Portal:War

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 - Penda was a 7th-century King of Mercia, a kingdom in what is today the English Midlands. A pagan at a time when Christianity was taking hold in many of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, Penda participated in the defeat of the powerful Northumbrian king Edwin at the Battle of Hatfield Chase in 633; nine years later, he defeated and killed Edwin's eventual successor, Oswald, at the Battle of Maserfield. From this point he was probably the most powerful of the Anglo-Saxon rulers of the time; he defeated the East Angles, drove the king of Wessex into exile for three years, and continued to wage war against the Bernicians of Northumbria. Thirteen years after Maserfield, he suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of the Winwaed in the course of a final campaign against the Bernicians and was killed. Selected conflict - Cretan War may refer to multiple wars involving the island of Crete, including: Cretan War (205–200 BC), a war between King Philip V of Macedon and Rhodes Cretan War (1645–69), a war between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire (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 ► Anti-war ► Causes of war ► Chronology of war ► Environmental impact of war ► Laws of war ► War and the media ► Metaphors referring to war and violence ► Military and war museums ► People associated with war ► War and politics ► War in popular culture ► Warfare ► Works about wars ► Wikipedia books on war 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 the journal Minnesota History covers topics ranging from the Dakota War of 1862 and cholera in the state to root beer stands of the Midwest? ... that the Roman army repelled an elephant charge at the Battle of Panormus by throwing javelins? ... that Walter Lord's book The Dawn's Early Light was called "the definitive book about the burning of Washington during the War of 1812" by the Los Angeles Times? ... that the Battle of Marshall's Elm has been described as the "first real confrontation" of the First English Civil War? ... that in the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, the Byzantines in the flanks defeated their Seljuk opponents, but on the next morning learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre? ... that the Battle of Roan's Tan Yard ended Missouri State Guard recruiting activities in Randolph County? Featured picture - An F/A-18 Hornet during takeoff from the USS Kitty Hawk. Photo credit: Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Jonathan Chandler, U.S. Navy Selected anniversaries June 24 972 - Battle of Cedynia, near Cedynia. Polish forces have had their first documented victory. 1128 - Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães. Portuguese forces led by Alfonso I defeat his mother D.Teresa and D.Fernão Peres de Trava. After this battle, the future king calls himself "Prince of Portugal", the first step towards "official independence" in 1143. 1340 - Edward III of England personally leads the navy of the Kingdom of England in its practically complete destruction of the fleet of the Kingdom of France at the Battle of Sluys. The French fleet was under the command of admiral Hue Quiéret and treasurer Nicholas Béhuchet, assisted by Genoese mercenary galleys serving under Egidio Bocanegra. Although both Hue Quiéret and Béhuchet were among the casualties, the mercenaries manage to escape. 1859 - Battle of Solferino: (Battle of the Three Sovereigns). Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy. 1945 - Moscow Victory Parade. General images The following are images from various war-related articles on Wikipedia. The bayonet is used as both knife and, when attached to a rifle, a polearm. (from Weapon) Ancient Chinese cannon displayed in the Tower of London. (from Weapon) Assault rifle CZ-805 BREN (produced in Czech Republic). (from Weapon) The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre of French Protestants, 1572 (from Religious war) Relief of Ramses II located in Abu Simbel fighting at the Battle of Kadesh on a chariot. (from Military history) A small English Civil War-era cannon (from Military history) Fulani jihad states of Africa, c. 1830 (from Religious war) An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. (from Weapon) Demolished home in Balata, 2002, Second Intifada (from Religious war) A 155 mm M198 howitzer firing a shell (from Military history) 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) The victory of the Polish-Lithuanian forces over the Muscovites at the Battle of Orsha in 1514 (from Military history) A sample scene of the Taiping Rebellion. (from Religious war) The Vickers was the successor to the Maxim gun and remained in British military service for 79 consecutive years. (from Weapon) The Canadian War Museum. (from Military history) Selection of weapons collected by security officers at an airport (from Weapon) Medieval Indian weapons (from Weapon) Japanese samurai boarding Mongol ships in 1281 (from Military history) A Greek trireme (from Military history) A four-wheeled ballista drawn by armored cataphract horses, c. 400. (from Weapon) War-damaged buildings in Beirut (from Religious war) A battle of the Reconquista from the Cantigas de Santa Maria (from Religious war) The 3rd-century Great Ludovisi sarcophagus depicts a battle between Romans and Goths. (from Military history) Battle of Crécy (1346) between the English and French in the Hundred Years' War. (from Military history) 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) Saladin and Guy of Lusignan after the Battle of Hattin of 1187 (from Religious war) Franco-Prussian War (from Military history) Eighty Years' War, or Dutch Revolt against Spain, painting by Sebastiaen Vrancx (from Military history) Related portals World War I World War II Genocide Other Wikimedia projects Things you can do Summary of Military history WikiProject open tasks watch · edit · full list News and announcements The May newsletter is now available. The Wikipedia:SOLDIER notability essay has been deprecated, and should no longer be used in discussions of notability at AfD and elsewhere. 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. 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