List of battles 1801–1900

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List of battles:before 301 – 301–1300 – 1301–1600 – 1601–1800– 1801–1900 – 1901–2000 – 2001–current
See also:List of Napoleonic Battles - Battles of the American Civil War

Contents
1 1801–15
2 1816–60
3 1861
4 1862
5 1863
6 1864
7 1865
8 1866–1900

1801–15
1801–
Battle of Aboukir 8 March – British-Turkish army under Sir Ralph Abernathy defeats French
Army of Egypt under Jacques de Menou
Battle of Copenhagen 2 April – Nelson defeats Danish fleet
First Battle of Algeciras 6 July – English naval defeat by French
Second Battle of Algeciras 12 July – English naval victory over French, Spanish
1802 –
First Battle of Sitka. 20 June - Tlingit warriors massacre Russians and Aleut workers, and carry off
the women and children.
1803 –
Battle of Delhi 11 September – British forces under Gerard Lake defeat Maratha forces led by
French officer Louis Bourquin
Battle of Assaye 23 September – English under Wellesley defeat Marathas under Daulat Scindia in
Deccan
Battle of Laswari 1 November – Lake defeats Marathas near Agra
Battle of Vertières 18 November – Haitians defeat French in last battle of war of independence
Battle of Argaon 28 November – Wellesley defeats Sindhia
1804 –
Battle of Ganja (1804) (22 November 1803 – 15 January 1804) - Battle between Russian Empire
and Persian Empire for the control of Ganja citadel.
Battle of Suriname 5 May – Battle between the Netherlands and Great Britain for the control of the
Suriname colony.
Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor (October 1803 – September 1804) – Indecisive battle between
United States and Barbary Pirates.
Second Battle of Sitka – 1 – 7 October – In reprisal for the 1802 attack, Russian forces defeat the
Tlingit in the last major armed conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives.
Battle of Farrukhabad 17 November – Lake defeats Maratha forces of Jaswant Rao Holkar
1805 –
Battle of Derne (27 April – 13 May) – United States victory during First Barbary War
Battle of Ivankovac 18 August - Serbian rebels defeated Ottoman army during the First Serbian
Uprising
Battle of Elchingen 14 October – French army, under Marshal Michel Ney, defeats an Austrian
army
 Battle of Ulm – 16 – 19 October – Napoleon forces surrender of Austrian army under Baron von
Leiberich
Battle of Schöngrabern – Pyotr Bagration commands Russian and Austrian forces against Murat
and Napoleon
Battle of Trafalgar 21 October – Horatio Nelson defeats Villeneuve, signals "England expects
every man to do his duty", Nelson killed
Battle of Caldiero 30 October – French forces under Masséna defeat Austrians in Italy under
Archduke Charles of Austria
Battle of Austerlitz 2 December – French army, under Napoléon Bonaparte, win a great victory
against Russian army and any Austrians troops. End of war of third coalition.
1806 –
Battle of Blaauwberg 8 January – British beat the Dutch near Cape Town, this established British
rule in South Africa.
Massacre of Lauria – 7–8 August – French troops under Massena besiege and destroy Lauria,
southern Italy
Battles of Jena and Auerstedt – 14 October – French army, under Davout and Napoleon, defeat two
Prussian army in separate battles. The city of Berlin was taken by the French troops.
Battle of Mišar 12–15 August 1806 - Serbs defeated bigger Ottoman army in Serbia, during First
Serbian Uprising.
Battle of Pułtusk 26 December – indecisive battle between Napoleon and Russians
Battle of Deligrad - big battle between Serbian rebels and Ottomans forces in which Serbs won.
1807 –
Battle of Eylau 8 February – Napoleon fights a hard-won bloodbath with Russians, no decisive
result
Battle of the Dardanelles 10 May-11 – Ottoman fleet fails to break the Russian blockade of
Istanbul
Battle of Heilsberg 10 June – Napoleon repulses Russian attack
Battle of Friedland 14 June – French army, under Napoleon Bonaparte, decisively defeats Russians
under Bennigsen. End of war of fourth coalition.
Battle of Athos 19 – 29 June – Russian fleet under Admiral Seniavin defeats Ottoman fleet in
Aegean
Second Battle of Copenhagen 2 September-7 – British land, sea forces under Admiral Gambier and
Gen. Cathcart capture Danish fleet
1808 –
Battle of Zealand Point 22 March – Britain defeats Denmark and Norway
Battle of Siikajoki 18 April – Georg Carl von Döbeln halts Russian advance during Finnish War
Battle of Revolax 27 April – Swedish force defeats Russians camped in Finnish town
Battle of Pulkkila 2 May – 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 14 July – Swedish victory during Finnish War.
Battle of Medina de Rioseco 14 July – French victory during Peninsular War
Battle of Bailén 18–22 July – Gen. Dupont surrenders to Spanish rebel forces
Battle of Kauhajoki 10 August – von Döbeln defeats the Russians
First Siege of Zaragoza (15 June – 13 August) – Unsuccessful French attempt to capture Zaragoza,
Spain
Battle of Roliça 17 August – British-Portuguese victory during Peninsular War
Battle of Vimeiro 21 August – British, Portuguese forces under Arthur Wellesley defeat French
under Junot
Battle of Jutas 13 September – Swedes under von Döbeln intercept and defeat Russians
Battle of Oravais 14 September – Russian forces overwhelm Swedish army
Battle of Koljonvirta 27 October – Swedish victory following a month-long cease-fire
Battle of Pancorbo 31 October – Indecisive battle between French and Spanish
Battle of Valmaseda 5 November – Minor Spanish victory
Battle of Burgos 7 November – French victory during Peninsular War
Moonlight Raid 10 November – Swedish force under Gen. Sandels engage Russians near Virtabro
in middle of night
Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros (10–11 November) – French victory, Spanish forces escape
 Battle of Tudela 23 November – Marshal Jean Lannes defeats General Francisco Castaños during
Peninsular War
Battle of Somosierra 30 November – Napoleon defeats Benito de San Juan.
Battle of Sahagún 21 December - British cavalry defeat French cavalry during Peninsular War
1809 –
Battle of Corunna 16 January – French defeat Sir John Moore in Peninsular War
Battle of Ciudad Real 27 March – French forces under General Sabastiani defeat a Spanish army
commanded by General Cartojal
First Battle of Porto 28 March – French forces under Marshal Soult capture the city of Porto from
the Portuguese
Battle of Sacile 16 April – French forces under Eugène de Beauharnais defeated in Italy by
Austrians under Archduke John
Battle of Raszyn 19 April – Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria.
Battle of Abensberg 19 – 20 April – Napoleon defeats Austrians in Germany under Archduke
Charles
Battle of Landshut 21 April – Marshal Masséna unable to destroy Austrian left wing under Johann
Hiller
Battle of Eckmühl 22 April – Napoleon defeats Archduke Charles, forcing him to withdraw from
Bavaria
Battle of Ratisbon 23 April – Archduke Charles makes good retreat in successful rearguard action
Second Battle of Porto 12 May – Wellesley defeats Marshal Soult, drives French from city
Battle of Aspern-Essling 21 May-22 – Napoleon's first attempt to cross Danube near Vienna results
in serious check by Austrians under Archduke Charles
Battle of Alcañiz 23 May – Spanish defeat French.
Battle of Wagram 5 July-6 – French army, under Napoleon, defeats Austrians of Archduke Charles
of Austria at great cost, ending war of fifth coalition
Battle of Talavera 27 – 28 July – Wellesley defeats forces of Gen. Victor, King Joseph Bonaparte
in Spain; made Viscount Wellington
Battle of Ratan and Sävar 17 August-22 – Gen. Wachtmeister engage Russians near Umeå
Battle of Tamames 18 October – Spanish repel Marhsal Ney's forces
Battle of Ocaña 19 November – Spanish forces under Areizago crushed by French forces of King
Joseph, Marshal Soult
1810 –
Battle of Batin 17 August – Russians capture large Ottoman force during the Russo-Turkish War of
1810–1811
Battle of Buçaco (or Busaco) 27 September – Wellington repulses attacks from Masséna,
withdraws into Lines of Torres Vedras
Battle of Fuengirola 15 October – Polish defeat British and Spanish during Peninsular War
Battle of Campichuelo 19 December 1810 - Revolutionary Argentinian forces defeats Royalist
troops.
1811 –
Battle of Calderón Bridge 17 January – Spanish victory against a large Mexican force
Battle of Paraguarí 19 January - Revolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Royalist troops
Battle of Barrosa 5 March – Minor British victory during Peninsular War
Battle of Tacuarí 9 March - Revolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Royalist troops
Battle of Lissa 13 March – British fleet defeats French fleet
Battle of Anholt 27 March – British naval victory over Denmark and Norway
Battle of Sabugal 3 April - Anglo-Portuguese victory over French during Peninsular War
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro 5 May – Wellington, Masséna fight drawn battle
Battle of Albuera 16 May – British under Gen. Beresford defeat Marshal Soult
Battle of Huaqui 20 June - Revolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Royalist troops
Siege of Tarifa October 1811 to January 1812 – Anglo-Spanish troops defeat the French during
Peninsular War
Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos 28 October - An allied force under General Rowland Hill defeated a
French force during Peninsular War
Battle of Tippecanoe 7 November – William Henry Harrison (US) defeats Tecumseh and Shawnee
Battle of Yanbu (end of 1811) – Muhammad Ali forces landed in Yanbu starting Ottoman–Saudi
War
1812 –
Battle of Al-Safra January – Muhammad Ali forces met Saudi Al-Kabeer forces near Medina
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo ( 2–23 February) – British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat
French garrison during Peninsular War.
Battle of Badajoz (16 March – 6 April) – British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French
garrison during Peninsular War.
Battle of Almaraz 18/19 May - Anglo-Portuguese Army under Lord Hill destroy a French pontoon
bridge across the River Tagus during Peninsular War
Battle of Ostrovno 12 July – Indecisive French victory; Russian strategic success
Battle of Lyngør 12 July – British victory, Danish-Norwegian frigate sunk.
First Battle of Sacket's Harbor 19 July – US turns back British naval attack
Battle of Salamanca 22 July – Wellington defeats French under Marmont. French evacuate Madrid,
but soon return
Battle of Klyastitsy (30 July – 1 August) – Minor Russian victory over French corps
Battle of Maguaga 9 August – Both armies withdraw from War of 1812 battle
Battle of Fort Dearborn 15 August – Fort burned by Indians
Siege of Detroit (15 – 16 August} – American forces, under General William Hull, surrender to
British, under Sir Isaac Brock and Chief Tecumseh during War of 1812
Battle of Smolensk 16 August-17 – Russians under Pyotr Bagration, de Tolley defeated and retreat
First Battle of Polotsk (17 August – 18) – indecisive battle between Russian and French corps
Battle of Valutino 19 August – Marginal French victory; successful Russian retreat
Siege of Fort Harrison (4 September – 5) – 10 healthy American soldiers repel attack by four tribes
Siege of Fort Wayne (5 September – 12) – Americans repel Miamis and Potawatomis
Battle of Borodino 7 September – Kutuzov retreats after bloody battle. Napoleon enters Moscow.
General Pyotr Bagration is killed.
Battle of Burgos (19 September - 21 October) - Unsuccessful siege by Anglo-Portuguese Army
during Peninsular War.
Battle of Tucumán (24 and 25 September} - Argentina's Army of the North, commanded by
General Manuel Belgrano, defeated royalist troops
Battle of Queenston Heights 13 October – US forces under Rensselaer defeated in attempt to
capture town by British under Sir Isaac Brock, who is killed
Battle of Tarutino 18 October – Russian victory over Murat's corps
Second Battle of Polotsk (18 October – 20) – Russian victory over Saint-Cyr's Franco-Bavarian
force.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets 24 October – Russians under Docturov defeat French, forcing northern
retreat
USS United States vs HMS Macedonian 25 October – Decatur's USS United States captures HMS
Macedonian
Battle of Czasniki 31 October – Russians defeat French army, commanded by Marshal Victor.
Battle of Aslanduz 31 October – Russians defeat Persian army of Abbas Mirza.
Battle of Medina (1812) November – Muhammad Ali of Egypt recovers Medina from Saudis
Battle of Vyazma 3 November – Russians defeat French indecisively
Battle of Smoliani (13 November – 14) – Russian victory over French forces of Victor and Oudinot
Battle of Krasnoi 15 November-18 – Partial Russian victory. Napoleon drives off Russian forces
attempting to block retreat. Heroism of Marshal Michel Ney
First Battle of Lacolle Mills 20 November – British and Mohawks defeat Americans
Battle of Berezina 26 November-29 – French successfully cross river with huge losses, despite
being nearly surrounded by two Russian armies, ending retreat from Russia
Battle of the Mississinewa (17 December-18) – United States forces defeat Miami tribe.

1813–
Battle of Jeddah 7 January – Tusun Pasha and his father reclaim Jeddah from Saudis
Battle of Frenchtown 22 January – British Gen. Proctor defeats Kentucky militia.
Battle of Mecca – Tusun Pasha and his father reclaim Mecca.
Battle of Salta 20 February - The Argentina's Army of the North defeated for the second time the
royalist troops of general Pío de Tristán
Battle of Ogdensburg 22 February – British victory after attacking against orders.
Battle of San Lorenzo 3 February - Argentina defeats a Spanish Royalist force.
 Battle of Mobile 15 April – James Wilkinson captures Spanish
Battle of York 27 April – Dearborn and Chauncey capture British garrison, recklessly loot and burn
capital (now Toronto)
Battle of Lützen 2 May – Napoleon defeats Russo-Prussian army of Wittgenstein
Siege of Fort Meigs (1 May – 9) – Effective stalemate during War of 1812.
Battle of Bautzen 20 May-21 – Napoleon defeats Wittgenstein, who is only able to escape due to
Ney's incompetence
Battle of Fort George 27 May – Lt. Col. Winfield Scott captures British fort
Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor (28 May-29) – US Gen. Jacob Brown turns back British under Sir
John Prevost
Battle of Boston Harbor 1 June – HMS Shannon captures Lawrence's USS Chesapeake with ease
Battle of Stoney Creek 6 June – British force of 700 under John Vincent defeat US force three
times its size under William Winder, John Chandler
Battle of Vitoria 21 June – Wellington defeats French under Joseph, forced to withdraw towards
France
Battle of Craney Island 22 June – British attack on Norfolk foiled.
Battle of San Sebastian (7 July - 8 September) - Allied forces capture San Sebastián from French
during Peninsular War.
Battle of the Pyrenees (25 July - 30) - French large-scale attack under General Soult against Allies
fails during Peninsular War
Battle of Sorauren (28 July – 1 August) – Wellington defeats Soult, who withdraws across
Pyrenees
Battle of Burnt Corn 27 July – American forces disperse a raiding party of Creek Indians
Battle of Fort Stephenson 2 August – British attack on American fort fails.
Battle of St. Michaels 10 August – George Cockburn defeated.
Battle of Großbeeren 23 August – Allies win series of three actions during War of the Sixth
Coalition.
Battle of Katzbach 26 August – von Blucher defeats Marshal MacDonald.
Battle of Dresden 26–27 August – Napoleon's last major victory on German soil, over main Allied
army of Prince Schwarzenberg
Battle of Kulm 29–30 August – Marshal Vandamme defeated, captured by allied Coalition forces
Battle of San Marcial 31 August - Spanish Army of Galicia, led by Manuel Freire, turns back
Marshal Nicolas Soult's last major offensive of Peninsular War
Battle of Dennewitz 6 September – Bernadotte, Bülow defeat Ney
Battle of Lake Erie 10 September – Perry's fleet defeats British, Perry says "We have met the
enemy and they are ours"
Second Battle of Kulm 17 September – Allied Coalition victory, Napoleon forced to halt his
advance on Teplitz and withdraws to Leipzig
Battle of Vilcapugio 1 October - Republican forces of Argentina were defeated by a royalist army.
Battle of the Thames 5 October – US troops under Harrison defeat British, Indians under Gen.
Henry Proctor; Tecumseh killed
Battle of Leipzig 16–19 October – (Battle of the Nations) Napoleon suffers his greatest defeat ever
in the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars
Battle of the Chateauguay 25 October – several hundred Canadian militia turn back Wade
Hampton's advance on Montreal; the American army withdraws from Canada
Battle of Hanau 30–31 October – Austro-Bavarian army under Prince Wrede unable to cut off
French retreat
Battle of Tallushatchee 3 November – US forces under Andrew Jackson defeat Creek
Battle of Talladega 9 November – Jackson defeats Creek
Battle of Nivelle 10 November - Allied troops defeat Marshal Soult of France during Peninsular
War
Battle of Crysler's Farm 11 November – US forces under James Wilkinson defeated by much
smaller British force under J. W. Morrison
Battle of Ayohuma 14 November - Argentina's Army of the North were defeated by the royalists.
Battle of the Nive (9 December - 13) - Allies defeat Marshal Soult's French army near Bayonne
during the Peninsular War

1814 –
 Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek – twin indecisive battles during Creek War.
Battle of Brienne 29 January – Napoleon defeats Blücher's Prussians
Battle of La Rothière 1 February – French under Napoleon manage to hold back an overwhelming
force of Prussians until nightfall, where then they withdraw from the field.
Battle of Champaubert 10 February – Napoleon defeats Blücher
Battle of Montmirail 11 February – Napoleon defeats Blücher
Battle of Château-Thierry 12 February – Napoleon defeats Blücher
Battle of Vauchamps 14 February – Napoleon defeats a much smaller force of Russians
Battle of Montereau 18 February – Napoleon defeats Schwarzenberg
Battle of Bar-sur-Aube 27 February – Schwarzenberg defeats Marshal Macdonald
Battle of Orthez 27 February – Wellington defeats French under Soult near Bayonne
Battle of Longwoods 4 March – American victory during War of 1812.
Battle of Craonne 7 March – Napoleon defeats Blücher
Battle of Laon 9 March-10 – Blücher defeats Napoleon
Battle of Reims 13 March – Napoleon defeats isolated Prussian corps
Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube 20 March-21 – Schwarzenberg defeats Napoleon
Battle of Fère-Champenoise 25 March – Schwarzenberg defeats corps of Marmont, Mortier
Battle of Horseshoe Bend 27 March – Jackson decisively defeats Creek
Battle of Montmartre 30 March – Allied forces enter Paris, force surrender of Marmont, Mortier.
Napoleon abdicates soon after; goes to Elba
Second Battle of Lacolle Mills 30 March – 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 10 April – 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 30 May – US forces surprise the British in upstate New York, capturing
6 ships and 143 prisoners
Battle of Chippawa 5 July – US forces invade Canada under Brown, Scott defeats British under
Phineas Riall
Battle of Lundy's Lane 25 July – 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 (26 July – 4 August) – Unsuccessful American attempt to capture Fort
Mackinac.
Battle of Bladensburg 24 August – 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 Plattsburgh 11 September – 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 12 September – Land Battle complement of Battle for Ft. McHenry (part of
the Battle of Baltimore).
Battle of Ft. McHenry 13 September – Fort protecting Baltimore harbor holds out against British
bombardment, inspiring Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner" (part of the Battle of
Baltimore).
Battle of Cook's Mills 19 October – Indecisive battle in Canada during War of 1812.
Siege of Fort Erie (4 August – 5 November) – Americans repel British attempt to retake fort.
Battle of Pensacola (7 – 9 November) – Andrew Jackson wins Pyrrhic victory.

1815 –
Battle of New Orleans 8 January – Jackson defeats British army of Pakenham, as news of Treaty of
Ghent signed in December, not yet arrived
Battle of Fort Bowyer 11 February – Jackson loses fort after boasting that ten thousand men could
not take it.
Battle of Tolentino 2 May – Joachim Murat, King of Naples, declares for Napoleon in Hundred
Days, defeated by Austrians, forced to flee kingdom
Battle of Quatre Bras 16 June – Ney fights indecisive battle against Wellington
 Battle of Ligny 16 June – Napoleon defeats Prussians under Blücher
Battle of Waterloo 18 June – Emperor Napoleon defeated by Duke of Wellington and Prussians,
Dutch and German forces.
Battle of Wavre 18 June – Marshal Grouchy, assigned to prevent Blücher from joining Wellington,
fights mildly successful battle against Blücher's rearguard

1816–60
1816 –
Bombardment of Algiers – 27 August – UK and Dutch ships attack Barbary pirates.
Battle of Seven Oaks

1817 –
Battle of Chacabuco 12 February – Chilean rebels defeat Spanish.
Nejd Expedition (1817–1818) – Ibrahim Pasha captured several Nejdi villages
Battle of Mahidpur 21 December – British forces under Sir Thomas Hyslop defeat Marathas under
Holkar

1818 –
Battle of Kafir Qala - The Afghans defeat a Persian army on its way to take Herat.
Second Battle of Cancha Rayada 16 March – Spanish forces defeat Chileans under San Martin.
Battle of Maipú 5 April – Chile free from Spain
Nejd Expedition – Ibrahim Pasha cuptured Riyadh
Battle of Diriyah 9 September – Ibrahim Pasha captured and destroyed Diriyah ending the First
Saudi State

1819 –
Battle of Grahamstown 22 April - Xhosa chief Makana attacks the British settlement of
Grahamstown in Eastern Cape, South Africa with 6000 men and is repulsed with heavy losses.
Battle of Boyacá 7 August – Known in Colombia as Battle of Boyacá Bridge. (Batalla del puente
de Boyacá) Simón Bolívar 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 7 March – Austrian forces defeat Neapolitan rebels against King Ferdinand I
Battle of Kalamata 22 March
Battle of Novara 8 April – Austrian and Sardinian troops defeat Piedmontese revolutionaries
Battle of Carabobo 24 June – Simón Bolívar defeats Spanish army, ensuring Venezuelan
independence.
Battle of Menangkabaoe Part of the first Padri War in the Dutch East Indies. Colonial Dutch forces
defeated Indonesian rebels.
1822 –
Battle of Pichincha 24 May – Sucre defeats Spaniards near Quito
18 – 19 June – Greek rebel Constantine Kanaris burns the flagship of the Ottoman fleet
Battle at Dervenakia 26 – 28 July – Greek revolutionaries under Theodoros Kolokotronis,
Papaflessas and Nikitaras crush Dramali Pasha's Ottoman army.
Battle of Karpenizi 8 August – Greek troops under Marco Bozzaris defeat Ottoman force under
Mustai Pasha heading to reinforce Ottoman troops besieging Missolonghi
1823 –
Battle of Trocadero French army, under Duke of Angoulême, defeat Spanish army and takes
Trocadero. Occupation of Spain by French troops (1823 at 1828)
1825 –
Battle of Danubyu 2 April – British forces under Sir Archibald Campbell defeat Burmese under
Maha Bandula, who is killed
Battle of Prome 30 November – 2 December – Campbell defeats Burmese, led by Maha Nenyo,
who is killed
1826 Battle of Ganja – Russia defeats Persian invaders
1827 –
Battle of Monte Santiago – A naval division of the Brazilian Imperial Navy is attacked by
Argentine vessels. The battle ended with the destruction of the attacking forces.
Battle of Ituzaingó or Passo do Rosário 27 February – A Brazilian Army under Marquis of
Barbacena met in combat an Argentine/Uruguayan Army led by General Carlos Maria Alvear (part
of the Cisplatine War).
Battle of Phaleron 24 April – Greek setback in the Greek War of Independence
Battle of Navarino 20 October – Joint British, French, Russian fleets, under Admirals Codrington,
Rigny, and Heiden, destroy Turko-Egyptian fleet of Tahir Pasha off Greek coast
Battle of Kossober October – Ethiopian warlord Yimam of Yejju joins with Wube Haile Mariam of
Semien to defeat Goshu Zewde of Gojjam and Meru of Dembiya.
1828 –
Battle of Akhalzic 9 August – Russian troops under Paskievich defeat Ottoman troops in Caucasus
Battle of Praia Bay 28 August – Miguelite fleet in Portugal defeated by loyalists of Queen Maria in
Azores
1829 Battle of Kulevicha 11 June – Russian troops under Hans Karl von Diebitsch defeat Ottoman Army
under Reshid Pasha in Balkans
1830 Siege of Yogyakarta Part of the Java War Fought between Indonesian rebels, and the Dutch colonial
army. The Dutch won after 5 years of fighting.
1831 –
Battle of Debre Abbay 14 February – Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tigray and defeats and kills
Dejazmach Sabagadis.
Battle of Stoczek 14 February – Polish victory during November Uprising.
Battle of Białołęka 24 February – Polish counterattack succeeds, forcing Russian attack to be
moved up one day.
Battle of Olszynka Grochowska 25 February – marginal Polish victory during November Uprising.
Battle of Iganie 8 March – Poland defeats Russia.
Battle of Ostrołęka 26 May – Russians under Diebitsch fight indecisive battle against Poles of Jan
Skrzynecki
Ten days campaign 2–12 August – Dutch military victory in the Belgian Revolution. Dutch led by
Prince William
Battle of Hasselt 8 August – Dutch army defeated Belgian rebels. The Rebels suffered 700 dead
while the Dutch losses were very small.
Battle of Leuven 12 August – The Dutch army defeated the Belgian rebels and took the city.
Battle of Warsaw 6 September-8 – Russians under Paskievich defeat Poles under Dembinski and
stamp out revolt
1832 –
Indian Creek Massacre 20 May – Settlers killed by Indians in Illinois.
Battle of the Kellogg's Grove 16 July – U.S. forces defeat Sauk.
Battle of Bad Axe 2 August – Illinois militia massacres Black Hawk's Saux and Fox
Siege of Antwerp 15 November – Dutch troops occupying Antwerp's citadel (led by David Chassé)
against France's Armée du Nord.
Battle of Konya 21 December – Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha defeat main Ottoman Army
of Reshid Pasha in Anatolia
Verovering van Bondjol Dutch army successfully beats down an uprise by the people of Sumatra
1833 Battle of Cape St. Vincent 5 July – British fleet under Sir Charles Napier defeats fleet of Portuguese
usurper Don Miguel
1834 Battle of Santarén 16 May – Portuguese forces loyal to Queen Maria II (led by her father, Don
Pedro) defeat forces of usurper Don Miguel
1835 –
Battle of Gonzales 2 October – Mexicans withdraw during Texas Revolution.
Battle of Concepción 28 October – Texans defeat Mexicans under Martin Perfecto de Cós.
Grass Fight 26 November – Texans, thinking a Mexican pack train is carrying silver, capture it but
only end up with grass.
Siege of Bexar (12 October – 11 December) Texans successfully besiege and defeat Mexicans.
Dade Battle 25 December 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 27 February – Texan expedition into Mexico thwarted.
Battle of the Alamo (23 February – 6 March) – General Santa Anna defeats Texans. Wm. Travis
and Davy Crockett killed in siege.
Battle of Refugio (12 – 15 March) – Infighting amongst Texans leads to defeat.
Battle of Coleto 19–20 March – Col. James Fannin and Texans defeated and captured by Mexicans
of General Jose de Urrea. Later massacred by Santa Anna.
Battle of San Jacinto 21 April – Texans capture Santa Anna
Battle of Terapegui 26 April – Spanish constitutionalist forces loyal to Queen Isabella, supported
by French Foreign Legion, defeat Carlists near Pamplona
1837 –
Battle of Huesca 24 March – Constitutionalists win decisive victory over Carlists in Spain
Battle of Saint-Denis 23 November – Canadian rebels under Wolfred Nelson defeat British.
Battle of St. Charles 25 November – British defeat Canadian rebels.
Confrontation at Montgomery's Tavern 7 December – Battle near tavern first action of Upper
Canada Rebellion.
Battle of Saint-Eustache 14 December – British capture and ransack village.
Battle of Lake Okeechobee 25 December – US forces under Zachary Taylor defeat Seminoles
1838 –
Battle of Beauharnois 10 November – Revolt in Canada put down.
Battle of the Windmill (12 – 16 November) – British forces defeat Canadian rebels.
Battle of Blood River 16 December – Voortrekker force under Andries Pretorius defeat Zulu force
under King Dingane in Natal
1839 Battle of Nezib 24 June – Egyptian forces under Ibrahim Pasha defeat Ottoman Army under Hafiz
Pasha (assisted by Prussian Captain Helmuth von Moltke)
1840 Battle of Magango 29 January – Boer forces defeat Zulu King Dingane
1841 Battle of Canton 24 May – British amphibious assault captures city
1842 –
Battle of Debre Tabor 7 February – Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia defeats
warlord Wube Haile Maryam of Semien.
Battle of Kabul 6 January – Afghan forces force British to withdraw from city, which they had
occupied for two and a half years
1843 –
Battle of the Smala 16 May – French forces under Duc d'Aumale defeat Algerians under Abd el
Kader
Battle of Miani 17 February – 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 14 August – French forces under Marshal Bugeaud rout Moroccan forces
1845 –
Battle of Ohaeawai – British Army attacks Māori Pa, but fortifications too strong
Battle of Mudki 18 December – Sikh forces invading British India defeated by force under Sir
Hugh Gough
Battle of Ferozeshah 21 December-22 – British forces under Gough and Hardinge, Governor-
General, defeat Sikhs under Lal Singh in hard-fought battle
1846 –
Battle of Aliwal 28 January – Sikh forces under Runjoor Singh defeated by British under Sir Harry
Smith
Battle of Sobraon 10 February – British forces under Gough decisively defeat Sikhs, and Punjab
becomes British protectorate
Siege of Fort Texas (3 – 9 May) – Mexican siege on U.S. fort unsuccessful.
Battle of Palo Alto 8 May – US Gen. Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans under Mariano Arista
Battle of Resaca de la Palma 9 May – Taylor attacks Arista's retreating Mexicans
Siege of Los Angeles 13 August – US Marines briefly capture Los Angeles, but are driven out by
Californio forces, led by José María Flores.
Battle of Santa Fe 15 August Kearney occupies Santa Fe
Battle of Monterrey (20 – 24 September) – Mexicans under Pedro de Ampudia defeated by
Taylor's US forces in hard-fought battle
 Battle of Dominguez Rancho – 9 October José Antonio Carrillo leads Californio forces in victory
against 350 US Marines and sailors near Los Angeles.
First Battle of Tabasco (24 – 26 October) – Commodore Matthew C. Perry fights inconclusive
battle with Mexicans under Juan B. Traconis.
Battle of San Pasqual 6 December – 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 8 January – Kearny's 600 man army defeats the 160 man Californio force
near Los Angeles.
Battle of La Mesa 9 January – Kearny, Stockton and Fremont's combined US forces, defeat the
Californio's in the climactic battle for California.
Battle of the Sacramento 28 February – US forces under Alexander Doniphan defeat Mexican
force near Chihuahua
Battle of Buena Vista 22 February-23 – Taylor's outnumbered men trounce Santa Anna's Mexicans
Battle of Vera Cruz (9 – 29 March) – Scott takes port city
Battle of Cerro Gordo 18 April – Scott defeats Santa Anna
Battle of Tuxpan 18 April – Perry defeats Cos.
Second Battle of Tabasco (15 – 16 June) – Commodore Perry captures
Battle of Contreras 19 – 20 August – Scott's forces storm Mexican position defending Mexico City
Battle of Churubusco 20 August – Another US force storms other main Mexican position
defending capital
Battle of Molino del Rey 8 September – Scott defeats Mexican force defending fortification in
hard-fought battle
Battle of Chapultepec 12 September – Scott takes fortified hill by storm in climactic battle of war
Siege of Puebla (14 September – 12 October) – Puebla taken by Winfield Scott.
Battle of Huamantla 9 October – U.S. victory, end of Santa Anna's military career.
1848 –
Battle of Dabarki March – Dejazmach Kassa assaults an Egyptian fortified camp deep inside of
Sudan and suffers massive losses. One of the few defeats experienced by the future Emperor.
Battle of Custoza 24 July-25 – Austrian forces under Marshal Radetzky defeat Sardinians under
King Charles Albert
Battle of Boomplaats 29 August – British forces under Sir Harry Smith defeat Boers under
Pretorius in Orange River area
Battle of Pákozd 29 September – Hungarian forces defeat Austrian army of Count Jellachich
Battle of Schwechat 30 October – Hungary
Battle of Ramnagar 22 November – British forces under Gough repulsed by Sikhs under Shere
Singh in Punjab
Battle of Mór 30 December – Hungary – Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz defeats a Hungarian
detachment under Mór Perczel
1849 –
Battle of Chillianwala 13 January – British forces under Gough fight another indecisive battle with
Sikhs, resulting in Gough's dismissal
Siege of Multan 22 January – British forces capture fortress in Punjab.
Battle of Gujarat 21 February – Gough, before getting word of dismissal, crushes Sikhs, Punjab
annexed.
Battle of Kápolna 26 February-27 – Hungarian forces under Henry Dembinski defeated by
Austrians under the Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
Battle of Novara 23 March – Radetzky defeats Charles Albert, forcing Piedmontese to make peace
Battle of Szolnok 5 March – Hungarian forces led by General Damjanich defeat Austrian forces.
Ten Days of Brescia – 23 March to 1 April – Popular riot against the Austrian garrisons
Battle of Isaszeg (or Gödöllö) 6 April – Hungarian forces led by general Görgei defeat
Austrians(Windisch-Gratz,Schlick)
Battle of Buda – 21 May – Hungarians take back the capital from Austrians.
Battle of Segesvár 31 July – Hungarian forces under Józef Bem defeated by Russians, Austrians
under general Luders and general Dick
Battle of Temesvár 9 August – Austrian forces under Haynau defeat Hungarians under Artúr
Görgey, Bem in final battle of war
1852 –
 Battle of Monte Caseros 3 February – A coalition of the Argentine 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 27 September – The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats and kills
the vassal of the current ruler of Ethiopia, Ras Ali II.
Battle of Berea 20 December - British force under Major-General Sir George Cathcart invades
Basutoland but is forced to withdraw by Chief Moshoeshoe
1853 –
Battle of Takusa 12 April – 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 29 June – The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats Ras Ali II;
considered the end of the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of Princes") in Ethiopia.
Battle of Oltenitza 4 November – Russians defeated by Ottoman troops (Crimean War)
1854 –
Battle of Citate 6 January – Ottoman troops defeat Russians during the Crimean War
Battle of Alma – British and French, under French general Saint-Arnaud, defeat a Russian army
during the Crimean War.
Battle of Amba Jebelli – The future Emperor of Ethiopia Tewodros II defeats Birru Goshu of
Gojjam.
Battle of Balaclava 25 October – Charge of the Light Brigade on Crimea under Cardigan
Battle of Inkermann 5 November – British, helped by French of general Bosquet, defeat a Russian
army.
Siege of Sevastopol (17 October–9 September 1855) Allies capture the city.
1855 –
Battle of Derasge – 9 February – Tewodros II defeats Dejasmach Wube, deposing the last rival
warlord of the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of Princes").
Battle of Eupatoria – 17 February – Allies win naval battle.
Battle of Traktir 16 August – French army and any Piedmontese troops defeat a Russian army near
the Tchernaïa river.
Battle of Malakoff 8 September – French army, under general Pelissier and general Mac-Mahon,
takes Malakoff and defeat Russian army. Fall of the city of Sebastopol and end of crimean war.
Siege of Kars (June – November) – Russians defeat Ottoman troops.
1856 –
First Battle of Seattle (1856) – 26 January – Marines from the USS Decatur drive off American
Indian attackers after all day battle with settlers.
Battle of Santa Rosa 20 March – Costa Rican troops rout Walker's soldiers
Battle of Rivas 11 April – 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 Rebellion
Battle of Chinhat 30 June – British troops retreat to Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion
Battle of Jhelum - 7 July 1857, Battle sparked by an attempt to disarm the 14th Bengal Native
Infantry who mutinied and were then destroyed by a larger force during the Indian Mutiny.
Battle of Aong 15 July – 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.
1858 - Battle of Grahovac (28 April - 1 May) - Serbs defeated Ottoman army in Grahovo, Montenegro.
1859 –
Battle of Logandème 18 May - Serer people of Sine (present-day Senegal) against French
colonialism. French victory.
Battle of Montebello 20 May – French army, under general Forey, defeat an Austrian army.
Battle of Varese 26 May – Piedmontese defeat Austrians in the Austro-Sardinian War.
Battle of Palestro 30 May – French zouaves and Piedmontese defeat an Austrian army.
Battle of Magenta 4 June – French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat Austrian army under
general Giulay. Liberation of Milano.
Battle of Solferino 24 June – French army and Piedmontese army, under Louis-Napoléon, defeat an
Austrian army under archiduc François-Joseph. Started the birth of the Red Cross. End of second
 war of Italian independence.
1860 –
Battle of Calatafimi – 15 May – Garibaldi's victory against Neapolitan troops.
Battle of Milazzo – 25 June – Garibaldi's victory against Neapolitan troops.
Battle of Castelfidardo – 18 September – Italian victory over the Papal troops.
Battle of the Volturnus 1 October – Sicilians are defeated by the Piedmontese
Siege of Gaeta (5 November – 13 February 1861) – Francis II of the Two Sicilies is sieged by the
Piedmontese.

1861
Battle of Fort Sumter 12 April – P.G.T. Beauregard fires on Fort – first important battle of
American Civil War
Battle of Sewell's Point (18 – 19 May) – Union gunboats fight inconclusive battle with Confederate
artillery.
Battle of Aquia Creek (29 May – 1 June) – Confederate artillery hit by naval bombardment, later
withdrawn.
Battle of Philippi Races 3 June – Union troops under McClellan defeats rebels
Battle of Big Bethel 10 June – Union attack on Confederate positions near a church repelled.
Battle of Boonville 17 June – Union forces defeat pro-Confederate governor's Missouri State
Guard.
Battle of Hoke's Run 2 July – Robert Patterson defeats Confederate force but fails to capitalize on
his victory.
Battle of Carthage 5 July – Confederate victory in Missouri during the American Civil War.
Battle of Rich Mountain 11 July – Confederate force split in half mid-battle; one half surrenders,
the other escapes.
Battle of Blackburn's Ford 18 July – Irvin McDowell defeated in recon-in-force against
Confederate forces at Manassas.
Battle of 1st Bull Run, or 1st Manassas 21 July – Union under McDowell lose to Confederates
under J.E. Johnston, P.G.T. Beauregard, Jackson anointed Stonewall
Battle of Athens – 5 August – Union victory in small skirmish in Northeast Missouri
Battle of Wilson's Creek 10 August – Union forces lose
Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes 26 August – Confederates surprise and defeat Union forces.
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries (28 – 29 August) – Union forces capture two North Carolina forts.
Battle of Dry Wood Creek 2 September – Union cavalry from Kansas defeated by Missouri State
Guard.
Battle of Carnifex Ferry 10 September – Confederates withdraw by night after several hours of
fighting.
Battle of Cheat Mountain (12 – 15 September) – 300 Union troops withstand uncoordinated
Confederate attacks.
First Battle of Lexington (13 – 20 September) – Union forces badly defeated by Missouri State
Guard.
Battle of Liberty 17 September – Minor Missouri State Guard victory.
Battle of Greenbrier River 3 October – Confederates withdraw after inconclusive battle.
Battle of Santa Rosa Island 9 October – Union forces capture island.
Battle of Bolivar Heights 16 October - Union victory near Harpers Ferry
Battle of Leesburg 21 October – 1900 Union soldiers die
Battle of Fredericktown 21 October – Missouri State Guard defeated.
First Battle of Springfield 25 October – Union forces capture town.
Battle of Belmont 7 November – Grant captures and destroys Confederate supplies near Cairo,
Illinois
Battle of Round Mountain 19 November – Confederate forces defeat Opothleyahola near present-
day Stillwater.
Battle of Chusto-Talasah 9 December – Opothleyahola defeated near present-day Tulsa.
Battle of Camp Alleghany 13 December – Confederates withstand Union attack.
Battle of Dranesville 20 December – Union defeats Confederate forces under J.E.B. Stuart.
Battle of Chustenahlah 26 December – Opothleyahola defeated, flees to Kansas.
 Battle of Mount Zion Church 28 December – Union victory in Northeastern Missouri.

1862
Battle of Cockpit Point 3 January – Inconclusive battle in
Virginia during the Civil War.
Battle of Hancock – (5 – 6 January) – Unsuccessful
Confederate attack on Maryland town.
Battle of Roan's Tan Yard 8 January – Confederates routed.
Battle of Middle Creek 10 January – Union forces under
James A. Garfield defeat Confederates under Humphrey
Marshall.
Battle of Mill Springs 19 January – Union victory, Felix
Zollicoffer killed.
Battle of Fort Henry 6 February – Ulysses S. Grant and
gunboats under Andrew Hull Foote take fort and gain
control of Tennessee River
Battle of Roanoke Island (7 – 8 February) – Union forces
under Ambrose E. Burnside capture island.
Battle of Elizabeth City 10 February – Destruction of the
Mosquito Fleet.
Battle of Fort Donelson (11 – 16 February) – Grant takes Cannons that were used and are
fort, accepts surrender of Confederate army, and gains located at the Battle of Malvern Hill
control of Cumberland River
Battle of Valverde (20 – 21 February) – Union forces
routed in New Mexico Territory.
Battle of Pea Ridge 7 March – Missouri saved for Union
Battle of Hampton Roads 9 March – Monitor defeats Merrimac
Battle of New Bern 14 March – Union troops disembark from ships and capture town.
First Battle of Kernstown 23 March – Union forces defeat Confederates under "Stonewall"
Jackson.
Battle of Glorieta (26 – 28 March) – Union forces outmaneuver Confederates near Santa Fe.
Battle of Shiloh (6 – 7 April) – Ulysses S. Grant attacked by Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T.
Beauregard, defeats them
Battle of Island Number Ten (28 February – 8 April) – Union victory by Pope
Battle of Ft. Pulaski 10 – 11 April – Union takes fort
Battle of Peralta 15 April – Union forces defeat the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers.
Battle of South Mills 19 April – Confederates thwart attempt to destroy a canal.
Battle of Fort Macon (23 March – 26 April) Confederate fort surrenders after Union artillery
bombardment.
Battle of New Orleans (25 April – 1 May) – Union forces capture city.
Battle of Yorktown (5 April – 4 May) – Union troops win skirmish near site of decisive
Revolutionary War battle.
Battle of Puebla 5 May – Cinco de Mayo – Mexicans defeat French
Battle of Williamsburg – McClellan and Longstreet fight inconclusive battle.
Battle of Eltham's Landing 7 May – Inconclusive battle in Virginia.
Battle of McDowell (8 – 9 May) – Stonewall Jackson's Confederates defeat Union forces.
Battle of Drewry's Bluff 15 May – Union naval attack repelled by Confederate artillery.
Battle of Whitney's Lane 19 May – Union campaign towards Little Rock, Arkansas halted
Battle of Front Royal 23 May – Stonewall Jackson forces Union retreat by threatening the rear of
the Union force.
First Battle of Winchester 25 May – Stonewall Jackson defeats Nathaniel P. Banks.
Battle of Hanover Courthouse 27 May – Union victory during the American Civil War.
Siege of Corinth 29 April – 30 May – Union forces capture town, Beauregard tricks Union in order
to escape to Tupelo.
Battle of Seven Pines 31 May – J.E. Johnston attacks Union forces, wounded, inconclusive
Battle of Tranter's Creek 5 June – Confederate forces retreat after Colonel Singletary is killed.
Battle of Memphis 6 June – Union forces capture the city.
First Battle of Chattanooga (7 – 8 June) – Union forces bombard the town.
Battle of Cross Keys 8 June – John C. Fremont defeated by elements of Stonewall Jackson's force.
Battle of Port Republic 9 June – Costly victory for Stonewall Jackson.
Battle of Secessionville 16 June – Union fails to take town, Union commander later court-
martialed for disobeying orders.
Battle of Saint Charles 17 June – The USS Mound City is hit by Confederate shore gun and
explodes.
Battle of Oak Grove 25 June – Indecisive battle between McClellan and Lee.
Battle of Beaver Dam Creek 26 June – Robert E. Lee defeated.
Battle of Gaines' Mill 27 June – Lee defeats McClellan.
Battle of Garnett's & Golding's Farm (27 – 28 June) – Indecisive battle between Lee and
McClellan.
Battle of Savage's Station 29 June – Union forces withdraw
Battle of White Oak Swamp 30 June – Indecisive artillery duel during the American Civil War.
Battle of Glendale 30 June – McClellan retreats from Lee's Confederates.
Battle of Tampa (30 June – 1 July) – Union gunboat attacks, but later withdraws.
Battle of Malvern Hill 1 July – McClellan defeats Lee but withdraws after battle.
Battle of Hill's Plantation 7 July – Union victory in Arkansas.
First Battle of Murfreesboro 13 July – Confederate victory during the American Civil War.
Battle of Baton Rouge 5 August
Battle of Kirksville (6 – 9 August) – Union forces capture town.
Battle of Cedar Mountain 9 August – Union forces repelled by Confederate counter-attack.
First Battle of Independence 11 August – Confederate victory near Kansas City.
Battle of Lone Jack (15 – 16 August) – Confederate victory, Union commander killed.
Confederates forced to withdraw after battle.
Battle of Fort Ridgely (21 – 22 August) – Failed Santee Sioux attack on Union controlled fort.
First Battle of Rappahannock Station (22 – 25 August) – Union supplies destroyed during
skirmish.
Battle of Bull Run Bridge – Confederates capture and destroy Manassas Station.
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap 28 August – Longstreet defeats small union force.
Battle of Aspromonte 29 August – Italian royal forces defeat rebels
Battle of 2nd Bull Run, or Second Manassas 30 August – Jackson, Lee, and Longstreet destroys
Pope's Army of Northern Virginia
Battle of Richmond (Kentucky) – 30 August – Confederates under Edmund Kirby Smith rout
Union army under Gen. William Nelson
Battle of Chantilly 1 September – Union forces escape from nearly being cut off, Philip Kearny is
killed.
Battle of Mile Hill 2 September – Confederates clear Leesburg of Federal forces.
Battle of South Mountain 14 September – McClellan defeats Lee.
Battle of Harpers Ferry (12 – 15 September) – Stonewall Jackson captures Union garrison.
Battle of Antietam 17 September – McClellan ends Lee's invasion of North, bloodiest day of war
Battle of Munfordville (14 – 17 September) – Union force surrenders.
Battle of Iuka 19 September – Grant is victorious near Mississippi town.
Battle of Shepherdstown (19 – 20 September) – Confederate brigades counterattack and defeat
pursuing Union brigades.
First Battle of Newtonia 30 September – Union forces panic under bombardment from Confederate
artillery.
Second Battle of Corinth (3 – 4 October) – Confederate attack fails.
Battle of Hatchie's Bridge 5 October – Confederate force under Earl Van Dorn escapes across river.
Battle of Perryville 8 October – Buell v. Bragg, indecisive
Battle of Clark's Mill 7 November – Union force surrenders to larger Confederate force.
Battle of Cane Hill 28 November – Small Confederate force delays Union while larger force
escapes.
Battle of Prairie Grove 7 December – Union secures NW Arkansas
Battle of Hartsville 7 December – Disguised in Union uniforms, Confederates infiltrate and defeat
Union forces.
Battle of Fredericksburg 13 December – Lee routs Burnside
 Battle of Kinston 14 December – Union forces under John G. Foster defeat Confederates under
Nathan Evans.
Battle of White Hall 16 December – Foster fights indecisive battle with Beverly Robertson
Battle of Goldsboro Bridge 17 December – Foster defeats Confederates and destroys the bridge.
Battle of Jackson, Tennessee 19 December – Confederate feint to distract Union forces.
Battle of Chickasaw Bayou (26 – 29 December) – Union attack on Confederate right flank
thwarted.
Battle of Parker's Cross Roads 31 December – Confederates repel Union double-pronged assault.

1863
Battle of Murfreesboro 31 December 1862 – 2 January 1863 – Forces fight to draw
Second high Battle of Springfield 8 January – Confederates enter town, but are unable to take
nearby fort.
Battle of Arkansas Post 9 January – Part of Vicksburg Campaign, fight for control of mouth of
Arkansas River
Battle of Hartville (9 – 11 January) – Confederates are victorious, but unable to continue raid.
Bear River Massacre 29 January – Shoshone forces massacred by Union troops.
Battle of Dover 3 February – Failed Confederate attack on town.
Battle of Staszów 17 February – Indecisive battle between Poland and Russia as part of January
Uprising
Battle of Małogoszcz 24 February – Polish forced to retreat.
Battle of Thompson's Station 5 March – Confederate victory in Tennessee.
Battle of Fort Anderson (13 – 15 March) Daniel H. Hill leads unsuccessful Confederate attack on
New Bern.
Battle of Kelly's Ford 17 March – Indecisive cavalry battle during the American Civil War.
Battle of Vaught's Hill 20 March – Union forces withstand attack by John Hunt Morgan's
Confederates.
Battle of Brentwood 25 March – Union force surrenders.
Battle of Washington (30 March – 19 April) Hill unable to take North Carolina town from Union
forces.
First Battle of Franklin 10 April – Confederates withdraw after rearguard defeat.
Battle of Suffolk (11 April – 4 May) Twin indecisive battles at Norfleet House and Hill's Point
fought over town.
Grierson's Raid 17 April – Deep Union cavalry raid toward Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serves as a
diversion of Confederate forces during Grant's VIcksburg campaign.
Battle of Cape Girardeau 26 April – Confederate attack fails.
Battle of Grand Gulf 29 April – Unsuccessful naval attack by Grant's forces.
Battle of Snyder's Bluff 29 April – 1 May Union feint during Vicksburg Campaign.
Battle of Day's Gap 30 April – Union victory during a raid in Alabama.
Battle of Camarón 30 April – Regarding by the French Foreign Legion as a defining moment in its
history.
Battle of Port Gibson 1 May – in Vicksburg campaign, Grant defeats Confederates
Battle of Chalk Bluff (1 – 2 May) – Confederates win but can't continue raid.
Battle of Chancellorsville 2 May – Lee defeats Hooker's Army of Potomac, Jackson killed
Second Battle of Fredericksburg 3 May – Union forces under John Sedgwick defeat Confederate
forces left to guard the town by Lee.
Battle of Salem Church (3 – 4 May) – Lee defeats Sedgwick.
Battle of Raymond 12 May – Failed Confederate attempt to protect Vicksburg from approaching
Federals.
Battle of Jackson (MS) 14 May – Sherman, McPherson defeat Johnston
Battle of Champion's Hill 16 May – Grant defeats Confederates
Battle of Big Black River Bridge 17 May – Confederate forces trapped in Vicksburg.
Battle of Plains Store 21 May – Union victory near Baton Rouge.
Battle of Milliken's Bend 7 June – Confederates unable to break Siege of Vicksburg.
Battle of Brandy Station 9 June – Pleasonton surprises Jeb Stuart's cavalrymen in their camps near
Brandy Station
Second Battle of Winchester (13 – 15 June) – Confederate victory paves way for Lee's invasion.
Battle of Aldie 17 June – Indecisive battle during Robert E. Lee's march north.
Battle of Middleburg (17 – 19 June) – J.E.B. Stuart retreats from engagement with Union cavalry.
Battle of Upperville 21 June – Indecisive cavalry battle during Lee's invasion.
Battle of Hoover's Gap (24 – 26 June) – Union victory prevents Confederates in Tennessee from
coming to the aid of Vicksburg.
Battle of Goodrich's Landing (29 – 30 June) – Confederates drive Union Black Regiments off of
several plantations.
Battle of Hanover 30 June – J.E.B. Stuart forced to change his route, delaying his efforts to unite
with Lee's force outside Gettysburg.
Battle of Gettysburg (1 – 3 July) – Lee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion
of North
Battle of Vicksburg 4 July – siege from 22 May ends, Grant accepts surrender of second
Confederate army
Battle of Helena 4 July – Confederate assault on river port fails securing eastern Arkansas for
Union
Battle of Boonsboro 8 July – indecisive action at rearguard of Lee's retreat.
Siege of Port Hudson (21 May – 9 July) – last Confederate stronghold on Mississippi surrenders.
Battle of Corydon 9 July – Confederate raid results in civilian casualties, including a Lutheran
minister.
First Assault on Morris Island 11 July – First of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner.
Battle of Williamsport (6 – 16 July) – Meade and Lee fight indecisive battle.
Battle of Honey Springs 17 July – In Indian Territory, two largely Black and Native American
forces meet. Union victory.
Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island 18 July – second of two Union attempts to take Ft. Wagner
fails, heroism of the 54th Massachusetts.
Battle of Manassas Gap 23 July – Indecisive battle by day, Confederates withdraw by night.
Battle of Big Mound (24 – 25 July) – Union forces defeat Santee and Teton Sioux forces.
Battle of Dead Buffalo Lake 26 July – Sibley defeats Sioux forces.
Battle of Salineville 26 July – Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan surrenders in
Ohio: the northernmost Battle of the American Civil War.
Battle of Stony Lake 28 July – Sioux forces escape Union forces in pursuit.
Second Battle of Fort Sumter (17 August – 9 September) – Union attempt to retake fort fails even
after massive bombardment and naval attack.
Second Battle of Chattanooga (21 August – 8 September) – Union captures town.
Battle of Lawrence 23 August – Quantrill's Raiders pillage the city.
Battle of Devil's Backbone 1 September – Union victory after heavy fighting.
Battle of Whitestone Hill (3 – 5 September) – Union forces defeat several Native American tribes
including Sioux and Blackfeet.
Second Battle of Sabine Pass 8 September – Confederate forces place stakes in river to help aim
their guns at Union ships, Confederate victory.
Battle of Bayou Fourche 10 September – Union victory allows for capture of Little Rock.
Battle of Davis' Cross Roads (10 – 11 September) – Union forces establish defensive positions
prior to Chickamauga.
Battle of Chickamauga 19 September – Bragg defeats Rosecrans, George Thomas of US anointed
"The Rock of Chickamauga"
Battle of Blountville 22 September – Union forces capture town.
Battle of Baxter Springs 6 October – Quantrill's Raiders massacre Union Black Troops during the
American Civil War.
Battle of Blue Springs 10 October – Confederate forces overrun.
First Battle of Auburn 13 October – J.E.B. Stuart escapes by hiding in a ravine.
Second Battle of Auburn 14 October – Confederates attack Union rearguard, indecisive.
Battle of Bristoe Station 14 October – Meade defeats elements of Lee's forces, but Confederates
destroy railroad during retreat.
Battle of Buckland Mills 19 October – Union cavalry caught in ambush, defeated.
Battle of Pine Bluff 25 October – Confederate attack fails.
Battle of Wauhatchie (28 – 29 October) Longstreet defeated by Union forces.
Battle of Collierville 3 November – Abortive Confederate attack on the town.
 Second Battle of Rappahannock Station 7 November – Union forces surge across river, forcing Lee
to retreat.
Battle of Campbell's Station 16 November – Confederate double-envelopment attempt fails.
Third Battle of Chattanooga (23 – 25 November) – Grant defeats Braxton Bragg and relieves
Union forces besieged in Chattanooga
Battle of Ringgold Gap 27 November – Confederates under Patrick Cleburne defeat Union forces
under Joseph Hooker.
Battle of Fort Sanders 29 November – Longstreet unable to take fort due to poor quality
gunpowder.
Battle of Mine Run (27 November – 2 December) Meade bombards Lee's Confederates but then
withdraws.
Battle of Bean's Station 14 December – Union forces withdraw a short distance.
Battle of Mossy Creek 29 December – Confederate cavalry forced back.

1864
Battle of Dandridge 17 January – Union forces withdraw
Battle of Athens 26 January – Union victory in Northern Alabama.
Battle of Fair Garden 27 January – Union Pyrrhic victory.
Battle of Morton's Ford (6 – 7 February) – Diversionary Union attack.
Battle of Meridian 14 February – Sherman occupies town
Battle of Olustee 20 February – Union can't take Florida
Battle of Paducah 25 March – Confederate raid by Forrest successful.
Battle of Elkin's Ferry (3 – 4 April) – Confederates unable to prevent Union river crossing.
Battle of Mansfield 8 April – Banks Union Red River Campaign halted by rebels
Battle of Pleasant Hill 9 April – Confederate attack fails.
Battle of Prairie D'Ane (9 – 13 April) – Frederick Steele defeats Sterling Price.
Battle of Fort Pillow 12 April – N.B. Forrest takes fort, massacres black soldiers
Battle of Poison Spring 18 April – Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas, black troops
massacred
Battle of Dybbøl 18 April – key defeat for Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig
Battle of Monett's Ferry 23 April – Confederate forces driven back.
Battle of Marks' Mills 25 April – Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry 30 April – Part of Red River Campaign in Arkansas
Battle of the Wilderness 5 May – Grant and Lee meet inconclusively
Battle of Albemarle Sound 5 May – Indecisive naval battle during the American Civil War.
Battle of Port Walthall Junction (6 – 7 May) – Union forces destroy railroad
Battle of Heligoland 9 May Danish sea victory over Austria. Last significant battle involving
wooden ships on both sides.
Battle of Cloyd's Mountain 9 May – Union victory, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins killed.
Battle of Swift Creek 9 May – Union forces damage railroad, but are stopped by Confederate
forces.
Battle of Cove Mountain 10 May – Union victory after brief battle.
Battle of Chester Station 10 May – Union forces under Benjamin Butler pushed back.
Battle of Yellow Tavern 11 May – Union forces win cavalry battle, J.E.B. Stuart is killed.
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge 8 – 13 May Indecisive battle near Atlanta.
Battle of Resaca 13 May – Sherman defeats Johnston
Battle of New Market 15 May – Confederate forces halt Union army under Franz Sigel from
advance up Shenandoah Valley
Battle of Proctor's Creek (12 – 16 May) – Beauregard defeats Butler.
Battle of Adairsville 17 May – Failed Confederate attempt to destroy part of the Union force
approaching Atlanta.
Battle of Ware Bottom Church 20 May – Beauregard boxes Butler in.
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House (8 – 21 May) – 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 24 May – Confederates under Fitzhugh Lee defeated by two Union black
regiments.
Battle of North Anna (23 – 26 May) – Lee outmaneuvers Grant, but because of illness, he is unable
to capitalize.
Battle of New Hope Church (25 – 26 May) Hooker's forces defeated.
Battle of Pickett's Mill 27 May – Unsuccessful attack by Sherman on Johnston.
Battle of Haw's Shop 28 May – Union advance halted.
Battle of Dallas (Georgia) 28 May – Confederate withdrawal in Georgia.
Battle of Totopotomoy Creek (28 – 30 May) – Union forces pushed back.
Battle of Old Church 30 May – Union forces drive Confederates back to Cold Harbor.
Battle of Cold Harbor (31 May – 12 June) – Lee repulses Grant, Confederate general says "This is
not war, this is murder".
Battle of Piedmont 5 June – Union forces under David Hunter defeat Confederate defenses on
march to Staunton, Virginia, upper Shenandoah Valley
First Battle of Petersburg 9 June – Beauregard defeats Butler.
Battle of Brices Crossroads 10 June – N.B. Forrest routs Union force almost three times as large
Battle of Trevilian Station (11 – 12 June) – Confederate victory, George Armstrong Custer nearly
surrounded and has to be rescued by Sheridan.
Second Battle of Petersburg (15 June – 18 July) – Lee repulses Grant at back door to Richmond.
Battle of Lynchburg 17 June
Sinking of CSS Alabama 19 June – USS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama
Battle of Kolb's Farm 22 June – Confederate attack fails due to poor terrain conditions.
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road (21 – 24 June) – Union siege lines extended for Siege of
Petersburg.
Battle of Saint Mary's Church 24 June – Union forces fight a successful delaying action.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 27 June – Johnston repulses Sherman
Battle of Als 29 June – Final battle of the Second War of Schleswig, Prussian victory over
Denmark.
Battle of Marietta (9 June – 3 July) – Sherman defeats Johnston
Battle of Monocacy Junction 9 July – Union Gen. Lew Wallace slows up Jubal Early, saving DC
Battle of Fort Stevens (11 – 12 July) – Failed confederate attempt to capture Washington, D.C.,
President Lincoln, observing the battle, comes under Confederate fire.
Battle of Tupelo (14 – 15 July) – Union victory, Nathan Bedford Forrest wounded.
Battle of Cool Spring (17 – 18 July)
Battle of Rutherford's Farm 20 July – Confederates under Jubal Early caught by surprise and
defeated.
Battle of Peachtree Creek 20 July – Confederate attack fails
Battle of Atlanta 22 July – Sherman turns back Hood
Second Battle of Kernstown 24 July – Jubal Early defeats Union forces.
Battle of Killdeer Mountain 26 July – Union forces defeat Sioux.
Battle of Ezra Church 28 July – Confederates fail to gain element of surprise, finding entrenched
Union forces. Union victory.
Battle of the Crater 30 July – Lee defeats Burnside
Battle of Folck's Mill 1 August – Indecisive battle during the American Civil War.
Battle of Utoy Creek (5 – 7 August) Indecisive battle on Union right flank near Atlanta.
Second Battle of Dalton (14 – 15 August) – Union forces withstand attack until relieved.
Battle of Globe Tavern (18 – 21 August) – Confederate forces lose control of railroads at
Petersburg.
Battle of Lovejoy's Station 20 August – Confederates repel Union raiders attacking the station.
Second Battle of Memphis 21 August – Partially successful Confederate raid.
Battle of Mobile Bay 23 August – David Farragut takes port, says "Damn the torpedoes, full speed
ahead"
Second Battle of Ream's Station 25 August – Union lines overrun by Confederates.
Battle of Jonesborough (31 August – 1 September) – William J. Hardee's Confederates defeated,
resulting in Atlanta's fall.
Battle of Shimonoseki 5 September – 6 – engagements since July 1863 pits U.S. and European
allies against rebellious Japanese warlord
Third Battle of Winchester 19 September – Sheridan defeats Early, several officers killed or
wounded on both sides.
Battle of Fisher's Hill (21 – 22 September) – Successful Union frontal assault.
 Battle of Fort Davidson 27 September – Union forces detonate their own fort after losing to
Confederates.
Battle of Chaffin's Farm (29 – 30 September) – Union forces victorious, but fail to capture several
forts.
Battle of Peebles' Farm (30 September – 2 October) – Union victory near Petersburg.
Battle of Saltville (1 – 3 October) – Confederates defeat Union Black Cavalry, war crimes
committed against captured blacks.
Battle of Allatoona 5 October – Union fortifications hold.
Battle of Darbytown Road 7 October – Confederate attack repelled near Richmond.
Battle of Tom's Brook 9 October – Union cavalry defeats Confederates.
Battle of Glasgow, Missouri 15 October – Union forces surrender.
Second Battle of Lexington 19 October – Union forces driven out of town.
Battle of Cedar Creek 19 October – Sheridan defeats Early, drives rebels from Shenandoah Valley
Battle of Little Blue River 21 October – Confederate victory in Missouri.
Second Battle of Independence 22 October – Union forces occupy town.
Battle of Byram's Ford (22 – 23 October) – Confederates under Marmaduke defeated.
Battle of Westport 23 October – Union forces win decisive battle to take control of Missouri.
Battle of Marais des Cygnes 25 October – Price's Confederates pursued into Kansas.
Battle of Mine Creek 25 October – Price's army crushed, flees back into Missouri.
Battle of Marmiton River 25 October – Price escapes Union pursuit.
Battle of Decatur (26 – 29 October) – Confederates unable to cross river.
Battle of Boydton Plank Road (27 – 28 October) – Union forces take control of road, but withdraw
after battle.
Second Battle of Newtonia 28 October – James G. Blunt defeats Joseph O. Shelby.
Battle of Johnsonville (4 – 5 November) – Confederates bombard Union forces during the night
after a fire starts near union positions.
Battle of Bull's Gap (11 – 13 November) – Minor Confederate victory during the American Civil
War.
Sherman's March to the Sea 16 November – Sherman lays waste to South
Battle of Columbia 24 November – Confederates divert attention
First Battle of Adobe Walls 25 November – Kit Carson fights Kiowa forces to a draw, but manages
to destroy their settlement.
Battle of Spring Hill 29 November – 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 30 November – Hood attacks Thomas but loses
Battle of Waynesboro, Georgia 4 December – Kilpatrick stops Wheeler from attacking Sherman.
Third Battle of Murfreesboro (5 – 7 December) – Confederate raid mostly unsuccessful.
First Battle of Fort Fisher (7 – 27 December) – Failed Union attempt to take fort.
Battle of Nashville (15 – 16 December) – Confederate Army in Tennessee overwhelmed.

1865
Second Battle of Fort Fisher 15 January – Union takes fort
Battle of Rivers' Bridge 3 February – Union forces capture river crossing.
Battle of Hatcher's Run 5 February – Union force launch unexpected attack.
Battle of Wilmington (North Carolina) 22 February – Last rebel port falls
Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia 2 March – Jubal Anderson Early's army destroyed
Battle of Natural Bridge 6 March – Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of
Tallahassee.
Battle of Wyse Fork (7 – 10 March) – Confederate attacks repelled by Union artillery.
Battle of Averasborough 16 March – Union and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both
attacks fail.
Battle of Bentonville (19 – 21 March) – Sherman defeats Confederates
Wilson's Raid 22 March – 20 April – Union cavalry operate through Alabama and Georgia in the
final stages of the Civil War, opposed by Nathan Bedford Forest.
Battle of Fort Steadman 25 March – Lee breaks siege
 Battle of Lewis's Farm 29 March – Union forces capture Confederate earthworks.
Battle of White Oak Road 31 March – Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated.
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House 31 March – Pickett defeats Sheridan.
Battle of Five Forks 1 April – Sheridan routs Confederates in last important battle of the American
Civil War.
Battle of Selma 2 April – Wilson defeats Forrest.
Third Battle of Petersburg 2 April – Grant defeats Lee.
Battle of Sutherland's Station 2 April – Lee's supply lines are cut.
Battle of Namozine Church 3 April – Several Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal
of Honor.
Battle of Sayler's Creek 6 April – Union victory, Lee realizes his army will not last long.
Battle of High Bridge (6 – 7 April) – Union forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to
resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses.
Battle of Cumberland Church 7 April – Union forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness
cuts the attack short.
Battle of Spanish Fort (27 March – 8 April) – Union forces capture fort just east of Mobile.
Battle of Appomattox Station 8 April – Union forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply.
Battle of Fort Blakely (2 – 9 April) – Union forces capture fort outside of Mobile.
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse 9 April – Lee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders.
Battle of Morrisville 13 – 15 April – Last cavalry battle of the American Civil War.
Battle of West Point 16 April – Union victory during final phase of American Civil War.
Battle of Columbus 16 April – Union victory in (what is considered) the final battle of the Civil
war.
Battle of Palmito Ranch (12 – 13 May) – Confederate victory in Texas during final phases of the
American Civil War.
Battle of Riachuelo 11 June – Brazil defeats Paraguay
Battle of Jataí or Yataí 17 August- The combined army of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Argentina
and Uruguay) attacks a Paraguayan column of troops in the Paraguayan War
Battle of the Tongue River 29 August – U.S. forces led by Patrick E. Connor defeat Arapaho
forces.
Battle of Papudo 26 November – Peru and Chile defeat Spain in a naval battle.

1866–1900
1866 –
Battle of Abtao 7 February – Indecisive battle between combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet and
Spanish fleet.
Battle of Callao 2 May – Spain defeats Peruvian forces.
Battle of Tuyutí or Tuyuty 24 May – 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). Paraguayan
War
Battle of Ridgeway 2 June – Fenian Brotherhood defeats Canadians.
Battle of Fort Erie 2 June – Canadian force overwhelmed by main Fenian army.
Battle of Langensalza 27 June – Hanoverian Army under King George V defeated by Prussians
under General Flies Austro-Prussian War
Battle of Burkersdorf 28 June
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 20 July – Austrian Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff rams and drives off Italian fleet
under Persano. First clash of ironclads.
Battle of Bezzecca 21 July – Garibaldi defeats Austrians.
Battle of Curupaity 22 September – Argentine and Brazilian forces of 20,000 men attack
Paraguayan trenches on Curupaity. Paraguayan War.
1867 –
 Battle of Fandane-Thiouthioune 18 July – the Serer people defeated the Muslim jihadists of
Senegambia (present-day Senegal and the Gambia).
1868 –
Pasoemah Expedition – Expedition of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army to the Pasoemah
(also Pasumah) region in South Sumatra. The expedition lasted from 1864 to 1868
Battle of Magdala 9–13 April – Sir Robert Napier defeats the army of Emperor Tewodros II of
Ethiopia and captures Magdala by assault. Tewodros commits suicide.
Battle of Washita River 27 November – George Armstrong Custer defeats Black Kettle.
Battle of Itororó 6 December – 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. Paraguayan War
Battle of Avahy or Avaí 11 December – 17,000 Allied troops, mainly Brazilians, attack 4,000
Paraguayans. Paraguaayn War
Battle of Lomas Valentinas 21–27 December – 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.
Paraguayan War
1870
Battle of Eccles Hill 25 May – Canadians defeat Fenian Brotherhood.
Battle of Wissembourg 4 August – German victory during Franco-Prussian War.
Battle of Spicheren 6 August – Karl Friedrich von Steinmetz leads Prussians to victory over the
French.
Battle of Woerth 6 August – German Crown Prince defeats French forces.
Battle of Mars-La-Tour 16 August – German strategic victory against French.
Battle of Gravelotte 18 August – German victory against French.
Battle of Sedan 1 September – Mac-Mahon's French lose to Germans, paving the way to the
founding of the German Empire
Siege of Strasbourg (ended 28 September) – Germans capture city.
Battle of Le Bourget (27–30 September) – Albert, King of Saxony defeats French forces.
Battle of Chevilly 30 September – French attack on Prussian forces repulsed.
Siege of Metz (19 August – 27 October) – François Achille Bazaine forced to surrender.
Battle of Coulmiers (november 1870) French army, under general Aurelles de Paladines, defeat a
Bavarian army. Liberation of the city of Orléans.
Battle of Villiers (29 November – 3 December) – Germans defeat French.
1871
Battle of the Lisaine (15–17 January) – French efforts to lift the Siege of Belfort fail.
Battle of St. Quentin 19 January – Prussians defeat French.
Battle of Buzenval 20 January – German Crown Prince defeats the French.
Siege of Belfort (ended 18 February) – German victory during Franco-Prussian War.
1873 –
First Battle of the Stronghold 17 January
First Aceh Expedition Part of the Aceh War. An expedition under Major General Johan Harmen
Rudolf Köhler. The intention of the Dutch was to attack and take the Sultan's palace.
1874 –
Second Battle of Adobe Walls 27 June – 28 hunters hold off 300 Comanche warriors.
Battle of Palo Duro Canyon 28 September – Comanche, Cheyenne, and Kiowa defeated by United
States forces.
1876 –
Battle of Gura 7–9 March – Emperor of Ethiopia Yohannes IV decisively defeats an Egyptian
punitive attack.
Battle of the Rosebud 17 June – Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapahoe warriors under Crazy Horse,
check U.S. forces under George Crook, forcing him to retreat into Wyoming, preventing him from
uniting with Custer.
Battle of Little Big Horn 25 June – Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse of Sioux defeat Custer in Montana.
Battle of Šumatovac in August – The outnumbered Serbian army, led by colonel Kosta Protić, won
a tactical victory in this defensive battle against the Ottoman forces in Serbian-Ottoman War
(1876–1877)
 Battle of Fundina 2 August 1876 – Serbs defeated bigger Ottoman army near the village of Kuči in
Montenegro.
Dull Knife Fight 25 November – U.S. and Pawnee forces surprise and destroy the village of the
last free Cheyennes, forcing them to seek shelter with Crazy Horse's people..
1877
Battle of Slim Buttes 8 January – 2000 U.S. Cavalry and infantry forces destroy a small village
under Oglala chief American horse, then repulse a relief attack of 500-600 Lakota under Crazy
Horse.
Battle of Kizil-Tepe 25 June – Ottoman victory during the Russo-Turkish War.
Battle of the Clearwater 10 July – Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce defeated by Oliver Otis Howard
of the United States.
Battle of Nikopol 16 July – Russian forces capture city.
First Battle of Shipka Pass (17 – 19 July) – Joseph Gourko seizes pass from Suleiman Pasha.
Battle of the Big Hole 9 August – Minor U.S. victory over the Nez Perce, John Gibbon wounded.
Second Battle of Shipka Pass (21–26 August) – Ottomans unable to retake pass.
Battle of Lovcha (1–3 September) – Mikhail Skobelev defeats Osman Pasha in Bulgaria.
Third Battle of Shipka Pass (13–17 September) – Suleiman Pasha fails in a second Ottoman
attempt to retake the pass.
Battle of Bear Paw (30 September – 5 October) – American victory forces Chief Joseph to
surrender.
Battle of Gorni-Dubnik 24 October – Gourko captures fortress.
Battle of Kars 17 November – Russian forces capture city.
Siege of Plevna (20 July – 10 December) – Russians, after reverses, defeat Ottomans
1878 –
Fourth Battle of Shipka Pass (5–9 January) – Russians defeat Ottomans.
Battle of Philippopolis 17 January – Ottomans forced to retreat to Constantinople.
1879 –
Battle of Isandlwana 22 January – Zulu combined army annihilates British-led force, start of
Anglo-Zulu War
Battle of Rorke's Drift 22 January – A small, heavily outnumbered British force defeats the Zulus
in one of Britain's finest hours.
Battle of Intombe 12 March – Zulu army destroys small British force in an ambush
Battle of Topáter 23 March – Chile defeats Bolivia during the War of the Pacific
Battle of Hlobane 28 March – British suffer yet another disaster at Zulu hands on the mountain of
Hlobane
Battle of Kambula 29 March – Zulu Impi defeated in an attack on a British laager in Britain's first
major victory in the war
Battle of Gingindlovu 2 April – British defeat Zulu.
Siege of Eshowe (ended 3 April) – British victory during Anglo-Zulu War.
Battle of Chipana 12 April – Indecisive naval battle between Chile and Bolivia.
Battle of Iquique 21 May – Indecisive battle between Chile and the combined forces of Peru and
Bolivia.
Battle of Ulundi 4 July – Decisive British victory at Zulu capital, end of Anglo-Zulu War
Naval Battle of Angamos 8 October – Chilean navy defeats the navies of Peru and Bolivia.
Battle of Pisagua 2 November – Successful Chilean amphibious assault.
Battle of San Francisco 19 November – Peruvian and Bolivian troops ambush Chileans, but
Bolivians retreat, forcing Peruvians to follow suit.
Battle of Tarapacá 27 November – Peru defeats Chile.
Battle of Novšiće 4 December – Pro-Ottoman irregular troops of the League of Prizren ambushed
and repulsed Montenegrin forces.
1880 –
Battle of Arica 2 July – Chile storms Peruvian positions atop a hill. Heavy casualties including
Peruvian commander and several Chilean officers.
Second Aceh Expedition – Dutch Colonial forces take the sultan's palace in Aceh.
Battle of Maiwand 27 July – Afghan victory over British and Indian forces.
Battle of Kandahar 1 September – British victory over Afghan forces, following General Roberts'
Kabul to Kandahar relief march.
Battle of Bronkhorstspruit 20 December – Transvaal Boers defeat British.
1881 –
Battle of Laing's Nek 28 January – Boer victory, British gunfire holds Boers back long enough to
allow retreat.
Battle of Schuinshoogte 8 February – Rain stops the battle before British reinforcements arrive,
Boer victory.
Battle of Majuba Hill 27 February – 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 Cầu Giấy 19 May – Black Flag forces defeated French forces in Tonkin.
Battle of El Obeid – Mahdi wipes out Egyptians controlling Sudan
Continuing war – Third part of the Aceh War. Major J.B. van Heutsz, conquered the rest of Aceh,
and became Governor Of the Dutch East Indies.
1884 –
Battles of El Teb 4 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 Fuzhou 23 August – French fleet destroyed Qing Chinese fleet at Foochow.
Battle of Tamsui 2-8 October – Chinese victory over the French in Taiwan.
Siege of Tuyen Quang 24 November 1884-3 March 1885 – French victory in Tonkin.
1885 –
Battle of Khartoum – After a 10-month siege, on 26 January the Mahdi capture the city from the
British, slaughtering the garrison and its commander, Chinese Gordon, as well as 4,000 inhabitants.
Battle of Hoa Moc 2 March – French forces defeated Qing Chinese and Black Flag forces.
Battle of Bang Bo 23-24 March – Decisive Chinese victory in the Sino-French War.
Battle of Phu Lam Tao 23 March – Qing Chinese and Black Flag forces defeated French forces.
Battle of Duck Lake 26 March – Gabriel Dumont wins a victory for the Métis people during the
North West Rebellion in Saskatchewan.
Battle of Fort Pitt (2–15 April) Cree forces destroy Canadian fort.
Battle of Fish Creek 24 April – Frederick Middleton withdraws the Canadian force from what
could have been a victory over the Métis.
Battle of Cut Knife 2 May – Cree and Assiniboine defeat Canadian force
Battle of Batoche (5–12 May) – Middleton defeats Dumont.
Battle of Frenchman's Butte 28 May – Cree withstand Canadian assault.
Battle of Loon Lake 3 June – Canadian Dominion defeats the Cree.
Battle of Kufit 23 September – Ras Alula defeats an invading Mahdi army led by Osman Digna.
Battle of Slivnitsa 5–7 November (OS) – Bulgarians win the decisive engagement of the Serbo-
Bulgarian War
Battle of Pirot 14–15 November (OS) – last battle of the Serbo-Bulgarian War.
Battle of Ginnis 30 December – Anglo-Egyptian Army defeat Mahdist Sudanese warriors of
Dervish Empire, effectively ending First Sudan Campaign.
1887 –
Battle of Chelenqo 9 January – Negus Menelik II routs the tiny Harari army of emir `Abd-Allah II,
leading to the conquest of Harar.
Battle of Dogali 24 January – Ras Alula annihilates an Italian battalion sent to relieve an Ethiopian
siege of Sahati.
1888 –
Battle of Suakin 20 December – the British defeated the Mahdi forces near Suakin
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 Wounded Knee 29 December – Sioux crushed in last Indian Wars battle
1891 –
Battle of Mulayda 24 January – Rashidi troops ended the Second Saudi State.
1894 Battle of Yalu River 17 September – 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 7 December – Ras Makonnen Woldemikael leads the first Ethiopian
counterstrike of the First Italo-Abyssinian War to success.
1896 –
Siege of Mek'ele 6–21 January – The forces of Menelik II besiege the Italians at Mek'ele, until the
defenders receive permission allowing them to leave the town.
Battle of Adowa 1 March – Ethiopian soldiers under Emperor Menelik II deal a humiliating defeat
upon Italian troops.
Battle of Binakayan-Dalahican 9–11 November – The first major victory of the Philippine
Revolutionary soldiers over Spanish colonial forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo, Lieutenant
General Edilberto Evangelista, General Candido Tirona and Gregoria Montoya y Patricio, in the
vicinity of Cavite el Viejo town, now Kawit, Cavite.
1897 Battle of Dömeke – Ottoman victory during Greco Turkish war on Creten conflict
1897
Battle of Saragarhi – on 12 September 1897 between twenty-one Sikhs of the 4th Battalion (then
36th Sikhs) of the Sikh Regiment of British India, defending an army post, and 10,000 Afghan
Battle of Zapote Bridge 17 February – The victory of the Philippine Revolutionary forces by
General Emilio Aguinaldo and General Edilberto Evangelista, captured Zapote Bridge in Bacoor,
Cavite and defeated the Spanish Colonial forces under Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja.
1898 –
Battle of Manila Bay 1 May – Dewey says "You may fire when you are ready Gridley"
Battle of Cárdenas 11 May – Spanish naval victory near Cuba.
Battle of Cienfuegos 11 May – U.S. forces cut two telegraph cables, but fail to destroy a third due
to Spanish intervention.
Battle of San Juan 12 May – Indecisive battle in Puerto Rico.
Invasion of Guantánamo Bay (6–10 June) – United States commences its invasion of Cuba during
the Spanish–American War.
Battle of Guam (20–21 June) – U.S. forces capture island, Spanish governor protests since he was
unaware of the Declaration of War.
Battle of Las Guasimas 24 June – First major land battle of Spanish–American War.
Battle of Tayacoba 30 June – U.S. forces barely able to rescue trapped reconnaissance force.
Battle of El Caney 1 July – Spanish forces hold back Americans.
Battle of San Juan Hill 1 July – Theodore Roosevelt storms the hill, U.S. victory.
Battle of Santiago de Cuba 3 July – Admiral Cervera's Spanish fleet destroyed trying to escape
blockading US Fleet and reach reinforcements
Siege of Santiago (3–18 July) – American forces capture city, but the outbreak of disease begins to
take its toll on the Americans.
Battle of Rio Manimani 23 July – Unsuccessful American landing attempt in Cuba.
Battle of Yauco 26 July – American victory despite desertions.
Battle of Guayama 5 August – American push past Spanish snipers to take town.
Battle of Guamani 9 August – United States victory in Puerto Rico.
Battle of Coamo 9 August – Americans troops destroy the Spanish garrison at Coamo, Puerto Rico
Battle of Silva Heights 10 August – Spanish forces retreat after American attack with cannons and
gatling guns.
Battle of Abonito Pass 12 August – Battle interrupted by news of armistice.
Battle of Manila (Spanish–American War) (25 July – 15 August) – U.S. and Filipino forces capture
Philippine capital from Spanish.
Battle of Omdurman 2 September – British under Kitchener ambushed by Sudanese dervishes
1899 –
Battle of Manila (Philippine–American War) (4–5 February) – 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 (9–10 April) – American victory during Philippine–American War.
Battle of Pagsanjan 11 April – Philippine forces routed by American sharpshooters and artillery.
Battle of Paete 12 April – Americans under Henry W. Lawton defeat small Philippine force.
Battle of Talana Hill 20 October – British Pyrrhic victory over the Boers.
 Battle of Elandslaagte 21 October – Successful British cavalry charge in bad weather.
Battle of a Thousand Days in Colombia 24 October – Liberals vs. Conservatives, Successful
Colombia lost Panamá (24 October 1899 – 24 October 1902) .
Battle of San Jacinto 11 November – American forces defeat Philippine army under General Tinio.
Battle of Modder River 28 November – British defeat Boers under Piet Cronjé.
Battle of Stormberg 10 December – Boer victory during Second Boer War.
Battle of Magersfontein 11 December – Piet Cronjé defeats British forces.
Battle of Colenso 15 December – British forces attacked while caught in a loop of a river, heavy
casualties.
1900 –
Battle of Spion Kop 24 January – Boer victory
Battle of Paardeberg 18 February – 27 – British capture forces of Boer general Piet Cronjé
Siege of Ladysmith (2 November 1899 – 28 February) – Unsuccessful Boer siege.
Battle of Sanna's Post 31 March – British forces caught in double-pronged Boer ambush.
Siege of Mafeking (13 October 1899 – 17 May) – British forces withstand Boer siege.
Battle of Pulang Lupa 13 September – Filipino guerillas ambush and defeat a U.S. infantry column
during the Philippine–American War.
Battle of Mabitac (17 September 1900) – Filipino soldiers under General Juan Cailles outmaneuver
the 37th and 15th U.S. Volunteer Infantry during the Philippine–American War.

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See also:Battles of the American Civil War

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