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| 0871 | Louis II |  |
| Bari Louis & the Byzantines recapture Bari
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| 0896 | Arnulf I |  |
| Captures control of Rome
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| 0920 | Henry I the Fowler |  |
| Lusatian Sorbs Defeats & captures Lusatian Sorbs
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| 0922 | Henry I the Fowler |  |
| Saxony The Magyars overwhelm Saxony
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| 0925 | Henry I the Fowler |  |
| Lorraine Annexes Lotharingia (Lorraine)
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| 0947 | Otto I the Great |  |
| Bavaria Combines diplomacy & military action to win control of Bavaria
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| 0972 | Benedict V |  |
| Otto II completes the capture of Rome where Benedict V had deposed Leo VIII
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| 0972 | Otto I the Great |  |
| Otto II completes the capture of Rome where Benedict V had deposed Leo VIII
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| 0978 | Otto II |  |
| Lorraine Captures Lorraine
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| 1044 | Henry III the Black |  |
| Menfo Hungary is brought under German control after the battle of Menfo
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| 1073 | Henry IV |  |
| Rome is captured by Henry IV
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| 1091 | Henry IV |  |
| Mantua Captures Mantua
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| 1157 | Frederick I Barbarossa |  |
| Bresica Frederick I Barbarossa invades Italy & seizes Milan, Brescia & other towns in Lombardy
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| Milan Invades Italy & seizes Milan, Brescia & other towns in Lombardy
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| 1158 | Frederick I Barbarossa |  |
| June Milan Captures Milan from the insurgents
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| 1166 | Frederick I Barbarossa |  |
| Captures Rome
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| 1190 | Frederick I Barbarossa |  |
| Konya Captures Konya in Anatolia
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| 1194 | Henry VI |  |
| Tuscany Captures part of Tuscany
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| Sicily Takes over Siciliy from Tancred & ends 90 years of Norma rule there
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| 1210 | Otto IV |  |
| Captures Southern Italy
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| 1228 | Frederick II |  |
| Bethlehem The Sultan of Egypt, al-Kamil, surrenders Bethlehem
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| Jerusalem The Sultan of Egypt, al-Kamil, surrenders Jerusalem
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| Nazareth The Sultan of Egypt, al-Kamil, surrenders Nazareth
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| 1229 | Frederick II |  |
| Captures Southern Italy from the Papal armies
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| 1241 | Frederick II |  |
| Tuscany Captures Tuscany from Pope Gregory IX
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| 1253 | Conrad IV |  |
| Naples Captures Naples
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| 1258 | Manfred |  |
| Tuscany Manfred defeats the Papal forces & captures Tuscany
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| 1268 | Conradin |  |
| Captures Rome
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| 18th Aug Apulia Captures Apulia
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| 1328 | Louis IV of Bavaria |  |
| Jan Captures Rome from the Papacy
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| 1618 | Mansfeld |  |
| 21st Nov Pilsen A mercenary force of 20,000 takes Pilsen for the Protestants
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| 1626 | Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von |  |
| Mecklenburg Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself.
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| 1627 | Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von |  |
| Silesia Drives the Danes out of Silesia
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| With Tilly captures the whole of continental Denmark
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| 1632 | Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von |  |
| Bohemia After being recalled drives the Swedes out of Bohemia
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| 1637 | Rupert of the Rhine |  |
| 20th Oct Breda Serves with Prince Frederick Henry of Orange, in George Monck's company
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| 1642 | Rupert of the Rhine |  |
| 12th Nov Brentford Rupert of the Rhine captures Brentford for the Royalists, as ordered by Charles I
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| 1643 | Fiennes |  |
| 23rd July Bristol Nathaniel Fiennes surrenders Bristol to Rupert of the Rhine
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| 1643 | Rupert of the Rhine |  |
| 2nd Feb Cirencester Rupert of the Rhine captures Cirencester for the Royalists
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| 21st April Lichfield Lichfield surrenders to Rupert & the route from York to Oxford is opened for the Queen
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| 11th June Liverpool Captures the earthworks of Liverpool
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| 18th June Chalgrove Field Rupert of the Rhine defeats Parliamentary forces near Dorchester then moves on the capture Bristol
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| 26th July Bristol Rupert of the Rhine captures Bristol, England's 2nd port which becomes the HQ for the Prince of Wales
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| 1644 | Rupert of the Rhine |  |
| 24th Mar Newark The Midlands falls into royalists hands after the siege of Newark
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| 28th May Bolton Captures Bolton from the Roundheads
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| 1645 | Rupert of the Rhine |  |
| 1st June Leicester Helps Charles I to capture Leicester, there is much slaughter
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| 10th Sep Bristol Forced to surrender Bristol to a Parliamentary force under Fairfax
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| 1657 | Hatzfield |  |
| Kracow Captures Kracow from the Swedish
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| 1675 | Frederick William |  |
| 28th June Brandenburg The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel had invaded and occupied parts of Brandenburg from their possessions in Pomerania, but were repelled by the forces of Frederick William
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| 1717 | Eugene of Savoy |  |
| 21st Aug Belgrade Captures Belgrade
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| 1741 | Charles VII |  |
| Sep Passau Charles Albert captures Passau & joins up with the French army
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| 26th Nov Prague Charles Albert & the French capture Prague
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| 1741 | Frederick II the Great |  |
| Olmutz Frederick II the Great captures Olmutz
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| Jan Silesia Frederick II the Great captures Silesia from Maria Theresa
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| 1742 | Charles VII |  |
| 24th Jan Munich Charles Albert is elected Holy Roman Emperor during the capture of Munich by Austria
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| 1744 | Frederick II the Great |  |
| Silesia Prussia extends its territories in Silesia
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| 16th Sep Prague Frederick II the Great captures Prague
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| 1756 | Frederick II the Great |  |
| 10th Sep Dresden Captures Dresden
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| Oct Saxony Captures Saxony after the battle of Lobositz
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| Oct Saxony Incorporates the Saxons into the Prussian Army
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| 1757 | Frederick II the Great |  |
| 24th Nov Austria Austria captures Breslau
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| Dec Silesia Frederick defeats the Austrians at Leuthen and recovers Silesia
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| Dec Silesia With Frederick's decisive victory over the French at Rossbach, the British renege on the Convention of Klosterzeven and continue the war
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| 8th Dec Breslau Captures Breslau after the battle of Leuthen
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| 1758 | Frederick II the Great |  |
| 16th April Schweidnitz Prussia captures Schweidnitz
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| 1760 | Frederick II the Great |  |
| 3rd Nov Saxony Gains control of Saxony after the battle of Torgau
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| 1762 | Frederick II the Great |  |
| Silesia Captures Silesia after victory at the battle of Burkersdorf
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| 1792 | Ferdinand |  |
| Longwy Captures the fortress of Longwy
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| Verdun Captures the fortress of Verdun & moves toweard Paris
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| 2nd Dec Frankfurt Captures Frankfurt from the French forces under Custine
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| 1793 | Frederick William II |  |
| 23rd Jan Danzig Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
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| 1793 | Friedrich Josias |  |
| 10th July Conde Captures Conde
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| 29th July Valenciennes Captures Valenciennes
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| 1793 | Karl Wilhelm |  |
| Mainz Captures Mainz from the French forces under Custine
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| 1866 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von |  |
| Schleswig Prussia annexes Schleswig, Holstein, Frankfurt, Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, and Nassau; and Austria promised not to intervene in German affairs
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| 1866 | Moltke |  |
| 8th June Holstein Prussian troops capture Holstein
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| 1870 | Friedrich Karl |  |
| Le Mans Captures Le Mans
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| Orleans Captures Orleans
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| 27th Oct Metz Made Field Marshal after the capture of Metz
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| 1897 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin |  |
| Jiaozhou Bay The Germans capture Jiaozhou Bay in China after the murder of 2 German missionaries
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| Qingdao The Germans capture Qingdao in retalliation for the murder of two German missionaries
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| 1900 | Waldersee |  |
| July Tientsin The Allies capture Tientsin
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| 1908 | Bulow, Bernhard Heinrich Martin |  |
| Berlin Forces Europe to accept Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovinia
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| Berlin Forces Europe to accept Austria-Hungary's Annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovinia
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| 1914 | Beseler, Hans von |  |
| 9th Oct Antwerp Commands the capture of Antwerp by the First Army
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| 1914 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von |  |
| 20th Aug Brussels Germany captures Brussels
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| 1914 | Hindenburg, Paul Ludwig Hans von |  |
| 4th Dec Augustov The Russians regroup, counterattack & recapture Augustov & move into East Prussia
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| 1914 | Ludendorf, Erich von |  |
| 7th Aug Liege Ludendorf commands the 14th Infantry Brigade in Liege & accepts its surrender
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| 1914 | Moltke |  |
| 30th Aug Amiens Germany captures Amiens
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| 9th Oct Antwerp Antwerp surrenders to the Germans
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| 1914 | Schroder, Ludwig von |  |
| Oct Antwerp Takes part in the German capture of Antwerp
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| 1914 | Wilhelm II |  |
| Tannenberg Advises that the 90,000 Russian prisoners "should be left to starve"
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| 1915 | Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald von |  |
| 23rd Nov German, Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian forces push the Serbian army into exile; Serbia falls
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| 1915 | Gallwitz, Max von |  |
| 9th Oct Belgrade Commands the 11th Army which helps capture Belgrade
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| 1915 | Mackensen, August von |  |
| 7th May Libau Captures Libau, Russian Baltic port
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| 22nd June Lvov Captures Lvov
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| 29th Aug Brest Litovsk Captures Brest-Litovsk
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| 9th Oct Belgrade Captures Belgrade
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| 4th Dec Serbia Completes the capture of Serbia
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| 1915 | Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen |  |
| Aug Mount Cosna Leads a raid which captures Mount Cosna from the Romanians
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| 1916 | Falkenhayn, Eric von |  |
| 6th Dec Bucharest The Germans capture Bucharest after the battle of Argesul
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| 1916 | Groener, Karl Eduard Wilhelm |  |
| Serves under Von Mackensen
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| 1916 | Mackensen, August von |  |
| Dobrudja Captures Dobrudja from Romania
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| 6th Sep Silistra Captures Silistra
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| 6th Sep Turtukai Captures Turtukai
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| 23rd Oct Constanta Captures the key Black Sea port of Constanta from Romania
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| 6th Dec Bucharest The Germans capture Bucharest after the battle of Argesul
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| 1917 | Bruchmuller, Georg |  |
| 3rd Sep Riga Bruchmuller & Hutier capture Riga, remains in German hands until the end of the war
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| 1917 | Hutier, Oskar von |  |
| 3rd Sep Riga Bruchmuller & Hutier capture Riga, remains in German hands until the end of the war
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| 1917 | Mackensen, August von |  |