Warfare Timeline

By LittleMaylorun04
  • 10,000 BCE

    Bow and Arrows

    It was one of the first long range weapons made. and Indians used it in battles.
  • 3000 BCE

    Horses.

    Provided a mode of travel for people during war. Used for their speed, efficiency, and reliability.
  • 1400 BCE

    Longbow.

    Was used in naval battles. Used by the English in the Hundred year war.
  • 1300 BCE

    First Hand Cannon

    Was used on castle walls. Was the first practical firearm.
  • Period: 499 BCE to 449 BCE

    Greco Persian War.

    Fought by Greek and Persia for almost half a century. Major Battles: Battle of Marathon, Battles of Artemisium and Thermopylae, Battle of Salamis, Battle of Plataea, Battle of Aegospotami, Battle of Cunaxa, and Battle of the Granicus.
  • Period: 431 BCE to 449 BCE

    The Peloponnesian War.

    Started by the Spartans fear of the Athens growing in power.
  • 400 BCE

    Trebuchet.

    Is like a catapult. Used for launching rocks in war.
  • Period: 264 BCE to 146 BCE

    Punic Wars.

    Fought over the control of Sicily by the Romans and Carthage. Major Battles: Battle of Cynoscephalae, Third Servile War, Caesar's Civil War, and Battle of Actium.
  • 904

    Gunpowder.

    Brought an end to the medieval period in time. Has been one of the most influential.
  • Period: 1095 to 1492

    Crusades.

    Series of religious battles. Major Battles: Battle of Aintab, Battle of al-Babein, and Battle of Adramyttium.
  • Period: 1337 to 1453

    One Hundred Years War.

    Fought over rule of France by the french and british. Major Battles: Battle of Crecy (1346), Battle of Poitiers (1356), Battle of Agincourt (1415), Battle of Orleans (1428), Battle of Castillon (1453).
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    Thirty Years War.

    One of the most destructive wars. Started Catholic and Holy Roman Empire.
  • Period: to

    English Civil War.

    A series of civil wars and political wars between England and its parliament. Major Battles: Battle of Edgehill, Battle of Marston Moon, Battle of Naseby.

  • Flintlock Musket.

    Was used in Revolutionary war. Was the most technologically advanced in the 18th century.

  • Submarine.

    Was the start in underwater warfare. Played a major part in the first World War.
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    Napoleonic War.

    A series of major conflicts that were fought in the French Empire. Financed and usually lead by the United Kingdom.

  • Revolver Handgun.

    Was the first multi-shot firearm invented.Allowed expansion to the west for America.
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    The Taiping Rebellion.

    Fought over religious conviction and economic conditions. Fought in the Qin Dynasty.

  • Ironclad Warship

    A new warship used in the Civil War. Was the first warship to be made out of metal.
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    The American Civil War.

    The U.S.A fought against the Confederate to force them to join back. Major Battles: Battle of Atlanta(1864), Battle of Pea Ridge(1862), First Battle of Bull Run(1861), Second Battle of Bull Run(1862), Battle of Shiloh(1862), Battle of Vicksburg(1863), Battle of Antietam(1862), Battle of Fort Sumter(1861).

  • Machine gun.

    Could shoot hundreds of rounds in a minute. Was used in World War 1 as a standard tactic.
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    Boxer Rebellion.

    Took place in China and was a anti: Christian, foreign, and imperialism uprising. Major Battles: Battle of Beicang, Battle of Beitang, Seymour Expedition, and Battle of Pai-t'ou-tzu.

  • Fighter Aircraft.

    Used in World War 1. Mainly for reconnaissance.

  • Tank.

    Able to change defense warfare into more of an attack. The tank could drive over the rough terrain of the trenches.
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    Russian Civil War.

    Civil war about the former Russian Empire.
  • Period: to

    World War 1.

    Began after the murder of Franz Ferdinand. Over 30 nations joined in the war. Major Battles: Battle of Cambrai (1917), Battle of Caporetto (1917), Battle of Passchendaele (1917), Battle of Verdun (1916), Battle of Jutland (1916), Battle of Gallipoli (1915-1916), Battle of Tannenberg (1914), First Battle of Marne (1914).

  • Atomic Bomb.

    Used by the Americans to bring Japan's surrender in World War 2. Killed 210,000 when Hiroshima and Nagasaki dropped.

  • Ak-47.

    Was known to change the rules of the battlefield. Was made by the Soviets during World War 2.
  • Period: to

    Cold War.

    A state of political tension between the United States and the Soviet union. Major Battles: Berlin Blockade, 1960 U‑2 incident, Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet–Afghan War, and Korean War.

  • Hydrogen Bomb.

    Invented after the Soviet atomic bomb test was a success. Gave America a short lived upper hand on the nuclear warfare race.
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    Rwanda Genocide.

    Members of the Hutu ethnic majority in the nation of Rwandan murdered 800,000 people.
  • Period: to

    Second Congo War

    The great war of Africa. Fought for control and ended with the Democratic Republic of Congo took over. Major Battles: Anglo-Spanish War, Battle of Breisach, and Battle of Breitenfeld.

  • Mother Of All Bombs.

    Used in Afghanistan. Caused massive damage to that land, and was one of the most powerful bombs.