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1279 battle in the Balkans
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1453 battle during the Hundred Years' War
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1520 battle during the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs
1520 battle during the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs
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1603 battle between Transsylvania and Walachia
1603 battle between Transsylvania and Walachia
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