The forces of Georgi Zhukov, second-in-command to Stalin, prevail on the Russian front.

Ulysses S. Grant's bloody but indecisive victory at the Battle of the Wilderness later proved vital to the Union victory.

Adm. Horatio Nelson's victory at Trafalgar ensures British naval domination.

Napoleon exploits the French Revolution to become emperor.

At the Battle of Alesia, Julius Caesar was able to defeat an army outnumbering his own by five to one.

After defeating King Darius of Persia, Macedonian King Alexander the Great conquered more than half the known world.