List of battles 1301–1600

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Early 14th century (1301–1350)

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Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
1302Franco-Flemish WarBattle of the Golden SpursBelgium11 JulyIn Flanders, Flemish forces led by William of Jülich and Pieter de Coninck defeat French knights.[1]
Byzantine–Ottoman WarsBattle of BapheusTurkey27 JulyThe founder of the Ottoman dynasty Osman I defeats a Byzantine force.[2]
1303First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of RoslinScotland24 FebScottish forces led by John Comyn III ambush and defeat an English army at Roslin.[3]
Wars between the Kingdom of Mewar and the Delhi SultanateSiege of ChittorgarhIndia28 Jan—26 AugThe Delhi Sultanate defeats and conquers the Guhilas of Medapata.
Franco-Flemish WarBattle of ArquesBelgium4 AprilFlemish forces led by William of Jülich defeat a French army at Arques.[4]
Mongol invasions of the LevantBattle of Marj al-SaffarSyria20–22 AprilMamluk forces defeat the Ilkhanate and their Armenian allies, last Mongol invasion of Syria.[5]
Liège-Brabant warsSiege of Maastricht [nl]NetherlandsMayThe Prince-Bishopric of Liège fails to conquer Maastricht from the Duchy of Brabant.
Byzantine–Ottoman WarsBattle of DimbosTurkeyOttoman forces defeat Byzantine governors.
Introduction of Islam in BangladeshConquest of SylhetBangladeshMuslims led by Shamsuddin Firuz Shah conquer the Hindu Gour Kingdom led by Gour Govinda.
Franco-Flemish WarSiege of Amsterdam [nl]NetherlandsWilliam of Avesnes, commanding an army of the County of Holland captures Amsterdam from Jan I van Amstel, lord of Amstelland.
Siege of Zierikzee1303—1304A Flemish army under Guy of Namur fails to capture Zierikzee.
1304First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of HapprewScotlandFebEnglish forces defeat a small Scottish army.
Second siege of Stirling CastleApril—24 JulyKing Edward I besieges the Scots successfully. The Warwolf siege engine is constructed and first used during this battle.
Franco-Flemish WarSiege of Schoonhoven [nl]NetherlandsJulyWilliam of Avesnes, commanding the army of the County of Holland defeats rebel Schoonhoven.
Battle of Zierikzee10-11 AugA combined fleet from France, Genoa and Holland defeats a Flemish fleet.
Battle of Mons-en-PévèleFrance18 AugFrench forces under King Philip IV defeat the Flemish army at Mons-en-Pévèle. The battle is indecisive, which leads later to the Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge.
Battle on the ManpadNetherlandsWitte van Haemstede, commanding an army of the County of Holland defeats a Flemish army under Guy of Namur near Heemstede.
1305Byzantine–Frankish conflictsBattle of AprosTurkeyJulyByzantine forces under Co-Emperor Michael IX are defeated by the Catalan Company in Thrace.
Mongol invasions of IndiaBattle of AmrohaIndia20 DecThe Delhi Sultanate defeats the invading Mongol forces of the Chagatai Khanate.
1306First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of MethvenScotland19 JuneEnglish forces under Aymer de Valence defeat the newly crowned Robert the Bruce and the Scottish army, during a surprise attack on his camp at Methven.
CrusadesHospitaller conquest of RhodesGreece23 June 1306—15 Aug 1310Rhodes is conquered by the Hospitallers.
Wars of Scottish IndependenceBattle of DalrighScotlandJulyRobert the Bruce is defeated by rival Scottish forces under John of Argyll of the Clan MacDougall at Dalrigh (also called "King's Field").
1307Battle of Loch RyanFebScottish forces under Thomas de Brus and Alexander de Brus are defeated by rival Scots at Loch Ryan.
Battle of Glen TroolAprilScottish forces under King Robert the Bruce ambush and defeat the English army at Glen Trool.
Battle of Loudoun Hill10 MayScottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the English army at Loudoun Hill.
Battle of LuckaGermany31 MayFrederick I, Margrave of Meissen defeats king Albert I of Germany.
1308Wars of Scottish IndependenceBattle of InverurieScotland23 MayScottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the rival Scots of the Clan Comyn at Oldmeldrum.
Battle of the Pass of BranderAugustScottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the rival Scots of the Clan MacDougall at the Pass of Brander.
Campaigns of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi SultanateSiege of SiwanaIndiaDelhi forces conquer Siwana fortress in Rajasthan (North India).
Siege of DevagiriAlauddin Khalji takes Yadava capital, annexing Yadava territories for the Delhi Sultanate.
1309ReconquistaSiege of AlgecirasSpainJuly 1309—Jan 1310Castile forced to withdraw siege on Granada city.
Siege of AlmeríaAug—DecAragonese forces under King James II besiege the Saracen garrison at Almería. After two months, James is forced to break off the siege.
First siege of GibraltarGibraltar12 SepCastilian forces under King Ferdinand IV besiege and capture the Moorish fortress at Gibraltar.
1310Battle of OpočnoCzech Republic1 JanA Czech army under Ctibor of Hungary, fighting for king Henry of Bohemia defeat an army of the Duchy of Swabia under Walter of Castello, fighting for duke Frederick the Fair of Austria.
Campaigns of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi SultanateSiege of WarangalIndia16-19 FebDelhi forces sack the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty, leading to their inevitable annexation in the coming years.
1311Siege of Dwarasamudra26-27 FebHoysala Empire surrenders and agrees to pay tribute to Delhi Sultanate.
Byzantine–Frankish conflictsBattle of HalmyrosGreece15 MarchCatalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne of Athens and goes on to capture Athens and Thebes.
Lithuanian CrusadeBattle of WopławkiPoland7 AprilThe Teutonic Knights under Heinrich von Plötzke defeat the Lithuanian forces near the village of Wopławki.
ItalienzugSiege of Brescia [it]Italy19 May—19 SepHenry VII, King of the Romans captures rebel Brescia.
1312Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of Soncino16 MarGhibellines under Galeazzo I Visconti and Brescia defeat Guelphs under Passerino Della Torre, Cremona, Crema, Bergamo and Soncino.
Charles I's wars for the centralized powerBattle of RozgonyHungary15 JuneHungarian forces under King Charles I defeat the rebel army of Palatine Amadeus Aba at Rozgony.
CrusadesBattle of AmorgosGreeceKnights Hospitaller destroy the fleet of Menteshe.[6]
Battle of GallipoliTurkey2,000 Turcopoles are annihilated by a combined Byzantine, Kingdom of Serbia, and Genoese force.
Mongol invasions of the LevantSiege of al-RahbaSyria23 December 1312 – 26 January 1313Mamluk victory over Ilkhanate.
1313Conflict over Bavarian tutelageBattle of GammelsdorfGermany9 NovLouis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria.
1314First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of BannockburnScotland23–24 JuneScottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat King Edward II. Robert takes Stirling Castle and secures Scottish independence.
1315Armenian-Mamluk WarsSiege of MalatyaTurkey28 A[ro;Mamluks led by Tankiz the Syrian viceroy annex Malatya from Armenian Cilicia.
Conflict between Louis IV of Bavaria and Frederick I of HabsburgBattle of Holíč [sk]Slovakia12 JulyKing John of Bohemia defeats Matthew III Csák.
First War of Scottish IndependenceSiege of CarlisleEngland22 July—1 AugScottish forces led by Robert the Bruce besiege unsuccessfully Carlisle Castle.
Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of MontecatiniItaly29 AugPisa defeats allied forces of Florence and the Kingdom of Naples.
First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of Moiry PassNorthern IrelandSepScottish-Irish forces under Edward Bruce defeat an Irish garrison at Moyry Pass.
Growth of the Old Swiss ConfederacyBattle of MorgartenSwitzerland15 NovSwiss forces defeat Leopold I, Duke of Austria on the shore of the Ägerisee.
1316Campaigns of Ferdinand of MajorcaBattle of PicotinGreece22 FebFerdinand of Majorca defeats Matilda of Hainaut and the Achaean barons loyal to her.
First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of SkaithmuirScotlandFebScottish forces under James Douglas defeat an English raiding party near Coldstream.
Campaigns of Ferdinand of MajorcaBattle of ManoladaGreece5 JulyLouis of Burgundy defeats the Majorcans, Ferdinand of Majorca is slain.
First War of Scottish IndependenceSecond Battle of AthenryRepublic of Ireland10 AugEnglish forces defeat an Irish army under Felim O'Connor, king of Connacht.
North German Margrave WarBattle of GranseeGermanyAugA North German-Danish alliance led by Henry II of Mecklenburg defeat Waldemar the Great.
1317Battle of DebrecenHungary1317Hungarian royalists under Dózsa Debreceni defeat James Borsa.
Byzantine–Ottoman warsSiege of BursaTurkey1317—6 April 1326Ottoman forces led by Sultan Orhan capture the fortified city of Bursa.
1318First War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of Dysert O'DeaRepublic of Ireland10 MayIrish forces under Ó Deághaidh defeat the English Lordship.
Battle of Faughart14 OctEnglish forces defeat a Scots–Irish army under Edward Bruce, who is slain.
War of the Limburg SuccessionSiege of Sittard [nl]NetherlandsJohn III, Duke of Brabant captures Sittard from Reinoud van Valkenburg.
1319Battle of the Vega of GranadaSpain25 JunSultan Ismail I of Granada defeats Castile under the regents Peter of Castile, Lord of Cameros and John of Castile, Lord of Valencia de Campos.
Battle of ChiosGreece23 JulyThe Knights Hospitaller and the Genoese of the Lordship of Chios score victory over an Aydinid fleet.
Battle of Wöhrden [de]Germany7 SepThe farmers of Dithmarschen defeat an army of knights from Holstein and Mecklenburg under Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg.
Irinjin's revoltBattle of Zanjan-RudIranThe Ilkhanate general Chupan suppresses revolt by the viceroy Irinjin.
1320Byzantine–Frankish conflictsBattle of Saint GeorgeGreece9 SepByzantine forces under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the army of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
Battle of RhodesA Turkish invasion fleet is destroyed by the Knights Hospitaller and the Genoese, in an attempt to capture Rhodes.
Battle of Marra BieteEthiopiaEthiopians defeat Sultanate of Ifat.
1321Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of BardiItaly29 NovGhibellines under Galeazzo I Visconti of Milan with Manfredo dei Landi, Corradino Malaspina and Alessandro Pallavicini defeat the Guelphs under condottiero Ramon de Cardona of the Papal States with Cremona, Piacenza, the Della Torre family, Brescia, Bologna, the Republic of Florence, the Republic of Siena and the Patria del Friuli.
1322Despenser WarBattle of Burton BridgeEngland7–10 MarchEnglish Royal forces defeat a rebel English army.
Battle of Boroughbridge16 MarchEnglish Royal forces defeat a rebel English army fighting for the Scots.
Battle of BliskaCroatiaAug—SepA coalition of Croatian noblemen defeat Mladen II Šubić of Bribir, Ban of Croatia.
Battle of MühldorfGermany28 SepLouis the Bavarian defeats and captures Frederick I of Austria.
1323Siege of WarangalIndia13 March—9 NovDelhi Sultanate conquers Kakatiya Empire.
Aragonese conquest of SardiniaSiege of Villa di ChiesaItaly28 June 1323—7 Feb 1324Aragonese capture Sardinian town from Pisa.
1324Battle of Lucocisterna29 FebAragon conquers Sardinia from the Republic of Pisa.
1325Savoy-Viennois warsBattle of VareyFrance7 AugVienne under Guigues de la Tour-du-Pin defeat the Savoyards.
Guelphs and Ghibellines and War of the BucketBattle of ZappolinoItaly15 NovCommunal struggle between Bologna and Modena, Modena emerges victorious.
1326Invasion of EnglandSiege of BristolEngland18-26 OctQueen Isabella of France besieges and captures Bristol after an eight-day siege.
1327Siege of BéjaïaBattle of TemzezdektAlgeriaZayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen defeats Hafsid dynasty.
Campaigns of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi SultanateSack of HalebiduIndiaDelhi Sultanate sacks capital of the Hoysala Kingdom.
1328Peasant revolt in FlandersBattle of CasselFrance23 AugFrench under Philip VI defeat a revolting Flemish peasant army, killing their leaders.
Byzantine–Ottoman warsSiege of NicaeaTurkey1328—1331The Byzantine city of Nicaea falls to Ottomans under Orhan.
1329Lithuanian CrusadeSiege of MedvėgalisLithuania1 FebTeutonic Order captures Lithuanian fortress.
Byzantine–Ottoman WarsBattle of PelekanonTurkey10 JuneThe second ruler of the Ottoman dynasty, Orhan I, defeats the Byzantines under Emperor Andronicus III. This completes the Ottoman conquest of Bithynia.
Norman wars in IrelandBattle of ArdnocherRepublic of Ireland10 AugIrish force led by William MacGeoghegan defeats English army under Thomas Butler, who is killed.
1330Bulgarian–Serbian warsBattle of VelbazhdBulgaria28 JulySerbia defeats Bulgaria and their Wallachian allies. Michael III of Bulgaria killed in battle.
Hungarian-Wallachian WarsBattle of PosadaRomania9 NovBasarab I of Wallachia defeats Charles I of Hungary.
Norman wars in IrelandBattle of Fiodh-an-ÁthaRepublic of IrelandUalgarg O'Rourke is defeated by the English.
1331Polish-Teutonic WarBattle of PłowcePoland27 SepKingdom of Poland defeats Teutonic Order.
1332Battle of DasEthiopia3 JulyEthiopians led by their Emperor Amda Seyon defeat combined attack of Adal and Sultanate of Ifat in the Ethiopian mainland.
Byzantine–Bulgarian WarsBattle of RusokastroBulgaria18 JulyBulgarians defeat Byzantines.
Second War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of KinghornScotland6 AugDonnchadh IV, Earl of Fife defeated by smaller army supporting Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne.
Battle of Dupplin Moor11 AugEnglish supporting Edward Balliol, Scottish pretender, defeat the Scots.
Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of San Felice [it]Italy25 NovThe Holy Roman Empire under Charles of Luxembourg defeats the Signoria of Ferrara, the Signoria of Mantua, the Signoria of Milan and the Signoria of Verona under condottiere Giovi da Camposampiero.
Wars of Scottish IndependenceBattle of AnnanScotland16 DecBruce loyalists drive out the English-backed usurper to the Scottish throne Edward Balliol.
Battle of ZeilaSomaliaEthiopians defeat and vassalize Sultanate of Ifat, sack their capital and imprison their Sultan Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din.
1333Second War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of Halidon HillEngland19 JulyEdward III of England avenges Bannockburn.
1334Liège-Brabant warsSiege of Maastricht [nl]NetherlandsMarchAfter a short siege, Maastricht surrenders to bishop Adolph de la Marck of Liège.
Battle of AdramyttionTurkeyAutumnA naval coalition of Venice, the Knights Hospitaller, Cyprus, the Papal states and France under captain Pietro Zeno of Venice, defeat bey Yakhshi of the Karasids.
1335Second War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of BoroughmuirScotland30 JulyScotland under John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray defeats an army of the County of Namur under Guy II, Marquis of Namur, fighting for England.
1336Battle of JaghatuIranSpringGovernor Ali Padshah of Baghdad defeats Il-Khan Arpa Ke'un of the Ilkhanate.
Nanboku-chō WarsBattle of MinatogawaJapan5 JulyKusunoki Masashige, obeying Emperor Go-Daigo's orders, leads an imperial army into defeat by the Ashikaga. Kusunoki commits suicide.
Battle of Qara DarraTurkey24 JulyGovernor Hasan Buzurg of Rum defeats Il-Khan Musa of the Ilkhanate.
Battle of Villanueva de BarcarrotaSpainCastile defeats Portugal
1337Nanboku-chō WarsSiege of KanegasakiJapanJan—AprilAshikaga victory.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of CadzandNetherlandsNovEnglish defeat pro-French garrison of Cadsand in Flanders.
1338Battle of Arnemuiden23 SepFrench victory over the English fleet.
1339Battle of ParabiagoItaly21-22 FebRebel Lodrisio Visconti is defeated by the Visconti of Milan's army.
Hundred Years' WarSiege of CambraiFranceSep—OctKing Edward III of England withdraws when a large French army was near and fails to capture Cambrai.
1340Battle of SluysNetherlands24 JuneEdward III defeats the Franco-Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France off the coast of Flanders and gains control of the English Channel.
Battle of Saint-OmerFrance26 JulyAnglo-Flemish force driven back from the town by a French army.
Siege of TournaiBelgium23 July—25 SepKing Edward III of England fails to capture Tournai from king Philip VI of France.
ReconquistaBattle of Río SaladoSpain30 OctAlfonso XI of Castile and Afonso IV of Portugal defeat the Marinid under Sultan Abul-Hassan and the Granadine under King Yusuf I.
1341Breton War of SuccessionBattle of ChamptoceauxFrance13-16 OctBegins the Breton War of Succession.
1342Battle of GuadalmesíSpain8 AprCastile and Portugal defeat the Marinid dynasty.
Battle of KannanurIndiaMarch—8 SepMadurai Sultanate defeats and executes Veera Ballala III, ending the Hoysala Empire.
Breton War of SuccessionBattle of BrestFrance18 AugEnglish fleet defeats Genoese mercenaries.
Battle of Morlaix30 SepBesieged by the English, a French relief army broke the siege of Morlaix. When the English retreated into a wood, the French withdrew.
1344Smyrniote crusadesBattle of PalleneGreece13 MayA fleet of Venice, the Knights Hospitaller, Cyprus and the Papal States defeat Turkish raiders.
Byzantine civil warBattle of StephanianaMayTurks from the Emirate of Aydin defeat a Serbian army in northern Greece.
1345Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesBattle of GamenarioItaly22 AprilGhibelline Asti and John II, Marquess of Montferrat defeat the Neapolitan Guelph League army.
Friso-Hollandic WarsSiege of Utrecht [nl]Netherlands8 June—22 JulyWilliam II, Count of Hainaut and of Holland captures Utrecht and forces bishop John of Arkel to submission.
Byzantine civil warBattle of PeritheorionGreece7 JulyA Byzantine-Turkish army under John VI Kantakouzenos and Umur Bey defeats and kills the renegade lord Momchil in the Rhodope.
Polish–Bohemian War Battle of Lelów [pl]PolandJulyPoland and Hungary defeat Bohemia.
Battle of Pogoń  [pl]Poland defeats Bohemia.
Friso-Hollandic WarsBattle of WarnsNetherlands26 SepFrisians defeat Dutch invasion force led by William IV, Count of Holland.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of AuberocheFrance21 OctEnglish relief army lift a siege by the French.
Genoese–Mongol WarsSecond Siege of KaffaUkraine/Russia1345—1347The Golden Horde again lays siege to the Genoese city of Kaffa on the Black Sea, but withdraws due to the Black Death.
Battle of Lough NeaghNorthern IrelandNaval battle between Hugh O'Neill and the Clann Hugh Buidhe.
1346Breton War of Succession and Hundred Years' WarBattle of St Pol de LéonFrance9 JuneEnglish defeat the French.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of Caen26 JulyEnglish force capture and sack the town.
Battle of Blanchetaque24 AugEnglish under Edward III cross the Somme.
Battle of Crécy26 AugEnglish longbowmen defeat French cavalry at Abbeville.
Siege of Calais4 Sep 1346—3 Aug 1347English forces capture the city.
Hundred Years' War and Second War of Scottish IndependenceBattle of Neville's CrossEngland17 OctEnglish defeat the Scots under King David Bruce.
Battle of Calry Lough GillRepublic of IrelandO'Rourke soundly defeated by the O'Connors.
1347Smyrniote crusadesBattle of ImbrosTurkeyLate AprilA navy of Venice, the Knights Hospitaller and other Latins defeat the Sarukhanids and the Aydinids.
Cola di Rienzo conflictBattle of Porta San Lorenzo [it]ItalyNovThe people of Rome defeat the baronial troops of Stefano Colonna.
War of the Breton SuccessionBattle of La Roche-DerrienFranceEnglish relief army lift a French siege.
1348Lithuanian CrusadeBattle of StrėvaLithuania2 FebTeutonic Order defeats the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
Battle of ÉpilaSpain21 JulKing Peter IV of Aragon defeats the anti-royalist Union of Aragon.
Battle of Mislata9 DecKing Peter IV of Aragon defeats the anti-royalist Union of Valencia.
1349Hundred Years' WarBattle of LunalongeFranceMay or JuneAnglo-Gascons hold the upper hand during the day over the French but the Anglo-Gascons have to withdraw during the night.
Battle of LlucmajorSpain25 OctJames IV of Majorca defeated and killed by troops of Aragon.
Rise of the Kano SultanateBattle of SantoloNigeriaNewly Islamic Sultanate of Kano defeats animist Hausa Kingdom of Santolo.
1350Hundred Years' WarBattle of CalaisFrance1 JanEnglish force defeated a French army which was attempting to take the city.
Hook and Cod wars Battle of Naarden [nl]Netherlands15 or 16 MayThe army of Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut and of Holland defeats the army of her son, William I, Duke of Bavaria.
Hundred Years' WarLes Espagnols sur MerEngland29 AugEnglish fleet defeats Castilian fleet.
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Late 14th century (1351–1400)

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1351Breton War of SuccessionCombat of the ThirtyFrance26 MarchThirty French knights from Chateau Josselin under Jean de Beaumanoir call out and defeat thirty English knights under Robert Bemborough.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Medemblik  [nl]NetherlandsMarch—AprilWilliam I, Duke of Bavaria captures Medemblik.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of SaintesFrance1 AprilEnglish relief army lifted a French siege.
Battle of Ardres6 JuneFrench defeated the English.
Hook and Cod warsBattle of VeereNetherlands10 JuneThe fleet of Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut defeats the fleet of her son William I, Duke of Bavaria, after which Margaret captures Zeeland.
Battle of Zwartewaal3–5 JulyThe Cod fleet of William I defeats the Hook fleet of his mother Margaret II.
Siege of GeertruidenbergOct 1351—18 Aug 1352William I, Duke of Bavaria captures Geertruidenberg.
1352Breton War of SuccessionBattle of MauronFrance14 AugAnglo-Bretons defeated the French.
1354Byzantine–Ottoman warsFall of GallipoliTurkeyMarchOttoman Turks under Sultan Orhan capture Gallipoli, giving them a bridgehead into Europe.
War of the StraitsBattle of SapienzaGreece4 NovGenoans destroy Venetian fleet.
1356Hook and Cod wars Battle of Soest  [nl]Netherlands14 MarchThe army of Bavaria-Straubing and the County of Holland defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht.
Battle of Scheut  [nl]Belgium17 AugThe Flemish army defending the claim of Louis II, Count of Flanders as duke of Brabant defeats an army of Brabant, supporting Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg as the new duke.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of PoitiersFrance25 OctEdward the Black Prince captures King John II of France, France plunges into chaos.
Baile Loch DeacairRepublic of IrelandIn southern Connacht.
1357Majapahit–Sundanese conflictsBattle of BubatIndonesiaMajapahit Prime Minister Gajah Mada has the Sunda royal family killed.
1358JacquerieBattle of MelloFrance10 JuneArmy of French nobles crushes the peasant Jacquerie.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Heusden  [nl]Netherlands1 Sep 1358—20 Feb 1359The army of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, count of Holland captures rebel Cod Heusden.
Siege of Heemskerk  [nl]4 Dec 1358—24 March 1359The army of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, count of Holland captures rebel Cod Heemskerk.
1359Siege of Delft [nl]11 March—29 MayAlbert I of Bavaria and Holland captures rebel Cod controlled Delft.
War of the Two PedrosBattle of BarcelonaSpain9-11 JunA fleet of Aragon defeats a fleet of Castile, Portugal and Granada.
Battle of AchelousGreeceLate SpringAlbanians under John Spata defeat Despotate of Epirus and form several Despotates in parts of their land.
Battle of Campo delle MoscheItaly23 JulyFlorentines defeat Great Company.
War of the Two PedrosBattle of AravianaSpain22 SepHenry of Trastámara and Aragon defeat supporters of king Peter of Castile.
CrusadesBattle of MegaraGreeceAn allied fleet, commanded by despot Manuel Kantakouzenos of Morea with the Republic of Venice, the Knights Hospitaller and the Principality of Achaea defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Ekdala WarsSiege of EkdalaBangladeshSikandar Shah of the Bengal Sultanate repels invastion by Delhi Sultanate, ensuring Bengal's independence for centuries.
1361Danish–Hanseatic WarBattle of VisbySweden27 JulyPoorly armed farmers from the island of Gotland are defeated by a Danish army. The battle became notable after an excavation revealed numerous mass graves containing the dead from the battle, many still wearing their armour.
1362ReconquistaBattle of GuadixSpainJanGranada defeats Castile.
Lithuanian CrusadeSiege of KaunasLithuania13 March—17 AprilTeutonic Order defeats Grand Duchy of Lithuania, captures and razes the Kaunas Castle.
Battle of BrignaisFrance6 AprilMercenary Free Companies defeat a French army.
Great TroublesBattle of Blue WatersUkraineAutumn 1362 or 1363The Pagan Lithuanians defeat Islamic Tatar Forces.
Danish–Hanseatic WarBattle of HelsingborgSweden8 JulyDanish fleet beat Hanseatic fleet.
1363Red Turban RebellionBattle of Lake PoyangChina30 Aug—4 OctMing dynasty decisively defeats Yuan dynasty and kills their commander Chen Youliang.
1364Hundred Years' WarBattle of CocherelFrance16 MayFrench defeat Gascon-Navarrese-English.
Battle of CascinaItaly28 JulyBattle between the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence. Florentine victory.
War of the Breton SuccessionBattle of AurayFrance29 SepEnd of Breton War of Succession, English defeat Franco-Bretons.
Serbian–Ottoman WarsBattle of SırpsındığıTurkeyOttomans decisively defeat Serbs joined by crusader coalition of Bulgaria, Hungary and Wallachia. The Ottomans annexed Adrianople which became their second capital due to this battle and gained a foothold into the Balkans.
1365CrusadesSack of AlexandriaEgypt9-12 OctPeter I of Cyprus leads Cypriots to take and sack Alexandria for three days.
Byzantine–Ottoman WarsBattle of AdrianopleTurkeyCapture by Ottoman Turks.
1367Castilian Civil WarBattle of NájeraSpain3 AprilEnglish under the Black Prince and Don Pedro of Castile defeat the Franco-Castilians.
Battle of Dinklar  [de]Germany3 SepGerhard vom Berge, Bishop of Hildesheim, defeats Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Dietrich von Portitz, Archbishop of Magdeburg and Albert von Rickmersdorf, Bishop of Halberstadt.
CrusadesBattle of TripoliLebanon28 SepThe Mamluk Sultanate defeats king Peter I of Cyprus, the Republic of Genoa and the Knights Hospitaller.
First Albanian Siege of IoanninaGreece1367—1370Albanian and Aromanian troops attack Ioannina for three years, ending in a ceasefire.
1368crusadesMamluk raid on CyprusCyprusMarchThe Mamluks launch a naval raid on Cyprus capturing 35 prisoners and

1 or 2 ships.

1369Castilian Civil WarBattle of MontielSpain14 MarchFranco-Castilians under King Henry II of Castile defeated Portuguese-Marinids-Grenadines-Jews under his half-brother Don Pedro of Castile, who is captured and executed.
ReconquistaSiege of AlgecirasJulyGranada retakes city from Castile.
Battle of PoniBruneiMajapahit Empire and Bruneian Empire defeat Sulu Sultanate.
1370Northern CrusadesBattle of RudauRussiaFebTeutonic Knights defeat Lithuanians.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of PontvallainFrance4 DecFrench victory against English.
Timurid conquests and invasionsSiege of BalkhAfghanistanTimur defeats and has killed his brother-in-law Amir Husayn and gains control of the western Chagatai.
1371Battle of BaesweilerGermany22 AugEdward, Duke of Guelders and William II, Duke of Jülich defeat Wenceslaus, Duke of Brabant.
Serbian–Ottoman WarsBattle of MaritsaGreece26 SepSerbs under their ruler King Vukašin of Serbia who is killed in battle along with his brother, were defeated by an Ottoman force. Southern Serbia soon annexed by Ottomans.
1372Hundred Years' WarBattle of La RochelleFrance22–23 JuneCastilian fleet defeats the English fleet. English sea dominance destroyed.
1373Battle of Chiset21 MarchFrench defeat an English relief army trying to lift the siege of Chiset.
Battle of MontichiariItaly7–8 MayCondottiero John Hawkwood of the Papal States defeats lord Bernabò Visconti of Milan
Battle of Leveste  [de]Germany25 JulyOtto I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg defeats Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Magnus dies in the battle.
First War of the Guelderian SuccessionSiege of VenloNetherlandsJohn II, Count of Blois besieges Venlo against his contender William II, Duke of Jülich.
1375War of the Eight SaintsCesena BloodbathItaly1375—July 13782,500/5,000 inhabitants of the Italian city of Cesena are slaughtered by Papal troops led by John Hawkwood.
Byzantine-Latin WarsBattle of GardikiGreeceAchaean victory defeats Morean siege
Armenian-Mamluk WarsFall of SisTurkey13 AprilMamluk Sultanate conquers Cilician Armenia after taking their capital.
Great TroublesBattle on Pyana RiverRussia2 AugThe Russian troops are defeated, while their commander drowns in the river.
1378Knights Hospitaller Invasion of ArtaGreeceAprilKnights Hospitaller attempt to capture the Despotate of Arta but fail.
Great TroublesBattle of the Vozha RiverRussia11 AugMoscow defeats the Golden Horde.
1380Battle of ChioggiaItaly24 JunA fleet of the Republic of Venice defeats the Republic of Genoa.
Great TroublesBattle of KulikovoRussia8 SepDmitry Donskoy of Moscow halts the Mongols.
Battle of DubravnicaSerbiaSummer 1380 or Dec 1381Moravian Serbia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Frisian WarBattle of Loppersum [fy]GermanyEnd 1380 or early 1381Chieftain Ocko I tom Brok of Norderland and Emsigerland defeats chieftains Kampo Abdena of Hinte and Folkmar Allena of Osterhusen.
Battle of JinpoSouth KoreaA navy built by Goryeo defeats Japanese Wokou pirates. First historical battle involving gunpowder ships.
1381Peasants' RevoltBattle of North WalshamEngland25 or 26 JuneForces led by Henry le Despenser defeat the rebels of Norfolk at the end of the English Peasants' Revolt.
Battle of DubravnicaSerbiaSummer 1380 or Dec 1381Serbs defeat Ottomans under Murad I.
Great TroublesSecond Battle of the Kalka RiverRussiaTokhtamysh defeats Mamai and gains control of the Blue Horde.
1382Revolt of GhentBattle of BeverhoutsveldBelgium3 MayGhent rebels under Philip van Artevelde defeat the army of Louis II, Count of Flanders.
Post-Great TroublesSiege of MoscowRussia23-27 AugTokhtamysh of the Golden Horde takes back control of Moscow from the Principality of Moscow.
Revolt of Ghent and Hundred Years' WarBattle of RoosebekeBelgium27 NovFrench army under King Charles VI of France crush a large Flemish army of urban levies.
1383Civil war in Greater Poland (1382–1385)Battle of SzamotułyPoland15 FebThe Grzymała family, under starost general Domarat of Pierzchno, defeats the Nałęcze family, under Sędziwój Świdwa.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of DunkirkFranceMayGhent rebels under Frans Ackerman and an English army under Henry le Despenser defeat the armies of Louis II, Count of Flanders and king Charles VI of France.
Siege of YpresBelgium8 June—8 AugAn English army under Henry le Despenser and Ghent rebels fail to take Ypres from Louis II, Count of Flanders.
Trian ChongailRepublic of IrelandHugh O Neill and Robin Savage kill each other in a cavalry charge.
13841383-1385 CrisisBattle of AtoleirosPortugal6 AprilNuno Álvares Pereira (Portuguese general) defeats Castile.
Siege of Lisbon29 May—3 SepPortugal successfully defends its capital from the Castilians.
Battle of TejoJulyThe Portuguese win a naval battle in the Tagus river.
Battle of LeçaThe Castilian blockade to Porto is stopped.
1385Battle of Trancoso29 MayAn army sent by John I of Castile is defeated by the Portuguese.
Battle of Aljubarrota14 AugPortugal maintains independence from Castile, John I establishes Avis dynasty.
Thopia expansionist WarsBattle of SavraAlbania18 SepZeta (Montenegro) forces under Balša II were defeated by Ottoman commander Hayreddin Pasha near Berat.
1383-1385 CrisisBattle of ValverdeSpain14 OctThe Portuguese defeat a Castilian army.
Norman wars in IrelandBattle of Tochar Cruachain-Bri-EleRepublic of IrelandO Conchobhair, King of Uí Falighe, soundly defeats the English of Meath.
1386Battle of the Vikhra RiverBelarus29 AprilGrand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeats the Principality of Smolensk and make the principality agree to be their vassal.
Growth of the Old Swiss ConfederacyBattle of SempachSwitzerland9 JulySwiss defeat Leopold III of Austria.
Timurid invasions of GeorgiaSiege of TbilisiGeorgia (country)Timur decisively defeats the Kingdom of Georgia.
Serbian–Ottoman WarsBattle of PločnikSerbiaSerbian victory and first serious defeat for the Ottoman army in the Balkans.
1387Battle of CastagnaroItaly11 MarchGiovanni Ordelaffi and Ostasio da Polenta, for Verona, defeated by John Hawkwood and Francesco Novello Carraresi, for Padua.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of MargateEngland24–25 MarchAn English fleet under Richard, Earl of Arundel defeats a Franco-Castilian-Flemish wine fleet under Sir Jean de Bucq in the area of the southern North Sea between Margate and Cadzand.
Battle of Radcot Bridge19 DecRebellious Lords Appellant defeat a Royal army and briefly gain control of the government.
Timurid WarsSiege of IsfahanIranTimur annexes Isfahan and nearby territories from the Muzaffarids.
1388Wars of the Hongwu EmperorBattle of Buir LakeChina/MongoliaMarchMing Chinese army under general Lan Yu decisively defeated Mongol Northern Yuan dynasty, more than 100,000 Mongols killed or captured.
Anglo-Scottish WarsBattle of OtterburnEngland19 AugEnglish under a young Henry "Hotspur" Percy defeated by Scots under James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas.
Battle of Döffingen [de]Germany23 AugThe league of princes and the league of knights under Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg defeat the Swabian League of Cities under 'Städtehauptmann' or military commander Konrad Besserer of Ulm.
Bosnian–Ottoman WarsBattle of BilećaBosnia and Herzegovina27 AugBosnians and Serbians defeat the Ottomans.
1389Serbian–Ottoman WarsBattle of Kosovo PoljeKosovo15 JuneA Turkish army gathered by Murad I and a Serbian army under Knez Lazar beat each other into the ground. The battle was a draw, yet in the wake of it the Serbs were left with too few men to effectively defend their lands, while the Turks had many more troops in the east. Both Lazar and Murad lost their lives in the battle.
1390Battle of GoalparaIndiaBengal Sultan Sikandar Shah killed in battle by forces led by his son Ghiyasuddin.
1391Tokhtamysh–Timur warBattle of the Kondurcha RiverRussia18 JuneTimur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde.
First Florentine–Milanese WarBattle of AlessandriaItaly25 JulyMercenary army of Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan beat that of Jean III of Armagnac.
1392Battle of KırkdilimTurkeyPrince Ertuğrul Çelebi of the Ottoman Empire defeats Kadi Burhan al-Din.
1393Second Siege of Altena CastleNetherlandsJulyAlbert I, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland captures rebel Altena Castle.
1394Battle of DoborBosnia and Herzegovinabetween 11 and 20 JulyKing Sigismund of Hungary defeats John Horvat.
Norman wars in IrelandBattle of Ros-mic-TriuinRepublic of IrelandKing of Leinster attacks and defeats the English.
1395Tokhtamysh–Timur warBattle of the Terek RiverRussia14 AprilTimur decisively defeats Tokhtamysh.
Battle of PortomaggioreItaly16 AprilAstorre I Manfredi for the Republic of Venice and Niccolò III d'Este beat Ferrarese rebel Azzo X d'Este.
Ottoman-Wallachian warsBattle of RovineRomania17 MayMircea cel Batrin the voievod of Wallachia defeated Bayezid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
1396Friso-Hollandic WarsBattle of Schoterzijl [nl]Netherlands29 AugAlbert I, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland defeats the Frisians.
Hawwara attack on AswanEgyptAprilHawwara tribe defeat the governor of Aswan
Clan Cameron-Clan Mackintosh feudBattle of the North InchScotlandLate SepScottish clan battle.
CrusadesBattle of NicopolisBulgaria25 SepA major French–Hungarian crusade is defeated by the Ottomans under Bayezid I.
1397Battle of Kleverhamm [de]Germany7 JuneAdolph I, Duke of Cleves and Dietrich IX, Count of Mark defeat duke William II of Berg and duke William I of Guelders and Jülich.
1398Timurid conquests and invasionsSack of DelhiIndia17-20 DecTimur defeats the Sultanate of Delhi and sacks their capital, weakening Delhi for a century.
1399Golden Horde conflictsBattle of the Vorskla RiverUkraine12 AugVytautas the Great of Lithuania is defeated by generals of Tamerlane.
Norman wars in IrelandBattle of Tragh-BhaileRepublic of IrelandThe Anglo-Irish defeat the sons of Henry O Neill.
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1400Battle of Bergtheim [de]Germany11 JanGerhard von Schwarzburg, bishop of Würzburg, defeats rebel farmers and citizens of the cities.
Timurid conquests and invasionsBattle of AleppoSyriaOct—NovTimur decisively defeats the Mamluk Sultanate, destroying their forces attempting to defend Syria.
Siege of DamascusDec 1400—March 1401Timur defeats Mamluk Sultanate and annexes Damascus.
1401Glyndŵr rebellionBattle of Mynydd HyddgenWalesMid-JuneWelsh rebels under Owain Glyndŵr defeat an army of English and Flemish soldiers near Aberystwyth.
Battle of Tuthill2 NovInconclusive battle between English and Welsh near Caernarfon.
Timurid conquests and invasionsSiege of BaghdadIraqTimur takes Jalayirid Baghdad and massacres most of the city's inhabitants.
1402Third Florentine–Milanese WarBattle of CasalecchioItaly26 JanAlberico da Barbiano for Milan defeats BologneseFlorentine army under Muzio Attendolo.
Glyndŵr rebellionBattle of Bryn GlasWales22 JuneEnglish army routed in mid-Wales; Owain Glyndŵr's revolt spreads.
Anglo-Scottish WarsBattle of Nesbit MoorEnglandClash between English and Scottish prior to the decisive Battle of Homildon Hill.
Timurid conquests and invasionsBattle of AnkaraTurkey28 JulyTimur defeats and captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I in Anatolia. Also called the Battle of Angora.
Arkel WarSiege of Gorinchem [nl]Netherlands29 June—18 SepAlbert I, Duke of Bavaria and of Holland defeats John V, Lord of Arkel.
Anglo-Scottish WarsBattle of Homildon HillEngland14 SepA strong Scottish raiding force is heavily defeated by English longbowmen.
Battle of TripoljeKosovo21 NovDespot Stefan Lazarević of Serbia and lord Đurađ II Balšić of Zeta defeat lord Đurađ Branković and the Ottoman Empire.
Timurid conquests and invasionsSiege of SmyrnaTurkeyDecTimur defeats the Knights of Rhodes and razes Smyrna.
1403Glyndŵr RisingBattle of ShrewsburyEngland21 JulyHenry IV defeats rebel army led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy, who is slain in the fighting.
Timurid conquests and invasionsSiege of BirtvisiGeorgia (country)Timur besieges fortress of the Georgian Kingdom.
Ottoman InterregnumBattle of UlubadTurkeyMehmed I defeats İsa Çelebi
Battle of ZielaSomaliaEthiopia under Dawit I defeats and kills Sultan Sa'ad ad-Din II, bringing a final conquest to the Ifat Sultanate.
1405Glyndŵr RisingBattle of Pwll MelynWalesMayOwain Glyndŵr's rebels defeated near Usk.
1406Battle of NakhchivanAzerbaijan14 OctSultan Qara Yusuf of Qara Qoyunlu defeats the Timurid Empire under governor Abu Bakr Mirza of Tabriz.
Norman wars in IrelandCluain ImmorraisRepublic of IrelandThe King of Uí Falighe defeats the Galls of Meath.
ReconquistaBattle of CollejaresSpainKing Henry III of Castile defeats sultan Muhammad VII of Granada.
Scottish clan warsBattle of Tuiteam TarbhachScotlandScottish clan battle fought between the Clan MacLeod of Lewis against the Clan MacKay.
1407Ming–Hồ WarBattle of Lạng SơnVietnam19 JanMing Chinese forces defeated Đại Ngu forces.
Siege of Maastricht [nl]Netherlands24 Nov 1407—23 Sep 1408Rebels from Liège fail to take Maastricht from supporters of bishop John of Bavaria of Liège.
Ming–Hồ WarBattle of Sông Phú LươngVietnamChinese Ming dynasty decisively defeated the Vietnamese Hồ dynasty, led to the Ming conquest of Đại Ngu.
Ming treasure voyagesBattle of PalembangIndonesiaMing dynasty defeats pirates in Sumatra and captures their leader Chen Zuyi.
1408Appenzell WarsBattle of BregenzAustria13 JanThe Swabian knights of Saint Jörgenschild under Duke Ulrich of Teck defeats the Bund ob dem See, a coalition of farmers and cities, including Appenzell, St. Gallen and Switzerland, under Hauptmann (commander) Kupferschmid of Appenzell.
Percy RebellionBattle of Bramham MoorEngland19 FebThe Percy Rebellion is finally crushed by King Henry IV of England.
Wars of LiègeBattle of OthéeBelgium23 SepJohn the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy defeats rebels from the city of Liège, which greatly enriches him and puts him in a strong position for the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.
Battle of DoborBosnia and HerzegovinaSepKing Sigimund of Hungary defeats Bosnia in a crusade against the Bosnian Bogomils.
1409Aragonese conquest of SardiniaBattle of SanluriItaly30 JuneAragon defeats the giudicato di Arborea, last independent kingdom of Sardinia.
Wars of the Yongle EmperorBattle of KherlenMongolia23 SepThe Mongols under Öljei Temür Khan defeat Ming China.
1410Ottoman InterregnumBattle of KosmidionTurkey15 JunSüleyman Çelebi and Vuk Lazarević defeat Musa Çelebi and despot Stefan Lazarević of Serbia.
Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic WarBattle of GrunwaldPoland15 JulyPolish and Lithuanian army under Władysław II Jagiełło break the spine of the Teutonic Knights under Ulrich von Jungingen. Also called the Battle of Tannenberg.
Battle of Koronowo10 OctPolish-Lithuania army defeat Teutonic Knights.
1411Battle of RoccaseccaItaly19 MayLouis II of Anjou defeats Ladislaus of Naples for the control of the Kingdom of Naples.
Clan Donald and Stewart royal family warsBattle of HarlawScotland24 JulyHighlanders versus Lowland Scots ends in draw.
Byzantine–Ottoman wars and Ottoman InterregnumSiege of ConstantinopleTurkeyShort and unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by Musa Çelebi.
1412Count of Urgell's revoltBattle of MorvedreSpainFerdinand of Antequera defeats James II, Count of Urgell in a civil war in Aragon.
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War Battle of Saint-Rémy-du-Val [fr]France9 MayThe Burgundians under Waleran III, Count of Ligny and Philippe d'Harcourt defeat the Armagnacs under John I, Duke of Alençon and Raoul de Gaucourt.
Siege of Bourges [fr]11 June—12 JulyAfter a month of siege, king Charles VI of France decides for a truce with the Armagnacs.
Siege of Dreux [fr]10–15 JulyBurgundians capture Dreux from the Armagnacs in a French civil war.
Campaigns of Qara YusufBattle of ChalaganAzerbaijanDecKara Koyunlu Turkomans defeat the Georgian army under Constantine I of Georgia and their ally Shirvanshah Ibrahim.
Sack of AswanEgyptHawwara tribe destroyed the walls of Aswan and left the city in ruins, without inhabitants.
1413Ottoman InterregnumBattle of ÇamurluBulgaria5 JulyMehmed I defeats and executes Musa Çelebi, reuniting the Ottoman Empire.
1415Moroccan–Portuguese conflictsConquest of CeutaSpain21 AugCeuta is captured by the Portuguese.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of AgincourtFrance25 OctAn outnumbered English force under Henry V defeats the French through the use of massed longbowmen behind sharpened stakes.
1416Hook and Cod warsFirst Siege of IJsselstein [nl]Netherlands5–30 MayWilliam II, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland captures IJsselstein after a truce, which ends the rebellion of John II, Lord of Egmond.
Ottoman–Venetian WarsBattle of GallipoliTurkey29 MayA Venetian fleet under Pietro Loredan destroys the Ottoman fleet.
1417Hook and Cod warsSecond Siege of IJsselstein [nl]Netherlands10–24 JuneA Cod army besieged a Hook army in IJsselstein. A truce brokered by John III, Duke of Bavaria makes an end to the siege.
Great Frisian WarBattle of OkswerderzijlNetherlands18 JuneThe Allies (Vetkopers and Bronckhorsts) under Keno II tom Brok, Focko Ukena and Sibet Papinga defeat the Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda and Coppen Jarges.
Hook and Cod warsSiege of Gorinchem [nl]Netherlands23 or 24 Nov—1 DecA Hook army defeats a Cod army in the city of Gorinchem.
1418Siege of Dordrecht [nl]28 June—10 AugAn army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and John IV, Duke of Brabant fails to capture Dordrecht from supporters of John III, Duke of Bavaria.
Hundred Years' WarSiege of RouenFrance29 July 1418—19 Jan 1419Henry V of England gains a foothold in Normandy.
Great Frisian WarBattle of Dokkum [nl]NetherlandsAllies under Focko Ukena defeat the Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda.
1419Moroccan–Portuguese conflictsSiege of CeutaSpain13-17 AugThe Moors attempt to retake Ceuta but are easily repelled by the Portuguese.
Hussite WarsBattle of VysehradCzech Republic16 Aug 1419—Nov 1420Series of engagements between the Hussite forces and the Holy Roman Emperor's crusaders.
Great Frisian War Battle of Miedum  [nl]Netherlands19 or 20 AugSchieringers under Sicko Sjaerda defeat the allies.
Hussite WarsBattle of ŽivohoštěCzech Republic4 NovThe Hussites defeat Bohemian Catholics commanded by Petr of Sternberg and Jan Ptáček of Pirkštejn
Hundred Years' WarBattle of la RochelleFrance30 DecA Castilian fleet defeats an English-Hanseatic coalition fleet.
Lam Sơn uprisingSiege of Dong QuanVietnam1419—1428Ming city besieged every year of Lam Son uprising, eventually fell to Le Loi.
1420Hussite WarsBattle of SudomerCzech Republic25 MarchHussites led by Jan Žižka defeat Catholics.
Great Frisian War Battle on the Palesloot [nl]Netherlands12 MayThe Allies under Focko Ukena defeat the Schieringers.
Hussite WarsBattle of Vitkov HillCzech Republic12 June—14 JulyHussite victory over the Crusaders of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Hundred Years' War Siege of Montereau-Fault-Yonnefr [fr]France16 June—1 JulyAn army under king Henry V of England and duke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Montereau-Fault-Yonne from the French.
Hook and Cod warsSiege of Leiden [nl]Netherlands18 June—17 AugAn army under John III, Duke of Bavaria captures Leiden from supporters of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.
Great Frisian WarBattle of Sloten [nl]Netherlands11 JulyAn army of Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda and Cods under Hendrik van Renesse defeats the allies (Vetkopers and Bronckhorsts) under Focko Ukena.
Hook and Cod warsSiege of Geertruidenberg [nl]NetherlandsEnd Aug—11 NovSupporters of John III, Duke of Bavaria defeat supporters of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.
1421Hundred Years' WarBattle of BaugéFrance22 MarchThe French and Scottish forces of Charles VII of France commanded by the Earl of Buchan defeat an English army after a reckless cavalry charge by Henry V's younger brother, the Duke of Clarence, who is slain in the fighting.
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil WarBattle of Mons-en-Vimeu [fr]France30 AugThe Burgundians under duke Philip the Good defeat the Armagnacs under Jaqcues d'Harcourt, Jean Poton de Xaintrailles and La Hire.
Hundred Years' WarSiege of MeauxFrance6 Oct 1421—10 May 1422English led by Henry V fight the French.
Hussite WarsBattle of Kutna HoraCzech Republic21 DecHussites escape Royalist forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.
1422Battle of Nebovidy6 JanJan Žižka leads the Hussites to victory over an Imperial army.
Battle of Německý Brod10 JanHussites sack town.
Byzantine–Ottoman warsSiege of ConstantinopleTurkey10 June—SepLarge-scale but unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans.
Transalpine campaignsBattle of ArbedoSwitzerland30 JuneMilanese led by Francesco Bussone fight the Swiss.
Byzantine–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Venetian warsSiege of ThessalonicaGreeceJune 1422—29 March 1430The city of Thessalonica, ruled by the Republic of Venice, is captured by the Ottoman Empire after a nearly 8-year siege.
Bavarian WarBattle of Alling [de]Germany19 SepErnest, Duke of Bavaria-Munich and William III, Duke of Bavaria-Munich defeat Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
1423Hussite WarsBattle of HořicCzech Republic27 AprilTaborites defeat Utraquists, ending the Hussite Civil War.
Battle of L'AquilaItaly7 May 1423—5 June 1424Jacopo Caldora and Micheletto Attendolo for the Kingdom of Naples defeat Braccio da Montone for Alfonso V of Aragon.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of CravantFrance31 JulyEngland and Burgundy defeat France and Scotland.
Battle of La Brossinière26 SepFrench victory over English.
Battle of BoluTurkeySultan Murad II of the Ottoman Empire defeats bey Mubariz al-Din Isfendiyar of the Candar dynasty.
1424Wars in LombardyBattle of ZagonaraItaly28 JulyThe Florentines defeated by Filippo Maria Visconti's Milanese army under Count of Carmagnola.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of VerneuilFrance17 AugThe English under the Duke of Bedford defeat a major Franco-Scottish army, clearing the way for further English conquests in Northern France.
1425Hook and Cod warsSiege of Schoonhoven [nl]Netherlands10 March—8 OctA Hook army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut managed to capture and hold Schoonhoven, from Cod armies, fighting for duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Battle of Alphen aan den Rijn [nl]21 OctA Hook army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut defeats a Cod army under Jacob van Gaasbeek.
1426Battle of Brouwershaven13 JanBurgundian troops defeat combined Zeelander and English forces.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of St. JamesFrance6 MarchAn English force defeats the French under Arthur de Richemont.
Hook and Cod warsSiege of Haarlem [nl]Netherlands4 April—8 MayThe army of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut fails to take Haarlem from duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Battle of Alphen aan den Rijn [nl]30 AprilThe army of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut defeats a Burgundian army.
Hussite WarsBattle of Usti nad LabemCzech Republic16 JuneHussites defeat Imperial forces in the modern-day Czech Republic.
Mamluk campaigns against CyprusBattle of KhirokitiaCyprus7 JulyMamelukes defeat intoxicated Cypriots.
Hook and Cod warsBattle of Hoorn [nl]Netherlands22 AugAn army under duke Philip the Good of Burgundy defeats a Hook army.
Pre-East Frisian Liberation WarsBattle of DeternGermany27 SepEast Frisian rebels under chieftain Focko Ukena of Moormerland and Lengenerland and Chieftain Sibet Lubben of Rüstringen and Östringen defeat Chieftain Ocko II tom Brok of Brokmerland.
Lam Sơn uprisingBattle of Tốt Động – Chúc ĐộngVietnam5-7 NovLe Loi decisively defeats Ming dynasty.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Zevenbergen  [nl]NetherlandsNov 1426—11 April 1427The army of duke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Zevenbergen.
1427Dano-Hanseatic WarBattle of Øresund [da]Denmark/Sweden11-15 JulyThe navy of the Kalmar Union and Pomerania-Wolgast-Barth defeats the Hanseatic League.
Hundred Years' WarSiege of MontargisFrance15 July—5 SepFrench under Jean de Dunois defeat English.
Hussite WarsBattle of TachovCzech Republic3-4 AugHussites defeat coalition forces.
Lam Sơn uprisingBattle of Chi LăngVietnam18 SepVietnam decisively defeats Ming Chinese. China agrees to Vietnam's independence soon after.
Hook and Cod wars Battle of Wieringen  [nl]NetherlandsSepA Burgundian fleet defeats a Hook fleet.
Wars in LombardyBattle of MaclodioItaly4 Oct
East Frisian Liberation WarsBattle of the Wild Fields [de]Germany28 OctChieftain Focko Ukena of Moormerland and Lengenerland defeats chieftain Ocko II tom Brok of Brokmerland and Auricherland.
Hook and Cod warsSiege of Amersfoort [nl]Netherlands1-8 NovDuke Philip the Good of Burgundy fails to take Amersfoort from the local citizens, fighting for bishop Rudolf van Diepholt of Utrecht.
Byzantine-Latin WarsBattle of the EchinadesGreeceByzantines defeat Carlo I Tocco and recapture the Latin possessions in the Peloponnese.
Vijayanagara–Gajapati warsBattle of KondaviduIndiaVijayanagara under Deva Raya II fights Eastern Gangas.
1428Hook and Cod warsSiege of GoudaNetherlandsMay—JulyJacqueline, Countess of Hainaut capitulates to duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Hundred Years' WarSiege of OrléansFrance12 Oct 1428—8 May 1429English forces commanded by the Earl of Suffolk besiege French city and are driven off by Joan of Arc.
1429Battle of Jargeau11–12 JuneJoan of Arc captures a bridge held by English over the Loire River. Her helmet saves her from a projectile.
Battle of Meung-sur-LoireThe forces of Joan of Arc capture a second Loire River bridge.
Battle of Beaugency16–17 JuneJoan of Arc's forces capture a third Loire River bridge.
Battle of Patay18 JuneMajor French field victory over the English, recognized as the war's turning point.
1430Siege of Compiègne23 May—early NovFrench victory but Joan of Arc is captured by Burgundians.
1431Wars in LombardyBattle of SoncinoItaly17 MayCount of Carmagnola, for Venice, is defeated by the Visconti.
Battle of Pavia22 MayThe Venetian fleet is destroyed by the Milanese.
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War and Hundred Years' WarBattle of BulgnévilleFrance2 JulyAntoine, Count of Vaudémont, Burgundy and England defeat René of Anjou and the Armagnac party of France.
Hussite WarsBattle of DomažliceCzech Republic14 AugHussite army led by Prokop the Bald slaughters Crusaders.
Scottish clan warsBattle of InverlochyScotlandSepRoyal English forces routed by Scottish Highlanders.
Siege of AngkorCambodiaThai Ayutthaya Kingdom ends Khmer Empire and sacks their capital.
1432Wars in LombardyBattle of San RomanoItaly1 JuneFlorence fought Siena.
Battle of Delebio18-19 NovDuchy of Milan and Valtellina fight the Republic of Venice.
1434Hussite WarsBattle of LipanyCzech Republic30 MayCatholic Crusaders destroy Taborite army.
1435Hundred Years' WarBattle of GerbevoyFrance9 MayFrench troops, under the command of La Hire, defeat English.
Aragonese conquest of NaplesBattle of PonzaItaly5 AugA Genoese fleet sent by Filippo Maria Visconti defeats the Aragonese of Alfonso V of Naples.
Lithuanian Civil WarBattle of WiłkomierzLithuania1 SepThe forces of Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis of Lithuania with the help of Polish troops defeated Švitrigaila and his Livonian allies.
Anglo-Scottish Border WarsBattle of PiperdeanScotland10 SepScottish victory over the English on the Scottish Borders.
1437Moroccan–Portuguese conflictsBattle of TangierMorocco13 Sep - 19 OctVizier Abu Zakariya Yahya al-Wattasi of Morocco defeats Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal.
First Russo-Kazan warBattle of BelyovRussia8 DecTatars defeat Moscow.
1438Chanka-Inca WarSiege of CuscoPeruKingdom of Cusco repels Chanka siege of their capital city.
Battle of Yahuar PampaPeruPachacuti of Cusco defeats and conquers the Chanka chiefdom and establishes the Inca Empire.
1439Post-Hussite WarsBattle of GrotnikiPoland4 or 6 MayPolish army defeats Hussite Protestants.
Eric of Pomerania's War against SwedenSiege of ÄlvsborgSwedenSummerNorwegian army is forced to retreat after a 10 week long siege by a Swedish relief force
1440Wars in LombardyBattle of AnghiariItaly29 JuneNiccolò Piccinino, overlord of Bologna, defeats Milanese Filippo Maria Visconti and is then opposed by Cosimo de Medici.
Serbian–Ottoman WarsSiege of Novo BrdoKosovoOct 1440—27 June 1441Ottoman forces captured Novo Brdo, an important fortified mining town of Serbia.
1442 Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Battle of the Ialomița Romania 2 September The Battle of the Ialomița was fought between the army of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire in 1442, John Hunyadi defeated the army of Provincial Governor of Rumelia, Beylerbey Şehabeddin at the Ialomița River.
1443Old Zürich WarBattle of FreienbachSwitzerland22 MaySwitzerland under Ital Reding the Elder, Landammann of Schwyz defeats a German Habsburg Imperial army, Zürich and Rapperswil under Habsburg commander Albrecht von Landenberg.
Battle of Hirzel24 MaySwitzerland defeats Zürich and a German Habsburg Imperial army.
Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl22 JulySwitzerland defeats Zürich and a German Habsburg Imperial army under Rudolf Stüssi, mayor of Zürich.
Crusade of VarnaBattle of NišSerbiaEarly NovJohn Hunyadi defeated three Ottoman armies before retreating.
Battle of ZlaticaBulgaria12 DecCrusader advance stopped by the Ottoman army.
1444Battle of KunovicaSerbia2 or 5 JanHungary, Poland, and Serbia defeated Ottoman forces.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsBattle of TorviollAlbania29 JuneAlbanians under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Siege of RhodesGreece10 Aug—18 SepKnights Hospitaller defeats Mamluk Sultanate.
Old Zürich WarBattle of St. Jakob an der BirsSwitzerland26 AugFrench defeat Swiss.
War of the Guelderian SuccessionBattle of Linnich [de]Germany3 NovThe army of Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg defeats the army of Arnold, Duke of Guelders.
Crusade of VarnaBattle of VarnaBulgaria10 NovOttoman Sultan Murad II defeats Hungarians, Poles, and Wallachians, King Władysław III of Poland killed.
1445Castilian Civil War of 1437–1445First Battle of OlmedoSpain19 MayKing John II of Castile defeats Aragon, king John II of Navarre and Castilian rebels.
Old Zürich WarBattle of WolfhaldenSwitzerland11 JuneThe Swiss of Appenzell defeat king Frederick III of Germany.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsBattle of MokraNorth Macedonia10 OctAlbanians under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Old Zürich WarBattle of MännedorfSwitzerland29 OctThe navy of Zürich under William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg defeats the Swiss of Schwyz.
Battle of GomitEthiopia25 DecEmperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia defeats and kills Sultan Arwe Badlay of Adal.
1446Old Zürich WarBattle of RagazSwitzerland6 MarchSwitzerland under Landammann Jost Tschüdi the Elder of Glarus and Landammann Ital Reding the Younger of Schwyz defeat a German Imperial army under commander knight Hans von Rechberg.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsBattle of OtonetëNorth Macedonia22 SepSkanderbeg defeats Ottomans.
Siege of BaghdadIraq9 JuneJahan Shah captures Baghdad.
1447Timurid Civil WarsBattle of DamghanIranAbdal-Latif Mirza captures Damghan.
1448Albanian–Ottoman WarsSiege of SvetigradNorth Macedonia14 May—31 JulyOttomans under Murad II capture Albanian fortress.
Wars in Lombardy and Milanese War of SuccessionBattle of CaravaggioItaly15 SepAmbrosian Republic (Milan's short-lived republic) fights the Republic of Venice.
Hungarian–Ottoman Wars and Ottoman–Wallachian warsBattle of KosovoKosovo17-20 OctRoman Catholic coalition defeated by Ottoman Turkish forces.
Anglo-Scottish WarsBattle of SarkScotland23 OctAlso known as Battle of Lochmabenstone – Anglo-Scottish conflicts.
ReconquistaBattle of HellínSpainDecSultan Muhammad IX of Granada defeats Castile under Alfonso Téllez-Girón, 1st Count of Ureña.
1449Battle of AlfarrobeiraPortugal20 MayAfonso V of Portugal defeats rebels of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.
Battle of Tumu FortressChina1 SepConflict between the Mongols and the Chinese Ming dynasty. Mongol victory.
War of the CitiesBattle of Waldstetten [de]GermanyUlrich V, Count of Württemberg defeats the imperial free city of Schwäbisch Gmünd.
1450Hundred Years' WarBattle of FormignyFrance15 AprilDecisive French victory over English.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsSiege of KrujëAlbania14 May—23 NovSkanderbeg defends Albanian town from an army of around 100,000 men led by Murad I.
Battle of the Five FortsNew ZealandMāori Ngāti Hotu tribe decisively defeated by the Whanganui Māori tribe.
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1451Navarrese Civil War (1451–1455)Battle of AibarSpain25 OctKing John II of Navarre defeats Charles, Prince of Viana.
1452ReconquistaBattle of Los Alporchones17 MarKing John II of Castile defeats sultan Muhammad IX of Granada.
Ghent WarBattle of Nevele [nl]Belgium25 MayA Burgundian army under John of Burgundy defeats a rebel army of Ghent.
Battle of Bazel16 JuneA Burgundian army under duke Philip the Good defeats a rebel army of Ghent under Wouter Leenknecht.
Battle of Rafal GarcésSpain31 AugAragon, under Francesc d'Erill i de Centelles defeats Forana rebels, commanded by Jaume Nicolau on the island of Mallorca.
1453Byzantine–Ottoman warsBattle of ConstantinopleTurkey6 April—29 MayMehmet II of the Ottoman Turks captures Constantinople (Istanbul), ending the Byzantine Empire.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsBattle of PologNorth Macedonia22 AprilSkanderbeg defeats Ottomans.
Hundred Years' WarBattle of CastillonFrance17 JulyThe Valois use cannon to defeat the Lancastrians, which ends the Hundred Years' War.
Ghent WarBattle of GavereBelgium23 JulyA Burgundian army under duke Philip the Good defeats a rebel army of Ghent.
1454Münster Diocesan FeudBattle of VarlarGermany18 JulyThe Archbishopric of Cologne, Bishopric of Utrecht, County of Bentheim-Steinfurt and the County of Lippe fighting for Walram von Moers defeat the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and allies fighting for Erich von Hoya in the Münster Diocesan Feud.
Thirteen Years' WarBattle of ChojnicePoland18 SepPolish defeated by Teutonic Knights.
Serbian–Ottoman WarsBattle of LeskovacSerbia24 SepSerbs under command of Nikola Skobaljić defeat a larger Ottoman army.
Battle of Kruševac2 OctSerbian Despotate, allied with the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats invading Ottoman forces.
Capture of KondaviduIndiaHamvira Deva of the Gajapati Empire captures Kondavidu Fort, defeating both the Reddis and the Vijayanagara.
1455Clan Douglas and Stewart royal family feudBattle of ArkinholmScotland1 MayScottish Royal-Black Douglas civil war.
Wars of the RosesFirst Battle of St AlbansEngland22 MayFirst battle of the English Wars of the Roses, a victory for the pretender Richard of York.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsSiege of BeratAlbaniaJulyOttomans defeat Albanians under Skanderbeg.
1456Hungarian–Ottoman Wars and Serbian–Ottoman WarsSiege of BelgradeSerbia4–22 JulyHungarian forces lift Ottoman siege, Sultan Mehmet II wounded.
Hook and Cod warsSiege of DeventerNetherlands14 Aug—15 SepDuke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Deventer in order to make his son David of Burgundy bishop of Utrecht during the Utrecht war.
Siamese invasions of MalaccaBattle of Batu PahatMalaysiaNaval battle where the Malacca Sultanate defeated the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
1457Battle of DireptateaMoldovaAprilŞtefan cel Mare, helped by Wallachian prince Vlad III the Impaler, defeated Petru Aron and became Voivod of Moldavia.
Colonisation of HokkaidoKoshamain's WarJapanKoshamain and his followers sacked the Twelve Garrisons of Southern Hokkaido, before being overcome by Takeda Nobuhiro's forces.
1458Bahmani-Gajapati conflictsBattle of DevarakondaIndiaGajapati defeats a larger army of the Bahmani Sultanate.
1459Wars of the RosesBattle of Blore HeathEngland23 SepYorkist knights defeat Lancastrians.
Battle of Ludford Bridge12 OctKing Henry routs Yorkists.
Siege of VenloNetherlandsAdolf of Guelders surrenders to his father Arnold, Duke of Guelders, ending a rebellion.
1460War of RosesBattle of SandwichEngland15 JanYorkists land at Sandwich, rout Lancastrians.
War of Neapolitan SuccessionBattle of NolaItaly7 JulyJohn of Anjou's victory over Ferdinand of Naples.
War of RosesBattle of NorthamptonEngland10 JulyWarwick attacks royal camp and captures King Henry.
Battle of Wakefield30 DecQueen Margaret's Lancastrians defeat Duke of York, who is killed in the fight.
1461Battle of Mortimer's Cross2 FebYorkists defeat Lancastrians in the west.
Second Battle of St Albans17 FebLancastrians storm the town, chase out Yorkists.
Battle of Ferrybridge28 MarchLancastrians ambush the Earl of Warwick and kill his second-in-command.
Battle of Towton29 MarchEdward IV of England defeats Lancastrian forces.
Battle of GenoaItaly17 JulDoge Prospero Adorno of Genoa and commander Marco Pio of the Duchy of Milan defeat duke René of Anjou, commander for France.
Byzantine–Ottoman WarsSiege of TrebizondTurkey15 AugOttoman Turks led by Mehmet II capture the capitol of the Empire of Trebizond, ending that empire.
1462Ottoman–Wallachian warsThe Night AttackRomania17 JuneVlad III Dracula attacks Mehmet II.
Bavarian WarBattle of SeckenheimGermany30 JuneThe Electoral Palatinate and the Electorate of Mainz defeat the Margraviate of Baden, the County of Württemberg, Palatine Zweibrücken and the Bishopric of Metz.
Conspiracy of the BaronsBattle of TroiaItaly18 AugKing Ferdinand I of Naples defeats John II, Duke of Lorraine.
Thirteen Years' WarBattle of ŚwiecinoPoland7 SepPoles defeat the Teutonic Order.
Expansion of the Ottoman EmpireSiege of MytileneGreeceSepOttoman Turks capture the capitol of Gattilusi Lesbos.
1463Georgian civil warBattle of ChikhoriGeorgia (country)AugGeorge VIII of Georgia is decisively defeated by nobles led by his Royal kinsmen Bagrat.
Thirteen Years' WarBattle of Zatoka ŚwieżaPoland15 SepPolish navy defeats Teutonic navy.
Donia WarBattle of Aalsum [nl]Netherlands11 OctThe army of Jancko Douwema defeats the army of the Donias. A feud in Frisia.
Bosnian–Ottoman WarsBattle of KljučBosnia and HerzegovinaPitched battle between Ottomans and Bosnians resulting in an Ottoman victory.
1464Wars of the RosesBattle of Hedgeley MoorEngland25 AprilLancastrian defeat Yorkist forces.
Battle of Hexham15 MayYorkists under Montagu annihilate Lancastrians in a surprise attack.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsBattle of OhridNorth Macedonia15 SepAlbanians and Venetians defeat Ottomans.
Siege of MandaranIndiaBengal Sultanate retakes Mandaran Fort from Gajapati Kingdom.
1465Catalan Civil WarBattle of CalafSpain28 FebKing John II of Aragon defeats the Generalitat de Catalunya, commanded by Peter, Constable of Portugal.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsBattle of VaikalNorth MacedoniaAprilAlbanian rebels under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Battle of MeçadJuneSkanderbeg defeats Ottomans under Ballaban Badera.
War of the Public WealBattle of MontlhéryFrance16 JulyTroops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of great nobles.
First Liège WarBattle of MontenakenBelgium20 OctThe Burgundian army under Charles the Bold defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
1466Albanian–Ottoman WarsSiege of KrujëAlbaniaJune 1466—23 April 1467Albanians under Skanderbeg repel siege by Sultan Mehmet II.
First Liège WarSiege of DinantBelgium18-29 AugThe Burgundian army under Charles the Bold captures and destroys Dinant.
1467Battle of MolinellaItaly25 JulyBartolomeo Colleoni for Venice is defeated.
Second Battle of OlmedoSpain20 AugKing Henry IV of Castile defeats Alfonso, Prince of Asturias.
Albanian–Ottoman WarsSiege of KrujëAlbaniaSummerSkanderbeg repels another siege by Mehmet II.
Second Liège WarBattle of BrustemBelgium28 OctThe Burgundian army under Charles the Bold defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
Qara Qoyunlu-Aq Qoyunlu warsBattle of ChapakchurTurkeyOctober 30 or November 11Aq Qoyunlu defeat and annex Qara Qoyunlu and kill Jahan Shah.
Battle of BaiaRomania15 DecŞtefan cel Mare defeated Mathias Corvinus.
1468War in GueldersBattle of Straelen [de]Germany26 JuneAn army of Adolf, Duke of Guelders defeats the army of John I, Duke of Cleves.
1469Battle of QarabaghAzerbaijan4 FebruaryAq Qoyunlu defeats Timurids of Samarkand and secures control over Azerbaijan.
Bohemian–Hungarian War (1468–1478)Battle of VilémovCzech Republic26 FebGeorge of Poděbrady, king of Bohemia, defeats king Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.
Wars of the RosesBattle of Edgecote MoorEngland26 JulyWarwick the Kingmaker triumphs over Edward IV.
1470Battle of Lose-coat Field12 MarchYorkists chase disrobing Lancastrians from the field.
First Ottoman–Venetian WarSiege of NegroponteGreece14 June—12 JulyOttomans besiege and capture the Venetian fortress of Negroponte.
Battle of LipnicMoldova20 AugŞtefan cel Mare defeats the Tatars.
Muisca Confederation warsBattle of PascaColombiaSouthern Muisca Confederation defeats alliance of the Sutagao and Panche.
1471Champa–Đại Việt WarSiege of VijayaVietnam24 Feb—22 MarchĐại Việt captures Vijaya, the capital of Champa.
War of RosesBattle of RavenspurEngland14 MarchEdward IV lands at Ravenspur and repulses token resistance.
Battle of Barnet14 AprilConfusion in the fog, Earl of Warwick killed.
Battle of Tewkesbury4 MayEdward IV of England's final victory over the House of Lancaster.
Muscovite-Novgorodian WarsBattle of ShelonRussia14 JulyIvan the Great of Russia decisively defeats the Novgorod Republic, which is gradually absorbed by Muscovy.
Moroccan–Portuguese conflictsBattle of AsilahMorocco24 AugPortugal conquers Asilah from the Wattasids.
Dano-Swedish WarBattle of BrunkebergSweden10 OctDenmark fights Sweden.
1472Siege of Nesle [fr]France14 JuneThe army of duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy captures Nesle from France. The population is massacred.
Siege of BeauvaisThe army of duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy fails to captures Beauvais from France.
1473Campaigns of Uzun HassaBattle of OtlukbeliTurkey11 AugMehmet II of Ottoman Turks decisively defeats Uzun Hasan of Akkoyunlu Turkomans.
Battle of TlatelolcoMexicoAztec Empire defeats Tlatelolco.
1474Burgundian WarsSiege of NeussGermany29 July 1474—27 June 1475Charles the Bold leads unsuccessful siege.
Battle of HéricourtFrance13-14 NovBurgundy is defeated by the Swiss Confederation.
First Ottoman–Venetian WarSiege of ShkodraAlbaniaSpring—8 AugVenice and Zeta (Montenegro) defeat Ottoman besiegers.
1475Moldavian–Ottoman Wars, Hungarian–Ottoman Wars and Polish-Ottoman WarsBattle of VasluiRomania10 JanŞtefan cel Mare defeats a huge Ottoman army.
Burgundian WarsBattle on the PlantaSwitzerlandNovSwitzerland defeats Savoy.
War of the Castilian SuccessionSiege of BurgosSpain1475—early 1476Supporters of Joanna are driven out of the Castle of Burgos.
1476Battle of Toro1 MarchIndecisive: Prince John of Portugal defeated the Castilian right wing and remained in possession of the battlefield while his father Afonso V is defeated by the Castilian left-centre led by the Duke of Alba and Cardinal Mendoza. Both sides claimed victory.
Burgundian WarsBattle of GrandsonSwitzerland2 MarchA Swiss army defeats the Burgundians under Charles the Bold.
Battle of Morat22 JuneThe Swiss defeat Charles the Bold again.
Moldavian–Ottoman WarsBattle of Valea AlbăRomania26 JulyMehmed II defeats Ştefan cel Mare.
Turkoman invasions of GeorgiaSiege of TbilisiGeorgia (country)Georgia successfully repels Aq Qoyunlu invasion of their capital.
1477War of the Burgundian SuccessionBattle of NancyFrance5 JanSwiss pikemen defeat cavalry of Burgundy's Charles the Bold, who is killed.
Ottoman–Venetian War and Albanian–Ottoman WarsSiege of KrujëAlbaniaSpring 1477—June 1478Ottomans under Mehmet II capture Krujë from the League of Lezhë.
War of the Burgundian Succession Battle of Émagny Bridge  [fr]France25 JuneFrance under Georges II de La Trémoille defeats Burgundy under Hugues III de Chalon-Arlay in an attempt to control the County of Burgundy.
Siege of Dole [fr]End of July—7 OctFrance fails to capture Dole from Burgundy. The French army is destroyed and has to leave the County of Burgundy.
1478Aragonese conquest of SardiniaBattle of MacomerItaly19 MaySardinian rebels are defeated by the Aragonese.
Ottoman–Venetian War and Albanian–Ottoman WarsSiege of ShkodraAlbaniaMay 1478—25 April 1479Ottomans take Shkodër.
War of the Castilian SuccessionBattle of GuineaGhanaSpring or summerCastilian fleet is defeated and captured by the Portuguese.
Battle of KhoyIran14 AugustSultan Yaqub defeats his brother Sultan Khalil to secure his spot on the Aq Qoyunlu throne.
Transalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss ConfederacyBattle of GiornicoSwitzerland28 DecSwitzerland defeats the Duchy of Milan.
Islamization of IndonesiaBattle of TrowulanIndonesia1478—1527Majapahit rebels backed by the Demak Sultanate are defeated by Girindrawardhana.
1479War of the Burgundian SuccessionBattle of GuinegateFrance7 AugFrench troops are defeated by the Burgundians led by Maximilian of Habsburg.
Battle of Poggio ImperialeItaly7 SepThe Kingdom of Naples, the Republic of Siena and the Papal States under duke Alfonso of Calabria defeat the Republic of Florence and France under condottiero Galeotto I Pico.
Vietnamese-Laotian WarBattle of the Plain of JarsLaosFallĐại Việt decisively defeats Lan Xang.
Hungarian–Ottoman WarsBattle of BreadfieldRomania13 OctPál Kinizsi, comite of Timișoara, defeated the Ottomans.
1480Ottoman wars in EuropeSiege of RhodesGreeceMay—28 JulyOttomans unsuccessfully besiege the Knights Hospitaller garrison on Rhodes.
Hungarian–Ottoman WarsBattle of OtrantoItaly28 July 1840—10 Sep 1841Gedik Ahmed Pasha of the Ottoman Turks captures Otranto in the Italian peninsula.
Battle of UrfaTurkeyAugustAq Qoyunlu repels attempted invasion by the Mamluks.
Golden Horde conflictsGreat Stand on the Ugra RiverRussia8 Oct—28 NovIvan the Great makes army of the Golden Horde retreat without bloodshed. End of vassalage of the Russian states to Golden Horde.
Scottish clan warsBattle of Skibo and StrathfleetScotlandClan Sutherland and Murrays of Aberscross defeat Clan Donald.
Clan MacDonald internal conflictsBattle of Bloody BayA naval battle fought near Tobermory, Scotland, between John of Islay, Earl of Ross, the Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald; and his son, Angus Óg Macdonald.
MacDonald-Mackenzie feudBattle of LagabraadClan Donald defeats Clan Mackenzie.
Vietnamese-Laotian WarBattle of Pāk PhūnLaosLan Xang decisively defeats exhausted Viet army.
1481Hook and Cod warsSiege of Leiden [nl]Netherlands30 March—14 AprilThe Burgundian army under duke Maximilian captures rebel Leiden.
Battle of YenişehirTurkey22 JuneThe forces of Sultan Beyazit II of Ottoman Turks defeat the supporters of his brother and rival, Cem Sultan.
Hook and Cod wars Battle of Scherpenzeel [nl]Netherlands22 or 23 SepAn army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy defeats a rebel army.
Battle of Vreeswijk [nl]13 OctA rebel army under Jan III van Montfoort defeats an army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy under governor Joost de Lalaing of Holland and Zeeland.
Battle of WestbroekAn army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy defeats a rebel army.
1482War of FerraraBattle of CampomortoItaly21 AugPapal army under Roberto Malatesta defeats Neapolitan troops led by Alfonso, Duke of Calabria.
Hook and Cod warsSiege of IJsselstein [nl]Netherlands26 Aug—16 SepA rebel army from the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht fails to capture Habsburg IJsselstein.
1483Hook and Cod wars and Second Utrecht Civil WarSiege of Utrecht23 June—31 AugA Habsburg army under regent Maximilian captures Utrecht.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarBattle of UnaCroatia29-30 OctCroatian army defeats forces of the invading Ottoman Empire.
1484Austrian–Hungarian War (1477–1488)Battle of LeitzersdorfAustria11 MayHungary defeats an imperial German army.
Clan Douglas and Stewart royal family feudBattle of Lochmaben FairScotland22 JulyScottish Royal-Black Douglas civil war. Scottish royalists defeats Scottish rebels.
1485Austrian-Hungarian WarSiege of ViennaAustria29 Jan—1 JuneDecisive victory for Hungary over the Holy Roman Empire in the Austrian–Hungarian War (1477–1488).
Ottoman–Mamluk WarFirst Battle of AdanaTurkey9 FebMamluks rout Ottoman army.
Second Battle of Adana15 MarchMamluks decisively defeat Ottomans, capturing their commander Hersek-Oglu.
Sack of FayiumEgyptHawwara tribe sack the city of Faiyum and solidate their position as the rulers of Upper Egypt
Wars of the RosesBattle of Bosworth FieldEngland22 AugRichard III defeated by Henry Tudor, who becomes Henry VII of England. This battle marked the end of the Wars of the Roses and the beginning of the Tudor period in England.
1487Battle of Stoke16 JuneHenry VII of England finally defeats internal opposition.
Scottish clan warsBattle of AuldicharishUnited Kingdom11 JulyScottish clan battle
Battle of CallianoItaly10 AugThe Prince-Bishopric of Trent and the County of Tyrol defeat Venice.
Polish–Ottoman WarBattle of KopystrzyńUkraine8 SepPolish under John I Albert decisively defeat the Tatars.
1488Clan Cunningham – Clan Montgomery feud and Second rebellion against James IIIBattle of SauchieburnScotland11 JuneKing James III defeated by Scottish nobles.
Mad WarBattle of Saint-Aubin-du-CormierFrance28 JulyFrench commander Louis II de la Trémoille defeats rebel Brittany under Jean IV de Rieux. Brittany was supported by Germany, England and Castile.
First Ottoman–Mamluk WarBattle of Aga-CayiriTurkeyMamluks defeat Ottomans.
1489Hook and Cod wars and Squire Francis War Battle on the Lek [nl]Netherlands4 JuneA Habsburg fleet defeats a rebel fleet.
1490Siege of Montfoort [nl]2 May—8 AugA Habsburg army under Albert III, Duke of Saxony captures rebel Montfoort.
Battle of Moordrecht [nl]18 JuneA Habsburg army defeats a rebel army.
Battle of BonefieldHungary4 JulStephen V Báthory, Voivode of Transylvania and count Pál Kinizsi of Temes County, fighting for Beatrice of Naples, former queen of Hungary, defeat John Corvinus.
Hook and Cod wars and Squire Francis WarBattle of Brouwershaven [nl]Netherlands23 JulyA Habsburg fleet defeats a rebel fleet.
Muisca Confederation warsBattle of ChocontáColombiaThe Southern Muisca defeat the Northern Muisca, though both leaders die in the battle.
1491Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarBattle of VrpileCroatiaEarly SepForces of the Kingdom of Croatia defeat Ottoman Turks.
1492ReconquistaBattle of GranadaSpain2 JanFerdinand II of Aragon defeats the last Muslim kingdom in al-Andalus, the Emirate of Granada of Sultan Boabdil.
1493Battle of AnfaoMali12 AprilRebel General Muhammad Askia gains rulership of the Songhai Empire after defeating the forces of Sonni Baru, ending the Sonni dynasty.
Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman WarBattle of Krbava fieldCroatia9 SepOttoman Turks defeat Croatians.
Mapuche-Inca WarBattle of the MauleChileInca Empire under Emperor Túpac Yupanqui fights coalition led by the Mapuche with a disputed outcome.
Voyages of Christopher ColumbusBattle of La NavidadHaitiThe Taino chieftain Caonabo razes Spanish fort La Navidad in Haiti and kills the Spanish garrison of 39 Spaniards.
1494Spanish Conquest of the Canary IslandsFirst Battle of AcentejoSpain31 MayGuanches defeat Spaniards on island of Tenerife.
First Italian WarBattle of RapalloItaly5 SepFrance, Milan and Genoa defeat Naples.
Spanish Conquest of the Canary IslandsBattle of AguereSpain14-15 NovSpanish defeat Guanches.
Second Battle of Acentejo25 DecSpanish decisively defeat Guanches and annex the Canary Islands.
1495Battle of Vega RealDominican Republic24 MarchChristopher Columbus leading a Spanish army along with their allies in the tribe of Marién defeats the other Hispaniolan chiefdoms, suppressing the Hispaniolan rebellion and capturing their leader Caonabo.
First Italian WarBattle of RapalloItaly2 MayGenoa defeats France.
Battle of Seminara28 JuneFrance defeats Spain and Naples.
Battle of Fornovo6 JulyFrancesco II Gonzaga of the Italian Holy League fights against Charles VIII of France. French victory.
1497Polish–Ottoman WarBattle of Codrii CosminuluiUkraine26 OctŞtefan cel Mare defeated John I of Poland.
Timurid–Uzbek warsSiege of SamarkandUzbekistanMay—NovBabur of the Timurids takes city from Muhammad Shaybani.
Rebellion of Domhnall DubhBattle of DrumchattScotlandScottish clan battle.
1499Swabian WarBattle of HardAustria20 FebSwitzerland defeats king Maximilian I of Germany and the Swabian League.
Battle of SchwaderlohSwitzerland11 AprilSwitzerland defeats the Swabian League.
Battle of FrastanzAustria20 AprilSwitzerland defeats king Maximilian I of Germany and the Swabian League.
Battle of CalvenSwitzerland22 MayThe Three Leagues defeat king Maximilian I of Germany and the Swabian League.
Battle of Dornach22 JulySwitzerland defeats king Maximilian I of Germany and the Swabian League.
Ottoman–Venetian WarBattle of ZonchioGreece25 Augthe Ottoman fleet defeats the Venetian fleet. Also called the Battle of Sapienza or the First Battle of Lepanto.
1500Battle of HemmingstedtGermany17 FebA peasant rebellion defeats a much larger ducal army by opening dykes and drowning them.
Second Italian WarBattle of NovaraItaly8–10 AprilFrance defeats Milan
Muscovite–Lithuanian WarsBattle of VedroshaRussia14 JulyRussians beat the Lithuanians.
Ottoman–Venetian WarBattle of LepantoGreeceOttoman fleet defeats Venetian fleet.
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1501Safavid–Aq Qoyunlu WarsBattle of SharurAzerbaijan17 JulySafavid Iran defeats Aq Qoyunlu
Portuguese Colonial CampaignsBattle of Mers-el-KébirAlgeriaLate Jul Sultan Abu Abdallah IV of the Kingdom of Tlemcen defeats Portugal under John of Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca.
First Luso-Malabarese WarFirst Battle of CannanoreIndia31 Dec 1501—2 Jan 1502Portugal wins a naval battle against forces from Calicut.
Campaigns of BaburSiege of SamarkandUzbekistanBabur loses Samarkand for the final time to the Uzbeks.
1503First Luso-Malabarese WarBattle of CalicutIndia5-6 JanPortuguese under Vasco da Gama take city of Calicut.
Safavid–Aq Qoyunlu WarsBattle of HamadanIran21 JuneSafavids annex western Iran from the Aq Qoyunlu.
Second Italian WarBattle of RuvoItaly23 FebSpain defeats France.
Battle of Cerignola21 April
Battle of Garigliano27 Dec
Flower warBattle of AtlixcoMexicoHuejotzingo Pyrrhic victory
1504Portuguese colonial campaignsBattle of CochinIndia16 March—3 JulyPortuguese fend off attack from larger army led by the Zamorin of Calicut.
War of the Succession of LandshutBattle of Wenzenbach [de]Germany12 SepKing Maximilian I of Germany defeats king Vladislaus II of Hungary and Bohemia.
Campaigns of BaburSiege of KabulAfghanistanOctBabur defeats Arghun dynasty.
Battle of PandaraneIndiaAutumnThe Portuguese navy under Lopo Soares de Albergaria defeats the Mamluk Sultanate.
1505Portuguese colonial campaignsSack of KilwaTanzania24 JulyWith 8 ships and 500 soldiers, Portuguese conquer harbor capital of the Kilwa Sultanate.
Battle of MombasaKenya15 AugPortugal under Francisco de Almeida sacks Mombasa.
1506First Luso-Malabarese WarBattle of CannanoreIndiaMarchThe Portuguese defeat an Indian fleet.
Battle of Mbanza KongoAngolaCatholic Kongolese King Afonso I defeats his animist half-brother Mpanzu a Kitima for control of his throne.
1507Somali–Portuguese conflictsBattle of BarawaSomaliaAprilPortuguese defeat Ajuran Sultanate, sack city but don't hold it.
First Luso-Malabarese WarSiege of CannanoreIndiaApril—AugPortugal successfully defends Kannur.
Portuguese–Safavid warsBattle of OrmuzIranOctPortugal captures Ormuz.
Battle of Mers-el-KébirAlgeriaSultan Abu Abdallah V of Tlemcen defeats Spain.
Battle of SocotraYemenPortugal under Tristão da Cunha captures Suq from the Mahra Sultanate.
1508Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts and Gujarati–Portuguese conflictsBattle of ChaulIndiaMarchThe Portuguese lose their first Indian Ocean naval battle against the Mamluks.
Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflictsBattle of Dabul29 DecViceroy Francisco de Almeida of Portuguese India defeats the Sultanate of Bijapur.
Capture of BaghdadIraqSafavids conquer the last Aq Qoyunlu territory in Mesopotamia.
1509Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts and Gujarati–Portuguese conflictsBattle of DiuIndia3 FebPortuguese Viceroy destroys Mamluk Sultanate fleet off the coast of India, wrests control of spice trade.
War of the League of CambraiBattle of AgnadelloItaly14 MayFrench defeat Venetians. Also called the Battle of Vaila.
Siege of Padua15-30 SepVenice captures Padua.
Battle of Polesella22 DecA fleet of the Republic of Venice is destroyed on the Po River by the Ferrarese artillery.
1510Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts and Bahmani–Vijayanagar WarConquest of GoaIndia25 NovAfonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
1511War of the League of CambraiSiege of MirandolaItalyJanCity captured by Pope Julius II.
Ottoman Civil War (1509–1513)Battle of TekirdagTurkey3 AugSultan Bayezid II defeats his son prince Selim.
Malay–Portuguese conflictsCapture of MalaccaMalaysia15 AugPortuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque conquer the Sultanate of Malacca.
Timurid-Uzbek WarsBattle of Ab Darrah PassAfghanistanBabur retakes Transoxiana from the Khanate of Bukhara.
Taíno Rebellion of 1511Battle of YaguecasPuerto RicoSpanish under Juan Ponce de León put down rebellion by the Taino of Puerto Rico, their chief Agueybana II killed in battle.
1512War of the League of CambraiSack of BresciaItaly18 FebFrench troops overrun the Italian town of Brescia.
Battle of Ravenna11 AprilGaston de Foix, although killed in the battle, defeats the Spanish.
Persian-Uzbek Wars and Timurid-Uzbek WarsBattle of GhazdewanUzbekistan12 NovKhanate of Bukhara defeat Timurids and Safavids. Afterwards, Babur gives up on retaking Central Asia.
1513Siege of AdenYemen26 MarchPortuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque try to capture city from the Tahirid Sultanate but are defeated.
Ottoman Civil War (1509–1513)Battle of YenişehirTurkey24 AprSultan Selim I defeats his brother prince Ahmed.
War of the League of CambraiBattle of NovaraItaly6 JuneHoly League defeats France.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarBattle of DubicaCroatia16 AugCroatian army defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire.
War of the League of CambraiBattle of GuinegateFranceHenry VIII and Emperor Maximilian I crush French. Also called the Battle of the Spurs
Moroccan–Portuguese conflictsBattle of AzemmourMorocco28-29 AugPortugal defeats Morocco's Wattasid dynasty.
War of the League of CambraiBattle of Flodden FieldEngland9 SepHenry VIII's army under the Earl of Surrey heavily defeats the Scots and kills James IV of Scotland.
Siege of DijonFrance8-13 SepDijon was besieged by Switzerland and a Germany. France ends the siege by signing a treaty with the Swiss.
Battle of La MottaItaly7 OctSpain defeats Venice.
1514Battle of Hartwarder Landwehr [de]Germany21 JanJohn V, Count of Oldenburg, Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick and Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg defeat the last Free Frisians, from Butjadingen and Stadland, during the Saxon feud.
Ottoman–Persian WarsBattle of ChaldiranIran23 AugSelim I of Ottoman Turks defeats Persian Safavids.
Lithuanian–Muscovite WarBattle of OrshaBelarus8 SepPolish–Lithuanian army defeated the army of the Grand Principality of Moscow.
Muisca Civil WarBattle of the Arroyo de las VueltasColombiaBacatá defeated by Hunza in Muisca Civil War, Nemequene killed in battle.
1515Battle of TurnadağTurkey13 JunThe Ottoman Empire defeats and annexes the Beylik of Dulkadir.
War of the League of CambraiBattle of MarignanoItaly13-14 SepFrance defeats Milan.
Frisian peasant rebellionArumer Zwarte HoopNetherlands1515—1523Army of peasant rebels in Friesland fights the Dutch authorities.
1516Italian WarsWar of UrbinoItalyJan—SepFrancesco Maria I della Rovere quickly reconquers Urbino.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clanSiege of AraiJapan11 JulyThe Hōjō Clan captures Arai castle.
Ottoman–Mamluk WarBattle of Marj DabiqSyria24 AugSelim I of Ottoman Turks defeats the Mamelukes and captures Syria.
Battle of Yaunis KhanPalestine28 OctOttoman Empire defeats the Mamelukes.
1517Battle of RidaniyaEgypt22 JanOttoman Turks under Selim I defeat Mamelukes and capture Egypt.
Somali–Portuguese conflictsBattle of ZeilaSomalilandJulPortugal captures Zeila from the Adal Sultanate.
Portuguese–Mamluk naval war and Ottoman–Portuguese confrontationsSiege of JeddahSaudi Arabia16 DecOttomans finish the conquest of Mamelukes by annexing a city in the Hejaz, then defeat Portuguese fleets going across the Red Sea to attempt to take advantage of the conflict.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of CatocheMexicoSpanish expedition under Francisco Hernández de Córdoba beats back Mayan ambush long enough to retreat by sea.
1518Battle of Kondavidu FortIndiaVijayanagara Empire defeats Golconda Sultanate.
1519Campaigns of BaburBattle of BajaurPakistan6-7 JanBabur defeats the tribes of the Bajaur region and massacres 3,000 Bajauris.
Battle of PianosaItaly25 AprilThe Genoese admiral Andrew Doria defeats the flotilla of the Barbary corsair Kaid Ali in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Hildesheim Diocesan FeudBattle of SoltauGermany28 JuneHenry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and John IV of Saxe-Lauenburg, bishop of Hildesheim defeat Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, duke of Brunswick Wolffenbüttel and Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, duke of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of CentlaMexico25 MarchAfter arriving in the New World, Hernán Cortés defeats the Mayan state of Tabasco in battle.
1520Battle of Cempoala27 MayHernán Cortés defeats Pánfilo de Narváez.
Deccani–Vijayanagar warsBattle of RaichurIndiaMayVijayanagara Empire defeats Sultanate of Bijapur.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of the Night of SorrowsMexico30 June—1 JulyThe Aztec Empire defeats the Spanish troops of Hernán Cortés.
Revolt of the ComunerosSiege of Segovia [es]SpainJune—AugThe Spanish royalist army under Rodrigo Ronquillo, fighting for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, fails to capture Segovia from the rebel Comuneros.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of OtumbaMexico7 JulySpain under Hernán Cortés and Tlaxcala defeat the Aztecs.
Revolt of the ComunerosBattle of TordesillasSpain5 DecThe Spanish royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Malay–Portuguese conflictsBattle of PagoMalaysiaPortugal defeats the Sultanate of Bintan.
1521Canberdi Ghazâlî RevoltBattle of MastabaSyria27 JanThe Ottoman Empire defeats rebel governor Janbirdi al-Ghazali of Damascus.
Battle of El Romeral [es]Spain12 MarchA royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Battle of Miñano Mayor [es]19 AprilThe royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Battle of Villalar23 AprilThe royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Magellan expeditionBattle of MactanPhilippines27 AprilMactan chieftain Lapulapu overwhelms and decisively defeats Magellan's expedition and allied natives, killing Ferdinand Magellan.
War of the League of CambraiBattle of PampelunaSpain20 MayFrench take city from Spanish, Ignatius of Loyola wounded.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasSiege of TenochtitlanMexico26 May—13 AugFall of the Aztec Empire.
Italian War of 1521–1526Siege of Logroño [es]Spain4 or 6—10 JuneFrance fails to capture Logroño from Spain.
Battle of Noáin30 JuneSpanish defeat the Franco-Navarrese army.
Acehnese–Portuguese conflictsBattle of AcehIndonesiaJunThe Aceh Sultanate defeats Portugal.
Hungarian–Ottoman WarsSiege of BelgradeSerbiaJuly—AugSuleiman I of the Ottoman Turks captures Belgrade.
Ming–European conflictsBattle of TunmenChinaAug—SepMing Chinese Navy defeated Portuguese Navy.
Italian War of 1521–1526Battle of Vaprio d'AddaItaly13-14 NovThe Holy Roman Empire defeats France.
Siege of TournaiBelgiumNovThe Holy Roman Empire captures Tournai from France.
Siege of MézièresFranceThe Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Mézières from France.
1522Siege of GenoaItaly20–30 MarchSpain captures Genoa for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor from France.
Siege of Pavia [it]March—23 AprilFrance and Venice lifts the siege of Pavia after the advance of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Papal States.
Battle of Bicocca27 AprilSpanish victory during the Habsburg-Valois Wars.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarSiege of KninCroatiaMayOttomans defeat Croatia and annex the city of Knin.
Ottoman wars in EuropeSiege of RhodesGreece26 June—22 DecThe Ottoman Empire expels the Knights of Rhodes.
Post-War of the League of CambraiBattle of San Marcial [es]Spain30 JuneSpain defeats France and Navarre.
Ming–European conflictsBattle of XicaowanChina7-20 AugMing Chinese Navy defeated Portuguese Navy.
1523Battle of Ash-ShihrYemen28 Feb - 2 MarPortugal captures Al-Shihr from Kathiri.
Malay–Portuguese conflictsBattle of Muar RiverMalaysiaAprA fleet of the Sultanate of Bintan and the Pahang Sultanate defeats Portugal.
Italian War of 1521–1526Siege of FuenterrabíaSpain1523—27 Feb 1524Spain recaptures Hondarribia from France.
1524Campaigns of BaburSack of LahorePakistan15 JanBabur burns Lahore for two days.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clanSiege of EdoJapanJanEdo Castle falls from Uesugi control to Hōjō control.
Guelders WarsSiege of Zwolle [nl]Netherlands5–29 AprilCharles II, Duke of Guelders fails to conquer Zwolle of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht.
Italian War of 1521–1526Battle of the SesiaItaly30 AprilSpanish and Holy Roman Empire forces beat French.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of AcajutlaEl Salvador8 JuneSpanish led by Pedro de Alvarado defeat the army of the Pipils of Cuzcatlan. Pedro de Alvarado wounded.
Italian War of 1521–1526Siege of MarseilleFranceAug—SepThe Holy Roman Empire fails to take Marseille from France.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of TacuzcalcoEl Salvador1524—1539Spanish again defeat Pipils.
1525Battle of Punta QuemadaColombiaJanPizarro defeats the Quitians, but is wounded seven times.
Musso WarBattle of DubinoItaly2 FebThe Three Leagues defeat the Duchy of Milan.
Italian War of 1521–1526Battle of Pavia24 FebSpain and Holy Roman Empire defeat France; Francis I of France is captured.
German Peasants' WarBattle of FrankenhausenGermany14–15 MayEnd of the German Peasants' War.
Battle of Meiningen [de]3 JuneGerman nobles defeat the Bildhäuser Haufen farmers.
Battle of Pfeddersheim23/24 JuneLouis V, Elector Palatine defeats the rebel farmers of the Palatinate.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasSiege of ZaculeuGuatemalaOctSpanish capture Mayan city of Zaculeu.
Malay–Portuguese conflictsBattle of LinggaIndonesiaA Portuguese fleet defeats the Sultanate of Bintan and the Sultanate of Indragiri.
1526Campaigns of BaburFirst battle of PanipatIndia21 AprilThe Mughal king Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi.
War of the League of CognacBattle of Camollia [it]Italy25 JulySiena defeats Florence.
Hungarian–Ottoman WarsBattle of MohácsHungary29 AugSuleiman I of Ottoman Turks defeats the kingdom of Hungary; King Louis II killed.
War of the League of CognacBattle of Governolo [it]Italy25 NovThe Holy Roman Empire defeats Venice and France.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clanSiege of KamakuraJapanDecUesugi clan defeats Hōjō clan, inflicting a major psychological blow.
1527Battle of KhanwaIndia16 MarchBabur consolidates Mughal rule in northern India by defeating a united rajput coalition led by Rana Sanga of Mewar.
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in HungaryBattle of SzőlősRomania1 MaySerbia defeats Hungary.
War of the League of CognacSack of RomeItaly6 MayUnpaid Spanish and Imperial troops attack the city in protest.
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in HungaryBattle of SződfalvaHungary25 JulyHungary defeats Serbia.
War of the League of CognacSiege of PaviaItaly1-5 OctFrance captures Pavia from the Holy Roman Empire.
Battle of Sunda KelepaIndonesiaDemak Sultanate takes port and defeats the Portuguese and Sunda.
1528Campaigns of BaburBattle of ChanderiIndia20 JanBabur defeats and conquers the Malwa.
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in HungaryBattle of SzinaSlovakia20 MarchHabsburgs secure Hungary from claimant to the Hungarian throne John Zápolya.
War of the League of CognacSiege of Melfi [it]Italy22-23 MarchFrance captures Melfi from the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
Siege of Cantazaro [it]March—8 AugFrance fails to capture Catanzaro from the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
Battle of Capo d'Orso28–29 AprilFrench navy defeats Spanish navy trying to break blockade.
Siege of NaplesApril—AugSpanish beat back French siege of Italian city.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of CinactanEl SalvadorSpanish put down native rebellion.
Battle of MombasaKenyaPortugal and the Malindi Kingdom defeat the Sultanate of Mombasa.
1529Ethiopian–Adal WarBattle of Shimbra KureEthiopia7 or 9 MarchImam Ahmad Gragn withstands the assault of the numerically superior army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia.
War of the League of CognacSiege of MonopoliItaly15 March—28 MayThe Holy Roman Empire fails to take Monopoli from Venice
Campaigns of BaburBattle of GhaghraIndia6 MayBabur annexes Bihar for the Mughal Empire and defeats the combined forces of the Eastern Afghan Confederates and the Sultanate of Bengal.
Spanish–Ottoman warsCapture of Peñón of AlgiersAlgeria29 MayThe Ottoman Empire captures Peñón of Algiers from Spain.
War of the League of CognacBattle of LandrianoItaly21 JuneSpanish and Holy Roman Empire troops defeat French.
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in HungarySiege of ViennaAustria27 Sep—15 OctOttomans reach limit of empire, can't capture Vienna and settle in Buda.
Battle of FormenteraSpain28 OctThe Ottoman Empire defeated Spain.
War of the League of CognacSiege of FlorenceItaly24 Oct 1529—10 Aug 1530Spanish and Holy Roman Empire troops capture Florence.
1530Battle of Gavinana3 AugFlorence crushed by the Holy Roman Empire.
Little War in HungarySiege of BudaHungary31 Oct—20 DecThe Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Buda from the Ottoman Empire.
Inca Civil WarBattle of ChillopampaPeru1529, 1530 or 1531Huáscarans defeat the Atahualpans. Atahualpa is taken prisoner.
Battle of MullihambatoEcuadorAtahualpans defeat the Huáscarans.
1531Ethiopian–Adal WarBattle of AntukyahEthiopiaFeb or MarchThe Ethiopian army panics and flees before Imam Ahmad Gragn's seven cannons and matchlockmen.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of PunáEcuadorAprilPizarro's forces defeat much larger forces of natives on the island of Puná.
Moldavian–Polish WarBattle of ObertynUkraine22 AugPolish army defeats the Moldavians.
European wars of religionBattle of KappelSwitzerland11 OctVictory of Swiss Catholics over the followers of Zwingli.
Ethiopian–Adal WarBattle of Amba SelEthiopia28 OctImam Ahmad Gragn again defeats Emperor Lebna Dengel, and crosses the Walaqa River unchecked into Bet Amhara.
1532Inca Civil WarBattle of HuanucopampaPeruEarly 1532Inconclusive battle between the Atahualpans and the Huáscarans.
Battle of QuipaipanAprilDecisive battle with Atahualpa defeating his brother Huáscar.
Battle of ChimborazoEcuadorSpringAmong the first confrontations in the Inca Civil War, with Atahualpa defeating his brother Huáscar.
Little War in HungarySiege of GünsHungary5-30 AugThe Ottoman Empire fails to take Kőszeg from the Holy Roman Empire.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of CajamarcaPeru16 NovPizarro captures king Atahuallpa during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
1533Ottoman–Habsburg warsSiege of CoronGreeceSpring 1533—1 April 1534The Ottoman Empire captures Koroni from the Holy Roman Empire.
Ahom–Bengal Sultanate warBattle of DuimunisilaIndiaOctoberKingdom of Ahom defeats Sultanate of Bengal in a naval battle in Assam.
Battle of BharaliIndiaOctoberAhom decisively repels Bengal invasion.
Guelders WarsBattle of Jemgum [de]Germany14 OctThe army of Guelders defeats the army of East Frisia. Lord Balthasar Oomkens von Esens of Harlingerland becomes a vasal of Guelders.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of CuzcoPeruShortly before 15 NovCapital of the Inca Empire taken by the Spanish.
1534Battle at Bae de BicCanadaSpringIroquois defeat Miꞌkmaq.
Battle at Bouabouscache RiverMi'kmaq with aid from the Maliseet win a skirmish against the Iroquois, then kill many wounded and retreating on the battlefield the next day.
Battle at Riviere Trois PistolesMi'kmaq and Maliseet ambush the remaining Iroquois that were searching for their hunting party they'd previously killed. Most Iroquois killed, the rest that were captured were killed later after being taken back to camp.
Battle of SurajgarhIndiaMarchSher Shah Suri decisively defeats the combined forces of the Sultanate of Bengal and the Lohari chiefs of Bihar.
Battle of LauffenGermany13 MayPhilip I, Landgrave of Hesse defeats an imperial German army under Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg and Dietrich Spät, in support of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, who regains his duchy.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of MaraycallaPeruMaySpain defeats the northern Inca Empire.
Siege of MediașRomania27 Aug—29 SepThe combined forces of John Zápolya and the Holy Roman Empire capture Mediaș from Alvise Gritti, who was killed during the siege.
Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)Capture of BaghdadIraqDecemberOttomans capture Baghdad from the Safavids.
1535Spanish–Ottoman wars, Ottoman–Habsburg wars and Ottoman–Portuguese conflictsConquest of TunisTunisia1 JuneThe Spanish fleet of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, conquers Tunis from the Ottomans.
Spanish–Ottoman warsSack of MahónSpain1-4 SepThe Ottoman Empire captures Mahón from Spain.
Malay–Portuguese conflictsBattle of UgentanaMalaysiaPortugal defeats the Johor Sultanate.
1536Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Sacsayhuamán  [es]PeruApril—MaySpain defeats Manco Inca.
Siege of Cuzco6 May 1536—March 1537Siege of the city of Cuzco by the army of Inca Emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui, Manco Inca is defeated.
Battle of ReynogüelénChileSummerSpanish defeat Mapuche tribes.
Guelders Wars and Count's FeudBattle of HeiligerleeNetherlands5 AugThe Habsburg army under Georg Schenck van Toutenburg defeats the army of Guelders under Meindert van Ham. Groningen and Drenthe are annexed to the Habsburg imperial domain.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasSiege of Lima [es]Peru10-26 AugManco Inca fails to capture Lima from Spain.
Croatian–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Habsburg warsSiege of KlisCroatia31 Aug 1536—12 March 1537The Ottoman Empire captures Klis Fortress.
Battle of TidoreIndonesia21 DecPortugal and Hairun defeat Dayal, the Sultanate of Tidore, the Sultanate of Bacan, the Sultanate of Jailolo, Vaigama, Vaigue, Quibibi and Mincibo.
Malay–Portuguese conflictsBattle of UgentanaMalaysiaA Portuguese fleet defeats the Johor Sultanate.
Campaigns of the TakedaBattle of Un no KuchiJapanTakeda family forces defeat Hiraga Genshin.
1537Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of OllantaytamboPeruJanThe forces of the Inca emperor Manco Inca defeat the Spanish troops of Hernando Pizarro.
Battle of FunzaColombia20 AprilSpanish decisively defeat the Muisca.
Battle of AbancayPeru12 JulyDiego de Almagro defeats and captures Alonso de Alvarado.
Third Ottoman–Venetian WarSiege of CorfuGreeceAug—SepVenetians defeat Ottoman attempt to take island.
Little War in Hungary and Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarBattle of GorjaniCroatia9 OctThe Ottoman Empire defeats the Holy Roman Empire.
1538Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of Las SalinasPeru26 AprilPizarro brothers defeat Diego de Almagro.
Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations and Gujarati–Portuguese conflictsSiege of DiuIndia26 June—6 NovPortuguese defeat Ottomans and Gujarat Sultanate who attempted to siege city.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of TocaremaColombia19-20 AugWith assistance from the Muisca, the Spanish defeat and partly subjugate the Panche.
Third Ottoman–Venetian WarBattle of PrevezaGreece28 SepOttoman fleet defeats Spanish-Venetian fleet.
Toungoo–Hanthawaddy WarBattle of NaungyoMyanmarNov/DecToungoo Kingdom led by their General and future King Bayinnaung decisively defeats a numerically larger force of the Hanthawaddy kingdom in Myanmar.
1539Afghan-Mughal WarsBattle of ChausaIndia26 JuneDefeat for Afghan Mughal loyalists by Sur Empire.
Third Ottoman–Venetian WarSiege of CastelnuovoMontenegro18 July—6 AugThe Ottoman Empire captures Herceg Novi from the Holy Roman Empire.
1540Battle of KannaujIndia17 MayDefeat for Afghan Mughal loyalists. Also known as the Battle of Bilgram.
Spanish–Ottoman warsBattle of GirolataFrance15 JuneSpain and Genoa defeat the Ottoman navy.
Ottoman–Habsburg warsBattle of AlboránSpain1 OctSpain defeats the Ottoman navy.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of MabilaUnited States18 OctSpanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortress town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
Toungoo–Hanthawaddy WarSiege of MartabanMyanmarNov 1540—May 1541Toungoo under King Tabinshwehti conquers the last remnant of the Hanthawaddy kingdom after taking the city of Martaban.
1541Ethiopian–Adal war and Ottoman–Portuguese conflictsBattle of SahartEthiopia24 AprilEthiopian Emperor Gelawdewos defeats an attack by Garad Emar, a lieutenant of Imam Ahmad Gragn. However, the Emperor is forced south into Shewa and away from the advancing troops of Portuguese commander Christovão da Gama.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560)Battle of SuezEgypt26 AprThe Ottoman Empire defeats Portugal.
Little War in HungarySiege of BudaHungary4 May—21 AugThe Holy Roman Empire fails to take Buda from the Ottoman Empire.
Arauco WarDestruction of SantiagoChile11 SeptMapuche burn and severely damage Santiago, but are repelled.
1542Ethiopian–Adal War and Somali-Portuguese conflictsBattle of BaçenteEthiopia2 FebPortuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia.
Campaigns of the TakedaBattle of SezawaJapan9 MarchTakeda Shingen defeats four enemy forces to begin his conquest Shinano Province.
Ethiopian–Adal War, Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts and Somali–Portuguese conflictsBattle of JarteEthiopia4–16 AprilThe Portuguese under Christovão da Gama encounter the army of Imam Ahmad Gragn in two successive victories.
Toungoo–Ava WarBattle of Northern PromeMyanmarAprilToungoo led by Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung defeats armies of Prome, Ava, and the Confederation of Shan States outside the city of Prome.
Battle of Padaung PassToungoo led by Bayinnaung trap and defeat the Arakan Kingdom of Mrauk U. Tabinshwehti is so pleased with this victory he appoints Bayinnaung his heir apparent. Prome eventually surrenders after this battle.
Ethiopian–Adal War and Somali-Portuguese conflictsBattle of the Hill of the JewsEthiopiaAugDuring the rainy season, Christovão da Gama captures a strategic position and many badly needed horses.
Anglo-Scottish WarsBattle of Haddon RigScotland24 AugScottish victory over the English.
Ethiopian–Adal War and Somali-Portuguese conflictsBattle of WoflaEthiopia28 AugReinforced with at least 600 arquebusiers and cavalry, Imam Ahmad Gragn attacks the Portuguese camp. The Portuguese are scattered, Christovão da Gama captured and executed.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of ChupasPeru16 SepSpanish in Peru defeat rogue army of Diego de Almagro II and execute him.
Anglo-Scottish WarsBattle of Solway MossEngland25 NovEnglish victory over Scotland.
Campaigns of Oda NobuhideBattle of AzukizakaJapanOda Nobuhide defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of UeharaTakeda Shingen captures Uehara Castle from Suwa Yorishige.
Siege of KuwabaraOne day after Uehara, Shingen defeats Yorishige again. Yorishige then commits suicide.
Siege of FukuyoTakeda Shingen captures Fukuyo fortress. Battle of Ankokuji follows, Takato Yoritsugu defeated.
Scottish clan warsBattle of Alltan-BeathScotlandScottish clan battle.
Italian War of 1542–1546Siege of PerpignanFranceFrench siege raised by Spanish army.
Ottoman–Habsburg War of 1540–1547Siege of PestHungaryThe Holy Roman Empire fails to take Pest from the Ottoman Empire.
Somali–Portuguese conflictsBattle of BenadirSomaliaNaval battle between Portuguese and Ajuran Sultanate.
1543Ethiopian–Adal War, Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts and Somali–Portuguese conflictsBattle of Wayna DagaEthiopia11 FebEthiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat their Muslim opponent; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
Italian War of 1542–1546Siege of LandreciesFranceMay—NovThe Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Landrecies from France.
Battle of Muros BaySpain25 JulySpanish fleet defeats French fleet.
Ottoman–Habsburg War of 1540–1547Siege of EsztergomHungary25 July—10 AugThe Ottoman Empire captures Esztergom from the Holy Roman Empire.
Italian War of 1542–1546Siege of NiceFrance5-22 AugOttomans and French sack Nice.
Croatian–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Habsburg warsBattle of OtočacCroatia24 Aug (?)Croatian troops defeat Ottoman Turks.
Toungoo-Ava WarBattle of PromeMyanmar7 DecConfederation unsuccessfully attempts to retake Prome from Toungoo.
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of NagakuboJapanShingen defeats Oi Sadataka
1544Italian War of 1542–1546Battle of CeresoleItaly11 AprilFrench forces defeat Holy Roman Empire in Italy.
Battle of Serravalle2–4 JuneSpanish and Holy Roman Empire defeat Italian mercenaries.
Siege of Saint-DizierFrance10 July—17 AugThe Holy Roman Empire captures Saint-Dizier from France.
First Siege of Boulogne19 July—18 SepEnglish forces capture Boulogne.
Scottish clan warsBattle of the ShirtsScotlandJulyScottish clan battle.
Italian War of 1542–1546Second Siege of BoulogneFranceOctFrench forces unsuccessfully besiege the town.
Battle of SammelIndiaVictory for the Sur Empire against the Kingdom of Marwar.
Toungoo–Ava WarBattle of SalinMyanmarTabinshwehti and Bayinnaung take Confederation of Shan States city in three days deep into their territory.
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of KojinyamaJapanTakeda Shingen continues his conquest of Ima Valley, Shinano Province.
1545War of the Rough WooingBattle of Ancrum MoorScotland27 FebScottish victory over the English.
Italian War of 1542–1546Battle of the SolentEngland18–19 JulyIndecisive naval battle between France and England, English flagship Mary Rose sinks.
Battle of BonchurchJulyFrench invade Isle of Wight and are repulsed.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clanBattle of KawagoeJapanOct 1545—19 May 1546Hōjō forces defeat the Uesugi, foiling a siege.
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of TakatōTakeda Shingen defeats Takatō Yoritsugu, taking his castle.
Siege of RyūgasakiThe Takeda family defeats Tozawa Yorichika.
1546Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of IñaquitoEcuador18 JanThe army of Gonzalo Pizarro defeats the army of the hated viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela, who was killed.
Arauco WarBattle of QuilacuraChile11 FebSpain defeats the Mapuche.
1547Taungoo–Mrauk-U WarBattle of Mrauk UMyanmar23 JanTaongoo led by Tabinshwehti fail to take capital of the Kingdom of Mrauk U.
Schmalkaldic WarBattle of MühlbergGermany24 AprilEmperor Charles V captures elector of Saxony and lays siege to Wittenberg.
Battle of Drakenburg23 MayThe German Protestant Schmalkaldic League defeats the German imperial and German Roman Catholic forces.
Rough WooingBattle of PinkieScotland10 SepEarl of Hertford guardian of Edward VI crushes Scottish resistance.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of HuarinaBolivia20 OctThe army of Gonzalo Pizarro defeats the army of viceroy Diego Centeno, newly appointed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Acehnese–Portuguese conflictsBattle of Perlis RiverMalaysia6 DecA Portuguese fleet defeats the Aceh Sultanate.
Gujarati–Portuguese conflictsBattle of BharuchIndiaPortugal defeats the Gujarat Sultanate.
1548Campaigns of the TakedaBattle of UedaharaJapan14 FebTakeda Shingen defeats Murakami Yoshikiyo.
Battle of al-ShihrYemen7 AprPortugal and the Mahra Sultanate defeat Kathiri.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of JaquijahuanaPeru9 AprilLoyalists sent by the Crown of Spain to depose Gonzalo Pizarro as governor of Peru defeat and capture him.
Campaigns of the TakedaBattle of ShirojiritogeJapan22 AugTakeda Shingen surprises and defeats Ogasawara Nagatoki in a dawn attack.
1549Kett's RebellionBattle of DussindaleEngland27 AugFinal battle putting an end of Kett's Rebellion, took place outside Norwich.
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of FukashiJapanTakeda Shingen captures several of Nagatoki's castles, forcing him to flee to Kyoto.
Burmese–Siamese warsBattle of AyutthayaThailandTabinshwehti withdraws from attack on the Siamese capital.
Battle of Kamphaeng PhetTabinshwehti takes advantage of Siam's eagerness to crush Toungoo's retreat to trap and defeat the Siamese. Prince Ramesuan and Maha Thammaracha captured.
Battle of VedalaiIndiaThe Vijayanagara Empire captures Vedalai from Portugal.
Battle of DankiSenegalCayor defeats its overlord the Jolof Empire, killing Burba Leele Fuli Fak, disentagrating the Jolof as an empire where they survived as a rump kingdom and gaining independence for all its vassals.
1550Arauco WarBattle of AndalienChile6 FebThe Mapuche are defeated by the Spanish.
Battle of Penco12 March
Spanish–Ottoman warsCapture of MahdiaTunisia28 June—SepSpain captures Mahdia.
Protestant ReformationBattle of SauðafellIceland2 OctJón Arason, the last Catholic Bishop of Iceland, is defeated and captured.
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1551Italian War of 1551–1559Siege of MirandolaItalyJuly 1551—March 1552Pope Julius III besieges town then withdraws.
Ottoman-Habsburg wars and Italian War of 1551–1559Siege of TripoliLibya15 AugThe garrison of the Knights of Malta in the fortress of Tripoli surrender to Ottoman besiegers after a bombardment lasting six days.
Campaigns of the TakedaSieges of ToishiJapanTakeda Shingen takes the castle of Toishi after besieging it multiple times starting in 1550.
1552Ottoman–Habsburg WarSiege of TemesvárRomania24 June—27 JulyOttoman Empire captures town
Battle of PalástSlovakia5 AugThe Ottoman Empire defeats the Holy Roman Empire.
Italian War of 1551–1559Battle of PonzaItaly10–11 AugFranco-Ottoman fleet defeats Genoese fleet.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflictsCapture of MuscatOmanAugMuscat captured from Portuguese by Ottoman fleet.
Russo-Kazan WarsSiege of KazanRussia2 Sep—13 OctIvan the Terrible defeats the Kazan Khanate.
Ottoman–Habsburg WarSiege of EgerHungary9 Sep—17 OctHungarian victory over Ottoman Turks.
Italian War of 1551–1559Siege of MetzFranceOct 1552—Jan 1553Unsuccessful siege by Holy Roman Empire.
Ottoman–Safavid War (1532–1555)Battle of ErzurumTurkey1552 or 1553Safavid Iran defeats the Ottoman Empire.
1553Campaigns of the Takeda and of Uesugi KenshinFirst Battle of KawanakajimaJapanJuneindecisive battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560)Battle of the Bay of VelezSpain5 JulA fleet of the Regency of Algiers defeats Portugal.
Second Margrave WarBattle of SievershausenGermany9 JulyMaurice, Elector of Saxony and Duke Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg defeat Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Siege of Kulmbach and Plassenburg [de]22 Nov 1553—22 June 1554A German imperial army captures Kulmbach on 26 November and massacres the population. The castle Plassenburg surrenders with Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Arauco WarBattle of TucapelChile25 DecMapuche defeat Spanish conquistadors.
Second Margrave WarSiege of HofGermanyA German imperial army captures Hof from Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of KatsuraoJapanTakeda Shingen captures fortress.
1554Arauco WarBattle of MarihueñuChile23 FebMapuche defeat Spanish conquistador Francisco de Villagra.
Second Margrave WarBattle of Schwarzach [de]Germany13 JuneA German imperial army defeats Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Italian War of 1551–1559Battle of MarcianoItaly2 AugFlorence finally defeats Siena.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflictsBattle of the Gulf of OmanOman10-25 AugPortuguese destroy Ottoman fleet.
Italian War of 1551–1559Battle of RentyFrance12 AugFrancis, Duke of Guise repels an Imperial invasion of Picardy.
Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and MoroccoBattle of TadlaMoroccoSepSaadi dynasty defeat Wattasids.
Campaigns of the Mōri clanBattle of OshikibataJapanMōri clan defeat Sue Harukata.
1555Russo-Swedish WarBattle of KivinebbRussia11 MarchSwedish victory over Russians
Humayun CampaignBattle at MachhiwaraIndia15 MayMughal Empire defeats Suri Empire
Battle of Sirhind22 JuneMughal Empire has decisive victory over the Suri Empire
Campaigns of the Takeda and of Uesugi KenshinSecond Battle of KawanakajimaJapanAug—NovTakeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin
Spanish–Ottoman warsCapture of BougieAlgeria16-28 SepOttomans capture Béjaïa from Spain
Campaigns of the Mōri clanBattle of MiyajimaJapan16 OctMōri clan defeat Ōuchi clan on sacred island of Miyajima
Battle of Chapar GhataIndiaDecemberBengal Sultan Muhammad Khan Sur killed in battle against Sur Empire.
Scottish clan warsBattle of GarbharryScotlandBattle fought between Clan MacKay and Clan Sutherland
1556Muromachi periodBattle of Nagara-gawaJapanAprilSaitō Yoshitatsu defeats father Saitō Dōsan
Arauco WarBattle of PeteroaChileJune—JulySpanish victory over Mapuche
Spanish–Ottoman warsSiege of OranAlgeriaAugOttoman troops besiege the Spanish garrison in Oran
Humayun CampaignBattle of TughlaqabadIndia7 OctHemu defeats Mughal forces and occupies Delhi
Second battle of Panipat5 NovAkbar the Great defeats Hemu
Georgian-Safavid warsBattle of GarisiGeorgia (country)Georgia defeats Safavid Empire, King Luarsab I of Kartli falls in battle
1557Campaigns of the Takeda and of Uesugi KenshinThird Battle of KawanakajimaJapanTakeda Shingen repelled by Uesugi Kenshin.
Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and MoroccoCampaign of TlemcenAlgeriaOttoman vassal the Regency of Algiers defeats the Moroccan Saadi dynasty.
Italian War of 1551–1559Battle of St. QuentinFrance10 AugEmmanuel Philibert of Savoy defeats Anne de Montmorency.
Arauco WarBattle of LagunillasChile8 NovSpanish defeat Mapuche.
Battle of Millarapue30 Nov
Sinhalese–Portuguese WarSiege of KotteSri LankaNov 1557—Nov 1558Sitawaka besiege Portuguese. Portuguese break out.
1558Italian War of 1551–1559Siege of CalaisFrance7 JanFrance capture the city from the English.
Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and MoroccoBattle of Wadi al-LabanMoroccoMarch—AprilBetween Moroccos and Ottomans. Ottomans retreat.
Italian War of 1551–1559Siege of ThionvilleFrance27 April—23 JuneFrance conquers Thionville from Spain.
Livonian WarSiege of NarvaEstoniaApril—MayRussians besiege Narva.
Italian War of 1551–1559Battle of GravelinesFrance13 JulySpain defeats France.
Ottoman invasion of the Balearic IslandsSpainJulyOttomans capture Balearic Islands during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
Spanish–Ottoman warsMostaganem ExpeditionAlgeriaAug—SepSpanish forces fail to capture Mostaganem from the Ottomans.
Arauco WarBattle of QuiapoChile13 DecSpanish defeat Mapuche.
Battle of Rio de JaneiroBrazilPortuguese destroy French settlement of Henriville.
1559Battle of the PrincesTurkey30 May - 1 JunPrince Selim defeats his brother, prince Şehzade Bayezid. Civil war in the Ottoman Empire.
Ottoman–Portuguese conflictsSiege of BahrainBahrainJuly—NovPortuguese successfully defend island from Ottoman siege.
Battle of Spancel HillRepublic of IrelandSir Donnell O'Brien defeats Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond and his ally Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde in County Clare.
Sinhalese–Portuguese WarBattle of MulleriyawaSri LankaKingdom of Sitawaka defeats Portuguese.
1560The ReformationBattle of GlasgowScotland18 MarchLords of the Congregation defeat French.
Spanish–Ottoman warsBattle of DjerbaTunisia9–14 MayOttoman fleet defeats Holy League.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga and of Tokugawa IeyasuBattle of OkehazamaJapan12 JuneOda Nobunaga's small forces ambush and slay warlord Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Siege of MaruneForces of Imagawa Yoshimoto defeat forces of Oda Nobunaga. Led to the Battle of Okehazama.
Campaigns of Azai NagamasaBattle of NoradaIn Japan, the Azai clan gains its independence from the Rokkaku.
Livonian WarBattle of ĒrģemeLatviaRussian Tsardom defeats Livonian Confederacy so decisively that the Livonian Order was disbanded.
Portuguese colonial campaignsInvasion of JaffnaSri LankaPortuguese invade Kingdom of Jaffna.
1561Campaigns of the Takeda and of Uesugi KenshinFourth Battle of KawanakajimaJapan18 OctTakeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.
Campaigns of the Mōri clanSiege of MojiMōri clan break siege by Ōtomo Sōrin and Portuguese traders.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan and of Uesugi KenshinSiege of OdawaraHōjō clan resist siege by Uesugi Kenshin.
1562Livonian WarBattle of NevelRussia19 AugTactical Polish victory over Russia.
First French War of ReligionBattle of VergtFrance9 OctFrench Royalists and Spain defeat French Huguenots.
Mary, Queen of Scots Civil WarsBattle of CorrichieScotland28 OctVictory for Queen Mary's forces.
First French War of ReligionBattle of DreuxFrance19 DecCatholics versus Huguenots in France. Both leaders captured.
Sinhalese–Portuguese WarBattle of MulleriyawaSri LankaSitawaka forces defeat Portuguese near Colombo.
1563Battle of Lincoya FortressChile16 JanMapuche capture Lincoya Fortress from Spain.
First French War of ReligionSiege of OrléansFrance5-19 FebCatholics besiege Protestants.
Ottoman–Habsburg warsSieges of Oran and Mers El KébirAlgeriaApril—JuneSpanish victory.
Northern Seven Years' WarBattle of BornholmDenmark30 MayNaval battle between Denmark and Sweden.
Capture of ÄlvsborgSweden4 SepDanes capture Älvsborg.
Battle of Öland11 SepNaval battle between Denmark and Sweden.
Battle of Mared9 NovDanes beat Swedes.
Campaigns of the Takeda and of the Hōjō clanSiege of Musashi-MatsuyamaJapanCombined Takeda clan-Hōjō clan army regain Musashi-Matsuyama castle
1564Campaigns of Tokugawa IeyasuBattle of Azukizaka15 JanTokugawa Ieyasu defeats the Ikkō-ikki.
Livonian WarBattle of UlaBelarus26 JanLithuanians defeat Russians.
Arauco WarSiege of ConcepciónChile1 Feb—1 AprilMapuche besiege Spanish.
Burmese–Siamese WarSiege of AyutthayaThailandFebToungoo dynasty under Bayinnaung decisively defeats Siam and their Portuguese mercenaries. Ayutthaya Kingdom becomes vassal state of Toungoo.
Northern Seven Years' WarFirst battle of ÖlandSweden30–31 MayDanish fleet beat Swedish fleet.
Arauco WarBattle of AngolChile25 MarchSpain defeats the Mapuche.
Battle of VescovatoFrance5 JulyCorsican rebels under Sampiero Corso defeat Genoa.
Campaigns of the Takeda and of Uesugi KenshinFifth Battle of KawanakajimaJapanSep—NovIndecisive battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clanBattle of KōnodaiHōjō clan forces defeat the forces of Satomi Yoshihiro.
1565Deccani–Vijayanagar warsBattle of TalikotaIndia26 JanDeccan sultanates defeat Vijayanagara Empire.
Private war between Fitzgeralds and ButlersBattle of AffaneRepublic of IrelandFebButlers beat the Geraldines.
Irish Clan WarsBattle of GlentaisieNorthern Ireland2 MayO'Neills defeat Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
Spanish–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Habsburg warsSiege of MaltaMalta18 May—8 SepKnights of Malta defeat Turkish forces.
Northern Seven Years' WarBattle of RügenGermany21 MaySwedish Fleet beats Danish fleet.
Portuguese colonial campaignsBattle of Fukuda BayJapan18 OctTwo Portuguese trade vessels repel attack by forces of Matsura Takanobu.
Northern Seven Years' WarBattle of AxtornaSweden20 OctDanes beat the Swedes.
1566Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1565–1568Battle of SzigetvárHungary6 Aug—8 Sep2,300 Hungarian defenders are annihilated by an army of 90,000 soldiers of the Ottoman Empire.
Northern Seven Years' WarBattle of BrobackaSweden9 AugSwedish army ambushes and defeats Danish army.
Eighty Years’ WarSiege of ValenciennesFrance14 Dec 1566—23 March 1567Spain captures Valenciennes from Calvinist rebels.
Battle of Wattrelos27 DecSpain defeats rebel Calvinists.
Battle of Lannoy29 Dec
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of MinowaJapanTakeda Shingen captures Minowa castle from Uesugi clan.
1567Portuguese colonial campaignsBattle of Rio de JaneiroBrazil20 JanPortuguese finally defeat French colony.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of OosterweelBelgium13 MarchTraditionally seen as the beginning of the Eighty Years' War. Spain defeats Dutch rebels.
Irish Clan WarsBattle of FarsetmoreRepublic of Ireland8 MayPart of the Clan war between the O'Neills and the O'Donnells.
Marian civil warBattle of Carberry HillUnited Kingdom15 JuneMary, Queen of Scots forces defeated by James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton and James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray.
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaSiege of Inabayama CastleJapan13-27 SepOda Nobunaga defeats the Saito clan and takes control of Inabayama Castle and Mino province.
Mughal-Rajput WarSiege of ChittorgarhIndiaOctMughal forces successfully besiege Rajputs in Chittor Fort.
Second French War of ReligionBattle of Saint-DenisFrance10 Nov16,000 Royalists defeat 5,000 Huguenots near Paris.
Georgian–Safavid warsBattle of DigomiGeorgia (country)Georgian king Simon I of Kartli repulses Persian attack near Tbilisi.
Spanish colonization of the AmericasBattle of MaracapanaVenezuelaSpanish defeat coalition of tribes led by Guaicaipuro.
1568Second French War of ReligionSiege of ChartresFrance28 Feb—15 MarchHuguenots besiege Royalists.
Eighty Years WarBattle of DahlenGermany25 AprilDutch attempt to conquer Roermond.
Marian civil warBattle of LangsideScotland13 MayJames Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray defeats the forces of his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, forcing her to flee to England.
Eighty Years WarBattle of HeiligerleeNetherlands23 MayDutch army ambushes Spanish army.
Battle on the Ems [nl]A fleet of the Geuzen defeats Spain.
Siege of Groningen [nl]June—15 JulyDutch army fails to take Groningen from Spain.
Battle of JemmingenGermany21 JulySpanish army under the Duke of Alva defeats the Dutch army.
Second Anglo-Spanish trade warBattle of San Juan de UlúaMexico23 SepSpanish fleet defeats English privateers.
Dutch RevoltBattle of JodoigneBelgium20 OctSpain defeats Dutch army.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan and of the TakedaSiege of HachigataJapanTakeda Shingen is unable to take a Hōjō fortress.
Acehnese–Portuguese conflictsSiege of MalaccaMalaysiaSultan of Aceh attacks Portuguese-held Malacca and is defeated.
1569Arauco WarBattle of CatiraiChile7 JanMapuche defeat Spanish.
Mughal-Rajput WarSiege of RanthamboreIndia8 Feb—21 MarchMughal forces capture Ranthambore Fort.
Second French War of ReligionBattle of JarnacFrance13 MarchFrench Catholic forces defeat French Huguenots.
Battle of La Roche-l'Abeille25 JuneFrench Huguenots defeat French Catholic forces.
Battle of Orthez24 AugHuguenots defeat Royalist forces.
Battle of Moncontour3 OctFrench Catholic forces defeat French Huguenots decisively.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan and of Uesugi KenshinSiege of OdawaraJapanTakeda Shingen's forces burn the Hōjō clan controlled town.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan and of the TakedaBattle of MimasetogeTakeda Shingen escapes a trap set for him by the Hōjō clan.
Siege of KanbaraTakeda Katsuyori successfully besieges and captures Kanbara castle.
1570Spanish colonization of the PhilippinesBattle of ManilaPhilippines24 MayMartin de Goiti decisively defeats the Rajahnate of Maynila and annexes the Philippines for the Spanish Empire.
Campaigns of Azai Nagamasa, of Tokugawa Ieyasu, of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and of Oda NobunagaBattle of AnegawaJapan30 JulyNobunaga joins forces with Tokugawa Ieyasu to defeat the Asakura and Azai.
Fourth Ottoman–Venetian WarSiege of FamagustaCyprus17 Sep 1570—5 Aug 1571Ottoman Turks besiege and capture Famagusta.
Clan Cameron-Clan Mackintosh feudBattle of Bun GarbhainScotlandClan Cameron decisively defeat the Clan Mackintosh.
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaSiege of Chōkō-jiJapanUnsuccessful attempt to retake a castle captured by Oda Nobunaga.
Campaigns of Azai Nagamasa, of Tokugawa Ieyasu and of Oda NobunagaSiege of KanegasakiForces of Oda Nobunaga capture Kanegasaki fortress.
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of HanazawaTakeda clan captures Hanazawa castle from Imagawa clan.
1571Arauco WarBattle of Purén [es]Chile28 JanThe Mapuche defeat Spain.
Russo-Crimean Wars and Russo-Turkish warsFire of MoscowRussia24 MayCrimean Tatars burn Moscow.
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaFirst siege of NagashimaJapanMayUnsuccessful attempt by Nobunaga to take the fortress.
Spanish colonization of the PhilippinesBattle of Bangkusay ChannelPhilippines3 JuneSpanish settler fleet defeats local Kapampangan fleet.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga and of Azai NagamasaSiege of Mount HieiJapan30 SepNobunaga defeats the Tendai Warrior Monks and razes their temple complex.
Fourth Ottoman–Venetian WarBattle of LepantoGreece7 OctSpain and Venice's fleets defeat the Ottoman fleet.
Clan Gordon – Clan Forbes feud and Marian civil warBattle of TillieangusScotland10 OctClan Gordon overcomes Clan Forbes.
Battle of Craibstone20 NovClan Gordon overcomes Clan Forbes again.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan and of the TakedaSiege of FukazawaJapanTakeda Shingen captures Fukazawa from Hōjō clan.
Campaigns of Uesugi KenshinBattle of TonegawaUnresolved conflict between Uesugi forces and Takeda forces.
1572Eighty Years' WarCapture of BrielleNetherlands1 AprilMarked a turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years' War.
Campaigns of the Shimazu clanBattle of KizakiJapanJuneForces of Shimazu Takahisa defeated the larger army of Itō Yoshisuke in Japan.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of MonsBelgiumJune—SepSuccessful Spanish siege of Dutch held town.
Battle of Saint-Ghislain [nl]Spanish army defeats a Dutch army.
Russo-Crimean Wars and Russo-Turkish warsBattle of MolodiRussia29 July—2 AugThe Crimean Tatars and Ottoman Janissaries are routed by Russians near Moscow.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of Kampen [nl]Netherlands9-11 AugDutch rebels under Willem IV van den Bergh capture Kampen from Spain.
Relief of Goes20 OctSpanish raise the Dutch siege of Goes.
Fourth French War of ReligionSiege of La RochelleFranceNov 1572—July 1573Catholic troops besiege Protestant Huguenots. Negotiated settlement.
Siege of SancerreNov 1572—Aug 1573Catholic forces besieged Protestant Huguenots. Siege abandoned.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of MiddelburgNetherlandsNov 1572—Feb 1574Dutch rebel army successfully besieged Middelburg, held by Spanish forces under Cristóbal de Mondragón.
Siege of Haarlem11 Dec 1572—13 July 1573Spanish successfully besiege Protestant garrison at Haarlem.
Campaigns of the Takeda and of Tokugawa IeyasuSiege of FutamataJapanTakeda Shingen captures one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's fortresses.
1573Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of IwamuraEarly 1573Takeda Shingen's forces led by Akiyama Nobutomo capture Iwamura castle
Campaigns of Tokugawa Ieyasu and of Oda NobunagaBattle of Mikatagahara25 JanTokugawa Ieyasu is forced to retreat from Takeda Shingen.
Livonian WarBattle of LodeEstoniaJanSwedes defeat Russians.
Croatian–Slovene Peasant RevoltBattle of StubicaCroatia9 FebHabsburg Imperial forces defeat Peasant rebels.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of FlushingNetherlands17 AprilDutch rebels manage to capture 5 Spanish ships.
Battle of Borsele22 AprilA Spanish fleet under Sancho d'Avila is forced to retreat by a Dutch fleet under Admiral Worst.
Battle of Haarlemmermeer26 MayThe Dutch failed in an attempt to break the siege of Haarlem.
Campaigns of the TakedaSiege of NodaJapanMayTakeda Shingen is killed.
Eighty Years' WarCapture of GeertruidenbergNetherlands28 AugEnglish, French Huguenot and Fleming forces capture Geertruidenberg from Franco-Spanish Catholic garrison.
Siege of AlkmaarAug—OctDutch garrison fight off Spanish force under Don Fadrique.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga and of Azai NagamasaSiege of Ichijo ga daniJapanSepNobunaga effectively destroys the Asakura.
Eighty Years' WarBattle on the ZuiderzeeNetherlands11 OctDutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga, of Azai Nagamasa and of Toyotomi HideyoshiSiege of OdaniJapanOctNobunaga defeats Azai Nagamasa, effectively destroying the Azai family.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of DelftNetherlandsOctAnglo-Dutch force under Thomas Morgan repels Spanish force under Francisco de Valdez.
Siege of LeidenOct 1573—3 Oct 1574Spanish under Francisco de Valdez unsuccessfully besiege Leiden.
1574Battle of Reimerswaal29 JanSancho d'Avila's attempt to resupply his troops ends up in the destruction of his fleet by Anglo-Dutch forces.
Capture of ValkenburgFebEnglish troops surrender Valkenburg Castle in Holland to Spanish forces.
Battle of Mookerheyde14 AprilSpanish army decisively beats the Dutch Army.
Battle of LilloBelgium30 MayLodewijk van Boisot with 64 Dutch ships destroys the Spanish fleet near Antwerp.
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaSecond siege of NagashimaJapanJulyNobunaga's second attempt is foiled by a counter-attack.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of ZaltbommelNetherlandsJuly—14 OctSpain fails to capture Zaltbommel from the Dutch.
Spanish–Ottoman warsConquest of TunisTunisia13 SepOttoman Empire finally defeats Spanish Empire for control of North Africa.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of Zoetermeer [nl]Netherlands17 SepThe Dutch defeat Spain.
Spanish colonization of the PhilippinesBattle of ManilaPhilippines29 NovSpanish under Juan de Salcedo and Don Galo decisively defeat Chinese pirates.
Campaigns of Tokugawa IeyasuBattle of TakatenjinJapanTakeda Katsuyori, son of Takeda Shingen, captures Tokugawa Ieyasu's fortress of Takatenjin.
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaSiege of ItamiNobunaga defeats Araki Murashige who had rebelled.
1575Mughal invasion of BengalBattle of TukaroiIndia3 MarchMughals defeat Sultanate of Bengal.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of Buren [nl]Netherlands28 JuneSpain captures Buren from the Dutch.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga, of Tokugawa Ieyasu and of the TakedaBattle of NagashinoJapanNobunaga repels the forces of Takeda Katsuyori.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of OudewaterNetherlands19 July—7 AugSpain captures Oudewater from the Dutch.
Siege of Schoonhoven11-24 AugSpain captures Schoonhoven from the Dutch.
Siege of Bommenede [nl]Spain captures Bommenede from the Dutch.
Siege of Woerden [nl]8 Sep 1575—10 Sep 1576Spain fails to capture Woerden from the Dutch.
Fourth French War of ReligionBattle of DormansFrance10 OctFrench Royalists defeat French Malcontents.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of ZierikzeeNetherlandsOct 1575—29 July 1576Spain captures Zierikzee from the Dutch.
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaThird siege of NagashimaJapanNobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1576Eighty Years' WarSiege of Krimpen aan de Lek [nl]Netherlands30 Jan—21 FebThe Dutch capture Krimpen aan de Lek from Spain.
Siege of Muiden [nl]9 MayThe Dutch fail to capture Muiden from Spain.
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaSiege of MitsujiJapanMayHonganji forces defeat Nobunaga's army, killing Harada Naomasa.
Mughal–Rajput warsBattle of HaldighatiIndia18 JuneMughals defeat Mewar.
Mughal invasion of BengalBattle of Rajmahal12 JulyMughals led by Akbar decisively defeat the Bengal Sultanate, capture and later execute their last sultan Daud Khan Karrani.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga and of the Mōri clanFirst Battle of KizugawaguchiJapanAugUnsuccessful naval blockade by Nobunaga.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of Vissenaken [nl]Belgium14 SepSpain defeats a rebel army of the Netherlands.
Siege of Spanjaardenkasteel [nl]15 Sep—11 NovThe Netherlands capture Spanjaardenkasteel from Spain.
Siege of Vredenburg Castle [nl]Netherlands21 Dec 1576—11 Feb 1577The Union of Brussels captures Vredenburg Castle from Spain.
1577War of the Gdańsk RebellionBattle of LubieszówPoland17 AprilPolish army defeats Danzig Rebellion army
Eighty Years' WarSiege of Breda [nl]Netherlands4 Aug—4 OctThe Dutch capture Breda from Spain.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga, of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and of Uesugi KenshinBattle of TedorigawaJapan3 NovNobunaga launches an unsuccessful attack on the forces of Uesugi Kenshin
Siege of PenukondaIndiaSultanate of Bijapur unsuccessfully attempts to take Vijayanagara capital of Penukonda.
1578Eighty Years' WarBattle of GemblouxBelgium31 JanDon John of Austria crushes Protestant army.
Siege of Zhichem [nl]20-24 FebSpain captures Zichem from the Union of Brussels.
Siege of Nivelles [nl]8–12 MarchSpain captures Nivelles from the Union of Brussels.
Siege of Limbourg [nl]10–15 JuneSpain captures Limbourg from the Union of Brussels.
Siege of Kampen [nl]Netherlands25 June-20 JulyThe Union of Brussels captures Kampen from Spain.
Battle of RijmenamBelgium31 JulyThe Spanish forces were dealt a strategic defeat by the Dutch.
Moroccan–Portuguese conflictsBattle of AlcazarquivirMorocco4 AugMoors defeat Portuguese army, kill King Sebastian of Portugal.
Ottoman–Safavid WarBattle of ÇıldırTurkey9 AugOttoman Turks defeat Safavid Persia and conquer the Caucasus.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of DeventerNetherlands3 Aug—19 NovThe Union of Brussels captures Deventer from Spain.
Siege of Binche [nl]Belgium22 Sep—7 OctThe Union of Brussels captures Binche from Spain.
Campaigns of Toyotomi HideyoshiSiege of MikiJapan1578—1580Hideyoshi captures Miki castle from Nagaharu
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga and of the Mōri clanSecond Battle of KizugawaguchiNobunaga defeats the naval forces of the Mōri clan.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and of the Mōri clanSiege of KozukiHideyoshi is defeated by the Mōri clan.
1579Eighty Years' WarSiege of Kerpen [nl]Germany7-15 JanSpain captures Kerpen from the Dutch.
Battle of BorgerhoutBelgiumSpain defeats the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of MaastrichtNetherlands12 March—1 July20,000 Spanish troops under Farnese captures the city defended by 2,000 Dutch soldiers and civilians.
Battle of Baasrode [nl]Belgium14 AugSpain defeats the Union of Utrecht. William of Orange is nearly captured.
Campaigns of Toyotomi HideyoshiSiege of ItamiJapanHideyoshi captures Itami castle from Araki Murashige.
1580Eighty Years' WarSiege of Groningen [nl]Netherlands3 March—18 JuneThe Union of Utrecht fails to capture Groningen from Spain.
Battle of Hardenbergerheide [nl]17 JuneSpain defeats the Union of Utrecht.
War of the Portuguese SuccessionBattle of AlcântaraPortugal25 AugSpanish candidate to the Portuguese throne defeats national candidate
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaSiege of Ishiyama HonganjiJapanAugKōsa surrenders to Nobunaga after a ten-year siege
Eighty Years' WarSiege of Cambrai [nl]FranceSep 1580—17 Aug 1581Spain fails to capture Cambrai from the Union of Utrecht and France.
Siege of SteenwijkNetherlands18 Oct 1580—23 Feb 1581Spain fails to capture Steenwijk from the Union of Utrecht.
War of the Portuguese SuccessionCapture of PortoPortugal24 OctMainland Portugal is secured by the Spanish
Second Desmond RebellionSiege of SmerwickRepublic of Ireland7-10 NovEnglish forces defeat freelance Papal States army that captured the Irish village and massacre most of the soldiers afterwards.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga and of the TakedaSiege of TakatenjinJapan1580—22 March 1581Oda Nobunaga captures Takeda controlled castle
1581Campaigns of OdaSiege of TottoriMayHideyoshi captures Tottori Castle. The castle's lord commits suicide.
War of the Portuguese SuccessionBattle of SalgaPortugal25 JulyThe Azores successfully resist a personal union with Spain.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of BredaNetherlands26–27 JulySpanish troops took the Dutch city by surprise.
Battle of Goor [nl]23 July—1 AugThe Union of Utrecht fails to capture Goor from Spain.
Battle of Noordhorn30 SepSpain defeats the Union of Utrecht and England.
Siege of Niezijl3-24 OctSpain fails to capture Niezijl from the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Tournai [fr]Belgium10 Oct—30 NovSpain captures Tournai from the Union of Utrecht.
Battle of JilkuaBangladeshTaraf annexed by Twipra Kingdom assisted by the Baro-Bhuiyan confederation.
1582Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga, of Tokugawa Ieyasu and of the TakedaBattle of TemmokuzanJapan11 MarchTokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga destroy the forces of Takeda Katsuyori, who commits suicide.
Ghent WarSiege of OudenaardeBelgium19 April—5 JulySpain captures Oudenaarde from the Union of Utrecht.
Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga, of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and of the Mōri clanSiege of TakamatsuJapanApril—JuneHideyoshi captures Takamatsu Castle. The lord of this castle also commits suicide.
Campaigns of Oda NobunagaBattle of Honnō-ji21 JuneNobunaga is defeated by Akechi Mitsuhide, who forces him to commit suicide.
Campaigns of Toyotomi HideyoshiBattle of Yamazaki2 JulyHideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide, the murderer of his master Oda Nobunaga.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of LochemNetherlands22 July—15 SepSpain fails to capture Lochem from the Union of Utrecht.
War of the Portuguese SuccessionBattle of Ponta DelgadaPortugal26 JulySpain wins a naval battle in the War of the Portuguese Succession.
Eighty Years' WarKeppel CastleNetherlands26-30 SepThe Union of Utrecht captures Keppel Castle from Spain.
Russian conquest of SiberiaBattle of Chuvash CapeRussia4 NovRussians decisively defeat and conquer the Khanate of Sibir in Siberia.
Campaigns of Toyotomi HideyoshiBattle of Uchide-hamaJapanHideyoshi again defeats Nobunaga's murderer, Akechi Mitsuhide.
1583Pre-Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of São VicenteBrazil3 FebSkirmish where three English ships defeated three Spanish galleons.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of EindhovenNetherlands7 Feb—23 AprilSpain captures Eindhoven from the Union of Utrecht.
Ottoman–Safavid WarBattle of TorchesRussia9–11 MayOttoman Turks defeat Safavid Persians at the end of three days of battle.
Campaigns of Toyotomi HideyoshiBattle of ShizugatakeJapanMayHideyoshi relieves one of his allies who was under siege.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of SteenbergenNetherlands17 JuneSpain defeats the Union of Utrecht.
War of the Portuguese SuccessionConquest of the AzoresPortugal2 AugSpain integrates the Habsburg dynasty as the rulers of Portugal.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of GhentBelgiumOct 1583—17 Sep 1584Spain captures Ghent from the Union of Utrecht.
Cologne WarBattle of Hüls [de]Germany19 NovGerman Calvinists defeat German Catholics.
1584Eighty Years' War and Cologne WarBattle of Terborg [nl]Netherlands31 MarchSpain defeats the Electorate of Cologne, ally of the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Zutphen [nl]May—JulyThe Union of Utrecht fails to capture Zutphen from Spain.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of AntwerpBelgiumJuly 1584—17 Aug 1585Spain captures Antwerp from the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Brussels [nl]Aug 1584—10 March 1585Spain captures Brussels from the Union of Utrecht.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarBattle of SlunjCroatia26 OctCroatian army defeats forces of the invading Ottoman Empire.
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and of Tokugawa IeyasuBattle of Komaki and NagakuteJapanHideyoshi is defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu
1585Eighty Years' WarBattle on the Kouwensteinsedijk [nl]BelgiumMayThe Union of Utrecht fails to relieve Antwerp, and end the siege by the Spanish army.
Battle of Amerongen [nl]Netherlands23 JuneSpain defeats the Union of Utrecht.
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, of the Chōsokabe clan and of the Mōri clanInvasion of ShikokuJapanJune—AugHideyoshi conquers the island
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of IJsseloordNetherlands6-15 OctDutch and English defeat Spain.
1586Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of Santo DomingoDominican Republic1 JanEnglish under Francis Drake defeat and raid Spanish colony.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of BoksumNetherlands17 JanSpain defeats The Netherlands.
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of Cartagena de IndiasColombia9-11 FebFrancis Drake defeats Spanish and plunders city.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of GraveNetherlandsEarly April—7 JuneSpain captures Grave after a treaty with the English and Dutch troops.
Anglo-Spanish WarRaid on St. AugustineUnited States27–29 MayFrancis Drake devastates Spanish colony.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of VenloNetherlands28 JuneSpain captures Venlo from The Netherlands.
Battle of Leitao CoastIranJuneArab Niquilus defeat Portugal
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of PantelleriaItaly13 JulyThe English navy defeats Spain and Malta.
Eighty Years' War and Cologne WarSiege of RheinbergGermany13 Aug 1586—3 Feb 1590Spain captures Rheinberg, a rebel Protestant stronghold in the Electorate of Cologne defended by Dutch and English troops.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of ZutphenNetherlands22 SepSpanish defeat Dutch rebels.
Siege of Zutphen [nl]Sep—OctThe Netherlands and England fail to capture Zutphen from Spain.
1587Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of SluisNetherlands12 June—4 AugSpain captures Sluis from The Netherlands.
War of the Three HenrysBattle of CoutrasFrance20 OctHuguenot forces defeat the French Royal Army.
Battle of Vimory26 OctFrench Royalist forces defeat foreign Huguenot forces.
1588War of the Polish SuccessionBattle of ByczynaPoland24 JanA Polish faction defeats a Habsburg faction.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of Medemblik [nl]Netherlands27 Feb—29 AprilThe Netherlands capture Medemblik from rebel commander Diederik Sonoy and English soldiers.
Cologne WarSiege of BonnGermanyMarch—24 SepSpain captures Bonn, capital of the Electorate of Cologne, for the Catholic archbishop Ernest of Bavaria from German Calvinists, supporting Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, the former archbishop, who had converted to Calvinism.
Battle of GravelinesFrance29 JulySpanish Armada beaten decisively in battle against the English and Dutch fleet.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of Bergen op ZoomNetherlands23 Sep—13 NovSpain fails to capture Bergen op Zoom from The Netherlands.
1589Eighty Years' WarSiege of Heusden [nl]Summer—OctSpain fails to capture Heusden from The Netherlands.
Succession of Henry IV of France and Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of ArquesFrance15-29 SepKing Henry IV of France and England defeat the French Catholic League.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of Zoutkamp [nl]Netherlands5-9 OctThe Netherlands capture Zoutkamp from Spain.
1590Capture of Breda4 MarchThe Netherlands and England capture Breda from Spain.
Battle of TondibiMali13 MarchSaadi dynasty of Morocco decisively defeats the Songhai Empire, leading to its collapse.
Succession of Henry IV of France and Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of IvryFrance14 MarchHenri IV of Navarre defeats Catholic League.
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of the Strait of GibraltarSpain24 AprilEnglish secure passage of company ships after defeating Spain.
Succession of Henry IV of FranceSiege of ParisFrance7 May—30 AugKing Henry IV of France, England and French Huguenots fail to capture Paris from the French Catholic League, aided by Spain. Paris was a staunch supporter of the Catholic cause.
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, of Tokugawa Ieyasu, of the Mōri clan, of the Chōsokabe clan, of the Shimazu clan and of the Hōjō clanSiege of OdawaraJapanMay—4 Augthe Go-Hōjō clan surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Japan was unified (1590).
Campaigns of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, of the Mōri clan, of the Chōsokabe clan and of the Hōjō clanSiege of ShimodaMay—AugHideyoshi's forces successfully besiege Hōjō clan.
1591Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of the Strait of GibraltarSpain24 AprilThe English navy defeats Spain.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of ZutphenNetherlands19–30 MayThe Netherlands and England capture Zutphen from Spain.
Eighty Years' WarSiege of Deventer1–10 JuneThe Netherlands and England capture Deventer from Spain.
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of the BerlengasPortugal15 JulyThe Spanish navy defeats England.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of KnodsenburgNetherlands21–25 JulyThe Netherlands and England capture Knodsenburg from Spain.
Mughal conquest of GujaratBattle of Bhuchar MoriIndiaJulyMughal Empire defeated combined Kathiawar forces led by Nawanagar State
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of FloresPortugal30 Aug—1 SepSpain defeats England.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of the Gulf of AlmeríaSpainLate AugThe Spanish navy defeats The Netherlands and England.
War of the Three HenrysBattle of Pontcharra [fr]France17 SepFrance defeats Savoy
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of HulstNetherlands20-24 SepThe Netherlands capture Hulst from Spain.
Siege of Nijmegen17-21 OctThe Netherlands and England capture Nijmegen from Spain.
Succession of Henry IV of France and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of RouenFrance11 Nov 1591—20 April 1592King Henry IV of France, England and The Netherlands fail to capture Rouen from the French Catholic League. Spain helped defend the city.
1592Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of FloresPortugal20 May—13 AugThe English navy defeats Spain.
Succession of Henry IV of France and Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of CraonFrance21–24 MaySpain and the French Catholic League defeat French royalists and England.
Imjin WarSiege of BusanSouth Korea24–25 MayJapanese defeat Koreans. Occurred 13–14 April on the Lunar Calendar.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of SteenwijkNetherlands30 May—5 JulyThe Netherlands and England capture Steenwijk from Spain.
Imjin WarBattle of SangjuSouth Korea3 JuneKonishi Yukinaga defeats the Koreans under Yi Il. Occurred 25 April on the Lunar calendar.
Battle of Ch'ungju7 JuneJapanese forces decisively defeat the Koreans. Occurred 28 April on the Lunar calendar.
Battle of Okpo16 JuneThe Korean Navy defeats a Japanese convoy. Occurred 7 May on the Lunar calendar.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarBattle of Brest, CroatiaCroatia19 JulyBrest captured by the Ottomans.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of CoevordenNetherlands26 July—2 SepThe Netherlands and England capture Coevorden from Spain.
Imjin WarBattle of Hansan IslandSouth Korea14 AugKorean Navy defeats Japanese Navy.
Battle of Busan1 NovKorean Navy could not recapture Busan from Japan.
Siege of Jinju8-13 NovSiege of Jinju Fortress. Commander Kim Si-min repulses the Japanese commander Hosokawa Tadaoki, due to the arrival of a Korean relief force led by Gwak Jae-u.
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of the Bay of BiscayFranceNovThe Spanish navy defeats England.
1593Imjin WarBattle of ByeokjegwanSouth Korea27 Janbattle between Japan and China in Seoul. The Japanese army led by Ukita Hideie and Kobayakawa Takakage defeated the Ming Chinese army under Li Rusong.
Siege of PyongyangNorth Korea6-8 FebMing Chinese general Li Rusong defeats Konishi Yukinaga. Japan is expelled from Pyongyang.
Battle of HaengjuSouth Korea14 MarchThe Korean army under commander Gwon Yul defenders were successful in repelling the Japanese forces.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of GeertruidenbergNetherlands27 March—24 JuneThe Netherlands and England capture Geertruidenberg from Spain.
Anglo-Spanish War and Succession of Henry IV of FranceBattle of BlayeFrance18 AprilThe Spanish navy defeats England and French royalists.
Long Turkish War and Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarBattle of SisakCroatia22 JuneForces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat forces of the Ottoman Empire.
Imjin WarSiege of JinjuSouth Korea20–27 JulyJapanese defeat Koreans.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of CoevordenNetherlandsOct 1593—7 May 1594Spain fails to capture Coevorden from The Netherlands.
Johnstone-Maxwell feudBattle of Dryfe SandsScotland6 DecA clash between Clan Maxwell and Clan Johnstone.
Burmese–Siamese WarBattle of Nong Sa RaiThailandThai Ayutthaya Kingdom under Naresuan defeats final attempt to keep Siam subjugated by Nanda Bayin. Naresuan regains independence for the Ayutthaya Kingdom from Toungoo.
1594Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of GroningenNetherlands19 May—22 JulyThe Netherlands and England capture Groningen from Spain.
Sinhalese–Portuguese conflictsCampaign of DantureSri Lanka5 July—9 OctKingdom of Kandy stops Portuguese incursion into Sri Lanka.
Siamese–Cambodian War (1591–1594)Fall of LongvekCambodiaAyutthaya Kingdom victory over Kingdom of Cambodia, sacking their capital of Longvek.
Scottish clan feudsBattle of GlenlivetScotland3 OctReligious clan battle.
Anglo-Spanish War and Succession of Henry IV of FranceSiege of Fort CrozonFrance13 Oct—19 NovEngland and France capture a Spanish fort, used as an outpost for naval attacks on England.
1595Franco-Spanish WarBattle of Fontaine-Française5 JuneKing Henry IV of France defeats Spain and the French Catholic League.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of GroenloNetherlands14–24 JulyThe Netherlands and England fail to capture Groenlo from Spain.
Long Turkish WarBattle of CălugăreniRomania23 AugWallachia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of the LippeGermany3 SepSpain defeats The Netherlands and England.
Long Turkish WarBattle of GiurgiuRomania27-30 OctTransylvania, Wallachia, Moldavia and the Holy Roman Empire defeat the Ottoman Empire.
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of Guadelupe IslandFrance8 NovThe Spanish navy defeats England.
Battle of San JuanUnited States
1596Battle of PinosCuba11 March
Franco-Spanish War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of CalaisFrance8–24 AprilSpain captures Calais from France.
Anglo-Spanish WarCapture of CádizSpain30 June—15 JulyAnglo-Dutch forces seize the Spanish city of Cádiz.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman WarBattle of Brest, CroatiaCroatia19 SepCroatian army defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire forcing the latter to lift the siege of Petrinja.
Long Turkish WarBattle of KeresztesHungary24-26 OctOttoman Empire defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany.
1597Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of TurnhoutBelgium24 JanDutch troops defeat Spanish cavalry
Franco-Spanish War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of AmiensFrance13 May—25 SepFrance and England defeat Spain.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of RheinbergGermany9-19 AugThe Netherlands and England capture Rheinberg from Spain.
Imjin WarBattle of ChilcheollyangSouth Korea28 AugJapanese Navy decisively defeat Korean Navy
Eighty Years' WarSiege of GroenloNetherlands11–28 SepThe Netherlands and England capture Groenlo from Spain.
Imjin WarSiege of NamwonSouth Korea23-26 SepJapanese defeat Korean and Chinese alliance force
Eighty Years' WarSiege of BredevoortNetherlands1-10 OctThe Netherlands and England capture Bredevoort from Spain.
Imjin WarBattle of MyeongnyangSouth Korea26 OctKorean Navy defeats Japanese navy
1598Siege of Ulsan29 Jan—19 FebJapanese defeat Korean and Chinese alliance force.
Anglo-Spanish WarBattle of San JuanPuerto Rico15–30 JuneEngland defeats Spain in Puerto Rico and takes their castle, they retreat 65 days later but burn San Juan to the ground.
Nine Years' WarBattle of the Yellow FordNorthern Ireland14 AugIrish under Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone, destroy English force.
War against SigismundBattle of StångebroSweden25 SepSigismund loses the Swedish crown to his uncle, Duke Charles.
Siege of RheinbergGermany2-14 OctSpain captures Rheinberg from the Netherlands.
Imjin WarBattle of SacheonSouth Korea6-11 NovJapanese army defeats Korean army.
Battle of Noryang Point16 DecMing Chinese and Korean Navy decisively defeat the Japanese army.
Arauco WarBattle of CuralabaChile23 DecThe Mapuche defeat Spain.
1599Battle of JennéMali26 AprilSaadi dynasty of Morocco decisively defeats the Mali Empire, leading to its collapse.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of SchenckenschansGermany28 April—MaySpain fails to capture Schenkenschanz from The Netherlands.
Siege of ZaltbommelNetherlands15 May—22 JulySpain fails to capture Zaltbommel from The Netherlands.
Nine Years' WarBattle of Curlew PassRepublic of Ireland15 AugIrish forces defeat the English.
Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish WarSiege of ReesGermany10-12 SepA Protestant German army and a Dutch army fail to capture Rees from Spain.
Long Turkish WarBattle of ȘelimbărRomania18 OctMichael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the army of Andrew Báthory.
Georgian–Ottoman WarsBattle of NakhiduriGeorgia (country)An invading Ottoman army defeats and captures the King Simon I of Kartli.
1600War of the StraitsBattle of CastroChileMaySpain defeats The Netherlands and Mapuche and reconquers Chiloé Island.
Eighty Years' WarBattle of NieuwpoortBelgium2 JulyBattle between Dutch (led by Prince Maurits) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria. Dutch victory.
Long Turkish WarBattle of MirăslăuRomania18 SepThe Holy Roman Empire and Hungarian nobility defeat Wallachia.
Sekigahara CampaignBattle of SekigaharaJapan21 OctJapanese General Ieyasu defeats three regents of the son of Hideyoshi in the most important battle in Japanese history – he later establishes the Tokugawa Shogunate.
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