Battles in History

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Post February 9th, 2020, 12:30 am

Members here enjoy the gaming goodness. Many of us enjoy history. I happened upon a video offering a cool view of the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314 that, in my opinion, was very well done. I figured I'd post it here and follow up with similar videos of Battles in History.

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Post February 9th, 2020, 12:48 am

Julius Caesar's First Invasion of Britain, 55 BCE.
N.B. There is a minute or so of advertisement after the beginning of the video so roll with it...

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Post February 9th, 2020, 1:02 am

Caesar's Second Invasion of Britain, 54 BCE

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Post February 9th, 2020, 5:01 pm

Nice vids, cool to see the the play by play.
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Post February 27th, 2020, 11:10 pm

From the Crusades: History leading up to and including The Battle of Hattin, 1187 CE.

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Post March 7th, 2020, 8:56 pm

The Battle of Hastings, 1066, a turning point in English and European history.

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Post March 7th, 2020, 9:09 pm

The Battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066, a prelude to The Battle of Hastings

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Post March 22nd, 2020, 12:17 am

First Crusade: Battle of Dorylaeum 1097 CE

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Post March 25th, 2020, 9:56 pm

First Crusade: Siege of Antioch 1098 AD

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Post March 26th, 2020, 10:26 pm

First Crusade: Siege of Jerusalem 1099 AD

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