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Franknburger
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« on: September 21, 2013, 09:40:53 AM »

I think the list is missing out two important wars (though I can't name the decisive battle within each war):
1. The second Punic War, which made Rome the dominating power in the central and western Mediterranean. Without it, Mediterranean civilization would most likely not have reached Central and Northern France, England, and the Rhineland, there wouldn't have been a Holy Roman Empire, etc.
2. The Spanish-Portuguese Reconquista, which provided access to Arab astronomic and seafaring knowhow and allowed for European discoveries (including the American continent) and domination of global trade until the late 19th/ early 20th century.

As to the battle of Hastings, it did not only change British but also French history, because it lead into centuries of English/Norman - French wars. I wonder whether France as centralised, absolutist monarchy would have evolved without these wars, which also means there would have been a quite different French revolution (if at all), no Napoleonic wars, etc.
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Franknburger
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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2013, 03:33:04 PM »

[obligatory complaint about how western-centric this list is]
I agree. There is probably quite a number of Chinese-Mongolian battles to add, as well as stuff about Central Asia (Tamerlane-> Islamising Afghanistan & Pakistan, weakening the Golden Horde which ultimately allowed for Russian expansion into Siberia, etc.). Unfortunately, people in the West (including myself) are not very knowledgeable in this respect. Any effort to close such knowledge gaps is highly appreciated!
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