Found this the TWC:
The "Guess the Battle" game
Rules:
One question at a time, the one who answers correctly get's to post the new question. Should (s)he not post it in 48 hours, someone else may post a question.

The question must include the century the battle occured and the continent it happened in, more tips can be given. Also the on who posted the question must give a 'direction' after each failed guess.

For example if I would choose to ask the battle of Waterloo I would first post following:
"19th century, Europe."

Say someone then give a guess, for example "Battle of Alma" I would have to give a tip like "happened earlier" or "Turkish didn't participate in the battle" etc. something like that, for example.

Now, let's get started:
19th Century, South America.

The Battle of Maipú?

No.
Clue: It was south of Brasil.

No.
Clue: It was south of Brasil.

santiago?

No. Clue: 1860s.

what? can you explain the rules better?

I give you the century and continent of the battle.
If you guess correctly, you and only you can post a new century and continent of a battle of your choosing.

If your guess is wrong, I'll give you some clues so that narrow down your choices.

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Corrientes, Argentina - 1865 ?

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Nope.
Think a year later.

battle of tuyiti ~ the triple alliance defeat paraguay

Correct!
Now, you get to post a new clue.

20thC, europe

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Passchendaele - Third Battle of Ypres - 1917

(gotta start somewhere...)

;)

20thC, europe
Tannenberg?

nope, think 1.5 million artillery shells

Somme

Verdun?

psychotic got it. 1916 battle of the somme.
your turn.

5th centuy B.C. in what is now present day Europe

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Battle of Marathon - 490 BC

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Salamis?

Battle of Aegospotami

clue: Killjoy 10 years ahead

Thermopylae?

Bingo! The 300 Spartans hold up the Persian army long enough for the Greek city states to get organized and eventually leads to victory.

Ha!

okay.
Europe. 1866

Battle of Custoza?

No. Right war, though.

I figured it was that war, so I just guessed the only battle I know of it. Ah well.

[edit] I'm wrong. I don't know anything of that battle. The one I know about was Koniggratz where one of the armies didn't get a telegraph and so showed up late to the engagement. That really tickles me for some reason.

No, it wasn't Konniggratz,
Keep thinking, it'll come to ya.

Battle of Bezzecca?

No. Earlier.

Did this battle take place on the water with many ironclads? If it is I don't remember the name and I don't want to take the fun out of it by googling.

You're close. Just find the name...

Lissa

Correct!
Your turn, glen.

20th Century, Far East.

Without Increased Joy, and with the Red Castle in flames, a lone Flying Dragon battled through the afternoon, until slain.

Perhaps another hint then....

Only the second battle of its kind. 5 out of 7 of this type of ship were sunk.

Aircraft carriers in the South Pacific, U.S. v Japan. Lemme look that shit up in my history book....

Battle of the Coral Sea? No... only two carriers total were lost. Maybe Midway?

Midway??? 4 Jap A.C's plus Yorktown?

Yep, Midway.

Akagi tranlates as "Increased Joy"

Kaga means "Red Castle"

Hiryu - "Floating Dragon".

Something different...5 quotes uttered either before, during, or after a battle. Name the person, rank, and battle. Easy first then harder, I hope.

1. 'England expects that each man will do his duty'

2. 'Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes'

3. 'Nuts'

4. 'Veni, vidi, vici'

5. 'There are two kinds of people who are staying on this beach. Those who are dead and those who are going to die.'

Cold guesses:

1 - Trafalgar
2 - Bunker Hill
3 - Battle of the Bulge
4 - Caesar in France I think - Alesia?
5 - I'll guess Normandy.

1. Trafalgar.
2. Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill.
3. BoB.
4. Caesar in Anatolia.
5. D-Day, June 6, 1944.

I think 2 is actually some battle in the Zulu wars, not sure which one, but I agree about the rest. "Nuts" was Brigadier general A C Mcauliffe, on 22nd december, 1944, in the town of Bastogne.

(I love my library)

OK, when did the battle of Blore Heath occur?

Shut up

1. Adm. Nelson @ Trafalgar
2. Col. Prescott @ Bunker Hill
3. Gen McAuliffe @ Bastogne
5. Col. George Taylor @ Omaha (not Gen Coda as in The Longest Day)

I'll give you those but what battle did veni,vidi,vici follow?

OK, nobody wants to guess about Blore Heath. Instead, I shall ask, at which battles did the English demonstrate the superiority of the long bow over the Scots Schiltrons in the 14th century?

Guthrie, was Blore Heath fought during the English Civil War? Actually, having looked it up I see Blore Heath was fought in September 1459, during the Wars of the Roses.

Not exactly conforming to the rules, but more on the subject of quotes.
Interesting to see who answers this without the need for search engines. Who will be honest?

Quote:
"I want no prisoners. I wish you to kill and burn, the more you kill and burn, the better you will please me."

One of the Khans.

Nope.
Hint: This wasn't strictly a battle, as such - more the result of one.

Nero?

Hint: 20th century.
Another hint: I'm conducting a little personal experiment to see how much Americans really know about their own history.

Oh. Waco.

Negative. Keep guessing.
Hint number 4: Didn't take place in America. Other battles were fought in the same area 40-odd years later.

Negative. Keep guessing.
Hint number 4: Didn't take place in America. Other battles were fought in the same area 40-odd years later.

Indochina?

Hell, thats an entire region not a battle. Americans seem to have a rather selective education - this must be something like the Japanese knowing less about events in China before and during WW2 than we do.

No. Head further East.

Rape of Nanking?

Apparently geography is passed over frequently as well. "East" of Indochina, not north.


Balangiga. The pacification of Samar, Phillipines.
American-Phillipine war, 1898-1902.

Following a massacre of American troops by Phillipinos, General Jacob Smith uttered these words when ordering the "Pacification of Samar".

Have a read, there are plenty of links on the net. It comes as somewhat of a surprise to me that the majority of Americans I've spoken to have no idea they even had a war with the Philipines, let alone know anything regarding the details of it.

I know of the war of 'pacification' with the Philipines, Marquis, but I don't know anything of its history, not being American...though I'd say that it wouldn't make any difference if I was American, I probably still wouldn't know anything about it :D

Apparently geography is passed over frequently as well. "East" of Indochina, not north.
Nanking is northEAST of indochina, correct?

I always forget how far south the Phillippines are. They're just of the coast of Borneo. I always have them farther north, near Japan in my mind.

There's a classic photo of a US marine or military guy standing on a huge pile Philippino bones. Such a bloody, imperial war.

When did you guys get independence? Are you an independent state or a territory?

IIRC, The Phillipines became independant sometime after WW2, after the US saw that the cost of maintaining it as a territory.

It comes as somewhat of a surprise to me that the majority of Americans I've spoken to have no idea they even had a war with the Philipines, let alone know anything regarding the details of it.

Hey! I knew about it... and the CIA tactic used to "scare" the enemy... vampires :eek:

Hapsburg:
If I'd meant Northeast, I would have typed so.

Roman, I'm not Phillipino. I simply think it's amusing sometimes to taunt Americans with their own little-known historical faux pas. Heh.

So... I get another go then? Yes, I believe so. Let's see now... reverting to Hapsburg's original rules.

19th Century, Africa.

The two most famous battles in Africa 19th century were the
battle of Magdala in Ethiopia , april 13, 1868 ; and the battle at Isandlwhana
january 22, 1879 .
Or probably a battle in the Boer war ....:)

Wrong.

Hint:
The British were not involved.

At the battle of Adwa (Adowa) march 1, 1896 the Italians lost (as usual) not only the battle, but the whole war to the Ethiopians ...........

No, not Adowa.

Much further south, and more than 50 years earlier.

The Boer - Zulu wars ?
The battle of Blood River, december 16 , 1838 ...........

Correct!