I’d say the Miracle on the Vistula of 1920 was one of the most important ones in the 20th century: basically stopped the Soviets from taking over all of Europe.
Good picks. I think I'd argue with Lepanto through, was it really that decisive? At the end of the day I think it was more famous than decisive to be honest, the Holy League fell apart quite quickly after it, the Ottomans rebuilt their fleet quite quickly, and both the Spanish and the Ottomans declined into second rate naval powers within a century, where the role of the Mediterranean also diminished quite rapidly in the next decades already.
Great List CC! I would also add that the Battle of Tours in 732 AD was perhaps the most important Battle in medieval Europe.
It was fought between the Frankish forces led by Charles Martel and the Umayyad Caliphate’s army.
The victory of the Franks halted the Muslim expansion into Western Europe and secured Christianity as the dominant faith in the region.
This battle was a turning point that preserved the foundations of Western European culture and political structures.
Had Charles Martel succumbed at the battle, the world would not have heard of his grandson Charlemagne.
Great list. The next 5 would be Gettysburg, D-Day, Thermopylae, Vienna, and Stalingrad.
Interesting choices & great summaries. I would have included Tours, Yorktown & D-Day.
And possibly Bosworth.
Great summaries.
I’d say the Miracle on the Vistula of 1920 was one of the most important ones in the 20th century: basically stopped the Soviets from taking over all of Europe.
Excellent choice! I had completely forgotten Cannae. And as another of your readers wrote, the Battle of Tours stopped the Maur expansion.
Good picks. I think I'd argue with Lepanto through, was it really that decisive? At the end of the day I think it was more famous than decisive to be honest, the Holy League fell apart quite quickly after it, the Ottomans rebuilt their fleet quite quickly, and both the Spanish and the Ottomans declined into second rate naval powers within a century, where the role of the Mediterranean also diminished quite rapidly in the next decades already.
Excellent list. I believe that the Battle of the Milvian Bridge needs to be considered. I have a brief post written on it.
https://open.substack.com/pub/christendombyfelixmark/p/the-divine-victory-at-milvian-bridge?r=1dej6m&utm_medium=ios