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The Most Important Battles in US History

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NOTES: I added the Vicksburg Campaign instead of Battle of Vicksburg because I felt the impact was greater for the full campaign. Yet I added Battle of Atlanta as a proxy for Sherman's March because there wasn't an item for Sherman's March. Messy business, this Ranking. . .
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  1. 1

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor, Honolulu County, Hawaii More
    #4 on the ultimate list
  2. 2

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America More
    #1 on the ultimate list
  3. 3

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Middlesex County, Massachusetts, New England More
    #6 on the ultimate list
  4. 4

    Battle of Midway

    Midway Atoll, Oceania, United States Minor Outlying Islands More
    #3 on the ultimate list
  5. 5

    Vicksburg Campaign

    #14 on the ultimate list
  6. 6

    Invasion of Normandy

    Normandy
    #2 on the ultimate list
  7. 7

    Battle of Saratoga

    Saratoga County, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area More
    #11 on the ultimate list
  8. 8

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    Charlestown, Suffolk County, Greater Boston More
    #12 on the ultimate list
  9. 9

    Battle of Iwo Jima

    Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands Group, North Field More
    #7 on the ultimate list
  10. 10

    Battle of Atlanta

    DeKalb County, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area More
    #57 on the ultimate list
  11. 11

    Battle of Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter, Charleston, Charleston County More
    #17 on the ultimate list
  12. 12

    Allied invasion of Italy

    Salerno, Campania, Province of Salerno More
    #36 on the ultimate list
  13. 13

    Battle of the Bulge

    Germany, Western Europe, Europe
    #8 on the ultimate list
  14. 14

    Operation Market Garden

    Netherlands, Western Europe, Europe
    #43 on the ultimate list
  15. 15

    First Battle of Bull Run

    Fairfax County, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division More
    #22 on the ultimate list
  16. 16

    Tet Offensive

    Vietnam
    #23 on the ultimate list
  17. 17

    Guadalcanal campaign

    Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Melanesia More
    #9 on the ultimate list
  18. 18

    First Battle of the Atlantic

    North Sea
    #26 on the ultimate list
  19. 19

    Philippines campaign

    Philippines, Maritime Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia More
    #28 on the ultimate list
  20. 20

    Battle of Okinawa

    Okinawa Island, Japan, East Asia More
    #16 on the ultimate list
  21. 21

    Operation Phantom Fury

    Fallujah, Iraq, Al Anbar Governorate More
    #47 on the ultimate list
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