* Battle of Legnica (1241) (Silesia):
- The Battle of Legnica (also known as the Battle of Liegnitz or Battle of Wahlstatt) was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt) near the city of Legnica (German: Liegnitz) in Silesia on 9 April 1241.
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* Battle of Bannockburn (1314):
- The battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. It was the decisive battle in the First War of Scottish Independence.
- Belligerents: England (king Edward II) # Scotland (Robert the Bruce)
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* Battle of Agincourt (1415) (Belligerents: England vs. France):
- The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). The battle occurred on Friday 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day, November 3. NS), near modern day Azincourt, in northern France.
- The battle is notable for the use of the English longbow, which Henry used in very large numbers, with English and Welsh archers forming most of his army. The battle is also the centrepiece of the play Henry V, by William Shakespeare.
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* Treaty of Tordesillas (1494):
- The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed at Tordesillas (Spain), 7 June 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands (off the west coast of Africa).
- The Battle of Legnica (also known as the Battle of Liegnitz or Battle of Wahlstatt) was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole (Wahlstatt) near the city of Legnica (German: Liegnitz) in Silesia on 9 April 1241.
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* Battle of Bannockburn (1314):
- The battle of Bannockburn was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence. It was the decisive battle in the First War of Scottish Independence.
- Belligerents: England (king Edward II) # Scotland (Robert the Bruce)
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* Battle of Agincourt (1415) (Belligerents: England vs. France):
- The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453). The battle occurred on Friday 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day, November 3. NS), near modern day Azincourt, in northern France.
- The battle is notable for the use of the English longbow, which Henry used in very large numbers, with English and Welsh archers forming most of his army. The battle is also the centrepiece of the play Henry V, by William Shakespeare.
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* Treaty of Tordesillas (1494):
- The Treaty of Tordesillas, signed at Tordesillas (Spain), 7 June 1494, divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands (off the west coast of Africa).
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