Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Rivoli
If his attack succeeded, Austrian Feldzeugmeister Jószef Alvintzy Freiherr de Berberek expected to surround and destroy France's Army of Italy -- and its 28-year-old commander, General Napoleon Bonaparte.

Peter Francisco: Remarkable American Revolutionary War Soldier
A six-and-a-half-foot-tall Hercules who wielded a six-foot-long broadsword, Peter Francisco was arguably the most remarkable soldier of the American Revolutionary War.

War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Turin
If the army of French King Louis XIV could take Turin, all of Savoy -- and perhaps all of Italy -- would be his. But the city refused to capitulate, and a formidable relief force was on the way.

English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor
At Marston Moor in 1644, the English Civil War teetered for nearly two hours between decisive victory for Royalists or Roundheads.

Battle of Sheriffmuir
Incited by religion and politics, Scot battled Scot to a bloody standoff at Sheriffmuir.

Battle of the Boyne: King William III's Victory in Ireland
England's Dutch-born King William III pursued his lifelong war against King Louis XIV of France with strategic diplomacy and personal courage in battle.

Great Northern War: Swedish King Charles XII's Campaigns
Young Charles XII was the driving force of the Great Northern War.

Irish Confederate Wars: Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland
Oliver Cromwell's Irish campaign is remembered for both its brilliance and its bloody-handed ruthlessness.

Scottish Civil War: Battle of Dunbar
The Scottish army had superior numbers and position on the morning of September 3, 1650, but all Oliver Cromwell needed was an opportunity--and he spotted one.

Seven Years' War: Battle of Wandiwash
At Wandiwash in 1760, two small armies led by Irishmen "settled" the issue of colonial power in India. Would it be ruled by France or England?

Powhatan Uprising of 1622
Indian warriors killed hundreds of Virginia colonists during the Powhatan Uprising of 1622. Also among the victims were 20 women whose stories will never be fully told.

King Philip's War: Indian Chieftain's War Against the New England Colonies
More than 330 years ago, a great Indian chieftain known as King Philip led a strong native American confederation in a bloody war to obliterate the New England colonies, nearly succeeding in dramatically altering the course of American history.

French and Indian War: Brigadier General John Forbes' Expedition
Rather than repeat Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock's disastrous march on Fort Duquesne through western Virginia in 1755, in 1758 Brig. Gen. John Forbes took a new route -- carved through the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania.

Henry Morgan: The Pirate Who Invaded Panama in 1671
One of the most audacious sieges of the 17th century pitted Spain's second most important city in the New World against a remarkable army that recognized no one flag -- save, perhaps, the Jolly Roger.