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decisive Dasaiss q the Weria.

The decisive battles Of the world, those
Of which, to use Hallsu's words, con-
trary result you'd have ESSENTIALLY varied
the drama Of the world in oil its subse-
quent scenes, are numbered as fifteen by
Prof Cresay, who fills tie chair Of An
cient and Modern History in the Univer-
sity Of London. They are the grand
subjects Of two volumes by him, lately
from Bentley's press, and are:
1. The battle Of Marsthon, fought 400
b. c., in which the Greeks, under The.
mistoeles, defeated the Persiaps under
Darius, thereby turning back the tide Of
Asiatic invasion, which else would have
swept over Europe ITnTIF TTT
2. The battle lof Syracuse, 416 n. c.,
in which the Atbenian power was broken
and the rest OF Europe saved from Greek
dominion. 81 eco stf rc .sHah. 'rs ee
3. The battle OF Arbela, 33l b. c., il
which Alexander, by . defeat of Darius
established his power in Asia, and by tbs
introduction Of European civilization
produced an effect which may yet b.
traced there. lgIilsnc1 sdl fo 53ol .4ip.
l.. The battle, Of Metaurus, 203 B. G..
the Romans, under Nero, defeating tn,
Carthagenians, under Hasdrubal, and b,
which the supremacy of the great Re
public was esta blished. lo sHeb ot3 nia
~ 5. The victory of Armenius, A. ID. 8
over the Roman leader Verus, which SO
cured Gaul from Roman domination.
6. The battle Of Chalons, A. ID. 491
in which Ac1as defeated Attila, the Hun
the selfstyled "HScourge Of God" an'
saved Europe from entire devastation.
Z. The battle Of Tours, A. ID. 735, il
which Charles Martel, by the defeat o
the Saracens, averted the Mohammedai
yoke from Europe. a .sos.tis edl1.l
8. The hattie of Hastings, A. ID. 1866
in which William Of Normandy was vic
torious over the Anglo-Saxon Harold
and the result of which was the forms
ton of theaAnglo- Norman nation, whicl
is now dominant in the world, Ia gH,.r.
8. The battle of Orleans, A. ID. 1925
in which the English were defeated, an
the independent existence of France sc
cured. diIIgg boa emiio sdi ,i isrys
10, The defeat Of the Spanish Arms
da, A. ID. 1888, which crushed the hope
of Papacy in England. tiiahh
IL. The battle Of Blenheim, A. L
1704, in which Marlborough, by the de
feat of Tallerd, broke the power an
crushed the ambitious schemes Of Loui
XIV. ls stcaJIi y.oi ssl l.E--a10in
II. The defeat of Charles XII, b
Peter the Great, at Pnltows, A. ID. 10!
which secured the stability of the Mu
covite Empire. --' '''''' " ''
-. The battle of Saratoga, A. ID. III
in which Gen. Gates defeated Burgoyn,
and which decided the contest in favor {
the American Revolutionists, by maxim
France their ally, and other Europea
powers friendly to them. yt -s
IL, The battle Of Yslmy, A. ID. 179.
in which the Continental allies, und,
the Duke Of Brunswick, were defeate
by the French under Dumouriex; will
out which the French Revolution woul
have been stayed. o..
Is. The battle of Waterloo, 1915,
which the Duke Of Wellington hopelessl
, defeated Napoleon, and saved Euror
from his grasping ambition. Tor pr
back Europe half century in its pros
ress toward liberty and distinctive M
, tionality, which was only recovered b
the battle Of Solferino (?)1