List of battles 1901–2000
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This article lists all the battles that occurred in the years of the 20th century (1901-2000).
1901–1905
[edit]1906-1910
[edit]Year | War | Battle | Loc. | Date(s) | Description |
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1906 | Saudi–Rashidi War | Battle of Rawdat Muhanna | ![]() | 12 April | Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Rawdat Muhanna |
Moro Rebellion | First Battle of Bud Dajo | ![]() | 5–8 December | ||
1907 | Saudi–Rashidi War | Battle of Tarafiyah | ![]() | 24 September | Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Tarafiyah |
1908 | - | Battle of Marrakesh | ![]() | 23 August | Mulay Hafid successfully revolts against Moroccan Sultan |
1911-1915
[edit]Year | War | Battle | Loc. | Date(s) | Description |
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1911 | Mexican Revolution | Battle of Casas Grandes | ![]() | 6 March | |
Moro Rebellion | Second Battle of Bud Dajo | ![]() | 18–26 March | ||
Mexican Revolution | Battle of Cuautla | ![]() | 11–19 May | ||
Italo-Turkish War | Battle of Preveza | At sea | 29–30 September | ||
Battle of Tripoli | ![]() | 3–10 October | |||
Battle of Benghazi | 20 October | ||||
Battle of Shar al-Shatt | 23 October | ||||
Battle of Ain Zara | 4 December | ||||
Battle of Tobruk | 22 December 1911—9 January 1912 | Italy begins the invasion of Libya | |||
1912 | American occupation of Nicaragua | Battle of Msaya | ![]() | 19 September | |
Battle of Coyotepe Hill | 3–4 October | ||||
First Balkan War | Capture of Lemnos | ![]() | 8 October | Greek troops occupy the Ottoman-held island of Lemnos | |
Battle of Sarantaporo | 9 October | Greeks defeat Ottomans near Koritza | |||
Battle of Kumanovo | 23–24 October | Serbs defeat Ottomans in North Macedonia | |||
Battle of Kirk Kelesse | 24 October | Bulgarians defeat Ottomans in Thrace | |||
Battle of Pente Pigadia | 24–30 October | Greeks defeat Ottomans in seven-day battle near Bizani | |||
Battle of Lule Burgas | 31 October—3 November | Bulgarians compel Ottomans to full retreat toward the lines of Tchataldja, 30 km from Constantinople and the last line of defense for the Ottoman capital. In terms of forces engaged, it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War. | |||
Battle of Giannitsa | 2 November | Greeks defeat Ottoman Turks in Central Macedonia | |||
Battle of Vevi | Successful Turkish counter offensive against Greek positions | ||||
Battle of Prilep | 3 November | Serbs defeat Ottomans | |||
Siege of Adrianople | 3 November 1912—26 March 1913 | Fall of Adrianpole to the forces of Bulgaria and Serbia and the capture of Turkish general Ghazi Shulkri Pasha | |||
Battle of Monastir | 16–19 November | Decisive and final defeat in Macedonia of the Ottomans by the Serbs | |||
Battle of Çatalca | 17–18 November | Defeat of Bulgarian advance toward Istanbul | |||
Battle of Lesbos | 21 November—21 December | Greeks capture the island of Lesbos from the Ottoman Empire | |||
Battle of Chios | 24 November 1912—3 January 1913 | Greeks capture the island of Chios from the Ottoman Empire | |||
Battle of Elli | At sea | 3 December | Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet and forces it to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles straits | ||
1913 | First Balkan War | Battle of Lemnos | At sea | 5 January | Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet near the Island of Lemnos in final naval engagement of the war |
Battle of Bizani | ![]() | 20–21 February | Greeks defeat last operational Ottoman Army in Epirus and capture city of Ioanina | ||
Moro Rebellion | Battle of Bud Bagsak | ![]() | 11–15 June | The end of the Moro Rebellion | |
Second Balkan War | Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas | ![]() | 19–21 June | Greeks defeat Bulgarians in the three-day battle for Kilkis | |
Battle of Bregalnica | ![]() | 30 June—8 July | Serbs defeat Bulgarians | ||
Battle of Kresna Gorge | ![]() | 8–18 July | Inconclusive ten-day battle between Bulgaria and Greece | ||
Battle of Kalimantsi | ![]() | 15–18 July | Bulgarian defensive victory against the Serbs | ||
Dervish movement | Battle of Dul Madoba | ![]() | 9 August | A Dervish force raids the Somali Dhulbahante tribe near Burco, killing or wounding 57 members of the "Somaliland Camel Constabulary", including the British commander, Colonel Richard Corfield | |
1914 | World War I | Battle of Liège | ![]() | 4–17 August | Germans invade Belgium and capture Liège; start of World War I. |
Battle of Mulhouse | ![]() | 9 August | Part of the Battle of the Frontiers, France takes Mulhouse from Germany, but then loses it again | ||
Battle of Halen | ![]() | 12 August | Belgian victory over Germany. | ||
Battle of Lorraine | ![]() | 14 August | German victory over France. | ||
Battle of Agbeluvhoe | ![]() | 15 August | Togoland campaign. The UK and France defeat Germany. | ||
Battle of Dinant | ![]() | 15–24 August | German victory over France. | ||
Battle of Cer | ![]() | 16–19 August | Serbian forces push back Austro-Hungarian invasion | ||
Battle of Stallupönen | ![]() | 17 August | First battle on the Russian Eastern Front. Inconclusive battle between Germany and Russia. | ||
Battle of Gumbinnen | 19–20 August | Russians defeat German Eighth Army, advance deeper into East Prussia | |||
Battle of the Ardennes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 21–23 August | German victory over France. | ||
Battle of Charleroi | ![]() | Germany defeats France. | |||
Battle of Chra | ![]() | 22 August | The UK and France defeat Germany. | ||
Battle of Mons | ![]() | 23 August | British forces hold back Germany. | ||
Battle of Tannenberg | ![]() | 23–30 August | Samsonov's Russian 2nd Army encircled and destroyed by the German 8th Army | ||
Battle of Galicia | ![]() | 23 August—11 September | Russians occupy Eastern Galicia from Austria-Hungary. | ||
Battle of the Trouée de Charmes | ![]() | 24–26 August | The second French army, under General Castelnau, defeat a Bavarian army | ||
Siege of Maubeuge | 24 August—7 September | Germans capture Maubeuge from France. | |||
Battle of Le Cateau | 26 August | Allied Powers (UK) retreat from German forces | |||
First Battle of Heligoland Bight | At sea | 28 August | First major naval engagement of World War I, heavy German losses against the UK. | ||
Battle of Guise | ![]() | 29–30 August | The French 5th Army, under General Lanzerac, defeat the second German army under General Bülow | ||
Occupation of German Samoa | ![]() | New Zealand forces defeat German forces in Samoa | |||
First Battle of Garua | ![]() ![]() | 29–31 August | Germany defeats the UK. | ||
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes | ![]() | 2–16 September | German Eighth Army defeats Rennenkampf's Russian 1st Army | ||
First Battle of the Marne | ![]() | 5–9 September | French armies and BEF, under French General Joffre, defeat the Germans armies under General Von Moltke. German invasion of France halted by Allies. The city of Paris was saved. | ||
Battle of Nsanakong | ![]() | 6 September | Germany defeats the UK. | ||
Battle of Bita Paka | ![]() | 11 September | Australian forces defeat German forces in German New Guinea | ||
First Battle of the Aisne | ![]() | 13–28 September | Indecisive battle between the Allies (France and the UK) and Germany. | ||
Battle of Ukoko | ![]() | 21 September | The UK and France defeat Germany. | ||
Siege of Przemyśl | ![]() | 24 September 1914—22 March 1915 | Russians initially unsuccessful, but second siege attempt succeeds against Austria-Hungary. | ||
Battle of Sandfontein | ![]() | 26 September | Germany defeats the UK (South Africa). | ||
Siege of Antwerp | ![]() | 28 September—10 October | Germany and Austria-Hungary capture Antwerp from Belgium. Belgium was aided by the UK. | ||
Battle of the Vistula River | ![]() | 29 September—31 October | Russians defeat Germans under Marshal von Mackensen | ||
Battle of Rufiji Delta | ![]() | October 1914—11 July 1915 | British Empire naval forces defeat German naval forces in East Africa | ||
Battle of the Yser | ![]() | 16–31 October | French, Belgian and British victory over Germany. | ||
First Battle of Ypres | 19 October—22 November | Early trench warfare; "Kindermord bei Ypern". Indecisive battle between the Allies (France, Belgium and the UK) and Germany. | |||
First Battle of Edea | ![]() | 20–26 October | The UK and France defeat Germany. | ||
Battle of Penang | ![]() | 28 October | German victory, two Allied ships sink near Malaysia. Russia, France and the UK fought on the Allied side. | ||
Battle of Coronel | ![]() | 1 November | German Admiral Graf Spee defeats British Admiral Cradock | ||
Battle of Kilimanjaro | ![]() | 3 November | Germany defeats the UK and British India. | ||
Battle of Tanga | 3–5 November | German Colonel von Lettow-Vorbeck defeats British General Aitken in German East Africa. British India fought on the British side. | |||
Fao Landing | ![]() | 6–8 November | British begin the Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire | ||
Battle of Cocos | At sea | 9 November | Australia defeats Germany in a naval battle | ||
Battle of Łódź | ![]() | 11 November—6 December | Russians take city from Germany and Austria-Hungary, lose it on 6 December | ||
Battle of Elhri | ![]() | 13 November | Moroccan tribes defeat French troops | ||
Battle of Kraków | ![]() | 16 November | Heavy casualties to Austria and Russia | ||
Battle of Cape Sarych | At sea | 18 November | Inconclusive naval battle between Russia and the Central Powers (Ottoman Empire and Germany). | ||
Battle of Łowicz | ![]() | 30 November—17 December | Russians take city from Germany. | ||
Battle of Limanowa | ![]() | 1-13 December | Austria-Hungary and Germany defeat Russia. | ||
Battle of Kolubara | ![]() | 3–9 December | Serbs drive out Austrians | ||
Battle of Falkland Islands | At sea | 8 December | British defeat German Admiral Graf Spee. | ||
First Battle of Champagne | ![]() | 20 December 1914-17 March 1915 | Indecisive battle between France and Germany. | ||
1915 | World War I | Second Battle of Edea | ![]() | 5 January | France defeats Germany |
Battle of Bolimów | ![]() | 14 January—February 28 | Cold weather thwarts German gas attack against Russians | ||
Battle of Jassin | ![]() | 18–19 January | German victory in East Africa against the UK (British India) | ||
Battle of Hartmannswillerkopf | ![]() | 19 January-April | Indecisive battle between France and Germany. | ||
Carpathian Campaign | ![]() | 23 January-22 December | Russian victory over Germany and Austria-Hungary. | ||
Battle of Dogger Bank | At sea | 24 January | British Admiral Beatty drives off German Vice-Admiral Hipper's raiding force, sinks Blücher | ||
First Suez Offensive | ![]() | 28 January—3 February | Ottoman attack, with German aid, fails against the UK | ||
Battle of Kakamas | ![]() | 4 February | A skirmish for control of two river fords between contingents of the German and South African armed forces, ending with a South African victory | ||
Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes | ![]() | 7–28 February | Initial German attack against Russia, is highly successful, but further attacks are repulsed | ||
Battle of Fort Rivière | ![]() | 17 February | The USA defeat the Cacos in Haiti. | ||
Battle of Gallipoli | ![]() | 19 February 1915—8 January 1916 | The Allied powers (UK, France and Russia) attempt a failed frontal assault on the Ottoman Empire (Aided by Germany and Austria-Hungary) | ||
Naval assault in strait of Çanakkale | At sea | 18 March | Turks (With German aid) repel an Allied fleet from the UK (including Australia), France and Russia | ||
Battle of Hill 60 | ![]() | 17–22 April | British forces defeat German forces | ||
Second Battle of Ypres | 22 April—25 May | Germans use poison gas. Allied retreat. Allies consisted out of the UK (with Canada and British India), France and Belgium. | |||
Landing at Cape Helles | ![]() | 25–26 April | British amphibious assault against the Ottoman Empire Concurrently, a French assault in the Asiatic side of the straits | ||
Landing at Anzac Cove | 25 April—3 May | Australia and New Zealand successfully land in the Ottoman Empire, but later get bogged down | |||
Battle of Trekkopjes | ![]() | 26 April | South Africa (British Empire) defeats Germany | ||
Second attack on Anzac Cove | ![]() | 27 April | Ottoman forces attack Australian and New Zealand forces | ||
First Battle of Krithia | 28 April | British attack against Turks fails | |||
Battle of Gurin | ![]() | 29 April | The UK defeats Germany | ||
Battle of Hill 60 | ![]() | 1–7 May | British forces defeat German forces | ||
Battle for Baby 700 | ![]() | 2–3 May | ANZAC (British Empire) attack on the hill Baby 700, defended by Ottoman forces | ||
Gorlice–Tarnów offensive | ![]() | 2 May-13 July | Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia | ||
Second Battle of Krithia | ![]() | 6–8 May | Second British attack against Turks uses same plan, also fails | ||
Third attack on Anzac Cove | 19 May | ANZAC forces (British Empire, Australia, New Zealand) defeat Ottoman attack | |||
Second Battle of Garua | ![]() | 31 May—10 June | The UK and France defeat Germany | ||
Third Battle of Krithia | ![]() | 4 June | Temporary British success reversed by Ottoman counter-attack | ||
Battle of Bukoba | ![]() | 21–23 June | The UK defeats Germany | ||
First Battle of the Isonzo | ![]() ![]() | 23 June—7 July | Failed Italian attack on Austrian positions in the Alps | ||
Battle of Gully Ravine | ![]() | 28 June—5 July | British and Indian forces defeat Ottoman forces | ||
Bug–Narew Offensive | ![]() | 13 July-27 August | Germany defeats Russia | ||
Vistula–Bug offensive | 14 July-28 August | Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia | |||
Second Battle of the Isonzo | ![]() ![]() | 18 July—3 August | Second Italian attempt on Austrian positions fails | ||
Attack of the Dead Men | ![]() | 6 August | Russian forces repel German gas attack and advance on Osowiec Fortress | ||
Battle of Lone Pine | ![]() | 6–10 August | Australians stop Ottoman attack, but it was only a diversion | ||
Battle of Krithia Vineyard | 6–13 August | Turkish diversionary attack against the UK, to allow for Sari Bair Offensive | |||
Landing at Suvla Bay | 6–15 August | The main attack for which the two diversions were staged; Ottoman victory over the British Empire (UK, British India, Newfoundland and Australia) | |||
Battle of the Nek | 7 August | Ottomans defeat Australians | |||
Battle of Chunuk Bair | 7–19 August | Ottomans defeat Britain and New Zealand | |||
Battle of Scimitar Hill | 21 August | Decisive battle of the Gallipoli Campaign, Ottoman victory over the UK | |||
Battle of Hill 60 | 21–29 August | Final British attempt to take Gallipoli from the Ottoman Empire fails | |||
Second Battle of Champagne | ![]() | 25 September—6 October | German victory over France | ||
Battle of Loos | 25 September—14 October | Germany defeats the British Empire (British India and the UK) | |||
Third Battle of Artois | 25 September—4 November | Partial Franco-British victory over Germany | |||
Battle of Es Sinn | ![]() | 28 September | The British Empire (British India and the UK) defeats the Ottoman Empire | ||
Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt | ![]() | 13–19 October | German victory over the UK and France | ||
Third Battle of the Isonzo | ![]() ![]() | 18 October—4 November | Austrians endure massive Italian bombardment. Austrian-Hungarian victory. | ||
American occupation of Haiti | Battle of Fort Dipitie | ![]() | 24–25 October | The USA defeats the Cacos. | |
World War I | Battle of Banjo | ![]() | 4–6 November | The UK defeats Germany | |
Battle of Ctesiphon | ![]() | 22–25 November | Indecisive battle between British and Ottoman forces | ||
Siege of Kut | 7 December 1915—29 April 1916 | Ottoman forces capture the city and force the surrender of the British Army of Mesopotamia under General Townshend. Largest British surrender of the war. |
1916-1920
[edit]Year | War | Battle | Loc. | Date(s) | Description |
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1916 | World War I | Battle of Salaita Hill | ![]() | 12 February | Germany defeats the UK (including South Africa and British India) |
Battle of Verdun | ![]() | 21 February—15 December | The German offensive was repulsed by the French 2nd Army. Verdun was not taken by Germans troops. French win a strategic defensive victory. | ||
Battle of Dujaila | ![]() | 8 March | Failed British attempt against the Ottoman Empire, to relieve the Siege of Kut | ||
Fifth Battle of the Isonzo | ![]() ![]() | 9–15 March | Inconclusive battle between Italy and Austria-Hungary | ||
Battle of Latema Nek | ![]() | 11–12 March | The UK (including South Africa) defeats Germany | ||
Battle of Kahe | ![]() | 18 March | The UK defeats Germany | ||
Raid on Jifjafa | ![]() | 11–14 April | Successful Australian raid on Ottoman forces | ||
Irish revolutionary period | Easter Rising | ![]() | 24 April | Irish rebellion against the British occupation centered in Dublin | |
World War I | Battle of Bondoa Irangi | ![]() | 7–10 May | Germany defeats the UK (South Africa) | |
Battle of Asiago | ![]() | 15 May—10 June | Massive Austrian counter-offensive against Italy | ||
Battle of Jutland | At sea | 31 May | Last engagement of the German High Seas Fleet. Inconclusive battle between the UK and Germany | ||
Brusilov Offensive | ![]() | 4 June—20 September | Russia nearly collapses Austria but losses are staggering | ||
2nd Battle of Albert | ![]() | 1 July | Opening day of the Allied offensive against Germany, known as the Battle of the Somme. Allies consisted out of the UK (including Newfoundland) and France. | ||
Battle of the Somme | 1 July—18 November | Inconclusive major Allied (the UK and France) offensive on the Western Front against Germany | |||
Banana Wars | Battle of Guayacanas | ![]() | 3 July | The USA defeats the Dominican Republic | |
World War I | Battle of Kostiuchnówka | ![]() | 4–6 July | One of the deadliest battles for the Polish Legions in Austria-Hungarian service against Russia | |
Battle of Bazentin Ridge | ![]() | 14 July | British victory against Germany during the Somme offensive | ||
Battle of Fromelles | 19–20 July | German victory over the British south of the rest of the Somme offensive, considered the darkest day in Australian history due to the high number of casualties. | |||
Battle of Pozières | 23 July—7 August | British and Australian forces take and hold town from Germany | |||
Battle of Romani | ![]() | 3 August | Turkish advance on Suez Canal defeated by the British Empire (including British India, Australia and New Zealand). The Ottoman Empire was aided by Germany and Austria-Hungary. | ||
Sixth Battle of the Isonzo | ![]() ![]() | 6–17 August | Italian victory over Austria-Hungary | ||
Battle of Mouquet Farm | ![]() | 8 August—27 September | Allied powers (Australia, Canada, UK) advance toward German fortification | ||
Battle of Bir el Abd | ![]() | 9 August | Ottoman victory against British forces | ||
Battle of Mlali | ![]() | 24 August | The UK defeats Germany | ||
Battle of Guillemont | ![]() | 3–9 September | Allied powers (UK and France) capture city from Germany | ||
Battle of Herkulesfürdő | ![]() | 6–10 September | Romania defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany | ||
Battle of Kisaki | ![]() | 7–11 September | Germany defeats the UK (South Africa) | ||
Battle of Ginchy | ![]() | 9 September | Irish (British Empire) capture town from Germans, but suffer heavy casualties. France was also involved in the attack. | ||
Battle of Flers–Courcelette | 15–22 September | Bad weather thwarts Allied (UK, New Zealand, Canada and France) attempt to break through German defenses | |||
Battle of Morval | 25–28 September | British progress resumes after Fleurs-Courcelette, but French unable to match British progress | |||
Battle of Thiepval Ridge | 26–28 September | German positions captured by Allied powers (Canada, UK, France) | |||
Battle of Le Transloy | 1 October—5 November | Failed attempt to capture German defenses by the UK and France | |||
Battle of Kőhalom | ![]() | 2 October | Romania defeats Germany and Austria-Hungary | ||
Battle of Cinghinarele Island | ![]() | 2–8 October | Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania | ||
Palace Coup against Lij Iyasu | Battle of Segale | ![]() | 7 October | Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari Habte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu | |
World War I | Battle of the Ancre | ![]() | 13–18 November | Allied powers (UK and France) advance further against Germany, final battle of the 1916 Somme Campaign | |
Banana Wars | Battle of San Francisco de Macorís | ![]() | 29 November | The USA defeats the Dominican Republic | |
World War I | Battle of Magdhaba | ![]() | 23 December | Capture of Turkish garrison in the Sinai by the British Empire (UK, British India, Australia and New Zealand) | |
1917 | World War I | Battle of Rafa | ![]() ![]() | 9 January | The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire. |
Second Battle of Kut | ![]() | 23 February | British forces once again take Kut from the Ottoman Empire. | ||
Fall of Baghdad | 8–11 March | British forces capture the city from the Ottoman Empire. | |||
Battle of Nambanje | ![]() | 13 March | Germany defeats the UK. | ||
Battle of Mount Hamrin | ![]() | 25 March | The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire. | ||
First Battle of Gaza | 26 March | British fail to advance into Ottoman Palestine. Germany and Austria-Hungary helped defend on the Ottoman side. | |||
Vimy Ridge | ![]() | 9 April | Canada's finest hour. Canadian and British forces defeat Germany. | ||
Battle of Arras | 9 April—16 May | British forces advance but no breakthrough was achieved against Germany. | |||
Nivelle Offensive | 16 April—9 May | Indecisive Allied (France, UK and Russia) offensive on Western Front against Germany. | |||
Second Battle of Gaza | ![]() | 17–19 April | Turkey repels British assault on Gaza-Beersheba line | ||
Battle of Istabulat | 21 April | The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire. | |||
Action of 4 May 1917 | At sea | 4 May | British and Australian naval forces indecisive action against German Navy and zeppelin | ||
Raid on the Beersheba to Hafir el Auja railway | ![]() | 23 May | Australian and New Zealand forces raid and destroy Ottoman railway | ||
Battle of Messines | ![]() | 7–14 June | British forces advance on Western Front against Germany. | ||
Battle of Mount Ortigara | ![]() | 10–25 June | Austria-Hungary defeats Italy. | ||
Battle of Zboriv | ![]() | 1–2 July | Part of Kerensky Offensive; the only successful engagement of the last Russian offensive in World War I. Russia and Czechoslovaks fighting on the Russian side defeat Austria-Hungary. | ||
Battle of Aqaba | ![]() | 6 July | The Kingdom of Hejaz and the UK defeat the Ottoman Empire. | ||
Battle of Passchendaele | ![]() | 31 July—November 10 | Also known as Third Battle of Ypres, the three-month battle costs Britain 400,000. Indecisive battle of the Allies (British Empire, France and Belgium) versus Germany. Enormous casualties on both sides. | ||
Battle of Pilckem Ridge | 31 July—2 August | Allied (British Empire and France) victory over German forces | |||
Battle of Langemarck | 16–18 August | Indecisive battle between Anglo-French forces and German forces | |||
Battle of the Menin Road Ridge | 20–26 September | British Empire victory over German | |||
Battle of Broodseinde | 4 October | British, Australian, New Zealand victory against German forces on the Western Front | |||
Battle of Poelcappelle | 9 October | Australian and British forces fight inconclusive battle against German forces | |||
Battle of Wadi Musa | ![]() | 23 October | The Kingdom of Hejaz defeats the Ottoman Empire. | ||
Battle of Caporetto | ![]() | 24 October—19 November | Also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo; Italians defeated by Central Powers (Austria-Hungary and Germany) and driven back to Venice | ||
Second Battle of Passchendaele | ![]() | 26 October—10 November | Allied (British Empire, France and Belgium) victory over Germans on Western Front | ||
Battle of Beersheba | ![]() | 31 October | Australian Light Horse capture Beersheba. British and Arabs defeat the Ottoman Empire and Germany. | ||
Battle of Tel el Khuweilfe | 1–6 November | British forces defeat Ottoman forces | |||
Third Battle of Gaza | 1–7 November | British break Turkish defensive line in southern Palestine | |||
Battle of Hareira and Sheria | 6–7 November | British, Australian, New Zealand forces Ottoman Army | |||
Battle of Mughar Ridge | 13 November | British forces gain victory over Ottoman forces | |||
Battle of Ayun Kara | 14 November | The British Empire (New Zealand) defeats the Ottoman Empire. | |||
Second Battle of Heligoland Bight | At sea | 17 November | Indecisive naval battle, Germans lose one torpedo boat against the UK. | ||
Battle of Cambrai | ![]() | 20 November—7 December | First successful use of tanks. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany. | ||
Battle of Ngomano | ![]() | 25 November | Germans defeat Portuguese and launch invasion of Portuguese East Africa | ||
Battle of Polygon Wood | ![]() | 26 September—3 October | Australian and British forces defeat German forces | ||
Battle of Buqqar Ridge | ![]() | 27 October | British and Australian victory over Ottoman forces | ||
Battle of Jerusalem | 17 November—30 December | British forces capture Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire | |||
Occupation of Kharkiv | ![]() | 17 December 1917—10 January 1918 | Soviet victory over Ukraine. | ||
1918 | Finnish Civil War | Battle of Kämärä | ![]() | 27 January | The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats the Finnish White Guard. |
World War I | Battle of Kruty | ![]() | 29–30 January | Ukrainian victory over Soviet Russia, enables Treaty of Brest-Litovsk | |
Finnish Civil War | Battle of Vilppula | ![]() | 31 January—18 March | The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. | |
World War I | Battle of Bobruysk | ![]() | 2 February—11 March | Units of the Polish I Corps in Russia, fought with the Red Army over the control of the city of Babruysk. Polish victory. | |
First Battle of Kiev | ![]() ![]() | 5–8 February | Bolsheviks capture Kyiv from the Ukrainian People's Republic. | ||
Finnish Civil War | Battle of Ruovesi | ![]() | 5 February—19 March | The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia. | |
Battle of Antrea | 11 February—25 April | The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia. | |||
World War I | Battle of Rarańcza | ![]() | 15–16 February | The Polish Legions defeat Austria-Hungary. | |
Capture of Jericho | ![]() | 19–20 February | Australians capture Jericho from Ottoman forces | ||
Finnish Civil War | Battle of Varkaus | ![]() | 19–21 February | The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. | |
Battle of Rautu | 21 February—5 April | The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia. | |||
World War I | Battle of Tell 'Asur | ![]() | 8–12 March | British and Australian forces defeat Ottoman forces | |
Battle of Bakhmach | ![]() | 8–13 March | Czechoslovak Legion escape German encirclement. Czechoslovaks and Soviet Russia defeat Germany and Austria-Hungary. | ||
Finnish Civil War | Battle of Tampere | ![]() | 8 March—6 April | The bloodiest battle in Finnish history at the time. The Finnish White Guard and the Swedish Brigade defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. | |
Battle of Länkipohja | 16 March | The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. | |||
World War I | First Battle of Villers-Bretonneux | ![]() | 20 March—5 April | Australian victory over German forces | |
First Transjordan attack on Amman | ![]() | 21 March—2 April | Ottoman forces defeat British forces | ||
First Battle of Amman | 27–31 March | Ottoman victory over British forces | |||
First Battle of Morlancourt | ![]() | 28–30 March | Australians led by John Monash defeat Germans | ||
Battle of the Avre | 4–5 April | German attack fought between German forces and defending Australian and British forces | |||
Second Battle of Dernancourt | 5 April | Australian forces halt German advance on Amiens | |||
Finnish Civil War | Battle of Ahvenkoski | ![]() | 10 April—5 May | Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. | |
Battle of Helsinki | 12–13 April | Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. | |||
World War I, Russian Civil War, Ukrainian–Soviet War | Crimea Operation | ![]() | 13–25 April | Germans, Ukrainians, and Crimeans invade Crimea, cause dissolution of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic | |
Finnish Civil War | Battle of Lahti | ![]() | 19 April—1 May | Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. | |
World War I | Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux | ![]() | 24–25 April | Australian forces capture the town. The British Empire and the French Empire defeat Germany. | |
Finnish Civil War | Battle of Vyborg | ![]() | 24–29 April | The Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. | |
Battle of Syrjäntaka | 28–29 April | The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats Germany. | |||
World War I | Second Battle of Morlancourt | ![]() | 4–14 May | Australian victory over German forces on Western Front | |
Battle of Cantigny | 28 May | U.S. 1st Infantry Division wins in first independent action with French aid against Germany. | |||
Third Battle of Morlancourt | 10 June | Australian forces defeat German forces | |||
Russian Civil War | Battle of Barnaul | ![]() | 13–15 June | White Russian and Czechoslovak victory over Soviet Russia. | |
World War I | Battle of the Piave River | ![]() | 15–23 June | Downfall of Austria against an allied army from Italy, France, the UK and the USA. | |
Battle of Belleau Wood | ![]() | 25 June | U.S. 2nd Marine Division capture woods. Victory of the USA, France and the UK against Germany. | ||
Battle of Hamel | 4 July | Australian success with departure from massed frontal assaults, birth of 20th-century combined arms warfare. The British Empire, the USA and France defeat Geramny. | |||
Battle of Abu Tellul | ![]() | 14 July | British, Australian and Indian forces successfully defend against German/Ottoman attacks | ||
Second Battle of the Marne | ![]() | 15–18 July | French troops, helped by American and British troops, win a great and decisive victory against Germans armies and saved Paris. 95,000 French soldiers killed or wounded, 12,000 Americans killed or wounded and 12,000 British killed or wounded. 180,000 Germans soldiers killed or wounded. | ||
Battle of Chateau Thierry | 18 July | France, the USA and Belgium defeat Germany. | |||
Capture of Kazan by the White Army | ![]() | 5–7 August | White Army and Czechoslovaks captures Kazan from Soviet Russia. | ||
Battle of Amiens | ![]() | 8–11 August | British force Germans to von Hindenburg's line | ||
Hundred Days Offensive | ![]() ![]() | 8 August—11 November | Last major Allied (France, British Empire, the USA, Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Siam (modern Thailand)) offensive on the Western Front and the near collapse of the Imperial German Army. Austria-Hungary fought on the German side. | ||
Battle of Lake Baikal | ![]() | 16 August | Czechoslovak forces defeat Reds | ||
Battle of the Ailette | ![]() | 17–23 August | France defeats Germany. | ||
Second Battle of the Somme | 21 August—2 September | Allied (British Empire and the USA) victory over German forces | |||
Armenian–Azerbaijani war, World War I, Russian Civil War | Battle of Baku | ![]() | 26 August—14 September | The Army of Islam of Ottoman Empire and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic captures the city of Baku from the Centrocaspian Dictatorship. The Centrocaspian Dictatorship was aided by the UK and White Russia. | |
Mexican Revolution, World War I, Mexican Border War | Battle of Ambos Nogales | ![]() | 27 August | Americans defeat Mexicans | |
World War I | Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin | ![]() | 31 August—3 September | Australian forces capture Mont Saint-Quentin from Germany, General Rawlinson calls it the greatest military achievement of the war | |
Russian Civil War | Kazan Operation | ![]() | 5–10 September | Second battle of Kazan, Red Army recaptures the city from White Russia and Czechoslovaks. | |
World War I | Battle of Havrincourt | ![]() | 12 September | British victory, German morale begins to weaken | |
Battle of Saint-Mihiel | 12–19 September | Americans defeat Germans | |||
Battle of Épehy | 18 September | British and Australians defeat Germans | |||
Battle of Tulkarm | ![]() | 19 September | British Empire victory over Ottomans | ||
Battle of Tabsor | 19–20 September | ||||
Battle of Megiddo | 19–25 September | Allenby's British forces crush Ottoman Army | |||
Battle of Sharon | British Empire victory over Ottoman Empire | ||||
Battle of Nablus | |||||
Capture of Jenin | 20 September | Australian and British forces capture Jenin from the Ottoman Empire | |||
Second Battle of Amman | 25 September | British forces land victory over Ottoman forces | |||
Capture of Damascus | 26 September—1 October | Australian Light Horse capture the city of Damascus from Ottoman forces | |||
Battle of Meuse | ![]() | 26 September—11 November | Argonne Forest, largest AEF action of the war; Allied victory. On 8 October, Corporal Alvin York, outnumbered 19:1, leads capture of German machine-gun nest. France, the USA and Siam defeat Germany. | ||
Battle of Jisr Benat Yakub | ![]() | 27 September | Australian and British forces defeat Ottoman forces | ||
Battle of St Quentin Canal | ![]() | 29 September—10 October | British, Australian and American forces decisive Allied victory over German forces | ||
Ukrainian War of Independence | Battle of Dibrivka | ![]() | 30 September | Ukrainian anarchists defeat Austro-German forces. | |
World War I | Battle of Durazzo | At sea | 2 October | Allied (Italy, Albania, the British Empire and the USA) naval forces defeat Austro-Hungarian naval forces | |
Pursuit to Haritan | ![]() | 3–27 October | British forces defeat Ottoman forces final phase of the Middle East Campaign | ||
Battle of Vittorio Veneto | ![]() | 24 October—3 November | Italy, the UK, France and the USA defeat Austria-Hungary. | ||
Battle of Aleppo | ![]() | 25 October | Allied (Kingdom of Hejaz and the British Empire) victory against Ottoman/German forces | ||
Second Battle of the Sambre | ![]() | 4 November | Allied power victory during final phase of World War I. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany. | ||
Polish–Ukrainian War | Battle of Przemyśl | ![]() | 11–12 November | Polish forces capture town from Ukrainians | |
Russian Civil War | Battle of Tulgas | ![]() | 11–14 November | The British Empire, the USA and White Russia defeat Soviet Russia. | |
First North Caucasus Operation | December 1918—January 1919 | Whites capture all of the Northern Caucasus minus Astrakhan from Soviet Russia. | |||
1919 | Ukrainian–Soviet War, Ukrainian War of Independence | Khotyn Uprising | ![]() ![]() | 7 January—1 February | Ukrainian uprising in Romania fails |
Greater Poland uprising | Battle of Ławica | ![]() | 9 January | ||
Russian Civil War | Battle for the Donbas | ![]() | 12 January—31 May | White Army victory | |
Estonian War of Independence | Battle of Utria | ![]() | 17–20 January | Estonian victory | |
Battle of Laagna | 18 January | ||||
Soviet–Ukrainian War, Russian Civil War | Second Battle of Kiev | ![]() | 18 January—5 February | Soviets capture Kyiv | |
Russian Civil War | Battle of Shenkursk | ![]() | 19–25 January | ||
Battle of Vystavka | 27 January—early March | Bolsheviks defeat Americans | |||
Polish–Czechoslovak War | Battle of Skoczów | ![]() | 28–30 January | ||
Estonian War of Independence | Battle of Paju | ![]() | 31 January | Estonians and Finnish volunteers defeat the Red Latvian Riflemen in southern Estonia | |
Polish-Soviet War | Battle of Bereza Kartuska | ![]() | 14 February | Polish victory, first battle of the Polish–Bolshevik War | |
Russian Civil War | Battle of Mariupol | ![]() | 19–27 March | Soviets and Makhnovists capture Mariupol | |
Battle of Bolshie Ozerki | ![]() | 31 March—2 April | |||
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Lida | ![]() | 16–17 April | ||
Ukrainian War of Independence | Hryhoriv Uprising | ![]() | 7 May—27 July | Uprising fails, Nykyfor Hryhoriv assassinated by Nestor Makhno | |
Battle of Mospyne | 13 May | White Army defeats Makhnovists | |||
Greco-Turkish War | Greek landing at Smyrna | ![]() | 15 May | Greeks capture Smyrna | |
Urla clashes | 16–17 May | Greek forces enter Urla | |||
Russian Civil War | Battle of Alexandrovsky Fort | ![]() | 21 May | ||
Mexican Revolution, Mexican Border War | Third Battle of Ciudad Juarez | ![]() ![]() | 15–16 June | Americans and Carrancistas defeat Villistas | |
Greco-Turkish War | Malgaç Raid | ![]() | Turkish rebels capture Greek weaponry | ||
Battle of Bergama | 15–20 June | Greeks capture Bergama | |||
Raid on Erbeyli | 20–21 June | Greek victory | |||
Russian Civil War | First Kharkiv Operation | ![]() | 20–25 June | White Army captures Kharkiv | |
Greco-Turkish War | Raid on Erikli | ![]() | 21–22 June | Greek forces leave the village of Erikli | |
Estonian War of Independence, Latvian War of Independence | Battle of Cēsis | ![]() | 23 June | Estonian and Latvian victory over the German Landeswehr | |
Russian Civil War | Battle of Romanovka | ![]() | 25 June | ||
Greco-Turkish War | Battle of Tellidede | ![]() | 25–26 June | Greek forces capture Tellidede | |
Battle of Aydın | 27 June—4 July | Greeks capture Aydın | |||
Russian Civil War | Advance on Moscow | ![]() | 3 July—18 November | Beginning of the end of Armed Forces of South Russia | |
Battle of Novo Litovoskaya | 7 August | U.S. forces defeat Bolsheviks | |||
Capture of Kiev by the White Army | ![]() | 31 August | White Army captures Kyiv | ||
Battle of Bogdat | ![]() | 25 September—19 October | White Army victory | ||
Ukrainian War of Independence, Russian Civil War | Battle of Peregonovka | ![]() | 26 September | ||
Russian Civil War Estonian War of Independence | Battle of Petrograd | ![]() | 28 September—14 November | White Army fails to capture Saint Petersburg | |
Polish–Ukrainian War | Battle of Lwów | ![]() | 1 November 1918—30 May 1919 | Polish city besieged by Ukrainian forces | |
Estonian War of Independence | Battle of Krivasoo | ![]() | 18 November—30 December | Estonian victory | |
Russian Civil War | Khopyor–Don Operation | ![]() | 20 November—8 December | Red victory | |
Second Kharkiv Operation | ![]() | 24 November—12 December | Red offensive towards Kharkiv, resulting in its capture | ||
Third Battle of Kiev | 10–16 December | Bolsheviks regain control of Kyiv | |||
Russian Civil War | Donbas operation | ![]() | 18–31 December | Red Army captures Donbas | |
Polish–Soviet War | First Battle of Berezina | ![]() | Polish victory | ||
1920 | Polish-Soviet War, Latvian War of Independence | Battle of Daugavpils | ![]() | 3–5 January | Polish-Latvian victory |
Russian Civil War | Rostov–Novocherkassk Operation | ![]() | 6–10 January | Red victory, splitting the White Army in two | |
Battle of Posolskeya | 9 January | Last battle of the Russian Civil War to involve the US | |||
Second North Caucasus Operation | 17 January—7 April | Reds force Whites out of the North Caucasus and into Georgia and Azerbaijan, which the Reds later invade | |||
Franco-Turkish War | Battle of Marash | ![]() | 21 January—12 February | French troops leave Kahramanmaraş | |
Battle of Urfa | 9 February—11 April | French surrender, but are massacred by Turks | |||
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Letychiv | ![]() | 18–22 February | Polish victory | |
Franco-Turkish War | Siege of Aintab | ![]() | 1 April 1920—8 February 1921 | French victory | |
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Koziatyn | ![]() | 25–27 April | ||
Kiev offensive | 25 April—July | Poles capture Kyiv and are forced to retreat by Soviets | |||
Battle of Czarnobyl | 27 April | Poles capture Chernobyl | |||
Russian Civil War | Action of 3 May 1920 | At sea | 3 May | A French and Soviet ship fight | |
Franco-Turkish War | Battle of Geyve | ![]() | 15–17 May | Ottoman and Turkish forces clash | |
Russian Civil War | Anzali Operation | 18 May | Soviet victory | ||
Franco-Turkish War | Karboğazı ambush | 27–28 May | Turkish victory | ||
Polish-Soviet War | Battle of Wołodarka | ![]() | 29–31 May | Polish victory | |
Battle of Bystryk | 31 May | Polish victory by surprise attack | |||
Battle of Boryspil | 2 June | Polish capture Russian supplies | |||
Battle of Borodzianka | 11–13 June | Polish victory | |||
Turkish–Armenian War | First Battle of Oltu | ![]() | 18–25 June | Armenian victory | |
Russian Civil War | Battle of Romanovka | ![]() | 25 June | ||
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Głębokie | ![]() | 4–6 July | ||
Battle of Chorupań | 13–19 July | Soviet victory over Dubno and Chorupan | |||
First Battle of Grodno | 19–20 July | Soviets capture Hrodna | |||
Franco-Syrian War | Battle of Maysalun | ![]() | 23 July | The French advance into Syria and defeat Yusuf al-Azmah's hastily assembled army | |
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Lwów | ![]() | July—September | Poles hold Lviv | |
Battle of Radzymin | 12–15 August | Town changes hands twice | |||
Battle of Radzymin | 13–16 August | Polish victory | |||
Battle of Warsaw | 13–25 August | Poles defeat Red Army | |||
Battle of Ossów | 14 August | One of the rare Polish victories during the Battle of Warsaw | |||
Battle of Chołojów | Soviet victory | ||||
Battle of Nasielsk | 14–15 August | Minor Polish victory as part of the action around Warsaw | |||
Battle of Borkowo | Minor Polish victory | ||||
Battle of Sarnowa Góra | Polish victory | ||||
Battle of Kock | 14–16 August | ||||
Russian Civil War | Ulagay's Landing | ![]() | 14 August—7 September | Red Army takes control of Crimea, the last White stronghold | |
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Cyców | ![]() | 15–16 August | ||
Battle of Dęblin and Mińsk Mazowiecki | 16–18 August | Polish victory as part of the counteroffensive after Battle of Warsaw | |||
Battle of Zadwórze | 17 August | Polish army defeated by the Red Army forces of Semyon Budennyi | |||
Battle of Przasnysz | 21 August | Soviet victory | |||
Battle of Białystok | 22 August | ||||
Greco-Turkish War | Battle of Sakarya | ![]() | 23 August—13 September | ||
Russian Civil War | Bukhara operation | ![]() | 28 August—2 September | Fall of the Emirate of Bukhara | |
Polish–Lithuanian War Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Giby | ![]() | 30 August | Lithuanian withdrawal successfully mediated by French at request of Poland | |
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Komarów | 30 August—2 September | |||
Polish–Lithuanian War Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Sejny | 2–19 September | Polish victory against Lithuania | ||
Vlora War | Battle of Vlora | ![]() | 3 September | Albanian patriots seize Vlora from Italian control in a rapid night strike | |
Turkish-Armenian War | Second Battle of Oltu | ![]() | 3–5 September | Turks recapture Oltu | |
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Kobryń | ![]() | 11–23 September | ||
Russian Civil War | Battle of Obytichnyi Spit | At sea | 15 September | Red and White Army ships interact outside Berdiansk, with both sides claiming victory. | |
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of the Niemen River | 15–25 September | Poles defeat the reserves of the Red Army | ||
Battle of Dytiatyn | ![]() | 16 September | Soviet victory | ||
Battle of Brzostowica | 20–25 September | Polish victory | |||
Battle of Obuchowo | 26 September | ||||
Ukrainian War of Independence Russian Civil War | Battle of Peregonovka | ![]() | Insurgent victory | ||
Polish–Soviet War | Battle of Krwawy Bór | ![]() ![]() | 27–28 September | Polish victory | |
Turkish-Armenian War | Battle of Sarıkamış | ![]() | 29 September | Turkish victory | |
Franco-Turkish War | Battle of Kovanbaşı | ![]() | 10–11 October | ||
Greco-Turkish War | Battle of the Gediz | 24 October—12 November | Greek army captures Gediz | ||
Turkish-Armenian War | Battle of Kars | ![]() | 30 October | Turkish victory | |
Franco-Turkish War | Battle of Kanlı Geçit | ![]() | 1 November | ||
Irish War of Independence | Battle of Ballinalee | ![]() | 3 November | ||
Turkish-Armenian War | Battle of Alexandropol | ![]() | 7 November | Turkish victory, Treaty of Alexandropol | |
Franco-Turkish War | Battle of Fadıl | ![]() | 20–24 November | Turkish victory | |
Irish War of Independence | Kilmichael Ambush | ![]() | 28 November | Important battle in the Irish War of Independence |
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[edit]1926-1930
[edit]1931-1935
[edit]1936-1940
[edit]Year | War | Battle | Loc. | Date(s) | Description |
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1936 | Second Italo-Ethiopian War | Battle of Ganale Dorya | ![]() | 7–10 January | General General Graziani attacks troops under Ras [[Desta Damtew}]]; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee |
First Battle of Tembien | 20–24 January | Ethiopian forces suffer 8,000 casualties compared to Italy's 1,100 | |||
Battle of Amba Aradam | 10 February | Ethiopians under Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu counterattack the invading Italians southwest of Chalacot, but are defeated with heavy losses | |||
Second Battle of Tembien | 27 February | ||||
Battle of Shire | 29 February—2 March | ||||
Battle of Maychew | 31 March | Emperor Haile Selassie leads in person the final Ethiopian counter-attack of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, which is a crushing Ethiopian defeat | |||
Battle of the Ogaden | 15–25 April | Final battle during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. By 5 May, Emperor Haile Selassie has gone into exile and Italians have declared victory | |||
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine | Battle of Anabta | ![]() | 21 June | Mandatory British victory | |
Spanish Civil War | Battle of Mérida | ![]() | 10–11 August | Spanish Nationalist victory | |
Battle of Badajoz | 14 August | Nationalists storm Badajoz | |||
Battle of Irún | 19 August—5 September | Nationalist victory | |||
Battle of Monte Pelado | 28 August | Republican victory | |||
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine | Battle of Balaa | ![]() | 3 September | Palestinian rebels withdraw | |
Spanish Civil War | Battle of Talavera de la Reina | ![]() | |||
Battle of Cerro Muriano | 5–6 September | Republican victory, the Falling Soldier photograph was taken during this battle by Robert Capa | |||
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine | Battle of Beit Imrin | ![]() | 29 September | Palestinian rebels withdraw | |
Spanish Civil War | Battle of Seseña | ![]() | 29 October | Nationalist victory over Republicans and Soviets | |
Battle of Ciudad Universitaria | 15–23 November | Spanish Republican victory | |||
First Battle of the Corunna Road | 29 November—3 December | ||||
Second Battle of the Corunna Road | 13 December 1936—15 January 1937 | ||||
Battle of Lopera | 27–29 December | Nationalist victory | |||
1937 | Second Italo-Ethiopian War | Battle of Gogetti | ![]() | 19 February | Battle between the Italian occupation forces and the remnants of the Ethiopian armies. The surviving elements of the Ethiopian armies of Sidamo and Bale are encircled and destroyed by the Italian forces near Lake Shala[citation needed] |
Spanish Civil War | Battle of Guadalajara | ![]() | 8–23 March | Spanish Republican defeat Italians | |
Battle of Gernika | 26–28 April | Franco's forces capture Guernica following a Luftwaffe bombing | |||
Battle of Albarracín | 5 July—11 August | Nationalist victory | |||
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of Lugou Bridge | ![]() | 7 July | Japanese victory triggers outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War | |
Battle of Beiping-Tianjin | 25–31 July | Japanese victory | |||
Second Battle of Shanghai | 13 August—9 November | ||||
Spanish Civil War | Battle of Santander | ![]() | 14 August—17 September | ||
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of Taiyuan | ![]() | 1 September—9 November | Japanese victory | |
Spanish Civil War | Battle of El Mazuco | ![]() | 6–22 September | Nationalist victory | |
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of Xinkou | ![]() | 13 September—8 November | Japanese victory | |
Battle of Pingxingguan | 25 September | Chinese victory | |||
Battle of Nanjing | Early November—13 December | Japanese victory | |||
1938 | Spanish Civil War | Battle of Alfambra | ![]() | 5–8 February | Nationalist victory |
Battle of Cape Palos | At sea | 5–6 March | Republican victory | ||
Battle of Caspe | ![]() | 16–17 March | Nationalist victory | ||
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of Xuzhou | ![]() | 24 March—1 May | Japanese victory | |
Battle of Tai er zhuang | 27 March | Chinese victory | |||
Spanish Civil War | Battle of Gandesa | ![]() | 1–3 April | Nationalist victory | |
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of Wuhan | ![]() | 11 July—27 October | Japanese pyrrhic victory | |
Spanish Civil War | Battle of the Ebro | ![]() | 25 July—16 November | Spanish Republicans launch attacks across the Ebro River. The purpose of the battle is to relieve pressure off Valencia and Catalonia. It is soon to become the decisive battle of the war, and a Republican defeat. | |
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts | Battle of Lake Khasan | ![]() ![]() | 29 July—11 August | In Manchuria between forces of the Soviet Union and Empire of Japan | |
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine | Battle of Beersheba | ![]() | 9–10 September | Palestinian rebels capture Beersheba | |
1939 | Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine | ![]() | 15–17 March | Hungarian forces defeat Carpatho-Ukraine | |
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of Nanchang | ![]() | 17 March—9 May | Japanese forces defeat Nationalist Chinese | |
Soviet–Japanese border conflicts, World War II | Battle of Khalkhin Gol | ![]() | 1 May—16 September | The Soviet Union and Mongolia defeat Japan | |
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang | ![]() | 24 May | Nationalist Chinese counterattack successful against Japan | |
World War II | Invasion of Poland | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1 September—6 October | Start of World War II in Europe, German victory | |
Battle of the Border | ![]() ![]() | 1–4 September | Collective term for battles between Germany and Poland in the first days of the invasion; German victory | ||
Battle of Danzig Bay | At sea | 1 September | Germany defeats Poland | ||
Battle of Chojnice | ![]() | Germans capture Chojnice from Poland | |||
Charge at Krojanty | Failed Polish counterattack against Germany | ||||
Battle of Mokra | First German defeat in Poland and one of the only Polish victories in the invasion | ||||
Battle of Lasy Królewskie | Polish victory over Germany | ||||
Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig | ![]() | Polish forces hold up in the Polish post office, but fail to defend it against Danzig and Germany | |||
Battle of Mikołów | ![]() | 1–2 September | German tactical victory during the Invasion of Poland | ||
Battle of Pszczyna | German victory over Poland | ||||
Battle of Mława | 1–3 September | ||||
Battle of Jordanów | |||||
Battle of Częstochowa | |||||
Battle of Węgierska Górka | |||||
Battle of Grudziądz | 1–4 September | ||||
Battle of Tuchola Forest | 1–5 September | ||||
Battle of Westerplatte | ![]() | 1–7 September | First battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany and Danzig defeat Poland | ||
Raid on Fraustadt | ![]() | 2 September | Polish insurgents successfully raid a German town | ||
Battle of Borowa Góra | ![]() | 2–5 September | German victory over Poland | ||
Battle of Bukowiec | 3 September | ||||
Defense of Katowice | 3–4 September | Polish Boy and Girl Scout units irregularly defend Katowice but fail against Germany | |||
Battle of the Atlantic | At sea | 3 September 1939—8 May 1945 | Name given to the conflicts in the Atlantic Ocean throughout World War II between Allied forces, and Germany and Italy. | ||
Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski | ![]() | 4–6 September | Polish withdrawal from German forces | ||
Battle of Różan | German victory over Poland | ||||
Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 6 September | ||||
Battle of Pułtusk | 6–7 September | Poles lose Pułtusk to Germany | |||
Battle of Łódź | 6–8 September | German victory over Poland | |||
Battle of Barak | 7–8 September | Poland retreat from German Forces | |||
Battle of Wizna | 7–10 September | German victory over Poland | |||
Battle of Łomża | |||||
Battle of Wola Cyrusowa | 8 September | Pyrrhic German victory over Poland | |||
Battle of Radom | 8–9 September | Germans capture Radom from Poland | |||
Battle of Gdynia | 8–14 September | Germans capture Gdynia from Poland | |||
Battle of Warsaw | 8–28 September | Germany captures Warsaw from Poland | |||
Battle of the Bzura River | 9–19 September | Largest Polish counterattack, but it fails against Germany | |||
Battle of Kampinos Forest | 9–20 September | German victory over Poland | |||
Battle of Hel | 9 September—2 October | ||||
Battle of Jarosław | 10–11 September | ||||
Battle of Kępa Oksywska | 10–19 September | ||||
Battle of Kałuszyn | 11–12 September | Poland defeats Germany | |||
Battle of Przemyśl | 11–14 September | German victory over Poland | |||
First Battle of Lwów | 12–22 September | Germans, aided by the Soviet Union, capture Lviv from Poland | |||
Battle of Modlin | 13–29 September | Pyrrhic German victory over Poland | |||
Battle of Jaworów | 14–16 September | Poles hold Yavoriv against Germany | |||
Battle of Brześć Litewski | 14–17 September | Germans capture Brest from Poland | |||
Battle of Kobryń | 14–18 September | Inconclusive battle between Germany and Poland | |||
Second Sino-Japanese War | First Battle of Changsha | ![]() | 17 September—6 October | Chinese forces successfully defend city; heavy Japanese casualties | |
World War II | Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski | ![]() | 17–26 September | Germany defeats Poland in the Invasion of Poland's second largest battle | |
Battle of Wilno | 18–19 September | Soviets capture Vilnius from Poland, which is transferred to Lithuania | |||
Battle of Wólka Węglowa | 19 September | Polish victory over Germany | |||
Battle of Krasnystaw | 19–20 September | Failed Polish counterattack against Germany | |||
Battle of Grodno | 20–22 September | Soviets capture Hrodna from Poland | |||
Battle of Cześniki | 21–22 September | Polish victory over the Soviet Union | |||
Battle of Łomianki | 22 September | Failed Polish counterattack against Germany | |||
Battle of Krasnobród | 23 September | Successful Polish counterattack against Germany, and one of the last battles using cavalry in Europe | |||
Battle of Husynne | Soviet victory over Polish | ||||
Battle of Kodziowce | 23–24 September | Poles hold the town against the Soviet Union, but later retreat to Lithuania | |||
Battle of Władypol | 27 September | Soviets capture Wladypol (now Vladypil in Ukraine) from Poland | |||
Battle of Szack | 28 September | Poles hold the town from the Soviets | |||
Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów | 29–30 September | Poles hold the towns from Soviets | |||
Battle of Wytyczno | 1 October | The Soviet Union defeats Poland | |||
Battle of Kock | 2–5 October | Last battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany defeats Poland | |||
Winter War, World War II | Battle of Suomussalmi | ![]() | 30 November 1939—8 January 1940 | First battle of the Winter War, and the most notable Finnish victory over the Soviet Union | |
Battle of Petsamo | 30 November 1939—12 March 1940 | Russian victory over Poland | |||
Battle of Salla | 30 November 1939—13 March 1940 | Finnish victory over the Soviet Union | |||
Battle of Taipale | 6–27 December | ||||
Battle of Kollaa | 7 December 1939—13 March 1940 | ||||
Battle of Varolampi Pond | 10–11 December | Finnish hold the pond against the Soviet Union, in what's called the "Sausage War" | |||
Battle of Tolvajärvi | 12 December | Colonel Talvela's Finnish forces defeat Soviet forces | |||
World War II | Battle of the River Plate | At sea | 13 December | Admiral Graf Spee chased into Montevideo harbour and scuttled by the UK and New Zealand | |
Winter War, World War II | First Battle of Summa | ![]() | 16–22 December | Finnish attack thwarted against the Soviet Union | |
Battle of Kelja | 25–27 December | Finnish victory over the Soviet Union | |||
1940 | Battle of Raate Road | 1–7 January | |||
Second Battle of Summa | 1–15 February | Finnish attack against the Soviet Union thwarted | |||
Battle of Kuhmo | 28 January—13 March | Stalemate between Finland and the Soviet Union | |||
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of South Henan | ![]() | 30 January—1 March | Chinese Nationalists led by Li Zongren defeat Japanese | |
Winter War, World War II | Battle of Honkaniemi | ![]() | 25–27 February | In the only tank action of the Winter War, the Soviet Union defeats Finland | |
First Battle of Vyborg Bay | 2–13 March | Battle ends after a ceasefire between Finland and the Soviet Union | |||
World War II | Battle of Drøbak Sound | ![]() | 9 April | German naval attack thwarted by Norwegian forces | |
Battle of Midtskogen | 9–10 April | Norwegian forces defeat German raiding party | |||
Battle of Narvik | 9 April—10 June | A minor Allied victory of Norway, France, the UK and Poland against Germany in the Arctic | |||
Battle of Dombås | 14–19 April | Norwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack | |||
Battle for The Hague | ![]() | 10 May | In the first major air-landing operation in history, the Netherlands defeat Germany | ||
Battle of Maastricht | Maastricht was a key city for the German advance; Germany defeats the Netherlands | ||||
Battle of Fort Eben-Emael | 10–11 May | Germany captures the fort and breaks through the Belgian line of defense | |||
Battle of Mill | Dutch troops manage to hold back a German battalion | ||||
Battle of Rotterdam | 10–14 May | German attempt to seize the Dutch city; it ends in a German victory following the Rotterdam Blitz | |||
Battle of the Netherlands | 10–17 May | Germany invades the Netherlands | |||
Battle of France | 10 May—25 June | Germany takes on France; British Expeditionary Force and French Army defeated | |||
Battle of the Grebbeberg | 11–13 May | A major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, Operation Fall Gelb. Germany defeats the Netherlands. | |||
Battle at the Afsluitdijk | 12–14 May | The Netherlands hold against Germany | |||
Battle of Hannut | ![]() | Largest tank battle of the campaign. France defeats Germany in Belgium. | |||
Battle of Sedan | ![]() | 12–17 May | Germany defeats France and the UK. After a quick advance, Germany reaches the English Channel and traps most of the Allied army in northern France and western Belgium. | ||
Battle of Arras | 21 May | France and the UK fail to break through German lines to end the encirclement of the Allied main armies | |||
Battle of Dunkirk | 27 May—5 June | Escape of defeated British Expeditionary Forces. Dunkirk is captured by Germany. On the Allied side, forces from France, the UK, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands participated in the battle. | |||
Battle of Mers-el-Kebir | At sea | 3 July | British Navy destroys Vichy French fleet off the coast of North Africa | ||
Battle of Calabria | 9 July | British forces fight indecisive naval battle with Italians | |||
Battle of Cape Spada | 19 July | British and Australian forces sink an Italian cruiser | |||
Battle of Britain | ![]() | 10 July—31 October | Germans try to bomb Britain into submission – the Royal Air Force answers with fighters | ||
Battle of Tug Argan | ![]() | 11 August | Italy defeats the UK and captures British Somaliland | ||
Second Sino-Japanese War | Battle of Hundred Regiments | ![]() | 20 August—5 December | Major engagement of the Soviet Red Army against the Japanese Imperial Army | |
World War II | Skirmish at Diosig | ![]() | 4 September | Romanian victory over Hungary | |
Battle of Taranto | ![]() | 11–12 November | British carrier-based planes destroy Italian fleet at Taranto harbour | ||
Battle of Cape Spartivento | At sea | 27 November | British Navy under Admiral Somerville fights indecisive battle with Italy | ||
Battle of Pindus | ![]() ![]() | 28 October—13 November | Italy invades Greece, but is defeated. Greece captures parts of Albania from Italy in response. |