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Augsburg, East Francia (modern Germany)Medieval

910

Hungarians Rout the Franks

A devastating cavalry feint wins the day

On the plains near Augsburg, the Hungarian cavalry employed their famous feigned retreat to devastating effect, luring the East Frankish army under the young King Louis the Child into a lethal trap. The resulting rout shattered Frankish resistance and left the Central European heartland vulnerable to further Hungarian raids. The Battle of Augsburg demonstrated the tactical brilliance of the Magyar horsemen and their mastery of mobile warfare that terrorized Europe for decades.

910 AD

Berlin, GermanyEarly 20th Century

1900

Germany Expands Its Navy

The Reichstag builds a fleet to rival Britain

The German Reichstag approved sweeping new naval legislation, authorizing the construction of thirty-eight battleships in a dramatic expansion of the Imperial German Navy. The law, championed by Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, was designed to challenge British naval supremacy and secure Germany's place as a global power. The naval arms race it triggered became one of the most dangerous escalations in the lead-up to World War I, poisoning Anglo-German relations beyond repair.

1900 AD

Dominic Savio — Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at his death in 1857, was canonized by Pope Pius XII, making him one of the.

Late 20th Century

1954

Dominic Savio

Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at his death in 1857, was canonized by Pope Pius XII, making him one of the.

Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at his death in 1857, was canonized by Pope Pius XII, making him one of the youngest non-martyred saints in the Catholic Church.

1954 AD