Also known as the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack (rebuilt and renamed CSS Virginia) or the Battle of the Ironclads, it was the most important naval battle during the...
Napoleon s naval plan for 1805 was for the French fleet of the Mediterranean and part of the Spanish fleet to break the British blockade and meet in the Caribbean. They would then...
In the mid-18th century, the design of the ship of the line stabilized in some standard types: the oldest with up to two decks, with 50 cannons firing through side doors, which...
Board wargames are one of the most common forms of conflict simulation in mathematical models throughout history. They are based on a map, topographic or from a satellite photo,...
During the French and Napoleonic Revolutionary Wars the British Royal Navy established its reputation as one of the most effective fighting institutions in history. The Navy not...
The Peloponnese War marks a change of course of the events in the history of Greece. While relying on its navy, Athens maintained the security of its essentially maritime lines of...
Based on a comprehensive view of Military History since 1560 BC, with the study of wars, campaigns and battles for over three millennia, I understand that there is an Art of War...
Mantinea was an important battle in the Peloponnese War. It occurred in 418 BC between Sparta and its allies on the one hand, and an army led by Argos (the Argivos) and Athens on...
The Arginusae Naval Battle took place in 406 BC during the Peloponnesian War, east of the island of Lesbos. In battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by eight strategos defeated a...
The Seven Years War (1756–1763) was a conflict between Great Britain and France for global preeminence. Britain, France and Spain fought both in Europe and overseas with armies...