After the Revolutionary War, aggression against American settlers resulted in the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794, which ended in another crushing defeat for Native Americans.

The Battle of Princeton displayed General George Washington’s creativity in war, having strategically moved his men from the Assunpink Creek near Trenton to Princeton, where the patriots would regain control of New Jersey.

As medieval weaponry got more sophisticated, medieval warfare became more fierce and deadly in the quest for power, fortune and control. Castles, armored knights, catapults and trebuchets were all common on the battlefields of the middle ages.

The Siege of Boston was an early victory in the American Revolutionary War after self-government sentiment peaked in response to British Parliament’s taxation.

The First Battle of the Marne escalated World War I as the German advance on Paris forced French and British forces to defend the French capital, leading to an early allied victory against German aggression.

The Napoleonic Wars began within a year of Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power in France, including attempted invasions of much of Europe before his eventual defeat in 1815.

As British and Franco-American forces vied for control of the Chesapeake as a deep water port, the battle of the Chesapeake took place on September 5th, 1781, proving to be a decisive win for the American cause.