List of battles 1901–2000 explained

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

1901–1905

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1901				5 March
				5 September
				17 September
				28 September	Filipino guerrillas successfully ambush 78 soldiers of the 9th US Infantry
				30 October
				3–27 November
				25 December
1902				13 January	Ibn Saud successfully captures Riyadh
				7 March
				11 April
				2–3 May
1903				27 January	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
				2 August	The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization defeats the Turks at Mečkin Kamen
				5 August	The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation defeats the Turks at Smilevo
1904			/	9 February	Spetznazogovitch fortress; start of Russo-Japanese War
			<	--Insular Government of the Philippine Islands-->	March
				April
				2 May	First Japanese land victory against the Russians
			/	25–26 May	Japanese defeat Russians in a pitched battle outside of Port Arthur
				30 May	Japanese defeat Russians but later on Russians retake the village of X-YTROKOV
				14–15 June	Russian attempt to relieve Port Arthur smashed by the Japanese
				15 June	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
				10 July
			/	24–25 July
				1 August 1904—2 January 1905	Japanese attack on Port Arthur
				10 August	Russian naval breakout attempt from Port Arthur defeated by Japanese fleet
				11 August
				14 August	Japanese forces force Russians to scuttle the cruiser Ryurik
			/	24 August—4 September	Japanese defeat Russians in the first major battle of the war
				1 September	Final battle and defeat of the Aparicio Saravia revolt
				29 September	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
			/	5–17 October
				11–15 October	Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria is checked with heavy losses by the Japanese
				12 December
1905			/	25–29 January	Another failed Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria
				20 February—7 March	Largest battle at the time; decisive Japanese victory
			At sea	27–28 May	Admiral Togo's decisive victory over Russian Baltic fleet in the Straits of Tshushima
				22 October

1906-1910

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1906				12 April	Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Rawdat Muhanna
				5–8 December
1907				24 September	Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Tarafiyah
1908				23 August	Mulay Hafid successfully revolts against Moroccan Sultan

1911-1915

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1911				6 March
				18–26 March
				11–19 May
			At sea	29–30 September
				3–10 October
				20 October
				23 October
				4 December
				22 December 1911—9 January 1912	Italy begins the invasion of Libya
1912				19 September
				3–4 October
				8 October	Greek troops occupy the Ottoman-held island of Lemnos
				9 October	Greeks defeat Ottomans near Koritza
				23–24 October	Serbs defeat Ottomans in North Macedonia
				24 October	Bulgarians defeat Ottomans in Thrace
				24–30 October	Greeks defeat Ottomans in seven-day battle near Bizani
				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.
				2 November	Greeks defeat Ottoman Turks in Central Macedonia
					Successful Turkish counter offensive against Greek positions
				3 November	Serbs defeat Ottomans
				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
				16–19 November	Decisive and final defeat in Macedonia of the Ottomans by the Serbs
				17–18 November	Defeat of Bulgarian advance toward Istanbul
				21 November—21 December	Greeks capture the island of Lesbos from the Ottoman Empire
				24 November 1912—3 January 1913	Greeks capture the island of Chios from the Ottoman Empire
			At sea	3 December	Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet and forces it to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles straits
1913			At sea	5 January	Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet near the Island of Lemnos in final naval engagement of the war
				20–21 February	Greeks defeat last operational Ottoman Army in Epirus and capture city of Ioanina
				11–15 June	The end of the Moro Rebellion
				19–21 June	Greeks defeat Bulgarians in the three-day battle for Kilkis
				30 June—8 July	Serbs defeat Bulgarians
				8–18 July	Inconclusive ten-day battle between Bulgaria and Greece
				15–18 July	Bulgarian defensive victory against the Serbs
				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				4–17 August	Germans invade Belgium and capture Liège; start of World War I.
				9 August	Part of the Battle of the Frontiers, France takes Mulhouse from Germany, but then loses it again
				12 August	Belgian victory over Germany.
				14 August	German victory over France.
				15 August	Togoland campaign. The UK and France defeat Germany.
				15–24 August	German victory over France.
				16–19 August	Serbian forces push back Austro-Hungarian invasion
				17 August	First battle on the Russian Eastern Front. Inconclusive battle between Germany and Russia.
				19–20 August	Russians defeat German Eighth Army, advance deeper into East Prussia
			///	21–23 August	German victory over France.
					Germany defeats France.
				22 August	The UK and France defeat Germany.
				23 August	British forces hold back Germany.
				23–30 August	Samsonov's Russian 2nd Army encircled and destroyed by the German 8th Army
				23 August—11 September	Russians occupy Eastern Galicia from Austria-Hungary.
				24–26 August	The second French army, under General Castelnau, defeat a Bavarian army
				24 August—7 September	Germans capture Maubeuge from France.
				26 August	Allied Powers (UK) retreat from German forces
			At sea	28 August	First major naval engagement of World War I, heavy German losses against the UK.
				29–30 August	The French 5th Army, under General Lanzerac, defeat the second German army under General Bülow
					New Zealand forces defeat German forces in Samoa
			/	29–31 August	Germany defeats the UK.
				2–16 September	German Eighth Army defeats Rennenkampf's Russian 1st Army
				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.
				6 September	Germany defeats the UK.
				11 September	Australian forces defeat German forces in German New Guinea
				13–28 September	Indecisive battle between the Allies (France and the UK) and Germany.
				21 September	The UK and France defeat Germany.
				24 September 1914—22 March 1915	Russians initially unsuccessful, but second siege attempt succeeds against Austria-Hungary.
				26 September	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa).
				28 September—10 October	Germany and Austria-Hungary capture Antwerp from Belgium. Belgium was aided by the UK.
				29 September—31 October	Russians defeat Germans under Marshal von Mackensen
				October 1914—11 July 1915	British Empire naval forces defeat German naval forces in East Africa
				16–31 October	French, Belgian and British victory over Germany.
				19 October—22 November	Early trench warfare; "Kindermord bei Ypern". Indecisive battle between the Allies (France, Belgium and the UK) and Germany.
				20–26 October	The UK and France defeat Germany.
				28 October	German victory, two Allied ships sink near Malaysia. Russia, France and the UK fought on the Allied side.
				1 November	German Admiral Graf Spee defeats British Admiral Cradock
				3 November	Germany defeats the UK and British India.
				3–5 November	German Colonel von Lettow-Vorbeck defeats British General Aitken in German East Africa. British India fought on the British side.
				6–8 November	British begin the Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire
			At sea	9 November	Australia defeats Germany in a naval battle
				11 November—6 December	Russians take city from Germany and Austria-Hungary, lose it on 6 December
				13 November	Moroccan tribes defeat French troops
		Battle of Kraków		16 November	Heavy casualties to Austria and Russia
			At sea	18 November	Inconclusive naval battle between Russia and the Central Powers (Ottoman Empire and Germany).
				30 November—17 December	Russians take city from Germany.
				1-13 December	Austria-Hungary and Germany defeat Russia.
				3–9 December	Serbs drive out Austrians
			At sea	8 December	British defeat German Admiral Graf Spee.
				20 December 1914-17 March 1915	Indecisive battle between France and Germany.
				22 December 1914-17 January 1915	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire and Germany
1915				5 January	France defeats Germany
				14 January—February 28	Cold weather thwarts German gas attack against Russians
				18–19 January	German victory in East Africa against the UK (British India)
				19 January-April	Indecisive battle between France and Germany.
				23 January-22 December	Russian victory over Germany and Austria-Hungary.
			At sea	24 January	British Admiral Beatty drives off German Vice-Admiral Hipper's raiding force, sinks Blücher
				28 January—3 February	Ottoman attack, with German aid, fails against the UK
				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
				7–28 February	Initial German attack against Russia, is highly successful, but further attacks are repulsed
				17 February	The USA defeat the Cacos in Haiti.
				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)
			At sea	18 March	Turks (With German aid) repel an Allied fleet from the UK (including Australia), France and Russia
				17–22 April	British forces defeat German forces
				22 April—25 May	Germans use poison gas. Allied retreat. Allies consisted out of the UK (with Canada and British India), France and Belgium.
				25–26 April	British amphibious assault against the Ottoman Empire Concurrently, a French assault in the Asiatic side of the straits
				25 April—3 May	Australia and New Zealand successfully land in the Ottoman Empire, but later get bogged down
				26 April	South Africa (British Empire) defeats Germany
				27 April	Ottoman forces attack Australian and New Zealand forces
				28 April	British attack against Turks fails
				29 April	The UK defeats Germany
				1–7 May	British forces defeat German forces
				2–3 May	ANZAC (British Empire) attack on the hill Baby 700, defended by Ottoman forces
				2 May-13 July	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
				6–8 May	Second British attack against Turks uses same plan, also fails
				19 May	ANZAC forces (British Empire, Australia, New Zealand) defeat Ottoman attack
				31 May—10 June	The UK and France defeat Germany
				4 June	Temporary British success reversed by Ottoman counter-attack
				21–23 June	The UK defeats Germany
			/	23 June—7 July	Failed Italian attack on Austrian positions in the Alps
				28 June—5 July	British and Indian forces defeat Ottoman forces
				13 July-27 August	Germany defeats Russia
				14 July-28 August	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
			/	18 July—3 August	Second Italian attempt on Austrian positions fails
				27-31 July	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
				July 1915- August 1916	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
				6 August	Russian forces repel German gas attack and advance on Osowiec Fortress
				6–10 August	Australians stop Ottoman attack, but it was only a diversion
				6–13 August	Turkish diversionary attack against the UK, to allow for Sari Bair Offensive
				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)
				7 August	Ottomans defeat Australians
				7–19 August	Ottomans defeat Britain and New Zealand
				10-20 August	Germany defeats Russia
				21 August	Decisive battle of the Gallipoli Campaign, Ottoman victory over the UK
				21–29 August	Final British attempt to take Gallipoli from the Ottoman Empire fails
				27 August—15 October	Indecisive battle between Austria-Hungary and Russia
			/	29 August—30 November	Russian victory over Germany
				25 September—6 October	German victory over France
				25 September—14 October	Germany defeats the British Empire (British India and the UK)
				25 September—4 November	Partial Franco-British victory over Germany
				28 September	The British Empire (British India and the UK) defeats the Ottoman Empire
			///	7 October-24 November	Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria conquer Serbia and Montenegro
				13–19 October	German victory over the UK and France
			/	18 October—4 November	Austrians endure massive Italian bombardment. Austrian-Hungarian victory.
				24–25 October	The USA defeats the Cacos.
				4–6 November	The UK defeats Germany
				22–25 November	Indecisive battle between British and Ottoman forces
				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.
				27 December 1915	Russia defeats Iran

1916-1920

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1916				10 January-16 February	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
				12 February	Germany defeats the UK (including South Africa and British India)
				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.
				8 March	Failed British attempt against the Ottoman Empire, to relieve the Siege of Kut
			/	9–15 March	Inconclusive battle between Italy and Austria-Hungary
				11–12 March	The UK (including South Africa) defeats Germany
				18 March	The UK defeats Germany
				18-30 March	Germany defeats Russia
				11–14 April	Successful Australian raid on Ottoman forces
				24 April	Irish rebellion against the British occupation centered in Dublin
				7–10 May	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa)
				15 May—10 June	Massive Austrian counter-offensive against Italy
			At sea	31 May	Last engagement of the German High Seas Fleet. Inconclusive battle between the UK and Germany
				4 June—20 September	Russia nearly collapses Austria but losses are staggering
				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.
				1 July—18 November	Inconclusive major Allied (the UK and France) offensive on the Western Front against Germany
				2-25 July	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
				3 July	The USA defeats the Dominican Republic
				3–25 July	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Russia
				4–6 July	One of the deadliest battles for the Polish Legions in Austria-Hungarian service against Russia
				14 July	British victory against Germany during the Somme offensive
				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.
				23 July—7 August	British and Australian forces take and hold town from Germany
				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.
				3-24 August	Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire
			/	6–17 August	Italian victory over Austria-Hungary
				8 August—27 September	Allied powers (Australia, Canada, UK) advance toward German fortification
				9 August	Ottoman victory against British forces
				24 August	The UK defeats Germany
				3–9 September	Allied powers (UK and France) capture city from Germany
				6–10 September	Romania defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany
				7–11 September	Germany defeats the UK (South Africa)
				9 September	Irish (British Empire) capture town from Germans, but suffer heavy casualties. France was also involved in the attack.
				12 September-11 December	Bulgaria, Germany and the Ottoman Empire defeat France, Serbia, the UK, Italy and Russia
				15–22 September	Bad weather thwarts Allied (UK, New Zealand, Canada and France) attempt to break through German defenses
				25–28 September	British progress resumes after Fleurs-Courcelette, but French unable to match British progress
				26–28 September	German positions captured by Allied powers (Canada, UK, France)
				26–29 September	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
				1 October—5 November	Failed attempt to capture German defenses by the UK and France
				2 October	Romania defeats Germany and Austria-Hungary
				2–8 October	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
				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
				7–17 November	Germany and Austria-Hungary defeat Romania
				13–18 November	Allied powers (UK and France) advance further against Germany, final battle of the 1916 Somme Campaign
				29 November	The USA defeats the Dominican Republic
				23 December	Capture of Turkish garrison in the Sinai by the British Empire (UK, British India, Australia and New Zealand)
1917				5-11 January	Russian offensive against Germany during Russian christmas. Minor Russian victory.
			/	9 January	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
				23 February	British forces once again take Kut from the Ottoman Empire.
				8–11 March	British forces capture the city from the Ottoman Empire.
				13 March	Germany defeats the UK.
				25 March	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
				26 March	British fail to advance into Ottoman Palestine. Germany and Austria-Hungary helped defend on the Ottoman side.
				9 April	Canada's finest hour. Canadian and British forces defeat Germany.
				9 April—16 May	British forces advance but no breakthrough was achieved against Germany.
				16 April—9 May	Indecisive Allied (France, UK and Russia) offensive on Western Front against Germany.
				17–19 April	Turkey repels British assault on Gaza-Beersheba line
				21 April	The British Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
			At sea	4 May	British and Australian naval forces indecisive action against German Navy and zeppelin
				23 May	Australian and New Zealand forces raid and destroy Ottoman railway
				7–14 June	British forces advance on Western Front against Germany.
				10–25 June	Austria-Hungary defeats Italy.
				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.
				6 July	The Kingdom of Hejaz and the UK defeat the Ottoman Empire.
				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.
				31 July—2 August	Allied (British Empire and France) victory over German forces
				16–18 August	Indecisive battle between Anglo-French forces and German forces
				1-5 September	Germany captures Riga from Russia
				20–26 September	British Empire victory over German
				4 October	British, Australian, New Zealand victory against German forces on the Western Front
				9 October	Australian and British forces fight inconclusive battle against German forces
				12-20 October	Germany captures the West Estonian archipelago from Russia
				23 October	The Kingdom of Hejaz defeats the Ottoman Empire.
				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
				26 October—10 November	Allied (British Empire, France and Belgium) victory over Germans on Western Front
				31 October	Australian Light Horse capture Beersheba. British and Arabs defeat the Ottoman Empire and Germany.
				1–6 November	British forces defeat Ottoman forces
				1–7 November	British break Turkish defensive line in southern Palestine
				6–7 November	British, Australian, New Zealand forces Ottoman Army
				13 November	British forces gain victory over Ottoman forces
				14 November	The British Empire (New Zealand) defeats the Ottoman Empire.
			At sea	17 November	Indecisive naval battle, Germans lose one torpedo boat against the UK.
				20 November—7 December	First successful use of tanks. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany.
				25 November	Germans defeat Portuguese and launch invasion of Portuguese East Africa
				26 September—3 October	Australian and British forces defeat German forces
				27 October	British and Australian victory over Ottoman forces
				17 November—30 December	British forces capture Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire
				17 December 1917—10 January 1918	Soviet victory over Ukraine.
1918				27 January	The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats the Finnish White Guard.
				29–30 January	Ukrainian victory over Soviet Russia, enables Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
				31 January—18 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
				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.
			/	5–8 February	Bolsheviks capture Kyiv from the Ukrainian People's Republic.
				5 February—19 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
				11 February—25 April	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
				15–16 February	The Polish Legions defeat Austria-Hungary.
			///	18 February-3 March	Germany, Austria-Hungary and Ukraine capture huge territories from Soviet Russia
				19–20 February	Australians capture Jericho from Ottoman forces
				19–21 February	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
				21 February—5 April	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic and Soviet Russia.
				8–12 March	British and Australian forces defeat Ottoman forces
				8–13 March	Czechoslovak Legion escape German encirclement. Czechoslovaks and Soviet Russia defeat Germany and Austria-Hungary.
				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.
				12-17 March	Assyrian volunteers defeat the Kurdish Shekak tribe
				16 March	The Finnish White Guard defeats the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
				20 March—5 April	Australian victory over German forces
				21 March—2 April	Ottoman forces defeat British forces
				27–31 March	Ottoman victory over British forces
				28–30 March	Australians led by John Monash defeat Germans
				4–5 April	German attack fought between German forces and defending Australian and British forces
				5 April	Australian forces halt German advance on Amiens
				8-13 April	Assyrian volunteers defeat the Ottoman Empire
				10 April—5 May	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
				12–13 April	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
				13–25 April	Germans, Ukrainians, and Crimeans invade Crimea, cause dissolution of the Taurida Soviet Socialist Republic
				19 April—1 May	Germany and the Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
				24–25 April	Australian forces capture the town. The British Empire and the French Empire defeat Germany.
				24–29 April	The Finnish White Guard defeat the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
				28–29 April	The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic defeats Germany.
				4–14 May	Australian victory over German forces on Western Front
				28 May	U.S. 1st Infantry Division wins in first independent action with French aid against Germany.
				10 June	Australian forces defeat German forces
				13–15 June	White Russian and Czechoslovak victory over Soviet Russia.
				15–23 June	Downfall of Austria against an allied army from Italy, France, the UK and the USA.
				25 June	U.S. 2nd Marine Division capture woods. Victory of the USA, France and the UK against Germany.
				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.
				14 July	British, Australian and Indian forces successfully defend against German/Ottoman attacks
				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.
				18 July	France, the USA and Belgium defeat Germany.
				5–7 August	White Army and Czechoslovaks captures Kazan from Soviet Russia.
				8–11 August	British force Germans to von Hindenburg's line
			/	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.
				16 August	Czechoslovak forces defeat Reds
				17–23 August	France defeats Germany.
				21 August—2 September	Allied (British Empire and the USA) victory over German forces
				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.
				27 August	Americans defeat Mexicans
				31 August—3 September	Australian forces capture Mont Saint-Quentin from Germany, General Rawlinson calls it the greatest military achievement of the war
				5–10 September	Second battle of Kazan, Red Army recaptures the city from White Russia and Czechoslovaks.
				12 September	British victory, German morale begins to weaken
				12–19 September	Americans defeat Germans
				15-29 September	Serbia, France, the UK, Greece and Italy defeat Bulgaria and Germany
				18 September	British and Australians defeat Germans
				19 September	British Empire victory over Ottomans
				19–20 September
				19–25 September	Allenby's British forces crush Ottoman Army
					British Empire victory over Ottoman Empire
				20 September	Australian and British forces capture Jenin from the Ottoman Empire
				25 September	British forces land victory over Ottoman forces
				26 September—1 October	Australian Light Horse capture the city of Damascus from Ottoman forces
				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.
			27 September	Australian and British forces defeat Ottoman forces
			29 September—10 October	British, Australian and American forces decisive Allied victory over German forces
			30 September	Ukrainian anarchists defeat Austro-German forces.
		At sea	2 October	Allied (Italy, Albania, the British Empire and the USA) naval forces defeat Austro-Hungarian naval forces
			3–27 October	British forces defeat Ottoman forces final phase of the Middle East Campaign
			24 October—3 November	Italy, the UK, France and the USA defeat Austria-Hungary.
			25 October	Allied (Kingdom of Hejaz and the British Empire) victory against Ottoman/German forces
			4 November	Allied power victory during final phase of World War I. The British Empire, France and the USA versus Germany.
			11–12 November	Polish forces capture town from Ukrainians
			11–14 November	The British Empire, the USA and White Russia defeat Soviet Russia.
			December 1918—January 1919	Whites capture all of the Northern Caucasus minus Astrakhan from Soviet Russia.
1919			/	7 January—1 February	Ukrainian uprising in Romania fails
				9 January
				12 January—31 May	White Army victory
				17–20 January	Estonian victory
				18 January
				18 January—5 February	Soviets capture Kyiv
				19–25 January
				27 January—early March	Bolsheviks defeat Americans
				28–30 January
				31 January	Estonians and Finnish volunteers defeat the Red Latvian Riflemen in southern Estonia
				14 February	Polish victory, first battle of the Polish–Bolshevik War
				19–27 March	Soviets and Makhnovists capture Mariupol
				31 March—2 April
				16–17 April
				7 May—27 July	Uprising fails, Nykyfor Hryhoriv assassinated by Nestor Makhno
				13 May	White Army defeats Makhnovists
				15 May	Greeks capture Smyrna
				16–17 May	Greek forces enter Urla
				21 May
			/	15–16 June	Americans and Carrancistas defeat Villistas
					Turkish rebels capture Greek weaponry
				15–20 June	Greeks capture Bergama
				20–21 June	Greek victory
				20–25 June	White Army captures Kharkiv
				21–22 June	Greek forces leave the village of Erikli
				23 June	Estonian and Latvian victory over the German Landeswehr
				25 June
				25–26 June	Greek forces capture Tellidede
				27 June—4 July	Greeks capture Aydın
				3 July—18 November	Beginning of the end of Armed Forces of South Russia
				7 August	U.S. forces defeat Bolsheviks
				31 August	White Army captures Kyiv
				25 September—19 October	White Army victory
				26 September
				28 September—14 November	White Army fails to capture Saint Petersburg
				1 November 1918—30 May 1919	Polish city besieged by Ukrainian forces
				18 November—30 December	Estonian victory
				20 November—8 December	Red victory
				24 November—12 December	Red offensive towards Kharkiv, resulting in its capture
				10–16 December	Bolsheviks regain control of Kyiv
				18–31 December	Red Army captures Donbas
					Polish victory
1920				3–5 January	Polish-Latvian victory
				6–10 January	Red victory, splitting the White Army in two
				9 January	Last battle of the Russian Civil War to involve the US
				17 January—7 April	Reds force Whites out of the North Caucasus and into Georgia and Azerbaijan, which the Reds later invade
				21 January—12 February	French troops leave Kahramanmaraş
				9 February—11 April	French surrender, but are massacred by Turks
				18–22 February	Polish victory
				1 April 1920—8 February 1921	French victory
				25–27 April
				25 April—July	Poles capture Kyiv and are forced to retreat by Soviets
				27 April	Poles capture Chernobyl
			At sea	3 May	A French and Soviet ship fight
				15–17 May	Ottoman and Turkish forces clash
				18 May	Soviet victory
				27–28 May	Turkish victory
				29–31 May	Polish victory
				31 May	Polish victory by surprise attack
				2 June	Polish capture Russian supplies
				11–13 June	Polish victory
				18–25 June	Armenian victory
				25 June
				4–6 July
				13–19 July	Soviet victory over Dubno and Chorupan
				19–20 July	Soviets capture Hrodna
				23 July	The French advance into Syria and defeat Yusuf al-Azmah's hastily assembled army
				July—September	Poles hold Lviv
				12–15 August	Town changes hands twice
				13–16 August	Polish victory
				13–25 August	Poles defeat Red Army
				14 August	One of the rare Polish victories during the Battle of Warsaw
					Soviet victory
				14–15 August	Minor Polish victory as part of the action around Warsaw
					Minor Polish victory
					Polish victory
				14–16 August
				14 August—7 September	Red Army takes control of Crimea, the last White stronghold
				15–16 August
				16–18 August	Polish victory as part of the counteroffensive after Battle of Warsaw
				17 August	Polish army defeated by the Red Army forces of Semyon Budennyi
				21 August	Soviet victory
				22 August
				23 August—13 September
				28 August—2 September	Fall of the Emirate of Bukhara
				30 August	Lithuanian withdrawal successfully mediated by French at request of Poland
				30 August—2 September
				2–19 September	Polish victory against Lithuania
				3 September	Albanian patriots seize Vlora from Italian control in a rapid night strike
				3–5 September	Turks recapture Oltu
				11–23 September
			At sea	15 September	Red and White Army ships interact outside Berdiansk, with both sides claiming victory.
				15–25 September	Poles defeat the reserves of the Red Army
				16 September	Soviet victory
				20–25 September	Polish victory
				26 September
					Insurgent victory
			/	27–28 September	Polish victory
				29 September	Turkish victory
				10–11 October
				24 October—12 November	Greek army captures Gediz
				30 October	Turkish victory
				1 November
				3 November
				7 November	Turkish victory, Treaty of Alexandropol
				20–24 November	Turkish victory
			28 November	Important battle in the Irish War of Independence

1921-1925

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1921				6–11 January	Greek offensive stopped, Turkish victory
			At sea	9 January	French ship destroys Russian ship in the Black Sea
				23 March—1 April	Turkish victory, and a turning point in the Greco-Turkish War
			At sea	21 May	Brits defeat Red Russians in the Caspian Sea
				10–24 July	Greek victory
				22 July	Near Annual, Morocco, Spanish Army loses to Rifi Berbers of Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
				23 August—17 September	Turkish victory, farthest Greek advance in the Greco-Turkish War
1922				5–14 February	Reds retake Khabarovsk
				7 June	Samsun falls under Greek control, but Turkish forces aren't swayed
				28 June—5 July	First and probably most important battle of the Irish Civil War
				25 July—5 August
				26–30 August	Turkish victory, final battle of the Greco-Turkish War
				9 September	Greeks withdraw from Anatolia
1923				8–9 November	Failed Nazi Party uprising in Munich, Hitler wounded and captured
1924				5 December	Mecca became a Saudi Arabian territory
1925				10 February-17 December	Jeddah became a Saudi Arabian territory, end of Kingdom of Hejaz
				22 July
				2–3 August
				8 September	Spanish amphibious landing including tanks and air support
				17 September
				20–24 November

1926-1930

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1927				16 May
				16 July
				25 July
				27 July
				19 September
				9 October
				18 November
1928				27–28 February
				13–14 May
1929				29–31 March
				11 April
				19 April
				15 May	Chiang-Gui War
				17–21 May
				27 May
				7–18 June	Chiang-Gui War
				21 June
				28 June—10 July	Hazara victory
1930				31 March	Ras Gugsa Welle is defeated by Dejazmach Mulugeta Yeggazu, suppressing the last obstacle to Ras Tafari Makonnen's ascension to Ethiopia's throne
				10–12 June
				16 June
				3 July
				17 July
				14 August
				15 August—22 October
				5–8 October

1931-1935

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1931				18 September	Japanese forces create a pretext to invade Manchuria
1932				28 January—3 March	Ceasefire declared
				7–29 September	First major battle during the Chaco War and a Paraguayan victory
				26 September
				2 November—10 December	Minor battle between the Australians and emus
				26 December
1933				1 January—31 May	Japanese victory
				20–26 January	Paraguayan victory
				21 February—1 March	Japanese victory
				4–9 July	Paraguayan victory
				11–15 July
1935				8 January
				19 January—22 March

1936-1940

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1936				7–10 January	General General Graziani attacks troops under Ras Desta Damtew}; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee
				20–24 January	Ethiopian forces suffer 8,000 casualties compared to Italy's 1,100
				10 February	Ethiopians under Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu counterattack the invading Italians southwest of Chalacot, but are defeated with heavy losses
				27 February
				29 February—2 March
				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
				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
				21 June	Mandatory British victory
				10–11 August	Spanish Nationalist victory
				14 August	Nationalists storm Badajoz
				19 August—5 September	Nationalist victory
				28 August	Republican victory
				3 September	Palestinian rebels withdraw
				5–6 September	Republican victory, the Falling Soldier photograph was taken during this battle by Robert Capa
				29 September	Palestinian rebels withdraw
				29 October	Nationalist victory over Republicans and Soviets
				15–23 November	Spanish Republican victory
				29 November—3 December
				13 December 1936—15 January 1937
				27–29 December	Nationalist victory
1937				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
				8–23 March	Spanish Republican defeat Italians
				26–28 April	Franco's forces capture Guernica following a Luftwaffe bombing
				5 July—11 August	Nationalist victory
				7 July	Japanese victory triggers outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War
				25–31 July	Japanese victory
				13 August—9 November
				14 August—17 September
				1 September—9 November	Japanese victory
				6–22 September	Nationalist victory
				13 September—8 November	Japanese victory
				25 September	Chinese victory
				Early November—13 December	Japanese victory
1938				5–8 February	Nationalist victory
			At sea	5–6 March	Republican victory
				16–17 March	Nationalist victory
				24 March—1 May	Japanese victory
				27 March	Chinese victory
				1–3 April	Nationalist victory
				11 July—27 October	Japanese pyrrhic victory
				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.
			/	29 July—11 August	In Manchuria between forces of the Soviet Union and Empire of Japan
				9–10 September	Palestinian rebels capture Beersheba
1939				15–17 March	Hungarian forces defeat Carpatho-Ukraine
				17 March—9 May	Japanese forces defeat Nationalist Chinese
				1 May—16 September	The Soviet Union and Mongolia defeat Japan
				24 May	Nationalist Chinese counterattack successful against Japan
			//	1 September—6 October	Start of World War II in Europe, German victory
			/	1–4 September	Collective term for battles between Germany and Poland in the first days of the invasion; German victory
			At sea	1 September	Germany defeats Poland
					Germans capture Chojnice from Poland
					Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
					First German defeat in Poland and one of the only Polish victories in the invasion
					Polish victory over Germany
					Polish forces hold up in the Polish post office, but fail to defend it against Danzig and Germany
				1–2 September	German tactical victory during the Invasion of Poland
					German victory over Poland
				1–3 September
				1–4 September
				1–5 September
				1–7 September	First battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany and Danzig defeat Poland
				2 September	Polish insurgents successfully raid a German town
				2–5 September	German victory over Poland
				3 September
				3–4 September	Polish Boy and Girl Scout units irregularly defend Katowice but fail against Germany
			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.
				4–6 September	Polish withdrawal from German forces
					German victory over Poland
				6 September
				6–7 September	Poles lose Pułtusk to Germany
				6–8 September	German victory over Poland
				7–8 September	Poland retreat from German Forces
				7–10 September	German victory over Poland
				8 September	Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
				8–9 September	Germans capture Radom from Poland
				8–14 September	Germans capture Gdynia from Poland
				8–28 September	Germany captures Warsaw from Poland
				9–19 September	Largest Polish counterattack, but it fails against Germany
				9–20 September	German victory over Poland
				9 September—2 October
				10–11 September
				10–19 September
				11–12 September	Poland defeats Germany
				11–14 September	German victory over Poland
				12–22 September	Germans, aided by the Soviet Union, capture Lviv from Poland
				13–29 September	Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
				14–16 September	Poles hold Yavoriv against Germany
				14–17 September	Germans capture Brest from Poland
				14–18 September	Inconclusive battle between Germany and Poland
				17 September—6 October	Chinese forces successfully defend city; heavy Japanese casualties
				17–26 September	Germany defeats Poland in the Invasion of Poland's second largest battle
				18–19 September	Soviets capture Vilnius from Poland, which is transferred to Lithuania
				19 September	Polish victory over Germany
				19–20 September	Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
				20–22 September	Soviets capture Hrodna from Poland
				21–22 September	Polish victory over the Soviet Union
				22 September	Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
				23 September	Successful Polish counterattack against Germany, and one of the last battles using cavalry in Europe
					Soviet victory over Polish
				23–24 September	Poles hold the town against the Soviet Union, but later retreat to Lithuania
				27 September	Soviets capture Wladypol (now Vladypil in Ukraine) from Poland
				28 September	Poles hold the town from the Soviets
				29–30 September	Poles hold the towns from Soviets
		1 October		The Soviet Union defeats Poland
		2–5 October		Last battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany defeats Poland
			30 November 1939—8 January 1940	First battle of the Winter War, and the most notable Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
			30 November 1939—12 March 1940	Russian victory over Poland
			30 November 1939—13 March 1940	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
			6–27 December
			7 December 1939—13 March 1940
			10–11 December	Finnish hold the pond against the Soviet Union, in what's called the "Sausage War"
			12 December	Colonel Talvela's Finnish forces defeat Soviet forces
		At sea	13 December	Admiral Graf Spee chased into Montevideo harbour and scuttled by the UK and New Zealand
			16–22 December	Finnish attack thwarted against the Soviet Union
			25–27 December	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	1940				1–7 January
				1–15 February	Finnish attack against the Soviet Union thwarted
				28 January—13 March	Stalemate between Finland and the Soviet Union
				30 January—1 March	Chinese Nationalists led by Li Zongren defeat Japanese
				25–27 February	In the only tank action of the Winter War, the Soviet Union defeats Finland
				2–13 March	Battle ends after a ceasefire between Finland and the Soviet Union
				9 April	German naval attack thwarted by Norwegian forces
				9–10 April	Norwegian forces defeat German raiding party
				9 April—10 June	A minor Allied victory of Norway, France, the UK and Poland against Germany in the Arctic
				14–19 April	Norwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack
				10 May	In the first major air-landing operation in history, the Netherlands defeat Germany
					Maastricht was a key city for the German advance; Germany defeats the Netherlands
				10–11 May	Germany captures the fort and breaks through the Belgian line of defense
					Dutch troops manage to hold back a German battalion
				10–14 May	German attempt to seize the Dutch city; it ends in a German victory following the Rotterdam Blitz
				10–17 May	Germany invades the Netherlands
				10 May—25 June	Germany takes on France; British Expeditionary Force and French Army defeated
				11–13 May	A major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, Operation Fall Gelb. Germany defeats the Netherlands.
				12–14 May	The Netherlands hold against Germany
					Largest tank battle of the campaign. France defeats Germany in Belgium.
				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.
				21 May	France and the UK fail to break through German lines to end the encirclement of the Allied main armies
				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.
			At sea	3 July	British Navy destroys Vichy French fleet off the coast of North Africa
				9 July	British forces fight indecisive naval battle with Italians
				19 July	British and Australian forces sink an Italian cruiser
				10 July—31 October	Germans try to bomb Britain into submission – the Royal Air Force answers with fighters
				11 August	Italy defeats the UK and captures British Somaliland
				20 August—5 December	Major engagement of the Soviet Red Army against the Japanese Imperial Army
				4 September	Romanian victory over Hungary
				11–12 November	British carrier-based planes destroy Italian fleet at Taranto harbour
			At sea	27 November	British Navy under Admiral Somerville fights indecisive battle with Italy
			/	28 October—13 November	Italy invades Greece, but is defeated. Greece captures parts of Albania from Italy in response.

1941-1945

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1941				3–5 January	British/Australian and Free French victory in Libya over Italy
				26–31 January	The UK defeats Italy in Eritrea
				3 February—1 April	Hard-fought British and Commonwealth victory over Italian forces during East African Campaign
				6–7 February	British/Australian victory over Italy forces in Libya
				14 March—9 April	Chinese victory over Japan
			At sea	27–29 March	British Royal Navy task force defeats Italian fleet
				6–18 April	Germany, Italy and Hungary invade and conquer Yugoslavia
				6–24 April	Germany takes the Balkan Peninsula after Italian stalemate
				10 April—27 November	German commander Erwin Rommel with a mixed German/Italian army defeated in North Africa by Allied forces (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Poland, Czechoslovakia, British Indian and Free Libyan Arabs)
				11–12 April	German victory over Australians
				18 April	Australians and New Zealanders slow German advance
				20 April	Dog-fighting air battle over Athens between the UK and Germany fought for half an hour between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe towards the end of the Battle of Greece
				24–25 April	German victory over New Zealanders and Australians
				26 April	German victory over British Empire forces
				7–27 May	Japanese victory in China
				17–21 May	The UK defeats Iraq
				20 May	Australian and Greek tactical victory over Germany
				20 May—1 June	German paratroopers and Italians capture Crete, suffer many casualties against New Zealand, Greece, the UK and Australia
			At sea	23 May	German sinks British
				27 May	Famous German battleship is lost against the UK and Poland
					Australian and New Zealanders halt German advance
				9 June	British/Australian victory over Vichy French forces in French Lebanon
				13 June	Australians defeat Vichy French
				13–17 June
				17 June	British Empire and Free French forces defeat Vichy French in Syria
				19–24 June	British Empire forces defeat Vichy French
				22 June	German invasion of the Soviet Union
				22–29 June	German victory in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (present-day Belarus) over the Soviet Union
				23–27 June	German victory in Lithuania over the Soviet Union
				26 June	Axis (Germany and Romania) victory over the Soviet Union
				26–30 June	In one of the largest tank battles of World War II, Germany defeats the Soviet Union
				5–9 July	Australians defeat Vichy French
				6 July—5 August	Soviet attempt to block German Wehrmacht's advance on Moscow
			/	7 July—26 September	In the largest encirclement battle of World War II, Germany defeats the Soviet Union
				12 July	Free French, British, Australian and British Indian forces defeat Vichy French forces
				15 July—8 August	Axis (Germany, Romania and Hungary) victory over the Soviet Union
				6 September—8 October	Failed Japanese attempt to take Chinese city
				8 September 1941—27 January 1944	After a three-year Nazi siege on Leningrad, the Soviet Union defeats Germany
			At sea	26 September—11 October	Axis controls Sea of Azov; Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union.
				13 October 1941—18 January 1942	Germany defeats the Soviet Union in October and the Soviet Union defeats Germany in January
				27 November	Germans forced to withdraw despite Hitler's orders, but Soviets suffer over 140,000 casualties
				8 December	Japanese forces capture Kota Bharu from the UK
				8–9 December	Japan conquers Thailand
				8–23 December	Japanese forces capture the American Wake Island in the Pacific
				8–25 December	Japanese drive British forces from their Chinese territory
				8 December 1941—15 February 1942	Japan invades British Malaysia
				8 December 1941—8 May 1942	Japanese victory over the U.S. and the Philippines; Douglas MacArthur promises to return
			At sea	10 December	Japanese torpedo craft sink British and
				11–13 December	Japan pushes back British forces in Malaya
			At sea	13 December	Italian naval defeat against the UK and the Netherlands
				17 December	Indecisive engagement between Italian and British naval forces
				24 December 1941—15 January 1942	Chinese forces battle Japanese back during another Japanese attack on Changsha and claim victory
				26 December 1941—19 May 1942	Axis controls Crimea; Germany and Romania defeat the Soviet Union
				30 December 1941—2 January 1942	British forces delay Japanese advance Malaya
1942				1 January—9 April	Japanese defeat and imprison U.S. and Philippine force
				6–8 January	Japan defeats the UK and British India
				8 January 1942—31 March 1943	A series of inconclusive battles between the Soviet Union and Germany, ending with Germany's retreat
				9 January	First frontal engagement on Slovenian soil with the German occupier
				11–12 January	Japan defeats the Netherlands
		Battle of Manado
				14 January	Australias ambush Japanese forces
				14–22 January	Japan defeats Australia, the UK and British India
				17 January	Soviet defenders drive back German Army Group Centre
				18–31 January	The Soviet Union pushes Germany back in Ukraine
				23 January	Battle in Borneo, Netherlands East Indies ends with a Japanese victory over the Dutch
				23 January—February	Japan defeats Australians and occupies the first Australian territory taken by conquest in Australian history
				26–27 January	British/Australian naval defeat by Japan's navy
				30 January—3 February	Japanese victory over the Netherlands, Australia and the U.S. in the Dutch East Indies
				3 February 1942—17 August 1943	Air war over Port Moresby; Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
				4 February	Japanese defeat Dutch and U.S. naval force
				4 February—1 March	Japanese wipe out Allied (Netherlands, U.S. the UK and Australia) naval squadron
				8–15 February	Japanese forces capture city in Malaya; British army under Arthur Percival surrenders; largest British surrender of the war.
				9–10 February	Japanese forces capture strait islands from the UK
				10–12 February	Japanese defeat British Empire forces
				13–15 February	Japan defeats Allied forces (UK, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand)
				18–19 February	Japanese naval victory over the Netherlands, the U.S. and the UK despite friendly fire incident
				19 February	Australia hit by Japanese aerial attacks
			/	19 February 1942—10 February 1943	Japanese victory; tactical Australian victory
				28 February—1 March	ABDACOM naval force (U.S., Australia and the Netherlands) under Admiral Doorman defeated by Japanese fleet
				28 February—12 March	A battle of the Pacific theatre between Japan and the Netherlands; Japanese victory
				3–5 March	British, Australian and American forces are defeated by Japan
				9 March—5 April	Japanese forces invades and defeats Australian forces, capturing Buka and Bougainville
				19–29 March	Japan defeats China in Burma
				20–23 March
			At sea	22 March	An Italian naval force attacks the escort of a British convoy
				31 March	Japanese raids against the British Eastern Fleet, resulting in heavy British losses
				11–19 April	China, the UK and British India defeat Japan
				18 April	800 Italian soldiers lay siege to 54 Slovene Partisans; Italian victory.
					U.S. aircraft bomb Tokyo, crash-land in China
					Chinese and Japanese forces search for the surviving Doolittle Raiders; Japan defeats China and the U.S.
				30 April	German forces destroy entire Norwegian town
			At sea	May 1942—November 1944	sinks the Canadian Nicoya and Leto in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
				4 May	U.S. loses ; Japanese win tactically but lose strategically to U.S./Australian navies. First naval battle in history in which the opposing ships neither sighted nor directly fired on one another; all offensive action was carried out by carrier-based aircraft.
				5–6 May	Last U.S. bastion in Asia surrenders to the Japanese after prolonged siege
				12–28 May	Soviet counterattack thwarted against Germany and the Axis
				26 May—11 June	Free French Forces successfully delay Rommel's Italian and German advance towards Egypt
				26 May—21 June	German commander Erwin Rommel, reinforced by Italians, defeats Great Britain
				27 May	Czech resistance fighters assassinate Schutzstaffel (SS)-Obergruppenfüher Reinhard Heydrich
				31 May—8 June	Japanese submarines attack Australian cities
			At sea	4–7 June	U.S. loses ; Japanese lose four aircraft carriers
				15 June	An Italian naval force successfully attacks a British convoy (Operation Harpoon).
				27 June—10 July	35 ships leave Iceland on 17 June for Murmansk; only 11 reached their destination
				28 June	Australian commandos raid Japanese forces; 120 Japanese killed, 3 Australians wounded
				28 June—24 July	Germany and other Axis capture Voronezh from the Soviet Union
				1 July	British Eighth Army stops Rommel's Axis (Italy and Germany) forces invading Egypt
					Australian commandos attack and kill 44 Japanese
				2 July	Soviet city captured by Germans, Romanians and Italians after eight-month siege
				17 July 1942—2 February 1943	City besieged by Paulus' German Sixth Army; from 23 November the Sixth Army is surrounded and destroyed by Soviets; bloodiest battle in history with approximately 1.8 million dead
				21–27 July	Japan defeats Australian forces and capture Buna-Gona
				21 July—16 November	Australia's finest hour; Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
				7 August 1942—9 February 1943	Allies (U.S., UK, Australia and New Zealand) finally take the island from Japan after a six-month battle
				8–10 August	Australians capture Kokoda Airfield from Japan
			At sea	9 August	Japanese sink four U.S. cruisers; is also lost
				19 August	Also known as Operation Jubilee; Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe. Allied failure helped prepare them for D-Day. Soldiers from the UK, Canada, Free French, Poland and Czechoslovakia participated in the battle on the Allied side.
				24 August	Japanese aircraft carrier sunk by the U.S.
				25 August—7 September	Australians defeat Japanese in the first clear Allied victory over Japanese land forces
				26–31 August	Australian forces are pushed down the Kokoda trail by Japan
				30 August—6 September	Allies vs. Rommel in North Africa; the UK and New Zealand defeat Germany and Italy
			31 August - 5 September	Japanese forces defeat Australian forces
			6–9 September
			14–16 September	Australians withdraw from Japanese forces down the Kokoda trail
			1 October	Australian commandos raid Japanese forces killing 50
			5 October	Yugoslav Chetniks defeat Germany and the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
		At sea	11 October	Near Guadalcanal, the U.S. defeats Japan
			11–28 October	Australians advance after being halted by Japan
			22–27 October	Australians take island from the Japanese
			23 October—4 November	Montgomery's Eighth Army forces Rommel out of Egypt. The UK, British India, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Free France, Greece and the U.S. defeat Germany and Italy.
		At sea	25 October	Near Guadalcanal, sunk, but Japanese withdraw victorious
			4–11 November	Major Australian victory over Japan
			8 November	Allied landings in North Africa; the U.S., the UK, British India, Free France, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia defeat Vichy France, Germany and Italy
			12 November	U.S. defeats Japan, turning point of the Pacific War
			16 November 1942—22 January 1943	Australian and American forces win decisive victory over Japan
			19 November 1942—16 January 1943	Germans clash with Soviets; Soviet victory
		At sea	30 November	Off Guadalcanal, Japan defeats the U.S.
1943				8 January	About 2,000 Germans massacre all 69 men and women of the Pohorje Battalion; Germans lose 19 men and 31 are wounded
				20 January—March	Large joint Axis (Germany, Italy, German puppet state of Croatia, Serbian Chetniks) offensive that attempts to destroy communist-led Partisan resistance in Yugoslavia, but fails
				29–30 January	Japanese bombers sink an American cruiser
				29 January—4 February	Australian and American victory over Japan
				14–25 February	German victory over British Empire and U.S. forces in Tunisia
				16 February—15 March	German victory over the Soviet Union
			At sea	2–4 March	Australian and U.S. air forces destroy Japanese convoy
				6 March	Two Japanese destroyers sunk by the U.S.
				26 March	U.S. naval victory over Japanese, damaged
				18 April	13,000 Polish Jews are killed by German forces; uprising is defeated
					Killing of Imperial Japanese Navy Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto by the U.S.
				22 April—14 July	Australians force Japan to retreat
				22 April—19 August	Australian forces defeat Japanese forces
				2 May	Major Japanese air raid on Darwin
				12 May—11 June	Chinese forces under Bai Chongxi defeat Japanese
				15 May—16 June	Failed Axis (Germany, Italy, Croatia and Bulgaria) offensive against Yugoslav Partisans
				20–23 June	Australians defeat Japanese attack
				20 June—25 August	U.S. and British Empire victory over Japan in the Solomon Islands
				30 June	Australians and Americans defeat Japan
				5 July—23 August	Germans attack Kursk salient at Orel and Belgorod, but are stopped by heavy Russians defenses; arguably the largest tank battle ever fought. Heavy losses.
				6 July	Indecisive naval battle between the U.S. and Japan in the Solomon Islands
				10–11 July	U.S. victory over Japan
				12–13 July	American ships damaged while pursuing Japanese
				16 July—18 August	Australian and American decisive victory over Japan
				20 July	Japanese victory over the U.S.
				21 July—14 August	Allied victory (U.S. and Australia) over Japan
				22 July—5 August	The U.S. defeats Japan
				2–4 August	The UK defeats Germany in Sicily
				6–7 August	Japanese lose three destroyers against the U.S.
				7 August—2 October	The Soviet Union captures the Smolensk and Bryansk regions from Germany
				15 August	Japanese invade, but are repelled by American and Canadian forces
				15 August—6 October	The U.S. and New Zealand defeat Japan
				17–18 August	Japanese naval retreat, subsequent evacuation of 9,000 Japanese men; American victory
				23 August	Soviets liberate town from Germany
				26 August—23 December	The Soviet Union takes Eastern Ukraine from Germany
				27 August—21 September	The U.S. defeats Japan
				4–16 September	Australians and Americans land at Lae in Japanese-held territory
				5 September	American/Australian airborne landing defeats Japanese forces
				19 September	Communist-led Slovene Partisans take the castle guarded by the pro-German, anti-communist Slovene village sentries
				19–20 September	Australian victory over Japan
				22 September—4 October	Australian forces defeat Japan
				22 September—24 October	Australia and the U.S. defeat Japan
			At sea	26 September—16 November	Germans attack and force surrender of British garrison on Leros; British force under General Tilney are forced to surrender
				6 October	Japanese win against the U.S., both sides lose one destroyer
				12–13 October	Australian victory over Japan
					Germany defeats the Soviet Union and Poland
				14 October	Also known as Black Thursday; air battle between the German Luftwaffe and the U.S. Air Force, German victory
				27 October—12 November	Major New Zealand and American victory over Japan
				1–2 November	Japan suffers a naval defeat against the U.S.
				1–3 November	American/New Zealand forces defeat Japanese forces
				2–11 November	Allied (U.S., Australia and New Zealand) air attacks against Japan in Rabaul
				2 November—20 December	Chinese victory, Japanese use biological and chemical weapons
				7–8 November	The U.S. defeats Japan
				8–9 November
				17–25 November	Major Australian and American victory over Japan
				20–22 November	First contested amphibious landing of World War II by the U.S. against Japan
				20–24 November	American forces defeat the Japanese in the Gilbert Islands
				27 November	Japanese convoy suffers heavy damage against the U.S.
				27 November—8 December	Australia defeats Japan
				3–9 December	The UK, the U.S. and Canada defeat Germany
				5 December	Major Australian victory over Japan
				15 December 1943—24 February 1944	Allied (U.S. and Australia) victory against Japan
				20–28 December	Canada defeats Germany
			//	24 December 1943—6 May 1944	The Soviet Union captures Western Ukraine from Germany and enters Poland and Romania
		At sea	26 December	British naval victory over Germany
			27–28 December	Australian victory over Japan
1944			/	14 January—1 March	The Soviet Union lifts the Siege of Leningrad and liberates the area around Veliky Novgorod from Germany
				17 January—19 May	Four battles, Allies (the UK, British India, the U.S., Free France, Poland, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Italy) finally victorious against Germany, breaking through to advance on Rome
				19–31 January	Australian victory over Japan
				20–22 January	Germany defeats the U.S.
				22 January—5 June	After an amphibious landing near Rome, the Allied armies of the U.S., the UK and Canada are only able to break out a German encirclement after a couple of months
				24 January—16 February	Decisive Soviet victory over Germany
				30 January—2 February	Part of Operation Shingle – 1st, 3rd and 4th U.S. Army Ranger battalions attempted to capture the town of Cisterna, German victory
				31 January—3 February	American victory over Japan in the Marshall Islands, several Korean laborers captured
				February—April	Australian and American victory over Japan in the Pacific
				2 February—10 August	Germany successfully holds ground against the Soviet Union
				15–20 February	New Zealand forces supported by Americans defeat Japan
			At sea	17–18 February	Successful American air raid against Japan in the Marshall Islands
				17–23 February	American victory over Japan allows U.S. forces to set up for an attack on the Mariana Islands
			//	4 March—17 April	Germans victorious over the Soviet Union, but have to retreat afterward
				8 March—3 July	An invasion of British India by Japan is stopped by the UK and British Indian soldiers
				April—May	Failed German military operation that aimed to capture Josip Broz Tito, leader of the Yugoslav Partisans
				April—December	Marginal Japanese victory over China and the U.S.
				8 April—12 May	The Soviet Union captures Crimea from Germany; Germany got aid from Romania
				17 May—3 August	China and the U.S. capture Myitkyina in Burma from Japan
				17 May—2 September	American victory over Japan in the Pacific theatre
				18–21 May	American and Australian victory over the Japanese
				27 May—17 August
				4–27 June	The UK, China and the U.S. defeat Japan
				6 June—6 August	After more than a month of fighting, the UK and Canada finally capture Caen from Germany
				6 June—25 August	Allies (The U.S., the UK, Canada, France, Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway and South Africa) invade northern France across the Normandy beaches (Operation Overlord); hard fighting from Cherbourg to Caen; Germans surrounded and destroyed at Falaise
				13 June	Germans defeat the UK near Normandy during Operation Overlord
				14–15 June	Polish and Soviet partisans temporarily defeat Germany
				15 June—9 July	American forces capture island from Japan
			At sea	19 June	Major carrier battle; U.S. loses 123 planes and destroys 315 Japanese planes
			/	22 June	Eastern Front Soviet offensive destroys German Army Group Centre
				25 June	The UK defeats Germany
				25 June—9 July	Finnish stop Soviet offensive
				2 July—31 August	American victory over Japan, supported by the Royal Australian Air Force
				4–11 July	Finnish victory over the Soviets
				10 July—25 August	The U.S. and Australia defeat Japan
			/	13 July—29 August	The Soviet Union captures Eastern Poland and Western Ukraine from Germany; Germany was aided by Hungary
				20–25 July	Germany defeats the Soviet Union
				21 July—10 August	The U.S. captures Guam; 18,000 Japanese killed during American attack.
				24 July—1 August	The Japanese, realizing they will lose, launch a suicidal charge against Americans
				25–31 July	The U.S. breaks out of Normandy and liberates Western France from Germany
				30 July—31 August	The U.S. defeats Japan
				August	Japanese capture nearby town from China, but unable to continue fighting afterward
				1 August—3 October	20,000 armed Poles against 55,000 Wehrmacht and SS; 90% of the city is destroyed and there are more than 250,000 casualties
				12–21 August	A German army gets trapped and defeated near Falaise, while the Allied armies (the U.S., the UK, Canada, Poland and France) liberate most of France
				15 August	AKA Operation Anvil; Allied (the U.S., France, the UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Greece and New Zealand) invasion of German-occupied Southern France
				15–25 August	Allied forces (France, the U.S. and the UK) drive Nazi German forces out of the French capital
				16 August—24 November	Japanese victory over China and the U.S.
				20 August—24 September	The Soviet Union breaches through the German and Romanian lines, capturing vast territories. Romania change sides from Germany to the Soviet Union. On 24 September, most of Romania is occupied by the Soviet Union.
			////	14 September—24 November	The Soviet Union captures most of the Baltic States and enters Germany in East Prussia
			At sea	15 September	Germans unable to capture island from Finland; Finland was supported by the Soviet Union.
				15 September—24 November	The Soviet Union, communist-led Yugoslav Partisans and Bulgaria capture Belgrade from Germany
				15 September—27 November	A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific; the U.S. defeats Japan
				17–26 September	The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. Germany defeats the UK and Poland.
				17–30 September	Volcanic island captured by Americans from Japan
				19 September 1944—10 February 1945	German Army repels U.S. forces with high losses for both
				21 September	The Soviet Union defeats Estonians fighting for Germany
				28 September	Germany defeats Finland
				1–8 October	Finns capture Tornio from the Germans; start of the Lapland War proper
			/	2 October—8 November	Difficult Canadian victory secures the port of Antwerp from Germany, and ensures critical supplies for advancing Allied (Canada, the UK, Poland, the U.S., Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Norway) forces
				2–21 October	Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II; the U.S. defeats Germany
				3–4 October	Germany defeats Italy, the UK and South Africa
				6–29 October	Germans able to hold back Soviets
				7–29 October	The Soviet Union breaks through German lines into Norway
				8 October	The U.S. 1st Infantry Division attacks and takes Crucifix Hill from Germany, a strategic point which allows the Battle of Aachen to occur
			15 October	Allied (the U.S., Australia, the Netherlands and the UK) victory over Japan
			15–23 October	Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans defeat the German fascist puppet state of Croatia
			20 October—4 November	The UK, Canada, Poland, the U.S. and the Netherlands liberate North Brabant from Germany
			20 October—31 December	Combined American and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas begin the liberation of the Philippines
			23–26 October	The largest air-sea battle in history; American/Australian fleet destroy Japan's fleet
			23 October 1944—26 April 1945	The Soviet Union and Norway, supported by the UK, Canada and Sweden, drive Germany from the Norwegian region of Finnmark
			29 October 1944—13 February 1945	The Soviet Union and Romania capture Budapest and most of Hungary from Germany and Hungary
			November 1944—August 1945	Australia victory over Japan
			4 November	Australians land at Japanese-occupied Jacquinot Bay
			11 November—21 December	Americans prevent Japanese from resupplying Leyte
			16 November	Germany defeats the U.S. and the UK
			25 November 1944—12 February 1945	Brazilian and American troops defeat Germans in Italy
			December 1944—April 1945	Australias defeat Japanese
			13–16 December	Combined U.S., Australia and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas capture main island off Luzon, Philippines from Japan
		//	16 December 1944—25 January 1945	German counterattack in Ardennes; General McAuliffe says "NUTS" at Bastogne. The U.S., the UK, Belgium, Canada, France and Luxembourg defeat Germany
			30–31 December	Australia defeats Japan
1945				9 January—15 August	Filipino, American, Australian and Mexican victory. U.S. Sixth and Eighth Armies including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary including recognized guerrillas retakes and completes the recapture of Northern Philippines from Japan
			/	12 January—2 February	The Soviet Union captures Western Poland from Germany and advances in parts of Eastern Germany
			//	13 January—25 April	The Soviet Union captures most of East Prussia from Germany
				17 January—9 February	Australia and New Zealand defeat Japan
				26 January	Canadian offensive succeeds against a German bridgehead at Kapelsche Veer in the Netherlands
				30 January	U.S. Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas rescue Bataan and Corregidor prisoners of war from Japanese prison camp
				31 January—8 February	Combined U.S and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas retake the historic Bataan Peninsula from Japan
				3 February—3 March	City totally devastated after month-long battle between the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military forces including recognized guerrillas against the Japanese Imperial forces; 100,000 civilians killed
				8 February—27 March	The U.S., the UK and Canada capture the Rhineland from Germany
			///	8 February—31 March	The Soviet Union captures Silesia from Germany
				9 February	British Empire air operation ends in defeat against Germany
				16–26 February	Spectacular combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth assault retakes island bastion from Japanese forces
				21 February—26 April	Filipino troops of the 66th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army; USAFIP-NL; and the American troops of the 33rd and 37th Infantry Division retake Baguio City, Northern Philippines, from Japan
				23 February	U.S. Airborne Task Force and Filipino guerrillas rescues more than 2,000 Allied POWs and civilian internees held by Japanese
				24 February—4 April	The Soviet Union captures parts of Northeastern Germany
				6–21 March	Bulgaria, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia and Italy defeat Germany
				10 March—15 August	U.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas recapture the Southern Philippines from Japan
				16 March—15 April	The Soviet Union captures Vienna from Germany
				17 March	134 Allied (the UK, the U.S. and Canada) gliders land troops in Wesel in Germany
				18 March—30 July	U.S. Eighth Army including the Filipino soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary and recognized guerrillas retakes central Philippine islands from Japan
				21 March—11 May	Indecisive battle between China and Japan; Japan controls airbases after battle
				26 March	After a month, U.S. forces take main offshore Japanese island
				28 March—6 April	Decisive Australian victory over Japan
				30 March—8 April	Total Ustashian (Croats fighting for Germany) victory over Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
				6 April—9 June	Chinese victory in final battle to expel Japan
				9–21 April	Poland, the UK, the U.S., Italy and Brazil defeat Germany
				12–19 April	The UK defeats Germany
				17 April—22 May	Australia and New Zealand defeat Japan
				24 April—1 May	Part of Battle of Berlin, Germans unable to break out, Soviet victory
				26 April	The UK defeats Japan
				26 April—2 May	Soviet forces encircle and capture German capital; Hitler commits suicide
				30 April—2 May	Communist-led Yugoslav Partisans, New Zealand and the Italian resistance capture the city from Germany, pro-German Italians and Chetniks (Yugoslav nationalists)
				1 May	Australian attack supported by the U.S. and the Netherlands as part of the Borneo campaign, defeating Japan
				6–11 May	The Soviet Union captures Prague from Germany
				10–13 May	Yugoslav communists defeat Yugoslav nationalists
				14–15 May	Last battle of World War II in Europe; Yugoslav communists and the UK defeat Germany and Yugoslavs, fighting on the German side.
				June—August	Australian victory over Japan
				8–10 June	Japan defeats Australia and New Zealand
				10–21 June	Australia, aided by the U.S. and UK, defeats Japan in Borneo
				14 June	Filipino troops of the 15th, 66th and 121st Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL complete and retake the province of Ilocos Sur in Northern Luzon, Philippines from Japan
				17 June—15 August	Australian victory in north Borneo over Japan; the U.S. supported Australia.
				21 June	U.S. and British Empire forces defeat Japanese, U.S. occupies island
				26–28 June	Australian victory over Japanese forces
				1–21 July
			At sea	22–23 July	The U.S. defeats Japan
				26 July—9 August	Filipino troops of the 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFIP-NL, take the Japanese stronghold of Mayoyao, Mountain Province with U.S. air support
			/	9–20 August	Decisive Russian victory over Japan
				10 August 1945—10 January 1946	Chinese Civil War resumes, with three sides: Nationalist China and the U.S.; Communist China and the Soviet Union; and the Japan
				12–16 August	Japan defeats the Soviet Union
				15–23 August	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
				16–19 August
				17 August
				18–23 August	The Soviet Union defeats Japan
				24 August	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists
				26–27 August
				1–13 September
				4–5 September
				18 September
				21 September
				18 October
				27 October—20 November	Indonesian soldiers and militia against British and Dutch troops as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution; British victory.
				19–21 December	Chinese communists defeat Chinese Nationalists

1946–1950

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1946				15–17 March	Communist victory
				21 August—22 September	Nationalist victory
				6–9 September	Communist victory
				10–20 October	Nationalist victory
1947				19 March
				24–25 April
				27–28 April
				21 July	First of two major Dutch military "police actions" against Indonesia
				22 October 1947—5 January 1949	First war fought between the successor of British India, the Dominion of India, and newly-formed Dominion of Pakistan; the war ended with India having the majority portion of Kashmir
				3 November
				7 November
				7–9 December
				7 December 1947—9 July 1948	Egyptian victory
1948				21–22 April	Jewish militias capture Haifa
				15 May	Israeli militants capture Nirim kibbutz
				19–24 May	Egypt captures the settlement despite heavy Israeli defense
				24 May—18 July	Jordanian forces capture Old Jerusalem
				2 June	Israeli victory
				12 July
				12 September—12 November	Decisive Chinese Communist victory over the Chinese Nationalists
				6 November 1948—10 January 1949
				29 November 1948—31 January 1949
				19 December 1948—5 January 1949	The second Dutch "police actions" against Indonesia. Although the Dutch were militarily victorious, they were forced to give up the East Indies because of international anti-colonial pressure.
1949				25–27 October	Nationalist victory establishes Taiwan as the Nationalist refuge; Communists left in control of mainland China
				3–5 November
1950				19–31 January
				14–20 February
				3 March
				11 May
				25–26 June
				25–28 June
				25–29 June
			/	25 June—20 July
				25 June—31 July	North Korean offensive ends in victory
				27 June
			At sea	2 July
				5 July
				6 July
				7–8 July
				10–12 July
				14–21 July
				20–31 July
				22–25 July
				23–29 July
				27 July
				29 July—1 August
				2 August
				4 August—18 September	UN forces stop North Korean invasion of South Korea, counterattack in mid-September in conjunction with Battle of Inchon
				15–19 September	UN retakes South Korea, reaches Seoul in 12 days
				6–19 October	Chinese victory
				17 October	UN victory
				25–26 October
				25–29 October	Chinese victory
				25 October—4 November
				29–30 October	Australian/UN victory
				5 November
				25 November—2 December	Decisive Chinese victory, UN forces expelled from North Korea
				27 November—13 December	Chinese strategic victory
				31 December 1950—7 January 1951	Chinese and North Korean forces take Seoul

1951-1955

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1951				1–4 January	UN defeat
				13–17 January	French victory
				1 February	UN victory
				11–13 February	Chinese and North Korean victory
				13–18 February	UN victory
				7–12 March
				23–28 March	French victory
				22–23 April	Filipino/UN victory
				22–25 April	Chinese victory
					Australian/UN victory
				18 August—5 September	UN victory
				13 September—15 October
				28–30 September	Australian Navy ship bombs Chinese forces
				3–8 October 1951	UN victory
				3–10 October	French victory
				9–13 October	UN victory
				21–22 October	Americans and Australians defeat North Korean forces
				5 November 1951	Chinese victory
				14–17 November	UN victory over China
				1 December	Soviet Air Force defeats Australian Air Force
1952				21 March—18 July	UN victory
				26 June 1952—26 March 1953
				9 August – 30 September	UN victory
				17–24 September	Chinese victory
				20 September—20 October
				6–15 October	UN victory
				11–15 October
				14 October—25 November	Chinese victory
				18–19 November	UN victory
				23 November—2 December	French victory
				11–14 December	UN victory
1953				23 March—11 July	UN victory in April, Chinese victory in July
				25–29 May	Chinese victory
				28–29 May	UN victory
				29 May
				10 June—20 July	Chinese victory
				7–27 July	UN victory
				24–26 July
1954				13 March—7 May	France loses Indochina
1955				18–20 January
				20 August
				20–21 November
				23 November
				12 December

1956-1960

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1956				31 October	Britain, France and Israel attempt to retake the Suez Canal after recent Egyptian nationalization
				5 November—22 December
1957				23–25 May
				4–12 August
1958				28–31 May
				11–21 July
				29 July—8 August
				19–30 December

1961-1965

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1961				17–20 April	A failed U.S.-backed attempt to capture Cuba and a major blow to U.S. pride and reputation
1962				12 January	First major combat of American forces in the Vietnam War
			At sea	15 January	Operation Trikora this was the last time the Royal Netherlands Navy sunk a ship
				22 March—30 April	South Vietnamese counteroffensive to disrupt Vietcong near Saigon
			/	10 October—16 November	Chinese victory
				12 December	British commandos defeat Malaysian insurgents
1963				2 January	North Vietnamese victory
				3 September	South Vietnamese victory
				28 September	Initial Indonesian victory, but Britain successfully counterattacks
				22 November	Vietcong victory
1964				26 February	Indecisive
				12–20 April	South Vietnamese victory; Vietcong successfully retreats
				27 April—27 May	South Vietnamese victory
				5–6 July	Allied victory over North Vietnam
				September—October	Allied (the UK, New Zealand and Malaysia) forces successfully land on Indonesian troops
				29 October	Australian and British forces defeat Indonesian landing
				7–9 December	North Vietnamese victory
			At sea	13 December	Australian minesweeper defeats Indonesian patrol boat
				28 December 1964—1 January 1965	Vietcong victory
1965				6–7 February	Vietcong victory, beginning of Operation Flaming Dart
				7–8 February	Vietcong victory
				7–24 February	Escalation of the Vietnam War
				4 April 1965—13 May 1972	North Vietnamese jets take down three American jets attempting to blow up a key bridge; the bridge still stands
				18–24 April	First major American-only offensive, both sides claim victory
				27 April	British victory
				10–15 May	American-South Vietnamese victory
				27 May—12 June	Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
				28–31 May	Vietcong victory
				15 June	Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
				12 July
		Battle of Lahore		6–12 September	Indian victory
				7–10 September	American forces storm the Batangan Peninsula
				7–11 September	Indian victory
				8–10 September
				14–19 September	Inconclusive
				18–19 September	Americans considered the battle a victory due to low losses and capture, but in the wider campaign, it was a defeat
				19–25 October	First major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnam
				27 October—26 November	Large American victory
				5–8 November	American/Australian success
				8 November	First major encounter between Australia and North Vietnam, a minor Vietcong victory
				12 November	Both sides declare victory
				14–18 November	First major encounter between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam in Vietnam. Over the first two days an American battalion repulses continuous Vietnamese assaults; another battalion, sent to reinforce the first, is ambushed on the fourth day when it withdraws, suffering heavy losses.
				21 November	British victory
				1–6 December	American victory
				8–20 December	Allied victory

1966-1970

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1966				1–8 January	Allied victory
				8–14 January	American/Australian victory
				18 January—17 February	Inconclusive
				16–28 February
				23–24 February	Major Australian victory
				4–7 March	American/South Vietnamese victory
				9–10 March
				26 March—6 April	American victory
				11–12 April
				21 April—10 May	American victory
				28 April
				1–16 May	American victory
				10 May—1 August	American/South Korean victory
				16–30 May	American victory
				16 May—5 June
				16 May—8 June	American/Australian victory
				19 May—13 July	American/South Vietnamese victory
				2–21 June
				15–16 June	American victory
				19–30 June
				25 June—2 July
				4 July—28 October
				9 July
			/	15 July—3 August	American troops force North Vietnamese across the Vietnamese DMZ
				21 July—5 September	Inconclusive
				August 1966—January 1968
			/	3 August 1966—31 January 1967	Attempt to drive away North Vietnamese units under the Vietnamese DMZ
				9–10 August
				18–19 August	First major action of Australian forces in Vietnam
				23–31 August	Inconclusive
				5–25 September	American victory
				13 September 1966—12 February 1967	Allied victory
				14 September—25 November	Both sides declare victory
				16 October—2 November	American victory
				19 October—December
				20 October—30 December	Inconclusive
				November 1966—15 December 1967	American combing operation victory
1967				6–15 January	Inconclusive
				8–26 January
				27 January—7 April	American victory
			/	1 February—18 March
				13 February 1967—11 March 1968
				14–15 February	South Korean victory
				17–18 February	Inconclusive
				22 February—14 May
				28 February	American victory
				10 March	American victory over a Vietcong ambush
				19–20 March	American victory
			/	19 March—19 April
				21 March	Costly Vietcong defeat
				31 March—1 April	American forces defeat Vietcong
				6 April—11 October	Inconclusive
				7–22 April	American victory
			/	20 April—17 May	Costly American victory
				21 April—16 May	American attempt to find Vietcong in the Quế Sơn Valley
				22 April—31 July	American victory
				23 April—7 June	American recon victory
				24 April—11 May	Americans capture Hill 861
				28 April—12 May	American victory
				11 May—2 August
				13 May—16 July
				14 May—7 December
				18–28 May	Inconclusive
				18 May—7 December	American victory
				26 May—5 June	American/South Vietnamese victory
				26 May 1967—27 January 1968	Allied victory
				5–6 June
				6 June
				9–29 June	American/South Vietnamese forces attempt to flank Vietcong troops, but both sides take losses
				12–26 June	American victory
				19–21 June	Allied victory
				20–22 June	North Vietnamese victory
				2–12 July
				11 July—31 October	American victory
				16 July—31 October	Inconclusive, both sides claim victory
				27–31 July	Allied victory
				2–13 August	Inconclusive
				6 August	Australian victory
				6–22 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
				9 August—20 September
				11 August
				13–29 August	American victory
				19 August—9 September
				23 August	North Vietnamese fighter jets defeat American jets
				25 August—1 December	American/South Vietnamese victory
				4–15 September
			/	11–14 September	Indian forces beat back Chinese forces
				11 September 1967—11 November 1968	American offensive, where the Tiger Force committed war crimes
				12 September—4 October	Nigerian forces capture the Biafran capital of Enugu
				12 September—7 October	American victory
				15 September—9 November	Inconclusive
				29 September—10 December	Americans try to repair highway
				4–12 October
				11–20 October	Inconclusive
				12 October 1967—31 January 1969	American victory
				17 October	Vietcong victory
				17–19 October
				20 October 1967—16 February 1968	Inconclusive
				29 October—7 November	American and South Vietnamese troops capture Loc Ninh
				1 November 1967—20 January 1968	Minor operation, Tet Offensive causes beginning of Operation Lancaster II
				1 November 1967—22 January 1968	American victory
		1 November 1967—25 January 1968		Continuation of Operation Fremont
		1 November 1967—28 February 1969		Low-level American cross-Vietnamese DMZ operation
		3–23 November		Pyrrhic American victory
		3 November 1967—5 January 1968		Allied victory
		6–17 November		Minor American victory
		November—9 December		Allied victory
		15–19 November		American/South Vietnamese victory
		4 December 1967—17 February 1968		American victory
		6–20 December
		8 December 1967—24 February 1968
		8 December 1967—11 March 1968
		18 December 1967—10 June 1968
		26 December 1967—2 January 1968		Inconclusive
		28 December 1967—3 January 1968		American victory
1968				January—March	American counterattack on Tet Offensive
				1–2 January	American victory
				2 January—20 March	Nigerian forces capture Onitsha
				20 January—23 November	American victory
				20 January 1968—31 January 1969
				21 January—31 March	Spontaneous American counterattack disrupted by Tet Offensive
				21 January—8 April	Desperate defense by the U.S. Marines to hold strategically important fire base against huge NVA numbers. Vietnamese Communists fail in their bid to turn the siege into an "American Battle of Dien Bien Phu", though it is also possible that Khe Sanh was used as a diversion.^[1]
			At sea	23 January	North Korea seizes U.S. ship
				23–24 January	North Vietnamese troops defeat a small garrison of Laotian Royal troops
				23 January—12 February	Allied victory
				24 January —1 March	Allied victory over North Vietnam
				29 January—11 February	Allied forces repulse Vietcong attacks
				30 January	North Vietnam loses militarily but turns the tide of U.S. opinion against the war
				30 January—7 March	American and South Vietnamese troops repel the attack, but it heavily increases anti-war sentiment in the US.
				31 January—5 February	Vietcong attack Bến Tre, but fail to capture it
				31 January—6 February	South Vietnamese/American victory
				January—9 February	North Vietnamese attacks and captures Da Lat, but loses it in an American/South Vietnamese attack days later
				31 January—11 February	American/South Vietnamese victory
				31 January—2 March	American and South Vietnamese forces successfully defend the city, although Vietcong commit the Hue Massacre
				6–7 February	North Vietnamese captures Lang Vei camp
				7 March—7 August	South Vietnam attempts to regain control over major highways
				8–9 February	American troops repel North Vietnamese attacks
				10 February—10 March	American victory
				12 February—3 March	Allied victory
				26 February—12 September	American victory
				1 March	North Vietnamese ships attempt to ambush South Vietnamese ships
				1–30 March	American victory
				3–6 March
				8 March—24 May	Nigerian forces capture Port Harcourt
				10–11 March	North Vietnamese-Pathet Lao victory
				11 March—7 April	South Vietnamese and U.S. recapture areas around Saigon
				17 March 1968—31 January 1969	American victory
				18 March—17 May
				18 March 1968—28 February 1971	American successfully conduct a security operation in Quảng Tín province
					American successfully conduct a security operation in Quang Ngai Province
				21 March	Jordanian troops with the PLO repel an Israeli raid to capture Yasser Arafat, but the camp is destroyed
				30 March—31 January 1969	American victory
				31 March	Biafran ambush wipes out the Nigerian 2nd Division
				8 April—31 May	Allied victory
				8 April—11 November	American victory
				19–21 April	Pyrrhic North Vietnamese victory
				19 April—17 May	Inconclusive
				29 April—30 May	North Vietnamese offensive smaller in scale than the Tet Offensive, but much bloodier
				30 April—3 May	Both sides claim victory
				4 May—24 August	American/South Vietnamese forces drive back Vietcong
				5–6 May	North Vietnamese forces ambush Americans, but the Americans fight back and win
				5–12 May	Allied victory
				5–25 May	American victory
				7–12 May	Allied victory
				8–17 May	American victory
				10–12 May	North Vietnamese victory and one of the largest battles of the war
				12 May—6 June	Australian forces repel multiple North Vietnamese and Vietcong attacks over 26 days of fighting
				17 May—3 November	U.S. forces attack North Vietnamese bases
				17 May 1968—28 February 1969	Protection of Huế by Americans
				1 June 1968—16 February 1969	Allied victory
				2–19 June	American victory
				27–28 June
				1–8 July
				6–31 July	Allied victory
				3 August—30 November	American/South Vietnamese victory
				4–20 August	U.S. claims victory
				17 August—27 September	Failed third push by the North Vietnamese after the Tet Offensive
				24–27 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
				2 September—15 October	Nigerian forces capture Owerri and Aba, but are unable to capture Umuahia; the failure allows Biafra to retake Owerri and Aba
			8–24 September	American victory
			10–20 September	American/South Vietnamese victory
			1–19 October	American victory
			15 October 1968—25 April 1969	Biafra recaptures Owerri
			22 October 1968—18 January 1970	Minor clashes between American/South Vietnamese forces and Vietcong
			23 October—6 December	American victory
			7 November 1968—4 April 1969
			15 November 1968—29 March 1972	Americans fail to bomb Vietcong supply routes
			20 November—9 December	American victory
			3 December 1968—19 February 1969	Allied victory
			7 December 1968—8 March 1969	American/South Vietnamese victory
			15 December 1968—28 February 1969	American victory
1969				22 January—18 March	Last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division
				17 February—31 October	Allied victory
				28 February—8 May	Both sides claim victory
				28 February 1969—28 February 1971	American victory
				1 March—2 May
				1 March—14 August	American reconnaissance operation
				15 March—2 May	American/South Vietnamese victory
				17–24 March	American victory
				23 March—3 April
				27 March—22 April
				15 April 1969—1 January 1971	American victory
				2 May—16 July
				10 May—7 June	American/South Vietnamese victory
				13–20 May	American and South Vietnamese troops win, but heavy losses force them to withdraw
				15 May—14 August	American victory
				26 May—7 November	American launch a successful local offensive
				6–8 June	Australians defeat Vietcong
				8 June—15 August	Costly American victory
				12 June—6 July	Allied victory
				13 July—15 August	Dozens of Vietcong killed
			14 July	Between El Salvador and Honduras
				21 July—25 September	American victory
				23 July 1969—10 March 1971
				12–14 August	Unarmed Irish residents of the Bogside in Derry City expel British Police and Militia Forces from their area. The riots lasts for 2 days until the British Army is sent in. This event is often described as the beginning of the Troubles, a 30-year guerrilla war.
				21 August	Australian victory
				27 October—1 November	North Vietnamese victory
				1 November 1969—1 May 1970	Allied victory
				7 December 1969—31 March 1970	Inconclusive
				20–24 December
1970				7–12 January	Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
				19 January—22 July	American victory
				1 April—5 September	Indecisive
				27–28 June	A battle between Provisional IRA and loyalists
				29 June 1970—1 March 1971	American victory
				1–23 July	North Vietnamese victory
				9–15 July	American/South Vietnamese victory
				12 July—29 September	Americans attempt to improve positions after the fall of Kham Duc, but fail
				16 July—24 August	American victory
				22 July 1970—30 January 1971	Inconclusive
				24 July—11 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
				9 August—7 October	North Vietnamese victory as the base closes down
				1 September 1970—7 May 1971	American/South Korean success, but perpetration of the Sơn Thắng massacre
				5 September 1970—8 October 1971	Last major ground offensive involving the U.S.
				11–13 September	American/South Vietnamese victory
				21 November	American attempt to rescue POWs, but there were none
				22 November	An amphibious attack on Conakry by Portugal

1971-1975

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1971				5 January—30 May	American and North Vietnamese troops clash in Cambodia
				13–25 January	South Vietnamese victory
				10 March—1 July	American victory
		Operation Middlesex Peak
				28 March	Vietcong ambush victory
				29 April—1 July	American victory
				6–7 June	Pyrrhic Australian victory, as the North Vietnamese ability to retreat and defend its supply routes ultimately led it to win over Australia
				21 September	Last major Australian/New Zealand victory of Vietnam War
				20–21 November	Decisive Indian victory
				22–24 November	Bloodiest battle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Indian and Bengali victory
				4–5 December	Indian Navy attacks Karachi port
				4–7 December	Decisive Indian victory
				6–16 December	Tactical Indian victory
				10–11 December	Failed Pakistani counterattack on Hilli, Indian/Bengali victory
1972				30 March—1 May	North Vietnamese victory during Easter Offensive
				4–7 April	North Vietnamese victory
				13 April—20 July	Major battle ending in a South Vietnamese victory
				19 April
				5 May—26 June	South Vietnamese/American victory
				13–14 May	A battle that involved the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Volunteer Force
				13 May—9 June	South Vietnam and U.S. troops repulse Vietcong attack
				28 June—16 September	South Vietnamese forces retake most of Quảng Trị province
				19 July	British SAS forces defeat Communist rebels during an attempted coup of Oman
1973				25–31 January	North Vietnam captures Cửa Việt Base.
				March-4 May	Allied victory
				25 March 1973—12 April 1974	North Vietnam captures Tonle Cham Camp
				8 June—16 September	South Vietnamese victory
				3 October	South Vietnamese victory
				6 October	Egyptian troops fail to capture an Israeli fort
					Egyptians capture an Israeli fort
					Israeli victory in the air
				6–7 October	Syria recaptures Mount Hermon
				6–8 October	Egyptian offensive marking the beginning of the Yom Kippur War
				6–9 October	Very bloody battle in the Golan Heights
				7 October	Syrian troops win an anti-aircraft battle
					Israel forfeits the operation attempting to block Egyptian troops
			At sea		Israel defeats Egyptian ships
					Israel defeats Syrian troops off the coast of Latakia
					Successful Israeli ambush
				8 October	Syrian victory
			At sea	8–9 October	Israel defeats Egyptian ships off the Egyptian coast
				9 October	Israel successfully raids the general staff of Syria
				11 October	Inconclusive
				12 October	Israel destroys Syrian supply lines
				13 October	Israeli victory
				14 October	Egyptian planes defeat an Israeli plane
					Israeli victory
				15–17 October
				15–23 October
				17 October
				18–22 October	Israel fails to block Egyptian supply lines
				21–22 October	Israel captures the mountain after a third assault
				24–25 October	Egypt holds the Suez Canal
				30 October 1973—10 December 1974	South Vietnamese victory
1974				19–20 January	Chinese victory
				12 February—4 May	South Vietnamese victory
				26 February—2 April
			/	27 March—2 May	South Vietnamese victory
				16 May—20 November
				18 July—4 October	North Vietnamese victory
	The Troubles	Attack on UDR Clogher barracks		2 May
				20 July—16 August
				29 July—11 November	Costly for both sides; South Vietnam holds off North assault on Da Nang, but fails to capture Thuong Duc
				28 August—10 December	South Vietnamese victory
				12 December 1974—6 January 1975	Important North Vietnamese victory
1975				3–18 March	North Vietnam captures Tay Nguyen region, destroying South Vietnam's 2nd Corps in the process
				5 March—12 April	North Vietnam captures Huế and Da Nang with little resistance
				9–12 April	Remnants of ARVN make a last stand in the final major battle of the Vietnam War
			At sea	9–29 April	North Vietnam captures the Spratly Islands in one of the last South Vietnamese-controlled places
				17 April	The Khmer Rouge captures the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh
				28 April	First bombing by the Vietnamese Air Force
				30 April	North Vietnam wins the Vietnam War
				23 October 1975—2 April 1976	Muslims and Christians end up divided in Western Beirut
				7 December
				10–22 December	Mauritania occupies La Güera and Tichla

1976–1980

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1976				27–29 January	Algerian withdrawal
				14–15 February	Sahrawi victory
				5–6 May	Irish Army pushes back British special forces
				4 July
				16 October	IRA bombs Brits
				15 November
1977				July—August	The Ethiopian Army inflicts heavy losses on the Somali National Army after a Somali attack by one tank battalion and a mechanized infantry brigade supported by artillery units
				September	The Somalis, trying to take the town, lose more than half of their attacking force of three tank battalions, each of which includes more than 30 tanks
				October 1977—27 January 1978	A major battle of the Ogaden War
1978				17 February
				March	Three Somali tank battalions overwhelm an Ethiopian garrison. After inflicting some heavy losses on Somali armor, Ethiopian troops mutiny and withdraw from the town, leaving its defense to the militia, which is incapable of slowing the Somali advance.
				4 May
				9 May
				18–22 May
1979				12–15 February
				17–23 February
				17 February—5 March
		Battle of Lạng Sơn 17 February—16 March
				23–24 February
				2–4 March
				10–11 March
				7 April
				22 April
				15 May
				17 May
				27 May
				27 August
				14 October	Sahrawi victory
1980				22 March—15 December
				November 1980—September 1981	Iraq attacks the Iranian city of Abadan but fails to capture it
				November 1980—24 May 1982	The Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis

1981-1985

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1981				5–9 January	Iranian armored regiments are forced to flee after an Iraqi ambush
			At sea	19 August	Two Sukhoi Su-22 are shot down by two U.S. F-14A Tomcats
				13–29 October	Sahrawi victory
1982				21–25 May
				23 May
				28–29 May
				6–7 June	Israeli invasion of Lebanon
				8 June
				10 June
				11–12 June
				13–14 June
				14 June—21 August
1983				25 October—2 November	By U.S. forces
1984				February	Iran opens a new offensive in the lakes of the Hawizeh Marshes in Iraq
				13 April	Battle between India and Pakistan in which India captures the entire Siachen Glacier
				6 June
1985				12 January	Sahrawi forces break through a wall put up by Morocco

1986-1990

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1986				10 February—10 March	Iranians launch a surprise attack against the Iraqi troops defending the al-Faw Peninsula
			At sea	24 March	U.S. naval operations against Libya
1987				2 January
				18–20 March
				8–28 August
	The Troubles	Loughgall ambush		8 May
				14 August 1987—23 March 1988	South African victory against Angola
				5 September
					18 November	Inconclusive
1988				17–20 March	A decisive Eritrean victory over Ethiopia
				17 April	Newly restructured Iraqi Army conducts a major operation to clear the Iranians out of the peninsula
			At sea	18 April	One day U.S./Iranian naval action
				26–30 July	Islamic Republic of Iran victory
1989			At sea	4 January	Two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es are shot down by U.S. F-14A Tomcats
				7 October	Moroccan victory
				11 October
				8 November	Last military operation of the Western Sahara War until the 90s
		Attack on Derryard checkpoint		13 December
				20 December	American invasion of Panama
1990	The Troubles	1990 British Army Gazelle shootdown		11 February
		Operation Conservation		6 May
				2 August	Iraqi victory

1991-1995

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1991				29 January—1 February	First major ground engagement of the Gulf War
			//At sea	24–28 February
				26–27 February	A decisive tank battle fought between Coalition armoured forces against those of the Iraqi Republican Guard
				27 February	A decisive tank battle fought between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard
	The Troubles	Mullacreevie ambush		1 March 1991
		Coagh ambush		3 June
				25 August—18 November
				14 September—23 November
1992	The Troubles	Clonoe ambush		16 February
				5 April 1992—29 February 1996
				8 June
	The Troubles	Attack on Cloghoge checkpoint		1 May
				19–21 June
				21–23 June
				24 June—6 October	Army of the Republika Srpska defeats joint forces of the Croatian Defence Council and the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and creates the Brčko corridor, connecting two eastern and western parts of Republic of Srpska, while Croatian and Bosniak (Muslim) forces suffered large casualties
				14–18 August	Georgian forces repulse Abkhaz rebels
				1–6 October	Abkhaz insurgents and North Caucasian militants capture Gagra from Georgian forces
				October 1992—29 September 1993	Abkhazian forces break the Georgian siege
1993				22 January—1 February
				9 January—6 March
				27 March—3 April	Armenians and Azeris fight for disputed territories
				24 June
				18–29 July
				23 September	Gun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army armed trucks
				3–4 October	Policing mission gone wrong; U.S. soldiers trapped against militia in a populated city
				11–14 November
	The Troubles	Fivemiletown ambush		12 December
1994				1–12 January	Battles between Mexican Army and Zapatista rebels
	The Troubles	1994 British Army Lynx shootdown		19 March
				28 April 1992—27 September 1996
				October—November	Afghanistan's Islamic State of Afghanistan (United Front) ousted by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban)
				11 December 1994—27 January 1995	Myanmar Army and DKBA soldiers capture and occupy the headquarters of the Karen National Union
				19 December 1994—21 February 1995	The Myanmar Army capture the final stronghold of the Karen National Union
1995				31 December 1994—8 February 1995	Russian Army captures Grozny
				1–3 May
				5 May—10 June
				27 May
				4–8 August

1996 - 2000

Year	War	Battle		Date(s)	Description
1996				Chechen rebels recapture the city
1997				7 March
				4 December
1998				23–30 June	A coal mine critical to the electricity supply of Kosovo is temporarily captured by the Kosovo Liberation Army from the Yugoslav Army
				11–12 August	Glodjane retaken by the Yugoslav Army from the Kosovo Liberation Army
			/	26–30 August	Rwanda fails to take Kinshasa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe
				27–29 September	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam captures Kilinochchi from the Sri Lanka Army
				17–18 December	North Korean semi-submersible vessel intercepted and sunk by Republic of Korea Navy
				23–27 December
1999				9 April—10 June
				May—June	Indian victory
				3 May—26 July	Pakistani paramilitary forces infiltrate India's Kargil district, triggering full-scale war between the two neighbours. After two months of intense fighting, there is a ceasefire and return to status quo ante bellum. The battle ended with decisive Indian victory.
				16 October	Australian special forces victory
				25 December 1999—6 February 2000	Russian Army sieges Grozny in December, captures it in February 2000
2000				15–17 February	Philippine forces defeat Islamists
				6–24 March	Russian Army destroys a remnant Chechen group that escaped Grozny
				15–21 March	Philippine forces defeat Moro Islamic Liberation Front hideouts
				17 May	UK repulses an Revolutionary United Front attack during the British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War
				July 9

Notes and References

1. Pisor, p. 210.