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.

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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).

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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).

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⛵ Colonial & Napoleonic Erahard

Battle of Cape St Vincent

1797 CE · Atlantic Ocean, off Portugal

Quick Facts

Year: 1797 CE
Location: Atlantic Ocean, off Portugal
Era: ⛵ Colonial & Napoleonic Era
Difficulty: hard

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of Cape St Vincent

Admiral Jervis led a smaller British fleet against a larger Spanish fleet off Cape St Vincent, Portugal, during the French Revolutionary Wars. Commodore Horatio Nelson, acting on his own initiative, broke from the British line and threw his ship HMS Captain into the path of the escaping Spanish fleet. In a legendary feat of daring, Nelson boarded and captured two Spanish ships in succession, including the massive San Josef. The victory prevented Spain from joining its fleet with the French and made Nelson a national hero.

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Nelson's unauthorized act of leaving the British line at Cape St Vincent technically violated naval regulations, but his spectacular success meant Admiral Jervis chose to praise rather than punish him.