✦ History

Explore the history of the world

7,727 events, 11,447 people, 1,219 states and organisations and 803 armies and fleets, on a map and a timeline.

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The world on October 12, 2022 Another year

Wars being fought

That year

Who led

Everyone alive that day See it on the map Armies and fleets Places

By century

17th century 1 18th century 613 19th century 2602 20th century 2752 21st century 1759

On this day, October 12

Wars and revolutions

American Civil War April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 295 linked events World War II September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 167 linked events American Revolutionary War April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783 127 linked events Peninsular War May 2, 1808 – April 17, 1814 122 linked events World War I July 28, 1914 – November 11, 1918 103 linked events French Revolutionary Wars April 20, 1792 – March 25, 1802 90 linked events Napoleonic Wars May 18, 1803 – November 20, 1815 76 linked events Russian invasion of Ukraine February 24, 2022 60 linked events

Campaigns on the map

Armies and fleets where they stood, day by day.

American Civil War May 27, 1861 402 recorded positions World War I August 4, 1914 343 recorded positions American Revolutionary War April 19, 1775 289 recorded positions Napoleonic Wars March 30, 1805 194 recorded positions French Revolutionary Wars July 30, 1792 176 recorded positions War of 1812 June 18, 1812 148 recorded positions Russo-Japanese War February 8, 1904 116 recorded positions Pacific War December 7, 1941 114 recorded positions

People all people

Napoleon Napoleon Emperor of the French Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Prime Minister Michel Ney Michel Ney 1769–1815 Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler Führer André Masséna André Masséna 1758–1817 Joseph Stalin Joseph Stalin General Secretary of the Communist Party Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee 1807–1870 Joachim Murat Joachim Murat 1767–1815

States and armed groups

United States 1289 France 1069 United Kingdom 846 Russian Empire 404 Germany 345 Spain 338 Ottoman Empire 312 Confederate States of America 302