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).

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🏛️ Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamiahard

Siege of Lachish

701 BCE · Lachish, Judah (modern Israel)

Quick Facts

Year: 701 BCE
Location: Lachish, Judah (modern Israel)
Era: 🏛️ Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia
Difficulty: hard

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Siege of Lachish

The Assyrian king Sennacherib besieged Lachish, the second most important city in the Kingdom of Judah, as part of his campaign against King Hezekiah. The Assyrians constructed a massive siege ramp, still visible today, and used battering rams to breach the walls. The city fell after fierce resistance, and its inhabitants were killed or deported. Sennacherib was so proud of this conquest that he commissioned elaborate stone reliefs depicting the siege for his palace at Nineveh, providing one of the most detailed visual records of ancient warfare.

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The Assyrian siege ramp at Lachish, built of thousands of tons of stone and earth, is still visible today and is one of the best-preserved examples of ancient siege engineering anywhere in the world.