Battle Ground History

From the Events bracket we bring the devastating Mongol Invasions and the signing of the influential Magna Carta. Find out which one moves on over to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

From the Battles bracket, we pit the World War II Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest and most brutal fights of the war, against the Battle of Leipzig, one of the last conflicts of the Napoleonic Wars. Find out who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

From the military bracket, we bring you two brilliant strategists, General Erwin Rommel from Germany and Grand Prince Dmitri Donskoi. Find out who moves on to meet Julius Caesar in the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

From the Rebels, Rogues, and Scholars bracket, we pit the great Ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, against a true rogue, the Russian mystic, Grigori Rasputin. Find out who moves on to the second round to face Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Heading on over to the Leaders bracket we pit the man who was arguably the wealthiest man who ever lived, Mansa Musa I of the Mali Empire. He faces off against the King of Babylonia who gave us a code of laws that influence our world to this day, Hammurabi. Find out who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

From the Villains bracket, we have the Butcher of Uganda, Idi Amin Dada facing off against the leader of a pack of misfits who committed one of the most heinous murders in American history, Charles Manson. Find out which villain moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

From the Event bracket, we pit the Great Schism of 1054 between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches versus the European Invasion of the Americas which began in 1492. Find out which one moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Today, we head on over to the Battles Bracket where we being with the Greek versus Persian Battle of Salamis which faces off against the European conflict, the Battle of Blenheim, which was lead by a previous contestant, John Churchill. Find out who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

In the Rebels, Rogues and Scholars bracket we pit the leader of the Solidarity Movement which helped bring an end to communist rule in Europe, Lech Walesa. He faces off against the genius that brought AC power to the world, Nikola Tesla. Find out who moves on to the second round. Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Today, we head on over to the Military bracket where we begin with the fighting King of Sweden Charles XII. His opponent, is the hero of the Soviet Union during World War II, known to them as the Great Patriotic War, General Georgi Zhukov. Find out who move on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

From the Leaders bracket we bring you one of the most famous people in world history, Cleopatra. Opposing her is one of the longest-serving Emperor's of Chinese history, Wu of Han. Find out who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

In Episode 52, we had the Battle of Zama go up against the 1529 Battle of Vienna. Today, we head to the other Battle of Vienna, fought in 1683. It is also known as the Battle of the Bald Mountains.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Today, we head on over to the Villains bracket where we pit the King of England known for his many wives, Henry VIII against a man who destroyed his African nation, Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe. Find out who moves on to the next round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

The development of the atomic bomb, also known as the Manhattan Project and the Code of Hammurabi are two events that changed the world. Find out which one moves on to the second round of the Events bracket.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

The Battles of Vienna and Zama were world changing events. Find out which one will move on to the second round to face the winner of Stalingrad versus Gettysburg.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Today, we head on over to the the Rebels, Rogues, and Scholars bracket to see who wins between the father of the nation of Turkey, Mustafa Kamel Ataturk and one of the leaders of the revolutionary forces during the Mexican Revolution, Emiliano Zapata. See who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Today, we head on over to the military bracket where we pit one of the most famous generals of all time, Julius Caesar against the brilliant British general, the Duke of Marlborough, John Churchill. Find out who moves on to the second round in this battle of military heavyweights.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

In today's episode from the Leaders bracket we pit the Russian leader who Christianized the Land of the Russian, Vladimir the Great against the man accredited with saving the Roman Empire and introducing the tetrarchy, Diocletian. Find out who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Today, we head on over to the Villains bracket where we will pit the founder of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong against the man who would provide the blueprint for men like Mao and Stalin with his Great Terror, Maximilien Robespierre.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)

Today's episode comes from the Events bracket. We are pitting the arrival of the Black Death in Europe in 1347 against the American Civil War, the deadliest conflict in US history. Find out who moves on to the second round.Support the show (http://www.battlegroundhistory.com)