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THERMOPYLAEScene of a famous 480 BC battle in which a greatly outnumbered Greek force under Leonidas held off a force of Persians under Xerxes (11)
EGERHungarian city that held off a siege in 1552
XERXESPersian king, victor at the 480 BC Battle of Thermopylae (6)
IWOJIMAPacific scene of a battle in which a well-known wartime photograph was taken
ALAMOUS battle in which a strike gained nothing (5)
SEDANFrench battle in which a person got carried away (5)
SALAMISIsland in the Saronic Gulf that was the scene of a naval battle in 480 BC in which the Greeks defeated the Persians
ISSUSAncient town in Asia Minor; scene of a 333 BC battle at which Alexander the Great defeated the Persi
MARATHONScene of 450 BC battle, after which a messenger ran to Athens with news of victory (8)
LEONIDASKing of Sparta who fought the Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC); depicted by Gerard Butler in the 2006 film 300 (8)
SHEAWhich New York stadium was the scene of a famous concert by the Beatles in 1965? (4)
WATERLOOBattle in which Napoleon's army was defeated by an allied force under the Duke of Wellington (8)
OMDURMANSudanese city, scene of a famous battle in 1898
JUTLANDDanish peninsula, scene of a famous naval battle in 1916 (7)
EDWARDKing of England whose army defeated the French force under Philip Vi at the Battle of Crecy, where his son the Black Prince acquired the emblem of three white feathers (6)
DUNKIRKFrench port which was the scene of a famous WWII retreat
AGAMEMNONMythological king of Mycenae, commander of the Greek forces in the Trojan War (9)
REDSEAScene of a famous part
MINIATUREA copy in a greatly reduced size
TOBRUKIn November 1942, Allied forces under General Montgomery retook which port in Libya? (6)