Wars 'Round The World
This failed Australian War was fought against a bird.
Emu Wars
Considered by many to be the South's greatest general, he was shot by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville, dying 8 days later from his wounds.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
His death was famously the catalyst for the First World War.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
She was Queen of Egypt and its last active ruler. She famously had relations with both Marc Antony and Julius Caesar before her death under Octavian
Cleopatra
This 1970 film is based on the life of the famed General of the US 3rd Army during World War Two. It won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Patton
This was brief military conflict fought between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. It is sometimes called the "Hundred Hour War"
Football War
This Colonel famously held the Union left flank at Gettysburg on July 2nd, charging his men at Confederate forces on Little Round Top.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Nicknamed "Black Jack", he served as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces
John J. Pershing
An escaped slave who and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 similarly-enslaved people
This 1995 film shows a heavily dramatized portrayal of The First War of Scottish Independence. The film won 5 Oscars, including ones for Best Picture and Best Director.
Braveheart
A decisive six-month war in 1879 in Southern Africa, resulting in British victory.
The Anglo-Zulu Wars or the Zulu Wars
This Union General had the unfortunate coincidence of sharing a name with a very famous Confederate Politician. On September 28th, 1862, he made national headlines after killing his superior officer William Nelson. He faced no repurcussions.
This battle in the Pacific ended up being the bloodiest battle in USMC history with the United States suffering over 27,000 casualties.
The Battle of Iwo Jima
An American aviation pioneer and writer who was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
Amelia Earhart
This 1962 film depicts the story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks. It won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Lawrence of Arabia
This war was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901. America, England, Russia, Germany, and 4 other countries formed the 8 Nation Alliance to shut down the rebellion.
The Boxer Rebellion
While ultimately undecisive, this battle ended up being the 2nd bloodiest in American history with over 35,000 casualties.
The Battle of Chickamagua
This battle is notable for not only being the bloodiest battle of World War Two, but the bloodiest battle in history with around 3 million casualties, including over a million deaths
She was Europe’s first woman prime minister and the longest continuously serving prime minister since 1827.
Margaret Thatcher
This 1939 film tells the story of strong-willed daughter of a Georgia plantation as she finds herself in the middle of not only a love triangle, but also the American Civil War. It won 10 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director. Adjusted for inflation, it is the highest grossing film of all time.
Gone with the Wind
Consisting of a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France during the Late Middle Ages, this "war" lasted over 116 years.
The Hundred Years' War
This famed Confederate Cavalry General is the only man during the Civil War to rise from the rank of Private to Lieutenant General.
Nathaniel Bedford Forrest
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Considered to be the biggest naval battle of World War Two, it gave the Allies complete control of the Pacific
An American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was also famous for helping wounded on both sides during the Civil War.
Clara Barton
This 1990 film involves a US Army Officer during the Civil War who travels to the American Frontier and becomes integrated in a group of Lakota. It won 7 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
Dances With Wolves