Seven eras of warfare
From the phalanx to the tank: every battle in the Field Dispatch, sorted into the seven eras of the app. Pick an era for its map, its battles in order, its commanders and, for the twentieth century, film from the archives.
Era I · to AD 476AntiquityFrom Marathon in 490 BC to the Milvian Bridge in AD 312, these are the battles of hoplites, legions, war elephants and oared warships.21 battles ›
Era II · 476 to 1500The Middle AgesFrom the Gothic wars of the sixth century to Bosworth Field in 1485, medieval battles were fought by armored knights, longbowmen, steppe horse archers and the armies of great empires.45 battles ›
Era III · 1500 to 1789The early modern eraBetween 1500 and the eve of the French Revolution, armies with firearms fought alongside the last great cavalry charges, from the Japanese arquebusiers at Nagashino to the Polish winged hussars at Kircholm and Vienna.127 battles ›
Era IV · 1789 to 1815The Napoleonic eraFrom Zieleńce and Racławice to Waterloo in 1815, the wars of Napoleon spread across Europe from Spain to the road to Moscow.50 battles ›
Era V · 1815 to 1914The industrial ageBetween Waterloo and 1914 war entered the age of railways and rifles, from the November Uprising in Poland and the Crimean War to the American Civil War.76 battles ›
Era VI · 1914 to 1918The First World WarFrom 1914 to 1918 the First World War buried the war of movement in mud and wire, and battles like Verdun and the Somme went on for months.28 battles ›Archive film
Era VII · 1939 to 1945The Second World WarFrom the German invasion of Poland in September 1939 to the fall of Berlin and the battle for Okinawa in 1945, the Second World War was fought across Europe, North Africa, Asia and the Pacific.71 battles ›Archive filmSeven eras in the app
Echoes of Battle tells the battles of all seven eras scene by scene, from every side, with a map and a quiz. The app is in closed testing: enlist below and we will send word to your inbox the day it launches.