Stalingrad was where the Russians turned the tables on the Germans and started to push them back. It was the bloodiest battle in history, and more men were killed here than the rest of the Allies casualties put together. Think about it, if Germany had defeated the Soviets at Stalingrad Russia would have suffered a catastrophic defeat and would have lost millions more lives as well as the war in the east. With Russia out of the way, those millions of German soldiers could have made their way to the West and so D-Day could not have happened - too many Germans. All in all, with this battle the Russians pushed the Germans to the wall and defeated them. In Russia was the real war, the war where over 80% of the German casualties were. It was Russia that defeated Germany, D-Day just hastened the inevitable.
2. Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the American Revolutionary War. The Americans made the British surrender for the first time. Making the French (A rival of Britain) recognize them and then the French became an ally of the American's. It was a pivotal point the Revolutionary War because the French helped them get supplies and gave them soldiers.
3. Invasion of Normandy
The D-Day Invasion of Normandy by allied forces in WWII was a crucial turning point in the war, both militarily and diplomatically. It opened an extremely vital new front that almost immediately threatened Germany's Industrial Heart. It more directly aided the Russians than previous US/UK offenses in Africa & North Africa as it pulled resources out of the Eastern Front areas. It brought significant French resources into the fight against the Axis.
4. Battle of Gettysburg
It was a major turning point in the war. Until that battle, the South was actually winning. The Battle of Gettysburg was the start of the South's loss of the war.
5. Battle of Cajamarca
The Battle of Cajamarca was a surprise attack on the Inca royal entourage orchestrated by Francisco Piazarra . Sprung on the evening of November 16, 1532, in the great plaza of Cajamarca, the ambush achieved the goal of capturing the Inca, Atahualpa , and claimed the lives of thousands of Atahualpa's followers. At the signal to attack, the Spaniards unleashed gunfire at the vulnerable mass of Incan's and surged forward in a concerted action. The effect was devastating: the shocked and unarmed Incan's offered so little resistance that the battle has often been labeled a massacre. This was the beginning of the Spaniards taking over South America.
6. Yorktown
Yorktown was the significant British defeat (loss of the largest British Army in America) that pushed England to the bargaining table and led to the signing of a peace treaty. Also many men died in Yorktown
7. Battle of Marathon
This battle is important because it stopped the Persians from keep expanding their empire, and if the Persians would have conquered Greece many important discoveries made by them might have never been discovered. This battle also showed that Greek armor and tatcis were superior.
8.Nuclear Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
I don't know if you would consider this to be a "battle" but it was very significant. If it is, it was a very one-sided battle. It impacted Japan and other countries as well.
9. Battle of Hastings
10. Waterloo
It was the final defeat of Napoloen and ended the years of warfare in Europe.
Napoloen had been defeated in 1814 by the Russians and he was exiled. But he escaped and reformed a new army. However, I don't think he had a large enough army with support that could have continued to fight all the nations so his failure was inevitable.
The Battle of Cajamarca was a surprise attack on the Inca royal entourage orchestrated by Francisco Piazarra . Sprung on the evening of November 16, 1532, in the great plaza of Cajamarca, the ambush achieved the goal of capturing the Inca, Atahualpa , and claimed the lives of thousands of Atahualpa's followers. At the signal to attack, the Spaniards unleashed gunfire at the vulnerable mass of Incan's and surged forward in a concerted action. The effect was devastating: the shocked and unarmed Incan's offered so little resistance that the battle has often been labeled a massacre. This was the beginning of the Spaniards taking over South America.
6. Yorktown
Yorktown was the significant British defeat (loss of the largest British Army in America) that pushed England to the bargaining table and led to the signing of a peace treaty. Also many men died in Yorktown
7. Battle of Marathon
This battle is important because it stopped the Persians from keep expanding their empire, and if the Persians would have conquered Greece many important discoveries made by them might have never been discovered. This battle also showed that Greek armor and tatcis were superior.
8.Nuclear Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
I don't know if you would consider this to be a "battle" but it was very significant. If it is, it was a very one-sided battle. It impacted Japan and other countries as well.
9. Battle of Hastings
The battle of Hastings took place in the year AD 1066 after a dispute over the succession to the English throne. The Battle of Hastings, both directly and indirectly, ushered in changes in English law, language and culture and laid the groundwork for the beginnings of the English feudal system.
10. Waterloo
It was the final defeat of Napoloen and ended the years of warfare in Europe.
Napoloen had been defeated in 1814 by the Russians and he was exiled. But he escaped and reformed a new army. However, I don't think he had a large enough army with support that could have continued to fight all the nations so his failure was inevitable.
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