THE GREAT BATTLES OF THE


WORLD.
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Marathon, (battIe of Goth September, AGO
B. C.) village of Atica, was fought about ten
miles from Athens, where 10000 Athenlans
and 1000 Plaiaans, under Mitades, defeated
an army of 100000 Persians, under DalluS
and Artaphernes. In their expedition to
Greece the Persians lost 100000 men.


Canine, (batte of May, 2l9 B. CO. a village
Of Apulia, where Hannibal conquered P. Hmi-
lius and Terrentious Varo, and slew 4O,OO0
Romans. After the battle, they found three
bushels of gold rings, showing the number
of Roman knights that were slam


Chalons, (battle of A. D. 46l) between
Theodore, the Visigoth, and Attlla the Hun.
This was the most bloody battle ever iought'
The number of slain was 100000. Theodore
was killed. and Attila retreated.


Waterloo (batte of 18th of June, A. ID:
1851 between the allied armies composed OF
British, Prussian, Hanoverian, Dutch and Bel
pan troops, commanded by the Duke OF Wei
Ipgton and Marshal Bucher, and the French,
commanded by Napoleon. The allied force,
(not including Prussians,) at !he commence
ment of the battle, was $4,000, OF which
5000 were detached The arrival of 4OO,OOO
Prussians completed the rout of the French,
whose loss is estimated at 1000 pieces OF can
non. and 10000 in killed, wounded and miss
ing. Napoleon passed the Sambre and Meuse
with an armv of 10000 men. The loss OF
the allies. exclusive of Prussans, was ll,OOO.
Napoleon attacked the allied force on the 18th
/ lime. with $4,000 men, ii O'Clock, A. M, and
thew (deducting a detachment of 6,OOO)
amounted to $4,000. They maintained them
selves till 6, P. M. when the arrival OF the
Prussians, and charge turned the fortune OF
day. -.


The Crusades, or Holy Wars, were mainly


caused by Peter, the Hermit, who, in his


arduous preaching, SO forcibly depicted the


suAerings Of Christian pilgrims from the out
RACES Of the Saracens, when they visited Pal
estine, that the Pope and European sovereiign'


resolved to win the tomb of our Savior iron
The lnfdels. The first was undertaken A. ID


1896; and Godfrey of BouiIlon, the Christian


leader, having taken Jerusalem, and slaughter


ed most of the inhabitants, was made king Q
Jerusalem. Cd crusade, A. ID. ll47; Sd, llSS
! 4th, 1903; 5th, 1927; 9th, l24S; 7th, 1850


These invasions lasted 300 years, during whic