List of battles 1301–1600

Early 14th century (1301–1350)

Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
1302 Franco-Flemish War Battle of the Golden Spurs 11 July In Flanders, Flemish forces led by William of Jülich and Pieter de Coninck defeat French knights.[1]
Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Battle of Bapheus 27 July The founder of the Ottoman dynasty Osman I defeats a Byzantine force.[2]
1303 First War of Scottish Independence Battle of Roslin 24 Feb Scottish forces led by John Comyn III ambush and defeat an English army at Roslin.[3]
Wars between the Kingdom of Mewar and the Delhi Sultanate Siege of Chittorgarh 28 Jan—26 Aug The Delhi Sultanate defeats and conquers the Guhilas of Medapata.
Franco-Flemish War Battle of Arques 4 April Flemish forces led by William of Jülich defeat a French army at Arques.[4]
Mongol invasions of the Levant Battle of Marj al-Saffar 20-22 April Mamluk forces defeat the Ilkhanate and their Armenian allies, last Mongol invasion of Syria.[5]
Liège-Brabant wars Siege of Maastricht May The Prince-Bishopric of Liège fails to conquer Maastricht from the Duchy of Brabant.
Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Battle of Dimbos Ottoman forces defeat Byzantine governors.
Introduction of Islam in Bangladesh Conquest of Sylhet Muslims led by Shamsuddin Firuz Shah conquer the Hindu Gour Kingdom led by Gour Govinda.
Franco-Flemish War Siege of Amsterdam William of Avesnes, commanding an army of the County of Holland captures Amsterdam from Jan I van Amstel, lord of Amstelland.
Siege of Zierikzee 1303—1304 A Flemish army under Guy of Namur fails to capture Zierikzee.
1304 First War of Scottish Independence Battle of Happrew Feb English forces defeat a small Scottish army.
Second siege of Stirling Castle April—24 July King Edward I besieges the Scots successfully. The Warwolf siege engine is constructed and first used during this battle.
Franco-Flemish War Siege of Schoonhoven July William of Avesnes, commanding the army of the County of Holland defeats rebel Schoonhoven.
Battle of Zierikzee 10-11 Aug A combined fleet from France, Genoa and Holland defeats a Flemish fleet.
Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle 18 Aug French forces under King Philip IV defeat the Flemish army at Mons-en-Pévèle. The battle is indecisive, which leads later to the Treaty of Athis-sur-Orge.
Battle on the Manpad Witte van Haemstede, commanding an army of the County of Holland defeats a Flemish army under Guy of Namur near Heemstede.
1305 Byzantine–Frankish conflicts Battle of Apros July Byzantine forces under Co-Emperor Michael IX are defeated by the Catalan Company in Thrace.
Mongol invasions of India Battle of Amroha 20 Dec The Delhi Sultanate defeats the invading Mongol forces of the Chagatai Khanate.
1306 First War of Scottish Independence Battle of Methven 19 June English forces under Aymer de Valence defeat the newly crowned Robert the Bruce and the Scottish army, during a surprise attack on his camp at Methven.
Crusades Hospitaller conquest of Rhodes 23 June 1306—15 Aug 1310 Rhodes is conquered by the Hospitallers.
Wars of Scottish Independence Battle of Dalrigh July Robert the Bruce is defeated by rival Scottish forces under John of Argyll of the Clan MacDougall at Dalrigh (also called "King's Field").
1307 Battle of Loch Ryan Feb Scottish forces under Thomas de Brus and Alexander de Brus are defeated by rival Scots at Loch Ryan.
Battle of Glen Trool April Scottish forces under King Robert the Bruce ambush and defeat the English army at Glen Trool.
Battle of Loudoun Hill 10 May Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the English army at Loudoun Hill.
Battle of Lucka 31 May Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen defeats king Albert I of Germany.
1308 Wars of Scottish Independence Battle of Inverurie 23 May Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the rival Scots of the Clan Comyn at Oldmeldrum.
Battle of the Pass of Brander August Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat the rival Scots of the Clan MacDougall at the Pass of Brander.
Campaigns of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi Sultanate Siege of Siwana Delhi forces conquer Siwana fortress in Rajasthan (North India).
Siege of Devagiri Alauddin Khalji takes Yadava capital, annexing Yadava territories for the Delhi Sultanate.
1309 Reconquista Siege of Algeciras July 1309—Jan 1310 Castile forced to withdraw siege on Granada city.
Siege of Almería Aug—Dec Aragonese forces under King James II besiege the Saracen garrison at Almería. After two months, James is forced to break off the siege.
First siege of Gibraltar 12 Sep Castilian forces under King Ferdinand IV besiege and capture the Moorish fortress at Gibraltar.
1310 Campaigns of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi Sultanate Siege of Warangal 16-19 Feb Delhi forces sack the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty, leading to their inevitable annexation in the coming years.
1311 Siege of Dwarasamudra 26-27 Feb Hoysala Empire surrenders and agrees to pay tribute to Delhi Sultanate.
Byzantine–Frankish conflicts Battle of Halmyros 15 March Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne of Athens and goes on to capture Athens and Thebes.
Lithuanian Crusade Battle of Wopławki 7 April The Teutonic Knights under Heinrich von Plötzke defeat the Lithuanian forces near the village of Wopławki.
Italienzug Siege of Brescia 19 May—19 Sep Henry VII, King of the Romans captures rebel Brescia.
1312 Charles I's wars for the centralized power Battle of Rozgony 15 June Hungarian forces under King Charles I defeat the rebel army of Palatine Amadeus Aba at Rozgony.
Battle of Gallipoli 2,000 Turcopoles are annihilated by a combined Byzantine, Kingdom of Serbia, and Genoese force.
Crusades Battle of Amorgos Knights Hospitaller destroy the fleet of Menteshe.[6]
1313 Conflict over Bavarian tutelage Battle of Gammelsdorf 9 Nov Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria.
1314 First War of Scottish Independence Battle of Bannockburn 23-24 June Scottish forces under Robert the Bruce defeat King Edward II. Robert takes Stirling Castle and secures Scottish independence.
1315 Conflict between Louis IV of Bavaria and Frederick I of Habsburg Battle of Holíč 12 July King John of Bohemia defeats Matthew III Csák.
First War of Scottish Independence Siege of Carlisle 22 July—1 Aug Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce besiege unsuccessfully Carlisle Castle.
Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines Battle of Montecatini 29 Aug Pisa defeats allied forces of Florence and the Kingdom of Naples.
First War of Scottish Independence Battle of Moiry Pass Sep Scottish-Irish forces under Edward Bruce defeat an Irish garrison at Moyry Pass.
Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy Battle of Morgarten 15 Nov Swiss forces defeat Leopold I, Duke of Austria on the shore of the Ägerisee.
1316 Campaigns of Ferdinand of Majorca Battle of Picotin 22 Feb Ferdinand of Majorca defeats Matilda of Hainaut and the Achaean barons loyal to her.
First War of Scottish Independence Battle of Skaithmuir Feb Scottish forces under James Douglas defeat an English raiding party near Coldstream.
Campaigns of Ferdinand of Majorca Battle of Manolada 5 July Louis of Burgundy defeats the Majorcans, Ferdinand of Majorca is slain.
First War of Scottish Independence Second Battle of Athenry 10 Aug English forces defeat an Irish army under Felim O'Connor, king of Connacht.
North German Margrave War Battle of Gransee Aug A North German-Danish alliance led by Henry II of Mecklenburg defeat Waldemar the Great.
1317 Byzantine–Ottoman wars Siege of Bursa 1317—6 April 1326 Ottoman forces led by Sultan Orhan capture the fortified city of Bursa.
1318 First War of Scottish Independence Battle of Dysert O'Dea 10 May Irish forces under Ó Deághaidh defeat the English Lordship.
Battle of Faughart 14 Oct English forces defeat a Scots–Irish army under Edward Bruce, who is slain.
War of the Limburg Succession Siege of Sittard John III, Duke of Brabant captures Sittard from Reinoud van Valkenburg.
1319 Battle of Chios 23 July The Knights Hospitaller and the Genoese of the Lordship of Chios score victory over an Aydinid fleet.
Battle of Wöhrden 7 Sep The farmers of Dithmarschen defeat an army of knights from Holstein and Mecklenburg under Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg.
1320 Byzantine–Frankish conflicts Battle of Saint George 9 Sep Byzantine forces under Andronikos Asen ambush and defeat the army of the Principality of Achaea, securing possession of Arcadia.
Battle of Rhodes A Turkish invasion fleet is destroyed by the Knights Hospitaller and the Genoese, in an attempt to capture Rhodes.
Battle of Marra Biete Ethiopians defeat Sultanate of Ifat.
1322 Despenser War Battle of Burton Bridge 7-10 March English Royal forces defeat a rebel English army.
Battle of Boroughbridge 16 March English Royal forces defeat a rebel English army fighting for the Scots.
Battle of Bliska Aug—Sep A coalition of Croatian noblemen defeat Mladen II Šubić of Bribir, Ban of Croatia.
Battle of Mühldorf 28 Sep Louis the Bavarian defeats and captures Frederick I of Austria.
1323 Siege of Warangal 13 March—9 Nov Delhi Sultanate conquers Kakatiya Empire.
Aragonese conquest of Sardinia Siege of Villa di Chiesa 28 June 1323—7 Feb 1324 Aragonese capture Sardinian town from Pisa.
1324 Battle of Lucocisterna 29 Feb Aragon conquers Sardinia from the Republic of Pisa.
1325 Savoy-Viennois wars Battle of Varey 7 Aug Vienne under Guigues de la Tour-du-Pin defeat the Savoyards.
Guelphs and Ghibellines and War of the Bucket Battle of Zappolino 15 Nov Communal struggle between Bologna and Modena, Modena emerges victorious.
1326 Invasion of England Siege of Bristol 18-26 Oct Queen Isabella of France besieges and captures Bristol after an eight-day siege.
1327 Siege of Béjaïa Battle of Temzezdekt Zayyanid Kingdom of Tlemcen defeats Hafsid dynasty.
Campaigns of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi Sultanate Sack of Halebidu Delhi Sultanate sacks capital of the Hoysala Kingdom.
1328 Peasant revolt in Flanders Battle of Cassel 23 Aug French under Philip VI defeat a revolting Flemish peasant army, killing their leaders.
Byzantine–Ottoman wars Siege of Nicaea 1328—1331 The Byzantine city of Nicaea falls to Ottomans under Orhan.
1329 Lithuanian Crusade Siege of Medvėgalis 1 Feb Teutonic Order captures Lithuanian fortress.
Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Battle of Pelekanon 10 June The second ruler of the Ottoman dynasty, Orhan I, defeats the Byzantines under Emperor Andronicus III. This completes the Ottoman conquest of Bithynia.
Norman wars in Ireland Battle of Ardnocher 10 Aug Irish force led by William MacGeoghegan defeats English army under Thomas Butler, who is killed.
1330 Bulgarian–Serbian wars Battle of Velbazhd 28 July Serbia defeats Bulgaria and their Wallachian allies. Michael III of Bulgaria killed in battle.
Hungarian-Wallachian Wars Battle of Posada 9 Nov Basarab I of Wallachia defeats Charles I of Hungary.
Norman wars in Ireland Battle of Fiodh-an-Átha Ualgarg O'Rourke is defeated by the English.
1331 Polish-Teutonic War Battle of Płowce 27 Sep Kingdom of Poland defeats Teutonic Order.
1332 Battle of Das 3 July Ethiopians led by their Emperor Amda Seyon defeat combined attack of Adal and Sultanate of Ifat in the Ethiopian mainland.
Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars Battle of Rusokastro 18 July Bulgarians defeat Byzantines.
Second War of Scottish Independence Battle of Kinghorn 6 Aug Donnchadh IV, Earl of Fife defeated by smaller army supporting Edward Balliol, pretender to the Scottish throne.
Battle of Dupplin Moor 11 Aug English supporting Edward Balliol, Scottish pretender, defeat the Scots.
Guelphs and Ghibellines Battle of San Felice 25 Nov The Holy Roman Empire under Charles of Luxembourg defeats the Signoria of Ferrara, the Signoria of Mantua, the Signoria of Milan and the Signoria of Verona under condottiere Giovi da Camposampiero.
Wars of Scottish Independence Battle of Annan 16 Dec Bruce loyalists drive out the English-backed usurper to the Scottish throne Edward Balliol.
Battle of Zeila Ethiopians defeat and vassalize Sultanate of Ifat, sack their capital and imprison their Sultan Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din.
1333 Second War of Scottish Independence Battle of Halidon Hill 19 July Edward III of England avenges Bannockburn.
1334 Liège-Brabant wars Siege of Maastricht March After a short siege, Maastricht surrenders to bishop Adolph de la Marck of Liège.
1335 Second War of Scottish Independence Battle of Boroughmuir 30 July Scotland under John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray defeats an army of the County of Namur under Guy II, Marquis of Namur, fighting for England.
1336 Nanboku-chō Wars Battle of Minatogawa 5 July Kusunoki Masashige, obeying Emperor Go-Daigo's orders, leads an imperial army into defeat by the Ashikaga. Kusunoki commits suicide.
Battle of Villanueva de Barcarrota Castile defeats Portugal
1337 Nanboku-chō Wars Siege of Kanegasaki Jan—April Ashikaga victory.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Cadzand Nov English defeat pro-French garrison of Cadsand in Flanders.
1338 Battle of Arnemuiden 23 Sep French victory over the English fleet.
1339 Battle of Parabiago 21-22 Feb Rebel Lodrisio Visconti is defeated by the Visconti of Milan's army.
Hundred Years' War Siege of Cambrai Sep—Oct King Edward III of England withdraws when a large French army was near and fails to capture Cambrai.
1340 Battle of Sluys 24 June Edward III defeats the Franco-Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France off the coast of Flanders and gains control of the English Channel.
Battle of Saint-Omer 26 July Anglo-Flemish force driven back from the town by a French army.
Siege of Tournai 23 July—25 Sep King Edward III of England fails to capture Tournai from king Philip VI of France.
Reconquista Battle of Río Salado 30 Oct Alfonso XI of Castile and Afonso IV of Portugal defeat the Marinid under Sultan Abul-Hassan and the Granadine under King Yusuf I.
1341 Breton War of Succession Battle of Champtoceaux 13-16 Oct Begins the Breton War of Succession.
1342 Battle of Guadalmesí 8 Apr Castile and Portugal defeat the Marinid dynasty.
Battle of Kannanur March—8 Sep Madurai Sultanate defeats and executes Veera Ballala III, ending the Hoysala Empire.
Breton War of Succession Battle of Brest 18 Aug English fleet defeats Genoese mercenaries.
Battle of Morlaix 30 Sep Besieged by the English, a French relief army broke the siege of Morlaix. When the English retreated into a wood, the French withdrew.
1344 Byzantine civil war Battle of Stephaniana May Turks from the Emirate of Aydin defeat a Serbian army in northern Greece.
1345 Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines Battle of Gamenario 22 April Ghibelline Asti and John II, Marquess of Montferrat defeat the Neapolitan Guelph League army.
Friso-Hollandic Wars Siege of Utrecht 8 June—22 July William II, Count of Hainaut and of Holland captures Utrecht and forces bishop John of Arkel to submission.
Byzantine civil war Battle of Peritheorion 7 July A Byzantine-Turkish army under John VI Kantakouzenos and Umur Bey defeats and kills the renegade lord Momchil in the Rhodope.
Polish–Bohemian War Battle of Lelów July Poland and Hungary defeat Bohemia.
Battle of Pogoń Poland defeats Bohemia.
Friso-Hollandic Wars Battle of Warns 26 Sep Frisians defeat Dutch invasion force led by William IV, Count of Holland.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Auberoche 21 Oct English relief army lift a siege by the French.
Genoese–Mongol Wars Second Siege of Kaffa / 1345—1347 The Golden Horde again lays siege to the Genoese city of Kaffa on the Black Sea, but withdraws due to the Black Death.
Battle of Lough Neagh Naval battle between Hugh O'Neill and the Clann Hugh Buidhe.
1346 Breton War of Succession and Hundred Years' War Battle of St Pol de Léon 9 June English defeat the French.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Caen 26 July English force capture and sack the town.
Battle of Blanchetaque 24 Aug English under Edward III cross the Somme.
Battle of Crécy 26 Aug English longbowmen defeat French cavalry at Abbeville.
Siege of Calais 4 Sep 1346—3 Aug 1347 English forces capture the city.
Hundred Years' War and Second War of Scottish Independence Battle of Neville's Cross 17 Oct English defeat the Scots under King David Bruce.
Battle of Calry Lough Gill O'Rourke soundly defeated by the O'Connors.
1347 Cola di Rienzo conflict Battle of Porta San Lorenzo Nov The people of Rome defeat the baronial troops of Stefano Colonna.
War of the Breton Succession Battle of La Roche-Derrien English relief army lift a French siege.
1348 Lithuanian Crusade Battle of Strėva 2 Feb Teutonic Order defeats the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
1349 Hundred Years' War Battle of Lunalonge May or June Anglo-Gascons hold the upper hand during the day over the French but the Anglo-Gascons have to withdraw during the night.
Battle of Llucmajor 25 Oct James IV of Majorca defeated and killed by troops of Aragon.
Rise of the Kano Sultanate Battle of Santolo Newly Islamic Sultanate of Kano defeats animist Hausa Kingdom of Santolo.
1350 Hundred Years' War Battle of Calais 1 Jan English force defeated a French army which was attempting to take the city.
Hook and Cod wars Battle of Naarden 15 or 16 May The army of Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut and of Holland defeats the army of her son, William I, Duke of Bavaria.
Hundred Years' War Les Espagnols sur Mer 29 Aug English fleet defeats Castilian fleet.

Late 14th century (1351–1400)

Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
1351 Breton War of Succession Combat of the Thirty 26 March Thirty French knights from Chateau Josselin under Jean de Beaumanoir call out and defeat thirty English knights under Robert Bemborough.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Medemblik March—April William I, Duke of Bavaria captures Medemblik.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Saintes 1 April English relief army lifted a French siege.
Battle of Ardres 6 June French defeated the English.
Hook and Cod wars Battle of Veere 10 June The fleet of Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut defeats the fleet of her son William I, Duke of Bavaria, after which Margaret captures Zeeland.
Battle of Zwartewaal 3-5 July The Cod fleet of William I defeats the Hook fleet of his mother Margaret II.
Siege of Geertruidenberg Oct 1351—18 Aug 1352 William I, Duke of Bavaria captures Geertruidenberg.
1352 Breton War of Succession Battle of Mauron 14 Aug Anglo-Bretons defeated the French.
1354 Byzantine–Ottoman wars Fall of Gallipoli March Ottoman Turks under Sultan Orhan capture Gallipoli, giving them a bridgehead into Europe.
War of the Straits Battle of Sapienza 4 Nov Genoans destroy Venetian fleet.
1356 Hook and Cod wars Battle of Soest 14 March The army of Bavaria-Straubing and the County of Holland defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht.
Battle of Scheut 17 Aug The Flemish army defending the claim of Louis II, Count of Flanders as duke of Brabant defeats an army of Brabant, supporting Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg as the new duke.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Poitiers 25 Oct Edward the Black Prince captures King John II of France, France plunges into chaos.
Baile Loch Deacair In southern Connacht.
1357 Majapahit–Sundanese conflicts Battle of Bubat Majapahit Prime Minister Gajah Mada has the Sunda royal family killed.
1358 Jacquerie Battle of Mello 10 June Army of French nobles crushes the peasant Jacquerie.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Heusden 1 Sep 1358—20 Feb 1359 The army of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, count of Holland captures rebel Cod Heusden.
Siege of Heemskerk 4 Dec 1358—24 March 1359 The army of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, count of Holland captures rebel Cod Heemskerk.
1359 Siege of Delft 11 March—29 May Albert I of Bavaria and Holland captures rebel Cod controlled Delft.
Battle of Achelous Late Spring Albanians under John Spata defeat Despotate of Epirus and form several Despotates in parts of their land.
Battle of Campo delle Mosche 23 July Florentines defeat Great Company.
1361 Danish–Hanseatic War Battle of Visby 27 July Poorly armed farmers from the island of Gotland are defeated by a Danish army. The battle became notable after an excavation revealed numerous mass graves containing the dead from the battle, many still wearing their armour.
1362 Reconquista Battle of Guadix Jan Granada defeats Castile.
Lithuanian Crusade Siege of Kaunas 13 March—17 April Teutonic Order defeats Grand Duchy of Lithuania, captures and razes the Kaunas Castle.
Battle of Brignais 6 April Mercenary Free Companies defeat a French army.
Great Troubles Battle of Blue Waters Autumn 1362 or 1363 The Pagan Lithuanians defeat Islamic Tatar Forces.
Danish–Hanseatic War Battle of Helsingborg 8 July Danish fleet beat Hanseatic fleet.
1363 Red Turban Rebellion Battle of Lake Poyang 30 Aug—4 Oct Ming dynasty decisively defeats Yuan dynasty and kills their commander Chen Youliang.
1364 Hundred Years' War Battle of Cocherel 16 May French defeat Gascon-Navarrese-English.
Battle of Cascina 28 July Battle between the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence.
War of the Breton Succession Battle of Auray 29 Sep End of Breton War of Succession, English defeat Franco-Bretons.
Serbian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Sırpsındığı Ottomans decisively defeat Serbs joined by crusader coalition of Bulgaria, Hungary and Wallachia. The Ottomans annexed Adrianople which became their second capital due to this battle and gained a foothold into the Balkans.
1365 Crusades Sack of Alexandria 9-12 Oct Peter I of Cyprus leads Cypriots to take and sack Alexandria for three days.
Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Battle of Adrianople Capture by Ottoman Turks.
1367 Castilian Civil War Battle of Nájera 3 April English under the Black Prince and Don Pedro of Castile defeat the Franco-Castilians.
Battle of Dinklar 3 Sep Gerhard vom Berge, Bishop of Hildesheim, defeats Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Dietrich von Portitz, Archbishop of Magdeburg and Albert von Rickmersdorf, Bishop of Halberstadt.
First Albanian Siege of Ioannina 1367—1370 Albanian and Aromanian troops attack Ioannina for three years, ending in a ceasefire.
1369 Castilian Civil War Battle of Montiel 14 March Franco-Castilians under King Henry II of Castile defeated Portuguese-Marinids-Grenadines-Jews under his half-brother Don Pedro of Castile, who is captured and executed.
Reconquista Siege of Algeciras July Granada retakes city from Castile.
Battle of Poni Majapahit Empire and Bruneian Empire defeat Sulu Sultanate.
1370 Northern Crusades Battle of Rudau Feb Teutonic Knights defeat Lithuanians.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Pontvallain 4 Dec French victory against English.
Timurid conquests and invasions Siege of Balkh Timur defeats and has killed his brother-in-law Amir Husayn and gains control of the western Chagatai.
1371 Battle of Baesweiler 22 Aug Edward, Duke of Guelders and William II, Duke of Jülich defeat Wenceslaus, Duke of Brabant.
Serbian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Maritsa 26 Sep Serbs under their ruler King Vukašin of Serbia who is killed in battle along with his brother, were defeated by an Ottoman force. Southern Serbia soon annexed by Ottomans.
1372 Hundred Years' War Battle of La Rochelle 22-23 June Castilian fleet defeats the English fleet. English sea dominance destroyed.
1373 Battle of Chiset 21 March French defeat an English relief army trying to lift the siege of Chiset.
Battle of Leveste 25 July Otto I, Count of Schauenburg and Holstein-Pinneberg defeats Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Magnus dies in the battle.
First War of the Guelderian Succession Siege of Venlo John II, Count of Blois besieges Venlo against his contender William II, Duke of Jülich.
1375 War of the Eight Saints Cesena Bloodbath 1375—July 1378 2,500/5,000 inhabitants of the Italian city of Cesena are slaughtered by Papal troops led by John Hawkwood.
Byzantine-Latin Wars Battle of Gardiki Achaean victory defeats Morean siege
Great Troubles Battle on Pyana River 2 Aug The Russian troops are defeated, while their commander drowns in the river.
1378 Knights Hospitaller Invasion of Arta April Knights Hospitaller attempt to capture the Despotate of Arta but fail.
Great Troubles Battle of the Vozha River 11 Aug Moscow defeats the Golden Horde.
1380 Battle of Kulikovo 8 Sep Dmitry Donskoy of Moscow halts the Mongols.
Battle of Dubravnica Summer 1380 or Dec 1381 Moravian Serbia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Frisian War Battle of Loppersum End 1380 or early 1381 Chieftain Ocko I tom Brok of Norderland and Emsigerland defeats chieftains Kampo Abdena of Hinte and Folkmar Allena of Osterhusen.
Battle of Jinpo A navy built by Goryeo defeats Japanese Wokou pirates. First historical battle involving gunpowder ships.
1381 Peasants' Revolt Battle of North Walsham 25 or 26 June Forces led by Henry le Despenser defeat the rebels of Norfolk at the end of the English Peasants' Revolt.
Battle of Dubravnica Summer 1380 or Dec 1381 Serbs defeat Ottomans under Murad I.
Great Troubles Second Battle of the Kalka River Tokhtamysh defeats Mamai and gains control of the Blue Horde.
1382 Revolt of Ghent Battle of Beverhoutsveld 3 May Ghent rebels under Philip van Artevelde defeat the army of Louis II, Count of Flanders.
Post-Great Troubles Siege of Moscow 23-27 Aug Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde takes back control of Moscow from the Principality of Moscow.
Revolt of Ghent and Hundred Years' War Battle of Roosebeke 27 Nov French army under King Charles VI of France crush a large Flemish army of urban levies.
1383 Hundred Years' War Battle of Dunkirk May Ghent rebels under Frans Ackerman and an English army under Henry le Despenser defeat the armies of Louis II, Count of Flanders and king Charles VI of France.
Siege of Ypres 8 June—8 Aug An English army under Henry le Despenser and Ghent rebels fail to take Ypres from Louis II, Count of Flanders.
Trian Chongail Hugh O Neill and Robin Savage kill each other in a cavalry charge.
1384 1383-1385 Crisis Battle of Atoleiros 6 April Nuno Álvares Pereira (Portuguese general) defeats Castile.
Siege of Lisbon 29 May—3 Sep Portugal successfully defends its capital from the Castilians.
Battle of Tejo July The Portuguese win a naval battle in the Tagus river.
Battle of Leça The Castilian blockade to Porto is stopped.
1385 Battle of Trancoso 29 May An army sent by John I of Castile is defeated by the Portuguese.
Battle of Aljubarrota 14 Aug Portugal maintains independence from Castile, John I establishes Avis dynasty.
Thopia expansionist Wars Battle of Savra 18 Sep Zeta (Montenegro) forces under Balša II were defeated by Ottoman commander Hayreddin Pasha near Berat.
1383-1385 Crisis Battle of Valverde 14 Oct The Portuguese defeat a Castilian army.
Norman wars in Ireland Battle of Tochar Cruachain-Bri-Ele O Conchobhair, King of Uí Falighe, soundly defeats the English of Meath.
1386 Battle of the Vikhra River 29 April Grand Duchy of Lithuania decisively defeats the Principality of Smolensk and make the principality agree to be their vassal.
Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy Battle of Sempach 9 July Swiss defeat Leopold III of Austria.
Timurid invasions of Georgia Siege of Tbilisi Timur decisively defeats the Kingdom of Georgia.
Serbian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Pločnik Serbian victory and first serious defeat for the Ottoman army in the Balkans.
1387 Battle of Castagnaro 11 March Giovanni Ordelaffi and Ostasio da Polenta, for Verona, defeated by John Hawkwood and Francesco Novello Carraresi, for Padua.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Margate 24-25 March An English fleet under Richard, Earl of Arundel defeats a Franco-Castilian-Flemish wine fleet under Sir Jean de Bucq in the area of the southern North Sea between Margate and Cadzand.
Battle of Radcot Bridge 19 Dec Rebellious Lords Appellant defeat a Royal army and briefly gain control of the government.
Timurid Wars Siege of Isfahan Timur annexes Isfahan and nearby territories from the Muzaffarids.
1388 Wars of the Hongwu Emperor Battle of Buir Lake / March Ming Chinese army under general Lan Yu decisively defeated Mongol Northern Yuan dynasty, more than 100,000 Mongols killed or captured.
Anglo-Scottish Wars Battle of Otterburn 19 Aug English under a young Henry "Hotspur" Percy defeated by Scots under James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas.
Battle of Döffingen 23 Aug The league of princes and the league of knights under Eberhard II, Count of Württemberg defeat the Swabian League of Cities under 'Städtehauptmann' or military commander Konrad Besserer of Ulm.
Bosnian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Bileća 27 Aug Bosnians and Serbians defeat the Ottomans.
1389 Serbian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Kosovo Polje 15 June A Turkish army gathered by Murad I and a Serbian army under Knez Lazar beat each other into the ground. The battle was a draw, yet in the wake of it the Serbs were left with too few men to effectively defend their lands, while the Turks had many more troops in the east. Both Lazar and Murad lost their lives in the battle.
1391 Tokhtamysh–Timur war Battle of the Kondurcha River 18 June Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde.
First Florentine–Milanese War Battle of Alessandria 25 July Mercenary army of Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan beat that of Jean III of Armagnac.
1393 Second Siege of Altena Castle July Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland captures rebel Altena Castle.
1394 Norman wars in Ireland Battle of Ros-mic-Triuin King of Leinster attacks and defeats the English.
1395 Tokhtamysh–Timur war Battle of the Terek River 14 April Timur decisively defeats Tokhtamysh.
Battle of Portomaggiore 16 April Astorre I Manfredi for the Republic of Venice and Niccolò III d'Este beat Ferrarese rebel Azzo X d'Este.
Ottoman-Wallachian wars Battle of Rovine 17 May Mircea cel Batrin the voievod of Wallachia defeated Bayezid I, sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
1396 Friso-Hollandic Wars Battle of Schoterzijl 29 Aug Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland defeats the Frisians.
Clan Cameron-Clan Mackintosh feud Battle of the North Inch Late Sep Scottish clan battle.
Crusades Battle of Nicopolis 25 Sep A major French–Hungarian crusade is defeated by the Ottomans under Bayezid I.
1397 Battle of Kleverhamm 7 June Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and Dietrich IX, Count of Mark defeat duke William II of Berg and duke William I of Guelders and Jülich.
1398 Timurid conquests and invasions Sack of Delhi 17-20 Dec Timur defeats the Sultanate of Delhi and sacks their capital, weakening Delhi for a century.
1399 Golden Horde conflicts Battle of the Vorskla River 12 Aug Vytautas the Great of Lithuania is defeated by generals of Tamerlane.
Norman wars in Ireland Battle of Tragh-Bhaile The Anglo-Irish defeat the sons of Henry O Neill.

Early 15th century (1401–50)

Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
1400 Battle of Bergtheim 11 Jan Gerhard von Schwarzburg, bishop of Würzburg, defeats rebel farmers and citizens of the cities.
Timurid conquests and invasions Battle of Aleppo Oct—Nov Timur decisively defeats the Mamluk Sultanate, destroying their forces attempting to defend Syria.
Siege of Damascus Dec 1400—March 1401 Timur defeats Mamluk Sultanate and annexes Damascus.
1401 Glyndŵr rebellion Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen Mid-June Welsh rebels under Owain Glyndŵr defeat an army of English and Flemish soldiers near Aberystwyth.
Battle of Tuthill 2 Nov Inconclusive battle between English and Welsh near Caernarfon.
1402 Third Florentine–Milanese War Battle of Casalecchio 26 Jan Alberico da Barbiano for Milan defeats Bolognese–Florentine army under Muzio Attendolo.
Glyndŵr rebellion Battle of Bryn Glas 22 June English army routed in mid-Wales; Owain Glyndŵr's revolt spreads.
Anglo-Scottish Wars Battle of Nesbit Moor Clash between English and Scottish prior to the decisive Battle of Homildon Hill.
Timurid conquests and invasions Battle of Ankara 28 July Timur defeats and captures Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I in Anatolia. Also called the Battle of Angora.
Arkel War Siege of Gorinchem 29 June—18 Sep Albert I, Duke of Bavaria and of Holland defeats John V, Lord of Arkel.
Anglo-Scottish Wars Battle of Homildon Hill 14 Sep A strong Scottish raiding force is heavily defeated by English longbowmen.
Timurid conquests and invasions Siege of Smyrna Dec Timur defeats the Knights of Rhodes and razes Smyrna.
1403 Glyndŵr Rising Battle of Shrewsbury 21 July Henry IV defeats rebel army led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy, who is slain in the fighting.
Timurid conquests and invasions Siege of Birtvisi Timur besieges fortress of the Georgian Kingdom.
Battle of Ziela Ethiopia under Dawit I defeats and kills Sultan Sa'ad ad-Din II, bringing a final conquest to the Ifat Sultanate.
1405 Glyndŵr Rising Battle of Pwll Melyn May Owain Glyndŵr's rebels defeated near Usk.
1406 Norman wars in Ireland Cluain Immorrais The King of Uí Falighe defeats the Galls of Meath.
Scottish clan wars Battle of Tuiteam Tarbhach Scottish clan battle fought between the Clan MacLeod of Lewis against the Clan MacKay.
1407 Ming–Hồ War Battle of Lạng Sơn 19 Jan Ming Chinese forces defeated Đại Ngu forces.
Siege of Maastricht 24 Nov 1407—23 Sep 1408 Rebels from Liège fail to take Maastricht from supporters of bishop John of Bavaria of Liège.
Ming–Hồ War Battle of Sông Phú Lương Chinese Ming dynasty decisively defeated the Vietnamese Hồ dynasty, led to the Ming conquest of Đại Ngu.
Ming treasure voyages Battle of Palembang Ming dynasty defeats pirates in Sumatra and captures their leader Chen Zuyi.
1408 Percy Rebellion Battle of Bramham Moor 19 Feb The Percy Rebellion is finally crushed by King Henry IV of England.
Wars of Liège Battle of Othée 23 Sep John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy defeats rebels from the city of Liège, which greatly enriches him and puts him in a strong position for the Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War.
1409 Aragonese conquest of Sardinia Battle of Sanluri 30 June Aragon defeats the giudicato di Arborea, last independent kingdom of Sardinia.
Wars of the Yongle Emperor Battle of Kherlen 23 Sep The Mongols under Öljei Temür Khan defeat Ming China.
1410 Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War Battle of Grunwald 15 July Polish and Lithuanian army under Władysław II Jagiełło break the spine of the Teutonic Knights under Ulrich von Jungingen. Also called the Battle of Tannenberg.
Battle of Koronowo 10 Oct Polish-Lithuania army defeat Teutonic Knights.
1411 Battle of Roccasecca 19 May Louis II of Anjou defeats Ladislaus of Naples for the control of the Kingdom of Naples.
Clan Donald and Stewart royal family wars Battle of Harlaw 24 July Highlanders versus Lowland Scots ends in draw.
Byzantine–Ottoman wars and Ottoman Interregnum Siege of Constantinople Short and unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by Musa Çelebi.
1412 Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War Battle of Saint-Rémy-du-Val 9 May The Burgundians under Waleran III, Count of Ligny and Philippe d'Harcourt defeat the Armagnacs under John I, Duke of Alençon and Raoul de Gaucourt.
Siege of Bourges 11 June—12 July After a month of siege, king Charles VI of France decides for a truce with the Armagnacs.
Siege of Dreux 10-15 July Burgundians capture Dreux from the Armagnacs in a French civil war.
Campaigns of Qara Yusuf Battle of Chalagan Dec Kara Koyunlu Turkomans defeat the Georgian army under Constantine I of Georgia and Shirvanshah Ibrahim, their ally.
1413 Ottoman Interregnum Battle of Çamurlu 5 July Mehmed I defeats and executes Musa Çelebi, reuniting the Ottoman Empire.
1415 Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Conquest of Ceuta 21 Aug Ceuta is captured by the Portuguese.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Agincourt 25 Oct An outnumbered English force under Henry V defeats the French through the use of massed longbowmen behind sharpened stakes.
1416 Hook and Cod wars First Siege of IJsselstein 5-30 May William II, Duke of Bavaria and count of Holland captures IJsselstein after a truce, which ends the rebellion of John II, Lord of Egmond.
Ottoman–Venetian Wars Battle of Gallipoli 29 May A Venetian fleet under Pietro Loredan destroys the Ottoman fleet.
1417 Hook and Cod wars Second Siege of IJsselstein 10-24 June A Cod army besieged a Hook army in IJsselstein. A truce brokered by John III, Duke of Bavaria makes an end to the siege.
Great Frisian War Battle of Okswerderzijl 18 June The Allies (Vetkopers and Bronckhorsts) under Keno II tom Brok, Focko Ukena and Sibet Papinga defeat the Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda and Coppen Jarges.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Gorinchem 23 or 24 Nov—1 Dec A Hook army defeats a Cod army in the city of Gorinchem.
1418 Siege of Dordrecht 28 June—10 Aug An army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and John IV, Duke of Brabant fails to capture Dordrecht from supporters of John III, Duke of Bavaria.
Hundred Years' War Siege of Rouen 29 July 1418—19 Jan 1419 Henry V of England gains a foothold in Normandy.
Great Frisian War Battle of Dokkum Allies under Focko Ukena defeat the Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda.
1419 Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Siege of Ceuta 13-17 Aug The Moors attempt to retake Ceuta but are easily repelled by the Portuguese.
Hussite Wars Battle of Vysehrad 16 Aug 1419—Nov 1420 Series of engagements between the Hussite forces and the Holy Roman Emperor's crusaders.
Great Frisian War Battle of Miedum 19 or 20 Aug Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda defeat the allies.
Hussite Wars Battle of Živohoště 4 Nov The Hussites defeat Bohemian Catholics commanded by Petr of Sternberg and Jan Ptáček of Pirkštejn
Hundred Years' War Battle of la Rochelle 30 Dec A Castilian fleet defeats an English-Hanseatic coalition fleet.
Lam Sơn uprising Siege of Dong Quan 1419—1428 Ming city besieged every year of Lam Son uprising, eventually fell to Le Loi.
1420 Hussite Wars Battle of Sudomer 25 March Hussites led by Jan Žižka defeat Catholics.
Great Frisian War Battle on the Palesloot 12 May The Allies under Focko Ukena defeat the Schieringers.
Hussite Wars Battle of Vitkov Hill 12 June—14 July Hussite victory over the Crusaders of the Holy Roman Emperor.
Hundred Years' War Siege of Montereau-Fault-Yonnefr 16 June—1 July An army under king Henry V of England and duke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Montereau-Fault-Yonne from the French.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Leiden 18 June—17 Aug An army under John III, Duke of Bavaria captures Leiden from supporters of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.
Great Frisian War Battle of Sloten 11 July An army of Schieringers under Sicko Sjaerda and Cods under Hendrik van Renesse defeats the allies (Vetkopers and Bronckhorsts) under Focko Ukena.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Geertruidenberg End Aug—11 Nov Supporters of John III, Duke of Bavaria defeat supporters of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut.
1421 Hundred Years' War Battle of Baugé 22 March The French and Scottish forces of Charles VII of France commanded by the Earl of Buchan defeat an English army after a reckless cavalry charge by Henry V's younger brother, the Duke of Clarence, who is slain in the fighting.
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War Battle of Mons-en-Vimeu 30 Aug The Burgundians under duke Philip the Good defeat the Armagnacs under Jaqcues d'Harcourt, Jean Poton de Xaintrailles and La Hire.
Hundred Years' War Siege of Meaux 6 Oct 1421—10 May 1422 English led by Henry V fight the French.
Hussite Wars Battle of Kutna Hora 21 Dec Hussites escape Royalist forces of Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund.
1422 Battle of Nebovidy 6 Jan Jan Žižka leads the Hussites to victory over an Imperial army.
Battle of Německý Brod 10 Jan Hussites sack town.
Byzantine–Ottoman wars Siege of Constantinople 10 June—Sep Large-scale but unsuccessful siege of Constantinople by the Ottomans.
Transalpine campaigns Battle of Arbedo 30 June Milanese led by Francesco Bussone fight the Swiss.
Byzantine–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Venetian wars Siege of Thessalonica June 1422—29 March 1430 The city of Thessalonica, ruled by the Republic of Venice, is captured by the Ottoman Empire after a nearly 8 year siege.
Bavarian War Battle of Alling 19 Sep Ernest, Duke of Bavaria-Munich and William III, Duke of Bavaria-Munich defeat Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
1423 Hussite Wars Battle of Hořic 27 April Taborites defeat Utraquists, ending the Hussite Civil War.
Battle of L'Aquila 7 May 1423—5 June 1424 Jacopo Caldora and Micheletto Attendolo for the Kingdom of Naples defeat Braccio da Montone for Alfonso V of Aragon.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Cravant 31 July English victory.
Battle of La Brossinière 26 Sep French victory over English.
1424 Wars in Lombardy Battle of Zagonara 28 July The Florentines defeated by Filippo Maria Visconti's Milanese army under Count of Carmagnola.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Verneuil 17 Aug The English under the Duke of Bedford defeat a major Franco-Scottish army, clearing the way for further English conquests in Northern France.
1425 Hook and Cod wars Siege of Schoonhoven 10 March—8 Oct A Hook army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut managed to capture and hold Schoonhoven, from Cod armies, fighting for duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Battle of Alphen aan den Rijn 21 Oct A Hook army under Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut defeats a Cod army under Jacob van Gaasbeek.
1426 Battle of Brouwershaven 13 Jan Burgundian troops defeat combined Zeelander and English forces.
Hundred Years' War Battle of St. James 6 March An English force defeats the French under Arthur de Richemont.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Haarlem 4 April—8 May The army of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut fails to take Haarlem from duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Battle of Alphen aan den Rijn 30 April The army of Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut defeats a Burgundian army.
Hussite Wars Battle of Usti nad Labem 16 June Hussites defeat Imperial forces in the modern-day Czech Republic.
Mamluk campaigns against Cyprus Battle of Khirokitia 7 July Mamelukes defeat intoxicated Cypriots.
Hook and Cod wars Battle of Hoorn 22 Aug An army under duke Philip the Good of Burgundy defeats a Hook army.
Pre-East Frisian Liberation Wars Battle of Detern 27 Sep East Frisian rebels under chieftain Focko Ukena of Moormerland and Lengenerland and Chieftain Sibet Lubben of Rüstringen and Östringen defeat Chieftain Ocko II tom Brok of Brokmerland.
Lam Sơn uprising Battle of Tốt Động – Chúc Động 5-7 Nov Le Loi decisively defeats Ming dynasty.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Zevenbergen Nov 1426—11 April 1427 The army of duke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Zevenbergen.
1427 Dano-Hanseatic War Battle of Øresund / 11-15 July The navy of the Kalmar Union and Pomerania-Wolgast-Barth defeats the Hanseatic League.
Hundred Years' War Siege of Montargis 15 July—5 Sep French under Jean de Dunois defeat English.
Hussite Wars Battle of Tachov 3-4 Aug Hussites defeat coalition forces.
Lam Sơn uprising Battle of Chi Lăng 18 Sep Vietnam decisively defeats Ming Chinese. China agrees to Vietnam's independence soon after.
Hook and Cod wars Battle of Wieringen Sep A Burgundian fleet defeats a Hook fleet.
Wars in Lombardy Battle of Maclodio 4 Oct
East Frisian Liberation Wars Battle of the Wild Fields 28 Oct Chieftain Focko Ukena of Moormerland and Lengenerland defeats chieftain Ocko II tom Brok of Brokmerland and Auricherland.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Amersfoort 1-8 Nov Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy fails to take Amersfoort from the local citizens, fighting for bishop Rudolf van Diepholt of Utrecht.
Byzantine-Latin Wars Battle of the Echinades Byzantines defeat Carlo I Tocco and recapture the Latin possessions in the Peloponnese.
Vijayanagara–Gajapati wars Battle of Kondavidu Vijayanagara under Deva Raya II fights Eastern Gangas.
1428 Hook and Cod wars Siege of Gouda May—July Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut capitulates to duke Philip the Good of Burgundy.
Hundred Years' War Siege of Orléans 12 Oct 1428—8 May 1429 English forces commanded by the Earl of Suffolk besiege French city and are driven off by Joan of Arc.
1429 Battle of Jargeau 11-12 June Joan of Arc captures a bridge held by English over the Loire River. Her helmet saves her from a projectile.
Battle of Meung-sur-Loire The forces of Joan of Arc capture a second Loire River bridge.
Battle of Beaugency 16-17 June Joan of Arc's forces capture a third Loire River bridge.
Battle of Patay 18 June Major French field victory over the English, recognized as the war's turning point.
1430 Siege of Compiègne 23 May—early Nov French victory but Joan of Arc is captured by Burgundians.
1431 Wars in Lombardy Battle of Soncino 17 May Count of Carmagnola, for Venice, is defeated by the Visconti.
Battle of Pavia 22 May The Venetian fleet is destroyed by the Milanese.
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War and Hundred Years' War Battle of Bulgnéville 2 July Antoine, Count of Vaudémont, Burgundy and England defeat René of Anjou and the Armagnac party of France.
Hussite Wars Battle of Domažlice 14 Aug Hussite army led by Prokop the Bald slaughters Crusaders.
Scottish clan wars Battle of Inverlochy Sep Royal English forces routed by Scottish Highlanders.
Siege of Angkor Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom ends Khmer Empire and sacks their capital.
1432 Wars in Lombardy Battle of San Romano 1 June Florence fought Siena.
Battle of Delebio 18-19 Nov Duchy of Milan and Valtellina fight the Republic of Venice.
1434 Hussite Wars Battle of Lipany 30 May Catholic Crusaders destroy Taborite army.
1435 Hundred Years' War Battle of Gerbevoy 9 May French troops, under the command of La Hire, defeat English.
Aragonese conquest of Naples Battle of Ponza 5 Aug A Genoese fleet sent by Filippo Maria Visconti defeats the Aragonese of Alfonso V of Naples.
Lithuanian Civil War Battle of Wiłkomierz 1 Sep The forces of Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis of Lithuania with the help of Polish troops defeated Švitrigaila and his Livonian allies.
Anglo-Scottish Border Wars Battle of Piperdean 10 Sep Scottish victory over the English on the Scottish Borders.
1437 Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Tangier 13 Sep - 19 Oct Vizier Abu Zakariya Yahya al-Wattasi of Morocco defeats Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal.
First Russo-Kazan war Battle of Belyov 8 Dec Tatars defeat Moscow.
1439 Post-Hussite Wars Battle of Grotniki 4 or 6 May Polish army defeats Hussite Protestants.
Eric of Pomerania's War against Sweden Siege of Älvsborg Summer Norwegian army is forced to retreat after a 10 week long siege by a Swedish relief force
1440 Wars in Lombardy Battle of Anghiari 29 June Niccolò Piccinino, overlord of Bologna, defeats Milanese Filippo Maria Visconti and is then opposed by Cosimo de Medici.
Serbian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Novo Brdo Oct 1440—27 June 1441 Ottoman forces captured Novo Brdo, an important fortified mining town of Serbia.
1443 Old Zürich War Battle of Freienbach 22 May Switzerland under Ital Reding the Elder, Landammann of Schwyz defeats a German Habsburg Imperial army, Zürich and Rapperswil under Habsburg commander Albrecht von Landenberg.
Battle of Hirzel 24 May Switzerland defeats Zürich and a German Habsburg Imperial army.
Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl 22 July Switzerland defeats Zürich and a German Habsburg Imperial army under Rudolf Stüssi, mayor of Zürich.
Crusade of Varna Battle of Niš Early Nov John Hunyadi defeated three Ottoman armies before retreating.
Battle of Zlatica 12 Dec Crusader advance stopped by the Ottoman army.
1444 Battle of Kunovica 2 or 5 Jan Hungary, Poland, and Serbia defeated Ottoman forces.
Albanian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Torvioll 29 June Albanians under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Siege of Rhodes 10 Aug—18 Sep Knights Hospitaller defeats Mamluk Sultanate.
Old Zürich War Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs 26 Aug French defeat Swiss.
War of the Guelderian Succession Battle of Linnich 3 Nov The army of Gerhard VII, Duke of Jülich-Berg defeats the army of Arnold, Duke of Guelders.
Crusade of Varna Battle of Varna 10 Nov Ottoman Sultan Murad II defeats Hungarians, Poles, and Wallachians, King Władysław III of Poland killed.
1445 Old Zürich War Battle of Wolfhalden 11 June The Swiss of Appenzell defeat king Frederick III of Germany.
Albanian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Mokra 10 Oct Albanians under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Old Zürich War Battle of Männedorf 29 Oct The navy of Zürich under William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg defeats the Swiss of Schwyz.
Battle of Gomit 25 Dec Emperor Zara Yaqob of Ethiopia defeats and kills Sultan Arwe Badlay of Adal.
1446 Old Zürich War Battle of Ragaz 6 March Switzerland under Landammann Jost Tschüdi the Elder of Glarus and Landammann Ital Reding the Younger of Schwyz defeat a German Imperial army under commander knight Hans von Rechberg.
Albanian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Otonetë 22 Sep Skanderbeg defeats Ottomans.
1447 Timurid Civil Wars Battle of Damghan Abdal-Latif Mirza captures Damghan.
1448 Albanian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Svetigrad 14 May—31 July Ottomans under Murad II capture Albanian fortress.
Wars in Lombardy and Milanese War of Succession Battle of Caravaggio 15 Sep Ambrosian Republic (Milan's short-lived republic) fights the Republic of Venice.
Hungarian–Ottoman Wars and Ottoman–Wallachian wars Battle of Kosovo 17-20 Oct Roman Catholic coalition defeated by Ottoman Turkish forces.
Anglo-Scottish Wars Battle of Sark 23 Oct Also known as Battle of Lochmabenstone – Anglo-Scottish conflicts.
1449 Battle of Alfarrobeira 20 May Afonso V of Portugal defeats rebels of Pedro, Duke of Coimbra.
Battle of Tumu Fortress 1 Sep Conflict between the Mongols and the Chinese Ming dynasty. Mongol victory.
War of the Cities Battle of Waldstetten Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg defeats the imperial free city of Schwäbisch Gmünd.
1450 Hundred Years' War Battle of Formigny 15 April Decisive French victory over English.
Albanian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Krujë 14 May—23 Nov Skanderbeg defends Albanian town from an army of around 100,000 men led by Murad I.
Battle of the Five Forts Māori Ngāti Hotu tribe decisively defeated by the Whanganui Māori tribe.

Late 15th century (1451–1500)

Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
1452 Ghent War Battle of Nevele 25 May A Burgundian army under John of Burgundy defeats a rebel army of Ghent.
Battle of Bazel 16 June A Burgundian army under duke Philip the Good defeats a rebel army of Ghent under Wouter Leenknecht.
1453 Byzantine–Ottoman wars Battle of Constantinople 6 April—29 May Mehmet II of the Ottoman Turks captures Constantinople (Istanbul), ending the Byzantine Empire.
Albanian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Polog 22 April Skanderbeg defeats Ottomans.
Hundred Years' War Battle of Castillon 17 July The Valois use cannon to defeat the Lancastrians, which ends the Hundred Years' War.
Ghent War Battle of Gavere 23 July A Burgundian army under duke Philip the Good defeats a rebel army of Ghent.
1454 Münster Diocesan Feud Battle of Varlar 18 July The Archbishopric of Cologne, Bishopric of Utrecht, County of Bentheim-Steinfurt and the County of Lippe fighting for Walram von Moers defeat the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and allies fighting for Erich von Hoya in the Münster Diocesan Feud.
Thirteen Years' War Battle of Chojnice 18 Sep Polish defeated by Teutonic Knights.
Serbian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Leskovac 24 Sep Serbs under command of Nikola Skobaljić defeat a larger Ottoman army.
Battle of Kruševac 2 Oct Serbian Despotate, allied with the Kingdom of Hungary, defeats invading Ottoman forces.
1455 Clan Douglas and Stewart royal family feud Battle of Arkinholm 1 May Scottish Royal-Black Douglas civil war.
Wars of the Roses First Battle of St Albans 22 May First battle of the English Wars of the Roses, a victory for the pretender Richard of York.
Albanian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Berat July Ottomans defeat Albanians under Skanderbeg.
1456 Hungarian–Ottoman Wars and Serbian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Belgrade 4-22 July Hungarian forces lift Ottoman siege, Sultan Mehmet II wounded.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of Deventer 14 Aug—15 Sep Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy captures Deventer in order to make his son David of Burgundy bishop of Utrecht during the Utrecht war.
Siamese invasions of Malacca Battle of Batu Pahat Naval battle where the Malacca Sultanate defeated the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
1457 Battle of Direptatea April Ştefan cel Mare, helped by Wallachian prince Vlad III the Impaler, defeated Petru Aron and became Voivod of Moldavia.
1459 Wars of the Roses Battle of Blore Heath 23 Sep Yorkist knights defeat Lancastrians.
Battle of Ludford Bridge 12 Oct King Henry routs Yorkists.
Siege of Venlo Adolf of Guelders surrenders to his father Arnold, Duke of Guelders, ending a rebellion.
1460 War of Roses Battle of Sandwich 15 Jan Yorkists land at Sandwich, rout Lancastrians.
War of Neapolitan Succession Battle of Nola 7 July John of Anjou's victory over Ferdinand of Naples.
War of Roses Battle of Northampton 10 July Warwick attacks royal camp and captures King Henry.
Battle of Wakefield 30 Dec Queen Margaret's Lancastrians defeat Duke of York, who is killed in the fight.
1461 Battle of Mortimer's Cross 2 Feb Yorkists defeat Lancastrians in the west.
Second Battle of St Albans 17 Feb Lancastrians storm the town, chase out Yorkists.
Battle of Ferrybridge 28 March Lancastrians ambush the Earl of Warwick and kill his second-in-command.
Battle of Towton 29 March Edward IV of England defeats Lancastrian forces.
Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Siege of Trebizond 15 Aug Ottoman Turks led by Mehmet II capture the capitol of the Empire of Trebizond, ending that empire.
1462 Ottoman–Wallachian wars The Night Attack 17 June Vlad III Dracula attacks Mehmet II.
Bavarian War Battle of Seckenheim 30 June The Electoral Palatinate and the Electorate of Mainz defeat the Margraviate of Baden, the County of Württemberg, Palatine Zweibrücken and the Bishopric of Metz.
Conspiracy of the Barons Battle of Troia 18 Aug King Ferdinand I of Naples defeats John II, Duke of Lorraine.
Thirteen Years' War Battle of Świecino 7 Sep Poles defeat the Teutonic Order.
Expansion of the Ottoman Empire Siege of Mytilene Sep Ottoman Turks capture the capitol of Gattilusi Lesbos.
1463 Georgian civil war Battle of Chikhori Aug George VIII of Georgia is decisively defeated by nobles led by his Royal kinsmen Bagrat.
Thirteen Years' War Battle of Zatoka Świeża 15 Sep Polish navy defeats Teutonic navy.
Donia War Battle of Aalsum 11 Oct The army of Jancko Douwema defeats the army of the Donias. A feud in Frisia.
Bosnian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Ključ Pitched battle between Ottomans and Bosnians resulting in an Ottoman victory.
1464 Wars of the Roses Battle of Hedgeley Moor 25 April Lancastrian defeat Yorkist forces.
Battle of Hexham 15 May Yorkists under Montagu annihilate Lancastrians in a surprise attack.
Albanian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Ohrid 15 Sep Albanians and Venetians defeat Ottomans.
1465 Battle of Vaikal April Albanian rebels under Skanderbeg defeat Ottomans.
Battle of Meçad June Skanderbeg defeats Ottomans under Ballaban Badera.
War of the Public Weal Battle of Montlhéry 16 July Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of great nobles.
First Liège War Battle of Montenaken 20 Oct The Burgundian army under Charles the Bold defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
1466 Albanian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Krujë June 1466—23 April 1467 Albanians under Skanderbeg repel siege by Sultan Mehmet II.
First Liège War Siege of Dinant 18-29 Aug The Burgundian army under Charles the Bold captures and destroys Dinant.
1467 Battle of Molinella 25 July Bartolomeo Colleoni for Venice is defeated.
Albanian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Krujë Summer Skanderbeg repels another siege by Mehmet II.
Second Liège War Battle of Brustem 28 Oct The Burgundian army under Charles the Bold defeats the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
Battle of Baia 15 Dec Ştefan cel Mare defeated Mathias Corvinus.
1468 War in Guelders Battle of Straelen 26 June An army of Adolf, Duke of Guelders defeats the army of John I, Duke of Cleves.
1469 Wars of the Roses Battle of Edgecote Moor 26 July Warwick the Kingmaker triumphs over Edward IV.
1470 Battle of Lose-coat Field 12 March Yorkists chase disrobing Lancastrians from the field.
First Ottoman–Venetian War Siege of Negroponte 14 June—12 July Ottomans besiege and capture the Venetian fortress of Negroponte.
Battle of Lipnic 20 Aug Ştefan cel Mare defeats the Tatars.
Muisca Confederation wars Battle of Pasca Southern Muisca Confederation defeats alliance of the Sutagao and Panche.
1471 Champa–Đại Việt War Siege of Vijaya 24 Feb—22 March Đại Việt captures Vijaya, the capital of Champa.
War of Roses Battle of Ravenspur 14 March Edward IV lands at Ravenspur and repulses token resistance.
Battle of Barnet 14 April Confusion in the fog, Earl of Warwick killed.
Battle of Tewkesbury 4 May Edward IV of England's final victory over the House of Lancaster.
Muscovite-Novgorodian Wars Battle of Shelon 14 July Ivan the Great of Russia decisively defeats the Novgorod Republic, which is gradually absorbed by Muscovy.
Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Asilah 24 Aug Portugal conquers Asilah from the Wattasids.
Dano-Swedish War Battle of Brunkeberg 10 Oct Denmark fights Sweden.
1472 Siege of Nesle 14 June The army of duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy captures Nesle from France. The population is massacred.
Siege of Beauvais The army of duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy fails to captures Beauvais from France.
1473 Campaigns of Uzun Hassa Battle of Otlukbeli 11 Aug Mehmet II of Ottoman Turks decisively defeats Uzun Hasan of Akkoyunlu Turkomans.
Battle of Tlatelolco Aztec Empire defeats Tlatelolco.
1474 Burgundian Wars Siege of Neuss 29 July 1474—27 June 1475 Charles the Bold leads unsuccessful siege.
Battle of Héricourt 13-14 Nov Burgundy is defeated by the Swiss Confederation.
First Ottoman–Venetian War Siege of Shkodra Spring—8 Aug Venice and Zeta (Montenegro) defeat Ottoman besiegers.
1475 Moldavian–Ottoman Wars, Ottoman–Hungarian Wars]] and Polish-Ottoman Wars Battle of Vaslui 10 Jan Ştefan cel Mare defeats a huge Ottoman army.
Burgundian Wars Battle on the Planta Nov Switzerland defeats Savoy.
War of the Castilian Succession Siege of Burgos 1475—early 1476 Supporters of Joanna are driven out of the Castle of Burgos.
1476 Battle of Toro 1 March Indecisive: Prince John of Portugal defeated the Castilian right wing and remained in possession of the battlefield while his father Afonso V is defeated by the Castilian left-centre led by the Duke of Alba and Cardinal Mendoza. Both sides claimed victory.
Burgundian Wars Battle of Grandson 2 March A Swiss army defeats the Burgundians under Charles the Bold.
Battle of Morat 22 June The Swiss defeat Charles the Bold again.
Moldavian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Valea Albă 26 July Mehmed II defeats Ştefan cel Mare.
1477 War of the Burgundian Succession Battle of Nancy 5 Jan Swiss pikemen defeat cavalry of Burgundy's Charles the Bold, who is killed.
Ottoman–Venetian War and Albanian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Krujë Spring 1477—June 1478 Ottomans under Mehmet II capture Krujë from the League of Lezhë.
War of the Burgundian Succession Battle of Émagny Bridge 25 June France under Georges II de La Trémoille defeats Burgundy under Hugues III de Chalon-Arlay in an attempt to control the County of Burgundy.
Siege of Dole End of July—7 Oct France fails to capture Dole from Burgundy. The French army is destroyed and has to leave the County of Burgundy.
1478 Aragonese conquest of Sardinia Battle of Macomer 19 May Sardinian rebels are defeated by the Aragonese.
Ottoman–Venetian War and Albanian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Shkodra May 1478—25 April 1479 Ottomans take Shkodër.
War of the Castilian Succession Battle of Guinea Spring or summer Castilian fleet is defeated and captured by the Portuguese.
Islamization of Indonesia Battle of Trowulan 1478—1527 Majapahit rebels backed by the Demak Sultanate are defeated by Girindrawardhana.
1479 War of the Burgundian Succession Battle of Guinegate 7 Aug French troops are defeated by the Burgundians led by Maximilian of Habsburg.
Vietnamese-Laotian War Battle of the Plain of Jars Fall Đại Việt decisively defeats Lan Xang.
Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Breadfield 13 Oct Pál Kinizsi, comite of Timișoara, defeated the Ottomans.
1480 Ottoman wars in Europe Siege of Rhodes May—28 July Ottomans unsuccessfully besiege the Knights Hospitaller garrison on Rhodes.
Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Otranto 28 July 1840—10 Sep 1841 Gedik Ahmed Pasha of the Ottoman Turks captures Otranto in the Italian peninsula.
Golden Horde conflicts Great Stand on the Ugra River 8 Oct—28 Nov Ivan the Great makes army of the Golden Horde retreat without bloodshed. End of vassalage of the Russian states to Golden Horde.
Scottish clan wars Battle of Skibo and Strathfleet Clan Sutherland and Murrays of Aberscross defeat Clan Donald.
Clan MacDonald internal conflicts Battle of Bloody Bay A naval battle fought near Tobermory, Scotland, between John of Islay, Earl of Ross, the Lord of the Isles and chief of Clan Donald; and his son, Angus Óg Macdonald.
MacDonald-Mackenzie feud Battle of Lagabraad Clan Donald defeats Clan Mackenzie.
Vietnamese-Laotian War Battle of Pāk Phūn Lan Xang decisively defeats exhausted Viet army.
1481 Hook and Cod wars Siege of Leiden 30 March—14 April The Burgundian army under duke Maximilian captures rebel Leiden.
Battle of Yenişehir 22 June The forces of Sultan Beyazit II of Ottoman Turks defeat the supporters of his brother and rival, Cem Sultan.
Hook and Cod wars Battle of Scherpenzeel 22 or 23 Sep An army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy defeats a rebel army.
Battle of Vreeswijk 13 Oct A rebel army under Jan III van Montfoort defeats an army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy under governor Joost de Lalaing of Holland and Zeeland.
Battle of Westbroek An army of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht in coalition with Burgundy defeats a rebel army.
1482 War of Ferrara Battle of Campomorto 21 Aug Papal army under Roberto Malatesta defeats Neapolitan troops led by Alfonso, Duke of Calabria.
Hook and Cod wars Siege of IJsselstein 26 Aug—16 Sep A rebel army from the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht fails to capture Habsburg IJsselstein.
1483 Hook and Cod wars and Second Utrecht Civil War Siege of Utrecht 23 June—31 Aug A Habsburg army under regent Maximilian captures Utrecht.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War Battle of Una 29-30 Oct Croatian army defeats forces of the invading Ottoman Empire.
1484 Clan Douglas and Stewart royal family feud Battle of Lochmaben Fair 22 July Scottish Royal-Black Douglas civil war.
1485 Austrian-Hungarian War Siege of Vienna 29 Jan—1 June Decisive victory for Hungary over the Holy Roman Empire in the Austrian–Hungarian War (1477–1488).
Ottoman–Mamluk War First Battle of Adana 9 Feb Mamluks rout Ottoman army.
Second Battle of Adana 15 March Mamluks decisively defeat Ottomans, capturing their commander Hersek-Oglu.
Wars of the Roses Battle of Bosworth Field 22 Aug Richard III defeated by Henry Tudor, who becomes Henry VII of England. This battle marked the end of the Wars of the Roses and the beginning of the Tudor period in England.
1487 Battle of Stoke 16 June Henry VII of England finally defeats internal opposition.
Scottish clan wars Battle of Auldicharish 11 July Scottish clan battle
Polish–Ottoman War Battle of Kopystrzyń 8 Sep Polish under John I Albert decisively defeat the Tatars.
1488 Clan Cunningham – Clan Montgomery feud and Second rebellion against James III Battle of Sauchieburn 11 June King James III defeated by Scottish nobles.
Mad War Battle of Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier 28 July French commander Louis II de la Trémoille defeats rebel Brittany under Jean IV de Rieux. Brittany was supported by Germany, England and Castile.
First Ottoman–Mamluk War Battle of Aga-Cayiri Mamluks defeat Ottomans.
1489 Hook and Cod wars and Squire Francis War Battle on the Lek 4 June A Habsburg fleet defeats a rebel fleet.
1490 Siege of Montfoort 2 May—8 Aug A Habsburg army under Albert III, Duke of Saxony captures rebel Montfoort.
Battle of Moordrecht 18 June A Habsburg army defeats a rebel army.
Battle of Brouwershaven 23 July A Habsburg fleet defeats a rebel fleet.
Muisca Confederation wars Battle of Chocontá The Southern Muisca defeat the Northern Muisca, though both leaders die in the battle.
1491 Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War Battle of Vrpile Early Sep Forces of the Kingdom of Croatia defeat Ottoman Turks.
1492 Reconquista Battle of Granada 2 Jan Ferdinand II of Aragon defeats the last Muslim kingdom in al-Andalus, the Emirate of Granada of Sultan Boabdil.
1493 Battle of Anfao 12 April Rebel General Muhammad Askia gains rulership of the Songhai Empire after defeating the forces of Sonni Baru, ending the Sonni dynasty.
Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman War Battle of Krbava field 9 Sep Ottoman Turks defeat Croatians.
Inca Empire wars of conquest Battle of the Maule Inca Empire under Emperor Túpac Yupanqui fights coalition led by the Mapuche with a disputed outcome.
1494 Spanish Conquest of the Canary Islands First Battle of Acentejo 31 May Guanches defeat Spaniards on island of Tenerife.
First Italian War Battle of Rapallo 5 Sep France, Milan and Genoa defeat Naples.
Spanish Conquest of the Canary Islands Battle of Aguere 14-15 Nov Spanish defeat Guanches.
Second Battle of Acentejo 25 Dec Spanish decisively defeat Guanches and annex the Canary Islands.
1495 First Italian War Battle of Rapallo 2 May Genoa defeats France.
Battle of Seminara 28 June France defeats Spain and Naples.
Battle of Fornovo 6 July Francesco II Gonzaga of the Italian Holy League fights against Charles VIII of France. French victory.
1497 Polish–Ottoman War Battle of Codrii Cosminului 26 Oct Ştefan cel Mare defeated John I of Poland.
Timurid–Uzbek wars Siege of Samarkand May—Nov Babur of the Timurids takes city from Muhammad Shaybani.
Rebellion of Domhnall Dubh Battle of Drumchatt Scottish clan battle.
1499 Swabian War Battle of Hard 20 Feb Switzerland defeats king Maximilian I of Germany and the Swabian League.
Battle of Schwaderloh 11 April Switzerland defeats the Swabian League.
Battle of Frastanz 20 April Switzerland defeats king Maximilian I of Germany and the Swabian League.
Battle of Calven 22 May The Three Leagues defeat king Maximilian I of Germany and the Swabian League.
Battle of Dornach 22 July Switzerland defeats king Maximilian I of Germany and the Swabian League.
Ottoman–Venetian War Battle of Zonchio 25 Aug the Ottoman fleet defeats the Venetian fleet. Also called the Battle of Sapienza or the First Battle of Lepanto.
1500 Battle of Hemmingstedt 17 Feb A peasant rebellion defeats a much larger ducal army by opening dykes and drowning them.
Second Italian War Battle of Novara 8-10 April France defeats Milan
Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars Battle of Vedrosha 14 July Russians beat the Lithuanians.
Ottoman–Venetian War Battle of Lepanto Ottoman fleet defeats Venetian fleet.

Early 16th century (1501–50)

Year War Battle Loc. Date(s) Description
1501 Battle of Mers-el-Kébir Late Jul Sultan Abu Abdallah IV of the Kingdom of Tlemcen defeats Portugal under John of Meneses, 1st Count of Tarouca.
First Luso-Malabarese War First Battle of Cannanore 31 Dec 1501—2 Jan 1502 Portugal wins a naval battle against forces from Calicut.
Campaigns of Babur Siege of Samarkand Babur loses Samarkand for the final time to the Uzbeks.
1503 First Luso-Malabarese War Battle of Calicut 5-6 Jan Portuguese under Vasco da Gama take city of Calicut.
Second Italian War Battle of Ruvo 23 Feb Spain defeats France.
Battle of Cerignola 21 April
Battle of Garigliano 27 Dec
1504 Portuguese colonial campaigns Battle of Cochin 16 March—3 July Portuguese fend off attack from larger army led by the Zamorin of Calicut.
War of the Succession of Landshut Battle of Wenzenbach 12 Sep King Maximilian I of Germany defeats king Vladislaus II of Hungary and Bohemia.
Campaigns of Babur Siege of Kabul Oct Babur defeats Arghun dynasty.
Battle of Pandarane Autumn The Portuguese navy under Lopo Soares de Albergaria defeats the Mamluk Sultanate.
1505 Portuguese colonial campaigns Sack of Kilwa 24 July With 8 ships and 500 soldiers, Portuguese conquer harbor capital of the Kilwa Sultanate.
Battle of Mombasa 15 Aug Portugal under Francisco de Almeida sacks Mombasa.
1506 First Luso-Malabarese War Battle of Cannanore March The Portuguese defeat an Indian fleet.
Battle of Mbanza Kongo Catholic Kongolese King Afonso I defeats his animist half-brother Mpanzu a Kitima for control of his throne.
1507 Somali–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Barawa April Portuguese defeat Ajuran Sultanate, sack city but don't hold it.
First Luso-Malabarese War Siege of Cannanore April—Aug Portugal successfully defends Kannur.
Portuguese–Safavid wars Battle of Ormuz Oct Portugal captures Ormuz.
Battle of Socotra Portugal under Tristão da Cunha captures Suq from the Mahra Sultanate.
1508 Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Chaul March The Portuguese lose their first Indian Ocean naval battle against the Mamluks.
Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Dabul 29 Dec Viceroy Francisco de Almeida of Portuguese India defeats the Sultanate of Bijapur.
1509 Mamluk–Portuguese conflicts and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Diu 3 Feb Portuguese Viceroy destroys Moslem fleet off the coast of India, wrests control of spice trade.
War of the League of Cambrai Battle of Agnadello 14 May French defeat Venetians. Also called the Battle of Vaila.
Siege of Padua 15-30 Sep Venice captures Padua.
Battle of Polesella 22 Dec A fleet of the Republic of Venice is destroyed on the Po River by the Ferrarese artillery.
1510 Adil Shahi–Portuguese conflicts and Bahmani–Vijayanagar War Conquest of Goa 25 Nov Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
1511 War of the League of Cambrai Siege of Mirandola Jan City captured by Pope Julius II.
Malay–Portuguese conflicts Capture of Malacca 15 Aug Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque conquer the Sultanate of Malacca.
Timurid-Uzbek Wars Battle of Ab Darrah Pass Babur retakes Transoxiana from the Khanate of Bukhara.
Taíno Rebellion of 1511 Battle of Yaguecas Spanish under Juan Ponce de León put down rebellion by the Taino of Puerto Rico, their chief Agueybana II killed in battle.
1512 War of the League of Cambrai Sack of Brescia 18 Feb French troops overrun the Italian town of Brescia.
Battle of Ravenna 11 April Gaston de Foix, although killed in the battle, defeats the Spanish.
Persian-Uzbek Wars and Timurid-Uzbek Wars Battle of Ghazdewan 12 Nov Khanate of Bukhara defeat Timurids and Safavids. Afterwards, Babur gives up on retaking Central Asia.
1513 Siege of Aden 26 March Portuguese under Afonso de Albuquerque try to capture city from the Tahirid Sultanate but are defeated.
War of the League of Cambrai Battle of Novara 6 June Holy League defeats France.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War Battle of Dubica 16 Aug Croatian army defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire.
War of the League of Cambrai Battle of Guinegate Henry VIII and Emperor Maximilian I crush French. Also called the Battle of the Spurs
Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Azemmour 28-29 Aug Portugal defeats Morocco's Wattasid dynasty.
War of the League of Cambrai Battle of Flodden Field 9 Sep Henry VIII's army under the Earl of Surrey heavily defeats the Scots and kills James IV of Scotland.
Siege of Dijon 8-13 Sep Dijon was besieged by Switzerland and a Germany. France ends the siege by signing a treaty with the Swiss.
Battle of La Motta 7 Oct Spain defeats Venice.
1514 Battle of Hartwarder Landwehr 21 Jan John V, Count of Oldenburg, Henry IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Henry I, Duke of Brunswick and Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg defeat the last Free Frisians, from Butjadingen and Stadland, during the Saxon feud.
Ottoman–Persian Wars Battle of Chaldiran 23 Aug Selim I of Ottoman Turks defeats Persian Safavids.
Lithuanian–Muscovite War Battle of Orsha 8 Sep Polish–Lithuanian army defeated the army of the Grand Principality of Moscow.
1515 War of the League of Cambrai Battle of Marignano 13-14 Sep France defeats Milan.
Frisian peasant rebellion Arumer Zwarte Hoop 1515—1523 Army of peasant rebels in Friesland fights the Dutch authorities.
1516 Italian Wars War of Urbino Jan—Sep Francesco Maria I della Rovere quickly reconquers Urbino.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan Siege of Arai 11 July The Hōjō Clan captures Arai castle.
Ottoman–Mamluk War Battle of Marj Dabiq 24 Aug Selim I of Ottoman Turks defeats the Mamelukes and captures Syria.
Battle of Yaunis Khan 28 Oct Ottoman Empire defeats the Mamelukes.
1517 Battle of Ridaniya 22 Jan Ottoman Turks under Selim I defeat Mamelukes and capture Egypt.
Portuguese–Mamluk naval war and Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations Siege of Jeddah 16 Dec Ottomans finish the conquest of Mamelukes by annexing a city in the Hejaz, then defeat Portuguese fleets going across the Red Sea to attempt to take advantage of the conflict.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Catoche Spanish expedition under Francisco Hernández de Córdoba beats back Mayan ambush long enough to retreat by sea.
1518 Battle of Kondavidu Fort Vijayanagara Empire defeats Golconda Sultanate.
1519 Campaigns of Babur Battle of Bajaur 6-7 Jan Babur defeats the tribes of the Bajaur region and massacres 3,000 Bajauris.
Battle of Pianosa 25 April The Genoese admiral Andrew Doria defeats the flotilla of the Barbary corsair Kaid Ali in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Hildesheim Diocesan Feud Battle of Soltau 28 June Henry I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and John IV of Saxe-Lauenburg, bishop of Hildesheim defeat Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, duke of Brunswick Wolffenbüttel and Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, duke of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Centla 25 March After arriving in the New World, Hernán Cortés defeats the Mayan state of Tabasco in battle.
1520 Battle of Cempoala 27 May Hernán Cortés defeats Pánfilo de Narváez.
Deccani–Vijayanagar wars Battle of Raichur May Vijayanagara Empire defeats Sultanate of Bijapur.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of the Night of Sorrows 30 June—1 July The Aztec Empire defeats the Spanish troops of Hernán Cortés.
Revolt of the Comuneros Siege of Segovia June—Aug The Spanish royalist army under Rodrigo Ronquillo, fighting for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, fails to capture Segovia from the rebel Comuneros.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Otumba 7 July Spain under Hernán Cortés and Tlaxcala defeat the Aztecs.
Revolt of the Comuneros Battle of Tordesillas 5 Dec The Spanish royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Malay–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Pago Portugal defeats the Sultanate of Bintan.
1521 Battle of El Romeral 12 March A royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Battle of Miñano Mayor 19 April The royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Battle of Villalar 23 April The royalist army defeats the Comuneros.
Magellan expedition Battle of Mactan 27 April Mactan chieftain Lapulapu overwhelms and decisively defeats Magellan's expedition and allied natives, killing Ferdinand Magellan.
War of the League of Cambrai Battle of Pampeluna 20 May French take city from Spanish, Ignatius of Loyola wounded.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Siege of Tenochtitlan 26 May—13 Aug Fall of the Aztec Empire.
Italian War of 1521–1526 Siege of Logroño 4 or 6—10 June France fails to capture Logroño from Spain.
Battle of Noáin 30 June Spanish defeat the Franco-Navarrese army.
Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Siege of Belgrade July—Aug Suleiman I of the Ottoman Turks captures Belgrade.
Ming–European conflicts Battle of Tunmen Aug—Sep Ming Chinese Navy defeated Portuguese Navy.
Italian War of 1521–1526 Battle of Vaprio d'Adda 13-14 Nov The Holy Roman Empire defeats France.
Siege of Tournai Nov The Holy Roman Empire captures Tournai from France.
Siege of Mézières The Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Mézières from France.
1522 Siege of Genoa 20-30 March Spain captures Genoa for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor from France.
Siege of Pavia March—23 April France and Venice lifts the siege of Pavia after the advance of the armies of the Holy Roman Empire and the Papal States.
Battle of Bicocca 27 April Spanish victory during the Habsburg-Valois Wars.
Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War Siege of Knin May Ottomans defeat Croatia and annex the city of Knin.
Ottoman wars in Europe Siege of Rhodes 26 June—22 Dec The Ottoman Empire expels the Knights of Rhodes.
Post-War of the League of Cambrai Battle of San Marcial 30 June Spain defeats France and Navarre.
Ming–European conflicts Battle of Xicaowan 7-20 Aug Ming Chinese Navy defeated Portuguese Navy.
1523 Italian War of 1521–1526 Siege of Fuenterrabía 1523—27 Feb 1524 Spain recaptures Hondarribia from France.
Malay–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Muar River Apr A fleet of the Sultanate of Bintan and the Pahang Sultanate defeats Portugal.
1524 Campaigns of Babur Sack of Lahore 15 Jan Babur burns Lahore for two days.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan Siege of Edo Jan Edo Castle falls from Uesugi control to Hōjō control.
Guelders Wars Siege of Zwolle 5-29 April Charles II, Duke of Guelders fails to conquer Zwolle of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht.
Italian War of 1521–1526 Battle of the Sesia 30 April Spanish and Holy Roman Empire forces beat French.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Acajutla 8 June Spanish led by Pedro de Alvarado defeat the army of the Pipils of Cuzcatlan. Pedro de Alvarado wounded.
Italian War of 1521–1526 Siege of Marseille Aug—Sep The Holy Roman Empire fails to take Marseille from France.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Tacuzcalco 1524—1539 Spanish again defeat Pipils.
1525 Battle of Punta Quemada Jan Pizarro defeats the Quitians, but is wounded seven times.
Italian War of 1521–1526 Battle of Pavia 24 Feb Spain and Holy Roman Empire defeat France; Francis I of France is captured.
German Peasants' War Battle of Frankenhausen 14-15 May End of the German Peasants' War.
Battle of Meiningen 3 June German nobles defeat the Bildhäuser Haufen farmers.
Battle of Pfeddersheim 23/24 June Louis V, Elector Palatine defeats the rebel farmers of the Palatinate.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Siege of Zaculeu Oct Spanish capture Mayan city of Zaculeu.
Malay–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Lingga A Portuguese fleet defeats the Sultanate of Bintan and the Sultanate of Indragiri.
1526 Campaigns of Babur First battle of Panipat 21 April The Mughal king Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodhi.
War of the League of Cognac Battle of Camollia 25 July Siena defeats Florence.
Hungarian–Ottoman Wars Battle of Mohács 29 Aug Suleiman I of Ottoman Turks defeats the kingdom of Hungary; King Louis II killed.
War of the League of Cognac Battle of Governolo 25 Nov The Holy Roman Empire defeats Venice and France.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan Siege of Kamakura Dec Uesugi clan defeats Hōjō clan, inflicting a major psychological blow.
1527 Battle of Khanwa 16 March Babur consolidates Mughal rule in northern India by defeating a united rajput coalition led by Rana Sanga of Mewar.
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary Battle of Szőlős 1 May Serbia defeats Hungary.
War of the League of Cognac Sack of Rome 6 May Unpaid Spanish and Imperial troops attack the city in protest.
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary Battle of Sződfalva 25 July Hungary defeats Serbia.
War of the League of Cognac Siege of Pavia 1-5 Oct France captures Pavia from the Holy Roman Empire.
Battle of Sunda Kelepa Demak Sultanate takes port and defeats the Portuguese and Sunda.
1528 Campaigns of Babur Battle of Chanderi 20 Jan Babur defeats and conquers the Malwa.
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary Battle of Szina 20 March Habsburgs secure Hungary from claimant to the Hungarian throne John Zápolya.
War of the League of Cognac Siege of Melfi 22-23 March France captures Melfi from the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
Siege of Cantazaro March—8 Aug France fails to capture Catanzaro from the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
Battle of Capo d'Orso 28-29 April French navy defeats Spanish navy trying to break blockade.
Siege of Naples April—Aug Spanish beat back French siege of Italian city.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Cinactan Spanish put down native rebellion.
1529 Ethiopian–Adal War Battle of Shimbra Kure 7 or 9 March Imam Ahmad Gragn withstands the assault of the numerically superior army of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia.
War of the League of Cognac Siege of Monopoli 15 March—28 May The Holy Roman Empire fails to take Monopoli from Venice
Campaigns of Babur Battle of Ghaghra 6 May Babur annexes Bihar for the Mughal Empire and defeats the combined forces of the Eastern Afghan Confederates and the Sultanate of Bengal.
Spanish–Ottoman wars Capture of Peñón of Algiers 29 May The Ottoman Empire captures Peñón of Algiers from Spain.
War of the League of Cognac Battle of Landriano 21 June Spanish and Holy Roman Empire troops defeat French.
Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary Siege of Vienna 27 Sep—15 Oct Ottomans reach limit of empire, can't capture Vienna and settle in Buda.
Battle of Formentera 28 Oct The Ottoman Empire defeated Spain.
War of the League of Cognac Siege of Florence 24 Oct 1529—10 Aug 1530 Spanish and Holy Roman Empire troops capture Florence.
1530 Battle of Gavinana 3 Aug Florence crushed by the Holy Roman Empire.
Little War in Hungary Siege of Buda 31 Oct—20 Dec The Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Buda from the Ottoman Empire.
Inca Civil War Battle of Chillopampa 1529, 1530 or 1531 Huáscarans defeat the Atahualpans. Atahualpa is taken prisoner.
Battle of Mullihambato Atahualpans defeat the Huáscarans.
1531 Ethiopian–Adal War Battle of Antukyah Feb or March The Ethiopian army panics and flees before Imam Ahmad Gragn's seven cannons and matchlockmen.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Puná April Pizarro's forces defeat much larger forces of natives on the island of Puná.
Moldavian–Polish War Battle of Obertyn 22 Aug Polish army defeats the Moldavians.
European wars of religion Battle of Kappel 11 Oct Victory of Swiss Catholics over the followers of Zwingli.
Ethiopian–Adal War Battle of Amba Sel 28 Oct Imam Ahmad Gragn again defeats Emperor Lebna Dengel, and crosses the Walaqa River unchecked into Bet Amhara.
1532 Inca Civil War Battle of Huanucopampa Early 1532 Inconclusive battle between the Atahualpans and the Huáscarans.
Battle of Quipaipan April Decisive battle with Atahualpa defeating his brother and Huáscar.
Battle of Chimborazo Spring Among the first confrontations in the Inca Civil War, with Atahualpa defeating his brother Huáscar.
Little War in Hungary Siege of Güns 5-30 Aug The Ottoman Empire fails to take Kőszeg from the Holy Roman Empire.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Cajamarca 16 Nov Pizarro captures king Atahuallpa during the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
1533 Ottoman–Habsburg wars Siege of Coron Spring 1533—1 April 1534 The Ottoman Empire captures Koroni from the Holy Roman Empire.
Guelders Wars Battle of Jemgum 14 Oct The army of Guelders defeats the army of East Frisia. Lord Balthasar Oomkens von Esens of Harlingerland becomes a vasal of Guelders.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Cuzco Shortly before 15 Nov Capital of the Inca Empire taken by the Spanish.
1534 Battle at Bae de Bic Spring Iroquois defeat Miꞌkmaq.
Battle at Bouabouscache River Mi'kmaq with aid from the Maliseet win a skirmish against the Iroquois, then kill many wounded and retreating on the battlefield the next day.
Battle at Riviere Trois Pistoles Mi'kmaq and Maliseet ambush the remaining Iroquois that were searching for their hunting party they'd previously killed. Most Iroquois killed, the rest that were captured were killed later after being taken back to camp.
Battle of Lauffen 13 May Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse defeats an imperial German army under Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg and Dietrich Spät, in support of Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, who regains his duchy.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Maraycalla May Spain defeats the northern Inca Empire.
Siege of Mediaș 27 Aug—29 Sep The combined forces of John Zápolya and the Holy Roman Empire capture Mediaș from Alvise Gritti, who was killed during the siege.
1535 Spanish–Ottoman wars, Ottoman–Habsburg wars and Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts Conquest of Tunis 1 June The Spanish fleet of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, conquers Tunis from the Ottomans.
Spanish–Ottoman wars Sack of Mahón 1-4 Sep The Ottoman Empire captures Mahón from Spain.
Malay–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Ugentana Portugal defeats the Johor Sultanate.
1536 Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Sacsayhuamán April—May Spain defeats Manco Inca.
Siege of Cuzco 6 May 1536—March 1537 Siege of the city of Cuzco by the army of Inca Emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui, Manco Inca is defeated.
Battle of Reynogüelén Summer Spanish defeat Mapuche tribes.
Guelders Wars and Count's Feud Battle of Heiligerlee 5 Aug The Habsburg army under Georg Schenck van Toutenburg defeats the army of Guelders under Meindert van Ham. Groningen and Drenthe are annexed to the Habsburg imperial domain.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Siege of Lima 10-26 Aug Manco Inca fails to capture Lima from Spain.
Croatian–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Habsburg wars Siege of Klis 31 Aug 1536—12 March 1537 The Ottoman Empire captures Klis Fortress.
Malay–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Ugentana A Portuguese fleet defeats the Johor Sultanate.
Campaigns of the Takeda Battle of Un no Kuchi Takeda family forces defeat Hiraga Genshin.
1537 Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Ollantaytambo Jan The forces of the Inca emperor Manco Inca defeat the Spanish troops of Hernando Pizarro.
Battle of Abancay 12 July Diego de Almagro defeats and captures Alonso de Alvarado.
Third Ottoman–Venetian War Siege of Corfu Aug—Sep Venetians defeat Ottoman attempt to take island.
Little War in Hungary and Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War Battle of Gorjani 9 Oct The Ottoman Empire defeats the Holy Roman Empire.
1538 Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Las Salinas 26 April Pizarro brothers defeat Diego de Almagro.
Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations and Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts Siege of Diu 26 June—6 Nov Portuguese defeat Ottomans and Gujarat Sultanate who attempted to siege city.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Tocarema 19-20 Aug With assistance from the Muisca, the Spanish defeat and partly subjugate the Panche.
Third Ottoman–Venetian War Battle of Preveza 28 Sep Ottoman fleet defeats Spanish-Venetian fleet.
Toungoo–Hanthawaddy War Battle of Naungyo Nov/Dec Toungoo Kingdom led by their General and future King Bayinnaung decisively defeats a numerically larger force of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom in Myanmar.
1539 Afghan-Mughal Wars Battle of Chausa 26 June Defeat for Afghan Mughal loyalists by Sur Empire.
Third Ottoman–Venetian War Siege of Castelnuovo 18 July—6 Aug The Ottoman Empire captures Herceg Novi from the Holy Roman Empire.
1540 Battle of Kannauj 17 May Defeat for Afghan Mughal loyalists. Also known as the Battle of Bilgram.
Spanish–Ottoman wars Battle of Girolata 15 June Spain and Genoa defeat the Ottoman navy.
Ottoman–Habsburg wars Battle of Alborán 1 Oct Spain defeats the Ottoman navy.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Mabila 18 Oct Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortress town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.
Toungoo–Hanthawaddy War Siege of Martaban Nov 1540—May 1541 Toungoo under King Tabinshwehti conquers the last remnant of the Hanthawaddy Kingdom after taking the city of Martaban.
1541 Ethiopian–Adal war and Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Sahart 24 April Ethiopian Emperor Gelawdewos defeats an attack by Garad Emar, a lieutenant of Imam Ahmad Gragn. However, the Emperor is forced south into Shewa and away from the advancing troops of Portuguese commander Christovão da Gama.
Little War in Hungary Siege of Buda 4 May—21 Aug The Holy Roman Empire fails to take Buda from the Ottoman Empire.
1542 Ethiopian–Adal War and Somali-Portuguese conflicts Battle of Baçente 2 Feb Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia.
Campaigns of the Takeda Battle of Sezawa 9 March Takeda Shingen defeats four enemy forces to begin his conquest Shinano Province.
Ethiopian–Adal War, Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts and Somali–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Jarte 4-16 April The Portuguese under Christovão da Gama encounter the army of Imam Ahmad Gragn in two successive victories.
Toungoo–Ava War Battle of Northern Prome April Toungoo led by Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung defeats armies of Prome, Ava, and the Confederation of Shan States outside the city of Prome.
Battle of Padaung Pass 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.
Ethiopian–Adal War and Somali-Portuguese conflicts Battle of the Hill of the Jews Aug During the rainy season, Christovão da Gama captures a strategic position and many badly needed horses.
Anglo-Scottish Wars Battle of Haddon Rig 24 Aug Scottish victory over the English.
Ethiopian–Adal War and Somali-Portuguese conflicts Battle of Wofla 28 Aug 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.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Chupas 16 Sep Spanish in Peru defeat rogue army of Diego de Almagro II and execute him.
Anglo-Scottish Wars Battle of Solway Moss 25 Nov English victory over Scotland.
Campaigns of Oda Nobuhide Battle of Azukizaka Oda Nobuhide defeats Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Campaigns of the Takeda Siege of Uehara Takeda Shingen captures Uehara Castle from Suwa Yorishige.
Siege of Kuwabara One day after Uehara, Shingen defeats Yorishige again. Yorishige then commits suicide.
Siege of Fukuyo Takeda Shingen captures Fukuyo fortress. Battle of Ankokuji follows, Takato Yoritsugu defeated.
Scottish clan wars Battle of Alltan-Beath Scottish clan battle.
Italian War of 1542–1546 Siege of Perpignan French siege raised by Spanish army.
Ottoman–Habsburg War of 1540–1547 Siege of Pest The Holy Roman Empire fails to take Pest from the Ottoman Empire.
Somali–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Benadir Naval battle between Portuguese and Ajuran Sultanate.
1543 Ethiopian–Adal War, Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts and Somali–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Wayna Daga 11 Feb Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat their Muslim opponent; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.
Italian War of 1542–1546 Siege of Landrecies May—Nov The Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Landrecies from France.
Battle of Muros Bay 25 July Spanish fleet defeats French fleet.
Ottoman–Habsburg War of 1540–1547 Siege of Esztergom 25 July—10 Aug The Ottoman Empire captures Esztergom from the Holy Roman Empire.
Italian War of 1542–1546 Siege of Nice 5-22 Aug Ottomans and French sack Nice.
Toungoo-Ava War Battle of Prome 7 Dec Confederation unsuccessfully attempts to retake Prome from Toungoo.
Campaigns of the Takeda Siege of Nagakubo Shingen defeats Oi Sadataka
1544 Italian War of 1542–1546 Battle of Ceresole 11 April French forces defeat Holy Roman Empire in Italy.
Battle of Serravalle 2-4 June Spanish and Holy Roman Empire defeat Italian mercenaries.
Siege of Saint-Dizier 10 July—17 Aug The Holy Roman Empire captures Saint-Dizier from France.
First Siege of Boulogne 19 July—18 Sep English forces capture Boulogne.
Scottish clan wars Battle of the Shirts July Scottish clan battle.
Italian War of 1542–1546 Second Siege of Boulogne Oct French forces unsuccessfully besiege the town.
Battle of Sammel Victory for the Sur Empire against the Kingdom of Marwar.
Toungoo–Ava War Battle of Salin Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung take Confederation of Shan States city in three days deep into their territory.
Campaigns of the Takeda Siege of Kojinyama Takeda Shingen continues his conquest of Ima Valley, Shinano Province.
1545 War of the Rough Wooing Battle of Ancrum Moor 27 Feb Scottish victory over the English.
Italian War of 1542–1546 Battle of the Solent 18-19 July Indecisive naval battle between France and England, English flagship Mary Rose sinks.
Battle of Bonchurch July French invade Isle of Wight and are repulsed.
Campaigns of the Hōjō clan Battle of Kawagoe Oct 1545—19 May 1546 Hōjō forces defeat the Uesugi, foiling a siege.
Campaigns of the Takeda Siege of Takatō Takeda Shingen defeats Takatō Yoritsugu, taking his castle.
Siege of Ryūgasaki The Takeda family defeats Tozawa Yorichika.
1546 Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Iñaquito 18 Jan The army of Gonzalo Pizarro defeats the army of the hated viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela, who was killed.
Arauco War Battle of Quilacura 11 Feb Spain defeats the Mapuche.
1547 Taungoo–Mrauk-U War Battle of Mrauk U 23 Jan Taongoo led by Tabinshwehti fail to take capital of the Kingdom of Mrauk U.
Schmalkaldic War Battle of Mühlberg 24 April Emperor Charles V captures elector of Saxony and lays siege to Wittenberg.
Battle of Drakenburg 23 May The German Protestant Schmalkaldic League defeats the German imperial and German Roman Catholic forces.
Rough Wooing Battle of Pinkie 10 Sep Earl of Hertford guardian of Edward VI crushes Scottish resistance.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Huarina 20 Oct The army of Gonzalo Pizarro defeats the army of viceroy Diego Centeno, newly appointed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts Battle of Bharuch Portugal defeats the Gujarat Sultanate.
1548 Campaigns of the Takeda Battle of Uedahara 14 Feb Takeda Shingen defeats Murakami Yoshikiyo.
Spanish colonization of the Americas Battle of Jaquijahuana 9 April Loyalists sent by the Crown of Spain to depose Gonzalo Pizarro as governor of Peru defeat and capture him.
Campaigns of the Takeda Battle of Shirojiritoge 22 Aug Takeda Shingen surprises and defeats Ogasawara Nagatoki in a dawn attack.
1549 Kett's Rebellion Battle of Dussindale 27 Aug Final battle putting an end of Kett's Rebellion, took place outside Norwich.
Campaigns of the Takeda Siege of Fukashi Takeda Shingen captures several of Nagatoki's castles, forcing him to flee to Kyoto.
Burmese–Siamese wars Battle of Ayutthaya Tabinshwehti withdraws from attack on the Siamese capital.
Battle of Kamphaeng Phet Tabinshwehti takes advantage of Siam's eagerness to crush Toungoo's retreat to trap and defeat the Siamese. Prince Ramesuan and Maha Thammaracha captured.
1550 Arauco War Battle of Andalien 6 Feb The Mapuche are defeated by the Spanish.
Battle of Penco 12 March
Spanish–Ottoman wars Capture of Mahdia 28 June—Sep Spain captures Mahdia.
Protestant Reformation Battle of Sauðafell 2 Oct Jón Arason, the last Catholic Bishop of Iceland, is defeated and captured.

Late 16th century (1551–1600)

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