10 Interesting Fact About The world's most famous battles and their outcomes

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• Marathon battle in 490 BC, where Greek forces defeated the Persian forces, considered a decisive victory in ancient Greece history.
• Hastings battles in 1066, where King Harold II from England was killed and William the conqueror from Normandy took over the throne.
• Waterloo battle in 1815, where British troops and allies defeated French troops Napoleon Bonaparte, ended their power in Europe.
• The battle of Gettysburg in 1863, where Union troops defeated the Confederations forces during the American civil war, became a turning point in the war.
• Somme battle in 1916, where British troops and the Commonwealth attacked German troops in the first world war, became one of the deadliest battles in history.
• El Alalein's battle in 1942, where British and Australian troops defeated German troops in North Africa, changed momentum in World War II.
• Normandy battles in 1944, where allied forces made a massive invasion on the French coast, opening the way to free Europe from Nazi's power.
• Stalingrad battles in 1942-1943, where Soviet troops defeated German troops in a deadly city battle, became a turning point in World War II on the East Front.
• Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945, where American troops seized a strategic island of Japan after a battle full of casualties.
• Battle of Dien Bien PHU in 1954, where Viet Minh's troops led by Ho Chi Minh defeated French troops in Vietnam, ending French colonial rule in Southeast Asia.