| DEFENCES | Some lines across France in the war of French receivers (8) |
| DEFENCE | Protection of French receiver (7) |
| TRACKAGE | Dodgy racket involving silver lines across country (8) |
| DIAMETER | Line across the centre of a circle (8) |
| BLENHEIM | 1704 battle in the War of the Spanish Succession won by the Duke of Marlborough (8) |
| AUREVOIR | I'm off a across France? (2,6) |
| YORKISTS | One set of protagonists in the Wars of the Roses (8) |
| MUSKETRY | Old soldiers faced line across Welsh river (8) |
| EDWARDIV | Richard, Duke of York's son who reigned twice as king of England and defeated Henry VI in the Wars of the Roses (6,1,1) |
| INVADERS | Martians, in "The War of the Worlds" |
| EARTHMEN | One side in "The War of the Worlds" |
| LAKEERIE | Site of a key battle in the War of 1812 |
| HEATRAYS | Powerful beams fired in "The War of the Worlds" |
| BEAUFORT | Lady Margaret -; Henry VII's mother and key figure in the Wars of the Roses who helped establish two prominent Cambridge colleges (8) |
| TECUMSEH | Shawnee chief made a brigadier general in the War of 1812 |
| TALLSHIP | Vessel in the War of 1812, for instance: 2 wds. |
| AMIRACLE | John Ferling's historical book which explores America's victory in the War of Independence, Almost . |
| TGVTRAINS | They race across France, starving, beaten on top of the Tourmalet (3,6) |
| OUDENARDE | Battle of ?, July 1708 conflict in the War of the Spanish Succession that resulted in victory for the Allies over France (9) |
| TOWTON | The Battle of ___ in the Wars of the Roses in March, 1461 was the largest battle ever fought in Engl |
