The Three Most Important Battles in European History Before 1700

Every time a country goes to war, the people are changed. There are only a select few battles that have changed history. Some events that have changed the world before the year 1660 are the Battle of Actium, the Battle of Tours and the Hundred Years War.
The Battle of Actium was a naval battle that occurred on September 2, 31 BC. Mark Antony and Octavian went to battle in what was a civil war in Rome. Antony's army was just as large as Octavian's, but his army would desert him and Octavian would go on to win the battle. …