Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- MARATHON
- The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC saw a smaller Athenian force defeat the Persian army on a coastal plain northeast of Athens, a victory that became one of antiquity's most celebrated upsets.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- AGINCOURT
- At Agincourt in 1415, Henry V's English archers turned a muddy French field into one of the most famous longbow victories in medieval warfare.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- WATERLOO
- Napoleon's final defeat came at Waterloo in 1815, a Sunday in June that ended twenty years of French imperial ambition in a matter of hours.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SALAMIS
- The naval Battle of Salamis in 480 BC saw the Greek fleet outmaneuver a far larger Persian armada in the narrow strait off the coast of Attica, altering the course of Western history.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Famous Battles word search, free and large-print. March through history's most legendary clashes, from ancient plains to muddy trenches.
About Famous Battles
Across the centuries, battles have turned the fate of empires in a single afternoon, a cavalry charge at the right moment, a flanking move unseen until it was too late, a siege that starved a city into silence. Soldiers of every age carried banners into the smoke and noise, advancing on orders toward outcomes none could predict. These clashes echo still: in the names of the fields where they were fought, in the maps that were redrawn, and in the stories that have never stopped being told.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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