BattleGuess is a free online history trivia game where players identify famous historical battles from images. It covers battles from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia through to the World Wars, with 5 different game modes including classic, year, campaign, daily challenge, and multiplayer challenges.

How do you play BattleGuess?

You are shown an image of a historical battle and must guess which battle it depicts. You can use hints (at a point cost) to help identify the battle. Choose from 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess the year), Campaign (progressive missions), Daily (new challenge every day), and Challenge (compete with friends).

Is BattleGuess free to play?

Yes, BattleGuess is completely free to play. No account or download is required — just visit battleguess.app and start playing in your browser on any device.

What historical periods does BattleGuess cover?

BattleGuess covers battles from 8 historical eras: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval Europe, Ottoman and Islamic Empires, East Asia, Colonial and Napoleonic Era, American Wars, and World Wars. Each era has multiple battles at easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels.

What game modes are available in BattleGuess?

BattleGuess offers 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess when the battle took place), Campaign (complete themed missions), Daily Challenge (new battle every day), and Challenge (create shareable challenges for friends).

← Retour à l'encyclopédie

⚔️ Ottoman & Islamic Empireshard

Battle of the Zab

750 CE · Iraq

Quick Facts

Year: 750 CE
Location: Iraq
Era: ⚔️ Ottoman & Islamic Empires
Difficulty: hard

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of the Zab

The Abbasid revolutionary army, marching under black banners, defeated the Umayyad Caliphate's forces under Caliph Marwan II at the Great Zab River in northern Iraq. The Umayyad army collapsed and Marwan fled, only to be hunted down and killed in Egypt. The Abbasids systematically exterminated the Umayyad dynasty and established a new caliphate centered on Baghdad, ushering in the Islamic Golden Age of learning and culture.

💡 Le saviez-vous ?

The Abbasid revolution used black as their color in contrast to the Umayyad white. The black banners of the Abbasids became so iconic that some Islamic prophecies reference 'armies with black banners from the east.'

Related Battles

⚔️

Battle of Lepanto

1571 CE · Gulf of Patras, Greece

⚔️

Battle of Gallipoli

1915 CE · Turkey

⚔️

Battle of Yarmouk

636 CE · Jordan

⚔️

Battle of Badr

624 CE · Saudi Arabia

Pouvez-vous identifier cette bataille ?

Mettez vos connaissances à l'épreuve dans BattleGuess

Jouer à BattleGuess