Atlas of Battles

century, 167 engagements

Battles of the 10th century

167 engagements of the 10th century are placed in the atlas: 128 battles, 36 sieges and 3 naval actions across 37 present-day countries, most in Turkey (29), Spain (24), United Kingdom (12). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: Arab–Byzantine wars (26), Hungarian invasions of Europe (11), Byzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927 (4), Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars (3).

Battle of StiloBattle of ArcadiopolisSack of ThessalonicaBattle of GariglianoSiege of DorostolonBattle of CedyniaBattle of HjörungavágrBattle of RiadeBattle of AndrassosBattle of SpercheiosBattle of Bach Dang RiverBattle of PankaliaBattle of the OrontesBattle of SoissonsBattle of AlexandrettaBattle of PegaeBattle of FýrisvellirBattle of AndernachBattle of FitjarBattle of TourtourBattle of ApameaBattle of TettenhallBattle of KatasyrtaiBattle of ValdejunqueraBattle of ConstantinopleBattle of RabanBattle of ThessalonicaSack of BarcelonaSiege of RomettaSiege of AntiochSiege of ChandaxCroatian–Bulgarian battle of 927Battle of the StraitsBattle of LenzenSiege of TaorminaBattle of CerveraBattle of GhazniBattle of CorbridgeSiege of KyivBattle of MarashBattle of Bạch ĐằngBattle on the RaxaBattle of AlhandicBattle of San Esteban de GormazBattle of the HolmeBattle of LechfeldBattle of IslandbridgeBattle of SevanBattle of RastarkalvSiege of LastovoBattle of SilistraBattle of RuedaDay of ZamoraSiege of ChartresSiege of TaorminaBattle of StainmoreBattle of GlenmamaSiege of ZadarBattle of DzknavacharSack of AleppoSiege of ParisBattle of TaraBattle of FirenzuolaBattle of Gaoliang RiverBattle of TakkolamBattle of TorrevicenteBattle of EisenachSiege of AleppoBattle of ConquereuilBattle of TempsfordBattle of RoviransBattle of Fahs al-RiyahBattle of IskhabadBattle of BaudsBattle of Trans-la-ForêtBattle of SulcoitBattle of BaghdadBattle of al-Mada'inBattle of BirtenBattle of BellaghmoonBattle of WinkelBattle of PreslavBattle of RouenBattle of AguionchaBattle of ConfeyBattle of EstercuelBattle of Cathair CuanAssedio di PaviaSiege of ShouzhouCapture of TahertBattle of AbydosBattle of HadathSiege of ToledoBattle of MühldorfBattle of Darb al-KankarunBattle of WinterthurBattle of Geracefall of KairouanSiege of TripoliSiege of AleppoBattle of Drava RiverSiege of PalsBattle of VasilevBattle of TrubizhBattle of RednitzBattle of DerbyBattle of StamfordSiege of LarissaBattle of ConquereuilBattle of WelsSiege of PoitiersSiege of LéridaBattle of ChrysopolisBattle of AdrianopleBattle of BaltargaSiege of EmpúriesBattle of Portela de AreasCapture of RamlaCapture of DamascusBattle of AlhandegaBattle of BaghdadBattle of TawahinSiege of AntiochBattle of AscalonBattle of AmidaBattle of ArghanaSiege of HadathSiege of DvinBattle of CharpeteBattle of TabrashqBattle of ReggioBattle of CastromorosSiege of TripoliSiege of NaplesFall of Great PreslavBattle of the LycusBattle of GermanikeiaBattle of BouqaSiege of TheodosiopolisBattle of SpoletoBattle of GaopingSiege of AlaróSiege of ManzikertSiege of QueliBattle of W.l.n.d.rBattle of AdrianópolisBattle of AdrianópolisBattle of AdanaBattle of FraxinetBattle of Belach LechtaSiege of GanaBattle of MoghrisiBattle of BarcelonaSiege of MadridBattle of OsmaBattle of BrecenanmereBattle of Pant Câd-EinionBattle of LechfeldBattle of SvolderBattle of BrunanburhBattle of PressburgBattle of AchelousBattle of MaldonBattle of SimancasBattle of the Gates of TrajanBattle of LechfeldBattle of SvolderBattle of BrunanburhBattle of PressburgBattle of AchelousBattle of MaldonBattle of SimancasBattle of the Gates of TrajanManilaTehranBengaluruBangkokBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulCasablancaKyiv5000 km44.757N, 52.547E
167 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

AD 900s: 13 engagementsAD 910s: 20 engagementsAD 920s: 14 engagementsAD 930s: 19 engagementsAD 940s: 13 engagementsAD 950s: 17 engagementsAD 960s: 15 engagementsAD 970s: 22 engagements22 in AD 970sAD 980s: 16 engagementsAD 990s: 15 engagements1000s: 3 engagementsAD 900s1000s
167 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars of the century 13 with pages

Most widely documented engagements

DateEngagementPlaceWar
10 August AD 955Battle of LechfeldLechfeldHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 999Battle of SvolderØresundQ210725
AD 937Battle of BrunanburhWirral PeninsulaQ1379246
AD 907Battle of PressburgQ4218
20 August AD 917Battle of AchelousPomorieByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
10 August AD 991Battle of MaldonMaldonQ1379246
19 July AD 939Battle of SimancasSimancasQ35810458
17 August AD 986Battle of the Gates of TrajanGate of TrajanByzantine conquest of Bulgaria
14 July AD 982Battle of StiloCapo ColonnaMuslim conquests
February AD 970Battle of ArcadiopolisLüleburgazHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 904Sack of ThessalonicaThessalonikiArab–Byzantine wars
AD 915Battle of GariglianoMuslim conquests
AD 971Siege of DorostolonSilistraSviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria
24 June AD 972Battle of CedyniaCedynia
AD 984Battle of HjörungavágrSunnmøre
AD 933Battle of RiadeCentral GermanyHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 960Battle of AndrassosArab–Byzantine wars
AD 997Battle of SpercheiosByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 938Battle of Bach Dang River
AD 978Battle of PankaliaAmorium
15 September AD 994Battle of the OrontesOrontes RiverArab–Byzantine wars
AD 923Battle of SoissonsSoissons
AD 971Battle of AlexandrettaİskenderunArab–Byzantine wars
February AD 921Battle of PegaeConstantinopleByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
the AD 980sBattle of FýrisvellirFyrisvellir
AD 939Battle of AndernachAndernach
AD 961Battle of FitjarFitjar Municipality
AD 973Battle of TourtourTourtour
19 July AD 998Battle of ApameaApameaArab–Byzantine wars
5 August AD 910Battle of TettenhallTettenhallQ1379246
AD 917Battle of KatasyrtaiConstantinopleByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
26 July AD 920Battle of ValdejunqueraKingdom of PamplonaQ35810458
AD 922Battle of ConstantinopleConstantinopleByzantine–Bulgarian War of 913–927
AD 958Battle of RabanSyriaArab–Byzantine wars
about 1000Battle of ThessalonicaThessalonikiByzantine conquest of Bulgaria
1 July AD 985Sack of BarcelonaBarcelonaQ35810458
AD 963Siege of RomettaRomettaArab–Byzantine wars
October AD 968Siege of AntiochAntiochArab–Byzantine wars
AD 960Siege of ChandaxHeraklionByzantine–Arab Wars of 780–1180
AD 926Croatian–Bulgarian battle of 927Croatian–Bulgarian Wars
AD 965Battle of the StraitsStrait of MessinaArab–Byzantine wars
AD 929Battle of LenzenLenzen (Elbe)
AD 962Siege of TaorminaTaorminaMuslim conquest of Sicily
29 July 1000Battle of CerveraPeña CerveraQ35810458
AD 998Battle of GhazniGhazni
AD 918Battle of CorbridgeCorbridgeQ1379246
AD 968Siege of KyivKyivRus'-Pecheneg Wars
AD 953Battle of MarashKahramanmaraşArab–Byzantine wars
AD 981Battle of Bạch Đằng
AD 955Battle on the RaxaMecklenburg-Vorpommern
5 August AD 939Battle of AlhandicZamoraQ35810458
4 September AD 917Battle of San Esteban de GormazSan Esteban de GormazQ35810458
13 December AD 902Battle of the Holme48892980a15591c034e86246f28b0756Æthelwold's Revolt
AD 910Battle of LechfeldLechfeldHungarian invasions of Europe
14 September AD 919Battle of IslandbridgeIsland Bridge
AD 921Battle of Sevan
AD 955Battle of RastarkalvFrei
1000Siege of LastovoCroatian-Venetian Wars
AD 968Battle of SilistraSviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria
AD 981Battle of RuedaRuedaQ35810458
AD 901Day of ZamoraZamoraQ35810458
20 July AD 911Siege of ChartresChartresviking expansion
AD 902Siege of TaorminaTaorminaMuslim conquest of Sicily
AD 954Battle of StainmoreStainmoreQ1379246
30 December AD 999Battle of GlenmamaArdclough
AD 998Siege of ZadarZadarCroatian–Bulgarian Wars
AD 910Battle of Dzknavachar
22 December AD 962Sack of AleppoAleppoArab–Byzantine wars
AD 978Siege of ParisParis
AD 980Battle of TaraHill of Tara
AD 923Battle of FirenzuolaFirenzuola
AD 979Battle of Gaoliang RiverBeijing
AD 949Battle of Takkolam
9 July AD 981Battle of TorrevicenteTorrevicenteQ35810458
3 August AD 908Battle of EisenachEisenachHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 994Siege of AleppoAleppoArab–Byzantine wars
27 June AD 992Battle of ConquereuilConquereuil
AD 917Battle of TempsfordTempsfordQ1379246
AD 985Battle of RoviransTerrassaQ35810458
AD 907Battle of Fahs al-RiyahAurès MountainsKutama campaigns against the Aghlabids
AD 940Battle of IskhabadRay
AD 962Battle of BaudsCullen
1 August AD 939Battle of Trans-la-ForêtTrans-la-Forêt
AD 968Battle of Sulcoit
AD 946Battle of BaghdadBaghdad
AD 942Battle of al-Mada'in
AD 939Battle of Birten
13 September AD 908Battle of Bellaghmoon
AD 993Battle of Winkel
AD 970Battle of Preslav
AD 946Battle of RouenRouen
AD 966Battle of Aguioncha
AD 917Battle of Confey
6 July AD 975Battle of EstercuelEstercuelQ35810458
AD 977Battle of Cathair Cuan
AD 924Assedio di PaviaPaviaHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 955Siege of Shouzhou
AD 909Capture of TahertTiaret
AD 989Battle of AbydosQ48980337
AD 954Battle of HadathHadathByzantine–Arab Wars of 780–1180
AD 930Siege of ToledoToledoQ35810458
AD 955Battle of MühldorfMühldorf am Inn
AD 950Battle of Darb al-KankarunArab–Byzantine wars
AD 919Battle of WinterthurWinterthur
AD 952Battle of GeraceGeraceArab–Byzantine wars
21 March AD 909fall of KairouanKairouanKutama campaigns against the Aghlabids
AD 975Siege of TripoliTripoliQ48725085
AD 977Siege of Aleppo
AD 925Battle of Drava RiverSlavonia
5 July AD 935Siege of PalsPalsQ35810458
AD 995Battle of VasilevVasylkivRus'-Pecheneg Wars
AD 992Battle of TrubizhRus'-Pecheneg Wars
AD 910Battle of RednitzRednitzHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 917Battle of DerbyQ1379246
AD 918Battle of StamfordQ1379246
AD 977Siege of LarissaLarissa
AD 981Battle of ConquereuilConquereuil
AD 943Battle of WelsHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 955Siege of PoitiersPoitiers
June AD 942Siege of LéridaMedina LaridaHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 988Battle of ChrysopolisQ48980337
AD 914Battle of AdrianopleEdirneByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 942Battle of BaltargaBaltarga
7 July AD 935Siege of EmpúriesEmpúriesQ35810458
AD 983Battle of Portela de Areas
AD 970Capture of RamlaRamlaFatimid conquest of Egypt
AD 971Capture of DamascusDamascusQ126366737
AD 927Battle of Gongsan DongsuPalgongsan
July AD 939Battle of AlhandegaFresno AlhándigaQ35810458
AD 932Battle of BaghdadBaghdad
15 August AD 978Battle of TawahinAl-Tawahin
AD 970Siege of AntiochAntiochArab–Byzantine wars
AD 997Battle of AscalonAshkelon
AD 972Battle of AmidaAmidaArab–Byzantine wars
AD 956Battle of ArghanaErganiArab–Byzantine wars
26 August AD 955Siege of HadathHadathArab–Byzantine wars
AD 927Siege of DvinDvinArab–Byzantine wars
AD 938Battle of CharpeteKharpootArab–Byzantine wars
AD 908Battle of TabrashqThalaKutama campaigns against the Aghlabids
AD 901Battle of ReggioReggio CalabriaMuslim conquest of Sicily
AD 920Battle of CastromorosSan Esteban de GormazQ35810458
AD 999Siege of TripoliTripoliArab–Byzantine wars
AD 958Siege of NaplesNaplesArab–Byzantine wars
AD 971Fall of Great PreslavByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 950Battle of the LycusKelkit BrookArab–Byzantine wars
AD 949Battle of GermanikeiaArab–Byzantine wars
AD 949Battle of BouqaArab–Byzantine wars
AD 949Siege of TheodosiopolisErzurumArab–Byzantine wars
AD 940Battle of Spoleto
AD 954Battle of GaopingGaopingQ242115
AD 902Siege of AlaróAlaróMuslim conquest of Mallorca
AD 969Siege of ManzikertQ746811
17 September AD 914Siege of QueliQueli CastleSajid invasion of Georgia
AD 934Battle of W.l.n.d.rBelgradeHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 914Battle of AdrianópolisEdirne
AD 972Battle of AdrianópolisEdirne
AD 936Battle of Illicheon
AD 963Battle of Adana
AD 942Battle of FraxinetFraxinetumHungarian invasions of Europe
AD 978Battle of Belach Lechta
AD 929Siege of GanaStauchitz
AD 980Battle of MoghrisiQ110987284
AD 935Battle of BarcelonaBarcelonaQ35810458
AD 932Siege of MadridMadridQ35810458
AD 934Battle of OsmaOsma CastleQ35810458
AD 916Battle of BrecenanmereBrecon
AD 982Battle of Pant Câd-EinionCoityAnglo-Saxon invasion of Wales

The 167 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.