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1. 1202-1204: This crusade diverted by the Venetians to attack Constantinople

2. 1854-1856: British and French joined to seize Russian naval bases on Black Sea

3. 1642-1651: Struggle between king and Long Parliament that cost Charles I his head

4. 499-449 BC: Ancient Greeks repelled two invasions by Achaemenid Persia

5. 1274 BC: Chariot battle between Egyptian pharoah Ramses II and Hittites

6. 1950-1953: 'Forgotten War' that resulted in DMZ across Korean peninsula

7. 218-201 BC: Roman republic narrowly survived long struggle against Hannibal

8. 1839-1860: Forced China to open its ports to European drug trade from India

9. 42 BC: Cassius and Brutus committed suicide after losing to the 2nd triumvarate

10. 1337-1452: Struggle between England and France for control of French throne

11. 1794: Zachary Taylor's last Mexican War victory was this defensive battle

12. 1864-1870: 1/3 of Paraguay's men died in this war against Brazil/Argentina/Uruguay

13. 1850-1864: Rebellion against Qing Dynasty led by supposed brother of Jesus

14. 1777: Surrender of John Burgoyne's army led to 1778 U.S.-French alliance

15. Ethan Allen led these Vermont patriots during the American Revolution

16. 1813: Oliver Hazard Perry destroyed a British squadron during War of 1812

17. 1917: Italian WWI disaster portrayed by Hemingway in A Farewell to Arms

18. Volunteer cavalry organized by T. Roosevelt for Spanish-American War

19. 1916: Germany's attempt to 'bleed France white' for control of WWI forts

20. 1910-1920: F. Madero overthrew P. Diaz in this struggle for land reform

21. 1898-1901: Xenophobic Chinese revolt that included siege of Peking embassies

22. 1756-1763: Prussia's Frederick the Great held off French, Austrians, Russians

23. 1952-1960: Rebellion by Kikuyu people near end of British colonial rule in Kenya

24. 1899-1902: British empire annexed South African republics after costly struggle

25. 1938: Appeasement of Hitler allowed him to seize part of Czechoslovakia