As a rule, major battles became the brightest pages of world history. They were praised by writers, poets, artists and historians who glorified the courage of warriors and the cunning of commanders who admired the grandiose scale of the battles... However, there is another side. Families left by breadwinners died from diseases and hunger, civilians worked hard to provide the army with food, clothing and ammunition, rulers abandoned their capitals... History knows many battles that decided the further fate of vast territories and entire peoples for a long time to come.