78.3 Polish-Soviet War - Conclusion

78.3 Polish-Soviet War - Conclusion

In 1920 the Polish and Soviet Russian armies clashed in a series of battles across a wide area of eastern Europe including Ukraine and Lithuania.

The Soviets advanced deep into Poland and reached the gates of Warsaw, with the aims of capturing the city and., more widely, exporting their revolution across Europe.


Picture: Polish soldiers in the Battle of Warsaw 1920

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59.4 Conclusion of the War of Spanish Succession

59.4 Conclusion of the War of Spanish Succession

The French army of Louis XIV was on the ropes, but fought hard against the British, Dutch, Austrians and Prussians at the Battle of Malplaquet 1709. Peace was finally agreed in with the Treaties of Ut...

21 Touko 202121min

59.3 Battles of Ramillies and Oudenaarde

59.3 Battles of Ramillies and Oudenaarde

War of Spanish Succession - Heavy fighting across Western Europe, including in Italy and the Iberian peninsula between troops loyal to Philip V and the French on the one side and Austrians, Dutch and ...

14 Touko 202120min

59.2 The Battle of Blenheim 1704

59.2 The Battle of Blenheim 1704

The Battle of Blenheim was a major turning point in the War of the Spanish Succession. A British and Allied army, led by the Earl of Marlborough, marched rapidly southwards from the Netherlands to con...

7 Touko 202121min

59.1 War of Spanish Succession 1701-1715 Begins

59.1 War of Spanish Succession 1701-1715 Begins

Carlos II, the King of Spain, was dying. He had become king at the age of four in 1665 and throughout his life had suffered appalling physical ill-health. As the only surviving son of Philip IV of Sp...

30 Huhti 202120min

58.2 Nine Years War 1688-97

58.2 Nine Years War 1688-97

The Nine Years' War (1688–1697) was a conflict between France and a European coalition which included the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, England, Spain, Savoy and Portugal. It was fought in Eu...

2 Huhti 202124min

58.1 Early Wars of Louis XIV

58.1 Early Wars of Louis XIV

Louis XIV has become the historical embodiment of the style of absolutist government where the monarch personally directs all matters of state as he or she sees fit, with authority given as a divine r...

26 Maalis 202125min

57.2 Battles of the Boyne and Aughrim 1690

57.2 Battles of the Boyne and Aughrim 1690

At the battles of the Boyne and of Aughrim 1690, a force of Irish Catholics, supported by Louis XIV of France, fought against a multi-national army commanded by William of Orange, head of the Dutch Re...

5 Maalis 202125min

57.1 King William III and Irish Catholic Resistance 1688-91

57.1 King William III and Irish Catholic Resistance 1688-91

Soon after William of Orange took control of England in the Glorious Revolution 1688 and became King William III of England, he found it necessary to confront a rebellion in Ireland. With the support ...

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