Preface -- Table of contents -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- A -- Abd ar-Rahman III (891-961) -- called 'al-Nasir' (the Victorious), -- Abinger Castle -- Abu Bakr (or Abu-Bekr) (573-634) -- Acre, Siege of -- 1189-91, -- Acre, Siege of -- 1291, -- Actium, Battle of -- Adad-nerari I (lived 13th century BC) -- adarga -- Adda, Battle of -- Ad Decimum, Battle of -- Adherbal (lived 3rd century BC) -- admiral -- or amir, -- adoubment -- (French adouber) -- Adrianople, Battle of -- Adrianople, Battle of -- 718, -- Adrianople, Battle of -- Adrianople campaign -- Adulterine Castle -- Aegates Islands, Battle of the -- Aegospotami, Battle of -- Aeneas the Tactician -- Aetius, Flavius (390-454) -- African limes -- or Fossatum Africae, -- Agathocles (c. 361 BC-c. 289 BC) -- agema -- (Greek 'something leading') -- Agesilaus II (c. 445 BC-c. 359 BC) -- agger -- (Latin agger 'a heap') -- Agincourt, Battle of -- the battle -- Agis II (died 400 BC) -- Agis III (died 330 BC) -- Agis IV (died 240 BC) -- agoge -- Agra -- Agricola, Gnaeus Julius (40-93) -- Agrigentum, Siege of -- Agrippa, Marcus Vipsanius (63-12 BC) -- Ahenobarbus, Gnaeus Domitius (died 31 BC) -- Ahmadabad -- ('the city of Ahmad') -- Ahmad Shah (1373-1435) -- also known as Ahmad the Saint, -- Ahmose (or Amosis) (lived 16th century BC) -- Ain Jalut, Battle of -- Ajmer -- Ajnadayn, Battle of -- aketon -- akinakes -- akritos -- plural akritoi, -- ala -- plural alae, -- (Latin 'wing') -- Ala al-Din Husain (died 1161) -- called 'Jahansuz' (the World-Burner), -- Ala al-Din Khilji (died 1316) -- Ala al-Din Khwarazm Shah (died 1221) -- Alaca Höyük -- al-Afdal (died 1121) -- a la jineta -- 'alam -- Alarcos, Battle of -- Alaric (c. 370-410) -- Alashiya, battles of -- al-Babein, Battle of -- Albigensian Crusades.

Albinus, Decimus Clodius (died AD 197) -- Alcala de Guadaira -- Alcazaba de Almeria -- Alcázar of Segovia -- Alcibiades (451/0-404/3 BC) -- Alençon, Battle of -- Alençon, Siege of -- Alesia, Siege of -- Alessandria, Battle of -- Alexander Nevski, St (1220-1263) -- Alexander (III) the Great (356-323 BC) -- Alexius I, Comnenus (1048-1118) -- Alfonso I (c. 1073-1134) -- called 'the Battler', -- Alfonso VIII (1156-1214) -- Alfred the Great (c. 849-c. 901) -- Algidus, Battle of the -- Aljubarrota, Battle of -- Allia, Battle of the -- Allington -- al-Mansur, Muhammad ibn Abu'Amir (lived 10th-11th centuries) -- Almaric (lived 12th century) -- Almourol Castle -- almugavar -- Alnwick Castle -- Alnwick, Siege of -- Alp-Arslan (c. 1029-1072) -- Alp-Tegin (or Alptigin) (died 963) -- Altrip fort -- Roman Alta Ripa, -- Alzey fort -- Ambhi (lived 330-320 BC) -- Greek Omphis, -- Ambiorix (lived 1st century BC) -- Amboise Castle -- Amida -- Amida, Siege of -- Ammianus Marcellinus (lived 4th century) -- Amphipolis, Battle of -- Amunhotep II -- or Amenophis II, -- Amurru -- (Akkadian 'Westerners') -- anabasis -- (Greek 'going up') -- Anagui (or A-na-kui or A-na-huai or A-nu-kuei) (died 552) -- anastrophe -- An, Battle of -- Anchialus, Battle of -- Andernach, Battle of -- 876, -- Andernach, Battle of -- 941, -- Angers Castle -- angon -- Aniruddha (or Anôratha or Anawrahta) (lived 11th century) -- Ankara, Battle of -- An Lushan (703-757) -- Anshizheng, Battle of (or An-shih-cheng or Ansisong) -- Antigonus (I) Monophthalmus (c. 382-301 BC) -- also known as Antogonus Cyclops, -- (Latin 'One-eyed') -- Antigonus II (319-239 BC) -- also known as Antigonus Gonatas, -- Antigonus (III) Doson (c. 263 BC-c. 221 BC) -- antilabe -- Antioch, Battle of -- 272, -- Antioch, Battle of -- 1098, -- Antiochus (I) Soter (c. 324-c. 246 BC) -- called 'the Saviour',.

Antiochus (III) the Great (c. 241-187 BC) -- Antipater (c. 397-319 BC) -- Antonine Wall -- Ao -- Aosta -- Apollodorus (lived AD 97-130) -- Appian -- Appleby Castle -- Apros, Battle of -- Aqraba, Battle of (or Akraba) -- Aquae Sextiae, Battle of -- aquila -- (Latin 'eagle') -- Aquilonia, Battle of -- Arar, Battle of the -- Arausio, Battle of -- Araxes, Battle of -- modern Aras, -- arbalest -- (Latin arcubalista, Old French arbaleste 'hand bow') -- Arbedo, Battle of -- Arbon fort -- Roman Arbor Felix, -- Archelaus -- Archidamus II (476-427 BC) -- Archidamus III (died c. 338 BC) -- arcubalista -- Ardashir I -- Argentoratum, Battle of -- Arginusae Isles, Battle of the -- Ariovistus (lived 1st century BC) -- Arles, Battle of -- armet -- armiger -- (Latin 'armour-bearer') -- Arminius -- German Hermann, -- arquebus -- (medieval High German hakebusse 'hook-gun') -- Arques-la-Bataille Castle -- Arrian (c.AD 86-160) -- arrière ban -- (French 'last resort') -- arrow -- Arsuf, Battle of -- Artah, Battle of -- Artaphernes the Elder (lived 512-493 BC) -- Artaphernes the Younger -- Artaxata, Battle of -- Artaxerxes (II) Mnemon -- called 'the Mindful', -- Artemisium, Battle of -- Artevelde, Philip van (1340-1382) -- Arthur (lived 6th century) -- Arundel Castle -- asabiya -- asavaran -- or asawira, -- asawira -- Ascalon, Battle of -- modern Ashkelon, -- Asclepiodotus -- Asculum, Siege of -- Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle -- Ashdown, Battle of -- Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408) -- Ashingdon, Battle of -- or Assandun, -- Asoka (or Ashoka) (died 232 BC) -- Ashurbanipal -- or Aššur-ban-apli, -- Ashurnasirpal II (or Aššur-nasir-apli II) (lived 9th century BC) -- Ashur-uballit I (lived 14th century BC) -- ashvamedha -- (Sanskrit 'horse-sacrifice') -- askar -- Aspar (died 471) -- aspis -- Assandun, Battle of -- atabeg -- (Arabic) -- Athanaric -- Athelstan (895-939) -- Athens.

Atlakh, Battle of -- or Talas, -- Attalus I (lived 3rd century BC) -- Attic helmet -- Attila (c. 406-453) -- Auberoche, Battle of -- Augsburg, Battle of -- Augustus (63 BC-AD 14) -- born Gaius Octavius or Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus - 'Octavian', -- Aurelian (c.AD 215-275) -- born Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, -- Ausculum, Battle of -- Aussig, Siege of -- or Usti, -- Auszug -- Autaritus (lived 241-238 BC) -- Autophradates (lived 390-354 BC) -- auxilia -- (Latin 'support troops') -- Avarayr, Battle of -- Avar campaigns -- Avaricum -- Avars -- aventail -- (French camail) -- Avila -- Axine, Battle of the -- Aydon Castle -- Azitawataya -- modern Karatepe, -- Azuchi Castle -- Japanese Azuchi-jo, -- B -- Babylon -- (Akkadian Bab-Ili 'Gate of God') -- Babylon, Hittite raid on -- Bach-dang River, Battle of -- bacheler -- baculum -- (Latin 'baton' or 'stick') -- Badr, Battle of -- Baecula, Battle of -- Baghras Castle -- Baginton fort -- Bagradas, Battle of the -- Bahram Chobin (or Varahran Chobin) (died 591) -- Bahram Shah (died 1152) -- Baibars (lived 13th century) -- also known as al-Malik al-Zahir Rukn al-Din Baybars al-Bunduqdari, -- bakufu -- Balathista, Battle of -- Balban, Baha al-Din Ghiyas al-Din (1205-1285) -- Baldwin I (1058-1118) -- Baldwin II (died 1131) -- Baldwin of Flanders (1171-1206) -- Balearic sling -- balinger -- balista -- ballista -- Bamburgh Castle -- Ban Chao (or Pan Ch'ao) (died 102) -- bandon -- banner -- Banner -- banneret -- or knight banneret, -- Bannockburn, Battle of -- Banos de la Encina -- baojia and baowu -- or pao-chia and pao-wu, -- Barbastro, Siege of -- Barbiano, Alberigo da (lived 14th-15th centuries) -- barbote -- barbute -- (Italian) -- bard -- Bari, Siege of -- 871-75, -- Bari, Siege of -- 1068-71, -- Bar Kochba Rebellion -- Barnard Castle -- Barnet, Battle of -- Barons' War -- Barons' War -- barritus -- Basel fort.

Roman Basilia, -- Basil (I) the Macedonian -- Basil II (c. 958-1025) -- basinet -- or bacinet, -- Basing, Battle of -- bastard sword -- bastide -- battle -- (from Old French bataile) -- battle wagon -- Baugé, Battle of -- Bayan -- Bayeux Tapestry -- Bayezid II (1448-1512) -- beaked galley -- beaked galley, medieval -- Beaumaris Castle -- Bedford, John, Duke of (1389-1435) -- Bedford Castle -- Bedriacum, Battle of -- Beeston Castle -- Beizhou, Siege of -- or Pei-chou, -- Belatoba, Battle of -- belfry -- Belisarius (c. 505-565) -- Bellême, Robert of (c. 1058-c. 1131) -- Belmont Castle -- Belmonte Castle -- Belvoir Castle -- Benevento, Battle of -- Beneventum, Battle of -- 275 BC, -- Beneventum, Battle of -- 214 BC, -- Benkei (died 1189) -- benming -- or pen-ming, -- Berkeley Castle -- Berkhamstead Castle -- berserk -- Berwick, Siege of -- Bessus (died 329 BC) -- Beth-Horon, Battle of -- bevor -- Bhadravarman I (lived 4th-5th centuries) -- Bi, Battle of -- or Pi, -- Bibracte, Battle of -- bidaut -- Bindusara (died 274 BC) -- bireme -- Blore Heath, Battle of -- Bodiam Castle -- Bodrum Castle -- Bohemond (c. 1050-1111) -- also known as Bohemond I de Tankerville, -- bohort -- (from German, 'to push, shove') -- bokuto -- Bolang, Battle of -- or Po-lang, -- bolt -- or quarrel, -- Bolton Castle -- bombard -- Bonaguil Castle -- Boniface (died 432) -- Latin Bonifatius, -- Boniface of Montferrat (died 1207) -- Borleng, Odo (lived 12th century) -- Boromoraja I (died 1388) -- Boromoraja II (died 1448) -- Boromo Trailokanat (lived 15th century) -- also known as Trailok, -- Boroughbridge, Battle of -- Borthwick Castle -- Bosworth, Battle of -- Boucicault, Jean le Maingre (lived 14th-15th centuries) -- Boudiccan Revolt -- boulevard -- or bulwark, -- Bourgthéroulde, Battle of -- Bouvines, Battle of -- Bovet, Honoré (c. 1340-c. 1405) -- bow -- bow, classical Indian.

bow, composite.