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Yes, it is Karbala, the battle that Shiites see as the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib and the foundation of their sect.

I'm afraid I still can't rep, could someone do me the honors? And...

Here's a relatively important but obscure battle:

http://i.imgur.com/RWvfs2L.png?1

That's the Battle of Talavera, which was a wash of sorts.

Nordlingen? Rocroi? Jankau? I feel like there are Spaniards in that picture for some strange reason.