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The Battle of Nile(Aboukir Bay) begins in 1798 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, with the British led by Horatio Nelson, routing the French fleet, which lost 9 ships, and around 5000 killed. And it made the British dominant in the Mediterranean, ending a 3 month naval campaign.

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Philip II of Macedonia along with his son Alexander, routs a coalition of Greek city states led by Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, making him the defacto leader of Greece. It was the culmination of a series of campaigns by Philip between 339-338 BC.

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Hannibal routs the much larger Roman Army at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, regarded as one of the greatest tactical victories in military history, and one of the worst defeats ever for the Romans. He had earlier defeated them at Trebia and Lake Trasimene.

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Iraq invades Kuwait on this date in 1990, and would occupy the country for next 7 months, triggering the first major global crisis after the Cold War. With Iraq rejecting UNSC Resolution 678, it would lead to the first Gulf War ultimately in 1991.

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The city of Taormina in North Eastern Sicily falls to the Aghlabids in 902, after a long siege, that would be led by deposed Emir, Ibrahim II. It completed the Muslim conquest of Sicily, as the residents abandoned by the Byzantine Govt, were massacred or taken into slavery.

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The Battle of Nile(Aboukir Bay) begins in 1798 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, with the British led by Horatio Nelson, routing the French fleet, which lost 9 ships, and around 5000 killed. And it made the British dominant in the Mediterranean, ending a 3 month naval campaign.	6
Philip II of Macedonia along with his son Alexander, routs a coalition of Greek city states led by Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, making him the defacto leader of Greece. It was the culmination of a series of campaigns by Philip between 339-338 BC.	4
Hannibal routs the much larger Roman Army at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, regarded as one of the greatest tactical victories in military history, and one of the worst defeats ever for the Romans. He had earlier defeated them at Trebia and Lake Trasimene.	2
Iraq invades Kuwait on this date in 1990, and would occupy the country for next 7 months, triggering the first major global crisis after the Cold War. With Iraq rejecting UNSC Resolution 678, it would lead to the first Gulf War ultimately in 1991.	2
The city of Taormina in North Eastern Sicily falls to the Aghlabids in 902, after a long siege, that would be led by deposed Emir, Ibrahim II. It completed the Muslim conquest of Sicily, as the residents abandoned by the Byzantine Govt, were massacred or taken into slavery.	1