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   Missouri in the American Civil War

   Conflicts and battles in the war were divided into three phases, starting with the Union eviction of Governor Jackson and pursuit of Sterling Price and his Missouri State Guard in 1861; a period of neighbor-versus-neighbor bushwhacking guerrilla warfare from 1862 to 1864; and finally Sterling Price's attempt to retake the state in 1864.
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   Laotian Civil War

   Although communist movements down the Ho Chi Minh Trail grew during the year, the U.S. war effort was reduced because authorities in Washington, believing the U.S. objectives in SEA were being achieved, imposed budget limits.
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   Hannibal

   The Romans deprived Hannibal of a large-scale battle and instead, assaulted his weakening army with multiple smaller armies in an attempt to both weary him and create unrest in his troops. ... It marked the last major battle of the Second Punic War, with Rome the victor.
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   First English Civil War

   The Second battle of Newbury, fought on 27 October 1644, is remarkable as being the first great manoeuvre-battle (as distinct from "pitched" battle) of the Civil War. ... The armies therefore parted, as Essex and Waller had parted at the same place in 1644.
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   American Revolution

   They clashed with the local militia, marking the first fighting of the American Revolutionary War. ... It angered Loyalists, while some members in the Continental Army had fought the French in the French and Indian War, and many still harboured resentment.
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   Conquests of Hannibal

   The Romans deprived Hannibal of a large-scale battle and instead, assaulted his weakening army with multiple smaller armies in an attempt to both weary him and create unrest in his troops. ... It marked the last major battle of the Second Punic War, with Rome the victor.
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   Participants in World War II

   Throughout the occupation and into the beginning of the Second World War, the constant harassment of Italian columns and communication and supply lines reduced their fighting capabilities and their morale. ... After this war, Finland unsuccessfully sought protection from the United Kingdom and from Sweden.
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   War

   Conventional warfare is an attempt to reduce an opponent's military capability through open battle. ... 20,000,000 - Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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   War of 1812

   As Horsman explains, "If possible, England wished to avoid war with America, but not to the extent of allowing her to hinder the British war effort against France. ... An attempt to advance further ended with a hard-fought drawn battle at Lundy's Lane on July 25.
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    American Civil War

    The 1854 Ostend Manifesto was an unsuccessful Southern attempt to annex Cuba as a slave state. ... They used them as laborers to support the war effort.

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