Wars, Battles & Armed Conflicts, TAC-WAR
Wars, battles, and other domestic or international conflicts, whether armed or diplomatic, are often the outcome of a dispute over natural resources or a struggle for power, influence, and wealth. Major conflicts between nations, peoples, and political groups can end up shifting the cultural and political geography of the world and can also effect change, whether intentional or not, in societal values and the balance of power.
Wars, Battles & Armed Conflicts Encyclopedia Articles By Title
tactical weapons system, system integrating tactical weapons with electronic equipment for target acquisition,......
tactics, in warfare, the art and science of fighting battles on land, on sea, and in the air. It is concerned with......
- Introduction
- Adaptability, Versatility, Flexibility
- Military History, Strategy, Warfare
- Chariot Warfare, Ancient Armies, Cavalry
- Roman Legion, Strategy, Warfare
- Medieval, West, Warfare
- Bowmen, Pikemen, Infantry
- Firearms, Strategy, Warfare
- Linear, Formation, Strategy
- French Revolution, Revolutionaries, Uprising
- Waterloo, Bulge, Strategy
- Defensive Strategies, Maneuvers, & Tactics
- Armored Warfare, Blitzkrieg, Maneuvering
- Mobility, Armor, Firepower
- Conventional War, Terrorism, Strategy
- Cybersecurity, Autonomy, AI
Battle of Taginae, (June or July 552), decisive engagement fought near what is now the town of Gualdo Tadino, Italy.......
Taiping Rebellion, radical political and religious upheaval that was probably the most important event in China......
Taiwan Strait crises, a series of confrontations between the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) and the Republic......
Battle of Talikota, confrontation in the Deccan region of southern India between the forces of the Hindu raja of......
Tamil Tigers, guerrilla organization that sought to establish an independent Tamil state, Eelam, in northern and......
Battle of Tanga, the opening battle in German East Africa (Tanzania) on November 2–5, 1914, during World War I......
Battle of Tannenberg, (August 26–30, 1914), World War I battle fought at Tannenberg, East Prussia (now Stębark,......
Battles of Taraori, (1191), series of engagements that opened all of north India to Muslim control. The battles......
terrorism, the calculated use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring......
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, (Autumn, 9 ce), conflict between the Roman Empire and Germanic insurgents. The......
Battle of Tewkesbury, (May 4, 1471), in the English Wars of the Roses, the Yorkist king Edward IV’s final victory......
Texas Revolution, war fought from October 1835 to April 1836 between Mexico and Texas colonists that resulted in......
Battle of Texel, the last engagement of the Anglo-Dutch Wars, fought on August 21, 1673, between the Dutch navy......
Battle of the Thames, (Oct. 5, 1813), in the War of 1812, decisive U.S. victory over British and Indian forces......
Battle of Thapsus, (February 6, 46 bce [Julian calendar]), in ancient Roman history, battle during the civil war......
A series of disputes—notably the question of the legitimate succession to the French crown—launched the Hundred......
On December 7, 1941, more than 2,300 U.S. military personnel were killed, more than 1,100 were wounded, and eight......
The infographic presents an overview of World War I, also called the Great War, which lasted from 1914 to 1918.......
Vietnam became a subject of large-scale news coverage in the United States only after substantial numbers of U.S.......
theatre missile defense (TMD), deployment of nuclear and conventional missiles for the purpose of maintaining security......
Battle of Thermopylae, (480 bce), battle in central Greece at the mountain pass of Thermopylae during the Persian......
Third Crusade, military expedition (1189–92) that was mounted by western European Christians in an attempt to retake......
Third Servile War, (73–71 bce) slave rebellion against Rome led by the gladiator Spartacus. Spartacus was a Thracian......
Thirteen Years’ War, (1454–66), war between Poland and the Teutonic Knights that began as a revolt by the Prussian......
Thirty Years’ War, (1618–48), in European history, a series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons,......
The War of a Thousand Days, (1899–1903), Colombian civil war between Liberals and Conservatives that resulted in......
Expedition of the Thousand, campaign undertaken in 1860 by Giuseppe Garibaldi that overthrew the Bourbon Kingdom......
War of the Three Henrys, (1587–89), the last of the Wars of Religion in France in the late 16th century, fought......
Battle of the Three Kings, (Aug. 4, 1578), defeat dealt the invading Portuguese armies of King Sebastian by the......
Battle of Ticonderoga, engagement in the American Revolution. Held by the British since 1759, Fort Ticonderoga......
The Battle of Stalingrad marked a turning point in World War II. This timeline identifies the key events during......
The evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk......
Disputes over trade, drug smuggling, and diplomacy led to the First Opium War. Here’s a timeline of notable events......
Britain and France fought the Second Opium War against China to gain greater commercial access to China. This timeline......
The Spanish Civil War began as an attempted military coup in 1936 and evolved into a bloody proxy war that killed......
Sparked by a political assassination in 1914, World War I inflicted historically unprecedented devastation on Europe.......
The deadliest conflict in human history lasted almost exactly six years, beginning with Germany’s invasion of Poland......
Battle of Tippecanoe, victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison......
Tiradentes Conspiracy, (1789), plot organized in the captaincy of Minas Gerais, Brazil, against the Portuguese......
Siege of Toledo, a key moment in 1085 during the struggle between the Christians and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula.......
Battle of Tora Bora, (December 3–17, 2001), a U.S.-led coalition attack on the cave complex of the White Mountains......
total war, military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources......
Siege of Toulon, (August 28–December 19, 1793), military engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars, in which......
Battle of Toulouse, the last major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought on April 10, 1814, between the British......
Simon IV de Montfort , military leader of the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France, mounted......
Battle of Tours, (October 732), victory won by Charles Martel, the de facto ruler of the Frankish kingdoms, over......
Battle of Towton, (March 29, 1461), battle fought on Palm Sunday near the village of Towton, about 10 miles (16......
Battle of Trafalgar, (October 21, 1805), naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, which established British naval......
Battle of Trasimene, (June 217 bce), second major battle of the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian forces......
Battle of the Trebbia River, (December 218 bce), first major battle of the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian......
trench warfare, warfare in which opposing armed forces attack, counterattack, and defend from relatively permanent......
Battles of Trenton and Princeton, (1776–77), in the American Revolution, a series of engagements won by the Continental......
Battle of Trincomalee, savage naval battle that occurred on September 3, 1782, during the Anglo-French War (1778–83).......
War of the Triple Alliance, (1864/65–70), the bloodiest conflict in Latin American history, fought between Paraguay......
Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor, U.S. blockade and attack on Tripoli, Libya, on August 3, 1804, as part of the......
Trojan War, legendary conflict between the early Greeks and the people of Troy in western Anatolia, dated by later......
Congress of Troppau, (October–December 1820), meeting of the Holy Alliance powers, held at Troppau in Silesia (modern......
the Troubles, violent sectarian conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in Northern Ireland between the overwhelmingly......
Time of Troubles, period of political crisis in Russia that followed the demise of the Rurik dynasty (1598) and......
Battle of Tsushima, (May 27–29, 1905), naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, the final, crushing defeat of......
Battle of Tukaroi, (March 3, 1575), conflict between the forces of the Indian Mughal emperor Akbar under Munʿīm......
Tupamaro, Uruguayan leftist urban guerrilla organization founded in about 1963. The group was named for Túpac Amaru......
Turnus, legendary warrior and leader of the Rutuli people, best known from his appearance in the second half of......
two-theatre war, a defense-planning model used to estimate the size and composition of U.S. forces necessary for......
U.S. invasion of Grenada, (October 25, 1983), U.S.-led invasion of the Caribbean country of Grenada to overthrow......
Battle of the Ugra, (1480), bloodless confrontation between the armies of Muscovy and the Golden Horde, traditionally......
Battle of Ulm, (Sept. 25–Oct. 20, 1805), major strategic triumph of Napoleon, conducted by his Grand Army of about......
UNITA, Angolan political party that was originally founded to free the nation from Portuguese colonial rule. UNITA......
United States Navy (USN), major branch of the United States armed forces charged with the defense of the country......
urban revolution, in anthropology and archaeology, the processes by which agricultural village societies developed......
USS Liberty incident, attack on the USS Liberty, a United States Navy signals intelligence ship, by the Israel......
The Spanish nobleman Rodrigo Díaz, commonly known as El Cid(from the Arabic al-sayyid, “the lord”), was a mercenary......
Although little more than a skirmish that occurred on September 20, 1792, during the French Revolutionary Wars,......
Battle of Varna, Turkish victory over a largely Hungarian force on November 10, 1444, in what is now Bulgaria,......
Wars of the Vendée, (1793–96), counterrevolutionary insurrections in the west of France during the French Revolution.......
Battle of Verdun, (February 21–December 18, 1916), World War I engagement in which the French repulsed a major......
Vicksburg Campaign, (1862–63), in the American Civil War, the campaign by Union forces to take the Confederate......
Siege of Vienna, (July 17–September 12, 1683), expedition by the Ottomans against the Habsburg Holy Roman emperor......
In 1529 the Ottoman Empire made a determined effort to capture Vienna, the capital of the Habsburg Austrian Empire.......
Viet Cong (VC), the guerrilla force that, with the support of the North Vietnamese Army, fought against South Vietnam......
Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies......
- Introduction
- French Rule, Division, Conflict
- Diem Regime, Viet Cong, Conflict
- Conflict, US Involvement, Outcome
- Conflict, US Involvement, Aftermath
- Gulf of Tonkin, US-Vietnam, Conflict
- US Involvement, Conflict, Outcome
- Guerilla Tactics, Air Power, Casualties
- Tet Offensive, Homefront Impact, US Defeat
- De-escalation, Negotiation, Vietnamization
- Negotiation, Withdrawal, Conflict
- Fall, Saigon, US Withdrawal
On January 27, 1973, the Paris Peace Accords were signed, officially bringing to an end the American war in Vietnam.......
The Vietnam War was one of the most complex and controversial conflicts of the 20th century. Here’s a timeline......
visit and search, procedure adopted by a belligerent warship to ascertain whether a merchant vessel is liable to......
Battle of Vitoria, (June 21, 1813), decisive battle of the Peninsular War that finally broke Napoleon’s power in......
Battle of Vittorio Veneto, decisive Italian victory and the final offensive launched on the Italian Front during......
Battle of the Vorskla River, (Aug. 12, 1399), major victory of the Golden Horde (the westernmost division of the......
Waco siege, a 51-day standoff between Branch Davidians and federal agents that ended on April 19, 1993, when the......
Battle of Wagram, (July 5–6, 1809), victory for Napoleon, which forced Austria to sign an armistice and led eventually......
Battle of Wake Island, (December 8–23, 1941), during World War II, battle for Wake Island, an atoll consisting......
Battle of Wandiwash, (Jan. 22, 1760), in the history of India, a confrontation between the French, under the comte......
war, in the popular sense, a conflict between political groups involving hostilities of considerable duration and......
war finance, fiscal and monetary methods that are used in meeting the costs of war, including taxation, compulsory......
War of Attrition, inconclusive war (1969–70) chiefly between Egypt and Israel. The conflict, launched by Egypt,......
War Powers Act, law passed by the U.S. Congress on November 7, 1973, over the veto of Pres. Richard Nixon. The......
War Resisters’ International (WRI), an international secular pacifist organization with headquarters in London......
law of war, that part of international law dealing with the inception, conduct, and termination of warfare. Its......
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, resistance by Polish Jews under Nazi occupation in 1943 to the deportations from Warsaw......