Lists of battles contain links to sets of articles on
battle
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
s. They may be organized alphabetically, by era, by conflict, by participants or location, or by death toll. See
:Battles for a complete list of articles on battles.
Alphabetical list
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List of battles (alphabetical)
Chronological
By era
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List of battles before 301
Before 500 BC
5th century BC
4th century BC
3rd century BC
2nd century BC
1st century BC
1st century
2nd century
3rd century
See also
* List of Roman battles
References
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List of battles 301–1300
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List of battles 1301–1600
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List of battles 1601–1800
Early 17th century (1601–1650)
* 1601
**Capture of Portobello (1601) 17 January – English expedition assaulted and took Portobello from the Spanish, acquired some booty and then sacked the place.
** Battle of Wenden (1601) 7 January – ...
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List of battles 1801–1900
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List of battles 1901–2000
This article lists all the battles that occurred in the years of the 20th century (1901-2000).
1901–1913
*1901
** Battle of Lonoy 5 March
** Battle of Groenkloof 5 September
** Battle of Elands River 17 September
** Battle of Blood River ...
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List of battles in the 21st century
By war
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List of battles of the Eighty Years' War (1566–1648)
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(1792–1815)
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List of American Civil War battles
Battles of the American Civil War were fought between April 12, 1861, and May 12–13, 1865 in 19 states, mostly Confederate (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Caroli ...
(1861–1865)
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List of costliest American Civil War land battles
This is a list of the costliest land battles of the American Civil War, measured by casualties (killed, wounded, captured, and missing) on both sides.
Highest casualty battles
See also
* List of American Civil War battles
* Timeline of events l ...
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List of naval battles of the American Civil War
The naval battles of the American Civil War, fought between the Union and the Confederacy, changed the foundations of naval warfare with the first use of ironclads and submarines, and the introduction of newer and more powerful naval artillery. ...
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List of World War II battles (1939–1945)
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Lists of allied military operations of the Vietnam War
The many allied military operations of the Vietnam War are listed on the following pages, either alphabetically, or chronologically.
Lists By year
* List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1964)
* List of allied military operations ...
(1955–1975)
By death toll
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List of battles by casualties
The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the ba ...
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List of battles and other violent events by death toll
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of events named massacres
The following is a list of events for which one of the commonly accepted names includes the word "massacre".
Definition
''Massacre'' is defined in the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' as "the indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people ...
By geographic location
By participant
By state participant
By participating commander
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List of Ottoman battles in which the sultan participated
The List of Ottoman Battles In Which The Sultans Participated In is shown below. Note that the sieges are not included in the list. For a complete list of all battles involving the Ottoman Empire see the List of battles involving the Ottoman Emp ...
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Military career of Napoleon Bonaparte § Battle record summary
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Military career of George Washington § Summaries of Washington's Revolutionary War battles
By type
Battles are generally presumed to have been land/field battles, unless otherwise stated.
* Lists of aerial operations and battles
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Air raids on Australia, 1942–1943
Between February 1942 and November 1943, during the Pacific War of World War II, the Australian mainland, domestic airspace, offshore islands, and coastal shipping were attacked at least 111 times by aircraft from the Imperial Japanese Navy Air ...
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Air raids on Hong Kong
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Aircraft carrier operations during World War II
This article discusses aircraft carrier operations during World War II. Naval historians such as Evan Mawdsley, Richard Overy, and Craig Symonds concluded that World War II's decisive victories on land could not have been won without decisiv ...
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List of air operations during the Battle of Europe
Symbols
German Luftwaffe
German OKW V-2 forces NOTE: V-2 rocket air operations were conducted by various German Army units, but operational orders were issued by a ''Joint Services'' ( OKW) command.
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French Air Force
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List of Allied attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz
The German battleship Tirpitz, German battleship ''Tirpitz'' was attacked on multiple occasions by Allies of World War II, Allied forces during World War II. While most of the attacks failed to inflict any damage on the battleship, she was placed ...
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List of strategic bombing over Germany in World War II
A list of strategic bombing over Germany in World War II includes cities and towns in Germany attacked by RAF Bomber Command and the Eighth Air Force. This list is not complete.
History Defence of Germany
German defensive strategy of their coun ...
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List of amphibious assault operations
This is a list of amphibious warfare, amphibious assault operations that have taken place during history. It is structured chronologically by war, then by theatre during wars such as World War II that covered large areas of the world simultaneous ...
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List of military operations on ice
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List of naval battles
This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare with the Hittites in the 12th century BC to Piracy off the coast of Somalia in th ...
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List of sieges
A chronological list of sieges follows.
Military sieges
A military siege is a prolonged military assault and blockade on a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
Ancient
Before 1000 BC
* Siege of Aratta ( ...
See also
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List of battles and other violent events by death toll
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of orders of battle
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
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List of number of conflicts per year
This page tracks the number of military conflicts with more than 1,000 fatalities, a categorization used by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. It covers past years. For a list of ongoing conflicts, see: List of ongoing armed conflicts
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List of conflicts in Africa
This is a list of conflicts in Africa arranged by country, both on the continent and associated islands, including wars between African nations, civil wars, and wars involving non-African nations that took place within Africa. It encompasses coloni ...
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Military history of Africa
The military history of Africa is one of the oldest military histories in the world. Africa is a continent of many regions with diverse populations speaking hundreds of different languages and practicing an array of cultures and religion
Reli ...
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List of modern conflicts in North Africa
''Note:''
*''"Modern" is defined as post- WWI period, from 1918 until today.''
*''"North Africa" has a definition approximately that of the Arab term Maghreb, in addition to Egypt''
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(Maghreb)
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Conflicts in the Horn of Africa
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa have been occurring since the 17th century BCE. The Horn of Africa includes the nations of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia.
Ancient
* Invasion of Ancient Egypt by the Kingdom of Kush and the Land of Punt ...
(East region)
* Americas :
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List of conflicts in North America
This is a list of conflicts in North America. This list includes all countries starting northward from Northern America (Canada, Greenland, and the United States of America), southward to Mesoamerica (Mexico) and the Caribbean (Cuba, Haiti, Jamai ...
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List of conflicts in Central America Costa Rica
* 1921 War of Coto (against Panama)
* 1948 Costa Rican Civil War
Guatemala
*1524 — 1697 Spanish conquest of Guatemala
*1530 Alvarado enslaves the Mayan kingdoms of Cakchiquel, Mam, and Ixil.
*1811 1811 Independence Movement
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List of conflicts in South America
This is a list of armed conflicts in South America.
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List of conflicts in Asia
This is a list of wars and conflicts in Asia, particularly East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Russia. For a list of conflicts in Southwest Asia, Asia Pacific. see ''List of conflicts in the Near East'' for historical conflicts and '' List of ...
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List of conflicts in the Near East
This is a list of conflicts in the Near East arranged; first, chronologically from the epipaleolithic until the end of the late modern period ( – c. AD 1945); second, geographically by sub-regions (starting from east to west; then, south to n ...
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List of conflicts in the Middle East
This is a list of modern conflicts in the Middle East ensuing in the geographic and political region known as the Middle East. The "Middle East" is traditionally defined as the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia), Levant, and Egypt and neighboring ...
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List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
This is a list of modern conflicts in the Middle East ensuing in the geographic and political region known as the Middle East. The "Middle East" is traditionally defined as the Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia), Levant, and Egypt and neighboring ...
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List of conflicts in Europe
This is a list of conflicts in Europe ordered chronologically, including wars between European states, civil wars within European states, wars between a European state and a non-European state that took place within Europe, and global conflicts i ...
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Post-Cold War European conflicts
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List of ongoing armed conflicts
The following is a list of ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world.
List parameters
This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll associated with each conflict. The guidelines ...
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Ongoing military conflicts
External links and references
* World History Database,
Alphabetic Listing of Battles' Index of World battles. Archived from the original.
* Radford, Robert,
'. An extensive list of important battles and influential leaders, from -490 BC to present times.
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