Explore over 300 of the most important battles in history using an interactive timeline. From ancient warfare to modern conflicts, discover key battles by year and dive deeper into their stories.
This interactive timeline lets you explore over 300 of the most important battles in history, organized by year. Use the slider to navigate through time and discover key conflicts across different eras.
Date: 1457 BC
Location: Canaan
Adversaries: Egypt vs Canaanite coalition
Outcome: Earliest recorded battle led by Thutmose III.
Read more on the Battle of Megiddo →Date: 1274 BC
Location: Syria
Adversaries: Egypt vs Hittites
Outcome: Large-scale chariot battle between Ramesses II and Muwatalli II.
Read more on the Battle of Kadesh →Date: 1175 BC
Location: Egypt
Adversaries: Egypt vs Sea Peoples
Outcome: Naval battle where Ramesses III defeated invading Sea Peoples.
Read more on the Battle of the Delta →Date: 853 BC
Location: Syria
Adversaries: Neo-Assyrian Empire vs Levant coalition
Outcome: Coalition halted Assyrian expansion temporarily.
Read more on the Battle of Qarqar →Date: 585 BC
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Lydia vs Media
Outcome: Ended by a solar eclipse; led to peace treaty.
Read more on the Battle of Halys →Date: 490 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Athens vs Persia
Outcome: Greek victory halting Persian invasion.
Read more on the Battle of Marathon →Date: 480 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Greek vs Persia
Outcome: Naval engagements alongside Thermopylae.
Read more on the Battle of Artemisium →Date: 480 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Greek vs Persia
Outcome: Decisive naval victory.
Read more on the Battle of Salamis →Date: 480 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Greek city-states vs Persia
Outcome: Spartan-led last stand.
Read more on the Battle of Thermopylae →Date: 479 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Greek vs Persia
Outcome: Ended Persian invasion of Greece.
Read more on the Battle of Plataea →Date: 466 BC
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Athens vs Persia
Outcome: Dual land and naval Greek victory.
Read more on the Battle of Eurymedon →Date: 457 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Athens vs Boeotia
Outcome: Athenian victory securing control of Boeotia.
Read more on the Battle of Oenophyta →Date: 457 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Sparta vs Athens
Outcome: Spartan victory in early Peloponnesian conflict.
Read more on the Battle of Tanagra →Date: 424 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Athens vs Boeotia
Outcome: Boeotian victory in Peloponnesian War.
Read more on the Battle of Delium →Date: 422 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Sparta vs Athens
Outcome: Both leaders killed; Spartan victory.
Read more on the Battle of Amphipolis →Date: 413 BC
Location: Sicily
Adversaries: Athens vs Syracuse
Outcome: Disastrous defeat for Athens.
Read more on the Battle of Syracuse →Date: 405 BC
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Sparta vs Athens
Outcome: Spartan naval victory ended Peloponnesian War.
Read more on the Battle of Aegospotami →Date: 371 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Thebes vs Sparta
Outcome: Ended Spartan dominance.
Read more on the Battle of Leuctra →Date: 362 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Thebes vs Sparta/Athens
Outcome: Indecisive but weakened Greek powers.
Read more on the Battle of Mantinea →Date: 338 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Macedon vs Greek city-states
Outcome: Philip II dominates Greece.
Read more on the Battle of Chaeronea →Date: 334 BC
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Macedon vs Persia
Outcome: Alexander's first victory.
Read more on the Battle of Granicus →Date: 333 BC
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Macedon vs Persia
Outcome: Defeat of Darius III.
Read more on the Battle of Issus →Date: 332 BC
Location: Lebanon
Adversaries: Macedon vs Tyre
Outcome: Famous siege by Alexander.
Read more on the Siege of Tyre →Date: 331 BC
Location: Iraq
Adversaries: Macedon vs Persia
Outcome: Decisive victory.
Read more on the Battle of Gaugamela →Date: 326 BC
Location: India
Adversaries: Macedon vs Porus
Outcome: Indian campaign.
Read more on the Battle of Hydaspes →Date: 301 BC
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Diadochi kingdoms
Outcome: Ended Alexander's empire unity.
Read more on the Battle of Ipsus →Date: 280 BC
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Pyrrhus vs Rome
Outcome: Pyrrhic victory.
Read more on the Battle of Heraclea →Date: 279 BC
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Pyrrhus vs Rome
Outcome: Costly victory.
Read more on the Battle of Asculum →Date: 262 BC
Location: Sicily
Adversaries: Rome vs Carthage
Outcome: First Punic War siege.
Read more on the Battle of Agrigentum →Date: 260 BC
Location: Sicily
Adversaries: Rome vs Carthage
Outcome: First Roman naval victory.
Read more on the Battle of Mylae →Date: 256 BC
Location: Sicily
Adversaries: Rome vs Carthage
Outcome: One of largest naval battles.
Read more on the Battle of Ecnomus →Date: 218 BC
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Carthage vs Rome
Outcome: Hannibal defeats Romans.
Read more on the Battle of Trebia →Date: 217 BC
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Carthage vs Rome
Outcome: Ambush victory.
Read more on the Battle of Lake Trasimene →Date: 216 BC
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Carthage vs Rome
Outcome: Double envelopment.
Read more on the Battle of Cannae →Date: 207 BC
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Rome vs Carthage
Outcome: Hasdrubal defeated.
Read more on the Battle of Metaurus →Date: 202 BC
Location: Tunisia
Adversaries: Rome vs Carthage
Outcome: End of war.
Read more on the Battle of Zama →Date: 197 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Rome vs Macedon
Outcome: Roman legion beats phalanx.
Read more on the Battle of Cynoscephalae →Date: 190 BC
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Rome vs Seleucids
Outcome: Roman victory.
Read more on the Battle of Magnesia →Date: 168 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Rome vs Macedon
Outcome: End of Macedon.
Read more on the Battle of Pydna →Date: 146 BC
Location: Tunisia
Adversaries: Rome vs Carthage
Outcome: Carthage destroyed.
Read more on the Siege of Carthage →Date: 53 BC
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Rome vs Parthia
Outcome: Crassus defeated.
Read more on the Battle of Carrhae →Date: 52 BC
Location: France
Adversaries: Caesar vs Vercingetorix
Outcome: Caesar defeats and captures Vercingetorix.
Read more on the Battle of Alesia →Date: 48 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Caesar vs Pompey
Outcome: Caesar wins civil war.
Read more on the Battle of Pharsalus →Date: 31 BC
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Octavian vs Antony
Outcome: End of Roman Republic.
Read more on the Battle of Actium →Date: 9 AD
Location: Germany
Adversaries: Germanic tribes vs Roman Empire
Outcome: Ambush that destroyed three Roman legions.
Read more on the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest →Date: 83 AD
Location: Scotland
Adversaries: Rome vs Caledonians
Outcome: Roman victory in Britain under Agricola.
Read more on the Battle of Mons Graupius →Date: 312
Location: Rome, Italy
Adversaries: Constantine vs Maxentius
Outcome: Constantine secures control of Western Roman Empire.
Read more on the Battle of the Milvian Bridge →Date: 378
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Goths vs Roman Empire
Outcome: Roman army destroyed; Emperor Valens killed.
Read more on the Battle of Adrianople →Date: 451
Location: France
Adversaries: Romans vs Huns
Outcome: Another name for Catalaunian Plains battle.
Read more on the Battle of Chalons →Date: 451
Location: France
Adversaries: Romans/Visigoths vs Huns
Outcome: Attila the Hun halted.
Read more on the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains →Date: 507
Location: France
Adversaries: Franks vs Visigoths
Outcome: Frankish victory expands Clovis’s kingdom.
Read more on the Battle of Vouillé →Date: 530
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Byzantines vs Sassanids
Outcome: Belisarius defeats Persians.
Read more on the Battle of Dara →Date: 552
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Byzantines vs Ostrogoths
Outcome: Ends Ostrogothic power in Italy.
Read more on the Battle of Taginae →Date: 636
Location: Iraq
Adversaries: Rashidun vs Sassanids
Outcome: Leads to fall of Persian Empire.
Read more on the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah →Date: 636
Location: Syria
Adversaries: Rashidun Caliphate vs Byzantines
Outcome: Decisive Muslim victory.
Read more on the Battle of the Yarmouk →Date: 642
Location: Iran
Adversaries: Rashidun vs Sassanids
Outcome: Final collapse of Sassanian resistance.
Read more on the Battle of Nahavand →Date: 657
Location: Syria
Adversaries: Ali vs Muawiya
Outcome: Key battle in First Fitna.
Read more on the Battle of Siffin →Date: 680
Location: Iraq
Adversaries: Umayyads vs Husayn ibn Ali
Outcome: Defining event in Islamic history.
Read more on the Battle of Karbala →Date: 732
Location: France
Adversaries: Franks vs Umayyads
Outcome: Stops expansion into Western Europe.
Read more on the Battle of Tours →Date: 751
Location: Central Asia
Adversaries: Abbasids vs Tang China
Outcome: Spread of papermaking westward.
Read more on the Battle of Talas →Date: 778
Location: Spain
Adversaries: Basques vs Franks
Outcome: Rear guard ambush of Charlemagne’s army.
Read more on the Battle of Roncevaux Pass →Date: 811
Location: Bulgaria
Adversaries: Bulgars vs Byzantines
Outcome: Emperor Nikephoros I killed.
Read more on the Battle of Pliska →Date: 872
Location: Norway
Adversaries: Harald Fairhair vs Norwegian chieftains
Outcome: Unification of Norway.
Read more on the Battle of Hafrsfjord →Date: 878
Location: England
Adversaries: Wessex vs Vikings
Outcome: Alfred the Great defeats Vikings.
Read more on the Battle of Edington →Date: 955
Location: Germany
Adversaries: Holy Roman Empire vs Magyars
Outcome: Ended Magyar invasions of Europe.
Read more on the Battle of Lechfeld →Date: 991
Location: England
Adversaries: Anglo-Saxons vs Vikings
Outcome: Viking victory.
Read more on the Battle of Maldon →Date: 1014
Location: Ireland
Adversaries: Irish vs Vikings
Outcome: Ended Viking power in Ireland.
Read more on the Battle of Clontarf →Date: 1066
Location: England
Adversaries: Normans vs Anglo-Saxons
Outcome: Norman conquest of England.
Read more on the Battle of Hastings →Date: 1066
Location: England
Adversaries: England vs Norway
Outcome: Harold defeats Viking invasion.
Read more on the Battle of Stamford Bridge →Date: 1071
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Seljuks vs Byzantines
Outcome: Opened Anatolia to Turks.
Read more on the Battle of Manzikert →Date: 1097
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Crusaders vs Seljuks
Outcome: Crusader victory in First Crusade.
Read more on the Battle of Dorylaeum →Date: 1098
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Crusaders vs Seljuks
Outcome: Major Crusader victory.
Read more on the Siege of Antioch →Date: 1099
Location: Israel
Adversaries: Crusaders vs Fatimids
Outcome: Secured Crusader victory.
Read more on the Battle of Ascalon →Date: 1099
Location: Jerusalem
Adversaries: Crusaders vs Fatimids
Outcome: Capture of Jerusalem.
Read more on the Siege of Jerusalem →Date: 1106
Location: France
Adversaries: England vs Normandy rebels
Outcome: Henry I secures Normandy.
Read more on the Battle of Tinchebray →Date: 1138
Location: England
Adversaries: England vs Scotland
Outcome: English defensive victory.
Read more on the Battle of the Standard →Date: 1141
Location: England
Adversaries: Stephen vs Matilda
Outcome: King Stephen captured.
Read more on the Battle of Lincoln →Date: 1177
Location: Israel
Adversaries: Crusaders vs Ayyubids
Outcome: Unexpected Crusader victory.
Read more on the Battle of Montgisard →Date: 1187
Location: Israel
Adversaries: Ayyubids vs Crusaders
Outcome: Saladin defeats Crusaders.
Read more on the Battle of Hattin →Date: 1191
Location: Israel
Adversaries: Crusaders vs Ayyubids
Outcome: Richard I defeats Saladin.
Read more on the Battle of Arsuf →Date: 1191
Location: Israel
Adversaries: Crusaders vs Ayyubids
Outcome: Key Crusader victory.
Read more on the Siege of Acre →Date: 1205
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Bulgars vs Crusaders
Outcome: Latin Empire defeated.
Read more on the Battle of Adrianople (1205) →Date: 1212
Location: Spain
Adversaries: Christian kingdoms vs Almohads
Outcome: Turning point in Reconquista.
Read more on the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa →Date: 1214
Location: France
Adversaries: France vs Coalition
Outcome: French victory strengthens monarchy.
Read more on the Battle of Bouvines →Date: 1223
Location: Ukraine
Adversaries: Mongols vs Rus
Outcome: Early Mongol victory in Europe.
Read more on the Battle of the Kalka River →Date: 1241
Location: Poland
Adversaries: Mongols vs European forces
Outcome: Mongol victory.
Read more on the Battle of Legnica →Date: 1241
Location: Hungary
Adversaries: Mongols vs Hungary
Outcome: Mongol victory devastates Hungary.
Read more on the Battle of Mohi →Date: 1260
Location: Palestine
Adversaries: Mamluks vs Mongols
Outcome: First major Mongol defeat.
Read more on the Battle of Ain Jalut →Date: 1297
Location: Scotland
Adversaries: Scotland vs England
Outcome: William Wallace defeats English forces.
Read more on the Battle of Stirling Bridge →Date: 1298
Location: Scotland
Adversaries: England vs Scotland
Outcome: Edward I defeats Wallace.
Read more on the Battle of Falkirk →Date: 1302
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: Flemish vs France
Outcome: Infantry defeats French knights.
Read more on the Battle of Courtrai (Golden Spurs) →Date: 1314
Location: Scotland
Adversaries: Scotland vs England
Outcome: Scottish independence secured.
Read more on the Battle of Bannockburn →Date: 1315
Location: Switzerland
Adversaries: Swiss vs Habsburgs
Outcome: Swiss confederacy victory.
Read more on the Battle of Morgarten →Date: 1333
Location: Scotland
Adversaries: England vs Scotland
Outcome: English longbow victory.
Read more on the Battle of Halidon Hill →Date: 1340
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: England vs France
Outcome: English naval victory.
Read more on the Battle of Sluys →Date: 1346
Location: France
Adversaries: England vs France
Outcome: Longbow dominance over knights.
Read more on the Battle of Crécy →Date: 1346–1347
Location: France
Adversaries: England vs France
Outcome: English capture Calais.
Read more on the Siege of Calais →Date: 1356
Location: France
Adversaries: England vs France
Outcome: French king captured.
Read more on the Battle of Poitiers →Date: 1361
Location: Sweden
Adversaries: Denmark vs Gotland
Outcome: Danish victory over militia.
Read more on the Battle of Visby →Date: 1396
Location: Bulgaria
Adversaries: Ottomans vs Crusaders
Outcome: Crusader army defeated.
Read more on the Battle of Nicopolis →Date: 1402
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Timur vs Ottomans
Outcome: Ottoman Sultan captured.
Read more on the Battle of Ankara →Date: 1410
Location: Poland
Adversaries: Poland-Lithuania vs Teutonic Order
Outcome: Major Teutonic defeat.
Read more on the Battle of Grunwald →Date: 1415
Location: France
Adversaries: England vs France
Outcome: English victory with longbows.
Read more on the Battle of Agincourt →Date: 1429
Location: France
Adversaries: France vs England
Outcome: Joan of Arc lifts siege.
Read more on the Battle of Orleans →Date: 1429
Location: France
Adversaries: France vs England
Outcome: French victory reversing English gains.
Read more on the Battle of Patay →Date: 1444
Location: Bulgaria
Adversaries: Ottomans vs Crusaders
Outcome: Ottoman victory.
Read more on the Battle of Varna →Date: 1448
Location: Kosovo
Adversaries: Ottomans vs Hungary
Outcome: Ottoman dominance in Balkans.
Read more on the Second Battle of Kosovo →Date: 1453
Location: France
Adversaries: France vs England
Outcome: End of Hundred Years’ War.
Read more on the Battle of Castillon →Date: 1453
Location: Istanbul
Adversaries: Ottomans vs Byzantines
Outcome: End of Byzantine Empire.
Read more on the Fall of Constantinople →Date: 1461
Location: England
Adversaries: Yorkists vs Lancastrians
Outcome: Largest battle in Wars of the Roses.
Read more on the Battle of Towton →Date: 1471
Location: England
Adversaries: Yorkists vs Lancastrians
Outcome: Yorkist victory secures throne.
Read more on the Battle of Tewkesbury →Date: 1485
Location: England
Adversaries: Henry Tudor vs Richard III
Outcome: End of Wars of the Roses.
Read more on the Battle of Bosworth Field →Date: 1495
Location: Italy
Adversaries: France vs Holy League
Outcome: Italian Wars begin.
Read more on the Battle of Fornovo →Date: 1503
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Spain vs France
Outcome: First battle won with firearms.
Read more on the Battle of Cerignola →Date: 1509
Location: Italy
Adversaries: France vs Venice
Outcome: French victory.
Read more on the Battle of Agnadello →Date: 1512
Location: Italy
Adversaries: France vs Spain
Outcome: Bloody French victory.
Read more on the Battle of Ravenna →Date: 1513
Location: England
Adversaries: England vs Scotland
Outcome: Scottish king killed.
Read more on the Battle of Flodden →Date: 1514
Location: Iran
Adversaries: Ottomans vs Safavids
Outcome: Ottoman victory with firearms.
Read more on the Battle of Chaldiran →Date: 1515
Location: Italy
Adversaries: France vs Swiss
Outcome: French victory.
Read more on the Battle of Marignano →Date: 1522
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Spain vs France
Outcome: Firearms dominate battlefield.
Read more on the Battle of Bicocca →Date: 1525
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Spain vs France
Outcome: French king captured.
Read more on the Battle of Pavia →Date: 1526
Location: Hungary
Adversaries: Ottomans vs Hungary
Outcome: Hungarian kingdom collapses.
Read more on the Battle of Mohacs →Date: 1526
Location: India
Adversaries: Mughals vs Delhi Sultanate
Outcome: Babur establishes Mughal rule.
Read more on the First Battle of Panipat →Date: 1527
Location: India
Adversaries: Mughals vs Rajputs
Outcome: Babur defeats Rana Sanga.
Read more on the Battle of Khanwa →Date: 1529
Location: Austria
Adversaries: Ottomans vs Habsburgs
Outcome: Failed Ottoman siege.
Read more on the Battle of Vienna (1529) →Date: 1575
Location: Japan
Adversaries: Oda-Tokugawa vs Takeda
Outcome: Firearms defeat cavalry.
Read more on the Battle of Nagashino →Date: 1600
Location: Japan
Adversaries: Tokugawa vs Ishida
Outcome: Unifies Japan.
Read more on the Battle of Sekigahara →Date: 1620
Location: Czech Republic
Adversaries: Catholic League vs Bohemia
Outcome: Early decisive battle of the Thirty Years’ War.
Read more on the Battle of White Mountain →Date: 1631
Location: Germany
Adversaries: Sweden vs Holy Roman Empire
Outcome: Swedish victory showcasing modern tactics.
Read more on the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) →Date: 1632
Location: Germany
Adversaries: Sweden vs Holy Roman Empire
Outcome: Swedish victory; Gustavus Adolphus killed.
Read more on the Battle of Lutzen →Date: 1634
Location: Germany
Adversaries: Spain/HRE vs Sweden
Outcome: Major Catholic victory.
Read more on the Battle of Nordlingen →Date: 1643
Location: France
Adversaries: France vs Spain
Outcome: Decline of Spanish dominance.
Read more on the Battle of Rocroi →Date: 1645
Location: England
Adversaries: Parliamentarians vs Royalists
Outcome: Turning point of English Civil War.
Read more on the Battle of Naseby →Date: 1650
Location: Scotland
Adversaries: England vs Scotland
Outcome: Cromwell’s decisive victory.
Read more on the Battle of Dunbar →Date: 1651
Location: England
Adversaries: England vs Royalists
Outcome: End of English Civil War.
Read more on the Battle of Worcester →Date: 1683
Location: Austria
Adversaries: Holy League vs Ottomans
Outcome: Ottoman expansion halted.
Read more on the Battle of Vienna (1683) →Date: 1687
Location: Hungary
Adversaries: Habsburgs vs Ottomans
Outcome: Habsburg victory.
Read more on the Battle of Mohacs (1687) →Date: 1690
Location: England
Adversaries: France vs England
Outcome: French naval victory.
Read more on the Battle of Beachy Head →Date: 1690
Location: Ireland
Adversaries: Williamites vs Jacobites
Outcome: William III secures throne.
Read more on the Battle of the Boyne →Date: 1692
Location: France
Adversaries: England/Netherlands vs France
Outcome: Allied naval victory.
Read more on the Battle of La Hogue →Date: 1704
Location: Germany
Adversaries: Allies vs France/Bavaria
Outcome: Major Allied victory.
Read more on the Battle of Blenheim →Date: 1706
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: Allies vs France
Outcome: Allied victory in War of Spanish Succession.
Read more on the Battle of Ramillies →Date: 1708
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: Allies vs France
Outcome: Allied victory.
Read more on the Battle of Oudenarde →Date: 1709
Location: France
Adversaries: Allies vs France
Outcome: Bloody Allied victory.
Read more on the Battle of Malplaquet →Date: 1709
Location: Ukraine
Adversaries: Russia vs Sweden
Outcome: Russia emerges as great power.
Read more on the Battle of Poltava →Date: 1714
Location: Finland
Adversaries: Russia vs Sweden
Outcome: Russian naval victory.
Read more on the Battle of Gangut →Date: 1745
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: France vs Allies
Outcome: French victory.
Read more on the Battle of Fontenoy →Date: 1746
Location: Scotland
Adversaries: British vs Jacobites
Outcome: End of Jacobite uprising.
Read more on the Battle of Culloden →Date: 1757
Location: Poland
Adversaries: Prussia vs Austria
Outcome: Classic tactical victory.
Read more on the Battle of Leuthen →Date: 1757
Location: India
Adversaries: British East India Company vs Bengal
Outcome: Start of British rule in India.
Read more on the Battle of Plassey →Date: 1757
Location: Germany
Adversaries: Prussia vs France/Austria
Outcome: Frederick the Great victory.
Read more on the Battle of Rossbach →Date: 1764
Location: India
Adversaries: British vs Indian alliance
Outcome: British consolidation in India.
Read more on the Battle of Buxar →Date: 1777
Location: USA
Adversaries: Britain vs USA
Outcome: British victory.
Read more on the Battle of Brandywine →Date: 1777
Location: USA
Adversaries: USA vs Britain
Outcome: Failed American attack.
Read more on the Battle of Germantown →Date: 1777
Location: USA
Adversaries: USA vs Britain
Outcome: Turning point of American Revolution.
Read more on the Battle of Saratoga →Date: 1781
Location: USA
Adversaries: France vs Britain
Outcome: Naval victory enabling Yorktown.
Read more on the Battle of the Chesapeake →Date: 1781
Location: USA
Adversaries: USA/France vs Britain
Outcome: End of American Revolution.
Read more on the Battle of Yorktown →Date: 1792
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: France vs Austria
Outcome: French victory.
Read more on the Battle of Jemappes →Date: 1792
Location: France
Adversaries: France vs Prussia
Outcome: French revolutionary victory.
Read more on the Battle of Valmy →Date: 1794
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: France vs Austria
Outcome: Use of observation balloons.
Read more on the Battle of Fleurus →Date: 1797
Location: Italy
Adversaries: France vs Austria
Outcome: Napoleon's key victory.
Read more on the Battle of Rivoli →Date: 1798
Location: Egypt
Adversaries: Britain vs France
Outcome: Nelson defeats French fleet.
Read more on the Battle of the Nile →Date: 1800
Location: Germany
Adversaries: France vs Austria
Outcome: French victory forcing Austria out of war.
Read more on the Battle of Hohenlinden →Date: 1800
Location: Italy
Adversaries: France vs Austria
Outcome: Napoleon regains Italy.
Read more on the Battle of Marengo →Date: 1801
Location: Denmark
Adversaries: Britain vs Denmark-Norway
Outcome: British naval victory under Nelson.
Read more on the Battle of Copenhagen (1801) →Date: 1805
Location: Czech Republic
Adversaries: France vs Russia/Austria
Outcome: Napoleon’s greatest victory.
Read more on the Battle of Austerlitz →Date: 1805
Location: Spain
Adversaries: Britain vs France/Spain
Outcome: British naval supremacy established.
Read more on the Battle of Trafalgar →Date: 1805
Location: Germany
Adversaries: France vs Austria
Outcome: Napoleon encircles Austrian army.
Read more on the Battle of Ulm →Date: 1806
Location: Germany
Adversaries: France vs Prussia
Outcome: Prussian army crushed.
Read more on the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt →Date: 1807
Location: Russia
Adversaries: France vs Russia
Outcome: Bloody indecisive battle.
Read more on the Battle of Eylau →Date: 1807
Location: Russia
Adversaries: France vs Russia
Outcome: Decisive French victory.
Read more on the Battle of Friedland →Date: 1809
Location: Austria
Adversaries: Austria vs France
Outcome: Napoleon’s first major defeat.
Read more on the Battle of Aspern-Essling →Date: 1809
Location: Austria
Adversaries: France vs Austria
Outcome: Napoleon defeats Austria again.
Read more on the Battle of Wagram →Date: 1812
Location: Russia
Adversaries: France vs Russia
Outcome: Bloody confrontation before Moscow.
Read more on the Battle of Borodino →Date: 1813
Location: Germany
Adversaries: France vs Coalition
Outcome: Battle of Nations; Napoleon defeated.
Read more on the Battle of Leipzig →Date: 1815
Location: USA
Adversaries: USA vs Britain
Outcome: American victory after war officially ended.
Read more on the Battle of New Orleans →Date: 1815
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: France vs Coalition
Outcome: Napoleon’s final defeat.
Read more on the Battle of Waterloo →Date: 1827
Location: Greece
Adversaries: Allies vs Ottomans
Outcome: Greek independence secured.
Read more on the Battle of Navarino →Date: 1836
Location: USA
Adversaries: Texas vs Mexico
Outcome: Texas independence achieved.
Read more on the Battle of San Jacinto →Date: 1846
Location: India
Adversaries: British vs Sikh Empire
Outcome: End of First Anglo-Sikh War.
Read more on the Battle of Sobraon →Date: 1849
Location: India
Adversaries: British vs Sikh Empire
Outcome: One of the bloodiest Anglo-Sikh battles.
Read more on the Battle of Chillianwala →Date: 1854
Location: Crimea
Adversaries: Allies vs Russia
Outcome: First major Crimean War battle.
Read more on the Battle of Alma →Date: 1854
Location: Crimea
Adversaries: Allies vs Russia
Outcome: Charge of the Light Brigade.
Read more on the Battle of Balaclava →Date: 1854
Location: Crimea
Adversaries: Allies vs Russia
Outcome: Bloody engagement.
Read more on the Battle of Inkerman →Date: 1854–1855
Location: Crimea
Adversaries: Allies vs Russia
Outcome: Major siege of Crimean War.
Read more on the Siege of Sevastopol →Date: 1862
Location: USA
Adversaries: Union vs Confederacy
Outcome: Bloodiest single day in US history.
Read more on the Battle of Antietam →Date: 1862
Location: USA
Adversaries: Union vs Confederacy
Outcome: Confederate defensive victory.
Read more on the Battle of Fredericksburg →Date: 1862
Location: USA
Adversaries: Union vs Confederacy
Outcome: Early Civil War battle.
Read more on the Battle of Shiloh →Date: 1863
Location: USA
Adversaries: Union vs Confederacy
Outcome: Turning point of Civil War.
Read more on the Battle of Gettysburg →Date: 1863
Location: USA
Adversaries: Union vs Confederacy
Outcome: Union gains Mississippi control.
Read more on the Battle of Vicksburg →Date: 1864
Location: USA
Adversaries: Union vs Confederacy
Outcome: Union captures key city.
Read more on the Battle of Atlanta →Date: 1866
Location: Czech Republic
Adversaries: Prussia vs Austria
Outcome: Prussian victory unifies Germany.
Read more on the Battle of Königgrätz →Date: 1870
Location: France
Adversaries: Prussia vs France
Outcome: Napoleon III captured.
Read more on the Battle of Sedan →Date: 1876
Location: USA
Adversaries: Lakota vs USA
Outcome: Native American victory.
Read more on the Battle of Little Bighorn →Date: 1879
Location: South Africa
Adversaries: Zulu vs Britain
Outcome: Zulu victory over British.
Read more on the Battle of Isandlwana →Date: 1879
Location: South Africa
Adversaries: Britain vs Zulu
Outcome: British defensive success.
Read more on the Battle of Rorke’s Drift →Date: 1898
Location: Philippines
Adversaries: USA vs Spain
Outcome: US naval victory.
Read more on the Battle of Manila Bay →Date: 1898
Location: Sudan
Adversaries: Britain vs Mahdists
Outcome: Demonstrates industrial firepower.
Read more on the Battle of Omdurman →Date: 1898
Location: Cuba
Adversaries: USA vs Spain
Outcome: Spanish fleet destroyed.
Read more on the Battle of Santiago de Cuba →Date: 1904
Location: China
Adversaries: Japan vs Russia
Outcome: Opening of Russo-Japanese War.
Read more on the Battle of Port Arthur →Date: 1905
Location: China
Adversaries: Japan vs Russia
Outcome: One of the largest land battles before WWI.
Read more on the Battle of Mukden →Date: 1905
Location: Tsushima Strait
Adversaries: Japan vs Russia
Outcome: Decisive naval victory.
Read more on the Battle of Tsushima →Date: 1914
Location: Poland
Adversaries: Germany vs Russia
Outcome: German encirclement victory.
Read more on the Battle of Tannenberg →Date: 1914
Location: France
Adversaries: Allies vs Germany
Outcome: Stopped German advance.
Read more on the First Battle of the Marne →Date: 1914
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: Allies vs Germany
Outcome: Stalemate on Western Front.
Read more on the First Battle of Ypres →Date: 1915
Location: France
Adversaries: Britain vs Germany
Outcome: First use of gas by British.
Read more on the Battle of Loos →Date: 1915
Location: Turkey
Adversaries: Allies vs Ottomans
Outcome: Failed Allied invasion.
Read more on the Gallipoli Campaign →Date: 1916
Location: North Sea
Adversaries: Britain vs Germany
Outcome: Largest naval battle of WWI.
Read more on the Battle of Jutland →Date: 1916
Location: France
Adversaries: Allies vs Germany
Outcome: Massive casualties.
Read more on the Battle of the Somme →Date: 1916
Location: France
Adversaries: France vs Germany
Outcome: Longest WWI battle.
Read more on the Battle of Verdun →Date: 1917
Location: France
Adversaries: Britain vs Germany
Outcome: First large-scale tank use.
Read more on the Battle of Cambrai →Date: 1917
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: Allies vs Germany
Outcome: Mud and attrition warfare.
Read more on the Battle of Passchendaele →Date: 1918
Location: France
Adversaries: USA/Allies vs Germany
Outcome: Largest US offensive in WWI.
Read more on the Meuse-Argonne Offensive →Date: 1918
Location: France
Adversaries: Allies vs Germany
Outcome: Allied counteroffensive.
Read more on the Second Battle of the Marne →Date: 1939
Location: Poland
Adversaries: Germany vs Poland
Outcome: Start of WWII.
Read more on the Battle of Poland →Date: 1940
Location: UK
Adversaries: UK vs Germany
Outcome: Air superiority battle.
Read more on the Battle of Britain →Date: 1940
Location: France
Adversaries: Germany vs Allies
Outcome: Evacuation of Allied troops.
Read more on the Battle of Dunkirk →Date: 1940
Location: France
Adversaries: Germany vs Allies
Outcome: Rapid German victory.
Read more on the Battle of France →Date: 1941
Location: USA
Adversaries: Japan vs USA
Outcome: US enters WWII.
Read more on the Attack on Pearl Harbor →Date: 1941
Location: Russia
Adversaries: USSR vs Germany
Outcome: German advance halted.
Read more on the Battle of Moscow →Date: 1941
Location: USSR
Adversaries: Germany vs USSR
Outcome: Largest invasion in history.
Read more on the Operation Barbarossa →Date: 1942
Location: Pacific Ocean
Adversaries: USA vs Japan
Outcome: Turning point in Pacific.
Read more on the Battle of Midway →Date: 1942–1943
Location: Russia
Adversaries: USSR vs Germany
Outcome: Major turning point.
Read more on the Battle of Stalingrad →Date: 1942
Location: Egypt
Adversaries: Allies vs Axis
Outcome: Axis halted in Africa.
Read more on the Second Battle of El Alamein →Date: 1943
Location: Russia
Adversaries: USSR vs Germany
Outcome: Largest tank battle.
Read more on the Battle of Kursk →Date: 1943
Location: Italy
Adversaries: Allies vs Axis
Outcome: Allied invasion of Italy.
Read more on the Battle of Sicily →Date: 1944
Location: France
Adversaries: Allies vs Germany
Outcome: D-Day landings.
Read more on the Battle of Normandy →Date: 1944–1945
Location: Belgium
Adversaries: Germany vs Allies
Outcome: Final German offensive.
Read more on the Battle of the Bulge →Date: 1945
Location: Germany
Adversaries: USSR vs Germany
Outcome: End of Nazi Germany.
Read more on the Battle of Berlin →Date: 1945
Location: Japan
Adversaries: USA vs Japan
Outcome: Strategic island capture.
Read more on the Battle of Iwo Jima →Date: 1945
Location: Japan
Adversaries: USA vs Japan
Outcome: Largest Pacific battle.
Read more on the Battle of Okinawa →Date: 1950
Location: Korea
Adversaries: USA vs China
Outcome: UN forces withdraw.
Read more on the Battle of Chosin Reservoir →Date: 1950
Location: Korea
Adversaries: UN vs North Korea
Outcome: Turning point of Korean War.
Read more on the Battle of Inchon →Date: 1954
Location: Vietnam
Adversaries: Vietnam vs France
Outcome: Ends French Indochina rule.
Read more on the Battle of Dien Bien Phu →Date: 1967
Location: Middle East
Adversaries: Israel vs Arab states
Outcome: Rapid Israeli victory.
Read more on the Six-Day War →Date: 1968
Location: Vietnam
Adversaries: North Vietnam vs USA
Outcome: Major escalation.
Read more on the Tet Offensive →Date: 1971
Location: India
Adversaries: India vs Pakistan
Outcome: Indian defensive success.
Read more on the Battle of Longewala →Date: 1973
Location: Middle East
Adversaries: Israel vs Arab coalition
Outcome: Surprise attack on Israel.
Read more on the Yom Kippur War →Date: 1993
Location: Somalia
Adversaries: USA vs Somali militia
Outcome: Urban combat incident.
Read more on the Battle of Mogadishu →Date: 2004
Location: Iraq
Adversaries: USA vs Insurgents
Outcome: Urban warfare in Iraq War.
Read more on the Battle of Fallujah →