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 Greece & Romemedium

Battle of Plataea

479 BCE · Greece

Quick Facts

Year: 479 BCE
Location: Greece
Era: 🏺 Ancient Greece & Rome
Difficulty: medium

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of Plataea

The combined Greek army, led by the Spartan regent Pausanias, decisively defeated the Persian forces of Mardonius at Plataea. This was the final major land battle of the second Persian invasion of Greece. The Persian commander Mardonius was killed and his army routed, effectively ending Xerxes' ambitions to conquer Greece and securing Greek independence for generations.

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After the Greek victory at Plataea, the allied Greeks swore an oath never to rebuild the temples destroyed by the Persians, leaving them as monuments to Persian sacrilege for decades.

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