List of battles 1901–2000

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This article lists all the battles that occurred in the years of the 20th century (1901-2000).

1901–1905

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1901	Philippine–American War	Battle of Lonoy	Template:Flagicon	5 March
	Second Boer War	Battle of Groenkloof	Template:Flagicon	5 September
		Battle of Elands River	Template:Flagicon	17 September
		Battle of Blood River Poort	Template:Flagicon	17 September
	Philippine–American War	Balangiga massacre	Template:Flagicon	28 September	Filipino guerrillas successfully ambush 78 soldiers of the 9th US Infantry
	Second Boer War	Battle of Bakenlaagte	Template:Flagicon	30 October
	Armenian national movement	Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery	Template:Flag icon	3–27 November
	Second Boer War	Battle of Groenkop	Template:Flagicon	25 December
1902	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Riyadh	Template:Flagicon	13 January	Ibn Saud successfully captures Riyadh
	Second Boer War	Battle of Tweebosch	Template:Flagicon	7 March
	Second Boer War	Battle of Rooiwal	Template:Flagicon	11 April
	Moro Rebellion	Battle of Bayang	Template:Flagicon	2–3 May
1903	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Dilam	Template:Flag icon	27 January	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising	Battle of Krushevo	Template:Flag icon	2 August	The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization defeats the Turks at Mečkin Kamen
	Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising	Battle of Smilevo	Template:Flag icon	5 August	The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation defeats the Turks at Smilevo
	Pacification of Algeria	Battle of Taghit	Template:Flag icon	17-20 August	France defeats the Harka tribal coalition and Moroccan volunteers
1904	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Port Arthur	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flagicon	9 February	Spetznazogovitch fortress; start of Russo-Japanese War. Inconclusive battle between Japan and Russia.
	Philippine–American War	Battle of Siranaya	Template:Flagicon	March	The USA defeat Datu Ali.
	Philippine–American War	Battle of Taraca	Template:Flagicon	April	The USA defeat the Confederate States of Lanao.
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Yalu River	Template:Flagicon	2 May	First Japanese land victory against the Russians
		Battle of Nanshan	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flagicon	25–26 May	Japanese defeat Russians in a pitched battle outside of Port Arthur
		Battle of Dairen		30 May	Japanese defeat Russians but later on Russians retake the village of X-YTROKOV
		Battle of Te-li-Ssu		14–15 June	Russian attempt to relieve Port Arthur smashed by the Japanese
	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Bekeriyah	Template:Flag icon	15 June	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Motien Pass	Template:Flag icon	10 July	Japan defeats Russia
		Battle of Tashihchiao	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flagicon	24–25 July	Japan defeats Russia
		Siege of Port Arthur		1 August 1904 – 2 January 1905	Japanese attack on Port Arthur. City is taken.
		Battle of the Yellow Sea		10 August	Russian naval breakout attempt from Port Arthur defeated by Japanese fleet
	Herero Wars	Battle of Waterberg	Template:Flag icon	11 August	Germany defeats the Herero people
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of the Japanese Sea	Template:Flag icon	14 August	Japanese forces force Russians to scuttle the cruiser Ryurik
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Liaoyang	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flagicon	24 August – 4 September	Japanese defeat Russians in the first major battle of the war
	Revolution of 1904	Battle of Masoller	Template:Flag icon	1 September	Final battle and defeat of the Aparicio Saravia revolt. The Colorado Party of Uruguay defeats the National Party.
	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Shinanah	Template:Flag icon	29 September	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Shaho	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flagicon	5–17 October	Inconclusive battle between Japan and Russia
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Sha-ho River	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flagicon	11–15 October	Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria is checked with heavy losses by the Japanese
	Philippine–American War	Battle of Dolores River	Template:Flagicon	12 December	The Pulahan defeat the USA
1905	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of San-de-pu	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flagicon	25–29 January	Another failed Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria
		Battle of Mukden	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flagicon	20 February – 7 March	Largest battle at the time; decisive Japanese victory
		Battle of Tsushima	At sea	27–28 May	Admiral Togo's decisive victory over Russian Baltic fleet in the Straits of Tshushima
	Russian Revolution of 1905	Bloody Sunday (1905)	Template:Flag icon	22 Jan	Dispersal of the workers' procession
	Philippine–American War	Battle of the Malalag River	Template:Flagicon	22 October
	Russian Revolution of 1905	Revolution in the Kingdom of Poland (1905–1907)	Template:Flag icon		Imperial Government victory
		Armeni–Tatar war	Template:Flag icon/Template:Flag icon		Russian victory
		Moscow uprising of 1905	Template:Flag icon	7–18 December	Government victory

1906–1910

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1906	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Rawdat Muhanna	Template:Flagicon	12 April	Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Rawdat Muhanna
1906	Moro Rebellion	First Battle of Bud Dajo	Template:Flagicon	5–8 December
1907		Battle of Mufilo	Template:Flagicon	27 Augustus	Portugal defeats the Ovambo people.
1907	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Tarafiyah	Template:Flagicon	24 September	Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Tarafiyah
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1909	Indian wars	Crazy Snake Rebellion	Template:Flagicon	March	US Victory
1909	Second Melillan campaign	Battle of Wolf Ravine	Template:Flagicon	27 July	Riffians defeat Spain

1911–1915

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1911	Indian Wars	Mike Daggett's ambush of Nevada posse	Template:Flagicon	19 Jan	a posse of four men went to deal with Mike Daggett, Mike and his sons ambushed and killed them
	Indian Wars	Battle of Kelley Creek	Template:Flagicon	25 Feb	United states victory over Mike Daggett's Shoshone band, last Massacre of the Indian wars
	Mexican Revolution	Battle of Casas Grandes	Template:Flagicon	6 March	Mexican government forces defeat Mexican Constitutionalists.
	Moro Rebellion	Second Battle of Bud Dajo	Template:Flagicon	18–26 March	The USA defeat the Moro people.
	Mexican Revolution	Battle of Cuautla	Template:Flagicon	11–19 May	Mexican Constitutionalists defeat Mexican government forces.
	Italo-Turkish War	Battle of Preveza	Template:Flagicon	29–30 September	Italy defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Battle of Tripoli	Template:Flagicon	3–10 October
		Battle of Benghazi		20 October
		Battle of Shar al-Shatt		23 October
		Battle of Ain Zara		4 December
		Battle of Tobruk		22 December 1911 – 9 January 1912	Italy begins the invasion of Libya. The Ottoman Empire and the Senusiyya defeat Italy.
1912	French conquest of Morocco	Battle of Sidi Bou Othman	Template:Flagicon	6 September	France and Thami El Glaoui defeat Ahmed al-Hiba.
	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of Msaya	Template:Flagicon	19 September	The USA defeats Nicaraguan rebels
	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of Coyotepe Hill	Template:Flagicon	3–4 October	The USA defeats Nicaraguan rebels
	First Balkan War	Capture of Lemnos	Template:Flagicon	8 October	Greek troops occupy the Ottoman-held island of Lemnos
		Battle of Sarantaporo	Template:Flagicon	9 October	Greeks defeat Ottomans near Koritza
		Battle of Kumanovo	Template:Flagicon	23–24 October	Serbs defeat Ottomans in North Macedonia
		Battle of Kirk Kelesse	Template:Flagicon	24 October	Bulgarians defeat Ottomans in Thrace
		Battle of Pente Pigadia	Template:Flagicon	24–30 October	Greeks defeat Ottomans in seven-day battle near Bizani
		Battle of Lule Burgas	Template:Flagicon	31 October – 3 November	Bulgarians compel Ottomans to full retreat toward the lines of Tchataldja, 30 km from Constantinople and the last line of defense for the Ottoman capital. In terms of forces engaged, it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War.
		Battle of Giannitsa	Template:Flagicon	2 November	Greeks defeat Ottoman Turks in Central Macedonia
		Battle of Vevi	Template:Flagicon	2 November	Successful Turkish counter offensive against Greek positions
		Battle of Prilep	Template:Flagicon	3 November	Serbs defeat Ottomans
		Siege of Adrianople	Template:Flagicon	3 November 1912 – 26 March 1913	Fall of Adrianpole to the forces of Bulgaria and Serbia and the capture of Turkish general Ghazi Shulkri Pasha
		Battle of Monastir	Template:Flagicon	16–19 November	Decisive and final defeat in Macedonia of the Ottomans by the Serbs
		Battle of Çatalca	Template:Flagicon	17–18 November	Defeat of Bulgarian advance toward Istanbul
		Battle of Lesbos	Template:Flagicon	21 November – 21 December	Greeks capture the island of Lesbos from the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Chios		24 November 1912 – 3 January 1913	Greeks capture the island of Chios from the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Elli		3 December	Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet and forces it to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles straits
1913	First Balkan War	Battle of Lemnos	Template:Flagicon	5 January	Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet near the Island of Lemnos in final naval engagement of the war
	First Balkan War	Battle of Bizani	Template:Flagicon	20–21 February	Greeks defeat last operational Ottoman Army in Epirus and capture city of Ioanina
	Dervish movement	Battle of Hiraan	Template:Flagicon	3 Mar	The Dervish Movement defeats Italy.
	Moro Rebellion	Battle of Bud Bagsak	Template:Flagicon	11–15 June	The end of the Moro Rebellion
	Second Balkan War	Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas	Template:Flagicon	19–21 June	Greeks defeat Bulgarians in the three-day battle for Kilkis
		Battle of Bregalnica	Template:Flagicon	30 June – 8 July	Serbs defeat Bulgarians
		Battle of Kresna Gorge	Template:Flagicon	8–18 July	Inconclusive ten-day battle between Bulgaria and Greece
		Battle of Kalimantsi	Template:Flagicon	15–18 July	Bulgarian defensive victory against the Serbs
	Dervish movement	Battle of Dul Madoba	Template:Flagicon	9 August	A Dervish force raids the Somali Dhulbahante tribe near Burco, killing or wounding 57 members of the "Somaliland Camel Constabulary", including the British commander, Colonel Richard Corfield
1914	World War I	Battle of Liège	Template:Flagicon	4–17 August	Germans invade Belgium and capture Liège; start of World War I.
		Battle of Mulhouse	Template:Flagicon	9 August	Part of the Battle of the Frontiers, France takes Mulhouse from Germany, but then loses it again
		Battle of Halen	Template:Flagicon	12 August	Belgian victory over Germany.
		Battle of Lorraine	Template:Flagicon	14 August	German victory over France.
		Battle of Agbeluvhoe	Template:Flagicon	15 August	Togoland campaign. The UK and France defeat Germany.
		Battle of Dinant	Template:Flagicon	15–24 August	German victory over France.
		Battle of Cer	Template:Flagicon	16–19 August	Serbian forces push back Austro-Hungarian invasion
		Battle of Stallupönen	Template:Flagicon	17 August	First battle on the Russian Eastern Front. Inconclusive battle between Germany and Russia.
		Battle of Gumbinnen	Template:Flagicon	19–20 August	Russians defeat German Eighth Army, advance deeper into East Prussia
		Battle of the Ardennes	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	21–23 August	German victory over France.
		Battle of Charleroi	Template:Flagicon	21–23 August	Germany defeats France.
		Battle of Chra	Template:Flagicon	22 August	The UK and France defeat Germany.
		Battle of Mons	Template:Flagicon	23 August	British forces hold back Germany.
		Battle of Tannenberg	Template:Flagicon	23–30 August	Samsonov's Russian 2nd Army encircled and destroyed by the German 8th Army
		Battle of Galicia	Template:Flagicon	23 August – 11 September	Russians occupy Eastern Galicia from Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of the Trouée de Charmes	Template:Flagicon	24–26 August	The second French army, under General Castelnau, defeat a Bavarian army
		Siege of Maubeuge		24 August – 7 September	Germans capture Maubeuge from France.
		Battle of Le Cateau		26 August	Allied Powers (UK) retreat from German forces
		First Battle of Heligoland Bight	At sea	28 August	First major naval engagement of World War I, heavy German losses against the UK.
		Battle of Guise	Template:Flagicon	29–30 August	The French 5th Army, under General Lanzerac, defeat the second German army under General Bülow
		Occupation of German Samoa	Template:Flagicon	29–30 August	New Zealand forces defeat German forces in Samoa
		First Battle of Garua	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	29–31 August	Germany defeats the UK.
		Battle of Kusseri	Template:Flagicon	Late August-25 September	French victory.
		First Battle of the Masurian Lakes	Template:Flagicon	2–16 September	German Eighth Army defeats Rennenkampf's Russian 1st Army
		First Battle of the Marne	Template:Flagicon	5–9 September	French armies and BEF, under French General Joffre, defeat the Germans armies under General Von Moltke. German invasion of France halted by Allies. The city of Paris was saved.
		Battle of Nsanakong	Template:Flagicon	6 September	Germany defeats the UK.
		Battle of Bita Paka	Template:Flagicon	11 September	Australian forces defeat German forces in German New Guinea
		First Battle of the Aisne	Template:Flagicon	13–28 September	Indecisive battle between the Allies (France and the UK) and Germany.
		Battle of Ukoko	Template:Flagicon	21 September	The UK and France defeat Germany.
		Siege of Przemyśl	Template:Flagicon	24 September 1914 – 22 March 1915	Russians initially unsuccessful, but second siege attempt succeeds against Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of Sandfontein	Template:Flagicon	26 September	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa).
		Siege of Antwerp	Template:Flagicon	28 September – 10 October	Germany and Austria-Hungary capture Antwerp from Belgium. Belgium was aided by the UK.
		Battle of the Vistula River	Template:Flagicon	29 September – 31 October	Russians defeat Germans under Marshal von Mackensen
		Battle of Rufiji Delta	Template:Flagicon	October 1914 – 11 July 1915	British Empire naval forces defeat German naval forces in East Africa
		Battle of the Yser	Template:Flagicon	16–31 October	French, Belgian and British victory over Germany.
		First Battle of Ypres	Template:Flagicon	19 October – 22 November	Early trench warfare; "Kindermord bei Ypern". Indecisive battle between the Allies (France, Belgium and the UK) and Germany.
		First Battle of Edea	Template:Flagicon	20–26 October	The UK and France defeat Germany.
		Battle of Penang	Template:Flagicon	28 October	German victory, two Allied ships sink near Malaysia. Russia, France and the UK fought on the Allied side.
		Battle of Coronel	Template:Flagicon	1 November	German Admiral Graf Spee defeats British Admiral Cradock
		Battle of Kilimanjaro	Template:Flagicon	3 November	Germany defeats the UK and British India.
		Battle of Tanga	Template:Flagicon	3–5 November	German Colonel von Lettow-Vorbeck defeats British General Aitken in German East Africa. British India fought on the British side.
		Fao Landing	Template:Flagicon	6–8 November	British begin the Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Cocos	At sea	9 November	Australia defeats Germany in a naval battle
		Battle of Łódź	Template:Flagicon	11 November – 6 December	Russians take city from Germany and Austria-Hungary, lose it on 6 December
		Battle of Elhri	Template:Flagicon	13 November	Moroccan tribes defeat French troops
		Battle of Kraków	Template:Flagicon	16 November	Heavy casualties to Austria and Russia
		Battle of Cape Sarych	At sea	18 November	Inconclusive naval battle between Russia and the Central Powers (Ottoman Empire and Germany).
		Battle of Łowicz	Template:Flagicon	30 November – 17 December	Russians take city from Germany.
		Battle of Limanowa	Template:Flagicon	1-13 December	Austria-Hungary and Germany defeat Russia.
		Battle of Kolubara	Template:Flagicon	3–9 December	Serbs drive out Austrians
		Battle of Falkland Islands	At sea	8 December	British defeat German Admiral Graf Spee.
		First Battle of Champagne	Template:Flagicon	20 December 1914-17 March 1915	Indecisive battle between France and Germany.
		Battle of Sarikamish	Template:Flagicon	22 December 1914-17 January 1915	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire and Germany
1915	World War I	Second Battle of Edea	Template:Flagicon	5 January	France defeats Germany
		Battle of Bolimów	Template:Flagicon	14 January – February 28	Cold weather thwarts German gas attack against Russians
		Battle of Jassin	Template:Flagicon	18–19 January	German victory in East Africa against the UK (British India)
		Battle of Hartmannswillerkopf	Template:Flagicon	19 January-April	Indecisive battle between France and Germany.
		Carpathian Campaign	Template:Flagicon	23 January-22 December	Russian victory over Germany and Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of Dogger Bank	At sea	24 January	British Admiral Beatty drives off German Vice-Admiral Hipper's raiding force, sinks Blücher
		First Suez Offensive	Template:Flagicon	28 January – 3 February	Ottoman attack, with German aid, fails against the UK
		Battle of Kakamas	Template:Flagicon	4 February	A skirmish for control of two river fords between contingents of the German and South African armed forces, ending with a South African victory
		Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes	Template:Flagicon	7–28 February	Initial German attack against Russia, is highly successful, but further attacks are repulsed
		Battle of Fort Rivière	Template:Flagicon	17 February	The USA defeat the Cacos in Haiti.
		Battle of Gallipoli	Template:Flagicon	19 February 1915 – 8 January 1916	The Allied powers (UK, France and Russia) attempt a failed frontal assault on the Ottoman Empire (Aided by Germany and Austria-Hungary)
		Naval assault in strait of Çanakkale	At sea	18 March	Turks (With German aid) repel an Allied fleet from the UK (including Australia), France and Russia
		Battle of Hill 60	Template:Flagicon	17–22 April	British forces defeat German forces
		Second Battle of Ypres	Template:Flagicon	22 April – 25 May	Germans use poison gas. Allied retreat. Allies consisted out of the UK (with Canada and British India), France and Belgium.
		Landing at Cape Helles	Template:Flagicon	25–26 April	British amphibious assault against the Ottoman Empire Concurrently, a French assault in the Asiatic side of the straits
		Landing at Anzac Cove	Template:Flagicon	25 April – 3 May	Australia and New Zealand successfully land in the Ottoman Empire, but later get bogged down
		Battle of Trekkopjes	Template:Flagicon	26 April	South Africa (British Empire) defeats Germany
		Second attack on Anzac Cove	Template:Flagicon	27 April	Ottoman forces attack Australian and New Zealand forces
		First Battle of Krithia	Template:Flagicon	28 April	British attack against Turks fails
		Battle of Gurin	Template:Flagicon	29 April	The UK defeats Germany
		Battle of Hill 60	Template:Flagicon	1–7 May	British forces defeat German forces
		Battle for Baby 700	Template:Flagicon	2–3 May	ANZAC (British Empire) attack on the hill Baby 700, defended by Ottoman forces
		Gorlice–Tarnów offensive	Template:Flagicon	2 May-13 July	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
		Second Battle of Krithia	Template:Flagicon	6–8 May	Second British attack against Turks uses same plan, also fails
		Third attack on Anzac Cove	Template:Flagicon	19 May	ANZAC forces (British Empire, Australia, New Zealand) defeat Ottoman attack
		Second Battle of Garua	Template:Flagicon	31 May – 10 June	The UK and France defeat Germany
		Third Battle of Krithia	Template:Flagicon	4 June	Temporary British success reversed by Ottoman counter-attack
		Battle of Bukoba	Template:Flagicon	21–23 June	The UK defeats Germany
		First Battle of the Isonzo	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	23 June – 7 July	Failed Italian attack on Austrian positions in the Alps
		Battle of Gully Ravine	Template:Flagicon	28 June – 5 July	British and Indian forces defeat Ottoman forces
		Bug–Narew Offensive	Template:Flagicon	13 July-27 August	Germany defeats Russia
		Vistula–Bug offensive	Template:Flagicon	14 July-28 August	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
		Second Battle of the Isonzo	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	18 July – 3 August	Second Italian attempt on Austrian positions fails
		Battle of Kara Killisse	Template:Flagicon	27-31 July	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Bitlis	Template:Flagicon	July 1915- August 1916	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
		Attack of the Dead Men	Template:Flagicon	6 August	Russian forces repel German gas attack and advance on Osowiec Fortress
		Battle of Lone Pine	Template:Flagicon	6–10 August	Australians stop Ottoman attack, but it was only a diversion
		Battle of Krithia Vineyard		6–13 August	Turkish diversionary attack against the UK, to allow for Sari Bair Offensive
		Landing at Suvla Bay		6–15 August	The main attack for which the two diversions were staged; Ottoman victory over the British Empire (UK, British India, Newfoundland and Australia)
		Battle of the Nek		7 August	Ottomans defeat Australians
		Battle of Chunuk Bair		7–19 August	Ottomans defeat Britain and New Zealand
		Siege of Novogeorgievsk	Template:Flagicon	10-20 August	Germany defeats Russia
		Battle of Scimitar Hill	Template:Flagicon	21 August	Decisive battle of the Gallipoli Campaign, Ottoman victory over the UK
		Battle of Hill 60	Template:Flagicon	21–29 August	Final British attempt to take Gallipoli from the Ottoman Empire fails
		Rovno offensive	Template:Flagicon	27 August – 15 October	Indecisive battle between Austria-Hungary and Russia
		Vilno-Dvinsk offensive	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	29 August – 30 November	Russian victory over Germany
		Battle of Smorgon	Template:Flagicon	15 September – 4 December 1917	Successful Russian defence and failed offence against Germany
		Second Battle of Champagne	Template:Flagicon	25 September – 6 October	German victory over France
		Battle of Loos		25 September – 14 October	Germany defeats the British Empire (British India and the UK)
		Third Battle of Artois		25 September – 4 November	Partial Franco-British victory over Germany
		Battle of Es Sinn	Template:Flagicon	28 September	The British Empire (British India and the UK) defeats the Ottoman Empire
		Serbian campaign (1915)	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	7 October-24 November	Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria conquer Serbia and Montenegro
		Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt	Template:Flagicon	13–19 October	German victory over the UK and France
		Third Battle of the Isonzo	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	18 October – 4 November	Austrians endure massive Italian bombardment. Austrian-Hungarian victory.
	American occupation of Haiti	Battle of Fort Dipitie	Template:Flagicon	24–25 October	The USA defeats the Cacos.
	World War I	Battle of Banjo	Template:Flagicon	4–6 November	The UK defeats Germany
		Senussi campaign	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	November 1915 - February 1917	British–Italian victory
		Battle of Ctesiphon	Template:Flagicon	22–25 November	Indecisive battle between British and Ottoman forces
		Siege of Kut	Template:Flagicon	7 December 1915 – 29 April 1916	Ottoman forces capture the city and force the surrender of the British Army of Mesopotamia under General Townshend. Largest British surrender of the war.
		Battle of Robat Karim	Template:Flagicon	27 December 1915	Russia defeats Iran

1916–1920

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1916	World War I	Erzurum offensive	Template:Flagicon	10 January-16 February	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Salaita Hill	Template:Flagicon	12 February	Germany defeats the UK (including South Africa and British India)
		Battle of Verdun	Template:Flagicon	21 February–15 December	The German offensive was repulsed by the French 2nd Army. Verdun was not taken by Germans troops. French win a strategic defensive victory.
		Battle of Dujaila	Template:Flagicon	8 March	Failed British attempt against the Ottoman Empire, to relieve the Siege of Kut
		Fifth Battle of the Isonzo	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	9–15 March	Inconclusive battle between Italy and Austria-Hungary
		Battle of Latema Nek	Template:Flagicon	11–12 March	The UK (including South Africa) defeats Germany
		Battle of Kahe	Template:Flagicon	18 March	The UK defeats Germany
		Lake Naroch offensive	Template:Flagicon	18-30 March	Germany defeats Russia
		Raid on Jifjafa	Template:Flagicon	11–14 April	Successful Australian raid on Ottoman forces
	Irish revolutionary period	Easter Rising	Template:Flagicon	24 April	Irish rebellion against the British occupation centered in Dublin
	World War I	Battle of Bondoa Irangi	Template:Flagicon	7–10 May	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa)
		Battle of Asiago	Template:Flagicon	15 May – 10 June	Massive Austrian counter-offensive against Italy
		Battle of Jutland	At sea	31 May	Last engagement of the German High Seas Fleet. Inconclusive battle between the UK and Germany
		Brusilov Offensive	Template:Flagicon	4 June – 20 September	Russia nearly collapses Austria but losses are staggering
		2nd Battle of Albert	Template:Flagicon	1 July	Opening day of the Allied offensive against Germany, known as the Battle of the Somme. Allies consisted out of the UK (including Newfoundland) and France.
		Battle of the Somme	Template:Flagicon	1 July – 18 November	Inconclusive major Allied (the UK and France) offensive on the Western Front against Germany
		Battle of Erzincan	Template:Flagicon	2-25 July	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
	Banana Wars	Battle of Guayacanas	Template:Flagicon	3 July	The USA defeats the Dominican Republic
	World War I	Baranovichi offensive	Template:Flagicon	3–25 July	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
		Battle of Kostiuchnówka	Template:Flagicon	4–6 July	One of the deadliest battles for the Polish Legions in Austria-Hungarian service against Russia
		Battle of Bazentin Ridge	Template:Flagicon	14 July	British victory against Germany during the Somme offensive
		Battle of Fromelles		19–20 July	German victory over the British south of the rest of the Somme offensive, considered the darkest day in Australian history due to the high number of casualties.
		Battle of Pozières		23 July – 7 August	British and Australian forces take and hold town from Germany
		Battle of Romani	Template:Flagicon	3 August	Turkish advance on Suez Canal defeated by the British Empire (including British India, Australia and New Zealand). The Ottoman Empire was aided by Germany and Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of Muş	Template:Flagicon	3-24 August	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
		Sixth Battle of the Isonzo	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	6–17 August	Italian victory over Austria-Hungary
		Battle of Mouquet Farm	Template:Flagicon	8 August – 27 September	Allied powers (Australia, Canada, UK) advance toward German fortification
		Battle of Bir el Abd	Template:Flagicon	9 August	Ottoman victory against British forces
		Battle of Mlali	Template:Flagicon	24 August	The UK defeats Germany
		Battle of Guillemont	Template:Flagicon	3–9 September	Allied powers (UK and France) capture city from Germany
		Battle of Herkulesfürdő	Template:Flagicon	6–10 September	Romania defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany
		Battle of Kisaki	Template:Flagicon	7–11 September	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa)
		Battle of Ginchy	Template:Flagicon	9 September	Irish (British Empire) capture town from Germans, but suffer heavy casualties. France was also involved in the attack.
		Monastir offensive	Template:Flagicon	12 September-11 December	Bulgaria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire defeat France, Serbia, the UK, Italy and Russia
		Battle of Flers–Courcelette	Template:Flagicon	15–22 September	Bad weather thwarts Allied (UK, New Zealand, Canada and France) attempt to break through German defenses
		Battle of Morval		25–28 September	British progress resumes after Fleurs-Courcelette, but French unable to match British progress
		Battle of Thiepval Ridge		26–28 September	German positions captured by Allied powers (Canada, UK, France)
		Battle of Nagyszeben	Template:Flagicon	26–29 September	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
		Battle of Le Transloy	Template:Flagicon	1 October – 5 November	Failed attempt to capture German defenses by the UK and France
		Battle of Kőhalom	Template:Flagicon	2 October	Romania defeats Germany and Austria-Hungary
		Battle of Cinghinarele Island	Template:Flagicon	2–8 October	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
	Mafia–Camorra War	Morello ambushes	Template:Flagicon	6 October	the Neapolitan Mafia kills a number of Sicilian Mafia bosses of East Harlem
	Palace Coup against Lij Iyasu	Battle of Segale	Template:Flagicon	7 October	Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu
	World War I	Second Battle of the Jiu Valley	Template:Flagicon	7–17 November	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
	World War I	Battle of the Ancre	Template:Flagicon	13–18 November	Allied powers (UK and France) advance further against Germany, final battle of the 1916 Somme Campaign
	Banana Wars	Battle of San Francisco de Macorís	Template:Flagicon	29 November	The USA defeats the Dominican Republic
	World War I	Battle of Magdhaba	Template:Flagicon	23 December	Capture of Turkish garrison in the Sinai by the British Empire (UK, British India, Australia and New Zealand)
1917	World War I	Christmas Battles	Template:Flagicon	5-11 January	Russian offensive against Germany during Russian Christmas. Minor Russian victory.
		Battle of Rafa	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	9 January	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Second Battle of Kut	Template:Flagicon	23 February	British forces once again take Kut from the Ottoman Empire.
		Fall of Baghdad	Template:Flagicon	8–11 March	British forces capture the city from the Ottoman Empire.
		Battle of Nambanje	Template:Flagicon	13 March	Germany defeats the UK.
		Battle of Mount Hamrin	Template:Flagicon	25 March	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		First Battle of Gaza	Template:Flagicon	26 March	British fail to advance into Ottoman Palestine. Germany and Austria-Hungary helped defend on the Ottoman side.
		Vimy Ridge	Template:Flagicon	9 April	Canada's finest hour. Canadian and British forces defeat Germany.
		Battle of Arras		9 April – 16 May	British forces advance but no breakthrough was achieved against Germany.
		Nivelle Offensive		16 April – 9 May	Indecisive Allied (France, UK and Russia) offensive on Western Front against Germany.
		Second Battle of Gaza	Template:Flagicon	17–19 April	Turkey repels British assault on Gaza-Beersheba line
		Battle of Istabulat	Template:Flagicon	21 April	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Action of 4 May 1917	At sea	4 May	British and Australian naval forces indecisive action against German Navy and zeppelin
		Raid on the Beersheba to Hafir el Auja railway	Template:Flagicon	23 May	Australian and New Zealand forces raid and destroy Ottoman railway
		Battle of Messines	Template:Flagicon	7–14 June	British forces advance on Western Front against Germany.
		Battle of Mount Ortigara	Template:Flagicon	10–25 June	Austria-Hungary defeats Italy.
		Battle of Zboriv	Template:Flagicon	1–2 July	Part of Kerensky Offensive; the only successful engagement of the last Russian offensive in World War I. Russia and Czechoslovaks fighting on the Russian side defeat Austria-Hungary.
		Battle of Aqaba	Template:Flagicon	6 July	The Kingdom of Hejaz and the UK defeat the Ottoman Empire.
		Battle of Passchendaele	Template:Flagicon	31 July – November 10	Also known as Third Battle of Ypres, the three-month battle costs Britain 400,000. Indecisive battle of the Allies (British Empire, France and Belgium) versus Germany. Enormous casualties on both sides.
		Battle of Pilckem Ridge		31 July – 2 August	Allied (British Empire and France) victory over German forces
		Battle of Langemarck		16–18 August	Indecisive battle between Anglo-French forces and German forces
		Riga offensive	Template:Flagicon	1-5 September	Germany captures Riga from Russia
		Battle of the Menin Road Ridge	Template:Flagicon	20–26 September	British Empire victory over German
		Battle of Broodseinde		4 October	British, Australian, New Zealand victory against German forces on the Western Front
		Battle of Poelcappelle		9 October	Australian and British forces fight inconclusive battle against German forces
		Operation Albion	Template:Flagicon	12-20 October	Germany captures the West Estonian archipelago from Russia
		Battle of Wadi Musa	Template:Flagicon	23 October	The Kingdom of Hejaz defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Battle of Caporetto	Template:Flagicon	24 October – 19 November	Also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo; Italians defeated by Central Powers (Austria-Hungary and Germany) and driven back to Venice
		Second Battle of Passchendaele	Template:Flagicon	26 October – 10 November	Allied (British Empire, France and Belgium) victory over Germans on Western Front
		Battle of Beersheba	Template:Flagicon	31 October	Australian Light Horse capture Beersheba. British and Arabs defeat the Ottoman Empire and Germany.
		Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe		1–6 November	British forces defeat Ottoman forces
		Third Battle of Gaza		1–7 November	British break Turkish defensive line in southern Palestine
		Battle of Hareira and Sheria		6–7 November	British, Australian, New Zealand forces Ottoman Army
		Battle of Mughar Ridge		13 November	British forces gain victory over Ottoman forces
		Battle of Ayun Kara		14 November	The British Empire (New Zealand) defeats the Ottoman Empire.
		Second Battle of Heligoland Bight	At sea	17 November	Indecisive naval battle, Germans lose one torpedo boat against the UK.
		Battle of Cambrai	Template:Flagicon	20 November – 7 December	First successful use of tanks. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany.
		Battle of Ngomano	Template:Flagicon	25 November	Germans defeat Portuguese and launch invasion of Portuguese East Africa
		Battle of Polygon Wood	Template:Flagicon	26 September – 3 October	Australian and British forces defeat German forces
		Battle of Buqqar Ridge	Template:Flagicon	27 October	British and Australian victory over Ottoman forces
		Battle of Jerusalem	Template:Flagicon	17 November – 30 December	British forces capture Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire
		Occupation of Kharkiv	Template:Flagicon	17 December 1917 – 10 January 1918	Soviet victory over Ukraine.
1918	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Kämärä	Template:Flagicon	27 January	The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats the Finnish White Guard.
	World War I	Battle of Kruty	Template:Flagicon	29–30 January	Ukrainian victory over Soviet Russia, enables Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Vilppula	Template:Flagicon	31 January – 18 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I	Battle of Bobruysk	Template:Flagicon	2 February – 11 March	Units of the Polish I Corps in Russia, fought with the Red Army over the control of the city of Babruysk. Polish victory.
	World War I	First Battle of Kiev	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	5–8 February	Bolsheviks capture Kyiv from the Ukrainian People's Republic.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Ruovesi	Template:Flagicon	5 February – 19 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Antrea	Template:Flagicon	11 February – 25 April	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
	World War I	Battle of Rarańcza	Template:Flagicon	15–16 February	The Polish Legions defeat Austria-Hungary.
		Operation Faustschlag	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	18 February-3 March	Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ukraine capture huge territories from Soviet Russia
		Capture of Jericho	Template:Flagicon	19–20 February	Australians capture Jericho from Ottoman forces
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Varkaus	Template:Flagicon	19–21 February	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Rautu	Template:Flagicon	21 February – 5 April	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
	World War I	Battle of Tell 'Asur	Template:Flagicon	8–12 March	British and Australian forces defeat Ottoman forces
	World War I	Battle of Bakhmach	Template:Flagicon	8–13 March	Czechoslovak Legion escape German encirclement. Czechoslovaks and Soviet Russia defeat Germany and Austria-Hungary.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Tampere	Template:Flagicon	8 March – 6 April	The bloodiest battle in Finnish history at the time. The Finnish White Guard and the Swedish Brigade defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I	Battle of Charah	Template:Flagicon	12-17 March	Assyrian volunteers defeat the Kurdish Shekak tribe
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Länkipohja	Template:Flagicon	16 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I	First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux	Template:Flagicon	20 March – 5 April	Australian victory over German forces
		First Transjordan attack on Amman	Template:Flagicon	21 March –2 April	Ottoman forces defeat British forces
		First Battle of Amman	Template:Flagicon	27–31 March	Ottoman victory over British forces
		First Battle of Morlancourt	Template:Flagicon	28–30 March	Australians led by John Monash defeat Germans
		Battle of the Avre		4–5 April	German attack fought between German forces and defending Australian and British forces
		Second Battle of Dernancourt		5 April	Australian forces halt German advance on Amiens
		Battle of Suldouze	Template:Flagicon	8-13 April	Assyrian volunteers defeat the Ottoman Empire
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Ahvenkoski	Template:Flagicon	10 April – 5 May	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Helsinki	Template:Flagicon	12–13 April	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I, Russian Civil War, Ukrainian–Soviet War	Crimea Operation	Template:Flagicon	13–25 April	Germans, Ukrainians, and Crimeans invade Crimea, cause dissolution of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Lahti	Template:Flagicon	19 April – 1 May	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	World War I	Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux	Template:Flagicon	24–25 April	Australian forces capture the town. The British Empire and the French Empire defeat Germany.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Vyborg	Template:Flagicon	24–29 April	The Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
	Finnish Civil War	Battle of Syrjäntaka	Template:Flagicon	28–29 April	The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats Germany.
	World War I	Second Battle of Morlancourt	Template:Flagicon	4–14 May	Australian victory over German forces on Western Front
		Battle of Cantigny		28 May	U.S. 1st Infantry Division wins in first independent action with French aid against Germany.
		Third Battle of Morlancourt		10 June	Australian forces defeat German forces
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Barnaul	Template:Flagicon	13–15 June	White Russian and Czechoslovak victory over Soviet Russia.
	World War I	Battle of the Piave River	Template:Flagicon	15–23 June	Downfall of Austria against an allied army from Italy, France, the UK and the USA.
		Battle of Belleau Wood	Template:Flagicon	25 June	U.S. 2nd Marine Division capture woods. Victory of the USA, France and the UK against Germany.
		Battle of Hamel	Template:Flagicon	4 July	Australian success with departure from massed frontal assaults, birth of 20th-century combined arms warfare. The British Empire, the USA and France defeat Germany.
		Battle of Abu Tellul	Template:Flagicon	14 July	British, Australian and Indian forces successfully defend against German/Ottoman attacks
		Second Battle of the Marne	Template:Flagicon	15–18 July	French troops, helped by American and British troops, win a great and decisive victory against Germans armies and saved Paris. 95,000 French soldiers killed or wounded, 12,000 Americans killed or wounded and 12,000 British killed or wounded. 180,000 Germans soldiers killed or wounded.
		Battle of Chateau Thierry	Template:Flagicon	18 July	France, the USA and Belgium defeat Germany.
		Capture of Kazan by the White Army	Template:Flagicon	5–7 August	White Army and Czechoslovaks captures Kazan from Soviet Russia.
		Battle of Amiens	Template:Flagicon	8–11 August	British force Germans to von Hindenburg's line
		Hundred Days Offensive	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	8 August –11 November	Last major Allied (France, British Empire, the USA, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Siam (modern Thailand)) offensive on the Western Front and the near collapse of the Imperial German Army. Austria-Hungary fought on the German side.
		Battle of Lake Baikal	Template:Flagicon	16 August	Czechoslovak forces defeat Reds
		Battle of the Ailette	Template:Flagicon	17–23 August	France defeats Germany.
		Second Battle of the Somme	Template:Flagicon	21 August – 2 September	Allied (British Empire and the USA) victory over German forces
	Armenian–Azerbaijani war, World War I, Russian Civil War	Battle of Baku	Template:Flagicon	26 August – 14 September	The Army of Islam of Ottoman Empire and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic captures the city of Baku from the Centrocaspian Dictatorship. The Centrocaspian Dictatorship was aided by the UK and White Russia.
	Mexican Revolution, World War I, Mexican Border War	Battle of Ambos Nogales	Template:Flagicon	27 August	Americans defeat Mexicans
	World War I	Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin	Template:Flagicon	31 August –3 September	Australian forces capture Mont Saint-Quentin from Germany, General Rawlinson calls it the greatest military achievement of the war
	Russian Civil War	Kazan Operation	Template:Flagicon	5–10 September	Second battle of Kazan, Red Army recaptures the city from White Russia and Czechoslovaks.
	World War I	Battle of Havrincourt	Template:Flagicon	12 September	British victory, German morale begins to weaken
		Battle of Saint-Mihiel	Template:Flagicon	12–19 September	Americans defeat Germans
		Vardar offensive	Template:Flagicon	15-29 September	Serbia, France, the UK, Greece and Italy defeat Bulgaria and Germany
		Battle of Épehy	Template:Flagicon	18 September	British and Australians defeat Germans
		Battle of Tulkarm	Template:Flagicon	19 September	British Empire victory over Ottomans
		Battle of Tabsor		19–20 September	British Empire victory over Ottomans
		Battle of Megiddo		19–25 September	Allenby's British forces crush Ottoman Army
		Battle of Sharon			British Empire victory over Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Nablus			British Empire victory over Ottoman Empire
		Capture of Jenin		20 September	Australian and British forces capture Jenin from the Ottoman Empire
		Second Battle of Amman		25 September	British forces land victory over Ottoman forces
		Capture of Damascus		26 September – 1 October	Australian Light Horse capture the city of Damascus from Ottoman forces
		Battle of Meuse	Template:Flagicon	26 September – 11 November	Argonne Forest, largest AEF action of the war; Allied victory. On 8 October, Corporal Alvin York, outnumbered 19:1, leads capture of German machine-gun nest. France, the USA and Siam defeat Germany.
Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub		Template:Flagicon	27 September	Australian and British forces defeat Ottoman forces
Battle of St Quentin Canal		Template:Flagicon	29 September – 10 October	British, Australian and American forces decisive Allied victory over German forces
Ukrainian War of Independence	Battle of Dibrivka	Template:Flagicon	30 September	Ukrainian anarchists defeat Austro-German forces.
World War I	Battle of Durazzo	At sea	2 October	Allied (Italy, Albania, the British Empire and the USA) naval forces defeat Austro-Hungarian naval forces
	Pursuit to Haritan	Template:Flagicon	3–27 October	British forces defeat Ottoman forces final phase of the Middle East Campaign
	Battle of Vittorio Veneto	Template:Flagicon	24 October – 3 November	Italy, the UK, France and the USA defeat Austria-Hungary.
	Battle of Aleppo	Template:Flagicon	25 October	Allied (Kingdom of Hejaz and the British Empire) victory against Ottoman/German forces
	Second Battle of the Sambre	Template:Flagicon	4 November	Allied power victory during final phase of World War I. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany.
Polish–Ukrainian War	Battle of Przemyśl	Template:Flagicon	11–12 November	Polish forces capture town from Ukrainians
Russian Civil War	Battle of Tulgas	Template:Flagicon	11–14 November	The British Empire, the USA and White Russia defeat Soviet Russia.
Russian Civil War	First North Caucasus Operation	Template:Flagicon	December 1918 – January 1919	Whites capture all of the Northern Caucasus minus Astrakhan from Soviet Russia.
1919	Ukrainian–Soviet War, Ukrainian War of Independence	Khotyn Uprising	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	7 January – 1 February	Ukrainian uprising in Romania fails
	Greater Poland uprising	Battle of Ławica	Template:Flagicon	9 January	Poland defeats Germany
	Russian Civil War	Battle for the Donbas	Template:Flagicon	12 January – 31 May	White Army victory. South Russia, the Don Republic and the Kuban People's Republic defeat Soviet Russia and the Makhnovshchina.
	Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Utria	Template:Flagicon	17–20 January	Estonian victory over Soviet Russia
	Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Laagna	Template:Flagicon	18 January	Estonian victory over Soviet Russia
	Soviet–Ukrainian War, Russian Civil War	Second Battle of Kiev	Template:Flagicon	18 January – 5 February	Soviets capture Kyiv from Ukraine
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Shenkursk	Template:Flagicon	19–25 January	Soviet Russia defeats the UK, the USA, the Provisional Government of the Northern Region and Canada.
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Vystavka	Template:Flagicon	27 January – early March	Bolsheviks defeat Americans
	Polish–Czechoslovak War	Battle of Skoczów	Template:Flagicon	28–30 January	indecisive battle
	Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Paju	Template:Flagicon	31 January	Estonians and Finnish volunteers defeat the Red Latvian Riflemen in southern Estonia
	Polish-Soviet War	Battle of Bereza Kartuska	Template:Flagicon	14 February	Polish victory, first battle of the Polish–Bolshevik War
	1919 Egyptian revolution	British crackdown on the Egyptian revolution	Template:Flagicon	15 - 31 March	800 Egyptians,30 British soldiers and 31 Europeans killed ,Saad Zaghlul released from exile and allowed to return to Egypt.
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Mariupol	Template:Flagicon	19–27 March	Soviets and Makhnovists capture Mariupol from White Russia
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Bolshie Ozerki	Template:Flagicon	31 March – 2 April	The UK, the USA, the Provisional Government of the Northern Region and Poland defeat Soviet Russia.
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Lida	Template:Flagicon	16–17 April	Poland defeats Soviet Russia
	Czechoslovak-Hungarian War	Battle of Salgótarján	Template:Flagicon	30 April – 30 May	Hungarian Soviet Republic repels Czechoslovak attacks on Salgótarján
	Ukrainian War of Independence	Hryhoriv Uprising	Template:Flagicon	7 May –27 July	Uprising against Soviet Russia fails, Nykyfor Hryhoriv assassinated by Nestor Makhno
	Ukrainian War of Independence	Battle of Mospyne	Template:Flagicon	13 May	White Army defeats Makhnovists
	Greco-Turkish War	Greek landing at Smyrna	Template:Flagicon	15 May	Greeks capture Smyrna
	Greco-Turkish War	Urla clashes	Template:Flagicon	16–17 May	Greek forces enter Urla
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort	Template:Flagicon	21 May	The UK and White Russia defeat Soviet Russia
	1919 Egyptian revolution	Black Hand insurgency in Egypt	Template:Flagicon	1919-1925	the black Hand group carry on various attacks on British targets in Egypt , most notably the assassination of Major general Lee Stack, a number of the members got excuted in 1925 and the group died down
	Mexican Revolution, Mexican Border War	Third Battle of Ciudad Juarez	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	15–16 June	Americans and Carrancistas defeat Villistas
	Greco-Turkish War	Malgaç Raid	Template:Flagicon	15–16 June	Turkish rebels capture Greek weaponry
		Battle of Bergama		15–20 June	Greeks capture Bergama
		Raid on Erbeyli		20–21 June	Greek victory
	Russian Civil War	First Kharkiv Operation	Template:Flagicon	20–25 June	White Army captures Kharkiv from Soviet Russia
	Greco-Turkish War	Raid on Erikli	Template:Flagicon	21–22 June	Greek forces leave the village of Erikli
	Estonian War of Independence, Latvian War of Independence	Battle of Cēsis	Template:Flagicon	23 June	Estonian and Latvian victory over the German Landeswehr
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Romanovka	Template:Flagicon	25 June	The USA defeats Soviet Russia
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Tellidede	Template:Flagicon	25–26 June	Greek forces capture Tellidede
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Aydın	Template:Flagicon	27 June – 4 July	Greeks capture Aydın
	Russian Civil War	Advance on Moscow	Template:Flagicon	3 July – 18 November	Beginning of the end of Armed Forces of South Russia. Victory for Soviet Russia.
		Battle of Novo Litovoskaya	Template:Flagicon	7 August	U.S. forces defeat Bolsheviks
		Capture of Kiev by the White Army	Template:Flagicon	31 August	White Army captures Kyiv from Soviet Russia and also defeats Ukraine.
		Battle of Bogdat	Template:Flagicon	25 September – 19 October	White Army victory over Soviet Russia
	Ukrainian War of Independence, Russian Civil War	Battle of Peregonovka	Template:Flagicon	26 September	Makhnovshchina defeat White Russia
	Russian Civil War Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Petrograd	Template:Flagicon	28 September –14 November	White Army fails to capture Saint Petersburg from Soviet Russia. The White Army and allies consisted out of the Regional Government of Northwest Russia, Estonia, the UK, Ingria and Finland.
	Polish–Ukrainian War	Battle of Lwów	Template:Flagicon	1 November 1918 – 30 May 1919	Polish city besieged by Ukrainian forces
	Estonian War of Independence	Battle of Krivasoo	Template:Flagicon	18 November – 30 December	Estonian victory over Soviet Russia
	Russian Civil War	Khopyor–Don Operation	Template:Flagicon	20 November – 8 December	Red victory over the Don Army
		Second Kharkiv Operation	Template:Flagicon	24 November – 12 December	Red offensive towards Kharkiv, resulting in its capture from White Russia
		Third Battle of Kiev	Template:Flagicon	10–16 December	Bolsheviks regain control of Kyiv from White Russia
	Russian Civil War	Donbas operation	Template:Flagicon	18–31 December	Red Army captures Donbas from White Russia
	Polish–Soviet War	First Battle of Berezina	Template:Flagicon		Polish victory over Soviet Russia
1920	Polish-Soviet War, Latvian War of Independence	Battle of Daugavpils	Template:Flagicon	3–5 January	Polish-Latvian victory
	Russian Civil War	Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation	Template:Flagicon	6–10 January	Red victory, splitting the White Army in two
		Battle of Posolskeya		9 January	Last battle of the Russian Civil War to involve the US
		Second North Caucasus Operation		17 January – 7 April	Reds force Whites out of the North Caucasus and into Georgia and Azerbaijan, which the Reds later invade
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Marash	Template:Flagicon	21 January – 12 February	French troops leave Kahramanmaraş
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Urfa	Template:Flagicon	9 February – 11 April	French surrender, but are massacred by Turks
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Letychiv	Template:Flagicon	18–22 February	Polish victory
	Franco-Turkish War	Siege of Aintab	Template:Flagicon	1 April 1920 – 8 February 1921	French victory
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Koziatyn	Template:Flagicon	25–27 April
		Kiev offensive		25 April – July	Poles capture Kyiv and are forced to retreat by Soviets
		Battle of Czarnobyl		27 April	Poles capture Chernobyl
	Russian Civil War	Action of 3 May 1920	At sea	3 May	A French and Soviet ship fight
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Geyve	Template:Flagicon	15–17 May	Ottoman and Turkish forces clash
	Russian Civil War	Anzali Operation		18 May	Soviet victory
	Franco-Turkish War	Karboğazı ambush		27–28 May	Turkish victory
	Polish-Soviet War	Battle of Wołodarka	Template:Flagicon	29–31 May	Polish victory
		Battle of Bystryk		31 May	Polish victory by surprise attack
		Battle of Boryspil		2 June	Polish capture Russian supplies
		Battle of Borodzianka		11–13 June	Polish victory
	Turkish–Armenian War	First Battle of Oltu	Template:Flagicon	18–25 June	Armenian victory
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Romanovka	Template:Flagicon	25 June
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Głębokie	Template:Flagicon	4–6 July
		Battle of Chorupań		13–19 July	Soviet victory over Dubno and Chorupan
		First Battle of Grodno		19–20 July	Soviets capture Hrodna
	Franco-Syrian War	Battle of Maysalun	Template:Flagicon	23 July	The French advance into Syria and defeat Yusuf al-Azmah's hastily assembled army
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Lwów	Template:Flagicon	July –September	Poles hold Lviv
		Battle of Radzymin		12–15 August	Town changes hands twice
		Battle of Radzymin		13–16 August	Polish victory
		Battle of Warsaw		13–25 August	Poles defeat Red Army
		Battle of Ossów		14 August	One of the rare Polish victories during the Battle of Warsaw
		Battle of Chołojów		14 August	Soviet victory
		Battle of Nasielsk		14–15 August	Minor Polish victory as part of the action around Warsaw
		Battle of Borkowo			Minor Polish victory
		Battle of Sarnowa Góra			Polish victory
		Battle of Kock		14–16 August	Polish victory
	Russian Civil War	Ulagay's Landing	Template:Flagicon	14 August – 7 September	Red Army takes control of Crimea, the last White stronghold
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Cyców	Template:Flagicon	15–16 August
		Battle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki		16–18 August	Polish victory as part of the counteroffensive after Battle of Warsaw
		Battle of Zadwórze		17 August	Polish army defeated by the Red Army forces of Semyon Budennyi
		Battle of Przasnysz		21 August	Soviet victory
		Battle of Białystok		22 August
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Sakarya	Template:Flagicon	23 August – 13 September
	Russian Civil War	Bukhara operation	Template:Flagicon	28 August – 2 September	Fall of the Emirate of Bukhara
	Polish–Lithuanian War Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Giby	Template:Flagicon	30 August	Lithuanian withdrawal successfully mediated by French at request of Poland
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Komarów		30 August – 2 September
	Polish–Lithuanian War Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Sejny		2–19 September	Polish victory against Lithuania
	Vlora War	Battle of Vlora	Template:Flagicon	3 September	Albanian patriots seize Vlora from Italian control in a rapid night strike
	Turkish-Armenian War	Second Battle of Oltu	Template:Flagicon	3–5 September	Turks recapture Oltu
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Kobryń	Template:Flagicon	11–23 September
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Obytichnyi Spit	At sea	15 September	Red and White Army ships interact outside Berdiansk, with both sides claiming victory.
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of the Niemen River	At sea	15–25 September	Poles defeat the reserves of the Red Army
		Battle of Dytiatyn	Template:Flagicon	16 September	Soviet victory
		Battle of Brzostowica		20–25 September	Polish victory
		Battle of Obuchowo		26 September	Polish victory
	Ukrainian War of Independence Russian Civil War	Battle of Peregonovka	Template:Flagicon	26 September	Insurgent victory
	Polish–Soviet War	Battle of Krwawy Bór	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	27–28 September	Polish victory
	Turkish-Armenian War	Battle of Sarıkamış	Template:Flagicon	29 September	Turkish victory
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Kovanbaşı	Template:Flagicon	10–11 October	Turkish victory
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of the Gediz	Template:Flagicon	24 October – 12 November	Greek army captures Gediz
	Turkish-Armenian War	Battle of Kars	Template:Flagicon	30 October	Turkish victory
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Kanlı Geçit	Template:Flagicon	1 November
	Irish War of Independence	Battle of Ballinalee	Template:Flagicon	3 November
	Turkish-Armenian War	Battle of Alexandropol	Template:Flagicon	7 November	Turkish victory, Treaty of Alexandropol
	Franco-Turkish War	Battle of Fadıl	Template:Flagicon	20–24 November	Turkish victory
Irish War of Independence	Kilmichael Ambush	Template:Flagicon	28 November	Important battle in the Irish War of Independence

1921–1925

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1921	Greco-Turkish War	First Battle of İnönü	Template:Flagicon	6–11 January	Greek offensive stopped, Turkish victory
	Russian Civil War	Action of 9 January 1921	At sea	9 January	French ship destroys Russian ship in the Black Sea
	Greco-Turkish War	Second Battle of İnönü	Template:Flagicon	23 March – 1 April	Turkish victory, and a turning point in the Greco-Turkish War
	Russian Civil War	Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort	At sea	21 May	Brits defeat Red Russians in the Caspian Sea
	Silesian Uprisings	Battle of Annaberg	Template:Flagicon	21-26 May	Inconclusive batle between Polish insurgents and the German Selbstschutz and Freikorps.
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Kütahya–Eskişehir	Template:Flagicon	10–24 July	Greek victory
	Rif War	Battle of Annual	Template:Flagicon	22 July	Near Annual, Morocco, Spanish Army loses to Rifi Berbers of Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Sakarya	Template:Flagicon	23 August – 17 September	Turkish victory, farthest Greek advance in the Greco-Turkish War
	West Virginia coal wars	Battle of Blair Mountain	Template:Flagicon	25 August – 2 September	Tactical military victory
	Habsburg coup attempt in Hungary	Battle of Budaörs	Template:Flagicon	23–24 October	Forces supporting Horthy's regency repel Habsburg loyalists from reaching Budapest, collapsing the coup
1922	Russian Civil War	Battle of Volochayevka	Template:Flagicon	5–14 February	Reds retake Khabarovsk
	Basmachi movement	Siege of Dushanbe (1922)	Template:Flagicon	February	Dushanbe captured by Basmachi forces under the command of Enver Pasha
	Turkish War of Independence	Bombardment of Samsun	Template:Flagicon	7 June	Samsun falls under Greek control, but Turkish forces aren't swayed
	Basmachi movement	Capture of Dushanbe 1922	Template:Flagicon	14 June	Soviets recapture Dushanbe
	Basmachi movement	Lokai valley battle	Template:Flagicon	June	Ibrahim Bek attacked Enver Pasha's troops in the Lokai Valley, inflicting significant damage, Enver Pasha attempted to flee to Afghanistan After his defeat.
	Irish Civil War	Battle of Dublin	Template:Flagicon	28 June – 5 July	First and probably most important battle of the Irish Civil War
	Irish Civil War	Battle of Kilmallock	Template:Flagicon	25 July – 5 August
	Basmachi movement	Chagan battle	Template:Flagicon	4 Aug	Soviet forces under the command of Yakov Melkumov defeat the Basmachi force near Chagan village and kills Enver Pasha .
	Greco-Turkish War	Battle of Dumlupınar	Template:Flagicon	26–30 August	Turkish victory, final battle of the Greco-Turkish War
	Greco-Turkish War	Turkish capture of Smyrna	Template:Flagicon	9 September	Greeks withdraw from Anatolia
1923	Indian wars	Posey War	Template:Flagicon	20-23 March	US Victory , Ute Chief "Posey" killed and his corpse exhumed and desecrated
1923	Political violence in Germany	Beer Hall Putsch	Template:Flagicon	8–9 November	Failed Nazi Party uprising in Munich, Hitler wounded and captured
1924	Second Italo-Senussi War	Sirtica campaign (1924)	Template:Flagicon	November 1924 – March 1925	Italian victory
1924	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Mecca	Template:Flagicon	5 December	Mecca became a Saudi Arabian territory
1925	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Jeddah	Template:Flagicon	10 February-17 December	Jeddah became a Saudi Arabian territory, end of Kingdom of Hejaz
	Great Syrian Revolt	Battle of al-Kafr	Template:Flagicon	22 July
	Great Syrian Revolt	Battle of al-Mazraa	Template:Flagicon	2–3 August
	Rif War	Alhucemas landing	Template:Flagicon	8 September	Spanish amphibious landing including tanks and air support
	Great Syrian Revolt	Battle of al-Musayfirah	Template:Flagicon	17 September
	Great Syrian Revolt	Battle of Rashaya	Template:Flagicon	20–24 November

1926–1930

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1927	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of La Paz Centro	Template:Flagicon	16 May
		Battle of Ocotal		16 July
		Battle of San Fernando		25 July
		Battle of Santa Clara		27 July
		Battle of Telpaneca		19 September
		Battle of Sapotillal		9 October
		Battle of Humen–Shijing	Template:Flagicon	18 November
1928	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of El Bramadero	Template:Flagicon	27–28 February
1928	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of La Flor	Template:Flagicon	13–14 May
1929	Ikhwan Revolt	Battle of Sabilla	Template:Flagicon	29–31 March
		Battle of Yichang	Template:Flagicon	11 April
	Cristero War	Battle of Tepatitlán	Template:Flagicon	19 April
	Central Plains War	First Battle of Guilin	Template:Flagicon	15 May	Chiang-Gui War
		Second Battle of Guangzhou		17–21 May	Chiang-Gui War
		Battle of Northern Henan		27 May
		Battle of Liuzhou		7–18 June	Chiang-Gui War
		Battle of Guiping		21 June	Chiang-Gui War
	Afghan Civil War	Battle Of Unai Pass	Template:Flagicon	28 June – 10 July	Hazara victory
1930		Castellammarese War	Template:Flagicon	25 February 1930 – 15 April 1931	Salvatore Maranzano victory
	Opposition to Haile Selassie	Battle of Anchem	Template:Flagicon	31 March	Ras Gugsa Welle is defeated by Dejazmach Mulugeta Yeggazu, suppressing the last obstacle to Ras Tafari Makonnen's ascension to Ethiopia's throne
	Central Plains War	Battle of Xuchang	Template:Flagicon	10–12 June
		Battle of Shangcai		16 June
		Battle of Guanghua		3 July
		Second Battle of Guilin		17 July
		Battle of Jinan		14 August
		Second Battle of Nanning		15 August – 22 October
		Battle of Xinzheng		5–8 October

1931–1935

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1931	Japanese invasion of Manchuria	Mukden Incident	Template:Flagicon	18 September	Japanese forces create a pretext to invade Manchuria
1932	Japanese invasion of Manchuria	First Battle of Shanghai	Template:Flagicon	28 January – 3 March	Ceasefire declared between China and Japan
	Second Italo-Senussi War	Battle of Uadi Bu Taga	Template:Flagicon	9 Sep 1931 - 11 Sep 1932	Italy defeats the Senusiyya.
	Chaco War	Battle of Boquerón	Template:Flagicon	7–29 September	First major battle during the Chaco War and a Paraguayan victory over Bolivia
	United States occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of Agua Carta	Template:Flagicon	26 September	The USA and Nicaragua defeat the Sandinistas.
		Emu War	Template:Flagicon	2 November – 10 December	Minor battle between the Australians and emus
United States occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of El Sauce	Template:Flagicon	26 December	The USA and Nicaragua defeat the Sandinistas.
1933	Inner Mongolian Campaign	Defense of the Great Wall	Template:Flagicon	1 January – 31 May	Japanese victory
	Chaco War	First Battle of Nanawa	Template:Flagicon	20–26 January	Paraguayan victory
	Inner Mongolian Campaign	Battle of Rehe	Template:Flagicon	21 February – 1 March	Japanese victory
	Chaco War	Second Battle of Nanawa	Template:Flagicon	4–9 July	Paraguayan victory
	Chaco War	Battle of Gondra	Template:Flagicon	11–15 July
1935	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts	Battle of Khalkhyn Temple	Template:Flagicon	8 January
1935	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Chishui River	Template:Flagicon	19 January – 22 March

1936–1940

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1936	Second Italo-Ethiopian War	Battle of Ganale Dorya	Template:Flagicon	7–10 January	General Graziani of Italy, attacks Ethiopian troops under Ras Desta Damtew; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee
		First Battle of Tembien		20–24 January	Ethiopian forces suffer 8,000 casualties compared to Italy's 1,100
		Battle of Amba Aradam		10 February	Ethiopians under Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu counterattack the invading Italians southwest of Chalacot, but are defeated with heavy losses
		Second Battle of Tembien		27 February	Italy defeats Ethiopia
		Battle of Shire		29 February – 2 March	Italy defeats Ethiopia
		Battle of Maychew		31 March	Emperor Haile Selassie leads in person the final Ethiopian counter-attack of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, which is a crushing Ethiopian defeat
		Battle of the Ogaden		15–25 April	Final battle during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. By 5 May, Emperor Haile Selassie has gone into exile and Italians have declared victory
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Anabta	Template:Flagicon	21 June	Mandatory British victory over Palestinians.
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Mérida	Template:Flagicon	10–11 August	Spanish Nationalist victory over Spanish Republicans
		Battle of Badajoz		14 August	Nationalists storm Badajoz
		Battle of Irún		19 August – 5 September	Nationalist victory over Republicans
		Battle of Monte Pelado		28 August	Republican victory over Nationalists
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Balaa	Template:Flagicon	3 September	Palestinian rebels withdraw from British
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Talavera de la Reina	Template:Flagicon	3 September	Nationalists defeat Republicans
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Cerro Muriano	Template:Flagicon	5–6 September	Nationalist victory over Republicans, the Falling Soldier photograph was taken during this battle by Robert Capa
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Beit Imrin	Template:Flagicon	29 September	Palestinian rebels withdraw from the British
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Seseña	Template:Flagicon	29 October	Nationalist victory over Republicans and Soviets
		Battle of Ciudad Universitaria		15–23 November	Spanish Republican victory over Nationalists
		First Battle of the Corunna Road		29 November – 3 December
		Second Battle of the Corunna Road		13 December 1936 – 15 January 1937
		Battle of Lopera		27–29 December	Nationalist victory over Republicans
1937	Second Italo-Ethiopian War	Battle of Gogetti	Template:Flagicon	19 February	Battle between the Italian occupation forces and the remnants of the Ethiopian armies. The surviving elements of the Ethiopian armies of Sidamo and Bale are encircled and destroyed by the Italian forces near Lake Shala Template:Citation needed
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Guadalajara	Template:Flagicon	8–23 March	Spanish Republican defeat Italians
		Battle of Gernika		26–28 April	Nationalist leader Franco's forces capture Guernica from the Republicans, following a Luftwaffe bombing
		Battle of Albarracín		5 July – 11 August	Nationalist victory over Republicans
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Lugou Bridge	Template:Flagicon	7 July	Japanese victory over China triggers outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War
		Battle of Beiping-Tianjin		25–31 July	Japanese victory over China
		Second Battle of Shanghai		13 August – 9 November	Japanese victory over China
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Santander	Template:Flagicon	14 August – 17 September	Nationalists defeat Republicans
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Taiyuan	Template:Flagicon	1 September – 9 November	Japanese victory over China
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of El Mazuco	Template:Flagicon	6–22 September	Nationalist victory over Republicans
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Xinkou	Template:Flagicon	13 September – 8 November	Japanese victory over China
		Battle of Pingxingguan		25 September
		Battle of Nanjing		Early November – 13 December
1938	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Alfambra	Template:Flagicon	5–8 February	Nationalist victory over the Republicans
		Battle of Cape Palos	At sea	5–6 March	Republican victory over the Nationalists
		Battle of Caspe	Template:Flagicon	16–17 March	Nationalist victory over the Republicans
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Xuzhou	Template:Flagicon	24 March – 1 May	Japanese victory over China
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Tai er zhuang	Template:Flagicon	27 March	Chinese victory over Japan
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Gandesa	Template:Flagicon	1–3 April	Nationalist victory over the Republicans
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Wuhan	Template:Flagicon	11 July –27 October	Japanese pyrrhic victory over China
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of the Ebro	Template:Flagicon	25 July – 16 November	Spanish Republicans launch attacks across the Ebro River. The purpose of the battle is to relieve pressure off Valencia and Catalonia. It is soon to become the decisive battle of the war, and a Republican defeat against the Spanish Nationalists, Italy and Germany.
	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts	Battle of Lake Khasan	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	29 July – 11 August	In Manchuria between forces of the Soviet Union and Empire of Japan ends in a ceasefire.
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Beersheba	Template:Flagicon	9–10 September	Palestinian rebels capture Beersheba from the UK
1939		Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine	Template:Flagicon	15–17 March	Hungarian forces defeat Carpatho-Ukraine
	Italian invasion of Albania	Battle of Durrës	Template:Flagicon	7 April	Italy defeats Albania
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Nanchang	Template:Flagicon	15–17 March	Japanese forces defeat Nationalist Chinese
	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts, World War II	Battle of Khalkhin Gol	Template:Flagicon	1 May – 16 September	The Soviet Union and Mongolia defeat Japan
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang	Template:Flagicon	24 May	Nationalist Chinese counterattack successful against Japan
	World War II	Invasion of Poland	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	1 September – 6 October	Start of World War II in Europe, German victory
		Battle of the Border	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	1–4 September	Collective term for battles between Germany and Poland in the first days of the invasion; German victory
		Battle of Danzig Bay	At sea	1 September	Germany defeats Poland
		Battle of Chojnice	Template:Flagicon		Germans capture Chojnice from Poland
		Charge at Krojanty			Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Mokra			First German defeat in Poland and one of the only Polish victories in the invasion
		Battle of Lasy Królewskie			Polish victory over Germany
		Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig	Template:Flagicon		Polish forces hold up in the Polish post office, but fail to defend it against Danzig and Germany
		Battle of Mikołów	Template:Flagicon	1–2 September	German tactical victory during the Invasion of Poland
		Battle of Pszczyna		1–2 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Mława		1–3 September
		Battle of Jordanów
		Battle of Częstochowa
		Battle of Węgierska Górka
		Battle of Grudziądz		1–4 September
		Battle of Tuchola Forest		1–5 September
		Battle of Westerplatte	Template:Flagicon	1–7 September	First battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany and Danzig defeat Poland
		Raid on Fraustadt	Template:Flagicon	2 September	Polish forces successfully raid a German border town
		Battle of Borowa Góra	Template:Flagicon	2–5 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Bukowiec		3 September	German victory over Poland
		Defense of Katowice		3–4 September	Polish Boy and Girl Scout units irregularly defend Katowice but fail against Germany
		Battle of the Atlantic	At sea	3 September 1939 – 8 May 1945	Name given to the conflicts in the Atlantic Ocean throughout World War II between Allied forces, and Germany and Italy.
		Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski	Template:Flagicon	4–6 September	Polish withdrawal from German forces
		Battle of Różan		4–6 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki		6 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Pułtusk		6–7 September	Poles lose Pułtusk to Germany
		Battle of Łódź		6–8 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Barak		7–8 September	Poland retreat from German Forces
		Battle of Wizna		7–10 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Łomża		7–10 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Wola Cyrusowa		8 September	Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
		Battle of Radom		8–9 September	Germans capture Radom from Poland
		Battle of Gdynia		8–14 September	Germans capture Gdynia from Poland
		Battle of Warsaw		8–28 September	Germany captures Warsaw from Poland
		Battle of the Bzura River		9–19 September	Largest Polish counterattack, but it fails against Germany
		Battle of Kampinos Forest		9–20 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Hel		9 September – 2 October
		Battle of Jarosław		10–11 September
		Battle of Kępa Oksywska		10–19 September
		Battle of Kałuszyn		11–12 September	Poland defeats Germany
		Battle of Przemyśl		11–14 September	German victory over Poland
		First Battle of Lwów		12–22 September	Germans, aided by the Soviet Union, capture Lviv from Poland
		Battle of Modlin		13–29 September	Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
		Battle of Jaworów		14–16 September	Poles hold Yavoriv against Germany
		Battle of Brześć Litewski		14–17 September	Germans capture Brest from Poland
		Battle of Kobryń		14–18 September	Inconclusive battle between Germany and Poland
	Second Sino-Japanese War	First Battle of Changsha	Template:Flagicon	17 September – 6 October	Chinese forces successfully defend city; heavy Japanese casualties
	World War II	Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski	Template:Flagicon	17–26 September	Germany defeats Poland in the Invasion of Poland's second largest battle
		Battle of Wilno		18–19 September	Soviets capture Vilnius from Poland, which is transferred to Lithuania
		Battle of Wólka Węglowa		19 September	Polish victory over Germany
		Battle of Krasnystaw		19–20 September	Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Grodno		20–22 September	Soviets capture Hrodna from Poland
		Battle of Cześniki		21–22 September	Polish victory over the Soviet Union
		Battle of Łomianki		22 September	Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Krasnobród		23 September	Successful Polish counterattack against Germany, and one of the last battles using cavalry in Europe
		Battle of Husynne		23 September	Soviet victory over Polish
		Battle of Kodziowce		23–24 September	Poles hold the town against the Soviet Union, but later retreat to Lithuania
		Battle of Władypol		27 September	Soviets capture Wladypol (now Vladypil in Ukraine) from Poland
		Battle of Szack		28 September	Poles hold the town from the Soviets
Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów		29–30 September		Poles hold the towns from Soviets
Battle of Wytyczno		1 October		The Soviet Union defeats Poland
Battle of Kock		2–5 October		Last battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany defeats Poland
Winter War, World War II	Battle of Suomussalmi	Template:Flagicon	30 November 1939 – 8 January 1940	First battle of the Winter War, and the most notable Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	Battle of Petsamo		30 November 1939 – 12 March 1940	Russian victory over Poland
	Battle of Salla		30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	Battle of Taipale		6–27 December
	Battle of Kollaa		7 December 1939 – 13 March 1940
	Battle of Varolampi Pond		10–11 December	Finnish hold the pond against the Soviet Union, in what's called the "Sausage War"
	Battle of Tolvajärvi		12 December	Colonel Talvela's Finnish forces defeat Soviet forces
World War II	Battle of the River Plate	At sea	13 December	Admiral Graf Spee chased into Montevideo harbour and scuttled by the UK and New Zealand
Winter War, World War II	First Battle of Summa	Template:Flagicon	16–22 December	Finnish attack thwarted against the Soviet Union
	Battle of Kelja		25–27 December	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	1940		Battle of Raate Road	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union	1–7 January
			Second Battle of Summa	1–15 February	Finnish attack against the Soviet Union thwarted
			Battle of Kuhmo	28 January – 13 March	Stalemate between Finland and the Soviet Union
Second Sino-Japanese War		Battle of South Henan	Template:Flagicon	30 January – 1 March	Chinese Nationalists led by Li Zongren defeat Japanese
Winter War, World War II		Battle of Honkaniemi	Template:Flagicon	25–27 February	In the only tank action of the Winter War, the Soviet Union defeats Finland
Winter War, World War II		First Battle of Vyborg Bay	Template:Flagicon	2–13 March	Battle ends after a ceasefire between Finland and the Soviet Union
World War II		Battle of Drøbak Sound	Template:Flagicon	9 April	German naval attack thwarted by Norwegian forces
		Battle of Midtskogen		9–10 April	Norwegian forces defeated a German raiding party that attempted to capture King Haakon VII and his cabinet
		Battle of Narvik		9 April – 10 June	A minor Allied victory of Norway, France, the UK and Poland against Germany in the Arctic
		Battle of Dombås		14–19 April	Norwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack
		Battle for The Hague	Template:Flagicon	10 May	In the first major air-landing operation in history, the Netherlands defeat Germany
		Battle of Maastricht		10 May	Maastricht was a key city for the German advance; Germany defeats the Netherlands
		Battle of Fort Eben-Emael		10–11 May	Germany captures the fort and breaks through the Belgian line of defense
		Battle of Mill		10–11 May	Dutch troops manage to hold back a German battalion
		Battle of Rotterdam		10–14 May	German attempt to seize the Dutch city; it ends in a German victory following the Rotterdam Blitz
		Battle of the Netherlands		10–17 May	Germany invades the Netherlands
		Battle of France		10 May – 25 June	Germany takes on France; British Expeditionary Force and French Army defeated
		Battle of the Grebbeberg		11–13 May	A major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, Operation Fall Gelb. Germany defeats the Netherlands.
		Battle at the Afsluitdijk		12–14 May	The Netherlands hold against Germany
		Battle of Hannut	Template:Flagicon	12–14 May	Largest tank battle of the campaign. France defeats Germany in Belgium.
		Battle of Sedan	Template:Flagicon	12–17 May	Germany defeats France and the UK. After a quick advance, Germany reaches the English Channel and traps most of the Allied army in northern France and western Belgium.
		Battle of Arras		21 May	France and the UK fail to break through German lines to end the encirclement of the Allied main armies
		Battle of Dunkirk		27 May – 5 June	Escape of defeated British Expeditionary Forces. Dunkirk is captured by Germany. On the Allied side, forces from France, the UK, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands participated in the battle.
		Battle of Mers-el-Kebir	At sea	3 July	British Navy destroys Vichy French fleet off the coast of North Africa
		Battle of Calabria		9 July	British forces fight indecisive naval battle with Italians
		Battle of Cape Spada		19 July	British and Australian forces sink an Italian cruiser
		Battle of Britain	Template:Flagicon	10 July – 31 October	Germans try to bomb Britain into submission – the Royal Air Force answers with fighters
		Battle of Tug Argan	Template:Flagicon	11 August	Italy defeats the UK and captures British Somaliland
Second Sino-Japanese War		Battle of Hundred Regiments	Template:Flagicon	20 August – 5 December	Major engagement of the Soviet Red Army against the Japanese Imperial Army
World War II		Skirmish at Diosig	Template:Flagicon	4 September	Romanian victory over Hungary
		Battle of Taranto	Template:Flagicon	11–12 November	British carrier-based planes destroy Italian fleet at Taranto harbour
		Battle of Cape Spartivento	At sea	27 November	British Navy under Admiral Somerville fights indecisive battle with Italy
		Battle of Pindus	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	28 October – 13 November	Italy invades Greece, but is defeated. Greece captures parts of Albania from Italy in response.
		Siege of Giarabub	Template:Flagicon	25 December 1940 – 21 March 1941	Allies victory

1941–1945

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1941	World War II	Battle of Bardia	Template:Flagicon	3–5 January	British/Australian and Free French victory in Libya over Italy
	Franco-Thai War	Battle of Ko Chang	Template:Flagicon	17 January	A navy of Vichy France defeats Thailand.
	World War II	Battle of Agordat	Template:Flagicon	26–31 January	The UK defeats Italy in Eritrea
		Battle of Keren		3 February – 1 April	Hard-fought British and Commonwealth victory over Italian forces during East African Campaign
		Battle of Beda Fomm		6–7 February	British/Australian victory over Italy forces in Libya
	Second Sino-Japanese war	Battle of Shanggao	Template:Flagicon	14 March – 9 April	Chinese victory over Japan
	World War II	Battle of Cape Matapan	At sea	27–29 March	British Royal Navy task force defeats Italian fleet
		Invasion of Yugoslavia	Template:Flagicon	6–18 April	Germany, Italy and Hungary invade and conquer Yugoslavia
		Battle of Greece	Template:Flagicon	6–24 April	Germany takes the Balkan Peninsula after Italian stalemate
		Siege of Tobruk	Template:Flagicon	10 April – 27 November	German commander Erwin Rommel with a mixed German/Italian army defeated in North Africa by Allied forces (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Czechoslovakia, British Indian and Free Libyan Arabs)
		Battle of Vevi	Template:Flagicon	11–12 April	German victory over Australians
		Battle of Tempe Gorge		18 April	Australians and New Zealanders slow German advance
		Battle of Athens		20 April	Dog-fighting air battle over Athens between the UK and Germany fought for half an hour between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe towards the end of the Battle of Greece
		Battle of Thermopylae		24–25 April	German victory over New Zealanders and Australians
		Battle of the Corinth Canal		26 April	German victory over British Empire forces
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of South Shanxi	Template:Flagicon	7–27 May	Japanese victory in China
	World War II	Battle of Fallujah	Template:Flagicon	17–21 May	The UK defeats Iraq
		Battle of Rethymno	Template:Flagicon	20 May	Australian and Greek tactical victory over Germany
		Battle of Crete	Template:Flagicon	20 May – 1 June	German paratroopers and Italians capture Crete, suffer many casualties against New Zealand, Greece, the UK and Australia
		Battle of Denmark Strait	At sea	23 May	German Template:Ship sinks British Template:HMS
		Sinking of the Bismarck	At sea	27 May	Famous German battleship is lost against the UK and Poland
		Battle of 42nd Street	Template:Flagicon	27 May	Australian and New Zealanders halt German advance
		Battle of the Litani River	Template:Flagicon	9 June	British/Australian victory over Vichy French forces in French Lebanon
		Battle of Jezzine		13 June	Australians defeat Vichy French
		Battle of Sidon		13–17 June	Australians defeat Vichy French
		Battle of Kissoué	Template:Flagicon	17 June	British Empire and Free French forces defeat Vichy French in Syria
		Battle of Merdjayoun	Template:Flagicon	19–24 June	British Empire forces defeat Vichy French
		Operation Barbarossa	Template:Flagicon	22 June	German invasion of the Soviet Union
		Battle of Białystok-Minsk	Template:Flagicon	22–29 June	German victory in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (present-day Belarus) over the Soviet Union
		Battle of Raseiniai	Template:Flagicon	23–27 June	German victory in Lithuania over the Soviet Union
		Raid on Constanța	Template:Flagicon	26 June	Axis (Germany and Romania) victory over the Soviet Union
		Battle of Brody	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	26–30 June	In one of the largest tank battles of World War II, Germany defeats the Soviet Union
		Battle of Damour	Template:Flagicon	5–9 July	Australians defeat Vichy French
		Battle of Smolensk	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	6 July – 5 August	Soviet attempt to block German Wehrmacht's advance on Moscow
		Battle of Kiev	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	7 July – 26 September	In the largest encirclement battle of World War II, Germany defeats the Soviet Union
		Battle of Beirut	Template:Flagicon	12 July	Free French, British, Australian and British Indian forces defeat Vichy French forces
		Battle of Uman	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	15 July – 8 August	Axis (Germany, Romania and Hungary) victory over the Soviet Union
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Second Battle of Changsha	Template:Flagicon	6 September – 8 October	Failed Japanese attempt to take Chinese city
	World War II	Siege of Leningrad	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	8 September 1941 – 27 January 1944	After a three-year Nazi siege on Leningrad, the Soviet Union defeats Germany
		Battle of the Sea of Azov	At sea	26 September – 11 October	Axis controls Sea of Azov; Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union.
		Battle at Borodino Field	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	13 October 1941 – 8 January 1942	Germany defeats the Soviet Union in October and the Soviet Union defeats Germany in January
		Battle of Rostov	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	27 November	Germans forced to withdraw despite Hitler's orders, but Soviets suffer over 140,000 casualties
		Battle of Kota Bharu	Template:Flagicon	8 December	Japanese forces capture Kota Bharu from the UK
		Battle of Prachuab Khirikhan	Template:Flagicon	8–9 December	Japan conquers Thailand
		Battle of Wake Island	Template:Flagicon	8–23 December	Japanese forces capture the American Wake Island in the Pacific
		Battle of Hong Kong	Template:Flagicon	8–25 December	Japanese drive British forces from their Chinese territory
		Battle of Malaya	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942	Japan invades British Malaya
		Battle of the Philippines	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	8 December 1941 – 8 May 1942	Japanese victory over the U.S. and the Philippines; Douglas MacArthur promises to return
		Naval Battle of Singapore	At sea	10 December	Japanese torpedo craft sink British Template:HMS and Template:HMS
		Battle of Jitra	Template:Flagicon	11–13 December	Japan pushes back British forces in Malaya
		Battle of Cape Bon	At sea	13 December	Italian naval defeat against the UK and the Netherlands
		First Battle of Sirte	At sea	17 December	Indecisive engagement between Italian and British naval forces
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Changsha	Template:Flagicon	24 December 1941 – 15 January 1942	Chinese forces battle Japanese back during another Japanese attack on Changsha and claim victory
	World War II	Battle of the Kerch Peninsula	Template:Flagicon	26 December 1941 – 19 May 1942	Axis controls Crimea; Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union
	World War II	Battle of Kampar	Template:Flagicon	30 December 1941 – 2 January 1942	British forces delay Japanese advance Malaya
1942	World War II	Battle of Bataan	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	1 January – 9 April	Japanese defeat and imprison U.S. and Philippine force
		Battle of Slim River	Template:Flagicon	6–8 January	Japan defeats the UK and British India
		Battles of Rzhev	Template:Flagicon	8 January 1942 – 31 March 1943	A series of inconclusive battles between the Soviet Union and Germany, ending with Germany's retreat
		Battle of Dražgoše	Template:Flagicon	9 January	First frontal engagement on Slovenian soil with the German occupier
		Battle of Tarakan	Template:Flagicon	11–12 January	Japan defeats the Netherlands
		Battle of Manado	Template:Flagicon	11–12 January	Japan defeats the Netherlands
		Battle of Gemas	Template:Flagicon	14 January	Australians ambush Japanese forces
		Battle of Muar	Template:Flagicon	14–22 January	Japan defeats Australia, the UK and British India
		Battle of Moscow	Template:Flagicon	17 January	Soviet defenders drive back German Army Group Centre
		Barvenkovo-Lozovaya offensive	Template:Flagicon	18–31 January	The Soviet Union pushes Germany back in Ukraine
		Battle of Balikpapan	Template:Flagicon	23 January	Battle in Borneo, Netherlands East Indies ends with a Japanese victory over the Dutch
		Battle of Rabaul	Template:Flagicon	23 January – February	Japan defeats Australians and occupies the first Australian territory taken by conquest in Australian history
		Battle off Endau	Template:Flagicon	26–27 January	British/Australian naval defeat by Japan's navy
		Battle of Ambon	Template:Flagicon	30 January – 3 February	Japanese victory over the Netherlands, Australia and the U.S. in the Dutch East Indies
		Battle of Port Moresby	Template:Flagicon	3 February 1942 – 17 August 1943	Air war over Port Moresby; Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
		Battle of Makassar Strait	Template:Flagicon	4 February	Japanese defeat Dutch and U.S. naval force
		Battle of the Java Sea	Template:Flagicon	4 February – 1 March	Japanese wipe out Allied (Netherlands, U.S. the UK and Australia) naval squadron
		Battle of Singapore	Template:Flagicon	8–15 February	Japanese forces capture city in Malaya; British army under Arthur Percival surrenders; largest British surrender of the war.
		Battle of Kranji		9–10 February	Japanese forces capture strait islands from the UK
		Battle of Bukit Timah		10–12 February	Japanese defeat British Empire forces
		Battle of Palembang	Template:Flagicon	13–15 February	Japan defeats Allied forces (UK, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand)
		Battle of Badung Strait	Template:Flagicon	18–19 February	Japanese naval victory over the Netherlands, the U.S. and the UK despite friendly fire incident
		Bombing of Darwin	Template:Flagicon	19 February	Australia hit by Japanese aerial attacks
		Battle of Timor	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	19 February 1942 – 10 February 1943	Japanese victory; tactical Australian victory
		Battle of Sunda Strait	Template:Flagicon	28 February – 1 March	ABDACOM naval force (U.S., Australia and the Netherlands) under Admiral Doorman defeated by Japanese fleet
		Battle of Java		28 February – 12 March	A battle of the Pacific theatre between Japan and the Netherlands; Japanese victory
		Battle of Leuwiliang		3–5 March	British, Australian and American forces are defeated by Japan
		Invasion of Buka and Bougainville	Template:Flagicon	9 March – 5 April	Japanese forces invades and defeats Australian forces, capturing Buka and Bougainville
		Battle of Toungoo	Template:Flagicon	19–29 March	Japan defeats China in Burma
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Oktwin	Template:Flagicon	20–23 March	Japan defeats China in Burma
	World War II	Second Battle of Sirte	At sea	22 March	An Italian naval force attacks the escort of a British convoy
		Japanese Raids into Indian Ocean	At sea	31 March	Japanese raids against the British Eastern Fleet, resulting in heavy British losses
		Battle of Yenangyaung	Template:Flagicon	11–19 April	China, the UK and British India defeat Japan
		Battle of Nanos	Template:Flagicon	18 April	800 Italian soldiers lay siege to 54 Slovene Partisans; Italian victory.
		Doolittle Raid	Template:Flagicon		U.S. aircraft bomb Tokyo, crash-land in China
		Battle of Zhejiang-Jiangxi	Template:Flagicon		Chinese and Japanese forces search for the surviving Doolittle Raiders; Japan defeats China and the U.S.
		Destruction of Telavåg	Template:Flagicon	30 April	German forces destroy entire Norwegian town
		Battle of the St. Lawrence	At sea	May 1942 – November 1944	Template:GS sinks the Canadian Nicoya and Leto in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
		Battle of the Coral Sea	At sea	4 May	U.S. loses Template:USS; Japanese win tactically but lose strategically to U.S./Australian navies. First naval battle in history in which the opposing ships neither sighted nor directly fired on one another; all offensive action was carried out by carrier-based aircraft.
		Battle of Corregidor	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	5–6 May	Last U.S. bastion in Asia surrenders to the Japanese after prolonged siege
		Second Battle of Kharkov	Template:Flagicon	12–28 May	Soviet counterattack thwarted against Germany and the Axis
		Battle of Bir Hakeim	Template:Flagicon	26 May – 11 June	Free French Forces successfully delay Rommel's Italian and German advance towards Egypt
		Battle of Gazala	Template:Flagicon	26 May – 21 June	German commander Erwin Rommel, reinforced by Italians, defeats Great Britain
		Operation Anthropoid	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	27 May	Czech resistance fighters assassinate Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenfüher Reinhard Heydrich
		Attack on Sydney Harbour	Template:Flagicon	31 May – 8 June	Japanese submarines attack Australian cities
		Battle of Midway	At sea	4–7 June	U.S. loses Template:USS; Japanese lose four aircraft carriers
		Battle of Pantelleria		15 June	An Italian naval force successfully attacks a British convoy (Operation Harpoon).
		Convoy PQ 17		27 June – 10 July	35 ships leave Iceland on 17 June for Murmansk; only 11 reached their destination
		Raid on Salamaua	Template:Flagicon	28 June	Australian commandos raid Japanese forces; 120 Japanese killed, 3 Australians wounded
		First Battle of Voronezh	Template:Flagicon	28 June – 24 July	Germany and other Axis capture Voronezh from the Soviet Union
		First Battle of El Alamein	Template:Flagicon	1 July	British Eighth Army stops Rommel's Axis (Italy and Germany) forces invading Egypt
		Raid on Heath's Farm	Template:Flagicon	1 July	Australian commandos attack and kill 44 Japanese
		Battle of Sevastopol	Template:Flagicon	2 July	Soviet city captured by Germans, Romanians and Italians after eight-month siege
		Battle of Stalingrad	Template:Flagicon	17 July 1942 – 2 February 1943	City besieged by Paulus' German Sixth Army; from 23 November the Sixth Army is surrounded and destroyed by Soviets; bloodiest battle in history with approximately 1.8 million dead
		Invasion of Buna–Gona	Template:Flagicon	21–27 July	Japan defeats Australian forces and capture Buna-Gona
		Kokoda Track campaign	Template:Flagicon	21 July – 16 November	Australia's finest hour; Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
		Battle of Guadalcanal	Template:Flagicon	7 August 1942 – 9 February 1943	Allies (U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand) finally take the island from Japan after a six-month battle
		Battle of Kokoda	Template:Flagicon	8–10 August	Australians capture Kokoda Airfield from Japan
		Battle of Savo Island	At sea	9 August	Japanese sink four U.S. cruisers; Template:HMAS is also lost
		Battle of Dieppe	Template:Flagicon	19 August	Also known as Operation Jubilee; Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe. Allied failure helped prepare them for D-Day. Soldiers from the UK, Canada, Free French, Poland and Czechoslovakia participated in the battle on the Allied side.
		Battle of the Eastern Solomons	Template:Flagicon	24 August	Japanese aircraft carrier Template:Ship sunk by the U.S.
		Battle of Milne Bay	Template:Flagicon	25 August – 7 September	Australians defeat Japanese in the first clear Allied victory over Japanese land forces
		Battle of Isurava	Template:Flagicon	26–31 August	Australian forces are pushed down the Kokoda trail by Japan
		Battle of Alam Halfa	Template:Flagicon	30 August – 6 September	Allies vs. Rommel in North Africa; the UK and New Zealand defeat Germany and Italy
First Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's Crossing		Template:Flagicon	31 August - 5 September	Japanese forces defeat Australian forces
Battle of Mission Ridge – Brigade Hill			6–9 September	Japanese forces defeat Australian forces
Battle of Ioribaiwa			14–16 September	Australians withdraw from Japanese forces down the Kokoda trail
Raid on Mubo		Template:Flagicon	1 October	Australian commandos raid Japanese forces killing 50
Battle of Višegrad		Template:Flagicon	5 October	Yugoslav Chetniks defeat Germany and the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
Battle of Cape Esperance		At sea	11 October	Near Guadalcanal, the U.S. defeats Japan
Second Battle of Eora Creek – Templeton's Crossing		Template:Flagicon	11–28 October	Australians advance after being halted by Japan
Battle of Goodenough Island		Template:Flagicon	22–27 October	Australians take island from the Japanese
Second Battle of El Alamein		Template:Flagicon	23 October – 4 November	Montgomery's Eighth Army forces Rommel out of Egypt. The UK, British India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Free France, Greece and the U.S. defeat Germany and Italy.
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands		At sea	25 October	Near Guadalcanal, Template:USS sunk, but Japanese withdraw victorious
Battle of Oivi–Gorari		Template:Flagicon	4–11 November	Major Australian victory over Japan
Operation Torch		Template:Flagicon	8 November	Allied landings in French North Africa; the U.S., the UK, British India, Free France, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia defeat Vichy France, Germany and Italy
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal		Template:Flagicon	12 November	U.S. defeats Japan, turning point of the Pacific War
Battle of Buna–Gona		Template:Flagicon	16 November 1942 – 22 January 1943	Australian and American forces win decisive victory over Japan
Battle of Velikiye Luki		Template:Flagicon	19 November 1942 – 16 January 1943	Germans clash with Soviets; Soviet victory
Battle of Tassafaronga		At sea	30 November	Off Guadalcanal, Japan defeats the U.S.
1943	World War II	Battle of Osankarica	Template:Flagicon	8 January	About 2,000 Germans massacre all 69 men and women of the Pohorje Battalion; Germans lose 19 men and 31 are wounded
		Battle of Neretva	Template:Flagicon	20 January – March	Large joint Axis (Germany, Italy, German puppet state of Croatia, Serbian Chetniks) offensive that attempts to destroy communist-led Partisan resistance in Yugoslavia, but fails
		Battle of Rennell Island	Template:Flagicon	29–30 January	Japanese bombers sink an American cruiser
		Battle of Wau	Template:Flagicon	29 January – 4 February	Australian and American victory over Japan
		Battle of the Kasserine Pass	Template:Flagicon	14–25 February	German victory over British Empire and U.S. forces in Tunisia
		Third Battle of Kharkov	Template:Flagicon	16 February – 15 March	German victory over the Soviet Union
		Battle of the Bismarck Sea	At sea	2–4 March	Australian and U.S. air forces destroy Japanese convoy
		Battle of Blackett Strait		6 March	Two Japanese destroyers sunk by the U.S.
		Battle of the Komandorski Islands		26 March	U.S. naval victory over Japanese, Template:USS damaged
		Warsaw Ghetto Uprising	Template:Flagicon	18 April	13,000 Polish Jews are killed by German forces; uprising is defeated
		Operation Vengeance	Template:Flagicon	18 April	Killing of Imperial Japanese Navy Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by the U.S.
		Battle of Mubo		22 April – 14 July	Australians force Japan to retreat
		Battle of Bobdubi		22 April – 19 August	Australian forces defeat Japanese forces
		Raid on Darwin	Template:Flagicon	2 May	Major Japanese air raid on Darwin
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of West Hubei	Template:Flagicon	12 May – 11 June	Chinese forces under Bai Chongxi defeat Japanese
	World War II	Sutjeska offensive	Template:Flagicon	15 May – 16 June	Failed Axis (Germany, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria) offensive against Yugoslav Partisans
		Battle of Lababia Ridge	Template:Flagicon	20–23 June	Australians defeat Japanese attack
		Battle of New Georgia	Template:Flagicon	20 June – 25 August	U.S. and British Empire victory over Japan in the Solomon Islands
		Landing at Nassau Bay	Template:Flagicon	30 June	Australians and Americans defeat Japan
		Battle of Kursk	Template:Flagicon	5 July – 23 August	Germans attack Kursk salient at Orel and Belgorod, but are stopped by heavy Russians defenses; arguably the largest tank battle ever fought. Heavy losses.
		Battle of Kula Gulf	Template:Flagicon	6 July	Indecisive naval battle between the U.S. and Japan in the Solomon Islands
		Battle of Enogai		10–11 July	U.S. victory over Japan
		Battle of Kolombangara		12–13 July	American ships damaged while pursuing Japanese
		Battle of Mount Tambu	Template:Flagicon	16 July – 18 August	Australian and American decisive victory over Japan
		Battle of Bairoko	Template:Flagicon	20 July	Japanese victory over the U.S.
		Battle of Roosevelt Ridge	Template:Flagicon	21 July – 14 August	Allied victory (U.S. and Australia) over Japan
		Battle of Munda Point	Template:Flagicon	22 July – 5 August	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle of Centuripe	Template:Flagicon	2–4 August	The UK defeats Germany in Sicily
		Battle of Vella Gulf	Template:Flagicon	6–7 August	Japanese lose three destroyers against the U.S.
		Smolensk operation	Template:Flagicon	7 August – 2 October	The Soviet Union captures the Smolensk and Bryansk regions from Germany
		Battle of the Aleutian Islands	Template:Flagicon	15 August	Japanese invade, but are repelled by American and Canadian forces
		Battle of Vella Lavella	Template:Flagicon	15 August – 6 October	The U.S. and New Zealand defeat Japan
		Battle off Horaniu	Template:Flagicon	17–18 August	Japanese naval retreat, subsequent evacuation of 9,000 Japanese men; American victory
		Fourth Battle of Kharkov	Template:Flagicon	23 August	Soviets liberate town from Germany
		Battle of the Dnieper	Template:Flagicon	26 August – 23 December	The Soviet Union takes Eastern Ukraine from Germany
		Battle of Arundel Island	Template:Flagicon	27 August – 21 September	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Landing at Lae	Template:Flagicon	4–16 September	Australians and Americans land at Lae in Japanese-held territory
		Landing at Nadzab	Template:Flagicon	5 September	American/Australian airborne landing defeats Japanese forces
		Battle of Castle Turjak	Template:Flagicon	19 September	Communist-led Slovene Partisans take the castle guarded by the pro-German, anti-communist Slovene village sentries
		Battle of Kaiapit	Template:Flagicon	19–20 September	Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Dumpu		22 September – 4 October	Australian forces defeat Japan
		Battle of Finschhafen		22 September – 24 October	Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
		Battle of Leros	At sea	26 September – 16 November	Germans attack and force surrender of British garrison on Leros; British force under General Tilney are forced to surrender
		Naval Battle of Vella Lavella	Template:Flagicon	6 October	Japanese win against the U.S., both sides lose one destroyer
		Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's Ridge	Template:Flagicon	12–13 October	Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Lenino	Template:Flagicon	12–13 October	Germany defeats the Soviet Union and Poland
		Raid on Schweinfurt	Template:Flagicon	14 October	Also known as Black Thursday; air battle between the German Luftwaffe and the U.S. Air Force, German victory
		Battle of the Treasury Islands	Template:Flagicon	27 October – 12 November	Major New Zealand and American victory over Japan
		Battle of Empress Augusta Bay	Template:Flagicon	1–2 November	Japan suffers a naval defeat against the U.S.
		Landings at Cape Torokina	Template:Flagicon	1–3 November	American/New Zealand forces defeat Japanese forces
		Bombing of Rabaul	Template:Flagicon	2–11 November	Allied (U.S., Australia and New Zealand) air attacks against Japan in Rabaul
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Changde	Template:Flagicon	2 November – 20 December	Chinese victory, Japanese use biological and chemical weapons
	World War II	Battle of Koromokina Lagoon	Template:Flagicon	7–8 November	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle for Piva Trail		8–9 November	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle of Sattelberg		17–25 November	Major Australian and American victory over Japan
		Battle of Tarawa	Template:Flagicon	20–22 November	First contested amphibious landing of World War II by the U.S. against Japan
		Battle of Makin	Template:Flagicon	20–24 November	American forces defeat the Japanese in the Gilbert Islands
		Battle of Cape St. George	Template:Flagicon	27 November	Japanese convoy suffers heavy damage against the U.S.
		Battle of Wareo	Template:Flagicon	27 November – 8 December	Australia defeats Japan
		Battle for Monte la Difensa	Template:Flagicon	3–9 December	The UK, the U.S. and Canada defeat Germany
		Battle of Sio	Template:Flagicon	5 December	Major Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Arawe	Template:Flagicon	15 December 1943 – 24 February 1944	Allied (U.S. and Australia) victory against Japan
		Battle of Ortona	Template:Flagicon	20–28 December	Canada defeats Germany
		Dnieper-Carpathian offensive	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	24 December 1943 – 6 May 1944	The Soviet Union captures Western Ukraine from Germany and enters Poland and Romania
Battle of North Cape		At sea	26 December	British naval victory over Germany
Battle of The Pimple		Template:Flagicon	27–28 December	Australian victory over Japan
1944	World War II	Leningrad-Novgorod offensive	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	14 January – 1 March	The Soviet Union lifts the Siege of Leningrad and liberates the area around Veliky Novgorod from Germany
		Battle of Monte Cassino	Template:Flagicon	17 January – 19 May	Four battles, Allies (the UK, British India, the U.S., Free France, Poland, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy) finally victorious against Germany, breaking through to advance on Rome
		Battle of Shaggy Ridge	Template:Flagicon	19–31 January	Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Rapido River	Template:Flagicon	20–22 January	Germany defeats the U.S.
		Battle of Anzio	Template:Flagicon	22 January – 5 June	After an amphibious landing near Rome, the Allied armies of the U.S., the UK and Canada are only able to break out a German encirclement after a couple of months
		Battle of Korsun Pocket	Template:Flagicon	24 January – 16 February	Decisive Soviet victory over Germany
		Battle of Cisterna	Template:Flagicon	30 January – 2 February	Part of Operation Shingle – 1st, 3rd and 4th U.S. Army Ranger battalions attempted to capture the town of Cisterna, German victory
		Battle of Kwajalein	Template:Flagicon	31 January – 3 February	American victory over Japan in the Marshall Islands, several Korean laborers captured
		Battle of Madang	Template:Flagicon	February – April	Australian and American victory over Japan in the Pacific
		Battle of Narva	Template:Flagicon	2 February – 10 August	Germany successfully holds ground against the Soviet Union
		Battle of the Green Islands	Template:Flagicon	15–20 February	New Zealand forces supported by Americans defeat Japan
		Attack on Truk	At sea	17–18 February	Successful American air raid against Japan in the Marshall Islands
		Battle of Eniwetok	Template:Flagicon	17–23 February	American victory over Japan allows U.S. forces to set up for an attack on the Mariana Islands
		Battle of Hube's Pocket	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	4 March – 17 April	Germans victorious over the Soviet Union, but have to retreat afterward
		Battle of Imphal	Template:Flagicon	8 March – 3 July	An invasion of British India by Japan is stopped by the UK and British Indian soldiers
		Raid on Drvar	Template:Flagicon	April – May	Failed German military operation that aimed to capture Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Yugoslav Partisans
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Central Henan	Template:Flagicon	April – December	Marginal Japanese victory over China and the U.S.
	World War II	Crimean offensive	Template:Flagicon	8 April – 12 May	The Soviet Union captures Crimea from Germany; Germany got aid from Romania
		Siege of Myitkyina	Template:Flagicon	17 May – 3 August	China and the U.S. capture Myitkyina in Burma from Japan
		Battle of Lone Tree Hill	Template:Flagicon	17 May – 2 September	American victory over Japan in the Pacific theatre
		Battle of Wakde		18–21 May	American and Australian victory over the Japanese
		Battle of Biak		27 May – 17 August	American and Australian victory over the Japanese
		Battle of Mogaung	Template:Flagicon	4–27 June	The UK, China and the U.S. defeat Japan
		Battle for Caen	Template:Flagicon	6 June – 6 August	After more than a month of fighting, the UK and Canada finally capture Caen from Germany
		Battle of Normandy		6 June – 25 August	Allies (The U.S., the UK, Canada, France, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa) invade northern France across the Normandy beaches (Operation Overlord); hard fighting from Cherbourg to Caen; Germans surrounded and destroyed at Falaise
		Battle of Villers-Bocage		13 June	Germans defeat the UK near Normandy during Operation Overlord
		Battle of Porytowe Wzgórze	Template:Flagicon	14–15 June	Polish and Soviet partisans temporarily defeat Germany
		Battle of Saipan	Template:Flagicon	15 June – 9 July	American forces capture island from Japan
		Battle of Philippine Sea	At sea	19 June	Major carrier battle; U.S. loses 123 planes and destroys 315 Japanese planes
		Operation Bagration	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	22 June	Eastern Front; Soviet offensive destroys German Army Group Centre
		Operation Martlet	Template:Flagicon	25 June	The UK defeats Germany
	Continuation War, World War II	Battle of Tali-Ihantala	Template:Flagicon	25 June – 9 July	Finnish stop Soviet offensive
	World War II	Battle of Noemfoor	Template:Flagicon	2 July – 31 August	American victory over Japan, supported by the Royal Australian Air Force
	Continuation War, World War II	Battle of Vuosalmi	Template:Flagicon	4–11 July	Finnish victory over the Soviets
	World War II	Battle of Driniumor River	Template:Flagicon	10 July – 25 August	The U.S. and Australia defeat Japan
		Lvov–Sandomierz offensive	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	13 July – 29 August	The Soviet Union captures Eastern Poland and Western Ukraine from Germany; Germany was aided by Hungary
		Battle of Auvere	Template:Flagicon	20–25 July	Germany defeats the Soviet Union
		Battle of Guam	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	21 July – 10 August	The U.S. captures Guam; 18,000 Japanese killed during American attack.
		Battle of Tinian	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	24 July – 1 August	The Japanese, realizing they will lose, launch a suicidal charge against Americans
		Operation Cobra	Template:Flagicon	25–31 July	The U.S. breaks out of Normandy and liberates Western France from Germany
		Battle of Sansapor	Template:Flagicon	30 July – 31 August	The U.S. defeats Japan
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Fourth Battle of Changsha	Template:Flagicon	August	Japanese capture nearby town from China, but unable to continue fighting afterward
	World War II	Warsaw Uprising	Template:Flagicon	1 August – 3 October	20,000 armed Poles against 55,000 Wehrmacht and SS; 90% of the city is destroyed and there are more than 250,000 casualties
		Falaise pocket	Template:Flagicon	12–21 August	A German army gets trapped and defeated near Falaise, while the Allied armies (the U.S., the UK, Canada, Poland and France) liberate most of France
		Operation Dragoon		15 August	AKA Operation Anvil; Allied (the U.S., France, the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Greece and New Zealand) invasion of German-occupied Southern France
		Liberation of Paris		15–25 August	Allied forces (France, the U.S. and the UK) drive Nazi German forces out of the French capital
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of Guilin-Liuzhou	Template:Flagicon	16 August – 24 November	Japanese victory over China and the U.S.
	World War II	Battle of Romania	Template:Flagicon	20 August – 24 September	The Soviet Union breaches through the German and Romanian lines, capturing vast territories. Romania change sides from Germany to the Soviet Union. On 24 September, most of Romania is occupied by the Soviet Union.
		Baltic Offensive	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	14 September – 24 November	The Soviet Union captures most of the Baltic States and enters Germany in East Prussia
		Operation Tanne Ost	At sea	15 September	Germans unable to capture island from Finland; Finland was supported by the Soviet Union.
		Belgrade offensive	Template:Flagicon	15 September – 24 November	The Soviet Union, communist-led Yugoslav Partisans and Bulgaria capture Belgrade from Germany
		Battle of Peleliu	Template:Flagicon	15 September – 27 November	A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific; the U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle of Arnhem	Template:Flagicon	17–26 September	The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. Germany defeats the UK and Poland.
		Battle of Angaur	Template:Flagicon	17–30 September	Volcanic island captured by Americans from Japan
		Battle of Hürtgen Forest	Template:Flagicon	19 September 1944 – 10 February 1945	German Army repels U.S. forces with high losses for both
		Battle of Porkuni	Template:Flagicon	21 September	The Soviet Union defeats Estonians fighting for Germany
		Battle of Olhava	Template:Flagicon	28 September	Germany defeats Finland
		Battle of Tornio	Template:Flagicon	1–8 October	Finns capture Tornio from the Germans; start of the Lapland War proper
		Battle of the Scheldt	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	2 October – 8 November	Difficult Canadian victory secures the port of Antwerp from Germany, and ensures critical supplies for advancing Allied (Canada, the UK, Poland, the U.S., Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Norway) forces
		Battle of Aachen	Template:Flagicon	2–21 October	Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II; the U.S. defeats Germany
		Battle of Kos	Template:Flagicon	3–4 October	Germany defeats Italy, the UK and South Africa
		Battle of Debrecen	Template:Flagicon	6–29 October	Germans able to hold back Soviets
		Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive	Template:Flagicon	7–29 October	The Soviet Union breaks through German lines into Norway
		Battle of Crucifix Hill	Template:Flagicon	8 October	The U.S. 1st Infantry Division attacks and takes Crucifix Hill from Germany, a strategic point which allows the Battle of Aachen to occur
Battle of Morotai		Template:Flagicon	15 October	Allied (the U.S., Australia, the Netherlands and the UK) victory over Japan
Battle of Vukov Klanac		Template:Flagicon	15–23 October	Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans defeat the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
Operation Pheasant		Template:Flagicon	20 October – 4 November	The UK, Canada, Poland, the U.S. and the Netherlands liberate North Brabant from Germany
Battle of Leyte		Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	20 October – 31 December	Combined American and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas begin the liberation of the Philippines
Battle of Leyte Gulf		Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	23–26 October	The largest air-sea battle in history; American/Australian fleet destroy Japan's fleet
Liberation of Finnmark		Template:Flagicon	23 October 1944 – 26 April 1945	The Soviet Union and Norway, supported by the UK, Canada and Sweden, drive Germany from the Norwegian region of Finnmark
Budapest offensive		Template:Flagicon	29 October 1944 – 13 February 1945	The Soviet Union and Romania capture Budapest and most of Hungary from Germany and Hungary
Aitape–Wewak campaign		Template:Flagicon	November 1944 – August 1945	Australia victory over Japan
Landing at Jacquinot Bay		Template:Flagicon	4 November	Australians land at Japanese-occupied Jacquinot Bay
Battle of Ormoc Bay		Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	11 November – 21 December	Americans prevent Japanese from resupplying Leyte
Operation Queen		Template:Flagicon	16 November	Germany defeats the U.S. and the UK
Battle of Monte Castello		Template:Flagicon	25 November 1944 – 12 February 1945	Brazilian and American troops defeat Germans in Italy
Battle of Wide Bay–Open Bay		Template:Flagicon	December 1944 – April 1945	Australias defeat Japanese
Battle of Mindoro		Template:Flagicon	13–16 December	Combined U.S., Australia and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas capture main island off Luzon, Philippines from Japan
Battle of the Bulge		Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945	German counterattack in Ardennes; General McAuliffe says "NUTS" at Bastogne. The U.S., the UK, Belgium, Canada, France and Luxembourg defeat Germany
Battle of Pearl Ridge		Template:Flagicon	30–31 December	Australia defeats Japan
1945	World War II	Battle of Luzon	Template:Flagicon	9 January – 15 August	Filipino, American, Australian and Mexican victory. U.S. Sixth and Eighth Armies including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary including recognized guerrillas retakes and completes the recapture of Northern Philippines from Japan
		Vistula-Oder offensive	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	12 January – 2 February	The Soviet Union captures Western Poland from Germany and advances in parts of Eastern Germany
		East Prussian offensive	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	13 January – 25 April	The Soviet Union captures most of East Prussia from Germany
		Battle of Tsimba Ridge	Template:Flagicon	17 January – 9 February	Australia and New Zealand defeat Japan
		Operation Elephant	Template:Flagicon	26 January	Canadian offensive succeeds against a German bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer in the Netherlands
		Raid at Cabanatuan	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	30 January	U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas rescue Bataan and Corregidor prisoners of war from Japanese prison camp
		Battle for the Recapture of Bataan		31 January – 8 February	Combined U.S and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas retake the historic Bataan Peninsula from Japan
		Battle for the Liberation of Manila		3 February – 3 March	City totally devastated after month-long battle between the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas against the Japanese Imperial forces; 100,000 civilians killed
		Rhineland Offensive	Template:Flagicon	8 February – 27 March	The U.S., the UK and Canada capture the Rhineland from Germany
		Silesian offensives	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	8 February – 31 March	The Soviet Union captures Silesia from Germany
		Black Friday	Template:Flagicon	9 February	British Empire air operation ends in defeat against Germany
		Battle for the Recapture of Corregidor	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	16–26 February	Spectacular combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth assault retakes island bastion from Japanese forces
		Battle of Baguio		21 February – 26 April	Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army; USAFIP-NL; and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division retake Baguio, Northern Philippines, from Japan
		Raid at Los Baños		23 February	U.S. Airborne Task Force and Filipino guerrillas rescues more than 2,000 Allied POWs and civilian internees held by Japanese
		East Pomeranian offensive	Template:Flagicon	24 February – 4 April	The Soviet Union captures parts of Northeastern Germany
		Battle of the Transdanubian Hills	Template:Flagicon	6–21 March	Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Italy defeat Germany
		Battle of Mindanao	Template:Flagicon	10 March – 15 August	U.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas recapture the Southern Philippines from Japan
		Vienna offensive	Template:Flagicon	16 March – 15 April	The Soviet Union captures Vienna from Germany
		Operation Varsity	Template:Flagicon	17 March	134 Allied (the UK, the U.S. and Canada) gliders land troops in Wesel in Germany
		Battle of the Visayas	Template:Flagicon	18 March – 30 July	U.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas retakes central Philippine islands from Japan
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of West Henan and North Hubei	Template:Flagicon	21 March – 11 May	Indecisive battle between China and Japan; Japan controls airbases after battle
	World War II	Battle of Iwo Jima	Template:Flagicon	26 March	After a month, U.S. forces take main offshore Japanese island
		Battle of Slater's Knoll	Template:Flagicon	28 March –6 April	Decisive Australian victory over Japan
		Battle on Lijevča field	Template:Flagicon	30 March – 8 April	Total Ustashian (Croats fighting for Germany) victory over Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
	Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II	Battle of West Hunan	Template:Flagicon	6 April – 9 June	Chinese victory in final battle to expel Japan
	World War II	Battle of Bologna	Template:Flagicon	9–21 April	Poland, the UK, the U.S., Italy and Brazil defeat Germany
		Battle of the Argenta Gap		12–19 April	The UK defeats Germany
		Battle of Montese		14–17 April	Brazil defeats Germany
		Battle of the Hongorai River	Template:Flagicon	17 April – 22 May	Australia and New Zealand defeat Japan
		Battle of Halbe	Template:Flagicon	24 April – 1 May	Part of Battle of Berlin, Germans unable to break out, Soviet victory
		Battle of Tanlwe Chaung	Template:Flagicon	26 April	The UK defeats Japan
		Battle of Berlin	Template:Flagicon	26 April – 2 May	Soviet forces encircle and capture German capital; Hitler commits suicide
		Battle of Triest	Template:Flagicon	30 April – 2 May	Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans, New Zealand and the Italian resistance capture the city from Germany, pro-German Italians and Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
		Battle of Tarakan	Template:Flagicon	1 May	Australian attack supported by the U.S. and the Netherlands as part of the Borneo campaign, defeating Japan
		Battle of Castle Itter	Template:Flagicon	5 May	Successful defence of the Itter Castle
		Prague offensive	Template:Flagicon	6–11 May	The Soviet Union captures Prague from Germany
		Battle of Zelengora	Template:Flagicon	10–13 May	Yugoslav communists defeat Yugoslav nationalists
		Battle of Poljana	Template:Flagicon	14–15 May	Last battle of World War II in Europe; Yugoslav communists and the UK defeat Germany and Yugoslavs, fighting on the German side.
		Battle of Ratsua	Template:Flagicon	June – August	Australian victory over Japan
		Battle of Porton Plantation	Template:Flagicon	8–10 June	Japan defeats Australia and New Zealand
		Battle of Labuan	Template:Flagicon	10–21 June	Australia, aided by the U.S. and UK, defeats Japan in Borneo
		Battle of Bessang Pass	Template:Flagicon	14 June	Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL complete and retake the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon, Philippines from Japan
		Battle of North Borneo	Template:Flagicon	17 June – 15 August	Australian victory in north Borneo over Japan; the U.S. supported Australia.
		Battle of Okinawa	Template:Flagicon	21 June	U.S. and British Empire forces defeat Japanese, U.S. occupies island
		Battle of Beaufort	Template:Flagicon	26–28 June	Australian victory over Japanese forces
		Battle of Balikpapan	Template:Flagicon	1–21 July	Australian victory over Japanese forces
		Battle of Sagami Bay	At sea	22–23 July	The U.S. defeats Japan
		Battle of Mayoyao Ridge	Template:Flagicon	26 July – 9 August	Filipino troops of the 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL, take the Japanese stronghold of Mayoyao, Mountain Province with U.S. air support
		Soviet invasion of Manchuria	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	9–20 August	Decisive Russian victory over Japan
	Chinese Civil War, World War II	Opening Campaign	Template:Flagicon	10 August 1945 – 10 January 1946	Chinese Civil War resumes, with three sides: Nationalist China and the U.S.; Communist China and the Soviet Union; and the Japan
	World War II	Battle of Mutanchiang		12–16 August	Japan defeats the Soviet Union
	Chinese Civil War, World War II	Battle of Baoying		15–23 August	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
		Battle of Yongjiazhen		16–19 August
		Battle of Tianmen		17 August
	World War II	Battle of Shumshu	Template:Flagicon	18–23 August	The Soviet Union defeats Japan
	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Wuhe	Template:Flagicon	24 August	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
		Battle of Yinji		26–27 August
		Battle of Dazhongji		1–13 September
		Battle of Lingbi		4–5 September
		Battle of Xiangshuikou		18 September
		Battle of Rugao		21 September
		Battle of Houmajia		18 October
	Indonesian National Revolution	Battle of Surabaya	Template:Flagicon	27 October – 20 November	Indonesian soldiers and militia against British and Dutch troops as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution; British victory.
	Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine	Night of the Trains	Template:Flagicon	1 November	British infrastructure damaged
Chinese Civil War	Battle of Shaobo	Template:Flagicon	19–21 December	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists

1946–1950

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1946	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Siping	Template:Flagicon	15–17 March	Communist victory
		Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an		21 August – 22 September	Nationalist victory
		Battle of Lishi		6–9 September	Communist victory
		Battle of Kalgan		10–20 October	Nationalist victory
1947		Battle of Yan'an		19 March
		Battle of Niangziguan		24–25 April
		Battle of Tang'erli		27–28 April
	Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine	Acre Prison siege	Template:Flagicon	4 May	27 Irgun and Lehi members escaped, 214 Arab prisoners escaped
	Indonesian National Revolution	Operation Product	Template:Flagicon	21 July	First of two major Dutch military 'police actions' against Indonesia
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947	Battle of Badgam		3 November
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947	Battle of Shalateng		7 November
	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Phoenix Peak	Template:Flagicon	7–9 December
	1948 Arab–Israeli War	Battles of Kfar Darom	Template:Flagicon	7 December 1947 – 9 July 1948	Egyptian victory
1948	1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine	Battle of Haifa	Template:Flagicon	21–22 April	Jewish militias capture Haifa
	1948 Arab–Israeli War	Battle of Kfar Etzion	Template:Flagicon	13 May	Arab victory
		Battle of Nirim	Template:Flagicon	15 May	Israeli militants capture Nirim kibbutz
		Battle of Yad Mordechai	Template:Flagicon	19–24 May	Egypt captures the settlement despite heavy Israeli defense
		Battles of Latrun	Template:Flagicon	24 May – 18 July	Jordanian forces capture Old Jerusalem
		First Battle of Negba	Template:Flagicon	2 June	Israeli victory
		Second Battle of Negba	Template:Flagicon	12 July
	Chinese Civil War	Liaoshen Campaign	Template:Flagicon	12 September – 12 November	Decisive Chinese Communist victory over the Chinese Nationalists
		Huaihai Campaign		6 November 1948 – 10 January 1949
		Pingjin Campaign		29 November 1948 – 31 January 1949
	Indonesian National Revolution	Operation Kraai	Template:Flagicon	19 December 1948 – 5 January 1949	The second Dutch military 'police action' against Indonesia. Although the Dutch were militarily victorious, they were forced to give up the East Indies under international anti-colonial pressure.
1949	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Kuningtou	Template:Flagicon	25–27 October	Nationalist victory establishes Taiwan as the Nationalist refuge; Communists left in control of mainland China
1949		Battle of Dengbu Island		3–5 November
1950		Battle of Bamianshan		19–31 January
		Battle of Tianquan		14–20 February
		Battle of Nan'ao Island		3 March
		Battle of Dongshan Island		11 May
	Korean War	Battle of Gorangpo	Template:Flagicon	25–26 June
		Battle of Kaesong-Munsan
		Battle of Ongjin
		Battle of Uijeongbu
		First Battle of Seoul		25–28 June
		Battle of Chuncheon		25–29 June
		Air Battle of South Korea	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	25 June – 20 July
		Operation Pokpoong	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	25 June – 31 July	North Korean offensive ends in victory
		Battle of Suwon Airfield	Template:Flagicon	27 June
		Battle of Chumonchin Chan	At sea	2 July
		Battle of Osan	Template:Flagicon	5 July
		Battle of Pyongtaek		6 July
		Battle of Chonan		7–8 July
		Battle of Chochiwon		10–12 July
		Battle of Taejon		14–21 July
		Battle of Sangju		20–31 July
		Battle of Yongdong		22–25 July
		Battle of Hwanggan		23–29 July
		Hadong Ambush		27 July
		Battle of Andong		29 July – 1 August
		Battle of the Notch		2 August
		Battle of Pusan Perimeter		4 August – 18 September	UN forces stop North Korean invasion of South Korea, counterattack in mid-September in conjunction with Battle of Inchon
		Battle of Inchon		15–19 September	UN retakes South Korea, reaches Seoul in 12 days
	Annexation of Tibet/Cold War	Battle of Chamdo	Template:Flagicon	6–19 October	Chinese victory
	Korean War	Battle of Sariwon	Template:Flagicon	17 October	UN victory
		Battle of Kujin		25–26 October	UN victory
		Battle of Onjong		25–29 October	Chinese victory
		Battle of Unsan		25 October – 4 November	Chinese victory
		Battle of Chongju		29–30 October	Australian/UN victory
		Battle of Pakchon		5 November	Australian/UN victory
		Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River		25 November – 2 December	Decisive Chinese victory, UN forces expelled from North Korea
		Battle of Chosin Reservoir		27 November – 13 December	Chinese strategic victory
		Third Battle of Seoul	Template:Flagicon	31 December 1950 – 7 January 1951	Chinese and North Korean forces take Seoul

1951–1955

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1951	Korean War	Battle of Uijeongbu	Template:Flagicon	1–4 January	UN defeat
	First Indochina War	Battle of Vĩnh Yên	Template:Flagicon	13–17 January	French victory
	Korean War	Battle of the Twin Tunnels	Template:Flagicon	1 February	UN victory
		Battle of Hoengsong		11–13 February	Chinese and North Korean victory
		Third Battle of Wonju		13–18 February	UN victory
		Battle of Maehwa-san		7–12 March	UN victory
	First Indochina War	Battle of Mạo Khê	Template:Flagicon	23–28 March	French victory
	Arab–Israeli conflict	Al-Hamma incident	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	4 April	Syrian victory
	Korean War	Battle of Yultong	Template:Flagicon	22–23 April	Filipino/UN victory
		Battle of the Imjin River		22–25 April	Chinese victory
		Battle of Kapyong		22–25 April	Australian/UN victory
		Battle of Bloody Ridge		18 August – 5 September	UN victory
		Battle of Heartbreak Ridge		13 September – 15 October	UN victory
		Naval Battle of the Han River		28–30 September	Australian Navy ship bombs Chinese forces
		First Battle of Maryang San		3–8 October 1951	UN victory
	First Indochina War	Battle of Nghĩa Lộ	Template:Flagicon	3–10 October	French victory
	Korean War	Battle of Haktang-ni	Template:Flagicon	9–13 October	UN victory
		Battle of Yongyu		21–22 October	Americans and Australians defeat North Korean forces
		Second Battle of Maryang San		5 November 1951	Chinese victory
		Battle of Chuam-ni	Template:Flagicon	14–17 November	UN victory over China
		Battle of Sunchon	Template:Flagicon	1 December	Soviet Air Force defeats Australian Air Force
1952	Decolonisation of Africa	Battle of Ismailia (1952)	Template:Flagicon	25 January	British soldiers defeat Egyptian police.
	Korean War	Battle of Hill Eerie	Template:Flagicon	21 March – 18 July	UN victory
		Battle of Old Baldy	Template:Flagicon	26 June 1952 – 26 March 1953
		Battle of Bunker Hill		9 August – 30 September	UN victory
		Battle of Outpost Kelly		17–24 September	Chinese victory
	Cross-Strait conflict	Battle of Nanpeng Archipelago	Template:Flagicon	20 September – 20 October
	Korean War	Battle of White Horse	Template:Flagicon	6–15 October	UN victory
	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Nanri Island	Template:Flagicon	11–15 October
	Korean War	Battle of Triangle Hill	Template:Flagicon	14 October – 25 November	Chinese victory
	Korean War	Second Battle of the Hook	Template:Flagicon	18–19 November	UN victory
	First Indochina War	Battle of Nà Sản	Template:Flagicon	23 November – 2 December	French victory
	Korean War	Battle of the Noris	Template:Flagicon	11–14 December	UN victory
1953	Korean War	Battle of Pork Chop Hill	Template:Flagicon	23 March – 11 July	UN victory in April, Chinese victory in July
		Battle of the Nevada Complex	Template:Flagicon	25–29 May	Chinese victory
		Third Battle of the Hook	Template:Flagicon	28–29 May	UN victory
		Battle of Dalushan Islands	Template:Flagicon	29 May
		Battle of Kumsong	Template:Flagicon	10 June – 20 July	Chinese victory
		Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City	Template:Flagicon	7–27 July	UN victory
		Battle of the Samichon River	Template:Flagicon	24–26 July	UN victory
1954	First Indochina War	Battle of Dien Bien Phu	Template:Flagicon	13 March – 7 May	France loses Indochina
1955	First Taiwan Strait Crisis	Battle of Yijiangshan Islands	Template:Flagicon	18–20 January
	Algerian War	Battle of Philippeville	Template:Flagicon	20 August
	Cyprus Emergency	Battle of Famagusta	Template:Flagicon	20–21 November
		Battle of the Pine		23 November
		Battle of Spilia		12 December

1956–1960

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1956	Algerian War	Palestro ambush	Template:Flagicon	18 May	Algerian victory
	Suez Crisis	Battle of Mitla Pass	Template:Flagicon	31 October	Britain, France and Israel attempt to retake the Suez Canal after recent Egyptian nationalization
		1956 Gaza battle		31 October -3 November
		Battle of Sharm el sheikh		2 -5 November
		Operation Telescope		5-6 November
		Battle of Port Said		5 November – 22 December
1957	Algerian War	Battle of Agounennda	Template:Flagicon	23–25 May
1957		Battle of Bouzegza		4–12 August
1958		Battle of Bab El Bekkouche		28–31 May
	Cuban Revolution	Battle of La Plata	Template:Flagicon	11–21 July
		Battle of Las Mercedes		29 July – 8 August
		Battle of Yaguajay		19–30 December

1961–1965

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1961	Consolidation of the Cuban Revolution	Bay of Pigs Invasion	Template:Flagicon	17–20 April	A failed U.S.-backed attempt to capture Cuba and a major blow to U.S. pride and reputation
1962	Vietnam War	Operation Chopper	Template:Flagicon	12 January	First major combat of American forces in the Vietnam War
	Western New Guinea dispute	Battle of Arafura Sea	At sea	15 January	Operation Trikora; this was the last time the Royal Netherlands Navy sunk a ship
	Vietnam War	Operation Sunrise	Template:Flagicon	22 March – 30 April	South Vietnamese counteroffensive to disrupt Vietcong near Saigon
	Sino-Indian War	Battle of Namka Chu	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	10 October – 16 November	Chinese victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Raid on Limbang	Template:Flagicon	12 December	British commandos defeat Malaysian insurgents
1963	Vietnam War	Battle of Ap Bac	Template:Flagicon	2 January	North Vietnamese victory
	Vietnam War	Battle of Go Cong	Template:Flagicon	3 September	South Vietnamese victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Battle of Long Jawai	Template:Flagicon	28 September	Initial Indonesian victory, but Britain successfully counterattacks
	Vietnam War	Battle of Hiệp Hòa	Template:Flagicon	22 November	Vietcong victory
1964		Battle of Long Dinh		26 February	Indecisive
		Battle of Kien Long		12–20 April	South Vietnamese victory; Vietcong successfully retreats
		Operation Quyet Thang 202		27 April – 27 May	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Nam Dong		5–6 July	Allied victory over North Vietnam
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Landing at Labis	Template:Flagicon	September – October	Allied (the UK, New Zealand and Malaysia) forces successfully land on Indonesian troops
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Landing at Kesang River	Template:Flagicon	29 October	Australian and British forces defeat Indonesian landing
	Vietnam War	Battle of An Lão	Template:Flagicon	7–9 December	North Vietnamese victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Action of 13 December 1964	At sea	13 December	Australian minesweeper defeats Indonesian patrol boat
	Vietnam War	Battle of Binh Gia	Template:Flagicon	28 December 1964 – 1 January 1965	Vietcong victory
1965		Attack on Camp Holloway		6–7 February	Vietcong victory, beginning of Operation Flaming Dart
		Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông Pass		7–8 February	Vietcong victory
		Operation Flaming Dart	Template:Flagicon	7–24 February	Escalation of the Vietnam War
		First Battle of Thanh Hóa Bridge	Template:Flagicon	4 April 1965 – 13 May 1972	North Vietnamese jets take down three American jets attempting to blow up a key bridge; the bridge still stands
		Operation Starlite	Template:Flagicon	18–24 April	First major American-only offensive, both sides claim victory
	Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation	Battle of Plaman Mapu	Template:Flagicon	27 April	British victory
	Vietnam War	Battle of Sông Bé	Template:Flagicon	10–15 May	American-South Vietnamese victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Battle of Sungei Koemba	Template:Flagicon	27 May – 12 June	Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
	Vietnam War	Battle of Ba Gia	Template:Flagicon	28–31 May	Vietcong victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Battle of Kindau	Template:Flagicon	15 June	Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Battle of Babang	Template:Flagicon	12 July	Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965	Battle of Lahore	Template:Flagicon	6–12 September	Indian victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Piranha	Template:Flagicon	7–10 September	American forces storm the Batangan Peninsula
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965	Battle of Phillora	Template:Flagicon	7–11 September	Indian victory
		Battle of Asal Uttar	Template:Flagicon	8–10 September	Indian victory
		Battle of Chawinda	Template:Flagicon	14–19 September	Inconclusive
	Vietnam War	Battle of An Ninh	Template:Flagicon	18–19 September	Americans considered the battle a victory due to low losses and capture, but in the wider campaign, it was a defeat
		Siege of Plei Me		19–25 October	First major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnam
		Pleiku campaign		27 October – 26 November	Large American victory
		Operation Hump		5–8 November	American/Australian success
		Battle of Gang Toi		8 November	First major encounter between Australia and North Vietnam, a minor Vietcong victory
		Battle of Ap Bau Bang		12 November	Both sides declare victory
		Battle of Ia Drang		14–18 November	First major encounter between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam in Vietnam. Over the first two days an American battalion repulses continuous Vietnamese assaults; another battalion, sent to reinforce the first, is ambushed on the fourth day when it withdraws, suffering heavy losses.
	Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation	Battle of Bau	Template:Flagicon	21 November	British victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Bushmaster II	Template:Flagicon	1–6 December	American victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Harvest Moon	Template:Flagicon	8–20 December	Allied victory

1966–1970

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1966	Vietnam War	Operation Marauder	Template:Flagicon	1–8 January	Allied victory
		Battle of the Ho Bo Woods		8–14 January	American/Australian victory
		Operation Double Eagle		18 January – 17 February	Inconclusive
	Laotian Civil War, Vietnam War	Battle of Nakhang	Template:Flagicon	16–28 February
	Vietnam War	Battle of Suoi Bong Trang	Template:Flagicon	23–24 February	Major Australian victory
		Battle of Đức Cơ		23–24 February
		Operation Utah		4–7 March	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of A Sau		9–10 March
		Operation Jackstay		26 March – 6 April	American victory
		Battle of Xa Cam My		11–12 April
		Operation Georgia		21 April – 10 May	American victory
	Rhodesian Bush War	Battle of Sinoia	Template:Flagicon	28 April
	Vietnam War	Operation Davy Crockett	Template:Flagicon	1–16 May	American victory
		Operation Paul Revere		10 May – 1 August	American/South Korean victory
		Operation Wahiawa		16–30 May	American victory
		Operation Crazy Horse		16 May – 5 June	American victory
		Operation Hardihood		16 May – 8 June	American/Australian victory
		Operation El Paso		19 May – 13 July	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Hawthorne		2–21 June	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Hill 488		15–16 June	American victory
		Operation Nathan Hale		19–30 June
		Operation Jay		25 June – 2 July
		Operation Macon		4 July – 28 October
		Battle of Minh Thanh Road		9 July
		Operation Hastings	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	15 July – 3 August	American troops force North Vietnamese across the Vietnamese DMZ
		Operation John Paul Jones	Template:Flagicon	21 July – 5 September	Inconclusive
	Laotian Civil War	Battle of Nam Bac	Template:Flagicon	August 1966 – January 1968
	Vietnam War	Operation Prairie	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	3 August 1966 – 31 January 1967	Attempt to drive away North Vietnamese units under the Vietnamese DMZ
		Battle of Đức Cơ	Template:Flagicon	9–10 August
		Battle of Long Tan		18–19 August	First major action of Australian forces in Vietnam
		Operation Amarillo		23–31 August	Inconclusive
		Operation Seward		5–25 September	American victory
		Operation Thayer		13 September 1966 – 12 February 1967	Allied victory
		Operation Attleboro		14 September – 25 November	Both sides declare victory
		Operation Shenandoah		16 October – 2 November	American victory
		Operation Atlanta		19 October – December	American victory
		Operation Paul Revere IV		20 October – 30 December	Inconclusive
		Operation Fairfax		November 1966 – 15 December 1967	American combing operation victory
1967	Vietnam War	Operation Deckhouse Five	Template:Flagicon	6–15 January	Inconclusive
		Operation Cedar Falls		8–26 January	Inconclusive
		Operation Desoto		27 January – 7 April	American victory
		Operation Prairie II	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	1 February – 18 March
		Operation Enterprise	Template:Flagicon	13 February 1967 – 11 March 1968
		Battle of Trà Bình		14–15 February	South Korean victory
		Operation Bribie		17–18 February	Inconclusive
		Operation Junction City		22 February – 14 May	Inconclusive
		Battle of Prek Klok I		28 February	American victory
		Battle of Prek Klok II		10 March	American victory over a Vietcong ambush
		Second Battle of Bàu Bàng		19–20 March	American victory
		Operation Prairie III	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	19 March – 19 April	American victory
		Battle of Suoi Tre	Template:Flagicon	21 March	Costly Vietcong defeat
		Battle of Ap Gu		31 March – 1 April	American forces defeat Vietcong
		Operation Francis Marion		6 April – 11 October	Inconclusive
		Operation Lejeune		7–22 April	American victory
		Operation Prairie IV	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	20 April – 17 May	Costly American victory
		Operation Union	Template:Flagicon	21 April – 16 May	American attempt to find Vietcong in the Quế Sơn Valley
		Operation Baker		22 April – 31 July	American victory
		Operation Manhattan		23 April – 7 June	American recon victory
		First Battle of Khe Sanh		24 April – 11 May	Americans capture Hill 861
		Operation Beaver Cage		28 April – 12 May	American victory
		Operations Malheur I and Malheur II	Template:Flagicon	11 May – 2 August
		Operation Crockett	Template:Flagicon	13 May – 16 July
		Operation Kole Kole		14 May – 7 December
		Operation Hickory		18–28 May	Inconclusive
		Operation Barking Sands		18 May – 7 December	American victory
		Operation Union II		26 May – 5 June	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Dragnet		26 May 1967 – 27 January 1968	Allied victory
	Six-Day War	Battle of Abu-Ageila	Template:Flagicon	5–6 June	Israel defeats Egypt.
	Six-Day War	Battle of Ammunition Hill	Template:Flagicon	6 June	Israel defeats Jordan.
	Vietnam War	Operation Akron	Template:Flagicon	9–29 June	American/South Vietnamese forces attempt to flank Vietcong troops, but both sides take losses
		Operation Billings		12–26 June	American victory
		Operation Concordia		19–21 June	Allied victory
		Battle of the Slopes		20–22 June	North Vietnamese victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Battle of Nsukka	Template:Flagicon	2–12 July
	Vietnam War	Operation Diamond Head	Template:Flagicon	11 July – 31 October	American victory
		Operation Kingfisher		16 July – 31 October	Inconclusive, both sides claim victory
		Operation Coronado II		27–31 July	Allied victory
		Operation Hood River		2–13 August	Inconclusive
		Battle of Suoi Chau Pha		6 August	Australian victory
		Operation Colorado		6–22 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Midwest Invasion of 1967	Template:Flagicon	9 August – 20 September
	Nigerian Civil War	Battle of Ore	Template:Flagicon	11 August
	Vietnam War	Operation Benton	Template:Flagicon	13–29 August	American victory
		Operation Coronado IV	Template:Flagicon	19 August – 9 September	American victory
		Action of 23 August 1967	Template:Flagicon	23 August	North Vietnamese fighter jets defeat American jets
		Operation Byrd	Template:Flagicon	25 August – 1 December	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Swift	Template:Flagicon	4–15 September	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Nathu La and Cho La clashes		Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	11–14 September	Indian forces beat back Chinese forces
	Vietnam War	Operation Wheeler/Wallowa	Template:Flagicon	11 September 1967 – 11 November 1968	American offensive, where the Tiger Force committed war crimes
	Nigerian Civil War	Fall of Enugu	Template:Flagicon	12 September – 4 October	Nigerian forces capture the Biafran capital of Enugu
	Vietnam War	Operation Coronado V	Template:Flagicon	12 September – 7 October	American victory
		Operation Kunia		15 September – 9 November	Inconclusive
		Operation Shenandoah II		29 September – 10 December	Americans try to repair highway
	Nigerian Civil War	First Battle of Onitsha	Template:Flagicon	4–12 October
	Vietnam War	Operation Medina	Template:Flagicon	11–20 October	Inconclusive
		Operation MacArthur		12 October 1967 – 31 January 1969	American victory
		Battle of Ong Thanh		17 October	Vietcong victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Operation Tiger Claw	Template:Flagicon	17–19 October
	Vietnam War	Operation Osceola	Template:Flagicon	20 October 1967 – 16 February 1968	Inconclusive
		First Battle of Loc Ninh		29 October – 7 November	American and South Vietnamese troops capture Loc Ninh
		Operation Lancaster		1 November 1967 – 20 January 1968	Minor operation, Tet Offensive causes beginning of Operation Lancaster II
		Operation Coronado IX		1 November 1967 – 22 January 1968	American victory
Operation Neosho		1 November 1967 – 25 January 1968		Continuation of Operation Fremont
Operation Kentucky		1 November 1967 – 28 February 1969		Low-level American cross-Vietnamese DMZ operation
Battle of Dak To		3–23 November		Pyrrhic American victory
Operation Santa Fe		3 November 1967 – 5 January 1968		Allied victory
Operation Essex		6–17 November		Minor American victory
Operation Napoleon/Saline		November – 9 December		Allied victory
Operation Kien Giang 9-1		15–19 November		American/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Manchester		4 December 1967 – 17 February 1968		American victory
Battle of Tam Quan		6–20 December
Operation Yellowstone		8 December 1967 – 24 February 1968
Operation Saratoga		8 December 1967 – 11 March 1968
Operation Muscatine		18 December 1967 – 10 June 1968
Operation Badger Tooth		26 December 1967 – 2 January 1968		Inconclusive
Operation Auburn		28 December 1967 – 3 January 1968		American victory
1968	Vietnam War	Operation Niagara	Template:Flagicon	January – March	American counterattack on Tet Offensive
	Vietnam War	New Year's Day battle of 1968	Template:Flagicon	1–2 January	American victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Second Battle of Onitsha	Template:Flagicon	2 January – 20 March	Nigerian forces capture Onitsha
	Vietnam War	Operation Lancaster II	Template:Flagicon	20 January – 23 November	American victory
		Operation McLain		20 January 1968 – 31 January 1969	American victory
		Operation Jeb Stuart		21 January – 31 March	Spontaneous American counterattack disrupted by Tet Offensive
		Battle of Khe Sanh		21 January – 8 April	Desperate defense by the U.S. Marines to hold strategically important fire base against huge NVA numbers. Vietnamese Communists fail in their bid to turn the siege into an "American Battle of Dien Bien Phu", though it is also possible that Khe Sanh was used as a diversion.<ref>Pisor, p. 210.</ref>
	Korean DMZ Conflict	Capture of the USS Pueblo	At sea	23 January	North Korea seizes U.S. ship Template:USS
	Vietnam War	Battle of Ban Houei Sane	Template:Flagicon	23–24 January	North Vietnamese troops defeat a small garrison of Laotian Royal troops
		Operation Coronado X	Template:Flagicon	23 January – 12 February	Allied victory
		Operation Coburg		24 January – 1 March	Allied victory over North Vietnam
		Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang		29 January – 11 February	Allied forces repulse Vietcong attacks
		Tet Offensive		30 January	North Vietnam loses militarily but turns the tide of U.S. opinion against the war
		Battle of Saigon		30 January – 7 March	American and South Vietnamese troops repel the attack, but it heavily increases anti-war sentiment in the US.
		Battle of Bến Tre		31 January – 5 February	Vietcong attack Bến Tre, but fail to capture it
		Battle of Quang Tri		31 January – 6 February	South Vietnamese/American victory
		Battle of Da Lat		January – 9 February	North Vietnamese attacks and captures Da Lat, but loses it in an American/South Vietnamese attack days later
		Battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack		31 January – 11 February	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Huế		31 January – 2 March	American and South Vietnamese forces successfully defend the city, although Vietcong commit the Hue Massacre
		Battle of Lang Vei		6–7 February	North Vietnamese captures Lang Vei camp
		Operation Truong Cong Dinh		7 March – 7 August	South Vietnam attempts to regain control over major highways
		Battle of Lo Giang		8–9 February	American troops repel North Vietnamese attacks
		Operation Hop Tac I		10 February – 10 March	American victory
		Operation Coronado XI		12 February – 3 March	Allied victory
		Operation Houston		26 February – 12 September	American victory
		Action of 1 March 1968		1 March	North Vietnamese ships attempt to ambush South Vietnamese ships
		Operation Patrick		1–30 March	American victory
		Battle of Tam Kỳ		3–6 March	American victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Invasion of Port Harcourt	Template:Flagicon	8 March – 24 May	Nigerian forces capture Port Harcourt
	Vietnam War, Laotian Civil War	Battle of Lima Site 85	Template:Flagicon	10–11 March	North Vietnamese-Pathet Lao victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Quyet Thang	Template:Flagicon	11 March – 7 April	South Vietnamese and U.S. recapture areas around Saigon
		Operation Walker		17 March 1968 – 31 January 1969	American victory
		Operation Carentan		18 March – 17 May	American victory
		Operation Frederick Hill		18 March 1968 – 28 February 1971	American successfully conduct a security operation in Quảng Tín province
		Operation Geneva Park		18 March 1968 – 28 February 1971	American successfully conduct a security operation in Quang Ngai Province
	War of Attrition, Israeli–Palestinian conflict	Battle of Karameh	Template:Flagicon	21 March	Jordanian troops with the PLO repel an Israeli raid to capture Yasser Arafat, but the camp is destroyed
	Vietnam War	Operation Cochise Green	Template:Flagicon	30 March – 31 January 1969	American victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Abagana Ambush	Template:Flagicon	31 March	Biafran ambush wipes out the Nigerian 2nd Division
	Vietnam War	Operation Toan Thang I	Template:Flagicon	8 April – 31 May	Allied victory
		Operation Burlington Trail		8 April – 11 November	American victory
		Battle of Signal Hill		19–21 April	Pyrrhic North Vietnamese victory
		Operation Delaware		19 April – 17 May	Inconclusive
		May Offensive		29 April – 30 May	North Vietnamese offensive smaller in scale than the Tet Offensive, but much bloodier
		Battle of Dai Do		30 April – 3 May	Both sides claim victory
		Operation Allen Brook		4 May – 24 August	American/South Vietnamese forces drive back Vietcong
		Battle of An Bao		5–6 May	North Vietnamese forces ambush Americans, but the Americans fight back and win
		Battle of West Saigon		5–12 May	Allied victory
		Battle of Landing Zone Center		5–25 May	American victory
		Battle of South Saigon		7–12 May	Allied victory
		Operation Concordia Square		8–17 May	American victory
		Battle of Kham Duc		10–12 May	North Vietnamese victory and one of the largest battles of the war
		Battle of Coral–Balmoral		12 May – 6 June	Australian forces repel multiple North Vietnamese and Vietcong attacks over 26 days of fighting
		Operation Jeb Stuart III		17 May – 3 November	U.S. forces attack North Vietnamese bases
		Operation Nevada Eagle		17 May 1968 – 28 February 1969	Protection of Huế by Americans
		Operation Toan Thang II		1 June 1968 – 16 February 1969	Allied victory
		Operation Robin		2–19 June	American victory
		Battle of Binh An		27–28 June
		Operation Thor	Template:Flagicon	1–8 July
		Operation Pocahontas Forest	Template:Flagicon	6–31 July	Allied victory
		Operation Quyet Chien		3 August – 30 November	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Somerset Plain		4–20 August	U.S. claims victory
		Phase III offensive		17 August—27 September	Failed third push by the North Vietnamese after the Tet Offensive
		Battle of Duc Lap		24–27 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Operation OAU	Template:Flagicon	2 September—15 October	Nigerian forces capture Owerri and Aba, but are unable to capture Umuahia; the failure allows Biafra to retake Owerri and Aba
Vietnam War	Operation Champaign Grove	Template:Flagicon	8–24 September	American victory
	Operation Vinh Loc		10–20 September	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Operation Maui Peak		1–19 October	American victory
Nigerian Civil War	Siege of Owerri	Template:Flagicon	15 October 1968—25 April 1969	Biafra recaptures Owerri
Vietnam War	Operation Fulton Square	Template:Flagicon	22 October 1968—18 January 1970	Minor clashes between American/South Vietnamese forces and Vietcong
	Operation Henderson Hill		23 October—6 December	American victory
	Operation Sheridan Sabre		7 November 1968—4 April 1969	American victory
	Operation Commando Hunt	Template:Flagicon	15 November 1968—29 March 1972	Americans fail to bomb Vietcong supply routes
	Operation Meade River	Template:Flagicon	20 November—9 December	American victory
	Battle of Hat Dich		3 December 1968—19 February 1969	Allied victory
	Operation Taylor Common		7 December 1968—8 March 1969	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Operation Fayette Canyon		15 December 1968—28 February 1969	American victory
1969	Vietnam War	Operation Dewey Canyon	Template:Flagicon	22 January—18 March	Last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division
		Operation Toan Thang III		17 February—31 October	Allied victory
		Operation Massachusetts Striker		28 February—8 May	Both sides claim victory
		Operation Iron Mountain		28 February 1969—28 February 1971	American victory
		Operation Purple Martin		1 March—2 May	American victory
		Operation Kentucky Jumper		1 March—14 August	American reconnaissance operation
		Operation Maine Crag		15 March—2 May	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Atlas Wedge		17–24 March	American victory
		Operation Montana Mauler		23 March—3 April	American victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Defense of Umuahia	Template:Flagicon	27 March—22 April
	Vietnam War	Operation Washington Green	Template:Flagicon	15 April 1969—1 January 1971	American victory
		Operation Virginia Ridge		2 May—16 July	American victory
		Operation Apache Snow		10 May—7 June	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Hamburger Hill		13–20 May	American and South Vietnamese troops win, but heavy losses force them to withdraw
		Operation Lamar Plain		15 May—14 August	American victory
		Operation Pipestone Canyon		26 May—7 November	American launch a successful local offensive
		Battle of Binh Ba		6–8 June	Australians defeat Vietcong
		Operation Montgomery Rendezvous		8 June—15 August	Costly American victory
		Operation Utah Mesa		12 June—6 July	Allied victory
		Operation Campbell Streamer		13 July—15 August	Dozens of Vietcong killed
		Football War	14 July	Between El Salvador and Honduras
	Vietnam War	Operation Idaho Canyon	Template:Flagicon	21 July—25 September	American victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Nantucket Beach	Template:Flagicon	23 July 1969—10 March 1971	American victory
	The Troubles	Battle of the Bogside	Template:Flagicon	12–14 August	Unarmed Irish residents of the Bogside in Derry City expel Police and the Special Constabulary from their area. The riots lasts for 2 days until the British Army is sent in. This event is often described as the beginning of the Troubles, a 30-year guerrilla war.
	Vietnam War	Operation Camden	Template:Flagicon	21 August	Australian victory
		Siege of Landing Zone Kate		27 October—1 November	North Vietnamese victory
		Operation Toan Thang IV		1 November 1969—1 May 1970	Allied victory
		Operation Randolph Glen		7 December 1969—31 March 1970	Inconclusive
	Nigerian Civil War	Defense of Oguta	Template:Flagicon	20–24 December
1970	Nigerian Civil War	Operation Tail-Wind	Template:Flagicon	7–12 January	Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
	Vietnam War	Operation Green River	Template:Flagicon	19 January—22 July	American victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Texas Star	Template:Flagicon	1 April—5 September	Indecisive
	The Troubles	Battle of St Matthew's	Template:Flagicon	27–28 June	A battle between Provisional IRA and loyalists
	Vietnam War	Operation Pennsylvania Square	Template:Flagicon	29 June 1970—1 March 1971	American victory
		Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord		1–23 July	North Vietnamese victory
		Operation Clinch Valley		9–15 July	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Elk Canyon		12 July—29 September	Americans attempt to improve positions after the fall of Kham Duc, but fail
		Operation Pickens Forest		16 July—24 August	American victory
		Operation Wolfe Mountain		22 July 1970—30 January 1971	Inconclusive
		Operation Chicago Peak		24 July—11 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Siege of Firebase O'Reilly		9 August—7 October	North Vietnamese victory as the base closes down
		Operation Imperial Lake		1 September 1970—7 May 1971	American/South Korean success, but perpetration of the Sơn Thắng massacre
		Operation Jefferson Glenn		5 September 1970—8 October 1971	Last major ground offensive involving the U.S.
		Operation Tailwind	Template:Flagicon	11–13 September	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Ivory Coast	Template:Flagicon	21 November	American attempt to rescue POWs, but there were none
	Guinea-Bissau War of Independence	Operation Green Sea	Template:Flagicon	22 November	An amphibious attack on Conakry by Portugal

1971–1975

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1971	Vietnam War	Battle of Snuol	Template:Flagicon	5 January—30 May	American and North Vietnamese troops clash in Cambodia
		Operation Cuu Long 44-02	Template:Flagicon	13–25 January	South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Finney Hill	Template:Flagicon	10 March—1 July	American victory
		Operation Middlesex Peak		10 March—1 July	American victory
		Battle of FSB Mary Ann		28 March	Vietcong ambush victory
		Operation Caroline Hill		29 April—1 July	American victory
		Battle of Long Khánh		6–7 June	Pyrrhic Australian victory, as the North Vietnamese ability to retreat and defend its supply routes ultimately led it to win over Australia
		Battle of Nui Le		21 September	Last major Australian/New Zealand victory of Vietnam War
	Bangladesh Liberation War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	Battle of Garibpur	Template:Flagicon	20–21 November	Decisive Indian victory
	Bangladesh Liberation War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	First Battle of Hilli	Template:Flagicon	22–24 November	Bloodiest battle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Indian and Bengali victory
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	Operation Trident	Template:Flagicon	4–5 December	Indian Navy attacks Karachi port
		Battle of Longewala	Template:Flagicon	4–7 December	Decisive Indian victory
		Battle of Basantar	Template:Flagicon	6–16 December	Tactical Indian victory
		Second Battle of Hilli	Template:Flagicon	10–11 December	Failed Pakistani counterattack on Hilli, Indian/Bengali victory
1972	Vietnam War	First Battle of Quảng Trị	Template:Flagicon	30 March—1 May	North Vietnamese victory during Easter Offensive
		Second Battle of Lộc Ninh		4–7 April	North Vietnamese victory
		Battle of An Lộc		13 April—20 July	Major battle ending in a South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Đồng Hới	Template:Flagicon	19 April
		Battle of the Mỹ Chánh Line	Template:Flagicon	5 May—26 June	South Vietnamese/American victory
	The Troubles	Battle at Springmartin	Template:Flagicon	13–14 May	A battle that involved the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Volunteer Force
	Vietnam War	Battle of Kontum	Template:Flagicon	13 May—9 June	South Vietnam and U.S. troops repulse Vietcong attack
	Vietnam War	Second Battle of Quảng Trị	Template:Flagicon	28 June—16 September	South Vietnamese forces retake most of Quảng Trị province
	Dhofar Rebellion	Battle of Mirbat	Template:Flagicon	19 July	British SAS forces defeat Communist rebels during an attempted coup of Oman
1973	Vietnam War	Battle of Cửa Việt	Template:Flagicon	25–31 January	North Vietnam captures Cửa Việt Base.
		Battle of Hồng Ngự		March-4 May	Allied victory
		Battle of Tong Le Chon		25 March 1973—12 April 1974	North Vietnam captures Tonle Cham Camp
		Battle of Trung Nghia		8 June—16 September	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Ap Da Bien		3 October	South Vietnamese victory
	Yom Kippur War	Battles of Fort Budapest	Template:Flagicon	6 October	Egyptian troops fail to capture an Israeli fort
	1973 Arab–Israeli War	Battle of Fort Lahtzanit			Egyptians capture an Israeli fort
	Yom Kippur War	Ofira Air Battle			Israeli victory in the air
	Yom Kippur War	First Battle of Mount Hermon	Template:Flagicon	6–7 October	Syria recaptures Mount Hermon
	1973 Arab–Israeli War, Yom Kippur War	Operation Badr	Template:Flagicon	6–8 October	Egyptian offensive marking the beginning of the Yom Kippur War
	Yom Kippur War	Valley of Tears	Template:Flagicon	6–9 October	Very bloody battle in the Golan Heights
		Operation Model 5	Template:Flagicon	7 October	Syrian troops win an anti-aircraft battle
		Operation Tagar	Template:Flagicon		Israel forfeits the operation attempting to block Egyptian troops
		Battle of Marsa Talamat	At sea		Israel defeats Egyptian ships
		Battle of Latakia	At sea		Israel defeats Syrian troops off the coast of Latakia
		Romani ambush	Template:Flagicon		Successful Israeli ambush
		Second Battle of Mount Hermon	Template:Flagicon	8 October	Syrian victory
		Battle of Baltim	At sea	8–9 October	Israel defeats Egyptian ships off the Egyptian coast
		Syrian General Staff Headquarters raid	Template:Flagicon	9 October	Israel successfully raids the general staff of Syria
		Second Battle of Latakia		11 October	Inconclusive
		Operation Gown		12 October	Israel destroys Syrian supply lines
		Raid on al-Mazzah Airport		13 October	Israeli victory
		Air battle of Mansoura	Template:Flagicon	14 October	Egyptian planes defeat an Israeli plane
		Battle of the Sinai		14 October	Israeli victory
		Battle of The Chinese Farm		15–17 October
		Operation Abirey-Halev		15–23 October
		Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush		17 October
		Battle of Ismailia		18–22 October	Israel fails to block Egyptian supply lines
		Third Battle of Mount Hermon	Template:Flagicon	21–22 October	Israel captures the mountain after a third assault
		Battle of Suez	Template:Flagicon	24–25 October	Egypt holds the Suez Canal
	Vietnam War	Battle of Quang Duc	Template:Flagicon	30 October 1973—10 December 1974	South Vietnamese victory
1974		Battle of the Paracel Islands	Template:Flagicon	19–20 January	Chinese victory
		Battle of Tri Phap	Template:Flagicon	12 February—4 May	South Vietnamese victory
	Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War	Battle of Kampot	Template:Flagicon	26 February—2 April
	Vietnam War	Battle of Svay Rieng	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon	27 March—2 May	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of the Iron Triangle	Template:Flagicon	16 May—20 November	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Duc Duc	Template:Flagicon	18 July—4 October	North Vietnamese victory
	The Troubles	Attack on UDR Clogher barracks		2 May
	Cyprus problem	Turkish invasion of Cyprus	Template:Flagicon	20 July—16 August
	Vietnam War	Battle of Thượng Ðức	Template:Flagicon	29 July—11 November	Costly for both sides; South Vietnam holds off North assault on Da Nang, but fails to capture Thuong Duc
		Battle of Phú Lộc		28 August—10 December	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Phước Long		12 December 1974—6 January 1975	Important North Vietnamese victory
1975		Battle of Ban Me Thuot		3–18 March	North Vietnam captures Tay Nguyen region, destroying South Vietnam's 2nd Corps in the process
		Hue–Da Nang Campaign		5 March—12 April	North Vietnam captures Huế and Da Nang with little resistance
		Battle of Xuân Lộc		9–12 April	Remnants of ARVN make a last stand in the final major battle of the Vietnam War
		East Sea Campaign	At sea	9–29 April	North Vietnam captures the Spratly Islands in one of the last South Vietnamese-controlled places
	Cambodian Civil War, Vietnam War	Fall of Phnom Penh	Template:Flagicon	17 April	The Khmer Rouge captures the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh
	Vietnam War	Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base	Template:Flagicon	28 April	First bombing by the Vietnamese Air Force
	Vietnam War	Fall of Saigon	Template:Flagicon	30 April	North Vietnam wins the Vietnam War
	Lebanese Civil War	Battle of the Hotels	Template:Flagicon	23 October 1975—2 April 1976	Muslims and Christians end up divided in Western Beirut
	Cold War	Indonesia invades East Timor	Template:Flagicon	7 December
	Western Sahara War	Battles of La Güera and Tichla	Template:Flagicon	10–22 December	Mauritania occupies La Güera and Tichla

1976–1980

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1976	Western Sahara War	First Battle of Amgala	Template:Flagicon	27–29 January	Algerian withdrawal
	Western Sahara War	Second Battle of Amgala	Template:Flagicon	14–15 February	Sahrawi victory
	The Troubles	Flagstaff Hill incident	Template:Flagicon	5–6 May	Irish Army pushes back British special forces
	Arab–Israeli conflict, Cold War	Operation Entebbe	Template:Flagicon	4 July
	The Troubles	Garryhinch ambush	Template:Flagicon	16 October	IRA bombs Brits
	Rhodesian Bush War	Battle of Hill 31	Template:Flagicon	15 November
1977	Arab Cold War	1977 Egyptian bread riots	Template:Flagicon	18-19 January	security forces clashes with the rioters ,around 80 people were killed ,The cut to subsidies was suspended and the riot died down
	Egyptian–Libyan War	Sallum raid	Template:Flagicon	21 July	Libyan 9th Tank Battalion carried out a raid on Sallum. The unit was ambushed by an Egyptian mechanised division forcing the battalion to retreat
	Ogaden War	Battle of Dire Dawa	Template:Flagicon	July—August	The Ethiopian Army inflicts heavy losses on the Somali National Army after a Somali attack by one tank battalion and a mechanized infantry brigade supported by artillery units
		First Battle of Jijiga		September	The Somalis, trying to take the town, lose more than half of their attacking force of three tank battalions, each of which includes more than 30 tanksTemplate:Citation needed
		Battle of Harar		October 1977—27 January 1978	A major battle of the Ogaden War
1978	The Troubles	British Army Gazelle downing	Template:Flagicon	17 February
	Ogaden War	Second Battle of Jijiga	Template:Flagicon	March	Three Somali tank battalions overwhelm an Ethiopian garrison. After inflicting some heavy losses on Somali armor, Ethiopian troops mutiny and withdraw from the town, leaving its defense to the militia, which is incapable of slowing the Somali advance.Template:Citation needed
	South African Border War	Battle of Cassinga	Template:Flagicon
	Lebanese Civil War	Battle of Kaukaba	Template:Flagicon	9 May
	Shaba II	Battle of Kolwezi	Template:Flagicon	18–22 May
1979	Chadian Civil War	Battle of N'Djamena	Template:Flagicon	12–15 February
	Sino-Vietnamese War	Battle of Dong Dang	Template:Flagicon	17–23 February
		Battle of Lào Cai		17 February—5 March
		Battle of Lạng Sơn 17 February—16 March
	Uganda-Tanzania War	Battle of Masaka	Template:Flagicon	23–24 February
		Battle of Tororo		2–4 March
		Battle of Lukaya		10–11 March
		Battle of Entebbe		7 April
		Battle of Jinja		22 April
		Battle of Lira		15 May
		Battle of Karuma Falls		17 May
		Battle of Bondo		27 May
	The Troubles	Warrenpoint ambush	Template:Flagicon	27 August
	Western Sahara War	First Battle of Al Mahbes	Template:Flagicon	14 October	Sahrawi victory
		Grand Mosque seizure	Template:Flagicon	20 November – 4 December	Saudi victory
1980	Chadian-Libyan conflict	Second Battle of N'Djamena	Template:Flagicon	22 March—15 December
	Iran–Iraq War	Siege of Abadan	Template:Flagicon	November 1980—September 1981	Iraq attacks the Iranian city of Abadan but fails to capture it
	Iran–Iraq War	Liberation of Khorramshahr	Template:Flagicon	November 1980—24 May 1982	The Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis

1981–1985

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1981	Iran-Iraq War	Battle of Dezful	Template:Flagicon	5–9 January	Iranian armored regiments are forced to flee after an Iraqi ambush
	Great Mafia War	1st phase	Template:Flagicon	23 April 1981-1983	Corleonesi Mafia clan victory
	Cold War	Gulf of Sidra incident	At sea	19 August	Two Sukhoi Su-22 are shot down by two U.S. F-14A Tomcats
	Western Sahara War	First Battle of Guelta Zemmur	Template:Flagicon	13–29 October	Sahrawi victory
1982	Falklands War	Battle of San Carlos	Template:Flagicon	21–25 May
		Battle of Seal Cove		23 May
		Battle of Goose Green		28–29 May
	1982 Lebanon War	Battle of the Beaufort	Template:Flagicon	6–7 June	Israeli invasion of Lebanon
		Battle of Jezzine		8 June
		Battle of Sultan Yacoub		10 June
	Falklands War	Battle of Mount Harriet	Template:Flagicon	11–12 June
		Battle of Two Sisters
		Battle of Mount Longdon
		Battle of Wireless Ridge		13–14 June
		Battle of Mount Tumbledown		13–14 June
	1982 Lebanon War	Siege of Beirut	Template:Flagicon	14 June—21 August
1983	Organized crime in Denmark	Copenhagen Biker War	Template:Flagicon	24 Sep 1983-1986	Hells Angels victory .
	Cold War	Invasion of Grenada	Template:Flagicon	25 October—2 November	By U.S. forces
	Lebanese Civil War	Battle of Tripoli (1983)	Template:Flagicon	3 November – 20 December	Pro-Syrian Palestinian victory , PLO driven out of Lebanon
1984	Iran-Iraq War	Battle of the Marshes	Template:Flagicon	February	Iran opens a new offensive in the lakes of the Hawizeh Marshes in Iraq
	Lebanese Civil War	February 6 Intifada	Template:Flagicon	6 February	Lebanese National Resistance Front victory
	Siachen conflict	Operation Meghdoot	Template:Flagicon	13 April	Battle between India and Pakistan in which India captures the entire Siachen Glacier
	Insurgency in Punjab, India	Operation Blue Star	Template:Flagicon	6 June
1985	western Sahara war	Second Battle of Al Mahbes	Template:Flagicon	12 January	Sahrawi forces break through a wall put up by Morocco
	Yama–Ichi War	1985 Osaka gun battles	Template:Flagicon	26 Jan	after Yakuza boss Takenaka’s assassination, there were dozens of gunfights in Osaka between Yamaguchi-gumi and Ichiwa-kai
		1985 MOVE bombing	Template:Flagicon	13 may	61 houses destroyed, 11 people killed

1986–1990

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1986	Iran-Iraq War	First Battle of Al Faw	Template:Flagicon	10 February—10 March	Iranians launch a surprise attack against the Iraqi troops defending the al-Faw Peninsula
	Arab Cold War	1986 Egyptian conscripts riot	Template:Flagicon	25-28 February	the Central Security Forces launched a mutiny in Cairo but were defeated the Egyptian Army
	Cold War	Action in the Gulf of Sidra	At sea	24 March	U.S. naval operations against Libya Template:Citation needed
1987	Toyota War	Battle of Fada	Template:Flagicon	2 January
	Lebanese Civil War	Fathallah barracks raid	Template:Flagicon	24 February	Hizbollah headquarters taken over by the Syrian Army , 20 Hizbollah supporters executed
	Toyota War	Battle of B'ir Kora	Template:Flagicon	18–20 March
	The Troubles	Loughgall ambush	Template:Flagicon	8 May
	Toyota War	Battle of Aouzou	Template:Flagicon	8–28 August
	Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy war	1987 Mecca incident	Template:Flagicon	31 July	275 Iranians, 85 Saudi policemen , and 42 pilgrims from other countries killed
	South African Border War, Angolan Civil War	Battle of Cuito Cuanavale	Template:Flagicon	14 August 1987—23 March 1988	South African victory against Angola
	Toyota War	Battle of Maaten al-Saara	Template:Flagicon	5 September
	Western Sahara War	Battles of Farsia and Oum Dreyga	Template:Flagicon	18 November	Inconclusive
1988	Eritrean War of Independence, Ethiopian Civil War	Battle of Afabet	Template:Flagicon	17–20 March	A decisive Eritrean victory over Ethiopia
	Iran-Iraq War	Second Battle of Al Faw	Template:Flagicon	17 April	Newly restructured Iraqi Army conducts a major operation to clear the Iranians out of the peninsula
		Operation Praying Mantis	At sea	18 April	One day U.S./Iranian naval action
		Operation Mersad	Template:Flagicon	26–30 July	Islamic Republic of Iran victory
1989	Cold War	Gulf of Sidra incident	At sea	4 January	Two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es are shot down by U.S. F-14A Tomcats
	Western Sahara War	Second Battle of Guelta Zemmur	Template:Flagicon	7 October	Moroccan victory
		Battle of Hausa		11 October	Moroccan victory
		Third Battle of Amgala		8 November	Last military operation of the Western Sahara War until the 90s
	The Troubles	Attack on Derryard checkpoint		13 December
	Cold War	Operation Just Cause	Template:Flagicon	20 December	American invasion of Panama
1990	The Troubles	1990 British Army Gazelle shootdown		11 February
	The Troubles	Operation Conservation		6 May
	Gulf War	Battle of the Bridges	Template:Flagicon	2 August	Iraqi victory

1991–1995

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1991	Gulf War	Battle of Khafji	Template:Flagicon	29 January—1 February	First major ground engagement of the Gulf War
		Liberation of Kuwait	Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/At sea	24–28 February
		Battle of 73 Easting	Template:Flagicon	26–27 February	A decisive tank battle fought between Coalition armoured forces against those of the Iraqi Republican Guard
		Battle of Medina Ridge	Template:Flagicon	27 February	A decisive tank battle fought between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard
	The Troubles	Mullacreevie ambush		1 March 1991
	The Troubles	Coagh ambush		3 June
	Croatian War of Independence	Battle of Vukovar	Template:Flagicon	25 August—18 November
	Croatian War of Independence	Battle of the Barracks	Template:Flagicon	14 September—23 November
1992	The Troubles	Clonoe ambush		16 February
	Bosnian War/Yugoslav Wars	Siege of Sarajevo	Template:Flagicon	5 April 1992—29 February 1996
	Bosnian War/Yugoslav Wars	Battle of Žuč	Template:Flagicon	8 June
	The Troubles	Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint		1 May
	Great Mafia War	2nd phase	Template:Flagicon	15 May 1992–15 Jan 1993	Italian Government end the power of Corleonesi Mafia clan,Salvatore Riina arrested
	Transnistria War	Battle of Tighina	Template:Flagicon	19–21 June
	Croatian War of Independence	Battle of the Miljevci Plateau	Template:Flagicon	21–23 June
	Bosnian War	Operation Corridor	Template:Flagicon	24 June—6 October	Army of the Republika Srpska defeats joint forces of the Croatian Defence Council and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and creates the Brčko corridor, connecting two eastern and western parts of Republic of Srpska, while Croatian and Bosniak (Muslim) forces suffered large casualties
	War in Abkhazia	Battle of Sukhumi	Template:Flagicon	14–18 August	Georgian forces repulse Abkhaz rebels
		Battle of Gagra		1–6 October	Abkhaz insurgents and North Caucasian militants capture Gagra from Georgian forces
		Siege of Tkvarcheli		October 1992—29 September 1993	Abkhazian forces break the Georgian siege
1993	Croatian War of Independence	Operation Maslenica	Template:Flagicon	22 January—1 February
	Angolan Civil War	55 Day War	Template:Flagicon	9 January—6 March
		Waco siege	Template:Flagicon	28 February – 19 April	Mount Carmel Center burned down ,4 ATF agents killed , 82 Branch Davidians killed including 28 children
	First Nagorno-Karabakh War	Battle of Kelbajar	Template:Flagicon	27 March—3 April	Armenians and Azeris fight for disputed territories
	Croat–Bosniak War	Battle of Žepče	Template:Flagicon	24 June
	Croat–Bosniak War	Battle of Bugojno	Template:Flagicon	18–29 July
	The Troubles	Battle of Newry Road	Template:Flagicon	23 September	Gun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army armed trucks
	Somali Civil War	Battle of Mogadishu	Template:Flagicon	3–4 October	Policing mission gone wrong; U.S. soldiers trapped against militia in a populated city
	Sri Lankan Civil War	Battle of Pooneryn	Template:Flagicon	11–14 November
	The Troubles	Fivemiletown ambush		12 December
1994	Chiapas conflict	Zapatista uprising	Template:Flagicon	1–12 January	Battles between Mexican Army and Zapatista rebels
		Nordic Biker War	Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon	22 Jan 1994—25 September 1997
	The Troubles	1994 British Army Lynx shootdown		19 March
	Afghan Civil War	Battle of Kabul	Template:Flagicon	28 April 1992—27 September 1996
		Quebec Biker War	Template:Flagicon	13 July 1994— 2002	Hells Angels victory ,162 killed , many injured
		Invasion of Kandahar City	Template:Flagicon	October—November	Afghanistan's Islamic State of Afghanistan (United Front) ousted by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban)
	Karen conflict	Fall of Manerplaw	Template:Flagicon	11 December 1994—27 January 1995	Myanmar Army and DKBA soldiers capture and occupy the headquarters of the Karen National Union
	Karen conflict	Battle of Kawmoora	Template:Flagicon	19 December 1994—21 February 1995	The Myanmar Army capture the final stronghold of the Karen National Union
1995	First Chechen War	First battle of Grozny	Template:Flagicon	31 December 1994—8 February 1995	Russian Army captures Grozny
	Croatian War of Independence	Operation Flash	Template:Flagicon	1–3 May
	Bosnian War	Battle of Orašje	Template:Flagicon	5 May—10 June
	Bosnian War	Battle of Vrbanja Bridge	Template:Flagicon	27 May
	Croatian War of Independence, Bosnian War, Inter-Bosnian Muslim War	Operation Storm	Template:Flagicon	4–8 August

1996–2000

Year	War	Battle	Template:Tooltip	Date(s)	Description
1996	First Chechen War	Battle of Grozny	Template:Flagicon	Chechen rebels recapture the city
1997	Sri Lankan Civil War	Battle of Vavunathivu	Template:Flagicon	7 March
	Sierra Leone Civil War	Siege of Freetown	Template:Flagicon	25 May 1997 – 6 February 1998
	Sri Lankan Civil War	Battle of Kanakarayankulam	Template:Flagicon	4 December
1998	Kosovo War	Battle of Belaćevac Mine	Template:Flagicon	23–30 June	A coal mine critical to the electricity supply of Kosovo is temporarily captured by the Kosovo Liberation Army from the Yugoslav Army
	Kosovo War	Battle of Glodjane	Template:Flagicon	11–12 August	Glodjane retaken by the Yugoslav Army from the Kosovo Liberation Army
	South African farm attacks	Outeniqua Pass shootout	Template:Flagicon	11 August	A man engaged in a shootout with the police after a car and helicopter chase in Outeniqua Pass. He was shot and arrested for the murder of four people on a farm.<ref>https://mg.co.za/article/1998-08-11-farm-attack-suspect-caught-after-shoot-out/</ref>
	Second Congo War	Battle for Kinshasa	Template:Flagicon	26–30 August	Rwanda fails to take Kinshasa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe
	Sri Lankan Civil War	Battle of Kilinochchi	Template:Flagicon	27–29 September	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam captures Kilinochchi from the Sri Lanka Army
	Korean Conflict	Battle of Yeosu	Template:Flagicon	17–18 December	North Korean semi-submersible vessel intercepted and sunk by Republic of Korea Navy
	Kosovo War	Battle of Podujevo	Template:Flagicon	23–27 December
	Post-Suharto era in Indonesia	Poso riots	Template:Flagicon	25 December 1998 – 20 December 2001	Muslim and Christian militias fought each other. Fighting ended with the Malino I Declaration.
1999	Post-Suharto era in Indonesia	Maluku sectarian conflict	Template:Flagicon	14 January 1999 – 13 February 2002	Muslim and Christian militias fought each other as well as the Indonesia army. Fighting ended with the Malino II Accord.
	Kosovo War	Battle of Košare	Template:Flagicon	9 April–10 June
	Kargil War	Battle of Tololing	Template:Flagicon	May–June	Indian victory
	Kashmir conflict, Indio-Pakistani War of 1999	Kargil War	Template:Flagicon	3 May–26 July	Pakistani paramilitary forces infiltrate India's Kargil district; after two months of fighting, there was a ceasefire and return to status quo. The battle ended with an Indian victory.
	1999 East Timorese crisis	Battle of Aidabasalala	Template:Flagicon	16 October	Australian special forces victory
	Second Chechen War	Battle of Grozny	Template:Flagicon	25 December 1999—6 February 2000	Russian Army sieges Grozny in December, captures it in February 2000
2000	Moro conflict	Operation Valiancy	Template:Flagicon	15–17 February	Philippine forces defeat Islamists
	Second Chechen War	Battle of Komsomolskoye	Template:Flagicon	6–24 March	Russian Army destroys a remnant Chechen group that escaped Grozny
	Moro conflict	Operation Audacity	Template:Flagicon	15–21 March	Philippine forces defeat Moro Islamic Liberation Front hideouts
	Sierra Leone Civil War	Lungi Lol confrontation	Template:Flagicon	17 May	UK repulses a Revolutionary United Front attack during the British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War
	Moro conflict	Battle of Camp Abubakar	Template:Flagicon	July 9

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