1. The Trojan War?

2. The First Persian War?

3. The Second Persian War?

4. The Third Persian War?

5. The Peloponnesian War?

6. The Conquests of Alexander the Great?

7. The First Punic War?

8. The Second Punic War?

9. The Third Punic War?

10. The Social War?

11. The Wars of the Saracens ?

12. The Norman Conquest?

13. The First Crusade?

14. The Second Crusade ?

15. The Third Crusade ?

16. The Wars of the Roses?

17. The Religious Wars of France? 18. The Wars of the Netherlands?

19. The Civil War in England?

20. The Thirty Years' War?

21. The War of the Spanish Succession?

22. The War of the Austrian Succession?

23. The Seven Years' War between Prussia and Austria?

24. The French Revolution?

25. The Wars of Napoleon?

26. The War for the Independence of Greece?

27. The Civil War in Hungary?

28. The Crimean War?

29. The Sepoy Rebellion?

30. The Wars in Italy?

31. The Six Weeks' War of Austria against Prussia and Italy?

32. The Franco-Prussian War?

33. The War between Russia and Turkey?

34. The War between Chili and Peru?

35. The War between Great Britain and the Zulus of South Africa?

36. The War between Great Britain and Egypt?

37. The war between China and Japan?

38. The Spanish-American War?

NOTED WARS; Foreign.

WHEN, BY WHOM, WHY, AND RESULTS.

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1. Trojan War, about 1200 B. C. Greeks and Trojans.-The carrying off of Helen, the beautiful wife of Menelaus, by Paris, son of Priam, king of Troy. After a siege of thirteen years, Troy was taken and burned, and Helen returned to her husband.

2. First Persian War, 490 B. C. Persians and Greeks.-Athens had aided the Ionian colonies, an interference which Persia determined to punish, and accordingly sent an expedition of 100,000 men and 600 vessels for the conquest of Greece. The Persians were defeated in the memorable battle of Marathon and forced to retire.

3. Second Persian War, 485 B. C. Persians and Greeks.-In the battle of Thermopyle the Persians were successful after desperate fighting. In the battle of Salamis, however, the Greek fleet completely defeated the Persians, and Xerxes, in great alarm, retreated into Asia.

4. Third Persian War, 479 B. C. Persians and Greeks.-The Persians were defeated both on land and water, and retreated into Asia, leaving immense spoils in the hands of the victors. The Greeks were henceforth free from fear of Persian invasion.

5. Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B. C. Athens and Sparta.—A struggle for independence between Sparta and Athens and their respective allies; Sparta basely entered into an alliance with Persia towards the close of the war, which resulted in the ruin of Athens. A few years later the Athenians drove out their oppressors, and independence was restored.

6. Conquests of Alexander the Great, 336-323 B. C.-Philip, king of Macedon, had conquered Greece, but upon the accession of Alexander, Greece attempted to regain her independence; he quelled the uprising, and set out with 35,000 men to conquer Persia. He utterly defeated the Persians under Darius, took Tyre after a siege of seven months, occupied Jerusalem without opposition, and conquered Egypt. D. 323 B. C.