if you asked 100 people what the most famous defete in spartan, or even greek history, the awnser for many people would be the battle of thermopoly fought in 480 before christ
A coalition of Greek city-state forces held the pass for three days. When the force was withdrawn, the Spartan and Thespian forces held the pass a bit longer to let them get away. It was a selfless sacrifice.
Battle of Marathon
Marathon
Assyria at the Battle of Nineveh.
Notably , the battle of Marathon .
The battle of Cannae?
Battle of Corrigador
In which battle did the romans defeat the huns in 451?
There is a saying that the winners write the history books. People are generally more likely to want to talk about success rather than defeat. There are examples of heroic defeat in history, but it is far less common than the so called glorious victory.Yes, I do think the winners write the history books.
The attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7th 1941, at 7:55 am.
The Battle of Stalingrad in World War II is often considered one of the most decisive defeats in history. It resulted in a massive loss of life and strategic defeat for Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union's victory in Stalingrad marked a turning point in the war and ultimately led to Germany's downfall.
The Battle of the Chrysler's Farm was so important because it was the Americans last attempt of getting Montreal, and it was considered by many to be a disastrous defeat for there army.
History doesn't report the number only that it was the last battle and fought after the Treaty of Ghent was signed. Andrew Jackson inflicted a crushing defeat on the British.
Absolutely not-Gettysburg proved to be Lee's greatest defeat as a commander.
The Confederate troops caught Grant's army off guard and almost won the battle on the first day.
The Visigoths defeated the Romans at the Battle of Adrianople in 378. This was the second worse defeat in Roman history. Adrianople was near modern day Edirne, in European Turkey.
Battle of Chaeronea.