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List of battles 1801–1900
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1801-1805 edit
Year | War | Battle | Loc. | Date(s) | Description |
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1801 | French Revolutionary Wars | Action of 19 February 1801 | 19 Feb | British victory over France | |
War of the Second Coalition | Battle of Aboukir | 8 March | British-Turkish army under Ralph Abercromby defeats French Army of Egypt under Jacques de Menou | ||
Battle of Mandora | 13 March | The UK defeats France | |||
Battle of Alexandria | 21 March | British victory over France | |||
War of the Second Coalition and English Wars | Battle of Copenhagen | 2 April | British commander Nelson defeats Danish fleet | ||
French Revolutionary Wars | Action of 6 May 1801 | 6 May | British victory over France | ||
Action of 24 June 1801 | 24 June | French victory over the UK | |||
Siege of Cairo | May - 27 June | The UK and the Ottoman Empire capture Cairo from France | |||
First Battle of Algeciras | / | 6 July | British Royal Navy defeats by French | ||
Second Battle of Algeciras | 12 July | British Royal Navy victory over French, Spanish | |||
First Barbary War | Action of 1 August 1801 | / | 1 Aug | A US ship defeats Ottoman Tripolitania | |
War of the Second Coalition | Raids on Boulogne | 4-16 Aug | French victory over the UK | ||
French Revolutionary Wars | Battle of Mahé | 19 Aug | British victory over France | ||
War of the Second Coalition | Capitulation of Alexandria | 30 Aug | France capitulates to the UK and the Ottoman Empire. End of the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. | ||
French Revolutionary Wars | Siege of Porto Ferrajo | May - 1 Oct | France besieges Porto Ferrajo on the island of Elba, which was defended by Naples and Tuscany, aided by the UK. On 1 October, peace in Europe made an end to the siege. France got Elba without further fighting as a result of the peace treaty. | ||
1802 | Haitian Revolution | Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres | 23 Feb | France defeats Haitians | |
Battle of Kellola | Feb | ||||
Battle of Plaisance | 5 March | ||||
Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot | 4–24 March | ||||
First Barbary War | First Battle of Tripoli Harbor | 16 May | Sweden and the USA defeat Ottoman Tripolitania | ||
American Indian Wars and Russian colonization of North America | First Battle of Sitka | 20 June | Tlingit warriors massacre Russians and Aleut workers, and carry off the women and children. | ||
- | Battle of Poona | 25 Oct | Precursor to the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Holkar defeats the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire and the Scindia Dynasty in a Maratha civil war. | ||
1803 | Haitian Revolution and Napoleonic Wars | Blockade of Saint-Domingue | 18 June – 6 Dec | The UK and Haitians defeat France | |
First Barbary War | Action of 22 June 1803 | 22 June | The US navy defeats Tripolitania | ||
Haitian Revolution and Napoleonic Wars | Action of 28 June 1803 | 28 June | British Royal Navy defeats France | ||
Second Anglo-Maratha War | Siege of Aligarh | 1–4 Sep | The UK captures Aligarh from the Maratha Empire. France helped defend Aligarh. | ||
Battle of Delhi | 11 Sep | British forces under Gerard Lake defeat Maratha forces led by French officer Louis Bourquin | |||
Battle of Assaye | 23 Sep | English under Wellesley defeat Marathas under Daulat Scindia in Deccan | |||
Haitian Revolution | Siege of Port-au-Prince | Oct | Haitians capture Port-au-Prince from France | ||
Second Anglo-Maratha War | Battle of Laswari | 1 Nov | British commander Lake defeats Marathas near Agra | ||
Haitian Revolution | Battle of Vertières | 18 Nov | Haitians defeat French in last battle of war of independence | ||
Second Anglo-Maratha War | Battle of Argaon | 28 Nov | The UK under Wellesley defeats the Maratha Empire under Sindhia | ||
- | Second Ottoman invasion of Mani | Ottomans fail to conquer Mani a second time | |||
1804 | - | Battle of Ganja (1804) | 22 Nov 1803 – 15 Jan 1804 | Russian victory in a battle between Russian Empire and Persian Empire for the control of Ganja citadel. | |
British colonisation of Australia | Castle Hill convict rebellion | 5 March | Irish convict uprising in the New South Wales colony | ||
First Serbian Uprising | Battle of Drlupa | April | Serbia defeats the Dahije | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Suriname | 5 May | Battle between the Netherlands and UK for the control of the Surinam colony. The UK captures Surinam. | ||
Fulani War | Battle of Tabkin Kwatto | 21 June | First decisive battle of Fulani War. The Sokoto Caliphate defeats Gobir. | ||
Russo-Persian War | Battle of Echmiadzin (1804) | June | Russian forces forced to withdraw by Iranian forces | ||
First Barbary War | Second Battle of Tripoli Harbor | 14 July | Indecisive battle between US and Barbary pirates | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Vizagapatam | 15 Sep | French defeat British in Bay of Bengal | ||
American Indian Wars and Russian colonization of North America | Second Battle of Sitka | 1–7 Oct | In reprisal for the 1802 attack, Russian forces defeat the Tlingit in the last major armed conflict between Europeans and Alaska Natives. | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Raid on Boulogne | 2–3 Oct | Minor British victory over France | ||
Action of 5 October 1804 | 5 Oct | British Royal Navy defeats Spain | |||
Second Anglo-Maratha War | Siege of Delhi | 8-19 Oct | Brits and Mughals hold Delhi against the Marathas | ||
Battle of Farrukhabad | 17 Nov | Maratha forces of Jaswant Rao Holkar defeat British of commander Lake. | |||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 25 November 1804 | 25 Nov | British Royal Navy defeats Spain | ||
Action of 7 December 1804 | 7 Dec | British Royal Navy defeats Spain | |||
Fulani War | Battle of Tsuntua | December | Gobir defeat Sokoto Caliphate. | ||
1805 | Second Anglo-Maratha War | Siege of Bharatpur (1805) | 2 Jan – 22 Feb | The UK fails to capture Bharatpur, Rajasthan, capital of the Bharatpur State. | |
First Barbary War | Battle of Derne | 27 April – 13 May | US victory against Ottoman Tripolitania | ||
War of the Third Coalition | Battle of Diamond Rock | 31 May - 2 June | France and Spain capture Diamond Rock from the UK | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 15 July 1805 | 15 July | The French Navy defeats the UK | ||
War of the Third Coalition | Battle of Blanc-Nez and Gris-Nez | 18 July | A Batavian-French flotilla under Ver Huell repulses an attack by a superior British force | ||
Battle of Cape Finisterre | 22 July | Inconclusive naval battle between the UK and a coalition of France and Spain | |||
Action of 10 August 1805 | 10 Aug | British Royal Navy defeats France | |||
First Serbian Uprising | Battle of Ivankovac | 18 Aug | Serbian rebels defeated Ottoman Army | ||
War of the Third Coalition and Napoleonic Wars | Ulm Campaign | 25 Sep – 20 Oct | |||
War of the Third Coalition | Battle of Donauwörth | 7 Oct | France defeats Austria | ||
Battle of Wertingen | 8 Oct | ||||
Battle of Günzburg | 9 Oct | ||||
Battle of Haslach-Jungingen | 11 Oct | ||||
Battle of Memmingen | 14 Oct | ||||
Battle of Elchingen | French Army under Marshal Michel Ney defeats Austrian Army | ||||
Battle of Nerenstetten | 16 Oct | France defeats Austria | |||
Battle of Ulm | 16–19 Oct | Napoleon forces surrender of Austrian Army under Baron von Leiberich | |||
Battle of Verona (1805) | 18 Oct | France defeats Austria | |||
Battle of Trafalgar | 21 Oct | The UK under Nelson defeats France under Villeneuve, signals "England expects every man to do his duty", Nelson killed | |||
Battle of Caldiero | 30 Oct | French forces under Masséna defeat Austrians in Italy under Archduke Charles of Austria | |||
Battle of Mehrnbach | France defeats Austria | ||||
Battle of Lambach | 31 Oct | France defeats Russia and Austria | |||
Battle of Cape Ortegal | 4 Nov | British Royal Navy defeats France | |||
Battle of Steyr | France defeats Austria and Russia | ||||
Battle of Amstetten | 5 Nov | Inconclusive battle between France and a coalition of Austria and Russia | |||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Mariazell | 8 Nov | France defeats Austria | ||
War of the Third Coalition | Battle of Dürenstein | 11 Nov | Inconclusive battle between France and a coalition of Russia and Austria | ||
Battle of Schöngrabern | 16 Nov | Pyotr Bagration commands Russian and Austrian forces against Murat and Napoléon. French victory. | |||
Battle of Castelfranco Veneto | 24 Nov | France defeats Austria | |||
Battle of Wischau | 25 Nov | Russia defeats France | |||
Battle of Austerlitz | 2 Dec | French Army, under Napoleon, victory against Russian Army and any Austrians troops. End of War of the Third Coalition. | |||
Franco-Haitian War | Siege of Santo Domingo | Haitians withdraw from French occupied Santo Domingo |
1806-1810 edit
Year | War | Battle | Loc. | Date(s) | Description | |||||
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1806 | Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Blaauwberg | 8 Jan | British beat the Dutch near Cape Town, establishing British rule in South Africa. | ||||||
Battle of San Domingo | / | 6 Feb | British Royal Navy defeats France | |||||||
War of the Third Coalition | Battle of Campo Tenese | 10 March | France defeats Naples | |||||||
Action of 13 March 1806 | 18 March | British Royal Navy defeats France | ||||||||
Battle of Maida | 4 July | The UK defeats France | ||||||||
Siege of Gaeta | 26 Feb - 18 July | France captures Gaeta from Naples | ||||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 26 July 1806 | 26 July | British Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of Holland. | |||||||
War of the Third Coalition | Massacre of Lauria | 7–8 Aug | French troops under Masséna besiege and destroy Lauria, southern Italy. The citizens of Lauria were against the French occupation of the Kingdom of Naples. | |||||||
First Serbian Uprising | Battle of Mišar | 12–15 Aug | Serbs defeated bigger Ottoman Army in Serbia | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 23 August 1806 | 23 Aug | British Royal Navy defeats Spain | |||||||
Battle of Herceg Novi | 30 Sep | Russia and Montenegro defeat France | ||||||||
Siege of Ragusa | 27 May - 1 Oct | France captures Ragusa, present-day Dubrovnik, which was the end of the Republic of Ragusa. Ragusa was defended by Russia and Montenegro. | ||||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Battle of Schleiz | 9 Oct | France defeats Prussia and Saxony | |||||||
Battle of Saalfeld | 10 Oct | |||||||||
Battles of Jena and Auerstedt | 14 Oct | French Army, under Davout and Napoleon, defeats Prussian Army in two separate battles. The city of Berlin was taken by the French troops. | ||||||||
Battle of Halle | 17 Oct | France defeats Prussia | ||||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 18 October 1806 | 18 Oct | British Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of Holland | |||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Battle of Prenzlau | 28 Oct | France defeats Prussia | |||||||
Battle of Waren-Nossentin | 1 Nov | Prussia defeats France | ||||||||
Battle of Lübeck | 6 Nov | France defeats Prussia and Sweden | ||||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Raid on Batavia | 27 Nov | British Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of Holland. | |||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Battle of Czarnowo | 23 Dec | France defeats Russia and Prussia | |||||||
Battle of Pułtusk | 26 Dec | Indecisive battle between Napoleon and Russians | ||||||||
Battle of Golymin | France defeats Russia | |||||||||
First Serbian Uprising | Battle of Deligrad | Dec | Big battle between Serbian rebels and Ottomans forces in which Serbs won. | |||||||
- | Edirne incident | Standoff between Ottoman troops and Balkan janissaries | ||||||||
1807 | Anglo-Spanish War | Battle of Cardal | 20 Jan | UK defeats Spain | ||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Battle of Mohrungen | 25 Jan | French defeat Russians and Prussians | |||||||
Battle of Allenstein | 3 Feb | France defeats Russia | ||||||||
Anglo-Spanish War | Battle of Montevideo | The UK defeats Spain | ||||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Battle of Eylau | 8 Feb | Napoleon fights a hard-won bloodbath with Russians, no decisive result | |||||||
Battle of Ostrołęka (1807) | 16 Feb | French defeat Russians | ||||||||
Anglo-Turkish War | Dardanelles Operation | 19 Feb | A failed British attempt against the coastal fortifications of the Ottoman capital of Constantinople | |||||||
Franco-Swedish War and War of the Fourth Coalition | Great Sortie of Stralsund | 1–3 April | Sweden pushes the French Army out of Swedish Pomerania | |||||||
Russo-Turkish War | Battle of the Dardanelles | 10–11 May | Ottoman fleet fails to break the Russian blockade of Istanbul | |||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Siege of Danzig | 19 March - 24 May | France captures Danzig, now Gdańsk, from Prussia. Prussia was aided by Russia and the UK. | |||||||
War of the Third Coalition | Battle of Mileto | 28 May | France defeats Bourbon Naples and Sicily | |||||||
Anglo-Spanish War | Action of 2 June 1807 | 2 June | The Spanish Navy defeats the UK | |||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Battle of Guttstadt-Deppen | 5–6 June | Russia defeats France | |||||||
Battle of Heilsberg | 10 June | Napoleon repulses Russian attack | ||||||||
Battle of Friedland | 14 June | French Army, under Napoleon, decisively defeats Russians under Bennigsen. End of the War of the Fourth Coalition. | ||||||||
Russo-Turkish War | Battle of Arpachai | 18 June | Russians defeat Ottomans | |||||||
Battle of Athos | 19–29 June | Russian fleet under Admiral Seniavin defeats Ottoman fleet in Aegean Sea | ||||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Siege of Kolberg | 20 March - 2 July | France besieged Prussian Kolberg, now Kołobrzeg, until peace on 2 July. Prussia was aided by the UK and Sweden. | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Miserere | 2 July | The UK defeats Spain | |||||||
Anglo-Spanish War | Battle of the Retiro | 5 July | ||||||||
Franco-Swedish War | Siege of Stralsund | 24 July - 24 Aug | France and Spain capture Stralsund from Sweden. This is the end of Swedish Pomerania. | |||||||
Gunboat War and Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Køge | 29 Aug | The UK defeats Denmark-Norway | |||||||
Second Battle of Copenhagen | 2–7 Sep | UK land, sea forces under Admiral Gambier and General Cathcart capture Danish fleet. | ||||||||
Anglo-Turkish War | Alexandria expedition of 1807 | 18 March - 25 Sep | Failed UK attempt to capture Alexandria. Viceroy Muhammad Ali Pasha accepts to formally keep Egypt within the Ottoman Empire. | |||||||
War of the Fourth Coalition | Siege of Graudenz | 22 Jan - 11 Dec | France fails to capture Graudenz, now Grudziądz, from Prussia | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Raid on Griessie | 5-11 Dec | British Royal Navy defeats the Kingdom of Holland. | |||||||
- | Battle of Hingakaka | Largest battle ever fought on New Zealand soil. Tainui victory. | ||||||||
- | Third Ottoman invasion of Mani | Ottomans fail to capture Mani for a final time | ||||||||
1808 | English Wars and Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Zealand Point | 22 March | The UK defeats Denmark-Norway. | ||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 4 April 1808 | 4 April | British Royal Navy defeats Spain | |||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Pyhäjoki | 16 April | Russia defeats Sweden | |||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 | Battle of Lier | 18 April | Sweden defeats Denmark-Norway | |||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Siikajoki | Swedish commander Döbeln halts Russian advance during Finnish War | ||||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 | Battle of Toverud | 19–20 April | Denmark-Norway defeats Sweden | |||||||
Battle of Rødenes | 20 April – 7 May | Norwegians pushes the Swedish Army out of Norway | ||||||||
Battle of Trangen | 25 April | Denmark-Norway defeats Sweden | ||||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Revolax | 27 April | Swedish force defeats Russians camped in Finnish town | |||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 | Battle of Furuholm | 28 April | Sweden defeats Denmark-Norway | |||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Pulkkila | 2 May | Swedish force annihilates Russian force | |||||||
Battle of Kumlinge | 9 or 10 May | Swedish peasants defeat a Russian Army force | ||||||||
Battle of Kuopio | 12 May | Sweden defeats Russia | ||||||||
Gunboat War | Battle of Alvøen | 16 May | Inconclusive naval battle between Denmark-Norway and the UK | |||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 | Battle of Mobekk | 18 May | Sweden defeats Denmark-Norway | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Valdepeñas | 6 June | Inconclusive battle between France and Spain | |||||||
Battle of Alcolea Bridge | 7 June | France defeats Spain | ||||||||
Gunboat War | Battle of Saltholm | 9 June | The navy of Denmark-Norway defeats the UK | |||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 | Battle of Prestebakke | 10 June | Denmark-Norway defeats Sweden | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Cabezón | 12 June | France defeats Spain | |||||||
Battle of El Bruc | 6 and 14 June | French forces torch buildings after previous attempt foiled by ambush by Spain. Spanish victory. | ||||||||
Capture of the Rosily Squadron | 9–14 June | Spain captures six French warships in the port of Cádiz | ||||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Lemo | 19–20 June | Russia defeats Sweden | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Girona | 20 and 21 June | Spain defeats France | |||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Nykarleby | 24 June | Sweden defeats Russia | |||||||
Battle of Vaasa | 25–26 June | Russia defeats Sweden | ||||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Valencia | 26–28 June | France fails to capture Valencia from Spain | |||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Rimito Kramp | 30 June - 2 July | Tactical victory but strategic failure of the Swedish Navy versus Russia | |||||||
Battle of Lintulaks | 3 July | Russia defeats Sweden | ||||||||
Battle of Kokonsaari | 11 July | |||||||||
Battle of Lapua | 14 July | Swedish victory over Russia during Finnish War | ||||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Medina de Rioseco | French victory over Spain | ||||||||
Battle of Bailén | 16–19 July | French General Dupont surrenders to Spanish rebel forces | ||||||||
Battle of Évora | 29 July | France defeats Portugal and Spain | ||||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Sandöström | 2–3 Aug | Russia defeats Sweden | |||||||
Battle of Pälkjärvi | 10 Aug | Sweden defeats Russia | ||||||||
Battle of Kauhajoki | Swedish commander Döbeln defeats the Russians | |||||||||
Peninsular War | First Siege of Zaragoza | 15 June – 13 Aug | Unsuccessful French attempt to capture Zaragoza, Spain | |||||||
Siege of Girona | 24 July - 16 Aug | France fails to capture Girona from Spain | ||||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Alavus | 17 Aug | Sweden defeats Russia | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Roliça | British-Portuguese victory over France | ||||||||
Battle of Vimeiro | 21 Aug | British, Portuguese forces under Wellesley defeat French under Junot | ||||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Karstula | Russia defeats Sweden | ||||||||
Battle of Nummijärvi | 28 Aug | Sweden defeats Russia | ||||||||
Battle of Lappfjärd | 29 Aug | |||||||||
Battle of Grönvikssund | 30 Aug | The Swedish Navy defeats Russia | ||||||||
Battle of Ruona-Salmi | 1-2 Sep | Sweden defeats Russia at Ruona and Russia defeats Sweden at Salmi | ||||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09 | Battle of Berby | 12 Sep | Battle between Sweden and Denmark-Norway with a disputed outcome | |||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Jutas | 13 Sep | Swedes under Döbeln intercept and defeat Russians | |||||||
Battle of Oravais | 14 Sep | Russian forces overwhelm Swedish Army | ||||||||
Battle of Lokalaks | 17-18 Sep | Russia defeats Sweden | ||||||||
Battle of Palva Sund | 18 Sep | The Russian Navy defeats Sweden | ||||||||
Helsinki village landing | 26-28 Sep | Russia defeats Sweden | ||||||||
Battle of Koljonvirta | 27 Oct | Swedish victory over Russia following a month-long cease-fire | ||||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Zornoza | 31 Oct | Indecisive battle between French and Spanish | |||||||
Battle of Valmaseda | 5 Nov | Minor Spanish victory over France | ||||||||
Battle of Burgos | 10 Nov | French victory over Spain | ||||||||
Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros | 10–11 Nov | French victory, Spanish forces escape | ||||||||
Battle of Tudela | 23 Nov | French Marshal Lannes defeats Spanish General Castaños | ||||||||
Battle of Somosierra | 30 Nov | Napoleon defeats Spanish commander Benito de San Juan. | ||||||||
Battle of Cardedeu | 16 Dec | France defeats Spain | ||||||||
Battle of Molins de Rei | 21 Dec | |||||||||
Battle of Sahagún | British cavalry defeat French cavalry | |||||||||
Battle of Benavente | 29 Dec | The UK defeats France | ||||||||
Battle of Mansilla | 30 Dec | France defeats Spain | ||||||||
1809 | Battle of Castellón | 1 Jan | Spain defeats France | |||||||
Battle of Uclés | 13 Jan | France defeats Spain | ||||||||
Travancore rebellion | Battle of Quilon | 15 Jan | British East India Company defeats the army of Travancore | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Corunna | 16 Jan | French defeat British commander Sir John Moore | |||||||
Siege of Zaragoza | 19 Dec 1808 - 20 Feb 1809 | France captures Zaragoza from Spain. | ||||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Les Sables-d'Olonne | 24 Feb | British Royal Navy defeats France | Jihad of Usman dan Fodio | Battle of Alkalawa | Usman dan Fodio defeats and kills Yunfa. | ||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Valls | 25 Feb | France defeats Spain | |||||||
Battle of Villafranca | 17 March | Spain defeats France | ||||||||
Battle of Braga | 20 March | France defeats Portugal | ||||||||
Battle of Miajadas | 21 March | Spain defeats France | ||||||||
Battle of Los Yébenes | 24 March | Army of the Duchy of Warsaw successfully withdraws from Spanish Army | ||||||||
Battle of Ciudad Real | 27 March | French forces under General Sabastiani defeat Spanish Army commanded by General Cartojal | ||||||||
First Battle of Porto | 28 March | French forces under Marshal Soult capture the city of Porto from the Portuguese | ||||||||
Battle of Medellín | France defeats Spain | |||||||||
Battle of Porto | 29 March | France defeats Portugal and captures Porto | ||||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Sacile | 16 April | French forces under Eugène de Beauharnais defeated in Italy by Austrians under Archduke John | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of the Basque Roads | 18–24 April | British commanders Admiral Gambier and Thomas Cochrane defeat French Atlantic Fleet | |||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Teugen-Hausen | 19 April | France defeats Austria | |||||||
Austro-Polish War and War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Raszyn | Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria. | ||||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Abensberg | 19–20 April | Napoleon defeats Austrians in Germany under Archduke Charles | |||||||
Battle of Landshut | 21 April | French Marshal Masséna unable to destroy Austrian left wing under Hiller | ||||||||
Battle of Eckmühl | 22 April | Napoleon defeats Austrian Archduke Charles, forcing him to withdraw from Bavaria | ||||||||
Battle of Ratisbon | 23 April | Austrian Archduke Charles makes good retreat in successful rearguard action against France | ||||||||
Battle of Neumarkt-Sankt Veit | 24 April | Austria defeats France | ||||||||
Austro-Polish War and War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Radzymin | 25 April | Poles of the French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw defeat Austria | |||||||
Battle of Grochów | 26 April | The Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria | ||||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Caldiero | 27–30 April | Austria defeats France | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Kock | 2 May | The Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria | |||||||
Austro-Polish War and War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Ostrówek | 2–3 May | The French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw defeats Austria | |||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Ebelsberg | 3 May | France defeats Austria | |||||||
Battle of Piave River | 8 May | |||||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Grijó | 10–11 May | The UK and Portugal defeat France | |||||||
Second Battle of Porto | 12 May | A coalition of the UK and Portugal under Wellesley defeats Soult, drives French from city | ||||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Wörgl | 13 May | France defeats Austria | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Alcantara | 14 May | France defeats Portugal | |||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Skellefteå | 15 May | Russia defeats Sweden | |||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Linz-Urfahr | 17 May | France defeats Austria | |||||||
Battle of Tarvis | 15–18 May | |||||||||
Battle of Aspern-Essling | 21–22 May | Napoleon's first attempt to cross Danube near Vienna results in serious check by Austrians under Archduke Charles | ||||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Alcañiz | 23 May | Spanish defeat French | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Sankt Michael | 25 May | France defeats Austria | |||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 and Franco-Swedish War | Battle of Stralsund (1809) | 31 May | France defeats Prussia and Sweden | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Puente Sanpayo | 7–9 June | Spain defeats France | |||||||
First Serbian Uprising | Battle of Suvodol | 10 June | Serbia defeats the Ottoman Empire | |||||||
Austro-Polish War | Battle of Jedlińsk | 11 June | Austria defeats the French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw | |||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Raab | 14 June | France defeats Austria | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of María | 15 June | France defeats Spain | |||||||
Battle of Belchite (1809) | 18 June | |||||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Graz | 24–26 June | France defeats Austria | |||||||
Durrani Civil Wars | Battle of Nimla | Late June-Early July | Mahmud Shah Durrani seizes the Durrani throne after winning a battle against Shah Shujah Durrani. | |||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Hörnefors | 5 July | Russia defeats Sweden | |||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Wagram | 5–6 July | French Army, under Napoleon, defeats Austrians of Archduke Charles of Austria at great cost, ending the War of the Fifth Coalition | |||||||
Battle of Gefrees | 8 July | Austria and the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel defeat France | ||||||||
Battle of Hollabrunn (1809) | 9 July | Austria defeats France | ||||||||
Battle of Znaim | 10–11 July | Battle between Austria and France ends with the arrival of Napoleon with news of an armistice | ||||||||
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 | Battle of Hjerpe Skans | 16 July | Denmark-Norway defeats Sweden | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Talavera | 27–28 July | The UK and Spain under Wellesley defeat forces of French Gen. Victor, King Joseph Bonaparte in Spain; made Viscount Wellington | |||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Battle of Halberstadt | 29–30 July | The Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel defeats the army of the French-controlled Kingdom of Westphalia. | |||||||
Battle of Ölper (1809) | 1 Aug | Draw between the Principality of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and the Kingdom of Westphalia. | ||||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Arzobispo | 8 Aug | France defeats Spain | |||||||
Battle of Almonacid | 11 Aug | |||||||||
Battle of Puerto de Baños | 12 Aug | France defeats Portugal, Spain and the UK | ||||||||
Finnish War | Battle of Ratan and Sävar | 17–22 Aug | Swedish General Wachtmeister defeats Russians near Umeå | |||||||
Battle of Piteå | 25 Aug | Russia defeats Sweden | ||||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Tamames | 18 Oct | Spanish repel French Marshal Ney's forces | |||||||
Tyrolean Rebellion | Battles of Bergisel | 12 April - 1 Nov | France and Bavaria defeat Tyrolean militia. | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Ocaña | 19 Nov | Spanish forces under Aréizaga crushed by French forces of King Joseph, Marshal Soult | |||||||
Battle of Carpio | 23 Nov | Spain defeats France | ||||||||
Battle of Alba de Tormes | 26 Nov | France defeats Spain | ||||||||
Siege of Girona | 6 May - 12 Dec | France captures Girona from Spain | ||||||||
War of the Fifth Coalition | Walcheren Campaign | 30 July - 23 Dec | Unsuccessful British invasion of French-controlled Holland | |||||||
1810 | Peninsular War | Battle of Mollet | 21 Jan | Spain defeats France | ||||||
Siege of Cádiz | 5 Feb 1810 - 24 Aug 1812 | France fails to capture Cádiz from Spain | ||||||||
Battle of Vic | 20 Feb | France defeats Spain | ||||||||
Battle of Manresa | 21 March - 5 April | Spain defeats France | ||||||||
Siege of Hostalric | 11 Jan - 13 May | France captures Hostalric from Spain. | ||||||||
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo | 26 April - 10 July | France captures Ciudad Rodrigo from Spain | ||||||||
Gunboat War | Battle of Silda | 23 July | British Royal Navy defeats Denmark-Norway | |||||||
Russo-Turkish War | Battle of Batin | 17 Aug | Russians capture large Ottoman force | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Grand Port | 20–27 Aug | The French force the British Royal Navy fleet to surrender | |||||||
Russo-Turkish War | Battle of Batin | 9 Sep | Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 13 September 1810 | 13 Sep | Inconclusive naval battle between France and the UK | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of La Bisbal | 14 Sep | Spain and the UK defeat France | |||||||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 18 September 1810 | 18 Sep | British Royal Navy defeats France | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Buçaco | 27 Sep | The UK and Portugal under Wellington repulses attacks from French commander Masséna, withdraws into Lines of Torres Vedras | |||||||
Battle of Sobral | 13–14 Oct | The UK and Portugal defeat France | ||||||||
Battle of Fuengirola | 15 Oct | Polish in French service defeat British and Spanish | ||||||||
Battle of Saguntum | 25 Oct | France defeats Spain | ||||||||
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of Independence | Battle of Cotagaita | 27 Oct | Spain defeats the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata | |||||||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Monte de las Cruces | 30 Oct | Mexican insurgents defeat Spain | |||||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Baza | 4 Nov | France defeats Spain | |||||||
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of Independence | Battle of Suipacha | 7 Nov | The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata defeat Spain | |||||||
Spanish American wars of independence | Battle of Campichuelo | 19 Dec | Revolutionary Argentinian forces defeats Spanish Royalist troops. | |||||||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of El Veladero | Mexicans defeat Spanish |
1811-1815 edit
Year | War | Battle | Loc. | Date(s) | Description |
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1811 | Peninsular War | Battle of El Pla | 15 Jan | Spain defeats France | |
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Calderón Bridge | 17 Jan | Spanish victory against a large Mexican force | ||
Spanish American wars of independence | Battle of Paraguarí | 19 Jan | Revolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Spanish Royalist troops | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of the Gebora | 19 Feb | France defeats Spain and Portugal | ||
Battle of Barrosa | 5 March | The UK, Spain and Portugal defeat France | |||
Spanish American wars of independence | Battle of Tacuarí | 9 March | Revolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Spanish Royalist troops | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Pombal | 11 March | France defeats the UK and Portugal | ||
Battle of Redinha | 12 March | Indecisive battle between France and a coalition of the UK and Portugal | |||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Lissa | 13 March | British fleet defeats French fleet | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Foz de Arouce | 15 March | The UK and Portugal defeat France | ||
Battle of Campo Maior | 25 March | ||||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Anholt | 27 March | British Royal Navy victory over Denmark and Norway | ||
- | Battle of Khakeekera | March | Bahraini-Kuwaiti victory against Saudi Diriyah forces. | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Puerto de Piñones | 1 April | Precursor to Battle of Zacatecas. Mexican rebels defeat Spain. | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Sabugal | 3 April | Anglo-Portuguese victory over French | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Zacatecas | 15 April | Mexicans capture Zacatecas from Spain | ||
Battle of El Maguey | 2 May | Spain defeats Mexican rebels | |||
Peninsular War | Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro | 5 May | Victory of the UK and Portugal under Wellington against the French under Masséna | ||
Siege of Tarragona | 5 May | 29 June – French victory against Spain | |||
Battle of Albuera | 16 May | Draw of British, Portuguese and Spanish under Beresford and France under Soult | |||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Tamatave | 20 May | British Royal Navy defeats France | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Arlabán | 25 May | Spanish guerillas defeat France | ||
Battle of Usagre | The UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France | ||||
Siege of Badajoz | 22 April - 10 June | The UK and Portugal fail to capture Badajoz from France | |||
Bolivian War of Independence | Battle of Huaqui | 20 June | Revolutionary Argentinian forces are defeated by Spanish Royalist troops | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Cogorderos | 23 June | Spain defeats France | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Llanos de Santa Juana | 12 July | Spanish victory, but the state Colima is later taken by the Mexicans | ||
Peninsular Wars | Battle of Montserrat | 25 July | France defeats Spain | ||
Battle of Zújar | 9 Aug | ||||
Siege of Figueras | 4 April - 19 Aug | France captures Figueres from Spain. | |||
Battle of El Bodón | 25 Sep | British successful rearguard action against France | |||
Battle of Cervera | 4-14 Oct | Spain defeats France | |||
Battle of Saguntum | 25 Oct | France defeats Spain | |||
Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos | 28 Oct | An allied force of the UK, Portugal and Spain under General Hill defeated a French force | |||
Battle of Bornos | 5 Nov | Spain defeats France | |||
American Indian Wars and Tecumseh's War | Battle of Tippecanoe | 7 Nov | American troops under Harrison defeat Tecumseh and Shawnee | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Action of 29 November 1811 | 29 Nov | British Royal Navy defeats France | ||
Ottoman–Wahhabi War | Battle of Yanbu | End of 1811 | Muhammad Ali forces land in Yanbu, winning a battle against the Saudis and starting the Ottoman–Wahhabi War | ||
1812 | Peninsular War | Siege of Tarifa | 15 Dec 1811 – 5 Jan 1812 | Anglo-Spanish troops defeat the French | |
Battle of Altafulla | 29 Jan | France defeats Spain | |||
Ottoman–Wahhabi War | Battle of Al-Safra | Jan | Ottoman Empire forces under Muhammad Ali meet Saudi Al-Kabeer forces near Medina. Saudi victory. | ||
Russo-Persian War | Battle of Sultanabad | 13 Feb | Persia defeats Russia | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Pirano | 22 Feb | British Royal Navy defeats France | ||
Peninsular War | Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo | 2–23 Feb | British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Izúcar | 23 Feb | Mexican rebels defeat Spain | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Badajoz | 16 March – 6 April | British and Portuguese forces besiege and defeat French garrison | ||
Battle of Arlabán | 9 April | Spain defeats France | |||
Battle of Villagarcia | 11 April | The UK defeats France | |||
Battle of Almaraz | 18–19 May | Anglo-Portuguese Army under Hill destroy a French pontoon bridge across the River Tagus | |||
Battle of Bornos | 31 May | France defeats Spain | |||
Battle of Maguilla | 11 June | France defeats the UK, Portugal and Spain | |||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Zitlala | 4 July | Mexican rebels defeat Spain | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Mir | 9–10 July | Russia defeats the French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw | ||
Gunboat War | Battle of Lyngør | 12 July | British victory, Danish-Norwegian frigate sunk. | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Ekau | 19 July | France defeats Russia | ||
War of 1812 | First Battle of Sacket's Harbor | US turns back British naval attack | |||
Peninsular War | Battle of Castalla | 21 July | France defeats Spain | ||
Battle of Salamanca | 22 July | A coalition force of the UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeats French under Marmont. French evacuate Madrid, but soon return. | |||
Battle of García Hernández | 23 July | The UK defeats France | |||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Saltanovka | France defeats Russia | |||
Battle of Ostrovno | 25 July | ||||
Battle of Vitebsk | 26–27 July | ||||
Battle of Kobrin | 27 July | Russia defeats the French vassal state of Saxony | |||
Battle of Klyastitsy | 30 July – 1 Aug | Minor Russian victory over French corps | |||
Battle of Inkovo | 8 August | Russia defeats France | |||
War of 1812 and Tecumseh's War | Battle of Maguaga | 9 Aug | Both armies, the USA and a coalition of the UK and Tecumseh's confederacy, withdraw | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Majadahonda | 11 Aug | France defeats the UK and Portugal | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Swolna | Inconclusive battle between Russia and France | |||
Battle of Gorodechno | 12 Aug | French-controlled Austria and Saxony defeat Russia | |||
First Battle of Krasnoi | 14 Aug | France defeats Russia | |||
War of 1812 | Battle of Fort Dearborn | 15 Aug | American Fort burned by the Potowatomi | ||
War of 1812 and Tecumseh's War | Siege of Detroit | 15–16 Aug | American forces under General Hull surrender to British, under Sir Isaac Brock and Chief Tecumseh | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Smolensk | 16–17 Aug | Russians under Bagration, de Tolley defeated and retreat by France | ||
First Battle of Polotsk | 17–18 Aug | Indecisive battle between Russian and French corps | |||
Peninsular War | Siege of Astorga | 29 June - 19 Aug | Spain captures Astorga from France | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Valutino | 19 Aug | Marginal French victory; successful Russian retreat | ||
Battle of Dahlenkirchen | 22 Aug | France defeats Russia | |||
War of 1812 | Siege of Fort Harrison | 4–5 Sep | 10 American soldiers repel attack by the Miami tribe, the Potowatomi, the Kickapoo people and the Ho-Chunk | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Shevardino | 5 Sep | France defeats Russia | ||
Battle of Borodino | 7 Sep | Russian commander Kutuzov retreats after bloody battle. Napoleon enters Moscow. General Bagration is killed. | |||
Battle of Zvenigorod | 12 Sep | France defeats Russia | |||
War of 1812 | Siege of Fort Wayne | 5–12 Sep | Americans repel Miamis and Potawatomis | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Burgos | 19 Sep – 21 Oct | Unsuccessful siege by Anglo-Portuguese Army. French victory. | ||
Argentine War of Independence | Battle of Tucumán | 24–25 Sep | Argentina's Army of the North, commanded by General Belgrano, defeat Spanish Royalist troops | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Mesoten | 29 Sep | French-controlled Prussia defeats Russia | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Queenston Heights | 13 Oct | US forces under Van Rensselaer defeated in attempt to capture town by British under Sir Isaac Brock, who is killed | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Tarutino | 18 Oct | Russian victory over French commander Murat's corps | ||
Second Battle of Polotsk | 18–20 Oct | Russian victory over Saint-Cyr's Franco-Bavarian force | |||
Battle of Maloyaroslavets | 24 Oct | Russians under Dokhturov defeat French, forcing northern retreat | |||
War of 1812 | USS United States vs HMS Macedonian | 25 Oct | Decatur's USS United States captures British HMS Macedonian | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Tordesillas | 25-29 Oct | France defeats the UK, Portugal and Spain | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Czasniki | 31 Oct | Russians defeat French Army, commanded by Victor | ||
Russo-Persian War | Battle of Aslanduz | 31 Oct | Russians defeat Persian army of Abbas Mirza | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Vyazma | 3 Nov | Russians defeat French indecisively | ||
Battle of Liaskowa | 9 Nov | Russia defeats France | |||
Battle of Nowo Schwerschen | 13 Nov | Russia defeats Lithuania and the French-controlled Duchy of Warsaw | |||
Battle of Smoliani | 13–14 Nov | Russian victory over French forces of Victor and Oudinot | |||
Battle of Wolkowisk | 14-16 Nov | France defeats Russia | |||
Battle of Kaidanowo | 15 Nov | Russia defeats France | |||
Battle of Krasnoi | 15–18 Nov | Partial Russian victory. Napoleon drives off Russian forces attempting to block retreat. Heroism of Marshal Ney. | |||
War of 1812 | First Battle of Lacolle Mills | 20 Nov | British and Mohawks defeat Americans | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Borisov | 21 Nov | Russia defeats France | ||
Battle of Loschniza | 23 Nov | France defeats Russia | |||
Battle of Berezina | 26–29 Nov | French successfully cross river with huge losses, despite being nearly surrounded by two Russian armies, ending retreat from Russia | |||
Ottoman–Wahhabi War | Battle of Medina | Nov | The Ottoman Empire under Muhammad Ali recovers Medina from Saudis | ||
Napoleonic Wars | Battle of Pleshchenitsy | 1 Dec | Russia defeats France | ||
Siege of Riga | 24 July - 18 Dec | France fails to capture Riga from Russia | |||
War of 1812 | Battle of the Mississinewa | 17–18 Dec | US forces defeat Miami tribe | ||
Argentine War of Independence | Battle of Cerrito | 31 Dec | The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata defeats Spain | ||
1813 | Ottoman–Wahhabi War | Battle of Jeddah | 7 Jan | The Ottoman Empire under Tusun Pasha and his father are able to hold on Jeddah. Jeddah is later captured by the Saudis. | |
War of 1812 | Battle of Frenchtown | 22 Jan | British General Procter with a combined British-Native American army defeats US Kentucky militia | ||
Ottoman–Wahhabi War | Battle of Mecca | The Ottoman Empire under Tusun Pasha and his father reclaim Mecca from the Saudis | |||
Argentine War of Independence | Battle of Salta | 20 Feb | The Argentina's Army of the North defeated for the second time the Spanish Royalist troops of General Tristán | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Ogdensburg | 22 Feb | British victory over the US after attacking against orders | ||
Argentine War of Independence | Battle of San Lorenzo | 3 Feb | Argentina defeats a Spanish Royalist force | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Rosillo Creek | 29 March | Mexican rebels defeat Spain | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Lüneburg | 2 April | Russia and Prussia defeat France | ||
Battle of Möckern | 5 April | ||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Castalla | 13 April | The UK, Spain and Sicily defeat France | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Mobile | 15 April | US commander Wilkinson captures Mobile from Spain | ||
Battle of York | 27 April | US commanders Dearborn and Chauncey capture British garrison, recklessly loot and burn capital | |||
Chilean War of Independence | Battle of Yerbas Buenas | Spain defeats patriots from Chile | |||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Lützen | 2 May | Napoleon defeats Russo-Prussian army of Wittgenstein | ||
Battle of Gersdorf | 8 May | Indecisive battle between France and a coalition of Prussia and Russia | |||
War of 1812 | Siege of Fort Meigs | 1–9 May | Effective stalemate between the US and the UK | ||
Chilean War of Independence | Battle of San Carlos (1813) | 15 May | Chilean patriots defeat Spain | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Bautzen | 20–21 May | France under Napoleon defeats a coalition of Russia and Prussia under Wittgenstein, who is only able to escape due to Ney's incompetence | ||
Battle of Reichenbach | 22 May | France defeats Russia | |||
Battle of Haynau | 26 May | Prussia defeats France | |||
War of 1812 | Battle of Fort George | 27 May | US Lt. Col. Scott captures British fort | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Hoyerswerda | 28 May | France defeats Prussia | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of La Chincúa | 19 April – 28 May | Mexican rebels defeat Spain | ||
War of 1812 | Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor | 28–29 May | US General Brown turns back British under Prevost | ||
Battle of Boston Harbor | 1 June | British HMS Shannon captures Lawrence's USS Chesapeake with ease | |||
Peninsular War | Siege of Tarragona | 3–11 June | French victory in which an overwhelming Anglo-Allied force failed to capture the Spanish port | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Luckau | 4 June | Prussia and Russia defeat France | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Stoney Creek | 6 June | British force of 700 under Vincent defeat US force, under Chandler and Winder, three times its size | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of San Millan-Osma | 18 June | The UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France | ||
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of Independence | Battle of Pequereque | 19 June | The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and the Republiquetas defeat Spain | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Alazan Creek | 20 June | The US and Mexican rebels defeat Spain | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Vitoria | 21 June | The UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeats French under Joseph, forced to withdraw towards France | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Craney Island | 22 June | British attack on Norfolk foiled | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Tolosa | 26 June | The UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France | ||
Battle of Maya | 25 July | Draw between France and a coalition of the UK and Portugal | |||
Battle of Roncesvalles | France defeats the UK and Portugal | ||||
Creek War | Battle of Burnt Corn | 27 July | American forces disperse a raiding party of Creek Indians | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of the Pyrenees | 25–30 July | French large-scale attack under General Soult against the UK, Portugal and Spain fails | ||
Battle of Sorauren | 28 July – 1 Aug | The UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeats France under General Soult, who withdraws across the Pyrenees | |||
War of 1812 | Battle of Fort Stephenson | 2 Aug | British attack on American fort fails | ||
Battle of St. Michaels | 10 Aug | The UK under Cockburn defeated by the US | |||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Medina | 18 Aug | Spain defeats Mexican rebels and Americans | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Goldberg | 23 Aug | France defeats Russia and Prussia | ||
Battle of Großbeeren | Prussia, Russia and Sweden win series of three actions against France | ||||
Battle of Katzbach | 26 Aug | Prussia and Russia under Blücher defeats France under Marshal MacDonald | |||
Battle of Hagelberg | 27 Aug | Prussia and Russia defeat France | |||
Battle of Dresden | 26–27 Aug | Napoleon's last major victory on German soil, over main Allied army of Austria, Russia and Prussia of Prince Schwarzenberg | |||
Battle of Kulm | 29–30 Aug | France under Marshal Vandamme defeated, captured by allied coalition of Austria, Russia and Prussia | |||
Peninsular War | Battle of San Marcial | 31 Aug | Spanish Army of Galicia, led by Freire, turns back France under Marshal Soult's last major offensive of the war | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Dennewitz | 6 Sep | Prussia, Russia and Sweden under Crown Prince Charles John, Bülow defeat France under Ney | ||
Battle of Feistritz | France defeats Austria | ||||
Napoleonic Wars and Coalition Wars | Battle of Lippa | 7 Sep | Austria defeats France | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of San Sebastian | 7 July – 8 Sep | Allied forces of the UK and Portugal capture San Sebastián from French | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Lake Erie | 10 Sep | US Perry's fleet defeats British | ||
Peninsular War | Battle of Ordal | 13 Sep | The UK and Spain defeat France | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Second Battle of Kulm | 17 Sep | Allied Coalition of Austria, Prussia and Russia victory, Napoleon forced to halt his advance on Teplice and withdraws to Leipzig | ||
Battle of the Göhrde | 18 Sep | Prussia, Russia and the UK defeat France | |||
Battle of Altenburg | 28 Sep | Prussia, Austria and Russia defeat France | |||
Battle of Roßlau | 29 Sep | Sweden defeats France | |||
Bolivian War of Independence and Argentine War of Independence | Battle of Vilcapugio | 1 Oct | Republican forces of Argentina and Upper Peru were defeated by a Spanish Royalist army | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Wartenburg | 3 Oct | Prussia defeats France | ||
War of 1812 and Tecumseh's War | Battle of the Thames | 5 Oct | US troops under Harrison defeat British, Indians under Gen. Henry Procter; Tecumseh killed | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of the Bidassoa | 7 Oct | The UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France | ||
Chilean War of Independence | Battle of El Roble | 13 Oct | Chilean patriots defeat Spain | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Leipzig | 16–19 Oct | Napoleon suffers his greatest defeat ever in the largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Saxony and Württemberg defeat France | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of the Chateauguay | 25 Oct | The UK with several hundred Canadian militia and the Mohawk people turn back Hampton's advance on Montreal; the American army withdraws from Canada | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Hanau | 30–31 Oct | Austro-Bavarian army under Prince Wrede unable to cut off French retreat | ||
Peninsular War | Siege of Pamplona | 26 June - 31 Oct | Spain and the UK capture Pamplona from France | ||
Creek War | Battle of Tallushatchee | 3 Nov | US forces under Jackson defeat the Red Stick Creeks | ||
Battle of Talladega | 9 Nov | ||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Nivelle | 10 Nov | Allied troops of the UK, Portugal and Spain defeat Marshal Soult of France | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Crysler's Farm | 11 Nov | US forces under Wilkinson defeated by much smaller British force under Morrison | ||
Bolivian War of Independence, Argentine War of Independence, and Spanish American Wars of Independence | Battle of Ayohuma | 14 Nov | Argentina's Army of the North and the Republiquetas are defeated by the Spanish Royalists | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Caldiero | 15 Nov | France defeats Austria | ||
War of 1812 and Creek War | Battle of Autossee | 29 Nov | The US defeats the Red Stick Creeks | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Arnhem | 30 Nov | Prussia defeats France | ||
Venezuelan War of Independence | Battle of Araure | 5 Dec | Venezuelan patriots defeat Spain | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Bornhöved | 7 Dec | Sweden defeats Denmark-Norway | ||
Battle of Sehested | 10 Dec | Denmark-Norway defeats Russia, Prussia, the UK, Hanover and the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin | |||
Battle of the Nive | 9–13 Dec | The UK, Portugal and Spain defeat Marshal Soult's French Army | |||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Lomas de Santa María | 23–24 Dec | Spain defeats Mexican rebels | ||
1814 | War of the Sixth Coalition | Siege of Danzig | 16 Jan 1813 - 2 Jan 1814 | Prussia and Russia capture Danzig, now Gdańsk, from France | |
Napoleonic Wars | Siege of Cattaro | 14 Oct 1813 - 3 Jan 1814 | The UK, Montenegro and Sicily capture Kotor from France | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Puruarán | 5 Jan | Spain defeats Mexican rebels | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Siege of Torgau | 18 Oct 1813 - 10 Jan 1814 | Prussia captures Torgau from France | ||
Battle of Hoogstraten | 11 Jan | Prussia, the UK and Russia defeat France | |||
Creek War | Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek | 22–24 Jan | Twin indecisive battles. The Red Stick Creeks versus the US, the Lower Creeks and the Cherokee. | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | First Battle of Bar-sur-Aube | 24 Jan | France withdraws after a battle against Austria and Württemberg | ||
War of 1812 and Creek War | Battle of Calebee Creek | 27 Jan | Stalemate between the US and the Red Stick Creeks | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Brienne | 29 Jan | France under Napoleon defeats Prussia and Russia under Blücher | ||
Battle of La Rothière | 1 Feb | French under Napoleon manage to hold back an overwhelming force of Prussians until nightfall, where then they withdraw from the field | |||
Battle of Lesmont | 2 Feb | France defeats Bavaria and Russia | |||
Battle of the Mincio River | 8 Feb | Inconclusive battle between France and Austria | |||
Battle of Champaubert | 10 Feb | France under Napoleon defeats Russia | |||
Battle of Montmirail | 11 Feb | France under Napoleon defeats Russia and Prussia | |||
Battle of Château-Thierry | 12 Feb | ||||
Battle of Vauchamps | 14 Feb | ||||
Peninsular War | Battle of Garris | 15 Feb | The UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Mormant | 17 Feb | France defeats Austria, Bavaria and Russia | ||
Battle of Montereau | 18 Feb | France under Napoleon defeats Austria and Württemberg | |||
Battle of Bar-sur-Aube | 27 Feb | Austria, Bavaria and Russia under Schwarzenberg defeats France under Marshal Macdonald | |||
Peninsular War | Battle of Orthez | The UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeats French under Soult | |||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Gué-à-Tresmes | 28 Feb | France defeats Prussia and Russia | ||
Spanish American wars of independence | Battle of Cúcuta | The United Provinces of New Granada defeat Spain | |||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Saint-Julien | 1 March | Austria defeats France | ||
Battle of Laubressel | 3 March | Austria, Bavaria, Russia and Württemberg defeat France | |||
War of 1812 | Battle of Longwoods | 4 March | American victory against the UK, the Wyandot people and the Potowatomi | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Craonne | 7 March | France under Napoleon defeats Prussia and Russia under Blücher | ||
Battle of Laon | 9–10 March | Prussia and Russia under Blücher defeats France under Napoleon | |||
Battle of Mâcon | 11 March | Austria defeats France | |||
Battle of Reims | 13 March | France under Napoleon defeats isolated Russian and Prussian corps | |||
Chilean War of Independence | Battle of El Quilo | 19 March | Chilean patriots defeat Spain | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Limonest | 20 March | Austria and the Grand Duchy of Hesse defeat France | ||
Chilean War of Independence | Battle of Membrillar | Chilean patriots defeat Spain | |||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube | 20–21 March | Austria, Bavaria, Russia and Württemberg under Schwarzenberg defeats France under Napoleon | ||
Battle of Fère-Champenoise | 25 March | Austria, Prussia, Russia and Württemberg under Schwarzenberg defeats French corps of Marmont, Mortier | |||
Battle of Saint-Dizier | 26 March | France defeats Russia | |||
War of 1812 | Battle of Horseshoe Bend | 27 March | The US, Creeks, Cherokee and Choctaw under Jackson decisively defeats Red Stick Creeks | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Claye | 28 March | Prussia forces France to retreat | ||
Battle of Montmartre | 30 March | Allied forces of Russia, Austria and Prussia enter Paris, force surrender of France under Marmont, Mortier. Napoleon abdicates soon after; goes to Elba. | |||
War of 1812 | Second Battle of Lacolle Mills | US forces under Wilkinson defeated by British in attempt to invade Canada via Niagara. Wilkinson relieved, replaced by Brown with assistance of Scott | |||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Battle of Courtrai | 31 March | France defeats Saxony and Prussia | ||
Battle of Toulouse | 10 April | The UK, Portugal and Spain under Wellington defeat France under Soult, forced to abandon city. Fighting on southern front comes to end soon after, with news of Napoleon's abdication. | |||
Siege of Metz | 3 Jan - 10 April | Prussia, Russia and the Electorate of Hesse fail to capture Metz from France | |||
Peninsular War | Battle of Bayonne | 14 April | The UK, Portugal and Spain defeat France | ||
War of the Sixth Coalition | Siege of Antwerp | 14 Jan - 4 May | The UK and Prussia besiege Antwerp. French commander surrenders after news of Napoleon's abdication. | ||
Siege of Besançon | 1 Jan - 2 May | Austria and Liechtenstein besiege Besançon. French commander surrenders after the news of Napoleon's abdication. | |||
Siege of Mainz | 3 Jan - 4 May | Russia, the Duchy of Berg and the Duchy of Nassau besiege Mainz. French commander surrenders after news of Napoleon's abdication. | |||
Siege of Hamburg | 24 Dec 1813 - 12 May 1814 | Russian siege of Hamburg. The French commander surrendered on 27 May on orders of the new king of France. | |||
Siege of Naarden | 17 Nov 1813 - 12 May 1814 | The Netherlands and Russia besiege Naarden. French garrison surrenders after news that the war was over. | |||
Siege of Delfzijl | 13 Nov 1813 - 23 May 1814 | The Netherlands, Prussia, Russia and the UK besiege Delfzijl. The French commander surrenders after a treaty. | |||
Venezuelan War of Independence | Battle of Alto de los Godos | 25 May | Venezuelan patriots defeat Spain | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Big Sandy Creek | 30 May | US forces surprise the British in upstate New York, capturing six ships and 143 prisoners | ||
Venezuelan War of Independence | Battle of Niquitao | 2 July | Venezuelan patriots defeat Spain | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Chippawa | 5 July | US forces invade Canada under Brown, Scott defeats British under Riall | ||
Venezuelan War of Independence | Battle of Los Horcones | 22 July | Venezuelan patriots defeat Spain | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Lundy's Lane | 25 July | Brown's Americans take on British under Drummond in violent indecisive battle. US forces withdraw from Canada due to heavy losses, giving argument for British victory. | ||
Venezuelan War of Independence | Battle of Taguanes | 31 July | Venezuelan patriots and the United Provinces of New Granada defeat Spain | ||
Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814 | Battle of Lier | 2 Aug | Norway defeats Sweden | ||
War of 1812 | Battle of Mackinac Island | 26 July – 4 Aug | Unsuccessful American attempt to capture the British Fort Mackinac. | ||
Swedish–Norwegian War of 1814 | Battle of Matrand | 5 Aug | Norway defeats Sweden | ||
Battle of Rakkestad | 6 Aug | Sweden defeats Norway | |||
Battle of Langnes | 9 Aug | Disputed outcome of a battle between Norway and Sweden | |||
Battle of Kjølberg Bridge | 14 Aug | Sweden defeats Norway | |||
War of 1812 | Battle of Bladensburg | 24 Aug | British forces rout Americans in Maryland. British move on to burn Washington in retribution for the burning of York. American government barely escapes the city as Congress and the White House are torched. | ||
Battle of Lake Champlain and Battle of Plattsburgh | 11 Sep | US squadron under Macdonough defeats British under Downie. On the same day, US land forces under Prevost fight indecisive battle with Americans under Macomb. | |||
Battle of North Point | 12 Sep | Land battle between the US and the UK, complement of Battle of Fort McHenry. Americans retreat after inflicting heavy casualties on the British. | |||
Battle of Fort McHenry | 13 Sep | American fort protecting Baltimore harbor holds out against British bombardment, inspiring Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner." | |||
Battle of Cook's Mills | 19 Oct | Indecisive battle between the US and the UK | |||
Siege of Fort Erie | 4 Aug – 5 Nov | Americans repel British attempt to retake fort | |||
Battle of Pensacola | 7–9 Nov | US commander Jackson wins Pyrrhic victory against the UK, Spain and the Creeks. | |||
Venezuelan War of Independence | Battle of Urica | 5 Dec | Spain defeats Venezuela | ||
1815 | War of 1812 | Battle of New Orleans | 8 Jan | The US under Jackson defeats British Army of Pakenham as news of Treaty of Ghent, signed in December, has not yet arrived. | |
Battle of Fort Bowyer | 11 Feb | US commander Jackson loses fort against the UK after boasting that 10,000 men could not take it | |||
Neapolitan War | Battle of the Panaro | 3 April | Naples defeats Austria | ||
Battle of Occhiobello | 8–9 April | Austria and Prussia defeat Naples | |||
Battle of Carpi | 10 April | Austria defeats Naples | |||
Battle of Casaglia | 12 April | ||||
Battle of Ronco | 21 April | ||||
Battle of Cesenatico | 23 April | ||||
Hundred Days | Siege of Ajaccio | 3 March - 26 April | Bonapartist France captures Ajaccio from Bourbon France | ||
Neapolitan War | Battle of Pesaro | 28 April | Austria defeats Naples | ||
Battle of Scapezzano | 1 May | ||||
Battle of Tolentino | 2 May | Joachim Murat, King of Naples, declares for Napoleon; defeated by Austrians, forced to flee kingdom. | |||
Second Serbian uprising | Battle of Ljubić | 8 May | Serbia defeats the Ottoman Empire | ||
Neapolitan War | Battle of Castel di Sangro | 13 May | Austria defeats Naples | ||
Battle of San Germano | 15–17 May | ||||
Hundred Days | Battle of Échaubrognes | 18 May | Indecisive battle between Bonapartist France and Bourbon France | ||
Battle of L'Aiguillon | 19 May | ||||
Battle of Aizenay | 20–21 May | ||||
American Indian Wars and War of 1812 | Battle of the Sink Hole | 24 May | The Sauk people defeat the US | ||
Hundred Days | Battle of Sainte-Anne-d'Auray | 25 May | Bourbon France defeats Bonapartist France | ||
Battle of Cossé | 29 May | Indecisive battle between Bonapartist France and Bourbon France | |||
Battle of Saint-Gilles-sur-Vie | 2–3 June | ||||
Battle of Redon | 4 June | ||||
Battle of Mathes | 5 June | ||||
Battle of Muzillac | 10 June | Bourbon France defeats Bonapartist France | |||
War of the Seventh Coalition | Battle of Quatre Bras | 16 June | France under Ney fights indecisive battle against the UK, the Netherlands, Hanover, the Duchy of Nassau and the Duchy of Brunswick under Wellington | ||
Battle of Ligny | Napoleon defeats Prussians under Blücher | ||||
Battle of Waterloo | 18 June | Napoleon defeated by Wellington and Prussians, Dutch and German forces | |||
Battle of Wavre | France under Marshal Grouchy, assigned to prevent Prussia under Blücher from joining Wellington, fights mildly successful battle against Blücher's rearguard | ||||
Hundred Days | Battle of Rocheserviere | 20 June | Bonapartist France defeats Bourbon France | ||
Battle of Thouars | |||||
Battle of Auray | 21 June | ||||
Battle of La Suffel | 28 June | France defeats Austria and the Kingdom of Württemberg | |||
Battle of Châteauneuf-du-Faou | 1 July | Bonapartist France defeats Bourbon France | |||
War of the Seventh Coalition | Battle of Rocquencourt | France defeats Prussia | |||
Battle of Issy | 2–3 July | Prussia defeats France | |||
Hundred Days | Battle of Guérande | 7 July | Bonapartist France defeats Bourbon France | ||
Neapolitan War | Siege of Gaeta | 28 May - 8 Aug | Austria and the UK capture Gaeta from Naples | ||
Hundred Days | Invasion of Guadeloupe | 8-10 Aug | The UK and Bourbon France capture Guadeloupe from Bonapartist France | ||
Mexican War of Independence | Battle of Temalaca | 5 Nov | Spain defeats Mexican rebels |