List of battles 1901–2000

List of battles 1901–2000
This article lists all the battles that occurred in the years of the 20th century (1901-2000).
1901–1913
1901
Battle of Lonoy 5 March – Philippine–American War
Battle of Groenkloof 5 September – Second Boer War
Battle of Elands River 17 September - Second Boer War
Battle of Blood River Poort 17 September – Second Boer War
Balangiga massacre 28 September – Filipino guerrillas successfully ambush 78 soldiers of the 9th US Infantry
Battle of Bakenlaagte 30 October – Second Boer War
Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery 3–27 November – Armenia
Battle of Groenkop 25 December – Second Boer War
1902
Battle of Riyadh 13 January – Ibn Saud successfully captures Riyadh
Battle of Tweebosch 7 March – Second Boer War
Battle of Rooiwal 11 April – Second Boer War
Battle of Bayang 2–3 May – Moro Rebellion
1903
Battle of Dilam 27 January – Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
Battle of Krushevo 2 August – the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization defeats the Turks at Mechkin Kamen
Battle of Smilevo 5 August – the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation defeats the Turks at Smilevo
1904
Battle of Port Arthur 9 February – Spetznazogovitch fortress; start of Russo-Japanese War
Battle of Siranaya March – Philippine–American War
Battle of Taraca April – Philippine–American War
Battle of Yalu River 2 May – First Japanese land victory against the Russians
Battle of Nanshan 25–26 May – Japanese defeat Russians in a pitched battle outside of Port Arthur
Battle of Dairen 30 May – Japanese defeat Russians but later on Russians retake the village of X-YTROKOV
Battle of Te-li-Ssu 14–15 June – Russian attempt to relieve Port Arthur smashed by the Japanese
Battle of Bekeriyah 15 June – Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
Battle of Motien Pass 10 July – Russo-Japanese War
Battle of Tashihchiao 24–25 July – Russo-Japanese War
Battle of the Yellow Sea 10 August – Russian naval breakout attempt from Port Arthur defeated by Japanese fleet
Battle of Waterberg 11 August – Herero Wars
Battle of the Japanese Sea 14 August – Japanese forces force Russians to scuttle the cruiser Ryurik
Battle of Liaoyang 24 August – 4 September – Japanese defeat Russians in the first major battle of the Russo-Japanese War
Battle of Masoller 1 September - Final battle and defeat of the Aparicio Saravia revolt
Battle of Shinanah 29 September – Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
Battle of Shaho 5–17 October – Russo-Japanese War
Battle of Sha-ho River 11–15 October – Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria is checked with heavy losses by the Japanese
Battle of Dolores River 12 December – Philippine–American War
1905
Siege of Port Arthur ended 2 January – Japanese attack on Port Arthur
Battle of San-de-pu 25–29 January – Another failed Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria
Battle of Mukden 20 February – 7 March – Largest battle at the time; decisive Japanese victory
Battle of Tsushima 27–28 May – Admiral Togo's decisive victory over Russian Baltic fleet in the Straits of Tshushima
Battle of the Malalag River 22 October – Philippine–American War
1906
Battle of Rawdat Muhanna 12 April – Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Rawdat Muhanna.
First Battle of Bud Dajo 5–8 December – Moro Rebellion
1907
Battle of Tarafiyah 24 September – Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Tarafiyah
1908
Battle of Marrakesh 23 August – Mulay Hafid successfully revolts against Moroccan Sultan
1911
Battle of Casas Grandes 6 March – Mexican Revolution
Second Battle of Bud Dajo 18–26 March – Moro Rebellion
Battle of Cuautla 11–19 May – Mexican Revolution
Battle of Preveza 29–30 September – Italo-Turkish War
Battle of Tripoli 3–10 October – Italo-Turkish War
Battle of Benghazi (1911) 20 October – Italo-Turkish War
Battle of Shar al-Shatt 23 October – Italo-Turkish War
Battle of Ain Zara 4 December – Italo-Turkish War
Battle of Tobruk 22 December–9 January – Italy begins the invasion of Libya, Italo-Turkish War
1912
Battle of Msaya 19 September – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Battle of Coyotepe Hill 3–4 October – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Capture of Lemnos 8 October – Greek troops occupy the Ottoman-held island of Lemnos
Battle of Sarantaporo 9 October – Greeks defeat Ottomans near Koritza
Battle of Kumanovo 23 October – Serbians defeat Ottomans in N. Macedonia
Battle of Kirk Kelesse 24 October – Bulgarians defeat Ottomans in E. Thrace
Battle of Pente Pigadia 24–30 October – Greeks defeat Ottomans in seven-day battle near Bizani
Battle of Giannitsa 2 November – Greeks defeat Ottoman Turks in Central Macedonia
Battle of Prilep 3 November – Serbians defeat Ottomans
Battle of Kumanovo 23–24 October
Battle of Lule Burgas 31 October – 3 November – Bulgarians compel Ottomans to full retreat toward the lines of Tchataldja, 30 km from Constantinople and the last line of defense for the Ottoman Capital. In terms of forces engaged it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War
Battle of Vevi 2 November – Successful Turkish counter offensive against Greek positions
Battle of Monastir 16–19 November – Decisive and final defeat in Macedonia of the Ottomans by the Serbians
Battle of Çatalca 16–17 November – Defeat of Bulgarian advance toward Istanbul
Battle of Lesbos 21 November – 21 December 1912 – Greeks capture the island of Lesbos from the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Chios 24 November 1912 – 3 January 2023 – Greeks capture the island of Chios from the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Elli 3 December – Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet and forces it to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles straits
1913
Battle of Lemnos 5 January – Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet near the Island of Lemnos in final naval engagement of the war
Battle of Bizani 20–21 February – Greeks defeat last operational Ottoman army in Epirus and capture city of Ioanina
Adrianople 3 November 1912 – 26 March 1913 – Fall of Adrianpole to the forces of Bulgaria and Serbia and the capture of Turkish Gen Ghazi Shulkri Pasha
Battle of Bud Bagsak 11–15 June – The End of the Moro Rebellion
Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas 19–21 June – Greeks defeat Bulgarians in the three-day battle for Kilkis
Battle of Bregalnica 30 June – 8 July – Serbs defeat Bulgarians in Second Balkan War
Battle of Kresna Gorge 8–18 July – Inconclusive ten-day battle between Bulgaria and Greece
Battle of Kalimantsi 15–18 July – Bulgarian defensive victory against the Serbs
Battle of Dul Madoba 9 August – A Dervish force raids the Somali Dhulbahante tribe near Burco, killing or wounding 57 members of the "Somaliland Camel Constabulary", including the British commander, Colonel Richard Corfield
1914–1918
1914: World War I
Liège 4–17 August – Germans invade Belgium; start of World War I See also a List of World War I Battles
Battle of Mulhouse 9 August – Part of the Battle of the Frontiers, France takes Mulhouse but then loses it again
Battle of Halen 12 August – Belgian victory
Battle of Lorraine 14 August – German victory in World War I
Battle of Agbeluvhoe 15 August – Togoland campaign
Battle of Dinant 15–24 August – German victory
Battle of Cer 16–19 August – Serbian forces push back Austro-Hungarian invasion
Battle of Stallupönen 17 August – First battle on the Russian Eastern Front in World War I
Battle of Gumbinnen 19–20 August – Russians defeat German Eighth Army, advance deeper into East Prussia
Battle of the Ardennes 21 August
Battle of Charleroi 21 August
Battle of Chra 22 August
Battle of Mons 23 August – British forces hold back
Battle of Tannenberg 23 August – 2 September – Samsonov's Russian Second Army encircled and destroyed by the German Eighth Army
Battle of Galicia 23 August-11 September - Russians occupy Eastern Galicia.
Battle of the Trouée de Charmes 24–26 August – The second French army, under general Castelnau, defeat a Bavarian army
Battle of Le Cateau 26 August – Allied Powers retreat from German forces
Battle of Galicia 26 August – 11 September – Russia defeats Austria-Hungary
First Battle of Heligoland Bight 28 August – First major naval engagement of World War I. Heavy German losses
Battle of Guise 29 August – The fifth French army, under general Lanzerac, defeat the second German army under general Bülow.
Occupation of German Samoa 29-30 – New Zealand forces defeat German forces in Samoa
Siege of Maubeuge 24 August – 7 September – Germans capture Maubeuge
First Battle of Garua 29–31 August
First Battle of the Marne 5–9 September – French armies and BEF, under French general Joffre, defeat the Germans armies under general Von Moltke. German invasion of France halted by Allies. The city of Paris was saved.
Battle of Nsanakong 4 September
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes 9–14 September – German Eighth Army defeats Rennenkampf's Russian First Army
Battle of Bita Paka 11 September Australian forces defeat German forces in German New Guinea
First Battle of the Aisne 13–28 September – Indecisive battle in France
Battle of Ukoko 21 September
Siege of Przemyśl 24 September 1914 – 22 March 1915 – Russians initially unsuccessful, but second siege attempt succeeds
Battle of Sandfontein 26 September
Siege of Antwerp 28 September
Battle of the Vistula River 29 September – 31 October – Russians defeat Germans under August von Mackensen
Battle of the Yser 16–31 October – French and Belgian victory
Battle of Rufiji Delta October – 11 July 1915 – British empire naval forces defeat German naval forces in East Africa
First Battle of Ypres 19 October – 22 November – Early trench warfare; "Kindermord bei Ypern"
First Battle of Edea 20–26 October
Battle of Penang 28 October – German victory, two allied ships sink near Malaysia
Battle of Coronel 1 November – Admiral Graf Spee defeats Admiral Cradock
Battle of Kilimanjaro 3 November
Battle of Tanga 3–5 November – Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck defeats General Arthur Aitken in German East Africa
Fao Landing 6 November – British begin the Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the First World War
Battle of Cocos 9 November – Australia defeats Germany in a naval battle
Battle of Łódź 11 November – Russians take city, lose it on 6 December
Battle of Elhri 13 November – Moroccan tribes defeat French troops
Battle of Kraków 16 November – Heavy casualties to Austria and Russia
Battle of Cape Sarych 18 November - Inconclusive
Battle of Łowicz 30 November – 17 December – Russians take city
Battle of Kolubara 3–9 December – Serbians drive out Austrians
Battle of Falkland Islands 8 December – British defeat Admiral Graf Spee
1915
Second Battle of Edea 5 January
Battle of Jassin 18–19 January – German victory in East Africa
Battle of Dogger Bank 24 January – Admiral Beatty drives off Vice-Admiral Hipper's raiding force, sinks Blücher
First Suez Offensive 28 January – 3 February – Ottoman attack fails
Battle of Bolimów 31 January – Cold weather thwarts German gas attack against Russians
Battle of Kakamas 4 February – Took place in Kakamas, Northern Cape Province of South Africa. It was a skirmish for control of two river fords between contingents of the German and South African armed forces, ending with a South African victory
Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes 7–22 February – Initial German attack is highly successful, but further attacks are repulsed
Battle of Fort Rivière 17 February
Battle of Gallipoli 19 February 1915 – 8 January 1916 – The Allied powers attempt a failed frontal assault on the Ottoman Empire
Naval assault in strait of Çanakkale 18 March – Turks repel an Allied fleet
Battle of Hill 60 (Western Front) 17–22 April – British empire forces defeat German Empire forces
Second Battle of Ypres 22 April – 25 May – Germans use poison gas
Landing at Cape Helles 25 April – British amphibious assault against the Ottoman Empire. Concurrently a French assault in the Asiatic side of the straits
Landing at Anzac Cove 25 April – 3 May – Australia and New Zealand successfully land but later get bogged down
Battle of Trekkopjes 26 April
First Battle of Krithia 28 April – British attack against Turks fails
Battle of Gurin 29 April
Battle for Baby 700 2–3 May – ANZAC attack on Baby 700 defended by Ottoman forces
Second Battle of Krithia 6–8 May – Second British attack against Turks uses same plan, also fails
Third attack on Anzac Cove 19 May – ANZAC forces defeat Ottoman attack
Second Battle of Garua 31 May – 10 June
Second attack on Anzac Cove 27 April – Ottoman Empire forces attack Australian and New Zealand forces
Third Battle of Krithia 4 June – Temporary British success reversed by Ottoman counter-attack
Battle of Bukoba 21–23 June
Battle of Gully Ravine 28 June – 5 July – British and Indian forces defeat Ottoman Empire
First Battle of the Isonzo 23 June – 7 July – Failed Italian attack on Austrian positions in the Alps
Second Battle of the Isonzo 18 July – 3 August – Second attempt on Austrian positions fails
Attack of the Dead Men 6 August – Russian forces repel German gas attack and advance on Osowiec Fortress
Battle of Chunuk Bair 6–10 August – Ottomans defeat Britain and New Zealand
Battle of Lone Pine 6–12 August – Australians stop Ottoman attack, but it was only a diversion
Battle of Krithia Vineyard 6–13 August – Turkish diversionary attack to allow for Sari Bair Offensive
Landing at Suvla Bay 6–15 August – The main attack for which the two diversions were staged. Ottoman victory
Battle of the Nek 7 August – Ottomans defeat Australians
Battle of Scimitar Hill 21 August – Decisive battle of the Gallipoli Campaign, Ottoman victory
Battle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli) – Final British attempt to take Gallipoli fails
Battle of Loos 25 September – 14 October
Third Battle of Artois 25 September-4 November - Partial Franco-British victory
Second Battle of Champagne 25 September-6 October - German victory
Battle of Es Sinn 28 September
Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt 13-19 October - German victory
Third Battle of the Isonzo 18 October – 3 November – Austrians endure massive Italian bombardment
Battle of Fort Dipitie 24–25 October
Battle of Banjo 4–6 November
Battle of Ctesiphon 22–25 November – Indecisive battle between British and Ottoman forces
Siege of Kut 7 December 1915 – 29 April 1916 – Ottoman forces capture the city and force the surrender of the British Army of Mesopotamia under General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend, KCB, DSO. Largest British surrender of the war.
1916
Battle of Salaita Hill 12 February
Battle of Verdun 21 February – 15 December – The great German offensive was repulsed by the heroic second French army. Verdun was not taken by Germans troops. French win a strategic defensive victory.
Battle of Dujaila 8 March – Failed British attempt to relieve the Siege of Kut
Battle of Asiago 11 March – Massive Austrian counter-offensive against Italy
Battle of Kahe 18 March
Battle of Latema Nek 11–12 March
Raid on Jifjafa 11–14 April – Successful Australian raid on Ottoman forces
Easter Rising 24 April – Irish rebellion against the British occupation centered in Dublin
Battle of Bondoa Irangi 7–10 May
Battle of Jutland 31 May – Last engagement of the German High Seas Fleet
Brusilov Offensive 4 June – 20 September – Russia nearly collapses Austria but losses are staggering
2nd Battle of Albert 1 July – Opening day of the Allied Power offensive known as the Battle of the Somme
Battle of the Somme 1 July – 18 November – Inconclusive major Allied offensive on the western front
Battle of Guayacanas 3 July
Battle of Kostiuchnówka 4–6 July - One of the deadliest battles for the Polish Legions
Battle of Bazentin Ridge 14 July – British victory during the Somme offensive
Battle of Fromelles 19–20 July – German victory south of the rest of the Somme offensive, darkest day in Australian history
Battle of Pozières 23 July – 7 August – British and Australian forces take and hold town
Battle of Romani 3 August – Turkish advance on Suez Canal defeated
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo 6–17 August – Italian victory
Battle of Mouquet Farm 8 August – 27 September – Allied Powers advance toward German fortification
Battle of Bir el Abd 9 August – Ottoman victory against British Empire forces
Battle of Mlali 24 August
Battle of Guillemont 3–9 September – Allied Powers capture city
Battle of Herkulesfürdő 6–10 September
Battle of Kisaki 7–11 September
Battle of Ginchy 9 September – Irish capture town from Germans, but suffer heavy casualties
Battle of Flers–Courcelette 15–22 September – Bad weather thwarts Allied attempt to break through German defenses
Battle of Morval 25 September – British progress resumes after Fleurs-Courcelette, but French unable to match British progress
Battle of Thiepval Ridge 26–28 September – German positions captured by Allied Powers
Battle of Le Transloy 1 October – 5 November – Failed attempt to capture German defenses
Battle of Kőhalom 2 October
Battle of Cinghinarele Island 2–8 October
Battle of the Ancre 13 November – Allied Powers advance further, final battle of the 1916 Somme Campaign
Battle of Segale – Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu
Battle of San Francisco de Macorís 29 November
Battle of Magdhaba 23 December – Capture of Turkish garrison in the Sinai
1917
Battle of Rafa 9 January – Capture of Turkish garrison in the Sinai
Second Battle of Kut 23 February – British forces once again take Kut
Fall of Baghdad 8–11 March – British forces capture the city
Battle of Nambanje 13 March
Battle of Mount Hamrin 25 March
First Battle of Gaza 26 March – British fail to advance into Palestine
Vimy Ridge 9 April – Canada's finest hour
Battle of Arras (1917) 9 April – 16 May – British Empire forces advance but no breakthrough was achieved
Nivelle Offensive 16 April – 9 May indecisive Allied offensive on western front
Second Battle of Gaza 19 April – Turkey repels British assault on Gaza-Beersheba line
Battle of Istabulat 21 April
Action of 4 May 1917 4 May – British and Australian naval forces indecisive action against German navy and zeppelin
Raid on the Beersheba to Hafir el Auja railway 23 May – Australian and New Zealand forces raid and destroy Ottoman railway
Battle of Messines (1917) 7–14 June – British empire forces advance on western front
Battle of Mount Ortigara 10–25 June
Battle of Zboriv 1–2 July – Part of Kerensky Offensive; the only successful engagement of the last Russian offensive in WWI
Battle of Aqaba 6 July
Battle of Passchendaele 31 July – Also known as Third Battle of Ypres. Three-month battle costs Britain 400,000
Battle of Pilckem Ridge 31 July – 2 August – Allied victory over German forces
Battle of Langemarck (1917) 16–18 August – Indecisive battle between Anglo French forces and German forces
Battle of Megiddo (1918) 19–25 September
Battle of the Menin Road Ridge 20–26 September – British Empire victory over Germany
Battle of Broodseinde 4 October – British, Australian, New Zealand victory against German forces on the western front
Battle of Poelcappelle 9 October – Australian and British forces fight inconclusive battle against German forces
Battle of Wadi Musa 23 October
Battle of Caporetto 24 October – Also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo. Italians defeated by Central Powers, driven back to Venice
Second Battle of Passchendaele 26 October – 10 November – Allied victory over Germany on western front
Battle of Beersheba 31 October – Australian light horse capture Beersheba
Third Battle of Gaza 31 October – 7 November – British break Turkish defensive line in southern Palestine
Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe 1–6 November – British empire forces defeat Ottoman forces
Battle of Hareira and Sheria 6–7 November – British, New Zealand and Australian forces Ottoman army
Battle of Mughar Ridge 13 November – British empire forces gain victory over Ottoman forces
Battle of Ayun Kara 14 November
Second Battle of Heligoland Bight 17 November – Indecisive naval battle, Germans lose one torpedo boat
Battle of Cambrai 20 November – 7 December – First successful use of tanks
Battle of Ngomano 25 November – Germans defeat Portuguese and launch invasion of Portuguese East Africa.
Battle of Polygon Wood 26 September – 3 October – Australian and British forces defeat German forces
Battle of Buqqar Ridge 27 October – British and Australian victory over Ottoman Empire forces
Battle of Jerusalem 8–26 December – British forces capture Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire.
Occupation of Kharkiv 17 December-10 January 1918 - Soviet victory
1918
Battle of Kämärä 27 January
Battle of Kruty 29–30 January - Ukrainian victory, enables Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Battle of Vilppula 31 January – 18 March
Battle of Bobruysk 2 February – 11 March – Units of the Polish I Corps in Russia, fought with the Red Army over the control of the city of Babruysk.
First Battle of Kiev 5–8 February - Bolsheviks capture Kyiv
Battle of Ruovesi 5 February – 19 March
Battle of Antrea 11 February – 25 April
Battle of Rarańcza 15–16 February
Capture of Jericho 19–20 February – Australians capture Jericho from Ottoman forces
Battle of Varkaus 19–21 February
Battle of Rautu (1918) 21 February – 5 April
Battle of Tell 'Asur 8–12 March – British and Australian forces defeat Ottoman forces
Battle of Bakhmach 8–13 March – Czechoslovak Legion escape German encirclement
Battle of Tampere 8 March – 6 April – In the Finnish Civil War, the bloodiest battle in Finnish history at the time.
Battle of Länkipohja 16 March
First Transjordan attack on Amman 21 March – 2 April – Ottoman Empire forces defeat British empire forces
First Battle of Amman 27-31 – March Ottoman Empire victory over British Empire forces
First Battle of Morlancourt 28–30 March – Australians lead by John Monash defeat Germans
First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux 20 March – 5 April – Australian victory over German forces
Battle of the Avre 4–5 April – German attack fought between German forces and defending Australian and British forces
Second Battle of Dernancourt 5 April – Australian forces halt German advance on Amiens
Battle of Ahvenkoski 10 April – 5 May
Battle of Helsinki 12–13 April
Crimea Operation 13–25 April - Germans, Ukrainians, and Crimeans invade Crimea, cause dissolution of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic
Battle of Lahti 19 April – 1 May
Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux 24–25 April – Australian forces capture the town
Battle of Vyborg 24–29 April
Battle of Syrjäntaka 28–29 April
Second Battle of Morlancourt 4–14 May – Australian victory over German forces on western front
Battle of Cantigny 28 May – U.S. First Division wins in first independent action
Third Battle of Morlancourt 10 June – Australian forces defeat German forces
Battle of Barnaul (1918) 13–15 June - White Russian victory
Battle of the Piave River 15–23 June – Downfall of Austria
Battle of Belleau Wood 25 June – U.S. Second Division Marines capture woods
Battle of Hamel 4 July – Australian success with departure from massed frontal assaults birth of 20th century combined arms warfare
Battle of Abu Tellul 14 July – British, Australian and Indian forces successfully defend against German/Ottoman attacks
Second Battle of the Marne 15–18 July – French troops, helped by American and British troops, win a great and decisive victory against Germans armies and saved Paris. 95,000 French soldiers killed or wounded, 12,000 Americans killed or wounded and 12,000 British killed or wounded. 180,000 Germans soldiers killed or wounded.
Battle of Chateau Thierry 18 July
Capture of Kazan by the White Army 5–7 August - White Army captures Kazan
Battle of Amiens 8–11 August – British force Germans to Hindenburg line
Hundred Days Offensive 8 August – 11 November – Last major allied offensive on the western front and the near collapse of the German Army
Battle of Lake Baikal 16 August - Czechoslovak forces defeat Reds
Battle of the Ailette 17–23 August
Second Battle of the Somme (1918) 21 August – 2 September – Allied victory over German forces
Battle of Baku 26 August – 14 September – The Army of Islam of Ottoman Empire captures the city of Baku
Battle of Ambos Nogales 27 August – Americans defeat Mexicans
Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin 31 August – 3 September – Australian forces capture Mont Saint-Quentin, Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson calls it the greatest military achievement of the war
Kazan Operation 5–10 September - Second battle of Kazan, Red Army recaptures the city
Battle of Havrincourt 12 September – British victory, German morale begins to weaken
Battle of Saint-Mihiel 12–19 September – Americans defeat Germans
Battle of Épehy 18 September – British and Australians defeat Germans
Battle of Megiddo 19 September – Allenby's British crush Ottoman army
Battle of Tulkarm 19 September – British empire victory over Ottomans
Battle of Tabsor 19–20 September – British Empire victory over Ottoman forces
Battle of Sharon 19–25 September – British Empire victory over Ottoman Empire
Battle of Nablus (1918) 19–25 September – British empire victory over Ottomans
Capture of Jenin 20 September – Australian and British forces capture Jenin from the Ottoman Empire
Second Battle of Amman 25 September – British Empire forces land victory over Ottoman forces
Capture of Damascus 26 September – 1 October – Australian light horse capture the city of Damascus from Ottoman forces
Battle of Meuse 26 September – 11 November – Argonne Forest, largest AEF action of the war; Allied victory. (In it, 8 October, Cpl. Alvin York, outnumbered 19:1, leads capture of German machine-gun nest)
Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub 27 September – Australian and British forces defeat Ottoman forces
Battle of St Quentin Canal 29 September – 10 October – British, Australian and American forces decisive allied victory over German forces
Battle of Dibrivka 30 September – Insurgents defeat Austro-German forces
Battle of Durazzo (1918) 2 October – Allied naval forces defeat Austro-Hungarian naval forces
Pursuit to Haritan 3–27 October – British Empire forces defeat Ottoman forces final phase of the middle east campaign in ww1
Battle of Vittorio Veneto 24 October – 3 November
Battle of Aleppo (1918) 25 October – Allied victory against Ottoman/German forces
Second Battle of the Sambre 4 November – Allied Power victory during final phase of World War I
Battle of Przemyśl 11–12 November – Polish forces capture town from Ukrainians
Battle of Tulgas 11–14 November
First North Caucasus Operation December–January 1919 - Whites capture all of the Northern Caucasus minus Astrakhan.
1919–1938
1919
Khotyn Uprising 7 January-1 February - Ukrainian uprising in Romania fails
Battle of Ławica 9 January
Battle for the Donbas (1919) 12 January-31 May - White Army victory
Battle of Utria 17–20 January – Estonian victory in the Estonian War of Independence.
Battle of Laagna 18 January – Estonian victory.
Second Battle of Kiev 18 January-5 February - Soviets capture Kyiv
Battle of Shenkursk 19–25 January
Battle of Vystavka 27 January-early March - Bolsheviks defeat Americans
Battle of Skoczów 28–30 January
Battle of Paju 31 January – Estonians and Finnish volunteers defeat the Red Latvian Riflemen in Southern-Estonia.
Battle of Bereza Kartuska 14 February – Polish victory during Polish–Bolshevik War, and the first battle of the war
Battle of Mariupol 19–27 March - Soviets and Makhnovists capture Mariupol
Battle of Bolshie Ozerki 31 March – 2 April
Battle of Lida (1919) 16–17 April
Hryhoriv Uprising 7 May-27 July - Uprising fails, Nykyfor Hryhoriv assassinated by Nestor Makhno
Battle of Mospyne 13 May - White Army defeats Makhnovists
Greek landing at Smyrna 15 May - Greeks capture Smyrna
Urla clashes 16–17 May - Greek forces enter Urla
Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort 21 May
Third Battle of Ciudad Juarez 15–16 June – Americans and Carrancistas defeat Villistas
Malgaç Raid 15–16 June - Turkish rebels capture Greek weaponry
Battle of Bergama 15–20 June - Greeks capture Bergama
Raid on Erbeyli 20–21 June - Greek victory
Raid on Erikli 21–22 June - Greek troops leave the village of Erikli
First Kharkiv Operation 20–25 June - White Army captures Kharkiv
Battle of Cēsis 23 June – Estonian and Latvian victory over the German Landeswehr
Battle of Romanovka 25 June
Battle of Tellidede 25–26 June - Greek forces capture Tellidede
Battle of Aydın 27 June – 4 July - Greeks capture Aydın
Battle of Novo Litovoskaya 7 August - US forces defeat Bolsheviks
Capture of Kiev by the White Army 31 August -White Army captures Kyiv
Battle of Bogdat 25 September-19 October - White Russian victory
Battle of Peregonovka 26 September
Battle of Petrograd 28 September-14 November - White Army fails to capture Saint Petersburg
Battle of Lwów 1 November 1918 – 30 May 1919 – Polish city besieged by Ukrainian forces
Donbas operation (1919) 18–31 December - Red Army captures Donbas
Battle of Krivasoo 18 November – 30 December – Estonian victory
Khopyor–Don Operation 20 November-8 December - Red victory
Second Kharkiv Operation 24 November-12 December - Red offensive towards Kharkiv, resulting in its capture
Third Battle of Kiev 10–16 December - Bolsheviks regain control of Kyiv
First Battle of Berezina - Polish victory
1920
Battle of Daugavpils 3–5 January - Polish-Latvian victory
Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation 6–10 January - Red victory, splitting the White Army in two
Battle of Posolskeya 9 January - Last battle of the Russian Civil War to involve the US
Second North Caucasus Operation 17 January-7 April - Reds force Whites out of the North Caucasus and into Georgia and Azerbaijan, which the Reds later invade.
Battle of Marash 21 January-12 February - French troops leave Kahramanmaraş
Battle of Letychiv 18–22 February - Polish victory
Battle of Urfa 9 February – 11 April - French surrender, but are massacred by Turks
Siege of Aintab 1 April-8 February 1921 - French victory
Battle of Koziatyn 25–27 April
Kiev offensive 25 April–July - Poles capture Kyiv, and are forced to retreat by Soviets
Battle of Czarnobyl 27 April - Poles capture Chernobyl
Action of 3 May 1920 - A French and Soviet ship fight
Battle of Geyve 15–17 May - Ottoman and Turkish forces clash
Anzali Operation 18 May - Soviet victory
Karboğazı ambush 27–28 May - Turkish victory
Battle of Wołodarka 29–31 May – Polish victory during Polish–Bolshevik War
Battle of Bystryk 31 May – Polish victory by surprise attack
Battle of Boryspil 2 June – Polish capture Russian supplies
Battle of Borodzianka 11–13 June - Polish victory
First Battle of Oltu 18–25 June - Armenian victory
Battle of Romanovka 25 June
Battle of Głębokie 4–6 July
Battle of Chorupań 13–19 July - Soviet victory over Dubno and Chorupan.
First Battle of Grodno 19–20 July - Soviets capture Hrodna
Battle of Maysalun 23 July – The French advance into Syria and defeat Yusuf al-Azmah's hastily assembled army
Battle of Lwów July–September - Poles hold Lviv
Battle of Radzymin 12–15 August – Town changes hands twice during Polish–Bolshevik War
Battle of Warsaw 13–25 August – Poles defeat Red Army
Battle of Radzymin 13–16 August - Polish victory
Battle of Ossów 14 August - One of the rare Polish victories during the Battle of Warsaw
Battle of Chołojów 14 August - Soviet victory
Battle of Nasielsk 14–15 August – Minor Polish victory as part of the action around Warsaw
Battle of Borkowo 14–15 August - Minor Polish victory
Battle of Sarnowa Góra 14–15 August - Polish victory
Battle of Kock 14–16 August - Polish victory
Ulagay's Landing 14 August-7 September - Red Army takes control of Crimea, the last White stronghold.
Battle of Cyców 15–16 August
Battle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki 16–18 August – Polish victory as part of the counteroffensive after Battle of Warsaw
Battle of Zadwórze 17 August – Polish army defeated by the Red Army forces of Semyon Budennyi
Battle of Przasnysz 21 August - Soviet victory
Battle of Białystok 22 August
Battle of Sakarya 23 August – 13 September
Bukhara operation (1920) 28 August-2 September - Fall of the Emirate of Bukhara
Battle of Giby 30 August – Lithuanian withdrawal successfully mediated by French at request of Poland during Polish–Lithuanian War
Battle of Komarów 30 August – 2 September
Battle of Komarow 31 August – Decisive Polish victory
Battle of Sejny 2–19 September - Polish victory against Lithuania
Battle of Vlora 3 September – Albanian patriots seize Vlora from Italian control in a rapid night strike
Second Battle of Oltu 3–5 September - Turks recapture Oltu
Battle of Kobryń (1920) 11–23 September
Battle of Obytichnyi Spit 15 September - Red and White army ships interact outside Berdiansk, with both sides claiming victory.
Battle of the Niemen River 15–25 September – Poles defeat the reserves of the Red Army
Battle of Dytiatyn 16 September - Soviet victory
Battle of Brzostowica 20–25 September - Polish victory
Battle of Obuchowo 26 September - Polish victory
Battle of Peregonovka 26 September - Insurgent victory
Battle of Krwawy Bór 27–28 September - Polish victory
Battle of Sarıkamış 29 September - Turkish victory
Battle of Kovanbaşı 10–11 October - Turkish victory
Battle of the Gediz 24 October-12 November - Greek army captures Gediz
Battle of Kars 30 October - Turkish victory
Battle of Kanlı Geçit 1 November
Battle of Ballinalee 3 November
Battle of Alexandropol 7 November - Turkish victory, Treaty of Alexandropol
Battle of Fadıl 20–24 November - Turkish victory
Kilmichael Ambush 28 November – Important battle in the Irish War of Independence
1921
Action of 9 January 1921 - French ship destroys Russian ship in the Black Sea
First Battle of İnönü 6–11 January – Greek offensive stopped, Turkish victory
Second Battle of İnönü 23 March–1 April – Turkish victory, and a turning point in the Greco-Turkish War
Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort 21 May - Brits defeat Red Russians in the Caspian Sea
Advance on Moscow (1919) 3 July-18 November - Beginning of the end of Armed Forces of South Russia
Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir 10–24 July - Greek victory
Battle of Annual 22 July – Near Annual, Morocco, Spanish army loses to Rifi Berbers of Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
Battle of Sakarya 23 August-17 September – Turkish victory, farthest Greek advance in the Greco-Turkish War
1922
Battle of Volochayevka 5–14 February - Reds retake Khabarovsk
Bombardment of Samsun 7 June - Samsun falls under Greek control, but Turkish forces aren't swayed.
Battle of Dumlupınar 26–30 August – Turkish victory, final battle of the Greco-Turkish War
Turkish capture of Smyrna 9 September - Greeks withdraw from Anatolia
Battle of Dublin – First and probably most important battle of the Irish Civil War
Battle of Kilmallock – Battle of the Irish Civil War
1923
Beer Hall Putsch 8–9 November – Failed Nazi Party uprising in Munich, Hitler wounded and captured
1924
Battle of Mecca – Mecca became a Saudi Arabian territory
1925
Battle of Jeddah 10 February – Jeddah became a Saudi Arabian territory. End of Kingdom of Hejaz
Battle of al-Kafr 22 July – Great Syrian Revolt
Battle of al-Mazraa 2–3 August – Great Syrian Revolt
Alhucemas landing 8 September – Spanish amphibious landing including tanks and air support
Battle of al-Musayfirah 17 September – Great Syrian Revolt
Battle of Rashaya 20–24 November – Great Syrian Revolt
1927
Battle of La Paz Centro 16 May – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Battle of Ocotal 16 July – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Battle of San Fernando 25 July – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Battle of Santa Clara 27 July – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Battle of Telpaneca 19 September – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Battle of Sapotillal 9 October – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Battle of Humen–Shijing 18 November – China
1928
Battle of El Bramadero 27–28 February – United States occupation of Nicaragua
Battle of La Flor 13–14 May – United States occupation of Nicaragua
1929
Battle of Sabilla 29–31 March – Ikhwan revolt
Battle of Yichang (1929) 11 April – China
Battle of Tepatitlán 19 April – Cristero War
First Battle of Guilin 15 May – Chiang-Gui War
Second Battle of Guangzhou 17–21 May – Chiang-Gui War
Battle of Northern Henan 27 May – China
Battle of Liuzhou 7–18 June – Chiang-Gui War
Battle of Guiping 21 June – Chiang-Gui War
Battle Of Unai Pass 28 June-10 July - Afghan Civil War (1928–1929) Hazara victory
Battle of Bamiyan - Afghanistan Tajik victory
1930
Battle of Anchem 31 March – Ras Gugsa Welle is defeated by Dejazmach Mulugeta Yeggazu, suppressing the last obstacle to Ras Tafari Makonnen's ascension to Ethiopia's throne
Battle of Xuchang 10–12 June
Battle of Shangcai (1930) 16 June
Battle of Guanghua 3 July
Second Battle of Guilin 17 July
Battle of Jinan (1930) 14 August
Second Battle of Nanning 15 August – 22 October
Battle of Xinzheng 5–8 October
1931
Mukden Incident 18 September – Japanese forces create a pretext to invade Manchuria, start of Second Sino-Japanese War
1932
First Battle of Shanghai 28 January – 3 March – Ceasefire declared
Battle of Rehe 21 February – 1 March
Battle of Boquerón 7 – 29 September – First major battle during the Chaco War and a Paraguayan victory
Battle of Agua Carta 26 September
Battle of El Sauce 26 December
Emu War 10 November - Minor battle between the Australians and the emus.
1933
Defense of the Great Wall 1 January – 31 May – Japanese victory
First Battle of Nanawa 20–26 January – Paraguayan victory
Battle of Rehe 21 February – 1 March – Japanese victory
Second Battle of Nanawa 4–9 July – Paraguayan victory
Battle of Gondra 11–15 July
1935
Battle of Khalkhyn Temple 8 January
Battle of Chishui River 19 January – 22 March
1936
Battle of Ganale Dorya 7–10 January – General Rodolfo Graziani attacks troops under Ras Desta Damtew; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee
The First Battle of Tembien 20–24 January – Ethiopian forces suffer 8,000 casualties compared to Italy's 1,100
Battle of Amba Aradam 10 February – Ethiopians under Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu counterattack the invading Italians southwest of Chalacot, but are defeated with heavy losses
Second Battle of Tembien 27 February
Battle of Shire 29 February – 2 March
Battle of Maychew 31 March – Emperor Haile Selassie leads in person the final Ethiopian counter-attack of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, which is a crushing Ethiopian defeat
Battle of the Ogaden 15–25 April – Final battle during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. By 5 May, Emperor Haile Selassie has gone into exile and Italians have declared victory
Battle of Anabta 21 June - Mandatory British victory
Battle of Mérida 10–11 August – Spanish Nationalist victory
Battle of Badajoz 14 August – Nationalists storm Badajoz
Battle of Irún 19 August – 5 September – Nationalist victory
Battle of Monte Pelado 28 August – Republican victory
Battle of Balaa 3 September - Palestinian rebels withdraw
Battle of Talavera de la Reina (1936) 3 September
Battle of Cerro Muriano 5–6 September – Republican victory, the Falling Soldier photograph was taken during this battle by Robert Capa
Battle of Beit Imrin 29 September - Palestinian rebels withdraw
Battle of Seseña 29 October – Nationalist victory over Republicans and Soviets
Battle of Ciudad Universitaria 15–23 November – Spanish Republican victory
First Battle of the Corunna Road 29 November – 3 December
Second Battle of the Corunna Road 13 December – 15 January 1937
Battle of Lopera 27–29 December – Nationalist victory
1937
Battle of Gogetti 19 February – Battle between the Italian occupation forces and the remnants of the Ethiopian armies. The surviving elements of the Ethiopian armies of Sidamo and Bale are encircled and destroyed by the Italian forces near Lake Shala
Battle of Guadalajara 8–23 March – Spanish Republicans defeat Italians
Battle of Gernika 26–28 April – Franco's forces capture Guernica following a Luftwaffe bombing
Battle of Albarracín 5 July – 11 August – Nationalist Victory
Battle of Lugou Bridge 7 July – Japanese victory triggered outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Beiping-Tianjin 25–31 July – Japanese victory
Second Battle of Shanghai 13 August – 9 November – Japanese victory
Battle of Santander 14 August – 17 September
Battle of Taiyuan 1 September – 9 November – Japanese victory
Battle of El Mazuco 6–22 September – Nationalist victory
Battle of Xinkou 13 September – 8 November – Japanese victory
Battle of Pingxingguan 25 September – Chinese victory
Battle of Nanjing early November – 13 December – Japanese victory
1938
Battle of Alfambra 5–8 February – Nationalist victory
Battle of Cape Palos 5–6 March – Republican victory
Battle of Caspe 16–17 March – Nationalist victory
Battle of Xuzhou 24 March – 1 May – Japanese victory
Battle of Tai er zhuang 27 March – Chinese victory
Battle of Gandesa 1–3 April – Nationalist victory
Battle of Wuhan 11 July – 27 October – Japanese pyrrhic victory
Battle of the Ebro 25 July – 16 November – Spanish Republicans launch attacks across the Ebro river. The purpose of the battle is to relieve pressure off Valencia and Catalonia. It is soon to become the decisive battle of the war, and a Republican defeat
Battle of Lake Khasan 29 July 1938 – 11 August 1938 – In Manchuria between forces of the Soviet Union and Japan
Battle of Beersheba 9-10 September - Palestinian rebels capture Beersheba
1939–1945
1939: World War II
Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine 15 March 1939 - 17 March 1939 - Hungarian forces defeat Carpatho-Ukraine
Battle of Nanchang 17 March – 9 May – Japanese forces defeat Nationalist Chinese
Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang 24 May – Chinese counterattack successful against Japan
Battle of Khalkhin Gol 1 May 1939 – 16 September 1939 - The Soviet Union and Mongolia defeat Japan
Invasion of Poland 1 September – 6 October – Start of World War II in Europe, German victory. See also List of World War II battles
Battle of the Border 1–4 September - Collective term for battles between Germany and Poland in the first days of the Invasion. German victory
Battle of Danzig Bay 1 September - Germany defeats Poland
Battle of Chojnice 1 September - Germans capture Chojnice from Poland
Charge at Krojanty 1 September - Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
Battle of Mokra 1 September - First German defeat in Poland, and one of the only Polish victories in the invasion
Battle of Lasy Królewskie 1 September - Polish victory over Germany
Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig 1 September - Polish forces hold up in the Polish post office, but fail to defend it against Danzig and Germany
Battle of Mikołów 1–2 September – German tactical victory during the Invasion of Poland
Battle of Pszczyna 1–2 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Mikołów 1–2 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Mława 1–3 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Jordanów 1–3 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Częstochowa 1–3 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Węgierska Górka 1–3 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Grudziądz 1–4 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Tuchola Forest 1–5 September - Germany defeats Poland
Battle of Westerplatte 1–7 September - First battle in the Invasion of Poland. Germany and Danzig defeat Poland.
Raid on Fraustadt 2 September - Polish insurgents successfully raid a German town
Battle of Borowa Góra 2–5 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Bukowiec 3 September - German victory over Poland
Defense of Katowice 3–4 September - Polish Boy and Girl Scout units irregularly defend Katowice but fail against Germany
Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski 4–6 September - Polish withdrawal from German forces
Battle of Różan 4–6 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki 6 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Pułtusk 6–7 September - Poles lose Pultusk against Germany
Battle of Łódź 6–8 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Barak 7–8 September - Polish retreat from German Forces
Battle of Wizna 7–10 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Łomża 7–10 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Wola Cyrusowa 8 September - Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
Battle of Radom 8–9 September - Germans capture Radom from Poland
Battle of Gdynia 8–14 September - Germans capture Gdynia from Poland
Battle of Warsaw 8–28 September - Germany captures Warsaw from Poland
Battle of the Bzura River 9–19 September - Largest Polish counterattack, but it failed against Germany
Battle of Kampinos Forest 9–20 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Hel 9 September-2 October - Germany defeats Poland
Battle of Jarosław 10–11 September - German victory over Poland
Battle of Kępa Oksywska 10–19 September - Germany defeats Poland
Battle of Kałuszyn 11–12 September - Poland defeats Germany
Battle of Przemyśl 11–14 September - German victory over Poland
First Battle of Lwów 12–22 September - Germans capture Lviv from Poland. Germany was aided by the Soviet Union.
Battle of Modlin 13–29 September - Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
Battle of Jaworów 14–16 September - Poles hold Yavoriv against Germany
Battle of Brześć Litewski 14–17 September - Germans capture Brest from Poland.
Battle of Kobryń 14–18 September - Inconclusive battle between Germany and Poland
First Battle of Changsha 17 September-6 October – Chinese forces successfully defend city. Heavy Japanese casualties
Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski 17–26 September - Second largest battle in the Invasion of Poland. Germany defeats Poland
Battle of Wilno 18–19 September - Soviets capture Vilnius from Poland, which is transferred to Lithuania
Battle of Wólka Węglowa 19 September - Polish victory over Germany
Battle of Krasnystaw 19–20 September - Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
Battle of Łomianki 19-? September - Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
Battle of Grodno 20–22 September - Soviets capture Hrodna from Poland
Battle of Cześniki 21–22 September - Polish victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Krasnobród 23 September - Successful Polish counterattack against Germany, and one of the last battles using cavalry in Europe
Battle of Husynne 23 September - Soviet victory over Poland
Battle of Kodziowce 23–24 September - Poles hold the town against the Soviet Union, but later retreat to Lithuania
Battle of Władypol 27 September - Soviets capture Wladypol (now Vladypil in Ukraine) from Poland
Battle of Szack 28 September - Poles hold the town from the Soviets
Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów 29–30 September - Poles hold the towns from Soviets
Battle of Wytyczno 1 October - The Soviet Union defeats Poland
Battle of Kock 2–5 October - Last battle in Invasion of Poland. Germany defeats Poland.
Battle of Suomussalmi 30 November-8 January - First battle of the Winter War, and the most notable Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Petsamo 30 November-12 March – Russian victory over Poland during Winter War
Battle of Salla 30 November-13 March – Finnish victory over the Soviet Union during Winter War
Battle of Taipale 6–27 December - Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Kollaa 7 December-13 March - Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Suomussalmi 8 December – 7 January 1940 – During Winter War, Hjalmar Siilasvuo leads Finnish to victory over Soviets
Battle of Varolampi Pond 10–11 December - Finnish hold the pond against the Soviet Union, in what's called the "Sausage War"
Battle of Tolvajärvi 12 December – Colonel Paavo Talvela's Finnish forces defeat Soviet Union forces
Battle of the River Plate 13 December – Admiral Graf Spee chased into Montevideo harbour and scuttled by the UK and New Zealand
First Battle of Summa 16 – 22 December – Finnish attack thwarted against the Soviet Union during Winter War
Battle of Kelja 25–27 December - Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
1940
Battle of the Atlantic 1940-1945 – Name given to the conflicts in the Atlantic Ocean throughout World War II. The allied forces of the UK, Canada, the US, Brazil, Norway, Free French, Poland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, France, Australia, New Zealand and British India fought against Germany and Italy.
Battle of South Henan – Chinese Nationalists led by Li Zongren defeat Japanese
Battle of Raate Road 1–7 January - Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
Second Battle of Summa 1–15 February – Finnish attack against the Soviet Union thwarted during Winter War
Battle of Kuhmo 28 January-13 March - Stalemate between Finland and the Soviet Union
Battle of Honkaniemi 25–27 February – Only tank action of the Winter War. The Soviet Union defeats Finland.
First Battle of Vyborg Bay 2–13 March - Battle ends after a ceasefire between Finland and the Soviet Union
Battle of Drøbak Sound 9 April – German naval attack thwarted by Norwegian forces
Battle of Midtskogen 9–10 April – Norwegian forces defeat German raiding party
Battle of Dombås 14–19 April – Norwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack
Battle of Narvik 9 April – 10 June – A minor Allied victory of Norway, France, the UK and Poland against Germany in the Arctic
Battle of the Netherlands 10–17 May – Germany invades The Netherlands.
Battle of France 10 May – 25 June – Germany takes on France, British Expeditionary Force and French Army defeated
Battle for The Hague 10 May – The first major air-landing operation in history. The Netherlands defeat Germany.
Battle of Maastricht 10 May – Maastricht was a key city for the German advance. Germany defeats The Netherlands.
Battle of Fort Eben-Emael 10–11 May - Germany captures the fort and breaks through the Belgian line of defense.
Battle of Mill 10–11 May – Dutch troops manage to hold back a German battalion
Battle of Rotterdam 10–14 May – German attempt to seize the Dutch city. It ended in a German victory, following the Rotterdam Blitz
Battle of the Grebbeberg 11–13 May – A major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, operation Fall Gelb. Germany defeats The Netherlands.
Battle at the Afsluitdijk 12–14 May - The Netherlands hold against Germany
Battle of Hannut 12–14 May - Largest tank battle of the campaign. France defeats Germany in Belgium.
Battle of Sedan 12–17 May - Germany defeats France and the UK. After a quick advance, Germany reaches the English Channell, and traps most of the Allied army in Northern France and Western Belgium.
Battle of Arras 21 May - France and the UK fail to break through German lines and end the encirclement of the Allied main armies.
Battle of Dunkirk 27 May – 5 June – Escape of defeated British Expeditionary Forces. Dunkirk is captured by Germany. On the allied side, forces from France, the UK, Belgium, Canada and The Netherlands participated in the battle.
Battle of Mers-el-Kebir 3 July – British navy destroys Vichy French Fleet off the coast of North Africa
Battle of Calabria 9 July – British forces fight indecisive naval battle with Italians
Battle of Cape Spada 19 July – British and Australian forces sink an Italian cruiser
Battle of Britain 10 July – 31 October – Germans try to bomb Britain into submission – RAF answers with fighters
Battle of Tug Argan 11 August - Italy defeats the UK, and captures British Somaliland.
Battle of Hundred Regiments 20 August – 5 December – Major engagement of the Soviet Red Army against the Japanese Imperial Army
Skirmish at Diosig 4 September - Romanian victory over Hungary
Battle of Taranto 11–12 November – British carrier-based planes destroy Italian fleet at Taranto Harbor
Battle of Cape Spartivento 27 November – British Navy under James Somerville fights indecisive battle with Italy
Battle of Pindus 28 October - 13 November - Italy invaded Greece, but was defeated. Greece captured parts of Albania from Italy in response.
1941
Battle of Bardia 3–5 January – British/Australian and Free French victory in Libya over Italy
Battle of Agordat 26–31 January - The UK defeats Italy in Eritrea.
Battle of Keren 3 February – 1 April – Hard-fought British and Commonwealth victory over Italian forces during East African Campaign
Battle of Beda Fomm 6–7 February – British/Australian victory over Italian forces in Libya
Battle of Shanggao 14 March – 9 April – Chinese victory over Japan
Battle of Cape Matapan 28 March – British Royal Navy task force defeats Italian fleet
Siege of Tobruk 31 March – 27 November – German commander Erwin Rommel with a mixed German/Italian army defeated in North Africa by allied forces of the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Czechoslovakia, British India and Free Libyan Arabs.
Invasion of Yugoslavia 6–18 April - Germany, Italy and Hungary invade and conquer Yugoslavia.
Battle of Greece 6–24 April – Germany takes the Balkan Peninsula after Italian Stalemate
Battle of Tempe Gorge 18 April Australians and New Zealanders slow German advance
Battle of Athens 20 April – dog-fighting air battle over Athens between the UK and Germany fought for half an hour between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe towards the end of the Battle of Greece
Battle of Thermopylae (1941) German victory over New Zealanders and Australians
Battle of Vevi (1941) - German victory over Australians
Battle of the Corinth Canal 26 April German victory over British empire forces
Battle of South Shanxi 7–27 May – Japanese victory in China
Battle of Fallujah 17–21 May - The UK defeats Iraq.
Battle of Rethymno 20 May - Australian and Greek tactical victory over Germany
Battle of Denmark Strait 23 May – German sinks British
Sinking of the Bismarck 27 May – Famous German battleship is lost against the UK and Poland
Battle of Crete 20 May – 1 June – German paratroopers and Italians capture Crete, suffer many casualties against New Zealand, Greece, the UK and Australia
Battle of 42nd Street 27 May - Australian & New Zealanders halt German advance
Battle of the Litani River 9 June – British/Australian victory over Vichy French forces in Syria.
Battle of Jezzine (1941) 13 June – Australians defeat Vichy French
Battle of Sidon (1941) 13–17 June – Australians defeat Vichy French
Battle of Kissoué 17 June – British Empire and Free French forces defeat Vichy French in Syria.
Battle of Merdjayoun 19–24 June - British Empire forces defeat Vichy French
Operation Barbarossa 22 June – German invasion of the Soviet Union
Battle of Białystok-Minsk 22–29 June – German victory in Belarus over the Soviet Union
Battle of Raseiniai 23–27 June – German victory in Lithuania over the Soviet Union
Raid on Constanța 26 June - Axis (Germany and Romania) victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Brody 26–30 June – One of the largest tank battles of World War II. Germany defeats the Soviet Union.
Battle of Kiev 7 July – 26 September – The largest encirclement battle of World War II. Germany defeats the Soviet Union.
Battle of Uman 15 July-8 August - Axis (Germany, Romania and Hungary) victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of Beirut (1941) 12 July – Free French, British, Australian and British Indian forces defeat Vichy French forces
Battle of Smolensk 6 July – 5 August – Soviet attempt to block German Wehrmacht's advance on Moscow
Battle of Damour 5–9 July – Australians defeat Vichy French
Battle of Uman 8 August – German victory over Soviet Union
Siege of Leningrad 8 September 1941 – 27 January 1944 – City endures three-year Nazi siege. The Soviet Union defeats Germany.
Second Battle of Changsha 6 September – 8 October – Failed Japanese attempt to take Chinese city
Battle of the Sea of Azov 26 September-11 October - Axis controls Sea of Azov. Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union.
Battle at Borodino Field 13 October 1941 - 18 January 1942 - Germany defeats the Soviet Union in October and the Soviet Union defeats Germany in January.
Battle of Rostov 27 November – Germans forced to withdraw despite Hitler's orders, but Soviets suffer over 140,000 casualties
Battle of Malaya 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 – Japan invades British Malaysia
Battle of Kota Bharu 8 December – Japanese forces capture Kota Bharu from the UK.
Battle of Prachuab Khirikhan 8–9 December – Japan conquers Thailand
Naval Battle of Singapore 10 December – Japanese torpedo craft sunk British HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse
Battle of Jitra 11–13 December – Japan pushes back British forces in Malaya
Battle of Cape Bon 13 December – Italian naval defeat against the UK and The Netherlands
First Battle of Sirte 17 December – Indecisive engagement between Italian and British naval forces.
Battle of Wake Island 8–23 December – Japanese forces capture the American Pacific Island
Battle of Hong Kong 8–25 December – Japanese drive British forces from their Chinese territory
Battle of Changsha 24 December 1941 – 15 January 1942 – Chinese forces battle Japanese back during another Japanese attack on that city and claim victory over Japanese
Battle of the Kerch Peninsula 26 December-19 May - Axis controls Crimea. Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union.
Battle of Kampar 30 December – 2 January – British forces delay Japanese advance Malaya
1942
Battle of Slim River 6–8 January - Japan defeats the UK and British India
Battles of Rzhev 8 January 1942 - 31 March 1943 - A series of inconclusive battles between the Soviet Union and Germany. Germany retreat in March 1943.
Battle of Dražgoše 9 January – First frontal engagement on Slovenian soil with the German occupier
Battle of Tarakan (1942) 11–12 January - Japan defeats The Netherlands
Battle of Manado 11–12 January - Japan defeats The Netherlands
Battle of Manado 11–13 January – Japanese defeat Dutch force protecting airfields.
Battle of Gemas 14 January - Australians ambush Japan forces
Battle of Muar 14–22 January - Japan defeats Australia, the UK and British India
Battle of Moscow 17 January – Soviet defenders drive back German Army Group Centre
Barvenkovo-Lozovaya offensive 18–31 January - The Soviet Union pushes Germany back in Ukraine.
Battle of Balikpapan 23 January – Battle in Borneo, Netherlands East Indies. Japanese victory over the Dutch
Battle of Rabaul (1942) 23 January - February - Japan defeats Australians, first Australian territory taken by conquest in Australian history
Battle off Endau 26–27 January – British/Australian naval defeat by japans navy
Battle of Ambon 30 January – 3 February – Japanese victory over The Netherlands, Australia and the US in the Dutch East Indies
Battle of Port Moresby 3 February 1942 - 17 August 1943 - Air war over Port Moresby. Australia and the USA defeat Japan.
Battle of Makassar Strait 4 February – Japanese defeat Dutch and US naval force
Battle of Bukit Timah 10–12 February – Japanese defeat British Empire forces
Battle of Kranji 9–10 February – Japanese forces capture strait islands from the UK
Battle of Palembang 13–15 February – Japan defeat Allied forces (The UK, The Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand)
North Western Area Campaign – 1942 1945 Air war over northern Australia. Australia, the US, the UK and The Netherlands defeat Japan.
Battle of Singapore 31 January – 15 February – Japanese forces capture city in Malaya; British army under Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL, surrenders; largest British surrender of the war.
Battle of Badung Strait 18–19 February – Japanese naval victory over The Netherlands, the US and the UK despite friendly fire incident
Darwin Air Raids 19 February – Australian hit by Japanese aerial attacks
Battle of the Java Sea 4 February – 1 March – Japanese wipe out Allied (The Netherlands, the US, the UK and Australia) naval squadron
Battle of Leuwiliang 3–5 March Australian British American forces are defeated by Japan
Invasion of Buka and Bougainville 9 March – 5 April – Japanese forces invaded and defeat Australian forces capturing bukA and Bougainville
Battle of Timor 19–10 February 1943 - Japanese victory - tactical Australian victory
Battle of Java 28 February – 12 March – A battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II between Japan and the Netherlands. Japanese victory
Battle of Sunda Strait 28 February – 1 March – (ABDACOM) naval force of the US, Australia and The Netherlands, under Admiral Karel Doorman was defeated by the Japanese fleet
Battle of Toungoo 19–29 March - Japan defeats China in the British colony of Burma
Battle of Oktwin 20–23 March - Japan defeats China in Burma
Second Battle of Sirte 22 March – An Italian naval force attacks the escort of a British convoy.
Japanese Raids into Indian Ocean 31 March – Japanese raids against the British Eastern Fleet. Heavy British losses
Battle of Bataan 1 January – 9 April – Japanese defeat and imprison US and Philippine force
Battle of Yenangyaung 11–19 April - China, the UK and British India defeat Japan
Battle of Nanos 18 April – 800 Italian soldiers lay siege to 54 Slovene partisans. Italian victory.
Doolittle Raid 18 April – U.S. aircraft bomb Tokyo, crash-land in China
Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi 18 April – Chinese and Japanese forces search for the surviving Doolittle Raiders. Japan defeats China and the USA.
Destruction of Telavåg 30 April – German forces destroy entire Norwegian town
Battle of the Coral Sea 4 May – U.S. loses ; Japanese win tactically but lose strategically to US/Australian navies. First naval battle in history in which the opposing ships neither sighted nor directly fired on one another; all offensive action was carried out by carrier-based aircraft
Battle of Corregidor 5–6 May – Last US bastion in Asia surrenders to the Japanese after prolonged siege
Battle of the Philippines 8 December 1941 – 8 May – Japanese victory over the US and the Philippines, Douglas MacArthur promises to return
Battle of the St. Lawrence 11 May – German U-553 sinks the Canadian Nicoya and the Leto in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence river
Second Battle of Kharkov 12–28 May – Soviet counterattack thwarted against Germany and the Axis
Battle of Bir Hakeim 26 May – 11 June – Free French Forces successfully delay Rommel's Italian and German advance towards Egypt
Battle of Gazala 26 May – 21 June – German commander Erwin Rommel, reinforced by Italians, defeats Great Britain
Operation Anthropoid 27 May - Czech resistance fighters assassinating Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenfüher Reinhard Heydrich
Attack on Sydney Harbour 31 May – 8 June – Japanese submarines attack Australian cities.
Battle of Midway 4–7 June – US loses ; Japanese lose four aircraft carriers
Battle of Pantelleria 15 June – An Italian naval force successfully attacks a British convoy (Operation Harpoon).
Raid on Salamaua (1942) 28 June - Australian commandos raid Japanese forces 120 Japanese killed 3 Australians wounded
First Battle of Voronezh 28 June-24 July - Germany and other Axis capture Voronezh from the Soviet Union
Convoy PQ 17 – 27 ships leave Iceland on 17 June for Murmansk – on 5 10 July ships reach Murmansk
First Battle of El Alamein 1 July – British Eighth Army stops Rommel's Axis (Italy and Germany) forces invading Egypt
Raid on Heath's Farm 1 July- Australian commandos attack and kill 44 Japanese
Battle of Sevastopol 2 July – Soviet city captured by Germans, Romanians and Italians after eight-month siege
Battle of Stalingrad 17 July 1942 – 2 February 1943 – City besieged by Paulus' German Sixth Army; from 23 November the Sixth Army is surrounded and destroyed by Soviets; bloodiest battle in history, 1.8 millions dead approx.
Invasion of Buna–Gona 21–27 July - Japan defeats Australian forces and capture buna-gona
Battle of Savo Island 9 August – Japanese sink four U.S. cruisers HMAS Canberra is also lost
Battle of Dieppe 19 August – "Operation Jubilee" was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in France. Allied Failure, Information used for D-Day. Soldiers from the UK, Canada, Free French, Poland and Czechoslovakia participated in the Battle on the Allied side.
Kokoda Track campaign 21 July - Start of the Kokoda Track Campaign - Australia's finest hour. Australia and the USA defeat Japan.
Battle of Kokoda 8–10 August - Australians capture Kokoda Airfield from Japan
Battle of the Eastern Solomons 24 August – Japanese aircraft carrier sunk by the USA
Battle of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea 25 August – 7 September – Australians defeat Japanese. First clear Allied victory over Japanese land forces
Battle of Isurava 26–31 August - Australian forces are pushed down the Kokoda trail by Japan
Battle of Alam Halfa 30 August – 6 September – Allies vs. Rommel in North Africa. The UK and New Zealand defeat Germany and Italy.
First Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's Crossing 31 August - 5 September - Japanese forces defeat Australian forces
Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill 6–9 September - Japan defeat Australian forces
Battle of Ioribaiwa 14–16 September- Australians withdraw from Japanese forces down the Kokoda trail
Raid on Mubo (1942) 1 October - Australian commandos raid Japanese forces killing 50
Battle of Višegrad 5 October - Yugoslav Chetniks defeat Germany and the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
Battle of Cape Esperance 11 October – near Guadalcanal. The USA defeats Japan.
Second Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's Crossing 11–28 October - Australians advance after being halted by Japan
Second Battle of El Alamein 23 October – 4 November – Montgomery's Eighth Army forces Rommel out of Egypt. The UK, British India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Free France, Greece and the USA defeat Germany and Italy.
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 25 October – near Guadalcanal, sunk, but Japanese withdraw victorious
Battle of Goodenough Island 22–27 October- Australians take island from the Japanese
Battle of Oivi–Gorari 4–11 November - Major Australian Victory over Japan
Operation Torch 8 November – Allied landings in North Africa. The USA, the UK, British India, Free France, Canada, The Netherlands and Australia defeat Vichy France, Germany and Italy.
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal 12 November – U.S. defeats Japan, turning point of the Pacific War
Battle of Buna–Gona 16 November- 22 January - Australian & American forces win decisive victory over Japan
Battle of Tassafaronga 30 November – off Guadalcanal. Japan defeats the USA
1943
Battle of Osankarica 8 January – About 2000 Germans massacred all 69 men and women of the Pohorje battalion. Germans lost 19 men and had 31 wounded
Battle of Velikiye Luki 19 November 1942 – 16 January 1943 – Germans clash with Soviets. Soviet victory.
Battle of Buna-Gona 16 November 1942 – 22 January 1943 – Americans and Australians defeat Japanese
Battle of Neretva 20 January – March – Large joint Axis (Germany, Italy, German puppet state of Croatia, Serbian Chetniks) offensive that attempts to destroy communist led Partisan resistance in Yugoslavia, but fails
Battle of Rennell Island 29–30 January – Japanese bombers sink an American cruiser
Battle of Wau 29 January – 4 February – Australian and American victory over Japan
Battle of Guadalcanal 7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943 – Allies (USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand) finally take the island from Japan after a six-month battle
Battle of Timor 10 February – After one-year battle, Japanese conquer the island from The Netherlands and Portugal. Australia and the USA aided The Netherlands and Portugal.
Battle of the Kasserine Pass 14–25 February – German victory over British Empire and U.S. forces in Tunisia
Third Battle of Kharkov 16 February – 15 March – German Nazi victory over the Soviet Union
Battle of the Bismarck Sea 2 March – Australian and U.S. air forces destroy Japanese convoy
Battle of Blackett Strait 6 March – Two Japanese destroyers sunk by the USA
Battle of the Komandorski Islands 26 March – U.S. naval victory over Japan, damaged
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 18 April – 13,000 Polish Jews killed German forces, uprising is defeated
Operation Vengeance 18 April - Killing Imperial Japanese Navy Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by the USA
Battle of Bobdubi 22 April - 19 August - Australian forces defeat Japanese forces
Battle of Mubo 22 April - 14 July - Australians force Japan to retreat
Raid on Darwin (2 May 1943) - major Japanese Air raid on Darwin
Battle of West Hubei 12 May – 3 June – Chinese forces under Bai Chongxi defeat Japanese
Sutjeska offensive 15 May – 16 June – Failed Axis (Germany, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria) offensive against Yugoslav Partisans
Battle of New Georgia 20 June – 25 August – U.S. and British Empire victory over Japan in the Solomon Islands
Battle of Lababia Ridge 20–23 June - Australians defeat Japanese attack
Landing at Nassau Bay 30 June - Australians & Americans defeat Japan
Battle of Kula Gulf 6 July – Indecisive naval battle between the US and Japan in the Solomons
Battle of Enogai 10–11 July – US victory over Japan
Battle of Kolombangara 12–13 July – American ships damaged while pursuing Japanese
Battle of Mount Tambu 16 July – 18 August – Australian and American decisive victory over Japan
Battle of Bairoko 20 July – Japanese victory over the USA
Battle of Roosevelt Ridge 21 July - 14 August - Allied victory (USA and Australia) over Japan
Battle of Munda Point 22 July – 5 August - The USA defeats Japan
Battle of Centuripe 2–4 August - The UK defeats Germany in Sicily
Battle of Vella Gulf 6–7 August – Japanese lose three destroyers against the USA
Smolensk operation 7 August - 2 October - The Soviet Union captures the Smolensk and Bryansk regions from Germany.
Battle of the Aleutian Islands 15 August – Japanese invade, but are repelled by American and Canadian forces
Battle of Vella Lavella (land) 15 August – 6 October - The USA and New Zealand defeat Japan
Battle off Horaniu 17–18 August – Japanese naval retreat, subsequently evacuation of 9,000 Japanese men. American victory.
Battle of Kursk 4 July – 23 August – Germans attack Kursk salient at Orel and Belgorod, but are stopped by heavy Russians defenses; arguably the largest tank battle ever fought. Heavy losses
Fourth Battle of Kharkov 23 August – Soviets liberate town from Germany
Battle of the Dnieper 26 August - 23 December - The Soviet Union takes Eastern Ukraine from Germany.
Battle of Arundel Island 27 August – 21 September - The USA defeats Japan
Landing at Nadzab 5 September - American - Australian airborne landing defeats Japanese forces
Landing at Lae 4–16 September - Australians & Americans land at Lae in Japanese hold territory
Battle of Castle Turjak 19 September – Communist led Slovene partisans take the castle guarded by the pro German, anti communist Slovene village sentries
Battle of Kaiapit 19–20 September - Australian victory over Japan
Battle of Finschhafen 22 September – 24 October - Australia and the USA defeat Japan
Battle of Dumpu 22 September - 4 October Australian forces defeat Japan
Battle of Leros 26 September – 16 November – Germans attack and force surrender of British garrison on Leros; British force under general Robert Adolphus George Tilney, CBE DSO TD, forced to surrender.
Naval Battle of Vella Lavella 6 October – Japanese win against the US, both sides lose one destroyer
Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's Ridge 12–13 October – Australian victory over Japan
Battle of Lenino 12–13 October - Germany defeats the Soviet Union and Poland
Raid on Schweinfurt 14 October – Air battle between the German Luftwaffe and the U.S. Air Force; "Black Thursday." German victory.
Battle of the Treasury Islands 25 October – 12 November – New Zealand defeats Japan in the Solomon Islands
Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1–2 November – Japan suffers a naval defeat against the USA
Battle of Changde 2 November – 20 December – Chinese victory, Japanese use biological and chemical weapons
Bombing of Rabaul (November 1943) 2–11 November - Allied (USA, Australia and New Zealand) air attacks against Japan in Rabaul
Battle of Koromokina Lagoon 7–8 November - The USA defeats Japan
Battle for Piva Trail 8–9 November - The USA defeats Japan
Battle of Sattelberg 17–25 November - major Australian and American victory over Japan
Battle of Tarawa 20–22 November – First contested amphibious landing of World War II by the USA against Japan
Battle of Makin 20–24 November – American forces defeat the Japanese in the Gilbert Islands
Battle of Cape St. George 27 November – Japanese convoy suffers heavy damage against the USA
Battle of the Treasury Islands 27 October – 12 November – Major New Zealand and American victory over Japan
Battle of Wareo 27 November – 8 December - Australia defeats Japan
Landings at Cape Torokina - 1–3 November – American/New Zealand forces defeat Japanese forces
Battle for Monte la Difensa 3–9 December - The UK, the US and Canada defeat Germany
Battle of Sio 5 December - major Australian victory over Japan
Battle of Arawe 15 December - 24 February 1944 - Allied (USA and Australia) victory against Japan
Battle of Ortona 20–28 December - Canada defeats Germany
Dnieper-Carpathian offensive 24 December 1943 - 6 May 1944 - The Soviet Union captured Western Ukraine from Germany and enters Poland and Romania.
Battle of North Cape 26 December – British naval victory over Germany
Battle of The Pimple 27–28 December - Australian victory over Japan
1944
Leningrad-Novgorod offensive 14 January - 1 March - The Soviet Union lifts the Siege of Leningrad and liberates the area around Veliky Novgorod from Germany.
Battle of Monte Cassino 17 January – 19 May – Four battles, Allies finally victorious against Germany, breaking through to advance on Rome. The UK, British India, the US, Free France, Poland, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy participated on the Allied side.
Battle of Shaggy Ridge 19–31 January – Australian victory over Japan
Battle of Rapido River 20–22 January - Germany defeats the USA
Battle of Anzio 22 January - 5 June - After an amphibious landing near Rome, the allied armies of the US, the UK and Canada were only able to break out a German encirclement, after a couple of months
Battle of Korsun Pocket 24 January – 16 February – Decisive Soviet victory over Germany
Battle of Narva 2 February - 10 August - Germany successfully holds ground against the Soviet Union.
Battle of the Green Islands 15–20 February- New Zealand forces supported by Americans defeat Japan
Battle of Cisterna 30 January – 2 February – Part of Operation Shingle – 1st, 3rd, and 4th U.S. Army Ranger battalions attempted to capture the town of Cisterna. German victory.
Battle of Kwajalein 31 January – 3 February – American victory over Japan in the Marshall Islands, several Korean laborers captured
Battle of Madang February - April - Australian and American victory over Japan in the pacific
Attack on Truk 17–18 February – Successful American air raid against Japan in the Marshall Islands
Battle of Eniwetok 17–23 February – American victory over Japan allows U.S. forces to set up for an attack on the Mariana Islands
Battle of Imphal 8 March - 3 July - An invasion of British India by Japan is stopped by the UK and British Indian soldiers.
Battle of Hube's Pocket 25 March – 15 April – Germans victorious over the Soviet Union, but have to retreat afterward
Crimean offensive 8 April - 12 May - The Soviet Union captures Crimea from Germany. Germany got aid from Romania.
Raid on Drvar April – May – Failed German military operation that aimed to capture Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Yugoslav partisans
Battle of Central Henan April – December – Marginal Japanese victory over China and the USA
Siege of Myitkyina 17 May - 3 August - China and the USA capture Myitkyina in Burma from Japan
Battle of Lone Tree Hill 17 May – 2 September – American victory over Japan in the Pacific theatre
Battle of Wakde 18–21 May – American and Australian victory over the Japanese
Battle of Biak 27 May – 17 August - The USA and Australia defeat Japan
Battle of Mogaung 4–27 June - The UK, China and the USA defeat Japan
Battle of Normandy 6 June – 25 August – Allies invade northern France across the Normandy beaches (Operation Overlord); hard fighting from Cherbourg to Caen; Germans surrounded and destroyed at Falaise. The USA, the UK, Canada, France, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa participated on the Allied side.
Battle for Caen 6 June - 6 August - After more than a month of fighting, the UK and Canada finally capture Caen from Germany.
Battle of Villers-Bocage 13 June – Germans defeat the UK near Normandy during Operation Overlord
Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze 14–15 June - Polish and Soviet partisans temporarily defeat Germany
Battle of Saipan 15 June – 9 July – American forces capture island from Japan
Battle of Philippine Sea 19 June – Major carrier battle; U.S. lose 123 planes and destroy 315 Japanese planes
Operation Bagration 22 June – Eastern Front. Soviet offensive destroys German Army Group Center
Operation Martlet 25 June - The UK defeats Germany
Battle of Tali-Ihantala 25 June – 9 July – Finnish stop Soviet offensive
Battle of Noemfoor 2 July - 31 August – American victory over Japan, supported by the Royal Australian Air Force
Battle of Vuosalmi 4–11 July – Finnish victory over the Soviets during the Continuation War
Battle of Driniumor River 10 July – 25 August - The USA and Australia defeat Japan
Lvov–Sandomierz offensive 13 July - 29 August - The Soviet Union captures Eastern Poland and Western Ukraine from Germany. Germany was aided by Hungary.
Battle of Auvere 20–25 July - Germany defeats the Soviet Union
Battle of Guam 21 July – 10 August – The USA captures Guam. 18,000 Japanese killed during American attack.
Battle of Tinian 24 July – 1 August – Japanese, realizing they will lose, launch a suicidal charge against Americans
Operation Cobra 25–31 July - The USA breaks out of Normandy and liberates Western France from Germany.
Battle of Sansapor 30 July – 31 August - The USA defeats Japan
Warsaw Uprising 1 August – 3 October – 20,000 armed Poles against 55,000 Wehrmacht and SS, city destroyed in 90%, more than 250,000 casualties
Falaise pocket 12–21 August - A German army gets trapped and defeated near Falaise, while the Allied armies liberate most of France. On the Allied side, the US, the UK, Canada, Poland and France participated in the battle.
Fourth Battle of Changsha August – Japanese capture nearby town from China, but unable to continue fighting afterward
Operation Dragoon (aka Operation Anvil) 15 August – Allied invasion of German occupied Southern France. The USA, France, the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Greece and New Zealand participated on the Allied side.
Liberation of Paris 15–25 August – Allied forces (France, the US and the UK) drive Nazi German forces out of the French capital
Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou 16 August – 24 November – Japanese victory over China and the USA
Battle of Romania 20 August - 24 September - The Soviet Union breaches through the German and Romanian lines, capturing vast territories. Romania change sides from Germany to the Soviet Union. On 24 September, most of Romania was occupied by the Soviet Union.
Baltic Offensive 14 September - 24 November - The Soviet Union captures most of the Baltic States and enters Germany in East Prussia.
Belgrade offensive 15 September - 24 November - The Soviet Union, communist led Yugoslav partisans and Bulgaria capture Belgrade from Germany.
Operation Tanne Ost 15 September – Germans unable to capture island from Finland. Finland was supported by the Soviet Union.
Battle of Peleliu 15 September – A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. The USA defeats Japan.
Battle of Arnhem 17–26 September – The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. Germany defeats the UK and Poland.
Battle of Anguar 17–30 September – Volcanic island captured by Americans from Japan
Battle of Hürtgen Forest 19 September – 10 February 1945 – German Army repels US forces with high losses for both.
Battle of Porkuni 21 September - The Soviet Union defeats Estonians fighting for Germany.
Battle of Leros 26 September – 16 November - Germany defeats Italy, the UK, South Africa and Greece
Battle of Olhava 28 September - Germany defeats Finland
Battle of Tornio 1–8 October – Finns capture Tornio from the Germans, start of the Lapland War proper
Battle of the Scheldt 2 October – 8 November – Difficult Canadian victory secures the port of Antwerp from Germany, and ensures critical supplies for advancing allied forces. Canada, the UK, Poland, the US, Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Norway participated on the Allied side.
Battle of Crucifix Hill – The U.S. 1st Infantry Division attacks and takes Crucifix Hill from Germany, a strategic point which allows the Battle of Aachen to occur. Cpt. Bobbie E. Brown wins a Medal of Honor for his heroics
Battle of Aachen 2–21 October – Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. The USA defeats Germany.
Battle of Kos 3–4 October - Germany defeats Italy, the UK and South Africa
Battle of Debrecen 6–29 October – Germans able to hold back Soviets
Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive 7–29 October - The Soviet Union breaks through German lines into Norway.
Battle of Vukov Klanac 15–23 October - Communist led Yugoslav partisans defeat the German fascist puppet state of Croatia.
Battle of Morotai 15 October - Allied (the US, Australia, the Netherlands and the UK) victory over Japan
Operation Pheasant 20 October - 4 November - The UK, Canada, Poland, the US and the Netherlands liberate North Brabant from Germany.
Battle of Leyte 20 October – 31 December – Combined American and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas begin the liberation of the Philippines
Battle of Leyte Gulf 23–26 October – The largest air-sea battle in history- American/Australian fleet destroy Japan's fleet
Liberation of Finnmark 23 October 1944 - 26 April 1945 - The Soviet Union and Norway, supported by the UK, Canada and Sweden, drive Germany from the Norwegian region of Finnmark.
Budapest offensive 29 October 1944 - 13 February 1945 - The Soviet Union and Romania capture Budapest and most of Hungary from Germany and Hungary.
Landing at Jacquinot Bay 4 November – Australians land at Japanese occupied Jacquinot Bay
Operation Queen 16 November - Germany defeats the US and the UK
Battle of Ormoc Bay 11 November – 21 December – Americans prevent Japanese from resupplying Leyte
Battle of Monte Castello 25 November 1944 – 12 February 1945 – Brazilian and American troops defeat Germans in Italy
Aitape–Wewak campaign November 1944 – 1945 Australian victory over Japan
Battle of Mindoro 13–16 December – Combined U.S., Australian and Philippine Commonwealth Military Forces including recognized guerrillas capture main island off Luzon, Philippines from Japan
Battle of Wide Bay–Open Bay December 1944 - April 1945 - Australians defeat Japanese
Battle of the Bulge 16 December – 25 January 1945 – German counterattack in Ardennes; General McAuliffe says "NUTS" at Bastogne. The USA, the UK, Belgium, Canada, France and Luxembourg defeat Germany
Battle of Pearl Ridge 30–31 December - Australia defeats Japan
1945
Battle of Luzon 9 January – 15 August – Filipino, AmericanAustralian and Mexican victory. U.S. Sixth and Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary including recognized guerrillas retakes and completes the recapture of Northern Philippines from Japan
Vistula-Oder offensive 12 January - 2 February - The Soviet Union captures Western Poland from Germany and advances in parts of Eastern Germany.
East Prussian offensive 13 January - 25 April - The Soviet Union captures most of East Prussia from Germany.
Battle of Tsimba Ridge 17 January – 9 February - Australia and New Zealand defeat Japan
Operation Elephant 26 January – Canadian offensive succeeds against a German bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer in the Netherlands
Raid at Cabanatuan 30 January – U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas rescue Bataan and Corregidor prisoners of war from Japanese prison camp
Battle for the Recapture of Bataan 31 January – 8 February – Combined US and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas retake the historic Bataan Peninsula from Japan
Battle for the Liberation of Manila 3 February – 3 March – City totally devastated after month-long battle between the combined US and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas against the Japanese Imperial forces. 100,000 civilians killed
Rhineland Offensive 8 February - 27 March - The USA, the UK and Canada capture the Rhineland from Germany.
Silesian offensives 8 February - 31 March - The Soviet Union captures Silesia from Germany.
Black Friday (1945) 9 February – British Empire air operation ends in defeat against Germany
Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor 16–26 February – Spectacular combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth assault retakes island bastion from Japanese forces
Raid at Los Baños 23 February – U.S. Airborne Task Force and Filipino guerrillas rescues more than 2,000 Allied POWs and civilian internees held by Japanese
East Pomeranian offensive 24 February - 4 April - The Soviet Union captures parts of Northeastern Germany.
Battle of the Transdanubian Hills 6–21 March - Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Italy defeat Germany
Battle of Mindanao 10 March – 15 August – U.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas completes the recapture of Southern Philippines from Japan
Vienna offensive 16 March - 15 April - The Soviet Union captures Vienna from Germany.
Operation Varsity 17 March – 134 Allied (the UK, the US and Canada) gliders land troops in Wesel in Germany
Battle of the Visayas 18 March – 30 July – U.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas retakes central Philippine islands from Japan
Battle of West Henan and North Hubei 21 March – 11 May – Indecisive battle between China and Japan. Japan controls airbases after battle
Battle of Iwo Jima 26 March – After a month, U.S. forces take main offshore Japanese island
Battle of Slater's Knoll 28 March – 6 April - Decisive Australian victory over Japan
Battle on Lijevča field 30 March – 8 April – Total Ustashian (Croats fighting for Germany) victory over Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
Battle of Bologna 9–21 April - Poland, the UK, the US, Italy and Brazil defeat Germany.
Battle of the Argenta Gap 12–19 April - The UK defeats Germany
Battle of the Hongorai River 17 April – 22 May - Australia and New Zealand defeat Japan
Battle of Halbe 24 April – 1 May – Part of Battle of Berlin, Germans unable to break out, Soviet victory
Battle of Baguio 26 April – Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division, United States Army retakes and complete in Baguio City, Northern Philippines from Japan.
Battle of Berlin 26 April – 2 May – Soviet forces encircle and capture German capital; Hitler commits suicide
Battle of Tanlwe Chaung 26 April - The UK defeats Japan
Battle of Triest 30 April – 2 May – Communist led Yugoslav partisans, New Zealand and the Italian resistance capture the city from Germany, pro German Italians and Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists).
Battle of Tarakan 1 May – Australian attack supported by America and the Netherlands as part of the Borneo campaign, defeating Japan
Prague offensive 6–11 May - The Soviet Union captures Prague from Germany.
Battle of Zelengora 10–13 May - Yugoslav communists defeat Yugoslav nationalists
Battle of Poljana 14–15 May – Last battle of World War II in Europe. Yugoslav communists and the UK defeat Germany and Yugoslavs, fighting on the German side.
Battle of Ratsua June - August - Australian victory over Japan
Battle of Porton Plantation 8–10 June - Japan defeats Australia and New Zealand
Battle of Bessang Pass 14 June – Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL completes and retakes on the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon, Philippines from Japan
Battle of West Hunan April–June – Chinese victory in final battle to expel Japan
Battle of Labuan - 10–21 June - Australian defeat Japanese in Borneo. The USA and the UK supported Australia.
Battle of Okinawa 21 June – U.S. and British Empire forces defeat Japanese, U.S. occupies island
Battle of North Borneo 17 June – 15 August – Australian victory in north Borneo over Japan. The USA supported Australia.
Battle of Beaufort (1945) 26–28 June - Australian Victory over Japanese Forces
Soviet invasion of Manchuria 9–20 August – decisive Russian victory over Japan
Battle of Balikpapan 1–21 July – Australian victory over Japan
Battle of Sagami Bay 22–23 July - The USA defeats Japan
Battle of Mayoyao Ridge 26 July – 9 August – Filipino troops of the 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL, take the Japanese stronghold of Mayoyao, Mountain Province (now Ifugao) with U.S. air support.
Opening Campaign 10 August – 10 January 1946 – Chinese Civil War resumes. There were three sides: Nationalist China and the USA; Communist China and the Soviet Union; Japan.
Battle of Mutanchiang 12–16 August - Japan defeats the Soviet Union
Battle of Baoying 15–23 August - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Yongjiazhen 16–19 August - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Tianmen 17 August - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Shumshu 18–23 August - The Soviet Union defeats Japan
Battle of Wuhe 24 August - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Yinji 26–27 August - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Dazhongji 1–13 September - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Lingbi 4–5 September - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Xiangshuikou 18 September - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Rugao 21 September - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Houmajia 18 October - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
Battle of Surabaya 27 October – 20 November – Indonesian soldiers and militia against British and Dutch troops as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution. British victory.
Battle of Shaobo 19–21 December - Chinese communists defeat Chinese nationalists
1946–1975
1946
Battle of Siping 15–17 March – Communist victory
Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an 21 August – 22 September – Nationalist victory
Battle of Dazhongji 1–13 September – Communist victory
Battle of Lishi 6–9 September – Communist victory
Battle of Kalgan 10–20 October – Nationalist victory
1947
Battle of Yan'an 19 March
Battle of Niangziguan 24–25 April
Battle of Tang'erli 27–28 April
Operatie Product 21 July – First of two major Dutch military "police actions" (politionele acties) against the Republic of Indonesia during the Indonesian National Revolution
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 22 October – 5 January 1949 – First war fought between the successor of British India the Dominion of India and newly formed of Pakistan. The war ended with India having majority portion of Kashmir.
Battles of Kfar Darom 7 December - 9 July 1948 - Egyptian victory
Battle of Phoenix Peak 7–9 December
1948
Battle of Haifa 21-22 April - Jewish militias capture Haifa
Battle of Nirim 15 May - Israeli militants capture Nirim kibbutz
Battle of Yad Mordechai 19-24 May - Egypt captures the settlement despite heavy Israeli defense
Battles of Latrun 24 May-18 July - Jordanian forces capture Old Jerusalem
First Battle of Negba 2 June - Israeli victory
Second Battle of Negba
Liaoshen Campaign 12 September – 12 November – Decisive Chinese Communist victory over the Chinese Nationalists.
Huaihai Campaign 6 November 1948 – 10 January 1949 – Decisive Chinese Communist victory over the Chinese Nationalists.
Pingjin Campaign 29 November 1948 – 31 January 1949 – Decisive Chinese Communist victory over the Chinese Nationalists.
Operatie Kraai – The second Dutch politionele actie against the Republic of Indonesia. Although the Dutch were militarily victorious, they were forced to give up the East Indies because of international anti-colonial pressure
1949
Battle of Kuningtou 25–27 October – Nationalist victory establishes Taiwan as the Nationalist refuge. Communists left in control of mainland China.
Battle of Dengbu Island 3–5 November
1950
Battle of Bamianshan 19–31 January
Battle of Tianquan 14–20 February
Battle of Nan'ao Island 3 March
Battle of Dongshan Island 11 May
Operation Pokpoong 25 June – 31 July – DPRK victory: North Korean offensive
Battle of Chuncheon 25–29 June
First Battle of Seoul 25–28 June
Battle of Gorangpo 25–26 June
Battle of Kaesong-Munsan 25–26 June
Battle of Ongjin 25–26 June
Battle of Uijeongbu 25–26 June
Battle of Suwon Airfield 27 June
Air Battle of South Korea 25 June – 20 July
Battle of Chumonchin Chan 2 July
Battle of Andong late July
Battle of Osan 5 July
Battle of Pyongtaek 6 July
Battle of Chonan 7–8 July
Battle of Chochiwon 10–12 July
Battle of Taejon 14–21 July
Battle of Sangju 20–31 July
Battle of Yongdong 22–25 July
Battle of Hwanggan 23–29 July
Hadong Ambush 27 July
Battle of the Notch 2 August
Battle of Pusan Perimeter 4 August – 18 September – UN forces stop North Korean invasion of South Korea, counterattack in mid-September in conjunction with Battle of Inchon
Battle of Inchon 15–19 September – UN retakes South Korea, reaches Seoul in 12 days
Battle of Sariwon 17 October - UN victory
Battle of Chamdo 6–19 October – Chinese victory, annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China
Battle of Onjong 25–29 October – Chinese victory.
Battle of Unsan 25 October – 4 November – Chinese victory
Battle of Pakchon 5 November - Australian/UN victory
Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River 25 November – 2 December – Decisive Chinese victory, UN forces expelled from North Korea.
Battle of Kujin 25–26 October – UN victory
Battle of Chosin Reservoir 27 November – 13 December – Chinese strategic victory.
Battle of Chongju (1950) 29–30 October - Australian/UN victory over china
Third Battle of Seoul 31 December 1950 – 7 January 1951 – Chinese and North Korean forces take Seoul.
1951
Battle of Uijeongbu (1951) - 1–4 January UN defeat
Battle of Vĩnh Yên 13–17 January – French victory
Battle of Chuam-ni 14–17 November - UN victory over china
Battle of the Twin Tunnels 1 February – UN victory
Battle of Hoengsong 11–13 February Chinese and North Korean victory
Third Battle of Wonju 13–18 February – UN victory
Battle of Maehwa-san 7–12 March – UN victory
Battle of Mạo Khê 23–28 March – French victory
Battle of Yultong 22–23 April – Filipino victory (UN)
Battle of the Imjin River 22–25 April – Chinese victory
Battle of Kapyong 22–25 April – Australian/UN victory
Battle of Bloody Ridge 18 August – 5 September – UN victory
Naval Battle of the Han River (1951) - 28–30 September - Australian navy ship bombs Chinese forces
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge 13 September – 15 October – UN victory
First Battle of Maryang San 3–8 October 1951 – UN victory
Battle of Yongyu 21–22 October - American and Australians defeat North Korean forces
Battle of Nghĩa Lộ 3–10 October – French victory
Battle of Haktang-ni 9–13 October – UN victory
Second Battle of Maryang San 5 November 1951 – Chinese victory
Battle of Sunchon (air) 1 December - Soviet air force defeats Australian air force
1952
Battle of Hill Eerie 21 March – 18 July – UN victory
Battle of Old Baldy 26 June 1952 – 26 March 1953
Battle of Bunker Hill (1952) 9 August – 30 September – UN victory
Battle of Outpost Kelly 17–24 September – Chinese victory
Battle of Nanpeng Archipelago 20 September – 20 October
Battle of White Horse 6–15 October – UN victory
Battle of Nanri Island 11–15 October
Battle of Triangle Hill 14 October – 25 November – Chinese victory
Second Battle of the Hook 18–19 November - United Nations victory
Battle of Nà Sản 23 November – 2 December – French victory
Battle of the Noris 11–14 December – UN victory
1953
Battle of Pork Chop Hill 23 March – 11 July – UN victory in April, Chinese victory in July
Battle of the Nevada Complex 25–29 May – Chinese victory
Third Battle of the Hook 28–29 May – UN victory
Battle of Dalushan Islands 29 May
Battle of Kumsong 10 June – 20 July – Chinese victory
Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City 7–27 July – UN victory
Battle of the Samichon River 24–26 July – UN victory
1954 Battle of Dien Bien Phu – France loses Indochina when besieged here, from 1953 (First Indochina War)
1955
Battle of Yijiangshan Islands 18–20 January
Battle of Philippeville 20 August
Battle of Famagusta 20–21 November
Battle of the Pine 23 November
Battle of Spilia 12 December
1956 Suez Crisis – Britain, France, Israel attempt to retake Suez Canal after recent Egyptian nationalization. Large engagements included the Battle of Mitla Pass and the Battle of Port Said
1957
Battle of Agounennda 23–25 May
Battle of Bouzegza 4–12 August
1958
Battle of Bab El Bekkouche 28–31 May
Battle of La Plata 11–21 July
Battle of Las Mercedes 29 July – 8 August
Battle of Yaguajay 19–30 December
1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion – A failed U.S.-backed attempt to capture Cuba and a major blow to US pride and reputation
1962
Operation Chopper 12 January - First major combat of American forces in the Vietnam War
Battle of Arafura Sea 15 January – Western New Guinea dispute/Operation Trikora; this was the last time the Royal Netherlands Navy sunk a ship
Operation Sunrise 22 March-30 April - South Vietnamese counteroffensive to disrupt Vietcong near Saigon
Raid on Limbang 12 December - British commandos defeat Malaysian insurgents
Battle of Namka Chun – Chinese victory
1963
Battle of Ap Bac 2 January - North Vietnamese victory
Battle of Go Cong 3 September - South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Long Jawai 28 September - Initial Indonesian victory, but Britain successfully counterattacks
Battle of Hiệp Hòa 22 November - Vietcong victory
1964
Battle of Long Dinh 26 February - Indecisive
Battle of Kien Long 12–20 April - South Vietnamese victory; Vietcong successfully retreats
Operation Quyet Thang 202 27 April-27 May - South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Nam Dong 5–6 July - Allied victory over North Vietnam
Landing at Labis September–October - Allied forces successfully land on Indonesian troops
Landing at Kesang River - 29 October Australian and British forces defeat Indonesian landing
Battle of An Lão 7–9 December - North Vietnamese victory
Action of 13 December 1964 - Australian minesweeper defeats Indonesian patrol boat
Battle of Binh Gia 28 December-1 January 1965 - Viet Cong victory
1965
Attack on Camp Holloway 6–7 February - Viet Cong victory, beginning of Operation Flaming Dart
Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông Pass 7–8 February - Viet Cong victory
Operation Flaming Dart 7–24 February - Escalation of the Vietnam War
First Battle of Thanh Hóa Bridge 4 April - North Vietnamese jets take down three American jets attempting to blow up a key bridge. The bridge still stands.
Operation Starlite 18–24 April - First major American-only offensive, both sides claim victory
Battle of Plaman Mapu 27 April - British victory
Battle of Sông Bé 10–15 May - American-South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Sungei Koemba 27 May-12 June - Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
Battle of Ba Gia 28–31 May - Viet Cong victory
Battle of Kindau 15 June - Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
Battle of Babang 12 July - Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
Battle of Lahore 6–12 September – Indian victory
Operation Piranha 7–10 September - American forces storm the Batangan Peninsula
Battle of Phillora 7–11 September – Indian victory
Battle of Asal Uttar 8–10 September – Indian victory
Battle of Chawinda 14–19 September – Inconclusive
Battle of An Ninh 18–19 September - Americans considered the battle a victory due to low losses and capture, but in the wider campaign, it was a defeat
Siege of Plei Me 19–25 October - First major battle between America and North Vietnam
Pleiku Campaign 27 October-26 November - Large American victory
Operation Hump 5–8 November - American/ Australian success
Battle of Gang Toi 8 November - First major encounter between Australia and North Vietnam, a minor Vietcong victory
Battle of Ap Bau Bang 12 November - Both sides declared victory
Battle of Ia Drang 14–18 November – First major encounter between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam in Vietnam. Over the first two days an American battalion repulses continuous Vietnamese assaults; another battalion, sent to reinforce the first, is ambushed on the fourth day when it withdraws, suffering heavy losses.
Battle of Bau 21 November - British victory
Operation Bushmaster II 1–6 December - American victory
Operation Harvest Moon 8–20 December - Allied victory
1966
Operation Marauder 1–8 January - allied victory
Battle of the Ho Bo Woods 8–14 January - American-Australian victory
Operation Double Eagle 18 January-17 February - Inconclusive
Battle of Nakhang 16–28 February
Battle of Suoi Bong Trang 23–24 February - Major Australian victory
Battle of Đức Cơ 23–24 February
Operation Utah 4–7 March - American-South Vietnamese victory
Battle of A Sau 9–10 March
Operation Jackstay 26 March-6 April - American victory
Battle of Xa Cam My 11–12 April
Operation Georgia 21 April-10 May - American victory
Battle of Sinoia 28 April
Operation Davy Crockett 1–16 May - American victory
Operation Paul Revere 10 May-1 August - American-Korean victory
Operation Wahiawa 16–30 May - American victory
Operation Crazy Horse 16 May-5 June - American victory
Operation Hardihood 16 May-8 June - American-Australian victory
Operation El Paso 19 May-13 July - American and South Vietnamese victory
Operation Hawthorne 2–21 June - American and South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Hill 488 15–16 June - American victory
Operation Nathan Hale 19–30 June - American victory
Operation Jay 25 June-2 July - American claimed victory
Operation Macon 4 July-28 October - American victory
Battle of Minh Thanh Road 9 July - American victory
Operation Hastings 15 July-3 August - American troops force North Vietnamese across the Vietnamese DMZ
Operation John Paul Jones 21 July-5 September - Inconclusive
Operation Prairie 3 August-31 January - Attempt to drive away North Vietnamese units under the DMZ
Battle of Đức Cơ 9–10 August
Battle of Long Tan 18–19 August – First major action of Australian forces in Vietnam
Operation Amarillo 23–31 August - Inconclusive
Battle of Nam Bac August – January 1968
Operation Seward 5–25 September - American victory
Operation Thayer 13 September-12 February 1967 - Allied victory
Operation Attleboro 14 September-25 November - Both sides declare victory
Operation Shenandoah 16 October-2 November - American victory
Operation Paul Revere IV 20 October-30 December - Inconclusive
Operation Fairfax November-15 December 1967 - American combing operation victory
Operation Atlanta 19 October–December - American victory
1967
Operation Deckhouse Five 6–15 January - Inconclusive
Operation Cedar Falls 8–26 January - Indecisive
Operation Desoto 27 January-7 April - American victory
Operation Prairie II 1 February-18 March - American victory
Operation Enterprise 13 February-11 March 1968 - American victory
Battle of Trà Bình 14–15 February - South Korean victory
Operation Bribie 17–18 February - indecisive action
Operation Junction City 22 February-14 May - Inconclusive
Battle of Prek Klok I 28 February - American victory
Battle of Prek Klok II 10 March - American victory over a Viet Cong ambush
Operation Prairie III 19 March-19 April - American claimed victory
Second Battle of Bàu Bàng 19–20 March - American victory
Battle of Suoi Tre 21 March - Costly Vietcong defeat
Battle of Ap Gu 31 March-1 April - American forces defeat Vietcong
Operation Francis Marion 6 April-11 October - Inconclusive
Operation Lejeune 7–22 April - American victory
Operation Prairie IV 20 April-17 May - Costly American victory
Operation Union 21 April-16 May - American attempt to find Vietcong in the Quế Sơn valley
Operation Baker 22 April-31 July - American victory
Operation Manhattan 23 April-7 June - American recon victory
First Battle of Khe Sanh 24 April-11 May - Americans capture Hill 861
Operation Beaver Cage 28 April-12 May - American victory
Operations Malheur I and Malheur II 11 May-2 August - American victory
Operation Crockett 13 May-16 July - American victory
Operation Kole Kole 14 May-7 December - American victory
Operation Hickory 18–28 May - Inconclusive
Operation Barking Sands 18 May-7 December - American victory
Operation Union II 26 May-5 June - American-South Vietnamese victory
Operation Dragnet 26 May-27 January 1968 - Allied victory
Battle of Abu-Ageila 5–6 June
Battle of Ammunition Hill 6 June
Operation Akron 9–29 June - US-South Vietnamese forces attempt to flank Viet Cong troops, but both sides take losses.
Operation Billings 12–26 June - American victory
Operation Concordia 19–21 June - Allied victory
Battle of the Slopes 20–22 June - North Vietnamese victory
Battle of Nsukka 2–12 July
Operation Diamond Head 11 July-31 October - American victory
Operation Kingfisher 16 July-31 October - Inconclusive, both sides claim victory
Operation Coronado II 27–31 July - Allied victory
Operation Hood River 2–13 August - Inconclusive
Battle of Suoi Chau Pha 6 August - Australian victory
Operation Colorado 6–22 August - American-South Vietnamese victory
Midwest Invasion of 1967 9 August-20 September
Battle of Ore 11 August
Operation Benton 13–29 August - American victory
Operation Coronado IV 19 August-9 September - American victory
Action of 23 August 1967 23 August - North Vietnamese fighter jets defeat American jets
Operation Byrd 25 August-1 December 1967 - US-South Vietnamese victory
Operation Swift 4–15 September - American and South Vietnamese victory
Nathu La and Cho La clashes 11–14 September – Indian forces beat back Chinese forces
Operation Wheeler/Wallowa 11 September-11 November 1968 - American offensive, where the Tiger Force committed war crimes
Fall of Enugu 12 September-4 October - Nigerian forces capture the Biafran capital of Enugu
Operation Coronado V 12 September-7 October - American victory
Operation Kunia 15 September-9 November - Inconclusive
Operation Shenandoah II - 29 September-10 December - Americans try to repair highway
First Battle of Onitsha 4–12 October
Operation Medina 11–20 October - Inconclusive
Operation MacArthur 12 October 1967 – 31 January 1969 - American victory
Battle of Ong Thanh 17 October - Viet Cong victory
Operation Tiger Claw 17–19 October
Operation Osceola 20 October-16 February 1968 - Inconclusive
First Battle of Loc Ninh 29 October-7 November - American and South Vietnamese troops capture Loc Ninh
Operation Lancaster 1 November-20 January 1968 - Minor operation, Tet offensive causes beginning of Operation Lancaster II
Operation Coronado IX 1 November-22 January 1968 - American victory
Operation Neosho 1 November-25 January 1968 - Continuation of Operation Fremont
Operation Kentucky 1 November-28 February 1969 - Low-level American cross-DMZ operation
Battle of Dak To 3–23 November - Pyrrhic American victory
Operation Santa Fe 3 November 1967 – 5 January 1968 - Allied victory
Operation Essex 6–17 November - Minor American victory
Operation Kien Giang 9-1 15–19 November - American-South Vietnamese claimed victory
Operation Napoleon/Saline November-9 December - Allied victory
Operation Manchester 4 December-17 February 1968 - American victory
Battle of Tam Quan 6–20 December - American victory
Operation Yellowstone 8 December-24 February 1968 - American victory
Operation Saratoga 8 December-11 March 1968 - American victory
Operation Muscatine 18 December-10 June 1968 - American victory
Operation Badger Tooth 26 December-2 January 1968 - Inconclusive
Operation Auburn 28 December-3 January 1968 - American victory
1968
New Year's Day battle of 1968 1–2 January - American victory
Second Battle of Onitsha 2 January-20 March - Nigerian forces capture Onitsha
Operation Lancaster II 20 January-23 November - American victory
Operation McLain 20–31 January 1969 - American victory
Operation Jeb Stuart 21 January-31 March - Spontaneous American counterattack disrupted by Tet Offensive
Battle of Khe Sanh 21 January – 8 April – Desperate defense by the US Marines to hold strategically important fire base against huge NVA numbers. Vietnamese Communists fail in their bid to turn the siege into an "American Battle of Dien Bien Phu." Though it is also possible that Khe Sanh was used as a diversion.
23 January – North Korea seizes U.S. ship
Battle of Ban Houei Sane 23–24 January - North Vietnamese troops defeated a small garrison of Laotian royal troops.
Operation Coronado X 23 January-12 February - Allied victory
Operation Coburg 24 January - 1 March - Allied victory over North Vietnam
Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang 29 January-11 February - Allied forces repulse Vietcong attacks
Tet Offensive 30 January – North Vietnam loses militarily but turns the tide of US opinion against the war
Battle of Saigon 30 January-7 March - American and South Vietnamese troops repel the attack, but it heavily increases anti-war sentiment in the US.
Battle of Bến Tre 31 January-5 February - Vietcong attack Bến Tre, but fail to capture it
Battle of Quang Tri 31 January-6 February - South Vietnamese-American victory
Battle of Da Lat 31 January-9 February - North Vietnamese attacks and captures Da Lat, but loses it in an American-South Vietnamese attack days later.
Battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack 31 January-11 February - American-South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Huế 31 January-2 March - American and South Vietnamese forces successfully defend the city, although Vietcong commit the Hue Massacre
Operation Niagara January–March - American counterattack on Tet Offensive
Battle of Lang Vei 6–7 February - North Vietnam captures Lang Vei camp
Operation Truong Cong Dinh 7 March-7 August - South Vietnam attempts to regain control over major highways
Battle of Lo Giang 8–9 February - American troops repel North Vietnamese attacks
Operation Hop Tac I 10 February-10 March - American victory
Operation Coronado XI 12 February-3 March - Allied victory
Operation Houston 26 February-12 September - American victory
Action of 1 March 1968 1 March - North Vietnamese ships attempt to ambush South Vietnamese ships
Operation Patrick 1–30 March - American victory
Battle of Tam Kỳ 3–6 March - American victory
Invasion of Port Harcourt 8 March-24 May - Nigerian forces capture Port Harcourt
Battle of Lima Site 85 10–11 March - Vietnamese-Laotian victory
Operation Quyet Thang 11 March-7 April - South Vietnam and US recapture areas around Saigon
Operation Walker 17 March-31 January 1969 - American victory
Operation Carentan 18 March-17 May - American victory
Operation Frederick Hill 18 March-28 February 1971 - American forces successfully conduct a security operation in Quảng Tín province
Operation Geneva Park 18 March-28 February 1971 - American forces successfully conduct a security operation in Quang Ngai Province
Battle of Karameh 21 March - Jordanian troops with the PLO repel an Israeli raid to capture Yasser Arafat, but the camp is destroyed
Operation Cochise Green 30 March-31 January 1969 - American victory
Abagana Ambush 31 March - Biafran ambush wipes out the Nigerian 2nd division
Operation Burlington Trail 8 April-11 November - American victory
Operation Toan Thang I 8 April-31 May - Allied victory
Battle of Signal Hill 19–21 April - Pyrrhic North Vietnamese victory
Operation Delaware 19 April-17 May - Inconclusive
May Offensive 29 April-30 May - North Vietnamese offensive smaller in scale than the Tet Offensive, but much bloodier.
Battle of Dai Do 30 April-3 May - Both sides claim victory
Operation Allen Brook 4 May-24 August - American/South Vietnamese forces drive back Viet cong.
Battle of An Bao 5–6 May - North Vietnamese forces ambush Americans, but the Americans fight back and win
Battle of West Saigon 5–12 May - Allied victory
Battle of Landing Zone Center 5–25 May - American victory
Battle of South Saigon 7–12 May - Allied victory
Operation Concordia Square 8–17 May - American victory
Battle of Coral–Balmoral 12 May – 6 June 1968 – Australian forces repel multiple North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacks over 26 days of fighting
Battle of Kham Duc 10–12 May - North Vietnamese victory and one of the largest battles of the war
Operation Jeb Stuart III 17 May-3 November - US forces attack North Vietnamese bases
Operation Nevada Eagle 17 May-28 February 1969 - Protection of Huế by American forces
Operation Toan Thang II 1 June-16 February 1969 - Allied victory
Operation Robin 2–19 June - American claimed victory
Battle of Binh An 27–28 June - American victory
Operation Thor 1–8 July - American victory inside North Vietnam
Operation Pocahontas Forest 6–31 July - Allied victory
Operation Quyet Chien 3 August-30 November - American-South Vietnamese victory
Operation Somerset Plain 4–20 August - US claimed victory
Phase III offensive 17 August-27 September - Failed third push by the North Vietnamese after the Tet Offensive
Battle of Duc Lap 24–27 August - American-South Vietnamese victory
Operation OAU 2 September-15 October - Nigerian forces capture Owerri and Aba, but are unable to capture Umuahia. The failure allows Biafra to retake Owerri and Aba.
Operation Champaign Grove 8–24 September - American victory
Operation Vinh Loc 10–20 September - American-South Vietnamese victory
Operation Maui Peak 1–19 October - American victory
Siege of Owerri 15 October-25 April 1969 - Biafra recaptures Owerri
Operation Fulton Square 22 October-18 January 1970 - Minor clashes between American/South Vietnamese forces and Vietcong
Operation Henderson Hill 23 October-6 December - American victory
Operation Sheridan Sabre 7 November-4 April 1969 - American victory
Operation Commando Hunt 15 November-29 March 1972 - American failure to bomb Vietcong supply routes
Operation Meade River 20 November-9 December - American victory
Battle of Hat Dich - 3 December-19 February 1969 - Allied victory
Operation Taylor Common 7 December-8 March 1969 - American and South Vietnamese victory
Operation Fayette Canyon 15 December-28 February - American victory
1969
Operation Dewey Canyon 22 January-18 March - Last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division
Operation Toan Thang III 17 February-31 October - Allied victory
Operation Massachusetts Striker 28 February-8 May - Both sides claim victory
Operation Iron Mountain 28 February 1969 – 28 February 1971 - American victory
Operation Purple Martin 1 March-2 May - American victory
Operation Kentucky Jumper 1 March-14 August - American reconnaissance operation
Operation Maine Crag 15 March-2 May - American/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Atlas Wedge 17–24 March - American victory
Operation Montana Mauler 23 March-3 April - American victory
Defense of Umuahia 27 March – 22 April
Operation Washington Green 15 April-1 January 1971 - American victory
Operation Virginia Ridge 2 May-16 July - American victory
Operation Apache Snow 10 May-7 June - US-South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Hamburger Hill 13–20 May - American and South Vietnamese troops win, but heavy losses force them to withdraw
Operation Lamar Plain 15 May-14 August - American victory
Operation Pipestone Canyon 26 May-7 November - American forces launch a successful local offensive
Battle of Binh Ba 6–8 June - Australians defeat Viet Cong
Operation Montgomery Rendezvous 8 June-15 August - Costly American victory
Operation Utah Mesa 12 June-6 July - Allied victory
Operation Campbell Streamer 13 July-15 August - Dozens of Vietcong killed
Operation Idaho Canyon 21 July-25 September - American victory
Operation Nantucket Beach 23 July-10 March 1971 - American victory
Operation Camden (1969) 21 August- Australian victory
Football War 14 July – Between El Salvador and Honduras
Battle of the Bogside 12 August – Unarmed Irish residents of the Bogside in Derry City expel British Police and Militia Forces from their area. The riots lasts for 2 days until the British Army is sent in. This event is often described as the beginning of the Troubles, a 30-year guerrilla war.
Siege of Landing Zone Kate 27 October-1 November - North Vietnamese victory
Operation Toan Thang IV 1 November-1 May 1970 - Allied victory
Operation Randolph Glen 7 December-31 March - Inconclusive
Defense of Oguta 20–24 December
1970
Operation Tail-Wind 7–12 January - Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
Operation Green River 19 January-22 July - American victory
Operation Texas Star 1 April-5 September - Indecisive
Battle of St Matthew's 27–28 June - A battle between Provisional IRA and loyalists during The Troubles
Operation Pennsylvania Square 29 June-1 March 1971 - American victory
Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord 1–23 July - North Vietnamese victory
Operation Clinch Valley 9–15 July - American-South Vietnamese victory
Operation Elk Canyon 12 July-29 September - American attempt to improve positions after the fall of Kham Duc, but failed.
Operation Pickens Forest 16 July-24 August - American victory
Operation Wolfe Mountain 22 July-30 January 1971 - Inconclusive
Operation Chicago Peak 24 July-11 August - American-South Vietnamese victory
Siege of Firebase O'Reilly 9 August-7 October - North Vietnamese victory as the base closes down
Operation Imperial Lake 1 September-7 May 1971 - American-South Korean success, but perpetration of the Sơn Thắng massacre
Operation Jefferson Glenn 5 September 1970 – 8 October 1971 - Last major ground offensive involving the US
Operation Tailwind 11–13 September - American-South Vietnamese victory
Operation Ivory Coast 21 November - American attempt to rescue POWs, but there were none
Operation Green Sea 22 November - An amphibious attack on Conakry, Guinea by Portugal during the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
1971
Battle of Snuol 5 January-30 May - American and Vietnamese troops clash in Cambodia.
Operation Cuu Long 44-02 13–25 January - South Vietnamese victory
Operation Finney Hill 10 March-1 July - American victory
Operation Middlesex Peak 10 March-1 July - American victory
Battle of FSB Mary Ann 28 March - Viet Cong ambush victory
Operation Caroline Hill 29 April-1 July - American victory
Battle of Long Khánh 6–7 June - Pyrrhic Australian victory, as the North Vietnamese ability to retreat and defend its supply routes ultimately led it to win over Australia.
Battle of Nui Le 21 September - Last major Australian/NZ victory of Vietnam war
Battle of Garibpur 20–21 November – Decisive Indian victory
First Battle of Hilli 22–24 November – Bloodiest battle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Indian and Bengali victory
Operation Trident 4–5 December – Indian Navy attacks Karachi port
Battle of Longewala 4–7 December – Decisive Indian victory
Battle of Basantar 6–16 December – Tactical Indian victory
Second Battle of Hilli 10–11 December - Failed Pakistani counterattack on Hilli, Indian-Bengali victory
1972
First Battle of Quảng Trị 30 March – 1 May - North Vietnamese victory during Easter Offensive
Second Battle of Lộc Ninh 4–7 April - North Vietnamese victory
Battle of An Lộc 13 April – 20 July - major battle ending in a South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Đồng Hới 19 April
Battle of the Mỹ Chánh Line 5 May-26 June - South Vietnamese-American victory
Battle at Springmartin 13–14 May - A battle that involved the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), and the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF)
Battle of Kontum 13 May-9 June - South Vietnam and US troops repulse Vietcong attack
Second Battle of Quảng Trị 28 June-16 September - South Vietnamese forces retake most of Quang Tri province
Battle of Mirbat 19 July – British SAS forces defeat Communist rebels during an attempted coup of Oman.
Second Battle of Quảng Trị 28 June – 16 September
1973
Battle of Cửa Việt 25–31 January - North Vietnam captures Cửa Việt Base.
Battle of Tong Le Chon 25 March-12 April - North Vietnam captures Tonle Cham Camp
Battle of Hồng Ngự March-4 May - Allied victory
Battle of Trung Nghia 8 June-16 September - South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Ap Da Bien 3 October - South Vietnamese victory
Operation Badr 6–8 October - Egyptian offensive marking the beginning of the Yom Kippur War.
Battles of Fort Budapest 6 October - Egyptian troops fail to capture an Israeli fort.
Battle of Fort Lahtzanit 6 October - Egyptians capture an Israeli fort.
Ofira Air Battle 6 October - Israeli victory in the air
First Battle of Mount Hermon 6–7 October - Syria recaptures Mount Hermon
Valley of Tears 6–9 October - Very bloody battle in the Golan Heights
Operation Model 5 7 October - Syrian troops win an anti-aircraft battle
Operation Tagar 7 October - Israel forfeits the operation attempting to block Egyptian troops
Battle of Marsa Talamat 7 October - Israel defeats Egyptian ships
Battle of Latakia 7 October - Israel defeats Syrian troops off the coast of Latakia.
Romani ambush 7 October - Successful Israeli ambush
Second Battle of Mount Hermon 8 October - Syrian victory
Battle of Baltim 8–9 October - Israel defeats Egyptian ships off the Egyptian coast
Syrian General Staff Headquarters raid 9 October - Israel successfully raids the general staff of Syria
Second Battle of Latakia 11 October - Inconclusive
Operation Gown 12 October - Israel destroys Syrian supply lines
Raid on al-Mazzah Airport 13 October - Israeli victory
Air battle of Mansoura 14 October - Egyptian planes defeat an Israeli plane.
Battle of the Sinai 14 October- Israeli victory
Battle of The Chinese Farm 15–17 October - Israeli victory
Operation Abirey-Halev 15–23 October - Successful Israeli victory near Suez
Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush 17 October - Israeli victory
Battle of Ismailia 18–22 October - Israel fails to block Egyptian supply lines.
Third Battle of Mount Hermon 21–22 October - Israel captures the mountain after a third assault
Battle of Suez 24–25 October - Egypt holds the Suez Canal
Battle of Quang Duc 30 October-10 December - South Vietnamese victory
1974
Battle of the Paracel Islands 19–20 January – Chinese victory
Battle of Tri Phap 12 February – 4 May - South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Kampot 26 February – 2 April
Battle of Svay Rieng 27 March – 2 May - South Vietnamese victory
Battle of the Iron Triangle 16 May – 20 November - South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Duc Duc 18 July-4 October - North Vietnamese victory
Turkish invasion of Cyprus 20 July – 16 August
Battle of Thượng Ðức 29 July – 11 November - Costly for both sides; South Vietnam holds off North assault on Da Nang, but fails to capture Thuong Duc.
Battle of Phú Lộc 28 August-10 December - South Vietnamese victory
Battle of Phước Long 12 December-6 January 1975 - Important North Vietnamese victory
1975
Battle of Ban Me Thuot 3–18 March - North Vietnam captures Tay Nguyen region, and destroys South Vietnam's 2nd Corps in the process.
Hue–Da Nang Campaign 5 March-12 April - North Vietnam captures Huế and Da Nang with little resistance.
Battle of Xuân Lộc 9–12 April – Remnants of ARVN make a last stand in the final major battle of the Vietnam War
East Sea Campaign 9–29 April - North Vietnam captures the Spratly Islands in one of the last South Vietnamese-controlled places
Fall of Phnom Penh 17 April - The Khmer Rouge captures the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.
Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base 28 April - First bombing by the Vietnamese air force
Fall of Saigon 30 April - North Vietnam wins the Vietnam War.
Battle of the Hotels 23 October-2 April 1976 - Muslims and Christians end up divided in Western Beirut.
Indonesia invades East Timor 7 December
Battles of La Güera and Tichla 10–22 December - Mauritania occupies La Güera and Tichla
1976–2000
1976
First Battle of Amgala 27–29 January - Algerian withdrawal
Second Battle of Amgala 14–15 February - Sahrawi victory
Flagstaff Hill incident 5–6 May - Irish Army pushes back British special forces
Operation Entebbe 4 July
Garryhinch ambush 16 October - IRA bombs Brits
Battle of Hill 31 15 November
1977
A battle of the Ogaden War – The Ethiopian army inflicts heavy losses on the Somali National Army (SNA) after a Somali attack by 1 tank battalion and a mechanized infantry brigade supported by artillery units
First Battle of Jijiga A battle of the Ogaden War – The Somalis, trying to take the town, lose more than half of their attacking force of 3 tank battalions, each of which includes more than 30 tanks
Second Battle of Jijiga – A battle of the Ogaden War. Three Somali tank battalions overwhelm an Ethiopian garrison. After inflicting some heavy losses on Somali armor, Ethiopian troops mutiny and withdraw from the town, leaving its defense to the militia, which is incapable of slowing the Somali advance.
Battle of Harar – A major battle of the Ogaden War
1978
British Army Gazelle downing 17 February
Battle of Cassinga 4 May
Battle of Kaukaba 9 May
Battle of Kolwezi 18–22 May
1979
Battle of N'Djamena 12 – 15 February
Battle of Lạng Sơn 17 February – 16 March
Battle of Dong Dang 17–23 February
Battle of Lao Cai 17 February – 5 March
Battle of Masaka 23–24 February
Battle of Tororo 2–4 March
Battle of Lukaya 10–11 March
Battle of Entebbe 7 April
Battle of Jinja 22 April
Battle of Lira 15 May
Battle of Karuma Falls 17 May
Battle of Bondo 27 May
Warrenpoint ambush 27 August
First Battle of Al Mahbes 14 October - Sahrawi victory
1980
Battle of N'Djamena 22 March – 15 December
Iran–Iraq War
Siege of Abadan November 1980 – September 1981 – Iraq attacks the Iranian city of Abadan but fails to capture it
Liberation of Khorramshahr November 1980 – 24 May 1982 – The Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis
1981
Battle of Dezful Early January 1981 – Iranian armored regiments are forced to flee after an Iraqi ambush
Gulf of Sidra incident 19 August – Two Sukhoi Su-22 were shot down by two U.S. F-14A Tomcats
First Battle of Guelta Zemmur 13–29 October - Sahrawi victory
1982
1982 Lebanon War 6 June – Israeli invasion of Lebanon
Falklands War:
Battle of San Carlos (1982) 21–25 May
Battle of Seal Cove 23 May
Battle of Goose Green 28–29 May
Battle of Mount Harriet 11 June
Battle of Two Sisters 11 June
Battle of Mount Longdon 11 June
Battle of Wireless Ridge 13 June
Battle of Mount Tumbledown 13 June
1983
Invasion of Grenada 25 October –by U.S. forces
1984
Operation Meghdoot 13 April – Battle between India and Pakistan in which India captured entire Siachen Glacier.
Operation Blue Star 6 June
Battle of the Marshes 1984 – Iran opens a new offensive in the lakes of the Hawizah Marshes in Iraq.
1985
Second Battle of Al Mahbes 12 January - Sahrawi forces break through a wall put up by Morocco
1986
First Battle of Al Faw 11 February – Iranians launch a surprise attack against the Iraqi troops defending the al-Faw Peninsula.
Action in the Gulf of Sidra March – U.S. naval operations against Libya
1987
Battle of Fada 2 January
Battle of B'ir Kora 18–20 March
Battle of Aouzou 8–28 August
Battle of Cuito Cuanavale South African Border War – South African victory against Angola
Battle of Maaten al-Saara 5 September
Battles of Farsia and Oum Dreyga 18 November - Inconclusive
1988
Battle of Afabet 17–20 March - A decisive EPLF victory over Ethiopia in the Eritrean War of Independence
Second Battle of Al Faw 17 April – Newly restructured Iraqi Army conducts a major operation to clear the Iranians out of the peninsula
Operation Praying Mantis 18 April – One day U.S.-Iranian naval action
Operation Mersad – Islamic Republic of Iran victory.
1989
Gulf of Sidra incident 4 January – Two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es were shot down by United States F-14A Tomcats.
Second Battle of Guelta Zemmur 7 October - Moroccan victory
Battle of Hausa 11 October - Moroccan victory
Third Battle of Amgala 8 November - Last military operation of the Western Sahara War until the 90's.
Operation Just Cause 20 December – the United States invasion of Panama
1990
Gulf War
Battle of the Bridges – Iraqi victory
1991
Gulf War
Battle of Khafji 29 January – 1 February, first major ground engagement of the Gulf War
Liberation of Kuwait 24–28 February
Battle of 73 Easting 26–27 February – A decisive tank battle fought between coalition armoured forces against those of the Iraqi Republican Guard
Battle of Medina Ridge 27 February – A decisive tank battle fought between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard.
Battle of Vukovar 25 August − 18 November – Croatian War of Independence
Battle of the Barracks September – Croatian War of Independence
1992
Siege of Sarajevo 5 April 1992 – 29 February 1996
Battle of Žuč 8 June
Battle of Tighina 19–21 June
Battle of the Miljevci Plateau 21–23 June
Operation Corridor 14 June 1992 – July 1992 – Army of the Republika Srpska defeated joint forces of the Croatian Defence Council and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ARBiH) and created the Brčko corridor which connected two eastern and western part of Republic of Srpska while Croatian and Bosniak (Muslim) forces suffered large casualties.
Battle of Sukhumi 14-18 August - Georgian forces repulse Abkhaz rebels.
Battle of Gagra 1 October 1992 – 6 October 1992 – Abkhaz insurgents and North Caucasian militants captured Gagra from Georgian forces.
Siege of Tkvarcheli October 1992-29 September 1993 - Abkhazian forces break the Georgian siege
1993
55 Day War 9 January – 6 March – Angolan Civil War
Operation Maslenica 22 January – 1 February – Croatian War of Independence
Battle of Kelbajar 27 March – 3 April – Armenians and Azeris fight for territorial disputes
Battle of Žepče 24–30 June – Croat–Bosniak War
Battle of Bugojno 18–29 July – Croat–Bosniak War
Battle of Newry Road 23 September - Gun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) armed trucks
Battle of Mogadishu 3–4 October – Policing mission gone wrong, US soldiers trapped against militia in a populated city
Battle of Pooneryn 11–14 November
1994
Zapatista uprising 1–12 January - Battles between Mexican Army and zapatista rebels
Afghanistan's Islamic State of Afghanistan (United Front) ousted by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban)
Fall of Manerplaw 11 December 1994 – 27 January 1995 – Myanmar Army and DKBA soldiers captured and occupied the headquarters of the Karen National Union
Battle of Kawmoora 19 December 1994 – 21 February 1995 – The Myanmar Army captured the final stronghold of the Karen National Union
1995
First battle of Grozny 31 December 1994 – 8 February 1995 – Russian Army captures Grozny
Operation Flash 1–2 May – Croatian War of Independence
Battle of Orašje 5 May – 10 June – Bosnian War
Battle of Vrbanja Bridge 27 May – Bosnian War
Operation Storm 4–8 August – Croatian War of Independence
1996
Battle of Grozny - Chechen rebels recapture the city
1998
Battle of Belaćevac Mine 23–30 June – A coal mine critical to the electricity supply of Kosovo is temporarily captured by the Kosovo Liberation Army from the Yugoslav Army.
Battle of Glodjane 10 August – 9 September – Glodjane retaken by the Yugoslav army from the Kosovo Liberation Army
Battle for Kinshasa 26–30 August - Rwanda fails to take Kinshasa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe in the Second Congo War
1998 Battle of Kilinochchi 27–29 September – Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam captures Kilinochchi from Sri Lanka Army
Battle of Yeosu 17–18 December – North Korean semi-submersible vessel intercepted and sunk by Republic of Korea Navy
Battle of Podujevo 23–27 December
1999
Kargil War – Pakistani paramilitary forces infiltrate into India's Kargil district triggering full-scale war between the two neighbours. After two months of intense fighting, ceasefire and return to status quo ante bellum. The battle ended with decisive Indian victory.
Battle of Tololing Indian victory
Battle of Grozny (1999-2000) – The Russian Army sieges Grozny in December, captures it in February 2000
Battle of Košare 9 April 1999 – 10 June 1999 – Kosovo war
Battle of Aidabasalala 16 October - Australian special forces victory
2000
Operation Valiancy 15-17 February - Philippine forces defeat Islamists
Battle of Komsomolskoye 6–24 March – Russian Army destroys a remnant Chechen group that escaped Grozny
Operation Audacity 15-21 March - Philippine forces defeat MILF hideouts
Lungi Lol confrontation 17 May – United Kingdom repulses an RUF attack during the British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War
Battle of Camp Abubakar July 9
References
1900