List of naval battles

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This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval battles that have occurred throughout history, from the beginning of naval warfare with the Hittites in the 12th century BC to piracy off the coast of Somalia in the 21st century. If a battle has no commonly used name it is referred to as "Action of (date)" within the list below.

Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June, a painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg depicting the Glorious First of June, a naval battle between the British and the French. This battle occurred in 1794, during the height of the Age of Sail.

Ancient

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YearBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
c.1278 BCSherden raid on Egypt's coastEgyptEgypt under Ramesses IISherdenRamesses II defeated Sherden pirates when they attempted to raid Egypt's coast.
1275–1205 BCBattles of AlashiyaCyprusHittite navyAlashiya3 engagements[1]
c.1190 BCBattle of the DeltaEgyptEgypt under Ramesses IIIThe "Sea Peoples"Ramesses III defeat the sea people In the Nile delta.
664 BCCorinth battles Corfu
570 BCEgypt invasion of CyprusCyprusAncient EgyptCyprusPerhaps employing the fleet of his friend Polycrates, pharaoh Amasis II reputedly subdued Cyprus[2]
540–535 BCBattle of AlaliaFranceCarthaginians and EtruscansGreeksNear Alalia (now Aléria), Corsica
497 BCCyprusIoniansPhoeniciansNear Cyprus
494 BCBattle of LadeTurkeyPersiansIonians
480 BCBattle of ArtemisiumGreeceStalemate between Persians and Greeks
Battle of SalamisThe allied Greek navyPersians
474 BCBattle of CumaeItalySyracuse and CumaeEtruscans
460s BCBattle of the EurymedonTurkeyDelian LeaguePersians
458 BCBattle of AeginaGreeceAtheniansAegina and the Peloponnesians
450s BCSalamis-in-CyprusCyprusDelian LeaguePhoenicians and Cilicians
433 BCBattle of SybotaGreeceCorcyra and AthensCorinthians
429 BCBattles of NaupactusAtheniansSpartans and Corinthians
425 BCBattle of PylosSpartans
413 BCSiege of SyracuseItalySyracusansAthenians
411 BCBattle of CynossemaTurkeyAtheniansSpartans
Battle of EretriaGreeceSpartansAtheniansIn Sep
410 BCBattle of CyzicusTurkeyAtheniansSpartans and Peloponnesians
406 BCBattle of ArginusaePeloponnesians
405 BCBattle of NotiumSpartans under LysanderAthenians under AntiochusAKA the Battle of Ephesus
405 BCBattle of AegospotamiSpartansAthensAthenian navy destroyed
394 BCBattle of CnidusPersiansSpartans
384–3 BCBattle of PharosCroatiaSyracusansLiburnians
376 BCBattle of NaxosGreeceAtheniansSpartans
357 BCChiosAtheniansDuring the Social War
322 BCBattle of AmorgosMacedonians
306 BCBattle of Salamis in CyprusCyprusDemetrius I PoliorcetesMenelaeus, brother of Ptolemy I of Egypt
276 BCBattle of the Strait of MessinaItalyCarthaginiansPyrrhus of Epirus
261 BCBattle of CosGreeceAntigonus II GonatasPtolemy II
260 BCBattle of the Lipara IslandsItalyCarthaginiansRoman Republic
Battle of MylaeRomans under DuiliusCarthaginiansNear Sicily
258 BCBattle of EphesusGreeceRhodians under AgathostratusPtolemaic fleet under Chremonides
Battle of SulciItalyRomans under Gaius Sulpicius PaterculusCarthaginians under Hannibal Gisco
257 BCBattle of TyndarisRomans under Gaius Atilius RegulusCarthaginians under Hamilcar
256 BCBattle of Cape EcnomusRomans
249 BCBattle of DrepanaCarthaginiansRomans
246–245 BCBattle of AndrosGreeceMacedoniansEgyptiansAt Andros
241 BCBattle of the Aegates IslandsItalyRomansCarthaginians10 March; ending the First Punic War
229 BCBattle of PaxosGreeceIllyriansCorcyraeansIllyrians conquer island of Corcyra
218 BCBattle of LilybaeumItalyRomans under AmelliusCarthaginiansNear Lilybaeum, Sicily
217 BCBattle of Ebro RiverSpainRomans under Cornelius ScipioNear the mouth of the Ebro River, Spain
206 BCBattle of CarteiaRomans under Gaius LaeliusCarthaginians under Adherbal
201 BCBattle of ChiosGreeceEgyptians, Rhodians, and PergamesePhilip V of Macedon
Second Battle of LadeTurkeyPhilip V of MacedonRhodians under Cleonaeus
190 BCBattle of the EurymedonRoman forces under Lucius Aemilius RegillusSeleucid fleet commanded by Hannibal
Battle of MyonessusRomans under Regillus and Rhodians under EudorasSeleucids under Polyxenidas
147 BCBattle of the Port of CarthageTunisiaCarthaginians under HasdrubalRoman fleet of Lucius Hostilius Mancinus
74 BCBattle of ChalcedonTurkeyPontians under Mithridates VIRoman fleet of Marcus Aurelius Cotta
73 BCBattle of TenedosGreeceRomans under LucullusPontian fleet
67 BCBattle of KorakesionTurkeyRomans under PompeyCilician pirates
56 BCBattle of MorbihanFranceRomans under Decius BrutusVenetiNear Armorica
49 BCBattle of Île du Levant?At Île du Levant
At Tauroentum
42 BCRepublican fleetReinforcements of the triumvirs led by Gnaeus Domitius CalvinusIntercepted and destroyed
36 BCBattle of NaulochusItalyAgrippaSextus Pompeius3 Sep
31 BCBattle of ActiumGreeceOctavianAntony and Cleopatra2 Sep; decisive victory
AD 70Rome vs Batavi in the Maas
AD 199Battle of ShaxianChinaWu forces under Sun CeLiu Biao and Huang Zu
AD 208Battle of Red CliffsCombined forces of Liu Bei and Sun QuanFleet under Cao Cao
AD 221Battle of YilingSun QuanFleet under Liu BeiAnd successfully defends Jingzhou
AD 222Battle of DongkouEastern Wu general Lü FanCao Xiu
AD 272Battle of XilingLu KangJin general Bu ChanAnd retakes Xiling
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Middle Ages

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CenturyYearBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
5th century456Battle of CorsicaItalyWestern Roman Empire under Flavius RicimerVandalsNear Corsica
461Battle of CartagenaSpainVandalsWestern Roman EmpireVandals destroy a newly built West Roman fleet
468Battle of Cape BonTunisiaVandalsEast and West Romans under Basiliscus
6th century551Battle of Sena GallicaItalyByzantinesOstrogoths
7th century655Battle of the MastsTurkeyArabs under UthmanByzantines under Constans II
663Battle of BaekgangSouth KoreaTang China and SillaYamato Japan and BaekjeAug
676Battle of GibeolpoSillaTang China
677 or 678First Arab siege of ConstantinopleTurkeyByzantinesArabsFirst use of "Greek fire"
697?Greeks under John the Patrician
698Battle of CarthageTunisiaArabsGreeks under John the Patrician
Imperial Constantinopolitan fleetCibyrrhaeot rebels
8th century717Second Arab siege of ConstantinopleTurkeyByzantines under Leo III the IsaurianArabs3 Sep 717—Spring 1718
719United Kingdom
Opposing groups of curraghs
Dalriadan civil war resulted in a conflict mentioned in the Senchus Fer n-Alban
727Byzantine central imperial fleet under Agallianos KontoskelesProvincial Helladic and Cyclades fleets
746Battle of KeramaiaCyprusCibyrrhaeotsUmayyad CaliphateArabs based in Egypt
9th century806?ItalyMoors under HadumarFranksNear Corsica
807Franks under Burchard (a lieutenant of Charlemagne)MoorsAt Sardinia[citation needed]
813ByzantinesArabs
SpainFranks under IrmingarMoorsNear Majorca
820ItalyArabsFranksNear Sardinia
822Siege of ConstantinopleGreeceByzantine central imperial fleetRebel provincial fleetsIn Constantinople during the revolt of Thomas the Slav
829Battle of ThasosGreeceCretan SaracensByzantines
841ItalyArabsVenetian squadronNear Taranto
849Battle of OstiaItalian city-statesMuslimsOff southern Italy
851Battle of SandwichEnglandKentishmen under ÆthelstanViking fleetNear Kent
c.872/3Battle of KardiaTurkeyByzantine admiral Niketas OoryphasCretan Saracens under the renegade Photios
c.873/9Battle of the Gulf of CorinthGreecePhotios is killed
880Battle of CephaloniaByzantines under NasarAghlabids
Battle of StelaiItalyAKA Punto Stilo or Milazzo
885FrisiansVikings
888Battle of MilazzoItalyAghlabidsByzantines
10th century906Byzantines under HimeriosArabsOn St. Thomas' Day (6 Oct)
912Battle of ChiosGreeceSyrian-Cilician fleetByzantine squadron under Himerios
932Battle of Lang-shan JiangChinaWuyueYang Wu
941Rus'-Byzantine WarTurkeyByzantine fleet under TheophanesKievan Rus' fleet under Igor of KievNear Bosporus Strait
938First Battle of Bach Dang RiverVietnamVietnameseSouthern Han
956ItalyChristiansTunisiansNear Mazara
958
Tunis vs Christians
In Messina Strait
965Battle of the StraitsFatimid fleetByzantine fleet under Niketas AbalantesAt the Straits of Messina
975Battle on the YangtzeChinaSong forcesTang forces
981Second Battle of Bach DangVietnamVietnameseChinese Song
998Venetians under OrseoloNarentan pirates
11th century1000Battle of SwoldSwedes and DanesNorwegians9 Sep
1004ItalyVenetians under Pietro Orseolo IIArabsAt Messina
1005Pisans
1024Battle of LemnosGreeceByzantinesRus' fleetIn the Lemnos Island
1026Battle of the HelgeåSwedenDanes under Ulf JarlSwedes and Norwegians under Anund Jacob and Olaf II Haraldsson (Olaf the Stout)In southern Sweden
1032Byzantine-Ragusan squadronMuslim corsair fleetIn the Adriatic Sea
Battle at Iron GateEstoniaEstoniansNovgorodAccording to one hypothesis, this battle, mentioned in Russian chronicles, was a naval battle, where Novgorod fleet tries to reach Tallinn Bay, but is defeated by Estonians.[3]
1035GreeceByzantinesArabs1035–1036; last Arab corsair raids against the Aegean islands are repulsed
1043Rus'-Byzantine WarTurkeyRus' squadronIn the Bosporus Strait
1062Battle of NisåSwedenNorwegians under Harald HardradaDanesIn Kattegat
1081Battle of DyrrhachiumAlbaniaVenetian-Byzantine fleetNormansNear Durazzo, Albania
1084Albania/GreeceNormans under Robert Guiscard (20 vessels?)Venetians or ByzantinesA series of battles off Albania/Corfu
12th century1123Battle of IbelinIsraelVenetiansFatimid EgyptiansNear Jaffa
1137Battle of BiganoItalyNormans/Roger II of SicilyAt Trani, Italy
1149Battle of Cape MaleaGreeceVenetians and Byzantine GreeksNormans
1153Siege of AscalonIsraelVenetiansFatimid ArabsNear Tel Aviv
1156ScotlandCeltic shipsViking squadronNorth of Scotland in January
1161Battle of TangdaoChinaSong forcesJin forces16 Nov, during the Jin–Song wars
Battle of Caishi26-27 Nov, during the Jin–Song wars
1177Venetians and the VaticanGenoese and Pisans
1183Battle of MizushimaJapanTaira clanMinamoto clan17 Nov, off coast of Shikoku
1184Battle of FimreiteNorwayBirkebeinersNorwayKing Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway defeats and kills rival King Magnus Erlingsson in the Sognefjord; 15 June
1185Battle of YashimaJapanMinamoto clanTaira clan22 March, off coast of Shikoku
Battle of Dan-no-ura25 April, off present-day Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi; ends Genpei War
Battle of DemetritzesGreeceByzantines under Alexios BranasNormans7 Nov, at Demetrias (Volos), Greece
13th century1213Battle of DammeBelgiumEnglish under William LongswordFrench under King Philip II30-31 May, in the harbor of Damme; most of French fleet is sunk
1217Second Battle of DoverEnglandEnglish under Hubert de BurghFrench under Eustace the Monk24 Aug, off Dover; AKA The "Fight off Sandwich".
1241First Battle of MeloriaItalyPisans under Ansaldo de MariGenoese3 May
1258Battle of AcreIsraelVenetians25 June, off Acre
1263Battle of SettepozziGreeceA Venetian fleet of 38 ships under Gilberto DandoloByzantine-Genoese fleet of 48 shipsOff the Peloponnese
1264Battle of SasenoAlbaniaGenoeseVenetians
1266Battle of TrapaniItalyVenetiansGenoese
c. 1273/1275Battle of DemetriasGreeceByzantinesCoalition of Lombard and Venetian lords of Euboea and Crete
1278AlgecirasSpainMorocco and GranadaCastilians25 July
Before 1279TunisiaConrad LanciaMuslimsNear Tunisia
1279YamenChinaYuan dynastySong dynasty19 March
1282Action of 11 October 1282ItalyPeter de QueraltAngevin fleetNear Reggio di Calabria
Battle of Nicotera14 Oct; near Nicotera
1283Battle of MaltaMaltaAragonese-Sicilians under Roger of LauriaAngevins8 July, in Grand Harbour, Malta
1284Battle of the Gulf of NaplesItalyNeapolitans5 June; Charles of Salerno (later Charles II of Naples) is captured
Second Battle of MeloriaGenoesePisan fleet6 Aug, near Tuscany, Italy; Pisan fleet is utterly destroyed
1285Spain11 Catalan galleys25 French galleys under Guillaume de LodèveAug or mid-Sep, at Rosas
Battle of Les FormiguesAragonese-Sicilians under Roger of LauriaFrench under di Mari and de OrreoLikely 4 Sep, near Barcelona
1287Battle of the CountsItalyAngevins23 June, near Naples
1288Third Battle of Bach DangVietnamVietnameseMongols
1294Battle of LaiazzoTurkeyGenoeseVenetiansLaiazzo
1298Battle of CurzolaCroatiaGenoese fleet under Lamba DoriaVenetians under Andrea Dandolo9 Sep
1299Battle of Cape OrlandoItalyAngevins under Roger of LauriaSicilians under d'Oria4 July, off northern Sicily
1300Battle of Ponza14 June, near Naples
14th century1304Battle of ZierikzeeNetherlandsFrench fleet under Genoese admiral Renier GrimaldiFlemish fleet10-11 Aug
1319Battle of ChiosGreeceKnights Hospitaller and Genoese of the Lordship of ChiosAydinid fleet23 July
1338Battle of ArnemuidenNetherlandsPhilip VI of FranceEnglish fleet of Edward III of England23 Sep, off the coast of Zeeland. It was the first naval battle using artillery.[4]
1340Battle of SluysEdward III of EnglandFranco-Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France24 June, off the coast of Flanders; Edward III gains control of the English Channel
1342Battle of GuernseyGuernsey
1350Battle of L'Espagnols-sur-MerEngland50 English ships under Edward III and the Black Prince40 Castilian ships29 Aug (Old Style)
1352Battle of the BosporusTurkey
Tactical draw: Genoese under Paganino Doria vs Venetians, Byzantine Greeks and Aragonese
In Bosporus Strait
1353Battle of La LoieraItalyVenetians and AragoneseGenoese29 Aug, near Sardinia
1354Battle of SapienzaGreeceGenoese under Paganino DoriaVenetians under Niccolò PisaniIn the southern Peloponnese
1363Battle of Lake PoyangChinaMings under Zhu YuanzhangHans under Chen Youliang30 Aug – 4 Oct
1372Battle of La RochelleFranceCastilian fleetEnglish fleet22-23 June, near La Rochelle
1378Action of 30 May 1378ItalyVenetians under Vettor PisaniGenoeseNear Cape d'Anzio
1379Battle of PolaCroatiaGenoese under Luciano DoriaVenetians under Vittore Pisani7 May, near Pula
1380Battle of ChioggiaItalyVenetians under Andrea ContariniGenoeseJune
1387Battle of MargateEngland/NetherlandsEnglish fleet under Richard, Earl of ArundelFranco-Castilian-Flemish wine fleet under Sir Jean de Bucq24-25 March
15th century1403Battle of ModonGreeceVenetians under Carlo ZenoGenoese fleet under the French Marshal Boucicaut7 Oct
1416Battle of GallipoliTurkeyVenetiansOttoman Turks29 May
Battle of HarfleurFranceEnglishFrench15 Aug (OS?), near Harfleur
1417English under the Earl of HuntingdonFrench and Genoese29 June
1419Battle of La RochelleFranceCastiliansFlemish-Hanseatic fleetAt La Rochelle
1427Battle of WieringenNetherlandsBurgundian fleetFleet of Jacqueline of BavariaSep
Battle of the EchinadesGreeceByzantinesFleet of Carlo I Tocco
1431ItalyVenetians and Florentines under Pietro Loredano and Paolodi Vanni RucellaiGenoans under Francesco SpinolaGenoa captured
1448Battle of San VincenzoNeapolitansFlorentines
1453Fall of ConstantinopleTurkeyOttoman TurksByzantines12 April; Byzantines are unsuccessful in defending Constantinople and the city falls
GenoeseTurks20 April; Turks fail to prevent Genoese supply ships reaching Constantinople
1457Battle of BornholmSweden3 Polish shipsDanish-Livonian fleetAug
1463Battle of Vistula LagoonPolandPolish and Prussian ConfederationTeutonic Order fleet15 Sep
1476PortugalFrenchGenoese13 Aug, near Cape St. Vincent
1478Battle of GuineaGhana11 Portuguese ships35 Castilian shipsCastilian fleet is defeated and captured
1495Battle of RapalloItalyGenoese fleet under Francesco SpinolaFrench fleet under de Miolans2 May; all French ships are captured
1499Battle of ZonchioGreeceTurks under Daoud PashaVenetians under Antonio Grimani21, 20, 22 and 25 Aug; Turks capture the fortress of Lepanto
1500Second Battle of LepantoTurks under Kemal ReisVenetiansAug
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16th century

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YearBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
1506Battle of CannanoreIndiaPortugueseCalicut kingdomPortuguese victory under Lourenço de Almeida leadership.
1508Battle of ChaulAlliance of Mamluk, Gujrat and CalicutPortugueseMamluk-Gujarati victory, Lourenço de Almeida killed .
1509Battle of DiuPortugal's Indian viceroyCombined Egyptian-Gujarat Sultanate fleet3 Feb, off Gujarat, India; Portuguese gains control of spice trade
1510Maltese under Prégent de BidouxVenetians
1512AlgeriaGenoese under Andrea DoriaMoorsAt Algiers
Battle of St. MathieuFranceEnglishFrench10 Aug, off Brest; Regent and Marie la Cordelière sunk
1513Siege of AdenYemenTahirid SultanatePortuguese EmpireTahirid victory, Portugal fails to capture Aden.
1517Siege of JeddahSaudi ArabiaOttoman Empire and Mamluk SultanatePortuguese EmpireOttoman-Mamluk victory
Battle of ZeilaSomaliaPortuguese EmpireAdal Sultanate
1521Battle of TunmenChinaMing ChinesePortuguese
1522Battle of XicaowanHong Kong
1526Swedes and LübeckersPirates
1529Ottoman Turks under BarbarossaSpanish
1535Swedes/Danes/Prussians9 Lübeck shipsEarly 1535—20 June
Denmark10 Lübeck shipsJune(?), at Fyen
1538Battle of PrevezaGreeceOttoman Turks under BarbarossaSpanish-Venetian-Papal fleet28 Sep
1541Raid on ŌmishimaJapanTsuruhimeŌuchi Yoshitaka
Battle of SuezEgyptOttoman EmpirePortuguese Empire
1542Ningbo MassacreChinaMing ChinaPortugal
1545Battle of the SolentEnglandEnglishFrench18-19 July, French attack English off Portsmouth; Mary Rose sinks
15 Aug, off Portsmouth
1549Jersey/GuernseyEarly Aug(?), near Channel Islands
1552Battle of PonzaItalyOttoman Turks under Sinan PashaGenoese under Andrea DoriaOff western Italy
1555FranceInconclusive melée between French privateers and a Dutch merchant fleet11 Aug, off Calais
1558GuineaPortugueseEnglish and French
Battle of GravelinesFranceEnglish under Count EgmontFrench under Marshal de Thermes13 July, off Gravelines
1560Battle of DjerbaTunisiaOttoman EmpireRepublic of Genoa and Spanish Empire
1563Action of 30 MayDenmarkSwedesDanesNorthern Seven Years' War is declared
Action of 11 SeptemberSwedenInconclusive battle between Danes/Lübeckers and SwedesPart of the Northern Seven Years' War
1564Action of 30 MayDanes/Lübeckers under TrolleSwedes under Bagge
Action of 12 JulyGermanyDanishSwedishDuring the Northern Seven Years' War, Swedish captain blows up his ship to prevent it being captured, killing all but two navymen
Action of 12 AugustSwedenSwedes under Klas HornDanes under Herluf TrolleSoutheast of Öland during the Northern Seven Years' War
1565Action of 4 JuneGermanyIndecisive battle between Danes/Lübeckers and SwedesNear Buchow during the Northern Seven Years' War
Action of 7 JulyDenmarkSwedesDanes/LübeckersBetween Bornholm and Rügen during the Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Fukuda BayJapanPortugueseMatsura clan18 Oct
1566Action of 26 JulySwedenSwedesDanes/LübeckersBetween Öland and Gotland during the Northern Seven Years' War
1568PolishSeveral Polish corsairs are captured and reminder are driven off during the Northern Seven Years' War; outcome unconfirmed
Encounter in San Juan de UlúaMexicoSpanish under Martin EnriquezEnglish under Hawkins23 Sep, at San Juan de Ulúa[5]
1570English under Burrough and HodsdonDanesIn the Baltic Sea
Battle of GozoMaltaTurkish under Uluch AliMaltese under Saint-Clement15 July, near Gozo
1571Siege of FamagustaCyprusVenetians under Marco QueriniTurksJan, near Famagusta
Battle of LepantoGreeceChristian coalitionOttoman Turks7 Oct, large galley fight off western Greece
1572Venetians under Colonna vs Turks under Kilitch Ali7 and 10 Aug, between Cervi and Cerigo and near Cape Matapan
Several skirmishes between Spanish/Venetians and TurksSep/Oct
1573Battle of FlushingNetherlandsSea BeggarsSpanish under Sancho d'Avila17 April
Battle of Borsele22 April
Battle of HaarlemmermeerSpanish under BossuSea Beggars26 May
Battle on the ZuiderzeeSea Beggars under Cornelis DirkszoonSpanish under Bossu11 Oct
1574Battle of ReimerswaalSea Beggars under Willem BoisotSpanish under Luis de Resquesens29 Jan
Battle of lilloBelgiumSpanish fleet30 May
SwedesLübeckersJune; 3 Lübeckers and 15 merchantmen are captured
1576First Battle of KizugawaguchiJapanMōri TerumotoOda NobunagaBlockade efforts in Siege of Ishiyama Honganji, just off Osaka
1578Second Battle of KizugawaguchiOda NobunagaMōri Terumoto
1582Battle of TerceiraPortugalSpanish under Alvaro de BazánFrench, Portuguese, Dutch and English under Filippo Strozzi26 July, in the Azores; AKA Battle of Ponta Delgada
Battle of Vila Franca27 July; Alvaro de Bazán wins a second battle at the Azores in as many days.
1583?Maltese under Avogadro vs Turks
1583GreeceVenetiansMaltese under Avogadro3 Aug; between Cerigotto and Cape Spada
1585MalteseTurkishApril; Turkish ship captured
Japanese landing in VietnamVietnamNguyen Lord navyShirahama Kenki pirates
1586Battle of PantelleriaItalyEnglish under Edward WilkinsonSpanish and Maltese under Pedro de Gamboa y LeyvaAt Pantellaria
1588Spanish ArmadaEnglandSpain and PortugalSeries of conflicts in July/Aug, off southern England
Battle of GravelinesFranceEnglishAug
Spanish Armada in IrelandRepublic of IrelandIrishSep
1589Defeat of the English ArmadaSpain/PortugalSpanishEnglishApril
1591English vs Spanish under Diego de la RiberaAbout 13 June
Battle of FloresPortugalSpanishEnglishNear the Azores
1592Battle of OkpoSouth KoreaKorean navy under Yi Sun-sinJapanese navy under Todo Takatora7 May
Battle of SacheonJapanese29 May; Koreans use the Turtle Ship
Battle of Hansan Island14 Aug, in the bay of Hansan Island
Battle of Busan1 Nov; Koreans could not occupy Japanese-controlled Busan
1594Action of San Mateo BayEcuadorSpanishEnglishRichard Hawkins is taken as prisoner
1595Action of 1595ItalyBizertansMalteseAbout late June
1596Drake's Assault on PanamaPanamaSpanishEnglishEnd of English raiding/invasion expeditions of the Spanish Main led by Drake and Hawkins (died 1595); Drake is killed
1597Battle of ChilchonryangSouth KoreaJapanese Navy and Japanese armyKorean Navy under Wŏn Kyun28 Aug
Battle of Myeongnyang13 Korean ships under Yi Sun-sin330 Japanese ships26 Oct
Bizertans vs Genoese and Romans
Islands VoyagePortugalSpanishEnglishNear the Azores
1598Battle of NoryangSouth KoreaChinese under Chen Lin and Koreans under Yi Sun-sinJapanese16 Dec; 100 Japanese ships are damaged but another 150 successfully retreat
1600Action of 14 DecemberPhilippinesDutch vs Spanish14 Dec, at Manila
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17th century

Early 17th century

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YearDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
160127 DecBattle of BantamIndonesiaDutchPortugueseIn Bantam Bay
16023-4 OctBattle of the Narrow SeasEnglandDutch under van DuivenvoordeSpanish under Spinola
160326 MayBattle of SluisNetherlandsDutch under de Moor
1604OctAction of October 1604TuscansTunisians
1605JulyBattle of the ChannelEnglandDutch under HaultainSpanish fleet of transport shipsNear Dover; Spanish fleet is partly destroyed
NovAttack on Salinas de ArayaVenezuelaSpanish under FajardoDutch smugglers and privateersAt Araya Peninsula
160616 June or 6 OctBattle of Cape St. VincentPortugalDutch under Haultain
17 AugBattle of Cape RachadoMalaysiaPortuguese fleet under CastroDutch under de JongeNear Malacca
21 SepSecond battle of Cape RachadoDutch under de JongePortuguese
160725 AprilBattle of GibraltarGibraltarDutch under van HeemskerkSpanish
20 OctAction of 20 OctoberTuscans under BeauregardTurkish trade fleet
1609About MayAction of 1609French under Beaulieu vs Tunisians
29 JuneRaid on La GouletteTunisiaSpanish-FrenchTunis
Action of 1609GreeceVenetiansTurksNear Paxos
JulyBattle of PaphosCyprusTurks under KhalilFrench under FressinetNear Cyprus
LateTurks vs French under Beaulieu
16103-6 JanNossa Senhora da Graça incidentJapanPortugueseJapanese
21 AugAction of 21 AugustTuscans vs Turks
10 OctAction of 10 October
1611End of Aug?SwedenMinor action between Danes and SwedesIn Kalmar Strait
161223 or 25 MayRaid on La GouletteTunisiaSicilian-Spanish galley fleetTunisiansAt La Goulette
29-30 NovBattle of SwallyIndiaBritish East India CompanyPortugueseSurat, India
161329 AugBattle of Cape CorvoTurkeySicilian-Spanish galley fleet under d'AragonaTurkish trade fleet
161530–? JanEnglishPortugueseMainly minor skirmishes
17 JulyAction of 17 JulyPeruDutch under SpilbergenSpanish under PulgarNear Valdivia, Peru
DecRaid on La GouletteTunisiaSicilian-Spanish galley fleet under RiberaTunisansAt La Goulette
1616JanAction of January 1616Spanish vs ?
29 AprilAction of 29 AprilGreeceTuscans under InghiramiTurksNear Euboea
14-16 JulyBattle of Cape CelidoniaTurkeySpanish-Neapolitans under RiberaFirst regular action between galleys and sailing ships in the Mediterranean
JulyAction of July 1616Spanish vs Dutch
About OctNeapolitans/Sicilian galleysLarger Turkish galley fleetPossible engagement
1617April 13Battle of RagusaCroatiaSpanish under RiberaVenetians
14-15 AprilBattle of Playa HondaPhilippinesSpanishDutch
12 JuneNeapolitans/Sicilians vs VenetiansMinor skirmish
AugBattle of Cape PalosSpainAlgerinesSpanish
OctRaid on La GouletteTunisiaSpanish under d'AragonaTunisiansAt La Goulette
19-20 NovAction of 19 NovemberInconclusive battle between Sicilians and Venetians
161824 JuneBattle of GibraltarGibraltarInconclusive battle between Venice-hired Dutch ships and a Dutch-Spanish fleet
2-4 JulyAction of 2 JulyDutch under Lambert and Spanish under VidazábalAlgerines
23-28 DecAction of 23 DecemberIndonesiaEnglish vs DutchNear Jakarta
161918-19 JanAction of 18 JanuaryMaltaMaltese vs AlgerinesNear Malta
19 FebAction of 19 FebruaryCape VerdeDanishFrench pirates
1 MarchCapture of Nassau HuisIndonesiaEnglishDutch East India CompanyNear Jakarta
31 MayFranceDutchFrenchAt the mouth of the Vilaine River
EnglishPortuguese
162011 MayAction of 11 MayVenetians under NaniSpanish under Silva
26 JuneAction of 26 JuneTuscansBizertans
28 DecIranBritish East India CompanyPortugueseAt Cape Jask
162222-24 JuneBattle of MacauChinaPortugueseDutch East India Company
13-14 JulyMozambiqueEnglish and DutchPortugueseNear Mozambique
27 OctNaval battle of Saint-Martin-de-RéFranceInconclusive fight between French and Rochellais (Huguenot) rebelsNear La Rochelle
GibraltarDutch ships under SwartenhondtSpanish squadronSwartenhondt's fleet was escorting a convoy near Gibraltar
Bombardment of AlgiersAlgeriaEnglish naval bombardment of Algiers
16243 OctAction of 3 OctoberItalyA combined squadron of fifteen Neapolitan (Spain), Tuscan, and Papal galleysA squadron of six Algerian shipsOn San Pietro Island near Sardinia
1625JanBattle of BlavetFranceFrench Rochellais rebelsFrenchFrench fleet captured
11-12 FebBattle off HormuzPortugueseEnglish and Dutch
26 JuneAction of 26 JuneItalyBizertansMalteseNear Syracuse, Sicily
16 JulyNaval battle of Pertuis BretonFranceFrench Huguenot under SoubiseFrench Royalists with hired Dutch shipsNear La Rochelle
15 SepNaval battle of Saint-Martin de RéFrench Royalists under Montmorency with hired English and Dutch shipsFrench Huguenots under Guiton and SoubiseRoyalists recapture Île de Ré and Ile d'Oléron
1626LateAction of 1626DanesDunkirkers
162728 NovBattle of OliwaPolandPolesSwedes
162821 JuneAction of 21 JuneTurkeyEnglishVenetians/FrenchAt Scanderoon
31 JulyCapture of the Honduran treasure fleetCubaDutch ships under Ita2 Spanish treasure shipsSpanish ships are captured
7-8 SepBattle in the Bay of MatanzasSpanish treasure fleet
29 SepThird La Rochelle expeditionFranceFrench RoyalistsEnglishNear La Rochelle
162918 JuneBattle of DungenessEnglandDutch under HeinDunkirkersOff England; Hein is killed
June—DecBattle of Duyon RiverMalaysiaPortugueseAcehnese
16 SepAction of 16 SeptemberGermanySwedesHoly Roman EmpireNear Wismar
16304-8 SepAction of 4 SeptemberDanesHanseaticsIn Elbe River; Hanseatic ships forced to retreat
163112 SepBattle of AbrolhosBrazilUndecided encounter between a Dutch and a Spanish/Portuguese fleetOff Pernambuco
12-13 SepBattle of the SlaakNetherlandsDutch Zeeland fleet under HollareSpanish invasion fleet
16337 July—22 OctBattle of Liaoluo BayTaiwanMing ChinaAllied fleet of Dutch East India Company and Chinese piratesOne company's vessel is burnt and one is captured by the Chinese; most of pirates' vessels sunk or captured
1634About early MayGreeceMaltese galleysTurkish vesselsAt Zante
19 JulyMaltese galleys under ValdinaTripolitans
Maltese under VillagesTurks
Maltese privateers
163521 AugDunkirkers squadron under CollaartDutch guardshipsDunkirkers capture 60 fishing trawlers
25 AugDunkirkers capture 24 fishing trawlers
About 25 SepSpanishDutch West India Company convoy
163629 FebFranceDutch Zeeland squadron under EvertsenDunkirkers under CollaartNear Dieppe; Collaart and Mathieu Romboutsen captured
163718 FebBattle off Lizard PointEngland8 Spanish ships under HornaDutch convoy and escortNear The Lizard; Spanish capture 17 merchant ships
Spanish under HocesSpanish capture 32 enemy ships in the English Channel on its return voyage to Spain
1638About 26 MarchDutchDutch convoy captured
JuneItalyMaltese galleysTripolitan sailing shipsNear Calabria
7 AugGreeceVenetians under CapelloAlgerinesAt Corfu
22 AugBattle of GetariaSpainFrench under de SourdisSpanish galleons under HocesAt Guetaría
31 Aug—3 SepBattle of CabañasCubaSpanish treasure fleetDutch under Jol
1 SepBattle of VadoItalyFrenchSpanishGalley fight near Genoa
Battle of GoaIndiaPortugueseDutch East India Company1638–1639; series of engagements resulting in a failed attempt to capture Goa by the Dutch
163918 FebAction of 18 FebruaryFranceDutch under TrompDunkirk fleet under Miguel de Horna
16-17 SepFight in the ChannelRunning fight between Dutch under Tromp and Spanish under de OquendoSpanish seek shelter at The Downs
30 SepAction of 30 SeptemberIndiaDutchPortugueseNear Goa
31 OctBattle of the DownsEnglandDutch under TrompSpanish under de OquendoIn the English Channel
End of DecSpanish under HornaStronger French force
164012-17 JanAction of 12–17 JanuaryBrazilDutch fleet under LoosSpanish/Portuguese fleet under de Mascarenhas
15 JuneAction of 15 JuneScotlandDunkirkersDutchIn the Shetland Isles
31 JulyBattle of CádizSpainFrench under BrézéSpanish under Gomez de Sandoval
164117-18 MayUnited StatesSpanishFrenchNear Pensacola
4-6 JulySecond Battle of TarragonaSpainFrench under de SourdisSpanish
20-21 AugThird Battle of TarragonaSpanishFrench
1-2 Sep?Spanish under PietersenFrench and Portuguese
4 NovBattle of Cape St. VincentPortugalSpanishDutch under GijsselsAt Cape St. Vincent
164229 June—3 JulyBattle of BarcelonaSpainFrench under BrézéSpanish under Ciudad Real
OctPortugueseSpanish
16437 JulyBattle of the Gianh RiverVietnamNguyễn navyDutch East India Company
AugFrenchSpanish
3 SepBattle of CartagenaSpain
164416 MayAction of 16 MayDenmarkDanesDutch ships hired to support SwedenDuring the Danish–Swedish War
25 May33 hired Dutch shipsNarrow victory during the Danish–Swedish War
1 JulyBattle of Colberger HeideGermanyDanish and Swedish fight an inconclusive battleDuring the Danish–Swedish War
7 JulyAction of 7 JulyDanesSwedesSmall battle during the Danish–Swedish War
10 AugAction of 10 AugustDenmarkDutch under Thijsen brushes past Danish under King Christian IVIn Køge Bay during the Danish–Swedish War
28 SepAction of 28 SeptemberGreeceMaltese galleysTurkish sailing shipsNear Rhodes; the Maltese's subsequent stay in Venetian-held Crete provoked the outbreak of war
13 OctBattle of FemernGermanySwedish/DutchDanishDecisive victory during the Danish–Swedish War
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YearDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
16459 SepBattle of Tamandare BayBrazilDutch under LichthartPortuguese under PaivaAt Tamandaré
ScotlandScottishAlgerian Barbary piratesAttempted attack on Edinburgh
28 or 29 SepAction of September 1645GreeceOttomansCombined Christian fleetChristians try and fail to retake Chania during the Cretan War
1 OctAction of 1 OctoberCombined Christian fleetsTurksChristians successfully capture Chania during the Cretan War
c. 1646?French under du MéSpanish
164615 March—4 OctBattles of La Naval de ManilaPhilippinesTwo Spanish galleons with Spanish and Filipino crewDutch invasion fleetFive separate actions over several months
26 MayAction of 26 MayTurkeyVenetiansTurksFailed attempt to break Venetian blockade of the Dardanelles during the Cretan War
14-16 JuneBattle of OrbetelloItalySpanishFrench invasion fleet commanded by Brézé
14 AugBattle of ChaniaGreeceInconclusive fight between Christians and the Ottoman fleetAt Chania Bay during the Cretan War
164727 JanAction of 27 JanuaryVenetians under Morosini45 Ottoman galleys under Koca Musa PashaAfter suffering significant casualties, the Turks are driven off by the arrival of the remaining Venetian fleet during the Cretan War. Morosini and Koca Musa Pasha are both killed during the battle.
10 JuneBattle of Puerto de CavitePhilippinesSpanishDutchNear Manila
25 AugGreeceInconclusive skirmish between Christians and TurksDuring the Cretan War
9 Sep
OctEstablishment of the Neapolitan RepublicItalySpanishFrenchAt Ischia, Pozzuoli, and Salerno; French are forced out of southern Italy
16496 MayMinor battle between Venetians and TurksDuring the Cretan War
12 MayBattle of FocchiesGreeceVenetiansLarge Turkish fleet
15 JulyAction of 15 JulyVenetians vs Turks
18 July
165026 JulyPortugalMinor battle between Parliamentarians and Royalists/PortugueseNear Lisbon
20 OctParliamentariansFrenchFrench frigate is captured
23 NovAction of 23 NovemberSpainSpanishMinor naval battle
16518-10 JulyAction of 10 JulyGreeceVenetians under Mocenigo [it]TurksDuring the Cretan War
165229 MayBattle of DoverEnglandClash between English under Blake and Dutch under TrompOff Dover; initiated the First Anglo-Dutch War
26 AugBattle of Plymouthde Ruyter's 36 men-of-warAyscue's 45 men-of-warDuring the First Anglo-Dutch War
7 SepBattle of ElbaItalyDutch under van GalenEnglish under Badiley
8 OctBattle of the Kentish KnockEnglandEnglish under BlakeDutch under de With
10 DecBattle of DungenessDutch under TrompEnglish under Blake
165328 Feb—2 MarchBattle of PortlandEnglish under BlakeDutch under TrompDutch lose nine men-of-war and about 25 merchantmen during the First Anglo-Dutch War
13 MarchBattle of LeghornItalyDutch under Johan van GalenEnglish under Badiley and AppletonDuring the First Anglo-Dutch War
12-13 JuneBattle of the GabbardEnglandEnglishDutch
8-10 AugBattle of ScheveningenNetherlandsDutch under TrompEnglish blockading fleet under AlbemarleBoth sides retreat in a First Anglo-Dutch War battle; Tromp is killed
165423 MarchAction of 23 MarchSri LankaSkirmish between Dutch and PortugueseNear Colombo
AprilGreeceMaltese privateersTurksNear Rhodes during the Cretan War
2 MayAction of 2 MaySri LankaDutchPortugueseNear Colombo
16 MayFirst Battle of the DardanellesTurkeyTurks under MuratVenetians under DelfinoDardanelles during the Cretan War
21 JuneGreeceVenetiansTurksTurks retreat after skirmish west of Milos during the Cretan War
1655Bombardment of AlgiersAlgeriaEnglishAlgerines
14 April 14Action of 14 AprilTunisiaEnglish under BlakeBarbary shipsAt Porto Farina
21 JuneSecond Battle of the DardanellesTurkeyVenetians under MocenigoTurks under MustafaDardanelles during the Cretan War
SpainFrench under VendômeSpanishNear Barcelona
165622 JuneBattle of KotlinRussiaRussiaSweden
26-27 JuneThird Battle of the DardanellesTurkeyVenetians and Maltese under MarcelloTurks under Chinam PashaDardanelles during the Cretan War
JulyBattle of NöteborgRussiaSwedishRussians
165720 AprilBattle of Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainEnglish under BlakeSpanish
3 MayAction of 3 MayVenetians under MocenigoAlgerinesDuring the Cretan War
18 MayAction of 18 MayGreeceTurks and AlgerinesAt Suazich during the Cretan War
17-19 JulyFourth Battle of the DardanellesTurkeyVenetians, Maltese and Papal forces under MocenigoTurksIn Dardanelles during the Cretan War
12-13 SepBattle of MønDenmarkDanes and Swedes fight inconclusivelyNear Møn
Sep—12 NovSiege of LemnosGreeceOttomansVenetians
165819 MayTurkeyVenetians under ContariniTurksBetween Imbros and the Dardanelles during the Cretan War
8 NovBattle of the SoundDenmarkDanish-allied DutchSwedishLarge battle near Copenhagen; Danish ships watch but are unable to participate
1659Mid-MarchCapture of KalamataGreeceVenetiansOttomansVenetians conquer parts of Kalamata
30 MarchMinor battle between Dutch and Danes against Swedes
30 AprilBattle of FehrmarnDenmarkInconclusive battle between Swedish and Dutch/DanesSmall running battle
Battle of RödsundGermany/Denmark
15 JulyBattle of EbeltoftDenmarkSwedishDutch/Danes
26 or 27 AugAction of August 1659Venetians under Contarini vs TurksDuring the Cretan War
14 NovBattle of NyborgDenmarkDutch/Danes under de RuyterSwedesNyborg is liberated from the Swedish
166026 May—12 JuneVenetians vs TurksMinor skirmish during the Cretan War
1661End of MarchVenetiansTurks
18 May
27 AugAction of 27 AugustGreeceVenetians and MalteseNear Milos during the Cretan War
Bombardment of AlgiersAlgeria
166229 SepAction of 29 SeptemberGreeceVenetiansTurkish "Alexandria Caravan"Between Kos and Kalymnos during the Cretan War
166429 DecAction of 29 DecemberEnglish squadron under AllinDutch merchant fleetDuring the Second Anglo-Dutch War
1665MarchAction of March 1665TunisiaFrench under BeaufortAlgerinesNear La Goulette during the Cretan War
13 JuneBattle of LowestoftEnglandEnglish under YorkDutch under Van WassenaerDecisive victory during the Second Anglo-Dutch War
2 AugBattle of VågenNorwayDutch merchant fleetEnglishEnglish fail to capture richly laden Dutch merchant fleet in the bay of Bergen during the Second Anglo-Dutch War
24 AugBattle of Cherchell [fr]AlgeriaFrench under BeaufortAlgerinesAt Cherchell during the Cretan War
27 NovBattle of Port Delphino [fr]GreeceFrench under d'EscrainvilleTurksDuring the Cretan War
166620 MaySaint Kitts and NevisUndecided encounter between an English and a combined Dutch/French squadronAt the isle of Nevis during the Second Anglo-Dutch War
11-14 JuneFour Days BattleEnglandDutch under de RuyterEnglish under Albemarle and RupertDuring the Second Anglo-Dutch War
4-5 AugSt James's Day BattleEnglish under Albemarle and RupertDutch under de Ruyter
166725-26 FebAction of 25 FebruaryGreeceVenetians under MolinTurks and TunisiansNorth of Crete during the Cretan War
FebInvasion of SurinamSurinameDutch under CrijnssenEnglish under ByamSuriname captured from the English
5-9 JuneBattle of the James RiverUnited StatesVirginia tobacco fleetJames River during the Second Anglo-Dutch War
9-14 JuneRaid on the MedwayEnglandDutchEnglishDutch raid Medway river near London. The English flagship, HMS Royal Charles, is captured and the English sue for peace during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
30 June—7 JulyBattle of MartiniqueMartiniqueEnglish under HarmanFrenchDuring the Second Anglo-Dutch War
16688-9 MarchAction of 8 MarchGreeceVenetiansTurksNear Pelagia during the Cretan War
2 MayAction of 2 MayFrenchDuring the Cretan War
About SepAction of 1668GreeceBarbary "Turks"VenetiansSouth of Crete during the Cretan War
1669JuneAction of June 1669Privateers"Alexandria Caravan" escortNear Rhodes during the Cretan War
18-19 DecBattle of CádizSpainEnglish Mary RoseAlgerines7 pirates
28-29 DecAction of 28-29 DecemberGibraltar
167017 AugAction of 17 AugustEnglish/Dutch ships
1671MarchBattle of SaraighatIndiaAhom KingdomMughalsAhoms retake Guwahati
MayGreecePrivateersTurkish galleysNear Egina
167212 MarchAction of 12 MarchEnglish under HolmesDutch merchant fleetDuring the Third Anglo-Dutch War
7 JuneBattle of SolebayEnglandInconclusive battle between Dutch under de Ruyter and English/French under York
16737 JuneFirst Battle of SchooneveldNetherlandsDutchEngland/France
14 JuneSecond Battle of Schooneveld
21 AugBattle of TexelDuring the Third Anglo-Dutch War
1 SepBattle of MasulipatnamIndiaDutch East India CompanyEnglish East India Company
167414 MarchBattle of Ronas VoeScotlandEnglish NavyDutch East India CompanyVan Rotterdam captured during the Third Anglo-Dutch War
167511 FebBattle of the Lipari IslandsItalyFrench under VivonneSpanish under de la CuevaNear Lipari Islands
JulyEnglishTripolitansPossible engagement
16768 JanBattle of StromboliItalyInconclusive fight between French under Duquesne vs Dutch and Spanish under de Ruyter
24 JanAttack on Shipping in TripoliLibyaEnglishTripolitans
22 AprilBattle of AgostaItalyFrench under Duquesne and Dutch/Spanish under de Ruyter fight to a drawDe Ruyter is mortally wounded
2 JuneBattle of PalermoFrench under VivonneDutch/Spanish under de la Cerda and den Haen
3-4 JuneBattle of BornholmDenmark/GermanyDutch/Danish under IuelSwedes under CreutzBetween Bornholm and Rügen in the Baltic Sea
11 JuneBattle of ÖlandSwedenSouth of Öland in the Baltic Sea
16773 MarchFirst Battle of TobagoTrinidad and TobagoDutch under BinckesFrench under d'Estrées
31 May—1 JuneBattle of MønDenmark/GermanyDanesSwedesBetween Femern and Warnemunde, Baltic Sea
1/11 JulyBattle of Køge BayDenmarkDanes and Dutch
11 DecSecond Battle of TobagoTrinidad and TobagoFrench under d'EstréesDutch under Binckes
1678MarchSecond Battle of UshantFranceUndecided action between a Dutch squadron under Evertsen and a French squadron under Château-RenaultIsle of Ouessant
1679Action of 3 MayDanes vs Swedes
Action of 26 JuneSeries of skirmishes culminating in a Danish victory over Sweden
Action of 28 June
Action of 2 July
Action of 20 July
168123 JulyBombardment of ChiosGreeceFrenchTripolitans
30 SepAction of 30 SeptemberPortugalSpanishBrandenburgersNear Cape St. Vincent
1682July—AugBombardment of AlgiersAlgeriaAlgerinesFrench
1683June—JulyBombardment of AlgiersInconclusive French naval operation against Algiers
10-16 JulyBattle of PenghuTaiwanQing dynastyKingdom of TungningTungning capitulates to the Qing
1685Bombardment of TripoliLibyaFrench under d'EstréesTripolitansLarge parts of Tripoli are destroyed; Tripolitania capitulates to France
168612 JulyGreeceVenetians attacks "Alexandria Caravan" with its Turkish and Tripolitan escortBetween Naxos and Nicaria
4 OctVenetians vs TurksNear Mitylene
c. 1687/88?Turks and Algerines under MezzomortoVenetians
168815 JuneGreeceVenetians attacks "Alexandria Caravan" with its Turkish and Algerian escortEast of Naxos
June—JulyBombardment of AlgiersAlgeriaAlgerinesFrench
168911 MayBattle of Bantry BayRepublic of IrelandFrenchEnglish
GuernseyFrench vs EnglishNear Casquets
169026 MarchAction of 26 MarchTurks and Algerines under MezzomortoVenetians under Valier
10 JulyBattle of Beachy HeadEnglandFrenchAnglo-Dutch
8 SepBattle of MytileneGreeceVenetians fight the combined fleet of Turkey, Algiers, Tripoli and TunisNear Mytilene
IndiaFrench vs English and DutchNear Madras
169122 SepNaval battle off St. JohnCanadaFrenchEnglish
169227 May—3 JuneBattle of Barfleur and La HougueFranceEnglish/DutchFrenchDecisive English win in the War of the Grand Alliance
SpainFrenchSpanishNear Cape Finisterre
MaltaTripolitans
169327 JuneBattle of Lagos BayPortugalFrench under TourvilleFrench capture 50 out of 140 merchantmen
169423 MarchBattle of DamanIndiaPortugueseOmani
29 JuneBattle of TexelNetherlandsFrench under BartDutch under de Vries and others
16959 and 19 FebBattle of the Oinousses IslandsGreeceTurkishVenetians under Zeno [it]
16 AprilAction of 16 AprilFrenchEnglish
18 AprilAction of 18 AprilEnglandDano-Swedish
10 AugAction of 10 AugustEnglishSwedish
18 SepBattle of ZeytinburnuGreeceTurks under MezzomortoVenetians under Contarini
DecAnglo–Swedish skirmishEnglishSwedish
169617 JuneBattle of Dogger BankFrenchDutch
CanadaFrench vs EnglishIn Newfoundland
27 MaySecond Azov campaignRussiaRussiansOttomans
SummerBattle of MamoraMoroccoPortugalMorocco
Near San Domingo
14 JulyAction of 14 July 1696CanadaFrench under D'IbervilleEnglish
14-15 AugSiege of PemaquidUnited StatesFrench and Abenaki
22 AugBattle of AndrosGreeceVenetians under Contarini vs Turks and their allies under MezzomortoNear Andros
16976 JulyAction of 6 JulyVenetians under Contarini vs TurksNear Lemnos
1 SepAction of 1 SeptemberBetween Andros and Euboea
5 SepBattle of Hudson's BayCanadaFrenchEnglish
20 SepAction of 20 SeptemberGreeceVenetians under Contarini vs TurksSouth of Euobea
1698Battle of SamothraceInconclusive: Venetians vs Turks, Tripolitans and TunisiansNear Samothrace
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Early 18th century

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YearWarDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
170117 AugMaltese raid on La GouletteTunisia
1702Great Northern War26 JuneRussiaSweden vs RussiaSmall-ship action on Lake Ladoga
War of the Spanish Succession30 Aug—4 SepAction of August 1702ColombiaDraw: English under Benbow vs French under du Casse
Great Northern War7 SepRussiaSweden vs RussiaSmall-ship action on Lake Ladoga
War of the Spanish Succession23 OctBattle of Vigo BaySpainAnglo-DutchFrench and SpanishSpanish treasure fleet is destroyed
1703War of the Spanish Succession22 MayBattle of Cap de la RoquePortugalFrench under CoëtlogonAnglo-Dutch merchant fleet under Vlacq
Great Northern War7 AugBattle of Lake PeipusSweden vs RussiaSmall-ship action on Lake Peipus
1704May 17Battle of Lake Peipus
War of the Spanish Succession7 AugBattle of Orford NessEnglandEnglish under WhetstoneSwedish under Psilander
24 AugBattle of MálagaSpainInconclusive: English and Dutch under Rooke vs French
170521 MarchBattle of Cabrita PointEnglish, Portuguese and Dutch under LeakeSpanish and French under Desjean
Great Northern War26 JuneBattle of Kotlin IslandRussiaSweden vs RussiaSwedish ships attack Russian base of Kotlin
20 AugBattle of HoglandFinlandSweden under AnckarstjernaRussia
1706War of the Spanish Succession6 NovBattle of Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainBourbon SpanishEnglish under JenningsUnsuccessful attempt to seize Santa Cruz de Tenerife
17072 MayAction of 2 MayEnglandFrench under ForbinEnglish
21 OctBattle at The Lizard2 French squadrons under Forbin and Duguay-TrouinBritish convoy and escort under Edwards
17088 JuneWager's ActionColombiaBritish under WagerFrench-Spanish under du Casse and Fernández de SantillánAKA Battle of Barú
17092 MarchAction of 2 MarchBritish vs French
25 JuneAction of 25 JuneItalyMalteseTripolitansNear Santa Maria di Leuca
171018 AprilAlgerines
Great Northern War4 OctBattle of Køge BayDenmarkInconclusive: Denmark under Gyldenløve vs Sweden under WachtmeisterIn Køge Bay
War of the Spanish Succession9 NovBattle of SyracuseItalyInconclusive: French under Cassard vs BritishFrench came to break up a British blockade but arrived after they left
171111 AugCapture of the galleon San JoaquinColombiaBritish under LittletonSpanish under Villanueva
12-22 SepBattle of Rio de JaneiroBrazilFrench under Duguay-TrouinPortuguese
1712Great Northern War11 AprilBattle of FladstrandDenmarkInconclusive: Danes under Knoff vs Swedes under Sjöblad
4 AugInconclusive: Russia vs SwedenVery minor engagement
28 SepInconclusive: Denmark vs Sweden
171312 AprilMalteseAlgerines
Great Northern War22 JulyBattle of HoglandInconclusive: Sweden under Raab vs Russia under CruysMinor engagement
Action of 1713IndiaPortugueseIndiansNear Chaul
1714Great Northern War6 AugBattle of GangutFinlandRussians under ApraksinSwedish
171524 AprilBattle of FehmarnDanes under GabelSwedish under Wachtmeister
8 AugBattle of RügenGermanyInconclusive: Swedish vs Danish
1716Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War8 JulyAction of 8 JulyGreeceInconclusive: Venetians under Corner vs Turks under Canım HocaEast of Corfu
Great Northern War8 JulyBattle of DynekilenSwedenDanes under TordenskjoldSwedish under Strömstierna
171713-14 MayBattle of GothenburgSwedish under StrömstiernaDanish under Tordenskjold
Austro-Turkish War16 AprilBattle of SlankamenSerbiaOttomansAustrians
Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War12-16 JuneBattle of ImbrosGreeceVenetians under Flangini vs TurksIn northern Aegean
19 JulyBattle of MatapanCatholic coalition of Venice, Portugal, Malta and the Papal StatesTurksIn Gulf of Laconia
Great Northern War19 JulyBattle of StrömstadSwedenSwedish under GierttaDanish under TordenskjoldAttack on Strömstad is defeated
1718Action of 1718IndiaPortugueseIndiansNear Karwar
20-22 JulyAction of 20 JulyVenetians vs Turks
War of the Quadruple Alliance11 AugBattle of Cape PassaroItalyBritish under ByngSpanish under de GaztañetaNear Sicily
Great Northern War17 or 21 SepSwedes under King Carl XIIDanes under Paulssen
Golden Age of Piracy26-27 SepBattle of Cape Fear RiverUnited StatesBritish under RhettPirates under Bonnet
21-22 NovBattle of OcracokeBritish NavyBlackbeard
1719Jacobite rising of 171910 MayCapture of Eilean Donan CastleScotlandBritish GovernmentJacobites
Great Northern War4 JuneBattle of Ösel IslandEstoniaRussians under SenyavinSwedes under Wrangel
13 JulyAssault on StrömstadSwedenDanes under RosenpalmSwedish under Örnfelt
War of the Quadruple Alliance20 DecBattle of Cape St. VincentPortugalSpanish under TorresEnglish under Cavendish
172024 Feb—1 MarchRaid on NassauThe BahamasBritish under RogersSpanish under Cornejo
Great Northern War7 AugBattle of GrengamFinlandBoth sides claim victory: Russian galleys under Galitzine vs Swedish sailing ships under Sjöblad
Golden Age of Piracyc. OctCapture of John RackhamJamaicaBritishPiratesRackham surrenders and he and his crew are captured
172210 FebBattle of Cape LopezGabon
American Indian warsJulyBattle of WinnepangCanadaBritish colonizersMi'kmaq
1723Golden Age of Piracy10 JuneCapture of the sloop RangerUnited StatesBritishPirates
1726Anglo-Spanish War1726—1728Blockade of Porto BelloPanamaSpanish under de GaztañetaBritish under Hosier, St Lo and HopsonSpanish treasure fleet evades British blockade; Hosier, St. Lo and Hopson are killed in action
172711 MarchAction of 11 MarchSpainBritish under ForbesSpanish
173820-29 JuneRussians vs Turks
9-10 AugTurksRussians
1738War of the Austrian Succession20 NovBattle of Porto BelloPanamaBritish under VernonSpanish under de la Vega
17398 AprilAction of 8 AprilBritish under MayneSpanish under Gera
17417-8 JanBritish vs FrenchIn West Indies
12 FebGibraltarMinor battle in the Gibraltar Strait
March—MayBattle of Cartagena de IndiasColombiaSpanishLarge British expeditionary forceDuring the War of Jenkins' Ear
10 AugBattle of ColachelIndiaRaja of TravancoreDutch naval force
174231 MayAction of 31 MayFinlandRussiansSwedishSwedes retreat after battle in Gulf of Finland
14 JuneAction of 14 JuneFranceBritishSpanish
1743Russo-Swedish War20 MayBattle of KorpoströmFinlandRussiansSwedish
1744War of the Austrian Succession22 FebBattle of ToulonFranceDraw: Franco-Spanish under Navarro vs British under Mathews
8 MayAction of 8 MayPortugalFrenchBritish
1745Jacobite rising of 17452 MaySkirmish of Loch nan UamhScotlandBritish NavyJacobites
War of the Austrian Succession18-20 MayCapture of VigilantCanadaBritishFrench
26 JuneNaval battle off Tatamagouche
174625 JuneBattle at NegapatamIndiaInconclusive: French under La Bourdonnais vs British under Peyton
6 JulyAction of 6 July
174714 MayFirst Battle of Cape FinisterreSpainBritish under AnsonFrench under de la Jonquière
25 JulyFirst Battle of the GloriosoPortugalSpanish under de la CerdaEnglish under Crookshanks
15 AugSecond Battle of the GloriosoSpainInconclusive: Spanish under de la Cerda and British under Byng
7 OctThird Battle of the GloriosoPortugalEnglish under WalkerSpanish under de la Cerda
25 OctSecond Battle of Cape FinisterreSpainBritish under HawkeFrench under de l'Etenduère
174831 JanAction of 31 JanuaryFranceBritish under HarlandFrench
18 MarchAction of 18 MarchPortugalBritish under CotesSpanish
22 MarchBattle of Saint-Louis-du-SudHaitiBritish under KnowlesFrench under Chastenoye
12 OctBattle of HavanaCubaSpanish under ReggioLast major action in the War of Jenkins' Ear
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YearWarDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
1751Spanish-Barbary Wars28 NovAction of 28 NovemberPortugalSpanish under StuartAlgerines
1752Portuguese colonial campaigns11 DecBattle of CalicutIndiaPortugueseMarathas
1755Spanish-Barbary Wars16 AprilAction of 16 AprilSpainSpanishAlgerines
Seven Years' War8 JuneAction of 8 June 1755CanadaBritish under BoscawenFrench under Hocquart
175620 MayBattle of MinorcaSpainFrench under La GalissonnièreBritish under Byng
175723 MarchBattle of ChandannagarIndiaBritish under Clive and WatsonFrench Indies Company
21 OctBattle of Cap-FrançaisHaitiInconclusive: French under Kersaint vs British under ForrestAt Saint-Domingue
1758FranceFrench under du Chaffault vs British under BoscawenMinor battle near Ushant
GibraltarFrench under du Revest [fr] vs British under SaundersMinor battle near Gibraltar Strait
28 FebBattle of CartagenaSpainBritish under OsbornFrench under Duquesne
29 AprilAction of 29 AprilBritish under DenisFrench under RohanIn the Bay of Biscay
Battle of CuddaloreIndiaBritish under PocockFrench under d'Aché
Spanish-Barbary Wars9-10 JuneBattle of Cape PalosSpainSpanishAlgerines
Seven Years' War3 AugBattle of NegapatamIndiaBritish under PocockFrench under d'Aché
17593-5 JulyLe Havre raidFranceBritish under RodneyFrench under Charles, Prince of Soubise
19 AugBattle of LagosPortugalBritish under BoscawenFrench under La Clue-Sabran
10 SepBattle of Frisches HaffPolandSwedishPrussiansNear Szczecin
Battle of PondicherryIndiaInconclusive: British fight French but are too damaged to pursue
20 NovBattle of Quiberon BayFranceBritish under HawkeFrench under BrienneNear St Nazaire
176017 FebBattle of Bishops CourtIsle of ManBritish under ElliotFrench under ThurotThurot is killed in action
French and Indian War16 MayBattle of Pointe-aux-TremblesCanadaBritish under SwantonFrench under Vauquelin
Seven Years' War3-8 JulyBattle of RestigoucheBritish under ByronFrench relief force
17-19 OctBattle of the Windward PassageCuba/HaitiBritish under HolmesFrench
176117 JulyAction of 17 JulySpainBritish
13-14 AugBattle of Cape Finisterre
1762Anglo-Spanish War31 MayAction of 31 MayBritish under Sawyer and PownollSpanish
6 June—13 AugSiege of HavanaCubaBritishBritish siege Spanish-held Havana, gaining control until the Treaty of Paris
30 OctAction of 30 OctoberPhilippinesBritish under Parker
OctSiege of Colónia do SacramentoUruguaySpanish under CevallosPortuguese
1763JanSecond Siege of Colónia do Sacramento
1765Franco–Moroccan conflicts25-28 JuneLarache expeditionMoroccoMoroccans under Mohammed IIIFrench under du ChaffaultFrench fail to take Larache
1766FebruaryMeermin slave mutinySouth AfricaDutch East India Company and Afrikaners militiaSlaves from Madagascar
1770Russo-Turkish War27-28 MayBattle of NaupliaGreeceTurksRussians
4 JuneAction of 4 JuneRussians vs TurksMinor battle south of Athens
10 JuneCapture of Port EgmontFalkland IslandsInconclusive: Spanish vs BritishStart of the Falklands Crisis of 1770
Russo-Turkish War5–7 JulyBattle of ChesmaTurkeyRussiansTurkishTurkish ships are burned off western Turkey
17726-8 NovBattle of PatrasGreeceWest of Patrai
17734 JulyAction of 4 JulyInconclusive: Russians under van Kinsbergen vs Turks
3 SepAction of 3 September
17741 July and 20 JulyFirst Battle of Kerch StraitRussiaRussians under Tchitchagov and SeniavinTurks
1775American Revolutionary War11-12 JuneBattle of MachiasUnited StatesAmericans under O'BrienBritish
27 AugRaid on Saint JohnCanada
17763-4 MarchRaid of NassauThe BahamasAmericans under Hopkins and NicholasBritish under Browne
6 AprilBattle of Block IslandUnited StatesBritishAmericans under Hopkins
29 JuneBattle of Turtle Gut InletAmericans under BarryBritish under Hudson and Graeme
22 Sep—22 NovRaid on CansoCanadaAmericans under JonesBritish
11 OctBattle of Valcour IslandUnited StatesBritish under CarletonAmericans under Arnold
177728 MarchBattle off YarmouthCanadaBritishAmericans
8-9 JulyCapture of USS Hancock
26 Sep—16 NovSiege of Fort MifflinUnited StatesBritish under HoweAmericans under HazelwoodAmericans defend Philadelphia on the Delaware River
17787 MarchBattle off BarbadosBarbadosBritish under BiddleAmericans
19 AprilFrederica Naval ActionUnited StatesAmericansBritish under Elbert
24 AprilNorth Channel Naval DuelAmericans under JonesBritish
Battle off LiverpoolCanadaBritishFrench
17 JuneAction of 17 JuneEnglandInconclusive: British and French both claim victory
27 JulyFirst Battle of UshantFranceInconclusive: British under Keppel with 30 ships vs French under d'Orvilliers with 28 ships
11 SepAction of 11 SeptemberFrenchBritish
20 OctAction of 20 OctoberSpainInconclusive: British vs French under Ligondès
15 DecBattle of St. LuciaSaint LuciaBritish under BarringtonFrench under d'Estaing
177931 JanAction of 31 JanuaryFranceBritish under PownollFrench
13 MayAction of 13 MayBritish under Wallace
6 JulyBattle of GrenadaGrenadaFrench under d'EstaingBritish under Byron
24 JulyPenobscot ExpeditionUnited StatesBritish under CollierAmericans under Lovell and Saltonstall
10 SepBattle of Lake PontchartrainAmerican-Spanish under PicklesBritish
11 SepAction of 11 SepFrenchBritish under Mackenzie
14 SepAction of 14 SeptemberPortugalBritish under MontaguSpanish
23 SepBattle of Flamborough HeadEnglandOutcome disputed: Americans under Jones and British under PearsonBritish save convoy of 41 merchant ships; Jones captures Serapis and Countess of Scarborough but loses Bonhomme Richard
6 OctAction of 6 OctoberFranceFrenchBritish under Farmer
11 NovAction of 11 NovemberPortugalBritish under GraemeSpanish
20 NovAction of 20 NovemberBritish
12 DecAction of 12 DecemberHondurasBritish under Inglis
18 DecBattle of MartiniqueMartiniqueBritish under ParkerFrench under LamotteNear Fort Royal
21-22 DecBattle of GuadeloupeFranceBritish under RowleyFrench
17808 JanAction of 8 JanuarySpainBritish under RodneySpanish
16 JanBattle of Cape St. VincentPortugalSpanish under Lángara
24 FebAction of 24 FebruaryBritish under MannersFrench under du Chilleau
28-29 FebBattle of IbizaSpainInconclusive: British vs SwedenBritish retreat
17 AprilBattle of MartiniqueMartiniqueFrench under de GuichenBritish under Rodney
7 JuneAction of 7 JuneUnited StatesIndecisive: British under Hawker vs French under Latouche
15 JuneAction of 15 JuneBelgiumBritish under PownollFrench
9 AugAction of 9 AugustPortugalSpanish-French under CórdovaBritish under Moutray55 British convoy ships are captured
10 AugAction of 10 AugustFranceBritish under WilliamsFrench under Rumain
13 AugAction of 13 AugustRepublic of IrelandBritish under MacBrideFrench under Clonard
30 SepAction of 30 SeptemberBermudaBritish under MontaguFrench
Spanish-French under CórdovaBritish29 British convoy ships are captured
17814 JanAction of 4 JanuaryFranceBritish under Goodall and MulgraveFrench under Tanouarn and Grimouard
4 FebAction of 4 FebruaryAnguillaBritish under MoretonDutch under Krul
25 FebAction of 25 FebruarySpainBritish under MannSpanish
16 MarchBattle of Cape HenryUnited StatesInconclusive: French under Destouches vs British under Arbuthnot
16 AprilBattle of Porto PrayaCape VerdeInconclusive: French under Suffren vs British under Johnstone
29-30 AprilBattle of Fort RoyalMartiniqueFrench under de GrasseBritish under Hood
1 MayAction of 1 MayFranceBritish under CollierSpanish under Winthuysen
21 MayBattle of BlomindonCanadaBritishAmericans
30 MayAction of 30 MayPortugalBritish under Williams and PakenhamDutch under Oorthuys and Melvill
21 JulyNaval battle off Cape BretonCanadaFrench under La Pérouse and LatoucheBritish convoy
Battle of Saldanha BaySouth AfricaBritish under JohnstoneDutch
16 AugBattle of Dogger BankInconclusive: Dutch under Zoutman vs British under Parker
2 SepAction of 2 SeptemberUnited StatesBritish under DouglasFrench
5 SepBattle of the ChesapeakeFrench under de GrasseBritish under Graves
6 SepCapture of HMS SavageAmericansBritish under Stirling
12 DecSecond Battle of UshantFranceBritish under KempenfeltFrench under de Guichen
178215 JanAction of 15 JanuaryJamaicaBritishSpanish
25 JanBattle of St. KittsSaint Kitts and NevisBritish under HoodFrench under de Grasse
17 FebBattle of SadrasIndiaInconclusive: French under Suffren vs British under Hughes
16 MarchAction of 16 MarchGibraltarBritish under PoleSpanish
8 AprilBattle of Delaware BayUnited StatesAmericans under BarneyBritish under Mason and Rogers
9 and 12 AprilBattle of the SaintesDominicaBritish under RodneyFrench under de GrasseIn the West Indies
12 AprilBattle of ProvidienIndiaInconclusive: French under Suffren vs British under Hughes
16 AprilBattle of Porto PrayaCape VerdeInconclusive: French under Suffren vs British under Johnstone
19 AprilBattle of the Mona PassageBritish under HoodFrench under Framond
20-21 AprilBattle of UshantFranceBritish under Barrington, Jervis and MaitlandFrench
28-29 MayBattle off HalifaxCanadaBritishAmericans under Ropes
6 JulyBattle of NegapatamIndiaInconclusive: French under Suffren vs British under Hughes
29 JulyAction of 29 JulyUnited StatesInconclusive: French under Vaudreuil and British under Salter
12 AugAction of 12 AugustSri LankaInconclusive: British under Mitchell vs French under Pierrevert
25 Aug—3 SepBattle of TrincomaleeInconclusive: Hughes' fleet damages Suffren's but withdraws
4 SepAction of 4 SeptemberFranceBritish under TrollopeFrench
5 SepAction of 5 SeptemberUnited StatesInconclusive: French under Latouche and British
10 SepAction of 10 SeptemberMalaysiaInconclusive: French under Nuguy and the East India Company
15 SepAction of 15 SeptemberUnited StatesBritish under ElphinstoneFrench under Latouche
18 OctAction of 18 OctoberInconclusive: British vs French under Grimouard
20 OctBattle of Cape SpartelFranco-Spanish fleet under Córdova fights British fleet under HoweHowe resupplies Gibraltar
30 NovBattle of Kedges StraitUnited StatesBritishAmericans
6 DecAction of 6 DecemberMartiniqueFrench under de Borda
12 DecAction of 12 DecemberSpainBritish under LuttrellAmericans and French under Baudin
20-21 DecBattle of the Delaware CapesUnited StatesBritish under FrederickAmericans
17832 JanAction of 2 JanuaryHaitiInconclusive: British under Graves vs French under Kergariou-Locmaria
22 JanAction of 22 JanuaryUnited StatesBritish under RussellFrench under Kergariou-Locmaria
15 FebAction of 15 FebruaryFranceBritish under LinzeeFrench
17 FebAction of 17 FebruaryCuba/JamaicaBritish
11 AprilAction of 11 AprilIndiaBritish under GravesFrench under Villaret de Joyeuse
20 JuneBattle of CuddaloreFrench under SuffrenBritish under HughesBritish fail to seize Cuddalore
Spanish-Algerian war4-8 AugBombardment of AlgiersAlgeriaAlgerines under Mohammed VSpanish under Barceló
178412 JulyBombardment of AlgiersSpanish-Neapolitan-Maltese-Portuguese under Barceló and Mazarredo
1787Russo-Turkish War30 AugRussians vs Turks
27-30 Sep
15 OctRussiansTurks
178817 June—9 JulySiege of OchakovRussiaRussians under Nassau-Siegen and JonesTurkish under Hüseyin Pasha and Hasan PashaLand and sea forces clash
14 JulyBattle of FidonisiUkraineRussians under VoinovichOttomans under Hasan Pasha
Russo-Swedish War17 JulyBattle of HoglandInconclusive: Swedes under Charles XIII vs Russians under GreigStrategic victory for Russia
Russo-Turkish War25 JulyBattle of OchakovRussiaRussians under PotemkinTurkish under Hüseyin Pasha and Hasan Pasha
178926 MayAction of 26 MayAlgeriaPortugueseAlgerines
Russo-Turkish War2-4 JuneAction of 2 JuneRussiansTurksAt Sinope
Russo-Swedish War26 JulyBattle of ÖlandSwedenIndecisive: Swedish under Charles XIII vs Russians under Chichagov
24-25 AugBattle of SvensksundFinlandRussians under Nassau-SiegenSwedes under Ehrensvärd
18 SepRussiansSwedesSmall battle in Barösund near Ingå
30 SepBattle of ElgsöSwedes under ArmfeltRussians under Treneven
179013 MayBattle of RevalEstoniaRussians under ChichagovSwedes under Charles XIIIDisastrous Swedish attack on Russian battlefleet
15 MayBattle of FredrikshamnFinlandSwedes under Gustav IIIRussians
Russo-Turkish War17-18 MayBattle of AndrosGreeceOttomans and AlgeriansRussians under Katsonis
Russo-Swedish War3-4 JuneAction off KronstadtFinlandIndecisive: Russia vs SwedenRussian strategic victory
2-3 JulyBattle of BjörkösundRussiaSwedishRussians under Nassau-Siegen
3 JulyBattle of Vyborg BayInconclusive: Swedish under Gustav III and Charles XIII and galley vs Russian blockade under ChichagovSwedish break through the blockade but suffer heavy losses.
9-10 JulyBattle of SvensksundFinlandSwedish under Gustav III and CronstedtRussians under Nassau-SiegenThe largest naval battle in the Baltic Sea of all times; extremely heavy losses by Russians
Russo-Turkish War19 JulyBattle of Kerch StraitAutonomous Republic of CrimeaRussians under UshakovTurksSlight victory
8-9 SepBattle of TendraUkraine
31 OctBattle of the SulinaRomaniaRussiansAt the Sulina mouth
17-18 NovBattle of TulceaAt Tulcea
29 Nov—7 DecSiege of IzmailUkraineRussians under SuvorovTurks under Mehmed PashaAt Izmail
17919 JulyBattle of MăcinRomaniaRussians under RepninTurkish rowing vessels under Yusuf Pasha
11 AugBattle of Cape KaliakraBulgariaRussians under UshakovTurksLargely inconclusive battle but slight Russian victory
Spanish-Moroccan War24 AugBombardment of TangierMoroccoMoroccoSpain
Third Anglo-Mysore War18 NovBattle of TellicherryIndiaBritish under StrachanFrench
1793French Revolutionary Wars18 JuneAction of 18 JuneEnglandBritish under Pellew
31 JulyAction of 31 JulyUnited StatesInconclusive: British vs French under Bompart
29 Aug—19 DecSiege of ToulonFranceFrench Republicans under NapoleonFrench Royalists
5 OctRaid on GenoaItalyBritish under GellFrench
20 OctAction of 20 OctoberFranceBritish under Saumarez
22 OctAction of 22 OctoberItalyInconclusive: British under Nelson vs French under Perrée
24 OctAction of 24 OctoberFrenchBritish
17942 Jan—9 FebSunda Strait campaignIndonesiaInconclusive: French under Reanud attack British convoy
7-20 FebSiege of San FiorenzoFranceAnglo-CorsicanFrench
4 April—22 MaySiege of Bastia
23 AprilAction of 23 AprilGuernseyBritish under Warren
5 MayAction of 5 MayMauritiusBritish
7 MayAction of 7 MayBritish under BoylesFrench under Linois
29 MayFrigate action of 29 MaySpainBritish under LaforeyFrench
1 JuneThe Glorious First of JuneFranceBritish under HoweFrench under Villaret de JoyeuseIn North Atlantic; French grain convoy makes it through to Brest
8 JuneJerseyFrench vs British
Action of 8 JuneFranceFrench under MartinSardinians
17 JuneBattle of MykonosGreeceBritish under PagetFrench
17 June—10 AugSiege of CalviFranceAnglo-Corsican under Hood, Nelson and StuartFrench under Casabianca
23 AugBritishFrenchNear Brest
21 OctAction of 21 OctoberBritish under PellewFrench under Thévenard
22 OctBattle of Île RondeMauritiusInconclusive: French under Renaud vs British
6 NovAction of 6 NovemberFrench under NiellyBritish under BlighFrench capture HMS Alexander
24 Dec 1794—3 Feb 1795Croisière du Grand HiverBritish under SmithFrench under Villaret de Joyeuse
179523 JanCapture of the Dutch fleet at Den HelderNetherlandsFrenchDutch under de Winter
14 FebBattle of the Gulf of RosesSpainSpanish under LángaraFrench
8 MarchAction of 8 MarchFranceBritishFrench under Lejoille
13-14 MarchBattle of GenoaItalyAnglo-Neapolitans under HothamFrench under Martin
10-11 AprilAction of 10 AprilBritish under ColpoysFrench
8-18 JuneBiscay campaign of June 1795FranceBritish under CornwallisFrench under VenceNear Belle Île
16-17 JuneCornwallis's RetreatFrench under Villaret de Joyeuse
23 JuneBattle of GroixBritish under HoodOff Groix
24 JuneAction of 24 JuneBritish under TowryFrench under Perrée
13 JulyBattle of the Hyères IslandsAnglo-Neapolitans under Hotham and NelsonFrench under Martin
22 AugAction of 22 AugustNorwayBritish under AlmsBatavians
7 OctBattle of the Levant ConvoyPortugalFrench under RicheryBritish
179612 MayAction of 12 MayNetherlandsBritish under HalstedBatavians
31 MayAction of 31 MaySpainBritish under NelsonFrench
4-22 JuneAtlantic raid of June 1796British under Williams
9 SepAction of 9 SeptemberIndonesiaInconclusive: British vs French under Sercey
13 OctAction of 13 OctoberSpainBritish under BowenSpanish
19 DecAction of 19 DecemberInconclusive: British under Nelson and Spanish under Stuart
179713-14 JanAction of 13 JanuaryFranceBritish under Pellew and ReynoldsFrench under Lacrosse
25 JanAction of 25 JanuarySpainSpanishBritish under Lord Garlies
28 JanBali Strait incidentIndonesiaBritishFrench under Sercey
14 FebBattle of Cape St. VincentPortugal/GibraltarBritish under JervisSpanish under CórdobaNear Gibraltar
21 FebInvasion of TrinidadTrinidad and TobagoBritish under AbercrombySpanish under ChacónBritish occupy Trinidad
26 MarchAction of 26 MarchAustrians and VenetiansFrench
15-21 AprilBattle of Jean-RabelHaitiBritishPart of the Haitian Revolution
26 AprilAction of 26 AprilSpainBritish under MartinSpanish
16 MayAction of 16 MayLibyaDanish under BilleTripolitans under Yusuf KaramanliNear Tripoli
JuneAssault on CádizSpainSpanish under Mazzarredo and GravinaBritish under Nelson and Jervis
22-25 JulyBattle of Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpanish under GutiérrezBritish under Nelson
11 OctBattle of CamperdownNetherlandsBritish under DuncanDutch under de Winter
1798JanRaid on ManilaPhilippinesMixed: British victory in Manila; Spanish victory in Zamboanga
21 AprilBattle of the Raz de SeinFranceBritish under HoodFrench under Lhéritier
30 MayAction of 30 MayBritish under LaforeyFrench
10-12 JuneFrench invasion of MaltaMaltaFrench under NapoleonHospitaller Malta / Navy of the Order of Saint John
27 JuneAction of 27 JuneItalyBritish under FooteFrench
29-30 JuneAction of 30 JuneFranceBritish under Stirling
7 JulyCapture of La CroyableUnited StatesAmericans under DecaturAmericans capture the French schooner La Croyable
15 JulyAction of 15 JulySpainBritish under DixonSpanish
1-3 AugBattle of the NileEgyptBritish under NelsonMoored French fleet under Brueys
18 AugAction of 18 AugustGreeceFrench under LejoilleBritish under Thompson
2 September – 4 September 1800Siege of MaltaMaltaBritish under Horatio Nelson, Portugal and Maltese rebelsFrench under Claude Vaubois
12 OctAction of 12 OctoberRepublic of IrelandBritish under WarrenFrench invasion force under Bompart
24 OctAction of 24 OctoberNetherlandsBritish under KingBatavians
28 OctBritish vs FrenchMinor battle
14 DecAction of 14 DecemberFranceFrenchBritish
179919 JanAction of 19 JanuaryGibraltarSpanish under Mourelle
27 JanMacau IncidentChinaInconclusive: British under Hargood vs French/Spanish under de ÁlvaBoth sides reported the other refused battle
6 FebAction of 6 FebruarySpainBritish under BowenSpanish
9 FebAction of 9 FebruaryBritish under BallFrench
USS Constellation vs L'InsurgenteSaint Kitts and NevisAmericans under Truxton
28 FebAction of 28 FebruaryIndiaBritish under CookeFrench under Beaulieu
3 MarBattle of QenaEgyptottoman empire, Arab forces from Hijaz and Egyptian FellahinFrance under Captain Morandicaptain Morandi killed, ship sunk and all on board were killed
18 JuneAction of 18 JuneFranceBritish under Lord KeithFrench under Perrée
Napoleonic wars7 JulyAction of 7 JulyGibraltarSpanishBritish under Maitland
War of the Second Coalition25 JulyBattle of Abukir (1799)EgyptFrenchOttomans
Barbary–Portuguese conflicts15 AugAction of 15 AugustAlgerinesPortuguese
French Revolutionary Wars3, 4, 5, 10 SepBritish vs SpanishMinor light skirmishes
16 OctAction of 16 OctoberSpainBritish under PierrepontSpanish
25 OctCutting out of the HermioneVenezuelaBritish under HamiltonBritish recapture their ship HMS Hermione
11 DecBattle of Port LouisMauritiusBritishFrench under l'Hermite
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YearWarDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
1800French Revolutionary Wars1 JanAction of 1 JanuaryHaitiAmericansFrench under Rigaud
1-2 FebUSS Constellation vs La VegeanceSaint Kitts and NevisInconclusive: Americans under Truxton vs French under Pitot
31 MarchAction of 31 MarchMaltaBritish under DixonFrench under Decrès
5-7 AprilAction of 7 AprilSpainBritish under DuckworthSpanish
11 MayBattle of Puerto Plata HarborDominican RepublicAmericans under Talbot and HullFrench-Spanish
7 JulyRaid on DunkirkFranceBritish under InmanFrench
22 July—25 SepInvasion of CuraçaoNetherlandsBatavian-American-British victory
4 AugAction of 4 AugustBrazilBritish under MeritonFrench under Landolphe
12 OctUSS Boston vs BerceauFranceAmericans under LittleFrench under Senez
25 OctUSS Enterprise vs FlambeauDominicaAmericans under ShawFrench
Napoleonic Wars10 DecAction of 10 DecemberGibraltarSpanishBritish
1801French Revolutionary Wars19 FebAction of 19 FebruaryMoroccoBritish under BarlowFrench
Napoleonic Wars3 MarchBattle of West KayUnited States Virgin IslandsDanish under JessenBritish under Perkins
French Revolutionary Wars8 MarchBattle of Abukir (1801)EgyptBritishFrench
21 MarchBattle of Alexandria (1801)BritishFrench
2 AprilFirst Battle of CopenhagenDenmarkBritish under NelsonDanish under FischerBritish destroy moored Danish ships to prevent France taking them over
6 MayAction of 6 MaySpainBritish under CochraneSpanish
24 JuneAction of 24 JuneLibyaFrench under GanteaumeBritish under Hallowell
6 JulyFirst Battle of AlgecirasSpainFrench-Spanish under LinoisBritish under Saumarez
12-13 JulySecond Battle of AlgecirasGibraltarAnglo-Portuguese under SaumarezFrench-Spanish under Linois
First Barbary War1 AugAction of 1 AugustLibyaAmericans under SterettTripolitanians
French Revolutionary Wars4 and 15-16 AugRaids on BoulogneFranceFrench under Latouche TrévilleBritish under NelsonFailed attempts to destroy French vessels at Boulogne
19 AugBattle of MahéSeychellesBritish under AdamFrench
1802First Barbary War16 MayFirst Battle of Tripoli HarborLibyaInconclusive: Swedish and Americans under Cederström vs Tripolitanians
Barbary–Portuguese conflicts27 MayAction of 27 MayAlgerines under Raïs HamidouPortuguese
First Barbary War17 JuneAction of 17 JuneSpainTripolitaniansAmericans
1803Napoleonic Wars23-24 and 27 MayAction of 23 May4 ships take on Tripolitan gunboat force
First Barbary War31 May—1 JuneAction of 31 MayAmericans on Adams vs Tripolitan gunboats
2 JuneAction of 2 JuneLibyaTripolitaniansAmericans under Porter
22 JuneAction of 22 JuneAmericans under RodgersTripolitanians
Haitian Revolution28 JuneAction of 28 JuneHaitiInconclusive: French under Willaumez vs British under Bayntun
First Barbary War31 OctAction of 31 OctoberLibyaTripolitaniansAmericans under Porter and Bainbridge
Napoleonic Wars18 June—6 DecBlockade of Saint-DomingueHaitiBritish under DuckworthFrench under RochambeauNear Santo Domingo
180415 FebBattle of Pulo AuraMalaysiaBritish under DanceFrench under Linois
First Barbary War7 JulyAction of 7 JulyLibyaTripolitaniansAmericans under Caldwell
Napoleonic Wars11 JulyAction of 11 JulyFranceBritishFrench
3 Aug—10 SepSecond Battle of Tripoli HarborMoroccoTripolitaniansAmericans and Sicilians under Preble and Decatur
15 SepBattle of VizagapatamIndiaFrench under Linois vs British under Lind
5 OctAction of 5 OctoberPortugalBritish under MooreSpanish under Bustamente
25 NovAction of 25 NovemberSpainBritish under StrachanSpanish
7 DecAction of 7 DecemberPortugalBritish under Lawford and Hamond
1805c. FebAction of 1805French squadron raids British
French Revolutionary Wars31 May—2 JuneBattle of Diamond RockMartiniqueFrench and Spanish under CosmaoBritish under Maurice
Napoleonic Wars4 JulyAction of 4 July2 Russian shipsFrench gunboat force
5 JulyAction of 15 JulyFranceFrenchBritish
18 JulyBattle of Blanc-Nez and Gris-NezDutch and French under Ver HuellSuperior British squadron under Lord Keith
22 JulyBattle of Cape FinisterreSpainBritish under CalderFrench under Villeneuve
6 AugAction of 6 AugustInconclusive: French under Linois vs British under BissellFrench retreat
French Revolutionary Wars10 AugAction of 10 AugustSpainBritish under BakerFrench
Napoleonic Wars21 OctBattle of TrafalgarBritish under NelsonFranco-Spanish fleet under VilleneuveNelson gains control of the oceans for Britain for the rest of the war but is killed
4 NovBattle of Cape OrtegalBritish under StrachanFrench under PelleyBritish capture 4 French battleship survivors from Trafalgar
1806French Revolutionary Wars8-18 JanBattle of BlaauwbergSouth AfricaBritish under BairdBatavians and French under JanssensBritish occupy Dutch Cape Colony
Napoleonic Wars6 FebBattle of San DomingoDominican Republic/HaitiBritish under DuckworthFrench under LeissèguesOff Santo Domingo
French Revolutionary Wars13 MarchAction of 13 MarchSpainBritish under WarrenFrench under Linois
Napoleonic Wars21 AprilAction of 21 AprilSouth AfricaInconclusive: French under Bourayne vs British
4 JulyAction of 4 JulyCroatiaRussiansFrenchIn Narenta Channel
9 JulyAction of 9 JulySri LankaBritish under PlampinFrench under Perroud
26 JulyAction of 26 JulyIndonesiaBritishDutch under Aalbers
23 AugAction of 23 AugustCubaBritish under Lydiard and BrisbaneSpanish
25 SepAction of 25 SeptemberFranceBritish battleships under HoodFrench frigate force under Soleil
18 OctAction of 18 OctoberIndonesiaBritish under RainierDutch
27 NovRaid on BataviaBritish under Pellew
180719 FebDardanelles operationTurkeyBritish under DuckworthTurkish under Selim IIIIn Dardanelles
22 MayBattle of the DardanellesRussians under SeniavinTurkish under Seydi Ali PashaNear Cape Janizary
Anglo-Spanish War2 JuneAction of 2 JuneArgentinaSpanishBritish
Napoleonic Wars1-2 JulyBattle of AthosGreeceRussians under SeniavinTurkish under Seydi Ali PashaIn northern Aegean
15 Aug—7 SepSecond Battle of CopenhagenDenmarkBritish under Gambier and CathcartDanish under Peymann
18 SepRaid of KristiansandNorwayBritish attack Christiansholm Fortress
1 OctCapture of the Jeune RichardBarbadosBritishFrench
180822 MarchBattle of Zealand PointDenmarkBritish under ParkerDanish under Jessen
4 AprilAction of 4 AprilSpainBritish under MaxwellSpanish
28 AprilBattle of FuruholmSwedenSwedishDanish under Fisker
16 MayBattle of AlvøenNorwayBritish under Bettesworth vs Danish
9 JuneBattle of SaltholmDenmarkDanishBritish
SpainSpanishFrench (Atlas)Atlas is captured
9-14 JuneCapture of the Rosily SquadronFrench under Rosily
10 NovAction of 10 NovemberFranceBritish under SeymourFrench under Pinsum
180922 JanAction of 22 JanuaryBritish under PechellFrench under Lahalle
10 FebAction of 10 FebruaryBritish under PigotFrench under Rousseau
24 FebBattle of Les Sables-d'OlonneFranceBritish under StopfordFrench under Jurien
27 FebAction of 27 FebruaryFrench under DubourdieuBritish
6 AprilAction of 6 AprilSpainBritish under SeymourFrench under Dupotet
11-24 AprilBattle of the Basque RoadsFranceBritish under GambierFrench under Allemand
14-17 AprilAction of 14–17 AprilPuerto RicoBritish under CochraneFrench under TroudeNear Puerto Rico; French battleship captured
23 MayBaltic campaignDenmarkInconclusive: British (Melpomène) vs DanishDanes withdraw; Melpomène damaged
31 MayAction of 31 MayIndiaFrench under FéretierEast India Company
14-18 June and 6 JulyActions of 14–18 June and 6 JulyBritish under MounseyFrance
25-27 JuneItalyBritish and Sicilians vs FrenchNear Gulf of Pozzuoli
Piracy in the Persian GulfSeptember-DecemberPersian Gulf campaign of 1809United Arab EmiratesBritainEmirate of Ras Al Khaimah
Napoleonic Wars25 OctBattle of MagueloneFrance/SpainBritish under CollingwoodFrench under Baudin
18 NovAction of 18 NovemberMauritiusFrench under HamelinBritish East Indiamen
13 DecAction of 13 DecemberAntigua and BarbudaFrench under RoquebertBritish under ShortlandFrench capture Junon; Shortland killed in battle
Battle of Dawanshan IslandChinaPiratesChinese Navyconfrontation between the Pirate Confederation under Zheng Yi Sao and the Chinese Navy near Dawanshan Dao Island.
Colonization of New ZealandDecBoyd massacreNew ZealandMaoriBritish brigantine BoydMaori Victory
1810 Napoleonic Wars3 MayAction of 3 MayItalyBritish under BrentonFrench under Cosa
3 JulyAction of 3 JulyComorosFrench under DuperréBritish East Indiamen under MeritonIn Mozambique Channel
23 JulyBattle of SildaNorwayBritish under ByronDanish
26 AugBattle of Grand PortMauritiusFrench under DuperréBritish under PymAt Grand Port
31 AugEngagement off ToulonFranceBritish vs FrenchNear Toulon
13 SepAction of 13 SeptemberFrench under BouvetBritish under Corbet
18 SepAction of 18 SeptemberBritish under Gordon and RowleyFrench under Hamelin
15 NovAction of 15 NovemberBritish under MalcolmFrench
1811Argentine War of Independence2 MarchBattle of San NicolásArgentinaSpanishArgentines under Azopardo
Napoleonic Wars13 MarchBattle of LissaCroatiaBritish under HosteLarger Franco-Venetian squadron under DubordieuOff Lissa in the Adriatic Sea
24-25 MarchAction of 24 MarchFranceBritish under MacnamaraFrench
MarchBattle of KhakeekeraQatarBahrainis/Kuwaitis under Al Khalifa and Al-SabahSaudis under al-Jalhami and Ibn Ufaysan
Pre-War of 181216 MayLittle Belt affairUnited StatesAmericans under RodgersBritish under Bingham
Napoleonic Wars20 MayBattle of TamataveMadagascarBritish under SchombergFrench under Roquebert
22 MayAction of 22 MayTunisiaAlgerines under Hamidou ben AliTunisians
Maritime fur trade15-16 JuneBattle of Woody PointCanadaNuu-chah-nulthPacific Fur Company under ThornTonquin is destroyed
Napoleonic Wars31 JulyAction of 31 JulyIndonesiaBritish under MaunsellFrench
29 NovAction of 29 NovemberCroatiaBritish under MaxwellFrench under Montfort
18123 FebAction of 3 FebruaryHaitiBritish under YeoHaitians
22 FebBattle of PiranoSloveniaBritish under TalbotFrench under BarréBritish capture Rivoli
French Revolutionary Wars9-29 MarchAllemand's escape from LorientFranceFrench under AllemandBritish under Gore
Napoleonic Wars22 MayAction of 22 MayBritish under HothamFrench under Féretier
12 JulyBattle of LyngørNorwayBritishDanish under Holm
War of 181219 JulyFirst Battle of Sacket's HarborUnited StatesAmericansBritish under Woolsey
13 AugUSS Essex vs HMS AlertAmericans under PorterBritishAlert became the first American capture of the war
19 AugUSS Constitution vs HMS GuerriereAmericans under HullBritish under Dacres
18 OctCapture of HMS FrolicInconclusive: Americans under Jones vs British
25 OctUSS United States vs HMS MacedonianAmericans under DecaturBritish under Carden
10 NovBattle of Kingston HarbourCanadaInconclusive: Americans under Chauncey vs British
11 DecBattle of La GuairaVenezuelaAmericans under WoosterBritish
1813Napoleonic Wars7 FebAction of 7 FebruaryGuineaInconclusive: British under Irby vs Bouvet
War of 181224 FebSinking of HMS PeacockGuyanaAmericans under LawrenceBritish
3 AprilBattle of Rappahannock RiverUnited StatesBritishAmericans under Stafford
Mexican War of Independence16 AprilBattle of SalvatierraMexico
War of 181228 MayAction off James IslandEcuadorAmericans under DownesBritish
28-29 MaySecond Battle of Sacket's HarborUnited StatesAmericans under BrownBritish under Prevost
1 JuneBattle of Boston HarborBritish under BrokeAmericans under Lawrence
14 JulyAction off Charles IslandEcuadorAmericans under PorterBritish
5 AugCapture of HMS DominicaBermudaAmericans
5 SepCapture of HMS BoxerUnited StatesAmericans under BurrowsBritish under Blyth
10 SepBattle of Lake ErieAmericans under PerryBritish under BarclayAmericans gain control of the lake for the rest of the war
25 OctNuku Hiva CampaignMarquesas IslandsUSTai Pī (province)American tactical victory but strategic defeat
Napoleonic Wars5 NovAction of 5 NovemberFranceInconclusive: British under Pellew vs French under CosmaoNear Toulon
Creek war12 NovCanoe FightUnited StatesAmericans under DaleCreeks
1814Argentine War of Independence10-15 MarchBattle of Martín GarcíaUruguayArgentines under BrownSpanish under Romarate
Napoleonic Wars26-27 MarchBattle of JobourgFranceBritish under Seymour and PalmerFrench under Philibert and du Petit-Thouars
War of 181228 MarchBattle of ValparaísoChileBritish under HillyarAmericans under Porter
28 AprilCapture of HMS EpervierUnited StatesAmericans under WarringtonBritish
6 MayBattle of Fort OswegoBritish under YeoAmericans under Mitchell
Argentine War of Independence14-17 MayBattle of BuceoUruguayArgentines under BrownSpanishOff Montevideo
War of 181228 JuneSinking of HMS ReindeerAmericans under BlakelyBritish
1 SepSinking of HMS AvonBritish under Arbuthnot
3 SepBattle of HampdenUnited StatesBritish under Barrie and SherbrookeAmericans under Morris
6-11 SepBattle of PlattsburghAmericans under MacdonoughBritish under George Downie
26-27 SepBattle of FayalPortugalAmericans under ReidBritish
14 DecBattle of Lake BorgneUnited StatesBritish under JonesAmericans
181515 JanCapture of USS PresidentBritish under HayesAmericans under Decatur
20 FebCapture of HMS Cyane and HMS LevantCape VerdeAmericans under StewartBritish under Falcon and Douglas
23 MarchCapture of HMS PenguinSaint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaAmericans under BiddleBritish
Second Barbary War17 JuneBattle off Cape GataSpainAmericans under DecaturAlgerines under Raïs Hamidou
19 JuneBattle of Cape PalosAlgerinesFinal battle of the war
War of 181230 JuneCapture of East India Company ship NautilusIndonesiaAmericans under WarringtonEast India Company
181627 AugBombardment of AlgiersAlgeriaAnglo-Dutch under PellewAlgerines under Agha
1817Venezuelan War of Independence8 JulyBattle of PagallosVenezuelaVenezuelan PatriotsSpanish
1819Piracy in the Persian Gulf3 November — 22 DecemberPersian Gulf campaign of 1819United Arab EmiratesBritishAl QasimiBritish victory, Signing of the General Maritime Treaty of 1820.
1820Peruvian War of Independence5-6 NovCapture of the frigate EsmeraldaPeruChileans under CochraneSpanish
1821Greek War of Independence4 MarchAction of 4 marchGreeceGreeks vs TurksNorth-west of Zakynthos
182218 JuneBurning of the Ottoman flagship off ChiosGreeceGreek under KanarisOttomans under Ali PashaAli Pasha killed when Greeks blow up his flagship
20-25 SepBattle of NaupliaGreeks under MiaoulisOttomans under Mehmet Pasha
Piracy in the Caribbean9 NovAction of 9 NovemberCubaInconclusive: Americans under Allen vs Pirates
1823Brazilian War of Independence7-9 JanBattle of ItaparicaBrazilBraziliansPortuguese
4 MayBattle of 4 MayBrazilians under Cochrane vs Portuguese
Venezuelan War of Independence24 JulyBattle of Lake MaracaiboVenezuela
Greek War of Independence27 SepGreeceGreeks vs TurksWest of Lemnos
Brazilian War of Independence21 OctBattle of MontevideoUruguayBraziliansPortuguese
Greek War of Independence23 OctGreeceGreeks vs TurksNear Pondikonisi
18245-17 AugBattle of SamosGreeks under SachtourisOttomans under Hüsrev Pasha
1 SepFirst Battle of BudrumTurkeyGreeks vs Turks and Egyptians
9 SepBattle of GerontasGreeceGreeks under Miaoulis and PapanikolisOttomans under Mehmed Pasha
22 SepAction of 22 SeptemberGreeks vs Egyptians near Nikaria
13 NovAction of 13 NovemberGreeceGreeks vs Turks and Egyptians near Spinalonga
1825Piracy in the Caribbean5 MarchCapture of the sloop AnneDanes, Spanish and Americans vs Pirates under Corfresí
Greek War of Independence15 April 1825—10 April 1826Third siege of MissolonghiGreeceEgyptians and Ottomans under Ibrahim PashaGreeks
19 AprilBattle of KremmydiEgyptians under Ibrahim Pasha
8 MayBattle of SphacteriaGreeks under Tsamados
20 MayBattle of ManiakiGreeks under Papaflessas
1 JuneBattle of AndrosGreeks under SachtourisOttomans under Hüsrev PashaBetween Euboea and Andros
Sardinian-Tripolitanian war of 182526-27 SepBattle of TripoliLibyaSardinians under SivoriTripolitanians under Karamanli
1826Cisplatine War9 FebBattle of Punta ColaresArgentinaBrazil vs Argentines under Brown
Slave rebellions in the USAprilDecatur slave-ship mutinyUnited StatesSlavesSlave traders
Cisplatine War11 JuneBattle of Los PozosArgentina11 Argentine vessels under Brown31 Brazilian vesselsNear Buenos Aires
Greek War of Independence27-28 JulyGreeceGreeks vs TurksNear Samos
Cisplatine War29-30 JulyBattle of QuilmesArgentinaBrazilians under NortonArgentines under Brown
Greek War of Independence10-11 SepGreeceGreeks vs TurksNear Mitylene
6-7 OctIn Aegean Sea
1827Cisplatine War9 FebBattle of JuncalUruguay15 Argentines ships under Brown17 Brazilians under Pereira
24 FebArgentinaArgentines under Brown vs BraziliansNear Quilmes
7-8 AprilBattle of Monte SantiagoBrazilians under NortonArgentines under BrownSouth of Buenos Aires
Greek War of Independence30 SepBattle of IteaGreeceGreeks under HastingsTurksIn Salona Bay
16 OctBattle of Doro PassageAmericansGreek pirates
20 OctBattle of NavarinoBritish, French and Russian under Codrington, de Rigny and van HeidenTurkish, Egyptians and Tunisians
182831 JanAction at GrambusaBritish and FrenchGreek piratesAt Grambusa
Spanish colonial campaigns10-11 FebBattle of MarielCubaSpanish under PérezMexicans
Greek War of Independence9 JuneRomaniaRussiansTurksNear Brăila; part of the Russo-Turkish War
Tripolitanian-Neapolitan War23-29 AugBombardment of TripoliLibyaTripolitanians under KaramanliSicilians
Gran Colombia–Peru War31 AugBattle of Punta MalpeloEcuadorPeruviansColombians
22-24 NovBattle of CrucesPeruvians under GuisseColombians under Wright
1829Liberal Wars11 AugBattle of Praia da VitóriaPortugalPortuguese liberals under TerceiraMiguelists
1830Suppression of the African slave trade7 SepCapture of the Veloz PassageraSão Tomé and PríncipeBritishSlave trader
Belgian Revolution27 OctBombardment of AntwerpBelgiumDutch under ChasséBelgians
1831Liberal Wars11 JulyBattle of the TagusPortugalFrench under RoussinPortuguese Miguelists
1832Suppression of the African slave tradeCapture of the brig BrillanteBritishSlave traderSlave trader murders 600 enslaved Africans on board the Brillante before being captured by the British
1833Liberal Wars5 JulyBattle of Cape St. VincentPortugalPortuguese under NapierPortuguese Miguelites
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YearWarDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
1836Texas Revolution3 AprilAction of April 3MexicoTexansMexicans
1837Post-Texas Revolution17 AprilAction of April 17United StatesMexicansTexans
26 AugBattle of Galveston Harbor
1838War of the Confederation24 NovBattle of CallaoPeruPeruvians vs Confederates
Pastry War27 Nov—5 DecBattle of VeracruzMexicoFrench under BaudinMexicans under Santa Anna and AristaVeracruz briefly taken by French
1839War of the Confederation4 JanBattle of CasmaPeruChileans under SimpsonPeruvians
10 JulyLaplace affairUnited StatesFrench under LaplaceHawai'i under Kamehameha IIIKamehameha III agrees to decree the Edict of Toleration
First Opium War4 SepBattle of KowloonChinaStalemate between British under Elliot and Chinese under Lai
3 NovBattle of ChuenpiBritish under ElliotChinese under Lin
184010 OctBattle of ChinhaiBritish under GoughChinese
184123-26 FebBattle of the BogueBritish under BremerChinese under Guan
27 FebBattle of First BarBritish under HerbertChinese
29 Sep—1 OctCapture of ChusanBritish under Gough and ParkerChinese under Ge
Slave rebellions in the USNovCreole mutinyUnited States/The BahamasSlavesSlave tradersbrig was seized by slaves and got to Nassau, The Bahamas where slavery was abolished.
1842First Opium War16 JuneBattle of WoosungChinaBritish under GoughChinese under Chen
1843Texas-Mexican Wars30 April—16 MayNaval Battle of CampecheMexicoDraw: Texans under Moore vs Mexicans under Marín
1844Dominican War of Independence15 AprilBattle of TortugueroDominican RepublicDominicans under CambiasoHaitians
Franco-Moroccan War6 AugBombardment of TangierMoroccoFrench under d'OrléansMoroccans
15-17 AugBombardment of Mogador
1845Uruguayan Civil War20 NovBattle of ObligadoArgentinaBritish and French under Tréhouart and InglefieldArgentines under MansillaBritish and French force passage of Paraná River as part of the larger Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata
184715 AprilBombardment of TouraneVietnamFrenchVietnamese under Nguyễn
1849MarchRio Nuñez incidentGuineaFrench and BelgiansGuineans and British
First Schleswig War3 MayGermanySchleswig-Holstein vs DenmarkNear Kiel
11 MayNear Bulk, Kiel
4 JuneBattle of HeligolandStalemate: Germans vs Danish
5 AprilBattle of EckernfördeSchleswig-HolsteinDenmarkNear Kiel
Piracy in Asia20-22 OctBattle of Tonkin RiverVietnamBritish, Chinese and Vietnamese under HayPirates under Shap-ng-tsai
1851Franco–Moroccan conflicts26-27 SepBombardment of SaléMoroccoMixed: French military victory under Henri and Moroccan political victory under Abd al-Rahman
Platine War17 DecBattle of the Tonelero PassArgentinaInconclusive: Brazilians under Grenfell vs Argentines under MansillaBoth parties reached their intended destination
1853Piracy in Asia10 MayBattle of Nam QuanChinaInconclusive: Anglo-Chinese vs Chinese Pirates
Crimean War30 NovBattle of SinopTurkeyRussians under NakhimovTurkish under Osman Pasha
185422 April1854 bombardment of OdessaRussiaBritish and French under DundasRussians under Osten-Sacken
7 JuneSkirmish of HalkokariRussians and FinnishBritish under Plumridge
13 JulyBombardment of GreytownNicaraguaAmericans under HollinsBritish and NicaraguansMonroe Doctrine is enforced
Crimean War3-16 AugBattle of BomarsundFinlandBritish and French under NapierRussians
30 Aug-5 SepSiege of PetropavlovskRussiaRussians under PutyatinBritish and French under Despointes and Price
OctSiege of SevastopolUkraineAllied (British, French and Turkish)Russians and Greeks
185525 May—2 NovSea of Azov naval campaignRussiaBritish and FrenchRussians
Piracy in Asia4 AugBattle of Ty-ho BayChinaBritish and AmericansChinese Pirates
Crimean War9-11 AugBombardment of SveaborgFinlandInconclusive: British and French under Dundas and Pénaud vs Russians
Piracy in Asia19 AugBattle of the LeotungChinaBritishChinese Pirates
Crimean War17 OctBattle of KinburnUkraineBritish and French under Bruat and LyonsRussian coastal defenses
18567 AugBattle of Tres ForcasMoroccoMoroccansPrussians under Prince Adalbert
26 SepBombardment of TouraneVietnamInconclusive: French vs Vietnamese
Second Opium War23 Oct—5 NovBattle of CantonChinaBritish under SeymourChinese under Ye
6 NovCapture of the French Folly Fort
12-13 NovBattle of the Bogue
16-24 NovBattle of the Barrier FortsAmericans under Armstrong and Foote
1857Second Opium War25-27 MayBattle of Escape CreekBritish under ElliotChinese
26 JuneNingpo massacreChinese piratesPortuguese
1858Cochinchina campaign1 Sep 1858—22 March 1860Siege of TouraneVietnamVietnamese under NguyễFrench and Spanish under de Genouilly and Page
1859Cochinchina campaign18 Feb 1859—25 Feb 1861Siege of SaigonFrench and Spanish under de GenouillyVietnamese
1860Reform War6 MarchBattle of Antón LizardoMexicoAmericans and Mexican liberalsSpanish and Mexican conservatives
1861Cochinchina Campaign12 AprilCapture of Mỹ ThoVietnamFrench and Spanish under PageVietnamese
American Civil War12-13 AprilBattle of Fort SumterUnited StatesConfederates under BeauregardUnion under AndersonFirst battle of the war
7 MayBattle of Gloucester PointInconclusive: Union under Selfridge and Confederacy-aligned Virginians under Taliaferro
18-19 MayBattle of Sewell's PointConfederates under GwynnUnion under Eagle
29 May—1 JuneBattle of Aquia CreekInconclusive: Union under Ward and Confederates under RugglesFirst use of naval mines by Confederacy
5 JuneBattle of Pig PointConfederatesUnion
27 JuneBattle of Mathias PointConfederates under RugglesUnion under Ward
28 JulySinking of the PetrelUnionConfederatesLast naval battle involving a privateer ship
28-29 AugBattle of Hatteras Inlet BatteriesUnion under StringhamConfederates under Barron
5 OctBattle of Cockle CreekUnion under MurrayConfederates
12 OctBattle of the Head of PassesConfederates under HollinsUnion under PopeFirst deployment of an ironclad warship into battle
3-7 NovBattle of Port RoyalUnion under Du Pont and ShermanConfederates under DraytonFirst major clash between Union and Confederate fleets
8 NovTrent AffairUnion under WilkesConfederates under Mason and SlidellUnion intercepts Confederate ships on a diplomatic mission to Britain but Lincoln releases the envoys to avoid war with the British
Cochinchina Campaign16 DecCapture of Biên HòaVietnamFrench and SpanishVietnamese
1862American Civil War3 JanBattle of Cockpit PointUnited StatesInconclusive: Union under Wyman vs Confederates
11 JanBattle of Lucas BendInconclusive: Union under Foote and Grant vs ConfederatesFirst deployment of Union ironclads
6 FebBattle of Fort HenryUnion under Foote and GrantConfederates under Tilghman
10 FebBattle of Elizabeth CityUnion under RowanConfederates under Lynch
28 Feb—8 AprilBattle of Island Number TenUnion under Foote and PopeConfederates under McCown and MackallFirst Confederate defeat on the Mississippi River
8-9 MarchBattle of Hampton RoadsInconclusive: Union under Marston and Worden vs Confederates under Buchanan and JonesFirst battle between ironclad warships
14 MarchBatle of New BernUnion under BurnsideConfederates under Branch
Cochinchina campaign22 MarchCapture of Vĩnh LongVietnamFrench and Spanish under BonardVietnamese
American Civil War8-28 AprilBattle of Forts Jackson and St. PhilipUnited StatesAmericans under FarragutConfederates under DuncanUnion captures New Orleans
10-11 AprilSiege of Fort PulaskiUnion under Du PontConfederates under TattnallAfter a 112-day siege on Tybee Island, the Union captures the Confederate-held Fort Pulaski
10 MayBattle of Plum Point BendConfederatesUnion under Davis
15 MayDrewry's BluffConfederates under FarrandUnion under Rodgers
6 JuneFirst Battle of MemphisUnion under Davis and ElletConfederates under MontgomeryDestruction of Confederate river fleet by Union gunboats
17 JuneBattle of St. CharlesUnion under Fitch and KiltyConfederates under Fry
30 June—1 JulyBattle of TampaConfederates under PearsonUnion
12-18 AugBattle of Corpus ChristiMixed: Union tactical victory and Confederate strategic victory under Hobby
24-25 SepFirst Battle of Sabine PassUnion under CrockerConfederates under Irvine
3 OctBattle of Crumpler's BluffConfederatesUnion
4 OctBattle of Galveston HarborUnion under RenshawConfederates under Cook
18631 JanBattle of GalvestonConfederates under SmithUnion under Renshaw
9-11 JanBattle of Fort HindmanUnion under PorterConfederatesLargest surrender of Confederate troops West of the Mississippi
Second French intervention in Mexico10-12 JanFirst Battle of AcapulcoMexicoFrenchMexican Republicans and Americans
American Civil War11 JanAction off Galveston LightUnited StatesConfederates under SemmesUnion under Blake
27 Jan—3 MarchBattle of Fort McAllisterConfederatesUnion under Du Pont
11 MarchYazoo Pass expeditionUnion
7 AprilFirst Battle of Charleston HarborConfederates under BeauregardUnion under Du PontUnion fails to capture Charleston
29 AprilBattle of Grand GulfConfederates under BowenUnion under Porter
17 JuneBattle of Wassaw SoundUnion under RodgersConfederates under Web
27 JuneBattle of Portland HarborUnionConfederates under Read
10-11 JulyFirst Battle of Fort WagnerConfederates under BeauregardUnion under Dahlgren
Bakumatsu16 JulyBattle of Shimonoseki StraitsJapanAmericans under McDougalJapanese under Mōri
American Civil War18 JulySecond Battle of Fort WagnerUnited StatesConfederates under BeauregardUnion under Dahlgren
18 July—7 SepSecond Battle of Charleston HarborInconclusive: Confederates under Beauregard and Union under Dahlgren
Bakumatsu15-17 AugBombardment of KagoshimaJapanJapanese under ShimazuBritish under Kuper
American Civil War7-8 SepSecond Battle of Fort SumterUnited StatesConfederates under BeauregardUnion under Gillmore
8 SepSecond Battle of Sabine PassConfederates under SmithUnion under CrockerMost one-sided Confederate victory of the war
5 OctAttack on USS New IronsidesConfederates under RowanUnion under GlassellCSS David becomes first torpedo boat to make a successful attack on an enemy warship
16-18 OctBattle of Fort BrookeUnion under SemmesConfederates under Westcott
186417 FebSinking of USS HousatonicConfederates under DixonUnion under PickeringConfederate submarine H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to sink a warship in combat
Second French intervention in Mexico27 FebBattle of San Juan BautistaMexicoMexican RepublicansFrench and Mexicans
Second Schleswig WarFebBattle of EckernfjordeGermanyPrussiaDanes
17 MarchJasmundDanes under van DockumPrussians under von Jachmann
American Civil War17-20 AprilBattle of PlymouthUnited StatesConfederates under HokeUnion under Wessells
5 MayBattle of Albemarle SoundInconclusive: Union under Smith vs Confederates under Cooke
Second Schleswig War9 MayBattle of HelgolandGermanyDanes under SuensonPrussians and Austrians under von TegetthoffIn the North Sea
Second French intervention in Mexico3 JuneSecond Battle of AcapulcoMexicoFrenchMexican Republicans and Americans
American Civil War19 JuneBattle of CherbourgFranceUnion under WinslowConfederates under SemmesUSS Kearsarge sinks CSS Alabama
Second Schleswig War12-20 JulyCapture of the North Frisian IslandsGermanyAustrians and Prussians under von Wüllerstorf-UrbairDanes under Hammer
American Civil War2-23 AugBattle of Mobile BayUnited StatesUnion under FarragutConfederates under BuchananLargest Union naval victory of the war
7 OctBahia incidentBrazilUnion under CollinsConfederates and BraziliansUSS Wachusett captures CSS Florida in Brazilian waters, sparking an international incident
29-31 OctCapture of PlymouthUnited StatesUnion under CushingConfederates
Paraguayan War12 NovCapture of the steamer Marquês de OlindaParaguayParaguayans under LópezBrazilians
American Civil War9 DecRainbow Bluff ExpeditionUnited StatesConfederatesUnion
186513-15 JanSecond Battle of Fort FisherUnion under PorterConfederatesLargest amphibious assault of the war
23-25 JanBattle of Trent's ReachUnionFinal naval action of the war
Paraguayan War11 JuneBattle of RiachueloArgentinaBrazilians under BarrosoParaguayans under MezaIn Paraná River
11 AugBattle of Paso de MercedesParaguayans under Bruguez
12 AugBattle of Paso de CuevasBrazilians and Argentines under Barroso
Second French intervention in Mexico11 SepThird Battle of AcapulcoMexicoFrench and MexicansMexican Republicans
Chincha Islands War17 NovAction of 17 NovemberChileChileansSpanish
26 NovBattle of PapudoChileans under Rebolledo
Paraguayan WarBattle of CorrientesArgentinaTriple AllianceParaguayans
1866Chincha Islands War7 FebBattle of AbtaoChileInconclusive: Spain vs Peru/Chile
6 MarchCapture of the Paquete de MauleSpanish under TopeteChileans
31 MarchBombardment of ValparaísoSpanish under Méndez
Paraguayan War16 AprilBattle of Paso de PatriaParaguayTriple Alliance under LisboaParaguayans
Chincha Islands War2 MayBattle of CallaoPeruInconclusive: Spanish under Méndez vs Peruvians under Prado
Third Italian War of Independence25 June—26 JulyBattle of Lake GardaItalyAustriansItalians
20 JulyBattle of LissaCroatiaAustrians under von TegetthoffSuperior Italian fleet under Persano
Pre-Korean Expedition9 Aug—2 SepGeneral Sherman incidentNorth KoreaKoreansAmericans
Chincha Islands War22 AugAction of 22 AugustPortugalSpanishChileans
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YearWarDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
1868Boshin War28 JanBattle of AwaJapanTokugawa shogunate under EnomotoSatsumas
Paraguayan War13 FebPassage of CurupaytyParaguayBrazilians under CarvalhoParaguayans under López
2 MarchAssault on the battleships Cabral and Lima BarrosBraziliansParaguayans
9 JulyAssault on the battleships Barroso and Rio GrandeBrazilians under Mota
1869Boshin War4-10 MayNaval Battle of HakodateJapanJapaneseRepublic of Ezo under Arai
6 MayBattle of Miyako Bay
1870Piracy in North America17 JuneBattle of Boca TeacapanMexicoAmericans under BrownsonMexican pirates under Vega y Daza
Franco-Prussian War17 JulyAction off ZealandNetherlandsInconclusive: North Germans (SMS Grille) vs French blockadeNeither side inflicts damage to the other
22 AugBattle of Putziger WiekPolandNorth Germans (SMS Nymphe) vs FrenchLittle damage is inflicted on French anchored in Danzig Bay
9 NovBattle of HavanaCubaInconclusive: Germans under von Knorr (SMS Meteor) vs French under Franquet (French aviso Bouvet)
25 Dec 1870—7 Jan 1871Augusta raidsNorth Germans (SMS Augusta)French merchant shipsStart of German commerce raiding operations in the Atlantic; three ships are captured and sunk
1873Cantonal Rebellion11 OctBattle of PortmánSpainSpanishCanton of CartagenaCantonal ships fail to break the Spanish blockade at Cartagena
1877Russo-Turkish War25-26 MayAction off MăcinRomaniaRomanias/RussiansOttomans
Peruvian Coup attempt29 MayBattle of PacochaPeruInconclusive: British under Horsey on HMS Shah, HMS Amethyst vs Peruvian rebels under Astete on HuascarNotable for seeing the first combat use of the self-propelled torpedo
1879War of the Pacific12 AprilBattle of ChipanaChileInconclusive: Chileans under Latorre vs Peruvians under García
18 AprilBombardment of PisaguaPeruInconclusive: Peruvians vs Chileans under RebolledoChile's attempted amphibious landing on Peruvian land fails but causes high civilian casualties
21 MayNaval Battle of IquiqueChilePeruvians under Grau (Huáscar)Chileans under Prat (Esmeralda)
Battle of Punta GruesaChileans under Condell (Covadonga)Peruvians under More (Independencia)
26 MayFirst Battle of AntofagastaPeruvians under Grau (Huáscar)Chileans under Arteaga (Covadonga)
10 JulySecond Battle of IquiquePeruInconclusive: Peruvians under Grau (Huáscar) vs Chileans under Latorre (Almirante Cochrane and Magallanes)
23 JulyCapture of the steamer RímacChilePeruvians under Grau and GarcíaChileans
28 AugSecond Battle of AntofagastaPeruvians under Grau (Huáscar)Chileans under Latorre and Sánchez (Abtao and Magallanes)
8 OctNaval Battle of AngamosChileans under Riveros and LatorrePeruvians under GrauChilean ships capture Peruvian ironclad Huáscar.
18 NovCapture of the corvette PilcomayoPeruChileans under Portal, Ferreyros and Villavicencio (Blanco Encalada)Peruvians under Riveros and Castillo (Pilcomayo)
1880War of the Pacific27 FebNaval Battle of AricaPeruvians under Sánchez (Manco Cápac)Chileans under Thomson and Condell (Huáscar and Magallanes)
17 MarchRupture of the Blockade of AricaPeruvians under VillavicencioChileans under Latorre
1882Anglo-Egyptian War11–13 JulyBombardment of AlexandriaEgyptUnited kingdomAhmed Urabi
1884Sino-French War23 AugBattle of FoochowChinaFrench under CourbetChinese under ZhangAt Fuzhou
188514 FebBattle of ShipuChinese
1 MarchBattle of ZhenhaiChinese under Ouyang, Xue, Liu and WuFrench under Courbet
1891Chilean Civil War23 AprilBattle of Caldera BayChileChilean BalmacedistsChilean Congressionalists
1892Homestead Strike6 JulyBattle on July 6United StatesPennsylvania unionized steelworkersPinkertonsPinkertons surrender
1893Franco-Siamese conflict13 JulyPaknam incidentThailandFrenchSiamese under Richelieu
Argentine Revolution of 189327 SepBattle of El EspinilloArgentinaArgentine government (Espora and Independencia)Argentine rebels (Los Andes)Los Andes is damaged and forced to retreat, later surrenders
Hawaiian rebellions14 Dec 1893—11 Jan 1894Black WeekUnited StatesAmericans under Willis and IrwinHawai'i under Dole
Brazilian Naval Revolt16 DecBattle of Guanabara BayBrazilBrazilian Federalists (Aquidabã)Loyalist Army coastal defensesNear Rio de Janeiro
1894Brazilian Naval Revolt9-21 JanRio de Janeiro AffairAmericans under Benham and BrownsonBrazilian Federalists under GamaAmericans break the blockade of Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Naval Revolt16 AprilBattle of Santa CantarinaBrazilian LoyalistsBrazilian Federalists (Aquidabã)Aquidabã is sunk but later returned to service
First Sino-Japanese War25 JulyBattle of PungdoSouth KoreaImperial Japanese NavyImperial Chinese Navy
17 SepBattle of Yalu River
189520 Jan—12 FebBattle of WeihaiweiChinaEnd of the First Sino-Japanese War
1896Anglo-Zanzibar War27 AugAction of 27 AugustTanzaniaBritishSultanate of Zanzibar (HHS Glasgow)Anglo-Zanzibar War itself lasted 38 minutes, making it the shortest military conflict in history
1898Spanish–American War25 AprilAction of 25 AprilCubaSpanishAmericans under Rodgers
1 MayBattle of Manila BayPhilippinesAmericans under DeweySpanish under Montojo
8 MayFirst Battle of CárdenasCubaAmericans under BernadouSpanish
11 MaySecond Battle of CárdenasSpanishAmericans under Bernadou
Battle of CienfuegosAmericans under McCalla
12 MayBombardment of San JuanPuerto RicoIndecisive: Spanish under Macías vs Americans under Sampson
6-10 JuneBattle of Guantánamo BayCubaAmericans and Cubans under McCallaSpanish
13 JuneAction of 13 June 1898Spanish under CarranzaAmericans and Cubans under Brownson
22 JuneSecond Battle of San JuanPuerto RicoAmericans under SigsbeSpanish
28 JuneThird Battle of San JuanAmericans vs Spanish
30 JuneFirst Battle of ManzanilloCubaSpanishAmericans under Young
Battle of Tayacoba
1 JulySecond Battle of ManzanilloAmericans under Marix
Battle of the AguadoresAmericans and Cubans under Duffield
3 JulyBattle of Santiago de CubaAmericans under Sampson and SchleySpanish under CerveraComplete destruction of the Spanish fleet in the Caribbean
18 JulyThird Battle of ManzanilloAmericansSpanish
21 JulyBattle of Nipe Bay
14 AugAction of CaibariénInconclusive: Americans Mangrove vs SpanishFight ends after receiving word that the war ended on 13 Aug
1899Thousand Days' War24 OctBattle of Magdalena RiverColombiaColombian ConservativesColombian Liberals
Piracy in AustraliaOctMutiny on the EthelAustraliaCrew of EthelCaptain Redell and Ethel crew loyal to him
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1900Boxer Rebellion16-17 JuneBattle of the Taku FortsChinaEight-Nation AllianceChineseChinese coastal forts are bombarded and captured
1902Markomannia incident6 SepBattle between Panther and Crete-à-PierrotHaitiGerman Navy (Panther)Haitian rebels (Crête-à-Pierrot)Crête-à-Pierrot is sunk
1904Russo-Japanese War9 FebBattle of Chemulpo BaySouth KoreaJapanese under UryūRussians under Rudnev (Varyag)Varyag is scuttled
Battle of Port ArthurChinaInconclusive: Japanese under Tōgō vs Russians under Starck
15 JuneHitachi Maru IncidentRussians under BezobrazovJapanese
10 AugBattle of the Yellow SeaJapanese under TōgōRussians under Vitgeft
14 AugBattle of the Japanese SeaSouth KoreaJapanese under KamimuraRussians under Jessen
20 AugBattle of KorsakovRussiaJapanese under SentōRussians under Schultz
4-5 OctDogger Bank incidentEnglandInconclusive: Russians mistakenly fire on British trawlers and each other, thinking they are Japanese torpedo-boats
190527-28 MayBattle of TsushimaJapanese under TōgōRussians under Rozhestvensky
1906Dutch colonial campaignsSep—OctDutch intervention in BaliIndonesiaDutch under van TonnigenBalinese under I Gusti Ngurah Made AgungDutch take control of southern Bali
191022 NovRevolt of the LashBrazilAfro-Brazilian and mixed-race sailors under CândidoBrazilian Navy
1911Italo-Turkish War29-30 SepBattle of PrevezaGreeceItalians under di RuffiaOttomans
19127 JanBattle of Kunfuda BaySaudi ArabiaItalians under Paladini
24 FebBattle of BeirutBeirutItalians under Revel
First Balkan War18-21 OctCapture of LemnosGreeceGreeks under KountouriotisGreeks occupy Lemnos
21 NovBattle of KaliakraBulgariaBulgarians under DobrevOttomans under Orbay
16 DecBattle of ElliTurkeyGreeks under KountouriotisOttomans
191318 JanNaval Battle of LemnosGreece
Second Balkan War14-15 JulyRomanian landings in BulgariaBulgariaRomanians under SebastianBulgariansResults in the Treaty of Bucharest
1914Mexican Revolution4 MarchFirst Battle of TopolobampoMexicoHuertistasConstitutionalistsConstitutionalists forced to retreat
13 MarchSecond Battle of TopolobampoDraw: Huertistas vs Constitutionalists
31 MarchThird Battle of TopolobampoHuertistasConstitutionalistsConstitutionalist gunboat is sunk
21 AprilBattle of VeracruzAmericans under FletcherMexicansUnited States occupies Veracruz
16 JuneFourth Battle of TopolobampoHuertistasConstitutionalistsConstitutionalists raised their sunken gunboat only to have it sunk again
World War I28 July 1914—1 Nov 1918U-boat campaignAlliesGermans
4-10 AugPursuit of Goeben and BreslauGermans under Souchon (Goeben and Breslau)French and British under Milne, Troubridge and LapeyrèreBloodless engagement; British fail to intercept Germans and they escape to Constantinople
16 AugBattle of AntivariMontenegroFrench and British under LapeyrèreAustrians under PachnerFrench and British force sinks Austrian cruiser in the Adriatic
24 Aug—28 SepNaval operations of the Kamerun campaignCameroonBritish and French under DobellGermans
26 AugSinking of SS Kaiser Wilhelm der GrosseWestern SaharaBritish (Highflyer)Germans (Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse)Highflyer intercepts and sinks Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
27 Aug—7 NovSiege of TsingtaoChinaBritish and JapaneseGermans and AustriansJapanese recapture Tsingtao
28 AugBattle of Heligoland BightGermanyBritish under Tyrwhitt and KeyesGermans under Maass and HipperBritish Grand Fleet ambushes and sinks German ships on patrol off Germany's coast; led Germany to pursue a fleet in being strategy for most of the rest of the war
29 Aug-30 AugOccupation of German SamoaSamoaNew ZealandGermany
9 Sep—21 OctAllied occupation of German New GuineaPapua New GuineaAustralians and Japanese under Holmes and PateyGermans
14 SepSinking of SMS Cap TrafalgarBrazilBritish (Carmania)Germans (Cap Trafalgar disguised as Carmania)
20 SepBattle of ZanzibarTanzaniaGermans under Looff (Königsberg)British (Pegasus)
22 SepAction of 22 SeptemberGermans under Weddigen (U-9)British
Bombardment of MadrasIndiaGermans under Müller (Emden)IndiansGermans destroy Indian oil refinery in Madras and sinks one merchant ship
Bombardment of PapeeteFrench PolynesiaGermans under Spee (Scharnhorst and Gneisenau)French under Destremau (Zélée)
17 OctBattle off TexelNetherlandsBritish under FoxGermans
28 OctBattle of PenangMalaysiaGermans under Müller (Emden)Russians, French and British (Zhemchug)
29 OctBlack Sea raidOttomans under SouchonRussians
Oct 1914—11 July 1915Battle of Rufiji DeltaTanzaniaBritish under Drury-Lowe (Mersey and Severn)Germans under Looff (Königsberg)German cruiser is blockaded for months before being sunk
1 NovBattle of CoronelChileGermans under von SpeeBritish under Cradock
3 NovRaid on YarmouthEnglandInconclusive: British under Beatty (D5) vs Germans under Hipper (Yorck)Germans bombard Great Yarmouth but are intercepted
9 NovBattle of CocosAustraliaAustralians under Glossop (Sydney)Germans under Müller (Emden)
18 NovBattle of Cape SarychAutonomous Republic of CrimeaRussians under EberhardtOttomans under Souchon
8 DecBattle of the Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsBritish under SturdeeGermans under von Spee
16 DecRaid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyEnglandGermans under Hipper and IngenohlBritish under Warrender and BeattyLittle damage is done in battle; neither side losses ships
25 DecRaid on CuxhavenGermanyBritishGermansGerman U-boats pursue attacking British airships, but fail to stop them
191524 JanBattle of Dogger BankBritish under BeattyGermans under Hipper (Blücher)In the North Sea
19 FebNaval operations in the Dardanelles CampaignTurkeyTurkishBritish and FrenchMainly carried out by the Royal Navy with substantial support from the French and minor contributions from Russia and Australia
14 MarchBattle of Más a TierraChileBritish under LuceGermans under Lüdecke (Dresden)Dresden is scuttled
1 MayBattle off Noordhinder BankNetherlandsBritishGermans
Attack on SS GulflightGermans (U-30) vs Americans (Gulflight)U-30 torpedoes the then-neutral American Gulflight; fails to sink her but causes an international incident
7 MaySinking of the RMS LuistaniaGermans (U-20)British (Lusitania)Germans kill 1193 civilians when torpedoing an ocean liner; the international opinion turns against Germany
10 MayAction of 10 MayTurkeyInconclusive: Russians under Eberhardt vs Ottomans under AckermannNear the Bosporus
23-24 MayBombardment of AnconaItalyAustro-HungariansItalianItalian destroyer damaged
Action off ViesteAustro-Hungarians launch a successful raid against Vieste despite being intercepted by Italians
24 MayRaid on Porto BusoItalians (Zeffiro)Austro-HungariansItalians raid and capture Austro-Hungarian naval base
2 JulyRussian raid on GotlandSwedenBritish and Russians under BakhirevGermansRussians intercept and sink mine-laying Albatros off the Åland Islands; Roon and Prince Adalbert are damaged
8 JuneAction of 8 JuneCroatiaAustro-HungariansItalians
8-20 AugBattle of the Gulf of RigaLatviaRussians and British under KaninGermans under HipperGermans prevented from breaking into the Gulf of Riga
19 AugFirst Baralong incidentBritish under Herbert (Baralong)Germans (U-27)U-27 is sunk
24 AugSecond Baralong incidentBritish (Baralong)Germans (U-41)U-41 is sunk
21 OctHvalen incidentGermans (3 merchant raiders)Swedish (Hvalen)Hvalen is damaged, 1 sailor killed.
10 DecBattle of Kirpen IslandTurkeyRussiansOttomansTwo Ottoman gunboats sunk
26 Dec 1915—July 1916Battle of Lake TanganyikaTanzaniaBritish and Belgians under Spicer-Simson (Mimi and Toutou)GermansBattle for control of Lake Tanganyika
28-29 DecFirst Battle of DurazzoAlbaniaItalians, British, & FrenchAustro-Hungarians
19168 JanAction of 8 JanuaryRussians under EberhardtOttomans under SouchonBrief exchange of fire in the Black Sea
16 JanAction of 16 JanuaryPortugalGermans (Möwe)BritishOff Madeira
10 FebSecond Battle of Dogger BankGermansBritish (Arabis)Arabis is sunk
29 FebAction of 29 FebruaryBritish under WardleGermans (Greif)German commerce raider is sunk in the North Sea; British lose one armed merchant cruiser
24-25 AprilBombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftEnglandInconclusive: British under Tyrwhitt, Jellicoe and Beatty vs Germans under Boedicker vs ScheerGerman battlecruiser squadron shells British ports, intercepted by small British fleet, minimal losses for both sides
31 May—1 JuneBattle of JutlandDenmarkInconclusive: British under Jellicoe and Beatty vs Germans under Scheer and HipperTwo-day battle between the main British and German fleets; largest and only such engagement of World War I
19 AugAction of 19 AugustMinor skirmish
27 AugRaid on RuseBulgariaRomaniansAustrians
6 SepAction of 6 SeptemberBulgarians (Podvodnik No. 18)Russians (Bystry and Gromki)In the Black Sea
26–27 OctBattle of Dover StraitEnglandGermans under MichelsenBritishGermans launch raid into the Dover Strait to disrupt shipping
5 NovAction of 5 NovemberBritish under LaurenceGermans
191710 MarchAction of 10 MarchGermans under Schlodien (Möwe)New Zealand under Smith
16 MarchAction of 16 MarchBritish under Martin-Leake (Achilles)Germans (Leopard)Leopard sunk
17 MarchAction of 17 MarchEnglandGermansBritishGerman raid on British shipping in the Strait of Dover, Ramsgate and Margate
7 AprilScuttling of SMS CormoranAmericans under SmithGermans under Zuckschwerdt (Cormoran)Cormoran's crew scuttles the ship before it can be captured
20-21 AprilBattle of Dover StraitEnglandBritish under MountevansGermansDestroyer battle
4 MayAction of 4 MayInconclusive: British and Australians under Dumaresq (Sydney) vs Germans (LZ92)Neither side suffers casualties
15 MayBattle of the Strait of OtrantoInconclusive: Austro-Hungarians & Germans under Horthy vs Italians, British, & French under ActonSuccessful attempt to break blockade of the strait
15 AugAction of 15 AugustEnglandGermansBritish under Crisp
12-20 OctOperation AlbionEstoniaGermans under SchmidtRussian under Bakhirev and AltvaterGermans occupy West Estonian archipelago
15 OctAction of 15 OctoberRepublic of IrelandAmericans (Cassin)Germans (U-61)
16 Oct—3 NovBattle of Moon SoundEstoniaGermans under SchmidtRussians under BakhirevIn the Baltic Sea
17 OctAction off LerwickScotlandGermans (Brummer and Bremse)BritishOff the Shetland Islands
17 NovSecond Battle of Heligoland BightInconclusive: British under Napier and Pakenham vs Germans under ReuterClash during mining operation
Action of 17 NovemberAmericans under Berrien and CarpenderGermans (U-58)
11-12 DecAction of 11–12 DecemberNorwayGermans under Scheer and HeinrichBritish under Cavendish and Molteno
1918Yangtze Patrol17 JanUSS Monocacy incidentChinaAmericansChinese
World War I20 JanBattle of ImbrosGreeceBritish and GreeksOttomans and Germans under Paschwitz
14-15 FebAction of 14/15 FebruaryEnglandGermans under Schröder and Heinecke [de]British under Keyes and Berry
Russian Civil War15 Feb—SepInvasion of ÅlandÅlandSoviet Russia, Finnish RedsGerman, Swedish, White Russians, & Finnish WhitesForeign forces pushed out of Åland
World War I23 AprilZeebrugge RaidBelgiumGermans under SchröderBritish under Jellicoe, Keyes and BaconFailed attempt to scuttle ships in Zeebrugge channel to prevent Germans from reaching open water
23–24 AprilFirst Ostend RaidGermansBritish under Lynes and GodsalFailed attempt to scuttle ships in Ostend channel to prevent Germans from reaching open water
8 MayAction of 8 MayMaltaBritish (Wallflower)Germans (U-32)U-32 is sunk by depth charges
9 MaySecond Ostend RaidBelgiumGermansBritish under KeyesFailed attempt to scuttle ships in Ostend channel to prevent Germans from reaching open water
21 MayAction of 21 MaySpainAmericans (Christabel)Germans (UC-56)UC-56 was initially reported to be sunk but was later discovered to have just been damaged
2 JuneSinking of SS CarolinaGermans (U-151)Americans (Carolina)American passenger liner is sunk
10 JuneSinking of the SMS Szent IstvánCroatiaItaliansAustor-Hungarians (Szent István)Italian MAS-15 torpedoes sink Szent István
18 JuneAction of 18 JuneGermans (U-151)British (Dwinsk)Germans torpedo Dwinsk; U-151 is later engaged by Americans (Von Stuben), but escapes
19 JulyTondern raidDenmarkBritish (Furious)GermansBritish air raid on German airfield in Todern
21 JulyAttack on OrleansUnited StatesGermans (U-156)AmericansOff Massachusetts
Russian Civil War16 AugBattle of Lake BaikalRussiaCzechoslovaks under GadjaRussiansOn Lake Baikal
World War I25 AugAction of 25 AugustBraziliansGermansBrazilian fleet sailing from Freetown to Dakar is attacked by German U-boats, but suffer no losses. They successfully sink one U-boat in their counterattack.[6]
2 OctSecond Battle of DurazzoAlbaniaItalians, British, Australians, & AmericansAustro-HungariansDurazzo is decimated
14 OctAction of 14 OctoberPortuguese (Augusto de Castilho)Germans under de la Perière (U-139)Portuguese ship is sunk but civilian steamer is successfully defended
31 Oct—1 NovRaid on PulaCroatiaItalians under RevelAustro-Hungarians (Viribus Unitis)Italians sink Viribus Unitis without knowing it had been transferred to the State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs the day prior
Russian Civil War28 Nov 1918—4 Nov 1919British Baltic CampaignBritish, White Russia, Estonians and LatviansBolsheviksEstonia and Latvia gain independence
191921 MayBattle of Alexandrovsky FortKazakhstanBritish and White Russia under Norris
18 AugRaid on KronstadtRussiaBritish under Dobson and Donald
19203 MayAction of 3 MayRussians (Krasnaya Zarya)French (Le Scarpe)Le Scarpe is captured
18 MayAnzali OperationIranBolshevik Russians and Persian Jangalis under RaskolnikovBritish and White Russians under Bateman-ChampainTen White Russian auxiliary cruisers captured; Persian Socialist Soviet Republic established
Yangtze Patrol20-21 JulyAlice Dollar incidentChinaAmericansChinese rebels
Russian Civil War15 SepBattle of Obytichnyi SpitUkraineInconclusive: White vs Red RussiansBoth sides claim victory
19219 JanAction of 9 JanuaryRussiaFrenchBolshevik Russians
Turkish War of Independence8 FebAction of 8 FebruaryTurks (Alemdar)French (C-27)C-27 is damaged and retreats
1922Irish Civil War29 MarchCapture of the UpnorIrish Republican Army (Warrior)British (Upnor)Upnor, which is carrying weapons, is captured[7]
1932Chaco War22 DecBattle of Bahía NegraParaguayInconclusive: Paraguayans (Tacuary) vs Bolivians
1933Colombia-Peru War14-15 FebBattle of TarapacáColombiaColombiansPeruviansColombians bombard Peruvian river defenses
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1936Spanish Civil War5 AugConvoy de la VictoriaSpainSpanish NationalistsSpanish Republicans (Alcalá Galiano)Republicans fail to stop Nationalist convoy
8 AugAction of 8 AugustSpanish Nationalists (Almirante Cervera)British (Blue Shadow)Blue Shadow is sunk
16 Aug—12 SepBattle of MajorcaSpainSpanish NationalistsSpanish RepublicansRepublican amphibious assault fails
19 Sep—OctSpanish Guinea uprisingEquatorial GuineaRepublican prison ship is sunk
29 SepBattle of Cape EspartelMoroccoSpanish Republicans (Almirante Ferrándiz)Almirante Ferrándiz is sunk
14 DecAction of 14 DecemberAlgeriaSpanish Nationalists (Canarias)Soviets (Komsomol)Komsomol is sunk off Oran
193710 JanAction of 10 JanuarySpainSpanish Nationalists (Velasco)Soviets (Smidovich)Smidovich is captured
5 MarchBattle of Cape MachichacoSpanish Nationalists (Canarias)Spanish Republicans and Basques
28 MarchAction of 28 MarchGibraltarSpanish Nationalists (Uad Kert)Greeks (Gardelaki)Gardelaki is captured
2 AprilAction of 2 AprilSpanish Nationalists (Baleares)Greeks (Poli)Poli is sunk
4 AprilAction of 4 AprilSpanish Nationalists (Huelva)Panamanians (Janu)Janu is captured
5 AprilAction of 5 AprilGibraltarSpanish Nationalists (Maria Teresa)Greeks (Nagos)Nagos is captured
6 AprilAction of 6 AprilSpainSpanish Nationalists (Galerna)Panamanians (Andra)Andra is sunk
16 AprilAction of 16 AprilSpanish Nationalists (Almirante Cervera)Panamanians (Hordena)Hordena is captured
24 MayAttack on the BarlettaSpainSpanish RepublicansItalians (Barletta)Barletta is bombed; six Italian sailors are killed
Attack on the AlbatrosGermans (Albatros)No casualties
29 MayDeutschland incidentSpanish Republicans and SovietsGermans (Deutschland)Thirty-one aboard the Deutschland are killed and 74 are injured
31 MayBombardment of AlmeríaGermans (Admiral Scheer)Spanish RepublicansRetaliation for attack on Admiral Scheer
7 JulyAction of 7 JulySpanish Nationalists (Almirante Cervera)French (Liberte)Liberte is captured
14 JulyAction of 14 JulySpanish Nationalists (Almirante Cervera and Galerna)British (Molton and Royal Oak)Molton seized off Santander
Second Sino-Japanese War7 Aug—25 SepBattle of ShanghaiChinaJapaneseChineseIn the Yangtze River; Japanese capture Shanghai[8]
Spanish Civil War15 AugAction of 15 AugustTunisiaItalians (Freccia)Panamanians (George W. McKnight)George W. McKnight is disabled
11 AugAction of 11 August 1937TunisiaItalians (Saetta)Spanish Republicans (Campeador)Campeador is sunk
31 AugAction of 31 AugustAlgeriaItalians (Turbine)Soviets (Timiryazev)Timiryazev is sunk
1 SepAction of 1 SeptemberSpainItalians (Diaspro)British (Woodford)Woodford is sunk
3 SepAction of 3 SeptemberGreeceItalians (Luigi Settembrini)Soviets (Blagoev)Blagoev is sunk
7 SepBattle of Cape CherchellAlgeriaSpanish Nationalists (Baleares)Spanish Republicans under Buiza
12 DecAction of 12 DecemberGibraltarSpanish Nationalists (Lazaro)French (Sydney)Sydney is captured
Second Sino-Japanese War USS Panay incidentChinaJapanese under Murata and OkumiyaAmericans (Panay)Panay sunk
Spanish Civil War21 DecAction of 21 SeptemberGibraltarSpanish Nationalists (Mallorca)French (Francois)Francois is captured
193821 JanSinking of the EndymionSpainSpanish Nationalists (General Sanjurjo)British (Endymion)Endymion is sunk
Capture of the PomaronGibraltarSpanish Nationalists (Vincente Puchol)Estonians (Pomaron)Pomaron captured
22 JanAction of 22 JanuarySpanish Nationalists (Mallorca)Estonians (Juss)Juss is captured
5-6 MarchBattle of Cape PalosSpainSpanish Republicans under GonzálezSpanish Nationalists (Baleares)
19 MarchAction of 19 MarchGibraltarSpanish NationalistsSoviets (Lensovet)Lensovet is captured
30 MarchSinking of the LenaSpanish Nationalists (General Mola)Greeks (Lena)
Capture of the AlixGibraltarSpanish Nationalists (Huevla)Norwegians (Alix)Alix is captured
19 MayAction of 19 MayItalySpanish Nationalists (Canarias)Greeks (Ellinico Vuono)Ellinico Vuono is captured
26 MayCapture of the StepanovSoviets (Skvortzov Stepanov)Skvortzov Stepanov is captured
Capture of the JanSpanish Nationalists (Iñasi)Danish (Jan)Jan is captured
30 MayAction of 30 MaySpanish NationalistsPanamanians (Wintonia)Wintonia is captured
31 MayAction of 31 MaySpanish Nationalists (Vicente Puchol)Soviets (Potishev)Potishev is captured
Second Sino-Japanese War11 June—28 OctBattle of WuhanChinaJapaneseChineseJapanese capture Wuhan
Spanish Civil War21 JulyAction of 21 JulyGibraltarSpanish NationalistsNorwegians (Skulda)Skulda is captured
17 OctAction of 17 OctoberSpanish Nationalists (Vulcano)Soviets (Katayama)Katayama is captured
23 OctAction of 23 OctoberSpanish Nationalists (Almirante Cervera)Soviets (Tsyurupa)Tsyurupa is captured
2 NovAction of 2 NovemberSpanish Nationalists (Vulcano)Soviets (Max Hoels)Max Hoels is captured
9 NovAction of 9 NovemberGibraltarSpanish NationalistsGreeks (Nicolau Eleni)Nicolau Eleni is captured
11 NovCapture of the VictoriaSpanish Nationalists (Mar Cantábrico)Greeks (Victoria)Victoria is captured
Sinking of the HannaSpainSpanish Nationalists (General Mola)Dutch (Hanna)Hanna is sunk
19 NovAction of 19 NovemberGibraltarSpanish NationalistsLatvians (Everards)Everards is captured
193915 JanAction of 15 JanuarySpanish Nationalists (Dato)French (Aunis)Aunis is captured
28 JanAction of 28 JanuarySpainSpanish Nationalists (Mar Negro)British (Lake Lugano)Lake Lugano is sunk
Italian Invasion of Albania7 AprilBattle of DurrësAlbaniaItalians under SportielloAlbanians under Ulqinaku
World War II1 SepBattle of Danzig BayPolandGermansPolish
1-3 SepBattle of HelGermans under EberhardtPolish under SteyerAll Polish ships are sunk or captured
1-25 SepWorek PlanInconclusive: Polish under Mohuczy vs Germans under Albrecht
3 Sep 1939—8 May 1945Battle of the AtlanticAlliesGermans and Italians
Winter War1 DecBattle of RussaröFinlandFinnishSoviets (Kirov, Stremitelny and Smetlivy)Finnish coastal guns damage Soviet warships, forcing their retreat
World War II13 DecBattle of the River PlateUruguayBritish and New Zealanders under HarwoodGermans under Langsdorff (Admiral Graf Spee)Admiral Graf Spee is damaged and later scuttled
Winter War14 DecBattle of UtöFinlandFinnishSovietsFinnish repel Soviets from attacking a lighthouse
18 DecBattle of the Beryozovye IslandsRussiaSoviets (Marat and Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya) vs FinnishFinnish coastal defenses at key forts
World War IIBattle of the Heligoland BightGermanyGermans under SchumacherBritish
19408 AprilAction of 8 April 1940NorwayGermans (Admiral Hipper)British (Glowworm)Glowworm is sunk
9 AprilPreceding Battle of NarvikGermansNorwegians (Norge and Eidsvold)Norwegian coastal defense ships are sunk
Battle of Drøbak SoundNorwegiansGermans (Blücher)Blücher is sunk near Oscarsborg Fortress
Action off LofotenGermans under Lütjens (Scharnhorst and Gneisenau) vs British under Whitworth (Renown)No ship is lost and only suffers minimal damage; first engagement between capital ships of the war
Battle of Horten HarbourGermans under Strelow and Wilcke (Emden)NorwegiansNorwegian minesweepers attempt to defend the naval base in Horten but fail
Battle of KristiansandGermans (Karlsruhe and Seattle)Germans successfully take Odderøya Fortress
Capture of ArendalGermans (Greif)Norwegians under Holthe (Jo)Germans take Arendal in a bloodless engagement
10 AprilFirst Battle of NarvikBritishGermansTwo German destroyers and a flotilla of merchant ships are destroyed
Sinking of the Rio de JaneiroPolish (Orzel)Germans (Rio de Janeiro)Rio de Janeiro is sunk
13 AprilSecond Battle of NarvikBritish under Whitworth (Warspite)Germans under BeyAll remaining German destroyers in Narvik are sunk
26 May—4 JuneDunkirk evacuationFranceAllies (British, French, Polish, Dutch, & Belgians)GermansMore than 338,000 Allied soldiers are evacuated
8 JuneOperation JunoNorwayGermans under Marschall (Scharnhorst and Gneisenau)British under D'Oyly-Hughes (Glorious)Glorious and to destroyers are sunk
10-25 JuneItalian invasion of FranceFrance/ItalyItaliansFrenchItalian occupied zone is created in southern France
14-15 JuneConvoy HX 47Germans under DönitzBritishTwo British merchant ships are sunk
21-22 JuneConvoy HX 49Three British merchant ships are sunk
28 JuneBattle of the Espero ConvoyGreeceBritish & Australians under Tovey (Orion) vs Italians under Baroni (Espero)
3 JulyAttack on Mers-el-KebirAlgeriaBritish under SomervilleVichy French under DarlanControversial attack on neutral French fleets
3-6 JulyConvoy OA 178GermansBritishBritish merchant ships are sunk or damaged in the English Channel
9 JulyBattle of CalabriaItalyBritish and Australians vs Italians
19 JulyBattle of Cape SpadaBritish & Australians under Collins (Sydney)Italians under Casardi (Bartolomeo Colleoni)Off Crete
15 AugSinking of the ElliGreeceItalians (Delfino)Greeks (Elli)Elli is sunk
24-27 AugConvoy HX 65Germans under DönitzCanadians & BritishEight Allied ships sunk - first Canadian action of the war
3-5 SepConvoy FS 271GermansBritishFive British merchant ships are sunk
6-9 SepConvoy SC 2GermansCanadians and BritishThree Allied merchant ships are sunk
20-22 SepConvoy HX 72United KingdomGermansBritishEleven British ships sunk in the North Atlantic
23-25 SepBattle of DakarSenegalVichy FrenchBritish, Free French and AustraliansVichy French fight off Allied landing at Dakar
12 OctBattle of Cape PasseroItalyBritish under McCarthy (Ajax and York)ItaliansThree Italian destroyers are sunk
16-19 OctConvoy SC 7United KingdomGermans under DönitzBritish under Mackinnon20 ships sunk in North Atlantic
19-20 OctConvoy HX 79BritishTwelve ships sunk in North Atlantic
20-21 OctAttack on Convoy BN 7EritreaAllies (British, Indians, Australians, & New Zealanders) under Rivett-CarnacItalians under BorsiniOne Italian destroyer is sunk
4-11 NovOperation MB8British under Cunningham and LysterItalians under Campioni
5 NovConvoy HX 84Germans under KranckeBritish under FegenFive ships sunk in North Atlantic
9 NovBattle of GabonGabonFree Frenchunder d'Argenlieu (Savorgnan de Brazza)Vichy French (Bougainville)Bougainville is sunk
11-12 NovBattle of TarantoItalyBritish under Cunningham and LysterItalins under CampioniAir attack on Italians anchored at Taranto, inspiring the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
12 NovBattle of the Strait of OtrantoBritish and AustraliansItaliansItalian convey is destroyed
prelude to Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine25 NovPatria disasterMandatory PalestineHaganahBritishHaganah sinks a British ship intended to deport Jews killing over 200 Jewish refugees plus 50 crew and British soldiers.
World War II27 NovBattle of Cape SpartiventoItalyBritish under Somerville and Holland vs Italians under Campioni and Iachino
30 Nov—27 DecOperation NordseetourGermans under Meisel (Admiral Hipper)BritishTwo British ships are damaged and one is sunk in the North Atlantic
1-3 DecConvoy HX 90United KingdomGermans and Italians under DönitzBritish and CanadiansEleven ships sunk in North Atlantic
6–8 Dec and 27 DecGerman attacks on NauruNauruGermans under EyssenAustralians, British and NorwegiansGermans destroy Allied merchant ships off Nauru
194110-11 JanOperation ExcessItalyBritish and AustraliansItalians and GermansRoyal Navy engages maritime strike Luftwaffe
12 Jan—2 FebConvoy SC 19Germans under DönitzBritish & CanadiansFour Allied merchant ships are sunk
17 JanBattle of Ko ChangThailandVichy FranceThailand
22 Jan—8 FebConvoy SC 20Germans under DönitzBritish & CanadiansFive Allied merchant ships are sunk
22 Jan—22 MarchOperation BerlinGermans under Lütjens (Scharnhorst and Gneisenau)British under ToveyTwenty-two British merchant ships are sunk or captured
30 Jan—18 FebConvoy HX 106Germans under Lütjens and Dönitz (Scharnhorst and Gneisenau)British & CanadiansTwo British merchant ships are sunk
31 JanAttack on Convoy AN 14GreeceItalians under MimbelliAllies (British, Australians, & Greeks) under PackerAllied merchant ship disabled
8-11 FebConvoy HG 53GermansBritishNine ships sunk and one German Fw 200 Condor shot down
25-28 FebOperation AbstentionGreeceItalians under Biancheri and MimbelliBritish under CunninghamBritish are prevented from landing on Italian-occupied Kastelorizo
27 FebAction of 27 FebruaryMaldivesNew Zealanders (Leander)Italians (Ramb I)Ramb I is sunk
2-8 MarchConvoy OB 293United KingdomBritishGermans under DönitzThree ships and two U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
4 MarchOperation ClaymoreNorwayBritish and NorwegiansGermansBritish raid a fish oil plant in occupied Norway, sinking several German merchant ships
15-17 MarchConvoy HX 112United KingdomBritish & CanadiansGermans under DönitzU-boats attack Allied convoy; Allies suffer minimal losses and sink two U-boats
26 MarchRaid on Souda BayGreeceItalians under FaggioniBritish (York) Norwegians (Pericles) under PortalYork and Pericles are sunk
27-29 MarchBattle of Cape MatapanBritish & Australians under CunninghamItalians under Iachino
2-5 AprilConvoy SC 26Germans under DönitzBritishTen ships sunk and one U-boat destroyed in North Atlantic
4 AprilAction of 4 AprilCape VerdeGermans under Kähler (Thor)British (Voltair)Voltair sunk
6-18 AprilInvasion of YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaGermans, Italians, & HungariansYugoslavsYugoslav Fleet attempts to repel Axis air attacks and river operations, most Yugoslav ships are sunk or captured.
6 AprilAction of 6 AprilEritreaBritish (Capetown) vs Italians (MAS-213)Capetown is damaged
16 AprilBattle of the Tarigo ConvoyTunisiaBritish under Mack (Mohawk)Italians under Cristofaro (Duisburg, Lampo, Luca Tarigo and Baleno)Duisburg, Lampo, Luca Tarigo, Baleno and Mohawk are sunk
7-10 MayConvoy OB 318IcelandBritishGermans under DönitzSeven ships sunk and one U-boat captured in North Atlantic
8 MayAction of 8 MaySeychellesBritish (Cornwall)Germans under Krüder (Pinguin)Pinguin is sunk
10-28 MayConvoy HX 126Germans under DönitzBritishNine merchant ships sunk
21 May—1 JuneBattle of CreteGreeceGermans & ItaliansBritish & AustraliansRoyal Navy loses three cruisers and six destroyers to Axis air attacks; Axis occupies Crete and establishes Fortress Crete
24 MayBattle of the Denmark StraitDenmarkGermans (Bismarck and Prinz Eugen)British (Hood and Prince of Wales)Hood is sunk
24–27 MayBismarck ChaseFranceBritish and Polish under ToveyGermans under Lütjens (Bismarck)Bismarck is sunk
9 JuneBattle of the Litani RiverLebanonAustralians & BritishVichy FrenchVichy French are chased away by Allied ships
16 June—3 JulyConvoy HX 133Germans under DönitzBritish & CanadiansSix Allied merchant ships sunk
18 June—12 JulyConvoy SL 78Norwegians & BritishGermansFour German U-boats sink eight Allied merchant ships
22 June—3 AugGulf of Riga campaignLatviaGermans under SchmuntSoviets under TributsSeries of light engagements between German and Soviet ships, results in German control of the Gulf of Riga
22 June 1941—27 Dec 1942Western Black Sea raidsRomania/BulgariaAxis (Germans, Romanians, & Bulgarians) under MacellariuSoviets under OktyabrskiySeries of raids conducted by the Soviets along Romanian and Bulgarian coasts fails to disrupt Axis shipping
26 JuneRaid on ConstanțaRomaniaRomanians and GermansSoviets are successfully repelled by Romanian destroyers
Action of 26 JuneRomaniansSovietsOne Soviet gunboat captured and damaged
9 JulyAction of 9 JulyOff Mangalia
13-14 JulyOperation MünchenMoldova/UkraineRomanians & Germans (air support) under Macellariu (Mihail Kogălniceanu)Soviets under Oktyabrskiy
13-28 JulyOperation SubstanceBritish & Australians under Somerville (Force H)ItaliansItalians attack British convoy while en route to Malta
19 July—1 AugConvoy OG 69Germans and Italians under DönitzBritishSubmarines inflict heavy casualties on British convoy
Ecuadorian-Peruvian War25 JulyBattle of GuayaquilEcuadorIndecisive: Ecuadorians (Abdón Calderón) vs Peruvians (Almirante Villar)Almirante Villar is damaged and forced to retreat
World War II26 JulyBattle of BengtskärFinlandFinnishSovietsFinnish gunboats sink a Soviet patrol boat during an attempted invasion of Bengtskär
10-15 AugConvoy HG 70BritishGermans and Italians under DönitzMinimal losses on both sides
13-25 AugConvoy OG 71Germans under DönitzBritish and NorwegiansTen ships sunk in North Atlantic
25 AugBattle of KhuzestanIranBritish and AustraliansIranians (Babr and Palang)Babr and Palang are sunk
27 AugCapture of U-570IcelandBritish and CanadiansGermans (U-570)Allies capture U-570
27-31 AugSoviet evacuation of TallinnEstoniaGermans and FinnishSoviets under Tributs
9-11 SepConvoy SC 42Germans under DönitzBritish and CanadiansFourteen ships and two U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
17 Sep—1 OctConvoy HG 73BritishNine ships sunk in North Atlantic
27 SepOperation HalberdItalyBritish under SomervilleItalians under Iachino
27-28 SepAction in Tarrafal BayCape VerdeInconclusive: British vs Germany under Dönitz
14-18 OctConvoy SC 48Germans under DönitzBritish and CanadiansEleven ships sunk in North Atlantic
22 Oct—5 NovConvoy HX 156British and AmericansGermans under Dönitz
30 Oct 1941—4 July 1942Siege of SevastopolUkraineItalians, Germans (air support), & Romanians (air support)Soviets under Oktyabrskiy and LevchenkoSoviet Black Sea Fleet fails to defend Sevastopol from Axis
6 NovSinking of UraletsAutonomous Republic of CrimeaRomanians (Delfinul)Soviets (Uralets)Uralets sunk
8-9 NovBattle of the Duisburg ConvoyItalyBritish under AgnewItalians under BrivonesiItalian convoy destroyed
19 NovSinking of HMAS SydneyAustraliaInconclusive: Australians under Burnett (Sydney) vs Germans under Detmers (Kormoran)Sydney and Kormoran destroy each other in a single ship action off Western Australia; Sydney is lost with all hands
6 DecAction of 6 DecemberBulgariaBulgarians (Chernomorets and Belomorets)Soviets (Shch-204)
7 DecPearl HarborUnited StatesJapanese under Yamamoto and NagumoAmericans under Kimmel and ShortStarted the Pacific War; Japanese launch surprise raid on American naval base, forcing United States to enter World War II
8-23 DecBattle of Wake IslandUnited StatesJapaneseAmericansAmerican coastal and air defenses at Wake Island hold off Japanese invasion for 15 days
8-25 DecBattle of Hong KongHong KongJapanese under NiimiBritish & IndiansJapanese occupy Hong Kong
10 DecSinking of Prince of Wales and RepulseMalaysiaJapaneseBritish (Prince of Wales and Repulse)Prince of Wales and Repulse are sunk by Japanese air attack in the South China Sea
13 DecBattle of Cape BonTunisiaBritish and DutchItalians under Toscano
16 Dec 1941—March 1942Battle of BorneoIndonesiaJapaneseBritish and DutchJapanese occupy British and Dutch Borneo
17 DecFirst Battle of SirteLibyaIndecisive: British under Cunningham vs Italians under Iachino
Battle of JibrieniRomaniaRomanians, Bulgarians, & HungariansSovietsSoviets lose a submarine
19 DecRaid on AlexandriaEgyptItalians under BorgheseBritish under MorganIn Alexandria Harbor
19-23 DecConvoy HG 76BritishGermans under DönitzFour ships sunk and five U-boats destroyed
194212 JanAction of 12 JanuaryIndonesiaJapanese (Yamakaze)Dutch (Prins van Oranje)Minelayer Prins van Oranje is intercepted and sunk
14 JanOperation PostmasterEquatorial GuineaBritish under March-PhillippsGermans and ItaliansAllies capture three Axis merchant ships in Santa Isabel
17 JanAction of 17 January 1942PhilippinesFilipinos (Abra & Luzon)JapanesePhilippine torpedo boats Abra & Luzon are attacked by nine Japanese dive bombers, attack is repelled, damaging and shooting down three aircraft[9]
23-25 JanBattle of BalikpapanIndonesiaJapaneseAmericans and DutchSeveral Japanese ships are sunk but the Allies fail to stop them from occupying Balikpapan
26-27 JanBattle off EndauMalaysiaJapanese under HashimotoAustralians (Vampire)Vampire is sunk
30 Jan—3 FebBattle of AmbonIndonesiaJapanese under Takagi and Itō (W-9)Americans, Australians, & Dutch (Heron)Japanese invade Ambon Island; W-9 is sunk and Heron is damaged but survives. Dutch and Australian prisoners of war of massacred.
30 Jan—15 FebConvoy SC 67British, Canadians, & NorwegiansGermans under Dönitz
1 FebMarshalls-Gilberts raidsMarshall Islands/KiribatiAmericans, Gilbertese and Elliceans under Halsey and FletcherJapanese under Inoue and GotōJapanese bases endure minor damage
4 FebBattle of Makassar StraitIndonesiaJapanese under TsukaharaAmericans and Dutch under Doorman
11-13 FebChannel DashGermans under CiliaxBritish under RamsayMajor Kriegsmarine surface units escape from occupied France to Germany; British attempt to intercept with disastrous results
13 FebBattle of PalembangIndonesiaJapaneseBritish (Li Wo)Li Wo sinks a Japanese transport, but is later sunk herself
16 FebAttack on ArubaArubaGermans and Italians under HartensteinDutch and Americans under AndrewsSeveral German U-boats sink several Allied oil tankers in coordinated attack
16 Feb—23 MarchOperation NeulandGermans and Italians under Dönitz and PolacchiniAmericans under HooverIn the Caribbean Sea
18-20 FebBattle of Badung StraitIndonesiaJapaneseAmericans, British and Dutch under DoormanAllies lose a destroyer
19 FebBombing of DarwinAustraliaJapanese under Nagumo and FuchidaAustralians and AmericansJapanese attack Australia
21-25 FebConvoy ON 67Germans under DönitzAmericans and CanadiansEight ships sunk in North Atlantic
27 FebBattle of the Java SeaIndonesiaJapanese under TakagiAllies (Americans, British, Australians, & Dutch) under Doorman
Sinking of the LangleyJapaneseAmericans (Langley)Langley is severely damaged and forced to be scuttled.
28 Feb—1 MarchBattle of Sunda StraitAmericans, Australians, & Dutch under Waller and Rooks (Houston, Perth and Evertsen)Continuation of the Battle of the Java Sea; Houston and Perth are sunk
1 MarchSecond Battle of the Java SeaJapanese under Takagi and TakahashiBritish and Americans under Gordon (Exeter, Encounter and Pope)Continuation of the Battle of the Java Sea; Exeter, Encounter and Pope are sunk
Battle of the Bali StraitJapanese vs AmericansContinuation of the Battle of the Java Sea; four surviving American destroyers skirmish with the Japanese, but escape to Australia
3 MarchScuttling of USS PerchJapaneseAmericans (Perch)Perch is damaged and scuttled; crew is later captured
4 MarchLast Stand of HMAS YarraAustralians (Yarra)While escorting a small convoy, Yarra is intercepted by Japanese and sunk
6-13 MarchOperation SportpalastNorwayGermans under Ciliax (Tirpitz) vs British under ToveyGermans and British fail to locate each other, neutralizing threat of altercation
22 MarchSecond Battle of SirteLibyaBritish under VianItalians under IachinoItalians fail to sink British cargo ships; delay of the convoy led to the loss of four freighters by air attack
27 MarchAction of 27 MarchUnited StatesGermans under Hardegen (U-123)Americans (Atik)Atik is sunk
28 MarchSt Nazaire RaidFranceBritish under Ryder and Beattie (Campbelltown)Germans under Mecke, Schulz and SohlerBritish crash into Normandie dry dock, rending it useless for the rest of the war
28-29 MarchConvoy PQ 13GermansBritish, Soviets, & Polish (Trinidad)Trinidad is damaged
31 March—1 AprilBattle of Christmas IslandAustraliaJapanese under Nishimura (Naka)Americans (Seawolf) & BritishNaka is damaged; Japan invades and occupies Christmas Island
31 March—10 AprilIndian Ocean RaidSri LankaJapanese under Nagumo and FuchidaBritish & Canadians (air support) under SomervilleJapanese attack Ceylon
8 AprilAction off CebuPhilippinesInconclusive: Americans vs JapaneseAmerican torpedo boats PT-34 & PT-41 engage and torpedo the Japanese cruiser Kuma, but torpedoes fail to explode.[10]
14 AprilConvoy OG 82PortugalBritishGermans under DönitzOne U-boat sunk
19 AprilBombardment of CuraçaoCuraçaoDutchGermans under Kals (U-130)Germans attempt to shell Dutch oil refinery on Curaçao; U-130is engaged by Dutch shore batteries, but escapes
3-4 MayInvasion of TulagiSolomon IslandsJapanese under Yamamoto, Inoue, Gotō and ShimaAmericans & Australians (air support) under Fletcher (Yorktown)Allies sink several small warships but fail to prevent the capture of Tulagi
5 May—6 NovBattle of MadagascarMadagascarAllies (British, Australians, Dutch, & Polish) under Sturges and SyfretVichy French & JapaneseAllies engage Vichy French and Japanese warships before securing the island for Free French
6-21 MayConvoy ON 92Germans under DönitzAmericans & CanadiansAllied convoy sustains heavy casualties
8 MayBattle of the Coral SeaPapua New Guinea/Solomon IslandsMixed results: Tactical victory for Japanese (Sōhō and Shōkaku); strategic victory for Americans & Australians (Lexington and Yorktown)Japanese invasion convoy turned back by US carrier aircraft; first carrier battle in history.
22-27 MayAction of 22 MayItalians (Barbarigo)Brazilians (Comandante Lyra)Comandante Lyra is sunk, causing Brazilian Navy B-25s to give chase for five days, but eludes destruction
31 May—8 JuneAttack on Sydney HarbourAustraliaJapanese under Sasaki vs Allies (Australians, Americans, British, Dutch, & Indians) under Muirhead-Gould (Kuttabul)Kuttabul is sunk
May 1942—Nov 1944Battle of the St. LawrenceCanadaCanadians & British under Nelles and MurrayGermans under DönitzGerman U-Boats campaign in Gulf of St. Lawrence
4–5 JuneBattle of MidwayUnited StatesAmericans under Nimitz, Fletcher and SpruanceJapanese under Yamamoto, Kondō, Nagumo and YamaguchiAmericas sink four Japanese carriers and one heavy cruiser
6 JuneAction of 6 JuneBrazilGermans (Stier)Americans (Stanvac Calcutta)Stanvac Calcutta is sunk
8 JuneShelling of NewcastleAustraliaJapanese (I-21) vs AustraliansJapanese shell Newcastle, but do no damage; I-21 escapes
12-15 JuneOperation VigorousItalians under IachinoBritish, Polish, & Greek (air support) under VianSix ships sunk from convoy to Malta
14-15 JuneOperation HarpoonGermans & Italians under da ZaraBritish & Australians under Curteis and Hardy
14-17 JuneConvoy HG 84Inconclusive: Germans under Dönitz vs British under Hudson and WalkerFive British merchant ships are sunk
2-4 JulyConvoy PQ 17Germans under Raeder, Dönitz and StumpffAllies (British, Americans, Free French, & Soviets) under Tovey, Pound, Hamilton, Broome and Dowding24 ships sunk from Arctic convoy to Soviet Union
5 JulyAction of 5 JulyUnited StatesAmericans (Growler)Japanese (Arare)Arare is sunk
5-8 JulyConvoy QS-15CanadaGermans (U-132)CanadiansThree merchant ships are sunk
8-10 JulyBattle of SomeriFinlandFinnish and GermansSoviets under LevechenkoSoviet gunboats engaged and sunk
17-31 JulyConvoy ON 113Germans under DönitzBritish & CanadiansFive Allied merchant ships are sunk
24 July—8 AugConvoy ON 115GermansBritish & CanadiansThree Allied merchant ships and one German U-boat are sunk
3 AugAttack on the DureenbeeAustraliaJapanese (I-175)Australians (Dureenbee)Dureenbee is damaged beyond repair
Action of 3 AugustFaroe IslandsBritish (Saracen)German (U-335)U-335 is sunk
5-10 AugConvoy SC 94Germans under DönitzCanadians, British, & PolishEleven ships and two U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
8 AugBattle of Savo IslandSolomon IslandsJapanese under MikawaAmericans & Australians under Turner and CrutchleyJapanese sink four cruisers escorting Guadalcanal invasion convoy
11–15 AugOperation PedestalGermans & Italians under da Zara and Kesselring vs British under Syfret and BurroughThirteen ships sunk from convoy to Malta
16–30 AugOperation WunderlandRussiaGermans under Schmundt and Meendsen-BohlkenSoviets under Golovko, Kacharava and BaluntsevGermans successfully raid Soviet shipping in the Kara Sea, sinking several ships
22–25 AugConvoy ON 122Germans under DönitzBritish & NorwegiansGerman U-boats inflict casualties on Allied convoy, demonstrated importance of radar
24 AugBattle of the Eastern SolomonsSolomon IslandsAmericans under Fletcher and KinkaidJapanese under Kondō, Nagumo, Abe, Hara and Mikawa (Ryujo)Ryujo sunk while attacking Guadalcanal
27-28 AugConvoys SG-6/LN-6CanadaGermans under DönitzAmericans & CanadiansTwo German submarines sink two Allied merchant ships.
2–21 SepOperation OratorAllies (British, Norwegians, Soviets, & Free French) under HoppsGermans under CarlsAllies defend Convoy PQ 18 from German attacks, losing 13 merchant ships to Germany's loss of four U-boats; majority of convoy makes it to Arkhangelsk
4 Sep—2 NovBattle of Bell IslandCanadaIndecisive: Germans vs CanadiansTwo German submarines sink four Canadian ore ships off Newfoundland with heavy casualties
6-10 SepConvoy QS-33CanadaGermans under DönitzCanadiansTwo German submarines sink four Allied merchant ships and one Canadian armed yacht
10-14 SepConvoy ON 127CanadaGermansCanadians & BritishSeven ships sunk in North Atlantic
12-16 SepConvoy SQ-36CanadaGermansCanadians & BritishTwo German submarines sink three Allied merchant ships
12-16 SepConvoy TAG 5CanadaGermans under Dönitz and KrechAmericans & CanadiansTwo ships sunk in Caribbean Sea
12-24 SepLaconia IncidentUnited KingdomBritish, Polish, & Americans under Sharp and Richardson (Laconia)Germans, Italians, & Vichy French under Hartenstein and Würdemann (U-156)Laconia sunk by U-156; Axis submarines and warships attempt to rescue survivors before being attacked by American aircraft, and forced to call off rescue efforts. This resulted in the issuance of the Laconia Order, which forbade the Kriegsmarine from rescuing Allied survivors.
12–28 SepConvoy SC 100GreenlandGermans under DönitzAllies (Americans, British, Canadians, & Polish)Five Allied merchant ships are sunk
13-14 SepOperation AgreementLibyaGermans under LombardiAmericansFive Allied ships sunk; one German U-boat sunk and five damaged off Tobruk
13–26 SepConvoy QP 14Germans under DönitzBritish under DowdingGermans sink five Allied ships; Allies sink one U-boat and damage five
27 SepAction of 27 SeptemberSurinameInconclusive: Germans (Stier) vs Americans (Stephen Hopkins)Both ships sink each other
1 OctBattle of Cape BurnasRomaniaRomanians & Germans (air support)SovietsRomanian gunboats engage and sink Soviet submarine after it sank a German transport
12 OctBattle of Cape EsperanceSolomon IslandsAmericans under ScottJapanese under Gotō and JōjimaAmericans intercept Japanese approaching Guadalcanal
12-16 OctConvoy SC 104Germans under DönitzBritishEight ships and two U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
22 OctBattle of Sukho IslandRussiaSovietsGermans, Italians, & Finnish (air support)Germany attempts amphibious invasion of Sukho, but are repelled
26 OctBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsSolomon IslandsJapanese under Kondō, Nagumo, Abe, KakutaAmericans under Halsey, Kinkaid, Murray and Mason (Hornet)Hornet is sunk in aircraft carrier battle
26-29 OctConvoy HX 212Germans under DönitzAmericans, British, & CanadiansSix ships sunk in North Atlantic
27-31 OctConvoy SL 125GermansBritish, New Zealanders, & Free FrenchEleven ships sunk decoying U-boats away from Operation Torch
1-4 NovConvoy SC 107Germans under DönitzBritish, Canadians, & AmericansFifteen ships and one U-boat sunk in North Atlantic
2-8 NovConvoy TAG 18Germans under Dönitz, Lassen and WittAmericansSix Allied ships sunk in Caribbean Sea
6-11 NovConvoy TAG 19Germans under Dönitz and StaatsAmericans & BritishTwo ships sunk in Caribbean Sea
8 NovNaval Battle of CasablancaMoroccoAmericans under HewittVichy France and Germany under Michelier and KalsFrench fleet in harbour and shore batteries fail to defend Moroccan neutrality
11 NovAttack on the OndinaAustraliaJapanese (Hōkoku Maru and Aikoku Maru)Dutch and Indians (Ondina and Bengal)Allied oil tanker and its escort defend themselves against two Japanese merchant raiders, sinking one of them
12-15 NovNaval Battle of GuadalcanalSolomon IslandsAmericans under Halsey, Callaghan, Scott and LeeJapanese under Yamamoto, Abe, Kondō, Tanaka, Kakuta and MikawaLast offensive Japanese attempted in the Guadalcanal campaign; eleven transports and two battleships sunk and both sides incur heavy losses
15–18 NovConvoy ON 144Germans under DönitzAmericans, British, & NorwegiansGerman U-boats inflict high casualties upon an Allied convoy
30 NovBattle of TassafarongaSolomon IslandsJapanese under Tanaka, Sato and NakaharaAmericans under Wright, Tisdale, Cole and AbercrombieAmericans intercept Japanese destroyers resupplying Guadalcanal, but suffer heavy losses from torpedo attack
2 DecBattle of Skerki BankTunisiaBritish & Australians under HarcourtItalians & Germans under CocchiaAllied fleet intercepts Italian convoy and sinks all four transport ships and most of their escorting destroyers
11–31 DecConvoy ON 153Germans under DönitzBritish & CanadiansThree Allied merchant ships sunk
18 Dec 1942—June 1943Operation LilliputPapua New GuineaAustralians & AmericansJapaneseAustralians provides escort to New Guinea convoys, defends them from Japanese air attacks
26–30 DecConvoy ON 154Germans under DönitzBritish, Canadians, & Americans under Egerton and WindeyerFourteen ships and one U-boat sunk in North Atlantic
30 Dec 1942—3 Jan 1943Convoy JW 51BBritish & Dutch under Tovey, Sherbrooke and BurnettGermans under Dönitz, Kummetz and Stumpff
31 DecBattle of the Barents SeaNorwayBritish under Sherbrooke and Burnett (Convoy JW 51B)Germans under Kummetz
19433-12 JanConvoy TM 1GermansBritish & BelgiansSeven ships sunk in North Atlantic
14 Jan—18 FebOperation KeSolomon IslandsJapanese under Yamamoto and ImamuraAmericans, Australians, & New Zealanders under Halsey and PatchJapan withdraws from the Solomon Islands; Allied and Japanese fleets conduct final engagements of the Guadalcanal campaign
19-20 JanBattle off ZuwarahLibyaBritishItalians under Di BartoloBritish sink Italian minesweepers
23 Jan—3 FebConvoy SG-19GreenlandGermans (U-223)Americans (Dorchester)Dorchester is sunk with a loss of 674 out of 904 of her crew, the greatest American loss of life from a single ship in a convoy
28 JanShelling of Port GregoryAustraliaInconclusive: Japanese (I-165) vs AustraliansInconsequential attack on Port Gregory; there are no casualties
29 JanBattle of Rennell IslandSolomon IslandsJapaneseAmericans under Halsey (Chicago)Chicago is lost
4-7 FebConvoy SC 118Germans under DönitzAmericans, British, & Free FrenchEight ships and one U-boat sunk in North Atlantic
21-25 FebConvoy ON 166GermansAmericans, British, Canadians, & PolishEleven ships and two U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
2-4 MarchBattle of the Bismarck SeaPapua New GuineaAmericans & Australians (air support) under Whitehead and HewittJapanese under Mikawa and KimuraTwelve Japanese ships are sunk en route to New Guinea
6 MarchBattle of Blackett StraitSolomon IslandsAmericans under MerrillJapaneseAmericans intercept and sink two Japanese destroyers
6-10 MarchConvoy SC 121Germans under DönitzAmericans, British, & Canadians under Birnie and HeinemanSeven ships sunk in North Atlantic
10-11 MarchConvoy HX 228Inconclusive: Germans under Dönitz vs Allies (British, Polish, Free French, & Americans)Five ships and two U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
16-19 MarchConvoys HX 229/SC 122Germans under DönitzAllies (British, Americans, Canadians, & Belgians)22 ships and one U-boat sunk in largest North Atlantic U-boat wolfpack attack
25 March-10 AprilConvoy HX 231Inconclusive: Germans under Dönitz vs Allies (British, Norwegians, & Canadians)Eleven German U-boats sink six Allied merchant ships of 86 in a wolfpack attack; two U-boats are sunk and convoy reaches its destination
26 MarchBattle of the Komandorski IslandsRussiaAmericans under McMorrisJapanese under HosogayaAmericans intercept Japanese Aleutian Islands convoy
28 MarchConvoy RS 3SpainGermans under DönitzBritish & Americans (air support)Germans destroy Convoy RS 3
1–16 AprilOperation I-GoSolomon Islands/Papua New GuineaInconclusive: Japanese under Yamamoto and Kusaka vs Allies (Americans, Australians, & New Zealanders) under Halsey and MacArthurJapanese launch aerial counteroffensive against Allies in the Solomon Islands, sinking a small number of ships
16 AprilBattle of the Cigno ConvoyItalyItaliansBritishItalians fight off British attack
29 April—6 MayConvoy ONS 5British & Canadians (air support)Germans under DönitzTwelve ships and six U-boats sunk in last major North Atlantic U-boat wolfpack attack
30 April—1 MayConvoy TS 37Sierra LeoneGermans under Dönitz and Henke (U-515)British under Pegram and GillSeven Allied merchant ships
3-4 MayBattle of the Campobasso ConvoyTunisiaBritish under Holland-MartinItalians under MarottaBritish destroyers sink Italian transport and destroyer
9-13 MayConvoy HX 237Inconclusive: Germans under Dönitz vs Allies (British, Americans, Canadians, & Norwegians)Three Allied merchant ships and three German U-boats are sunk
11-13 MayConvoy SC 129PortugalBritishGermans under DönitzThree U-boats sunk
14 MayAttack on AHS CentaurAustraliaJapanese (I-177)Australians (Centaur)Japanese submarine sink Australian hospital ship with a heavy loss of life
15 MaySinking of U-176CubaCubansGermans (U-176)U-176 is sunk off Cuba
18-20 MayConvoy SC 130British & CanadiansGermans under DönitzThree U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
15-20 JuneConvoy GP55AustraliaJapanese (I-174)Australians & Americans (Portmar and LST-469)One Allied transport ship and one Allied LST are damaged
6 JulyBattle of Kula GulfSolomon IslandsInconclusive: Japanese under Akiyama and Americans under Ainsworth and Hayler
8-12 JulyConvoy FaithGermansBritish & Americans (air support)German aircraft attack Allied convoy, sinking two Allied troopships with heavy casualties
9 July-17 AugustAllied Invasion of SicilyItalyAmericans, British, Canadians, Australians, & IndiansItalians & GermansAllied amphibious assault on Sicily
10-12 JulyBattle of GelaItalyAmericans & BritishItalians & GermansAllies engage Italian coastal batteries during the Allied Invasion of Sicily
12-13 JulyBattle of KolombangaraSolomon IslandsJapanese under IsakiAmericans/New Zealanders under Ainsworth
17-18 JulyOperation ScyllaItalyItalians (Scipione Africano)BritishItalians repel attack by British torpedo boats, sinking one
31 JulyAction of 31 JulyBrazilAmericans and BraziliansGermans (U-199)U-199 is sunk off Rio de Janeiro
1 Aug 1943—4 Oct 1944Kara Sea U-boat campaignRussiaGermans vs SovietsGerman U-boats attempt to disrupt Soviet shipping in the Kara Sea
6-7 AugBattle of Vella GulfSolomon IslandsAmericans under MoosbruggerJapanese under SugiuraAmerican destroyers intercept the "Tokyo Express" and sink 3 Japanese destroyers
17-18 AugBattle off HoraniuSolomon IslandsJapanese under IjuinAmericans under RyanJapanese convoy evacuation succeeds
29 AugBattle of IsefjordDenmarkGermansDanish (Niels Juel)Niels Juel' is sunk while attempting to flee to Sweden
8 SepOperation ZitronellaNorwayGermans under Hüffmeier (Tirpitz and Scharnhorst)Free Norway under BredsdorffGermans destroy Norwegian coastal defenses in Svalbard
8 Sep-22 NovDodecanese campaignGreeceGermansItalians, British, Greeks, & Polish under CampioniGermans invade and occupy the Italian Dodecanese islands; Allied and Italian fleets take heavy losses
9 SepAction off BastiaFranceItalians under di CossatoGermansAll ships in the German auxiliary fleet were sunk
Battle of the Straits of BonifacioItaly/FranceGermansItalians (Roma)Main Italian fleet attempts to sail to Sardinia following Armistice; Roma is sunk by German aircraft with a Fritz X radio-controlled bomb
19-23 SepConvoys ONS 18/ON 202British & CanadiansGermans under DönitzGerman U-boats simultaneously attack two convoys but are defeated
28 Sep-12 OctConvoy SC 143British, Polish, & Canadians (air support)GermansAllies sink three U-boats after Germans attack the convoy
6 OctNaval Battle of Vella LavellaSolomon IslandsJapanese under IjuinAmericans under Walker
15-18 OctConvoys ONS 20/ON 206British & CanadiansGermans under DönitzOnly one Allied ship is lost during a large U-boat attack
22-23 OctBattle of Sept-ÎlesFranceGermans under KohlaufBritish
26-29 OctConvoy ON 207British & CanadiansGermans under DönitzThree U-boats sunk by a combination of air and naval support in the North Atlantic
27-31 OctConvoy SL 138/MKS 28BritishOne ship and one U-boat destroyed in North Atlantic
2 NovBattle of Empress Augusta BayPapua New GuineaAmericans under Merrill and BurkeJapanese unter Omori and Ijuin
6 NovAction off Cape BougarounAlgeriaGermansAmericans, British, & GreeksSeveral Allied ships are sunk by Germans
13 NovAction of 13 NovemberMalaysiaBritish under Wingfield (Taurus)Japanese (I-34)I-34 is sunk
18-21 NovConvoy SL 139/MKS 30British & Canadians (air support)Germans under DönitzOne ship and three U-boats sunk
24 Nov—5 DecConvoy SL 140/MKS 31British & AmericansGermansAllie sink six U-boats
26 NovBattle of Cape St. GeorgePapua New GuineaAmericans under BurkeJapanese under KagawaAmerican destroyers intercept the "Tokyo Express" and sink three Japanese destroyers
13 DecAction off SilbaCroatiaBritishCroatians (Zniam)Three British torpedo boats attack and permanently disable Zniam
20-30 DecConvoy JW 55BNorwayGermans (Scharnhorst) vs British, Canadians, & NorwegiansPrelude to the Battle of the North Cape
26 DecBattle of North CapeBritish, Canadians, & Norwegians under FraserGermans under Bey
26-27 DecOperation StonewallFrance SpainAllies - Americans, British, New Zealanders, Free French, Italians, Canadians (air support), Australians (air support), Brazilians (air support), & Czechoslovaks (air support) under LeathamGermans under DönitzAllied ships and aircraft sink three German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay
194411 JanAction of 11 JanuaryMalaysiaBritish under Bennington (Tally-Ho)Japanese (Kuma and Urunami)Tally-Ho sinks Kuma off Penang
12-27 JanConvoy JW 56AInconclusive: Germans vs British, Soviets, & NorwegiansGerman U-boats sink three ships and damage one escort but 12 ships arrived at their destination, making the journey a success
12 FebAction off VisakhapatnamIndiaIndians & AustraliansJapaneseIndian sloop HMIS Jumna and Australian corvettes HMAS Launceston & HMAS Ipswich sink Japanese submarine Ro-110 with depth charges.
14 FebAction of 14 FebruaryMalaysiaBritish under Bennington (Tally-Ho)Germans (UIT-23)Tally-Ho sinks UIT-23 off Penang
17 FebOperation HailstoneFederated States of MicronesiaAmericans under MitscherJapanese under KobayashiAllied fleet attacks former Japanese naval stronghold at Truk Lagoon; Japanese defenders lose many aircraft and merchant ships
29 FebBattle of IstCroatiaFree FrenchGermansFree French destroyers intercept German convoy and sink a corvette and freighter
1-16 MarchSecond Indian Ocean RaidInconclusive: Japanese under Sakonju (Tone) vs British under Somerville (Behar)Behar is sunk; the crew is later executed aboard Tone
29 MarchAction of 29 MarchColombiaColombians (Caldas)Germans (U-154)U-154 attacks a convoy but Caldas damages her
19 AprilAction of 19 AprilNorwayNorwegians (Ula)Germans (U-974)U-974 sunk
22 April—31 MayConvoy UGS-40Americans, British, & Free FrenchGermansGerman aircraft attack convoy in Mediterranean, but fail to score a single hit; Allies suffer no losses, while Germany loses 19 aircraft
26 AprilAction of 26 AprilFranceBritish & Canadians (Black Prince, Ashanti, Athabaskan, Haida and Huron)Germans (T24, T27 and T29)T29 is sunk
28 AprilBattle of Lyme BayEnglandGermans under KlugBritish and AmericansGerman E-boats raid Lyme Bay and sink two LSTs
6 MayAction of 6 MayCape VerdeAmericans (Block Island and Buckley)Germans (U-66)U-66 is sunk by aircraft from USS Block Island (CVE-21) and rammed by USS Buckley (DE-51)
13 MayAction of 13 MayPortugalAmericansJapanese (Ro-501)Ro-501 is sunk off the Azores
17 MayOperation TransomIndonesiaAllies (Americans, British, Australians, New Zealanders, Dutch, & Free FrenchJapaneseJoint Allied-carrier operations destroy Japanese oil refineries
4 JuneCapture of U-505Cape VerdeAmericans (Guadalcanal)Germans (U-505)U-505 is captured
6 JuneInvasion of NormandyFranceAllies - Americans, British, Canadians, Free French, Norwegians, Polish, Greeks, Dutch, Australians (air support), & Southern Rhodesians (air support) under RamsayGermansAllied fleets launch the largest amphibious invasion ever conducted in occupied France. Allied warships battle German coastal defenses and torpedo boats, losing several warships in the invasion.
Capture of U-744British and CanadiansGermans (U-744)U-744 is captured and later scuttled
9 JuneBattle of UshantFranceBritish, Canadians, & Polish (10th destroyer flotilla)Germans under von Bechtolsheim (8th destroyer flotilla)
19 JuneBattle of the Philippine SeaPhilippines/United StatesAmericans under Spruance and MitscherJapanese under Ozawa, Kurita, Takagi and KakutaUS invasion of Saipan initiates the largest aircraft carrier battle in history; this battle included the air conflict nicknamed The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
19-20 JuneBattle of Nerva IslandFinlandSovietsGermans (T30 and T31)Soviets repel German attack; T31 is sunk
24 JuneAction off Murter IslandCroatiaBritishGermans & Croatians (T7)T7 is damaged and beached off Murter Island
17 JulyAction of 17 JulyMalaysiaBritish under King (Telemachus)Japanese (I-166)I-166 is sunk off Penang
Operation MascotNorwayGermans under Junge (Tirpitz)British under MooreRoyal Navy launches carrier assault against Tirpitz, but fails
17 July—3 AugConvoy HX 300Allies (Americans, British, Canadians, & Norwegians)GermansLargest convoy of the war, despite German U-boat attacks, Allies successfully defend merchant ships with no losses.
12 AugAction of 12 August 1944SeychellesIndians & BritishGermansIndian sloop HMIS Godavari & British frigate HMS Findhorn sink German submarine U-198 with depth charges.
15 AugBattle of Port CrosFranceAmericans (Somers)Germans (UJ6081 and SG21)UJ6081 and SG21 sunk
15 Aug—14 SepOperation DragoonAllies - Americans, British, Canadians, Greeks, Free French, Australians (air support), & South Africans (air support) under HewittGermansCombined Allied fleet launches amphibious assault resulting in Germany's withdrawal from most of Southern France
18-19 AugConvoy Hi-71PhilippinesAmericans under DonahoJapanese (Taiyō)Americans attack Japanese convoy and sink nine ships and damage another three
7 SepShin'yo Maru IncidentAmericans (Paddle)Japanese (Shin'yo Maru)Americans sink Shin'yo Maru, killing 688 Allied POWs
15 SepOperation Tanne OstRussiaFinnishGermansGermans attempt to capture Suursaari Island from Finland, but are repelled. Starts the Lapland War.
1-8 OctBattle of TornioFinlandFinnishGermansFinnish gunboats engage German coastal batteries and cover troop landings.
6 OctAction of 6 OctoberIndonesiaDutch (Zwaardvisch)Germans (U-168)U-168 is sunk in the Java Sea
12-16 OctFormosa Air BattleTaiwanAmericans under Halsey and MitscherJapanese under Kusaka and FukudomeAmerican carrier-based aircraft and Japanese naval aircraft battle over Formosa
23 OctBattle of Maun IslandCroatiaGermansYugoslavsYugoslav Partisan Navy engages two German submarine chasers in a minor skirmish; Yugoslavs retreat after taking damage
23-26 OctBattle of Leyte GulfPhilippinesAmericans & Australians under Halsey, Kinkaid, Sprague, Oldendorf and CollinsJapanese under Kurita, Nishimura, Shima, Ozawa and SekiUS invasion of the Philippines produces a decisive battle with the Japanese fleet including four main actions – the Sibuyan Sea, Surigao Straits, off Samar and Cape Engano. First use of Kamikaze tactics by the Japanese.
1 NovBattle of Pag IslandCroatiaBritish under GilesGermansAllies sink a destroyer and two corvettes
9 Nov—21 DecBattle of Ormoc BayPhilippinesAmericans under MacArthurJapanese under YamashitaAmerican destroyers attack sink several Japanese destroyers and merchant ships
10 NovAction of 10 NovemberIndonesiaAmericans (Flounder)Germans (U-537)U-537 is sunk in the Java Sea
15-18 NovConvoy Hi-81Americans under Underwood and FluckeyJapanese (Shin'yō and Akitsu Maru)Shinyo and Akitsu Maru are sunk
24 DecConvoy WEP 3FranceBritish & Belgians (Léopoldville)Germans (U-486)Léopoldville is torpedoed and sunk with a loss of 819 lives
194510–20 JanSouth China Sea raidAmericans under Halsey and McCainJapanese under TerauchiJapanese shipping is disrupted in the South China Sea
27/28 JanAction of 28 JanuaryNorwayInconclusive: British under Dalrymple-Hamilton vs Germans
9 FebSinking of U-864British under LaundersGermans under Wolfram (U-864)
14 MarchSinking of U-174CanadaSouth Africans (Natal)Germans (U-174)U-174 is sunk; no survivors
18 MarchBattle of the Ligurian SeaItalyBritish under Hetherington (Lookout and Meteor)GermansBritish sink two German destroyer escorts
19 MarchFirst Bombing of KureJapanAmericansJapaneseAmerican carrier-based aircraft damage Japanese warships at anchor in Kure
1 April—25 MayBattle of OkinawaAllies (Americans, British, Canadians, Australians, & New Zealanders) under Spruance, Turner, Rawlings and MitscherJapanese under Toyoda and Ōru (Yamato)The Japanese lose their last significant naval force; large scale systematic kamikaze operations conducted by Japanese air forces
6 April-22 JuneOperation KikusuiAmericans, British, & Australians under MitscherJapanese under UgakiKamikaze campaign against Allied warships begins
12 AprilCapture of U-1024British (Loch Glendhu and Loch More)Germans (U-1024)Two British frigates capture German submarine U-1024 in the Irish Sea
12 April—7 MayOperation TeardropBritish & Norwegians under IngramGermans under GodtAnti-submarine warfare campaign along the North American east coast
16 AprilAction of 16 AprilItalyItaliansFrench (Trombe)Trombe is destroyed beyond repair off Liguria
23 AprilAction of 23 AprilAmericans (Besugo)Germans (U-183)U-183 is sunk in the Java Sea
5-6 MayBattle of Point JudithUnited StatesAmericansGermans (U-853)U-853 is sunk in the Long Island Sound
7-8 MayActions of 7-8 May 1945British & NorwegiansGermans (U-320)U-320 sunk, becoming the last U-boat to sunk; Nazi Germany surrenders just hours later
15-16 MayBattle of the Malacca StraitMalaysiaBritish under PowerJapanese under Fukudome (Haguro)Haguro is sunk
8 JuneAction of 8 JuneIndonesiaBritish under Hezlet (Trenchant and Stygian)Japanese (Ashigara and Kamikaze)Ashigara is sunk
18 JulyAttack on YokosukaJapanAmericans & British under Halsey, McCain and RawlingsJapaneseAllied naval aircraft bomb and damage Japanese warships in Yokosuka
22–23 JulyBattle of Sagami BayJapanAmericansJapaneseAmerican destroyers intercept Japanese convoy fleeing Tokyo Bay; last surface battle of the war.
24 JulyAction of 24 JulyPhilippinesJapanese (I-53)Americans (Underhill)Underhill is sunk by Japanese kaiten (suicide-torpedoes)
24–28 JulySecond Bombing of KureJapanBritish and Americans under HalseyJapaneseAllied naval aircraft sink all remaining Japanese capital ships in Kure
July—AugAllied naval bombardments of JapanJapanAmericans, British, & New ZealandersJapaneseAllied warships bombard strategic sites on the Japanese coast
4-12 SeptemberOperation TideraceSingaporeBritish, Australians, & Free FrenchJapaneseBloodless reclamation of Singapore
194618-25 FebRoyal Indian Navy mutinyIndia/Bahrain/Hong Kong/YemenColonial British governmentIndiansIndians fail to achieve independence from Britain peacefully
Indonesian National Revolution5 AprilBattle of Bali StraitIndonesiaIndonesiansDutchFirst amphibious battle of the revolution
Cold War15 May—13 NovCorfu Channel incidentBritish vs AlbaniansBritish naval vessels are attacked by Albanian artillery fortifications, causing the Corfu Channel case and severing diplomatic relations until 1991
1947Paraguayan Civil War27 AprilAction of 27 AprilParaguayParaguayan loyalistsParaguayan rebels (Humaitá and Paraguay)Humaitá is disabled by loyalist aircraft and both ships are later recaptured by loyalist warships
Indonesian National Revolution5 JanuaryBattle of the Cirebon SeaIndonesiaDutchIndonesiansSmall Indonesian squadron engages Dutch destroyer HNLMS Kortenaer, results in loss of training ship KRI Gadjah Mada.
1948First Arab–Israeli War21 JuneAltalena AffairIsraelIsraeli Defense ForcesIrgun (Altalena)Altalena is shelled to prevent it from delivering its cargo of weapons
19 OctNaval battle near MajdalIsraelis vs Egyptians
22 OctSinking of the Emir FaroukPalestineIsraelisEgyptiansEmir Farouk is sunk off Gaza
1949Chinese Civil War20 April—30 JulyAmethyst IncidentChinaChineseBritish (Amethyst, Consort, London, Black Swan and Concord)British warships come under fire by Communist Chinese coastal artillery, forcing more Royal Navy ships to come to their rescue and resulting in Britain withdrawing from the Yangtze River and mainland China
25 OctBattle of GuningtouTaiwanTaiwaneseChinese
1950Korean War25-26 JuneBattle of Korea StraitSouth KoreaSouth Koreans (PC-823)North KoreansNorth Korean steamer is sunk
2 JulyBattle of Chumonchin ChanJapanUnited NationsUS and British cruisers intercept Korean People's Navy convoy
10 SepBattle of HaejuNorth KoreaSouth Korean patrol ship sinks a North Korean minelayer
10-19 SepBattle of IncheonSouth KoreaSouth Korea and United NationsUN Command amphibious invasion; start of the UN offensive into North Korea and the withdrawal of South Koreans from North Korea
195116 Feb 1951—27 July 1953Blockade of WonsanNorth KoreaUnited NationsNorth Koreans and ChineseLongest naval blockade in modern history at 861 days
12 JuneUSS Walke incidentNorth KoreansAmericans (Walke)Walke is damaged by two North Korean submarines
29 JuneManhattan RebellionThailandGovernment of PhibunRebels from the Royal Thai Navy (Sri Ayudhya)Sri Ayudhya is sunk by coastal guns and air strikes during a failed coup
Korean War17-18 JulyBattle of the Buzz SawNorth KoreaAmericans (O'Brien, Blue, Alfred A. Cunningham and Frank E. Evans)North Koreans
28-30 SepBattle of the Han RiverSouth KoreaAustralians (Murchison)ChineseAustralians attack Chinese coastal batteries
1953Chinese Civil War16-18 JulyDongshan Island CampaignChinaChinese Communists under HuChinese Nationalists under Ye and YouTaiwanese fleet and amphibious forces fail to retake Dongshan Island from China
195415 MayChinese vs TaiwaneseTwo Chinese gunboats engage a Taiwanese fleet, damaging a destroyer escort[11]
16 MayChinese vs Taiwanese (Tai Ho)Tai Ho is damaged, forcing her to retreat
First Taiwan Strait Crisis14 NovSinking of ROCS Tai PingChinese CommunistsChinese Nationalists (Tai Ping)Tai Ping is sunk off the Dachen Islands
1955Revolución Libertadora19 SepBombardment of Mar del PlataArgentinaArgentine rebels (9 de Julio) vs Argentine loyalistsRebels launch a naval attack on Mar del Plata's army garrison
1956Suez Crisis30 OctBattle off HaifaIsraelIsraelis and FrenchEgyptians (Ibrahim el-Awal)Ibrahim el-Awal is captured
31 OctSinking of the DomiatBritish (Newfoundland and Diana)Egyptians (Domiat)Domiat sunk in the northern Red Sea
1958Second Taiwan Strait Crisis24 AugFirst Battle of Jinmen IslandTaiwanChineseTaiwaneseChinese attack a convoy off Jinmen Island, sinking a transport and damaging a landing ship
24 SepBattle of Dongding IslandTaiwaneseChineseTaiwanese prevent Chinese from landing on Dongding Island; one Taiwanese landing ship is sunk, while another is damaged
2 SepSecond Battle of Jinmen IslandChinese vs Taiwanese convoyOff Jinmen Island; Chinese lose two torpedo boats and damage a submarine chaser
Guatemala–Mexico relations30 Dec 1958—15 Sep 1959Mexico–Guatemala conflictGuatemalaCeasefire between Guatemalans and MexicansGuatemalan Air Force attacks Mexican civilian fishing boats in Guatemalan territory
1961Opposition to Estado Novo regime in Portugal22 January -2 FebruarySanta Maria hijackingBrazilEstado Novo (Portugal) / US NavyPortuguese rebelsOne Portuguese officer killed and several others wounded, US Navy surrounded the ship ending the plan of the hijackers to flee to Angola, hijackers surrendered to Brazilian authorities in exchange for political asylum.
Lobster WarFeb 1961—10 Dec 1964Lobster WarBrazilBrazilians vs FrenchFrance and Brazil argue over whether lobsters swim or crawl, which would dictate whether France was fishing in Brazilian waters; resulted in the Law of the Sea Treaty
Cold War17-20 AprilBay of Pigs InvasionCubaCubansAmericans and Cuban exilesFailed attempt to invade Castro's Cuba
19-23 JulyBizerte crisisTunisiaFrenchTunisiansFailed attempt to blockade a French naval base in Bizerte
Annexation of Goa18 DecNaval battle at Mormugao harbourIndiaIndians (Betwa and Beas)Portuguese (Afonso de Albuquerque)Afonso de Albuquerque is sunk
Naval Action at DamanPortuguese (Antares) vs IndiansPortuguese evade Indian air strikes
Naval Action at DiuIndians (Delhi)Portuguese (Vega)Vega sunk
1962West New Guinea dispute15 JanBattle of Arafura SeaIndonesiaDutchIndonesians under SudarsoDutch repel Indonesian attack
2-6 JuneEl PorteñazoVenezuelaVenezuelan governmentVenezuelan military rebelsRebellion Venezuelan warships exchange fire on loyalist positions
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YearWarDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
1964Vietnam War2 AugGulf of Tonkin IncidentVietnamAmericans (Maddox and Ticonderoga) vs North VietnameseLead to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the escalation of the Vietnam War; later found to be misrepresented by the U.S. government
Cyprus problem6 AugBattle of TillyriaCyprusTurkish CypriotsGreek Cypriots (Phaethon)Cypriot patrol ships engage Turkish Cypriot militia before being sunk by Turkish fighter jets
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation27 Aug—10 SepSunda Straits CrisisIndonesiaInconclusive: British under Begg, Thorneycroft and Mountbatten vs Indonesians under Sukarno, Subandrio and SuwitoPeaceful resolution; no losses on either side
13 DecAction of 13 DecemberSingaporeAustralians (Teal)Indonesians
1965Vietnam War16 FebVũng Rô Bay incidentVietnamSouth VietnameseNorth VietnameseNorth Vietnamese fail to secretly invade South Vietnam's water to support Viet Cong escalating the war
Project National Glory1 MayBattle of Dong-YinTaiwanTaiwanese (Dong Jiang) vs ChineseTaiwanese repel an attack by eight Chinese gunboats, sinking four of them and damaging two
6 AugBattle of DongshanChineseTaiwanese (Jiang Men and Zhang Jiang)Zhang Jiang and Jiang Men are sunk
13-14 NovBattle of East ChongwuTaiwanese (Lin Huai and Shan Hai)Lin Huai is forced to run aground due to damage sustained in battle, while Shan Hai escapes
Second Indo-Pakistani War7-8 SepOperation DwarkaIndiaPakistanis vs IndiansFirst Pakistan Navy engagement of the war
1967Six-Day War8 JuneUSS Liberty incidentEgyptIsraelis vs Americans under McGonagle (Liberty)Israeli Navy pioneers anti-ship use of napalm to disable American spy ship[12]
War of Attrition11 JulyBattle of Rumani CoastIsraelis (Eilat)EgyptiansTwo Egyptian torpedo boats sunk
Nigerian Civil War17-23 OctOperation Tiger ClawNigeriaNigeriansBiafrans
War of Attrition21 OctSinking of the EliatEgyptEgyptiansIsraelis (Eilat)Eilat sunk in the first combat use of P-15 Termit surface-to-surface missiles
1968Korean DMZ Conflict23 JanPueblo incidentJapanNorth Koreans under KimAmericans under Bucher (Pueblo)North Koreans capture Pueblo
Vietnam War1 MarchAction of 1 MarchVietnamAmericans and South VietnameseNorth VietnameseFour North Vietnamese naval trawlers sunk
1970War of Attrition16 MaySinking of the El QaherEgyptIsraelisEgyptians (El Qaher)El Qaher is sunk off Berenice
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence22 NovOperation Green SeaGuinea-BissauPortugalGuinea-BissauPortuguese forces manage to destroy 5 Guinean supply ships and numerous government buildings and rescue POWs but fail to overthrow the government.
197130 NovSeizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser TunbsUnited Arab Emirates/IranPahlavi IranEmirate of Sharjah and Emirate of Ras Al KhaimahIranian navy captures the Islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs.
Indo-Pakistani War of 19714-5 DecOperation TridentPakistanIndians under Rao and YadavPakistanis under Lodhi
8-9 DecOperation PythonIndians under KuruvilaPakistanis under Ahmed
9 DecSinking of KhukriPakistanis (Hangor)Indians (Khukri)Khukri is sunk
1972Vietnam War30 March—1 MayFirst Battle of Quảng TrịVietnamNorth VietnameseSouth VietnameseAmericans engage in tank and artillery duals at and below DMZ and in defense of Đông Hà Bridge
19 AprilBattle of Đồng HớiAmericans
9 MayOperation Pocket MoneyAmericans under CooperNorth VietnameseAmericans successfully blockade North Vietnamese at Hai Phong
10 MayOperation Custom TailorAmericansAmericans successfully mine the entrance of the harbour in Hai Phong
1973Yom Kippur War7 OctBattle of LatakiaSyriaIsraelis under BarkaiSyrians
Battle of Marsa TalamatEgyptIsraelisEgyptians under ZikryEgyptian patrol boat sunk
8-9 OctBattle of BaltimEgyptians
11 OctBattle of LatakiaSyriaSyriansIsraelis under Barkai
1974Vietnam War19 JanBattle of the Paracel IslandsChinaChineseVietnameseChinese take full control of the Paracels Islands
Turkish invasion of Cyprus20-22 JulyBattle of Pentemili beachheadCyprusTurkishCypriotsTwo Cypriot torpedo boats are sunk trying to intercept Turkish amphibious assault
1975Vietnam WarAprilEast Sea CampaignVietnamSouth Vietnamese under ChungNorth Vietnamese and Viet CongSeries of clashes that led to the North Vietnamese capture of the Spratly Islands
Cambodian Civil War12-15 MayMayaguez IncidentCambodiaAmericans (Mayaguez, Harold E. Holt)Khmer RougeAmericans rescue Mayaguez and surviving crew after the cargo ship is seized
1977Eritrean War of Independence4 MarchSinking of the P-11EthiopiaEritrean People's Liberation FrontEthiopians (P-11)P-11 is sunk[13]
1978Namibian War of IndependenceNov—DecOperation LarkMozambiqueRobert MugabeSouth AfricansFailed attempt to assassinate Robert Mugabe
198010 MaySinking of the HMBS FlamingoThe BahamasCubansBahamians (Flamingo)Flamingo is sunk by two Cuban MIG-21s
Iran–Iraq War27-28 NovOperation MorvaridIraqIranians under AfzaliIraqisDestruction of 80% of the Iraqi Navy
1981The Troubles6 FebSinking of the coaster ship Nellie MRepublic of IrelandIrish RepublicansBritishAn IRA active service unit hijack a lifeboat at Moville and sink a small cargo ship with an explosive charge
198223 FebSinking of the coaster ship St. Bedan
Falklands War3 AprilInvasion of South GeorgiaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsArgentinesBritish under Mills
25 AprilOperation ParaquetBritish under Young and SheridanArgentines (Santa Fe)Santa Fe is severely damaged, sunk and later scuttled
2 MaySinking of the ARA General BelgranoBritish (Conqueror)Argentines (General Belgrano)General Belgrano is torpedoed and sunk
3 MayAttack on the ARA Alferez SobralBritishArgentine (Alferez Sobral)Two British Westland Lynx HAS.Mk.2/3 helicopters attack Alferez Sobral
4 MaySinking of HMS SheffieldArgentinesBritish (Sheffield)Fighter jets sink Sheffield with an Exocet missile
21-25 MayBattle of San CarlosFalkland IslandsBritish under Woodward, Clapp and Thompson (Coventry, Ardent and Antelope)Argentines under Menendez and CrespoCoventry, Ardent and Antelope are sunk during a British landing on the shores of San Carlos Water; British successfully establish a beachhead
23 MayBattle of Seal CoveArgentinesBritishMinor naval clash; Argentine coaster evades capture by two British ships by running aground
25 MaySinking of SS Atlantic ConveyorBritish (Atlantic Conveyor)Atlantic Conveyor is sunk by two Argentine Exocet missiles fired from fighter jets
8 JuneBluff Cove air attacksFalkland IslandsArgentines under Crespo, Menendez and LombardoBritish under Moore, Clapp, Thompson and Wilson (Sir Galahad and Sir Tristam)Argentine aerial bombs destroy Sir Galahad and Sir Tristam; Sir Galad is scuttled on 21 June and Sir Tristam, though seriously damaged, later returns to service
11-12 JuneBattle of Two SistersBritish (Glamorgan)ArgentinesGlamorgan is struck and damaged by an Exocet missile fired from an Argentine land-base launcher
1982 Lebanon War16 JuneSinking of TransitLebanonIsraelisLebaneseTransit is sunk off Tripoli, Lebanon;[14] of the 56 refugees en route to Larnaca, Cyprus, 25 are killed[15]
Iran–Iraq War11 SepSinking of Milanian and KahnamoieIraqisIranians (Milanian and Kahnamoie)Milanian and Kahnmoie are sunk by Exocet missiles[16]
1983Sinking of the RaffaelloIranIranians (Raffaello)Raffaello is partially sunk by an Exocet missile while in port in Bushehr
1984South African Border War15 July—7 AugOperation NobilisAngolaSouth AfricansAngolansSouth African Navy destroys three Angolan missile boats in Luanda
1985Arab–Israeli conflict7-10 OctAchille Lauro hijackingEgyptMixed result: Palestinian Liberation Front vs ? (Achille Lauro)Members of the PLF hijack an Italian ship en route to Ashdod; causes the Crisis of Sigonella
1986Cold War24 MarchAction in the Gulf of SidraLibyaAmericansLibyans
1987Iran–Iraq War17 MayUSS Stark incidentIraqisAmericans (Stark)Stark is severely damaged by missiles from Iraqi fighter jets
24 JulyBridgeton incidentIranIraniansAmericans and Kuwaitians (Bridgeton)American-escorted Kuwaitian convoy is attacked and Bridgeton is mined
21 SepOperation Prime ChanceAmericansIranians (Iran Ajr)Iran Ajr is attacked and later scuttled
16 OctAttack on the MV Sea Isle CityIraqIraniansKuwaitians (Sea Isle City)Sea Isle City is severely damaged; 18 of her crew are wounded and her captain is blinded
19 OctOperation Nimble ArcherIranAmericansIraniansUS fleet destroys two Iranian oil platforms in retaliation for attacking the Kuwaiti tanker Sea Isle City
1988Third Indochina War14 MarchJohnson South Reef SkirmishChinaChineseVietnameseThree Vietnamese transports are sunk; Chinese establish control over Johnson South Reef
Iran–Iraq War18 AprilOperation Praying MantisIranAmericans under LessIranians under MalekzadeganIn the largest US naval engagement since World War II, the U.S. Navy retaliates for the mining of the USS Samuel B. Roberts during a patrol mission
1990Eritrean War of IndependenceFebDahlak Islands CampaignEritreaEritreansEthiopians (F-1616)F-1616 is damaged beyond repair and later scuttled[17]
Gulf War2 AugIraqi invasion of KuwaitKuwaitIraqisKuwaitiansMost of the Kuwait Naval Force is destroyed by Iraqi air and naval forces, with surviving ships escaping to Bahrain
The Troubles6 SepRFA Fort Victoria bombingNorthern IrelandIrish RepublicansBritish (Fort Victoria)Fort Victoria bombed and heavily damaged while at dock at Harland & Wolff shipyard
1991Gulf War18-19 JanBattle of Ad-DawrahKuwaitCoalition (Nicholas and Istiqal)IraqisCoalition captures Iraqi oil platforms
24-29 JanBattle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimCoalition (Leftwich and Curts)Four Iraqi warships sunk
29 Jan—2 FebBattle of BubiyanCoalitionBulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed
Eritrean War of Independence25 MayBattle of AssabEritreaEritreansEthiopiansSeven Ethiopian warships are sunk in port and the remaining warships flee before the city falls; this is the last combat action of the Ethiopian Navy before its dissolution due to Ethiopia becoming landlocked
Croatian War of Independence8 NovAction of Kopački RitCroatiaYugoslavs (RML-308) vs CroatiansRML-308 is ambushed by Croatians off Kopacki Rit while chasing the Czechoslovak towboat Šariš, suspected of smuggling weapons into Croatia. Both ships are severely damaged and stranded, and two Yugoslav servicemen are killed.
14-16 NovBattle of the Dalmatian ChannelsCroatians under LeticaYugoslavsYugoslavs lose three ships
1992Operation Holy Stone11 FebSubmarine incident off Kildin IslandRussiaInconclusive: Americans (Baton Rouge) vs Russians (Kostroma)Baton Rouge and Kostroma collide
199320 MarchSubmarine incident off Kola PeninsulaInconclusive: Americans (Grayling) vs Russians (Novomoskovsk)Grayling and Novomoskovsk collide; American surveillance on Russian naval bases is restricted
26 March—2 April1993 Cherbourg incidentFranceFrench vs BritishFishing rights dispute
1994Sri Lankan civil war20 SepSinking of the SagarawardenaSri LankaLiberation Tigers of Tamil EelamSri Lankans (Sagarawardena)LTTE suicide boats attack and sink Sagarawardena
199519 AprilBombing of SLNS Sooraya and SLNS RanasuruSri Lankans (Sooraya and Ranasuru)LTTE frogmen place explosives on Sooraya and Ranasuru, sinking them both with heavy casualties
Conflicts in the Horn of Africa15-17 DecHanish Islands conflictYemenEritreansYemenisEritreans launch amphibious assault on Hanish Islands and successfully occupy them until 1998
1996Sri Lankan civil war19 JulyBattle of MullaitivuSri LankaLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam under SoosaiSri Lankans (Ranaviru)Ranaviru is attacked and sunk, killing all but two of her crew
199823 FebSri Lankans vs Liberation Tigers of Tamil EelamMore than 60 are killed
Korean Conflict22 JuneSokcho submarine incidentSouth KoreaSouth KoreansNorth Koreans
17-18 DecYosu submersible incident
19999-15 JuneBattle of Yeonpyeong
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YearWarDateBattleLoc.WinnersLosersNotes
200024 AprilVereshchagino missile incidentAutonomous Republic of CrimeaInconclusive: Ukrainians (Vereschchagino) vs RussiansUkrainians fail to avoid missile testing area off Crimea
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen12 OctUSS Cole bombingYemenAl-QaedaAmericans (Cole)Cole is target of suicide attack while refueling in Aden harbour; seventeen American sailors are killed and 37 are injured
Gaza–Israel conflict7 NovGaza suicide boat attackPalestine IsraelHamasIsraelHamas member "Hamdi ansio" carried a naval suicide operation. He boarded a boat loaded with 20 kilograms of TNT and targeted an Israeli naval boat, Hamas claimed the operation was a success while Israel denied [18]
2001Japan–North Korea relations22 DecBattle of Amami-ŌshimaJapanJapaneseNorth KoreansJapanese coast guard vessels sink an armed North Korean spy trawler
2002Korean Conflict29 JuneSecond Battle of YeonpyeongNorth Korea/South KoreaIndecisive: North Koreans vs South KoreansA South Korean naval patrol encounters North Korean intruders and forces them to withdraw
20032003 invasion of Iraq20-24 MarchBattle of Al FawIraqCoalitionIraqisAmphibious operation on the Al-Faw Peninsula; Coalition captures Iraqi ports and oil platforms
200424 AprilAttack on USS FireboltCoalition (Firebolt and Stuart) vs Iraqi suicide bombersFirebolt is attacked by suicide dhows while defending Iraqi oil platforms in the Persian Gulf, destroying its RHIB. Three of her crew are killed. Two more suicide dhows are sunk by Stuart.
2006Piracy in Somalia18 MarchAction of 18 MarchSomaliaAmericansSomali piratesPirates attack two American naval vessels
Sri Lankan civil war11 MayBattle of Point PedroSri LankaSri Lanka NavyLTTE Sea Tigers18 SLN personnel and around 50 Tigers dead
2006 Lebanon War14 JulyAttack on INS HanitBeirutIsraelis (Hanit)HezbollahHanit is struck by a land-launched C-802 anti-ship missile off the coast of Beirut and is damaged
2007Sri Lankan civil war19 JuneBattle of Point PedroSri LankaSri Lanka NavyLTTE Sea Tigers
Piracy in Somalia28 OctAction of 28 OctoberYemenAmericansSomali pirates
2008Russo-Georgian War9 AugBattle off the coast of AbkhaziaAbkhaziaRussians (Black Sea Fleet)Georgian NavyGeorgian ship sunk
2009Piracy in Somalia3 MarchAction of 3 MarchYemenGermans and Americans (Rheinland-Pfalz)Somali piratesPirate skiff is captured
8-12 AprilMaersk Alabama hijackingAmericans (MV Tygra)
7 SepAction of 7 SeptemberYemenGermans
Korean Conflict10 NovBattle of DaecheongSouth KoreaInconclusive: North Koreans vs South KoreansSouth Koreans damage North Korean gunboat and force it to withdraw
201026 MarchROKS Cheonan sinkingNorth KoreansSouth Koreans (Cheonan)Cheonan is torpedoed and sunk by a North Korean Yono-class submarine
Gaza–Israel conflict31 May2010 Gaza flotilla raidPalestineIsraelIsrael2010 Gaza Freedom FlotillaSix civilian ships of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla were raided by Israel on 31 May 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. Ten of the flotilla passengers were killed, with 29 wounded, Ten Israeli soldiers were wounded, the ships were carrying humanitarian aid intending to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
2011Piracy in Somalia18-21 JanOperation Dawn of Gulf of AdenSomaliaRepublic of Korea Navy Supported by Royal Navy of Oman and United States NavySomali pirates21 hostages safely rescued from the Somali pirates
First Libyan Civil War29 Aprilaction of 29 AprilLibyaFrench (Courbet)Libyan RHIBCourbet engages four Libyan RHIB mineplanters off Misrata, sinking one[19]
Mexican drug war8 MayBattle of Falcon LakeMexicoOngoing: Americans and Mexicans vs Los ZetasAttack from Americans/Mexicans leaves twelve cartels members and one marine dead
First Libyan Civil War12 MayAction of 12 mayLibyaCanadian, British and FrenchLibyansNaval attack on the city of Misrata is repulsed by Canada, UK and France[20]
2012Piracy in Indonesia18-22 NovMT Zafirah hijackingIndonesiaVietnameseIndonesian pirates
2013terrorism in Egypt31 Augattack on COSCO AsiaEgyptEgyptAl Furqan Brigadesmilitants attacked Panamanian-flagged container ship COSCO Asia using RPG while it was in the Suez canal, the ship suffered minor damages and the three militants involved in the attack were arrested according to Egyptian Authorities[21]
2014Russo-Ukrainian War23 MarchCapture of the CherkasyAutonomous Republic of CrimeaRussians under Chirkov, Vitko and BerezovskyUkrainians under Tenyukh, Hayduk, Fedash and Kovalenko (Cherkasy)Cherkasy is boarded and captured by Russian forces after attempting to flee Crimea
Terrorism in Egypt12 NovDamietta ship hijackingEgyptEgyptHijackersOn November 12, assailants hijacked an Egyptian Navy guided missile craft in Damietta. Egyptian military aircraft engaged the attackers, destroying the boat and killing the hijackers [22]
2015Piracy in Indonesia11-19 JuneMT Orkim Harmony hijackingMalaysians (Orkim Harmony)Indonesian piratesHijack foiled
20162016 Niger Delta conflictAug-SepOperation Crocodile SmileNigeriaNigeriaNiger Delta AvengersNigeria's army start operation crocodile smile to stop militant activities in the Niger delta .
Operation Crocodile tearsmilitant groups in the Niger Delta start operation crocodile tears as a counter-action to Nigerian Army's "Operation Crocodile Smile".
Yemeni civil war1 OctAttack on HSV-2 SwiftYemenHouthisUnited Arab Emirates (Swift)Swift is attacked by a C-802 anti-ship missile off Yemen and is severely damaged
201730 JanAttack on HMS Al MadinahSaudisSaudi Al Madinah is struck by a remote-controlled suicide boat off Yemen and is severely damaged
2018Russo-Ukrainian War25 Nov2018 Kerch Strait incidentUkraineRussiansUkrainiansSkirmish at Kerch Strait[23]
2019Korean conflictFebruary2019 SEAL Team Six operation in North KoreaNorth KoreaNorth KoreaSEAL Team SixMission aborted after being detected by a North Korean boat and the SEALs were unable to plant the listening device, at least 3 North Korean civilian fishermen killed
202017 MayAttack on Stolt ApolYemenBritish (Stolt Apol)PiratesBritish-flagged tanker Stolt Apol is attacked by two pirate skiffs 75 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden and disables one skiff before escaping[24]
2021Petro-piracy in the Gulf of Guinea23 JanAttack on the MOZARTSão Tomé and PríncipePiratesMOZART container vesselThe container vessel, MOZART, was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, around São Tomé and Príncipe, resulting in one crew member killed and 15 crew members kidnapped.[25]
2022Russian invasion of Ukraine24 Feb—20 MaySiege of MariupolUkraineRussiansUkrainiansRussians sink three Ukrainian warships
24 Feb—30 JuneSnake Island campaignUkrainiansRussians (Moskva and Vasily Bykov)Russians fail to conquer the island
25-28 FebBerdiansk port attackRussians (Saratov, Tsezar Kunikov and Novocherkassk)Russian forces capture a dozen Ukrainian warships but Saratov
3 MarchSinking of the SlovianskRussiansUkrainians (Sloviansk)Sloviansk is sunk by a Russian Kh-31 anti-ship missile and is believed to have sunk with all hands
14 AprilSinking of the MoskvaUkrainiansRussians (Moskva)Moskva is struck by two Ukrainian R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles, causing a chain reaction of explosions and later the sinking of the ship
17 JuneSinking of the Spastel Vasily BekhRussians (Spasatel Vasily Bekh)Ukrainian Harpoon anti-ship missiles sink the Russian Navy rescue tug, Spasatel Vasily Bekh
26 OctAttack on the RFS Velikiy UstyugRussians (Velikiy Ustyug)UkrainiansUkrainian naval drones attack and damage the Russian Buyan M-class corvette, Velikiy Ustyug[26]
29 OctDrone attack on the Sevastopol Naval BaseAutonomous Republic of CrimeaRussiansUkrainian unmanned surface drones attack Sevastopol Naval Base in Crimea, damaging three Russian warships
202329 MaySinking of the Yuri OlefirenkoUkraineUkrainians (Yuri Olefirenko)Yuri Olefirenko is sunk by Russian anti-ship missiles while docked in Odesa; Ukraine has not confirmed nor denied the loss[27]
11 JuneAttack on the PriazovyeRussians (SSV-201 Priazovye)UkrainiansRussians repel Ukrainian sea drone attack on the Vishnya-class intelligence ship Priazovye
4 AugAttack on the Olenegorsky GornyakRussiaUkrainiansRussians (Olenegorsky Gornyak)Ukrainian sea drones attack and damage the Russian tank landing ship Olenegorsky Gornyak off Novorossiysk
13 SepFirst Missile Attack on SevastopolAutonomous Republic of CrimeaRussians (Minsk and Rostov-na-Donu)Ukrainian cruise missiles strike Sevastopol shipyards, damaging RFS Minsk and RFS Rostov-na-Donu
14 SepAttack on the Sergey KotovRussians (Sergey Kotov)Bykov-class patrol ship Sergey Kotov is attacked and severely damaged by Ukrainian sea drones[28]
16 SepAttack on the SamumRussians (Samum)Bora-class corvette Samum, is attacked and damaged by Ukrainian sea drones[29]
Gaza war7 OctZikim attackPalestine/IsraelIsraeli NavyHamasmost Hamas attack boats attempting to infiltrate Israel are intercepted and sunk, estimated 11 militants landed from a vessel that went through. Fighting took place outside Zikim, at three military bases, and on the adjacent coastline. At least 2 boats sunk by Israeli navy.[30]
7 Oct-3 NovAl-Asef attacksPalestine/IsraelIsraeli NavyHamasHamas used their locally made "Al-Asef" submarine drones in their attack on 7 October, On 31 October their Nukhba forces unit launched the UUV targeting the Israeli navy, the IDF stated that several were intercepted[31][32] By late 2023, the attacks all but stopped, Hamas’ naval unit was heavily degraded
Russo-Ukrainian War13 OctAttack on the Pavel DerzhavinUkrainiansRussians (Pavel Derzhavin)Bykov-class patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin is attacked and damaged by Ukrainian sea drones[33]
4 NovSinking of the AskoldAutonomous Republic of CrimeaUkrainiansRussians (Askold)Askold is damaged by Ukrainian cruise missiles while docked in Kerch
26 DecSinking of the NovocherkasskAutonomous Republic of CrimeaUkrainiansRussians (Novocherkassk)Novocherkassk is damaged by Ukrainian cruise missiles while docked in Feodosia
Red Sea crisis30-31 DecAttacks on the MV Maersk HangzhouYemenHouthisAmericans (Maersk Hangzhou)Maersk Hangzhou is attacked by Houthis; shipping is stopped in the Red Sea. Three Houthi fast attack craft were sunk by US Navy.
202411 JanCapture of the YunusYemenUS NavyHouthisa fishing boat called the Yunus carrying weapons including missile parts from Iran to the Houthis was intercepted and captured by Navy SEALs, during the raid two navy seals from USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) fell off the ship into the sea and drowned.,[34] the head of the smuggling operation "a Pakistani named Muhammad Pahlawan" received a 40 years prison sentence[35]
Russo-Ukrainian War1 FebSinking of the IvanovetsAutonomous Republic of CrimeaUkrainiansRussians (Ivanovets)Russian Tarantul-class corvette Ivanovets sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Crimea[36]
14 FebSinking of the Tsezar KunikovAutonomous Republic of CrimeaUkrainiansRussians (Tsezar Kunikov)Russian Ropucha-class landing ship Tsezar Kunikov sunk by Ukrainian sea drones off Crimea[37]
Red Sea crisis15 JulyAttack on the Bentley-IYemenCrew of Bentley-IHouthisIn the Red Sea, the Panamaninan-flagged tanker Bentley-I is unsuccessfully attacked by a Houthi sea drone before engaging in a gun battle with two Houthi manned fast attack craft, which are driven off[38]
Russo-Ukrainian War2 AugSinking of the Rostov-na-DonuUkrainiansRussians (Rustov-na-Donu)Ukrainian drone and missile strikes on Sevastopol sink the Russian Kilo-class submarine Rostov-na-Donu, which was being repaired
Red Sea crisis21 AugAttacks on the SounionYemenHouthisGreeks (Sounion)In Red Sea, the Greek-flagged tanker Sounion was attacked and exchanged gunfire with two Houthi manned fast attack craft; Sounion was then hit by three projectiles and set afire before being abandoned by her crew[39]
2024 Israeli invasion of Syria10 DecAttack on LatakiaSyriaIsraelSyriaIsraeli Navy attacks and sinks 15 Syrian warships at anchor to prevent them from falling into Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham hands, including at least six Osa-class missile boat.
2025Red Sea crisis15 March – 6 MayOperation Rough RiderYemenHouthisUnited States NavyUS withdrawal, Houthis suffer casualties and material damage, Ceasefire leads to Houthis no longer targeting U.S. ships while continuing to strike Israeli targets and commercial shipping.
Gaza war2 MayMay 2025 drone attack on Gaza Freedom FlotillaMaltaIsrael "allegedly"Freedom Flotilla CoalitionDisruption of the flotilla mission to break the Blockade of the Gaza Strip, the Armed Forces of Malta sent a patrol boat to extinguish the fire
Russo-Ukrainian War28 AugustSinking of the SimferopolUkraineRussiansUkrainians (Simferopol)Russian navy drone sunk Ukrainian reconnaissance ship Simferopol in the delta of the Danube River[40]
War on drugs2 Sep - present2025 United States strikes on Venezuelan boatsVenezuelaUS navyTren de Aragua "allegedly"Many Boats attacked, at least 100 crew members killed
Gaza war8 Sep - 24 SepSeptember 2025 drone attack on Gaza Sumud FlotillaTunisiaIsrael "allegedly"Freedom Flotilla Coalition11 ships hit with incendiary devices dropped by drones launched from a submarine citing two American intelligence officials, Italy and Spain dispatch naval vessels Virginia Fasan, Alpino and Furor to protect the flotilla but only in international waters.
Russo-Ukrainian War15 DecemberNovorossiysk drone attackRussiaUkraineRussiaUkrainian sea drones severely damage the Russian Kilo-class submarine, RFS Kolpino.

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20262026 Iran War28 February-8 AprilAttacks on Bandar Abbas & KonarakIranUnited StatesIranUS naval air and missile strikes have sunk 155 Iranian warships[42]
28 February - present2026 Strait of Hormuz crisisIran/Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the GulfIranUnited states & Gulf Cooperation CouncilIran issued warnings prohibiting vessel passage through the Strait of Hormuz, 1 tug sunk, at least 11 merchant ships damaged.
4 MarchSinking of IRIS DenaSri LankaUnited StatesIranUSS Charlotte sinks IRIS Dena, Indian Ocean, near Sri Lanka[43]
22 MarchStrike on Bandar AnzaliIranIsraelIranIsraeli Air-Force strikes Iran's Northern Fleet base at Bandar Anzali and sinks several Iranian warships, including the flagship frigate IRIS Deylaman[44]
Russo-Ukrainian War6 AprilNovorossiysk Drone AttackRussiaUkraineRussiaUkrainian drones strike the Black Sea Fleet in port in Novorossiysk, damaging the Russian frigates RFS Admiral Essen & RFS Admiral Makarov.[45]
19 AprilSevastopol Bay Drone AttackRussia/UkraineUkraineRussiaUkrainian sea drones damage three Russian warships, RFS Yamal, RFS Nikolai Filchenkov, & RFS Ivan Khurs[46]
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