List of battles 1901–2000

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This article lists all the battles that occurred in the years of the 20th century (1901–2000).

British troop during the retreat from Mons at the start of the First World War


1901–1905

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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1901Philippine–American WarBattle of LonoyFirst Philippine Republic5 March
Second Boer WarBattle of GroenkloofCape Colony5 September
Battle of Elands River17 September
Battle of Blood River PoortSouth African Republic
Philippine–American WarBalangiga massacreFirst Philippine Republic28 SeptemberFilipino guerrillas successfully ambush 78 soldiers of the 9th US Infantry
Second Boer WarBattle of BakenlaagteTransvaal Colony30 October
Armenian national movementBattle of Holy Apostles MonasteryOttoman Empire3–27 November
Second Boer WarBattle of GroenkopOrange Free State25 December
1902Unification of Saudi ArabiaBattle of RiyadhEmirate of Jabal Shammar13 JanuaryIbn Saud successfully captures Riyadh
Second Boer WarBattle of TweeboschSouth African Republic7 March
Battle of Rooiwal11 April
Moro RebellionBattle of BayangFirst Philippine Republic2–3 May
1903Unification of Saudi ArabiaBattle of DilamEmirate of Jabal Shammar27 JanuaryIbn Saud victory over Rashidis
Ilinden–Preobrazhenie UprisingBattle of KrushevoOttoman Empire2 AugustThe Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization defeats the Turks at Mečkin Kamen
Battle of Smilevo5 AugustThe Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation defeats the Turks at Smilevo
Pacification of AlgeriaBattle of TaghitAlgeria17–20 AugustFrance defeats the Harka tribal coalition and Moroccan volunteers
1904Russo-Japanese WarBattle of Port ArthurQing dynasty/Russian Empire9 FebruarySpetznazogovitch fortress; start of Russo-Japanese War. Inconclusive battle between Japan and Russia.
Philippine–American WarBattle of SiranayaPhilippinesMarchThe USA defeat Datu Ali.
Battle of TaracaAprilThe USA defeat the Confederate States of Lanao.
Russo-Japanese WarBattle of Yalu RiverKorean Empire2 MayFirst Japanese land victory against the Russians
Battle of NanshanQing dynasty/Russian Empire25–26 MayJapanese defeat Russians in a pitched battle outside of Port Arthur
Battle of Dairen30 MayJapanese defeat Russians but later on Russians retake the village of X-YTROKOV
Battle of Te-li-Ssu14–15 JuneRussian attempt to relieve Port Arthur smashed by the Japanese
Saudi–Rashidi WarBattle of BekeriyahEmirate of Jabal Shammar15 JuneIbn Saud victory over Rashidis
Russo-Japanese WarBattle of Motien PassQing dynasty10 JulyJapan defeats Russia
Battle of TashihchiaoQing dynasty/Russian Empire24–25 JulyJapan defeats Russia
Siege of Port Arthur1 August 1904 – 2 January 1905Japanese attack on Port Arthur. City is taken.
Battle of the Yellow Sea10 AugustRussian naval breakout attempt from Port Arthur defeated by Japanese fleet
Herero WarsBattle of WaterbergGerman South West Africa11 AugustGermany defeats the Herero people
Russo-Japanese WarBattle of the Japanese SeaKorean Empire14 AugustJapanese forces force Russians to scuttle the cruiser Ryurik
Battle of LiaoyangQing dynasty/Russian Empire24 August – 4 SeptemberJapanese defeat Russians in the first major battle of the war
Revolution of 1904Battle of MasollerUruguay1 SeptemberFinal battle and defeat of the Aparicio Saravia revolt. The Colorado Party of Uruguay defeats the National Party.
Saudi–Rashidi WarBattle of ShinanahEmirate of Jabal Shammar29 SeptemberIbn Saud victory over Rashidis
Russo-Japanese WarBattle of ShahoQing dynasty/Russian Empire5–17 OctoberInconclusive battle between Japan and Russia
Battle of Sha-ho River11–15 OctoberRussian counteroffensive in Manchuria is checked with heavy losses by the Japanese
Philippine–American WarBattle of Dolores RiverPhilippines12 DecemberThe Pulahan defeat the USA
1905Russo-Japanese WarBattle of San-de-puQing dynasty/Russian Empire25–29 JanuaryAnother failed Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria
Battle of Mukden20 February – 7 MarchLargest battle at the time; decisive Japanese victory
Battle of TsushimaAt sea27–28 MayAdmiral Togo's decisive victory over Russian Baltic fleet in the Straits of Tshushima
Russian Revolution of 1905Bloody Sunday (1905)Russia22 JanDispersal of the workers' procession
Philippine–American WarBattle of the Malalag RiverPhilippines22 October
Russian Revolution of 1905Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905–1907)PolandImperial Government victory
Armeni–Tatar warArmenia/AzerbaijanRussian victory
Moscow uprising of 1905Russia7–18 DecemberGovernment victory
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1906–1910

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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1906Saudi–Rashidi WarBattle of Rawdat MuhannaEmirate of Jabal Shammar12 AprilIbn Saud defeat Rashidis in Rawdat Muhanna
Moro RebellionFirst Battle of Bud DajoPhilippines5–8 December
1907Battle of MufiloAngola27 AugustusPortugal defeats the Ovambo people.
Saudi–Rashidi WarBattle of TarafiyahEmirate of Jabal Shammar24 SeptemberIbn Saud defeat Rashidis in Tarafiyah
1908
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Battle of MarrakeshMorocco23 AugustMulay Hafid successfully revolts against Moroccan Sultan
1909Indian warsCrazy Snake RebellionUnited StatesMarchUS Victory
Second Melillan campaignBattle of Wolf RavineSpain27 JulyRiffians defeat Spain
1910Albanian revolt of 1910Battle of Carraleva PassKosovo8–11 MayAlbanian rebels defeat the Ottoman Empire
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1911–1915

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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1911Indian WarsMike Daggett's ambush of Nevada posseUnited States19 Jana posse of four men went to deal with Mike Daggett, Mike and his sons ambushed and killed them
Battle of Kelley Creek25 FebUnited states victory over Mike Daggett's Shoshone band, last Massacre of the Indian wars
Mexican RevolutionBattle of Casas GrandesMexico6 MarchMexican government forces defeat Mexican Constitutionalists.
Moro RebellionSecond Battle of Bud DajoPhilippines18–26 MarchThe USA defeat the Moro people.
Mexican RevolutionBattle of CuautlaMexico11–19 MayMexican Constitutionalists defeat Mexican government forces.
Italo-Turkish WarBattle of PrevezaGreece29–30 SeptemberItaly defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of TripoliLibya3–10 October
Battle of Benghazi20 October
Battle of Shar al-Shatt23 October
Battle of Ain Zara4 December
Battle of Tobruk22 December 1911 – 9 January 1912Italy begins the invasion of Libya. The Ottoman Empire and the Senusiyya defeat Italy.
1912French conquest of MoroccoBattle of Sidi Bou OthmanMorocco6 SeptemberFrance and Thami El Glaoui defeat Ahmed al-Hiba.
American occupation of NicaraguaBattle of MsayaNicaragua19 SeptemberThe USA defeats Nicaraguan rebels
Battle of Coyotepe Hill3–4 OctoberThe USA defeats Nicaraguan rebels
First Balkan WarCapture of LemnosGreece8 OctoberGreek troops occupy the Ottoman-held island of Lemnos
Battle of Sarantaporo9 OctoberGreeks defeat Ottomans near Koritza
Battle of KumanovoNorth Macedonia23–24 OctoberSerbs defeat Ottomans in North Macedonia
Battle of Kirk KelesseTurkey24 OctoberBulgarians defeat Ottomans in Thrace
Battle of Pente PigadiaGreece24–30 OctoberGreeks defeat Ottomans in seven-day battle near Bizani
Battle of Lule BurgasTurkey31 October – 3 NovemberBulgarians compel Ottomans to full retreat toward the lines of Tchataldja, 30 km from Constantinople and the last line of defense for the Ottoman capital. In terms of forces engaged, it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War.
Battle of GiannitsaGreece2 NovemberGreeks defeat Ottoman Turks in Central Macedonia
Battle of VeviSuccessful Turkish counter offensive against Greek positions
Battle of PrilepNorth Macedonia3 NovemberSerbs defeat Ottomans
Siege of AdrianopleTurkey3 November 1912 – 26 March 1913Fall of Adrianpole to the forces of Bulgaria and Serbia and the capture of Turkish general Ghazi Shulkri Pasha
Battle of MonastirNorth Macedonia16–19 NovemberDecisive and final defeat in Macedonia of the Ottomans by the Serbs
Battle of ÇatalcaTurkey17–18 NovemberDefeat of Bulgarian advance toward Istanbul
Battle of LesbosGreece21 November – 21 DecemberGreeks capture the island of Lesbos from the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Chios24 November 1912 – 3 January 1913Greeks capture the island of Chios from the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Elli3 DecemberGreek navy defeats Ottoman fleet and forces it to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles straits
1913First Balkan WarBattle of LemnosGreece5 JanuaryGreek navy defeats Ottoman fleet near the Island of Lemnos in final naval engagement of the war
Battle of Bizani20–21 FebruaryGreeks defeat last operational Ottoman Army in Epirus and capture city of Ioanina
Dervish movementBattle of HiraanSomalia3 MarThe Dervish Movement defeats Italy.
Moro RebellionBattle of Bud BagsakPhilippines11–15 JuneThe end of the Moro Rebellion
Second Balkan WarBattle of Kilkis–LachanasBulgaria19–21 JuneGreeks defeat Bulgarians in the three-day battle for Kilkis
Battle of BregalnicaNorth Macedonia30 June – 8 JulySerbs defeat Bulgarians
Battle of Kresna GorgeGreece8–18 JulyInconclusive ten-day battle between Bulgaria and Greece
Battle of KalimantsiNorth Macedonia15–18 JulyBulgarian defensive victory against the Serbs
Dervish movementBattle of Dul MadobaSomaliland9 AugustA Dervish force raids the Somali Dhulbahante tribe near Burco, killing or wounding 57 members of the "Somaliland Camel Constabulary", including the British commander, Colonel Richard Corfield
1914World War IBattle of LiègeBelgium4–17 AugustGermans invade Belgium and capture Liège; start of World War I.
Battle of MulhouseFrance9 AugustPart of the Battle of the Frontiers, France takes Mulhouse from Germany, but then loses it again
Battle of HalenBelgium12 AugustBelgian victory over Germany.
Battle of LorraineFrance14 AugustGerman victory over France.
Battle of AgbeluvhoeTogoland15 AugustTogoland campaign. The UK and France defeat Germany.
Battle of DinantBelgium15–24 AugustGerman victory over France.
Battle of CerKingdom of Serbia16–19 AugustSerbian forces push back Austro-Hungarian invasion
Battle of StallupönenKingdom of Prussia17 AugustFirst battle on the Russian Eastern Front. Inconclusive battle between Germany and Russia.
Battle of Gumbinnen19–20 AugustRussians defeat German Eighth Army, advance deeper into East Prussia
Battle of the ArdennesFrance/Germany/Belgium/Luxembourg21–23 AugustGerman victory over France.
Battle of CharleroiBelgiumGermany defeats France.
Battle of ChraTogoland22 AugustThe UK and France defeat Germany.
Battle of MonsBelgium23 AugustBritish forces hold back Germany.
Battle of TannenbergGerman Empire23–30 AugustSamsonov's Russian 2nd Army encircled and destroyed by the German 8th Army
Battle of GaliciaAustria-Hungary23 August – 11 SeptemberRussians occupy Eastern Galicia from Austria-Hungary.
Battle of the Trouée de CharmesFrance24–26 AugustThe second French army, under General Castelnau, defeat a Bavarian army
Siege of Maubeuge24 August – 7 SeptemberGermans capture Maubeuge from France.
Battle of Le Cateau26 AugustAllied Powers (UK) retreat from German forces
First Battle of Heligoland BightAt sea28 AugustFirst major naval engagement of World War I, heavy German losses against the UK.
Battle of GuiseFrance29–30 AugustThe French 5th Army, under General Lanzerac, defeat the second German army under General Bülow
Occupation of German SamoaGerman SamoaNew Zealand forces defeat German forces in Samoa
First Battle of GaruaKamerun/Colonial Nigeria29–31 AugustGermany defeats the UK.
Battle of KusseriKamerunLate August-25 SeptemberFrench victory.
First Battle of the Masurian LakesGerman Empire2–16 SeptemberGerman Eighth Army defeats Rennenkampf's Russian 1st Army
First Battle of the MarneFrance5–9 SeptemberFrench armies and BEF, under French General Joffre, defeat the Germans armies under General Von Moltke. German invasion of France halted by Allies. The city of Paris was saved.
Battle of NsanakongKamerun6 SeptemberGermany defeats the UK.
Battle of Bita PakaGerman New Guinea11 SeptemberAustralian forces defeat German forces in German New Guinea
First Battle of the AisneFrance13–28 SeptemberIndecisive battle between the Allies (France and the UK) and Germany.
Battle of UkokoKamerun21 SeptemberThe UK and France defeat Germany.
Siege of PrzemyślAustria-Hungary24 September 1914 – 22 March 1915Russians initially unsuccessful, but second siege attempt succeeds against Austria-Hungary.
Battle of SandfonteinGerman South West Africa26 SeptemberGermany defeats the UK (South Africa).
Siege of AntwerpBelgium28 September – 10 OctoberGermany and Austria-Hungary capture Antwerp from Belgium. Belgium was aided by the UK.
Battle of the Vistula RiverRussian Empire29 September – 31 OctoberRussians defeat Germans under Marshal von Mackensen
Battle of Rufiji DeltaGerman East AfricaOctober 1914 – 11 July 1915British Empire naval forces defeat German naval forces in East Africa
Battle of the YserBelgium16–31 OctoberFrench, Belgian and British victory over Germany.
First Battle of Ypres19 October – 22 NovemberEarly trench warfare; "Kindermord bei Ypern". Indecisive battle between the Allies (France, Belgium and the UK) and Germany.
First Battle of EdeaKamerun20–26 OctoberThe UK and France defeat Germany.
Battle of PenangStraits Settlements28 OctoberGerman victory, two Allied ships sink near Malaysia. Russia, France and the UK fought on the Allied side.
Battle of CoronelChile1 NovemberGerman Admiral Graf Spee defeats British Admiral Cradock
Battle of KilimanjaroGerman East Africa3 NovemberGermany defeats the UK and British India.
Battle of Tanga3–5 NovemberGerman Colonel von Lettow-Vorbeck defeats British General Aitken in German East Africa. British India fought on the British side.
Fao LandingOttoman Empire6–8 NovemberBritish begin the Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire
Battle of CocosAt sea9 NovemberAustralia defeats Germany in a naval battle
Battle of BasraIraq11-22 NovemberBritish capture Basra from Ottomans.
Battle of ŁódźRussian Empire11 November – 6 DecemberRussians take city from Germany and Austria-Hungary, lose it on 6 December
Battle of ElhriMorocco13 NovemberMoroccan tribes defeat French troops
Battle of KrakówPoland16 NovemberHeavy casualties to Austria and Russia
Battle of Cape SarychAt sea18 NovemberInconclusive naval battle between Russia and the Central Powers (Ottoman Empire and Germany).
Battle of ŁowiczKingdom of Prussia30 November – 17 DecemberRussians take city from Germany.
Battle of LimanowaPoland1–13 DecemberAustria-Hungary and Germany defeat Russia.
Battle of KolubaraKingdom of Serbia3–9 DecemberSerbs drive out Austrians
Battle of Falkland IslandsAt sea8 DecemberBritish defeat German Admiral Graf Spee.
First Battle of ChampagneFrance20 December 1914 – 17 March 1915Indecisive battle between France and Germany.
Battle of SarikamishTurkey22 December 1914 – 17 January 1915Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire and Germany
1915World War ISecond Battle of EdeaKamerun5 JanuaryFrance defeats Germany
Battle of BolimówRussian Empire14 January – February 28Cold weather thwarts German gas attack against Russians
Battle of JassinGerman East Africa18–19 JanuaryGerman victory in East Africa against the UK (British India)
Battle of HartmannswillerkopfFrance19 January–AprilIndecisive battle between France and Germany.
Carpathian CampaignUkraine23 January-22 DecemberRussian victory over Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Battle of Dogger BankAt sea24 JanuaryBritish Admiral Beatty drives off German Vice-Admiral Hipper's raiding force, sinks Blücher
First Suez OffensiveEgypt28 January – 3 FebruaryOttoman attack, with German aid, fails against the UK
Battle of KakamasUnion of South Africa4 FebruaryA skirmish for control of two river fords between contingents of the German and South African armed forces, ending with a South African victory
Second Battle of the Masurian LakesGerman Empire7–28 FebruaryInitial German attack against Russia, is highly successful, but further attacks are repulsed
Battle of Fort RivièreHaiti17 FebruaryThe USA defeat the Cacos in Haiti.
Battle of GallipoliOttoman Empire19 February 1915 – 8 January 1916The Allied powers (UK, France and Russia) attempt a failed frontal assault on the Ottoman Empire (Aided by Germany and Austria-Hungary)
Naval assault in strait of ÇanakkaleAt sea18 MarchTurks (With German aid) repel an Allied fleet from the UK (including Australia), France and Russia
Battle of Hill 60Belgium17–22 AprilBritish forces defeat German forces
Second Battle of Ypres22 April – 25 MayGermans use poison gas. Allied retreat. Allies consisted out of the UK (with Canada and British India), France and Belgium.
Landing at Cape HellesOttoman Empire25–26 AprilBritish amphibious assault against the Ottoman Empire Concurrently, a French assault in the Asiatic side of the straits
Landing at Anzac Cove25 April – 3 MayAustralia and New Zealand successfully land in the Ottoman Empire, but later get bogged down
Battle of TrekkopjesGerman South West Africa26 AprilSouth Africa (British Empire) defeats Germany
Second attack on Anzac CoveOttoman Empire27 AprilOttoman forces attack Australian and New Zealand forces
First Battle of Krithia28 AprilBritish attack against Turks fails
Battle of GurinColonial Nigeria29 AprilThe UK defeats Germany
Battle of Hill 60Belgium1–7 MayBritish forces defeat German forces
Battle for Baby 700Ottoman Empire2–3 MayANZAC (British Empire) attack on the hill Baby 700, defended by Ottoman forces
Gorlice–Tarnów offensivePoland2 May-13 JulyGermany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
Second Battle of KrithiaOttoman Empire6–8 MaySecond British attack against Turks uses same plan, also fails
Third attack on Anzac Cove19 MayANZAC forces (British Empire, Australia, New Zealand) defeat Ottoman attack
Second Battle of GaruaKamerun31 May – 10 JuneThe UK and France defeat Germany
Third Battle of KrithiaOttoman Empire4 JuneTemporary British success reversed by Ottoman counter-attack
Battle of BukobaGerman East Africa21–23 JuneThe UK defeats Germany
First Battle of the IsonzoAustria-Hungary/Kingdom of Italy23 June – 7 JulyFailed Italian attack on Austrian positions in the Alps
Battle of Gully RavineOttoman Empire28 June – 5 JulyBritish and Indian forces defeat Ottoman forces
Bug–Narew OffensivePoland13 July-27 AugustGermany defeats Russia
Vistula–Bug offensive14 July-28 AugustGermany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
Second Battle of the IsonzoAustria-Hungary/Kingdom of Italy18 July – 3 AugustSecond Italian attempt on Austrian positions fails
Battle of Kara KillisseTurkey27–31 JulyRussia defeats the Ottoman Empire
Battle of BitlisJuly 1915- August 1916Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
Attack of the Dead MenRussian Empire6 AugustRussian forces repel German gas attack and advance on Osowiec Fortress
Battle of Lone PineOttoman Empire6–10 AugustAustralians stop Ottoman attack, but it was only a diversion
Battle of Krithia Vineyard6–13 AugustTurkish diversionary attack against the UK, to allow for Sari Bair Offensive
Landing at Suvla Bay6–15 AugustThe main attack for which the two diversions were staged; Ottoman victory over the British Empire (UK, British India, Newfoundland and Australia)
Battle of the Nek7 AugustOttomans defeat Australians
Battle of Chunuk Bair7–19 AugustOttomans defeat Britain and New Zealand
Siege of NovogeorgievskPoland10–20 AugustGermany defeats Russia
Battle of Scimitar HillOttoman Empire21 AugustDecisive battle of the Gallipoli Campaign, Ottoman victory over the UK
Battle of Hill 6021–29 AugustFinal British attempt to take Gallipoli from the Ottoman Empire fails
Rovno offensiveUkraine27 August – 15 OctoberIndecisive battle between Austria-Hungary and Russia
Vilno-Dvinsk offensiveLithuania/Belarus29 August – 30 NovemberRussian victory over Germany
Battle of SmorgonBelarus15 September – 4 December 1917Successful Russian defence and failed offence against Germany
Second Battle of ChampagneFrance25 September – 6 OctoberGerman victory over France
Battle of Loos25 September – 14 OctoberGermany defeats the British Empire (British India and the UK)
Third Battle of Artois25 September – 4 NovemberPartial Franco-British victory over Germany
Battle of Es SinnOttoman Empire28 SeptemberThe British Empire (British India and the UK) defeats the Ottoman Empire
Serbian campaign (1915)Serbia/Montenegro/North Macedonia/Albania7 October-24 NovemberGermany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria conquer Serbia and Montenegro
Actions of the Hohenzollern RedoubtFrance13–19 OctoberGerman victory over the UK and France
Third Battle of the IsonzoAustria-Hungary/Kingdom of Italy18 October – 4 NovemberAustrians endure massive Italian bombardment. Austrian-Hungarian victory.
American occupation of HaitiBattle of Fort DipitieHaiti24–25 OctoberThe USA defeats the Cacos.
World War IBattle of BanjoKamerun4–6 NovemberThe UK defeats Germany
Senussi campaignLibya/EgyptNovember 1915 - February 1917British–Italian victory
Battle of CtesiphonOttoman Empire22–25 NovemberIndecisive battle between British and Ottoman forces
Siege of Kut7 December 1915 – 29 April 1916Ottoman forces capture the city and force the surrender of the British Army of Mesopotamia under General Townshend. Largest British surrender of the war.
Battle of Robat KarimIran27 December 1915Russia defeats Iran
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1916–1920

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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1916World War IErzurum offensiveTurkey10 January-16 FebruaryRussia defeats the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Salaita HillGerman East Africa12 FebruaryGermany defeats the UK (including South Africa and British India)
Battle of VerdunFrance21 February–15 DecemberThe German offensive was repulsed by the French 2nd Army. Verdun was not taken by Germans troops. French win a strategic defensive victory.
Battle of DujailaOttoman Empire8 MarchFailed British attempt against the Ottoman Empire, to relieve the Siege of Kut
Fifth Battle of the IsonzoAustria-Hungary/Kingdom of Italy9–15 MarchInconclusive battle between Italy and Austria-Hungary
Battle of Latema NekEast Africa Protectorate11–12 MarchThe UK (including South Africa) defeats Germany
Battle of KaheGerman East Africa18 MarchThe UK defeats Germany
Lake Naroch offensiveBelarus18–30 MarchGermany defeats Russia
Raid on JifjafaEgypt11–14 AprilSuccessful Australian raid on Ottoman forces
Irish revolutionary periodEaster RisingUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland24 AprilIrish rebellion against the British occupation centered in Dublin
World War IBattle of Bondoa IrangiGerman East Africa7–10 MayGermany defeats the UK (South Africa)
Battle of AsiagoKingdom of Italy15 May – 10 JuneMassive Austrian counter-offensive against Italy
Battle of JutlandAt sea31 MayLast engagement of the German High Seas Fleet. Inconclusive battle between the UK and Germany
Brusilov OffensiveKingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria4 June – 20 SeptemberRussia nearly collapses Austria but losses are staggering
2nd Battle of AlbertFrance1 JulyOpening day of the Allied offensive against Germany, known as the Battle of the Somme. Allies consisted out of the UK (including Newfoundland) and France.
Battle of the Somme1 July – 18 NovemberInconclusive major Allied (the UK and France) offensive on the Western Front against Germany
Battle of ErzincanTurkey2–25 JulyRussia defeats the Ottoman Empire
Banana WarsBattle of GuayacanasDominican Republic3 JulyThe USA defeats the Dominican Republic
World War IBaranovichi offensiveBelarus3–25 JulyGermany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
Battle of KostiuchnówkaRussian Empire4–6 JulyOne of the deadliest battles for the Polish Legions in Austria-Hungarian service against Russia
Battle of Bazentin RidgeFrance14 JulyBritish victory against Germany during the Somme offensive
Battle of Fromelles19–20 JulyGerman victory over the British south of the rest of the Somme offensive, considered the darkest day in Australian history due to the high number of casualties.
Battle of Pozières23 July – 7 AugustBritish and Australian forces take and hold town from Germany
Battle of RomaniEgypt3 AugustTurkish advance on Suez Canal defeated by the British Empire (including British India, Australia and New Zealand). The Ottoman Empire was aided by Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Battle of MuşTurkey3–24 AugustRussia defeats the Ottoman Empire
Sixth Battle of the IsonzoAustria-Hungary/Kingdom of Italy6–17 AugustItalian victory over Austria-Hungary
Battle of Mouquet FarmFrance8 August – 27 SeptemberAllied powers (Australia, Canada, UK) advance toward German fortification
Battle of Bir el AbdEgypt9 AugustOttoman victory against British forces
Battle of MlaliGerman East Africa24 AugustThe UK defeats Germany
Battle of GuillemontFrance3–9 SeptemberAllied powers (UK and France) capture city from Germany
Battle of HerkulesfürdőAustria-Hungary6–10 SeptemberRomania defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany
Battle of KisakiGerman East Africa7–11 SeptemberGermany defeats the UK (South Africa)
Battle of GinchyFrance9 SeptemberIrish (British Empire) capture town from Germans, but suffer heavy casualties. France was also involved in the attack.
Monastir offensiveNorth Macedonia12 September-11 DecemberBulgaria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire defeat France, Serbia, the UK, Italy and Russia
Battle of Flers–CourceletteFrance15–22 SeptemberBad weather thwarts Allied (UK, New Zealand, Canada and France) attempt to break through German defenses
Battle of Morval25–28 SeptemberBritish progress resumes after Fleurs-Courcelette, but French unable to match British progress
Battle of Thiepval Ridge26–28 SeptemberGerman positions captured by Allied powers (Canada, UK, France)
Battle of NagyszebenRomania26–29 SeptemberGermany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
Battle of Le TransloyFrance1 October – 5 NovemberFailed attempt to capture German defenses by the UK and France
Battle of KőhalomAustria-Hungary2 OctoberRomania defeats Germany and Austria-Hungary
Battle of Cinghinarele IslandKingdom of Romania2–8 OctoberGermany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
Mafia–Camorra WarMorello ambushesUnited States6 Octoberthe Neapolitan Mafia kills a number of Sicilian Mafia bosses of East Harlem
Palace Coup against Lij IyasuBattle of SegaleEthiopia7 OctoberNegus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu
World War ISecond Battle of the Jiu ValleyRomania7–17 NovemberGermany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
Battle of the AncreFrance13–18 NovemberAllied powers (UK and France) advance further against Germany, final battle of the 1916 Somme Campaign
Banana WarsBattle of San Francisco de MacorísDominican Republic29 NovemberThe USA defeats the Dominican Republic
World War IBattle of MagdhabaEgypt23 DecemberCapture of Turkish garrison in the Sinai by the British Empire (UK, British India, Australia and New Zealand)
1917World War IChristmas BattlesLatvia5–11 JanuaryRussian offensive against Germany during Russian Christmas. Minor Russian victory.
Battle of RafaEgypt/Ottoman Empire9 JanuaryThe British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Second Battle of KutOttoman Empire23 FebruaryBritish forces once again take Kut from the Ottoman Empire.
Fall of Baghdad8–11 MarchBritish forces capture the city from the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of NambanjeGerman East Africa13 MarchGermany defeats the UK.
Battle of Mount HamrinOttoman Empire25 MarchThe British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
First Battle of Gaza26 MarchBritish fail to advance into Ottoman Palestine. Germany and Austria-Hungary helped defend on the Ottoman side.
Vimy RidgeFrance9 AprilCanada's finest hour. Canadian and British forces defeat Germany.
Battle of Arras9 April – 16 MayBritish forces advance but no breakthrough was achieved against Germany.
Nivelle Offensive16 April – 9 MayIndecisive Allied (France, UK and Russia) offensive on Western Front against Germany.
Second Battle of GazaOttoman Empire17–19 AprilTurkey repels British assault on Gaza-Beersheba line
Battle of Istabulat21 AprilThe British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Action of 4 May 1917At sea4 MayBritish and Australian naval forces indecisive action against German Navy and zeppelin
Raid on the Beersheba to Hafir el Auja railwayOttoman Empire23 MayAustralian and New Zealand forces raid and destroy Ottoman railway
Battle of MessinesBelgium7–14 JuneBritish forces advance on Western Front against Germany.
Battle of Mount OrtigaraKingdom of Italy10–25 JuneAustria-Hungary defeats Italy.
Battle of ZborivAustria-Hungary1–2 JulyPart of Kerensky Offensive; the only successful engagement of the last Russian offensive in World War I. Russia and Czechoslovaks fighting on the Russian side defeat Austria-Hungary.
Battle of AqabaOttoman Empire6 JulyThe Kingdom of Hejaz and the UK defeat the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of PasschendaeleBelgium31 July – November 10Also known as Third Battle of Ypres, the three-month battle costs Britain 400,000. Indecisive battle of the Allies (British Empire, France and Belgium) versus Germany. Enormous casualties on both sides.
Battle of Pilckem Ridge31 July – 2 AugustAllied (British Empire and France) victory over German forces
Battle of Langemarck16–18 AugustIndecisive battle between Anglo-French forces and German forces
Riga offensiveLatvia1–5 SeptemberGermany captures Riga from Russia
Battle of the Menin Road RidgeBelgium20–26 SeptemberBritish Empire victory over German
Battle of Broodseinde4 OctoberBritish, Australian, New Zealand victory against German forces on the Western Front
Battle of Poelcappelle9 OctoberAustralian and British forces fight inconclusive battle against German forces
Operation AlbionEstonia12–20 OctoberGermany captures the West Estonian archipelago from Russia
Battle of Wadi MusaOttoman Empire23 OctoberThe Kingdom of Hejaz defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of CaporettoAustria-Hungary24 October – 19 NovemberAlso known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo; Italians defeated by Central Powers (Austria-Hungary and Germany) and driven back to Venice
Second Battle of PasschendaeleBelgium26 October – 10 NovemberAllied (British Empire, France and Belgium) victory over Germans on Western Front
Battle of BeershebaOttoman Empire31 OctoberAustralian Light Horse capture Beersheba. British and Arabs defeat the Ottoman Empire and Germany.
Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe1–6 NovemberBritish forces defeat Ottoman forces
Third Battle of Gaza1–7 NovemberBritish break Turkish defensive line in southern Palestine
Battle of Hareira and Sheria6–7 NovemberBritish, Australian, New Zealand forces Ottoman Army
Battle of Mughar Ridge13 NovemberBritish forces gain victory over Ottoman forces
Battle of Ayun Kara14 NovemberThe British Empire (New Zealand) defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Second Battle of Heligoland BightAt sea17 NovemberIndecisive naval battle, Germans lose one torpedo boat against the UK.
Battle of CambraiFrance20 November – 7 DecemberFirst successful use of tanks. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany.
Battle of NgomanoPortuguese Mozambique25 NovemberGermans defeat Portuguese and launch invasion of Portuguese East Africa
Battle of Polygon WoodBelgium26 September – 3 OctoberAustralian and British forces defeat German forces
Battle of Buqqar RidgeOttoman Empire27 OctoberBritish and Australian victory over Ottoman forces
Battle of Jerusalem17 November – 30 DecemberBritish forces capture Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire
Occupation of KharkivRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic17 December 1917 – 10 January 1918Soviet victory over Ukraine.
1918Finnish Civil WarBattle of KämäräFinland27 JanuaryThe Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats the Finnish White Guard.
World War IBattle of KrutyUkrainian People's Republic29–30 JanuaryUkrainian victory over Soviet Russia, enables Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Finnish Civil WarBattle of VilppulaFinland31 January – 18 MarchThe Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
World War IBattle of BobruyskRussian Republic2 February – 11 MarchUnits of the Polish I Corps in Russia, fought with the Red Army over the control of the city of Babruysk. Polish victory.
First Battle of KievRussian Republic/Ukrainian People's Republic5–8 FebruaryBolsheviks capture Kyiv from the Ukrainian People's Republic.
Finnish Civil WarBattle of RuovesiFinland5 February – 19 MarchThe Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
Battle of Antrea11 February – 25 AprilThe Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
World War IBattle of RarańczaAustria-Hungary15–16 FebruaryThe Polish Legions defeat Austria-Hungary.
Operation FaustschlagUkraine/Belarus/Latvia/Estonia18 February-3 MarchGermany, Austria-Hungary and Ukraine capture huge territories from Soviet Russia
Capture of JerichoOttoman Empire19–20 FebruaryAustralians capture Jericho from Ottoman forces
Finnish Civil WarBattle of VarkausFinland19–21 FebruaryThe Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
Battle of Rautu21 February – 5 AprilThe Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
World War IBattle of Tell 'AsurOttoman Empire8–12 MarchBritish and Australian forces defeat Ottoman forces
Battle of BakhmachUkrainian People's Republic8–13 MarchCzechoslovak Legion escape German encirclement. Czechoslovaks and Soviet Russia defeat Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Finnish Civil WarBattle of TampereFinland8 March – 6 AprilThe bloodiest battle in Finnish history at the time. The Finnish White Guard and the Swedish Brigade defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
World War IBattle of CharahIran12–17 MarchAssyrian volunteers defeat the Kurdish Shekak tribe
Finnish Civil WarBattle of LänkipohjaFinland16 MarchThe Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
World War IFirst Battle of Villers-BretonneuxFrance20 March – 5 AprilAustralian victory over German forces
First Transjordan attack on AmmanOttoman Empire21 March –2 AprilOttoman forces defeat British forces
First Battle of Amman27–31 MarchOttoman victory over British forces
First Battle of MorlancourtFrance28–30 MarchAustralians led by John Monash defeat Germans
Battle of the Avre4–5 AprilGerman attack fought between German forces and defending Australian and British forces
Second Battle of Dernancourt5 AprilAustralian forces halt German advance on Amiens
Battle of SuldouzeIran8–13 AprilAssyrian volunteers defeat the Ottoman Empire
Finnish Civil WarBattle of AhvenkoskiFinland10 April – 5 MayGermany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
Battle of Helsinki12–13 AprilGermany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
World War I,
Russian Civil War,
Ukrainian–Soviet War
Crimea OperationTaurida Soviet Socialist Republic13–25 AprilGermans, Ukrainians, and Crimeans invade Crimea, cause dissolution of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic
Finnish Civil WarBattle of LahtiFinland19 April – 1 MayGermany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
World War ISecond Battle of Villers-BretonneuxFrance24–25 AprilAustralian forces capture the town. The British Empire and the French Empire defeat Germany.
Finnish Civil WarBattle of VyborgFinland24–29 AprilThe Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
Battle of Syrjäntaka28–29 AprilThe Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats Germany.
World War ISecond Battle of MorlancourtFrance4–14 MayAustralian victory over German forces on Western Front
Battle of Cantigny28 MayU.S. 1st Infantry Division wins in first independent action with French aid against Germany.
Third Battle of Morlancourt10 JuneAustralian forces defeat German forces
Russian Civil WarBattle of BarnaulRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic13–15 JuneWhite Russian and Czechoslovak victory over Soviet Russia.
World War IBattle of the Piave RiverKingdom of Italy15–23 JuneDownfall of Austria against an allied army from Italy, France, the UK and the USA.
Battle of Belleau WoodFrance25 JuneU.S. 2nd Marine Division capture woods. Victory of the USA, France and the UK against Germany.
Battle of Hamel4 JulyAustralian success with departure from massed frontal assaults, birth of 20th-century combined arms warfare. The British Empire, the USA and France defeat Germany.
Battle of Abu TellulOttoman Empire14 JulyBritish, Australian and Indian forces successfully defend against German/Ottoman attacks
Second Battle of the MarneFrance15–18 JulyFrench troops, helped by American and British troops, win a great and decisive victory against Germans armies and saved Paris. 95,000 French soldiers killed or wounded, 12,000 Americans killed or wounded and 12,000 British killed or wounded. 180,000 Germans soldiers killed or wounded.
Battle of Chateau Thierry18 JulyFrance, the USA and Belgium defeat Germany.
Capture of Kazan by the White ArmyRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic5–7 AugustWhite Army and Czechoslovaks captures Kazan from Soviet Russia.
Battle of AmiensFrance8–11 AugustBritish force Germans to von Hindenburg's line
Hundred Days OffensiveFrance/Belgium8 August –11 NovemberLast major Allied (France, British Empire, the USA, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Siam (modern Thailand)) offensive on the Western Front and the near collapse of the Imperial German Army. Austria-Hungary fought on the German side.
Battle of Lake BaikalRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic16 AugustCzechoslovak forces defeat Reds
Battle of the AiletteFrance17–23 AugustFrance defeats Germany.
Second Battle of the Somme21 August – 2 SeptemberAllied (British Empire and the USA) victory over German forces
Armenian–Azerbaijani war,
World War I,
Russian Civil War
Battle of BakuAzerbaijan26 August – 14 SeptemberThe Army of Islam of Ottoman Empire and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic captures the city of Baku from the Centrocaspian Dictatorship. The Centrocaspian Dictatorship was aided by the UK and White Russia.
Mexican Revolution,
World War I,
Mexican Border War
Battle of Ambos NogalesMexico27 AugustAmericans defeat Mexicans
World War IBattle of Mont Saint-QuentinFrance31 August –3 SeptemberAustralian forces capture Mont Saint-Quentin from Germany, General Rawlinson calls it the greatest military achievement of the war
Russian Civil WarKazan OperationRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic5–10 SeptemberSecond battle of Kazan, Red Army recaptures the city from White Russia and Czechoslovaks.
World War IBattle of HavrincourtFrance12 SeptemberBritish victory, German morale begins to weaken
Battle of Saint-Mihiel12–19 SeptemberAmericans defeat Germans
Vardar offensiveNorth Macedonia15–29 SeptemberSerbia, France, the UK, Greece and Italy defeat Bulgaria and Germany
Battle of ÉpehyFrance18 SeptemberBritish and Australians defeat Germans
Battle of TulkarmOttoman Empire19 SeptemberBritish Empire victory over Ottomans
Battle of Tabsor19–20 September
Battle of Megiddo19–25 SeptemberAllenby's British forces crush Ottoman Army
Battle of SharonBritish Empire victory over Ottoman Empire
Battle of Nablus
Capture of Jenin20 SeptemberAustralian and British forces capture Jenin from the Ottoman Empire
Second Battle of Amman25 SeptemberBritish forces land victory over Ottoman forces
Capture of Damascus26 September – 1 OctoberAustralian Light Horse capture the city of Damascus from Ottoman forces
Battle of MeuseFrance26 September – 11 NovemberArgonne Forest, largest AEF action of the war; Allied victory. On 8 October, Corporal Alvin York, outnumbered 19:1, leads capture of German machine-gun nest. France, the USA and Siam defeat Germany.
Battle of Jisr Benat YakubOttoman Empire27 SeptemberAustralian and British forces defeat Ottoman forces
Battle of St Quentin CanalFrance29 September – 10 OctoberBritish, Australian and American forces decisive Allied victory over German forces
Ukrainian War of IndependenceBattle of DibrivkaGerman Empire30 SeptemberUkrainian anarchists defeat Austro-German forces.
World War IBattle of DurazzoAt sea2 OctoberAllied (Italy, Albania, the British Empire and the USA) naval forces defeat Austro-Hungarian naval forces
Pursuit to HaritanOttoman Empire3–27 OctoberBritish forces defeat Ottoman forces final phase of the Middle East Campaign
Battle of Vittorio VenetoKingdom of Italy24 October – 3 NovemberItaly, the UK, France and the USA defeat Austria-Hungary.
Battle of AleppoOttoman Empire25 OctoberAllied (Kingdom of Hejaz and the British Empire) victory against Ottoman/German forces
Charge at Haritan26 OctoberOttoman victory.
Second Battle of the SambreFrance4 NovemberAllied power victory during final phase of World War I. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany.
Polish–Ukrainian WarBattle of PrzemyślAustria-Hungary11–12 NovemberPolish forces capture town from Ukrainians
Russian Civil WarBattle of TulgasRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic11–14 NovemberThe British Empire, the USA and White Russia defeat Soviet Russia.
First North Caucasus OperationDecember 1918 – January 1919Whites capture all of the Northern Caucasus minus Astrakhan from Soviet Russia.
1919Ukrainian–Soviet War,
Ukrainian War of Independence
Khotyn UprisingKingdom of Romania/Ukrainian People's Republic7 January – 1 FebruaryUkrainian uprising in Romania fails
Greater Poland uprisingBattle of ŁawicaWeimar Republic9 JanuaryPoland defeats Germany
Russian Civil WarBattle for the DonbasUkrainian People's Republic12 January – 31 MayWhite Army victory. South Russia, the Don Republic and the Kuban People's Republic defeat Soviet Russia and the Makhnovshchina.
Estonian War of IndependenceBattle of UtriaEstonia17–20 JanuaryEstonian victory over Soviet Russia
Battle of Laagna18 January
Soviet–Ukrainian War,
Russian Civil War
Second Battle of KievUkrainian People's Republic18 January – 5 FebruarySoviets capture Kyiv from Ukraine
Russian Civil WarBattle of ShenkurskRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic19–25 JanuarySoviet Russia defeats the UK, the USA, the Provisional Government of the Northern Region and Canada.
Battle of Vystavka27 January – early MarchBolsheviks defeat Americans
Polish–Czechoslovak WarBattle of SkoczówSecond Polish Republic28–30 Januaryindecisive battle
Estonian War of IndependenceBattle of PajuEstonia31 JanuaryEstonians and Finnish volunteers defeat the Red Latvian Riflemen in southern Estonia
Polish-Soviet WarBattle of Bereza KartuskaSecond Polish Republic14 FebruaryPolish victory, first battle of the Polish–Bolshevik War
1919 Egyptian revolutionBritish crackdown on the Egyptian revolutionEgypt15–31 March800 Egyptians,30 British soldiers and 31 Europeans killed ,Saad Zaghlul released from exile and allowed to return to Egypt.
Russian Civil WarBattle of MariupolUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic19–27 MarchSoviets and Makhnovists capture Mariupol from White Russia
Battle of Bolshie OzerkiRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic31 March – 2 AprilThe UK, the USA, the Provisional Government of the Northern Region and Poland defeat Soviet Russia.
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of LidaBelarus16–17 AprilPoland defeats Soviet Russia
Czechoslovak-Hungarian War Battle of Salgótarján Kingdom of Hungary 30 April – 30 May Hungarian Soviet Republic repels Czechoslovak attacks on Salgótarján
Ukrainian War of IndependenceHryhoriv UprisingUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic7 May –27 JulyUprising against Soviet Russia fails, Nykyfor Hryhoriv assassinated by Nestor Makhno
Battle of Mospyne13 MayWhite Army defeats Makhnovists
Greco-Turkish WarGreek landing at SmyrnaOttoman Empire15 MayGreeks capture Smyrna
Urla clashes16–17 MayGreek forces enter Urla
Russian Civil WarBattle of Alexandrovsky FortRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic21 MayThe UK and White Russia defeat Soviet Russia
1919 Egyptian revolutionBlack Hand insurgency in EgyptEgypt1919-1925the Black Hand group carry out various attacks on British targets in Egypt, most notably the assassination of Major General Lee Stack; a number of the members were executed in 1925 and the group died down.
Mexican Revolution,
Mexican Border War
Third Battle of Ciudad JuarezMexico/United States15–16 JuneAmericans and Carrancistas defeat Villistas
Greco-Turkish WarMalgaç RaidOttoman EmpireTurkish rebels capture Greek weaponry
Battle of Bergama15–20 JuneGreeks capture Bergama
Raid on Erbeyli20–21 JuneGreek victory
Russian Civil WarFirst Kharkiv OperationUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic20–25 JuneWhite Army captures Kharkiv from Soviet Russia
Greco-Turkish WarRaid on ErikliOttoman Empire21–22 JuneGreek forces leave the village of Erikli
Estonian War of Independence,
Latvian War of Independence
Battle of CēsisLatvia23 JuneEstonian and Latvian victory over the German Landeswehr
Russian Civil WarBattle of RomanovkaRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic25 JuneThe USA defeats Soviet Russia
Greco-Turkish WarBattle of TellidedeOttoman Empire25–26 JuneGreek forces capture Tellidede
Battle of Aydın27 June – 4 JulyGreeks capture Aydın
Russian Civil WarAdvance on MoscowRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic3 July – 18 NovemberBeginning of the end of Armed Forces of South Russia. Victory for Soviet Russia.
Battle of Novo Litovoskaya7 AugustU.S. forces defeat Bolsheviks
Capture of Kiev by the White ArmyUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic31 AugustWhite Army captures Kyiv from Soviet Russia and also defeats Ukraine.
Battle of BogdatRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic25 September – 19 OctoberWhite Army victory over Soviet Russia
Ukrainian War of Independence,
Russian Civil War
Battle of PeregonovkaUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic26 SeptemberMakhnovshchina defeat White Russia
Russian Civil War
Estonian War of Independence
Battle of PetrogradRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic28 September –14 NovemberWhite Army fails to capture Saint Petersburg from Soviet Russia. The White Army and allies consisted out of the Regional Government of Northwest Russia, Estonia, the UK, Ingria and Finland.
Polish–Ukrainian WarBattle of LwówSecond Polish Republic1 November 1918 – 30 May 1919Polish city besieged by Ukrainian forces
Estonian War of IndependenceBattle of KrivasooEstonia18 November – 30 DecemberEstonian victory over Soviet Russia
Russian Civil WarKhopyor–Don OperationRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic20 November – 8 DecemberRed victory over the Don Army
Second Kharkiv OperationUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic24 November – 12 DecemberRed offensive towards Kharkiv, resulting in its capture from White Russia
Third Battle of Kiev10–16 DecemberBolsheviks regain control of Kyiv from White Russia
Russian Civil WarDonbas operationUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic18–31 DecemberRed Army captures Donbas from White Russia
Polish–Soviet WarFirst Battle of BerezinaBelarusPolish victory over Soviet Russia
1920Polish-Soviet War,
Latvian War of Independence
Battle of DaugavpilsLatvian Socialist Soviet Republic3–5 JanuaryPolish-Latvian victory
Russian Civil WarRostov–Novocherkassk OperationRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic6–10 JanuaryRed victory, splitting the White Army in two
Battle of Posolskeya9 JanuaryLast battle of the Russian Civil War to involve the US
Second North Caucasus Operation17 January – 7 AprilReds force Whites out of the North Caucasus and into Georgia and Azerbaijan, which the Reds later invade
Franco-Turkish WarBattle of MarashOttoman Empire21 January – 12 FebruaryFrench troops leave Kahramanmaraş
Battle of Urfa9 February – 11 AprilFrench surrender, but are massacred by Turks
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of LetychivSecond Polish Republic18–22 FebruaryPolish victory
Franco-Turkish WarSiege of AintabOttoman Empire1 April 1920 – 8 February 1921French victory
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of KoziatynUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic25–27 April
Kiev offensive25 April – JulyPoles capture Kyiv and are forced to retreat by Soviets
Battle of Czarnobyl27 AprilPoles capture Chernobyl
Russian Civil WarAction of 3 May 1920At sea3 MayA French and Soviet ship fight
Franco-Turkish WarBattle of GeyveOttoman Empire15–17 MayOttoman and Turkish forces clash
Russian Civil WarAnzali Operation18 MaySoviet victory
Franco-Turkish WarKarboğazı ambush27–28 MayTurkish victory
Polish-Soviet WarBattle of WołodarkaSecond Polish Republic29–31 MayPolish victory
Battle of Bystryk31 MayPolish victory by surprise attack
Battle of Boryspil2 JunePolish capture Russian supplies
Battle of Borodzianka11–13 JunePolish victory
Turkish–Armenian WarFirst Battle of OltuFirst Republic of Armenia18–25 JuneArmenian victory
Russian Civil WarBattle of RomanovkaRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic25 June
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of GłębokieSecond Polish Republic4–6 July
Battle of Chorupań13–19 JulySoviet victory over Dubno and Chorupan
First Battle of Grodno19–20 JulySoviets capture Hrodna
Franco-Syrian WarBattle of MaysalunUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland23 JulyThe French advance into Syria and defeat Yusuf al-Azmah's hastily assembled army
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of LwówSecond Polish RepublicJuly –SeptemberPoles hold Lviv
Battle of Radzymin12–15 AugustTown changes hands twice
Battle of Radzymin13–16 AugustPolish victory
Battle of Warsaw13–25 AugustPoles defeat Red Army
Battle of Ossów14 AugustOne of the rare Polish victories during the Battle of Warsaw
Battle of ChołojówSoviet victory
Battle of Nasielsk14–15 AugustMinor Polish victory as part of the action around Warsaw
Battle of BorkowoMinor Polish victory
Battle of Sarnowa GóraPolish victory
Battle of Kock14–16 August
Russian Civil WarUlagay's LandingRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic14 August – 7 SeptemberRed Army takes control of Crimea, the last White stronghold
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of CycówSecond Polish Republic15–16 August
Battle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki16–18 AugustPolish victory as part of the counteroffensive after Battle of Warsaw
Battle of Zadwórze17 AugustPolish army defeated by the Red Army forces of Semyon Budennyi
Battle of Przasnysz21 AugustSoviet victory
Battle of Białystok22 August
Greco-Turkish WarBattle of SakaryaOttoman Empire23 August – 13 September
Russian Civil WarBukhara operationEmirate of Bukhara28 August – 2 SeptemberFall of the Emirate of Bukhara
Polish–Lithuanian War
Polish–Soviet War
Battle of GibySecond Polish Republic30 AugustLithuanian withdrawal successfully mediated by French at request of Poland
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of Komarów30 August – 2 September
Polish–Lithuanian War
Polish–Soviet War
Battle of Sejny2–19 SeptemberPolish victory against Lithuania
Vlora WarBattle of VloraKingdom of Italy3 SeptemberAlbanian patriots seize Vlora from Italian control in a rapid night strike
Turkish-Armenian WarSecond Battle of OltuFirst Republic of Armenia3–5 SeptemberTurks recapture Oltu
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of KobryńSecond Polish Republic11–23 September
Russian Civil WarBattle of Obytichnyi SpitAt sea15 SeptemberRed and White Army ships interact outside Berdiansk, with both sides claiming victory.
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of the Niemen River15–25 SeptemberPoles defeat the reserves of the Red Army
Battle of DytiatynSecond Polish Republic16 SeptemberSoviet victory
Battle of Brzostowica20–25 SeptemberPolish victory
Battle of Obuchowo26 September
Ukrainian War of Independence
Russian Civil War
Battle of PeregonovkaRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicInsurgent victory
Polish–Soviet WarBattle of Krwawy BórSecond Polish Republic/Lithuania27–28 SeptemberPolish victory
Turkish-Armenian WarBattle of SarıkamışRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic29 SeptemberTurkish victory
Franco-Turkish WarBattle of KovanbaşıOttoman Empire10–11 October
Greco-Turkish WarBattle of the Gediz24 October – 12 NovemberGreek army captures Gediz
Turkish-Armenian WarBattle of KarsFirst Republic of Armenia30 OctoberTurkish victory
Franco-Turkish WarBattle of Kanlı GeçitOttoman Empire1 November
Irish War of IndependenceBattle of BallinaleeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland3 November
Turkish-Armenian WarBattle of AlexandropolFirst Republic of Armenia7 NovemberTurkish victory, Treaty of Alexandropol
Franco-Turkish WarBattle of FadılOttoman Empire20–24 NovemberTurkish victory
Irish War of IndependenceKilmichael AmbushUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland28 NovemberImportant battle in the Irish War of Independence
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1921–1925

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1921Greco-Turkish WarFirst Battle of İnönüOttoman Empire6–11 JanuaryGreek offensive stopped, Turkish victory
Russian Civil WarAction of 9 January 1921At sea9 JanuaryFrench ship destroys Russian ship in the Black Sea
Greco-Turkish WarSecond Battle of İnönüOttoman Empire23 March – 1 AprilTurkish victory, and a turning point in the Greco-Turkish War
Russian Civil WarBattle of Alexandrovsky FortAt sea21 MayBrits defeat Red Russians in the Caspian Sea
Silesian UprisingsBattle of AnnabergPoland21–26 MayInconclusive batle between Polish insurgents and the German Selbstschutz and Freikorps.
Racial violence in the USTulsa race massacreUnited States31 May-1 JuneMobs attacked Greenwood District, Tulsa using guns and dropping firebombs from airplanes .
Greco-Turkish WarBattle of Kütahya–EskişehirOttoman Empire10–24 JulyGreek victory
Rif WarBattle of AnnualSpain22 JulyNear Annual, Morocco, Spanish Army loses to Rifi Berbers of Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
Greco-Turkish WarBattle of SakaryaOttoman Empire23 August – 17 SeptemberTurkish victory, farthest Greek advance in the Greco-Turkish War
West Virginia coal warsBattle of Blair MountainUnited States25 August – 2 SeptemberTactical military victory
Habsburg coup attempt

in Hungary

Battle of Budaörs Kingdom of Hungary 23–24 October Forces supporting Horthy's regency repel Habsburg loyalists from reaching Budapest,

collapsing the coup

1922Russian Civil WarBattle of VolochayevkaRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic5–14 FebruaryReds retake Khabarovsk
Basmachi movementSiege of Dushanbe (1922)TajikistanFebruaryDushanbe captured by Basmachi forces under the command of Enver Pasha
Turkish War of IndependenceBombardment of SamsunOttoman Empire7 JuneSamsun falls under Greek control, but Turkish forces aren't swayed
Basmachi movementCapture of Dushanbe 1922Tajikistan14 JuneSoviets recapture Dushanbe
Lokai valley battleJuneIbrahim Bek attacked Enver Pasha's troops in the Lokai Valley, inflicting significant damage, Enver Pasha attempted to flee to Afghanistan After his defeat.
Irish Civil WarBattle of DublinSouthern Ireland (1921–1922)28 June – 5 JulyFirst and probably most important battle of the Irish Civil War
Battle of Kilmallock25 July – 5 August
Basmachi movementChagan battleTajikistan4 AugSoviet forces under the command of Yakov Melkumov defeat the Basmachi force near Chagan village and kills Enver Pasha .
Greco-Turkish WarBattle of DumlupınarOttoman Empire26–30 AugustTurkish victory, final battle of the Greco-Turkish War
Turkish capture of Smyrna9 SeptemberGreeks withdraw from Anatolia
1923Indian warsPosey WarUnited States20–23 MarchUS Victory, Ute Chief "Posey" killed and his corpse exhumed and desecrated
Political violence in GermanyBeer Hall PutschWeimar Republic8–9 NovemberFailed Nazi Party uprising in Munich, Hitler wounded and captured
1924Second Italo-Senussi WarSirtica campaign (1924)LibyaNovember 1924 – March 1925Italian victory
Unification of Saudi ArabiaBattle of MeccaKingdom of Hejaz5 DecemberMecca became a Saudi Arabian territory
1925Unification of Saudi ArabiaBattle of Jeddah10 February-17 DecemberJeddah became a Saudi Arabian territory, end of Kingdom of Hejaz
Great Syrian RevoltBattle of al-KafrState of Syria22 July
Battle of al-Mazraa2–3 August
Rif WarAlhucemas landingMorocco8 SeptemberSpanish amphibious landing including tanks and air support
Great Syrian RevoltBattle of al-MusayfirahState of Syria17 September
Battle of Rashaya20–24 November
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1926–1930

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1927American occupation of NicaraguaBattle of La Paz CentroNicaragua16 May
Battle of Ocotal16 July
Battle of San Fernando25 July
Battle of Santa Clara27 July
Battle of Telpaneca19 September
Battle of Sapotillal9 October
Battle of Humen–ShijingRepublic of China (1912–1949)18 November
1928American occupation of NicaraguaBattle of El BramaderoNicaragua27–28 February
Battle of La Flor13–14 May
1929Ikhwan RevoltBattle of SabillaKingdom of Hejaz29–31 March
Battle of YichangRepublic of China (1912–1949)11 April
Cristero WarBattle of TepatitlánMexico19 April
Central Plains WarFirst Battle of GuilinRepublic of China (1912–1949)15 MayChiang-Gui War
Second Battle of Guangzhou17–21 May
Battle of Northern Henan27 May
Battle of Liuzhou7–18 JuneChiang-Gui War
Battle of Guiping21 June
Afghan Civil WarBattle Of Unai PassKingdom of Afghanistan28 June – 10 JulyHazara victory
1930Gang Violence in the USCastellammarese WarUnited States25 February 1930 – 15 April 1931Salvatore Maranzano victory
Opposition to Haile SelassieBattle of AnchemEthiopian Empire31 MarchRas Gugsa Welle is defeated by Dejazmach Mulugeta Yeggazu, suppressing the last obstacle to Ras Tafari Makonnen's ascension to Ethiopia's throne
Central Plains WarBattle of XuchangRepublic of China (1912–1949)10–12 June
Battle of Shangcai16 June
Battle of Guanghua3 July
Second Battle of Guilin17 July
Battle of Jinan14 August
Second Battle of Nanning15 August – 22 October
Battle of Xinzheng5–8 October
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1931–1935

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1931Japanese invasion of ManchuriaMukden IncidentRepublic of China (1912–1949)18 SeptemberJapanese forces create a pretext to invade Manchuria
1932First Battle of Shanghai28 January – 3 MarchCeasefire declared between China and Japan
Second Italo-Senussi WarBattle of Uadi Bu TagaLibya9 Sep 1931 - 11 Sep 1932Italy defeats the Senusiyya.
Chaco WarBattle of BoquerónParaguay7–29 SeptemberFirst major battle during the Chaco War and a Paraguayan victory over Bolivia
United States occupation of NicaraguaBattle of Agua CartaNicaragua26 SeptemberThe USA and Nicaragua defeat the Sandinistas.
United States occupation of NicaraguaBattle of El SauceNicaragua26 DecemberThe USA and Nicaragua defeat the Sandinistas.
1933Inner Mongolian CampaignDefense of the Great WallRepublic of China (1912–1949)1 January – 31 MayJapanese victory
Chaco WarFirst Battle of NanawaParaguay20–26 JanuaryParaguayan victory
Inner Mongolian CampaignBattle of ReheRepublic of China (1912–1949)21 February – 1 MarchJapanese victory
Chaco WarSecond Battle of NanawaParaguay4–9 JulyParaguayan victory
Battle of Gondra11–15 July
1934Kumul RebellionBattle of KashgarRepublic of China (1912–1949)7 January -FebruaryChinese victory
Battle of YarkandApril
Battle of Yangi HissarApril
Battle of KitaiMay
Soviet invasion of XinjiangBattle of Dawan ChengChinese tactical victory, Soviet column destroyed .
Battle of TutungInconclusive, Chinese withdrawal
1935Soviet–Japanese border conflictsBattle of Khalkhyn TempleMongolian People's Republic8 January
Chinese Civil WarBattle of Chishui RiverChinese Soviet Republic19 January – 22 March
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1936–1940

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1936Second Italo-Ethiopian WarBattle of Ganale DoryaEthiopian Empire7–10 JanuaryGeneral Graziani of Italy, attacks Ethiopian troops under Ras Desta Damtew; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee
First Battle of Tembien20–24 JanuaryEthiopian forces suffer 8,000 casualties compared to Italy's 1,100
Battle of Amba Aradam10 FebruaryEthiopians under Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu counterattack the invading Italians southwest of Chalacot, but are defeated with heavy losses
Second Battle of Tembien27 FebruaryItaly defeats Ethiopia
Battle of Shire29 February – 2 March
Battle of Maychew31 MarchEmperor Haile Selassie leads in person the final Ethiopian counter-attack of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, which is a crushing Ethiopian defeat
Battle of the Ogaden15–25 AprilFinal battle during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. By 5 May, Emperor Haile Selassie has gone into exile and Italians have declared victory
1936–1939 Arab revolt in PalestineBattle of AnabtaMandatory Palestine21 JuneMandatory British victory over Palestinians.
Spanish Civil WarBattle of MéridaSpain10–11 AugustSpanish Nationalist victory over Spanish Republicans
Battle of Badajoz14 AugustNationalists storm Badajoz
Battle of Irún19 August – 5 SeptemberNationalist victory over Republicans
Battle of Monte Pelado28 AugustRepublican victory over Nationalists
1936–1939 Arab revolt in PalestineBattle of BalaaMandatory Palestine3 SeptemberPalestinian rebels withdraw from British
Spanish Civil WarBattle of Talavera de la ReinaSpainNationalists defeat Republicans
Battle of Cerro Muriano5–6 SeptemberNationalist victory over Republicans, the Falling Soldier photograph was taken during this battle by Robert Capa
1936–1939 Arab revolt in PalestineBattle of Beit ImrinMandatory Palestine29 SeptemberPalestinian rebels withdraw from the British
Spanish Civil WarBattle of SeseñaSpain29 OctoberNationalist victory over Republicans and Soviets
Battle of Ciudad Universitaria15–23 NovemberSpanish Republican victory over Nationalists
First Battle of the Corunna Road29 November – 3 December
Second Battle of the Corunna Road13 December 1936 – 15 January 1937
Battle of Lopera27–29 DecemberNationalist victory over Republicans
1937Second Italo-Ethiopian WarBattle of GogettiEthiopian Empire19 FebruaryBattle between the Italian occupation forces and the remnants of the Ethiopian armies. The surviving elements of the Ethiopian armies of Sidamo and Bale are encircled and destroyed by the Italian forces near Lake Shala[citation needed]
Spanish Civil WarBattle of GuadalajaraSpain8–23 MarchSpanish Republican defeat Italians
Foreign interventions by the Soviet UnionIslamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937)Republic of China (1912–1949)2 April – 15 OctoberSheng Shicai's pro-Soviet Union regime establishes its rule over the whole territory of Xinjiang
Spanish Civil WarBattle of GernikaSpain26–28 AprilNationalist leader Franco's forces capture Guernica from the Republicans, following a Luftwaffe bombing
Battle of Albarracín5 July – 11 AugustNationalist victory over Republicans
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Lugou BridgeRepublic of China (1912–1949)7 JulyJapanese victory over China triggers outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Beiping-Tianjin25–31 JulyJapanese victory over China
Second Battle of Shanghai13 August – 9 November
Spanish Civil WarBattle of SantanderSpain14 August – 17 SeptemberNationalists defeat Republicans
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of TaiyuanRepublic of China (1912–1949)1 September – 9 NovemberJapanese victory over China
Spanish Civil WarBattle of El MazucoSpain6–22 SeptemberNationalist victory over Republicans
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of XinkouRepublic of China (1912–1949)13 September – 8 NovemberJapanese victory over China
Battle of Pingxingguan25 September
Battle of NanjingEarly November – 13 December
1938Spanish Civil WarBattle of AlfambraSpain5–8 FebruaryNationalist victory over the Republicans
Battle of Cape PalosAt sea5–6 MarchRepublican victory over the Nationalists
Battle of CaspeSpain16–17 MarchNationalist victory over the Republicans
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of XuzhouRepublic of China (1912–1949)24 March – 1 MayJapanese victory over China
Battle of Tai er zhuang27 MarchChinese victory over Japan
Spanish Civil WarBattle of GandesaSpain1–3 AprilNationalist victory over the Republicans
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of WuhanRepublic of China (1912–1949)11 July –27 OctoberJapanese pyrrhic victory over China
Spanish Civil WarBattle of the EbroSpain25 July – 16 NovemberSpanish Republicans launch attacks across the Ebro River. The purpose of the battle is to relieve pressure off Valencia and Catalonia. It is soon to become the decisive battle of the war, and a Republican defeat against the Spanish Nationalists, Italy and Germany.
Soviet–Japanese border conflictsBattle of Lake KhasanRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic/Manchukuo29 July – 11 AugustIn Manchuria between forces of the Soviet Union and Empire of Japan ends in a ceasefire.
1936–1939 Arab revolt in PalestineBattle of BeershebaMandatory Palestine9–10 SeptemberPalestinian rebels capture Beersheba from the UK
1939Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-UkraineSecond Czechoslovak Republic15–17 MarchHungarian forces defeat Carpatho-Ukraine
Italian invasion of AlbaniaBattle of DurrësAlbania7 AprilItaly defeats Albania
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of NanchangRepublic of China (1912–1949)15–17 MarchJapanese forces defeat Nationalist Chinese
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts,
World War II
Battle of Khalkhin GolMongolian People's Republic1 May – 16 SeptemberThe Soviet Union and Mongolia defeat Japan
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Suixian-ZaoyangRepublic of China (1912–1949)24 MayNationalist Chinese counterattack successful against Japan
World War IIInvasion of PolandSecond Polish Republic/Nazi Germany/Free City of Danzig1 September – 6 OctoberStart of World War II in Europe, German victory
Battle of the BorderSecond Polish Republic/Nazi Germany1–4 SeptemberCollective term for battles between Germany and Poland in the first days of the invasion; German victory
Battle of Danzig BayAt sea1 SeptemberGermany defeats Poland
Battle of ChojniceSecond Polish RepublicGermans capture Chojnice from Poland
Charge at KrojantyFailed Polish counterattack against Germany
Battle of MokraFirst German defeat in Poland and one of the only Polish victories in the invasion
Battle of Lasy KrólewskiePolish victory over Germany
Defence of the Polish Post Office in DanzigFree City of DanzigPolish forces hold up in the Polish post office, but fail to defend it against Danzig and Germany
Battle of MikołówSecond Polish Republic1–2 SeptemberGerman tactical victory during the Invasion of Poland
Battle of PszczynaGerman victory over Poland
Battle of Mława1–3 September
Battle of Jordanów
Battle of Częstochowa
Battle of Węgierska Górka
Battle of Grudziądz1–4 September
Battle of Tuchola Forest1–5 September
Battle of WesterplatteFree City of Danzig1–7 SeptemberFirst battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany and Danzig defeat Poland
Raid on FraustadtNazi Germany2 SeptemberPolish forces successfully raid a German border town
Battle of Borowa GóraSecond Polish Republic2–5 SeptemberGerman victory over Poland
Battle of Bukowiec3 September
Defense of Katowice3–4 SeptemberPolish Boy and Girl Scout units irregularly defend Katowice but fail against Germany
Battle of the AtlanticAt sea3 September 1939 – 8 May 1945Name given to the conflicts in the Atlantic Ocean throughout World War II between Allied forces, and Germany and Italy.
Battle of Piotrków TrybunalskiSecond Polish Republic4–6 SeptemberPolish withdrawal from German forces
Battle of RóżanGerman victory over Poland
Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki6 September
Battle of Pułtusk6–7 SeptemberPoles lose Pułtusk to Germany
Battle of Łódź6–8 SeptemberGerman victory over Poland
Battle of Barak7–8 SeptemberPoland retreat from German Forces
Battle of Wizna7–10 SeptemberGerman victory over Poland
Battle of Łomża
Battle of Wola Cyrusowa8 SeptemberPyrrhic German victory over Poland
Battle of Radom8–9 SeptemberGermans capture Radom from Poland
Battle of Gdynia8–14 SeptemberGermans capture Gdynia from Poland
Battle of Warsaw8–28 SeptemberGermany captures Warsaw from Poland
Battle of the Bzura River9–19 SeptemberLargest Polish counterattack, but it fails against Germany
Battle of Kampinos Forest9–20 SeptemberGerman victory over Poland
Battle of Hel9 September – 2 October
Battle of Jarosław10–11 September
Battle of Kępa Oksywska10–19 September
Battle of Kałuszyn11–12 SeptemberPoland defeats Germany
Battle of Przemyśl11–14 SeptemberGerman victory over Poland
First Battle of Lwów12–22 SeptemberGermans, aided by the Soviet Union, capture Lviv from Poland
Battle of Modlin13–29 SeptemberPyrrhic German victory over Poland
Battle of Jaworów14–16 SeptemberPoles hold Yavoriv against Germany
Battle of Brześć Litewski14–17 SeptemberGermans capture Brest from Poland
Battle of Kobryń14–18 SeptemberInconclusive battle between Germany and Poland
Second Sino-Japanese WarFirst Battle of ChangshaRepublic of China (1912–1949)17 September – 6 OctoberChinese forces successfully defend city; heavy Japanese casualties
World War IIBattle of Tomaszów LubelskiSecond Polish Republic17–26 SeptemberGermany defeats Poland in the Invasion of Poland's second largest battle
Battle of Wilno18–19 SeptemberSoviets capture Vilnius from Poland, which is transferred to Lithuania
Battle of Wólka Węglowa19 SeptemberPolish victory over Germany
Battle of Krasnystaw19–20 SeptemberFailed Polish counterattack against Germany
Battle of Grodno20–22 SeptemberSoviets capture Hrodna from Poland
Battle of Cześniki21–22 SeptemberPolish victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Łomianki22 SeptemberFailed Polish counterattack against Germany
Battle of Krasnobród23 SeptemberSuccessful Polish counterattack against Germany, and one of the last battles using cavalry in Europe
Battle of HusynneSoviet victory over Polish
Battle of Kodziowce23–24 SeptemberPoles hold the town against the Soviet Union, but later retreat to Lithuania
Battle of Władypol27 SeptemberSoviets capture Wladypol (now Vladypil in Ukraine) from Poland
Battle of Szack28 SeptemberPoles hold the town from the Soviets
Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów29–30 SeptemberPoles hold the towns from Soviets
Battle of Wytyczno1 OctoberThe Soviet Union defeats Poland
Battle of Kock2–5 OctoberLast battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany defeats Poland
Winter War,
World War II
Battle of SuomussalmiFinland30 November 1939 – 8 January 1940First battle of the Winter War, and the most notable Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Petsamo30 November 1939 – 12 March 1940Russian victory over Poland
Battle of Salla30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Taipale6–27 December
Battle of Kollaa7 December 1939 – 13 March 1940
Battle of Varolampi Pond10–11 DecemberFinnish hold the pond against the Soviet Union, in what's called the "Sausage War"
Battle of Tolvajärvi12 DecemberColonel Talvela's Finnish forces defeat Soviet forces
World War IIBattle of the River PlateAt sea13 DecemberAdmiral Graf Spee chased into Montevideo harbour and scuttled by the UK and New Zealand
Winter War,
World War II
First Battle of SummaFinland16–22 DecemberFinnish attack thwarted against the Soviet Union
Battle of Kelja25–27 DecemberFinnish victory over the Soviet Union
1940Battle of Raate Road1–7 January
Second Battle of Summa1–15 FebruaryFinnish attack against the Soviet Union thwarted
Battle of Kuhmo28 January – 13 MarchStalemate between Finland and the Soviet Union
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of South HenanRepublic of China (1912–1949)30 January – 1 MarchChinese Nationalists led by Li Zongren defeat Japanese
Winter War,
World War II
Battle of HonkaniemiFinland25–27 FebruaryIn the only tank action of the Winter War, the Soviet Union defeats Finland
First Battle of Vyborg Bay2–13 MarchBattle ends after a ceasefire between Finland and the Soviet Union
World War IIBattle of Drøbak SoundNorway9 AprilGerman naval attack thwarted by Norwegian forces
Battle of Midtskogen9–10 AprilNorwegian forces defeated a German raiding party that attempted to capture King Haakon VII and his cabinet
Battle of Narvik9 April – 10 JuneA minor Allied victory of Norway, France, the UK and Poland against Germany in the Arctic
Battle of Dombås14–19 AprilNorwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack
Battle for The HagueNetherlands10 MayIn the first major air-landing operation in history, the Netherlands defeat Germany
Battle of MaastrichtMaastricht was a key city for the German advance; Germany defeats the Netherlands
Battle of Fort Eben-Emael10–11 MayGermany captures the fort and breaks through the Belgian line of defense
Battle of MillDutch troops manage to hold back a German battalion
Battle of Rotterdam10–14 MayGerman attempt to seize the Dutch city; it ends in a German victory following the Rotterdam Blitz
Battle of the Netherlands10–17 MayGermany invades the Netherlands
Battle of France10 May – 25 JuneGermany takes on France; British Expeditionary Force and French Army defeated
Battle of the Grebbeberg11–13 MayA major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, Operation Fall Gelb. Germany defeats the Netherlands.
Battle at the Afsluitdijk12–14 MayThe Netherlands hold against Germany
Battle of HannutBelgiumLargest tank battle of the campaign. France defeats Germany in Belgium.
Battle of SedanFrench Third Republic12–17 MayGermany defeats France and the UK. After a quick advance, Germany reaches the English Channel and traps most of the Allied army in northern France and western Belgium.
Battle of Arras21 MayFrance and the UK fail to break through German lines to end the encirclement of the Allied main armies
Battle of Dunkirk27 May – 5 JuneEscape of defeated British Expeditionary Forces. Dunkirk is captured by Germany. On the Allied side, forces from France, the UK, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands participated in the battle.
Battle of Mers-el-KebirAt sea3 JulyBritish Navy destroys Vichy French fleet off the coast of North Africa
Battle of Calabria9 JulyBritish forces fight indecisive naval battle with Italians
Battle of Cape Spada19 JulyBritish and Australian forces sink an Italian cruiser
Battle of BritainUnited Kingdom10 July – 31 OctoberGermans try to bomb Britain into submission – the Royal Air Force answers with fighters
Battle of Tug ArganSomaliland11 AugustItaly defeats the UK and captures British Somaliland
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of Hundred RegimentsRepublic of China (1912–1949)20 August – 5 DecemberMajor engagement of the Soviet Red Army against the Japanese Imperial Army
World War IISkirmish at DiosigRomania4 SeptemberRomanian victory over Hungary
Battle of TarantoItaly11–12 NovemberBritish carrier-based planes destroy Italian fleet at Taranto harbour
Battle of Cape SpartiventoAt sea27 NovemberBritish Navy under Admiral Somerville fights indecisive battle with Italy
Battle of PindusKingdom of Greece/Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939)28 October – 13 NovemberItaly invades Greece, but is defeated. Greece captures parts of Albania from Italy in response.
Siege of GiarabubLibya25 December 1940 – 21 March 1941Allies victory
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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1941World War IIBattle of BardiaItalian Libya3–5 JanuaryBritish/Australian and Free French victory in Libya over Italy
Franco-Thai WarBattle of Ko ChangThailand17 JanuaryA navy of Vichy France defeats Thailand.
World War IIBattle of AgordatItalian East Africa26–31 JanuaryThe UK defeats Italy in Eritrea
Battle of Keren3 February – 1 AprilHard-fought British and Commonwealth victory over Italian forces during East African Campaign
Battle of Beda Fomm6–7 FebruaryBritish/Australian victory over Italy forces in Libya
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of ShanggaoRepublic of China (1912–1949)14 March – 9 AprilChinese victory over Japan
World War IIBattle of Cape MatapanAt sea27–29 MarchBritish Royal Navy task force defeats Italian fleet
Invasion of YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia6–18 AprilGermany, Italy and Hungary invade and conquer Yugoslavia
Battle of GreeceKingdom of Greece6–24 AprilGermany takes the Balkan Peninsula after Italian stalemate
Siege of TobrukItalian East Africa10 April – 27 NovemberGerman commander Erwin Rommel with a mixed German/Italian army defeated in North Africa by Allied forces (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Czechoslovakia, British Indian and Free Libyan Arabs)
Battle of VeviKingdom of Greece11–12 AprilGerman victory over Australians
Battle of Tempe Gorge18 AprilAustralians and New Zealanders slow German advance
Battle of Athens20 AprilDog-fighting air battle over Athens between the UK and Germany fought for half an hour between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe towards the end of the Battle of Greece
Battle of Thermopylae24–25 AprilGerman victory over New Zealanders and Australians
Battle of the Corinth Canal26 AprilGerman victory over British Empire forces
Second Sino-Japanese WarBattle of South ShanxiRepublic of China (1912–1949)7–27 MayJapanese victory in China
World War IIBattle of FallujahKingdom of Iraq17–21 MayThe UK defeats Iraq
Battle of RethymnoKingdom of Greece20 MayAustralian and Greek tactical victory over Germany
Battle of Crete20 May – 1 JuneGerman paratroopers and Italians capture Crete, suffer many casualties against New Zealand, Greece, the UK and Australia
Battle of Denmark StraitAt sea23 MayGerman Bismarck sinks British HMS Hood
Sinking of the Bismarck27 MayFamous German battleship is lost against the UK and Poland
Battle of 42nd StreetKingdom of GreeceAustralian and New Zealanders halt German advance
Battle of the Litani RiverGreater Lebanon9 JuneBritish/Australian victory over Vichy French forces in French Lebanon
Battle of Jezzine13 JuneAustralians defeat Vichy French
Battle of Sidon13–17 June
Battle of KissouéSecond Syrian Republic17 JuneBritish Empire and Free French forces defeat Vichy French in Syria
Battle of MerdjayounGreater Lebanon19–24 JuneBritish Empire forces defeat Vichy French
Operation BarbarossaSoviet Union22 JuneGerman invasion of the Soviet Union
Battle of Białystok-Minsk Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic22–29 JuneGerman victory in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (present-day Belarus) over the Soviet Union
Battle of RaseiniaiLithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic23–27 JuneGerman victory in Lithuania over the Soviet Union
Raid on ConstanțaKingdom of Romania26 JuneAxis (Germany and Romania) victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of BrodyUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic/Soviet Union26–30 JuneIn one of the largest tank battles of World War II, Germany defeats the Soviet Union
Battle of DamourGreater Lebanon5–9 JulyAustralians defeat Vichy French
Battle of SmolenskRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic/Soviet Union6 July – 5 AugustSoviet attempt to block German Wehrmacht's advance on Moscow
Battle of KievUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic/Soviet Union7 July – 26 SeptemberIn the largest encirclement battle of World War II, Germany defeats the Soviet Union
Battle of BeirutGreater Lebanon12 JulyFree French, British, Australian and British Indian forces defeat Vichy French forces
Battle of UmanUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic/Soviet Union15 July – 8 AugustAxis (Germany, Romania and Hungary) victory over the Soviet Union
Second Sino-Japanese WarSecond Battle of ChangshaRepublic of China (1912–1949)6 September – 8 OctoberFailed Japanese attempt to take Chinese city
World War IISiege of LeningradRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic/Soviet Union8 September 1941 – 27 January 1944After a three-year Nazi siege on Leningrad, the Soviet Union defeats Germany
Battle of the Sea of AzovAt sea26 September – 11 OctoberAxis controls Sea of Azov; Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union.
Battle at Borodino FieldRussian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic/Soviet Union13 October 1941 – 8 January 1942Germany defeats the Soviet Union in October and the Soviet Union defeats Germany in January
Battle of Rostov27 NovemberGermans forced to withdraw despite Hitler's orders, but Soviets suffer over 140,000 casualties
Battle of Kota BharuKelantan8 DecemberJapanese forces capture Kota Bharu from the UK
Battle of Prachuab KhirikhanThailand8–9 DecemberJapan conquers Thailand
Battle of Wake IslandUnited States8–23 DecemberJapanese forces capture the American Wake Island in the Pacific
Battle of Hong KongBritish Hong Kong8–25 DecemberJapanese drive British forces from their Chinese territory
Battle of MalayaUnited Kingdom/Federated Malay States/Straits Settlements8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942Japan invades British Malaya
Battle of the PhilippinesCommonwealth of the Philippines/United States8 December 1941 – 8 May 1942Japanese victory over the U.S. and the Philippines; Douglas MacArthur promises to return
Naval Battle of SingaporeAt sea10 DecemberJapanese torpedo craft sink British HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
Battle of JitraKedah11–13 DecemberJapan pushes back British forces in Malaya
Battle of Cape BonAt sea13 DecemberItalian naval defeat against the UK and the Netherlands
First Battle of Sirte17 DecemberIndecisive engagement between Italian and British naval forces
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Battle of ChangshaRepublic of China (1912–1949)24 December 1941 – 15 January 1942Chinese forces battle Japanese back during another Japanese attack on Changsha and claim victory
World War IIBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaSoviet Union26 December 1941 – 19 May 1942Axis controls Crimea; Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union
Battle of KamparFederated Malay States30 December 1941 – 2 January 1942British forces delay Japanese advance Malaya
1942World War IIBattle of BataanCommonwealth of the Philippines/United States1 January – 9 AprilJapanese defeat and imprison U.S. and Philippine force
Battle of Slim RiverFederated Malay States6–8 JanuaryJapan defeats the UK and British India
Battles of RzhevSoviet Union8 January 1942 – 31 March 1943A series of inconclusive battles between the Soviet Union and Germany, ending with Germany's retreat
Battle of DražgošeNazi Germany9 JanuaryFirst frontal engagement on Slovenian soil with the German occupier
Battle of TarakanDutch East Indies11–12 JanuaryJapan defeats the Netherlands
Battle of Manado
Battle of GemasFederated Malay States14 JanuaryAustralians ambush Japanese forces
Battle of Muar Johor14–22 JanuaryJapan defeats Australia, the UK and British India
Battle of MoscowSoviet Union17 JanuarySoviet defenders drive back German Army Group Centre
Barvenkovo-Lozovaya offensiveUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic18–31 JanuaryThe Soviet Union pushes Germany back in Ukraine
Battle of BalikpapanDutch East Indies23 JanuaryBattle in Borneo, Netherlands East Indies ends with a Japanese victory over the Dutch
Battle of RabaulTerritory of New Guinea23 January – FebruaryJapan defeats Australians and occupies the first Australian territory taken by conquest in Australian history
Battle off EndauJohor26–27 JanuaryBritish/Australian naval defeat by Japan's navy
Battle of AmbonDutch East Indies30 January – 3 FebruaryJapanese victory over the Netherlands, Australia and the U.S. in the Dutch East Indies
Battle of Port MoresbyTerritory of Papua3 February 1942 – 17 August 1943Air war over Port Moresby; Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
Battle of Makassar StraitDutch East Indies4 FebruaryJapanese defeat Dutch and U.S. naval force
Battle of the Java Sea4 February – 1 MarchJapanese wipe out Allied (Netherlands, U.S. the UK and Australia) naval squadron
Abdeen Palace incidentKingdom of Egypt4 FebruaryThe British army besieged Abdeen Palace with troops and tanks forcing king Farouk to appoint a less neutral and more pro-Allies government.
Battle of SingaporeColony of Singapore8–15 FebruaryJapanese forces capture city in Malaya; British army under Arthur Percival surrenders; largest British surrender of the war.
Battle of Kranji9–10 FebruaryJapanese forces capture strait islands from the UK
Battle of Bukit Timah10–12 FebruaryJapanese defeat British Empire forces
Battle of PalembangDutch East Indies13–15 FebruaryJapan defeats Allied forces (UK, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand)
Battle of Badung Strait18–19 FebruaryJapanese naval victory over the Netherlands, the U.S. and the UK despite friendly fire incident
Bombing of DarwinAustralia19 FebruaryAustralia hit by Japanese aerial attacks
Battle of TimorPortuguese Timor/Dutch East Indies19 February 1942 – 10 February 1943Japanese victory; tactical Australian victory
Battle of Sunda StraitDutch East Indies28 February – 1 MarchABDACOM naval force (U.S., Australia and the Netherlands) under Admiral Doorman defeated by Japanese fleet
Battle of Java28 February – 12 MarchA battle of the Pacific theatre between Japan and the Netherlands; Japanese victory
Battle of Leuwiliang3–5 MarchBritish, Australian and American forces are defeated by Japan
Invasion of Buka and BougainvilleTerritory of New Guinea9 March – 5 AprilJapanese forces invades and defeats Australian forces, capturing Buka and Bougainville
Battle of ToungooBritish rule in Burma19–29 MarchJapan defeats China in Burma
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Battle of Oktwin20–23 March
World War IISecond Battle of SirteAt sea22 MarchAn Italian naval force attacks the escort of a British convoy
Japanese Raids into Indian Ocean31 MarchJapanese raids against the British Eastern Fleet, resulting in heavy British losses
Battle of YenangyaungBritish rule in Burma11–19 AprilChina, the UK and British India defeat Japan
Battle of NanosSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia18 April800 Italian soldiers lay siege to 54 Slovene Partisans; Italian victory.
Doolittle RaidEmpire of JapanU.S. aircraft bomb Tokyo, crash-land in China
Battle of Zhejiang-JiangxiRepublic of China (1912–1949)Chinese and Japanese forces search for the surviving Doolittle Raiders; Japan defeats China and the U.S.
Destruction of TelavågNorway30 AprilGerman forces destroy entire Norwegian town
Battle of the St. LawrenceAt seaMay 1942 – November 1944German submarine U-553 sinks the Canadian Nicoya and Leto in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Battle of the Coral Sea4 MayU.S. loses USS Lexington; Japanese win tactically but lose strategically to U.S./Australian navies. First naval battle in history in which the opposing ships neither sighted nor directly fired on one another; all offensive action was carried out by carrier-based aircraft.
Battle of CorregidorCommonwealth of the Philippines/United States5–6 MayLast U.S. bastion in Asia surrenders to the Japanese after prolonged siege
Second Battle of KharkovUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic12–28 MaySoviet counterattack thwarted against Germany and the Axis
Battle of Bir HakeimItalian Libya26 May – 11 JuneFree French Forces successfully delay Rommel's Italian and German advance towards Egypt
Battle of Gazala26 May – 21 JuneGerman commander Erwin Rommel, reinforced by Italians, defeats Great Britain
Operation AnthropoidProtectorate of Bohemia and Moravia/Nazi Germany/Czechoslovakia27 MayCzech resistance fighters assassinate Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenfüher Reinhard Heydrich
Attack on Sydney HarbourAustralia31 May – 8 JuneJapanese submarines attack Australian cities
Battle of MidwayAt sea4–7 JuneU.S. loses USS Yorktown; Japanese lose four aircraft carriers
Battle of Pantelleria15 JuneAn Italian naval force successfully attacks a British convoy (Operation Harpoon).
Convoy PQ 1727 June – 10 July35 ships leave Iceland on 17 June for Murmansk; only 11 reached their destination
Raid on SalamauaTerritory of New Guinea28 JuneAustralian commandos raid Japanese forces; 120 Japanese killed, 3 Australians wounded
First Battle of VoronezhSoviet Union28 June – 24 JulyGermany and other Axis capture Voronezh from the Soviet Union
First Battle of El AlameinKingdom of Egypt1 JulyBritish Eighth Army stops Rommel's Axis (Italy and Germany) forces invading Egypt
Raid on Heath's FarmTerritory of New GuineaAustralian commandos attack and kill 44 Japanese
Battle of SevastopolSoviet Union2 JulySoviet city captured by Germans, Romanians and Italians after eight-month siege
Battle of Stalingrad17 July 1942 – 2 February 1943City besieged by Paulus' German Sixth Army; from 23 November the Sixth Army is surrounded and destroyed by Soviets; bloodiest battle in history with approximately 1.8 million dead
Invasion of Buna–GonaTerritory of Papua21–27 JulyJapan defeats Australian forces and capture Buna-Gona
Kokoda Track campaign21 July – 16 NovemberAustralia's finest hour; Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
Battle of GuadalcanalBritish Solomon Islands7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943Allies (U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand) finally take the island from Japan after a six-month battle
Battle of KokodaTerritory of Papua8–10 AugustAustralians capture Kokoda Airfield from Japan
Battle of Savo IslandAt sea9 AugustJapanese sink four U.S. cruisers; HMAS Canberra is also lost
Battle of DieppeFrance19 AugustAlso known as Operation Jubilee; Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe. Allied failure helped prepare them for D-Day. Soldiers from the UK, Canada, Free French, Poland and Czechoslovakia participated in the battle on the Allied side.
Battle of the Eastern SolomonsBritish Solomon Islands24 AugustJapanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō sunk by the U.S.
Battle of Milne BayTerritory of Papua25 August – 7 SeptemberAustralians defeat Japanese in the first clear Allied victory over Japanese land forces
Battle of Isurava26–31 AugustAustralian forces are pushed down the Kokoda trail by Japan
Battle of Alam HalfaKingdom of Egypt30 August – 6 SeptemberAllies vs. Rommel in North Africa; the UK and New Zealand defeat Germany and Italy
First Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's CrossingTerritory of Papua31 August - 5 SeptemberJapanese forces defeat Australian forces
Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill6–9 September
Battle of Ioribaiwa14–16 SeptemberAustralians withdraw from Japanese forces down the Kokoda trail
Raid on MuboTerritory of New Guinea1 OctoberAustralian commandos raid Japanese forces killing 50
Battle of VišegradIndependent State of Croatia5 OctoberYugoslav Chetniks defeat Germany and the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
Battle of Cape EsperanceAt sea11 OctoberNear Guadalcanal, the U.S. defeats Japan
Second Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's CrossingTerritory of Papua11–28 OctoberAustralians advance after being halted by Japan
Battle of Goodenough Island22–27 OctoberAustralians take island from the Japanese
Second Battle of El AlameinKingdom of Egypt23 October – 4 NovemberMontgomery's Eighth Army forces Rommel out of Egypt. The UK, British India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Free France, Greece and the U.S. defeat Germany and Italy.
Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsAt sea25 OctoberNear Guadalcanal, USS Hornet sunk, but Japanese withdraw victorious
Battle of Oivi–GorariTerritory of Papua4–11 NovemberMajor Australian victory over Japan
Operation TorchFrench Algeria8 NovemberAllied landings in French North Africa; the U.S., the UK, British India, Free France, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia defeat Vichy France, Germany and Italy
Naval Battle of GuadalcanalBritish Solomon Islands12 NovemberU.S. defeats Japan, turning point of the Pacific War
Battle of Buna–GonaTerritory of Papua16 November 1942 – 22 January 1943Australian and American forces win decisive victory over Japan
Battle of Velikiye LukiSoviet Union19 November 1942 – 16 January 1943Germans clash with Soviets; Soviet victory
Battle of BrisbaneAustralia26–27 NovemberFighting broke out in Brisbane between United States military personnel on one side and Australian servicemen and civilians on the other, The units involved were relocated out of Brisbane.
Battle of TassafarongaAt sea30 NovemberOff Guadalcanal, Japan defeats the U.S.
1943World War IIBattle of OsankaricaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia8 JanuaryAbout 2,000 Germans massacre all 69 men and women of the Pohorje Battalion; Germans lose 19 men and 31 are wounded
Battle of Neretva20 January – MarchLarge joint Axis (Germany, Italy, German puppet state of Croatia, Serbian Chetniks) offensive that attempts to destroy communist-led Partisan resistance in Yugoslavia, but fails
Battle of Rennell IslandBritish Solomon Islands29–30 JanuaryJapanese bombers sink an American cruiser
Battle of WauTerritory of New Guinea29 January – 4 FebruaryAustralian and American victory over Japan
Battle of the Kasserine PassFrench protectorate of Tunisia14–25 FebruaryGerman victory over British Empire and U.S. forces in Tunisia
Third Battle of KharkovUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic16 February – 15 MarchGerman victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of the Bismarck SeaAt sea2–4 MarchAustralian and U.S. air forces destroy Japanese convoy
Battle of Blackett Strait6 MarchTwo Japanese destroyers sunk by the U.S.
Battle of the Komandorski Islands26 MarchU.S. naval victory over Japanese, USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) damaged
Warsaw Ghetto UprisingSecond Polish Republic18 April13,000 Polish Jews are killed by German forces; uprising is defeated
Operation VengeanceTerritory of New GuineaKilling of Imperial Japanese Navy Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by the U.S.
Battle of Mubo22 April – 14 JulyAustralians force Japan to retreat
Battle of Bobdubi22 April – 19 AugustAustralian forces defeat Japanese forces
Raid on DarwinAustralia2 MayMajor Japanese air raid on Darwin
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Battle of West HubeiRepublic of China (1912–1949)12 May – 11 JuneChinese forces under Bai Chongxi defeat Japanese
World War IISutjeska offensiveSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia15 May – 16 JuneFailed Axis (Germany, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria) offensive against Yugoslav Partisans
Battle of Lababia RidgeTerritory of New Guinea20–23 JuneAustralians defeat Japanese attack
Battle of New GeorgiaBritish Solomon Islands20 June – 25 AugustU.S. and British Empire victory over Japan in the Solomon Islands
Landing at Nassau BayTerritory of New Guinea30 JuneAustralians and Americans defeat Japan
Battle of KurskSoviet Union5 July – 23 AugustGermans attack Kursk salient at Orel and Belgorod, but are stopped by heavy Russians defenses; arguably the largest tank battle ever fought. Heavy losses.
Battle of Kula GulfBritish Solomon Islands6 JulyIndecisive naval battle between the U.S. and Japan in the Solomon Islands
Battle of Enogai10–11 JulyU.S. victory over Japan
Battle of Kolombangara12–13 JulyAmerican ships damaged while pursuing Japanese
Battle of Mount TambuTerritory of New Guinea16 July – 18 AugustAustralian and American decisive victory over Japan
Battle of BairokoBritish Solomon Islands20 JulyJapanese victory over the U.S.
Battle of Roosevelt RidgeTerritory of New Guinea21 July – 14 AugustAllied victory (U.S. and Australia) over Japan
Battle of Munda PointBritish Solomon Islands22 July – 5 AugustThe U.S. defeats Japan
Battle of CenturipeKingdom of Italy2–4 AugustThe UK defeats Germany in Sicily
Battle of Vella GulfBritish Solomon Islands6–7 AugustJapanese lose three destroyers against the U.S.
Smolensk operationSoviet Union7 August – 2 OctoberThe Soviet Union captures the Smolensk and Bryansk regions from Germany
Battle of the Aleutian IslandsUnited States15 AugustJapanese invade, but are repelled by American and Canadian forces
Battle of Vella LavellaBritish Solomon Islands15 August – 6 OctoberThe U.S. and New Zealand defeat Japan
Battle off Horaniu17–18 AugustJapanese naval retreat, subsequent evacuation of 9,000 Japanese men; American victory
Fourth Battle of KharkovUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic23 AugustSoviets liberate town from Germany
Battle of the DnieperSoviet Union26 August – 23 DecemberThe Soviet Union takes Eastern Ukraine from Germany
Battle of Arundel IslandBritish Solomon Islands27 August – 21 SeptemberThe U.S. defeats Japan
Landing at LaeTerritory of New Guinea4–16 SeptemberAustralians and Americans land at Lae in Japanese-held territory
Landing at Nadzab5 SeptemberAmerican/Australian airborne landing defeats Japanese forces
Battle of Tarvisio 8 September – 9 September Germans defeat the Italian resistance
Battle of Castle TurjakKingdom of Italy19 SeptemberCommunist-led Slovene Partisans take the castle guarded by the pro-German, anti-communist Slovene village sentries
Battle of KaiapitTerritory of New Guinea19–20 SeptemberAustralian victory over Japan
Battle of Dumpu22 September – 4 OctoberAustralian forces defeat Japan
Battle of Finschhafen22 September – 24 OctoberAustralia and the U.S. defeat Japan
Battle of LerosAt sea26 September – 16 NovemberGermans attack and force surrender of British garrison on Leros; British force under General Tilney are forced to surrender
Naval Battle of Vella LavellaBritish Solomon Islands6 OctoberJapanese win against the U.S., both sides lose one destroyer
Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's RidgeTerritory of New Guinea12–13 OctoberAustralian victory over Japan
Battle of LeninoSoviet UnionGermany defeats the Soviet Union and Poland
Raid on SchweinfurtNazi Germany14 OctoberAlso known as Black Thursday; air battle between the German Luftwaffe and the U.S. Air Force, German victory
Battle of the Treasury IslandsBritish Solomon Islands27 October – 12 NovemberMajor New Zealand and American victory over Japan
Battle of Empress Augusta BayTerritory of New Guinea1–2 NovemberJapan suffers a naval defeat against the U.S.
Landings at Cape TorokinaBritish Solomon Islands1–3 NovemberAmerican/New Zealand forces defeat Japanese forces
Bombing of RabaulTerritory of New Guinea2–11 NovemberAllied (U.S., Australia and New Zealand) air attacks against Japan in Rabaul
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Battle of ChangdeRepublic of China (1912–1949)2 November – 20 DecemberChinese victory, Japanese use biological and chemical weapons
World War IIBattle of Koromokina LagoonTerritory of New Guinea7–8 NovemberThe U.S. defeats Japan
Battle for Piva Trail8–9 November
Battle of Sattelberg17–25 NovemberMajor Australian and American victory over Japan
Battle of TarawaGilbert and Ellice Islands20–22 NovemberFirst contested amphibious landing of World War II by the U.S. against Japan
Battle of Makin20–24 NovemberAmerican forces defeat the Japanese in the Gilbert Islands
Battle of Cape St. GeorgeTerritory of New Guinea27 NovemberJapanese convoy suffers heavy damage against the U.S.
Battle of Wareo27 November – 8 DecemberAustralia defeats Japan
Battle for Monte la DifensaKingdom of Italy3–9 DecemberThe UK, the U.S. and Canada defeat Germany
Battle of SioTerritory of New Guinea5 DecemberMajor Australian victory over Japan
Battle of Arawe15 December 1943 – 24 February 1944Allied (U.S. and Australia) victory against Japan
Battle of OrtonaKingdom of Italy20–28 DecemberCanada defeats Germany
Dnieper-Carpathian offensiveUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic/Soviet Union/Kingdom of Romania24 December 1943 – 6 May 1944The Soviet Union captures Western Ukraine from Germany and enters Poland and Romania
Battle of North CapeAt sea26 DecemberBritish naval victory over Germany
Battle of The PimpleTerritory of New Guinea27–28 DecemberAustralian victory over Japan
1944World War IILeningrad-Novgorod offensiveSoviet Union/Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic14 January – 1 MarchThe Soviet Union lifts the Siege of Leningrad and liberates the area around Veliky Novgorod from Germany
Battle of Monte CassinoKingdom of Italy17 January – 19 MayFour battles, Allies (the UK, British India, the U.S., Free France, Poland, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy) finally victorious against Germany, breaking through to advance on Rome
Battle of Shaggy RidgeTerritory of New Guinea19–31 JanuaryAustralian victory over Japan
Battle of Rapido RiverKingdom of Italy20–22 JanuaryGermany defeats the U.S.
Battle of Anzio22 January – 5 JuneAfter an amphibious landing near Rome, the Allied armies of the U.S., the UK and Canada are only able to break out a German encirclement after a couple of months
Battle of Korsun PocketSoviet Union24 January – 16 FebruaryDecisive Soviet victory over Germany
Battle of CisternaKingdom of Italy30 January – 2 FebruaryPart of Operation Shingle1st, 3rd and 4th U.S. Army Ranger battalions attempted to capture the town of Cisterna, German victory
Battle of KwajaleinEmpire of Japan31 January – 3 FebruaryAmerican victory over Japan in the Marshall Islands, several Korean laborers captured
Battle of MadangTerritory of New GuineaFebruary – AprilAustralian and American victory over Japan in the Pacific
Battle of NarvaEstonian Soviet Socialist Republic2 February – 10 AugustGermany successfully holds ground against the Soviet Union
Battle of the Green IslandsTerritory of New Guinea15–20 FebruaryNew Zealand forces supported by Americans defeat Japan
Attack on TrukAt sea17–18 FebruarySuccessful American air raid against Japan in the Marshall Islands
Battle of EniwetokEmpire of Japan17–23 FebruaryAmerican victory over Japan allows U.S. forces to set up for an attack on the Mariana Islands
Battle of Hube's PocketUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic/Soviet Union/Second Polish Republic4 March – 17 AprilGermans victorious over the Soviet Union, but have to retreat afterward
Battle of ImphalIndia8 March – 3 JulyAn invasion of British India by Japan is stopped by the UK and British Indian soldiers
Raid on DrvarSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaApril – MayFailed German military operation that aimed to capture Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Yugoslav Partisans
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Battle of Central HenanRepublic of China (1912–1949)April – DecemberMarginal Japanese victory over China and the U.S.
World War IICrimean offensiveSoviet Union8 April – 12 MayThe Soviet Union captures Crimea from Germany; Germany got aid from Romania
Siege of MyitkyinaBritish rule in Burma17 May – 3 AugustChina and the U.S. capture Myitkyina in Burma from Japan
Battle of Lone Tree HillTerritory of New Guinea17 May – 2 SeptemberAmerican victory over Japan in the Pacific theatre
Battle of Wakde18–21 MayAmerican and Australian victory over the Japanese
Battle of Biak27 May – 17 August
Battle of MogaungBritish rule in Burma4–27 JuneThe UK, China and the U.S. defeat Japan
Battle for CaenFrance6 June – 6 AugustAfter more than a month of fighting, the UK and Canada finally capture Caen from Germany
Battle of Normandy6 June – 25 AugustAllies (The U.S., the UK, Canada, France, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa) invade northern France across the Normandy beaches (Operation Overlord); hard fighting from Cherbourg to Caen; Germans surrounded and destroyed at Falaise
Battle of Villers-Bocage13 JuneGermans defeat the UK near Normandy during Operation Overlord
Battle of Porytowe WzgórzeSecond Polish Republic14–15 JunePolish and Soviet partisans temporarily defeat Germany
Battle of SaipanEmpire of Japan15 June – 9 JulyAmerican forces capture island from Japan
Battle of Philippine SeaAt sea19 JuneMajor carrier battle; U.S. loses 123 planes and destroys 315 Japanese planes
Operation BagrationSoviet Union/Second Polish Republic22 JuneEastern Front; Soviet offensive destroys German Army Group Centre
Operation MartletFrance25 JuneThe UK defeats Germany
Continuation War,
World War II
Battle of Tali-IhantalaFinland25 June – 9 JulyFinnish stop Soviet offensive
World War IIBattle of NoemfoorTerritory of New Guinea2 July – 31 AugustAmerican victory over Japan, supported by the Royal Australian Air Force
Continuation War,
World War II
Battle of VuosalmiFinland4–11 JulyFinnish victory over the Soviets
World War IIBattle of Driniumor RiverTerritory of New Guinea10 July – 25 AugustThe U.S. and Australia defeat Japan
Lvov–Sandomierz offensiveUkrainian Soviet Socialist Republic/Second Polish Republic13 July – 29 AugustThe Soviet Union captures Eastern Poland and Western Ukraine from Germany; Germany was aided by Hungary
Battle of AuvereEstonian Soviet Socialist Republic20–25 JulyGermany defeats the Soviet Union
Battle of GuamGuam/United States21 July – 10 AugustThe U.S. captures Guam; 18,000 Japanese killed during American attack.
Battle of TinianNorthern Mariana Islands/United States24 July – 1 AugustThe Japanese, realizing they will lose, launch a suicidal charge against Americans
Operation CobraFrance25–31 JulyThe U.S. breaks out of Normandy and liberates Western France from Germany
Battle of SansaporTerritory of New Guinea30 July – 31 AugustThe U.S. defeats Japan
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Fourth Battle of ChangshaRepublic of China (1912–1949)AugustJapanese capture nearby town from China, but unable to continue fighting afterward
World War IIWarsaw UprisingSecond Polish Republic1 August – 3 October20,000 armed Poles against 55,000 Wehrmacht and SS; 90% of the city is destroyed and there are more than 250,000 casualties
Falaise pocketFrance12–21 AugustA German army gets trapped and defeated near Falaise, while the Allied armies (the U.S., the UK, Canada, Poland and France) liberate most of France
Operation Dragoon15 AugustAKA Operation Anvil; Allied (the U.S., France, the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Greece and New Zealand) invasion of German-occupied Southern France
Liberation of Paris15–25 AugustAllied forces (France, the U.S. and the UK) drive Nazi German forces out of the French capital
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Battle of Guilin-LiuzhouRepublic of China (1912–1949)16 August – 24 NovemberJapanese victory over China and the U.S.
World War IIBattle of RomaniaKingdom of Romania20 August – 24 SeptemberThe Soviet Union breaches through the German and Romanian lines, capturing vast territories. Romania change sides from Germany to the Soviet Union. On 24 September, most of Romania is occupied by the Soviet Union.
Baltic OffensiveEstonian Soviet Socialist Republic/Second Polish Republic/Soviet Union/Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Kingdom of Romania14 September – 24 NovemberThe Soviet Union captures most of the Baltic States and enters Germany in East Prussia
Operation Tanne OstAt sea15 SeptemberGermans unable to capture island from Finland; Finland was supported by the Soviet Union.
Belgrade offensiveSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia15 September – 24 NovemberThe Soviet Union, communist-led Yugoslav Partisans and Bulgaria capture Belgrade from Germany
Battle of PeleliuEmpire of Japan15 September – 27 NovemberA fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific; the U.S. defeats Japan
Battle of ArnhemNetherlands17–26 SeptemberThe major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. Germany defeats the UK and Poland.
Battle of AngaurEmpire of Japan17–30 SeptemberVolcanic island captured by Americans from Japan
Battle of Hürtgen ForestNazi Germany19 September 1944 – 10 February 1945German Army repels U.S. forces with high losses for both
Battle of PorkuniEstonian Soviet Socialist Republic21 SeptemberThe Soviet Union defeats Estonians fighting for Germany
Battle of OlhavaFinland28 SeptemberGermany defeats Finland
Battle of Tornio1–8 OctoberFinns capture Tornio from the Germans; start of the Lapland War proper
Battle of the ScheldtNetherlands/Belgium2 October – 8 NovemberDifficult Canadian victory secures the port of Antwerp from Germany, and ensures critical supplies for advancing Allied (Canada, the UK, Poland, the U.S., Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Norway) forces
Battle of AachenNazi Germany2–21 OctoberAachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II; the U.S. defeats Germany
Battle of KosKingdom of Greece3–4 OctoberGermany defeats Italy, the UK and South Africa
Battle of DebrecenKingdom of Hungary6–29 OctoberGermans able to hold back Soviets
Petsamo–Kirkenes offensiveNorway7–29 OctoberThe Soviet Union breaks through German lines into Norway
Battle of Crucifix HillNazi Germany8 OctoberThe U.S. 1st Infantry Division attacks and takes Crucifix Hill from Germany, a strategic point which allows the Battle of Aachen to occur
Battle of MorotaiTerritory of New Guinea15 OctoberAllied (the U.S., Australia, the Netherlands and the UK) victory over Japan
Battle of Vukov KlanacIndependent State of Croatia15–23 OctoberCommunist-led Yugoslav Partisans defeat the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
Operation PheasantNetherlands20 October – 4 NovemberThe UK, Canada, Poland, the U.S. and the Netherlands liberate North Brabant from Germany
Battle of LeytePhilippines/United States20 October – 31 DecemberCombined American and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas begin the liberation of the Philippines
Battle of Leyte Gulf23–26 OctoberThe largest air-sea battle in history; American/Australian fleet destroy Japan's fleet
Liberation of FinnmarkNorway23 October 1944 – 26 April 1945The Soviet Union and Norway, supported by the UK, Canada and Sweden, drive Germany from the Norwegian region of Finnmark
Budapest offensiveKingdom of Hungary29 October 1944 – 13 February 1945The Soviet Union and Romania capture Budapest and most of Hungary from Germany and Hungary
Aitape–Wewak campaignTerritory of New GuineaNovember 1944 – August 1945Australia victory over Japan
Landing at Jacquinot Bay4 NovemberAustralians land at Japanese-occupied Jacquinot Bay
Ili RebellionRepublic of China (1912–1949)7 November – 26 June 1946Independence of the Second East Turkestan Republic
Battle of Ormoc BayPhilippines/United States11 November – 21 DecemberAmericans prevent Japanese from resupplying Leyte
Operation QueenNazi Germany16 NovemberGermany defeats the U.S. and the UK
Battle of Monte CastelloKingdom of Italy25 November 1944 – 12 February 1945Brazilian and American troops defeat Germans in Italy
Battle of Wide Bay–Open BayTerritory of New GuineaDecember 1944 – April 1945Australias defeat Japanese
Battle of MindoroPhilippines13–16 DecemberCombined U.S., Australia and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas capture main island off Luzon, Philippines from Japan
Battle of the BulgeBelgium/Luxembourg/Nazi Germany16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945German counterattack in Ardennes; General McAuliffe says "NUTS" at Bastogne. The U.S., the UK, Belgium, Canada, France and Luxembourg defeat Germany
Battle of Pearl RidgeTerritory of New Guinea30–31 DecemberAustralia defeats Japan
1945World War IIBattle of LuzonPhilippines9 January – 15 AugustFilipino, American, Australian and Mexican victory. U.S. Sixth and Eighth Armies including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary including recognized guerrillas retakes and completes the recapture of Northern Philippines from Japan
Vistula-Oder offensiveSecond Polish Republic/Nazi Germany12 January – 2 FebruaryThe Soviet Union captures Western Poland from Germany and advances in parts of Eastern Germany
East Prussian offensiveSecond Polish Republic/Soviet Union/Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic13 January – 25 AprilThe Soviet Union captures most of East Prussia from Germany
Battle of Tsimba RidgeTerritory of New Guinea17 January – 9 FebruaryAustralia and New Zealand defeat Japan
Operation ElephantNetherlands26 JanuaryCanadian offensive succeeds against a German bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer in the Netherlands
Raid at CabanatuanPhilippines/United States30 JanuaryU.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas rescue Bataan and Corregidor prisoners of war from Japanese prison camp
Battle for the Recapture of Bataan31 January – 8 FebruaryCombined U.S and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas retake the historic Bataan Peninsula from Japan
Battle for the Liberation of Manila3 February – 3 MarchCity totally devastated after month-long battle between the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas against the Japanese Imperial forces; 100,000 civilians killed
Rhineland OffensiveNazi Germany8 February – 27 MarchThe U.S., the UK and Canada capture the Rhineland from Germany
Silesian offensivesCzechoslovakia/Nazi Germany/Second Polish Republic8 February – 31 MarchThe Soviet Union captures Silesia from Germany
Black FridayNorway9 FebruaryBritish Empire air operation ends in defeat against Germany
Battle for the Recapture of CorregidorPhilippines/United States16–26 FebruarySpectacular combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth assault retakes island bastion from Japanese forces
Battle of Baguio21 February – 26 AprilFilipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army; USAFIP-NL; and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division retake Baguio, Northern Philippines, from Japan
Raid at Los Baños23 FebruaryU.S. Airborne Task Force and Filipino guerrillas rescues more than 2,000 Allied POWs and civilian internees held by Japanese
East Pomeranian offensiveNazi Germany24 February – 4 AprilThe Soviet Union captures parts of Northeastern Germany
Battle of the Transdanubian HillsKingdom of Hungary6–21 MarchBulgaria, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Italy defeat Germany
Battle of MindanaoPhilippines10 March – 15 AugustU.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas recapture the Southern Philippines from Japan
Vienna offensiveNazi Germany16 March – 15 AprilThe Soviet Union captures Vienna from Germany
Operation Varsity17 March134 Allied (the UK, the U.S. and Canada) gliders land troops in Wesel in Germany
Battle of the VisayasPhilippines18 March – 30 JulyU.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas retakes central Philippine islands from Japan
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Battle of West Henan and North HubeiRepublic of China (1912–1949)21 March – 11 MayIndecisive battle between China and Japan; Japan controls airbases after battle
World War IIBattle of Iwo JimaEmpire of Japan26 MarchAfter a month, U.S. forces take main offshore Japanese island
Battle of Slater's KnollTerritory of New Guinea28 March –6 AprilDecisive Australian victory over Japan
Battle on Lijevča fieldIndependent State of Croatia30 March – 8 AprilTotal Ustashian (Croats fighting for Germany) victory over Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
Second Sino-Japanese War,
World War II
Battle of West HunanRepublic of China (1912–1949)6 April – 9 JuneChinese victory in final battle to expel Japan
World War IIBattle of BolognaKingdom of Italy9–21 AprilPoland, the UK, the U.S., Italy and Brazil defeat Germany
Battle of the Argenta Gap12–19 AprilThe UK defeats Germany
Battle of Montese 14–17 April Brazil defeats Germany
Battle of the Hongorai RiverTerritory of New Guinea17 April – 22 MayAustralia and New Zealand defeat Japan
Battle of HalbeNazi Germany24 April – 1 MayPart of Battle of Berlin, Germans unable to break out, Soviet victory
Battle of Tanlwe ChaungMyanmar26 AprilThe UK defeats Japan
Battle of BerlinNazi Germany26 April – 2 MaySoviet forces encircle and capture German capital; Hitler commits suicide
Battle of TriestKingdom of Italy30 April – 2 MayCommunist-led Yugoslav Partisans, New Zealand and the Italian resistance capture the city from Germany, pro-German Italians and Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
Battle of TarakanDutch East Indies1 MayAustralian attack supported by the U.S. and the Netherlands as part of the Borneo campaign, defeating Japan
Battle of Castle Itter Federal State of Austria 5 May Successful defence of the Itter Castle
Prague offensiveCzechoslovakia6–11 MayThe Soviet Union captures Prague from Germany
Battle of ZelengoraSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia10–13 MayYugoslav communists defeat Yugoslav nationalists
Battle of Poljana14–15 MayLast battle of World War II in Europe; Yugoslav communists and the UK defeat Germany and Yugoslavs, fighting on the German side.
Battle of RatsuaTerritory of New GuineaJune – AugustAustralian victory over Japan
Battle of Porton Plantation8–10 JuneJapan defeats Australia and New Zealand
Battle of LabuanStraits Settlements10–21 JuneAustralia, aided by the U.S. and UK, defeats Japan in Borneo
Battle of Bessang PassPhilippines14 JuneFilipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL complete and retake the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon, Philippines from Japan
Battle of North BorneoNorth Borneo17 June – 15 AugustAustralian victory in north Borneo over Japan; the U.S. supported Australia.
Battle of OkinawaEmpire of Japan21 JuneU.S. and British Empire forces defeat Japanese, U.S. occupies island
Battle of BeaufortNorth Borneo26–28 JuneAustralian victory over Japanese forces
Battle of BalikpapanDutch East Indies1–21 July
Battle of Sagami BayAt sea22–23 JulyThe U.S. defeats Japan
Battle of Mayoyao RidgePhilippines26 July – 9 AugustFilipino troops of the 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL, take the Japanese stronghold of Mayoyao, Mountain Province with U.S. air support
Soviet invasion of ManchuriaMongolian People's Republic/Empire of Japan9–20 AugustDecisive Russian victory over Japan
Chinese Civil War,
World War II
Opening CampaignRepublic of China (1912–1949)10 August 1945 – 10 January 1946Chinese Civil War resumes, with three sides: Nationalist China and the U.S.; Communist China and the Soviet Union; and the Japan
World War IIBattle of Mutanchiang12–16 AugustJapan defeats the Soviet Union
Chinese Civil War,
World War II
Battle of Baoying15–23 AugustChinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
Battle of Yongjiazhen16–19 August
Battle of Tianmen17 August
World War IIBattle of ShumshuSoviet Union18–23 AugustThe Soviet Union defeats Japan
Chinese Civil WarBattle of WuheRepublic of China (1912–1949)24 AugustChinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
Battle of Yinji26–27 August
Battle of Dazhongji1–13 September
Battle of Lingbi4–5 September
Battle of Xiangshuikou18 September
Battle of Rugao21 September
Indonesian National RevolutionBattle of SemarangDutch East Indies15–19 OctoberCeasefire among Indonesian and Japanese
Chinese Civil WarBattle of HoumajiaRepublic of China (1912–1949)18 OctoberChinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
Indonesian National RevolutionBattle of AmbarawaDutch East Indies20 October – 16 DecemberIndonesian soldiers and militia against British and Dutch troops as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution; Indonesian victory.
Battle of SurabayaDutch East Indies27 October – 20 NovemberIndonesian soldiers and militia against British and Dutch troops as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution; British victory.
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory PalestineNight of the TrainsMandatory Palestine1 NovemberBritish infrastructure damaged
Chinese Civil WarBattle of ShaoboRepublic of China (1912–1949)19–21 DecemberChinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
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1946–1950

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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1946Chinese Civil WarBattle of SipingRepublic of China (1912–1949)15–17 MarchCommunist victory
Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an21 August – 22 SeptemberNationalist victory
Battle of Lishi6–9 SeptemberCommunist victory
Battle of Kalgan10–20 OctoberNationalist victory
Indonesian National RevolutionBattle of MargaranaIndonesia20 NovemberNetherlands Indies Civil Administration pyrrhic victory
1947Chinese Civil WarBattle of Yan'anRepublic of China (1912–1949)19 MarchNationalist victory
Battle of Niangziguan24–25 AprilCommunist victory
Battle of Tang'erli27–28 April
Jewish insurgency in Mandatory PalestineAcre Prison siegeMandatory Palestine4 May27 Irgun and Lehi members escaped, 214 Arab prisoners escaped
Chinese Civil WarBattle of Baitag BogdRepublic of China (1912–1949)5 June - July 1948status quo
Indonesian National RevolutionOperation ProductIndonesia21 JulyFirst of two major Dutch military Police Actions against Indonesia
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947Battle of Badgam3 November
Battle of Shalateng7 November
Chinese Civil WarBattle of Phoenix PeakRepublic of China (1912–1949)7–9 December
1948 Arab–Israeli WarBattles of Kfar DaromMandatory Palestine7 December 1947 – 9 July 1948Egyptian victory
19481947–1948 civil war in Mandatory PalestineBattle of Haifa21–22 AprilJewish militias capture Haifa
1948 Arab–Israeli WarBattle of Kfar EtzionPalestine13 MayArab victory
Battle of NirimIsrael15 MayIsraeli militants capture Nirim kibbutz
Battle of Yad Mordechai19–24 MayEgypt captures the settlement despite heavy Israeli defense
Battles of LatrunMandatory Palestine24 May – 18 JulyJordanian forces capture Old Jerusalem
First Battle of NegbaIsrael2 JuneIsraeli victory
Altalena Affair20–23 JuneIsrael Defense Forces victory over Irgun, an Israeli civil war averted .
Second Battle of Negba12 July
Chinese Civil WarLiaoshen CampaignRepublic of China (1912–1949)12 September – 12 NovemberDecisive Chinese Communist victory over the Chinese Nationalists
Huaihai Campaign6 November 1948 – 10 January 1949
Pingjin Campaign29 November 1948 – 31 January 1949
Indonesian National RevolutionOperation KraaiIndonesia19 December 1948 – 5 January 1949The second Dutch military Police Actions against Indonesia. Although the Dutch were militarily victorious, they were forced to give up the East Indies under international anti-colonial pressure.
1949Indonesian National RevolutionBattle of YogyakartaIndonesia1 MarchDutch Military Victory, Eventually withdraw under heavy International preasure
Chinese Civil WarBattle of KuningtouRepublic of China (1912–1949)25–27 OctoberNationalist victory establishes Taiwan as the Nationalist refuge; Communists left in control of mainland China
Battle of Dengbu Island3–5 November
1950Battle of Bamianshan19–31 January
Battle of Tianquan14–20 February
Battle of Nan'ao Island3 March
Battle of Dongshan Island11 May
Korean WarBattle of GorangpoSouth Korea25–26 June
Battle of Kaesong-Munsan
Battle of Ongjin
Battle of Uijeongbu
First Battle of Seoul25–28 June
Battle of Chuncheon25–29 June
Air Battle of South KoreaSouth Korea/North Korea25 June – 20 July
Operation Pokpoong25 June – 31 JulyNorth Korean offensive ends in victory
Battle of Suwon AirfieldSouth Korea27 June
Battle of Chumonchin ChanAt sea2 July
Battle of OsanSouth Korea5 July
Battle of Pyongtaek6 July
Battle of Chonan7–8 July
Battle of Chochiwon10–12 July
Battle of Taejon14–21 July
Battle of Sangju20–31 July
Battle of Yongdong22–25 July
Battle of Hwanggan23–29 July
Hadong Ambush27 July
Battle of Andong29 July – 1 August
Battle of the Notch2 August
Battle of Pusan Perimeter4 August – 18 SeptemberUN forces stop North Korean invasion of South Korea, counterattack in mid-September in conjunction with Battle of Inchon
Battle of Inchon15–19 SeptemberUN retakes South Korea, reaches Seoul in 12 days
Annexation of Tibet/Cold WarBattle of ChamdoTibet6–19 OctoberChinese victory
Korean WarBattle of SariwonNorth Korea17 OctoberUN victory
Battle of Kujin25–26 October
Battle of Onjong25–29 OctoberChinese victory
Battle of Unsan25 October – 4 November
Battle of Chongju29–30 OctoberAustralian/UN victory
Battle of Pakchon5 November
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River25 November – 2 DecemberDecisive Chinese victory, UN forces expelled from North Korea
Battle of Chosin Reservoir27 November – 13 DecemberChinese strategic victory
Third Battle of SeoulSouth Korea31 December 1950 – 7 January 1951Chinese and North Korean forces take Seoul
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1951–1955

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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1951Korean WarBattle of UijeongbuSouth Korea1–4 JanuaryUN defeat
First Indochina WarBattle of Vĩnh YênFrench Indochina13–17 JanuaryFrench victory
Korean WarBattle of the Twin TunnelsSouth Korea1 FebruaryUN victory
Battle of Hoengsong11–13 FebruaryChinese and North Korean victory
Third Battle of Wonju13–18 FebruaryUN victory
Battle of Maehwa-san7–12 March
First Indochina WarBattle of Mạo KhêFrench Indochina23–28 MarchFrench victory
Arab–Israeli conflictAl-Hamma incidentIsrael/Syria4 AprilSyrian victory
Korean WarBattle of YultongSouth Korea22–23 AprilFilipino/UN victory
Battle of the Imjin River22–25 AprilChinese victory
Battle of KapyongAustralian/UN victory
Battle of Bloody Ridge18 August – 5 SeptemberUN victory
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge13 September – 15 October
Naval Battle of the Han River28–30 SeptemberAustralian Navy ship bombs Chinese forces
First Battle of Maryang San3–8 October 1951UN victory
First Indochina WarBattle of Nghĩa LộFrench Indochina3–10 OctoberFrench victory
Korean WarBattle of Haktang-niNorth Korea9–13 OctoberUN victory
Battle of Yongyu21–22 OctoberAmericans and Australians defeat North Korean forces
Second Battle of Maryang San5 November 1951Chinese victory
Battle of Chuam-niSouth Korea14–17 NovemberUN victory over China
Battle of SunchonNorth Korea1 DecemberSoviet Air Force defeats Australian Air Force
1952Decolonisation of AfricaBattle of Ismailia (1952)Kingdom of Egypt25 JanuaryBritish soldiers defeat Egyptian police.
Korean WarBattle of Hill EerieNorth Korea21 March – 18 JulyUN victory
Battle of Old BaldySouth Korea26 June 1952 – 26 March 1953
Battle of Bunker Hill9 August – 30 SeptemberUN victory
Battle of Outpost Kelly17–24 SeptemberChinese victory
Cross-Strait conflictBattle of Nanpeng ArchipelagoTaiwan20 September – 20 October
Korean WarBattle of White HorseSouth Korea6–15 OctoberUN victory
Chinese Civil WarBattle of Nanri IslandChina11–15 October
Korean WarBattle of Triangle HillNorth Korea14 October – 25 NovemberChinese victory
Second Battle of the HookSouth Korea18–19 NovemberUN victory
First Indochina WarBattle of Nà SảnFrench Indochina23 November – 2 DecemberFrench victory
Korean WarBattle of the NorisSouth Korea11–14 DecemberUN victory
1953Korean WarBattle of Pork Chop HillNorth Korea23 March – 11 JulyUN victory in April, Chinese victory in July
Battle of the Nevada ComplexSouth Korea25–29 MayChinese victory
Third Battle of the HookNorth Korea28–29 MayUN victory
Battle of Dalushan IslandsTaiwan29 May
Battle of KumsongNorth Korea10 June – 20 JulyChinese victory
Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder CitySouth Korea7–27 JulyUN victory
Battle of the Samichon RiverNorth Korea24–26 July
1954First Indochina WarBattle of Dien Bien PhuFrench Indochina13 March – 7 MayFrance loses Indochina
Arab–Israeli conflictLavon AffairEgypt2–14 JulyIsrael detonates bombs at libraries of the U.S. Information Agency and a British-owned theater, Israeli operational failure, Imprisonment and execution of most of the operatives .
1955First Taiwan Strait CrisisBattle of Yijiangshan IslandsTaiwan18–20 January
Algerian WarBattle of PhilippevilleFrench Algeria20 August
Cyprus EmergencyBattle of FamagustaBritish Cyprus20–21 November
Battle of the Pine23 November
Battle of Spilia12 December
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1956–1960

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1956Gaza–Israel conflictNahal Oz ambushIsrael29 AprilEgyptian policeman and a Palestinian militant ambush and kill a guard of Nahal Oz.
Algerian WarPalestro ambushAlgeria18 MayAlgerian victory.
Suez CrisisBattle of Mitla PassEgypt31 OctoberBritain, France and Israel attempt to retake the Suez Canal after recent Egyptian nationalization
1956 Gaza battle31 October -3 November
Battle of Sharm el sheikh2–5 November
Operation Telescope5–6 November
Battle of Port Said5 November – 22 December
1957Algerian WarBattle of AgounenndaAlgeria23–25 May
Battle of Bouzegza4–12 August
1958Battle of Bab El Bekkouche28–31 May
Cuban RevolutionBattle of La PlataCuba11–21 July
Battle of Las Mercedes29 July – 8 August
Battle of Yaguajay19–30 December
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1961Consolidation of the Cuban RevolutionBay of Pigs InvasionCuba17–20 AprilA failed U.S.-backed attempt to capture Cuba and a major blow to U.S. pride and reputation
1962Vietnam WarOperation ChopperSouth Vietnam12 JanuaryFirst major combat of American forces in the Vietnam War
Western New Guinea disputeBattle of Arafura SeaAt sea15 JanuaryOperation Trikora; this was the last time the Royal Netherlands Navy sunk a ship
Vietnam WarOperation SunriseSouth Vietnam22 March – 30 AprilSouth Vietnamese counteroffensive to disrupt Vietcong near Saigon
Sino-Indian WarBattle of Namka ChuChina/India10 October – 16 NovemberChinese victory
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontationRaid on LimbangBrunei12 DecemberBritish commandos defeat Malaysian insurgents
1963Vietnam WarBattle of Ap BacSouth Vietnam2 JanuaryNorth Vietnamese victory
Battle of Go Cong3 SeptemberSouth Vietnamese victory
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontationBattle of Long JawaiBrunei28 SeptemberInitial Indonesian victory, but Britain successfully counterattacks
Vietnam WarBattle of Hiệp HòaSouth Vietnam22 NovemberVietcong victory
1964Battle of Long Dinh26 FebruaryIndecisive
Battle of Kien Long12–20 AprilSouth Vietnamese victory; Vietcong successfully retreats
Operation Quyet Thang 20227 April – 27 MaySouth Vietnamese victory
Battle of Nam Dong5–6 JulyAllied victory over North Vietnam
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontationLanding at LabisIndonesiaSeptember – OctoberAllied (the UK, New Zealand and Malaysia) forces successfully land on Indonesian troops
Landing at Kesang River29 OctoberAustralian and British forces defeat Indonesian landing
Vietnam WarBattle of An LãoSouth Vietnam7–9 DecemberNorth Vietnamese victory
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontationAction of 13 December 1964At sea13 DecemberAustralian minesweeper defeats Indonesian patrol boat
Vietnam WarBattle of Binh GiaSouth Vietnam28 December 1964 – 1 January 1965Vietcong victory
1965Attack on Camp Holloway6–7 FebruaryVietcong victory, beginning of Operation Flaming Dart
Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông Pass7–8 FebruaryVietcong victory
Operation Flaming DartNorth Vietnam7–24 FebruaryEscalation of the Vietnam War
First Battle of Thanh Hóa Bridge4 April 1965 – 13 May 1972North Vietnamese jets take down three American jets attempting to blow up a key bridge; the bridge still stands
Operation StarliteSouth Vietnam18–24 AprilFirst major American-only offensive, both sides claim victory
Indonesia-Malaysia ConfrontationBattle of Plaman MapuBrunei27 AprilBritish victory
Vietnam WarBattle of Sông BéSouth Vietnam10–15 MayAmerican-South Vietnamese victory
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontationBattle of Sungei KoembaIndonesia27 May – 12 JuneAustralian forces defeat Indonesian forces
Vietnam WarBattle of Ba GiaSouth Vietnam28–31 MayVietcong victory
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontationBattle of KindauIndonesia15 JuneAustralian forces defeat Indonesian forces
Battle of Babang12 July
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965Battle of LahorePakistan6–12 SeptemberIndian victory
Vietnam WarOperation PiranhaSouth Vietnam7–10 SeptemberAmerican forces storm the Batangan Peninsula
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965Battle of PhilloraPakistan7–11 SeptemberIndian victory
Battle of Asal UttarIndia8–10 September
Battle of ChawindaPakistan14–19 SeptemberInconclusive
Vietnam WarBattle of An NinhSouth Vietnam18–19 SeptemberAmericans considered the battle a victory due to low losses and capture, but in the wider campaign, it was a defeat
Siege of Plei Me19–25 OctoberFirst major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnam
Pleiku campaign27 October – 26 NovemberLarge American victory
Operation Hump5–8 NovemberAmerican/Australian success
Battle of Gang Toi8 NovemberFirst major encounter between Australia and North Vietnam, a minor Vietcong victory
Battle of Ap Bau Bang12 NovemberBoth sides declare victory
Battle of Ia Drang14–18 NovemberFirst major encounter between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam in Vietnam. Over the first two days an American battalion repulses continuous Vietnamese assaults; another battalion, sent to reinforce the first, is ambushed on the fourth day when it withdraws, suffering heavy losses.
Indonesia–Malaysia ConfrontationBattle of BauMalaysia21 NovemberBritish victory
Vietnam WarOperation Bushmaster IISouth Vietnam1–6 DecemberAmerican victory
Operation Harvest Moon8–20 DecemberAllied victory
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1966–1970

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1966Vietnam WarOperation MarauderSouth Vietnam1–8 JanuaryAllied victory
Battle of the Ho Bo Woods8–14 JanuaryAmerican/Australian victory
Operation Double Eagle18 January – 17 FebruaryInconclusive
Laotian Civil War,
Vietnam War
Battle of NakhangLaos16–28 February
Vietnam WarBattle of Suoi Bong TrangSouth Vietnam23–24 FebruaryMajor Australian victory
Battle of Đức Cơ
Operation Utah4–7 MarchAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Battle of A Sau9–10 March
Operation Jackstay26 March – 6 AprilAmerican victory
Battle of Xa Cam My11–12 April
Operation Georgia21 April – 10 MayAmerican victory
Rhodesian Bush WarBattle of SinoiaRhodesia28 April
Vietnam WarOperation Davy CrockettSouth Vietnam1–16 MayAmerican victory
Operation Paul Revere10 May – 1 AugustAmerican/South Korean victory
Operation Wahiawa16–30 MayAmerican victory
Operation Crazy Horse16 May – 5 June
Operation Hardihood16 May – 8 JuneAmerican/Australian victory
Operation El Paso19 May – 13 JulyAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Hawthorne2–21 June
Battle of Hill 48815–16 JuneAmerican victory
Operation Nathan Hale19–30 June
Operation Jay25 June – 2 July
Operation Macon4 July – 28 October
Battle of Minh Thanh Road9 July
Operation HastingsNorth Vietnam/South Vietnam15 July – 3 AugustAmerican troops force North Vietnamese across the Vietnamese DMZ
Operation John Paul JonesSouth Vietnam21 July – 5 SeptemberInconclusive
Laotian Civil WarBattle of Nam BacLaosAugust 1966 – January 1968
Vietnam WarOperation PrairieSouth Vietnam/North Vietnam3 August 1966 – 31 January 1967Attempt to drive away North Vietnamese units under the Vietnamese DMZ
Battle of Đức CơSouth Vietnam9–10 August
Battle of Long Tan18–19 AugustFirst major action of Australian forces in Vietnam
Operation Amarillo23–31 AugustInconclusive
Operation Seward5–25 SeptemberAmerican victory
Operation Thayer13 September 1966 – 12 February 1967Allied victory
Operation Attleboro14 September – 25 NovemberBoth sides declare victory
Operation Shenandoah16 October – 2 NovemberAmerican victory
Operation Atlanta19 October – December
Operation Paul Revere IV20 October – 30 DecemberInconclusive
Operation FairfaxNovember 1966 – 15 December 1967American combing operation victory
1967Vietnam WarOperation Deckhouse FiveSouth Vietnam6–15 JanuaryInconclusive
Operation Cedar Falls8–26 January
Operation Desoto27 January – 7 AprilAmerican victory
Operation Prairie IINorth Vietnam/South Vietnam1 February – 18 March
Operation EnterpriseSouth Vietnam13 February 1967 – 11 March 1968
Battle of Trà Bình14–15 FebruarySouth Korean victory
Operation Bribie17–18 FebruaryInconclusive
Operation Junction City22 February – 14 May
Battle of Prek Klok I28 FebruaryAmerican victory
Battle of Prek Klok II10 MarchAmerican victory over a Vietcong ambush
Second Battle of Bàu Bàng19–20 MarchAmerican victory
Operation Prairie IIINorth Vietnam/South Vietnam19 March – 19 April
Battle of Suoi TreSouth Vietnam21 MarchCostly Vietcong defeat
Battle of Ap Gu31 March – 1 AprilAmerican forces defeat Vietcong
Operation Francis Marion6 April – 11 OctoberInconclusive
Operation Lejeune7–22 AprilAmerican victory
Operation Prairie IVNorth Vietnam/South Vietnam20 April – 17 MayCostly American victory
Operation UnionSouth Vietnam21 April – 16 MayAmerican attempt to find Vietcong in the Quế Sơn Valley
Operation Baker22 April – 31 JulyAmerican victory
Operation Manhattan23 April – 7 JuneAmerican recon victory
First Battle of Khe Sanh24 April – 11 MayAmericans capture Hill 861
Operation Beaver Cage28 April – 12 MayAmerican victory
Operations Malheur I and Malheur IINorth Vietnam11 May – 2 August
Operation CrockettSouth Vietnam13 May – 16 July
Operation Kole Kole14 May – 7 December
Operation Hickory18–28 MayInconclusive
Operation Barking Sands18 May – 7 DecemberAmerican victory
Operation Union II26 May – 5 JuneAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Dragnet26 May 1967 – 27 January 1968Allied victory
Six-Day WarBattle of Abu-AgeilaEgypt5–6 JuneIsrael defeats Egypt.
Battle of Ammunition HillJordan6 JuneIsrael defeats Jordan.
Vietnam WarOperation AkronSouth Vietnam9–29 JuneAmerican/South Vietnamese forces attempt to flank Vietcong troops, but both sides take losses
Operation Billings12–26 JuneAmerican victory
Operation Concordia19–21 JuneAllied victory
Battle of the Slopes20–22 JuneNorth Vietnamese victory
Nigerian Civil WarBattle of NsukkaRepublic of Biafra2–12 July
Vietnam WarOperation Diamond HeadSouth Vietnam11 July – 31 OctoberAmerican victory
Operation Kingfisher16 July – 31 OctoberInconclusive, both sides claim victory
Operation Coronado II27–31 JulyAllied victory
Operation Hood River2–13 AugustInconclusive
Battle of Suoi Chau Pha6 AugustAustralian victory
Operation Colorado6–22 AugustAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Nigerian Civil WarMidwest Invasion of 1967Nigeria9 August – 20 September
Battle of Ore11 August
Vietnam WarOperation BentonSouth Vietnam13–29 AugustAmerican victory
Operation Coronado IV19 August – 9 September
Action of 23 August 1967North Vietnam23 AugustNorth Vietnamese fighter jets defeat American jets
Operation ByrdSouth Vietnam25 August – 1 DecemberAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Swift4–15 September
Nathu La and Cho La clashesChina/Kingdom of Sikkim11–14 SeptemberIndian forces beat back Chinese forces
Vietnam WarOperation Wheeler/WallowaSouth Vietnam11 September 1967 – 11 November 1968American offensive, where the Tiger Force committed war crimes
Nigerian Civil WarFall of EnuguNigeria12 September – 4 OctoberNigerian forces capture the Biafran capital of Enugu
Vietnam WarOperation Coronado VSouth Vietnam12 September – 7 OctoberAmerican victory
Operation Kunia15 September – 9 NovemberInconclusive
Operation Shenandoah II29 September – 10 DecemberAmericans try to repair highway
Nigerian Civil WarFirst Battle of OnitshaRepublic of Biafra4–12 October
Vietnam WarOperation MedinaSouth Vietnam11–20 OctoberInconclusive
Operation MacArthur12 October 1967 – 31 January 1969American victory
Battle of Ong Thanh17 OctoberVietcong victory
Nigerian Civil WarOperation Tiger ClawRepublic of Biafra17–19 October
Vietnam WarOperation OsceolaSouth Vietnam20 October 1967 – 16 February 1968Inconclusive
First Battle of Loc Ninh29 October – 7 NovemberAmerican and South Vietnamese troops capture Loc Ninh
Operation Lancaster1 November 1967 – 20 January 1968Minor operation, Tet Offensive causes beginning of Operation Lancaster II
Operation Coronado IX1 November 1967 – 22 January 1968American victory
Operation Neosho1 November 1967 – 25 January 1968Continuation of Operation Fremont
Operation Kentucky1 November 1967 – 28 February 1969Low-level American cross-Vietnamese DMZ operation
Battle of Dak To3–23 NovemberPyrrhic American victory
Operation Santa Fe3 November 1967 – 5 January 1968Allied victory
Operation Essex6–17 NovemberMinor American victory
Operation Napoleon/SalineNovember – 9 DecemberAllied victory
Operation Kien Giang 9-115–19 NovemberAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Manchester4 December 1967 – 17 February 1968American victory
Battle of Tam Quan6–20 December
Operation Yellowstone8 December 1967 – 24 February 1968
Operation Saratoga8 December 1967 – 11 March 1968
Operation Muscatine18 December 1967 – 10 June 1968
Operation Badger Tooth26 December 1967 – 2 January 1968Inconclusive
Operation Auburn28 December 1967 – 3 January 1968American victory
1968Vietnam WarOperation NiagaraSouth VietnamJanuary – MarchAmerican counterattack on Tet Offensive
New Year's Day battle of 19681–2 JanuaryAmerican victory
Nigerian Civil WarSecond Battle of OnitshaRepublic of Biafra2 January – 20 MarchNigerian forces capture Onitsha
Vietnam WarOperation Lancaster IISouth Vietnam20 January – 23 NovemberAmerican victory
Operation McLain20 January 1968 – 31 January 1969
Operation Jeb Stuart21 January – 31 MarchSpontaneous American counterattack disrupted by Tet Offensive
Battle of Khe Sanh21 January – 8 AprilDesperate defense by the U.S. Marines to hold strategically important fire base against huge NVA numbers. Vietnamese Communists fail in their bid to turn the siege into an "American Battle of Dien Bien Phu", though it is also possible that Khe Sanh was used as a diversion.[1]
Korean DMZ ConflictCapture of the USS PuebloAt sea23 JanuaryNorth Korea seizes U.S. ship USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
Vietnam WarBattle of Ban Houei SaneLaos23–24 JanuaryNorth Vietnamese troops defeat a small garrison of Laotian Royal troops
Operation Coronado XSouth Vietnam23 January – 12 FebruaryAllied victory
Operation Coburg24 January – 1 MarchAllied victory over North Vietnam
Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang29 January – 11 FebruaryAllied forces repulse Vietcong attacks
Tet Offensive30 JanuaryNorth Vietnam loses militarily but turns the tide of U.S. opinion against the war
Battle of Saigon30 January – 7 MarchAmerican and South Vietnamese troops repel the attack, but it heavily increases anti-war sentiment in the US.
Battle of Bến Tre31 January – 5 FebruaryVietcong attack Bến Tre, but fail to capture it
Battle of Quang Tri31 January – 6 FebruarySouth Vietnamese/American victory
Battle of Da LatJanuary – 9 FebruaryNorth Vietnamese attacks and captures Da Lat, but loses it in an American/South Vietnamese attack days later
Battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack31 January – 11 FebruaryAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Huế31 January – 2 MarchAmerican and South Vietnamese forces successfully defend the city, although Vietcong commit the Hue Massacre
Battle of Lang Vei6–7 FebruaryNorth Vietnamese captures Lang Vei camp
Operation Truong Cong Dinh7 March – 7 AugustSouth Vietnam attempts to regain control over major highways
Battle of Lo Giang8–9 FebruaryAmerican troops repel North Vietnamese attacks
Operation Hop Tac I10 February – 10 MarchAmerican victory
Operation Coronado XI12 February – 3 MarchAllied victory
Operation Houston26 February – 12 SeptemberAmerican victory
Action of 1 March 19681 MarchNorth Vietnamese ships attempt to ambush South Vietnamese ships
Operation Patrick1–30 MarchAmerican victory
Battle of Tam Kỳ3–6 March
Nigerian Civil WarInvasion of Port HarcourtRepublic of Biafra8 March – 24 MayNigerian forces capture Port Harcourt
Vietnam War,
Laotian Civil War
Battle of Lima Site 85Laos10–11 MarchNorth Vietnamese-Pathet Lao victory
Vietnam WarOperation Quyet ThangSouth Vietnam11 March – 7 AprilSouth Vietnamese and U.S. recapture areas around Saigon
Operation Walker17 March 1968 – 31 January 1969American victory
Operation Carentan18 March – 17 May
Operation Frederick Hill18 March 1968 – 28 February 1971American successfully conduct a security operation in Quảng Tín province
Operation Geneva ParkAmerican successfully conduct a security operation in Quang Ngai Province
War of Attrition,
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Battle of KaramehJordan21 MarchJordanian troops with the PLO repel an Israeli raid to capture Yasser Arafat, but the camp is destroyed
Vietnam WarOperation Cochise GreenSouth Vietnam30 March – 31 January 1969American victory
Nigerian Civil WarAbagana AmbushNigeria31 MarchBiafran ambush wipes out the Nigerian 2nd Division
Vietnam WarOperation Toan Thang ISouth Vietnam8 April – 31 MayAllied victory
Operation Burlington Trail8 April – 11 NovemberAmerican victory
Battle of Signal Hill19–21 AprilPyrrhic North Vietnamese victory
Operation Delaware19 April – 17 MayInconclusive
May Offensive29 April – 30 MayNorth Vietnamese offensive smaller in scale than the Tet Offensive, but much bloodier
Battle of Dai Do30 April – 3 MayBoth sides claim victory
Operation Allen Brook4 May – 24 AugustAmerican/South Vietnamese forces drive back Vietcong
Battle of An Bao5–6 MayNorth Vietnamese forces ambush Americans, but the Americans fight back and win
Battle of West Saigon5–12 MayAllied victory
Battle of Landing Zone Center5–25 MayAmerican victory
Battle of South Saigon7–12 MayAllied victory
Operation Concordia Square8–17 MayAmerican victory
Battle of Kham Duc10–12 MayNorth Vietnamese victory and one of the largest battles of the war
Battle of Coral–Balmoral12 May – 6 JuneAustralian forces repel multiple North Vietnamese and Vietcong attacks over 26 days of fighting
Operation Jeb Stuart III17 May – 3 NovemberU.S. forces attack North Vietnamese bases
Operation Nevada Eagle17 May 1968 – 28 February 1969Protection of Huế by Americans
Operation Toan Thang II1 June 1968 – 16 February 1969Allied victory
Operation Robin2–19 JuneAmerican victory
Battle of Binh An27–28 June
Operation ThorNorth Vietnam1–8 July
Operation Pocahontas ForestSouth Vietnam6–31 JulyAllied victory
Operation Quyet Chien3 August – 30 NovemberAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Somerset Plain4–20 AugustU.S. claims victory
Phase III offensive17 August—27 SeptemberFailed third push by the North Vietnamese after the Tet Offensive
Battle of Duc Lap24–27 AugustAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Nigerian Civil WarOperation OAUNigeria2 September—15 OctoberNigerian forces capture Owerri and Aba, but are unable to capture Umuahia; the failure allows Biafra to retake Owerri and Aba
Vietnam WarOperation Champaign GroveSouth Vietnam8–24 SeptemberAmerican victory
Operation Vinh Loc10–20 SeptemberAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Maui Peak1–19 OctoberAmerican victory
Nigerian Civil WarSiege of OwerriNigeria15 October 1968—25 April 1969Biafra recaptures Owerri
Vietnam WarOperation Fulton SquareSouth Vietnam22 October 1968—18 January 1970Minor clashes between American/South Vietnamese forces and Vietcong
Operation Henderson Hill23 October—6 DecemberAmerican victory
Operation Sheridan Sabre7 November 1968—4 April 1969
Operation Commando HuntLaos15 November 1968—29 March 1972Americans fail to bomb Vietcong supply routes
Operation Meade RiverSouth Vietnam20 November—9 DecemberAmerican victory
Battle of Hat Dich3 December 1968—19 February 1969Allied victory
Operation Taylor Common7 December 1968—8 March 1969American/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Fayette Canyon15 December 1968—28 February 1969American victory
1969Vietnam WarOperation Dewey CanyonSouth Vietnam22 January—18 MarchLast major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division
Operation Toan Thang III17 February—31 OctoberAllied victory
Operation Massachusetts Striker28 February—8 MayBoth sides claim victory
Operation Iron Mountain28 February 1969—28 February 1971American victory
Operation Purple Martin1 March—2 May
Operation Kentucky Jumper1 March—14 AugustAmerican reconnaissance operation
Operation Maine Crag15 March—2 MayAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Atlas Wedge17–24 MarchAmerican victory
Operation Montana Mauler23 March—3 April
Nigerian Civil WarDefense of UmuahiaRepublic of Biafra27 March—22 April
Vietnam WarOperation Washington GreenSouth Vietnam15 April 1969—1 January 1971American victory
Operation Virginia Ridge2 May—16 July
Operation Apache Snow10 May—7 JuneAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Hamburger Hill13–20 MayAmerican and South Vietnamese troops win, but heavy losses force them to withdraw
Operation Lamar Plain15 May—14 AugustAmerican victory
Operation Pipestone Canyon26 May—7 NovemberAmerican launch a successful local offensive
Battle of Binh Ba6–8 JuneAustralians defeat Vietcong
Operation Montgomery Rendezvous8 June—15 AugustCostly American victory
Operation Utah Mesa12 June—6 JulyAllied victory
Operation Campbell Streamer13 July—15 AugustDozens of Vietcong killed
Football War14 JulyBetween El Salvador and Honduras
Vietnam WarOperation Idaho CanyonSouth Vietnam21 July—25 SeptemberAmerican victory
Operation Nantucket Beach23 July 1969—10 March 1971
The TroublesBattle of the BogsideNorthern Ireland12–14 AugustUnarmed Irish residents of the Bogside in Derry City expel Police and the Special Constabulary from their area. The riots lasts for 2 days until the British Army is sent in. This event is often described as the beginning of the Troubles, a 30-year guerrilla war.
Vietnam WarOperation CamdenSouth Vietnam21 AugustAustralian victory
Siege of Landing Zone Kate27 October—1 NovemberNorth Vietnamese victory
Operation Toan Thang IV1 November 1969—1 May 1970Allied victory
Operation Randolph Glen7 December 1969—31 March 1970Inconclusive
Nigerian Civil WarDefense of OgutaRepublic of Biafra20–24 December
1970Operation Tail-Wind7–12 JanuaryBiafra surrenders to Nigeria
Vietnam WarOperation Green RiverSouth Vietnam19 January—22 JulyAmerican victory
Operation Texas Star1 April—5 SeptemberIndecisive
The TroublesBattle of St Matthew'sNorthern Ireland27–28 JuneA battle between Provisional IRA and loyalists
Vietnam WarOperation Pennsylvania SquareSouth Vietnam29 June 1970—1 March 1971American victory
Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord1–23 JulyNorth Vietnamese victory
Operation Clinch Valley9–15 JulyAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Elk Canyon12 July—29 SeptemberAmericans attempt to improve positions after the fall of Kham Duc, but fail
Operation Pickens Forest16 July—24 AugustAmerican victory
Operation Wolfe Mountain22 July 1970—30 January 1971Inconclusive
Operation Chicago Peak24 July—11 AugustAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Siege of Firebase O'Reilly9 August—7 OctoberNorth Vietnamese victory as the base closes down
Operation Imperial Lake1 September 1970—7 May 1971American/South Korean success, but perpetration of the Sơn Thắng massacre
Operation Jefferson Glenn5 September 1970—8 October 1971Last major ground offensive involving the U.S.
Operation TailwindLaos11–13 SeptemberAmerican/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Ivory CoastNorth Vietnam21 NovemberAmerican attempt to rescue POWs, but there were none
Guinea-Bissau War of IndependenceOperation Green SeaGuinea22 NovemberAn amphibious attack on Conakry by Portugal
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1971Vietnam WarBattle of SnuolCambodia5 January—30 MayAmerican and North Vietnamese troops clash in Cambodia
Operation Cuu Long 44-0213–25 JanuarySouth Vietnamese victory
Operation Finney HillSouth Vietnam10 March—1 JulyAmerican victory
Operation Middlesex Peak
Battle of FSB Mary Ann28 MarchVietcong ambush victory
Operation Caroline Hill29 April—1 JulyAmerican victory
Battle of Long Khánh6–7 JunePyrrhic Australian victory, as the North Vietnamese ability to retreat and defend its supply routes ultimately led it to win over Australia
Mexican Dirty WarEl HalconazoMexico10 Junethe state sponsored Halcones paramilitary group attacked protester, initially repelled, they returned with high-caliber rifles and killed 120 protesters .
Vietnam WarBattle of Nui LeSouth Vietnam21 SeptemberLast major Australian/New Zealand victory of Vietnam War
Bangladesh Liberation War,
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Battle of GaribpurPakistan20–21 NovemberDecisive Indian victory
First Battle of Hilli22–24 NovemberBloodiest battle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Indian and Bengali victory
Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser TunbsIran/ United Arab Emirates30 NovemberIran captures the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs.
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971Operation TridentPakistan4–5 DecemberIndian Navy attacks Karachi port
Battle of LongewalaIndia4–7 DecemberDecisive Indian victory
Battle of BasantarPakistan6–16 DecemberTactical Indian victory
Second Battle of HilliPakistan10–11 DecemberFailed Pakistani counterattack on Hilli, Indian/Bengali victory
1972New Left Movement in JapanAsama-Sansō incidentJapan19-28 FebHostage rescued,2 Japanese police officers killed, United Red Army militants arrested
Vietnam WarFirst Battle of Quảng TrịSouth Vietnam30 March—1 MayNorth Vietnamese victory during Easter Offensive
Second Battle of Lộc Ninh4–7 AprilNorth Vietnamese victory
Battle of An Lộc13 April—20 JulyMajor battle ending in a South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Đồng HớiNorth Vietnam19 April
Battle of the Mỹ Chánh LineSouth Vietnam5 May—26 JuneSouth Vietnamese/American victory
The TroublesBattle at SpringmartinNorthern Ireland13–14 MayA battle that involved the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Volunteer Force
Vietnam WarBattle of KontumSouth Vietnam13 May—9 JuneSouth Vietnam and U.S. troops repulse Vietcong attack
Second Battle of Quảng Trị28 June—16 SeptemberSouth Vietnamese forces retake most of Quảng Trị province
Dhofar RebellionBattle of MirbatOman19 JulyBritish SAS forces defeat Communist rebels during an attempted coup of Oman
Japanese WWII holdoutLubang Island shootoutPhilippines19 OctoberJapanese soldiers Onoda and Kozuka engaged in a shootout with Philippine Police while raiding and burning rice harvest, Kozuka was killed while Onoda managed to escape .
1973Vietnam WarBattle of Cửa ViệtSouth Vietnam25–31 JanuaryNorth Vietnam captures Cửa Việt Base.
Battle of Hồng NgựMarch-4 MayAllied victory
Battle of Tong Le Chon25 March 1973—12 April 1974North Vietnam captures Tonle Cham Camp
Battle of Trung Nghia8 June—16 SeptemberSouth Vietnamese victory
Battle of Ap Da Bien3 OctoberSouth Vietnamese victory
Yom Kippur WarBattles of Fort BudapestEgypt6 OctoberEgyptian troops fail to capture an Israeli fort
Battle of Fort LahtzanitEgyptians capture an Israeli fort
Ofira Air BattleIsraeli victory in the air
First Battle of Mount HermonSyria6–7 OctoberSyria recaptures Mount Hermon
Operation BadrEgypt6–8 OctoberEgyptian offensive marking the beginning of the Yom Kippur War
Valley of TearsSyria6–9 OctoberVery bloody battle in the Golan Heights
Operation Model 57 OctoberSyrian troops win an anti-aircraft battle
Operation TagarEgyptIsrael forfeits the operation attempting to block Egyptian troops
Battle of Marsa TalamatAt seaIsrael defeats Egyptian ships
Battle of LatakiaIsrael defeats Syrian troops off the coast of Latakia
Romani ambushEgyptSuccessful Israeli ambush
Second Battle of Mount HermonSyria8 OctoberSyrian victory
Battle of BaltimAt sea8–9 OctoberIsrael defeats Egyptian ships off the Egyptian coast
Syrian General Staff Headquarters raidSyria9 OctoberIsrael successfully raids the general staff of Syria
Second Battle of Latakia11 OctoberInconclusive
Operation Gown12 OctoberIsrael destroys Syrian supply lines
Raid on al-Mazzah Airport13 OctoberIsraeli victory
Air battle of MansouraEgypt14 OctoberEgyptian planes defeat an Israeli plane
Battle of the SinaiIsraeli victory
Battle of The Chinese Farm15–17 October
Operation Abirey-Halev15–23 October
Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush17 October
Battle of Ismailia18–22 OctoberIsrael fails to block Egyptian supply lines
Third Battle of Mount HermonSyria21–22 OctoberIsrael captures the mountain after a third assault
Battle of SuezEgypt24–25 OctoberEgypt holds the Suez Canal
Vietnam WarBattle of Quang DucSouth Vietnam30 October 1973—10 December 1974South Vietnamese victory
1974Battle of the Paracel IslandsChina19–20 JanuaryChinese victory
Battle of Tri PhapSouth Vietnam12 February—4 MaySouth Vietnamese victory
Vietnam War,
Cambodian Civil War
Battle of KampotCambodia26 February—2 April
Vietnam WarBattle of Svay RiengCambodia/South Vietnam27 March—2 MaySouth Vietnamese victory
Battle of the Iron TriangleSouth Vietnam16 May—20 November
Battle of Duc Duc18 July—4 OctoberNorth Vietnamese victory
The Troubles Attack on UDR Clogher barracks 2 May
Cyprus problemTurkish invasion of CyprusCyprus20 July—16 August
Vietnam WarBattle of Thượng ÐứcSouth Vietnam29 July—11 NovemberCostly for both sides; South Vietnam holds off North assault on Da Nang, but fails to capture Thuong Duc
Battle of Phú Lộc28 August—10 DecemberSouth Vietnamese victory
Battle of Phước Long12 December 1974—6 January 1975Important North Vietnamese victory
1975Battle of Ban Me Thuot3–18 MarchNorth Vietnam captures Tay Nguyen region, destroying South Vietnam's 2nd Corps in the process
Hue–Da Nang Campaign5 March—12 AprilNorth Vietnam captures Huế and Da Nang with little resistance
Battle of Xuân Lộc9–12 AprilRemnants of ARVN make a last stand in the final major battle of the Vietnam War
East Sea CampaignAt sea9–29 AprilNorth Vietnam captures the Spratly Islands in one of the last South Vietnamese-controlled places
Cambodian Civil War,
Vietnam War
Fall of Phnom PenhKhmer Republic17 AprilThe Khmer Rouge captures the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh
Vietnam WarBombing of Tan Son Nhut Air BaseSouth Vietnam28 AprilFirst bombing by the Vietnamese Air Force
Fall of Saigon30 AprilNorth Vietnam wins the Vietnam War
Lebanese Civil WarBattle of the HotelsLebanon23 October 1975—2 April 1976Muslims and Christians end up divided in Western Beirut
Cold WarIndonesia invades East TimorTimor-Leste7 December
Western Sahara WarBattles of La Güera and TichlaSpanish Sahara10–22 DecemberMauritania occupies La Güera and Tichla
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1976–1980

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1976Western Sahara WarFirst Battle of AmgalaWestern Sahara27–29 JanuaryAlgerian withdrawal
Second Battle of Amgala14–15 FebruarySahrawi victory
The TroublesFlagstaff Hill incidentRepublic of Ireland5–6 MayIrish Army pushes back British special forces
Arab–Israeli conflict,
Cold War
Operation EntebbeUganda4 July
The TroublesGarryhinch ambushRepublic of Ireland16 OctoberIRA bombs Brits
Rhodesian Bush WarBattle of Hill 31Rhodesia15 November
1977Arab Cold War1977 Egyptian bread riotsEgypt18–19 Januarysecurity forces clashes with the rioters, around 80 people were killed, The cut to subsidies was suspended and the riot died down
Egyptian–Libyan WarSallum raidEgypt21 JulyLibyan 9th Tank Battalion carried out a raid on Sallum. The unit was ambushed by an Egyptian mechanised division forcing the battalion to retreat
Ogaden WarBattle of Dire DawaEthiopiaJuly—AugustThe Ethiopian Army inflicts heavy losses on the Somali National Army after a Somali attack by one tank battalion and a mechanized infantry brigade supported by artillery units
First Battle of JijigaSeptemberThe Somalis, trying to take the town, lose more than half of their attacking force of three tank battalions, each of which includes more than 30 tanks[citation needed]
Battle of HararOctober 1977—27 January 1978A major battle of the Ogaden War
1978The TroublesBritish Army Gazelle downingNorthern Ireland17 February
Ogaden WarSecond Battle of JijigaEthiopiaMarchThree Somali tank battalions overwhelm an Ethiopian garrison. After inflicting some heavy losses on Somali armor, Ethiopian troops mutiny and withdraw from the town, leaving its defense to the militia, which is incapable of slowing the Somali advance.[citation needed]
South African Border WarBattle of CassingaAngola
Lebanese Civil WarBattle of KaukabaLebanon9 May
Shaba IIBattle of KolweziZaire18–22 May
1979Chadian Civil WarBattle of N'DjamenaChad12–15 February
Sino-Vietnamese WarBattle of Dong DangVietnam17–23 February
Battle of Lào Cai17 February—5 March
Battle of Lạng Sơn 17 February—16 March
Uganda-Tanzania WarBattle of MasakaUganda23–24 February
Battle of Tororo2–4 March
Battle of Lukaya10–11 March
Battle of Entebbe7 April
Battle of Jinja22 April
Battle of Lira15 May
Battle of Karuma Falls17 May
Battle of Bondo27 May
The TroublesWarrenpoint ambushNorthern Ireland27 August
Western Sahara WarFirst Battle of Al MahbesWestern Sahara14 OctoberSahrawi victory
Grand Mosque seizureSaudi Arabia20 November – 4 DecemberSaudi victory
1980Chadian-Libyan conflictSecond Battle of N'DjamenaChad22 March—15 December
Iran–Iraq WarSiege of AbadanIranNovember 1980—September 1981Iraq attacks the Iranian city of Abadan but fails to capture it
Liberation of KhorramshahrNovember 1980—24 May 1982The Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis
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1981–1985

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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1981Iran–Iraq WarBattle of DezfulIran5–9 JanuaryIranian armored regiments are forced to flee after an Iraqi ambush
Great Mafia War1st phaseItaly23 April 1981 – 1983Corleonesi Mafia clan victory
Cold WarGulf of Sidra incidentAt sea19 AugustTwo Sukhoi Su-22 are shot down by two U.S. F-14A Tomcats
Western Sahara WarFirst Battle of Guelta ZemmurWestern Sahara13–29 OctoberSahrawi victory
1982Falklands WarBattle of San CarlosFalkland Islands21–25 May
Battle of Seal Cove23 May
Battle of Goose Green28–29 May
1982 Lebanon WarBattle of the BeaufortLebanon6–7 JuneIsraeli invasion of Lebanon
Battle of Jezzine8 June
Battle of Sultan Yacoub10 June
Falklands WarBattle of Mount HarrietFalkland Islands11–12 June
Battle of Two Sisters
Battle of Mount Longdon
Battle of Wireless Ridge13–14 June
Battle of Mount Tumbledown
1982 Lebanon WarSiege of BeirutLebanon14 June—21 August
1983Organized crime in DenmarkCopenhagen Biker WarDenmark24 Sep 1983-1986Hells Angels victory .
Cold WarInvasion of GrenadaGrenada25 October—2 NovemberBy U.S. forces
Lebanese Civil WarBattle of Tripoli (1983)Lebanon3 November – 20 DecemberPro-Syrian Palestinian victory, PLO driven out of Lebanon
1984Iran–Iraq WarBattle of the MarshesIraqFebruaryIran opens a new offensive in the lakes of the Hawizeh Marshes in Iraq
Lebanese Civil WarFebruary 6 IntifadaLebanon6 FebruaryLebanese National Resistance Front victory
Siachen conflictOperation MeghdootIndia13 AprilBattle between India and Pakistan in which India captures the entire Siachen Glacier
Insurgency in Punjab, IndiaOperation Blue Star6 June
1985western Sahara warSecond Battle of Al MahbesWestern Sahara12 JanuarySahrawi forces break through a wall put up by Morocco
Yama–Ichi War1985 Osaka gun battlesJapan26 Janafter Yakuza boss Takenaka’s assassination, there were dozens of gunfights in Osaka between Yamaguchi-gumi and Ichiwa-kai
1985 MOVE bombingUnited States13 may61 houses destroyed, 11 people killed
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1986–1990

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1986Iran–Iraq WarFirst Battle of Al FawIraq10 February – 10 MarchIranians launch a surprise attack against the Iraqi troops defending the al-Faw Peninsula
Arab Cold War1986 Egyptian conscripts riotEgypt25–28 Februarythe Central Security Forces launched a mutiny in Cairo but were defeated the Egyptian Army
Cold WarAction in the Gulf of SidraAt sea24 MarchU.S. naval operations against Libya[citation needed]
1987Toyota WarBattle of FadaChad2 January
Iran-Iraq WarSiege of BasraIraq8 Jan-AprilIraq repel's Iran's offensive in the largest battle of the Iran-Iraq War.
Lebanese Civil WarFathallah barracks raidLebanon24 FebruaryHizbollah headquarters taken over by the Syrian Army, 20 Hizbollah supporters executed
Toyota WarBattle of B'ir KoraChad18–20 March
The Troubles Loughgall ambush United Kingdom 8 May
Toyota WarBattle of AouzouChad8–28 August
Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy war1987 Mecca incidentSaudi Arabia31 July275 Iranians, 85 Saudi policemen, and 42 pilgrims from other countries killed
South African Border War,
Angolan Civil War
Battle of Cuito CuanavaleAngola14 August 1987—23 March 1988South African victory against Angola
Toyota WarBattle of Maaten al-SaaraLibya5 September
Western Sahara WarBattles of Farsia and Oum DreygaWestern Sahara18 NovemberInconclusive
1988Eritrean War of Independence,
Ethiopian Civil War
Battle of AfabetEritrea17–20 MarchA decisive Eritrean victory over Ethiopia
Iran–Iraq WarSecond Battle of Al FawIraq17 AprilNewly restructured Iraqi Army conducts a major operation to clear the Iranians out of the peninsula
Operation Praying MantisAt sea18 AprilOne day U.S./Iranian naval action
Operation MersadIran26–30 JulyIslamic Republic of Iran victory
Bougainville conflictRaids on Panguna minePapua New GuineaNovember 1988-15 May 1989Bougainville Revolutionary Army attacked and raided the Panguna mine until it was announced closed .
1989Cold WarGulf of Sidra incidentAt sea4 JanuaryTwo Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es are shot down by U.S. F-14A Tomcats
Western Sahara WarSecond Battle of Guelta ZemmurWestern Sahara7 OctoberMoroccan victory
Battle of Hausa11 October
Third Battle of Amgala8 NovemberLast military operation of the Western Sahara War until the 90s
The Troubles Attack on Derryard checkpoint Northern Ireland 13 December
Cold WarOperation Just CausePanama20 DecemberAmerican invasion of Panama
1990 The Troubles 1990 British Army Gazelle shootdown Northern Ireland 11 February
Operation Conservation 6 May
Gulf WarBattle of the BridgesKuwait2 AugustIraqi victory
Arab–Israeli conflictEin Netafim ambushIsrael26 NovemberEgyptian border guard kills Three Israeli soldiers and one civilian then retreats back across the border into Egypt ,Palestinian Islamic Jihad claims responsibility .
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1991–1995

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YearWarBattleLoc.Date(s)Description
1991Gulf WarBattle of KhafjiSaudi Arabia29 January—1 FebruaryFirst major ground engagement of the Gulf War
Liberation of KuwaitKuwait/Iraq/At sea24–28 February
Battle of 73 EastingIraq26–27 FebruaryA decisive tank battle fought between Coalition armoured forces against those of the Iraqi Republican Guard
Battle of Medina Ridge27 FebruaryA decisive tank battle fought between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard
The Troubles Mullacreevie ambush Northern Ireland 1 March 1991
Coagh ambush 3 June
Croatian War of IndependenceBattle of VukovarCroatia25 August—18 November
Battle of the Barracks14 September—23 November
1992 The Troubles Clonoe ambush Northern Ireland 16 February
Bosnian War/Yugoslav WarsSiege of SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina5 April 1992—29 February 1996
Battle of Žuč8 June
The Troubles Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint Northern Ireland 1 May
Great Mafia War2nd phaseItaly15 May 1992–15 Jan 1993 Italian Government end the power of Corleonesi Mafia clan, Salvatore Riina arrested
Transnistria WarBattle of TighinaMoldova19–21 June
Croatian War of IndependenceBattle of the Miljevci PlateauCroatia21–23 June
Bosnian WarOperation CorridorBosnia and Herzegovina24 June—6 OctoberArmy of the Republika Srpska defeats joint forces of the Croatian Defence Council and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and creates the Brčko corridor, connecting two eastern and western parts of Republic of Srpska, while Croatian and Bosniak (Muslim) forces suffered large casualties
War in AbkhaziaBattle of SukhumiGeorgia (country)14–18 AugustGeorgian forces repulse Abkhaz rebels
Battle of Gagra1–6 OctoberAbkhaz insurgents and North Caucasian militants capture Gagra from Georgian forces
Siege of TkvarcheliOctober 1992—29 September 1993Abkhazian forces break the Georgian siege
1993Croatian War of IndependenceOperation MaslenicaCroatia22 January—1 February
Angolan Civil War55 Day WarAngola9 January—6 March
Waco siegeUnited States28 February – 19 AprilMount Carmel Center burned down ,4 ATF agents killed, 82 Branch Davidians killed including 28 children
First Nagorno-Karabakh WarBattle of KelbajarAzerbaijan27 March—3 AprilArmenians and Azeris fight for disputed territories
Croat–Bosniak WarBattle of ŽepčeBosnia and Herzegovina24 June
Battle of Bugojno18–29 July
The TroublesBattle of Newry RoadNorthern Ireland23 SeptemberGun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army armed trucks
Somali Civil WarBattle of MogadishuSomalia3–4 OctoberPolicing mission gone wrong; U.S. soldiers trapped against militia in a populated city
Sri Lankan Civil WarBattle of PoonerynSri Lanka11–14 November
The Troubles Fivemiletown ambush Northern Ireland 12 December
1994Chiapas conflictZapatista uprisingMexico1–12 JanuaryBattles between Mexican Army and Zapatista rebels
Nordic Biker WarDenmarkFinlandSwedenNorway22 Jan 1994—25 September 1997
The Troubles 1994 British Army Lynx shootdown 19 March
Afghan Civil WarBattle of KabulAfghanistan28 April 1992—27 September 1996
Invasion of Kandahar CityAfghanistanOctober—NovemberAfghanistan's Islamic State of Afghanistan (United Front) ousted by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban)
Karen conflictFall of ManerplawMyanmar11 December 1994—27 January 1995Myanmar Army and DKBA soldiers capture and occupy the headquarters of the Karen National Union
Battle of Kawmoora19 December 1994—21 February 1995The Myanmar Army capture the final stronghold of the Karen National Union
1995First Chechen WarFirst battle of GroznyRussia31 December 1994—8 February 1995Russian Army captures Grozny
Croatian War of IndependenceOperation FlashCroatia1–3 May
Quebec Biker War Operation CarcajouCanada5 OctoberCanadian police attempt to end the war between Hells Angels and the Rock Machine but fails and the violence continues.
Bosnian WarBattle of OrašjeBosnia and Herzegovina5 May—10 June
Battle of Vrbanja Bridge27 May
Croatian War of Independence,
Bosnian War,
Inter-Bosnian Muslim War
Operation StormCroatia4–8 August
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1996–2000

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1996First Chechen WarBattle of GroznyRussiaChechen rebels recapture the city
1997Sri Lankan Civil WarBattle of VavunathivuSri Lanka7 March
Sierra Leone Civil WarSiege of FreetownSierra Leone25 May 1997 – 6 February 1998
Sri Lankan Civil WarBattle of KanakarayankulamSri Lanka4 December
1998Kosovo WarBattle of Belaćevac MineSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia23–30 JuneA coal mine critical to the electricity supply of Kosovo is temporarily captured by the Kosovo Liberation Army from the Yugoslav Army
Battle of Glodjane11–12 AugustGlodjane retaken by the Yugoslav Army from the Kosovo Liberation Army
South African farm attacksOuteniqua Pass shootoutSouth Africa11 AugustA man engaged in a shootout with the police after a car and helicopter chase in Outeniqua Pass. He was shot and arrested for the murder of four people on a farm.[2]
Second Congo WarBattle for KinshasaDemocratic Republic of the Congo26–30 AugustRwanda fails to take Kinshasa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe
Sri Lankan Civil WarBattle of KilinochchiSri Lanka27–29 SeptemberLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam captures Kilinochchi from the Sri Lanka Army
Korean ConflictBattle of YeosuSouth Korea17–18 DecemberNorth Korean semi-submersible vessel intercepted and sunk by Republic of Korea Navy
Kosovo WarBattle of PodujevoSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia23–27 December
Post-Suharto era in IndonesiaPoso riotsIndonesia25 December 1998 – 20 December 2001Muslim and Christian militias fought each other. Fighting ended with the Malino I Declaration.
1999Maluku sectarian conflict14 January 1999 – 13 February 2002Muslim and Christian militias fought each other as well as the Indonesia army. Fighting ended with the Malino II Accord.
Kosovo WarBattle of KošareSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia9 April–10 June
Kargil WarBattle of TololingIndiaMay–JuneIndian victory
Kashmir conflict,
Indio-Pakistani War of 1999
Kargil War3 May–26 JulyPakistani paramilitary forces infiltrate India's Kargil district; after two months of fighting, there was a ceasefire and return to status quo. The battle ended with an Indian victory.
1999 East Timorese crisisBattle of AidabasalalaTimor-Leste16 OctoberAustralian special forces victory
Second Chechen WarBattle of GroznyRussia25 December 1999—6 February 2000Russian Army sieges Grozny in December, captures it in February 2000
2000Moro conflictOperation ValiancyPhilippines15–17 FebruaryPhilippine forces defeat Islamists
Second Chechen WarBattle of KomsomolskoyeRussia6–24 MarchRussian Army destroys a remnant Chechen group that escaped Grozny
Moro conflictOperation AudacityPhilippines15–21 MarchPhilippine forces defeat Moro Islamic Liberation Front hideouts
Sierra Leone Civil WarLungi Lol confrontationSierra Leone17 MayUK repulses a Revolutionary United Front attack during the British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War
Moro conflictBattle of Camp AbubakarPhilippinesJuly 9
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