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 & Mesopotamiamedium

Fall of Nineveh

612 BCE · Nineveh (modern Mosul, Iraq)

Quick Facts

Year: 612 BCE
Location: Nineveh (modern Mosul, Iraq)
Era: 🏛️ Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia
Difficulty: medium

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Fall of Nineveh

A coalition of Babylonians under Nabopolassar and Medes under Cyaxares besieged Nineveh, the magnificent capital of the Assyrian Empire. After three months, unusually heavy rains caused the Tigris to flood and breach a section of the massive city walls. The allies stormed through the gap and sacked the city. The Assyrian king Sin-shar-ishkun perished in the flames of his palace. The fall of Nineveh ended the Assyrian Empire, which had terrorized the Near East for centuries.

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The flooding of the Tigris that breached Nineveh's walls fulfilled a prophecy in the Book of Nahum, which predicted the city would be destroyed 'with an overrunning flood.'