List of battles 1301–1600

Early 14th century (1301–50)

Year Battle Loc. Description
1302Battle of the Golden Spurs11 July – In Flanders, Flemish burghers led by William of Jülich and Pieter de Coninck defeat French knights.
1302Battle of Bapheus27 July – The founder of the Ottoman dynasty Osman I defeats a Byzantine force.
1303Battle of DimbosOttomans defeat Byzantine governors.
1303Battle of Marj al-Saffar (1303)Mamluks decisively defeat the Ilkhanate and their Armenian allies, last Mongol invasion of Syria.
1303Conquest of SylhetMuslims led by Shamsuddin Firuz Shah conquer the Hindu Gour Kingdom led by Gour Govinda.
1304Battle of HapprewFebruary – English defeat a small Scottish army.
1304Second Siege of Stirling CastleApril – July – Edward I besieges the Scots successfully. The Warwolf siege engine is constructed and first used during this battle.
1304Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle17 August – Lowland rebels defeat the French under King Philip IV. The French claim victory, as they remained in possession of the battlefield while suffering the heavier losses.
1305Battle of Amroha20 December – Delhi Sultanate defeats invading forces of Chagatai Khanate.
1306Battle of MethvenForces of the Earl of Pembroke defeat newly crowned Robert the Bruce and his small Scottish army.
1307Battle of Loudoun HillScots under Robert Bruce defeat the greater English army.
1311Battle of Halmyros15 March – Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne of Athens and goes on to capture Athens and Thebes.
1312Battle of Gallipoli2,000 Turcopoles are annihilated by a combined Byzantine, Kingdom of Serbia, and Genoese force.
1312Battle of AmorgosKnights Hospitaller destroy the fleet of Menteshe.
1313Battle of Gammelsdorf9 November – Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria.
1314Battle of BannockburnRobert the Bruce defeats Edward II, takes Stirling Castle and secures Scottish independence.
1315Battle of Montecatini29 August – Pisa defeats allied forces of Florence and the Kingdom of Naples.
1315Battle of Morgarten15 November – Swiss defeat Leopold I, Duke of Austria decisively.
1316Battle of Picotin22 February – Ferdinand of Majorca defeats Matilda of Hainaut and the Achaean barons loyal to her.
1316Battle of Manolada5 July – Louis of Burgundy defeats the Majorcans, Ferdinand of Majorca is slain.
1316Second Battle of Athenry10 August – English defeat the Irish under Felim O'Connor, King of Connacht.
1318Battle of Dysert O'DeaIrish under Ó Deághaidh defeat the English Lordship.
1318Battle of FaughartEnglish defeat a Scots–Irish army under Edward Bruce, who is slain.
1319Battle of ChiosThe Knights Hospitaller and the Genoese of the Lordship of Chios score a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet.
1320Battle of Saint GeorgeThe Byzantines under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the forces of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
1322Battle of BliskaA coalition of Croatian noblemen defeat Mladen II Šubić of Bribir, Ban of Croatia.
1322Battle of Burton BridgeEnglish Royal forces defeat a rebel English army.
1322Battle of BoroughbridgeEnglish Royal forces defeat a rebel English army fighting for the Scots.
1322Battle of Mühldorf28 September – Louis the Bavarian defeats and captures Frederick I of Austria.
1323Siege of Warangal (1323)Delhi Sultanate conquers Kakatiya Empire.
1324Siege of Villa di ChiesaAragonese capture Sardinian town from Pisa.
1324Battle of LucocisternaAragon conquers Sardinia from the Republic of Pisa.
1325Battle of ZappolinoCommunal struggle between Bologna and Modena, Modena emerges victorious.
1325Battle of VareyVienne under Guigues de la Tour-du-Pin defeat the Savoyards.
1326Siege of BursaOttomans capture Bursa from the Byzantines.
1328Battle of CasselFrench under Philip VI defeat a revolting Flemish peasant army, killing their leaders.
1329Siege of Medvėgalis1 February - Teutonic Order captures Lithuanian fortress.
1329Battle of Pelekanon10 June – The second ruler of the Ottoman dynasty, Orhan I, defeats the Byzantine emperor Andronicus III.
1329Battle of ArdnocherIrish force led by William MacGeoghegan defeats English army under Thomas Butler, who is killed.
1330Battle of Posada9 November – Basarab I of Wallachia defeats Charles I of Hungary.
1330Battle of Fiodh-an-ÁthaUalgarg O'Rourke is defeated by the English.
1331Siege of NicaeaThe Byzantine city of Nicaea falls to Ottomans under Orhan I.
1332Battle of RusokastroBulgarians defeat Byzantines.
1332Battle of Kinghorn6 August - Donnchadh IV, Earl of Fife defeated by smaller army supporting Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne.
1332Battle of Dupplin Moor11 August - English supporting Edward Balliol, Scottish pretender, defeat the Scots.
1332Battle of Płowce27 September- Poland's Ladislas IV Lokietek defeats Teutonic Knights.
1332Battle of Annan16 December - Bruce loyalists drive out the English-backed usurper to the Scottish throne Edward Balliol.
1333Battle of Halidon Hill19 July – Edward III of England avenges Bannockburn.
1336Battle of MinatogawaKusunoki Masashige, obeying Emperor Go-Daigo's orders, leads an imperial army into a disastrous defeat by the Ashikaga. Kusunoki commits suicide.
1337Battle of CadzandEnglish defeat pro-French garrison of Cadsand in Flanders.
1337Siege of KanegasakiAshikaga victory during Nanboku-cho Wars.
1338Battle of ArnemuidenFrench victory over the English fleet.
1339Battle of ParabiagoRebel Lodrisio Visconti is defeated by the Visconti of Milan's army.
1340Battle of Sluys24 June – Edward III beats the Franco-Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France off the coast of Flanders and gains control of the English Channel.
1340Battle of Saint-Omer26 July – Anglo-Flemish force driven back from the town by a French army.
1340Battle of Río Salado30 October – Alfonso XI of Castile and Afonso IV of Portugal defeat the Marinid under Sultan Abul-Hassan and the Granadine under King Yusuf I.
1341Battle of Champtoceaux13 October −16 October – Begins Breton War of Succession.
1342Battle of Brest18 August – English fleet defeats Genoese mercenaries.
1342Battle of MorlaixBesieged by the English, a French relief army broke the siege of Morlaix. When the English retreated into a wood, the French withdrew.
1344Battle of StephanianaMay – Turks from the Emirate of Aydin defeat a Serbian army in northern Greece.
1345Battle of AuberocheEnglish relief army lift a siege by the French.
1345Battle of GamenarioGhibelline Asti and John II, Marquess of Montferrat defeat the Neapolitan Guelph League army.
1345Battle of Lough NeaghNaval battle between Hugh O'Neill and the Clann Hugh Buidhe.
1345Battle of Peritheorion7 July – A Byzantine-Turkish army under John VI Kantakouzenos and Umur Bey defeats and kills the renegade lord Momchil in the Rhodope.
1345Battle of WarnsFrisians defeat Dutch invasion force led by William IV, Count of Holland.
1345Siege of Kaffa (Second)1345–46 The Golden Horde again lays siege to the Genoese city of Kaffa on the Black Sea, but withdraws due to the Black Death.
1346Battle of Calry Lough GillO Rourke soundly defeated by the O Connors.
1346Battle of St Pol de LéonEnglish defeat the French.
1346Battle of CaenEnglish force capture and sack the town.
1346Battle of BlanchetaqueEnglish under Edward III cross the Somme.
1346Battle of Crécy26 August – English longbowmen defeat French cavalry at Abbeville.
1346Battle of Neville's CrossEnglish defeat the Scots under King David Bruce.
1347Siege of Calais4 September 1346 – 3 August 1347 – English forces capture the city.
1347Battle of Porta San Lorenzo(Rome) – November – The people of Rome defeat the baronial troops of Stefano Colonna.
1347Battle of La Roche-DerrienEnglish relief army lift a French siege.
1348Battle of StrėvTeutonic Order defeats the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
1349Battle of LunalongeAnglo-Gascons hold the upper hand during the day over the French but the Anglo-Gascons have to withdraw during the night.
1349Battle of Llucmajor25 October – James IV of Majorca defeated and killed by troops of Aragon.
1350Les Espagnols sur MerEnglish fleet defeats Castilian fleet.

Late 14th century (1351–1400)

Year Battle Loc. Description
1351Combat of the ThirtyThirty French knights from Chateau Josselin under Jean de Beaumanoir call out and defeat thirty English knights under Robert Bemborough.
1351Battle of SaintesEnglish relief army lifted a French siege.
1351Battle of ArdresFrench defeated the English.
1352Battle of MauronAnglo-Bretons defeated the French.
1354Battle of SapienzaGenoans destroy Venetian fleet.
1354Fall of GallipoliMarch – Ottoman Turks under Sultan Orhan capture Gallipoli, giving them a bridgehead into Europe.
1356Baile Loch DeacairIn southern Connacht.
1356Battle of Poitiers25 October – Edward the Black Prince captures King John II of France, France plunges into chaos.
1357Battle of BubatMajapahit Prime Minister Gajah Mada has the Sunda royal family killed.
1358Battle of MelloArmy of French nobles crushes the peasant Jacquerie.
1359Battle of Campo delle Mosche23 July – Florentines defeat Great Company.
1361Battle of VisbyDanish defeated the Swedish.
1362Battle of HelsingborgDanish fleet beat Hanseatic fleet in Danish–German War (aka First Danish War with the Hanseatic League).
1362Battle of Brignais6 April – Free Companies defeat the French.
1362Siege of Kaunas13 March – April 17 – Teutonic Order defeats Grand Duchy of Lithuania, captures and razes castle.
1362Battle of GuadixGranada defeats Castile.
1362/1363Battle of Blue WatersThe Pagan Lithuanians defeat Islamic Tatar Forces.
1363Battle of Lake PoyangMing dynasty decisively defeats Yuan dynasty and kills their commander Chen Youliang.
1364Battle of Cocherel16 May – French defeat Gascon-Navarrese-English.
1364Battle of Cascina28 July – Battle between the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence.
1364Battle of Auray29 September – End of Breton War of Succession, English defeat Franco-Bretons.
1365Battle of AdrianopleCapture by Ottoman Turks.
1367Battle of NájeraEnglish under the Black Prince and Don Pedro of Castile defeated the Franco-Castilians.
1369Battle of MontielFranco-Castilians under King Henry II of Castile defeated Portuguese-Marinids-Grenadines-Jews under his half-brother Don Pedro of Castile, who is captured and executed.
1369Siege of Algeciras (1369)July – Granada retakes city from Castile.
1369Battle of PoniMajapahit Empire and Bruneian Empire defeat Sulu Sultanate.
1370Battle of RudauFebruary – Teutonic Knights defeat Lithuanians.
1370Battle of PontvallainFrench victory against English.
1370Siege of Balkh (1370)Timur defeats and has killed his brother-in-law Amir Husayn and gains control of the western Chagatai.
1371Battle of BaesweilerEdward, Duke of Guelders and William II, Duke of Jülich defeat Wenceslaus, Duke of Brabant.
1371Battle of Maritsa26 September – Serbs under their ruler, King Vukašin of Serbia, were defeated by an Ottoman force.
1372Battle of La RochelleNaval battle. Castilian fleet defeats the English fleet. English sea dominance destroyed.
1373Battle of ChisetFrench defeated an English relief army trying to lift the siege of Chiset.
1377Cesena Bloodbath2,500/5,000 inhabitants of the Italian city of Cesena are slaughtered by Papal troops led by John Hawkwood during the War of the Eight Saints.
1377Battle on Pyana RiverThe Russian troops are defeated, while their commander drowns in the river.
1377Battle of DubravnicaMoravian Serbia defeated the Ottoman Empire.
1378Battle of the Vozha RiverMoscow defeats the Golden Horde.
1380Battle of KulikovoDmitry Donskoy of Moscow halts the Mongols.
1380Second Battle of the Kalka RiverTokhtamysh defeats Mamai and gains control of the Blue Horde.
1381Battle of North WalshamForces led by Henry le Despenser defeat the rebels of Norfolk at the end of the English Peasants' Revolt.
1382Battle of RoosebekeFrench and Castilian forces under King Charles VI of France defeated Flemish and English forces.
1382Siege of Moscow (1382)Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde takes back control of Moscow from the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
1383Trian ChongailHugh O Neill and Robin Savage kill each other in a cavalry charge.
1384Battle of Atoleiros6 April – Nuno Álvares Pereira (Portuguese general) defeats Castile.
1384Siege of LisbonPortugal successfully defends its capital from the Castilians.
1384Battle of LeçaThe Castilian blockade to Porto is stopped.
1384Battle of TejoThe Portuguese win a naval battle in the Tagus river.
1385Battle of Tochar Cruachain-Bri-EleO Conchobhair, King of Uí Falighe, soundly defeats the English of Meath.
1385Battle of TrancosoAn army sent by John I of Castile is defeated by the Portuguese.
1385Battle of Aljubarrota14 August – Portugal maintains independence from Castile, John I establishes Avis dynasty.
1385Battle of Valverde14 October – A Portuguese army defeated a Castilian army.
1385Battle of SavraZeta (Montenegro) forces under Balša II were defeated by Ottoman commander Hayreddin Pasha near Berat.
1386Battle of the Vikhra River29 April – Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeats the Principality of Smolensk and make the principality agree to be their vassal.
1386Battle of Sempach9 July Swiss defeat Leopold III of Austria.
1386Battle of PločnikSerbian victory and first serious defeat for the Ottoman army in the Balkans.
1386Siege of Tbilisi (1386)Timur decisively defeats the Kingdom of Georgia.
1387Battle of Castagnaro11 March – Giovanni Ordelaffi and Ostasio da Polenta, for Verona, defeated by John Hawkwood and Francesco Novello Carraresi, for Padua.
1387Battle of Margate24–25 March – An English fleet under Richard, Earl of Arundel defeats a Franco-Castilian-Flemish wine fleet under Sir Jean de Bucq in the area of the southern North Sea between Margate and Cadzand.
1387Siege of Isfahan (1387)Timur annexes Isfahan and nearby territories from the Muzaffarids.
1388Battle of Buir LakeMarch Ming Chinese army under general Lan Yu decisively defeated Mongol Northern Yuan dynasty, more than 100,000 Mongols killed or captured.
1388Battle of Otterburn19 August English defeated in Scottish/English border dispute.
1388Battle of Bileća27 August Bosnians and Serbians defeat the Ottomans.
1389Battle of Kosovo PoljeA Turkish army gathered by Murad I and a Serbian army under Knez Lazar beat each other into the ground. The battle was a draw, yet in the wake of it the Serbs were left with too few men to effectively defend their lands, while the Turks had many more troops in the east. Both Lazar and Murad lost their lives in the battle.
1391Battle of AlessandriaMercenary army of Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan beat that of Jean III of Armagnac.
1391Battle of the Kondurcha RiverTimur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde.
1394Battle of Ros-mic-TriuinKing of Leinster attacks and defeats the English.
1394Battle of Rovine10 October – Mircea cel Batrin the voievod of Wallachia defeated Bayezid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
1395Battle of the Terek River15 April – Timur decisively defeats Tokhtamysh.
1395Battle of Portomaggiore16 April – Astorre I Manfredi for the Republic of Venice and Niccolò III d'Este beat Ferrarese rebel Azzo X d'Este.
1396Battle of the North InchScottish clan battle.
1396Battle of Nicopolis25 September – French–Hungarian crusade defeated by the Ottoman Empire.
1398Siege of Delhi (1398)Timur defeats the Sultanate of Delhi and sacks their capital, weakening Delhi for a century.
1399Battle of Tragh-BhaileThe Anglo-Irish defeat the sons of Henry O Neill.
1399Battle of the Vorskla RiverVytautas the Great of Lithuania is defeated by generals of Tamerlane.

Early 15th century (1401–50)

Year Battle Loc. Description
1400Siege of Damascus (1400)Timur defeats Mamluk Sultanate and annexes Damascus.
1401Battle of Mynydd Hyddgenmid-June – Welsh rebels under Owain Glyndŵr defeat an army of English and Flemish soldiers near Aberystwyth.
1401Battle of TuthillNovember – inconclusive battle between English and Welsh near Caernarfon.
1402Battle of Casalecchio26 January – Alberico da Barbiano for Milan defeats BologneseFlorentine army under Muzio Attendolo.
1402Battle of Bryn Glas22 June – English army routed in mid-Wales; Owain Glyndŵr's revolt spreads.
1402Battle of Angora
or Battle of Ankara
20 July – Timur defeats and captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I in Anatolia.
1402Battle of Nesbit MoorClash between English and Scottish prior to the Battle of Homildon Hill.
1402Battle of Homildon Hill14 September – Scottish raiding force is defeated in Northern England.
1402Siege of SmyrnaDecember – Timur defeats the Knights of Rhodes and razes Smyrna.
1403Battle of Shrewsbury21 July – Lancastrians defeat rebel army including Welsh soldiers led by Henry Percy, "Hotspur".
1403Siege of Birtvisi (1403)Timur besieges fortress of the Georgian Kingdom.
1405Battle of Pwll MelynMay – Owain Glyndŵr's rebels defeated near Usk.
1406Cluain ImmorraisThe King of Uí Falighe defeats the Galls of Meath.
1406Battle of Tuiteam TarbhachScottish clan battle fought between the Clan MacLeod of Lewis against the Clan MacKay.
1407Battle of Lạng Sơn19 January – Ming Chinese forces defeated Đại Ngu forces.
1407Battle of Sông Phú LươngChinese Ming Dynasty decisively defeated the Vietnamese Hồ Dynasty, led to the Ming conquest of Đại Ngu.
1407Battle of PalembangMing Dynasty defeats pirates in Sumatra and captures their leader Chen Zuyi.
1408Battle of Bramham Moor19 February – The Percy Rebellion is finally crushed by King Henry IV of England.
1408Battle of Othée23 September – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy defeats rebels from the city of Liège.
1409Battle of Sanluri30 June – Aragon defeats the giudicato di Arborea, last independent kingdom of Sardinia.
1409Battle of Kherlen23 September – The Mongols under Öljei Temür Khan defeated Ming China on 23 September 1409.
1410Battle of Grunwald
or Battle of Tannenberg
15 July – Polish and Lithuanian army under Władysław II Jagiełło break the spine of the Teutonic Knights under Ulrich von Jungingen.
1410Battle of Koronowo10 October – Polish-Lithuania army defeat Teutonic Knights.
1411Battle of Harlaw24 July – Highlanders versus Lowland Scots ends in draw.
1412Battle of ChalaganDecember – Kara Koyunlu Turkomans defeat the Georgian army under Constantine I of Georgia and Shirvanshah Ibrahim, their ally.
1415Battle of Ceuta21 August – Ceuta is captured by the Portuguese.
1415Battle of Agincourt25 October – English longbowmen under Henry V defeat French under Charles d'Albret.
1416Battle of GallipoliA Venetian fleet under Pietro Loredan destroys the Ottoman fleet.
1418Siege of Rouen19 July January 1419 – Henry V of England gains a foothold in Normandy.
1419Siege of CeutaThe Moors attempt to retake Ceuta but are easily repelled by the Portuguese.
1419–1428Siege of Dong QuanMing city besieged every year of Lam Son uprising, eventually fell to Le Loi.
1419Battle of la RochelleA Castilian fleet defeats an English-Hanseatic coalition fleet.
1420Battle of Sudomer25 March – Hussites led by Jan Žižka defeat Catholics.
1420Battle of Vitkov Hill12 June – 14 July – Hussite victory over the Crusaders of the Holy Roman Emperor.
1420Battle of VysehradSeries of engagements between the Hussite forces and the Holy Roman Emperor's crusaders.
1421Battle of BaugeThe French and Scottish forces of Charles VII commanded by the Earl of Buchan defeat the forces of Henry V commanded by the Duke of Clarence.
1421Battle of Kutna Hora21 December – Hussites escape Royalist forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.
1422Battle of Nebovidy6 January – Jan Žižka leads the Hussites to victory over an Imperial army.
1422Battle of Německý Brod10 January – Hussites sack town.
1422Battle of Arbedo30 June – Milanese led by Francesco Bussone fight the Swiss.
1422Siege of MeauxEnglish led by Henry V fight the French.
1423Battle of Horic27 April – Taborites defeat Utraquists, ending the Hussite Civil War.
1423Battle of Cravant31 July – English victory during Hundred Years' War.
1423Battle of Verneuil17 August – English defeat French, killing two French earls.
1423Battle of La BrossinièreFrench victory over English.
1424Battle of L'AquilaJacopo Caldora and Micheletto Attendolo for the Kingdom of Naples defeat Braccio da Montone for Alfonso V of Aragon.
1424Battle of ZagonaraThe Florentines defeated by Filippo Maria Visconti's Milanese army under Count of Carmagnola.
1426Battle of Brouwershaven13 January – Burgundian troops defeat combined Zeelander and English forces.
1426Battle of St. James6 March – An English force defeats the French under Arthur de Richemont.
1426Battle of Usti nad Labem16 June – Hussites defeat Imperial forces in the modern-day Czech Republic.
1426Battle of Khirokitia7 July – Mamelukes defeat intoxicated Cypriots.
1426Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động5–7 November – Le Loi decisively defeats Ming dynasty. China agrees to Vietnam's independence.
1427Battle of Maclodio4 October – Part of the Wars in Lombardy.
1428Siege of OrléansEnglish forces commanded by the Earl of Suffolk besiege French city and are driven off by Joan of Arc.
1429Battle of Jargeau11–12 June – Joan of Arc captures a bridge held by English over the Loire River. Her helmet saves her from a projectile.
1429Battle of Meung-sur-Loire11–12 June The forces of Joan of Arc capture a second Loire River bridge.
1429Battle of Beaugency16–17 June – Joan of Arc's forces capture a third Loire River bridge.
1429Battle of Patay18 June – First major field victory of the French in the Hundred Years' War, recognized as the war's turning point.
1430Siege of Thessalonica29 March – The city of Thessalonica, ruled by the Republic of Venice, is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
1430Siege of Compiègne23 May – French victory but Joan of Arc is captured by Burgundians.
1431Battle of Soncino17 May – Count of Carmagnola, for Venice, is defeated by the Visconti.
1431Battle of Pavia22 May – The Venetian fleet is destroyed by the Milanese.
1431Battle of Domažlice14 August – Hussite army led by Prokop the Bald slaughters Crusaders.
1431Battle of InverlochyRoyal English forces routed by Scottish Highlanders.
1432Battle of Delebio18/19 November – Duchy of Milan and Valtellina fight the Republic of Venice.
1432Battle of San RomanoFlorence fought Siena.
1434Battle of Lipany30 May – Catholic Crusaders destroy Taborite army.
1435Battle of GerbevoyFrench troops, under the command of La Hire, defeat English.
1435Battle of PonzaA Genoese fleet sent by Filippo Maria Visconti defeats the Aragonese of Alfonso V of Naples.
1435Battle of PabaiskasThe forces of Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis of Lithuania with the help of Polish troops defeated Švitrigaila and his Livonian allies.
1436Battle of PiperdeanScottish victory over the English on the Scottish Borders.
1437Battle of BelyovTatars defeat Moscow.
1439Battle of GrotnikiPolish army defeats Hussite Protestants.
1440Battle of Anghiari29 June – Niccolò Piccinino, overlord of Bologna, defeats Milanese Filippo Maria Visconti and is then opposed by Cosimo de Medici.
1440Siege of Novo BrdoOttoman forces captured Novo Brdo, an important fortified mining town of Serbia.
1443Battle of NišNovember - John Hunyadi defeated three Ottoman armies before retreating.
Battle of ZlaticaDecember – Crusader advance stopped by the Ottoman army.
1444Battle of Kunovica2 or 5 January — Hungary, Poland, and Serbia defeated Ottoman forces.
Battle of TorviollAlbanians under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs26 August - French defeat Swiss, but with so many casualties they retreat right after
Siege of Rhodes10 August - 18 September - Knights Hospitaller defeats Mamluk Sultanate.
Battle of Varna10 November – Ottoman Murad II defeats Hungarians, Poles, and Wallachians, King Władysław III of Poland killed.
1445Battle of GomitEmperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia defeats and kills Sultan Arwe Badlay of Adal.
Battle of Mokra (1445)Albanians under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
1446Battle of OtonetëSkanderbeg defeats Ottomans.
1447Battle of DamghanAbdal-Latif Mirza captures Damghan.
1448Siege of SvetigradOttomans under Murad II capture Albanian fortress.
Battle of Caravaggio15 September – Ambrosian Republic (Milan's short-lived republic) fights the Republic of Venice.
Battle of Kosovo17–20 October – Roman Catholic coalition defeated by Turkish forces.
Battle of Sark23 October – also known as Battle of Lochmabenstone – Anglo-Scottish conflicts.
1449Battle of Alfarrobeira20 May – Afonso V of Portugal defeats rebels of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.
Battle of Tumu Fortress1 September – conflict between the Mongols and the Chinese Ming dynasty.
1450Battle of Formigny15 April – decisive French victory over English during the Hundred Years' War.
Siege of Krujë (1450)14 May - 23 November - Skanderbeg defends Albanian town from an army of around 100,000 men led by Murad I.

Late 15th century (1451–1500)

Year Battle Loc. Description
1453Battle of CastillonThe Valois use cannon to defeat the Lancastrians, which ends the Hundred Years' War.
Battle of PologSkanderbeg defeats Ottomans.
Battle of Constantinople29 May – Mehmet II of the Ottoman Turks captures Constantinople (İstanbul), ending the Byzantine Empire.
1454Battle of Chojnice18 September – Polish defeated by Teutonic Knights.
Battle of Leskovac24 September – Serbs under command of Nikola Skobaljić defeat a larger Ottoman army.
Battle of KruševacSerbian Despotate, allied with the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats invading Ottoman forces.
1455Battle of ArkinholmScottish Royal-Black Douglas civil war.
First Battle of St Albans22 May – First battle of the Wars of the Roses, England.
Siege of Berat (1455)July - Ottomans defeat Albanians under Skanderbeg.
1456Siege of Belgrade22 July Hungarian forces lift Ottoman siege, Sultan Mehmet II wounded.
1457Battle of DireptateaApril – Ştefan cel Mare, helped by Wallachian prince Vlad III the Impaler, defeated Petru Aron and became Voivod of Moldavia.
1459Battle of Blore Heath23 September – Yorkist knights defeat Lancastrians in War of the Roses.
Battle of Ludford Bridge12 October – King Henry routs Yorkists in War of the Roses.
1460Battle of SandwichYorkists land at Sandwich, rout Lancastrians.
Battle of NolaJohn of Anjou's victory over Ferdinand of Naples.
Battle of Northampton10 July – Warwick attacks royal camp and captures King Henry.
Battle of Wakefield30 December – Queen Margaret's Lancastrians defeat Duke of York, who is killed in the fight.
1461Battle of Mortimer's Cross2 February – Yorkists defeat Lancastrians in the west.
Second Battle of St Albans17 February – Lancastrians storm the town, chase out Yorkists.
Battle of Ferrybridge28 March – Lancastrians ambush the Earl of Warwick and kill his second-in-command.
Battle of Towton29 March – Edward IV of England defeats Lancastrian forces.
Siege of Trebizond15 August – Ottoman Turks led by Mehmet II capture the capitol of the Empire of Trebizond, ending that empire.
1462The Night Attack17 June – Vlad III Dracula attacks Mehmed II.
Battle of Świecino7 September – During the Thirteen Years' War, Poles defeated the Teutonic Order.
Siege of MytileneOttoman Turks capture the capitol of Gattilusi Lesbos.
1463Battle of Zatoka Świeża15 September – Polish navy defeats Teutonic navy.
1464Battle of Hedgeley Moor25 April – Lancastrian rebels defeated.
Battle of Hexham15 May – Yorkists under Montagu annihilate Lancastrians in a surprise attack.
Battle of Ohrid15 September - Albanians and Venetians defeat Ottomans.
1465Battle of VaikalApril - Albanian rebels under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Battle of Meçad (1465)June - Skanderbeg defeats Ottomans under Ballaban Badera.
Battle of Montlhéry16 July – Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of great nobles.
1467Battle of Molinella25 July – Bartolomeo Colleoni for Venice is defeated.
Siege of Krujë (1466–1467)Albanians under Skanderbeg repel siege by Sultan Mehmet II.
Siege of Krujë (1467)Skanderbeg repels another siege by Mehmet II.
Battle of Brustem28 October
Battle of Baia15 December – Ştefan cel Mare defeated Mathias Corvinus.
1469Battle of Edgecote Moor26 July – Warwick the Kingmaker triumphs over Edward IV.
1470Battle of LipnicŞtefan cel Mare defeats the Tatars.
Siege of NegroponteOttomans besiege and capture the Venetian fortress of Negroponte.
Battle of Lose-coat Field12 March – Yorkists chase disrobing Lancastrians from the field.
1471Battle of Ravenspur14 March – Edward IV lands at Ravenspur and repulses token resistance.
Battle of Barnet14 April – Confusion in the fog, Earl of Warwick killed.
Battle of Tewkesbury4 May – Edward IV of England's final victory over the House of Lancaster.
Battle of Shelon14 July – Ivan the Great of Russia decisively defeats the Novgorod Republic, which is gradually absorbed by Muscovy.
Battle of Asilah24 August – Portugal conquers Asilah from the Wattasids.
Battle of Brunkeberg10 October – Denmark fights Sweden.
1473Battle of OtlukbeliMehmed II of Ottoman Turks decisively defeats Uzun Hasan of Akkoyunlu Turkomans.
1474Siege of NeussCharles the Bold leads unsuccessful siege during Burgundy Wars.
Battle of HéricourtBurgundy is defeated by the Swiss Cofederation.
Siege of ShkodraSpring–8 August – Venice and Zeta (Montenegro) defeat Ottoman besiegers.
1475Battle of Vaslui10 January – Ştefan cel Mare defeats a huge Ottoman army.
Siege of BurgosSupporters of Joanna are driven out of the Castle of Burgos.
Battle on the Planta(November) – Burgundy Wars
1476Battle of Toro1 March – Indecisive: Prince John of Portugal defeated the Castilian right wing and remained in possession of the battlefield while his father Afonso V is defeated by the Castilian left-centre led by the Duke of Alba and Cardinal Mendoza. Both sides claimed victory.
Battle of Grandson2 March – A Swiss army defeats the Burgundians under Charles the Bold.
Battle of Morat22 June – The Swiss defeat Charles the Bold again.
Battle of Valea Albă26 July – Mehmed II defeats Ştefan cel Mare.
1477Battle of Nancy5 January – Swiss pikemen defeat cavalry of Burgundy's Charles the Bold, who is killed.
1478Battle of MacomerSardinian rebels are defeated by the Aragonese.
Battle of GuineaCastilian fleet is defeated and captured by the Portuguese.
Battle of TrowulanMajapahit rebels backed by the Demak Sultanate are defeated by Girindrawardhana.
Siege of Krujë (1478)Ottomans under Mehmet II capture Krujë from the League of Lezhë.
1479Siege of ShkodraOttomans take Shkodër.
Battle of Guinegate7 August – French troops are defeated by the Burgundians led by Maximilian of Habsburg.
Battle of Breadfield13 October – Pál Kinizsi, comite of Timișoara, defeated the Ottomans.
1480Siege of RhodesMay–28 July – Ottomans unsuccessfully besiege the Knights Hospitaller garrison on Rhodes.
Battle of Skibo and StrathfleetClan Sutherland and Murrays of Aberscross defeat Clan Donald.
Battle of Bloody BayA naval battle fought near Tobermory, Scotland, between John of Islay, Earl of Ross, the Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald; and his son, Angus Óg Macdonald.
Battle of LagabraadClan Donald defeats Clan Mackenzie.
Battle of OtrantoGedik Ahmed Pasha of the Ottoman Turks captures Otranto in the Italian peninsula.
Great Stand on the Ugra River8 October- 28 November – Ivan the Great makes army of the Golden Horde retreat without bloodshed. End of vassalage of the Russian states to Golden Horde.
1481Battle of Yenişehir22 June – The forces of Sultan Beyazit II of Ottoman Turks defeat the supporters of his brother and rival, Cem Sultan.
1482Battle of Campomorto21 August – Papal army under Roberto Malatesta defeats Neapolitan troops led by Alfonso, Duke of Calabria.
1484Battle of Lochmaben FairScottish Royal-Black Douglas civil war.
1485Battle of Bosworth Field22 August – Ends Wars of the Roses fought since 1460, Lacastrian Henry VII becomes king.
1486Battle of AuldicharishScottish clan battle
1487Battle of Stoke16 June – Henry VII of England finally defeats internal opposition.
1488Battle of Sauchieburn11 June – King James III defeated by Scottish nobles.
1491Battle of VrpileEarly September – Forces of the Kingdom of Croatia defeat Ottoman Turks.
1492Battle of Granada2 January – Ferdinand II of Aragon defeats the last Muslim kingdom in al-Andalus, the Emirate of Granada of Sultan Boabdil.
1493Battle of Krbava field9 September – Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman War Ottoman Turks defeat Croatians.
1494First Battle of AcentejoGuanches defeat Spainairds on island of Tenerife.
Battle of AguereSpanish defeat Guanches.
Second Battle of AcentejoSpanish decisively defeat Guanches and annex the Canary Islands.
1495Battle of Fornovo6 July – Francesco II Gonzaga of the Italian Holy League defeats Charles VIII of France.
1497Battle of Codrii CosminuluiŞtefan cel Mare defeated John I of Poland.
Battle of DrumchattScottish clan battle
Siege of Samarkand (1497)Babur of the Timurids takes city from Muhammad Shaybani.
1499Battle of Zonchio
(or Battle of Sapienza
or First Battle of Lepanto)
25 August – the Ottoman fleet defeats the Venetian fleet.
1500Battle of Hemmingstedt17 February – A peasant rebellion defeats a much larger ducal army by opening dykes and drowning them.
Battle of LepantoOttoman fleet defeats Venetian fleet.
Battle of Vedrosha14 July – Russians beat the Lithuanians.

Early 16th century (1501–50)

Year Battle Loc. Description
1501Siege of Samarkand (1501)Babur loses Samarkand for the final time to the Uzbeks.
First Battle of Cannanore31 December – 2 January 1502 – Portugal wins a naval battle against forces from Calicut.
1503Battle of Ruvo23 February – Spain defeats France during the Second Italian War.
Battle of Cerignola21 April – Spain defeats France during the Second Italian War.
Battle of Garigliano27 December – Spain defeats France during the Second Italian War.
1504Battle of CochinPortuguese fend off attack from larger army led by the Zamorin of Calicut.
Battle of OrmuzOctober – Portugal captures Ormuz.
Siege of KabulBabur defeats Arghun dynasty.
1505Siege of KilwaJuly – With 8 ships and 500 soldiers, Portuguese conquer harbor capital of the Kilwa Sultanate.
1506Battle of CannanoreMarch – The Portuguese defeat an Indian fleet.
1507Battle of BarawaApril – Portuguese defeat Ajuran Sultanate, sack city but don't hold it.
1507Siege of CannanoreApril–August – Portugal successfully defends Kannur.
1508Battle of ChaulMarch – The Portuguese lose their first Indian Ocean naval battle against the Mamluks.
1509Battle of Diu3 February – Portuguese Viceroy destroys Moslem fleet off the coast of India, wrests control of spice trade.
Battle of Agnadello
(Battle of Vaila)
14 May – French defeat Venetians during War of the League of Cambrai.
Siege of Padua15–30 September – Venice captures Padua during War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Polesella22 December – A fleet of the Republic of Venice is destroyed on the Po River by the Ferrarese artillery during War of the League of Cambrai.
1510Conquest of GoaAfonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
1511Siege of MirandolaJanuary 1511 – City captured by Pope Julius II during the War of the League of Cambrai.
Capture of MalaccaPortuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque conquer the Sultanate of Malacca.
Battle of Ab Darrah PassBabur retakes Transoxiana from the Khanate of Bukhara.
Battle of YaguecasSpanish under Juan Ponce de León put down rebellion by the Taino of Puerto Rico, their chief Agueybana II killed in battle.
1512Sack of Brescia18 February – French troops overrun the Italian town of Brescia during the War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Ravenna11 April – Gaston de Foix, although killed in the battle, defeats the Spanish during War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of GhazdewanKhanate of Bukhara defeat Timurids and Safavids. Afterwards, Babur gives up on retaking Central Asia.
1513Battle of Novara6 June – Holy League defeats France during War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Guinegate
(Battle of the Spurs)
16 August – Henry VIII and Emperor Maximilian I crush French during War of the League of Cambrai.
Battle of Azemmour28–29 August – Portugal defeats Morocco's Wattasid dynasty.
Battle of Flodden Field9 September – Henry VIII's army under Earl of Surrey killed James IV of Scotland.
Battle of La Motta7 October – Spain defeats Venice during War of the League of Cambrai.
1514Battle of Orsha8 September – Polish–Lithuanian army defeated the army of Muscovy.
Battle of ChaldiranSelim I of Ottoman Turks defeats Persian Safavids.
1515Battle of Marignano13–14 September – France defeats Milan during War of the League of Cambrai.
Arumer Zwarte HoopArmy of peasant rebels in Friesland fights the Dutch authorities.
1516War of UrbinoFrancesco Maria I della Rovere quickly reconquers Urbino.
Siege of Arai11 July – The Hōjō Clan captures Arai castle.
Battle of Marj Dabiq24 August – Selim I of Ottoman Turks defeats the Mamelukes and captures Syria.
Battle of Yaunis Khan28 October – Ottoman Empire defeats the Mamelukes.
1517Battle of RidaniyaOttoman Turks under Selim I defeat Mamelukes and capture Egypt.
Battle of CatocheSpanish expedition under Francisco Hernández de Córdoba beats back Mayan ambush long enough to retreat by sea.
1519Battle of BajaurBabur defeats the tribes of the Bajaur region and massacres 3,000 Bajauris.
Battle of CentlaAfter arriving in the New World, Hernán Cortés defeats the Mayan state of Tabasco in battle.
1520Battle of RaichurMay – Vijayanagara Empire defeats Sultanate of Bijapur.
Battle of the Night of Sorrows30 June – The Aztec Empire defeats the Spanish troops of Hernán Cortés.
Battle of Otumba7 July – Spain under Hernán Cortés and Tlaxcala defeat the Aztecs.
1521Battle of Mactan27 April – Mactan chieftain Lapu-Lapu overwhelms and decisively defeats Magellan's expedition and allied natives, killing Ferdinand Magellan.
Battle of Pampeluna20 May – French take city from Spanish, Ignatius of Loyola wounded.
Siege of Tenochtitlan26 May – 13 August – Fall of the Aztec Empire.
Battle of Noáin30 June – Spanish defeat the Franco-Navarrese army.
Siege of BelgradeJuly to August – Suleiman I of the Ottoman Turks captures Belgrade.
Battle of TunmenAugust to September – Ming Chinese Navy defeated Portuguese Navy.
1522Battle of Bicocca27 April – Spanish victory during Habsburg-Valois Wars.
Siege of RhodesThe Ottoman Empire expels the Knights of Rhodes.
Battle of XicaowanMing Chinese Navy defeated Portuguese Navy.
1524Siege of EdoEdo Castle falls from Uesugi control to Hōjō control.
Battle of the Sesia30 April – Spanish and Holy Roman Empire forces beat French.
Sack of LahoreBabur burns Lahore for two days.
Battle of AcajutlaSpanish led by Pedro de Alvarado defeat the army of the Pipils of Cuzcatlan. Pedro de Alvarado wounded.
Battle of TacuzcalcoSpanish again defeat Pipils.
1525 Battle of Punta QuemadaJanuary – Pizarro defeats the Quitians, but is wounded seven times.
Battle of FrankenhausenEnd of the German Peasants' War.
Battle of Pavia24 February – Spain and Holy Roman Empire defeat France; Francis I of France is captured.
Siege of ZaculeuSpanish capture Mayan city of Zaculeu.
1526First battle of Panipat21 April – The Mughal king Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi.
Battle of Mohács29 August – Suleiman I of Ottoman Turks defeats the kingdom of Hungary; King Louis II killed.
Siege of KamakuraUesugi clan defeats Hōjō clan, inflicting a major psychological blow.
1527Battle of KhanwaBabur consolidates Mughal rule in northern India by defeating a united rajput coalition led by Rana Sanga of Mewar.
Sack of Rome6 May – Unpaid Spanish and Imperial troops attack the city in protest during War of the League of Cognac.
Battle of Sunda KelepaDemak Sultanate takes port and defeats the Portugeuse and Sunda.
1528Battle of Chanderi20 January – Babur defeats and conquers the Malwa.
Battle of CinactanSpanish put down native rebellion.
1529Battle of Shimbra Kure7 March or 9 – Imam Ahmad Gragn withstands the assault of the numerically superior army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia.
Battle of ChimborazoSpring – Among the first confrontations in the Inca Civil War, with Atahualpa defeating his brother Huáscar.
Battle of Ghaghra6 May – Babur annexes Bihar for the Mughal Empire and defeats the combined forces of the Eastern Afghan Confederates and the Sultanate of Bengal.
Battle of Landriano21 June – Spanish and Holy Roman Empire troops defeat French during War of the League of Cognac.
Siege of ViennaOttomans reach limit of empire, can't capture Vienna and settle in Buda.
Siege of Florence24 October – 10 August 1530 – Spanish and Holy Roman Empire troops capture Florence during War of the League of Cognac.
1530Battle of Gavinana3 August – Florence crushed by the Holy Roman Empire during War of the League of Cognac.
1531Battle of AntukyahFebruary or March – The Ethiopian army panics and flees before Imam Ahmad Gragn's seven cannons and matchlockmen.
Battle of PunáApril – Pizarro's forces defeat much larger forces of natives on the island of Puná.
Battle of Obertyn22 August – Polish army defeats the Moldavians.
Battle of Kappel11 October – Victory of Swiss Catholics over the followers of Zwingli.
Battle of Amba Sel28 October – Imam Ahmad Gragn again defeats Emperor Lebna Dengel, and crosses the Walaqa River unchecked into Bet Amhara.
1532Battle of QuipaipanApril – Decisive battle of the Inca Civil War with Atahualpa defeating his brother and Huáscar.
Battle of Cajamarca16 November – Pizarro captures king Atahuallpa during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
1533Battle of CuzcoCapital of the Inca Empire taken by the Spanish.
1534Battle at Bae de BicIroquois defeat Miꞌkmaq.
Battle at Bouabouscache RiverMi'kmaq with aid from the Maliseet win a skirmish against the Iroquois, then kill many wounded and retreating on the battlefield the next day.
Battle at Riviere Trois PistolesMi'kmaq and Maliseet ambush the remaining Iroquois that were searching for their hunting party they'd previously killed. Most Iroquois killed, the rest that were captured were killed later after being taken back to camp.
1536Battle of Un no KuchiTakeda family forces defeat Hiraga Genshin.
Siege of Cuzco6 May 1536 – March 1537 – Siege of the city of Cuzco by the army of Inca Emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui, Manco Inca is defeated.
1537Battle of OllantaytamboJanuary – The forces of the Inca emperor Manco Inca defeat the Spanish troops of Hernando Pizarro.
1538Battle of Las SalinasPizarro brothers defeat Diego de Almagro.
Battle of PrevezaOttoman fleet defeats Spanish-Venetian fleet.
Battle of NaungyoNovember/December – Toungoo Kingdom led by their General and future King Bayinnaung decisively defeats a numerically larger force of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in Myanmar.
1540Battle of Mabila18 October – Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortress town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
1541Battle of Sahart24 April – Ethiopian Emperor Gelawdewos defeats an attack by Garad Emar, a lieutenant of Imam Ahmad Gragn. However, the Emperor is forced south into Shewa and away from the advancing troops of Portuguese commander Christovão da Gama.
Siege of MartabanNovember 1540 – May 1541 – Toungoo under King Tabinshwehti conquers the last remnant of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom after taking the city of Martaban.
1542Battle of Baçente2 February – Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia.
Battle of Sezawa9 March – Takeda Shingen defeats four enemy forces to begin his conquest Shinano Province.
Battle of Jarte4 April-16 The Portuguese under Christovão da Gama encounter the army of Imam Ahmad Gragn in two successive victories.
Battle of Northern PromeApril – Toungoo led by Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung defeats army of Prome, Ava, and the Confederation of Shan States outside the city of Prome.
Battle of Padaung PassApril – Toungoo led by Bayinnaung trap and defeat the Arakan Kingdom of Mrauk U. Tabinshwehti is so pleased with this victory he appoints Bayinnaung his heir apparent. Prome eventually surrenders after this battle.
Battle of the Hill of the JewsAugust – During the rainy season, Christovão da Gama captures a strategic position and many badly needed horses.
Battle of BenadirNaval battle between Portuguese and Ajuran Sultanate.
Battle of Haddon Rig24 August – Scottish victory over the English.
Battle of Wofla28 August – Reinforced with at least 600 arquebusiers and cavalry, Imam Ahmad Gragn attacks the Portuguese camp. The Portuguese are scattered, Christovão da Gama captured and executed.
Battle of Solway Moss25 November – English victory over Scotland.
Battle of AzukizakaOda Nobuhide defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Siege of UeharaTakeda Shingen captures Uehara Castle from Suwa Yorishige.
Siege of KuwabaraOne day after Uehara, Shingen defeats Yorishige again. Yorishige then commits suicide.
Siege of FukuyoTakeda Shingen captures Fukuyo fortress. Battle of Ankokuji follows, Takato Yoritsugu defeated.
Battle of Alltan-BeathScottish clan battle.
Siege of PerpignanFrench siege raised by Spanish army.
1543Battle of Wayna Daga11 February – Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat their Muslim opponent; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
Siege of NagakuboShingen defeats Oi Sadataka
Battle of Muros Bay25 July – Spanish fleet defeats French fleet.
Siege of Nice5–22 August – Ottomans and French sack Nice.
Battle of Prome7 December – Confederation unsuccessfully attempts to retake Prome from Toungoo.
1544Battle of Ceresole11 April – French forces defeat Holy Roman Empire in Italy.
Battle of Serravalle2–4 June – Spanish and Holy Roman Empire defeat Italian mercenaries.
First Siege of Boulogne19 July – 18 September – English forces capture Boulogne.
Second Siege of BoulogneOctober – French forces unsuccessfully besiege the town.
Battle of SalinTabinshwehti and Bayinnaung take Confederation of Shan States city in three days deep into their territory.
Siege of KojinyamaTakeda Shingen continues his conquest of Ima Valley, Shinano Province.
Battle of the ShirtsScottish clan battle.
1545Battle of Ancrum Moor27 February – Scottish victory over the English during the War of the Rough Wooing.
Siege of TakatōTakeda Shingen defeats Takatō Yoritsugu, taking his castle.
Siege of RyūgasakiThe Takeda family defeats Tozawa Yorichika.
Battle of the Solent18–19 July – Indecisive naval battle between France and England, English flagship Mary Rose sinks.
Battle of BonchurchJuly – French invade Isle of Wight and are repulsed.
Battle of KawagoeHōjō forces defeat the Uesugi, foiling a siege.
1547Battle of Mrauk U23 January – Taongoo led by Tabinshwehti fail to take capital of the Kingdom of Mrauk U.
Battle of Mühlberg24 April – Emperor Charles V captures elector of Saxony and lays siege to Wittenberg in the Schmalkaldic War.
Battle of Pinkie10 September – Earl of Hertford guardian of Edward VI crushes Scottish resistance.
1548Battle of Uedahara14 February – Takeda Shingen defeats Murakami Yoshikiyo.
Battle of ShirojiritogeTakeda Shingen surprises and defeats Ogasawara Nagatoki in a dawn attack.
1549Siege of FukashiTakeda Shingen captures several of Nagatoki's castles, forcing him to flee to Kyoto.
Battle of AyutthayaTabinshwehti withdraws from attack on the Siamese capital.
Battle of Kamphaeng PhetTabinshwehti takes advantage of Siam's eagerness to crush Toungoo's retreat to trap and defeat the Siamese. Prince Ramesuan and Maha Thammaracha captured.
Battle of DussindaleFinal battle putting an end of Kett's Rebellion, took place outside Norwich 27 August 1549.
1550Battle of Penco12 March – The Mapuche are defeated by the Spanish.
Battle of Sauðafell2 October – Jón Arason, the last Catholic Bishop of Iceland, is defeated and captured.

Late 16th century (1551–1600)

Year Battle Loc. Description
1551Siege of Tripoli15 August – The garrison of the Knights of Malta in the fortress of Tripoli surrender to Ottoman besiegers after a bombardment lasting six days.
Sieges of ToishiTakeda Shingen takes the castle of Toishi after besieging it multiple times starting in 1550
Siege of MirandolaJuly 1551 to March 1552 – Pope Julius III besieges town then withdraws
1552Siege of EgerHungarian victory over Ottoman Turks
Capture of MuscatAugust – Muscat captured from Portuguese by Ottoman fleet
Battle of Ponza5 August – Franco-Ottoman fleet defeats Genoese fleet
Siege of Kazan2 September- 13 October – Ivan the Terrible defeats the Kazan Khanate
Siege of MetzOctober 1552 to January 1553 – Unsuccessful siege by Holy Roman Empire
Siege of TemesvárOttoman Empire captures town
1553First Battle of KawanakajimaJune – indecisive battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
Siege of KatsuraoTakeda Shingen captures fortress
Battle of Sievershausen9 July – Maurice, Elector of Saxony and Duke Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg defeat Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Battle of Tucapel25 December – Mapuche defeat Spanish conquistadors
1554Battle of Marihueñu23 February – Mapuche defeat Spanish conquistador Francisco de Villagra
Battle of Marciano2 August – Florence finally defeats Siena
Battle of the Gulf of Oman10–25 August – Portuguese destroy Ottoman fleet
Battle of Renty12 August – Francis, Duke of Guise repels an Imperial invasion of Picardy
Battle of TadlaSeptember – Saadi dynasty defeat Wattasids
Battle of OshikibataMōri clan defeat Sue Harukata
1555Second Battle of KawanakajimaTakeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin
Battle of Kivinebb11 March – Swedish victory over Russians
Battle of Sirhind22 June – Mughal Empire has decisive victory over the Suri Empire
Battle at MachhiwaraMughal Empire defeats Suri Empire
Capture of BougieOttomans capture Béjaïa from Spain
Battle of GarbharryBattle fought between Clan MacKay and Clan Sutherland
Battle of Miyajima16 October – Mōri clan defeat Ōuchi clan on sacred island of Miyajima
1556Battle of Nagara-gawaApril – Saitō Yoshitatsu defeats father Saitō Dōsan
Battle of PeteroaJune to July – Spanish victory over Manuche
Battle of Tughlaqabad7 October – Hemu defeats Mughal forces and occupies Delhi
Second battle of Panipat5 November – Akbar the Great defeats Hemu
Siege of OranOttoman troops besiege the Spanish garrison in Oran
1556Battle of GarisiGeorgia defeats Safavid Empire
1557Third Battle of KawanakajimaTakeda Shingen repelled by Uesugi Kenshin
Campaign of TlemcenOttoman vassal the Regency of Algiers defeats the Moroccan Saadi dynasty.
Battle of St. Quentin10 August – Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy defeats Anne de Montmorency during the Habsburg-Valois War
Battle of Lagunillas8 November – Spanish defeat Mapuche during Arauco War
Siege of KotteNovember 1557 to November 1558 – Sitawaka besiege Portuguese. Portuguese break out.
1558Siege of Calais7 January – France capture the city from the English
Battle of Wadi al-LabanMarch–April – Between Moroccos and Ottomans. Ottomans retreat
Siege of NarvaApril to May – Russians besiege Narva during Livonian War
Battle of Gravelines13 July Spain defeats France
Mostaganem ExpeditionAugust to September – Spanish forces fail to capture Mostaganem from the Ottomans.
Ottoman invasion of the Balearic IslandsOttomans capture Balearic Islands during the Ottoman-Habsburg wars
Battle of Rio de JaneiroPortuguese destroy French settlement of Henriville
Battle of Quiapo13 December – Spanish defeat Mapuche
1559Battle of Spancel HillSir Donnell O'Brien defeats Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond and his ally Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde in County Clare
Battle of MulleriyawaKingdom of Sitawaka defeats Portuguese.
1560Battle of Glasgow18 March – Lords of the Congregation defeat French
Battle of Djerba9–14 May – Ottoman fleet defeats Holy League
Battle of NoradaIn Japan, the Azai clan gains its independence from the Rokkaku
Siege of MaruneForces of Imagawa Yoshimoto defeat forces of Oda Nobunaga
Battle of OkehazamaOda Nobunaga's small forces ambush and slay warlord Imagawa Yoshimoto
Battle of ĒrģemeRussian Tsardom defeats Livonian Confederacy so decisively that the Livonian Order was disbanded
Invasion of JaffnaPortuguese invade Kingdom of Jaffna
1561Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima10 September Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts
Siege of MojiMōri clan break siege by Ōtomo Sōrin and Portuguese traders
Siege of OdawaraHōjō clan resist siege by Uesugi Kenshin
1562Battle of Nevel19 August – Tactical Polish victory over Russia during Livonian War
Battle of Corrichie28 October – Mary, Queen of Scots Civil Wars
Battle of Dreux19 December Catholics versus Huguenots in France. Both leaders captured.
Battle of MulleriyawaSitawaka forces defeat Portuguese near Colombo during Sinhalese–Portuguese War
1563Sieges of Oran and Mers El KébirSpanish victory during Ottoman-Habsburg wars
Siege of OrléansCatholics besiege Protestants during War of Religion
Battle of Bornholm30 May – Naval battle between Denmark and Sweden during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Mared9 November – Danes beat Swedes during Northern Seven Years' War
Capture of ÄlvsborgDanes capture Älvsborg during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Öland11 September – Naval battle between Denmark and Sweden during Northern Seven Years' War
Siege of Musashi-MatsuyamaCombined Takeda clan-Hōjō clan army regain Musashi-Matsuyama castle
1564Battle of Ula26 January – Lithuanians defeat Russians during Livonian War
Siege of Concepción1 February to 1 April – Mapuche besiege Spanish
Siege of AyutthayaFebruary – Toungoo dynasty under Bayinnaung decisively defeats Siam and their Portuguese mercenaries. Ayutthaya Kingdom becomes vassal state of Toungoo.
First battle of Öland30 to 31 May – Danish fleet beat Swedish fleet during Northern Seven Years' War
Fifth Battle of KawanakajimaIndecisive battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
Battle of KōnodaiHōjō clan forces defeat the forces of Satomi Yoshihiro
Battle of AzukizakaTokugawa Ieyasu defeats the Ikkō-ikki
1565Battle of Talikota26 January – Deccan sultanates defeat Vijayanagara Empire
Battle of AffaneFebruary – Butlers beat the Geraldines
Siege of MaltaKnights of Malta defeat Turkish forces
Battle of Glentaisie2 May – O'Neills defeat Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
Battle of Rügen21 May -Swedish Fleet beats Danish fleet during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Fukuda Bay18 October – Two Portuguese trade vessels repel attack by forces of Matsura Takanobu.
Battle of Axtorna20 October – Danes beat the Swedes during Northern Seven Years' War
1566Battle of Szigetvár6 August to 8 September – 2,300 Hungarian defenders are annihilated by an army of 90,000 soldiers of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Brobacka9 August – Swedish army ambushes and defeats Danish army
Siege of MinowaTakeda Shingen captures Minowa castle from Uesugi clan
1567Battle of Rio de Janeiro20 January – Portuguese finally defeat French colony
Battle of Oosterweel13 March – Traditionally seen as the beginning[1] of the Eighty Years' War. Spain defeats Dutch rebels
Battle of Carberry Hill15 June – Mary, Queen of Scots forces defeated by James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton and James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
Siege of Inabayama Castle13 to 27 September – Oda Nobunaga defeats the Saito clan and takes control of Inabayama Castle and Mino province.
Siege of ChittorgarhOctober – Mughal forces successfully besiege Rajputs in Chittor Fort
Battle of Saint-Denis10 November – 16,000 Royalists defeat 5,000 Huguenots near Paris
Battle of DigomiGeorgian king Simon I of Kartli repulses Persian attack near Tbilisi
Battle of FarsetmorePart of the Clan war between the O'Neills and the O'Donnells
Battle of MaracapanaSpanish defeat coalition of tribes led by Guaicaipuro.
1568Siege of Chartres28 February to 15 March – Huguenots besiege Royalists
Battle of Dahlen25 April – Dutch attempt to conquer Roermond during Eighty Years War
Battle of Langside13 May – James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray defeats the forces of his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots, forcing her to flee to England
Battle of Heiligerlee23 May – Dutch army ambushes Spanish army
Battle of Jemmingen21 July – Spanish army under the Duke of Alva defeats the Dutch army
Battle of San Juan de Ulúa23 September – Spanish fleet defeats English privateers
Battle of JodoigneSpain defeats Dutch army
Siege of HachigataTakeda Shingen is unable to take a Hōjō fortress
Siege of MalaccaSultan of Aceh attacks Portuguese-held Malacca
1569Battle of CatiraiMapuche defeat Spanish
Siege of OdawaraTakeda Shingen's forces burn the Hōjō clan controlled town
Battle of MimasetogeTakeda Shingen escapes a trap set for him by the Hōjō clan
Siege of RanthamboreMughal forces capture Ranthambore Fort
Battle of Jarnac13 March – French Catholic forces defeat French Huguenots
Battle of La Roche-l'Abeille25 June – French Huguenots defeat French Catholic forces
Battle of Orthez24 August – Huguenots defeat Royalist forces
Battle of Moncontour3 October – French Catholic forces defeat French Huguenots decisively
Siege of KanbaraTakeda Katsuyori successfully besieges and captures Kanbara castle
1570Battle of Bun GarbhainClan Cameron decisively defeat the Clan Mackintosh
Siege of Chōkō-jiUnsuccessful attempt to retake a castle captured by Oda Nobunaga
Siege of KanegasakiForces of Oda Nobunaga capture Kanegasaki fortress
Siege of HanazawaTakeda clan captures Hanazawa castle from Imagawa clan
Battle of Manila (1570)24 May – Martin de Goiti decisively defeats the Rajahnate of Maynila and annexes the Philippines for the Spanish Empire
Battle of Anegawa30 July – Nobunaga joins forces with Tokugawa Ieyasu to defeat the Asakura and Azai
Siege of Famagusta17 September 1570 – 5 August 1571 – Ottoman Turks besiege and capture Famagusta
1571Siege of Mount HieiNobunaga defeats the Tendai Warrior Monks and razes their temple complex
Siege of FukazawaTakeda Shingen captures Fukazawa from Hōjō clan
Battle of TonegawaUnresolved conflict between Uesugi forces and Takeda forces
Battle of Bangkusay Channel3 June – Spanish settler fleet defeats local Kapampangan fleet
Battle of Tillieangus10 October – Clan Gordon overcomes Clan Forbes
Battle of Craibstone20 November – Clan Gordon overcomes Clan Forbes again
Battle of Lepanto7 October – Spain and Venice's fleets defeat the Ottoman fleet
First Siege of NagashimaUnsuccessful attempt by Nobunaga to take the fortress
1572Battle of MolodiThe Crimean Tatars and Ottoman Janissaries are routed by Russians near Moscow
Siege of FutamataTakeda Shingen captures one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's fortresses
Capture of Brielle1 April – Marked a turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years' War
Battle of KizakiJune – Forces of Shimazu Takahisa defeated the larger army of Itō Yoshisuke in Japan.
Siege of MonsJune to September – Successful Spanish siege of Dutch held town.
Relief of GoesAugust – Spanish raise the Dutch siege of Goes
Siege of MiddelburgNovember 1572 to February 1574 – Dutch rebel army successfully besieged Middelburg, held by Spanish forces under Cristóbal de Mondragón.
Siege of La RochelleNovember 1572 to July 1573 – Catholic troops besiege Protestant Huguenots. Negotiated settlement.
Siege of SancerreNovember 1572 to August 1573 – Catholic forces besieged Protestant Huguenots. Siege abandoned.
Siege of Haarlem11 December 1572 to 13 July 1573 – Spanish successfully besiege Protestant garrison at Haarlem
1573Battle of MikatagaharaTokugawa Ieyasu is forced to retreat from Takeda Shingen
Siege of IwamuraTakeda Shingen's forces led by Akiyama Nobutomo capture Iwamura castle
Siege of OdaniNobunaga defeats Azai Nagamasa, effectively destroying the Azai family
Siege of Ichijo ga daniNobunaga effectively destroys the Asakura
Siege of NodaTakeda Shingen is killed
Battle of LodeJanuary – Swedes defeat Russians during Livonian War
Battle of Flushing17 April – Dutch rebels manage to capture 5 Spanish ships.
Battle of Borsele22 April – A Spanish fleet under Sancho d'Avila is forced to retreat by a Dutch fleet under Admiral Worst
Battle of Haarlemmermeer26 May – The Dutch failed in an attempt to break the siege of Haarlem
Siege of AlkmaarAugust to October – Dutch garrison fight off Spanish force under Don Fadrique
Capture of Geertruidenberg28 August – English, French Huguenot and Fleming forces capture Geertruidenberg from Franco-Spanish Catholic garrison
Battle on the Zuiderzee11 October – Dutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee
Siege of LeidenOctober 1573 to October 1574 – Spanish under Francisco de Valdez unsuccessfully besiege Leiden.
Battle of DelftOctober – Anglo-Dutch force under Thomas Morgan repels Spanish force under Francisco de Valdez
1574Battle of Reimerswaal29 January – Sancho d'Avila's attempt to resupply his troops ends up in the destruction of his fleet by Anglo-Dutch forces.
Capture of ValkenburgFebruary – English troops surrender Valkenburg Castle in Flanders to Spanish forces.
Battle of Mookerheyde14 April – A Dutch army crumbles at a Spanish army's presence
Battle of Lillo30 May – Lodewijk van Boisot with 64 Dutch ships destroys the Spanish fleet near Antwerp
Conquest of Tunis13 September – Ottoman Empire finally defeats Spanish Empire for control of North Africa
Battle of TakatenjinTakeda Katsuyori, son of Takeda Shingen, captures Tokugawa Ieyasu's fortress of Takatenjin
Second Siege of NagashimaNobunaga's second attempt is foiled by a counter-attack
Siege of ItamiNobunaga defeats Araki Murashige who had rebelled
Battle of Manila (1574)Spanish under Juan de Salcedo and Don Galo decisively defeat Chinese pirates
1575Battle of Tukaroi3 March – Mughals defeat Sultanate of Bengal
Battle of Nagashino28 June – Nobunaga repels the forces of Takeda Katsuyori
Third Siege of NagashimaNobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress
1576Siege of MitsujiMay – Honganji forces defeat Nobunaga's army, killing Harada Naomasa
First Battle of KizugawaguchiAugust – Unsuccessful naval blockade by Nobunaga
Battle of RajmahalMughals led by Akbar decisively defeat the Bengal Sultanate, capture and later execute their last sultan Daud Khan Karrani.
1577Battle of Lubieszów17 April – Polish army defeats Danzig Rebellion army
Battle of TedorigawaNobunaga launches an unsuccessful attack on the forces of Uesugi Kenshin
1578Battle of Gembloux31 January – Don John of Austria crushes Protestant army
Battle of Alcazarquivir4 August – Moors defeat Portuguese army, kill King Sebastian of Portugal
Second Battle of KizugawaguchiNobunaga defeats the naval forces of the Mori clan
Battle of RijmenamThe Spanish forces were dealt a strategic defeat by the Dutch
Siege of KozukiHideyoshi is defeated by the Mori clan
Battle of ÇıldırOttoman Turks defeat Safavid Persia and conquer the Caucasus
1579Siege of ItamiHideyoshi captures Itami castle from Araki Murashige
Siege of Maastricht20,000 Spanish troops under Farnese captures the city defended by 2,000 Dutch soldiers and civilians
1580Battle of AlcântaraSpanish candidate to the Portuguese throne defeats national candidate
Siege of Ishiyama HonganjiAugust – Kōsa surrenders to Nobunaga after a ten-year siege
Siege of MikiHideyoshi captures Miki castle from Nagaharu
Capture of Porto24 October – Mainland Portugal is secured by the Spanish
1581Siege of BredaSpanish troops took the Dutch city by surprise
Siege of TakatenjinOda Nobunaga captures Takeda controlled castle
Siege of TottoriHideyoshi captures Tottori Castle. The castle's lord commits suicide
Battle of Salga25 July – The Azores successfully resist a personal union with Spain
Battle of JilkuaTaraf annexed by Twipra Kingdom assisted by the Baro-Bhuiyan confederation.
1582Battle of TemmokuzanTokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga destroy the forces of Takeda Katsuyori, who commits suicide
Siege of TakamatsuHideyoshi captures Takamatsu Castle. The lord of this castle also commits suicide
Battle of Honnō-ji21 June – Nobunaga is defeated by Akechi Mitsuhide, who forces him to commit suicide
Battle of YamazakiHideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide, the murderer of his master Oda Nobunaga
Battle of Ponta Delgada26 July – Spain wins a naval battle in the War of the Portuguese Succession
Battle of Uchide-hamaHideyoshi again defeats Nobunaga's murderer, Akechi Mitsuhide
Battle of Chuvash CapeRussians decisively defeat and conquer the Khanate of Sibir in Siberia.
1583Battle of Sao Vicente3 February – Skirmish where three English ships defeated three Spanish galleons.
Battle of ShizugatakeMay – Hideyoshi relieves one of his allies who was under siege
Battle of Torches9–11 May – Ottoman Turks defeat Safavid Persians at the end of three days of battle
Conquest of the Azores2 August – Spain integrates the Habsburg Dynasty as the rulers of Portugal
1584Battle of Komaki and NagakuteHideyoshi is defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu
1585Invasion of ShikokuHideyoshi conquers the island
1585Siege of IJsseloord6–15 October – Dutch and English defeat Spain.
1586Battle of Santo Domingo (1586)1 January – English under Francis Drake defeat and raid Spanish colony.
Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586)9–11 February – Francis Drake defeats Spanish and plunders city.
Raid on St. Augustine27–29 May – Francis Drake devastates Spanish colony.
Battle of Zutphen22 September – Spanish defeat Dutch rebels
1587Battle of Coutras20 October – Huguenot forces defeat the French Royal Army
Battle of Vimory26 October – French Royalist forces defeat foreign Huguenot forces
1588Battle of Byczyna24 January – A Polish faction defeats a Habsburg faction
Battle of Gravelines29 July – Spanish Armada beaten decisively in battle against the English and Dutch fleet
1590Battle of Tondibi13 March - Saadi dynasty of Morocco decisively defeats the Songhai Empire, leading to its collapse.
Battle of Ivry14 March – Henri IV of Navarre defeats Catholic League in War of the Three Henries
Battle of the Strait of Gibraltar24 April – English secure passage of company ships after defeating Spain
Siege of Odawara4 May August – the Go-Hōjō clan surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Japan was unified (1590)
Siege of ShimodaMay to August – Hideyoshi's forces successfully besiege Hōjō clan
1591Battle of Bhuchar MoriJuly – Mughal Empire defeated combined Kathiawar forces led by Nawanagar State
Battle of Flores (1591)30 August-1 September – Spain defeats England.
1592Battle of Sangju24 April – Konishi Yukinaga defeats the Koreans under Yi Il
Battle of Ch'ungju28 April – Japanese forces decisively defeat the Koreans
Battle of Okpo7 May – The Korean Navy defeats a Japanese convoy
Siege of Busan24–25 May (13–14 April Lunar Calendar) Japanese defeat Koreans
Battle of Hansan Island14 August – Korean Navy defeats Japanese Navy
Battle of Busan1 November – Korean Navy could not recapture Busan from Japan
Siege of PyongyangChinese general Li Rusong defeats Konishi Yukinaga. Japan is expelled from Pyongyang
Siege of JinjuSiege of Jinju Fortress. Commander Kim Si-min repulses the Japanese commander Hosokawa Tadaoki, due to the arrival of a Korean relief force led by Gwak Jae-u
1593Battle of Byeokjegwan27 January – battle between Japan and China in Seoul. The Japanese army led by Ukita Hideie and Kobayakawa Takakage defeated the Chinese army under Li Rusong
Battle of HaengjuThe Korean army under commander Gwon Yul defenders were successful in repelling the Japanese forces
Battle of Nong Sa RaiThai Ayutthaya Kingdom under Naresuan defeats final attempt to keep Siam subjugated by Nanda Bayin. Naresuan regains independence for the Ayutthaya Kingdom from Toungoo.
Siege of JinjuJapanese defeat Koreans
Battle of SisakForces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat forces of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Dryfe SandsA clash between Clan Maxwell and Clan Johnstone
1594Campaign of Danture5 July-9 October – Kingdom of Kandy stops Portuguese incursion into Sri Lanka.
Battle of Glenlivet3 October – Religious clan battle
1596Battle of Pinos11 March - Spain defeats English fleet
Battle of Keresztes24–26 October - Ottoman Empire defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany
Capture of CadizDutch United Provinces seize the Spanish city of Cádiz
1597Battle of Turnhout24 January – Dutch troops defeat Spanish cavalry
Siege of Amiens13 May-25 September – France and England defeat Spain.
Battle of Chilcheollyang28 August – Japanese Navy decisively defeat Korean Navy
Siege of NamwonAugust – Japanese defeat Korean and Chinese alliance force
Siege of UlsanJapanese defeat Korean and Chinese alliance force
Battle of Myeongnyang26 October – Korean Navy defeats Japanese navy
1598Battle of the Yellow FordIrish under Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone, destroy English force
Battle of San JuanEngland defeats Spain in Puerto Rico and takes their castle, they retreat 65 days later but burn San Juan to the ground.
Battle of Stångebro25 September – Sigismund loses the Swedish crown to his uncle, Duke Charles
Battle of SacheonOctober – Japanese army defeats Chinese army
Battle of Noryang Point16 December – Chinese and Korean Navy decisively defeat the Japanese army
1599Battle of Jenné26 April - Saadi dynasty of Morocco decisively defeats the Mali Empire, leading to its collapse.
Battle of Curlew Pass15 August – Irish forces defeat the English
Battle of Șelimbăr18 October – Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the army of Andrew Báthory
1600Battle of Nieuwpoort2 July – Battle between Dutch (led by Prince Maurits) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria
Battle of Sekigahara21 October – Japanese General Ieyasu defeats three regents of the son of Hideyoshi in the most important battle in Japanese history – he later establishes the Tokugawa Shogunate
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