List of battles 1801-1900

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List of battles: before 601 - 601-1400 - 1401-1800 - 1801-1900 - 1901-2000 - 2001-current
See also: Battles of the American Civil War

Contents 1 19th century 1.1 1801 to 1825 1.2 1826 to 1850 1.3 1851 to 1875 1.4 1876 to 1900

[edit] 19th century

[edit] 1801 to 1825

• 1801 -
  • Battle of Aboukir March 20 - British-Turkish army under Sir Ralph Abernathy defeats French Army of Egypt under Jacques de Menou
  • Battle of Copenhagen April 2 - Nelson defeats Danish fleet
  • First Battle of Algeciras July 6 - English naval defeat by French
  • Second Battle of Algeciras July 12 - English naval victory over French, Spanish
• 1803 -
  • Battle of Delhi September 16 - British forces under Gerard Lake defeat Maratha forces led by French officer Louis Bourquien
  • Battle of Assaye September 23 - English under Wellesley defeat Marathas under Doulut Rao Sindhia in Deccan
  • Battle of Laswari November 1 - Lake defeats Marathas near Agra
  • Battle of Vertières November 18 - Haitians defeat French in last battle of war of independence.
  • Battle of Argaon November 28 - Wellesley defeats Sindhia
• 1804 -
  • Battle of Tripoli Harbor (October 1803 - September 1804) - Indecisive battle between United States and Barbary Pirates.
  • Battle of Sitka October 1 - Russian forces defeat the Tlingit in the last major armed conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives.
  • Battle of Farrukhabad November 17 - Lake defeats Maratha forces of Jaswant Rao Holkar
• 1805 -
  • Battle of Derne (April 27 - May 13) - United States victory during First Barbary War.
  • Battle of Elchingen October 14 - Marshal Michel Ney defeats small Austrian force.
  • Battle of Ulm October 17 - Napoleon forces surrender of Austrian army under Baron von Leiberich
  • Battle of Trafalgar October 21 - Horatio Nelson defeats Villeneuve, signals "England expects every man to do his duty", Nelson killed
  • Battle of Caldiero October 30 - French forces under Masséna defeat Austrians in Italy under Archduke Charles of Austria
  • Battle of Austerlitz December 2 - Napoleon defeats combined Austrian and Russian forces
• 1806 -
  • Massacre of Lauria - 7-August 8 - French troops under Massena besiege and destroy Lauria, southern Italy
  • Battles of Jena and Auerstedt - October 14 - Davout, Napoleon defeat Prussians in separate battles
  • Battle of Pultusk December 26 - indecisive battle between Napoleon and Russians
• 1807 -
  • Battle of Eylau February 8 - Napoleon fights a hard-won bloodbath with Russians, first major check of the Grand Armee.
  • Battle of the Dardanelles May 10-11 - Turkish fleet fails to break the Russian blockade of Istanbul
  • Battle of Heilsberg June 10 - Napoleon repulses Russian attack
  • Battle of Friedland June 14 - Napoleon decisively defeats Russians under Bennigsen
  • Battle of Athos June 30 - Russian fleet under Admiral Seniavin defeats Turks in Aegean
  • Second Battle of Copenhagen September 2-7 - British land, sea forces under Admiral Gambier and Gen. Cathcart capture Danish fleet
• 1808 -
  • Battle of Zealand Point March 22 - Britain defeats Denmark and Norway.
  • Battle of Siikajoki April 18 - Georg Carl von Döbeln halts Russian advance during Finnish War.
  • Battle of Revolax April 27 - Swedish force defeats Russians camped in Finnish town
  • Battle of Pulkkila May 2 - Swedish force annihilates Russian force in Finland
  • Battle of El Bruc (June) - French forces torch buildings after previous attempt foiled by ambush.
  • Battle of Lapua July 14 - Swedish victory during Finnish War.
  • Battle of Medina del Rio Seco July 14 - French victory during Peninsular War.
  • Battle of Bailén July 23 - Gen. Dupont surrenders to Spanish rebel forces
  • Battle of Kauhajoki August 10 - von Döbeln defeats the Russians.
  • Siege of Saragossa (June 15 - August 13) - Unsuccessful French attempt to capture Zaragoza, Spain.
  • Battle of Roliça August 17 - British victory during Peninsular War.
  • Battle of Vimeiro August 21 - English, Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley defeat French under Junot
  • Battle of Jutas September 13 - Swedes under von Döbeln intercept and defeat Russians.
  • Battle of Oravais September 14 - Russian forces overwhelm Swedish army.
  • Battle of Virta bro October 27 - Swedish victory following a month long cease-fire.
  • Battle of Pancorbo October 31 - Indecisive battle between French and Spanish.
  • Battle of Valmaceda November 5 - Minor Spanish victory.
  • Battle of Burgos November 7 - French victory during Peninsular war.
  • Moonlight Raid November 10 - Swedish force under Gen. Sandels engage Russians near Virtabro in middle of night
  • Battle of Espinosa (November 10 - November 11) - French victory, Spanish forces escape.
  • Battle of Tudela November 23 - Marshal Jean Lannes defeats General Francisco Castaños during Peninsular War.
  • Battle of Somosierra November 30 - Napoleon defeats Benito de San Juan.
• 1809 -
  • Battle of Corunna January 16 - French defeat Sir John Moore in Peninsular War
  • Battle of Ciudad-Real March 27 - French forces under General Sabastiani defeat a Spanish army commanded by General Cartojal.
  • First Battle of Porto March 28 - French forces under Marshal Soult capture the city of Oporto from the Portuguese.
  • Battle of Sacile April 16 - French forces under Eugene de Beauharnais defeated in Italy by Austrians under Archduke John
  • Battle of Raszyn April 19 - Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria.
  • Battle of Abensberg April 19 - April 20 - Napoleon defeats Austrians in Germany under Archduke Charles
  • Battle of Landshut April 21 - Marshal Masséna unable to destroy Austrian left wing under Johann Hiller
  • Battle of Eckmühl April 22 - Napoleon defeats Archduke Charles, forcing him to withdraw from Bavaria
  • Battle of Ratisbon April 23 - Archduke Charles makes good retreat in successful rearguard action
  • Second Battle of Porto May 12 - Wellesley defeats Marshal Soult, drives French from city
  • Battle of Aspern-Essling May 21-22 - Napoleon's first attempt to cross Danube near Vienna results in serious check by Austrians under Archduke Charles
  • Battle of Alcañiz May 23 - Spanish defeat French.
  • Battle of Wagram July 5-6 - Napoleon defeats Austrians of Archduke Charles of Austria at great cost, ending war
  • Battle of Talavera July 28 - Wellesley defeats forces of Gen. Victor, King Joseph Bonaparte in Spain; made Viscount Wellington
  • Battle of Ratan and Sävar August 17-22 - Gen. Wachtmeister engage Russians near Umeå
  • Battle of Tamames October 18 - Spanish repel Marhsal Ney's forces.
  • Battle of Ocana November 19 - Spanish forces under Areizago crushed by French forces of King Joseph, Marshal Soult
• 1810 -
  • Battle of Batin August 7 -
  • Battle of Buçaco (or Busaco) September 27 - Wellington repulses attacks from Masséna, withdraws into Lines of Torres Vedras
  • Battle of Fuengirola October 15 - Polish defeat British and Spanish during Peninsular War.
• 1811 -
  • Battle of the Bridge of Calderón 17 January - Spanish victory against a large Mexican force
  • Battle of Barrosa March 5 - Minor British victory during Peninsular War.
  • Battle of Lissa March 13 - British fleet defeats French fleet.
  • Battle of Anholt March 27 - British naval victory over Denmark and Norway.
  • Battle of Fuentes de Onoro May 5 - Wellington, Masséna fight drawn battle
  • Battle of Albuera May 16 - British under Gen. Beresford defeat Marshal Soult
  • Battle of Tippecanoe November 7 - William Henry Harrison (US) defeats Tecumseh and Shawnee
  • Battle of Tarifa
  • Battle of Yanbu (end of 1811) - Muhammed Ali forces landed in Yanbu starting Ottoman-Saudi War
• 1812 -
  • Battle of Al-Safra January - Muhammed Ali forces met Saudi Al-Kabeer forces near Medina
  • Battle of Badajoz (March 16 - April 6) - British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison during Peninsular War.
  • Siege of Detroit July 11 - American forces surrender to British during War of 1812.
  • Battle of Ostrowo July 12 - Indecisive French victory; Russian strategic success
  • Battle of Lyngør July 12 - British victory, Danish-Norwegian frigate sunk.
  • First Battle of Sackett's Harbor July 19 - US turns back British naval attack
  • Battle of Salamanca July 22 - Wellington defeats French under Marmont. French evacuate Madrid, but soon return
  • Battle of Klyastitsy (July 30 –­ August 1) - Minor Russian victory over French corps
  • Battle of Maguaga August 9 - Both armies withdraw from War of 1812 battle.
  • Battle of Fort Dearborn August 15 - Fort burned by Indians
  • Battle of Smolensk August 16-17 - Russians under Peter Bagration, de Tolley defeated and retreat
  • First battle of Polotsk (August 17 - 18) - indecisive battle betwwen Russian and French corps
  • Battle of Valutino August 19 - Marginal French victory; successful Russian retreat
  • Battle of Fort Harrison (September 4 - 5) - 10 healthy American soldiers repel attack by four tribes.
  • Siege of Fort Wayne (September 5 - 12) - Americans repel Miamis and Potawatomis.
  • Battle of Borodino September 7 - Kutuzov retreats after bloody battle. Napoleon enters Moscow
  • Battle of Queenston Heights October 13 - US forces under Rensselaer defeated in attempt to capture town by British under Sir Isaac Brock, who is killed
  • Battle of Tarutino October 18 - Russian victory over Murat's corps
  • Second Battle of Polotsk (October 18 - 20) - Russian victory over Saint-Cyr's Franco-Bavarian force.
  • Battle of Maloyaroslavets October 24 - Russians under Docturov defeat French, forcing northern retreat
  • Capture of HMS Macedonian October 25 - Decatur's USS United States captures HMS Macedonian
  • Battle of Czasniki October 31 - Russians defeat French army, commanded by Marshal Victor.
  • Battle of Aslanduz October 31 - Russians defeat Persian army of Abbas Mirza.
  • Battle of Medina (1812) November - Muhammad_Ali_of_Egypt returned Medina from Saudis
  • Battle of Vyazma November 3 - Russians defeat French indecisively
  • Battle of Smoliani (November 13 - 14) - Russian victory over French forces of Victor and Oudinot
  • Battle of Krasnoi November 15-18 - Partial Russian victory. Napoleon drives off Russian forces attempting to block retreat. Heroism of Marshal Michel Ney
  • First Battle of Lacolle Mills November 20 - British and Mohawks defeat Americans
  • Battle of the Beresina November 26-29 - French successfully cross river with huge losses, despite being nearly surrounded by two Russian armies, ending retreat from Russia
  • Battle of the Mississinewa (December 17-18) - United States forces defeat Miami tribe.'
• 1813 -
  • Battle of Jeddah January 7 - Tusun Pasha and his father returned Jeddah from Saudis
  • Battle of Frenchtown January 22 - British Gen. Proctor defeats Kentucky militia.
  • Battle of Mecca - Tusun Pasha and his father returned Mecca .
  • Battle of Ogdensburg February 22 - British victory after attacking against orders.
  • Battle of Mobile April 15 - James Wilkinson captures Spanish
  • Battle of York April 27 - Dearborn and Chauncey capture British garrison, recklessly loot and burn capital (now Toronto)
  • Battle of Lützen May 2 - Napoleon defeats Russo-Prussian army of Wittgenstein
  • Siege of Fort Meigs May 1 - 9 - Effective stalemate during War of 1812.
  • Battle of Bautzen May 20-21 - Napoleon defeats Wittgenstein, who is only able to escape due to Ney's incompetence
  • Battle of Fort George May 27 - Lt. Col. Winfield Scott captures British fort
  • Second Battle of Sackett's Harbor May 28-29 - US Gen. Jacob Brown turns back British under Sir John Prevost
  • Battle of Boston Harbor June 1 - HMS Shannon captures Lawrence's USS Chesapeake with ease
  • Battle of Stoney Creek June 6 - British force of 700 under John Vincent defeat US force three times its size under William Winder, John Chandler
  • Battle of Vittoria June 21 - Wellington defeats French under Joseph, forced to withdraw towards France
  • Battle of Craney Island June 22 - British attack on Norfolk foiled.
  • Battle of Sorauren July 26-August 1 - Wellington defeats Soult, who withdraws across Pyrenees
  • Battle of Burnt Corn July 27 - American forces disperse a raiding party of Creek Indians
  • Battle of Fort Stephenson August 2 - British attack on American fort fails.
  • Battle of St. Michaels August 10 - George Cockburn defeated.
  • Battle of Grossbeeren August 23 - Allies win series of three actions during War of the Sixth Coalition.
  • Battle of Katzbach August 26 - von Blucher defeats Marshal MacDonald.
  • Battle of Dresden August 26-27 - Napoleon's last major victory on German soil, over main Allied army of Prince Schwarzenberg
  • Battle of Kulm August 29-30 - Marshal Vandamme defeated, captured by Allied forces
  • Battle of Dennewitz September 6 - Bernadotte, Bülow defeat Ney
  • Battle of Lake Erie September 10 - Perry's fleet defeats British, Perry says "We have met the enemy and they are ours"
  • Battle of the Thames October 5 - US troops under Harrison defeat British, Indians under Gen. Henry Proctor; Tecumseh killed
  • Battle of Leipzig October 16-October 19 - (Battle of the Nations) Napoleon suffers his greatest defeat ever in the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars
  • Battle of Chateauguay October 25 - several hundred Canadian militia turn back Wade Hampton's advance on Montreal; the American army withdraws from Canada
  • Battle of Hanau October 30-31 - Austro-Bavarian army under Prince Wrede unable to cut off French retreat
  • Battle of Tallushatchee November 3 - US forces under Andrew Jackson defeat Creek
  • Battle of Talladega November 9 - Jackson defeats Creek
  • Battle of Crysler's Farm November 11 - US forces under James Wilkinson defeated by much smaller British force under J.W. Morrison
  • Battle of Bari
• 1814 -
  • Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek - twin indecisive battles during Creek War.
  • Battle of Brienne January 29 - Napoleon defeats Blücher's Prussians
  • Battle of La Rothiere February 1 - French under Napoleon manage to hold back an overwhelming force of Prussians until nightfall, where then they withdraw from the field.
  • Battle of Champaubert February 10 - Napoleon defeats Blücher
  • Battle of Montmirail February 11 - Napoleon defeats Blücher
  • Battle of Chateau Thierry February 12 - Napoleon defeats Blücher
  • Battle of Vauchamps February 14 - Napoleon defeats a much smaller force of Russians
  • Battle of Montereau February 18 - Napoleon defeats Schwarzenberg
  • Battle of Bar-sur-Aube February 27 - Schwarzenberg defeats Marshal Macdonald
  • Battle of Orthez February 27 - Wellington defeats French under Soult near Bayonne
  • Battle of Longwoods March 4 - American victory during War of 1812.
  • Battle of Craonne March 7 - Napoleon defeats Blücher
  • Battle of Laon March 9-10 - Blücher defeats Napoleon
  • Battle of Reims March 13 - Napoleon defeats isolated Prussian corps
  • Battle of Arcis sur Aube March 20-21 - Schwarzenberg defeats Napoleon
  • Battle of La Fere Chanpenoise March 25 - Schwarzenberg defeats corps of Marmont, Mortier
  • Battle of Horseshoe Bend March 27 - Jackson decisively defeats Creek
  • Battle of Montmartre March 30 - Allied forces enter Paris, force surrender of Marmont, Mortier. Napoleon abdicates soon after; goes to Elba
  • Second Battle of Lacolle Mills March 30 - US forces under Wilkinson defeated by British in attempt to invade Canada via Niagara. Wilkinson relieved, replaced by Jacob Brown, with assistance of Winfield Scott
  • Battle of Toulouse April 10 - Wellington defeats Soult, forced to abandon city. Fighting on southern front comes to end soon after, with news of Napoleon's abdication
  • Battle of Big Sandy Creek May 30 - US forces surprise the British in Upstate New York, capturing 6 ships and 143 prisoners
  • Battle of Chippawa July 5 - US forces invade Canada under Brown, Scott defeat British under Phineas Riall
  • Battle of Lundy's Lane July 25 - Brown's Americans take on British under Sir Gordon Drummond in violent indecisive battle. US forces withdraw from Canada due to heavy losses giving argument for British victory.
  • Battle of Mackinac Island (July 26 - August 4) - Unsuccessful American attempt to capture Fort Mackinac.
  • Battle of Bladensburg August 24 - British forces rout Americans in Maryland, battle witnessed by President Madison. British move on to burn Washington in retribution for the burning of York (Toronto). American government barely escapes the city as Congress and the Whitehouse are torched.
  • Battle of Lake Champlain and Battle of Plattsburg September 11 - US squadron under Thomas Macdonough defeats British under George Downie. Same day, US land forces under Prevost fight indecisive battle with Americans under Alexander Macomb
  • Battle of North Point September 12 - Land Battle complement of Battle for Ft. McHenry
  • Battle of Ft. McHenry September 12 - Fort protecting Baltimore harbor holds out against British bombardment, inspiring Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner"
  • Battle of Cook's Mills October 19 - Indecisive battle in Canada during War of 1812.
  • Siege of Fort Erie (August 4 - November 5) - Americans repel British attempt to retake fort.
  • Battle of Pensacola (November 7 - November 9) - Andrew Jackson wins pyrrhic victory.
• 1815 -
  • Battle of New Orleans January 8 - Jackson defeats British army of Pakenham, as news of Treaty of Ghent signed in December, not yet arrived
  • Battle of Fort Bowyer February 11 - Jackson loses fort after boasting that ten thousand men could not take it.
  • Battle of Tolentino May 2 - Joachim Murat, King of Naples, declares for Napoleon in Hundred Days, defeated by Austrians, forced to flee kingdom
  • Battle of Quatre Bras June 16 - Ney fights indecisive battle against Wellington
  • Battle of Ligny June 16 - Napoleon defeats Prussians under Blücher
  • Battle of Waterloo June 18 - The Clash of the Titans: Emperor Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington square off in the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars. A "Damn near-run thing", with the Prussians and British just barely suppressing the final fight of the French Military Machine.
  • Battle of Wavre June 18 - Marshal Grouchy, assigned to prevent Blücher from joining Wellington, fights mildly successful battle against Blücher's rearguard
• 1816 -
  • Bombardment of Algiers - August 27 - UK and Dutch ships attack Barbary pirates.
• 1817 -
  • Battle of Chacabuco February 12 - Chile free from Spain
  • Nejd Expedition (1817 - 1818) - Ibrahim Pasha has cuptured several Nejdi villages
  • Battle of Mahidpur December 21 - British forces under Sir Thomas Hyslop defeat Marathas under Holkar
• 1818 -
  • Battle of Cancha Rayada March 16 - Spanish forces defeat Chileans under San Martin.
  • Battle of Maipú April 5 - Chilean rebels defeat Spanish.
  • Nejd Expedition - Ibrahim Pasha cuptured Riyadh
  • Battle of Diriyah December 2 - Ibrahim Pasha captured and destroyed Diriyah ending the First Saudi State
• 1819 -
  • Battle of Boyacá August 7 - Known in Colombia as Battle of Boyacá Bridge. (Batalla del puente de Boyacá) Simon Bolivar and his brigadier generals Francisco de Paula Santander and Jose Antonio Anzoátegui defeat and capture royalist Colonel Jose Maria Barreiro in the battle sealing the independence of Nueva Granada, now Colombia.
• 1821 -
  • Battle of Rieti March 7 - Austrian forces defeat Neapolitan rebels against King Ferdinand I
  • Battle of Novara April 8 - Austrian and Sardinian troops defeat Piedmontese revolutionaries
  • Battle of Carabobo June 24 - Simón Bolívar defeats Spanish army, ensuring Venezuelan independence.
• 1822 -
  • Battle of Pichincha May 24 - Sucre defeats Spaniards near Quito
  • Battle of Chios June 18-June 19 - Greek rebel fleet under Constantine Kanaris defeats Turkish fleet of Kara Ali
  • Battle at Dervenakia July 26 - Greek revolutionaries under Theodoros Kolokotronis, Papaflessas and Nikitaras crush Dramali Pasha's Ottoman army.
  • Battle of Karpenizi August 21 - Greek troops under Marco Bozzaris defeat Turkish force under Mustai Pasha heading to reinforce Turkish troops besieging Messolonghi
• 1825 -
  • Battle of Danubyu April 2 - British forces under Sir Archibald Campbell defeat Burmese under Maha Bandula, who is killed
  • Battle of Prome November 30-December 2 - Campbell defeats Burmese, led by Maha Nenyo, who is killed

[edit] 1826 to 1850

• 1826 Battle of Ganja - Russia defeats Persian invaders
• 1827 Battle of Monte Santiago - A naval division of the Brazilian Imperial Navy is attacked by Argentinean vessels. The battle ended with the destruction of the attacking forces.
  • 1827 Battle of Ituzaingó or Passo do Rosário February 27 - A Brazilian Army under Marquis of Barbacena met in combat an Argentinean/Uruguayan Army led by General Carlos Maria Alvear (part of the Argentina-Brazil War).
  • 1827 Battle of Phaleron April 24 - Greek setback in the Greek War of Independence
  • Battle of Navarino October 20 - Joint British, French, Russian fleets, under Admirals Codrington, Rigny, and Heiden, destroy Turko-Egyptian fleet of Tahir Pasha off Greek coast
• 1828 -
  • Battle of Akhalzic August 27 - Russian troops under Paskievich defeat Turks in Caucasus
  • Battle of Praia Bay August 28 - Miguelite fleet in Portugal defeated by loyalists of Queen Maria in Azores
• 1829 Battle of Kulevicha June 11 - Russian troops under Hans Karl von Diebitsch defeat Ottoman Turkey under Reshid Pasha in Balkans
• 1831 -
  • Battle of Debre Abbay February 14 - Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills Dejazmach Sabagadis.
  • Battle of Stoczek February 14 - Polish victory during November Uprising.
  • Battle of Białołęka February 24 - Polish counterattack succeeds, forcing Russian attack to be moved up one day.
  • Battle of Olszynka Grochowska February 25 - marginal Polish victory during November Uprising.
  • Battle of Iganie March 8 - Poland defeats Russia.
  • Battle of Ostroleka May 26 - Russians under Diebitsch fight indecisive battle against Poles of Jan Skrzynecki
  • Battle of Warsaw September 6-8 - Russians under Paskievich defeat Poles under Dembinski and stamp out revolt
• 1832 -
  • Indian Creek Massacre May 20 - Settlers killed by Indians in Illinois.
  • Battle of the Kellogg's Grove July 16 - U.S. forces defeat Sauk.
  • Battle of Bad Axe August 2 - Illinois militia massacres Black Hawk's Saux and Fox
  • Battle of Konya December 21 - Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha defeat main Turkish army of Reshid Pasha in Anatolia
• 1833 Battle of Cape St. Vincent July 5 - British fleet under Sir Charles Napier defeats fleet of Portuguese usurper Don Miguel
• 1834 Battle of Santarén May 16 - Portuguese forces loyal to Queen Maria II (led by her father, Don Pedro) defeat forces of usurper Don Miguel
• 1835 -
  • Battle of Gonzales October 2 - Mexicans withdraw during Texas Revolution.
  • Battle of Concepcion October 28 - Texians defeat Mexicans under Martin Perfecto de Cós.
  • Grass Fight November 26 - Texians, thinking a Mexican pack train is carrying silver, capture it but only end up with grass.
  • Siege of Bexar (October 12 - December 11) Texians successfully besiege and defeat Mexicans.
  • Dade Battle December 23 108 American troops were ambushed by about 180 Seminole Indians. Colonel Dade, who was on horseback, was the first to be killed. Only three American purportedly survived the attack. Two of these survivors died shortly after.
• 1836 -
  • Battle of San Patricio February 27 - Texian expedition into Mexico thwarted.
  • Battle of the Alamo (February 23 - March 6) - General Santa Anna defeats Texans. Wm. Travis and Davy Crockett killed in siege.
  • Battle of Refugio (March 12 - March 15) - Infighting amongst Texians leads to defeat.
  • Battle of Coleto March 19 - Col. James Fannin and Texans defeated and captured by Mexicans of General Jose de Urrea. Later massacred by Santa Anna.
  • Battle of San Jacinto April 21 - Texans capture Santa Anna
  • Battle of Terapegui April 26 - Spanish constitutionalist forces loyal to Queen Isabella, supported by French Foreign Legion, defeat Carlists near Pamplona
• 1837 -
  • Battle of Huesca March 24 - Constitutionalists win decisive victory over Carlists in Spain
  • Battle of Saint-Denis November 23 - Canadian rebels under Wolfred Nelson defeat British.
  • Battle of St. Charles November 25 - British defeat Canadian rebels.
  • Confrontation at Montgomery's Tavern December 7 - Battle near tavern sparks the Upper Canada Rebellion.
  • Battle of Saint-Eustache December 14 - British capture and ransack village.
  • Battle of Lake Okeechobee December 25 - US forces under Zachary Taylor defeat Seminoles
• 1838 -
  • Battle of Beauharnois November 10 - Revolt in Canada put down.
  • Battle of the Windmill (November 12 - November 16) - British forces defeat Canadian rebels.
  • Battle of Blood River December 16 - Voortrekker force under Andries Pretorius defeat Zulu force under King Dingane in Natal
• 1839 Battle of Nezib June 24 - Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha defeat Turks under Hafiz Pasha (assisted by Prussian Captain Helmuth von Moltke)
• 1840 Battle of Magango January - Boer forces defeat Zulu King Dingane
• 1841 Battle of Canton May 24 - British amphibious assault captures city
• 1842 -
  • Battle of Debre Tabor February 7 - Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
  • Battle of Kabul January 6 - Afghan forces force British to withdraw from city, which they had occupied for two and a half years
• 1843 -
  • Battle of Smala May 10 - French forces under Duc d'Aumale defeat Algerians under Abd el Kader
  • Battle of Miani February 17 - British forces under Sir Charles Napier defeat the Baluch forces of the Talpurs in Sind
  • Battle of Hyderabad March - Napier defeats Baluchis in Sind
• 1844 Battle of Isly August 14 - French forces under Marshal Bugeaud rout Abd el Kader
• 1845 -
  • Battle of Ohaeawai - British Army attacks Māori Pa, but fortifications too strong
  • Battle of Mudki December 18 - Sikh forces invading British India defeated by force under Sir Hugh Gough
  • Battle of Ferozeshah December 21-22 - British forces under Gough and Hardinge, Governor-General, defeat Sikhs under Lal Singh in hard-fought battle
• 1846 -
  • Battle of Aliwal January 28 - Sikh forces under Runjoor Singh defeated by British under Sir Harry Smith
  • Battle of Sobraon February 10 - British forces under Gough decisively defeat Sikhs, and Punjab becomes British protectorate
  • Siege of Fort Texas (May 3 - May 9) - Mexican siege on U.S. fort unsuccessful.
  • Battle of Palo Alto May 8 - US Gen. Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans under Mariano Arista
  • Battle of Resaca de la Palma May 9 - Taylor attacks Arista's retreating Mexicans
  • Siege of Los Angeles August 13 - US Marines briefly capture Los Angeles, but are driven out by Californio forces, led by José Mariá Flores.
  • Battle of Santa Fe August 18 Kearney occupies Santa Fe
  • Battle of Monterrey (September 20 - September 24) - Mexicans under Pedro de Ampudia defeated by Taylor's US forces in hard-fought battle
  • Battle of Dominguez Rancho - October 9 Jose Antonio Carrillo leads Californio forces in victory against 350 US Marines and sailors near Los Angeles.
  • First Battle of Tabasco (October 24 - October 26) - Commodore Matthew C. Perry fights inconclusive battle with Mexicans under Juan B. Traconis.
  • Battle of San Pasqual December 6 - US Cavalry General Stephen Kearny's dragoons are defeated by Californio forces, led by Andrés Pico near San Diego.
• 1847 -
  • Battle of Rio San Gabriel January 8 - Kearny's 600 man army defeats the 160 man Californio force near Los Angeles.
  • Battle of La Mesa January 9 - Kearny, Stockton and Fremont's combined US forces, defeat the Californio's in the climactic battle for California.
  • Battle of the Sacramento February 28 - US forces under Alexander Doniphan defeat Mexican force near Chihuahua
  • Battle of Buena Vista February 22-23 - Taylor's outnumbered men trounce Santa Anna's Mexicans
  • Battle of Vera Cruz (March 9 - March 29) - Scott takes port city
  • Battle of Cerro Gordo April 18 - Scott defeats Santa Anna
  • Battle of Tuxpan April 18 - Perry defeats Cos.
  • Second Battle of Tabasco (June 15 - June 16) - Commodore Perry captures city.
  • Battle of Contreras August 20 - Scott's forces storm Mexican position defending Mexico City
  • Battle of Churubusco August 20 - Another US force storms other main Mexican position defending capital
  • Battle of Molino del Rey September 8 - Scott defeats Mexican force defending fortification in hard-fought battle
  • Battle of Chapultepec September 12 - Scott takes fortified hill by storm in climactic battle of war
  • Siege of Puebla (September 14 - October 12) - Puebla taken by Winfield Scott.
  • Battle of Huamantla October 9 - U.S. victory, end of Santa Anna's military career.
• 1848 -
  • Battle of Custoza July 24-25 - Austrian forces under Marshal Radetzky defeat Sardinians under King Charles Albert
  • Battle of Boomplaats August 29 - British forces under Sir Harry Smith defeat Boers under Pretorius in Orange River area
  • Battle of Pákozd September 29 - Hungarian forces defeat Austrian army of Count Jellachich
  • Battle of Schwechat October 30 - Hungary
  • Battle of Ramnagar November 22 - British forces under Gough repulsed by Sikhs under Shere Singh in Punjab
  • Battle of Mór December 30 - Hungary - Alfred, Prince of Windisch-Graetz defeats a Hungarian detachment under Mór Perczel
• 1849 -
  • Battle of Chilianwala January 13 - British forces under Gough fight another indecisive battle with Sikhs, resulting in Gough's dismissal
  • Siege of Multan January 22 - British forces capture fortress in Punjab.
  • Battle of Gujarat February 21 - Gough, before getting word of dismissal, crushes Sikhs, Punjab annexed.
  • Battle of Kápolna February 26-27 - Hungarian forces under Henry Dembinski defeated by Austrians under the Prince of Windisch-Graetz
  • Battle of Novara March 23 - Radetzky defeats Charles Albert, forcing Piedmontese to make peace
  • Ten Days of Brescia - March 23 to April 1 - Popular riot against the Austrian garrisons
  • Battle of Isaszeg (or Gödöllö) April 6 - Hungarian forces hold off Austrians
  • Battle of Segesvár July 31 - Hungarian forces under Józef Bem defeated by Russians, Austrians under general Luders and general Dick
  • Battle of Temesvár Aug 9 - Austrian forces under Haynau defeat Hungarians under Artúr Görgey, Bem in final battle of war
  • Battle of Chillanwalla - British defeat Sikhs

[edit] 1851 to 1875

• 1852 -
  • Battle of Monte Caseros February 3 - A coalition of the Argentinean Provinces of Entre Rios and Corrientes, allied with Brazilian and Uruguayan troops (27,000 men)defeats Buenos Aires forces (22,000 men) under Juan Manuel Rosas, presidente of Argentina.
  • Battle of Gur Amba September 27 - The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats and kills the vassal of the current ruler of Ethiopia, Ras Ali II.
• 1853 -
  • Battle of Takusa April 12 - The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats an allied army from the provinces of Tigray, Wollo, Yejju, and Gojjam led by Dejazmach Birru Aligaz of Yejju. Dejazmach Biru is killed.
  • Battle of Ayshal June 29 - The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats Ras Ali II; considered the end of the Zamana Masafent ("Era of Princes") in Ethiopia.
  • Battle of Oltenitza November 4 - Russians defeated by Turks (Crimean War)
• 1854 -
  • Battle of Citate January 6 - Turks defeat Russians during the Crimean War
  • Battle of Alma - British and French defeat Russians in Crimean War.
  • Battle of Amba Jebelli - The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats Birru Goshu of Gojjam.
  • Battle of Balaclava October 25 - Charge of the Light Brigade on Crimea under Cardigan
  • Battle of Inkermann November 5 - Allies get another victory
  • Siege of Sevastopol (October 17–September 11, 1855) Allies capture the city.
• 1855 -
  • Battle of Derasge - February 9 - Tewodros II defeats Dejasmach Wube, deposing the last rival warlord of the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of Princes").
  • Battle of Eupatoria - February 17 - Allies win naval battle.
  • Battle of Chernaya River August 16 - Piedmont aids British in defeat of Russia
  • Siege of Kars (June - November) - Russians defeat Turks.
• 1856 -
  • First Battle of Seattle (1856) - January 26 - Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
  • Battle of Santa Rosa March 20 - Costa Rican troops rout Walker's soldiers
  • Battle of Rivas April 11 - Central American coalition defeats filibuster William Walker
• 1857 -
  • Siege of Cawnpore June - British troops and civilians besieged and later betrayed and murdered during the Indian Mutiny
  • Battle of Chinhat June 29 - British troops retreat to Lucknow during Indian Mutiny
  • Battle of Aong July 15 - British forces under General Henry Havelock capture Cawnpore, India.
  • Siege of Lucknow (July - November) - Lucknow besieged by rebels, relieved, besieged again, and relieved for a second time.
• 1859 -
  • Battle of Montebello May 20 - Austrians are defeated despite superior numbers.
  • Battle of Varese May 26 - Piedmontese defeat Austrians in the Austro-Sardinian War.
  • Battle of Palestro May 30 - Franco-Piedmontese victory over Austria.
  • Battle of Magenta June 4 - Austria withdraws from Italy
  • Battle of Solferino June 24 - Both sides suffer in Austria. Started the birth of the Red Cross.
• 1860 -
  • Battle of Calatafimi - May 15 - Garibaldi's victory against Neapolitan troops.
  • Battle of Milazzo - June 25 - Garibaldi's victory against Neapolitan troops.
  • Battle of Castelfidardo - September 18 - Italian victory over the French Army defending the Papal States.
  • Battle of the Volturnus October 1 and 2 - Sicilians are defeated by the Piedmontese
  • Siege of Gaeta (November 5 - February 13, 1861) - Francis II of the Two Sicilies is sieged by the Piedmontese.
• 1861 -
  • Battle of Fort Sumter April 12 - P.G.T. Beauregard fires on Fort - first important battle of American Civil War
  • Battle of Sewell's Point (May 18 - May 19) - Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate artillery.
  • Battle of Aquia Creek (May 29 - June 1) - Confederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later withdrawn.
  • Battle of Philippi Races June 3 - Union troops under McClellan defeats rebels
  • Battle of Big Bethel June 10 - Union attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled.
  • Battle of Boonville June 17 - Union forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State Guard.
  • Battle of Hoke's Run July 2 - Robert Patterson defeats Confederate force but fails to capitalize on his victory.
  • Battle of Carthage July 5 - Confederate victory in Missouri during U.S. Civil War.
  • Battle of Rich Mountain July 11 - Confederate force split in half mid-battle; one half surrenders, the other escapes.
  • Battle of Blackburn's Ford July 18 - Irvin McDowell defeated in recon-in-force against Confederate forces at Manassas.
  • Battle of 1st Bull Run, or 1st Manassas July 21 - Union under McDowell lose to Confederates under J.E. Johnston, P.G.T. Beauregard, Jackson anointed Stonewall
  • Battle of Athens - August 5 - Union victory in small skirmish in Northeast Missouri
  • Battle of Wilson's Creek August 10 - Union forces lose
  • Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes August 26 - Confederates surprise and defeat Union forces.
  • Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries (August 28 - August 29) - Union forces capture two North Carolina forts.
  • Battle of Dry Wood Creek September 2 - Union cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State Guard.
  • Battle of Carnifex Ferry September 10 - Confederates withdraw by night after several hours of fighting.
  • Battle of Cheat Mountain (September 12 - September 15) - 300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated Confederate attacks.
  • First Battle of Lexington (September 13 - September 20) - Union forces badly defeated by Missouri State Guard.
  • Battle of Liberty September 17 - Minor Missouri State Guard victory.
  • Battle of Greenbrier River October 3 - Confederates withdraw after inconclusive battle.
  • Battle of Santa Rosa Island October 9 - Union forces capture island.
  • Battle of Ball's Bluff October 21 - 1900 Union soldiers die
  • Battle of Fredericktown October 21 - Missouri State Guard defeated.
  • First Battle of Springfield October 25 - Union forces capture town.
  • Battle of Belmont November 9 - Grant captures and destroys Confederate supplies near Cairo, Illinois
  • Battle of Round Mountain November 19 - Confederate forces defeat Opothleyahola near present-day Stillwater.
  • Battle of Chusto-Talasah December 9 - Opothleyahola defeated near present-day Tulsa.
  • Battle of Camp Alleghany December 13 - Confederates withstand Union attack.
  • Battle of Dranesville December 20 - Union defeats Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart.
  • Battle of Chustenahlah December 26 - Opothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas.
  • Battle of Mount Zion Church December 28 - Union victory in Northeastern Missouri.
• 1862 -
  • Battle of Cockpit Point January 3 - Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
  • Battle of Hancock - (January 5 - January 6) - Unsuccessful Confederate attack on Maryland town.
  • Battle of Roan's Tan Yard January 8 - Confederates routed.
  • Battle of Middle Creek January 10 - Union forces under James A. Garfield defeat Confederates under Humphrey Marshall.
  • Battle of Mill Springs January 19 - Union victory, Felix Zollicoffer killed.
  • Battle of Fort Henry February 6 - Ulysses S. Grant and gunboats under Andrew Hull Foote take fort and gain control of Tennessee River
  • Battle of Roanoke Island (February 7 - February 8) - Union forces under Ambrose E. Burnside capture island.
  • Battle of Elizabeth City February 10 - Destruction of the Mosquito Fleet.
  • Battle of Fort Donelson (February 11 - February 16) - Grant takes fort, accepts surrender of Confederate army, and gains control of Cumberland River
  • Battle of Valverde (February 20 - February 21) - Union forces routed in New Mexico Territory.
  • Battle of Pea Ridge March 7 - Missouri saved for Union
  • Battle of Hampton Roads March 9 - Monitor defeats Merrimac
  • Battle of New Bern March 14 - Union troops disembark from ships and capture town.
  • First Battle of Kernstown March 23 - Union forces defeat Confederates under "Stonewall" Jackson.
  • Battle of Glorieta (March 26 - [[March 28) - Union forces outmaneuver Confederates near Santa Fe.
  • Battle of Shiloh (April 6 - April 7) - Ulysses S. Grant attacked by Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard, defeats them
  • Battle of Island Number Ten (February 28 - April 8) - Union victory by Pope
  • Battle of Ft. Pulaski April 10 - April 11 - Union takes fort
  • Battle of Peralta April 15 - Union forces defeat the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers.
  • Battle of South Mills April 19 - Confederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal.
  • Battle of Fort Macon (March 23 - April 26) Confederate fort surrenders after Union artillery bombardment.
  • Battle of New Orleans (April 25 - May 1) - Union forces capture city.
  • Battle of Yorktown (April 5 - May 4) - Union troops win skirmish near site of decisive Revolutionary War battle.
  • Battle of Puebla May 5 - Cinco de Mayo - Mexicans defeat French
  • Battle of Williamsburg - McClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle.
  • Battle of Eltham's Landing May 7 - Inconclusive Civil War battle in Virginia.
  • Battle of McDowell (May 8 - May 9) - Stonewall Jackson's Confederates defeat Union forces.
  • Battle of Drewry's Bluff May 15 - Union naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery.
  • Battle of Whitney's Lane May 19 - Union campaign towards Little Rock, Arkansas halted
  • Battle of Front Royal May 23 - Stonewall Jackson forces Union retreat by threatening the rear of the Union force.
  • First Battle of Winchester May 25 - Stonewall Jackson defeats Nathaniel P. Banks.
  • Battle of Hanover Courthouse May 27 - Union victory during U.S. Civil War.
  • Siege of Corinth April 29 - May 30 - Union forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order to escape to Tupelo.
  • Battle of Seven Pines May 31 - J.E. Johnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive
  • Battle of Tranter's Creek June 5 - Confederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed.
  • Battle of Memphis June 6 - Union forces capture the city.
  • First Battle of Chatanooga (June 7 - June 8) - Union forces bombard the town.
  • Battle of Cross Keys June 8 - John C. Fremont defeated by elements of Stonewall Jackson's force.
  • Battle of Port Republic June 9 - Costly victory for Stonewall Jackson.
  • Battle of Secessionville June 16 - Union fails to take town, Union commander later court-martialed for disobeying orders.
  • Battle of Saint Charles June 17 - The USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and explodes.
  • Battle of Oak Grove June 25 - Indecisive battle between McClellan and Lee.
  • Battle of Beaver Dam Creek June 26 - Robert E. Lee defeated.
  • Battle of Gaines' Mill June 27 - Lee defeats McClellan.
  • Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm (June 27 - June 28) - Indecisive battle between Lee and McClellan.
  • Battle of Savage's Station June 29 - Union forces withdraw
  • Battle of White Oak Swamp June 30 - Indecisive artillery duel during U.S. Civil War.
  • Battle of Glendale June 30 - McClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates.
  • Battle of Tampa (June 30 - July 1) - Union gunboat attacks, but later withdraws.
  • Battle of Malvern Hill July 1 - McClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle.
  • Battle of Hill's Plantation July 7 - Union victory in Arkansas.
  • First Battle of Murfreesboro July 13 - Confederate victory during American Civil War.
  • Battle of Cedar Mountain July 30 - Jackson defeats Union troops
  • Battle of Baton Rouge August 5
  • Battle of Kirksville (August 6 - August 9) - Union forces capture town.
  • Battle of Cedar Mountain August 9 - Union forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack.
  • First Battle of Independence August 11 - Confederate victory near Kansas City.
  • Battle of Lone Jack (August 15 - August 16) - Confederate victory, Union commander killed. Rebels forced to withdraw after battle.
  • Battle of Fort Ridgely (August 21 - August 22) - Failed Santee Sioux attack on Union controlled fort.
  • First Battle of Rappahannock Station (August 22 - August 25) - Union supplies destroyed during skirmish.
  • Battle of Bull Run Bridge - Confederates capture and destroy Manassas Station.
  • Battle of Thoroughfare Gap August 28 - Longstreet defeats small union force.
  • Battle of Aspromonte August 29 - Italian royal forces defeat rebels
  • Battle of 2nd Bull Run, or Second Manassas August 30 - Jackson, Lee, and Longstreet destroys Pope's Army of Northern Virginia
  • Battle of Richmond (Kentucky) - August 30 - Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout Union army under Gen. William Nelson
  • Battle of Chantilly September 1 - Union forces escape from nearly being cut off, Philip Kearny is killed.
  • Battle of Mile Hill September 2 - Confederates clear Leesburg of Federal forces.
  • Battle of South Mountain September 14 - McClellan defeats Lee.
  • Battle of Harpers Ferry (September 12 - September 15) - Stonewall Jackson captures Union garrison.
  • Battle of Antietam September 17 - McClellan ends Lee's invasion of North, bloodiest day of war
  • Battle of Munfordville (September 17 - September 18) - Union force surrenders.
  • Battle of Iuka September 19 - Grant is victorious near Mississippi town.
  • Battle of Shepherdstown (September 19 - September 20) - Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat pursuing Union brigades.
  • First Battle of Newtonia September 30 - Union forces panic under bombardment from Confederate artillery.
  • Second Battle of Corinth (October 3 - October 4) - Confederate attack fails.
  • Battle of Hatchie's Bridge October 5 - Confederate force under Earl Van Dorn escapes across river.
  • Battle of Perryville October 8 - Buell v. Bragg, indecisive
  • Battle of Clark's Mill November 7 - Union force surrenders to larger Confederate force.
  • Battle of Cane Hill November 28 - Small Confederate force delays Union while larger force escapes.
  • Battle of Prairie Grove December 7 - Union secures NW Arkansas
  • Battle of Hartsville December 7 - Disguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat Union forces.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg December 13 - Lee routs Burnside
  • Battle of Kinston December 14 - Union forces under John G. Foster defeat Confederates under Nathan Evans.
  • Battle of White Hall December 16 - Foster fights indecisive battle with Beverly Robertson
  • Battle of Goldsboro Bridge December 17 - Foster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge.
  • Battle of Jackson, Tennessee December 19 - Confederate feint to distract Union forces.
  • Battle of Chickasaw Bayou (December 26 - December 29) - Union attack on Confederate right flank thwarted.
  • Battle of Parker's Cross Roads December 31 - Confederates repel Union double-pronged assault.
• 1863 -
  • Battle of Murfreesboro December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863 - Forces fight to draw
  • Second Battle of Springfield January 8 - Confederates enter town, but are unable to take nearby fort.
  • Battle of Arkansas Post January 9 - Part of Vicksburg Campaign, fight for control of mouth of Arkansas River
  • Battle of Hartville (January 9 - January 11) - Confederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid.
  • Bear River Massacre January 29 - Shoshone forces massacred by Union troops.
  • Battle of Dover February 3 - Failed Confederate attack on town.
  • Battle of Staszów February 17 - Indecisive battle between Poland and Russia as part of January Uprising
  • Battle of Małogoszcz February 24 - Polish forced to retreat.
  • Battle of Thompson's Station March 5 - Confederate victory in Tennessee.
  • Battle of Fort Anderson (March 13 - March 15) Daniel H. Hill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on New Bern.
  • Battle of Kelly's Ford March 17 - Indecisive cavalry battle during Civil War.
  • Battle of Vaught's Hill March 20 - Union forces withstand attack by John Hunt Morgan's Confederates.
  • Battle of Brentwood March 25 - Union force surrenders.
  • Battle of Washington (March 30 - April 20) Hill unable to take North Carolina town from Union forces.
  • First Battle of Franklin April 10 - Confederates withdraw after rearguard defeat.
  • Battle of Suffolk (April 11 - May 4) Twin indecisive battles at Norfleet House and Hill's Point fought over town.
  • Grierson's Raid April 17 - Deep Union cavalry raid toward Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serves as a diversion of Confederate forces during Grant's VIcksburg campaign.
  • Battle of Cape Girardeau April 26 - Confederate attack fails.
  • Battle of Grand Gulf April 29 - Unsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces.
  • Battle of Snyder's Bluff April 29 - May 1 Union feint during Vicksburg Campaign.
  • Battle of Day's Gap April 30 - Union victory during a raid in Alabama.
  • Battle of Port Gibson May 1 - in Vicksburg campaign, Grant defeats Confederates
  • Battle of Chalk Bluff (May 1 - May 2) - Confederates win but can't continue raid.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville May 2 - Lee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson killed
  • Second Battle of Fredericksburg May 3 - Union forces under John Sedgwick defeat Confederate forces left to guard the town by Lee.
  • Battle of Salem Church (May 3 - May 4) - Lee defeats Sedgwick.
  • Battle of Raymond May 12 - Failed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching Federals.
  • Battle of Jackson (MS) May 14 - Sherman, McPherson defeat Johnston
  • Battle of Champion's Hill May 16 - Grant defeats Confederates
  • Battle of Big Black River Bridge May 17 - Confederate forces trapped in Vicksburg.
  • Battle of Plains Store May 21 - Union victory near Baton Rouge.
  • Battle of Milliken's Bend June 7 - Confederates unable to break Siege of Vicksburg.
  • Battle of Brandy Station June 9 - Pleasonton surprises Jeb Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps near Brandy Station
  • Second Battle of Winchester (June 13 - June 15) - Confederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion.
  • Battle of Aldie June 17 - Indecisive battle during Robert E. Lee's march north.
  • Battle of Middleburg (June 17 - June 19) - J.E.B. Stuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry.
  • Battle of Upperville June 21 - Indecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion.
  • Battle of Hoover's Gap (June 24 - June 26) - Union victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from coming to the aid of Vicksburg.
  • Battle of Goodrich's Landing (June 29 - June 30) - Confederates drive Union Black Regiments off of several plantations.
  • Battle of Hanover June 30 - J.E.B. Stuart forced to change his route, delaying his efforts to unite with Lee's force outside Gettysburg.
  • Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 - July 3) - Lee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion of North
  • Battle of Vicksburg July 4 - siege from May 22 ends, Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army
  • Battle of Helena July 4 - Confederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for Union
  • Battle of Boonsboro July 8 - indecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat.
  • Siege of Port Hudson (May 21 - July 9) - last Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders.
  • Battle of Corydon July 9 - Confederate raid results in civilian casualties, including a Lutheran minister.
  • Battle of Fort Wagner July 11 - first of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner.
  • Battle of Williamsport (July 6 - July 16) - Meade and Lee fight indecisive battle.
  • Battle of Honey Springs July 17 - In Indian Territory, two largely Black and Native American forces meet. Union victory.
  • Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island July 18 - second of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts.
  • Battle of Manassas Gap July 23 - Indecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night.
  • Battle of Big Mound (July 24 - July 25) - Union forces defeat Santee and Teton Sioux forces.
  • Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake July 26 - Sibley defeats Sioux forces.
  • Battle of Salineville July 26 - Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan surrenders in Ohio: the Northernmost U.S. Civil War Battle
  • Battle of Stony Lake July 28 - Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit.
  • Second Battle of Fort Sumter (August 17 - September 9) - Union attempt to retake fort fails even after massive bombardment and naval attack.
  • Second Battle of Chattanooga (August 21 - September 8) - Union captures town.
  • Battle of Lawrence August 23 - Quantrill's Raiders pillage the city.
  • Battle of Devil's Backbone September 1 - Union victory after heavy fighting.
  • Battle of Whitestone Hill (September 3 - September 5) - Union forces defeat several Native American tribes including Sioux and Blackfeet.
  • Second Battle of Sabine Pass September 8 - Confederate forces place stakes in river to help aim their guns at Union ships, Confederate victory.
  • Battle of Bayou Fourche September 10 - Union victory allows for capture of Little Rock.
  • Battle of Davis' Cross Roads (September 10 - September 11) - Union forces establish defensive positions prior to Chickamauga.
  • Battle of Chickamauga September 19 - Bragg defeats Rosecrans, George Thomas of US anointed "The Rock of Chickamauga"
  • Battle of Blountsville September 22 - Union forces capture town.
  • Battle of Baxter Springs October 6 - Quantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Troops during U.S. Civil War.
  • Battle of Blue Springs October 10 - Confederate forces overrun.
  • First Battle of Auburn October 13 - J.E.B. Stuart escapes by hiding in a ravine.
  • Second Battle of Auburn October 14 - Confederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive.
  • Battle of Bristoe Station October 14 - Meade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates destroy railroad during retreat.
  • Battle of Buckland Mills October 19 - Union cavalry caught in ambush, defeated.
  • Battle of Pine Bluff October 25 - Confederate attack fails.
  • Battle of Wauhatchie (October 28 - October 29) Longstreet defeated by Union forces.
  • Battle of Collierville November 3 - Abortive Confederate attack on the town.
  • Second Battle of Rappahannock Station November 7 - Union forces surge across river, forcing Lee to retreat.
  • Battle of Campbell's Station November 16 - Confederate double-envelopment attempt fails.
  • Third Battle of Chattanooga (November 23 - November 25) - Grant defeats Braxton Bragg and relieves Union forces besieged in Chattanooga
  • Battle of Ringgold Gap November 27 - Confederates under Patrick Cleburne defeat Union forces under Joseph Hooker.
  • Battle of Fort Sanders November 29 - Longstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality gunpowder.
  • Battle of Mine Run (November 27 - December 2) Meade bombards Lee's Confederates but then withdraws.
  • Battle of Bean's Station December 14 - Union forces withdraw a short distance.
  • Battle of Mossy Creek December 29 - Confederate cavalry forced back.
• 1864 -
  • Battle of Dandridge January 17 - Union forces withdraw
  • Battle of Athens January 26 - Union victory in Northern Alabama.
  • Battle of Fair Garden January 27 - Union pyrrhic victory.
  • Battle of Morton's Ford (February 6 - February 7) - Diversionary Union attack.
  • Battle of Meridian February 14 - Sherman occupies town
  • Battle of Olustee February 20 - Union can't take Florida
  • Battle of Paducah March 25 - Confederate raid by Forrest successful.
  • Battle of Elkin's Ferry (April 3 - April 4) - Confederates unable to prevent Union river crossing.
  • Battle of Mansfield April 8 - Banks Union Red River Campaign halted by rebels
  • Battle of Pleasant Hill April 9 - Confederate attack fails.
  • Battle of Prairie D'Ane (April 9 - April 13) - Frederick Steele defeats Sterling Price.
  • Battle of Fort Pillow April 12 - N.B. Forrest takes fort, massacres black soldiers
  • Battle of Poison Spring April 18 - Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas, black troops massacred
  • Battle of Dybbøl April 18 - key defeat for Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig
  • Battle of Monett's Ferry April 23 - Confederate forces driven back.
  • Battle of Marks' Mills April 25 - Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas
  • Battle of Jenkins' Ferry April 30 - Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas
  • Battle of the Wilderness May 5 - Grant and Lee meet inconclusively
  • Battle of Albemarle Sound May 5 - Indecisive naval battle during U.S. Civil War.
  • Battle of Port Walthall Junction (May 6 - May 7) - Union forces destroy railroad
  • Battle of Heligoland May 9 Danish sea victory over Austria. Last significant battle involving wooden ships on both sides.
  • Battle of Cloyd's Mountain May 9 - Union victory, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins killed.
  • Battle of Swift Creek May 9 - Union forces damage railroad, but are stopped by Confederate forces.
  • Battle of Cove Mountain May 10 - Union victory after brief battle.
  • Battle of Chester Station May 10 - Union forces under Benjamin Butler pushed back.
  • Battle of Yellow Tavern May 11 - Union forces win cavalry battle, J.E.B. Stuart is killed.
  • Battle of Rocky Face Ridge May 7 - May 13 Indecisive battle near Atlanta.
  • Battle of Resaca May 13 - Sherman defeats Johnston
  • Battle of New Market May 15 - Confederate forces halt Union army under Franz Sigel from advance up Shenandoah Valley
  • Battle of Proctor's Creek (May 12 - May 16) - Beauregard defeats Butler.
  • Battle of Adairsville May 17 - Failed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force approaching Atlanta.
  • Battle of Ware Bottom Church May 20 - Beauregard boxes Butler in.
  • Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (May 8 - May 21) - Grant and Lee meet inconclusively, Grant writes to Halleck "I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer"
  • Battle of Wilson's Wharf May 24 - Confederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union black regiments.
  • Battle of North Anna (May 23 - May 26) - Lee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable to capitalize.
  • Battle of New Hope Church (May 25 - May 26) Hooker's forces defeated.
  • Battle of Pickett's Mill May 27 - Unsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston.
  • Battle of Haw's Shop May 28 - Union advance halted.
  • Battle of Dallas (Georgia) May 28 - Confederate withdrawal in Georgia.
  • Battle of Totopotomoy Creek (May 28 - May 30) - Union forces pushed back.
  • Battle of Old Church May 30 - Union forces drive Confederates back to Cold Harbor.
  • Battle of Cold Harbor (May 31 - June 12) - Lee repulses Grant, Confederate general says "This is not war, this is murder".
  • Battle of Piedmont June 5 - Union forces under David Hunter defeat Confederate defenses on march to Staunton, Virginia, upper Shenandoah Valley
  • First Battle of Petersburg June 9 - Beauregard defeats Butler.
  • Battle of Brices Crossroads June 10 - N.B. Forrest routes Union force almost three times as large
  • Battle of Trevilian Station (June 11 - June 12) - Confederate victory, George Armstrong Custer nearly surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan.
  • Second Battle of Petersburg (June 15 - July 18) - Lee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond.
  • Battle of Lynchburg June 17
  • Sinking of CSS Alabama June 19 - USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama
  • Battle of Kolb's Farm June 22 - Confederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions.
  • Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road (June 21 - June 24) - Union siege lines extended for Siege of Petersburg.
  • Battle of Saint Mary's Church June 24 - Union forces fight a successful delaying action.
  • Battle of Kennesaw Mountain June 27 - Johnston repulses Sherman
  • Battle of Als June 29 - Final battle of the Second War of Schleswig, Prussian victory over Denmark.
  • Battle of Marietta (June 9 - July 3) - Sherman defeats Johnston
  • Battle of Monocacy Junction July 9 - Union Gen. Lew Wallace slows up Jubal Early, saving DC
  • Battle of Fort Stevens (July 11 - July 12) - Failed confederate attempt to capture Washington, D.C., President Lincoln, observing the battle, comes under Confederate fire.
  • Battle of Tupelo (July 14 - July 15) - Union victory, Nathan Bedford Forrest wounded.
  • Battle of Cool Spring (July 18 - July 19)
  • Battle of Rutherford's Farm July 20 - Confederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and defeated.
  • Battle of Peachtree Creek July 20 - Confederate attack fails
  • Battle of Atlanta July 22 - Sherman turns back Hood
  • Second Battle of Kernstown July 24 - Jubal Early defeats Union forces.
  • Battle of Killdeer Mountain July 26 - Union forces defeat Sioux.
  • Battle of Ezra Church July 28 - Confederates fail to gain element of surprise, finding entrenched Union forces. Union victory.
  • Battle of the Crater July 30 - Lee defeats Burnside
  • Battle of Folck's Mill August 1 - Indecisive Civil War battle.
  • Battle of Utoy Creek (August 5 - August 7) Indecisive battle on Union right flank near Atlanta.
  • Second Battle of Dalton (August 14 - August 15) - Union forces withstand attack until relieved.
  • Battle of Globe Tavern (August 18 - August 21) - Confederate forces lose control of railroads at Petersburg.
  • Battle of Lovejoy's Station August 20 - Confederates repel Union raiders attacking the station.
  • Second Battle of Memphis August 21 - Partially successful Confederate raid.
  • Battle of Mobile Bay August 23 - David Farragut takes port, says "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead"
  • Second Battle of Ream's Station August 25 - Union lines overrun by Confederates.
  • Battle of Jonesborough (August 31 - September 1) - William J. Hardee's Confederates defeated, resulting in Atlanta's fall.
  • Battle of Shimonoseki September 5 - 6 - engagements since July , 1863 pits U.S. and European allies against rebellious Japanese warlord
  • Third Battle of Winchester September 19 - Sheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or wounded on both sides.
  • Battle of Fisher's Hill (September 21 - September 22) - Successful Union frontal assault.
  • Battle of Fort Davidson September 27 - Union forces detonate their own fort after losing to Confederates.
  • Battle of Chaffin's Farm (September 29 - September 30) - Union forces victorious, but fail to capture several forts.
  • Battle of Peebles' Farm (September 30 - October 2) - Union victory near Petersburg.
  • Battle of Saltville (October 1 - October 3) - Confederates defeat Union Black Cavalry, war crimes committed against captured blacks.
  • Battle of Allatoona October 5 - Union fortifications hold.
  • Battle of Darbytown Road October 7 - Confederate attack repelled near Richmond.
  • Battle of Tom's Brook October 9 - Union cavalry defeats Confederates.
  • Battle of Glasgow October 15 - Union forces surrender.
  • Second Battle of Lexington October 19 - Union forces driven out of town.
  • Battle of Cedar Creek October 19 - Sheridan defeats Early, drives rebels from Shenandoah Valley
  • Battle of Little Blue River October 21 - Confederate victory in Missouri.
  • Second Battle of Independence October 22 - Union forces occupy town.
  • Battle of Byram's Ford (October 22 - October 23) - Confederates under Marmaduke defeated.
  • Battle of Westport October 23 - Union forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri.
  • Battle of Marais des Cygnes October 25 - Price's Confederates pursued into Kansas.
  • Battle of Mine Creek October 25 - Price's army crushed, flees back into Missouri.
  • Battle of Marmiton River October 25 - Price escapes Union pursuit.
  • Battle of Decatur October 26 - October 29) - Confederates unable to cross river.
  • Battle of Boydton Plank Road (October 27 - October 28) - Union forces take control of road, but withdraw after battle.
  • Second Battle of Newtonia October 28 - James G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby.
  • Battle of Johnsonville (November 4 - November 5) - Confederates bombard Union forces during the night after a fire starts near union positions.
  • Battle of Bull's Gap (November 11 - November 13) - Minor Confederate victory during U.S. Civil War.
  • Sherman's March to the Sea November 16 - Sherman lays waste to South
  • Battle of Columbia November 24 - Confederates divert attention
  • First Battle of Adobe Walls November 25 - Kit Carson fights Kiowa forces to a draw, but manages to destroy their settlement.
  • Battle of Spring Hill November 29 - Confederate mistakes allow Federal forces to redeploy, leading to the Battle of Franklin.
  • Battle of Sand Creek - U.S. forces massacre Cheyenne and Arapaho.
  • Battle of Franklin November 30 - Hood attacks Thomas but loses
  • Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia December 4 - Kilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman.
  • Third Battle of Murfreesboro (December 5 - December 7) - Confederate raid mostly unsuccessful.
  • First Battle of Fort Fisher (December 7 - December 27) - Failed Union attempt to take fort.
  • Battle of Nashville (December 15 - December 16) - Confederate Army in Tennessee overwhelmed.
• 1865 -
  • Second Battle of Fort Fisher January 15 - Union takes fort
  • Battle of Rivers' Bridge February 3 - Union forces capture river crossing.
  • Battle of Hatcher's Run February 5 - Union force launch unexpected attack.
  • Battle of Wilmington (North Carolina) February 22 - Last rebel port falls
  • Battle of Waynesboro (Virginia) March 2 - Jubal Anderson Early's army destroyed
  • Battle of Natural Bridge March 6 - Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee.
  • Battle of Wyse Fork (March 7 - March 10) - Confederate attacks repelled by Union artillery.
  • Battle of Averasborough March 16 - Union and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail.
  • Battle of Bentonville (March 19 - March 21) - Sherman defeats Confederates
  • Battle of Fort Steadman March 25 - Lee breaks siege
  • Battle of Lewis's Farm March 29 - Union forces capture Confederate earthworks.
  • Battle of White Oak Road March 31 - Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated.
  • Battle of Dinwiddie Court House March 31 - Pickett defeats Sheridan.
  • Battle of Five Forks April 1 - Sheridan routs Confederates in last important battle of American Civil War
  • Battle of Selma April 2 - Wilson defeats Forrest.
  • Third Battle of Petersburg April 2 - Grant defeats Lee.
  • Battle of Sutherland's Station April 2 - Lee's supply lines are cut.
  • Battle of Namozine Church April 3 - Several Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal of Honor.
  • Battle of Sayler's Creek April 6 - Union victory, Lee realizes his army will not last long.
  • Battle of High Bridge (April 6 - April 7) - Union forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses.
  • Battle of Cumberland Church April 7 - Union forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short.
  • Battle of Spanish Fort (March 27 - April 8) - Union forces capture fort just east of Mobile.
  • Battle of Appomattox Station April 8 - Union forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply.
  • Battle of Fort Blakely (April 2 - April 9) - Union forces capture fort outside of Mobile.
  • Battle of Appomattox Courthouse April 9 - Lee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders.
  • Battle of Morrisville April 13 - April 15 - Last cavalry battle of the Civil War.
  • Battle of West Point April 16 - Union victory during final phase of U.S. Civil War.
  • Battle of Palmito Ranch (May 12 - May 13) - Confederate victory in Texas during final phases of U.S. Civil War.
  • Battle of Riachuelo June 11 - Brazil defeats Paraguay
  • Battle of Jataí or Yataí August 17- The combined army of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) attacks a Paraguayan column of troops. War of the Triple Alliance
  • Battle of the Tongue River August 29 - U.S. forces led by Patrick E. Connor defeat Arapaho forces.
  • Battle of Papudo November 26 - Peru and Chile defeat Spain in a naval battle.
• 1866 -
  • Battle of Abtao February 7 - Indecisive battle between combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet and Spanish fleet.
  • Battle of Callao May 6 - Spain defeats Peruvian forces.
  • Battle of Tuyutí or Tuyuty May 24- The combined army of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) is attacked by Paraguayan Army in the swamp fields of Tuyuty (Paraguay). Almost 60,000 took part in the fight. 16,000 casualties (8,000 allied; 12,000 Paraguayans). War of the Triple Alliance
  • Battle of Ridgeway June 2 - Fenian Brotherhood defeats Canadians.
  • Battle of Fort Erie June 2 - Canadian force overwhelmed by main Fenian army.
  • Battle of Burkersdorf June 28
  • Battle of Königgrätz - (Sadowa) Prussia, led by General Helmuth von Moltke, defeats Austria in Austro-Prussian War, resulting in Prussia taking over as prominent German nation from Austria
  • Battle of Custoza - During Austro-Prussian War
  • Battle of Lissa July 20 - Austrian Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff rams and drives off Italian fleet under Persano. First clash of ironclads.
  • Battle of Bezzecca July 21 - Garibaldi defeats Austrians.
  • Battle of Curupaity September 22 - Argentinean and Brazilian forces of 20,000 men attack Paraguayan trenches on Curupaity. War of the Triple Alliance.
• 1867 Battle of Big Hole - Nez Percé Indians clash with US Army
• 1868 -
  • Battle of Magdala April 9-13 - Sir Robert Napier defeats the army of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia and captures Magdala by assault. Tewodros commits suicide.
  • Battle of Washita River November 27 - George Armstrong Custer defeats Black Kettle.
  • Battle of Itororó December 6- First battle of a series fought the month of December between the Brazilian Army and the Paraguayan one. Around 13,000 Brazilians attack a fortified position on a river bridge, defended by 5,000 Paraguayans. War of the Triple Alliance
  • Battle of Avahy or Avaí December 11- 17,000 Allied troops, mainly Brazilians, attack 4,000 Paraguayans. War of the Triple Alliance
  • Battle of Lomas-Valentinas December 21-December 27- Fought in two days between The Triple Alliance Army (Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay) against Paraguayan forces (19,500 allies on the first day; 25,000 on the second/ 6,500 Paraguayans). The end of the Paraguayan Army by death or captured. War of the Triple Alliance
• 1870
  • Battle of Eccles Hill May 25 - Canadians defeat Fenian Brotherhood.
  • Battle of Wissembourg August 4 - German victory during Franco-Prussian War.
  • Battle of Spicheren August 6 - Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz leads Prussians to victory over the French.
  • Battle of Worth August 6 - German Crown Prince defeats French forces.
  • Battle of Mars-La-Tour August 16
  • Battle of Gravelotte August 18
  • Battle of Sedan September 1 - MacMahon's French lose to Germans, paving the way to the founding of the German Empire
  • Siege of Strasbourg (ended September 28) - Germans capture town.
  • Battle of Le Bourget (September 27 - September 30) - Albert, King of Saxony defeats French forces.
  • Battle of Chevilly September 30 - French attack on Prussian forces repulsed.
  • Siege of Metz (September - October) - François Achille Bazaine forced to surrender.
  • Battle of Orléans
  • Battle of Villiers (November 29 - December 3) - Germans defeat French.
• 1871
  • Battle of the Lisaine (January 15 - January 17) - French efforts to lift the Siege of Belfort fail.
  • Battle of St. Quentin January 19 - Prussians defeat French.
  • Battle of Buzenval January 20 - German Crown Prince defeats the French.
  • Siege of Belfort (ended February 18) - German victory during Franco-Prussian War.
• 1872
• 1873 First Battle of the Stronghold January 17
• 1874 -
  • Second Battle of Adobe Walls June 27 - 28 hunters hold off 300 Comanche warriors.
  • Battle of Palo Duro Canyon September 28 - Comanche, Cheyenne, and Kiowa defeated by United States forces.

[edit] 1876 to 1900

• 1876 -
  • Battle of Gura 7-9 March - Emperor of Ethiopia Yohannes IV decisively defeats an Egyptian punitive attack.
  • Battle of the Rosebud June 17 - U.S. victory over Crazy Horse, but George Crook is delayed, preventing him from uniting with Custer.
  • Battle of Little Big Horn June 25 - Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse of Sioux defeat Custer in Montana
  • Battle of Warbonnet Creek July 17 - U.S. victory over Lone Wolf's forces, famous duel between Buffalo Bill Cody and a Cheyenne warrior he mistook for Yellow Hand.
  • Dull Knife Fight November 25 - U.S. and Pawnee forces defeat the Cheyenne.
• 1877
  • Battle of Slim Buttes January 8 - Crazy Horse defeated by U.S. Cavalry forces.
  • Battle of Kizil-Tepe June 25 - Ottoman victory during the Russo-Turkish War.
  • Battle of the Clearwater July 10 - Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce defeated by Oliver Otis Howard of the United States.
  • Battle of Nikopol July 16 - Russian forces capture city.
  • First Battle of Shipka Pass (July 17 - July 19) - Joseph Gourko seizes pass from Suleiman Pasha.
  • Battle of the Big Hole August 9 - Minor U.S. victory over the Nez Perce, John Gibbon wounded.
  • Second Battle of Shipka Pass (August 21 - August 26) - Ottomans unable to retake pass.
  • Battle of Lovcha (September 1 - September 3) - Mikhail Skobelev defeats Osman Pasha in Bulgaria.
  • Third Battle of Shipka Pass (September 13 - September 17) - Suleiman Pasha fails in a second Turkish attempt to retake the pass.
  • Battle of Bear Paw (September 30 - October 5) - American victory forces Chief Joseph to surrender.
  • Battle of Gorni-Dubnik October 24 - Gourko captures fortress.
  • Battle of Kars November 17 - Russian forces capture city.
  • Battle of Plevna (July 20 - December 10) - Russians, after reverses, defeat Ottomans
• 1878 -
  • Fourth Battle of Shipka Pass (January 5 - January 9)- Russians defeat Ottomans.
  • Battle of Plovdiv January 17 - Ottomans forced to retreat to Constantinople.
• 1879 -
  • Battle of Isandlwana January 22 - Zulu combined army annihilates British-led force, start of Anglo-Zulu War
  • Battle of Rorke's Drift January 22 - A small, heavily outnumbered British force defeats the Zulus in one of Britain's finest hours.
  • Battle of Intombe March 12 - Zulu army destroys small British force in an ambush
  • Battle of Topáter March 23 - Chile defeats Bolivia during the War of the Pacific
  • Battle of Hlobane March 28 - British suffer yet another disaster at Zulu hands on the mountain of Hlobane
  • Battle of Kambula March 29 - Zulu Impi defeated in an attack on a British laager in Britain's first major victory in the war
  • Battle of Gingindlovu April 2 - British defeat Zulu.
  • Siege of Eshowe (ended April 3) - British victory during Anglo-Zulu War.
  • Battle of Chipana April 12 - Indecisive naval battle between Chile and Bolivia.
  • Battle of Iquique May 21 - Indecisive battle between Chile and the combined forces of Peru and Bolivia.
  • Battle of Ulundi July 4 - Decisive British victory at Zulu capital, end of Anglo-Zulu War
  • Naval Battle of Angamos October 8 - Chilean navy defeats the navies of Peru and Bolivia.
  • Battle of Pisagua November 2 - Successful Chilean amphibious assault.
  • Battle of San Francisco November 19 - Peruvian and Bolivian troops ambush Chileans, but Bolivians retreat, forcing Peruvians to follow suit.
  • Battle of Tarapacá November 27 - Peru defeats Chile.
• 1880 -
  • Battle of Arica July 2 - Chile storms Peruvian positions atop a hill. Heavy casualties including Peruvian commander and several Chilean officers.
  • Battle of Bronkhorstspruit December 20 - Transvaal Boers defeat British.
• 1881 -
  • Battle of Laing's Nek January 28 - Boer victory, British gunfire holds Boers back long enough to allow retreat.
  • Battle of Schuinshoogte February 8 - Rain stops the battle before British reinforcements arrive, Boer victory.
  • Battle of Majuba Hill February 27 - Boer victory over British, George Pomeroy Colley killed.
• 1882 -
  • Battle of Embabo 6 June - Shewan forces under Negus Menelik II defeat the opposing forces of Gojjam under Negus Tekle Haymanot, giving Shewa the hegemony over the Gibe region and making Menelik the most powerful ruler in Ethiopia except for Emperor Yohannes IV
  • Battle of Tel al-Kebir - British forces defeat Egyptian army under Colonel Urabi.
• 1883 Battle of El Obeid - Mahdi wipes out Egyptians controlling Sudan
• 1884 -
  • Battles of El Teb 4 February and 29 February - Mahdi forces battle Egyptian then British forces.
  • Battle of Tamai 13 March - British forces under Sir Gerald Graham defeat a Mahdi army under Osman Digna, despite the successful breaking of an infantry square.
  • Battle of Foochow 23 August - French fleet destroys Chinese fleet at Foochow
• 1885 -
  • Battle of Khartoum - After a 10-month siege, on January 26 the Mahdi capture the city from the British, slaughtering the garrison and its commander, Chinese Gordon, as well as 4,000 inhabitants
  • Battle of Duck Lake March 26 - Gabriel Dumont wins a victory for the Métis people during the North West Rebellion in Saskatchewan.
  • Battle of Fort Pitt (April 2 - April 15) Cree forces destroy Canadian fort.
  • Battle of Fish Creek April 24 - Frederick Middleton withdraws the Canadian force from what could have been a victory over the Métis.
  • Battle of Cut Knife May 2 - Cree and Assiniboine defeat Canadian force
  • Battle of Batoche (May 5 - May 12) - Middleton defeats Dumont.
  • Battle of Frenchman's Butte May 28 - Cree withstand Canadian assault.
  • Battle of Loon Lake June 3 - Canadian Dominion defeats the Cree.
  • Battle of Kufit 23 September - Ras Alula defeats an invading Mahdi army led by Osman Digna.
• 1887 -
  • Battle of Chelenqo January 6 - Negus Menelik II routs the tiny Harari army of emir `Abd-allah II, leading to the conquest of Harar.
  • Battle of Dogali January 24 - Ras Alula annihilates an Italian battalion sent to relieve an Ethiopian siege of Sahati.
• 1889 Battle of Gallabat 9-10 March - At the moment his army is about to crush the Mahdi army, Emperor Yohannes IV is killed, and his army defeated.
• 1890 -
  • Battle of Mulayda September 29 - Rashidi troops ended the Second Saudi State.
  • Battle of Wounded Knee December 29 - Sioux crushed in last Indian Wars battle
• 1894 Battle of Yalu River September 17 - Japanese fleet barely defeats Chinese off Korea
• 1895 -
  • Battle of Coatit 13 - 14 January - After occupying Adwa, the Italians defeat a counterattack by Ras Mangesha Yohannes.
  • Battle of Amba Alagi - Ras Makonnen Woldemikael leads the first Ethiopian counterstrike of the First Italo-Abyssinian War to success.
• 1896 Battle of Adowa March 1 - Ethiopian soldiers under Emperor Menelik II deal a humiliating defeat upon Italian troops.
• 1898 -
  • Battle of Manila Bay May 1 - Dewey says "You may fire when you are ready Gridley"
  • Battle of Cárdenas May 11 - Spanish naval victory near Cuba.
  • Battle of Cienfuegos May 11 - U.S. forces cut two telegraph cables, but fail to destroy a third due to Spanish intervention.
  • Battle of San Juan May 12 - Indecisive battle in Puerto Rico.
  • Invasion of Guantánamo Bay (June 6 - June 10) - United States commences its invasion of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
  • Battle of Guam (June 20 - June 21) - U.S. forces capture island, Spanish governor protests since he was unaware of the Declaration of War.
  • Battle of Las Guasimas June 24 - First major land battle of Spanish-American War.
  • Battle of Tayacoba June 30 - U.S. forces barely able to rescue trapped reconnaissance force.
  • Battle of El Caney July 1 - Spanish forces hold back Americans.
  • Battle of San Juan Hill July 1 - Theodore Roosevelt storms the hill, U.S. victory.
  • Battle of Santiago de Cuba July 3 - Admiral Cervera's Spanish fleet destroyed trying to escape blockading US Fleet and reach reinforcements
  • Siege of Santiago (July 3 - July 18) - American forces capture city, but the outbreak of disease begins to take its toll on the Americans.
  • Battle of Rio Manimani July 23 - Unsuccessful American landing attempt in Cuba.
  • Battle of Yauco July 26 - American victory despite desertions.
  • Battle of Guayama August 5 - American push past Spanish snipers to take town.
  • Battle of Guamani August 9 - United States victory in Puerto Rico.
  • Battle of Coamo August 9 - Americans troops destroy the Spanish garrison at Coamo, Puerto Rico
  • Battle of Silva Heights August 10 - Spanish forces retreat after American attack with cannons and gatling guns.
  • Battle of Abonito Pass August 12 - Battle interrupted by news of armistice.
  • Battle of Manila (Spanish-American War) (July 25 - August 15) - U.S. forces capture Philippine capital from Spanish.
  • Battle of Omdurman September 2 - British under Kitchener ambushed by Sudanese dervishes
• 1899 -
  • Battle of Manila (Philippine-American War) (February 4-5) - American troops engage with the Philippine Army in the first battle of the Philippine-American War. After hard fighting, the Americans rout the Filipinos.
  • Battle of Santa Cruz (April 9 - April 10) - American victory during Philippine-American War.
  • Battle of Pagsanjan April 11 - Philippine forces routed by American sharpshooters and artillery.
  • Battle of Paete April 12 - Americans under Henry W. Lawton defeat small Philippine force.
  • Battle of Talana Hill October 20 - British pyrrhic victory over the Boers.
  • Battle of Elandslaagte October 21 - Successful British cavalry charge in bad weather.
  • Battle of San Jacinto November 11 - American forces defeat Philippine army under General Tinio.
  • Battle of Modder River November 28 - British defeat Boers under Piet Cronje.
  • Battle of Stormberg December 10 - Boer victory during Second Boer War.
  • Battle of Magersfontein December 11 - Piet Cronje defeats British forces.
  • Battle of Colenso December 15 - British forces attacked while caught in a loop of a river, heavy casualties.
• 1900 -
  • Battle of Spion Kop January 24 - Boer victory
  • Battle of Paardeberg February 18 - 27 - British capture forces of Boer general Piet Cronje
  • Siege of Ladysmith (November 2, 1899 - February 28) - Unsuccessful Boer siege.
  • Battle of Sanna's Post March 31 - British forces caught in double-pronged Boer ambush.
  • Siege of Mafeking (October 13, 1899 - May 17) - British forces withstand Boer siege.
  • Battle of Pulang Lupa September 13-14 - 40 Filipino resistance fighters ambush and defeat 100 U.S. Infantry during the Philippine-American War.

List of battles: before 601 - 601-1400 - 1401-1800 - 1801-1900 - 1901-2000 - 2001-current
See also: Battles of the American Civil War