Name That Historical Event

[Spear Dog]

"... the current conflict." - this statement maybe misleading and reflect more my perspective of a long sequence of events. The event does however involve the USA.

[King Athelstan]

The Beirut barrack bombings?

[Spear Dog]

Correct, the bombing of the Beirut barracks of the US marines and a French parachute regiment in 1983. This, along with 2 truck bombings of the US embassy ('83 + '84) led to the withdrawal of US forces from Lebanon which instigated the collapse of the Lebanese army and all out civil war. after that everything was more, ...complicated.

[King Athelstan]

Thank you!

[Cookiegod]

Assassination of Nazım Pasha. Thought at first it was the murder of Mahmud Shevket Pasha, but turned out the latter was killed while in his car, as a revenge for the murder of the former.

[King Athelstan]

Indeed it is! He was the Ottoman chief of staff during the first Balkan War, and he was assassinated in the 1913 coup by members of the Committee of Union and Progress

[Cookiegod]

[Abdülmecid I]

The death of Zwingli, a not particularly innocent pastor from Switzerland, as a consequence of the Protestant defeat in the battle of Kessel.

[Cookiegod]

Exactly. The murder of Zwingli.
His career in a nutshell: 1) Fight the oppression by the religious establishment 2) Become the religious establishment, oppressing those nonconforming and destroying nonconforming art 3) export his religion by violent means, pushing for war... aaaand that's where he failed. He was caught and executed.

Your turn and consider giving guessing the battle a go as well.

Someone else please rep him! I can't.

[Abdülmecid I]

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

Hint: The engagement took place in the Atlantic Ocean.

Some extra images and hints:

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The victorious commander was the son of a king and the brother-in-law of an emperor.

[Spear Dog]

repped. searching for battle

[Cookiegod]

I assume you're talking about Francois d'Orleans, son of the French king and brother in law of Pedro I., the emperor of Brazil.
The coast can be seen in the background, and 3 battles come to mind. I'll guess the bombardment of Mogador.

[Abdülmecid I]

Correct in all accounts. A classic example of French gunboat diplomacy! Thanks the rep, Spear Dog, although Cookiegod had already repped me!

[General Brewster]

Dammit I just spend two hours pulling out my hair trying to find it. I was so close..

[Cookiegod]

[Morifea]

Some Tipps? Looks very strange...

[Cookiegod]

It's about technology. There are many correct answers to it. You don't need to identify the inventor for it (though he is famous).

[paleologos]

Water clock?

[Cookiegod]

you're heading the right direction, but remember, it's also got to be an event (doesn't need to have a date, but still).

[Cookiegod]

Not sure how no one could guess this one. It shows one of Heron of Alexandria's famous inventions. An automated play that lasted more than 10 minutes.

It had several easy right answers. To list 4 that come to my mind:

1) The invention of robotics
2) The invention of binary programming
3) The first practical use of the steam engine (not sure about this one, but I'd've let this one count, since the it's at the very least representative for that)
4) The first automated play

...and probably some other possible answers that I would've accepted. The only conditions being that it be more or less correct and formulated as an event. So even a wild guess would've had a high chance of success.

I think I've had enough of this game.