The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-03-09
DECISIVE BATTLES OF HISTORY.
Where the Striving of Men Has
Changed Course of Events.

Changed Course or Events.
The battle fronts of Europe or
rather the trench fronts because the
great war that is going on at present
is being fought in trenches instead
of out in the open as battles of the
past we're fought, recalls to m1nd
some of the decisive battles OF the
mast No decisive battle has yet been
fought between the German-Austrlan-
turkish alliance and their foes, and
at present it appears that no de-
cisive battle will be fought for a
long time to come. 1t is doubtful
now if such battle which will de-
eide whether the German allies or the
British allies is to become the leader
of Europe will ever occur, but 1t is
likely that some of these days after
great fight when both have ex-
hausted themselves there will come
realization that neither can defeat
the other and the dove of peace will
reign again.
A review of history back to 500
years before Jesus Christ came also
shows that many nations have risen
and perished and suggests a posi-
bility that those of the present time
may be obliterated while others rise
in their stead.
The battle of Marathon was
fought In the year 400, B. C.. In this
battle the Athenians under the great
Mi1tiades defeated the Persians un-
der Darius. BY this battle free gov
3 ernment and Greek civilization were
preserved.
The next most important battle in
the worlds history was that of Syra-
cuse, B. c., 414, when the Athenians
were defeated by the Syracusans and
their allies.
Little more than 100 years after
Syracuse in 313 B. c., Alexander the
Great came upon the scene and in
! the battle of Arbella put an end to
5 the power of Persia and extended the
Greek influence from the Nile river
ssto the Caspian sea.
The battle of. Metaurus was fought
in the year 207 B. c. Here the Car
B stheginians under Hasdrubal were de-
sSfeated by the Romans under Caius
1 and Marcus Livius and it was decid-
led that the civilization of the world
was to be Roman rather than Car
& thaginian.
Coming down to the time of Christ,
{ we find the battle of Winfeld-Lippe,
8 fought In the year, A.. D. 9, when
Teutonic independence was establish
ed by the defeat of the Romans un-
+ der Varus at the hands of the Ger
manic tribes under Amminius. AS
the result Of this battle the line was
drawn between the Germanic and
Latin races.
The next battle of world import
ance was that Of Chalons in 451.
Then the terrible Huns under the
leadership Of Attilla, who was called
! the .scourge Of God,'' were defeated
BY the allied armies of the Romans
and Visigoths. -,
Next in line comes the battle of
Tours, in 1913, when the powerful
1 Safacens were defeated by Charles
Martel and Christendom was rescued
from Islam.
- A new regime was established in
England by the Normans as a result
sof the battle Of Hastings which was
fought in 1866. Here the English
army under King Herold, was defeat
ed by the Normans under Duke Will
liam, who assumed the crown and
the Normans took over the estates of
the old Saxons. The mixture of Nor
man and Saxon makes the strong
English speaking people. of today.
Had it not been for the Siege of
Orleans in A. D., 1923, France would
be like Ireland, merely a part of a
monarchy instead of. republic. At
this siege the English were defeated
by the French under Joan of Arc,
and though this noble girl was later
captured by the English and burned
to death in the marketplace at Rouen,
still the English were never able to
again get much of foothold in
France and during Queen Mary's
time lost Calais, their last possession
in France.
IS The defeat of the Spanish Armada
by the English in 1888 saved Eng
land from domination by the Span
9iards and was the fore-runner of. the
tumble of the once powerful Spanish
empire.
The next decisive battle in the
worlds history was that of Blenheim
Tho ord povo-