| ISSUS | Ancient town in Asia Minor, scene of a 333 B.C. battle in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians (5) |
| MARATHON | 490 B.C. battle site |
| LEPANTO | Port in Greece between the Gulfs of Corinth and Patras that was the scene of a 1571 naval battle in which the Turkish fleet was defeated by the fleets of the Holy League |
| ASHDOWN | AEthelred and a young Alfred the Great defeated the Danes at the battle of ___ in AD 871 (7) |
| AMPHIPOLIS | Greek city in which Alexander the Great prepared to invade Asia |
| POITIERS | French city that was the scene of a 1356 battle in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French (8) |
| CRECY | Village in France, scene of a 1346 battle in which the English defeated the French (5) |
| EVESHAM | Town in Worcestershire, on the River Avon, that was the scene of a 1265 battle in which Lord Edward defeated Simon de Montfort and the barons |
| AGINCOURT | Scene of a 1415 battle in which Henry V's army defeated the French, anagram of RACING OUT (9) |
| CULLODEN | A moor near Inverness in Scotland, the site of a 1746 battle in which Government troops defeated the Jacobites (8) |
| OSTIA | An ancient town in West Central Italy, which served as the port of ancient Rome (5) |
| MARSTONMOOR | Scene of a 1644 battle in which the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalists (7,4) |
| CULLODENMOOR | The site near Inverness in Scotland of a 1746 battle in which government troops defeated the Jacobites (8,4) |
| CAMBRAI | Town in France that was the scene of a 1917 battle in which massed tanks were first used (7) |
| CANA | Which ancient town in northern Israel was the scene of Jesus' first miracle? (4) |
| LEUCTRA | Ancient town in Greece that was site of a victory by Thebes over Sparta in 371 BC (7) |
| THERMOPYLAE | Scene of a famous 480 BC battle in which a greatly outnumbered Greek force under Leonidas held off a force of Persians under Xerxes (11) |
| IVRY | Battle in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the Duke of Mayenne (4) |
| BORODINO | Village west of Moscow, scene of an 1812 battle in which Napolean defeated the Russians (8) |
| ABYDOS | Ancient city in Asia Minor; home of Leander in the myth of Hero and Leander (6) |
