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Ambush & Surprise Attacks

16 battles

The element of surprise has decided more battles than any weapon ever forged. These commanders struck when least expected, turning the tide before their enemies could react.

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Battle of Teutoburg Forest

9 CE · Germany

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Lake Trasimene

217 BCE · Italy

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of the Trebia

218 BCE · Italy

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Zela

47 BCE · Turkey

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Ain Jalut

1260 CE · Israel

⚔️Ottoman & Islamic Empires

hard

Mongol Invasion of Japan

1274 CE · Hakata Bay, Japan

⛩️East Asia

medium

Battle of Sarhu

1619 CE · Sarhu, Manchuria, China

⛩️East Asia

hard

Battle of Okehazama

1560 CE · Okehazama, Owari, Japan

⛩️East Asia

hard

Battle of Shiloh

1862 CE · Tennessee, USA

🦅American Wars

hard

Battle of Trenton

1776 CE · New Jersey, USA

🦅American Wars

medium

Tet Offensive

1968 CE · South Vietnam

🦅American Wars

medium

Battle of Cajamarca

1532 CE · Cajamarca, Peru

🌎Latin American Wars

medium

La Noche Triste

1520 CE · Tenochtitlan, Mexico

🌎Latin American Wars

medium

Battle of San Lorenzo

1813 CE · San Lorenzo, Argentina

🌎Latin American Wars

hard

Battle of Cancha Rayada

1818 CE · Cancha Rayada, Chile

🌎Latin American Wars

hard

Battle of Austerlitz

1805 CE · Czech Republic (Moravia)

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

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