50 Most Decisive Battles in World History - collaborative effort

Don't know if someone already mentioned it, but I suggest:
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham (Without it then things would've been vastly different in North America)

Seconded.
It was the most decisive battle in North American theater of Seven Years War, even more decisive than siege of Louisbourg I think...
And about Seven Years War, there is one decisive battle in Indian theater:
Battle of Plassey, 1757 AD, British vs French and Indians, which lead to British annexation of Bengal and ensuring the domination of British East India Company in India for the next 200 years...
And then there are some other battles:
Siege of Orleans, 1428 AD, English vs French, a turning point in Hundred Years War...
Siege of Constantinople, 1204 AD, Byzantines vs Crusaders and Venetians, permanently ended the Byzantines' role as the "shield" of Europe against the Turks...
Battle of Lechfeld, 955 AD, Germans vs Magyars, ended the Magyar raids in Europe and lead to the establishment of Holy Roman Empire...
Battle of Pharsalus, 48 BC, Caesar's forces vs Pompey's, starting the Caesar's domination and ended the Roman Republic...
Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BC, Macedonians vs Athenians and Thebans, marking the start of Macedonian domination over Greece...
(I nominated too much battles, didn't I? ;) Don't worry, I won't nominate again for a long time... :D)
 
I think that list should be changed a bit, it's very... Western-centric.

Again, since Western civilization has far more influence to the world than the other civilizations, it really deserve the positions of 1st until 10th...
(and again, just for info, I'm not a "Westerner")

Edit: For example, whether or not the Confederacy wins or loses a battle will not really affect the whole world as a whole, if you know what I'm saying?

Well, since I'm not an American myself, I'll leave this question to the other Americans in this board...

And, btw, I'd like to know which battle that you think should be included into big 10...
 

Typo

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Again, since Western civilization has far more influence to the world than the other civilizations, it really deserve the positions of 1st until 10th...
(and again, just for info, I'm not a "Westerner")
Again that's pretty bullshit when 10%-20% of the world's population occupies 98% of the list

I don't believe the west have made 98% of the influence on the world since the dawn of history
 
Again that's pretty bullshit when 10%-20% of the world's population occupies 98% of the list

I don't believe the west have made 98% of the influence on the world since the dawn of history

I think that 60:40 in favor of them Westerners could be good; considering that to be fair, they do have a disproportionate impact on history with regards to population.
 
Battle of Valcour Bay is one of the more vital battles that nobody ever heard of. In 1776, after Washington was kicked out of New York, the British tried to move south from Canada, but were stopped at Valcour Bay. The resistance Arnold put up there convinced the British to turn back for the winter. Had they won and taken Ticonderoga in 1776, the could have easily cut New England off from the rest of the colonies. Whether this would mean British victory in the end, perhaps, perhaps not.
 

mats

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siege of paris
french-german war of 1870
result: french lose alsace-Lorraine, germans united, eventualy ww1
 
Please, I never understood how all those battles in North America influenced World History... at the time they took place, they did change things only in limited locality.

And my another additions to the list:

Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) - decisive win of Christian side in Reconquista. Afterwards it was only moping down the remains of Muslim holdings in Iberia.

Poltava (1709) - end of the high-mark of Sweden. Beginning of Russian hegemony in Eastern Europe.
 
Please, I never understood how all those battles in North America influenced World History... at the time they took place, they did change things only in limited locality.

Hmm...which battle that you refer to...?

And my another additions to the list:

Las Navas de Tolosa (1212) - decisive win of Christian side in Reconquista. Afterwards it was only moping down the remains of Muslim holdings in Iberia.

Poltava (1709) - end of the high-mark of Sweden. Beginning of Russian hegemony in Eastern Europe.

Seconded those two battles...
 

Sandmannius

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Please, I never understood how all those battles in North America influenced World History... at the time they took place, they did change things only in limited locality.

Exactly! What does the world care if some battle is won by the USA or the CSA, were trying to the list the most important and influential battles in the history of the world up until present day, not the most important battles in American history.
 
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