Decisive Battles: The Turning Points of History (Battle of Hattin and Battle of Trafalgar)

DECISIVE BATTLES:
THE TURNING POINTS OF HISTORY
THE BATTLE OF HATTIN:
MOVEMENTS OF OPPOSING FORCES
THE BATTLE OF HATTIN
 A 20,
000 strong Crusader force set out to crush
Saladin’s forces.
 The army had to change course to reach the
Springs of Hattin, the closest source of water.
 Their path was blocked by Saladin’s forces.
 Thirsty and demoralized, the Crusader’s failed
to break Saladin’s encirclement and finally
surrendered.
THE BATTLE OF HATTIN
1187 CE
GUY OF LUSIGNAN SURRENDERING TO SALADIN
THE BATTLE OF HATTIN
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Significance:
It resulted in the destruction of Crusader
forces in the Levant.
It paved way for the Ayyubid re-capture
of Jerusalem.
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
1805 CE
HORATIO LORD NELSON
PIERRE-CHARLES
VILLENEUVE
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR:
OPPOSING COMMANDERS
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
 The
Royal Navy, attacked a combined
French-Spanish fleet, off the coast of
Spain.
 Nelson attacked in two columns to break
the enemy line and to prevent them from
escaping.
 The British won a resounding victory
capturing 18 enemy vessels.
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR:
CASUALTIES AND LOSSES
The United Kingdom
 Casualties and losses:
458 dead
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The French Empire
 Casualties and losses:
23 ships lost
3,243 dead,

NELSON’S DEATH ABOARD THE HMS VICTORY
THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
 Consequences:
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The French Navy never again seriously
challenged the Royal Navy.
Napoleon had to abandon his plan of
invading Britain.
It paved way for British naval supremacy
which lasted until the Second World War.
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