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Empire Builders

21 battles

The battles that built the greatest empires in history. From Alexander the Great to Napoleon, these conquests forged the political map of the world.

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Battle of Gaugamela

331 BCE · Gaugamela, Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)

🏛️Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia

medium

Battle of Issus

333 BCE · Issus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey)

🏛️Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia

medium

Battle of the Granicus

334 BCE · Turkey

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Cannae

216 BCE · Italy

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Zama

202 BCE · North Africa (Tunisia)

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Alesia

52 BCE · France

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Pharsalus

48 BCE · Greece

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Waterloo

1815 CE · Belgium

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

easy

Battle of Austerlitz

1805 CE · Czech Republic (Moravia)

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Battle of Wagram

1809 CE · Austria

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Battle of Leipzig

1813 CE · Germany

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

medium

Battle of Panipat

1526 CE · India

⚔️Ottoman & Islamic Empires

hard

Battle of Yarmouk

636 CE · Jordan

⚔️Ottoman & Islamic Empires

hard

Battle of Badr

624 CE · Saudi Arabia

⚔️Ottoman & Islamic Empires

medium

Battle of Chaldiran

1514 CE · Iran/Turkey

⚔️Ottoman & Islamic Empires

hard

Battle of Marj Dabiq

1516 CE · Syria

⚔️Ottoman & Islamic Empires

hard

Battle of Plassey

1757 CE · India (Bengal)

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Battle of Poltava

1709 CE · Ukraine

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Siege of Tenochtitlan

1521 CE · Tenochtitlan, Mexico

🌎Latin American Wars

medium

Battle of Boyaca

1819 CE · Boyaca, Colombia

🌎Latin American Wars

medium

Battle of Chacabuco

1817 CE · Chacabuco, Chile

🌎Latin American Wars

hard

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