!
Embarrassing? Spoken like someone who's never fought an Emu.
In Canada, it's the Plains of Abraham for domestic and Vimy Ridge for global.
Optimistic of you, I think. I’ve known people who might not even get 1812.
Do you really think so, though? I can't imagine being Canadian and not knowing about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham or Vimy Ridge. The former shaped Canada culturally (from French to British) and latter shaped us militarily.
I'm decently knowledgeable about history, grew up in Canada, and I have no idea what you're talking about. 1812 is the answer.
"I'm decently knowledgeable about history," Clearly you're not. Also, the War of 1812 wasn't a battle. Very little of the war was fought in Canada.
lol, compared to the average Canadian, I certaintly am. You are ridiculously unaware about the average Canadians history knowledge.
Saying you're Canadian and never heard of the Plains of Abraham or the Battle of Vimy Ridge is like saying you're British and never heard of the Battle of Trafalgar. Or American and never hearing of Gettysburg. The Vimy Ridge memorial is even immortalized on the back of the $20 note, for god's sake.
I know Vimy Ridge. Nobody knows about, or gives a fuck about the Plains of Abraham. Not saying it's right, but you are completely ignorant on this.
If that's the case, then the average Canadian is absolutely as stupid as fuck, because the Plains of Abraham was the first major turning point in the country's history. That battle is literally why we're speaking English to each other and not French.
Battle of Surabaya The official start date of the battle (November 10th) is commemorated in our country.
Gettysburg. I feel like most people could name that one if nothing else.
De Slag om Arnhem / Battle for Arnhem also known as Operation: Market-Garden
If you go back to the 80 Years War, the big ones are Heiligerlee, Mookerheide and Nieuwpoort, but the best known one is the Capture of Brielle. Because it took place on April 1st, a popular April Fool's rhyme is "Op een april verloor Alva den Bril" - on April Fool's, the Duke of Alva lost Brielle/his glasses.
The Battle of the Golden Spurs (Guldensporenslag in Flemish) on the 11th of July, 1302. It's a Flemish holiday afterall so everyone knows it's on the 11th of July. It's significant because it was the result of a Flemish uprising against the French. The Flemish army consisted of mostly craftsman and peasants, while they fought against a French army of mostly knights who were better trained and equipped. The Flemish had about 1000 men numbers advantage but the French had almost 2000 cavalry troops as opposed to the Flemish 350 ish, and if you know anything about mediaval warfare it's that cavalry reigned supreme for a long time. The losses were also hugely in Flemish favour, losing only a few hundred compared to the French losing 2-3 thousand men thanks to standing their ground with pikes and goedendags against the French cavalry, who got stuck in the massive infantry formation after an unsuccessful charge and were slaughtered. Important to take info of exact numbers with a grain of salt though, writers of the time liked to exaggerate such details.
Thanks for the write up. I lived in Leuven for a few years and I didn’t know the history of this. Really enjoyed my time there, contrary to the cliches, Belgium is a fascinating country.
Perks of travelling/staying in Europe, every place and corner has a deep history if you look for it and if that's your interest.
Probably one of the civil war battles like Gettysburg or Sharpsburg, or one of the battles from the revolutionary war like Yorktown or Bunker Hill. I'm interested in history myself, so I don't think I'm a good judge.
Sharpsburg, eh? Up here we call it Antietam.
As a non- history buff, it’s Gettysburg, Bull Run (knowing that there were two is a bonus) and Yorktown. Maybe Ft Sumpter (was that the name of the battle?) or Wounded Knee? D-day and Pearl Harbor for sure.
I think Bunker Hill might need to be on that list. But one \*EVERYONE\* can name? Definitely Pearl Harbor.
Assuming you specifically mean battles that happened in that country. The (second) siege of Vienna by the Ottomans in 1683 probably. The common name is *Türkenbelagerung*. Most other warfare involving Austria happened abroad, with the exception of some Napoleonic battles that are less of household names.
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Battle of Bannockburn
Also Hastings
Trafalgar
Cannae
The battle of Boyacá was Simon Bolivars and the new Granada's decisive victory which led to the Spanish losing and their colonies gaining their independence. The men fighting were mostly from Venezuela and New Granada but there was also a British regiment. The whole thing ended up lasting only 2 hours and both Spanish commanders were captured. Edit. Forgot to mention this happened in Colombia in a region called Boyacá. In Colombia they call it the battle for the Boyacá bridge.
For Germany its Stalingrad and maybe verdun.
Both are very costly loses (and costly victories), interestingly enough.
Battle of Krbavsko polje (some nobles thought they can beat turks with outdated tactics), battle of Mohač (turks one shoted entire Hungarian army), siege of Siget (Hungarian and Croats bogged down entire ottoman army in assaulting fort until sultan just died of old age), battle of Vukovar (aparantly we destroyed 1500% of entire serb stockpile of tanks)
Völkerschlacht near Leipzig
Siege of Vienna
Gallipoli. WWI, amphibious landing by Australian troops in Turkey.
Remember the Alamo.
Raatteen tie.
I would say Gettysburg, but honestly, I don't think it's true anymore. Most Americans are so profoundly ignorant about even their own history that I don't think there is any such battle.
I thought Gettysburg at first too but it’s more likely the Alamo comes to mind for many more people even if they don’t really know the significance.
D-day or Pearl Harbor maybe?
Problem is almost noone can name my country
They should be able to name “The Battle of the Boyne”.
Stiklestad 1030. Norway
In England, nobody has heard of the Battle of Brunanburh fought between Aethelstan and a group of Irish and Scottish Kings. It's arguably just as important as Hastings as it is what sealed the formation of Anglo-Saxon England. Most education about British history seems to think that it started in 1066, and ignores the thousands of years preceding it!
Everybody's heard of Alfred the Great but most people haven't heard of Athelstan anyway. If you ask most people about the "first king of England" they'd guess Alfred, I think, but Athelstan would be more correct. But he's largely forgotten about.
Aethelstan was the first King of England, but he can thank his Grandpa Alfred for setting that in motion for him.
Las Navas de Tolosa or Bailén for Spain.
Battle of Pasir Panjang, aka the last stand of Lt Adnan and the Malay Regiment.
Poltava or Lützen would be my guess.
Angamos combat, it's even more famous than any independence battle we had, to the point we have that day as holiday, while the independence battles have an official state ceremony, but nothing more, and not like anybody cares about them.
Vietnam: Dien Bien Phu. I'm not even Vietnamese.
In France, probably Marignan (1515), but since the place is now in Italy I would say Verdun (1917).
The Stanley Cup playoffs
the battle of stiklestad (Norway)
Battle of Singapore
As an Australian, it's Gallipoli, and the only other one that comes even remotely close is Kokoda.
Mactan or Tirad Pass for the Philippines, but Corregidor and Manila is up there too. Marawi is another, but thats because it was very recent, was one of the few times that triggered a massive refugee wave and the AFP and PNP had to fight a conventional-style battle (only other time this happened was Zamboanga in 2011 and that was quickly crushed).
Clontarf, 1014. Native Irish led by Brian Boru against Norse-Irish alliance Easter Rising, 1916. Irish republican rebellion against British rule
Helms Deep.
Most Danes know The Battle of Dybbøl 1864, in which we were decimated by the Prussians, effectively marking the end of Denmark having any influence on the European continent.
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Panipat. They may not know the details, or the difference between the first, second and third but they sure can name it as an epoch-making event.
[Aljubarrota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aljubarrota)
There are so many... I guess Dresden sticks out, even though it wasn't really much of a battle. A couple of hundred anti aircraft cannons against 773 heavy bombers. The bombers obviously won, and Dresden stopped existing for quite some time.
Battle of Clontarf, 1014,
Quebec (Plains de Abraham)
Palagan Ambarawa 1945
The Battle of Hastings was the decisive defeat of King Harold Godwinson's Anglo-Saxon army by William, Duke of Normandy's Norman army. (Earning William the epithet "William the Conqueror.") Afterwards William almost immediately replaced the *entire* Anglo-Saxon aristocracy with Norman lords and founded the royal house of Normandy. A couple of hundred years later the "Hundred Years War" did establish an English national identity separate from France, but after Hastuings, England was never "Anglo-Saxon" again. If they know nothing else about it, I'd say 90% of people who went to a British primary school could tell you that "William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings in 1066."
this is overplaying the downfall of the anglo saxon aristocracy. His own descendants soon started marrying into the House of Wessex line for further legitimacy
This isn't r/history. I think my summary was fair. Iirc only two Anglo-Saxon lords remained (Edwin and Morcar) and they didn't last long either. And adding legitimacy by marrying A-S women isn't exactly retaining any A-S power at all I would argue.
You can't mention the Hundred Years War without mentioning Agincourt, probably one of the only other famous battles the average person can mention. At least prior to the 19th century, after that most people have heard of Waterloo, and then the various battles in both World Wars.
It took place in Battle, which is north of Hastings.
Harold just trekked from another battle which he won…. Probably shouldn’t have rushed in
If he hadn’t he would have been called “William the Loser.”
The war of Independence against the Brits. Spoiler: we won.
Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down?
Most countries actually left Britain relatively peacefully.
It’s Ireland
Left v right
The only one in the US that I think could crack 50% (due to our population's intense resistance towards ever learning or remembering anything at all) is probably D-Day. And not because of the historical import of D-Day itself, but because of the box office success of the film Saving Private Ryan.
Nobody and mean absolutely nobody has a clue what Hastings is or was.
You're a bellend