Re: Most Important Medieval Battles

In article <jo3dn7$8n3$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, cemanuel62@xxxxxxxxx (Curt
Emanuel) wrote:

What do you think were the five most important medieval battles, and
why?

You missed Constantinople 1204. That was what finished the Byzantine
Empire as a major power. Even after the Greeks recaptured Constantinople
the Empire was never as powerful as it was before 1204.

Ken Young
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