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List of battles 1301–1600

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Early 14th century (1301–1350)

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Year Battle Loc. Description
1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs Belgium 11 July – In Flanders, Flemish forces led by William of Jülich and Pieter de Coninck defeat French knights.[1]
Battle of Bapheus Turkey 27 July – The founder of the Ottoman dynasty Osman I defeats a Byzantine force.[2]
1303 Battle of Roslin United Kingdom 24 February – Scottish forces led by John Comyn III ambush and defeat an English army at Roslin.[3]
Siege of Chittorgarh India 28 January – 26 August – The Delhi Sultanate defeats and conquers the Guhilas of Medapata.
Battle of Arques Belgium 4 April – Flemish forces led by William of Jülich defeat a French army at Arques.[4]
Battle of Marj al-Saffar Syria 20–22 April – Mamluk forces defeat the Ilkhanate and their Armenian allies, last Mongol invasion of Syria.[5]
Siege of Maastricht Netherlands May – The Prince-Bishopric of Liège fails to conquer Maastricht from the Duchy of Brabant.
Battle of Dimbos Turkey Ottoman forces defeat Byzantine governors.
Conquest of Sylhet Bangladesh Muslims led by Shamsuddin Firuz Shah conquer the Hindu Gour Kingdom led by Gour Govinda.
Siege of Amsterdam Netherlands William of Avesnes, commanding an army of the County of Holland captures Amsterdam from Jan I van Amstel, lord of Amstelland.
Siege of Zierikzee Netherlands A Flemish army under Guy of Namur fails to capture Zierikzee.
1304 Battle of Happrew United Kingdom February – English forces defeat a small Scottish army.
Battle on the Manpad Netherlands Witte van Haemstede, commanding an army of the County of Holland defeats a Flemish army under Guy of Namur near Heemstede.
Second Siege of Stirling Castle United Kingdom April–July – King Edward I besieges the Scots successfully. The Warwolf siege engine is constructed and first used during this battle.
Siege of Schoonhoven Netherlands July – William of Avesnes, commanding the army of the County of Holland defeats rebel Schoonhoven.
Battle of Zierikzee Netherlands 10–11 August – A combined fleet from France, Genoa and Holland defeats a Flemish fleet.
Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle Belgium 18 August – French forces under King Philip IV defeat the Flemish army at Mons-en-Pévèle. The battle is indecisive, which leads later to the Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge.
1305 Battle of Apros Turkey July – Byzantine forces under Co-Emperor Michael IX are defeated by the Catalan Company in Thrace.
Battle of Amroha India 20 December – The Delhi Sultanate defeats the invading Mongol forces of the Chagatai Khanate.
1306 Battle of Methven United Kingdom 19 June – English forces under Aymer de Valence defeat the newly crowned Robert the Bruce and the Scottish army, during a surprise attack on his camp at Methven.
Hospitaller conquest of Rhodes Rhodes is conquered by the Hospitallers.
Battle of Dalrigh United Kingdom July – Robert the Bruce is defeated by rival Scottish forces under John of Argyll of the Clan MacDougall at Dalrigh (also called "King's Field").
1307 Battle of Loch Ryan United Kingdom February – Scottish forces under Thomas de Brus and Alexander de Brus are defeated by rival Scots at Loch Ryan.
Battle of Glen Trool United Kingdom April – Scottish forces under King Robert the Bruce ambush and defeat the English army at Glen Trool.
Battle of Loudoun Hill United Kingdom 10 May – Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the English army at Loudoun Hill.
Battle of Lucka Germany 31 May – Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen defeats king Albert I of Germany.
1308 Battle of Inverurie United Kingdom 23 May – Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the rival Scots of the Clan Comyn at Oldmeldrum.
Battle of the Pass of Brander United Kingdom August – Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the rival Scots of the Clan MacDougall at the Pass of Brander.
Siege of Siwana India Delhi forces conquer Siwana fortress in Rajasthan (North India).
1309 Siege of Almería Spain August –December – Aragonese forces under King James II besiege the Saracen garrison at Almería. After two months, James is forced to break off the siege.
First siege of Gibraltar Spain 12 September – Castilian forces under King Ferdinand IV besiege and capture the Moorish fortress at Gibraltar.
1310 Siege of Algeciras Spain July 1309 – January 1310 – Castile forced to withdraw siege on Granada city.
Siege of Warangal India Delhi forces sack the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty, leading to their inevitable annexation in the coming years.
1311 Siege of Dwarasamudra India February - Hoysala Empire surrenders and agrees to pay tribute to Delhi Sultanate.
Battle of Halmyros Greece 15 March – Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne of Athens and goes on to capture Athens and Thebes.
Battle of Wopławki Poland 7 April – The Teutonic Knights under Heinrich von Plötzke defeat the Lithuanian forces near the village of Wopławki.
Siege of Brescia Italy 19 May - 19 September – Henry VII, King of the Romans captures rebel Brescia.
1312 Battle of Rozgony Hungary 15 June – Hungarian forces under King Charles I defeat the rebel army of Palatine Amadeus Aba at Rozgony.
Battle of Gallipoli Turkey 2,000 Turcopoles are annihilated by a combined Byzantine, Kingdom of Serbia, and Genoese force.
Battle of Amorgos Greece Knights Hospitaller destroy the fleet of Menteshe.[6]
1313 Battle of Gammelsdorf Germany 9 November – Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria.
1314 Battle of Bannockburn United Kingdom Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat King Edward II. Robert takes Stirling Castle and secures Scottish independence.
1315 Battle of Holíč Slovakia 12 July – King John of Bohemia defeats Matthew III Csák.
Siege of Carlisle United Kingdom 22 July – 1 August – Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce besiege unsuccessfully Carlisle Castle.
Battle of Montecatini Italy 29 August – Pisa defeats allied forces of Florence and the Kingdom of Naples.
Battle of Moiry Pass Republic of Ireland September – Scottish-Irish forces under Edward Bruce defeat an Irish garrison at Moyry Pass.
Battle of Morgarten Switzerland 15 November – Swiss forces defeat Leopold I, Duke of Austria on the shore of the Ägerisee.
1316 Battle of Skaithmuir United Kingdom February – Scottish forces under James Douglas defeat an English raiding party near Coldstream.
Battle of Picotin Greece 22 February – Ferdinand of Majorca defeats Matilda of Hainaut and the Achaean barons loyal to her.
Battle of Manolada Greece 5 July – Louis of Burgundy defeats the Majorcans, Ferdinand of Majorca is slain.
Battle of Gransee Germany August – A North German-Danish alliance led by Henry II of Mecklenburg defeat Waldemar the Great.
Second Battle of Athenry Republic of Ireland 10 August – English forces defeat an Irish army under Felim O'Connor, king of Connacht.
1318 Battle of Dysert O'Dea Republic of Ireland 10 May – Irish forces under Ó Deághaidh defeat the English Lordship.
Siege of Sittard Netherlands John III, Duke of Brabant captures Sittard from Reinoud van Valkenburg.
Battle of Faughart Republic of Ireland October 14 – English forces defeat a Scots–Irish army under Edward Bruce, who is slain.
1319 Battle of Chios Greece 23 July - The Knights Hospitaller and the Genoese of the Lordship of Chios score victory over an Aydinid fleet.
Battle of Wöhrden Germany 7 September - The farmers of Dithmarschen defeat an army of knights from Holstein and Mecklenburg under Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg.
1320 Battle of Saint George Greece 9 September – Byzantine forces under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the army of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
Battle of Rhodes Greece A Turkish invasion fleet is destroyed by the Knights Hospitaller and the Genoese, in an attempt to capture Rhodes.
Battle of Marra Biete Ethiopia Ethiopians defeat Sultanate of Ifat.
1322 Battle of Bliska Croatia A coalition of Croatian noblemen defeat Mladen II Šubić of Bribir, Ban of Croatia.
Battle of Burton Bridge United Kingdom English Royal forces defeat a rebel English army.
Battle of Boroughbridge United Kingdom English Royal forces defeat a rebel English army fighting for the Scots.
Battle of Mühldorf Germany 28 September – Louis the Bavarian defeats and captures Frederick I of Austria.
1323 Siege of Warangal (1323) India Delhi Sultanate conquers Kakatiya Empire.
1324 Siege of Villa di Chiesa Italy Aragonese capture Sardinian town from Pisa.
Battle of Lucocisterna Italy Aragon conquers Sardinia from the Republic of Pisa.
1325 Battle of Zappolino Italy Communal struggle between Bologna and Modena, Modena emerges victorious.
Battle of Varey France Vienne under Guigues de la Tour-du-Pin defeat the Savoyards.
1326 Siege of Bursa Turkey 6 April – Ottoman forces led by Sultan Orhan capture the fortified city of Bursa.
Siege of Bristol United Kingdom 18–26 October – Queen Isabella of France besieges and captures Bristol after an eight-day siege.
1327 Battle of Temzezdekt Algeria Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen defeats Hafsid dynasty.
1328 Battle of Cassel France French under Philip VI defeat a revolting Flemish peasant army, killing their leaders.
1329 Siege of Medvėgalis Lithuania 1 February - Teutonic Order captures Lithuanian fortress.
1329 Battle of Pelekanon Turkey 10 June – The second ruler of the Ottoman dynasty, Orhan, defeats the Byzantine emperor Andronicus III.
Battle of Ardnocher Republic of Ireland Irish force led by William MacGeoghegan defeats English army under Thomas Butler, who is killed.
1330 Battle of Velbazhd Bulgaria 28 July - Serbia defeats Bulgaria and their Wallachian allies. Michael III of Bulgaria killed in battle.
Battle of Posada Romania 9 November – Basarab I of Wallachia defeats Charles I of Hungary.
Battle of Fiodh-an-Átha Republic of Ireland Ualgarg O'Rourke is defeated by the English.
1331 Siege of Nicaea Turkey The Byzantine city of Nicaea falls to Ottomans under Orhan.
Battle of Płowce Poland 27 September - Kingdom of Poland defeats Teutonic Order.
1332 Battle of Das Ethiopia 3 July - Ethiopians led by their Emperor Amda Seyon defeat combined attack of Adal and Sultanate of Ifat in the Ethiopian mainland.
Battle of Rusokastro Bulgaria 18 July - Bulgarians defeat Byzantines.
Battle of Kinghorn United Kingdom 6 August - Donnchadh IV, Earl of Fife defeated by smaller army supporting Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne.
Battle of Dupplin Moor United Kingdom 11 August - English supporting Edward Balliol, Scottish pretender, defeat the Scots.
Battle of Płowce Poland 27 September- Poland's Ladislas IV Lokietek defeats Teutonic Knights.
Battle of San Felice Italy 25 November - The Holy Roman Empire under Charles of Luxembourg defeats the Signoria of Ferrara, the Signoria of Mantua, the Signoria of Milan and the Signoria of Verona under condottiere Giovi da Camposampiero.
Battle of Annan United Kingdom 16 December - Bruce loyalists drive out the English-backed usurper to the Scottish throne Edward Balliol.
Battle of Zeila Somalia Ethiopians defeat and vassalize Sultanate of Ifat, sack their capital and imprison their Sultan Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din.
1333 Battle of Halidon Hill United Kingdom 19 July – Edward III of England avenges Bannockburn.
1334 Siege of Maastricht Netherlands March – After a short siege, Maastricht surrenders to bishop Adolph de la Marck of Liège.
1335 Battle of Boroughmuir United Kingdom 30 July - Scotland under John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray defeats an army of the County of Namur under Guy II, Marquis of Namur, fighting for England.
1336 Battle of Minatogawa Japan Kusunoki Masashige, obeying Emperor Go-Daigo's orders, leads an imperial army into defeat by the Ashikaga. Kusunoki commits suicide.
1337 Battle of Cadzand Netherlands English defeat pro-French garrison of Cadsand in Flanders.
Siege of Kanegasaki Japan Ashikaga victory during Nanboku-cho Wars.
1338 Battle of Arnemuiden Netherlands French victory over the English fleet.
1339 Battle of Parabiago Italy 21–22 February – Rebel Lodrisio Visconti is defeated by the Visconti of Milan's army.
Siege of Cambrai France September–October – King Edward III of England withdraws when a large French army was near and fails to capture Cambrai.
1340 Battle of Sluys Netherlands 24 June – Edward III defeats the Franco-Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France off the coast of Flanders and gains control of the English Channel.
Battle of Saint-Omer France 26 July – Anglo-Flemish force driven back from the town by a French army.
Siege of Tournai Belgium 23 July – 25 September – King Edward III of England fails to capture Tournai from king Philip VI of France.
Battle of Río Salado Spain 30 October – Alfonso XI of Castile and Afonso IV of Portugal defeat the Marinid under Sultan Abul-Hassan and the Granadine under King Yusuf I.
1341 Battle of Champtoceaux France 13 October −16 October – Begins Breton War of Succession.
1342 Battle of Brest France 18 August – English fleet defeats Genoese mercenaries.
Battle of Morlaix France Besieged by the English, a French relief army broke the siege of Morlaix. When the English retreated into a wood, the French withdrew.
1344 Battle of Stephaniana Greece May – Turks from the Emirate of Aydin defeat a Serbian army in northern Greece.
1345 Battle of Gamenario Italy 22 April – Ghibelline Asti and John II, Marquess of Montferrat defeat the Neapolitan Guelph League army.
Battle of Lough Neagh United Kingdom Naval battle between Hugh O'Neill and the Clann Hugh Buidhe.
Battle of Peritheorion Greece 7 July – A Byzantine-Turkish army under John VI Kantakouzenos and Umur Bey defeats and kills the renegade lord Momchil in the Rhodope.
Battle of Lelów Poland July – Poland and Hungary defeat Bohemia.
Battle of Pogoń Poland July – Poland defeats Bohemia.
Siege of Utrecht Netherlands 8 June - 22 July – William II, Count of Hainaut and of Holland captures Utrecht and forces bishop John of Arkel to submission.
Battle of Warns Netherlands 26 September – Frisians defeat Dutch invasion force led by William IV, Count of Holland.
Battle of Auberoche France 21 October – English relief army lift a siege by the French.
Siege of Kaffa (Second) UkraineRussia 1345–46 The Golden Horde again lays siege to the Genoese city of Kaffa on the Black Sea, but withdraws due to the Black Death.
1346 Battle of Calry Lough Gill Republic of Ireland O Rourke soundly defeated by the O Connors.
Battle of St Pol de Léon France English defeat the French.
Battle of Caen France English force capture and sack the town.
Battle of Blanchetaque France English under Edward III cross the Somme.
Battle of Crécy France 26 August – English longbowmen defeat French cavalry at Abbeville.
Battle of Neville's Cross United Kingdom English defeat the Scots under King David Bruce.
1347 Siege of Calais France 4 September 1346 – 3 August 1347 – English forces capture the city.
Battle of Porta San Lorenzo Italy (Rome) – November – The people of Rome defeat the baronial troops of Stefano Colonna.
Battle of La Roche-Derrien France English relief army lift a French siege.
1348 Battle of Strėva Lithuania Teutonic Order defeats the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
1349 Battle of Lunalonge France Anglo-Gascons hold the upper hand during the day over the French but the Anglo-Gascons have to withdraw during the night.
Battle of Llucmajor Spain 25 October – James IV of Majorca defeated and killed by troops of Aragon.
Battle of Santolo Nigeria Newly Islamic Sultanate of Kano defeats animist Hausa Kingdom of Santolo.
1350 Battle of Calais United Kingdom 1 January 1350 - English force defeated a French army which was attempting to take the city.
Battle of Naarden Netherlands 15 or 16 May – The army of Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut and of Holland defeats the army of her son, William I, Duke of Bavaria.
Les Espagnols sur Mer United Kingdom 29 August – English fleet defeats Castilian fleet.

Late 14th century (1351–1400)

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Year Battle Loc. Description
1351 Combat of the Thirty France 26 March – Thirty French knights from Chateau Josselin under Jean de Beaumanoir call out and defeat thirty English knights under Robert Bemborough.
Siege of Medemblik Netherlands March–April – William I, Duke of Bavaria captures Medemblik (Hook and Cod wars).
Battle of Saintes France 1 April – English relief army lifted a French siege.
Battle of Ardres France 6 June – French defeated the English.
Battle of Veere Netherlands 10 June – The fleet of Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut defeats the fleet of her son William I, Duke of Bavaria, after which Margaret captures Zeeland.
Battle of Zwartewaal Netherlands 3–5 July – The Cod fleet of William I defeats the Hook fleet of his mother Margaret II.
1351-1352 Siege of Geertruidenberg Netherlands October 1351 - 18 August 1352 – William I, Duke of Bavaria captures Geertruidenberg.
1352 Battle of Mauron France Anglo-Bretons defeated the French.
1354 Battle of Sapienza Greece Genoans destroy Venetian fleet.
Fall of Gallipoli Turkey March – Ottoman Turks under Sultan Orhan capture Gallipoli, giving them a bridgehead into Europe.
1356 Baile Loch Deacair Republic of Ireland In southern Connacht.
Battle of Soest Netherlands 14 March – The army of Bavaria-Straubing and the County of Holland defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht.
Battle of Scheut Belgium 17 August – The Flemish army defending the claim of Louis II, Count of Flanders as duke of Brabant defeats an army of Brabant, supporting Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg as the new duke.
Battle of Poitiers France 25 October – Edward the Black Prince captures King John II of France, France plunges into chaos.
1357 Battle of Bubat Indonesia Majapahit Prime Minister Gajah Mada has the Sunda royal family killed.
1358 Battle of Mello France Army of French nobles crushes the peasant Jacquerie.
1358-1359 Siege of Heusden Netherlands The army of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, count of Holland captures rebel Cod Heusden.
Siege of Heemskerk Netherlands The army of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, count of Holland captures rebel Cod Heemskerk.
1359 Siege of Delft Netherlands 11 March - 29 May – Albert I of Bavaria and Holland captures rebel Cod controlled Delft.
Battle of Achelous Greece Late Spring – Albanians under John Spata defeat Despotate of Epirus and form several Despotates in parts of their land.
Battle of Campo delle Mosche Italy 23 July – Florentines defeat Great Company.
1361 Battle of Visby Sweden 27 July - Poorly armed farmers from the island of Gotland are defeated by a Danish army. The battle became notable after an excavation revealed numerous mass graves containing the dead from the battle, many still wearing their armour.
1362 Battle of Helsingborg Sweden Danish fleet beat Hanseatic fleet in Danish–German War (aka First Danish War with the Hanseatic League).
Battle of Brignais France 6 April – Mercenary Free Companies defeat a French army.
Siege of Kaunas Lithuania 13 March – 17 April – Teutonic Order defeats Grand Duchy of Lithuania, captures and razes the Kaunas Castle.
Battle of Guadix Spain Granada defeats Castile.
1362/1363 Battle of Blue Waters Ukraine The Pagan Lithuanians defeat Islamic Tatar Forces.
1363 Battle of Lake Poyang China Ming dynasty decisively defeats Yuan dynasty and kills their commander Chen Youliang.
1364 Battle of Cocherel France 16 May – French defeat Gascon-Navarrese-English.
Battle of Cascina Italy 28 July – Battle between the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence.
Battle of Auray France 29 September – End of Breton War of Succession, English defeat Franco-Bretons.
1365 Battle of Adrianople Turkey Capture by Ottoman Turks.
Sack of Alexandria Egypt 9-12 October - Peter I of Cyprus leads Cypriots to take and sack Alexandria for three days.
1367 Battle of Nájera Spain 3 April - English under the Black Prince and Don Pedro of Castile defeat the Franco-Castilians.
Battle of Dinklar Germany 3 September - Gerhard vom Berge, Bishop of Hildesheim, defeats Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Dietrich von Portitz, Archbishop of Magdeburg and Albert von Rickmersdorf, Bishop of Halberstadt.
First Albanian Siege of Ioannina Greece Albanian and Aromanian troops attack Ioannina for three years, ending in a ceasefire.
1369 Battle of Montiel Spain Franco-Castilians under King Henry II of Castile defeated Portuguese-Marinids-Grenadines-Jews under his half-brother Don Pedro of Castile, who is captured and executed.
Siege of Algeciras (1369) Spain July – Granada retakes city from Castile.
Battle of Poni Brunei Majapahit Empire and Bruneian Empire defeat Sulu Sultanate.
1370 Battle of Rudau Russia February – Teutonic Knights defeat Lithuanians.
Battle of Pontvallain France French victory against English.
Siege of Balkh (1370) Afghanistan Timur defeats and has killed his brother-in-law Amir Husayn and gains control of the western Chagatai.
1371 Battle of Baesweiler Germany Edward, Duke of Guelders and William II, Duke of Jülich defeat Wenceslaus, Duke of Brabant.
Battle of Maritsa Greece 26 September – Serbs under their ruler, King Vukašin of Serbia, were defeated by an Ottoman force.
1372 Battle of La Rochelle France 22–23 June - Castilian fleet defeats the English fleet. English sea dominance destroyed.
1373 Battle of Chiset France 21 March - French defeat an English relief army trying to lift the siege of Chiset.
Battle of Leveste Germany 25 July - Otto I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg defeats Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Magnus dies in the battle.
Siege of Venlo Netherlands John II, Count of Blois besieges Venlo during the First War of the Guelderian Succession, against his contender William II, Duke of Jülich.
1375 Battle of Gardiki Achaean victory defeats Morean siege
1377 Cesena Bloodbath Italy February - 2,500/5,000 inhabitants of the Italian city of Cesena are slaughtered by Papal troops led by John Hawkwood during the War of the Eight Saints.
Battle on Pyana River Russia 2 August - The Russian troops are defeated, while their commander drowns in the river.
Battle of Dubravnica Serbia Moravian Serbia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
1378 Battle of the Vozha River Russia Moscow defeats the Golden Horde.
1378 Knights Hospitaller Invasion of Arta Greece Knights Hospitaller attempt to capture the Despotate of Arta but fail.
1380 Battle of Kulikovo Russia Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow halts the Mongols.
1380 or 1381 Battle of Loppersum Germany End 1380 or Early 1381 - Chieftain Ocko I tom Brok of Norderland and Emsigerland defeats cheaftains Kampo Abdena of Hinte and Folkmar Allena of Osterhusen.
1381 Second Battle of the Kalka River Russia Tokhtamysh defeats Mamai and gains control of the Blue Horde.
Battle of North Walsham United Kingdom Forces led by Henry le Despenser defeat the rebels of Norfolk at the end of the English Peasants' Revolt.
1382 Battle of Beverhoutsveld Belgium 3 May - Ghent rebels under Philip van Artevelde defeat the army of Louis II, Count of Flanders.
Siege of Moscow (1382) Russia 23–27 August - Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde takes back control of Moscow from the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
Battle of Roosebeke Belgium 27 November - French army under King Charles VI of France crush a large Flemish army of urban levies.
1383 Battle of Dunkirk France May - Ghent rebels under Frans Ackerman and an English army under Henry le Despenser defeat the armies of Louis II, Count of Flanders and king Charles VI of France.
Siege of Ypres Belgium May - An English army under Henry le Despenser and Ghent rebels fail to take Ypres from Louis II, Count of Flanders.
Trian Chongail Republic of Ireland Hugh O Neill and Robin Savage kill each other in a cavalry charge.
1384 Battle of Atoleiros Portugal 6 April – Nuno Álvares Pereira (Portuguese general) defeats Castile.
Siege of Lisbon Portugal Portugal successfully defends its capital from the Castilians.
Battle of Leça Portugal The Castilian blockade to Porto is stopped.
Battle of Tejo Portugal The Portuguese win a naval battle in the Tagus river.
1385 Battle of Tochar Cruachain-Bri-Ele Republic of Ireland O Conchobhair, King of Uí Falighe, soundly defeats the English of Meath.
Battle of Trancoso Portugal 29 May – An army sent by John I of Castile is defeated by the Portuguese.
Battle of Aljubarrota Portugal 14 August – Portugal maintains independence from Castile, John I establishes Avis dynasty.
Battle of Valverde Spain 14 October – The Portuguese defeat a Castilian army.
Battle of Savra Albania Zeta (Montenegro) forces under Balša II were defeated by Ottoman commander Hayreddin Pasha near Berat.
1386 Battle of the Vikhra River Belarus 29 April – Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeats the Principality of Smolensk and make the principality agree to be their vassal.
Battle of Sempach Switzerland 9 July – Swiss defeat Leopold III of Austria.
Battle of Pločnik Serbia Serbian victory and first serious defeat for the Ottoman army in the Balkans.
Siege of Tbilisi (1386) Georgia (country) Timur decisively defeats the Kingdom of Georgia.
1387 Battle of Castagnaro Italy 11 March – Giovanni Ordelaffi and Ostasio da Polenta, for Verona, defeated by John Hawkwood and Francesco Novello Carraresi, for Padua.
Battle of Margate 24–25 March – An English fleet under Richard, Earl of Arundel defeats a Franco-Castilian-Flemish wine fleet under Sir Jean de Bucq in the area of the southern North Sea between Margate and Cadzand.
Siege of Isfahan (1387) Iran Timur annexes Isfahan and nearby territories from the Muzaffarids.
Battle of Radcot Bridge United Kingdom 19 December - Rebellious Lords Appellant defeat a Royal army and briefly gain control of the government.
1388 Battle of Buir Lake China Mongolia March Ming Chinese army under general Lan Yu decisively defeated Mongol Northern Yuan dynasty, more than 100,000 Mongols killed or captured.
Battle of Otterburn United Kingdom 19 August - English under a young Henry "Hotspur" Percy defeated by Scots under James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas.
Battle of Döffingen Germany 23 August - The league of princes and the league of knights under Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg defeat the Swabian League of Cities under 'Städtehauptmann' or military commander Konrad Besserer of Ulm.
Battle of Bileća Bosnia and Herzegovina 27 August Bosnians and Serbians defeat the Ottomans.
1389 Battle of Kosovo Polje Kosovo A Turkish army gathered by Murad I and a Serbian army under Knez Lazar beat each other into the ground. The battle was a draw, yet in the wake of it the Serbs were left with too few men to effectively defend their lands, while the Turks had many more troops in the east. Both Lazar and Murad lost their lives in the battle.
1391 Battle of Alessandria Italy Mercenary army of Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan beat that of Jean III of Armagnac.
Battle of the Kondurcha River Russia Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde.
1393 Siege of Altena Netherlands Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland captures rebel Altena Castle.
1394 Battle of Ros-mic-Triuin Republic of Ireland King of Leinster attacks and defeats the English.
Battle of Rovine Romania 10 October – Mircea cel Batrin the voievod of Wallachia defeated Bayezid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
1395 Battle of the Terek River Russia 15 April – Timur decisively defeats Tokhtamysh.
Battle of Portomaggiore Italy 16 April – Astorre I Manfredi for the Republic of Venice and Niccolò III d'Este beat Ferrarese rebel Azzo X d'Este.
1396 Battle of the North Inch United Kingdom Scottish clan battle.
Battle of Nicopolis Bulgaria 25 September – A major French–Hungarian crusade is defeated by the Ottomans under Bayezid I.
Battle of Schoterzijl Netherlands Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland defeats the Frisians.
1397 Battle of Kleverhamm Germany Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Dietrich IX, Count of Mark defeat duke William II of Berg and duke William I of Guelders and Jülich.
1398 Siege of Delhi (1398) India Timur defeats the Sultanate of Delhi and sacks their capital, weakening Delhi for a century.
1399 Battle of Tragh-Bhaile Republic of Ireland The Anglo-Irish defeat the sons of Henry O Neill.
Battle of the Vorskla River Ukraine Vytautas the Great of Lithuania is defeated by generals of Tamerlane.

Early 15th century (1401–50)

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Year Battle Loc. Description
1400 Battle of Bergtheim Germany 11 January - Gerhard von Schwarzburg, bishop of Würzburg, defeats rebel farmers and citizens of the cities.
Battle of Aleppo Syria 30 October - Timur decisively defeats the Mamluk Sultanate, destroying their forces attempting to defend Syria.
Siege of Damascus Syria December 1400 - March 1401 - Timur defeats Mamluk Sultanate and annexes Damascus.
1401 Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen United Kingdom mid-June – Welsh rebels under Owain Glyndŵr defeat an army of English and Flemish soldiers near Aberystwyth.
Battle of Tuthill United Kingdom November – Inconclusive battle between English and Welsh near Caernarfon.
1402 Battle of Casalecchio Italy 26 January – Alberico da Barbiano for Milan defeats BologneseFlorentine army under Muzio Attendolo.
Battle of Bryn Glas United Kingdom 22 June – English army routed in mid-Wales; Owain Glyndŵr's revolt spreads.
Battle of Nesbit Moor United Kingdom 22 June – Clash between English and Scottish prior to the decisive Battle of Homildon Hill.
Battle of Angora
or Battle of Ankara
Turkey 20 July – Timur defeats and captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I in Anatolia.
Battle of Homildon Hill United Kingdom 14 September – A strong Scottish raiding force is heavily defeated by English longbowmen.
Siege of Gorinchem Netherlands 29 June - 18 September – Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and of Holland defeats John V, Lord of Arkel.
Siege of Smyrna Turkey December – Timur defeats the Knights of Rhodes and razes Smyrna.
1403 Battle of Shrewsbury United Kingdom 21 July – Henry IV defeats rebel army led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy, who is slain in the fighting.
Siege of Birtvisi (1403) Georgia (country) Timur besieges fortress of the Georgian Kingdom.
Battle of Ziela Somalia Ethiopia under Dawit I defeats and kills Sultan Sa'ad ad-Din II, bringing a final conquest to the Ifat Sultanate.
1405 Battle of Pwll Melyn United Kingdom May – Owain Glyndŵr's rebels defeated near Usk.
1406 Cluain Immorrais Republic of Ireland The King of Uí Falighe defeats the Galls of Meath.
Battle of Tuiteam Tarbhach United Kingdom Scottish clan battle fought between the Clan MacLeod of Lewis against the Clan MacKay.
1407 Battle of Lạng Sơn Vietnam 19 January – Ming Chinese forces defeated Đại Ngu forces.
Battle of Sông Phú Lương Vietnam Chinese Ming dynasty decisively defeated the Vietnamese Hồ dynasty, led to the Ming conquest of Đại Ngu.
Battle of Palembang Indonesia Ming dynasty defeats pirates in Sumatra and captures their leader Chen Zuyi.
1408 Battle of Bramham Moor United Kingdom 19 February – The Percy Rebellion is finally crushed by King Henry IV of England.
Siege of Maastricht Netherlands 24 November 1407 - 23 September 1408 – Rebels from Liège fail to take Maastricht from supporters of bishop John of Bavaria of Liège.
Battle of Othée Belgium 23 September – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy defeats rebels from the city of Liège, which greatly enriches him and puts him in a strong position for the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.
1409 Battle of Sanluri Italy 30 June – Aragon defeats the giudicato di Arborea, last independent kingdom of Sardinia.
Battle of Kherlen Mongolia 23 September – The Mongols under Öljei Temür Khan defeat Ming China.
1410 Battle of Grunwald
or Battle of Tannenberg
Poland 15 July – Polish and Lithuanian army under Władysław II Jagiełło break the spine of the Teutonic Knights under Ulrich von Jungingen.
Battle of Koronowo Poland 10 October – Polish-Lithuania army defeat Teutonic Knights.
1411 Battle of Harlaw United Kingdom 24 July – Highlanders versus Lowland Scots ends in draw.
1412 Battle of Saint-Rémy-du-Val France 9 May – The Burgundians under Waleran III, Count of Ligny and Philippe d'Harcourt defeat the Armagnacs under John I, Duke of Alençon and Raoul de Gaucourt.
Siege of Bourges France 11 June - 12 July – After a month of siege, king Charles VI of France decides for a truce with the Armagnacs.
Siege of Dreux France 10–15 July – Burgundians capture Dreux from the Armagnacs in a French civil war.
Battle of Chalagan Azerbaijan December – Kara Koyunlu Turkomans defeat the Georgian army under Constantine I of Georgia and Shirvanshah Ibrahim, their ally.
1415 Conquest of Ceuta Spain 21 August – Ceuta is captured by the Portuguese.
Battle of Agincourt France 25 October – An outnumbered English force under Henry V defeats the French through the use of massed longbowmen behind sharpened stakes.
1416 Battle of Gallipoli Turkey 29 May – A Venetian fleet under Pietro Loredan destroys the Ottoman fleet.
Siege of IJsselstein Netherlands 5–30 May – William II, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland captures IJsselstein after a truce, which ends the rebellion of John II, Lord of Egmond.
1417 Battle of Okswerderzijl Netherlands 18 June – The Allies (Vetkopers and Bronckhorsts) under Keno II tom Brok, Focko Ukena and Sibet Papinga defeat the Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda and Coppen Jarges.
Siege of IJsselstein Netherlands 10–24 June – A Cod army besieged a Hook army in IJsselstein. A truce brokered by John III, Duke of Bavaria makes an end to the siege.
Siege of Gorinchem Netherlands 23 or 24 November - 1 December – A Hook army defeats a Cod army in the city of Gorinchem.
1418 Siege of Dordrecht Netherlands 28 June - 10 August – An army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and John IV, Duke of Brabant fails to capture Dordrecht from supporters of John III, Duke of Bavaria.
Siege of Rouen France 19 July - January 1419 – Henry V of England gains a foothold in Normandy.
Battle of Dokkum Netherlands Allies under Focko Ukena defeat the Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda.
1419 Siege of Ceuta Spain 13–17 August – The Moors attempt to retake Ceuta but are easily repelled by the Portuguese.
Battle of Miedum Netherlands 19 or 20 August – Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda defeat the allies.
Battle of Živohoště Czech Republic 4 November 1419 - The Hussites defeat Bohemian Catholics commanded by Petr of Sternberg and Jan Ptáček of Pirkštejn
Battle of la Rochelle France 30 December – A Castilian fleet defeats an English-Hanseatic coalition fleet.
1419–1428 Siege of Dong Quan Vietnam Ming city besieged every year of Lam Son uprising, eventually fell to Le Loi.
1420 Battle of Sudomer Czech Republic 25 March – Hussites led by Jan Žižka defeat Catholics.
Battle on the Palesloot Netherlands 12 May – The Allies under Focko Ukena defeat the Schieringers.
Battle of Vitkov Hill Czech Republic 12 June – 14 July – Hussite victory over the Crusaders of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Siege of Montereau-Fault-Yonne France 16 June – 1 July – An army under king Henry V of England and duke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Montereau-Fault-Yonne from the French.
Siege of Leiden Netherlands 18 June – 17 August – An army under John III, Duke of Bavaria captures Leiden from supporters of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.
Battle of Sloten Netherlands 11 July – An army of Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda and Cods under Hendrik van Renesse defeats the allies (Vetkopers and Bronckhorsts) under Focko Ukena.
Battle of Vysehrad Czech Republic Series of engagements between the Hussite forces and the Holy Roman Emperor's crusaders.
Siege of Geertruidenberg Netherlands End August – 11 November – Supporters of John III, Duke of Bavaria defeat supporters of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.
1421 Battle of Baugé France 22 March - The French and Scottish forces of Charles VII of France commanded by the Earl of Buchan defeat an English army after a reckless cavalry charge by Henry V's younger brother, the Duke of Clarence, who is slain in the fighting.
Battle of Mons-en-Vimeu France 30 August - The Burgundians under duke Philip the Good defeat the Armagnacs under Jaqcues d'Harcourt, Jean Poton de Xaintrailles and La Hire.
Battle of Kutna Hora Czech Republic 21 December – Hussites escape Royalist forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.
1422 Battle of Nebovidy Czech Republic 6 January – Jan Žižka leads the Hussites to victory over an Imperial army.
Battle of Německý Brod Czech Republic 10 January – Hussites sack town.
Siege of Meaux France 6 October 1421 - 10 May 1422 - English led by Henry V fight the French.
Battle of Arbedo Switzerland 30 June – Milanese led by Francesco Bussone fight the Swiss.
Battle of Alling Germany 19 September – Ernest, Duke of Bavaria-Munich and William III, Duke of Bavaria-Munich defeat Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
1423 Battle of Horic Czech Republic 27 April – Taborites defeat Utraquists, ending the Hussite Civil War.
Battle of Cravant France 31 July – English victory during Hundred Years' War.
Battle of La Brossinière France French victory over English.
1424 Battle of L'Aquila Italy Jacopo Caldora and Micheletto Attendolo for the Kingdom of Naples defeat Braccio da Montone for Alfonso V of Aragon.
Battle of Zagonara Italy 28 July - The Florentines defeated by Filippo Maria Visconti's Milanese army under Count of Carmagnola.
Battle of Verneuil France 17 August – The English under the Duke of Bedford defeat a major Franco-Scottish army, clearing the way for further English conquests in Northern France.
1425 Siege of Schoonhoven Netherlands 10 March - 8 October – A Hook army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut managed to capture and hold Schoonhoven, from Cod armies, fighting for duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Battle of Alphen aan den Rijn Netherlands 21 October – A Hook army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut defeats a Cod army under Jacob van Gaasbeek.
1426 Battle of Brouwershaven Netherlands 13 January – Burgundian troops defeat combined Zeelander and English forces.
Battle of St. James France 6 March – An English force defeats the French under Arthur de Richemont.
Siege of Haarlem Netherlands 4 April - 8 May – The army of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut fails to take Haarlem from duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Battle of Alphen aan den Rijn Netherlands 30 April – The army of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut defeats a Burgundian army.
Battle of Usti nad Labem Czech Republic 16 June – Hussites defeat Imperial forces in the modern-day Czech Republic.
Battle of Khirokitia Cyprus 7 July – Mamelukes defeat intoxicated Cypriots.
Battle of Hoorn Netherlands 22 August – An army under duke Philip the Good of Burgundy defeats a Hook army.
Battle of Detern Germany 27 September – East Frisian rebels under chieftain Focko Ukena of Moormerland and Lengenerland and Chieftain Sibet Lubben of Rüstringen and Östringen defeat Chieftain Ocko II tom Brok of Brokmerland.
Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động Vietnam 5–7 November – Le Loi decisively defeats Ming dynasty.
1427 Siege of Zevenbergen Netherlands November 1426 - 11 April 1427 - The army of duke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Zevenbergen.
Battle of Tachov Czech Republic 3-4 August - Hussites defeat coalition forces.
Battle of Øresund Denmark/Sweden 11-15 July - The navy of the Kalmar Union and Pomerania-Wolgast-Barth defeats the Hanseatic League.
Siege of Montargis France 15 July-5 September - French under Jean de Dunois defeat English.
Battle of Chi Lăng Vietnam 18 September - Vietnam decisively defeats Ming Chinese. China agrees to Vietnam's independence soon after.
Battle of Wieringen Netherlands September – A Burgundian fleet defeats a Hook fleet.
Battle of Maclodio Italy 4 October – Part of the Wars in Lombardy.
Battle of the Wild Fields Germany 28 October – Chieftain Focko Ukena of Moormerland and Lengenerland defeats chieftain Ocko II tom Brok of Brokmerland and Auricherland.
Siege of Amersfoort Netherlands 1–8 November – Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy fails to take Amersfoort from the local citizens, fighting for bishop Rudolf van Diepholt of Utrecht.
Battle of the Echinades Greece Byzantines defeat Carlo I Tocco and recapture the Latin possessions in the Peloponnese.
1428 Siege of Gouda Netherlands May 1428 – Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut capitulates to duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
1429 Siege of Orléans France 12 October 1428 - 8 May 1429 - English forces commanded by the Earl of Suffolk besiege French city and are driven off by Joan of Arc.
Battle of Jargeau France 11–12 June – Joan of Arc captures a bridge held by English over the Loire River. Her helmet saves her from a projectile.
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire France 11–12 June The forces of Joan of Arc capture a second Loire River bridge.
Battle of Beaugency France 16–17 June – Joan of Arc's forces capture a third Loire River bridge.
Battle of Patay France 18 June – Major French field victory over the English, recognized as the war's turning point.
1430 Siege of Thessalonica Greece 29 March – The city of Thessalonica, ruled by the Republic of Venice, is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
Siege of Compiègne France 23 May – French victory but Joan of Arc is captured by Burgundians.
1431 Battle of Soncino Italy 17 May – Count of Carmagnola, for Venice, is defeated by the Visconti.
Battle of Pavia Italy 22 May – The Venetian fleet is destroyed by the Milanese.
Battle of Domažlice Czech Republic 14 August – Hussite army led by Prokop the Bald slaughters Crusaders.
Battle of Inverlochy United Kingdom Royal English forces routed by Scottish Highlanders.
Siege of Angkor Cambodia Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom ends Khmer Empire and sacks their capital.
1432 Battle of Delebio Italy 18/19 November – Duchy of Milan and Valtellina fight the Republic of Venice.
Battle of San Romano Italy Florence fought Siena.
1434 Battle of Lipany Czech Republic 30 May – Catholic Crusaders destroy Taborite army.
1435 Battle of Gerbevoy France French troops, under the command of La Hire, defeat English.
Battle of Ponza Italy A Genoese fleet sent by Filippo Maria Visconti defeats the Aragonese of Alfonso V of Naples.
Battle of Wiłkomierz Lithuania The forces of Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis of Lithuania with the help of Polish troops defeated Švitrigaila and his Livonian allies.
1436 Battle of Piperdean United Kingdom Scottish victory over the English on the Scottish Borders.
1437 Battle of Belyov Russia Tatars defeat Moscow.
1439 Battle of Grotniki Poland Polish army defeats Hussite Protestants.
1439 Siege of Älvsborg Sweden Norwegian army is forced to retreat after a 10 week long siege by a Swedish relief force
1440 Battle of Anghiari Italy 29 June – Niccolò Piccinino, overlord of Bologna, defeats Milanese Filippo Maria Visconti and is then opposed by Cosimo de Medici.
Siege of Novo Brdo Kosovo Ottoman forces captured Novo Brdo, an important fortified mining town of Serbia.
1443 Battle of Niš Serbia November - John Hunyadi defeated three Ottoman armies before retreating.
Battle of Zlatica Bulgaria December – Crusader advance stopped by the Ottoman army.
1444 Battle of Kunovica Serbia 2 or 5 January — Hungary, Poland, and Serbia defeated Ottoman forces.
Battle of Torvioll Albania 29 June - Albanians under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs Switzerland 26 August - French defeat Swiss.
Siege of Rhodes Greece 10 August - 18 September - Knights Hospitaller defeats Mamluk Sultanate.
Battle of Linnich Germany 3 November – The army of Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg defeats the army of Arnold, Duke of Guelders.
Battle of Varna Bulgaria 10 November – Ottoman Murad II defeats Hungarians, Poles, and Wallachians, King Władysław III of Poland killed.
1445 Battle of Gomit Ethiopia Emperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia defeats and kills Sultan Arwe Badlay of Adal.
Battle of Mokra (1445) North Macedonia Albanians under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
1446 Battle of Otonetë North Macedonia Skanderbeg defeats Ottomans.
1447 Battle of Damghan Iran Abdal-Latif Mirza captures Damghan.
1448 Siege of Svetigrad North Macedonia Ottomans under Murad II capture Albanian fortress.
Battle of Caravaggio Italy 15 September – Ambrosian Republic (Milan's short-lived republic) fights the Republic of Venice.
Battle of Kosovo Kosovo 17–20 October – Roman Catholic coalition defeated by Turkish forces.
Battle of Sark United Kingdom 23 October – also known as Battle of Lochmabenstone – Anglo-Scottish conflicts.
1449 Battle of Alfarrobeira Portugal 20 May – Afonso V of Portugal defeats rebels of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.
Battle of Tumu Fortress China 1 September – conflict between the Mongols and the Chinese Ming dynasty. Mongol victory.
Battle of Waldstetten Germany 1 September – Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg defeats the imperial free city of Schwäbisch Gmünd.
1450 Battle of Formigny France 15 April – decisive French victory over English during the Hundred Years' War.
Siege of Krujë (1450) Albania 14 May - 23 November - Skanderbeg defends Albanian town from an army of around 100,000 men led by Murad I.
Battle of the Five Forts New Zealand Māori Ngāti Hotu tribe decisively defeated by the Whanganui Māori tribe.

Late 15th century (1451–1500)

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Year Battle Loc. Description
1452 Battle of Nevele Belgium 25 May – A Burgundian army under John of Burgundy defeats a rebel army of Ghent.
Battle of Bazel Belgium 16 June – A Burgundian army under duke Philip the Good defeats a rebel army of Ghent under Wouter Leenknecht.
1453 Battle of Polog North Macedonia 22 April – Skanderbeg defeats Ottomans.
Battle of Constantinople Turkey 29 May – Mehmet II of the Ottoman Turks captures Constantinople (Istanbul), ending the Byzantine Empire.
Battle of Castillon France 17 July – The Valois use cannon to defeat the Lancastrians, which ends the Hundred Years' War.
Battle of Gavere Belgium 23 July – A Burgundian army under duke Philip the Good defeats a rebel army of Ghent.
1454 Battle of Varlar Germany 18 July – The Archbishopric of Cologne, Bishopric of Utrecht, County of Bentheim-Steinfurt and the County of Lippe fighting for Walram von Moers defeat the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and allies fighting for Erich von Hoya in the Münster Diocesan Feud.
Battle of Chojnice Poland 18 September – Polish defeated by Teutonic Knights.
Battle of Leskovac Serbia 24 September – Serbs under command of Nikola Skobaljić defeat a larger Ottoman army.
Battle of Kruševac Serbia 2 October - Serbian Despotate, allied with the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats invading Ottoman forces.
1455 Battle of Arkinholm United Kingdom Scottish Royal-Black Douglas civil war.
First Battle of St Albans United Kingdom 22 May – First battle of the English Wars of the Roses, a victory for the pretender Richard of York.
Siege of Berat (1455) Albania July - Ottomans defeat Albanians under Skanderbeg.
1456 Siege of Belgrade Serbia 14 August - 15 September - Hungarian forces lift Ottoman siege, Sultan Mehmet II wounded.
Siege of Deventer Netherlands 22 July - Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Deventer in order to make his son David of Burgundy bishop of Utrecht during the Utrecht war (1456–1458).
1457 Battle of Direptatea Moldova April – Ştefan cel Mare, helped by Wallachian prince Vlad III the Impaler, defeated Petru Aron and became Voivod of Moldavia.
1459 Battle of Blore Heath United Kingdom 23 September – Yorkist knights defeat Lancastrians in War of the Roses.
Battle of Ludford Bridge United Kingdom 12 October – King Henry routs Yorkists in War of the Roses.
Siege of Venlo Netherlands Adolf of Guelders surrenders to his father Arnold, Duke of Guelders, ending a rebellion.
1460 Battle of Sandwich United Kingdom Yorkists land at Sandwich, rout Lancastrians.
Battle of Nola Italy John of Anjou's victory over Ferdinand of Naples.
Battle of Northampton United Kingdom 10 July – Warwick attacks royal camp and captures King Henry.
Battle of Wakefield United Kingdom 30 December – Queen Margaret's Lancastrians defeat Duke of York, who is killed in the fight.
1461 Battle of Mortimer's Cross United Kingdom 2 February – Yorkists defeat Lancastrians in the west.
Second Battle of St Albans United Kingdom 17 February – Lancastrians storm the town, chase out Yorkists.
Battle of Ferrybridge United Kingdom 28 March – Lancastrians ambush the Earl of Warwick and kill his second-in-command.
Battle of Towton United Kingdom 29 March – Edward IV of England defeats Lancastrian forces.
Siege of Trebizond Turkey 15 August – Ottoman Turks led by Mehmet II capture the capitol of the Empire of Trebizond, ending that empire.
1462 The Night Attack Romania 17 June – Vlad III Dracula attacks Mehmet II.
Battle of Seckenheim Germany 30 June – The Electoral Palatinate and the Electorate of Mainz defeat the Margraviate of Baden, the County of Württemberg, Palatine Zweibrücken and the Bishopric of Metz.
Battle of Świecino Poland 7 September – During the Thirteen Years' War, Poles defeated the Teutonic Order.
Siege of Mytilene Greece Ottoman Turks capture the capitol of Gattilusi Lesbos.
1463 Battle of Chikhori Georgia (country) George VIII of Georgia is decisevely defeated by nobles led by his Royal kinsmen Bagrat.
Battle of Zatoka Świeża Poland 15 September – Polish navy defeats Teutonic navy.
Battle of Aalsum Netherlands 11 October – The army of Jancko Douwema defeats the army of the Donias. A feud in Frisia.
1464 Battle of Hedgeley Moor United Kingdom 25 April – Lancastrian defeat Yorkist forces.
Battle of Hexham United Kingdom 15 May – Yorkists under Montagu annihilate Lancastrians in a surprise attack.
Battle of Ohrid North Macedonia 15 September - Albanians and Venetians defeat Ottomans.
1465 Battle of Vaikal North Macedonia April - Albanian rebels under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Battle of Meçad (1465) North Macedonia June - Skanderbeg defeats Ottomans under Ballaban Badera.
Battle of Montlhéry France 16 July – Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of great nobles.
Battle of Montenaken Belgium 20 October – The Burgundian army under Charles the Bold defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
1466 Siege of Dinant Belgium 18–29 August - The Burgundian army under Charles the Bold captures and destroys Dinant.
1467 Battle of Molinella Italy 25 July – Bartolomeo Colleoni for Venice is defeated.
Siege of Krujë (1466–1467) Albania Albanians under Skanderbeg repel siege by Sultan Mehmet II.
Siege of Krujë (1467) Albania Skanderbeg repels another siege by Mehmet II.
Battle of Brustem Belgium 28 October - The Burgundian army under Charles the Bold defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
Battle of Baia Romania 15 December – Ştefan cel Mare defeated Mathias Corvinus.
1468 Battle of Straelen Germany 26 June – An army of Adolf, Duke of Guelders defeats the army of John I, Duke of Cleves.
1469 Battle of Edgecote Moor United Kingdom 26 July – Warwick the Kingmaker triumphs over Edward IV.
1470 Battle of Lipnic Moldova Ştefan cel Mare defeats the Tatars.
Siege of Negroponte Greece Ottomans besiege and capture the Venetian fortress of Negroponte.
Battle of Lose-coat Field United Kingdom 12 March – Yorkists chase disrobing Lancastrians from the field.
Battle of Pasca Colombia Southern Muisca Confederation defeats alliance of the Sutagao and Panche.
1471 Battle of Ravenspur United Kingdom 14 March – Edward IV lands at Ravenspur and repulses token resistance.
Siege of Vijaya Vietnam 24 February-22 March- Đại Việt captures Vijaya, the capital of Champa.
Battle of Barnet United Kingdom 14 April – Confusion in the fog, Earl of Warwick killed.
Battle of Tewkesbury United Kingdom 4 May – Edward IV of England's final victory over the House of Lancaster.
Battle of Shelon Russia 14 July – Ivan the Great of Russia decisively defeats the Novgorod Republic, which is gradually absorbed by Muscovy.
Battle of Asilah Morocco 24 August – Portugal conquers Asilah from the Wattasids.
Battle of Brunkeberg Sweden 10 October – Denmark fights Sweden.
1472 Siege of Nesle France 27 June - 22 July – The army of duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy captures Nesle from France. The population is massacred.
Siege of Beauvais France 14 June – The army of duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy fails to captures Beauvais from France.
1473 Battle of Otlukbeli Turkey Mehmed II of Ottoman Turks decisively defeats Uzun Hasan of Akkoyunlu Turkomans.
Battle of Tlatelolco Mexico Aztec Empire defeats Tlatelolco.
1474 Siege of Neuss Germany Charles the Bold leads unsuccessful siege during Burgundy Wars.
Battle of Héricourt France Burgundy is defeated by the Swiss Cofederation.
Siege of Shkodra Albania Spring–8 August – Venice and Zeta (Montenegro) defeat Ottoman besiegers.
1475 Battle of Vaslui Romania 10 January – Ştefan cel Mare defeats a huge Ottoman army.
Siege of Burgos Spain Supporters of Joanna are driven out of the Castle of Burgos.
Battle on the Planta Switzerland (November) – Switzerland defeats Savoy.
1476 Battle of Toro Spain 1 March – Indecisive: Prince John of Portugal defeated the Castilian right wing and remained in possession of the battlefield while his father Afonso V is defeated by the Castilian left-centre led by the Duke of Alba and Cardinal Mendoza. Both sides claimed victory.
Battle of Grandson Switzerland 2 March – A Swiss army defeats the Burgundians under Charles the Bold.
Battle of Morat Switzerland 22 June – The Swiss defeat Charles the Bold again.
Battle of Valea Albă Romania 26 July – Mehmed II defeats Ştefan cel Mare.
1477 Battle of Nancy France 5 January – Swiss pikemen defeat cavalry of Burgundy's Charles the Bold, who is killed.
Battle of Émagny Bridge France 25 June – France under Georges II de La Trémoille defeats Burgundy under Hugues III de Chalon-Arlay in an attempt to control the County of Burgundy.
Siege of Dole France End of July - 7 October – France fails to capture Dole from Burgundy. The French army is destroyed and has to leave the County of Burgundy.
1478 Battle of Macomer Italy Sardinian rebels are defeated by the Aragonese.
Battle of Guinea Ghana Castilian fleet is defeated and captured by the Portuguese.
Battle of Trowulan Indonesia Majapahit rebels backed by the Demak Sultanate are defeated by Girindrawardhana.
Siege of Krujë (1478) Albania Ottomans under Mehmet II capture Krujë from the League of Lezhë.
1479 Siege of Shkodra Albania Ottomans take Shkodër.
Battle of Guinegate France 7 August – French troops are defeated by the Burgundians led by Maximilian of Habsburg.
Battle of the Plain of Jars Laos Fall - Đại Việt decisively defeats Lan Xang.
Battle of Breadfield Romania 13 October – Pál Kinizsi, comite of Timișoara, defeated the Ottomans.
1480 Siege of Rhodes Greece May–28 July – Ottomans unsuccessfully besiege the Knights Hospitaller garrison on Rhodes.
Battle of Pāk Phūn Laos Lan Xang decisively defeats exhausted Viet army.
Battle of Skibo and Strathfleet United Kingdom Clan Sutherland and Murrays of Aberscross defeat Clan Donald.
Battle of Bloody Bay United Kingdom A naval battle fought near Tobermory, Scotland, between John of Islay, Earl of Ross, the Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald; and his son, Angus Óg Macdonald.
Battle of Lagabraad United Kingdom Clan Donald defeats Clan Mackenzie.
Battle of Otranto Italy Gedik Ahmed Pasha of the Ottoman Turks captures Otranto in the Italian peninsula.
Great Stand on the Ugra River Russia 8 October- 28 November – Ivan the Great makes army of the Golden Horde retreat without bloodshed. End of vassalage of the Russian states to Golden Horde.
1481 Siege of Leiden Netherlands 30 March - 14 April – The Burgundian army under duke Maximilian captures rebel Leiden.
Battle of Yenişehir Turkey 22 June – The forces of Sultan Beyazit II of Ottoman Turks defeat the supporters of his brother and rival, Cem Sultan.
Battle of Scherpenzeel Netherlands 22 or 23 September – An army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy defeats a rebel army.
Battle of Vreeswijk Netherlands 13 October – A rebel army under Jan III van Montfoort defeats an army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy under governor Joost de Lalaing of Holland and Zeeland.
Battle of Westbroek Netherlands 13 October – An army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy defeats a rebel army.
1482 Battle of Campomorto Italy 21 August – Papal army under Roberto Malatesta defeats Neapolitan troops led by Alfonso, Duke of Calabria.
Siege of IJsselstein Netherlands 26 August - 16 September – A rebel army from the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht fails to capture Habsburg IJsselstein.
1483 Siege of Utrecht Netherlands A Habsburg army under regent Maximilian captures Utrecht.
1483 Battle of Una Croatia 29–30 October – Croatian army defeats forces of the invading Ottoman Empire.
1484 Battle of Lochmaben Fair United Kingdom Scottish Royal-Black Douglas civil war.
1485 Battle of Bosworth Field United Kingdom 22 August – Richard III defeated by Henry Tudor, who becomes Henry VII of England. This battle marked the end of the Wars of the Roses and the beginning of the Tudor period in England.
First Battle of Adana Turkey 9 February - Mamluks rout Ottoman army.
Second Battle of Adana Turkey 15 March - Mamluks decisively defeat Ottomans, capturing their commander Hersek-Oglu.
1486 Battle of Auldicharish United Kingdom Scottish clan battle
1487 Battle of Stoke United Kingdom 16 June – Henry VII of England finally defeats internal opposition.
1488 Battle of Sauchieburn United Kingdom 11 June – King James III defeated by Scottish nobles.
Battle of Aga-Cayiri Turkey Mamluks defeat Ottomans.
1489 Battle on the Lek Netherlands 4 June – A Habsburg fleet defeats a rebel fleet.
1490 Battle of Moordrecht Netherlands 18 June – A Habsburg army defeats a rebel army.
Battle of Brouwershaven Netherlands 23 July – A Habsburg fleet defeats a rebel fleet.
Siege of Montfoort Netherlands 2 May - 8 August – A Habsburg army under Albert III, Duke of Saxony captures rebel Montfoort.
Battle of Chocontá Colombia The Southern Muisca defeat the Northern Muisca, though both leaders die in the battle.
1491 Battle of Vrpile Croatia Early September – Forces of the Kingdom of Croatia defeat Ottoman Turks.
1492 Battle of Granada Spain 2 January – Ferdinand II of Aragon defeats the last Muslim kingdom in al-Andalus, the Emirate of Granada of Sultan Boabdil.
1493 Battle of Anfao Mali 12 April - Rebel General Muhammad Askia gains rulership of the Songhai Empire after defeating the forces of Sonni Baru, ending the Sonni dynasty.
Battle of Krbava field Croatia 9 September – Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman War Ottoman Turks defeat Croatians.
Battle of the Maule Chile Inca Empire under Emperor Túpac Yupanqui fights coalition led by the Mapuche with a disputed outcome.
1494 First Battle of Acentejo Spain Guanches defeat Spainairds on island of Tenerife.
Battle of Aguere Spain Spanish defeat Guanches.
Second Battle of Acentejo Spain Spanish decisively defeat Guanches and annex the Canary Islands.
1495 Battle of Fornovo Italy 6 July – Francesco II Gonzaga of the Italian Holy League fights against Charles VIII of France.
1497 Battle of Codrii Cosminului Ukraine Ştefan cel Mare defeated John I of Poland.
Battle of Drumchatt United Kingdom Scottish clan battle
Siege of Samarkand (1497) Uzbekistan Babur of the Timurids takes city from Muhammad Shaybani.
1499 Battle of Zonchio
(or Battle of Sapienza
or First Battle of Lepanto)
Greece 25 August – the Ottoman fleet defeats the Venetian fleet.
1500 Battle of Hemmingstedt Germany 17 February – A peasant rebellion defeats a much larger ducal army by opening dykes and drowning them.
Battle of Lepanto Greece Ottoman fleet defeats Venetian fleet.
Battle of Vedrosha Russia 14 July – Russians beat the Lithuanians.

Early 16th century (1501–50)

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Year Battle Loc. Description
1501 Siege of Samarkand (1501) Uzbekistan Babur loses Samarkand for the final time to the Uzbeks.
First Battle of Cannanore India 31 December – 2 January 1502 – Portugal wins a naval battle against forces from Calicut.
1503 Battle of Calicut India 5-6 January - Portuguese under Vasco da Gama take city of Calicut.
Battle of Ruvo Italy 23 February – Spain defeats France during the Second Italian War.
Battle of Cerignola Italy 21 April – Spain defeats France during the Second Italian War.
Battle of Garigliano Italy 27 December – Spain defeats France during the Second Italian War.
1504 Battle of Cochin India 16 March - 3 July - Portuguese fend off attack from larger army led by the Zamorin of Calicut.
Battle of Wenzenbach Germany 12 september - King Maximilian I of Germany defeats king Vladislaus II of Hungary and Bohemia, during the War of the Succession of Landshut.
Siege of Kabul Afghanistan October - Babur defeats Arghun dynasty.
1505 Siege of Kilwa Tanzania July – With 8 ships and 500 soldiers, Portuguese conquer harbor capital of the Kilwa Sultanate.
1506 Battle of Cannanore India March – The Portuguese defeat an Indian fleet.
Battle of Mbanza Kongo Angola Catholic Kongolese King Afonso I defeats his animist half-brother Mpanzu a Kitima for control of his throne.
1507 Battle of Barawa Somalia April – Portuguese defeat Ajuran Sultanate, sack city but don't hold it.
Siege of Cannanore India April–August – Portugal successfully defends Kannur.
Battle of Ormuz Iran October – Portugal captures Ormuz.
1508 Battle of Chaul India March – The Portuguese lose their first Indian Ocean naval battle against the Mamluks.
1509 Battle of Diu India 3 February – Portuguese Viceroy destroys Moslem fleet off the coast of India, wrests control of spice trade.
Battle of Agnadello
(Battle of Vaila)
Italy 14 May – French defeat Venetians during War of the League of Cambrai.
Siege of Padua Italy 15–30 September – Venice captures Padua during War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Polesella Italy 22 December – A fleet of the Republic of Venice is destroyed on the Po River by the Ferrarese artillery during War of the League of Cambrai.
1510 Conquest of Goa India Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
1511 Siege of Mirandola Italy January 1511 – City captured by Pope Julius II during the War of the League of Cambrai.
Capture of Malacca Malaysia Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque conquer the Sultanate of Malacca.
Battle of Ab Darrah Pass Afghanistan Babur retakes Transoxiana from the Khanate of Bukhara.
Battle of Yaguecas United States Spanish under Juan Ponce de León put down rebellion by the Taino of Puerto Rico, their chief Agueybana II killed in battle.
1512 Sack of Brescia Italy 18 February – French troops overrun the Italian town of Brescia during the War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Ravenna Italy 11 April – Gaston de Foix, although killed in the battle, defeats the Spanish during War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Ghazdewan Uzbekistan Khanate of Bukhara defeat Timurids and Safavids. Afterwards, Babur gives up on retaking Central Asia.
1513 Siege of Aden Yemen Portugeuse under Afonso de Albuquerque try to capture city from the Tahirid Sultanate but are defeated.
Battle of Novara Italy 6 June – Holy League defeats France during War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Dubica Croatia 16 August - Croatian army defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Guinegate
(Battle of the Spurs)
France 16 August – Henry VIII and Emperor Maximilian I crush French during War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Azemmour Morocco 28–29 August – Portugal defeats Morocco's Wattasid dynasty.
Battle of Flodden Field United Kingdom 9 September – Henry VIII's army under the Earl of Surrey heavily defeats the Scots and kills James IV of Scotland.
Siege of Dijon France 8–13 September – Dijon was besieged by Switzerland and a Germany. France ends the siege by signing a treaty with the Swiss.
Battle of La Motta Italy 7 October – Spain defeats Venice during War of the League of Cambrai.
1514 Battle of Hartwarder Landwehr Germany 21 January - John V, Count of Oldenburg, Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick and Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg defeat the last Free Frisians, from Butjadingen and Stadland, during the Saxon feud.
Battle of Chaldiran Iran 23 August - Selim I of Ottoman Turks defeats Persian Safavids.
Battle of Orsha Belarus 8 September – Polish–Lithuanian army defeated the army of Muscovy.
1515 Battle of Marignano Italy 13–14 September – France defeats Milan during War of the League of Cambrai.
Arumer Zwarte Hoop Netherlands Army of peasant rebels in Friesland fights the Dutch authorities.
1516 War of Urbino Italy Francesco Maria I della Rovere quickly reconquers Urbino.
Siege of Arai Japan 11 July – The Hōjō Clan captures Arai castle.
Battle of Marj Dabiq Syria 24 August – Selim I of Ottoman Turks defeats the Mamelukes and captures Syria.
Battle of Yaunis Khan State of Palestine 28 October – Ottoman Empire defeats the Mamelukes.
1517 Battle of Ridaniya Egypt Ottoman Turks under Selim I defeat Mamelukes and capture Egypt.
Battle of Catoche Mexico Spanish expedition under Francisco Hernández de Córdoba beats back Mayan ambush long enough to retreat by sea.
Siege of Jeddah Saudi Arabia 16 December - Ottomans finish the conquest of Mamelukes by annexing a city in the Hejaz, then defeat Portuguese fleets going across the Red Sea to attempt to take advantage of the conflict.
1519 Battle of Bajaur Pakistan 6-7- January - Babur defeats the tribes of the Bajaur region and massacres 3,000 Bajauris.
Battle of Pianosa Italy 25 April - The Genoese admiral Andrew Doria defeats the flotilla of the Barbary corsair Kaid Ali in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Battle of Soltau Germany 28 June - Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and John IV of Saxe-Lauenburg, bishop of Hildesheim defeat Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, duke of Brunswick Wolffenbüttel and Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, duke of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen.
Battle of Centla Mexico After arriving in the New World, Hernán Cortés defeats the Mayan state of Tabasco in battle.
1520 Battle of Raichur India May – Vijayanagara Empire defeats Sultanate of Bijapur.
Battle of Cempoala Mexico 27 May - Hernán Cortés defeats Pánfilo de Narváez.
Battle of the Night of Sorrows Mexico 30 June – The Aztec Empire defeats the Spanish troops of Hernán Cortés.
Battle of Otumba Mexico 7 July – Spain under Hernán Cortés and Tlaxcala defeat the Aztecs.
Siege of Segovia Spain June - August – The Spanish royalist army under Rodrigo Ronquillo, fighting for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, fails to capture Segovia from the rebel Comuneros.
Battle of Tordesillas Spain 5 December – The Spanish royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
1521 Battle of El Romeral Spain 12 March – A royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Battle of Miñano Mayor Spain 19 April – The royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Battle of Villalar Spain 23 April – The royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Battle of Mactan Philippines 27 April – Mactan chieftain Lapulapu overwhelms and decisively defeats Magellan's expedition and allied natives, killing Ferdinand Magellan.
Battle of Pampeluna Spain 20 May – French take city from Spanish, Ignatius of Loyola wounded.
Siege of Tenochtitlan Mexico 26 May – 13 August – Fall of the Aztec Empire.
Siege of Logroño Spain 4 or 6–10 June – France fails to capture Logroño from Spain.
Battle of Noáin Spain 30 June – Spanish defeat the Franco-Navarrese army.
Siege of Belgrade Serbia July to August – Suleiman I of the Ottoman Turks captures Belgrade.
Battle of Tunmen China August to September – Ming Chinese Navy defeated Portuguese Navy.
Battle of Vaprio d'Adda Italy 13–14 November – The Holy Roman Empire defeats France.
Siege of Tournai Belgium November – The Holy Roman Empire captures Tournai from France.
Siege of Mézières France The Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Mézières from France.
1522 Siege of Genoa Italy 20–30 March – Spain captures Genoa for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor from France.
Siege of Pavia Italy March - 23 April – France and Venice lifts the siege of Pavia after the advance of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Papal States.
Battle of Bicocca Italy 27 April – Spanish victory during Habsburg-Valois Wars.
Siege of Knin Croatia May - Ottomans defeat Croatia and annex the city of Knin.
Battle of San Marcial Spain 30 June - Spain defeats France and Navarre.
Siege of Rhodes Greece 26 June - 22 December - The Ottoman Empire expels the Knights of Rhodes.
Battle of Xicaowan China Ming Chinese Navy defeated Portuguese Navy.
1524 Siege of Edo Japan January – Edo Castle falls from Uesugi control to Hōjō control.
Siege of Fuenterrabía Spain 1523 - 27 February 1524 – Spain recaptures Hondarribia from France.
Siege of Zwolle Netherlands 5–29 April – Charles II, Duke of Guelders fails to conquer Zwolle of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht.
Battle of the Sesia Italy 30 April – Spanish and Holy Roman Empire forces beat French.
Sack of Lahore Pakistan Babur burns Lahore for two days.
Battle of Acajutla El Salvador 8 June – Spanish led by Pedro de Alvarado defeat the army of the Pipils of Cuzcatlan. Pedro de Alvarado wounded.
Siege of Marseille France August - September – The Holy Roman Empire fails to take Marseille from France.
Battle of Tacuzcalco El Salvador Spanish again defeat Pipils.
1525 Battle of Punta Quemada Colombia January – Pizarro defeats the Quitians, but is wounded seven times.
Battle of Pavia Italy 24 February – Spain and Holy Roman Empire defeat France; Francis I of France is captured.
Battle of Frankenhausen Germany 14–15 May - End of the German Peasants' War.
Battle of Meiningen Germany 3 June - German nobles defeat the Bildhäuser Haufen farmers.
Battle of Pfeddersheim Germany 23/24 June - Louis V, Elector Palatine defeats the rebel farmers of the Palatinate.
Siege of Zaculeu Guatemala October - Spanish capture Mayan city of Zaculeu.
1526 First battle of Panipat India 21 April – The Mughal king Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi.
Battle of Camollia Italy 25 July – Siena defeats Florence.
Battle of Mohács Hungary 29 August – Suleiman I of Ottoman Turks defeats the kingdom of Hungary; King Louis II killed.
Battle of Governolo Italy 25 November – The Holy Roman Empire defeats Venice and France.
Siege of Kamakura Japan December - Uesugi clan defeats Hōjō clan, inflicting a major psychological blow.
1527 Battle of Khanwa India Babur 16 March - consolidates Mughal rule in northern India by defeating a united rajput coalition led by Rana Sanga of Mewar.
Battle of Szőlős Romania 1 May - Serbia defeats Hungary.
Sack of Rome Italy 6 May – Unpaid Spanish and Imperial troops attack the city in protest during War of the League of Cognac.
Battle of Sződfalva Hungary 25 July – Hungary defeats Serbia.
Siege of Pavia Italy 1–5 October – France captures Pavia from the Holy Roman Empire.
Battle of Sunda Kelepa Indonesia Demak Sultanate takes port and defeats the Portuguese and Sunda.
1528 Battle of Chanderi India 20 January – Babur defeats and conquers the Malwa.
Battle of Szina Slovakia 20 March - Habsburgs secure Hungary from claimant to the Hungarian throne John Zápolya.
Siege of Melfi Italy 22 - 23 March - France captures Melfi from the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
Battle of Capo d'Orso Italy 28-29 April - French navy defeats Spanish navy trying to break blockade.
Siege of Catanzaro Italy March - 8 August - France fails to capture Catanzaro from the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
Siege of Naples Italy April–August - Spanish beat back French siege of Italian city during the War of the League of Cognac.
Battle of Cinactan El Salvador Spanish put down native rebellion.
1529 Battle of Shimbra Kure Ethiopia 7 March or 9 – Imam Ahmad Gragn withstands the assault of the numerically superior army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia.
Battle of Chimborazo Ecuador Spring – Among the first confrontations in the Inca Civil War, with Atahualpa defeating his brother Huáscar.
Battle of Ghaghra India 6 May – Babur annexes Bihar for the Mughal Empire and defeats the combined forces of the Eastern Afghan Confederates and the Sultanate of Bengal.
Siege of Monopoli Italy 15 March - 28 May – The Holy Roman Empire fails to take Monopoli from Venice
Capture of Peñón of Algiers Algeria 29 May – The Ottoman Empire captures Peñón of Algiers from Spain.
Battle of Landriano Italy 21 June – Spanish and Holy Roman Empire troops defeat French during War of the League of Cognac.
Siege of Vienna Austria 27 September - 15 October - Ottomans reach limit of empire, can't capture Vienna and settle in Buda.
Battle of Formentera Spain 28 October - The Ottoman Empire defeated Spain.
Siege of Florence Italy 24 October – 10 August 1530 – Spanish and Holy Roman Empire troops capture Florence during War of the League of Cognac.
1530 Battle of Gavinana Italy 3 August – Florence crushed by the Holy Roman Empire during War of the League of Cognac.
Siege of Buda Hungary 31 October - 20 December – The Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Buda from the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Chillopampa Peru 1529, 1530 or 1531 – Huáscarans defeat the Atahualpans. Atahualpa is taken prisoner.
Battle of Mullihambato Ecuador 1529, 1530 or 1531 – Atahualpans defeat the Huáscarans.
1531 Battle of Antukyah Ethiopia February or March – The Ethiopian army panics and flees before Imam Ahmad Gragn's seven cannons and matchlockmen.
Battle of Puná Ecuador April – Pizarro's forces defeat much larger forces of natives on the island of Puná.
Battle of Obertyn Ukraine 22 August – Polish army defeats the Moldavians.
Battle of Kappel Switzerland 11 October – Victory of Swiss Catholics over the followers of Zwingli.
Battle of Amba Sel Ethiopia 28 October – Imam Ahmad Gragn again defeats Emperor Lebna Dengel, and crosses the Walaqa River unchecked into Bet Amhara.
1532 Battle of Huanucopampa Peru 1531 or early 1532 - Inconclusive battle between the Atahualpans and the Huáscarans.
Battle of Quipaipan Peru April – Decisive battle of the Inca Civil War with Atahualpa defeating his brother and Huáscar.
Siege of Güns Hungary 5–30 August – The Ottoman Empire fails to take Kőszeg from the Holy Roman Empire.
Battle of Cajamarca Peru 16 November – Pizarro captures king Atahuallpa during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
1533 Battle of Jemgum Germany 14 October – The army of Guelders defeats the army of East Frisia. Lord Balthasar Oomkens von Esens of Harlingerland becomes a vasal of Guelders.
Battle of Cuzco Peru Shortly before 15 November – Capital of the Inca Empire taken by the Spanish.
1534 Siege of Coron Greece Spring 1533 - 1 April 1534 - The Ottoman Empire captures Koroni from the Holy Roman Empire.
Battle of Lauffen Germany 13 May - German protestants under Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse defeats the Roman Catholics with an imperial German army under Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg and Dietrich Spät, in support of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, who regains his duchy.
Battle of Maraycalla Peru May - Spain defeats the northern Inca Empire.
Siege of Mediaș Romania 27 August - 29 September - The combined forces of John Zápolya and the Holy Roman Empire capture Mediaș from Alvise Gritti, who was killed during the siege.
Battle at Bae de Bic Canada Iroquois defeat Miꞌkmaq.
Battle at Bouabouscache River Canada Mi'kmaq with aid from the Maliseet win a skirmish against the Iroquois, then kill many wounded and retreating on the battlefield the next day.
Battle at Riviere Trois Pistoles Canada Mi'kmaq and Maliseet ambush the remaining Iroquois that were searching for their hunting party they'd previously killed. Most Iroquois killed, the rest that were captured were killed later after being taken back to camp.
1535 Conquest of Tunis Tunisia 1 June - The Spanish fleet of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, conquers Tunis from the Ottomans.
Sack of Mahón Spain 1–4 September - The Ottoman Empire captures Mahón from Spain.
1536 Battle of Un no Kuchi Japan Takeda family forces defeat Hiraga Genshin.
Siege of Cuzco Peru 6 May 1536 – March 1537 – Siege of the city of Cuzco by the army of Inca Emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui, Manco Inca is defeated.
Battle of Sacsayhuamán Peru 16 May 1536 – Spain defeats Manco Inca.
Battle of Reynogüelén (1536) Chile Spanish defeat Mapuche tribes.
Battle of Heiligerlee Netherlands 5 August - The Habsburg army under Georg Schenck van Toutenburg defeats the army of Guelders under Meindert van Ham. Groningen and Drenthe are annexed to the Habsburg imperial domain.
Siege of Lima Peru 10–26 August - Manco Inca fails to capture Lima from Spain.
1537 Battle of Ollantaytambo Peru January – The forces of the Inca emperor Manco Inca defeat the Spanish troops of Hernando Pizarro.
Siege of Klis Croatia 31 August 1536 - 12 March 1537 – The Ottoman Empire captures Klis Fortress.
Battle of Abancay Peru 12 July - Diego de Almagro defeats and captures Alonso de Alvarado.
Siege of Corfu Greece August - September - Venetians defeat Ottoman attempt to take island.
Battle of Gorjani Croatia 9 October - The Ottoman Empire defeats the Holy Roman Empire.
1538 Battle of Las Salinas Peru Pizarro brothers defeat Diego de Almagro.
Battle of Preveza Greece Ottoman fleet defeats Spanish-Venetian fleet.
Siege of Diu (1538) India Portuguese defeat Ottomans and Gujarat Sultanate who attempted to siege city.
Battle of Tocarema Colombia 19-20 August - With assistance from the Muisca, the Spanish defeat and partly subjugate the Panche.
Battle of Naungyo Myanmar November/December – Toungoo Kingdom led by their General and future King Bayinnaung decisively defeats a numerically larger force of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in Myanmar.
1539 Battle of Chausa India 26 June - Defeat for Afghan Mughal loyalists by Sur Empire.
Siege of Castelnuovo Montenegro 18 July - 6 August – The Ottoman Empire captures Herceg Novi from the Holy Roman Empire.
1540 Battle of Girolata France 15 June – Spain and Genoa defeat the Ottoman navy.
Battle of Alborán Spain 1 October – Spain defeats the Ottoman navy.
Battle of Mabila United States 18 October – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortress town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
Battle of Bilgram India Defeat for Afghan Mughal loyalists
1541 Battle of Sahart Ethiopia 24 April – Ethiopian Emperor Gelawdewos defeats an attack by Garad Emar, a lieutenant of Imam Ahmad Gragn. However, the Emperor is forced south into Shewa and away from the advancing troops of Portuguese commander Christovão da Gama.
Siege of Buda Hungary 4 May - 21 August – The Holy Roman Empire fails to take Buda from the Ottoman Empire.
Siege of Martaban Myanmar November 1540 – May 1541 – Toungoo under King Tabinshwehti conquers the last remnant of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom after taking the city of Martaban.
1542 Battle of Baçente Ethiopia 2 February – Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia.
Battle of Sezawa Japan 9 March – Takeda Shingen defeats four enemy forces to begin his conquest Shinano Province.
Battle of Jarte Ethiopia 4 April-16 The Portuguese under Christovão da Gama encounter the army of Imam Ahmad Gragn in two successive victories.
Battle of Northern Prome Myanmar April – Toungoo led by Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung defeats armies of Prome, Ava, and the Confederation of Shan States outside the city of Prome.
Battle of Padaung Pass Myanmar April – Toungoo led by Bayinnaung trap and defeat the Arakan Kingdom of Mrauk U. Tabinshwehti is so pleased with this victory he appoints Bayinnaung his heir apparent. Prome eventually surrenders after this battle.
Battle of the Hill of the Jews Ethiopia August – During the rainy season, Christovão da Gama captures a strategic position and many badly needed horses.
Battle of Benadir Somalia Naval battle between Portuguese and Ajuran Sultanate.
Battle of Haddon Rig United Kingdom 24 August – Scottish victory over the English.
Battle of Wofla Ethiopia 28 August – Reinforced with at least 600 arquebusiers and cavalry, Imam Ahmad Gragn attacks the Portuguese camp. The Portuguese are scattered, Christovão da Gama captured and executed.
Battle of Chupas Peru 16 September - Spanish in Peru defeat rogue army of Diego de Almagro II and execute him.
Battle of Solway Moss United Kingdom 25 November – English victory over Scotland.
Battle of Azukizaka Japan Oda Nobuhide defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Siege of Uehara Japan Takeda Shingen captures Uehara Castle from Suwa Yorishige.
Siege of Kuwabara Japan One day after Uehara, Shingen defeats Yorishige again. Yorishige then commits suicide.
Siege of Fukuyo Japan Takeda Shingen captures Fukuyo fortress. Battle of Ankokuji follows, Takato Yoritsugu defeated.
Battle of Alltan-Beath United Kingdom Scottish clan battle.
Siege of Perpignan France French siege raised by Spanish army.
Siege of Pest Hungary the Holy Roman Empire fails to take Pest from the Ottoman Empire.
1543 Battle of Wayna Daga Ethiopia 11 February – Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat their Muslim opponent; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
Siege of Nagakubo Japan Shingen defeats Oi Sadataka
Battle of Muros Bay Spain 25 July – Spanish fleet defeats French fleet.
Siege of Esztergom Hungary 25 July – 10 August - The Ottoman Empire captures Esztergom from the Holy Roman Empire.
Siege of Nice France 5–22 August – Ottomans and French sack Nice.
Battle of Prome Myanmar 7 December – Confederation unsuccessfully attempts to retake Prome from Toungoo.
Siege of Landrecies France The Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Landrecies from France.
1544 Battle of Ceresole Italy 11 April – French forces defeat Holy Roman Empire in Italy.
Battle of Serravalle Italy 2–4 June – Spanish and Holy Roman Empire defeat Italian mercenaries.
Battle of the Shirts United Kingdom July - Scottish clan battle.
Siege of Saint-Dizier France 10 July – 17 August – The Holy Roman Empire captures Saint-Dizier from France.
First Siege of Boulogne France 19 July – 18 September – English forces capture Boulogne.
Second Siege of Boulogne France October – French forces unsuccessfully besiege the town.
Battle of Sammel India Victory for the Sur Empire against the Kingdom of Marwar.
Battle of Salin Myanmar Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung take Confederation of Shan States city in three days deep into their territory.
Siege of Kojinyama Japan Takeda Shingen continues his conquest of Ima Valley, Shinano Province.
1545 Battle of Ancrum Moor United Kingdom 27 February – Scottish victory over the English during the War of the Rough Wooing.
Siege of Takatō Japan Takeda Shingen defeats Takatō Yoritsugu, taking his castle.
Siege of Ryūgasaki Japan The Takeda family defeats Tozawa Yorichika.
Battle of the Solent United Kingdom 18–19 July – Indecisive naval battle between France and England, English flagship Mary Rose sinks.
Battle of Bonchurch United Kingdom July – French invade Isle of Wight and are repulsed.
Battle of Kawagoe Japan Hōjō forces defeat the Uesugi, foiling a siege.
1546 Battle of Iñaquito Ecuador 18 January – The army of Gonzalo Pizarro defeats the army of the hated viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela, who was killed.
Battle of Quilacura Chile 11 February – Spain defeats the Mapuche.
1547 Battle of Mrauk U Myanmar 23 January – Taongoo led by Tabinshwehti fail to take capital of the Kingdom of Mrauk U.
Battle of Mühlberg Germany 24 April – Emperor Charles V captures elector of Saxony and lays siege to Wittenberg in the Schmalkaldic War.
Battle of Drakenburg Germany 23 May – The German Protestant Schmalkaldic League defeats the German imperial and German Roman Catholic forces.
Battle of Pinkie United Kingdom 10 September – Earl of Hertford guardian of Edward VI crushes Scottish resistance.
Battle of Huarina Bolivia 20 October – The army of Gonzalo Pizarro defeats the army of viceroy Diego Centeno, newly appointed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
1548 Battle of Uedahara Japan 14 February – Takeda Shingen defeats Murakami Yoshikiyo.
Battle of Shirojiritoge Japan Takeda Shingen surprises and defeats Ogasawara Nagatoki in a dawn attack.
Battle of Jaquijahuana Peru Loyalists sent by the Crown of Spain to depose Gonzalo Pizarro as governor of Peru defeat and capture him.
1549 Siege of Fukashi Japan Takeda Shingen captures several of Nagatoki's castles, forcing him to flee to Kyoto.
Battle of Ayutthaya Thailand Tabinshwehti withdraws from attack on the Siamese capital.
Battle of Kamphaeng Phet Thailand Tabinshwehti takes advantage of Siam's eagerness to crush Toungoo's retreat to trap and defeat the Siamese. Prince Ramesuan and Maha Thammaracha captured.
Battle of Dussindale United Kingdom Final battle putting an end of Kett's Rebellion, took place outside Norwich 27 August 1549.
1550 Battle of Andalien Chile 6 February – The Mapuche are defeated by the Spanish.
Battle of Penco Chile 12 March – The Mapuche are defeated by the Spanish.
Capture of Mahdia Tunisia 28 June - September – Spain captures Mahdia.
Battle of Sauðafell Iceland 2 October – Jón Arason, the last Catholic Bishop of Iceland, is defeated and captured.

Late 16th century (1551–1600)

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Year Battle Loc. Description
1551 Siege of Tripoli Libya 15 August – The garrison of the Knights of Malta in the fortress of Tripoli surrender to Ottoman besiegers after a bombardment lasting six days.
Sieges of Toishi Japan Takeda Shingen takes the castle of Toishi after besieging it multiple times starting in 1550
Siege of Mirandola Italy July 1551 to March 1552 – Pope Julius III besieges town then withdraws
1552 Siege of Temesvár Romania 24 June - 27 July - Ottoman Empire captures town
Capture of Muscat Oman August – Muscat captured from Portuguese by Ottoman fleet
Battle of Ponza Italy 10–11 August – Franco-Ottoman fleet defeats Genoese fleet
Battle of Plášťovce Slovakia 5 August – The Ottoman Empire defeats the Holy Roman Empire.
Siege of Kazan Russia 2 September- 13 October – Ivan the Terrible defeats the Kazan Khanate
Siege of Eger Hungary 9 September - 17 October - Hungarian victory over Ottoman Turks
Siege of Metz France October 1552 to January 1553 – Unsuccessful siege by Holy Roman Empire
1553 First Battle of Kawanakajima Japan June – indecisive battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
Siege of Katsurao Japan Takeda Shingen captures fortress
Battle of Sievershausen Germany 9 July – Maurice, Elector of Saxony and Duke Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg defeat Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Siege of Kulmbach and Plassenburg Germany 22 November 1553 - 22 June 1554 – A German imperial army captures Kulmbach on 26 November and massacres the population. The castle Plassenburg surrenders with Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Battle of Tucapel Chile 25 December – Mapuche defeat Spanish conquistadors
Siege of Hof Germany A German imperial army captures Hof from Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
1554 Battle of Marihueñu Chile 23 February – Mapuche defeat Spanish conquistador Francisco de Villagra.
Battle of Schwarzach Germany 13 June – A German imperial army defeats Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach.
Battle of Marciano Italy 2 August – Florence finally defeats Siena
Battle of the Gulf of Oman Oman 10–25 August – Portuguese destroy Ottoman fleet
Battle of Renty France 12 August – Francis, Duke of Guise repels an Imperial invasion of Picardy
Battle of Tadla Morocco September – Saadi dynasty defeat Wattasids
Battle of Oshikibata Japan Mōri clan defeat Sue Harukata
1555 Battle of Kivinebb Russia 11 March – Swedish victory over Russians
Battle at Machhiwara India 15 May - Mughal Empire defeats Suri Empire
Battle of Sirhind India 22 June – Mughal Empire has decisive victory over the Suri Empire
Capture of Bougie Algeria 16–28 September - Ottomans capture Béjaïa from Spain
Battle of Miyajima Japan 16 October – Mōri clan defeat Ōuchi clan on sacred island of Miyajima
Second Battle of Kawanakajima Japan August - November - Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin
Battle of Garbharry United Kingdom Battle fought between Clan MacKay and Clan Sutherland
1556 Battle of Nagara-gawa Japan April – Saitō Yoshitatsu defeats father Saitō Dōsan
Battle of Peteroa Chile June to July – Spanish victory over Manuche
Siege of Oran Algeria August - Ottoman troops besiege the Spanish garrison in Oran
Battle of Tughlaqabad India 7 October – Hemu defeats Mughal forces and occupies Delhi
Second battle of Panipat India 5 November – Akbar the Great defeats Hemu
Battle of Garisi Georgia (country) Georgia defeats Safavid Empire, King Luarsab I of Kartli falls in battle
1557 Third Battle of Kawanakajima Japan Takeda Shingen repelled by Uesugi Kenshin
Campaign of Tlemcen Algeria Ottoman vassal the Regency of Algiers defeats the Moroccan Saadi dynasty.
Battle of St. Quentin France 10 August – Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy defeats Anne de Montmorency during the Habsburg-Valois War
Battle of Lagunillas Chile 8 November – Spanish defeat Mapuche during Arauco War
Battle of Millarapue Chile 30 November - Spanish defeat Mapuche.
Siege of Kotte Sri Lanka November 1557 to November 1558 – Sitawaka besiege Portuguese. Portuguese break out.
1558 Siege of Calais France 7 January – France capture the city from the English
Battle of Wadi al-Laban Morocco March–April – Between Moroccos and Ottomans. Ottomans retreat
Siege of Narva Estonia April to May – Russians besiege Narva during Livonian War
Siege of Thionville France 27 April to 23 June – France conquers Thionville from Spain.
Battle of Gravelines France 13 July Spain defeats France
Mostaganem Expedition Algeria August to September – Spanish forces fail to capture Mostaganem from the Ottomans.
Ottoman invasion of the Balearic Islands Spain Ottomans capture Balearic Islands during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Battle of Rio de Janeiro Brazil Portuguese destroy French settlement of Henriville
Battle of Quiapo Chile 13 December – Spanish defeat Mapuche
1559 Battle of Spancel Hill Republic of Ireland Sir Donnell O'Brien defeats Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond and his ally Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde in County Clare
Battle of Mulleriyawa Sri Lanka Kingdom of Sitawaka defeats Portuguese.
Siege of Bahrain Bahrain Portuguese successfully defend island from Ottoman siege.
1560 Battle of Glasgow United Kingdom 18 March – Lords of the Congregation defeat French
Battle of Djerba Tunisia 9–14 May – Ottoman fleet defeats Holy League
Battle of Norada Japan In Japan, the Azai clan gains its independence from the Rokkaku
Siege of Marune Japan Forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto defeat forces of Oda Nobunaga
Battle of Okehazama Japan Oda Nobunaga's small forces ambush and slay warlord Imagawa Yoshimoto
Battle of Ērģeme Latvia Russian Tsardom defeats Livonian Confederacy so decisively that the Livonian Order was disbanded
Invasion of Jaffna Sri Lanka Portuguese invade Kingdom of Jaffna
1561 Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima Japan 10 September Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts
Siege of Moji Japan Mōri clan break siege by Ōtomo Sōrin and Portuguese traders
Siege of Odawara Japan Hōjō clan resist siege by Uesugi Kenshin
1562 Battle of Nevel Russia 19 August – Tactical Polish victory over Russia during Livonian War
Battle of Corrichie United Kingdom 28 October – Mary, Queen of Scots Civil Wars
Battle of Dreux France 19 December Catholics versus Huguenots in France. Both leaders captured.
Battle of Mulleriyawa Sri Lanka Sitawaka forces defeat Portuguese near Colombo during Sinhalese–Portuguese War
1563 Battle of Lincoya Fortress Chile 16 January - Mapuche capture Lincoya Fortress from Spain.
Siege of Orléans France 5–19 February - Catholics besiege Protestants during War of Religion
Battle of Bornholm Denmark 30 May – Naval battle between Denmark and Sweden during Northern Seven Years' War
Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir Algeria April - June - Spanish victory during Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Capture of Älvsborg Sweden 4 September - Danes capture Älvsborg during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Mared Sweden 9 November – Danes beat Swedes during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Öland Sweden 11 September – Naval battle between Denmark and Sweden during Northern Seven Years' War
Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama Japan Combined Takeda clan-Hōjō clan army regain Musashi-Matsuyama castle
1564 Battle of Azukizaka Japan 15 January - Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the Ikkō-ikki
Battle of Ula Belarus 26 January – Lithuanians defeat Russians during Livonian War
Siege of Concepción Chile 1 February to 1 April – Mapuche besiege Spanish
Siege of Ayutthaya Thailand February – Toungoo dynasty under Bayinnaung decisively defeats Siam and their Portuguese mercenaries. Ayutthaya Kingdom becomes vassal state of Toungoo.
Battle of Angol Chile 25 March – Spain defeats the Mapuche.
First battle of Öland Sweden 30 to 31 May – Danish fleet beat Swedish fleet during Northern Seven Years' War
Fifth Battle of Kawanakajima Japan Indecisive battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
Battle of Kōnodai Japan Hōjō clan forces defeat the forces of Satomi Yoshihiro
1565 Battle of Talikota India 26 January – Deccan sultanates defeat Vijayanagara Empire
Battle of Affane Republic of Ireland February – Butlers beat the Geraldines
Siege of Malta Malta Knights of Malta defeat Turkish forces
Battle of Glentaisie United Kingdom 2 May – O'Neills defeat Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
Battle of Rügen Germany 21 May -Swedish Fleet beats Danish fleet during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Fukuda Bay Japan 18 October – Two Portuguese trade vessels repel attack by forces of Matsura Takanobu.
Battle of Axtorna Sweden 20 October – Danes beat the Swedes during Northern Seven Years' War
1566 Battle of Szigetvár Hungary 6 August to 8 September – 2,300 Hungarian defenders are annihilated by an army of 90,000 soldiers of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Brobacka Sweden 9 August – Swedish army ambushes and defeats Danish army
Battle of Wattrelos France 27 December – Spain defeats rebel Calvinists.
Battle of Lannoy France 29 December – Spain defeats rebel Calvinists.
Siege of Minowa Japan Takeda Shingen captures Minowa castle from Uesugi clan
1567 Battle of Rio de Janeiro Brazil 20 January – Portuguese finally defeat French colony
Battle of Oosterweel Belgium 13 March – Traditionally seen as the beginning[1] of the Eighty Years' War. Spain defeats Dutch rebels
Siege of Valenciennes France 14 December 1566 - 23 March 1567 – Spain captures Valenciennes from Calvinist rebels.
Battle of Farsetmore Republic of Ireland 8 May - Part of the Clan war between the O'Neills and the O'Donnells
Battle of Carberry Hill United Kingdom 15 June – Mary, Queen of Scots forces defeated by James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton and James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
Siege of Inabayama Castle Japan 13 to 27 September – Oda Nobunaga defeats the Saito clan and takes control of Inabayama Castle and Mino province.
Siege of Chittorgarh India October – Mughal forces successfully besiege Rajputs in Chittor Fort
Battle of Saint-Denis France 10 November – 16,000 Royalists defeat 5,000 Huguenots near Paris
Battle of Digomi Georgia (country) Georgian king Simon I of Kartli repulses Persian attack near Tbilisi
Battle of Maracapana Venezuela Spanish defeat coalition of tribes led by Guaicaipuro.
1568 Siege of Chartres France 28 February to 15 March – Huguenots besiege Royalists
Battle of Dahlen Germany 25 April – Dutch attempt to conquer Roermond during Eighty Years War
Battle of Langside United Kingdom 13 May – James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray defeats the forces of his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, forcing her to flee to England
Battle of Heiligerlee Netherlands 23 May – Dutch army ambushes Spanish army
Battle on the Ems Netherlands 23 May – A fleet of the Geuzen defeats Spain.
Siege of Groningen Netherlands June - 15 July – Dutch army fails to take Groningen from Spain.
Battle of Jemmingen Germany 21 July – Spanish army under the Duke of Alva defeats the Dutch army
Battle of San Juan de Ulúa Mexico 23 September – Spanish fleet defeats English privateers
Battle of Jodoigne Belgium 20 October - Spain defeats Dutch army
Siege of Hachigata Japan Takeda Shingen is unable to take a Hōjō fortress
Siege of Malacca Malaysia Sultan of Aceh attacks Portuguese-held Malacca and is defeated.
1569 Battle of Catirai Chile Mapuche defeat Spanish
Siege of Odawara Japan Takeda Shingen's forces burn the Hōjō clan controlled town
Battle of Mimasetoge Japan Takeda Shingen escapes a trap set for him by the Hōjō clan
Siege of Ranthambore India Mughal forces capture Ranthambore Fort
Battle of Jarnac France 13 March – French Catholic forces defeat French Huguenots
Battle of La Roche-l'Abeille France 25 June – French Huguenots defeat French Catholic forces
Battle of Orthez France 24 August – Huguenots defeat Royalist forces
Battle of Moncontour France 3 October – French Catholic forces defeat French Huguenots decisively
Siege of Kanbara Japan Takeda Katsuyori successfully besieges and captures Kanbara castle
1570 Battle of Bun Garbhain United Kingdom Clan Cameron decisively defeat the Clan Mackintosh
Siege of Chōkō-ji Japan Unsuccessful attempt to retake a castle captured by Oda Nobunaga
Siege of Kanegasaki Japan Forces of Oda Nobunaga capture Kanegasaki fortress
Siege of Hanazawa Japan Takeda clan captures Hanazawa castle from Imagawa clan
Battle of Purén Chile The Mapuche defeat Spain.
Battle of Manila (1570) Philippines 24 May – Martin de Goiti decisively defeats the Rajahnate of Maynila and annexes the Philippines for the Spanish Empire
Battle of Anegawa Japan 30 July – Nobunaga joins forces with Tokugawa Ieyasu to defeat the Asakura and Azai
Siege of Famagusta Cyprus 17 September 1570 – 5 August 1571 – Ottoman Turks besiege and capture Famagusta
1571 Siege of Mount Hiei Japan Nobunaga defeats the Tendai Warrior Monks and razes their temple complex
Siege of Fukazawa Japan Takeda Shingen captures Fukazawa from Hōjō clan
Battle of Tonegawa Japan Unresolved conflict between Uesugi forces and Takeda forces
Battle of Bangkusay Channel Philippines 3 June – Spanish settler fleet defeats local Kapampangan fleet
Battle of Tillieangus United Kingdom 10 October – Clan Gordon overcomes Clan Forbes
Battle of Craibstone United Kingdom 20 November – Clan Gordon overcomes Clan Forbes again
Battle of Lepanto Greece 7 October – Spain and Venice's fleets defeat the Ottoman fleet
First Siege of Nagashima Japan Unsuccessful attempt by Nobunaga to take the fortress
1572 Battle of Molodi Russia The Crimean Tatars and Ottoman Janissaries are routed by Russians near Moscow
Siege of Futamata Japan Takeda Shingen captures one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's fortresses
Capture of Brielle Netherlands 1 April – Marked a turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years' War
Battle of Kizaki Japan June – Forces of Shimazu Takahisa defeated the larger army of Itō Yoshisuke in Japan.
Siege of Mons Belgium June to September – Successful Spanish siege of Dutch held town.
Battle of Saint-Ghislain Belgium June to September – Spanish army defeats a Dutch army.
Siege of Kampen Netherlands 9–11 August – Dutch rebels under Willem IV van den Bergh capture Kampen from Spain.
Relief of Goes Netherlands 20 October – Spanish raise the Dutch siege of Goes
Siege of Middelburg Netherlands November 1572 to February 1574 – Dutch rebel army successfully besieged Middelburg, held by Spanish forces under Cristóbal de Mondragón.
Siege of La Rochelle France November 1572 to July 1573 – Catholic troops besiege Protestant Huguenots. Negotiated settlement.
Siege of Sancerre France November 1572 to August 1573 – Catholic forces besieged Protestant Huguenots. Siege abandoned.
Siege of Haarlem Netherlands 11 December 1572 to 13 July 1573 – Spanish successfully besiege Protestant garrison at Haarlem
1573 Battle of Mikatagahara Japan Tokugawa Ieyasu is forced to retreat from Takeda Shingen
Siege of Iwamura Japan Takeda Shingen's forces led by Akiyama Nobutomo capture Iwamura castle
Siege of Odani Japan Nobunaga defeats Azai Nagamasa, effectively destroying the Azai family
Siege of Ichijo ga dani Japan Nobunaga effectively destroys the Asakura
Siege of Noda Japan Takeda Shingen is killed
Battle of Lode Estonia January – Swedes defeat Russians during Livonian War
Battle of Flushing Netherlands 17 April – Dutch rebels manage to capture 5 Spanish ships.
Battle of Borsele Netherlands 22 April – A Spanish fleet under Sancho d'Avila is forced to retreat by a Dutch fleet under Admiral Worst
Battle of Haarlemmermeer Netherlands 26 May – The Dutch failed in an attempt to break the siege of Haarlem
Siege of Alkmaar Netherlands August to October – Dutch garrison fight off Spanish force under Don Fadrique
Capture of Geertruidenberg Netherlands 28 August – English, French Huguenot and Fleming forces capture Geertruidenberg from Franco-Spanish Catholic garrison
Battle on the Zuiderzee Netherlands 11 October – Dutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee
Siege of Leiden Netherlands October 1573 to October 1574 – Spanish under Francisco de Valdez unsuccessfully besiege Leiden.
Battle of Delft Netherlands October – Anglo-Dutch force under Thomas Morgan repels Spanish force under Francisco de Valdez
1574 Battle of Reimerswaal Netherlands 29 January – Sancho d'Avila's attempt to resupply his troops ends up in the destruction of his fleet by Anglo-Dutch forces.
Capture of Valkenburg Netherlands February – English troops surrender Valkenburg Castle in Holland to Spanish forces.
Battle of Mookerheyde Netherlands 14 April – Spanish army decisively beats the Dutch Army.
Battle of Lillo Belgium 30 May – Lodewijk van Boisot with 64 Dutch ships destroys the Spanish fleet near Antwerp
Conquest of Tunis Tunisia 13 September – Ottoman Empire finally defeats Spanish Empire for control of North Africa
Battle of Zoetermeer Netherlands 17 September – The Dutch defeat Spain.
Siege of Zaltbommel Netherlands July - 14 October – Spain fails to capture Zaltbommel from the Dutch.
Battle of Manila (1574) Philippines 29 November - Spanish under Juan de Salcedo and Don Galo decisively defeat Chinese pirates
Battle of Takatenjin Japan Takeda Katsuyori, son of Takeda Shingen, captures Tokugawa Ieyasu's fortress of Takatenjin
Second Siege of Nagashima Japan Nobunaga's second attempt is foiled by a counter-attack
Siege of Itami Japan Nobunaga defeats Araki Murashige who had rebelled
1575 Battle of Tukaroi India 3 March – Mughals defeat Sultanate of Bengal
Siege of Buren Netherlands 28 June – Spain captures Buren from the Dutch.
Battle of Nagashino Japan 28 June – Nobunaga repels the forces of Takeda Katsuyori
Siege of Oudewater Netherlands 19 July - 7 August – Spain captures Oudewater from the Dutch.
Siege of Schoonhoven Netherlands 11–24 August – Spain captures Schoonhoven from the Dutch.
Siege of Bommenede Netherlands 11–24 August – Spain captures Bommenede from the Dutch.
Third Siege of Nagashima Japan Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress
1576 Siege of Krimpen aan de Lek Netherlands 30 January - 21 February – The Dutch capture Krimpen aan de Lek from Spain.
Siege of Mitsuji Japan May – Honganji forces defeat Nobunaga's army, killing Harada Naomasa
Siege of Muiden Netherlands 9 May – The Dutch fail to capture Muiden from Spain.
Battle of Haldighati India 18 June - Mughals defeat Mewar.
Battle of Rajmahal India 12 July - Mughals led by Akbar decisively defeat the Bengal Sultanate, capture and later execute their last sultan Daud Khan Karrani.
Siege of Zierikzee Netherlands October 1575 - 29 July 1576 - Spain captures Zierikzee from the Dutch.
First Battle of Kizugawaguchi Japan August – Unsuccessful naval blockade by Nobunaga
Siege of Woerden Netherlands 8 September 1575 - 10 September 1576 - Spain fails to capture Woerden from the Dutch.
Battle of Vissenaken Belgium 14 September - Spain defeats a rebel army of the Netherlands.
Siege of Spanjaardenkasteel Belgium 15 September - 11 November - The Netherlands capture Spanjaardenkasteel from Spain.
1577 Siege of Vredenburg Castle Netherlands 21 December 1576 - 11 February 1577 – The Union of Brussels captures Vredenburg Castle from Spain.
Battle of Lubieszów Poland 17 April – Polish army defeats Danzig Rebellion army
Siege of Breda Netherlands 4 August - 4 October – The Dutch capture Breda from Spain.
Battle of Tedorigawa Japan 3 November - Nobunaga launches an unsuccessful attack on the forces of Uesugi Kenshin
1578 Battle of Gembloux Belgium 31 January – Don John of Austria crushes Protestant army
Siege of Zichem Belgium 20–24 February - Spain captures Zichem from the Union of Brussels.
Siege of Nivelles Belgium 8–12 March - Spain captures Nivelles from the Union of Brussels.
Siege of Limbourg Belgium 10–15 June - Spain captures Limbourg from the Union of Brussels.
Siege of Kampen Netherlands 25 June - 20 July - The Union of Brussels captures Kampen from Spain.
Battle of Rijmenam Belgium 31 July - The Spanish forces were dealt a strategic defeat by the Dutch
Battle of Alcazarquivir Morocco 4 August – Moors defeat Portuguese army, kill King Sebastian of Portugal
Battle of Çıldır Turkey 9 August - Ottoman Turks defeat Safavid Persia and conquer the Caucasus
Siege of Binche Belgium 22 September - 7 October - The Union of Brussels captures Binche from Spain.
Siege of Deventer Netherlands 3 August - 19 November - The Union of Brussels captures Deventer from Spain.
Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi Japan Nobunaga defeats the naval forces of the Mori clan
Siege of Kozuki Japan Hideyoshi is defeated by the Mori clan
1579 Siege of Kerpen Germany 7–15 January - Spain captures Kerpen from the Dutch.
Battle of Borgerhout Belgium 7–15 January - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Maastricht Netherlands 12 March - 1 July - 20,000 Spanish troops under Farnese captures the city defended by 2,000 Dutch soldiers and civilians
Battle of Baasrode Belgium 14 August - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht. William of Orange is nearly captured.
Siege of Itami Japan Hideyoshi captures Itami castle from Araki Murashige
1580 Battle of Hardenbergerheide Netherlands 17 June - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Groningen Netherlands 3 March - 18 June - The Union of Utrecht fails to capture Groningen from Spain.
Battle of Alcântara Portugal 25 August - Spanish candidate to the Portuguese throne defeats national candidate
Siege of Ishiyama Honganji Japan August – Kōsa surrenders to Nobunaga after a ten-year siege
Capture of Porto Portugal 24 October – Mainland Portugal is secured by the Spanish
Siege of Smerwick Republic of Ireland 7–10 November - English forces defeat freelance Papal States army that captured the Irish village and massacre most of the soldiers afterwards.
Siege of Miki Japan Hideyoshi captures Miki castle from Nagaharu
1581 Siege of Steenwijk Netherlands 18 October 1580 - 23 February 1581 - Spain fails to capture Steenwijk from the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Takatenjin Japan 1580 - 22 March 1581 - Oda Nobunaga captures Takeda controlled castle
Siege of Tottori Japan May - Hideyoshi captures Tottori Castle. The castle's lord commits suicide
Battle of Salga Portugal 25 July – The Azores successfully resist a personal union with Spain
Siege of Breda Netherlands 26–27 July - Spanish troops took the Dutch city by surprise
Battle of Goor Netherlands 23 July - 1 August - The Union of Utrecht fails to capture Goor from Spain.
Siege of Cambrai France September 1580 - 17 August 1581 - Spain fails to capture Cambrai from the Union of Utrecht and France.
Battle of Noordhorn Netherlands 30 September - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht and England.
Siege of Niezijl Netherlands 3–24 October - Spain fails to capture Niezijl from the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Tournai Belgium 10 October - 30 November - Spain captures Tournai from the Union of Utrecht.
Battle of Jilkua Bangladesh Taraf annexed by Twipra Kingdom assisted by the Baro-Bhuiyan confederation.
1582 Battle of Temmokuzan Japan 11 March - Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga destroy the forces of Takeda Katsuyori, who commits suicide
Battle of Honnō-ji Japan 21 June – Nobunaga is defeated by Akechi Mitsuhide, who forces him to commit suicide
Siege of Takamatsu Japan April - June - Hideyoshi captures Takamatsu Castle. The lord of this castle also commits suicide
Battle of Yamazaki Japan 2 July - Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide, the murderer of his master Oda Nobunaga
Siege of Oudenaarde Belgium 19 April - 5 July - Spain captures Oudenaarde from the Union of Utrecht.
Battle of Ponta Delgada Portugal 26 July – Spain wins a naval battle in the War of the Portuguese Succession
Siege of Lochem Netherlands 22 July - 15 September – Spain fails to capture Lochem from the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Keppel Castle Netherlands 26–30 September – The Union of Utrecht captures Keppel Castle from Spain.
Battle of Chuvash Cape Russia 4 November - Russians decisively defeat and conquer the Khanate of Sibir in Siberia.
Battle of Uchide-hama Japan Hideyoshi again defeats Nobunaga's murderer, Akechi Mitsuhide
1583 Battle of Sao Vicente Brazil 3 February – Skirmish where three English ships defeated three Spanish galleons.
Siege of Eindhoven Netherlands 7 February - 23 April – Spain captures Eindhoven from the Union of Utrecht.
Battle of Torches Russia 9–11 May – Ottoman Turks defeat Safavid Persians at the end of three days of battle
Battle of Shizugatake Japan May – Hideyoshi relieves one of his allies who was under siege
Battle of Steenbergen Netherlands 17 June – Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht.
Conquest of the Azores Portugal 2 August – Spain integrates the Habsburg dynasty as the rulers of Portugal
Battle of Hüls Germany 19 November – German Calvinists defeat German Catholics in the Cologne War.
1584 Battle of Terborg Netherlands 31 March - Spain defeats the Electorate of Cologne, ally of the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Zutphen Netherlands May - July - The Union of Utrecht fails to capture Zutphen from Spain.
Siege of Ghent Belgium October 1583 - 17 September 1584 - Spain captures Ghent from the Union of Utrecht.
Battle of Slunj Croatia 26 October – Croatian army defeats forces of the invading Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Komaki and Nagakute Japan Hideyoshi is defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu
1585 Siege of Brussels Belgium August 1584 - 10 March 1585 - Spain captures Brussels from the Union of Utrecht.
Battle on the Kouwesteinsedijk Belgium May - The Union of Utrecht fails to relieve Antwerp, and end the siege by the Spanish army.
Battle of Amerongen Netherlands 23 June - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht.
Siege of Antwerp Belgium July 1584 - 17 August 1585 - Spain captures Antwerp from the Union of Utrecht.
Invasion of Shikoku Japan June - August - Hideyoshi conquers the island
Siege of IJsseloord Netherlands 6–15 October – Dutch and English defeat Spain.
1586 Battle of Santo Domingo (1586) Dominican Republic 1 January – English under Francis Drake defeat and raid Spanish colony.
Battle of Boksum Netherlands 17 January – Spain defeats The Netherlands.
Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586) Colombia 9–11 February – Francis Drake defeats Spanish and plunders city.
Raid on St. Augustine United States 27–29 May – Francis Drake devastates Spanish colony.
Siege of Grave Netherlands Early April - 7 June – Spain captures Grave after a treaty with the English and Dutch troops.
Siege of Venlo Netherlands 28 June – Spain captures Venlo from The Netherlands.
Battle of Pantelleria Italy 13 July - The English navy defeats Spain and Malta.
Battle of Zutphen Netherlands 22 September – Spanish defeat Dutch rebels
Siege of Zutphen Netherlands September - October – The Netherlands and England fail to capture Zutphen from Spain.
1587 Siege of Sluis Netherlands 12 June - 4 August – Spain captures Sluis from The Netherlands.
Battle of Coutras France 20 October – Huguenot forces defeat the French Royal Army
Battle of Vimory France 26 October – French Royalist forces defeat foreign Huguenot forces
1588 Battle of Byczyna Poland 24 January – A Polish faction defeats a Habsburg faction
Siege of Medemblik Netherlands 27 February - 29 April – The Netherlands capture Medemblik from rebel commander Diederik Sonoy and English soldiers.
Battle of Gravelines France 29 July – Spanish Armada beaten decisively in battle against the English and Dutch fleet
Siege of Bonn Germany March - 24 September – Spain captures Bonn, capital of the Electorate of Cologne, for the Catholic archbishop Ernest of Bavaria from German Calvinists, supporting Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, the former archbishop, who had converted to Calvinism.
Siege of Bergen op Zoom Netherlands 23 September - 13 November – Spain fails to capture Bergen op Zoom from The Netherlands.
1589 Battle of Arques France 15-29 September - King Henry IV of France and England defeat the French Catholic League
Battle of Zoutkamp Netherlands 5–9 October - The Netherlands capture Zoutkamp from Spain.
Siege of Heusden Netherlands Summer - October - Spain fails to capture Heusden from The Netherlands.
1590 Siege of Rheinberg Germany 13 August 1586 - 3 February 1590 - Spain captures Rheinberg, a rebel protestant stronghold in the Electorate of Cologne defended by Dutch and English troops.
Capture of Breda Netherlands 4 March - The Netherlands and England capture Breda from Spain.
Battle of Tondibi Mali 13 March - Saadi dynasty of Morocco decisively defeats the Songhai Empire, leading to its collapse.
Battle of Ivry France 14 March – Henri IV of Navarre defeats Catholic League in War of the Three Henries
Battle of the Strait of Gibraltar Spain 24 April – English secure passage of company ships after defeating Spain
Siege of Paris France 7 May - 30 August – King Henry IV of France, England and French Huguenots fail to capture Paris from the French Catholic League, aided by Spain. Paris was a staunch supporter of the Catholic cause.
Siege of Odawara Japan 4 May August – the Go-Hōjō clan surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Japan was unified (1590)
Siege of Shimoda Japan May to August – Hideyoshi's forces successfully besiege Hōjō clan
1591 Battle of the Strait of Gibraltar Spain 24 April – The English navy defeats Spain.
Siege of Zutphen Netherlands 19–30 May – The Netherlands and England capture Zutphen from Spain.
Siege of Deventer Netherlands 1–10 June – The Netherlands and England capture Deventer from Spain.
Battle of the Berlengas Portugal 15 July – The Spanish navy defeats England.
Siege of Knodsenburg Netherlands 21–25 July – The Netherlands and England capture Knodsenburg from Spain.
Battle of Bhuchar Mori India July – Mughal Empire defeated combined Kathiawar forces led by Nawanagar State
Battle of the Gulf of Almería Spain Late August – The Spanish navy defeats The Netherlands and England.
Battle of Flores (1591) Portugal 30 August-1 September – Spain defeats England.
Siege of Hulst Netherlands 20–24 September – The Netherlands capture Hulst from Spain.
Siege of Nijmegen Netherlands 17–21 October – The Netherlands and England capture Nijmegen from Spain.
1592 Siege of Rouen France 11 November 1591 - 20 April 1592 – King Henry IV of France, England and The Netherlands fail to capture Rouen from the French Catholic League. Spain helped defend the city.
Battle of Sangju South Korea 24 April – Konishi Yukinaga defeats the Koreans under Yi Il
Battle of Ch'ungju South Korea 28 April – Japanese forces decisively defeat the Koreans
Battle of Okpo South Korea 7 May – The Korean Navy defeats a Japanese convoy
Battle of Craon France 21-24 May – Spain and the French Catholic League defeat French royalists and England.
Siege of Busan South Korea 24–25 May (13–14 April Lunar Calendar) Japanese defeat Koreans
Siege of Steenwijk Netherlands 30 May - 5 July - The Netherlands and England capture Steenwijk from Spain.
Battle of Flores (1592) Portugal 20 May - 13 August – The English navy defeats Spain.
Battle of Hansan Island South Korea 14 August – Korean Navy defeats Japanese Navy
Siege of Coevorden Netherlands 26 July - 2 September – The Netherlands and England capture Coevorden from Spain.
Battle of Busan South Korea 1 November – Korean Navy could not recapture Busan from Japan
Siege of Jinju South Korea 8–13 November - Siege of Jinju Fortress. Commander Kim Si-min repulses the Japanese commander Hosokawa Tadaoki, due to the arrival of a Korean relief force led by Gwak Jae-u
Battle of the Bay of Biscay France November - The Spanish navy defeats England.
1593 Battle of Byeokjegwan South Korea 27 January – battle between Japan and China in Seoul. The Japanese army led by Ukita Hideie and Kobayakawa Takakage defeated the Ming Chinese army under Li Rusong
Siege of Pyongyang North Korea 6–8 February - Ming Chinese general Li Rusong defeats Konishi Yukinaga. Japan is expelled from Pyongyang
Battle of Haengju South Korea 14 March - The Korean army under commander Gwon Yul defenders were successful in repelling the Japanese forces
Battle of Blaye France 18 April - The Spanish navy defeats England and French royalists.
Battle of Sisak Croatia 22 June - Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat forces of the Ottoman Empire
Siege of Geertruidenberg Netherlands 27 March - 24 June - The Netherlands and England capture Geertruidenberg from Spain.
Siege of Jinju South Korea 20–27 July - Japanese defeat Koreans
Battle of Dryfe Sands United Kingdom 6 December - A clash between Clan Maxwell and Clan Johnstone
Battle of Nong Sa Rai Thailand Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom under Naresuan defeats final attempt to keep Siam subjugated by Nanda Bayin. Naresuan regains independence for the Ayutthaya Kingdom from Toungoo.
1594 Siege of Coevorden Netherlands October 1593 - 7 May 1594 – Spain fails to capture Coevorden from The Netherlands.
Siege of Groningen Netherlands 19 May - 22 July – The Netherlands and England capture Groningen from Spain.
Campaign of Danture Sri Lanka 5 July-9 October – Kingdom of Kandy stops Portuguese incursion into Sri Lanka.
Battle of Glenlivet United Kingdom 3 October – Religious clan battle
Siege of Fort Crozon France 13 October - 19 November – England and France capture a Spanish fort, used as an outpost for naval attacks on England.
1595 Siege of Groenlo Netherlands 14–24 July - The Netherlands and England fail to capture Groenlo from Spain.
Battle of Călugăreni Romania 23 August - Wallachia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of the Lippe Germany 3 September - Spain defeats The Netherlands and England.
Battle of Giurgiu Romania 27-30 October - Transylvania, Wallachia, Moldavia and the Holy Roman Empire defeat the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Guadelupe Island France 8 November - The Spanish navy defeats England.
Battle of San Juan United States 8 November - The Spanish navy defeats England.
1596 Battle of Pinos Cuba 11 March - Spain defeats English fleet
Siege of Calais France 8–24 April - Spain captures Calais from France.
Capture of Cadiz Spain 30 June - 15 July - Anglo-Dutch forces seize the Spanish city of Cádiz
Battle of Brest, Croatia Croatia 19 September - Croatian army defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire forcing the latter to lift the siege of Petrinja
Battle of Keresztes Hungary 24–26 October - Ottoman Empire defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany
1597 Battle of Turnhout Belgium 24 January – Dutch troops defeat Spanish cavalry
Siege of Amiens France 13 May-25 September – France and England defeat Spain.
Siege of Rheinberg Germany 9–19 August – The Netherlands and England capture Rheinberg from Spain.
Battle of Chilcheollyang South Korea 28 August – Japanese Navy decisively defeat Korean Navy
Siege of Namwon South Korea 23–26 September – Japanese defeat Korean and Chinese alliance force
Siege of Groenlo Netherlands 11–28 September – The Netherlands and England capture Groenlo from Spain.
Siege of Bredevoort Netherlands 1–10 October – The Netherlands and England capture Bredevoort from Spain.
Battle of Myeongnyang South Korea 26 October – Korean Navy defeats Japanese navy
1598 Siege of Ulsan South Korea 29 January - 19 February - Japanese defeat Korean and Chinese alliance force
Battle of San Juan United States 15–30 June - England defeats Spain in Puerto Rico and takes their castle, they retreat 65 days later but burn San Juan to the ground.
Battle of the Yellow Ford United Kingdom 14 August - Irish under Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone, destroy English force
Battle of Stångebro Sweden 25 September – Sigismund loses the Swedish crown to his uncle, Duke Charles
Siege of Rheinberg Germany 2–14 October – Spain captures Rheinberg from The Netherlands.
Battle of Sacheon South Korea 6–11 November – Japanese army defeats Korean army
Battle of Noryang Point South Korea 16 December – Ming Chinese and Korean Navy decisively defeat the Japanese army
Battle of Curalaba Chile 23 December – The Mapuche defeat Spain.
1599 Battle of Jenné Mali 26 April - Saadi dynasty of Morocco decisively defeats the Mali Empire, leading to its collapse.
Siege of Schenckenschans Germany 28 April - May - Spain fails to capture Schenkenschanz from The Netherlands.
Siege of Zaltbommel Netherlands 15 May - 22 July - Spain fails to capture Zaltbommel from The Netherlands.
Battle of Curlew Pass Republic of Ireland 15 August – Irish forces defeat the English
Siege of Rees Germany 10–12 September – A Protestant German army and a Dutch army fail to capture Rees from Spain.
Battle of Șelimbăr Romania 18 October – Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the army of Andrew Báthory
Battle of Nakhiduri Georgia (country) An invading Ottoman army defeats and captures the King Simon I of Kartli
1600 Battle of Castro Chile May – Spain defeats The Netherlands and reconquers Chiloé Island.
Battle of Nieuwpoort Belgium 2 July – Battle between Dutch (led by Prince Maurits) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria. Dutch victory.
Battle of Mirăslău Romania 18 September – The Holy Roman Empire and Hungarian nobility defeat Wallachia.
Battle of Sekigahara Japan 21 October – Japanese General Ieyasu defeats three regents of the son of Hideyoshi in the most important battle in Japanese history – he later establishes the Tokugawa Shogunate

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