Hanchuk Targets History

The Battle of Argos took place in 272 BC between the forces of Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, and a coalition made up of the city-state of Argos, the army of Sparta under King Areus, and the army of Macedonia under King Antigonus Gonatas. Pyrrhus was one of the great generals of the Hellenistic Age and the Battle of Argos marks his final defeat and death. A death which certainly was not

The Battle of Bannockburn took place June 23-24, 1314, with the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, fighting the army of King Edward II of England. It is one of Scotland's most celebrated victories.

Operation Chastise, which is better known as the Dambusters Raid, took place on the night of May 16, 1943 during World War II. It was a daring RAF attack on German dams in the Ruhr Valley using some rather unique bombs.

The Battles of Frenchtown and the subsequent River Raisin Massacre took place January 18-23, 1813 around the Frenchtown settlement in what is present-day Monroe, Michigan. It happens to be the deadliest fight to ever take place on Michigan soil, and had the highest loss of American lives for any battle during the War of 1812.

A little known event in the life of a well-known historical figure. The Battle of Fort Necessity took place on July 3, 1754, and marks the first military action seen by a young colonial officer named George Washington. It's also the battle that is credited with starting the French and Indian War.

Today's episode talks about the famous clash that brought about an end to the Wars of the Roses and ushered in the Tudor dynasty - the Battle of Bosworth Field, which took place on August 22, 1485.

The Battle of Valmy took place on September 20, 1792. It is one of the early battles of the French Revolution . Though not as well-known as some later battles, it has heroics, a questionable military decision, and is highly significant to the further development of the revolution.

On January 15, 1919, a tank holding around 2.3 million gallons of molasses collapsed in Boston's North End neighborhood flooding the streets. Although it sounds like an amusing historical anecdote, it was actually a large disaster that killed and injured many.

In this episode, Hanchuk talks about World War I and the Battle of Lake Tanganyika, which was actually a series of naval engagements between December 1915 and July 1916. Apart from being significant to the war's central African theater, it also served as the inspiration for a novella and classic motion picture.

In this lengthy episode, Hanchuk talks about what is, perhaps, the most famous shootout of the American old west - the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.