Atlas of Battles

century, 2,997 engagements

Battles of the 20th century

2,997 engagements of the 20th century are placed in the atlas: 2,684 battles, 141 sieges and 172 naval actions across 140 present-day countries, most in France (251), Poland (163), People's Republic of China (142). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: World War II (300), World War I (160), Western Front (121), Eastern Front (112).

Battle of VerdunBattle of the SommeBattle of MoscowBattle of Iwo JimaFirst Battle of the MarneBattle of Dien Bien PhuBattle of OkinawaBattle of JutlandDunkirk evacuationBattle of the AtlanticBlack JanuaryBattle of TannenbergBattle of DunkirkMarco Polo Bridge incidentBattles of Khalkhin GolBattle of the Coral SeaBattle of Monte CassinoLiberation of ParisSecond Battle of El AlameinBattle of CaporettoThird Battle of YpresBattle of WarsawSiege of SarajevoBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of CreteFirst Battle of El AlameinBattle of SingaporeIraqi invasion of KuwaitDieppe RaidBattle of KievGerman invasion of the NetherlandsBattle of CambraiSecond Battle of KharkovThird Battle of KharkovSiege of SevastopolBrusilov OffensiveBattle of AachenBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle of VukovarBattle of LiègeBattle of the River PlateBattle of SmolenskFall of SaigonSiege of BudapestOperation Ten-GoGerman invasion of BelgiumSecond Battle of YpresGulf of Tonkin incidentBattle of SarikamishBattle of the DnieperBattle of GazalaBattle of Białystok–MinskBattle of WesterplatteBattle of GaliciaFirst Battle of YpresBattle of ShanghaiBattle of TarantoBattle of PeleliuBattle of AnzioFirst Battle of KharkovBattle of Khe SanhBattle of Kasserine PasseFirst Battle of the Masurian LakesSiege of Odesa 1941Battle of Lake KhasanBattle of the BzuraBattle of CoronelBattle of InchonSecond Battle of the MarneBattle of Hürtgen ForestBattle of RostovSiege of WarsawBattle of SuomussalmiSiege of TobrukSiege of MaltaOperation Ichi-GoBattle of SaipanAllied invasion of ItalyBattle of MadagascarBattle of SmolenskBattle of KohimaAttack on Mers-El-KebirBattle of ProkhorovkaBattle of SardarabadSiege of DubrovnikBattle of Castle ItterBattle of the Java SeaBattle of Vimy RidgeBattle of Cape MatapanFalaise PocketBattle of Vittorio VenetoGorlice–Tarnów OffensiveBattle of the FrontiersKerensky OffensiveBattle of GuamBattle of ManilaDemyansk PocketDefense of Brest FortressCrimean OffensiveBattle of the Denmark StraitBattle of the ScheldtBattle of Hong KongSiege of PrzemyślSiege of TsingtaoBattle of Bir HakeimBattle of StallupönenBattle of the Bismarck SeaOperation SparkBattles of RzhevOperation NordwindBattle of UmanIranian Embassy SiegeBattle of MukdenBattle of ArnhemBattle of the CaucasusBattle of CerBattle of GuamBattle of Savo IslandBattle of KievBattles of NarvikBattle of Ia DrangBattle of AmiensSiege of VanBattle of Wake IslandBattle of MessinesBattle of Port ArthurBattle of ArrasSiege of AntwerpBattle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketBattle of Alam el HalfaBattle of DebrecenBattle of the Piave RiverBattles of the IsonzoBattle of KolubaraNaval Battle of GuadalcanalBattle of the Yellow SeaBattle of ImphalBattle of BrodySiege of KutOperation BodenplatteChannel DashBattle of GumbinnenBattle of TinianSiege of Port ArthurBattle of KönigsbergBattle for CaenBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Villers-BocageOperation SonnenblumeBattle of Dogger BankIndian Ocean raidBattle of the Seelow HeightsBattle of MaysalunBattle of BakuSiege of MadridBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBombing of DarwinRuhr PocketBattle of TangaBattle of LeyteBattle of CharleroiBattle of NeretvaBattle of the EbroBattle of JerusalemBattle of MonsBattle of AngaurBattle of KaramehBattle of WuhanBattle of SedanSecond Battle of the Masurian LakesBattle of DakarBattle of HueEast Pomeranian OffensiveSinking of Prince of Wales and RepulseBattle of NankingBattle of ChangshaBattle of Fort Eben-EmaelBattle of the North CapeBattle of AnnualBattle of Cape EsperanceBattle of TassafarongaBattle of RossienyAltmark IncidentBattle of Santa ClaraBattle of Hamburger HillBattle of AsiagoBombing of Belgrade in 1941Battle of Dobro PoleFirst Battle of the IsonzoBattle of DublinBattle of ArrasCourland PocketBattle of GabonBattle for NarvaOperation AlbionBattle of the TenaruOperation PedestalBattle of MegiddoOperation FaustschlagBattle of the Dukla PassBattle of Rennell IslandAction off CalabriaBattle of AbaranSiege of Sidney StreetBattle of TeruelBattle of the YserBattle of LiaoyangJapanese coup d'état in French IndochinaBattle of Ap BacOperation Linebacker IIBattle of CherbourgBattle of TolvajärviBattle of KrutyBattle of Heligoland BightBattle for Velikiye LukiBattle of LuzonHundred Regiments OffensiveBattle of Ramree IslandBattle of LoosBattle of Belleau WoodOperation MichaelBattle of Sunda StraitBattle of GuadalajaraBattle of EniwetokBattle of HannutBattle of TampereBattle of the ArdennesFirst Battle of the AisneBattle of KumanovoRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916First Battle of GazaDefense of the Polish Post Office in DanzigBattle of TaierzhuangBattle of WiznaBattle of VoronezhBattle of ŁódźBattle of Tali-IhantalaBattle of the Barents SeaScuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa FlowSiege of BastogneSiege of the AlcázarFirst Battle of ChampagneBattle of the SutjeskaBattle of TimorDekemvrianaBattle of Cape SpartiventoSecond Battle of the AisneBattle of ChangshaBarcelona May DaysBattle of Yalu RiverSecond Battle of the IsonzoThird Battle of the AisneKyiv offensiveBattle of Changjin ReservoirBattle of HalbeBattle of LorraineBattle of BataanBougainville CampaignBattle of Beiping–TianjinBattle of KhafjiBattle of the Strait of OtrantoBattle of Saint-MihielBattle of Milne BayBattle of Chemulpo BayBattle of Christmas IslandBattle for Hill 3234Battle of HaelenBattle of St. QuentinBattle of RabaulCatalonia OffensiveBattle of Edson's RidgeOperation TongaBattle of KwajaleinOperation Praying MantisOperation Lam Son 719Siege of JadotvilleBattle of BolimówRaid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyBattle of BeershebaBattle of RomaniBattle of the Vistula RiverMonastir OffensiveRussian invasion of East PrussiaBattle of MemelBattle of Pusan PerimeterBattle of MulhouseSecond Battle of ChampagneBattle of the Komandorski IslandsBattle of KraśnikBattle of Kula GulfColmar PocketBattle of XuzhouBattle of CorregidorSiege of LilleBattle of KollaaBattle of the LysBattle of BelchiteBaltic OperationBattle of Tulagi and Gavutu–TanambogoBattle of CēsisBattle for The HagueBattle of Le CateauSiege of MedinaSiege of ScutariBattle of Raate RoadSiege of BeirutBattle of SurabayaFall of BaghdadBrécourt Manor AssaultBattle of AdrianopleBattle of JaramaSecond Battle of Heligoland BightLast battle of the battleship BismarckKamenets-Podolsky Pocketdefense of the Great WallBattle of ChangdeBattle of RigaBattle of SandepuBattle of TsaritsynBattle of Cape SpadaBattle of KerenOperation CartwheelBattle of BruneteBattle of AqabaSiege of CalaisBattle for Henderson FieldBattle of San MarinoBattle of Neuve ChapelleRaid on AlexandriaBattle of PenangBattle of MonastirBattle of CarentanBattle of SakaryaThird Battle of the IsonzoBattle of KarakilisaSiege of BreslauBattle of DrinaNaval Battle of Vella LavellaBattle of Vella GulfBattle of ChangshaBattle of GemblouxBattle of SallaSixth Battle of the IsonzoBattle of DoiranBattle of ShahoThird Battle of ArtoisBattle of TurtucaiaBattle of ArrasBattle of KhorramshahrBattle of Cape PalosBattle of Borovo SeloBattle of GondarBattle of Musa DaghBattle of DoiranOperation BabyliftBattle of Tannenberg LineBattle of MeccaBattle of Badung StraitBattle of NanshanBattle of DumlupınarBattle of MojkovacSecond Battle of CambraiBattle of Long TanGulf of Sidra incidentBattle of BucharestBattle of MărășeștiBattle of Buna–GonaPakrac clashBattle of Cuito CuanavaleBattle of LyubanSinyavino OffensiveBattle of TaejonBattle off HoraniuGreek landing at SmyrnaBattle of BalikpapanBattle of Kock1973 Israeli raid on LebanonBattle of Åland IslandsZeebrugge RaidBattle of Ko ChangBattle of HelBattle for BrestBattle of Cape BonBattle of LatakiaFifth Battle of the IsonzoSiege of AbadanBattle of ErzincanOperation HarpoonSecond Battle of the SommeBattle of the Mareth LineBattle of BoulogneBattle of JassinBattle of BasraBattle of Lule BurgasOperation Earnest WillFirst Battle of SeoulBattle of Sidi Bou ZidSecond Battle of ArtoisBattle of LimanowaBattle of BardiaBattle of NurembergBattle of KomarówBattle of KajmakchalanBattle of BitlisBattle of Blair MountainSiege of DunkirkBattle of OsanBattle of Holy Apostles MonasteryKerch–Eltigen OperationBattle of LemnosBattle off UlsanFourth Battle of the IsonzoBattle of ThermopylaeBattle of TaiyuanBattle of MindanaoBattle of MindoroBattle of AnconaBattle of Ormoc BayTurkish capture of SmyrnaFirst Battle of SirteBattle of ShumshuBattle of DezfulBattle of the LysBattle of OrtonaBattle of KolombangaraBattle of AlgiersAttack on H3Battle of WaterbergBattle of the Heligoland BightBattle of North BorneoNew Georgia CampaignSiege of BasraOrzeł incidentBattle of MálagaBattle of AraweBattle of Cape PasseroBattle of ManzikertOperation Junction CityBattle of LeninoBattle of IlomantsiBattle of El AgheilaSecond Battle of the Java SeaFirst Battle of ÇatalcaBattle of TarakanBattle of the Niemen RiverGulf of Sidra incidentBattle of the BarracksAction of 22 September 1914Battle of Kirk KilisseBattle of MontcornetBattle of MorotaiBattle of CocosKholm PocketBattle of KyivNaval Battle of CasablancaBattle of Cape GloucesterBattle of PrilepBattle of OdžakBattle of RotterdamSecond Battle of GazaBattle of BeirutBattle of BryanskBattle of the Malacca StraitBattle of ElliAragon OffensiveBattle of ModlinOperation Ivory CoastBattle of the Gulf of RigaBattle of NanchangBattle of PingxingguanCapture of DamascusBattle of Mount OrtigaraBattle of the Paracel IslandsBattle of Makassar StraitLiberation of KhorramshahrFall of Phnom PenhBattle of Dak ToTenth Battle of the IsonzoEighth Battle of the IsonzoEleventh Battle of the IsonzoBattle of 73 EastingBattle of CtesiphonBattle of MetzDefense of Sihang WarehouseBaltic Sea campaignsTrebizond CampaignBattle of Empress Augusta BayBattle of El GuettarBattle of AmbonBattle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea HorseBattle of ImbrosSecond Battle of SirteBattle of BakhmachBattle of Blackett Straitnaval operations in the Dardanelles CampaignBattle of BizaniFinal operations in SloveniaBattle of SarantaporoBattle of the BogsideBattle for AustraliaBattle of JavaBattle of BautzenOperation FustianInvasion of ÅlandBaranovichi OffensiveBattle of OsijekBattle of ChangshaBombardment of AnconaBattle of Drøbak SoundSventiany OffensiveIce Cruise of the Baltic FleetBattle of SandfonteinBattle of Brześć LitewskiBattle of the AfsluitdijkBattle of MaastrichtBattle of XinkouBattle of YenidjeBattle of St. Quentin CanalSiege of MaubeugeFirst Battle of al-FawBattle of MajorcaSeventh Battle of the IsonzoBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaFao LandingOperation Tariq al-QodsBattle of WadiOperation TeardropActions along the MatanikauBattle of PajuBattle of BadajozBattle of LabuanOperation MorvaridBattle of MéridaBattle of the Chinese FarmBattle of Moon SoundBattle of SantanderKoli Point actionBattle of the Espero ConvoyVoronezh–Kastornoye OffensiveBattle of Te-li-SsuSecond Battle of İnönüBattle of RemagenBattle of BaltimBattle of Route Coloniale 4Battle of BregalnicaBattle of MagdhabaBattle of Rufiji DeltaBattle for JerusalemBattle of PetsamoBattle of KomarówNoemvrianaBattle of the Duisburg ConvoyBattle of LwówRaid on PulaBattle of MessinesBattle of KrivolakBattle off SamarBattle of MławaUrfa ResistanceCharge at KrojantyOperation WikingerBattle of Xuan LocBattle of KorsakovBattle of Malka NidzheBattle of MeccaCapture of DamascusBattle of PochonboBattle of NgomanoBattle of West HunanBattle of ZborovBattle of GuningtouBattle of Guilin–LiuzhouBattle of South GuangxiBattle of ShanggaoBattle of Sagami BayBattle of West HubeiBattle of WauBattle of AlbertOranienbaum BridgeheadOperation Cedar FallsBattle of Kara KillisseThird Battle of GazaNinth Battle of the IsonzoBattle of HanoiOfira Air BattleSiege of NamurOperation CowboyBattle of Lake BaikalBattle of La BasséeOperation Kaman 99Battle of HelsinkiBattle of QurnaDefense of the Coast of Poland in the September CampaignHungarian invasion of Carpatho-UkraineBattle of San MatteoBattle of ArdahanTikhvin offensiveBattle of Hollandia1991 Siege of KijevoJohnson South Reef skirmishBattle of RadzyminBergmann OffensiveBattle of DoiranMoonsund Landing OperationBattle of Talavera de la ReinaBattles of LatrunFirst Battle of ArtoisBattle of AbbevilleBattle of Mersa MatruhBattle of TashihchiaoBattle of DobrichBattle of FrankfurtBattle of the Cerna BendBattle of ManadoBattle of Krasny BorLanding at Anzac CoveBattle of BilbaoBlack FridayBattle of SliviceBattle of ArmentièresBattle of Kresna GorgeBattle of Skra-di-LegenBattle of Bielsa pocketBattle of Verrières RidgeHuon Peninsula campaignBattle of SaumurBattle of the Treasury IslandsBattle of NorfolkBattles of RamadiOperation Scorch SwordBattle of HankoBarvenkovo–Lozovaya offensiveBattle of MărăştiBattle of BalikpapanBattle of Tuchola ForestBattle of RomaniaBattle of Britain DayBattle of HaifaBattle of KardzhaliBattle of MokraBattle of Más a TierraBattle of SoissonsBattle of Tel HaiBattle of Wadi AkaritBattle of the Ch'ongch'on RiverFifth Battle of YpresSecond Battle of SeoulBattle of Gnila LipaBattle of RawaBattle in BerlinBattle of Zaoyang–YichangOperation CycleOperation Ramadan ul-MubarakBattle of KaliakraBattle of Delville WoodAttack on the Moncada BarracksBattle of Château-ThierryDefense of Lwów 1918–1919Battle of LerinStruma operationDonbass Strategic OffensiveBattle of OverloonKyiv Arsenal January UprisingBattle of Medina RidgeKerch-Feodosia Landing OperationBattle of Skerki BankBattle of KosBattle of Hill 60Battle of Monte CastelloOperation Dawn 5Battle of Grand CouronnéAdlertagBattle of TarakanBattle of the Strait of OtrantoBattle of Cape CherchellBattle of Ammunition HillBattle of TalaseaBattle of HsimuchengBattle of Motien PassBattle off TexelBattle of the Tarigo ConvoyBattle of El MazucuBattle of HonkaniemiBattle of KufraBattle of TobrukBombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftBattle of Kilkis–LahanasBattle of Abu-AgeilaBattle of Amba AradamBattle of IrúnBattle of Kunfuda BayBattle of LoperaBattle of MuarBattle of StonneBattle of Yijiangshan IslandsBattle of HamelBattle of Nam RiverBattle of Korea StraitValley of TearsBattle of RiyadhŠiauliai OffensiveSiege of KhostBattle of UshantBattle of Flers–CourceletteBattle of RafaBattle of KolbergBattle of SorovichBattle of ZanzibarBattle of NevelBattle of RzhevBattle of the BorderBattle of PalmyraBattle of OltuBattle of MarashBattle of Dasman PalaceBattle of HaifaBattle of KilimanjaroBattle of LongewalaBattle of MahiwaBattle of Merville Gun BatteryBattle of RhodesBattle of the Admin BoxBattle of Heartbreak RidgeThird Battle of SeoulBattle of FromellesAction in the Gulf of SidraCarpathian FrontBattle of CorregidorBattle of South HenanBattle of the VisayasBattle of PindusSiege of GijónBattle of Bulairnaval warfare in the Mediterranean during World War IBattle of TaipaleBattle of CourtraiHitachi Maru IncidentBattle of Hill 881First Battle of KrithiaSummer WarRace for TriesteSecond Battle of Amba AlagiOperation StarliteSkirmish at JonchereyBattle of Beda FommBattle of HannaLanding at Cape HellesBattle of Elaia–KalamasBattle of AntivariBattle of SzackBattle of Tomaszów LubelskiBattle of AlbertBattle of KostiuchnówkaOperation BlockbusterBattle of TaboraBattle of CantignyBattle of Saint-LôBattle of Mishmar HaEmekBattle of LerosBattle of FlireyBattle of PalembangBattle of SokolovoBattle of GrodnoBattle of Bazentin RidgeFirst Battle of İnönüBattle of VuosalmiBattle of Bereza KartuskaBattle of KolweziBattle of TienhaaraBattle of Monte PeladoBattle of el-HriBattle of DojranBattle of QuifangondoBattle of Na SanBattle of SaigonBattle of Suixian–ZaoyangLand Battle of Vella LavellaBattle of La MalmaisonBattle of the SegreAmerican airborne landings in NormandyOperation ChestnutBattle of GoychayBattle of SaigonSiege of PerekopBattle of SummaBattle of Barking CreekBattle of KatiaBattle of PozoblancoSiege of the Montaña BarracksSecond Battle of KutBattle of PerehonivkaBattle of WilnoBattle of the BosporusIraqi attack on USS StarkBattle of Maaten al-SarraNikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveFirst Battle of Târgu FrumosNiš incidentBattle of Bita PakaArakan Campaign 1942–1943Battle of KarsBattle of Bud BagsakBattle of GuadarramaBattle of IsmailiaBattle of JaffaBattle of JeddahBattle of KashgarBattle of Mont SorrelBattle of Pork Chop HillBattle of RumailaBattle of ShaibaBattle of TroinaBattle of the ArgeşBattle of the HotelsHeiligenbeil PocketBattle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser KormoranBattle of Dong XoaiBattle of DinantBattle of the Canal du NordLanding at NadzabLiberation of ArnhemBattle of Kunlun PassBattle of BataanBattle of South ShanxiBattle of BiakDefense of HarbinTatsinskaya RaidOperation Ostra BramaSiege of StepanakertBattle of Sidi BarraniBattle of KuhmoSiege of OviedoBattle of ChojniceBattle of DoberdòBattle of Dover StraitBattle of NancySiege of VidinSiege of ChangchunBattle of SeseñaBattle of GelaBattle of NikolayevkaBattle of DaugavpilsBattle of Hill 60 (Gallipoli)Operation Dawn 3Battle of Binh GiaBattle of HavrincourtBattle of the Oder–NeisseOperation SarajevoBattle of MaychewOperation HastingsOperation Dawn 2Battle of the Sittang BendBattle of KosturinoBattle of Tripoli1936 uprising in Spanish GuineaBattle of the CuneneFirst Battle of PicardyLanding at Suvla BaySiege of GiarabubBattle of Czajánek's barracksSiege of Bjelovar BarracksSiege of MyitkyinaBattle of the St. LawrenceBattle of the HillsBattle of ÉpehyBattle of KowelBattle of Vyborg BayBattle of Arafura SeaBelostock OffensiveBattle of the Sea of AzovBattle of GemmanoBattle of BatinaBattle of RiminiBattle of the NekBattle of NitzanimBattle of BukobaBattle of MarseilleBattle of CaspeBattle of RadzyminBattles of the Kinarot ValleyBattle of Monte GrappaBattle of JeninBattle of NaulilaSecond Battle of Dover StraitBattle of the RuhrBattle of Kham DucBattle of KalimanciBattle of BolognaBattle of TylliriaBattle of UtriaBattle of ŞarköyBattle of AgordatBattle of Lone PineBattle of NibeiwaSecond Battle of CobadinBattle of TaifBattle of GandesaDonbass-Don OperationBattle of KontumSiege of MahilowFirst Battle of Naktong Bulge1980 Dominican Embassy Siege in BogotáBattles of PrzasnyszBattle of the Green IslandsBattle of ViipuriBattle of Asal UttarBattle of Kütahya–EskişehirBattle of San Pietro InfineBattle of DamascusAction of 19 August 1916Action off LerwickAttack on YokosukaBattle of SarikamishSiege of AintabBattle of UnsanBattle of AleppoBattle of AlfambraBattle of AndongBattle of BrévilleBattle of ChamboisBattle of Es SinnBattle of Goodenough IslandBattle of Hoa BinhBattle of JajiBattle of KamparBattle of KashgarBattle of Mang Yang PassBattle of Northern Burma and Western YunnanBattle of OnjongBattle of PorkuniBattle of PrevezaBattle of Slim RiverBattle of Vinh YenBattle of Triangle HillBattle of PyongtaekCapture of KorytsaFormosa Air BattleBattle of Nam DongBattle of the GrebbebergBattle of Mont Saint-QuentinBattle of KranjiSecond Battle of ÇatalcaOperation Swath-10Battle of KapyongBattle of St. VithLwów UprisingShabin-Karahisar UprisingSiege of NovogeorgievskBattle of the Sierra GuadalupeBattle of DurazzoBattle of DujailaBattle of Yunnan-Burma RoadDefense of AzakhBattle of MidtskogenClash at HabersbirkBattle of BoquerónNarew OffensiveBattle of MerhamliSiege of Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la CabezaAction of 11–12 December 1917Battle of the Ligurian SeaBattle of CenturipeBattle of KalachBattle of Ain ZaraSecond Battle of the Corunna RoadBattle of DompaireBattle of MisrataBattle of Sittang BridgeBattle of Sari BairBattle of the MarshesBattle of DombåsDefense of the Adzhimushkay quarryBattle of FestubertBattle of Dogger BankOperation CrimpBattle of KoprukoyBattle of TehumardiBattle of KeljaBattle of GroningenBattle of Sheikh Sa'adAttack on Camp HollowayBattle of LumëSecond Battle of KrithiaBattle of the Dalmatian channelsBattle of FadaShar al-ShattGas attack at HulluchAir Battle of El MansouraBattle of ArracourtBattle of Bab El OuedBattle of Blood River PoortBattle of KyongjuBattle of PozièresBattle of RooiwalBattle of RostovBattle of Salaita HillBattle of SigüenzaBattle of VinjesvingenBattle of YenangyaungFirst Battle of the Corunna RoadBattle of Cape EspartelThird Battle of Mount HermonBattle of OrelBattle of Saint-MaloBattle of RovaniemiBattle of PetrogradBattle of BeershebaBattle of KupresElsenborn RidgeBattle of Wadi Al-BatinBattle off Noordhinder BankBattle of the Cigno ConvoyBattle of the Ancre HeightsBattle of AlbertBattle of CisternaBattle of KaniówBattle of Rawdat MuhannaBattle of SabillaBattle of SharqatBattle of Pente PigadiaBattle of TornioBattle of Bilin RiverBattle of GarfagnanaSiege of the Loyola barracksBattle of AlmendralejoFirst Battle of CobadinBattle of CollecchioCapture of Kiev by the White ArmyCrimea OperationOdesa offensiveBattle of the Kerch PeninsulaBattle of BengtskärBattle for AlytusBattle of UrumqiBattle of P'ohang-dongBattle of Urga1974 White House helicopter incident1984 PKK attacksAction of 16 March 1917Action of 29 February 1916Action of 4 May 1917Siege of TomaBattle of AlexandropolBattle of UrfaBattle of Chumonchin ChanBattle of AlbarracínBattle of BiałystokBattle of Borowa GóraBattle of BubiyanBattle of Cape MachichacoBattle of GujranwalaBattle of ChuncheonBattle of Driniumor RiverBattle of GemasBattle of Go CongBattle of GospićBattle of Hill 609Battle of JahraBattle of JitraBattle of LéridaBattle of NirimBattle of Río de OroBattle of SioBattle of StudziankiBattle of WakdeBattle of Yangi HissarBattle of the BridgesBattle of the Cerna BendBattle of the SinaiBattle of ŠibenikBattle of KumsongDefense of HengyangFirst day on the SommeBattle of HartmannswillerkopfBattle of Alegría de PíoBattle of KumkaleBattle of Sultan YacoubOperation MasherBattle of PhilippevilleBattle of ZadarOperation DiademBattle of Le Mesnil-PatryBattle of BelgorodPoint 175Operation Arc LightBritish capture of TobrukBattle of Muranów SquareBattle of the Litani RiverBattle of Nanri IslandSiege of IghribenMostar OperationKanchazu Island incidentCounteroffensive of Southern FrontStracin-Kumanovo OperationBattle of GesherBattle of Lijevče FieldBattle of KusonjeBattle of Prachuap Khiri KhanBattle of MeligalasInvasion of PalawanBattle of KuryłówkaAction of 1 November 1944Battle for Narva BridgeheadBattle of LoznicaBattle of Longstop HillBattle of the Imjin RiverBattle of MedanBattle of Bir el AbdRaid on Bir el HassanaBattle of PrzemyślThird Battle of KrithiaBattle of PorlampiBattle of Kuwait International AirportBurning of LouvainBattle of Maravar PassBattle of Moreuil WoodPrunaru ChargeSiege of Varaždin BarracksBattle of Thiepval RidgeBattle of Bloody RidgeBattle of AfabetBattle of GivenchyOperation SeydlitzUfa OperationFirst Battle of Quảng TrịBattle of Hill 70Battle of GinchyAction at NéryBattle of Lasy KrólewskieBattle of OuerghaBattle of BakenlaagteBattle of KoziatynFirst Battle of Maryang-sanBattle of TweeboschBattle of the OgadenBattle of Ciudad UniversitariaBattle of Walcheren CausewayBattle of the Trouée de CharmesBattle of ShireBattle of Yad MordechaiFirst Battle of Mount HermonBattle of VeviBattle of Tomaszów MazowieckiBattle of An LaoAllied Siege of La RochelleFirst Battle of AmgalaBattle of AnnabergBattle of WołodarkaBattle of Phuoc LongBattle of Aubers RidgeBattle of Coyotepe HillBattle of Al BusayyahSecond Battle of Bir el GubiBattle of Las MercedesBattle of Monte la DifensaBattle of MorvalBattle of TrekkopjesBattle of Meiktila and MandalaySecond Battle of VerdunBattle of Scimitar HillBattle of SipingLandings at Cape TorokinaSecond Battle of OituzSecond Battle of Villers-BretonneuxBereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensiveBattle of PljevljaAir Battle of KubanBattle of SomeriBattle of LiomaBattle of RadomNorthern Caucasus OperationBattle of Mount HandrinBattle of UrumqiSeishin OperationKharkiv OperationBattle of Chipyong-niBattle of ArghandabBattle of BeirutBattle of BurkiBattle of DražgošeBattle of FailakaBattle of Genale DoriaBattle of GurinBattle of Hill 170Battle of Jisr Benat YakubBattle of Kaesong–MunsanBattle of La RéunionBattle of Latema NekBattle of Le TransloyBattle of MasanBattle of MehranBattle of Nghia LoBattle of NoemfoorBattle of Polygon WoodBattle of SamakhBattle of ShangshakBattle of ShinanahBattle of Sidi Bou OthmanBattle of TrindadeBattle of TulkarmBattle of UnaizahBattle of Wide BayBattle of YangxiaBattle of YarkandBattle of the AncreBattle of the Day RiverBattle of the GedizBattle of the Tennis CourtBattle of Tra Binh DongBattle of MasollerBattle of ChonanClydebank BlitzBattle of CassingaFall of KampalaFirst Battle of AmmanBattle of AbarránWar of the CitiesSecond Battle of AdrianopleBattle of WytycznoBattle of White HorseBattle of Pyongyang (1950)Merida pocketMarch 1944 Narva OffensiveOutpost SnipeRaid on NekhlSecond Battle of AmmanSecond Battle of Naktong BulgeBattle of WawonZeitun ResistanceBattle of PoznańAxis capture of TobrukBattle of Leszczawa GórnaBattle of DriskosMassacre of Monte ArruitBattle of the Nijmegen SalientNieśwież UprisingRevolt of SaaremaaBattle of Robat KarimBattle of Djbel Bouk'hilGerman-Soviet air war 22 June 1941Operation Dewey CanyonBattle for Novi PazarBattle of Niš (1915)Battle of AmbarawaBattle of TurdaBattle of the SambreBattle of Xa Cam MyBattle of PăulişBattle of NazarethBattle of the AiletteSecond Battle of EdeaBattle of ZanzurAction at Mechili, 24 January 1941Battle of Rapido RiverAction of the Hohenzollern RedoubtFall of Belgrade (1915)Battle of Port-en-BessinBattle of FardykambosBattle of FSB Mary AnnBattle of al-MusayfirahBattles for VilniusOperation DexterityBattle of BaguioBattle of the Bay of BiscayBattle of Sept-ÎlesBattle of IstAir battle over the Ore MountainsKermanshah OperationBattle of GuillemontSiege of KhivaFirst Battle of the Piave RiverOperation Speedy ExpressBattle of GlinaBattle of FlorinaPrzebraże DefenceBattle of JastkówBattle of NietjärviRaid on SantoriniBattle of MutanchiangBattle of PeguBattle of WürzburgBattle of Cao BằngRovno OffensiveBattle of CareiBattle of HamburgBattle of Vukov KlanacBattle of Hill 731Battle of KuwayfiaBattle of NašiceBattle of RautuBattle of LutskBattle of Bir AnzaraneBattle of BouzegzaBattle of Ban Me ThuotBattle of TaeguBattle of Dong-YinBattle of Lang VeiBattles of MalkiaBattle of MirbatBattle of St Matthew'sBattle of the OverpassBattle of Mouquet FarmBattle of the Samichon RiverBattle of the HookSecond Battle of Mount HermonBattle of OtaviBattles of Fort BudapestBattle of SuezBattles of NegbaBattle of Abu TellulBattle of the BeaufortBattle of the Lys and the EscautSteppe MarchBattle of RossignolBattle of NijmegenBattle of ŁomżaUal-Ual IncidentSiege of UrgunBattle of LaagnaBattle of KrivasooÅndalsnes landingsBattle of La PlataBattle of Fire Support Base RipcordBattle of Koromokina LagoonFirst Battle of Bir el GubiBattle of DurazzoBattle of Krithia VineyardBattle of Phase Line BulletBattle of SuursaariBattle of YaguajayBattle of KobryńBattle of AgagiaCapture of KassalaGerman occupation of RomeFirst Battle of PasschendaeleBattle of the Bowling AlleyBattle of Battle MountainBattle of ZvornikBattle of ZadwórzeBattle of Zahoriv MonasteryBattle of MassawaVyoshenskaya UprisingDonbass OperationBattle of Pasir PanjangBattle of Kyiv (December 1919)Battle of LepelBattle of LwówOdessa OperationSiege of BarentuBattle of MassawaNorthern Taurida OperationNorthern Caucasus OperationNew Year's Day Battle of 1968Battle of Ong ThanhEnzeli OperationBattle of Deir ez-ZorSecond Battle of Quảng TrịAttack on HrubieszówBattle for Czech RadioBattle of 'AujaBattle of AmgalaBattle of AraraBattle of AuvereBattle of Ba GiaBattle of BanjoBattle of Beho BehoBattle of BekeriyahBattle of Bukit TimahBattle of Cao BangBattle of DilamBattle of Elephant PointBattle of FinschhafenBattle of Guelta ZemmourBattle of HamanBattle of HeraklionBattle of Hill 86Battle of HimaraBattle of JezzineBattle of JezzineBattle of Ka-sanBattle of KaheBattle of KaiapitBattle of KampotBattle of KissouéBattle of KnjaževacBattle of Long KhanhBattle of MarrakechBattle of Mughar RidgeBattle of NablusBattle of Nebi SamwilBattle of Old BaldyBattle of Pentemili beachheadBattle of Pilckem RidgeBattle of PoelcappelleBattle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsBattle of Port LyauteyBattle of RafahBattle of RarańczaBattle of SansaporBattle of SchoenfeldBattle of Tabu-dongBattle of ValsequilloBattle of Węgierska GórkaBattle of YongjuBattle of YongsanBattle of ZahlehBattle of al-MazraaBattle of the Argenta GapBattle of the Menin Road RidgeBattle of the ScarpeBattle of ŁowczówekBattles of Kfar DaromBattle of DurrësCharge at HaritanConvoy de la VictoriaBattle of Gully RavineFirst Transjordan attack on AmmanFirst and Second Battles of WonjuBattle of VauquoisBattle of NamutoniAerial combat of 5 October 1914Battle of UijeongbuLiberation of StrasbourgBattle of RadviliškisBattle of ToungooNarva Offensive February 1944Battle of WuyuanBattle of Dachen ArchipelagoBattle of KuuterselkäSecond Battle of Bud DajoSecond Battle of PasschendaeleSiege of AleppoSoviet raid on StołpceBattle of SamarindaBattle of BanjarmasinBattle of Khalkhyn TempleBattle of GurbyBattle of Kraków (1914)Battle of BobruyskBattle of MogaungBattle of JinzhouBattle of LänkipohjaBattle of SyrjäntakaBattle of VilppulaBattle of Ap Bau BangBattle of Chishui RiverBattle of FellaouceneBattle of LivnoBattle of AugustówBattle for Kraljevo BridgeheadBattle of Vyborg BayBattle of RozvegovBattle for Czechoslovak RadioBattle of CharahBattle of Rezang LaBattle of SemarangBattle of DibrivkaCapture of WejhSiege of KovnoBattle of ChiosBattles of BirczaBattle of JalalabadBattle of La PlataBattle of LahtiBattle of Wadi MarsitBattle of Bir TabrazBattle of Al-RahibaBattle of Sarif1952 Clash of IsmailiaBattle of CambedoChetnik attack on the Užice RepublicBattle of MastaraBattle of Banja KoviljačaBattle of Chora - AgorelitsaAttack on Rajlovac airportOperation PantherBattle of TobolyOperation Solstice (Alsace)Defence of KupiczówBattle of Caures WoodsAttack on the Sui-ho DamBattle of TravnikBattle of ToulonBattle of KilkisBattle of the Ypres-Comines CanalBattle of the Campobasso ConvoyBattle of Lào CaiBattle of SinoiaBattle of AmfilochiaBattle of KorytsaBattle of Nerva IslandTabriz RebellionBattle of MonteseBattle at Nicosia HospitalBattle of Piva ForksAttack on Convoy BN 7Battle of SjenicaBattle of HébuterneBattle of IstranaBattle of KanoBattle of Cửa ViệtHohenzollern RedoubtBattle of West SuiyuanBattle of OuluBattle of TornioBattles of KiestinkiBattle of the Hotel Nacional of CubaBattle of MillSiege of SaïoBattle of Fismes and FismetteBattle of IstabulatFirst Battle of DernancourtAction of 17 November 1917Battle of KonitsaCapture of Torrijos AirportBattle for the Kapelsche VeerBattle of GeelBattle of Ksar GhilaneBattle of al-KafrBattle of Lạng SơnBattle of ZwininBattle of the Sibuyan SeaFirst Battle of the Jiu ValleySecond Battle of the Jiu ValleyBattle of KurdamirSecond Battle of ĶekavaBattle of OngjinBattle of IsuravaSamurra Air BattleBattle of HämeenlinnaBattle of RuovesiBattle of SunchonBattle of El-MoungarBattle of Elands RiverBattle of Cañada StrongestCrossbarry AmbushBattle of FunchalBattle of GroenkopBattle of GroenkloofBattle of La HorgneBattle of LetychivBattle of Phu Tong HoaBattle of TitBattle of VlakfonteinBattle of Les ÉpargesBattles of the Separation CorridorBattle of Marsa TalamatBattle of Plaman MapuBattle of AouzouOperations on the Gheluvelt Plateau, July–August 1917Battle of SidonBattle of JambelíBattle of MufiloBeit Hanoun wedgeCapture of OlovoBattle of ŁódźSiege of KraljevoFirst Battle of NanawaLorient pocketBattle of Mečkin KamenSecond Battle of AmgalaBattle of NarvaBattle of the SelleBattle of Blanc Mont RidgeBattle of BroodseindeBattle of Chunuk BairBattle of CulqualberBattle of KonaryBattle of MontecarottoBattle of PetrikowkaBattle of RhodesBattle of Monte PianaBattle of A ShauBattle of PremudaDefense of BorisovBattle of Wadi MusaBattle of Kępa OksywskaBattle of VolochayevkaBattle of KyivBattle of BerezinaMelitopol OffensiveOdessa-Nikolaev MarchBattle of Kampinos ForestBattle of OcotalKhopyor–Don OperationBattle of ChangshaCapture of YanbuBattle for GlinuAction of ArsufBattle of SariwonFight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius CathedralBattle of Loc NinhBattle at SpringmartinBattle for Jalibah AirfieldBattle of 42nd StreetBattle of AydınBattle of Ayun KaraBattle of Cerro MurianoBattle of ChochiwonBattle of ChraBattle of Coral–BalmoralBattle of Crucifix HillBattle of DamourBattle of Dengbu IslandBattle of El Buggar RidgeBattle of GrudziądzBattle of GurunBattle of HausaBattle of Hegra FortressBattle of JijigaBattle of KakamasBattle of KautlaBattle of KibataBattle of Kondoa IrangiBattle of Kompong SpeuBattle of KrasnobródBattle of Kuala LumpurBattle of La CiotatBattle of Lanzerath RidgeBattle of LidaBattle of MerdjayounBattle of Muong KhouaBattle of Murowana OszmiankaBattle of OsuchyBattle of Pierres NoiresBattle of PtolemaidaBattle of RethymnoBattle of Sarimbun BeachBattle of SattelbergBattle of SedjenaneBattle of Song BeBattle of SpiliaBattle of Suoi Bong TrangBattle of TachiaoBattle of TaracaBattle of TarafiyahBattle of Turjak CastleBattle of YiwuBattle of YongdongBattle of YultongBattle of the AvreBattle of the Iron TriangleBattle of the Twin TunnelsBattles of the SinaiBattle of NasiriyahBattle of Mörchingen and DieuzeBattle of LukayaBattle of Hill 383Action of 15 February 1918Battle of SangjuCharge at KaukabCharge at Khan AyashCharge at KisweFirst Battle of GrodnoFirst Battle of JaundeFirst Battle of El DjorfBattle of Al MahbesBattle of PavehHadong AmbushSinking of HMS Royal OakBattle of NAMASIGUEBattle of Pointe du HocBattle of SabiñánigoDefense of Huta Stepańska and WyrkaBattle of Port CrosBattle of Luding BridgeLanding at LabisBattle of JordanówNarva OffensiveOutpost HarryPsilander AffairSafwan Airfield StandoffSiege of MoraBattle of Tjiater PassBattle of KalijatiDefense of KatowiceAttack on VolodymyretsBattle of CzadcęBattle for Hill 140Battle of CzarnobylBattle of CześnikiBattle of KrechowceBattle of MołotkówCharge of RokitnaBattle of LahasusuBattle of KendariDefence of IwardoBattle of CholokiBattle of Praça da SéSecond Battle of N'DjamenaBattle of AntreaBattle of GuisaBattle of Dire DawaSiege of DanzigBattle of SarrebourgBattle of Dul MadobaBattle of JoalaBattle of TripoliBattle of OngulumbasheBattle of HoengsongSiege of WuchangBattle of Doss AltoBattle of LypovecBattle on the Shlyknova PeninsulaOrahodoga IncidentBattle of SuldouzeBattle of RadovychiBattles of ÇapakçurBattle of Las TrencherasBattle of Laski and AnielinBattle of RasnaBattle of AngoterosBattle of Torres CausanaBattle of OlhavaBattle of MuşBattle of MotovilivkaBattle of Lopata HillBattle of StryhanyBattle of TernopilBattle of AnbataFirst Battle of Sidi Abu ArqoubBattle of AmmanBattle of TartuBattle of KosmachWar of Attrition in the Bashan SalientBattle of Wadi MaboukBattles of Inje and QalaburunBattle of GiedraičiaiBattles for DushanbeBattle of the DrinaTrypillian IncidentBattle of Kitcheners' WoodBattle of NakhchivanBattle of LovćenSiege of DushanbeBattle of FakhakhaResistance of HadjinBattle of KarangresikBattle of Ustechko (1916)Defence of Maziarnia–Wawrykova–Hrabova–Huta PieniackaDefense of JujarAttack on VariazhBattle of MiandoabBattle of Be'erot YitzhakBattle of Aqra DaghBattle of HiraanBattle of GaouzBattles in Choir and Zamyn-ÜüdBattle of MahrugahBattle of GargarescBattle of Sidi MoumenBattle of Lake NyasaAction of 8 June 1945Battle of LeuvenBattle of KaroutesBattle for IvanjicaAction of June 5, 1984Tonale OffensiveBattle for Cebu CityBattle of the Gulf of GabesLiberation of JelgavaBattle of Saint-ThierryBattle of the Two MorinsBattle of PromeBattle of HamdhBattle of Al-RegeaiBattle of San FernandoBattle of the CraterSiege of SanaaBattle of Audierne BayCapture of AltanbulagBattle of Bacsil RidgeCapture of MartinpuichBattle of KwatarkwashiCapture of ComblesPorpoises' BattleBattle of Tanlwe ChaungBattle of BroekhuizenBattle of KaukabaBattle of OtterloFight in TabanovceOperation Francis MarionBattle of MasayaBattle of LesbosBattle of Heartbreak CrossroadsBattle of AuthionBattle of Rio Hato AirfieldBattle of MuboBattle of the River Forth1991 uprising in Saddam CityBattle of RashayaBattle of GuayacanasCapture of OvillersBattle of KasselBattle of HeilbronnBattle of SenlisAction of 8 January 1916Battle of DernaBattle of Predeal PassBattle of LogorišteBattle of MashkullorëBattle of MarkemBattle of VarkausBattle of Lake KastoriaBattle of AmaraBattle of VentersdorpAleria standoffBattle of KämäräBattle of AguadulceBattle of Ingavi (1935)Battle of BrodyBattle of EdcheraBattle of DornachBattle of LampedusaBattle of MonguaBattle of MontélimarBattle of TaghitBattle of MultienNaval Battle of the Han RiverBattle of Tug ArganAttack on the Polderhoek SpurAmbush of Oued ZeggarBattle of LaiBattle of GoyBattle of HyvinkääBattle of DeçiqFort DriantBattle of PakchonAction of ElougesEvacuation of OdessaAction of 8 May 1918Action of 27 March 1942Battle of PodgoraLosheim GapBattle of PozzuoloBattle of TarnovaBattle of AhvenkoskiAction of the Cockcroft, 19 August 1917Action of 22 August 1917Battle of MatewanBattle of LangemarckBattle of KalniškėBattle of Alexander FortBuguruslan OperationVoronezh–Kastornoye operationOl′shanskiy amphibious landingAmphibious Operation at LiinahamariSoviet assault on TōroIzyum-Barvenkovo OffensiveBattle of Cape BurnasRostov–Novocherkassk OperationSolovyovo crossingBattle of ShenkurskAssault on EkaterinodarCapture of Kazan by the White ArmyBattle of KirkukAction of 10 March 1917Action of 13 December 1964Action of 27 February 1941Action of 4 April 1941Battle at Borodino FieldBattle for Piva TrailBattle of AgbeluvhoeBattle of AnchemBattle of BairokoBattle of BallinaleeBattle of BauBattle of Bessang PassBattle of Bloody GulchBattle of Campo JordánBattle of CeberBattle of Central HenanBattle of ChatkolBattle of Dong KheBattle of Fort LahtzanitBattle of GondraBattle of Hellzapoppin Ridge and Hill 600ABattle of JarosławBattle of JaworowBattle of JinanBattle of KalganBattle of KarboğazıBattle of KisakiBattle of Kleisoura PassBattle of KusseriBattle of Le Grand FaytBattle of LewishamBattle of Lima Site 85Battle of LonoyBattle of MaguindanaoBattle of MikołówBattle of MkalamoBattle of MoerbruggeBattle of Morava–IvanBattle of Munda PointBattle of MääritsaBattle of NambanjeBattle of Nan'ao IslandBattle of Nanpēng ArchipelagoBattle of NarungombeBattle of NgaundereBattle of NsanakongBattle of OktwinBattle of OssówBattle of Piotrków TrybunalskiBattle of Port MoresbyBattle of Porton PlantationBattle of Porytowe WzgórzeBattle of PszczynaBattle of PrzemyślBattle of Pusan Perimeter logisticsBattle of Quang TriBattle of Qurah and Umm al MaradimBattle of RóżanBattle of SegaleBattle of SlivaBattle of Suoi Chau PhaBattle of Suoi TreBattle of SylhetBattle of TabsorBattle of TashanBattle of Tempe GorgeBattle of TepeBattle of UkokoBattle of WareoBattle of Wickham AnchorageBattle of Wólka WęglowaBattle of the Coconut GroveBattle of the Malalag RiverBattle of the Transdanubian HillsBattle of Đức CơBattles of La Güera and TichlaBlockade of WonsanCapture of Jisr ed DamiehCharge at HujBattle of Drocourt-Quéant LineEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushBattle of Surigao StraitFirst Battle of EdeaFirst Battle of Loc NinhFirst Battle of Villers-BretonneuxActions of the Bluff, 1916Battle of AmiensOperation GarlicBattle of An BaoBattle of VigoBattle of GłębokieBattle of LingeBattle for KvamBattle of the Soyang RiverBattle of StalingradAttack on Pearl HarborBattle of BritainBattle of FranceBattle of KurskBattle of BerlinNormandy landingsSiege of LeningradBattle of StalingradBattle of BritainBattle of FranceNormandy landingsSiege of LeningradBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluru5000 km21.874N, 39.043E
2,997 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1900s: 87 engagements1910s: 829 engagements1920s: 183 engagements1930s: 258 engagements1940s: 1,045 engagements1,045 in 1940s1950s: 164 engagements1960s: 130 engagements1970s: 134 engagements1980s: 114 engagements1990s: 53 engagements1900s1990s
2,997 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars of the century 119 with pages

Most widely documented engagements

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 August 1942Battle of StalingradVolgogradEastern Front
7 December 1941Attack on Pearl HarborPearl Harbor, HawaiiSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
1940Battle of BritainUnited KingdomWorld War II
1940Battle of FranceFranceWestern Front
1943Battle of KurskKurskEastern Front
16 April 1945Battle of BerlinBerlinEastern Front
6 June 1944Normandy landingsNormandyInvasion of Normandy
8 September 1941Siege of LeningradSaint PetersburgEastern Front
21 February 1916Battle of VerdunVerdunWestern Front
1 July 1916Battle of the SommeRiver SommeWestern Front
4 June 1942Battle of MidwayMidway AtollPacific War
the 1941sBattle of MoscowMoscow OblastEastern Front
8 February 1945Battle of Iwo JimaIwo JimaQ709352
8 September 1914First Battle of the MarneAulnoisWestern Front
13 March 1954Battle of Dien Bien PhuĐiện Biên PhủFirst Indochina War
1945Battle of OkinawaOkinawa IslandsWorld War II
31 May 1916Battle of JutlandNorth SeaWorld War I
4 June 1940Dunkirk evacuationEnglish ChannelWestern Front
1939Battle of the AtlanticAtlantic OceanWorld War II
20 January 1990Black JanuaryBakuQ382861
23 August 1914Battle of TannenbergOlsztynWorld War I
26 May 1940Battle of DunkirkDunkirkWestern Front
7 July 1937Marco Polo Bridge incidentLugou BridgeSecond Sino-Japanese War
11 May 1939Battles of Khalkhin GolKhalkhyn RiverSoviet–Japanese border conflicts
4 May 1942Battle of the Coral SeaCoral SeaSouth West Pacific theater of World War II
17 January 1944Battle of Monte CassinoMonte CassinoWorld War II
19 August 1944Liberation of ParisParisOperation Overlord
23 October 1942Second Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
24 October 1917Battle of CaporettoKobaridWorld War I
31 July 1917Third Battle of YpresYpres SalientWestern Front
1920Battle of WarsawWarsawPolish–Soviet War
the 1990sSiege of SarajevoSarajevoWar in Bosnia and Herzegovina
23 October 1944Battle of Leyte GulfLeyte GulfPacific War
20 May 1941Battle of CreteCreteWorld War II in the Balkans
1 July 1942First Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
8 February 1942Battle of SingaporeSingapore in the Straits SettlementsPacific War
1990Iraqi invasion of KuwaitKuwaitGulf War
19 August 1942Dieppe RaidDieppeWorld War II
1941Battle of KievKyivEastern Front
1940German invasion of the NetherlandsNetherlandsWorld War II
20 November 1917Battle of CambraiCambraiWestern Front
12 May 1942Second Battle of KharkovKharkivEastern Front
19 February 1943Third Battle of KharkovKharkivEastern Front
30 October 1941Siege of SevastopolSevastopolhistory of Sevastopol
1916Brusilov OffensiveWWI Eastern Front
2 October 1944Battle of AachenAachenWorld War II
19 June 1944Battle of the Philippine SeaPhilippine SeaPacific War
25 August 1991Battle of VukovarVukovarCroatian War of Independence
4 August 1914Battle of LiègeLiègeWestern Front
13 December 1939Battle of the River PlateAmerican Theater
1941Battle of SmolenskSmolenskEastern Front
30 April 1975Fall of SaigonHo Chi Minh CityVietnam War
24 December 1944Siege of BudapestBudapestWorld War II
8 December 1914Battle of the Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsWorld War I
7 April 1945Operation Ten-GoPacific OceanPacific War
1940German invasion of BelgiumBelgiumWestern Front
21 April 1915Second Battle of YpresYpresWestern Front
2 August 1964Gulf of Tonkin incidentGulf of TonkinVietnam War
22 December 1914Battle of SarikamishSarıkamışWorld War I
1943Battle of the DnieperEastern Front
26 May 1942Battle of GazalaGazalaMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
1941Battle of Białystok–MinskBelarusWorld War II
1 September 1939Battle of WesterplatteWesterplatte1939 Invasion of Poland
23 August 1914Battle of GaliciaLvivWorld War I
19 October 1914First Battle of YpresYpresWestern Front
20 November 1943Battle of TarawaBetioQ2920892
13 August 1937Battle of ShanghaiShanghaiSecond Sino-Japanese War
11 November 1940Battle of TarantoTarantoWorld War II
27 November 1944Battle of PeleliuPeleliuPacific War
22 January 1944Battle of AnzioAnzioWorld War II
20 October 1941First Battle of KharkovKharkivEastern Front
21 January 1968Battle of Khe SanhKhe SanhVietnam War
1943Battle of Kasserine PasseTunisiaQ111976804
7 September 1914First Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake DistrictWorld War I
8 August 1941Siege of Odesa 1941OdesaEastern Front
1938Battle of Lake KhasanZaozyornayaSoviet–Japanese border conflicts
9 September 1939Battle of the BzuraKutno1939 Invasion of Poland
1 November 1914Battle of CoronelPacific OceanWorld War I
15 September 1950Battle of InchonIncheonKorean War
27 May 1918Second Battle of the MarneMarne basinWestern Front
14 September 1944Battle of Hürtgen ForestHürtgen ForestWorld War II
1941Battle of RostovRostov-on-DonWorld War II
8 September 1939Siege of WarsawWarsaw1939 Invasion of Poland
7 December 1939Battle of SuomussalmiSuomussalmiWinter War
10 April 1941Siege of TobrukTobrukMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
11 June 1940Siege of MaltaCrown Colony of MaltaWorld War II
1944Operation Ichi-GoSecond Sino-Japanese War
15 June 1944Battle of SaipanSaipanPacific War
17 September 1943Allied invasion of ItalySalernoWorld War II
5 May 1942Battle of MadagascarMadagascarWorld War II
1943Battle of SmolenskSmolenskWorld War II
1944Battle of KohimaKohimaOperation U-Go
3 July 1940Attack on Mers-El-KebirMers El KebirOperation Catapult
12 July 1943Battle of ProkhorovkaProkhorovka, Belgorod OblastEastern Front
22 May 1918Battle of SardarabadSardarapatWorld War I
1 October 1991Siege of DubrovnikDubrovnikCroatian War of Independence
5 May 1945Battle of Castle ItterItter CastleWorld War II
27 February 1942Battle of the Java SeaJava SeaQ1648564
9 April 1917Battle of Vimy RidgeVimyWorld War I
27 March 1941Battle of Cape MatapanCape MatapanMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
12 August 1944Falaise PocketNormandyOperation Overlord
4 November 1918Battle of Vittorio VenetoVittorio VenetoWorld War I
22 June 1915Gorlice–Tarnów OffensiveTarnówWWI Eastern Front
6 September 1914Battle of the FrontiersLorraineWestern Front
1917Kerensky OffensiveWWI Eastern Front
10 August 1944Battle of GuamGuamWorld War II
1945Battle of ManilaManilaWorld War II
20 May 1942Demyansk PocketDemyanskEastern Front
June 1941Defense of Brest FortressBrest FortressEastern Front
1944Crimean OffensiveCrimeaEastern Front
24 May 1941Battle of the Denmark StraitDenmark StraitWorld War II
2 October 1944Battle of the ScheldtScheldtWorld War II
8 December 1941Battle of Hong KongBritish Hong KongPacific War
16 September 1914Siege of PrzemyślPrzemyślWorld War I
27 August 1914Siege of TsingtaoQingdaoAsian and Pacific theater of World War I
26 May 1942Battle of Bir HakeimBir HakeimMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
17 August 1914Battle of StallupönenNesterovWWI Eastern Front
2 March 1943Battle of the Bismarck SeaVitiaz StraitPacific War
12 January 1943Operation SparkSaint PetersburgEastern Front
1942Battles of RzhevEastern Front
1944Operation NordwindAlsaceWestern Front
15 July 1941Battle of UmanZelena BramaWorld War II
30 April 1980Iranian Embassy SiegeSouth KensingtonArab separatism in Khuzestan
6 February 1905Battle of MukdenShenyangRusso-Japanese War
17 September 1944Battle of ArnhemArnhemOperation Market Garden
1943Battle of the CaucasusEastern Front
15 August 1914Battle of CerCerWorld War I
1941Battle of GuamGuamPacific War
1942Battle of Savo IslandSavo IslandWorld War II
1943Battle of KievKyivEastern Front
9 April 1940Battles of NarvikNordlandWorld War II
14 November 1965Battle of Ia DrangIa Drang RiverVietnam War
8 August 1918Battle of AmiensAmiensWestern Front
19 April 1915Siege of VanVanMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
8 December 1941Battle of Wake IslandPeale IslandPacific War
7 June 1917Battle of MessinesWest FlandersWestern Front
8 February 1904Battle of Port ArthurLüshunkou DistrictRusso-Japanese War
9 April 1917Battle of ArrasArrasWestern Front
1914Siege of AntwerpAntwerpWestern Front
24 January 1944Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy PocketCherkasyEastern Front
30 August 1942Battle of Alam el HalfaEl AlameinMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
1944Battle of DebrecenEastern Front
23 June 1918Battle of the Piave RiverPiaveWorld War I
23 May 1915Battles of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
16 November 1914Battle of KolubaraKolubaraWorld War I
13 November 1942Naval Battle of GuadalcanalGuadalcanalPacific War
10 August 1904Battle of the Yellow SeaYellow SeaRusso-Japanese War
8 March 1944Battle of ImphalImphalOperation U-Go
23 June 1941Battle of BrodyBrodyWorld War II
7 December 1915Siege of KutKutMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
1945Operation BodenplatteBelgiumWestern Front
13 February 1942Channel DashEnglish ChannelWorld War II
1942Battle of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaWorld War II
20 August 1914Battle of GumbinnenGusevWWI Eastern Front
24 July 1944Battle of TinianTinianPacific War
1 August 1904Siege of Port ArthurLiaodong PeninsulaRusso-Japanese War
6 April 1945Battle of KönigsbergKönigsbergWorld War II
6 June 1944Battle for CaenCaenOperation Overlord
25 October 1942Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsSanta Cruz IslandsPacific War
13 June 1944Battle of Villers-BocageVillers-BocageWorld War II
6 February 1941Operation SonnenblumeCyrenaicaMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
24 January 1915Battle of Dogger BankNorth SeaWorld War I
31 March 1942Indian Ocean raidIndian OceanPacific War
16 April 1945Battle of the Seelow HeightsSeelowEastern Front
24 July 1920Battle of MaysalunMaysalunFranco-Syrian War
26 August 1918Battle of BakuBakuWorld War I
8 November 1936Siege of MadridMadridSpanish Civil War
24 August 1942Battle of the Eastern SolomonsSolomon IslandsWorld War II
19 February 1942Bombing of DarwinDarwinSouth West Pacific theater of World War II
18 April 1945Ruhr PocketRuhr RegionWestern Front
3 November 1914Battle of TangaTangaWorld War I
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeytePacific War
21 August 1914Battle of CharleroiQ81046Western Front
February 1943Battle of NeretvaHerzegovinaCase White
25 July 1938Battle of the EbroEbroSpanish Civil War
17 November 1917Battle of JerusalemJerusalemWorld War I
23 August 1914Battle of MonsMonsWestern Front
15 September 1944Battle of AngaurAngaurPacific War
21 March 1968Battle of KaramehKaramehWar of Attrition
27 October 1938Battle of WuhanWuhanSecond Sino-Japanese War
13 May 1940Battle of SedanSedanWestern Front
7 February 1915Second Battle of the Masurian LakesMasurian Lake DistrictWorld War I
23 September 1940Battle of DakarDakarWorld War II
2 March 1968Battle of HueHuếVietnam War
1945East Pomeranian OffensivePomerania ProvinceEastern Front
10 December 1941Sinking of Prince of Wales and RepulseSouth China SeaSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
1937Battle of NankingNan-chingSecond Sino-Japanese War
1939Battle of ChangshaChangshaSecond Sino-Japanese War
10 May 1940Battle of Fort Eben-EmaelFort Eben-EmaelGerman invasion of Belgium
26 December 1943Battle of the North CapeNorth CapeWorld War II
22 July 1921Battle of AnnualAnnualRif War
11 October 1942Battle of Cape EsperanceWorld War II
30 November 1942Battle of TassafarongaTassafaronga PointPacific War
23 June 1941Battle of RossienyRaseiniaiEastern Front
16 February 1940Altmark IncidentJøssingfjordenWorld War II
28 December 1958Battle of Santa ClaraSanta ClaraCuban Revolution
10 May 1969Battle of Hamburger HillDong Ap BiaVietnam War
1916Battle of AsiagoFederation of the Seven CommunitiesWorld War I
6 April 1941Bombing of Belgrade in 1941BelgradeWorld War II
15 September 1918Battle of Dobro PoleNovaci MunicipalityWorld War I
23 June 1915First Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
28 June 1922Battle of DublinDublinIrish Civil War
21 May 1940Battle of ArrasArrasWorld War II
1944Courland PocketWorld War II
7 November 1940Battle of GabonGabonFrench West Africa in World War II
1944Battle for NarvaNarvaEastern Front
29 September 1917Operation AlbionBaltic SeaWorld War I
21 August 1942Battle of the TenaruGuadalcanalPacific War
3 August 1942Operation PedestalMediterranean SeaQ682452
1918Battle of MegiddoSamariaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
1918Operation FaustschlagBelarusWorld War I
8 September 1944Battle of the Dukla PassDukla PassEastern Front
29 January 1943Battle of Rennell IslandRennell IslandPacific War
9 July 1940Action off CalabriaCalabriaWorld War II
1918Battle of AbaranAparanMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
3 January 1911Siege of Sidney StreetEast End of London
15 December 1937Battle of TeruelTeruelSpanish Civil War
16 October 1914Battle of the YserYserWestern Front
25 August 1904Battle of LiaoyangLiaoyangRusso-Japanese War
1945Japanese coup d'état in French IndochinaSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
2 January 1963Battle of Ap BacVietnam War
1972Operation Linebacker IINorth VietnamVietnam War
6 June 1944Battle of CherbourgCherbourgOperation Overlord
12 December 1939Battle of TolvajärviTolvajärviWinter War
17 January 1918Battle of KrutyKrutyUkrainian–Soviet War
28 August 1914Battle of Heligoland BightHeligolandWorld War I
1942Battle for Velikiye LukiVelikiye LukiQ261776
9 January 1945Battle of LuzonLuzonPacific War
20 August 1940Hundred Regiments OffensiveNorth ChinaSecond Sino-Japanese War
14 January 1945Battle of Ramree IslandRamree IslandSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
8 October 1915Battle of LoosLoos-en-GohelleWestern Front
1 June 1918Battle of Belleau WoodBois de BelleauWorld War I
21 March 1918Operation MichaelHauts-de-FranceWestern Front
1942Battle of Sunda StraitWorld War II
1937Battle of GuadalajaraGuadalajaraSpanish Civil War
17 February 1944Battle of EniwetokEnewetak AtollQ2920892
12 May 1940Battle of HannutHannutWorld War II
8 March 1918Battle of TampereTampereTavastia Front
21 August 1914Battle of the ArdennesArdennesWestern Front
28 September 1914First Battle of the AisneAisneWestern Front
23 October 1912Battle of KumanovoKumanovoFirst Balkan War
16 October 1916Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916TransylvaniaWorld War I
26 March 1917First Battle of GazaGaza CityMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
1 September 1939Defense of the Polish Post Office in DanzigPolish Post Office in the Free City of Danzig1939 Invasion of Poland
24 March 1938Battle of TaierzhuangTai'erzhuang DistrictSecond Sino-Japanese War
1939Battle of WiznaŁomża1939 Invasion of Poland
1942Battle of VoronezhWorld War II
1914Battle of ŁódźŁódźWWI Eastern Front
25 June 1944Battle of Tali-IhantalaKarelian IsthmusContinuation War
31 December 1942Battle of the Barents SeaBarents SeaWorld War II
21 June 1919Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa FlowScapa FlowWorld War I
20 December 1944Siege of BastogneBastogneWestern Front
1936Siege of the AlcázarAlcázar of ToledoSpanish Civil War
20 December 1914First Battle of ChampagneChampagne-ArdenneWestern Front
15 May 1943Battle of the SutjeskaBosnia and HerzegovinaCase Black
19 February 1942Battle of TimorPortuguese TimorWorld War II
1944DekemvrianaAthensWorld War II
27 November 1940Battle of Cape SpartiventoMediterranean SeaWorld War II
16 April 1917Second Battle of the AisneSoissonsWestern Front
6 September 1941Battle of ChangshaChangshaSecond Sino-Japanese War
3 May 1937Barcelona May DaysBarcelonaSpanish Civil War
30 April 1904Battle of Yalu RiverYalu RiverRusso-Japanese War
18 July 1915Second Battle of the IsonzoSočaItalian Front
27 May 1918Third Battle of the AisneAisneWestern Front
1920Kyiv offensiveUkrainePolish–Soviet War
27 November 1950Battle of Changjin ReservoirChangjin ReservoirKorean War
24 April 1945Battle of HalbeHalbeWorld War II
14 August 1914Battle of LorraineLorraineWestern Front
11 May 1943Battle of AttuAttu Island, AlaskaPacific War
7 January 1942Battle of BataanBataanQ1648564
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville IslandPacific War
1937Battle of Beiping–TianjinSecond Sino-Japanese War
29 January 1991Battle of KhafjiKhafjiGulf War
14 May 1917Battle of the Strait of OtrantoStrait of OtrantoWorld War I
12 September 1918Battle of Saint-MihielSaint-MihielWorld War I
25 August 1942Battle of Milne BayMilne BaySouth West Pacific theater of World War II
9 February 1904Battle of Chemulpo BayJemulpoRusso-Japanese War
31 March 1942Battle of Christmas IslandChristmas IslandIndian Ocean in World War II
7 January 1988Battle for Hill 3234Paktia ProvinceSoviet-Afghan War
12 August 1914Battle of HaelenHalenWestern Front
1914Battle of St. QuentinGuiseWestern Front
1942Battle of RabaulRabaulSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
1938Catalonia OffensiveCataloniaSpanish Civil War
12 September 1942Battle of Edson's RidgeGuadalcanalPacific War
1944Operation TongaCaenInvasion of Normandy
31 January 1944Battle of KwajaleinKwajalein AtollQ2920892
1988Operation Praying MantisPersian GulfTankers War
1971Operation Lam Son 719LaosVietnam War
13 September 1961Siege of JadotvilleLikasiCold War
31 January 1915Battle of BolimówBolimówWWI Eastern Front
16 December 1914Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and WhitbyHartlepoolWorld War I
31 October 1917Battle of BeershebaBeershebaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
3 August 1916Battle of RomaniSinai PeninsulaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
1914Battle of the Vistula RiverWarsawWorld War I
12 September 1916Monastir OffensiveBitolaMacedonian Front
1914Russian invasion of East PrussiaEast PrussiaWWI Eastern Front
5 October 1944Battle of MemelKlaipėdaEastern Front
4 August 1950Battle of Pusan PerimeterPusan PerimeterKorean War
26 August 1914Battle of MulhouseMulhouseWorld War I
25 September 1915Second Battle of ChampagneChampagneWestern Front

The 300 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.