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The War Portal Introduction The Battle of Austerlitz by François Gérard. War is a state of conflict between relatively large groups of people (such as nations, states, organizations, social groups), which is characterized by lethal armed violence between combatants or upon civilians. Other terms for war, which often serve as euphemisms, include armed conflict, hostilities, and police action. A common look on war is a series of military campaigns between at least two or more opposing sides involving a dispute over sovereignty, territory, resources, ideology, or a host of other issues. A war to liberate an occupied country is sometimes characterized as a "war of liberation", while a war between internal elements of the same state is called a civil war. Aside from humans and other primates, ants are the only other animals known to exhibit such behavior on a large scale. A battle is a single engagement fought between two or more parties, wherein each party or aligned group will seek to defeat their opponent. Battles are most often fought during military campaigns and can usually be well defined in time, space and action. Wars are generally the continuum of a related series of battles and are guided by strategy, whereas individual battles are the stage on which tactics are employed. Military history is the recording and analysis of those events in the history of humanity that fall within the category of organized armed conflict and that relates to the institutions and organizations that prosecute such conflict. “ If you want peace, prepare for war.(Si vis pacem, para bellum) ” — Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus Featured article - The Battle of Austerlitz was a major engagement in the Napoleonic Wars during the War of the Third Coalition. It was fought on December 2, 1805 about four miles (6.4 km) east of the modern Czech town of Brno, then part of the Austrian Empire. The conflict involved forces of the recently formed First French Empire against the armies of the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire. After nearly nine hours of fighting, the French troops, commanded by Emperor Napoleon I, managed to score a decisive victory over the Russo-Austrian army, commanded by Czar Alexander I. Despite difficult fighting in many sectors, the battle is often regarded as a tactical masterpiece. Austerlitz effectively brought the Third Coalition to an end. Selected conflict - The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, European monarchs loyal to the Catholic Church, as well as various Hussite factions. At a late stage of the conflict, the Utraquists changed sides in 1432 to fight alongside Roman Catholics and opposed the Taborites and other Hussite spinoffs. These wars lasted from 1419 to approximately 1434. The unrest began after pre-Protestant Christian reformer Jan Hus was executed by the Catholic Church in 1415 for heresy. Because the King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia had plans to be crowned the Holy Roman Emperor (requiring Papal Coronation), he suppressed the religion of the Hussites, yet it continued to spread. When King Wenceslaus IV died of natural causes a few years later, the tension stemming from the Hussites grew stronger. In Prague and various other parts of Bohemia, the Catholic Germans living there were forced out. (Full article...) Major topics and categories Eras of warfare Overview • Prehistoric • Ancient • Medieval • Gunpowder • Industrial • Modern Types of warfare Aerial • Amphibious • Arctic • Armoured • Artillery • Asymmetric • Attrition • Biological • Cavalry • Chemical • Conventional • Desert • Electronic • Ground • Guerrilla • Fortification • Herbicidal • Infantry • Information • Jungle • Maneuver • Mechanized • Mercenary • Mountain • Naval • Network-centric • Nuclear • Psychological • Radiological • Siege • Ski • Space • Sub-aquatic • Submarine • Surface • Total • Trench • Unconventional • Urban Categories War War by medium Wars Warfare Anti-war movement Aftermath of war War casualties Causes of war Chronology of war Effects of war Environmental impact of war Law of war War and the media Metaphors referring to war and violence People associated with war War and politics War in popular culture War treaties War scare Lists Armies • Battles • Civil wars • Corps • Divisions • Fleets • Invasions • Operations • Orders of battle • Sieges • Tactics • Wars • Weapons • World War II Commanders Other related topics Genocide • Peace Did you know? - ... that contrary to Shakespeare's play, Macbeth was not killed during the Battle of Dunsinane? ... that Filipina soldier and spy Josefina Guerrero, diagnosed with leprosy, created intelligence reports that helped the Americans defeat the Japanese at Manila Harbor? ... that H. G. Wells wrote the majority of The War of the Worlds while living in Woking, and much of the novel is set in the local area? ... that the Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers were "not really wanted" by the Royal Navy and were disbanded less than 20 years after their 1873 founding? ... that 2021 New York City Comptroller candidate Zach Iscol was awarded the Bronze Star for bravery during the Second Battle of Fallujah in the Iraq War? ... that despite losing almost one thousand men capturing Malacca in 1641, the Dutch East India Company did not invest much time or energy into it afterward? ... that Gilbert Bundy killed himself on the 12th anniversary of a traumatic experience as a war artist at the Battle of Tarawa? ... that the 104th (New Brunswick) Regiment of Foot marched 1,100 kilometres (680 mi), some of it in snowshoes, during the Canadian winter to fight in the War of 1812? Featured picture - Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States dating from the War of 1812. During World War I and World War II, Uncle Sam's image was used for military recruitment in this poster. Image credit: James Montgomery Flagg Selected anniversaries March 28 845 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. 1794 - Allies under the prince of Coburg defeated French forces at Le Cateau. 1809 - Battle of Medelin 1854 - Crimean War: United Kingdom and France declare war on Russia. 1860 - First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins. 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass - In New Mexico, Union forces succeed in stopping the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26. 1941 - World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan - In the Mediterranean Sea, British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italian battleships and two destroyers. General images The following are images from various war-related articles on Wikipedia. The Battle of Nagashino in 1575. Key to Oda success during the battle was the deployment of 10,000 Ashigaru arquebusiers. (from Military history) The bayonet is used as both a knife and, when attached to the front of a rifle, a polearm. (from Weapon) Illustration of an "eruptor," a proto-cannon, capable of firing cast-iron bombs filled with gunpowder, from the 14th century Ming Dynasty book Huolongjing (from Military history) A Greek trireme (from Military history) Greek hoplite (right) and Persian warrior depicted fighting, on an ancient kylix, 5th century BC (from Military history) Fulani jihad states of Africa, c. 1830 (from Religious war) Infantry were the first military forces in history. This warrior statuette demonstrates that military culture was an important part of historical societies, c.480 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen. (from Military history) A variety of firearms from the World War II and postwar eras on a firearm rack (from Weapon) The 3rd-century Great Ludovisi sarcophagus depicts a battle between Romans and Goths. (from Military history) War-damaged buildings in Beirut (from Religious war) Lifelike soldier statues from the Terracotta Army, discovered near modern Xi'an, which was meant to guard the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, 3rd century BC (from Military history) The Vickers was the successor to the Maxim gun and remained in British military service for 79 consecutive years. (from Weapon) A 155 mm M198 howitzer firing a shell (from Military history) The Battle of Pavia in 1525. Heavy cavalry and Landsknecht mercenaries armed with arquebuses. (from Military history) Midianite women, children and livestock taken captive by Israelite soldiers after all Midianite men had been killed and their towns burnt. Watercolour by James Tissot (c. 1900) illustrating the War against the Midianites as narrated in Numbers 31. (from Religious war) The victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces over the Muscovites at the Battle of Orsha in 1514 (from Military history) The advanced Ottoman weaponry (cannons and muskets wielded by janissaries) was the deciding factor of the Battle of Chaldiran. (from Military history) An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools (from Weapon) Medieval Indian weapons (from Weapon) Horn of Africa circa 1540 during the Ethiopian–Adal War, at the peak of al-Ghazi's expansion.   Adal Sultanate   Ethiopian Empire (Abyssinian/Habesha Kingdom) (from Religious war) Saladin and Guy of Lusignan after the Battle of Hattin of 1187 (from Religious war) A battle of the Reconquista from the Cantigas de Santa Maria (from Religious war) Franco-Prussian War (from Military history) A ballswheeled ballista drawn by armored cataphract horses, c. 400 (from Weapon) Selection of weapons collected by security officers at an airport (from Weapon) The Standard of Ur with depictions of war and peace, from the Sumerian city-state of Ur, c. 2600 BC (from Military history) A fatally wounded Israeli school boy in a Hamas attack, 2011 (from Religious war) Ancient Chinese cannon displayed in the Tower of London (from Weapon) Ordnance being produced at Pantex in Amarillo, Texas, United States during World War II (from Weapon) Japanese samurai boarding Mongol ships in 1281 (from Military history) Relief of Ramses II located in Abu Simbel fighting at the Battle of Kadesh on a chariot. (from Military history) The Canadian War Museum. (from Military history) Eighty Years' War, or Dutch Revolt against Spain, painting by Sebastiaen Vrancx (from Military history) A sample scene of the Taiping Rebellion. (from Religious war) The first Western image of a battle with cannon: the Siege of Orléans in 1429 (from Military history) Battle of Crécy (1346) between the English and French in the Hundred Years' War. (from Military history) Siege engine in Assyrian relief of attack on an enemy town during the reign of Tiglath-Pileser III, 743-720 BC, from his palace at Nimrud (from Military history) The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of French Protestants, 1572 (from Religious war) A small English Civil War-era cannon (from Military history) Dutch forces storming Coevorden during the Franco-Dutch War, 1672 (from Military history) Related portals Other Wikimedia projects Things you can do Summary of Military history WikiProject open tasks watch · edit · full list News and announcements The March newsletter is now available. Editors are advised that Featured Articles promoted before 2016 are in need of review, if you had an article promoted to Featured status on or before 2016 please check and update your article before they are listed at FAR/C. Current discussions No major discussions are open at the moment Featured article candidates William D. 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