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- Babi YarRavine and massacre site in Kyiv, Ukraine
- Background and causes of the Iranian RevolutionThe Iranian Revolution was the Shia Islamic revolution that replaced the secular monarchy
- Baggush BoxThe Baggush Box was a British Army field fortification built in the Western Desert near Ma
- BagnBagn is the administrative centre of Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.
- Baldomero AguinaldoBaldomero Aguinaldo y Baloy (February 27, 1869 – February 4, 1915) was a leader of the Phi
- Balfour DeclarationBritish government statement of 1917
- Balfour Declaration of 1926Declaration of the equality of the Commonwealth nations
- Balkan Air ForceThe Balkan Air Force (BAF) was an Allied air formation operating in the Balkans during Wor
- Balkan Front (World War I)Theatre of WWI
- Balkan Wars1912–1913 conflicts in Balkan states
- Balkans campaign (World War II)Series of offensives in 1940 and 1941
- Baltic Sea campaigns (1939–1945)WWII Axis and Allied campaigns
- Baltic–Soviet relationsRelevant events began regarding the Baltic states and the Soviet Union when, following Bol
- Baltimore PlotAlleged attempted assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Baltische LandeswehrThe Baltic Landwehr or Baltische Landeswehr ("Baltic Territorial Army") was the name of th
- Bambatha Rebellion1906 Zulu uprising in the colony of Natal
- Banana Framework AgreementThe Banana Framework Agreement (BFA) outlines regulations on the treatment, sharing, and p
- Banana WarsSeries of conflicts in Central America and the Caribbean
- BandenbekämpfungGerman historical military concept
- Bangladesh famine of 1974Famine in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Liberation War1971 Bangladesh–Pakistan armed conflict
- Bank of FranceFrench central bank
- Bank WarPolitical struggle in the 19th-century United States
- Bans on communist symbolsCommunist symbols have been banned, in part or in whole, by a number of the world's countr
- Bansei ikkeiBansei Ikkei (Japanese: 万世一系, lit. 'single unbroken line spanning ten thousand generations
- Bao'an CountyBao'an County, formerly named Xin'an County, was a historical county in South China. It ro
- BapaumeBapaume French pronunciation: (original Dutch name Batpalmen) is a commune in the Pas-de-C
- Baptists in FinlandBaptists in Finland have existed since the middle of the 19th century. They are part of th
- Barue uprisingThe Barue uprising (also known as the Barue revolt or the Barue rebellion) was an uprising
- Basic Treaty, 1972Treaty between East and West Germany
- Basil MorrisMajor General Basil Moorhouse Morris, CBE, DSO (19 December 1888 – 5 April 1975) was an Au
- Basmachi movement1916–1934 Central Asian uprising
- Battle for the Kapelsche VeerThe Battle for the Kapelsche Veer, also known as Operation Elephant took place between 26–
- Battle of Abukir (1799)1799 battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of Adwa1896 battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War
- Battle of AlegreThe Battle of Alegre was a naval battle of the Paraguayan War fought on July 11, 1867 near
- Battle of AliagaThe Battle of Aliaga was fought on September 4–5, 1897, between the Philippine revolutiona
- Battle of Amiens (1870)1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of AnqingThe Battle of Anqing (安慶之戰) was a prolonged siege of the prefecture-level city of Anqing i
- Battle of Antietam1862 battle of the American Civil War
- Battle of Appomattox Court HouseCrucial battle at the conclusion of the American Civil War
- Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of Arcole1796 battle of the Italian campaign of 1796–1797
- Battle of Arras (1917)British offensive during the First World War
- Battle of ArtenayBattle of the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Aspern–Essling1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition
- Battle of Austerlitz1805 battle of the War of the Third Coalition
- Battle of Ayacucho1824 battle of the Peruvian War of Independence
- Battle of Baghdad (2003)Part of the invasion of Iraq
- Battle of Baltimore1814 battle during the War of 1812
- Battle of Bassano1796 battle during the War of the First Coalition
- Battle of BataanPart of Japan's invasion of the Philippines during WWII
- Battle of Bautzen (1813)Battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of BazeillesBattle of the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Beaugency (1870)The Battle of Beaugency took place during the Franco-Prussian War between the army group o
- Battle of Beaune-la-RolandeThe Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande on 28 November 1870 took place during the Franco-Prussian
- Battle of Berezina1812 battle during the French invasion of Russia
- Battle of BerlinLast major offensive of the European theatre of World War II
- Battle of Bezzecca1866 battle in the Third Italian War of Independence
- Battle of Blaauwberg1806 engagement of the War of the Third Coalition
- Battle of BonillaThe Battle of Bonilla was a military engagement of the Ten Years' War. It took place on No
- Battle of Borneo (1941–1942)WWII Japanese campaign
- Battle of Borodino1812 battle of the French invasion of Russia
- Battle of BretoncellesThe Battle of Bretoncelles was an event in the Franco-Prussian War. It occurred on 21 Nove
- Battle of Britain1940 WWII air battle
- Battle of Britain DayBattle of Britain Day, 15 September 1940, is the day on which a large-scale aerial battle
- Battle of BuchyThe Battle of Buchy was fought during the Franco-Prussian War, on 4 December 1870, at Buch
- Battle of BuzancyBattle of Buzancy was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War which took place on 27 August 18
- Battle of Buzenval (1870)1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Cambrai (1917)1917 World War I battle
- Battle of Cape GloucesterThe Battle of Cape Gloucester was fought in the Pacific theater of World War II between Ja
- Battle of Cape Matapan1941 Allied naval victory over Italy
- Battle of Cape SpartiventoNaval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean
- Battle of Caporetto1917 battle on the Italian front of World War I
- Battle of CareiThe Battle of Carei was the last stage of recovering Romania's former territory of Norther
- Battle of Castiglione1796 battle during the War of the First Coalition
- Battle of CeglédThe Battle of Cegléd was a battle in the Hungarian war of Independence of 1848-1849, fough
- Battle of ChâteaudunFranco-Prussian War battle
- Battle of ChateauneufThe Battle of Châteauneuf was a battle in the Franco-Prussian War that took place on 3 Dec
- Battle of Chateauneuf-en-ThimeraisThe Battle of Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War, which took
- Battle of ChâtillonSkirmish during the 1870 siege of Paris
- Battle of ChevillyBattle during the 1870 siege of Paris
- Battle of CibakházaThe Battle of Cibakháza was one of the several battles for the bridge over the Tisza river
- Battle of Corregidor1942 battle of World War II, during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines
- Battle of CorrientesThe Battle of Corrientes occurred at the beginning of the Paraguayan War during the second
- Battle of Coulmiers
- Battle of CreteAxis invasion of Crete during World War II
- Battle of Dalushan IslandsThe Battle of Dalushan (Greater Deer Mountain) Islands (大鹿山等岛战斗) took place between the na
- Battle of Dijon (1870)Series of battles in the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of DogaliThe Battle of Dogali was fought on 26 January 1887 between Italy and Ethiopia in Dogali ne
- Battle of DompaireThe Battle of Dompaire was fought between French and German armoured forces near the town
- Battle of Dongshan Island23°41′58″N 117°25′13″E / 23.699453°N 117.420397°E
- Battle of Dresden1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of Dreux (1870)Battle in Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Eckmühl1809 battle of the War of the Fifth Coalition
- Battle of Eylau1807 battle of the War of the Fourth Coalition
- Battle of Fontenay-le-ComteThe Battles of Fontenay-le-Comte were fought on 16 May 1793 and on 25 May 1793 during the
- Battle of Fort Sumter1861 American Civil War battle
- Battle of FranceGerman invasion of France in 1940
- Battle of FriedauThe Battle of Friedau was a battle in the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-1849, foug
- Battle of Friedland1807 battle of the War of the Fourth Coalition
- Battle of GaliciaBattle in World War I's Eastern Front
- Battle of Gasr Bu HadiThe Battle of Gasr Bu Hadi occurred during the Italian colonization of Libya. It was the w
- Battle of Gettysburg1863 battle of the American Civil War
- Battle of Gordali (1852)The Battle of Gordali was one of the fiercest battles of the Caucasian War. The battle bet
- Battle of Gravelotte1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of GrayThe Battle of Gray (also called Battle of Talmay), fought on 27 October 1870, was a part o
- Battle of GroixThe Battle of Groix (, g'r-wah) was a large naval engagement which took place near the isl
- Battle of GuineaThe Battle of Guinea took place on the Gulf of Guinea, in western Africa, 1478, between a
- Battle of HallueThe Battle of Hallue was a battle of the Franco-Prussian War on 23 and 24 December 1870.
- Battle of HammametThe Battle of Hammamet was an attack by the Spanish-Sicilian-Maltese fleet on the Tunisian
- Battle of Hampton Roads1862 battle of the American Civil War
- Battle of Havana (1870)Franco-Prussian War single-ship action
- Battle of Hong KongOne of the first battles of the Pacific campaign of World War II
- Battle of IhászThe Battle of Ihász took place during the Summer Campaign of the Hungarian War of Independ
- Battle of Ilomantsi (1939)The Battle of Ilomantsi was fought from 10 December to 16 December 1939, between Finland a
- Battle of ImphalBattle between Japanese and Allied forces in 1944
- Battle of Isandlwana1879 Anglo-Zulu War battle
- Battle of Iwo JimaMajor World War II battle in the Pacific Theater
- Battle of JarkovácThe Battle of Jarkovác (now Jarkovac, in the Sečanj municipality, Central Banat District,
- Battle of Jena–Auerstedt1806 battle of the War of the Fourth Coalition
- Battle of Jutland1916 major naval battle during World War I
- Battle of Kampinos ForestThe Battle of Kampinos Forest was in fact a series of skirmishes and battles fought in the
- Battle of Kehl (1796)During the Battle of Kehl (23–24 June 1796), a Republican French force under the direction
- Battle of Kerch Strait (1774)These battles took place during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, on 20 June and 9 July (O
- Battle of Kerch Strait (1790)The naval Battle of (the) Kerch Strait (also known as Battle of Yenikale, by the old Turki
- Battle of KodziowceThe Battle of Kodziowce was a battle that took place at Kodziowce (now in modern Belarus)
- Battle of Komarów (1914)The Battle of Komarow (known in Russia as the Battle of Tomaszów) was a battle on the East
- Battle of KöniggrätzPart of the Austro-Prussian War
- Battle of KotorThe Battle of Kotor took place during the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-1849 on 17
- Battle of Kursk1943 tank battle in the Soviet Union
- Battle of La Rothière1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of Ladon and MézièresThe Battle of Ladon and Mézières was fought at Ladon and Mézières-en-Gâtinais between the
- Battle of Lake Khasan1938 Soviet-Japanese border clashes
- Battle of Laon1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of Le BourgetThe First battle of Le Bourget was part of the siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian W
- Battle of Le MansBattle during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871
- Battle of Leipzig1813 battle of the Napoleonic Wars
- Battle of LempääläThe Battle of Lempäälä refers to a series of battles that took place within the areas of L
- Battle of LetenyeThe Battle of Letenye took place during the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848-1849 on
- Battle of LewistonThe Battle of Lewiston saw Major General Phineas Riall lead a combined British and Native
- Battle of Leyte GulfLargest naval battle of World War II
- Battle of Ligny1815 battle during the War of the Seventh Coalition (Hundred Days)
- Battle of Limburg (1796)Sometimes called the Battle of Limburg or Second Battle of Altenkirchen or Battle of the L
- Battle of Lodi10 May 1796 battle between French and Austrian forces
- Battle of Longeau1870 battle in the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Lützen (1813)1813 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of MadagascarCampaign during WWII
- Battle of Manila (1762)Part of the Seven Years' War
- Battle of Manila Bay1898 battle during the Spanish–American War
- Battle of Mars-la-Tour1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Martinique (1794)The Battle of Martinique was a successful British invasion of the French colony of Martini
- Battle of Megiddo (1918)Part of World War I
- Battle of Midway1942 major naval battle in World War II
- Battle of MonnaieFranco-Prussian war
- Battle of Montereau1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of Mount Tabor (1799)1799 battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of MuarBattle of the Malayan Campaign in World War II
- Battle of MykonosThe Battle of Mykonos was a minor naval engagement fought in the main harbour of the Cycla
- Battle of Nan'ao Island23°25′N 117°06′E / 23.42°N 117.10°E
- Battle of Nanpeng Island21°33′N 112°12′E / 21.55°N 112.20°E
- Battle of Nanticoke CreekThe Battle of Nanticoke Creek was a small skirmish fought on November 13, 1813, near Nanti
- Battle of Navarino1827 naval battle during the Greek War of Independence
- Battle of Neuwied (1797)The Battle of Neuwied (18 April 1797) saw Lazare Hoche lead part of the French Army of Sam
- Battle of New OrleansBattle of the War of 1812 fought in January 1815
- Battle of NompatelizeThe Battle of Nompatelize, also known as the Battle of Etival, was a battle of the Franco-
- Battle of NouartThe Battle of Nouart was fought on 29 August 1870 at the village of Nouart. Part of the Fr
- Battle of NoveletaThe Battle of Noveleta known as Battle of Calero Bridge was a major battle during the Phil
- Battle of Nuits Saint GeorgesThe Battle of Nuits-Saint-Georges was a battle in the Franco-Prussian War, which took plac
- Battle of Obytichnyi SpitThe Battle of Obytichnyi Spit was a naval battle fought in the Sea of Azov during the Russ
- Battle of Ocho RiosThe Battle of Ocho Rios also known as Battle of Las Chorreras was a military action which
- Battle of OgnonThe Battle of Ognon was a battle in the Franco-Prussian War, which took place on 22 Octobe
- Battle of OkinawaMajor 1945 battle of the Pacific War
- Battle of Old BaldyThe Battle of Old Baldy was a series of five engagements for Hill 266 in west-central Kore
- Battle of Olympus (1941)The German invasion of Greece on 6 April 1941 had already been anticipated by the Allied f
- Battle of OuluThe Battle of Oulu refers to a battle between the Whites and the Reds in the port city of
- Battle of P'ohang-dong1950 battle in the Korean War
- Battle of Paris (1814)1814 battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of Passchendaele1917 campaign of the First World War
- Battle of PeredThe Battle of Pered, fought on 20–21 June 1849, was one of the battles which took place in
- Battle of PesmesThe Battle of Pesmes was part of the Franco-Prussian War. It took place from December 16 t
- Battle of PetrogradRussian Civil War 1919 battle
- Battle of Pinos1596 naval battle near Cuba
- Battle of PontarlierThe Battle of Pontarlier, also known as the Battle of Pontarlier-La Cluse, was the final m
- Battle of Pusan Perimeter logisticsLogistics in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter (August 4 – September 15, 1950) during the Kore
- Battle of Reims (1814)1814 battle during the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of RejafThe Battle of Rejaf, also known as the Battle of Bedden, was fought on 17 February 1897 be
- Battle of Rio NuevoThe Battle of Rio Nuevo took place between 25 and 27 June 1658 on the island of Jamaica be
- Battle of Rivoli1797 battle of the War of the First Coalition
- Battle of Romania1944 battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
- Battle of RuovesiThe Battle of Ruovesi was a major battle during the Finnish Civil War and on the Eastern F
- Battle of Rzhev, summer 1942The Battle of Rzhev in the summer of 1942 was part of a series of battles that lasted 15 m
- Battle of San Francisco de MalabonThe Battle of San Francisco De Malabon (Filipino: Labanan sa San Francisco De Malabon) was
- Battle of San Juan (1595)Spanish victory during the Anglo–Spanish War
- Battle of San Juan (1598)English victory over Spain in Puerto Rico
- Battle of San Salvador (1641)Battle of San Salvador
- Battle of San Salvador (1642)Military assault
- Battle of Saragarhi1897 last stand battle in the British Raj
- Battle of Sarimbun BeachThe Battle of Sarimbun Beach was the first stage of the Japanese assault on Singapore in F
- Battle of SceauxFranco-Prussian War
- Battle of Sedan1870 battle during the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Segale1916 civil conflict in the Ethiopian Empire
- Battle of SegesvárThe Battle of Segesvár (Transylvania, now Sighișoara, Romania), also called the Battle of
- Battle of Shanghai1937 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War
- Battle of Shanghai (1861)The Battle of Shanghai (太平軍二攻上海) was a major engagement of the Taiping Rebellion that occu
- Battle of Shiloh1862 battle of the American Civil War
- Battle of SiegburgThe Battle of Siegburg was the first engagement of the French offensive across the River R
- Battle of SloboziaThe Battle of Slobozia was fought between Russia and the Ottoman Empire as a part of the N
- Battle of Smolensk (1812)Battle of the French invasion of Russia
- Battle of Somosierra1808 battle of the Peninsular War
- Battle of Spicheren1870 battle of the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of St. George's CayeThe Battle of St. George's Caye was a military engagement that lasted from 3 to 10 Septemb
- Battle of StalingradMajor World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
- Battle of TaeguKorean War battle in 1950
- Battle of Taif (1916)The Battle of Taif was fought between Ottoman forces and Syed Hussien bin Ali Sharif of Me
- Battle of Tannenberg1914 World War I battle
- Battle of TarłówThe Battle of Tarlow took place on June 30 – July 2, 1915, near the town of Tarlow, which
- Battle of TeruelThe Battle of Teruel was fought in and around the city of Teruel during the Spanish Civil
- Battle of the AlamoMajor battle of the Texas Revolution
- Battle of the AtlanticNaval campaign in World War II
- Battle of the Bowling AlleyIn the Battle of the Bowling Alley (August 21, 1950), United Nations Command (UN) forces d
- Battle of the BulgeWorld War II battle, 1944–1945
- Battle of the Coral SeaMajor naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II
- Battle of the FrontiersSeries of battles; part of the Western Front of World War I
- Battle of the Îles Saint-MarcoufThe Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf was an engagement fought off the Îles Saint-Marcouf n
- Battle of the Levant ConvoyThe Battle of the Levant Convoy was a naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars fo
- Battle of the Little Bighorn1876 battle of the Great Sioux War
- Battle of the Lys (1918)Part of WWI German offensive in Flanders
- Battle of the MediterraneanWorld War II naval campaign
- Battle of the Pusan Perimeter1950 major battle of the Korean War
- Battle of the Pyramids1798 battle of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- Battle of the SommeWWI battle pitting France and Britain against Germany
- Battle of Tipton's IslandThe Battle of Tipton's Island was an engagement between a Shawnee war party and Indiana mi
- Battle of Tornio (1918)The Battle of Tornio refers to a battle of the Finnish Civil War, that took place in the C
- Battle of TrafalgarBattle of the Trafalgar campaign
- Battle of Tsushima1905 naval battle of the Russo-Japanese War
- Battle of Ulm1805 battle during the War of the Third Coalition
- Battle of Varize1870 Battle in the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of Vauchamps1814 battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition
- Battle of Vendôme1870 battle between France and Prussia
- Battle of VerdunBattle on the Western Front during the First World War
- Battle of Villa Verde TrailThe Battle of Villa Verde Trail (Filipino: Labanan sa Tugaygayan ng Villa Verde) was a cam
- Battle of VillepionBattle in Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of VillersexelBattle in France
- Battle of Villiers1870 Franco-Prussian War battle
- Battle of Vittorio VenetoBattle during World War I (October–November 1918)
- Battle of Volta Mantovana (1848)The Battle of Volta Mantovana of 1848 was an engagement during the First Italian War of In
- Battle of Vukov KlanacThe Battle of Vukov Klanac was a 7-day fight between Wehrmacht and Yugoslav Partisan force
- Battle of Wagram1809 battle during the War of the Fifth Coalition
- Battle of Warsaw (1920)Battle of the Polish–Soviet War
- Battle of Waterloo1815 battle of the Waterloo campaign
- Battle of WetzlarThe Battle of Wetzlar (15 June 1796) saw a Habsburg Austrian army led by Archduke Charles,
- Battle of Wide Bay–Open BayThe Battle of Wide Bay–Open Bay was a battle during the New Britain campaign of the Second
- Battle of Willow GrangeThe Battle of Willow Grange, which took place on 23 November 1899 at Willow Grange, south
- Battle of Wissembourg (1870)Part of the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of WörthPart of the Franco-Prussian War
- Battle of YongdongThe Battle of Yongdong was an engagement between United States and North Korean forces ear
- Battles of Khalkhin Gol1939 border clashes between Imperial Japan and the Soviet Union
- Battles of La Naval de ManilaNaval battle of the Eighty Years' War
- Battles of the IsonzoSeries of major battles between Italy and Austria-Hungary during WWI
- Bay of WhalesThe Bay of Whales was a natural ice harbour, or iceport, indenting the front of the Ross I
- BeachheadA beachhead is a temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by se
- Beauchamp Seymour, 1st Baron AlcesterAdmiral Frederick Beauchamp Paget Seymour, 1st Baron Alcester, GCB (12 April 1821 – 30 Mar
- Beer Hall PutschFailed 1923 Nazi coup attempt in Munich, Germany
- Begum Hazrat MahalRegent of Awadh, 1857–1858
- Behar ShtyllaBehar Shtylla (11 March 1918 – 8 December 1994) was an Albanian diplomat, member of the Ce
- Beiyang Army20th-century Chinese army
- Beiyang FleetThe Beiyang Fleet (Pei-yang Fleet; simplified Chinese: 北洋舰队; traditional Chinese: 北洋艦隊; pi
- Beiyang governmentGovernment of China from 1912 to 1928
- Belgian Revolution1830 revolution against Dutch rule
- Belgium and the Franco-Prussian WarActivity during the 1870–71 European war
- Belgrade offensive1944 Second World War battle
- Belle ÉpoquePeriod in European history, 1871–1914
- Bendigo PetitionThe Bendigo Petition was an attempt by miners in the colony of Victoria (now part of the C
- Bengal famine of 1943Famine in British India during World War II
- Bengal RenaissanceCultural period of the 1800s to the 1930s in the Bengal region
- Benin Expedition of 1897British invasion of the Kingdom of Benin
- Benito de San JuanBenito de San Juan (1727 – 7 January 1809) was a Spanish military officer and a notable co
- Bento Manuel RibeiroBento Manuel Ribeiro (1783 – 30 May 1855) was a Brazilian military officer, who participat
- Berlin Declaration (1945)1945 historical document
- Berlin WallCold War barrier around West Berlin (1961–1989)
- Berlin–Baghdad railwayRailway line
- Bernhard Erasmus von DeroyBernhard Erasmus von Deroy (11 December 1743 – 23 August 1812) from the Electorate of the
- Bihać operationThe Bihać operation was a military operation conducted by Yugoslav partisans against the I
- Bill Alexander (British politician)William Alexander (13 June 1910 – 11 July 2000) was a leading activist within the Communis
- Billy ClaiborneBilly Claiborne (October 21, 1860 – November 14, 1882) was an American outlaw, cowboy, dro
- Bituminous coal miners' strike of 1894The bituminous coal miners' strike was an unsuccessful national eight-week strike by miner
- Bixby letterLetter written by Abraham Lincoln
- BL 8-inch howitzer Mk VI – VIIIThe BL 8-inch howitzer Marks VI, VII and VIII (6, 7 and 8) were a series of British artill
- Black Dragon SocietyUltranationalist paramilitary group in Japan
- Black Dragon Society (comics)The Black Dragon Society is a non-fictional Japanese secret society, also known as the Kok
- Black Friday (1944)Black Friday was the nickname given by the 1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland R
- Black JanuaryViolent 1990 crackdown in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
- Black Ribbon DayInternational day of remembrance
- Black Sea campaigns (1941–1944)WWII operations
- Black Ships16th-19th-century Japanese term for Western vessels
- Black suffrageBlack suffrage refers to black people's right to vote and has long been an issue in countr
- Black WarWar between British colonists and Aboriginal Tasmanians (1824–1832)
- Black Week (Hawaii)The Black Week was a crisis in Honolulu, Hawaii that nearly caused a war between the Hawai
- Bled agreement (1938)1938 treaty between Hungary and the Little Entente
- Bleeding KansasViolent slavery-related confrontations in Kansas territory in latter half of 1850s
- Blockade of Germany (1914–1919)WWI naval blockade
- Blockade of Germany (1939–1945)WWII operation to restrict supply lines
- Blockade of the Eastern MediterraneanOn 25 August 1915, the Allied forces officially declared a blockade of the eastern coast o
- Blue Guard (Slovene)Military unit
- BlutmaiPolitical violence in Berlin, May 1929
- Boer republicsFormer countries in southern Africa
- BoersDescendants of Afrikaners beyond the Cape Colony frontier
- Bois-le-Prêtre fightingBois-le-Prêtre fighting (Priest's Wood, Priesterwald in German) was an engagement in the F
- Bolívar's campaign to liberate New GranadaMilitary campaign in Venezuelan War of Independence (1819–1820)
- Bolivarian Revolution21st-century political process in Venezuela
- Bolivian War of IndependenceConflict for Bolivian independence from the Spanish Empire (1809-25)
- BolsheviksFaction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
- Bombardment of Algiers (1784)The 2nd Bombardment of Algiers took place between 12 and 21 July 1784. A joint Spanish-Nea
- Bombing of Chongqing1938–1944 Japanese air raids against Chongqing, China
- Bombing of Constantinople in World War I1916–18 air raids on the Ottoman capital
- Bombing of GuernicaAttack by military aircraft during the Spanish Civil War
- Bombing of Mandalay (1942)The bombing of Mandalay was conducted as part of the Japanese conquest of Burma and was on
- Bombing of Podgorica in World War IIThe bombing of Podgorica in World War II was carried out by the Allies from 1943 to 1944 a
- Bombing of Sarajevo in World War IIThe bombing of Sarajevo in the Second World War occurred first in April 1941 then it was f
- Bombing of Sofia in World War IIThe Bulgarian capital of Sofia suffered a series of Allied bombing raids during World War
- Bombing of the VaticanVatican City was bombed twice during World War II. The first occasion was on the evening o
- Bombing of TokyoAir raids by the US Army Air Forces in the Pacific War
- Bombing of Zagreb in World War IIThe bombing of Zagreb in World War II was carried out by the Allies from 1944 until 1945.
- Bon-Adrien Jeannot de MonceyBon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey (or Jannot de Moncey), 1st duc de Conegliano (31 July 1754 –
- Bonn–Paris conventions1952 treaty giving limited sovereignty to West Germany
- Border checkpointPassage point on an international border
- Borgu EmirateThe Borgu Emirate is a Nigerian traditional state with its capital in New Bussa, Niger Sta
- Boris III of BulgariaTsar of Bulgaria from 1918 to 1943
- Boshin War1868–1869 Japanese civil war
- Bosnian CrisisCrisis triggered by Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1908
- Boxer Indemnity ScholarshipThe Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program was a scholarship program for Chinese students to
- Boxer Rebellion1899–1901 anti-foreign uprising in China
- Brabant Revolution1789–90 event in the Austrian Netherlands
- Brandenburg GateTriumphal arch and gate in Berlin, Germany
- Brașov rebellion1987 revolt against Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu's economic policies
- Brazil in World War IIBrazil officially entered World War II on August 22, 1942, when it declared war against th
- Brazilian Constitution of 1824Brazil's first constitution
- Brazilian Constitution of 1891The Brazilian Constitution of 1891 (Portuguese: Constituição brasileira de 1891), also kno
- Brazilian real (old)The first official currency of Brazil was the real (pronounced ; pl. réis), with the symbo
- Brigade 2506Group of Cuban exiles who attempted to invade Cuba
- Bristol BlitzThe Bristol Blitz was the heavy bombing of Bristol, England by the Nazi German Luftwaffe d
- British ArmyLand warfare force of the United Kingdom
- British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research ExpeditionThe British Australian (and) New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) was a res
- British BattalionThe British Battalion (1936–1938; officially the Saklatvala Battalion) was the 16th battal
- British colonisation of TasmaniaThe British colonisation of Tasmania took place between 1803 and 1830. Known as Van Diemen
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