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Famous battles that start with A
The full list of famous battles starting with A: 19 names, taken from the 287 answers to “Name a famous battle” in Icillion.
Famous battles starting with A
- Actiumalso Battle of Actium
- Adrianoplealso Battle of Adrianople
- Adwaalso Battle of Adwa
- Aegospotamialso Battle of Aegospotami
- Agincourtalso Battle of Agincourt
- Ain Jalutalso Battle of Ain Jalut
- Alesiaalso Battle of Alesia, Siege of Alesia
- Almaalso Battle of the Alma
- Amiensalso Battle of Amiens
- Antietamalso Battle of Antietam, Sharpsburg
- Anzioalso Battle of Anzio
- Appomattox Court Housealso Battle of Appomattox Court House, Appomattox
- Arnhemalso Battle of Arnhem, Market Garden, Operation Market Garden
- Arrasalso Battle of Arras
- Assayealso Battle of Assaye
- Atlantaalso Battle of Atlanta
- Atlanticalso Battle of the Atlantic
- Austerlitzalso Battle of Austerlitz
- Ayacuchoalso Battle of Ayacucho
About this list
- A is the 7th most common first letter in this list: 19 of the 287 famous battles (7%).
- Shortest: “Adwa”. Longest: “Appomattox Court House”.
- 2 names have more than one word.
- 19 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many famous battles start with A?
- 19 of the 287 famous battles in Icillion start with A, for example Agincourt, Antietam and Austerlitz.
- What is the longest name among famous battles that start with A?
- The longest is “Appomattox Court House” and the shortest is “Adwa”.
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