List_of_battles_1901–2000

List of battles 1901–2000

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Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1901	Philippine–American War	Battle of Lonoy		5 March
	Second Boer War	Battle of Groenkloof		5 September
		Battle of Elands River		17 September
		Battle of Blood River Poort		17 September
	Philippine–American War	Balangiga massacre		28 September	Filipino guerrillas successfully ambush 78 soldiers of the 9th US Infantry
	Second Boer War	Battle of Bakenlaagte		30 October
	Armenian national movement	Battle of Holy Apostles Monastery		3-27 November
	Second Boer War	Battle of Groenkop		25 December
1902	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Riyadh		13 January	Ibn Saud successfully captures Riyadh
	Second Boer War	Battle of Tweebosch		7 March
	Second Boer War	Battle of Rooiwal		11 April
	Moro Rebellion	Battle of Bayang		2-3 May
1903	Unification of Saudi Arabia	Battle of Dilam		27 January	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising	Battle of Krushevo		2 August	The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization defeats the Turks at Mečkin Kamen
	Ilinden–Preobrazhenie Uprising	Battle of Smilevo		5 August	The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation defeats the Turks at Smilevo
1904	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Port Arthur	/	9 February	Spetznazogovitch fortress; start of Russo-Japanese War
	Philippine–American War	Battle of Siranaya		March
	Philippine–American War	Battle of Taraca		April
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Yalu River		2 May	First Japanese land victory against the Russians
		Battle of Nanshan	/	25-26 May	Japanese defeat Russians in a pitched battle outside of Port Arthur
		Battle of Dairen		30 May	Japanese defeat Russians but later on Russians retake the village of X-YTROKOV
		Battle of Te-li-Ssu		14-15 June	Russian attempt to relieve Port Arthur smashed by the Japanese
	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Bekeriyah		15 June	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Motien Pass		10 July
		Battle of Tashihchiao	/	24-25 July
		Siege of Port Arthur		1 August 1904—2 January 1905	Japanese attack on Port Arthur
		Battle of the Yellow Sea		10 August	Russian naval breakout attempt from Port Arthur defeated by Japanese fleet
	Herero Wars	Battle of Waterberg		11 August
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of the Japanese Sea		14 August	Japanese forces force Russians to scuttle the cruiser Ryurik
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Liaoyang	/	24 August—4 September	Japanese defeat Russians in the first major battle of the war
	Revolution of 1904	Battle of Masoller		1 September	Final battle and defeat of the Aparicio Saravia revolt
	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Shinanah		29 September	Ibn Saud victory over Rashidis
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Shaho	/	5–17 October
	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of Sha-ho River	/	11–15 October	Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria is checked with heavy losses by the Japanese
	Philippine–American War	Battle of Dolores River		12 December
1905	Russo-Japanese War	Battle of San-de-pu	/	25–29 January	Another failed Russian counteroffensive in Manchuria
		Battle of Mukden	/	20 February—7 March	Largest battle at the time; decisive Japanese victory
		Battle of Tsushima	At sea	27–28 May	Admiral Togo's decisive victory over Russian Baltic fleet in the Straits of Tshushima
	Philippine–American War	Battle of the Malalag River		22 October

Year	War	Battle	Date(s)	Description
1906	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Rawdat Muhanna	12 April	Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Rawdat Muhanna
1906	Moro Rebellion	First Battle of Bud Dajo	5–8 December
1907	Saudi–Rashidi War	Battle of Tarafiyah	24 September	Ibn Saud defeat Rashidis in Tarafiyah
1908	-	Battle of Marrakesh	23 August	Mulay Hafid successfully revolts against Moroccan Sultan

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1911	Mexican Revolution	Battle of Casas Grandes		6 March
	Moro Rebellion	Second Battle of Bud Dajo		18–26 March
	Mexican Revolution	Battle of Cuautla		11–19 May
	Italo-Turkish War	Battle of Preveza	At sea	29–30 September
		Battle of Tripoli		3–10 October
		Battle of Benghazi		20 October
		Battle of Shar al-Shatt		23 October
		Battle of Ain Zara		4 December
		Battle of Tobruk		22 December 1911—9 January 1912	Italy begins the invasion of Libya
1912	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of Msaya		19 September
	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of Coyotepe Hill		3–4 October
	First Balkan War	Capture of Lemnos		8 October	Greek troops occupy the Ottoman-held island of Lemnos
		Battle of Sarantaporo		9 October	Greeks defeat Ottomans near Koritza
		Battle of Kumanovo		23-24 October	Serbs defeat Ottomans in North Macedonia
		Battle of Kirk Kelesse		24 October	Bulgarians defeat Ottomans in Thrace
		Battle of Pente Pigadia		24–30 October	Greeks defeat Ottomans in seven-day battle near Bizani
		Battle of Lule Burgas		31 October—3 November	Bulgarians compel Ottomans to full retreat toward the lines of Tchataldja, 30 km from Constantinople and the last line of defense for the Ottoman capital. In terms of forces engaged, it was the largest battle fought in Europe between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the beginning of the First World War.
		Battle of Giannitsa		2 November	Greeks defeat Ottoman Turks in Central Macedonia
		Battle of Vevi		2 November	Successful Turkish counter offensive against Greek positions
		Battle of Prilep		3 November	Serbs defeat Ottomans
		Siege of Adrianople		3 November 1912—26 March 1913	Fall of Adrianpole to the forces of Bulgaria and Serbia and the capture of Turkish general Ghazi Shulkri Pasha
		Battle of Monastir		16–19 November	Decisive and final defeat in Macedonia of the Ottomans by the Serbs
		Battle of Çatalca		17–18 November	Defeat of Bulgarian advance toward Istanbul
		Battle of Lesbos		21 November—21 December	Greeks capture the island of Lesbos from the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Chios		24 November 1912—3 January 1913	Greeks capture the island of Chios from the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Elli	At sea	3 December	Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet and forces it to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles straits
1913	First Balkan War	Battle of Lemnos	At sea	5 January	Greek navy defeats Ottoman fleet near the Island of Lemnos in final naval engagement of the war
	First Balkan War	Battle of Bizani		20–21 February	Greeks defeat last operational Ottoman Army in Epirus and capture city of Ioanina
	Moro Rebellion	Battle of Bud Bagsak		11–15 June	The end of the Moro Rebellion
	Second Balkan War	Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas		19–21 June	Greeks defeat Bulgarians in the three-day battle for Kilkis
		Battle of Bregalnica		30 June—8 July	Serbs defeat Bulgarians
		Battle of Kresna Gorge		8–18 July	Inconclusive ten-day battle between Bulgaria and Greece
		Battle of Kalimantsi		15–18 July	Bulgarian defensive victory against the Serbs
	Dervish movement	Battle of Dul Madoba		9 August	A Dervish force raids the Somali Dhulbahante tribe near Burco, killing or wounding 57 members of the "Somaliland Camel Constabulary", including the British commander, Colonel Richard Corfield
1914	World War I	Battle of Liège		4–17 August	Germans invade Belgium; start of World War I
		Battle of Mulhouse		9 August	Part of the Battle of the Frontiers, France takes Mulhouse but then loses it again
		Battle of Halen		12 August	Belgian victory
		Battle of Lorraine		14 August	German victory
		Battle of Agbeluvhoe		15 August	Togoland campaign
		Battle of Dinant		15–24 August	German victory
		Battle of Cer		16–19 August	Serbian forces push back Austro-Hungarian invasion
		Battle of Stallupönen		17 August	First battle on the Russian Eastern Front
		Battle of Gumbinnen		19–20 August	Russians defeat German Eighth Army, advance deeper into East Prussia
		Battle of the Ardennes	///	21-23 August
		Battle of Charleroi		21-23 August
		Battle of Chra		22 August
		Battle of Mons		23 August	British forces hold back
		Battle of Tannenberg		23-30 August	Samsonov's Russian 2nd Army encircled and destroyed by the German 8th Army
		Battle of Galicia		23 August—11 September	Russians occupy Eastern Galicia
		Battle of the Trouée de Charmes		24–26 August	The second French army, under General Castelnau, defeat a Bavarian army
		Siege of Maubeuge		24 August—7 September	Germans capture Maubeuge
		Battle of Le Cateau		26 August	Allied Powers retreat from German forces
		First Battle of Heligoland Bight	At sea	28 August	First major naval engagement of World War I, heavy German losses
		Battle of Guise		29-30 August	The French 5th Army, under General Lanzerac, defeat the second German army under General Bülow
		Occupation of German Samoa		29-30 August	New Zealand forces defeat German forces in Samoa
		First Battle of Garua	/	29–31 August
		First Battle of the Masurian Lakes		2-16 September	German Eighth Army defeats Rennenkampf's Russian 1st Army
		First Battle of the Marne		5–9 September	French armies and BEF, under French General Joffre, defeat the Germans armies under General Von Moltke. German invasion of France halted by Allies. The city of Paris was saved.
		Battle of Nsanakong		6 September
		Battle of Bita Paka		11 September	Australian forces defeat German forces in German New Guinea
		First Battle of the Aisne		13–28 September	Indecisive battle
		Battle of Ukoko		21 September
		Siege of Przemyśl		24 September 1914—22 March 1915	Russians initially unsuccessful, but second siege attempt succeeds
		Battle of Sandfontein		26 September
		Siege of Antwerp		28 September—10 October
		Battle of the Vistula River		29 September—31 October	Russians defeat Germans under Marshal von Mackensen
		Battle of Rufiji Delta		October 1914—11 July 1915	British Empire naval forces defeat German naval forces in East Africa
		Battle of the Yser		16–31 October	French and Belgian victory
		First Battle of Ypres		19 October—22 November	Early trench warfare; "Kindermord bei Ypern"
		First Battle of Edea		20–26 October
		Battle of Penang		28 October	German victory, two Allied ships sink near Malaysia
		Battle of Coronel		1 November	Admiral Graf Spee defeats Admiral Cradock
		Battle of Kilimanjaro		3 November
		Battle of Tanga		3–5 November	Colonel von Lettow-Vorbeck defeats General Aitken in German East Africa
		Fao Landing		6-8 November	British begin the Mesopotamian campaign against the Ottoman Empire
		Battle of Cocos	At sea	9 November	Australia defeats Germany in a naval battle
		Battle of Łódź		11 November—6 December	Russians take city, lose it on 6 December
		Battle of Elhri		13 November	Moroccan tribes defeat French troops
		Battle of Kraków		16 November	Heavy casualties to Austria and Russia
		Battle of Cape Sarych	At sea	18 November	Inconclusive
		Battle of Łowicz		30 November—17 December	Russians take city
		Battle of Kolubara		3–9 December	Serbs drive out Austrians
		Battle of Falkland Islands	At sea	8 December	British defeat Admiral Graf Spee
1915	World War I	Second Battle of Edea		5 January
		Battle of Bolimów		14 January—February 28	Cold weather thwarts German gas attack against Russians
		Battle of Jassin		18–19 January	German victory in East Africa
		Battle of Dogger Bank	At sea	24 January	Admiral Beatty drives off Vice-Admiral Hipper's raiding force, sinks Blücher
		First Suez Offensive		28 January—3 February	Ottoman attack fails
		Battle of Kakamas		4 February	A skirmish for control of two river fords between contingents of the German and South African armed forces, ending with a South African victory
		Second Battle of the Masurian Lakes		7–28 February	Initial German attack is highly successful, but further attacks are repulsed
		Battle of Fort Rivière		17 February
		Battle of Gallipoli		19 February 1915—8 January 1916	The Allied powers attempt a failed frontal assault on the Ottoman Empire
		Naval assault in strait of Çanakkale	At sea	18 March	Turks repel an Allied fleet
		Battle of Hill 60		17–22 April	British forces defeat German forces
		Second Battle of Ypres		22 April—25 May	Germans use poison gas
		Landing at Cape Helles		25-26 April	British amphibious assault against the Ottoman Empire Concurrently, a French assault in the Asiatic side of the straits
		Landing at Anzac Cove		25 April—3 May	Australia and New Zealand successfully land but later get bogged down
		Battle of Trekkopjes		26 April
		Second attack on Anzac Cove		27 April	Ottoman forces attack Australian and New Zealand forces
		First Battle of Krithia		28 April	British attack against Turks fails
		Battle of Gurin		29 April
		Battle of Hill 60		1-7 May	British forces defeat German forces
		Battle for Baby 700		2–3 May	ANZAC attack on the hill Baby 700, defended by Ottoman forces
		Second Battle of Krithia		6–8 May	Second British attack against Turks uses same plan, also fails
		Third attack on Anzac Cove		19 May	ANZAC forces defeat Ottoman attack
		Second Battle of Garua		31 May—10 June
		Third Battle of Krithia		4 June	Temporary British success reversed by Ottoman counter-attack
		Battle of Bukoba		21–23 June
		First Battle of the Isonzo	/	23 June—7 July	Failed Italian attack on Austrian positions in the Alps
		Battle of Gully Ravine		28 June—5 July	British and Indian forces defeat Ottoman forces
		Second Battle of the Isonzo	/	18 July—3 August	Second attempt on Austrian positions fails
		Attack of the Dead Men		6 August	Russian forces repel German gas attack and advance on Osowiec Fortress
		Battle of Lone Pine		6–10 August	Australians stop Ottoman attack, but it was only a diversion
		Battle of Krithia Vineyard		6–13 August	Turkish diversionary attack to allow for Sari Bair Offensive
		Landing at Suvla Bay		6–15 August	The main attack for which the two diversions were staged; Ottoman victory
		Battle of the Nek		7 August	Ottomans defeat Australians
		Battle of Chunuk Bair		7-19 August	Ottomans defeat Britain and New Zealand
		Battle of Scimitar Hill		21 August	Decisive battle of the Gallipoli Campaign, Ottoman victory
		Battle of Hill 60		21-29 August	Final British attempt to take Gallipoli fails
		Second Battle of Champagne		25 September—6 October	German victory
		Battle of Loos		25 September—14 October
		Third Battle of Artois		25 September—4 November	Partial Franco-British victory
		Battle of Es Sinn		28 September
		Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt		13-19 October	German victory
		Third Battle of the Isonzo	/	18 October—4 November	Austrians endure massive Italian bombardment
	American occupation of Haiti	Battle of Fort Dipitie		24–25 October
	World War I	Battle of Banjo		4–6 November
		Battle of Ctesiphon		22–25 November	Indecisive battle between British and Ottoman forces
		Siege of Kut		7 December 1915—29 April 1916	Ottoman forces capture the city and force the surrender of the British Army of Mesopotamia under General Townshend. Largest British surrender of the war.

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

Year	War	Battle	Date(s)	Description
1927	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of La Paz Centro	16 May
		Battle of Ocotal	16 July
		Battle of San Fernando	25 July
		Battle of Santa Clara	27 July
		Battle of Telpaneca	19 September
		Battle of Sapotillal	9 October
		Battle of Humen–Shijing	18 November
1928	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of El Bramadero	27–28 February
1928	American occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of La Flor	13–14 May
1929	Ikhwan Revolt	Battle of Sabilla	29–31 March
		Battle of Yichang	11 April
	Cristero War	Battle of Tepatitlán	19 April
	Central Plains War	First Battle of Guilin	15 May	Chiang-Gui War
		Second Battle of Guangzhou	17–21 May	Chiang-Gui War
		Battle of Northern Henan	27 May
		Battle of Liuzhou	7–18 June	Chiang-Gui War
		Battle of Guiping	21 June	Chiang-Gui War
	Afghan Civil War	Battle Of Unai Pass	28 June—10 July	Hazara victory
1930	Opposition to Haile Selassie	Battle of Anchem	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
	Central Plains War	Battle of Xuchang	10–12 June
		Battle of Shangcai	16 June
		Battle of Guanghua	3 July
		Second Battle of Guilin	17 July
		Battle of Jinan	14 August
		Second Battle of Nanning	15 August—22 October
		Battle of Xinzheng	5–8 October

List_of_battles_1901–2000

List of battles 1901–2000

1901–1905

1906-1910

1911-1915

1916-1920

1921-1925

1926-1930

1931-1935

1936-1940

1941-1945

1946–1950

1951-1955

1956-1960

1961-1965

1966-1970

1971-1975

1976–1980

1981-1985

1986-1990

1991-1995

1996 - 2000

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Year	War	Battle	Date(s)	Description
1931	Japanese invasion of Manchuria	Mukden Incident	18 September	Japanese forces create a pretext to invade Manchuria
1932	Japanese invasion of Manchuria	First Battle of Shanghai	28 January—3 March	Ceasefire declared
	Chaco War	Battle of Boquerón	7-29 September	First major battle during the Chaco War and a Paraguayan victory
	United States occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of Agua Carta	26 September
		Emu War	2 November—10 December	Minor battle between the Australians and emus
	United States occupation of Nicaragua	Battle of El Sauce	26 December
1933	Inner Mongolian Campaign	Defense of the Great Wall	1 January—31 May	Japanese victory
	Chaco War	First Battle of Nanawa	20–26 January	Paraguayan victory
	Inner Mongolian Campaign	Battle of Rehe	21 February—1 March	Japanese victory
	Chaco War	Second Battle of Nanawa	4–9 July	Paraguayan victory
	Chaco War	Battle of Gondra	11–15 July
1935	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts	Battle of Khalkhyn Temple	8 January
1935	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Chishui River	19 January—22 March

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1936	Second Italo-Ethiopian War	Battle of Ganale Dorya		7–10 January	General General Graziani attacks troops under Ras [[Desta Damtew}]]; after over three days of slaughter, the Ethiopians break and flee
		First Battle of Tembien		20–24 January	Ethiopian forces suffer 8,000 casualties compared to Italy's 1,100
		Battle of Amba Aradam		10 February	Ethiopians under Ras Mulugeta Yeggazu counterattack the invading Italians southwest of Chalacot, but are defeated with heavy losses
		Second Battle of Tembien		27 February
		Battle of Shire		29 February—2 March
		Battle of Maychew		31 March	Emperor Haile Selassie leads in person the final Ethiopian counter-attack of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, which is a crushing Ethiopian defeat
		Battle of the Ogaden		15–25 April	Final battle during the Italian invasion of Ethiopia. By 5 May, Emperor Haile Selassie has gone into exile and Italians have declared victory
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Anabta		21 June	Mandatory British victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Mérida		10–11 August	Spanish Nationalist victory
		Battle of Badajoz		14 August	Nationalists storm Badajoz
		Battle of Irún		19 August—5 September	Nationalist victory
		Battle of Monte Pelado		28 August	Republican victory
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Balaa		3 September	Palestinian rebels withdraw
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Talavera de la Reina		3 September
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Cerro Muriano		5–6 September	Republican victory, the Falling Soldier photograph was taken during this battle by Robert Capa
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Beit Imrin		29 September	Palestinian rebels withdraw
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Seseña		29 October	Nationalist victory over Republicans and Soviets
		Battle of Ciudad Universitaria		15–23 November	Spanish Republican victory
		First Battle of the Corunna Road		29 November—3 December
		Second Battle of the Corunna Road		13 December 1936—15 January 1937
		Battle of Lopera		27–29 December	Nationalist victory
1937	Second Italo-Ethiopian War	Battle of Gogetti		19 February	Battle between the Italian occupation forces and the remnants of the Ethiopian armies. The surviving elements of the Ethiopian armies of Sidamo and Bale are encircled and destroyed by the Italian forces near Lake Shala^{[citation needed]}
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Guadalajara		8–23 March	Spanish Republican defeat Italians
		Battle of Gernika		26–28 April	Franco's forces capture Guernica following a Luftwaffe bombing
		Battle of Albarracín		5 July—11 August	Nationalist victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Lugou Bridge		7 July	Japanese victory triggers outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War
		Battle of Beiping-Tianjin		25–31 July	Japanese victory
		Second Battle of Shanghai		13 August—9 November	Japanese victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Santander		14 August—17 September
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Taiyuan		1 September—9 November	Japanese victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of El Mazuco		6–22 September	Nationalist victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Xinkou		13 September—8 November	Japanese victory
		Battle of Pingxingguan		25 September	Chinese victory
		Battle of Nanjing		Early November—13 December	Japanese victory
1938	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Alfambra		5–8 February	Nationalist victory
		Battle of Cape Palos	At sea	5–6 March	Republican victory
		Battle of Caspe		16–17 March	Nationalist victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Xuzhou		24 March—1 May	Japanese victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Tai er zhuang		27 March	Chinese victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of Gandesa		1–3 April	Nationalist victory
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Wuhan		11 July—27 October	Japanese pyrrhic victory
	Spanish Civil War	Battle of the Ebro		25 July—16 November	Spanish Republicans launch attacks across the Ebro River. The purpose of the battle is to relieve pressure off Valencia and Catalonia. It is soon to become the decisive battle of the war, and a Republican defeat.
	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts	Battle of Lake Khasan	/	29 July—11 August	In Manchuria between forces of the Soviet Union and Empire of Japan
	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine	Battle of Beersheba		9-10 September	Palestinian rebels capture Beersheba
1939		Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine		15-17 March	Hungarian forces defeat Carpatho-Ukraine
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Nanchang		17 March—9 May	Japanese forces defeat Nationalist Chinese
	Soviet–Japanese border conflicts, World War II	Battle of Khalkhin Gol		1 May—16 September	The Soviet Union and Mongolia defeat Japan
	Second Sino-Japanese War	Battle of Suixian-Zaoyang		24 May	Nationalist Chinese counterattack successful against Japan
	World War II	Invasion of Poland	//	1 September—6 October	Start of World War II in Europe, German victory
		Battle of the Border	/	1–4 September	Collective term for battles between Germany and Poland in the first days of the invasion; German victory
		Battle of Danzig Bay	At sea	1 September	Germany defeats Poland
		Battle of Chojnice			Germans capture Chojnice from Poland
		Charge at Krojanty			Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Mokra			First German defeat in Poland and one of the only Polish victories in the invasion
		Battle of Lasy Królewskie			Polish victory over Germany
		Defence of the Polish Post Office in Danzig			Polish forces hold up in the Polish post office, but fail to defend it against Danzig and Germany
		Battle of Mikołów		1–2 September	German tactical victory during the Invasion of Poland
		Battle of Pszczyna		1–2 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Mława		1–3 September
		Battle of Jordanów
		Battle of Częstochowa
		Battle of Węgierska Górka
		Battle of Grudziądz		1–4 September
		Battle of Tuchola Forest		1–5 September
		Battle of Westerplatte		1–7 September	First battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany and Danzig defeat Poland
		Raid on Fraustadt		2 September	Polish insurgents successfully raid a German town
		Battle of Borowa Góra		2–5 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Bukowiec		3 September	German victory over Poland
		Defense of Katowice		3–4 September	Polish Boy and Girl Scout units irregularly defend Katowice but fail against Germany
		Battle of the Atlantic	At sea	3 September 1939—8 May 1945	Name given to the conflicts in the Atlantic Ocean throughout World War II between Allied forces, and Germany and Italy.
		Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski		4–6 September	Polish withdrawal from German forces
		Battle of Różan		4–6 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki		6 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Pułtusk		6–7 September	Poles lose Pułtusk to Germany
		Battle of Łódź		6–8 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Barak		7–8 September	Poland retreat from German Forces
		Battle of Wizna		7–10 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Łomża		7–10 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Wola Cyrusowa		8 September	Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
		Battle of Radom		8–9 September	Germans capture Radom from Poland
		Battle of Gdynia		8–14 September	Germans capture Gdynia from Poland
		Battle of Warsaw		8–28 September	Germany captures Warsaw from Poland
		Battle of the Bzura River		9–19 September	Largest Polish counterattack, but it fails against Germany
		Battle of Kampinos Forest		9–20 September	German victory over Poland
		Battle of Hel		9 September—2 October
		Battle of Jarosław		10–11 September
		Battle of Kępa Oksywska		10–19 September
		Battle of Kałuszyn		11–12 September	Poland defeats Germany
		Battle of Przemyśl		11–14 September	German victory over Poland
		First Battle of Lwów		12–22 September	Germans, aided by the Soviet Union, capture Lviv from Poland
		Battle of Modlin		13–29 September	Pyrrhic German victory over Poland
		Battle of Jaworów		14–16 September	Poles hold Yavoriv against Germany
		Battle of Brześć Litewski		14–17 September	Germans capture Brest from Poland
		Battle of Kobryń		14–18 September	Inconclusive battle between Germany and Poland
	Second Sino-Japanese War	First Battle of Changsha		17 September—6 October	Chinese forces successfully defend city; heavy Japanese casualties
	World War II	Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski		17–26 September	Germany defeats Poland in the Invasion of Poland's second largest battle
		Battle of Wilno		18–19 September	Soviets capture Vilnius from Poland, which is transferred to Lithuania
		Battle of Wólka Węglowa		19 September	Polish victory over Germany
		Battle of Krasnystaw		19–20 September	Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Grodno		20–22 September	Soviets capture Hrodna from Poland
		Battle of Cześniki		21–22 September	Polish victory over the Soviet Union
		Battle of Łomianki		22 September	Failed Polish counterattack against Germany
		Battle of Krasnobród		23 September	Successful Polish counterattack against Germany, and one of the last battles using cavalry in Europe
		Battle of Husynne		23 September	Soviet victory over Polish
		Battle of Kodziowce		23–24 September	Poles hold the town against the Soviet Union, but later retreat to Lithuania
		Battle of Władypol		27 September	Soviets capture Wladypol (now Vladypil in Ukraine) from Poland
		Battle of Szack		28 September	Poles hold the town from the Soviets
		Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów		29–30 September	Poles hold the towns from Soviets
Battle of Wytyczno		1 October		The Soviet Union defeats Poland
Battle of Kock		2–5 October		Last battle in the Invasion of Poland; Germany defeats Poland
Winter War, World War II	Battle of Suomussalmi		30 November 1939—8 January 1940	First battle of the Winter War, and the most notable Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	Battle of Petsamo		30 November 1939—12 March 1940	Russian victory over Poland
	Battle of Salla		30 November 1939—13 March 1940	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	Battle of Taipale		6–27 December
	Battle of Kollaa		7 December 1939—13 March 1940
	Battle of Varolampi Pond		10–11 December	Finnish hold the pond against the Soviet Union, in what's called the "Sausage War"
	Battle of Tolvajärvi		12 December	Colonel Talvela's Finnish forces defeat Soviet forces
World War II	Battle of the River Plate	At sea	13 December	Admiral Graf Spee chased into Montevideo harbour and scuttled by the UK and New Zealand
Winter War, World War II	First Battle of Summa		16-22 December	Finnish attack thwarted against the Soviet Union
	Battle of Kelja		25–27 December	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union
	1940		Battle of Raate Road	Finnish victory over the Soviet Union	1–7 January
			Second Battle of Summa	1–15 February	Finnish attack against the Soviet Union thwarted
			Battle of Kuhmo	28 January—13 March	Stalemate between Finland and the Soviet Union
Second Sino-Japanese War		Battle of South Henan		30 January—1 March	Chinese Nationalists led by Li Zongren defeat Japanese
Winter War, World War II		Battle of Honkaniemi		25–27 February	In the only tank action of the Winter War, the Soviet Union defeats Finland
Winter War, World War II		First Battle of Vyborg Bay		2–13 March	Battle ends after a ceasefire between Finland and the Soviet Union
World War II		Battle of Drøbak Sound		9 April	German naval attack thwarted by Norwegian forces
		Battle of Midtskogen		9–10 April	Norwegian forces defeat German raiding party
		Battle of Narvik		9 April—10 June	A minor Allied victory of Norway, France, the UK and Poland against Germany in the Arctic
		Battle of Dombås		14–19 April	Norwegian Army units defeat German Fallschirmjäger attack
		Battle for The Hague		10 May	In the first major air-landing operation in history, the Netherlands defeat Germany
		Battle of Maastricht		10 May	Maastricht was a key city for the German advance; Germany defeats the Netherlands
		Battle of Fort Eben-Emael		10–11 May	Germany captures the fort and breaks through the Belgian line of defense
		Battle of Mill		10–11 May	Dutch troops manage to hold back a German battalion
		Battle of Rotterdam		10–14 May	German attempt to seize the Dutch city; it ends in a German victory following the Rotterdam Blitz
		Battle of the Netherlands		10–17 May	Germany invades the Netherlands
		Battle of France		10 May—25 June	Germany takes on France; British Expeditionary Force and French Army defeated
		Battle of the Grebbeberg		11–13 May	A major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, Operation Fall Gelb. Germany defeats the Netherlands.
		Battle at the Afsluitdijk		12–14 May	The Netherlands hold against Germany
		Battle of Hannut		12–14 May	Largest tank battle of the campaign. France defeats Germany in Belgium.
		Battle of Sedan		12–17 May	Germany defeats France and the UK. After a quick advance, Germany reaches the English Channel and traps most of the Allied army in northern France and western Belgium.
		Battle of Arras		21 May	France and the UK fail to break through German lines to end the encirclement of the Allied main armies
		Battle of Dunkirk		27 May—5 June	Escape of defeated British Expeditionary Forces. Dunkirk is captured by Germany. On the Allied side, forces from France, the UK, Belgium, Canada and the Netherlands participated in the battle.
		Battle of Mers-el-Kebir	At sea	3 July	British Navy destroys Vichy French fleet off the coast of North Africa
		Battle of Calabria		9 July	British forces fight indecisive naval battle with Italians
		Battle of Cape Spada		19 July	British and Australian forces sink an Italian cruiser
		Battle of Britain		10 July—31 October	Germans try to bomb Britain into submission – the Royal Air Force answers with fighters
		Battle of Tug Argan		11 August	Italy defeats the UK and captures British Somaliland
Second Sino-Japanese War		Battle of Hundred Regiments		20 August—5 December	Major engagement of the Soviet Red Army against the Japanese Imperial Army
World War II		Skirmish at Diosig		4 September	Romanian victory over Hungary
		Battle of Taranto		11–12 November	British carrier-based planes destroy Italian fleet at Taranto harbour
		Battle of Cape Spartivento	At sea	27 November	British Navy under Admiral Somerville fights indecisive battle with Italy
		Battle of Pindus	/	28 October—13 November	Italy invades Greece, but is defeated. Greece captures parts of Albania from Italy in response.

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1946	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Siping		15–17 March	Communist victory
		Battle of Huaiyin–Huai'an		21 August—22 September	Nationalist victory
		Battle of Lishi		6–9 September	Communist victory
		Battle of Kalgan		10-20 October	Nationalist victory
1947		Battle of Yan'an		19 March
		Battle of Niangziguan		24–25 April
		Battle of Tang'erli		27–28 April
	Indonesian National Revolution	Operatie Product		21 July	First of two major Dutch military "police actions" against Indonesia
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947			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
		Battle of Badgam		3 November
		Battle of Shalateng		7 November
	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Phoenix Peak		7–9 December
	1948 Arab–Israeli War	Battles of Kfar Darom		7 December 1947—9 July 1948	Egyptian victory
1948	1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine	Battle of Haifa		21-22 April	Jewish militias capture Haifa
	1948 Arab–Israeli War	Battle of Nirim		15 May	Israeli militants capture Nirim kibbutz
		Battle of Yad Mordechai		19-24 May	Egypt captures the settlement despite heavy Israeli defense
		Battles of Latrun		24 May—18 July	Jordanian forces capture Old Jerusalem
		First Battle of Negba		2 June	Israeli victory
		Second Battle of Negba		12 July
	Chinese Civil War	Liaoshen Campaign		12 September—12 November	Decisive Chinese Communist victory over the Chinese Nationalists
		Huaihai Campaign		6 November 1948—10 January 1949
		Pingjin Campaign		29 November 1948—31 January 1949
	Indonesian National Revolution	Operatie Kraai		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	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Kuningtou		25–27 October	Nationalist victory establishes Taiwan as the Nationalist refuge; Communists left in control of mainland China
1949		Battle of Dengbu Island		3–5 November
1950		Battle of Bamianshan		19–31 January
		Battle of Tianquan		14–20 February
		Battle of Nan'ao Island		3 March
		Battle of Dongshan Island		11 May
	Korean War	Battle of Gorangpo		25–26 June
		Battle of Kaesong-Munsan
		Battle of Ongjin
		Battle of Uijeongbu
		First Battle of Seoul		25–28 June
		Battle of Chuncheon		25–29 June
		Air Battle of South Korea	/	25 June—20 July
		Operation Pokpoong	/	25 June—31 July	North Korean offensive ends in victory
		Battle of Suwon Airfield		27 June
		Battle of Chumonchin Chan	At sea	2 July
		Battle of Osan		5 July
		Battle of Pyongtaek		6 July
		Battle of Chonan		7–8 July
		Battle of Chochiwon		10–12 July
		Battle of Taejon		14–21 July
		Battle of Sangju		20–31 July
		Battle of Yongdong		22–25 July
		Battle of Hwanggan		23–29 July
		Hadong Ambush		27 July
		Battle of Andong		29 July—1 August
		Battle of the Notch		2 August
		Battle of Pusan Perimeter		4 August—18 September	UN forces stop North Korean invasion of South Korea, counterattack in mid-September in conjunction with Battle of Inchon
		Battle of Inchon		15-19 September	UN retakes South Korea, reaches Seoul in 12 days
	Annexation of Tibet/Cold War	Battle of Chamdo		6-19 October	Chinese victory
	Korean War	Battle of Sariwon		17 October	UN victory
		Battle of Kujin		25–26 October	UN victory
		Battle of Onjong		25–29 October	Chinese victory
		Battle of Unsan		25 October—4 November	Chinese victory
		Battle of Chongju		29–30 October	Australian/UN victory
		Battle of Pakchon		5 November	Australian/UN victory
		Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River		25 November—2 December	Decisive Chinese victory, UN forces expelled from North Korea
		Battle of Chosin Reservoir		27 November—13 December	Chinese strategic victory
		Third Battle of Seoul		31 December 1950—7 January 1951	Chinese and North Korean forces take Seoul

Year	War	Battle	Date(s)	Description
1951	Korean War	Battle of Uijeongbu	1–4 January	UN defeat
	First Indochina War	Battle of Vĩnh Yên	13–17 January	French victory
	Korean War	Battle of the Twin Tunnels	1 February	UN victory
		Battle of Hoengsong	11–13 February	Chinese and North Korean victory
		Third Battle of Wonju	13–18 February	UN victory
		Battle of Maehwa-san	7–12 March	UN victory
	First Indochina War	Battle of Mạo Khê	23–28 March	French victory
	Korean War	Battle of Yultong	22–23 April	Filipino/UN victory
		Battle of the Imjin River	22–25 April	Chinese victory
		Battle of Kapyong	22–25 April	Australian/UN victory
		Battle of Bloody Ridge	18 August—5 September	UN victory
		Battle of Heartbreak Ridge	13 September—15 October	UN victory
		Naval Battle of the Han River	28–30 September	Australian Navy ship bombs Chinese forces
		First Battle of Maryang San	3–8 October 1951	UN victory
	First Indochina War	Battle of Nghĩa Lộ	3–10 October	French victory
	Korean War	Battle of Haktang-ni	9–13 October	UN victory
		Battle of Yongyu	21–22 October	Americans and Australians defeat North Korean forces
		Second Battle of Maryang San	5 November 1951	Chinese victory
		Battle of Chuam-ni	14–17 November	UN victory over China
		Battle of Sunchon	1 December	Soviet Air Force defeats Australian Air Force
1952	Korean War	Battle of Hill Eerie	21 March—18 July	UN victory
		Battle of Old Baldy	26 June 1952—26 March 1953
		Battle of Bunker Hill	9 August – 30 September	UN victory
		Battle of Outpost Kelly	17–24 September	Chinese victory
	Cross-Strait conflict	Battle of Nanpeng Archipelago	20 September—20 October
	Korean War	Battle of White Horse	6–15 October	UN victory
	Chinese Civil War	Battle of Nanri Island	11–15 October
	Korean War	Battle of Triangle Hill	14 October—25 November	Chinese victory
	Korean War	Second Battle of the Hook	18–19 November	UN victory
	First Indochina War	Battle of Nà Sản	23 November—2 December	French victory
	Korean War	Battle of the Noris	11–14 December	UN victory
1953	Korean War	Battle of Pork Chop Hill	23 March—11 July	UN victory in April, Chinese victory in July
		Battle of the Nevada Complex	25–29 May	Chinese victory
		Third Battle of the Hook	28–29 May	UN victory
		Battle of Dalushan Islands	29 May
		Battle of Kumsong	10 June—20 July	Chinese victory
		Battle of the Berlin Outposts and Boulder City	7–27 July	UN victory
		Battle of the Samichon River	24–26 July	UN victory
1954	First Indochina War	Battle of Dien Bien Phu	13 March—7 May	France loses Indochina
1955	First Taiwan Strait Crisis	Battle of Yijiangshan Islands	18–20 January
	Algerian War	Battle of Philippeville	20 August
	Cyprus Emergency	Battle of Famagusta	20–21 November
		Battle of the Pine	23 November
		Battle of Spilia	12 December

Year	War	Battle	Date(s)	Description
1956	Suez Crisis	Battle of Mitla Pass	31 October	Britain, France and Israel attempt to retake the Suez Canal after recent Egyptian nationalization
1956	Suez Crisis	Battle of Port Said	5 November—22 December
1957	Algerian War	Battle of Agounennda	23–25 May
1957		Battle of Bouzegza	4–12 August
1958		Battle of Bab El Bekkouche	28–31 May
	Cuban Revolution	Battle of La Plata	11–21 July
		Battle of Las Mercedes	29 July—8 August
		Battle of Yaguajay	19–30 December

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1961	Cuban Revolution	Bay of Pigs Invasion		17-20 April	A failed U.S.-backed attempt to capture Cuba and a major blow to U.S. pride and reputation
1962	Vietnam War	Operation Chopper		12 January	First major combat of American forces in the Vietnam War
	Western New Guinea dispute	Battle of Arafura Sea	At sea	15 January	Operation Trikora; this was the last time the Royal Netherlands Navy sunk a ship
	Vietnam War	Operation Sunrise		22 March—30 April	South Vietnamese counteroffensive to disrupt Vietcong near Saigon
	Sino-Indian War	Battle of Namka Chu	/	10 October—16 November	Chinese victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Raid on Limbang		12 December	British commandos defeat Malaysian insurgents
1963	Vietnam War	Battle of Ap Bac		2 January	North Vietnamese victory
	Vietnam War	Battle of Go Cong		3 September	South Vietnamese victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Battle of Long Jawai		28 September	Initial Indonesian victory, but Britain successfully counterattacks
	Vietnam War	Battle of Hiệp Hòa		22 November	Vietcong victory
1964		Battle of Long Dinh		26 February	Indecisive
		Battle of Kien Long		12–20 April	South Vietnamese victory; Vietcong successfully retreats
		Operation Quyet Thang 202		27 April—27 May	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Nam Dong		5–6 July	Allied victory over North Vietnam
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Landing at Labis		September—October	Allied (the UK, New Zealand and Malaysia) forces successfully land on Indonesian troops
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Landing at Kesang River		29 October	Australian and British forces defeat Indonesian landing
	Vietnam War	Battle of An Lão		7–9 December	North Vietnamese victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Action of 13 December 1964	At sea	13 December	Australian minesweeper defeats Indonesian patrol boat
	Vietnam War	Battle of Binh Gia		28 December 1964—1 January 1965	Vietcong victory
1965		Attack on Camp Holloway		6-7 February	Vietcong victory, beginning of Operation Flaming Dart
		Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông Pass		7-8 February	Vietcong victory
		Operation Flaming Dart		7-24 February	Escalation of the Vietnam War
		First Battle of Thanh Hóa Bridge		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
		Operation Starlite		18–24 April	First major American-only offensive, both sides claim victory
	Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation	Battle of Plaman Mapu		27 April	British victory
	Vietnam War	Battle of Sông Bé		10–15 May	American-South Vietnamese victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Battle of Sungei Koemba		27 May—12 June	Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
	Vietnam War	Battle of Ba Gia		28–31 May	Vietcong victory
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Battle of Kindau		15 June	Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
	Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation	Battle of Babang		12 July	Australian forces defeat Indonesian forces
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965	Battle of Lahore		6–12 September	Indian victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Piranha		7–10 September	American forces storm the Batangan Peninsula
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965	Battle of Phillora		7–11 September	Indian victory
		Battle of Asal Uttar		8–10 September	Indian victory
		Battle of Chawinda		14–19 September	Inconclusive
	Vietnam War	Battle of An Ninh		18–19 September	Americans considered the battle a victory due to low losses and capture, but in the wider campaign, it was a defeat
		Siege of Plei Me		19–25 October	First major battle between the U.S. and North Vietnam
		Pleiku Campaign		27 October—26 November	Large American victory
		Operation Hump		5-8 November	American/Australian success
		Battle of Gang Toi		8 November	First major encounter between Australia and North Vietnam, a minor Vietcong victory
		Battle of Ap Bau Bang		12 November	Both sides declare victory
		Battle of Ia Drang		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.
	Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation	Battle of Bau		21 November	British victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Bushmaster II		1–6 December	American victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Harvest Moon		8–20 December	Allied victory

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1966	Vietnam War	Operation Marauder		1–8 January	Allied victory
		Battle of the Ho Bo Woods		8–14 January	American/Australian victory
		Operation Double Eagle		18 January—17 February	Inconclusive
	Laotian Civil War, Vietnam War	Battle of Nakhang		16–28 February
	Vietnam War	Battle of Suoi Bong Trang		23–24 February	Major Australian victory
		Battle of Đức Cơ		23–24 February
		Operation Utah		4–7 March	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of A Sau		9–10 March
		Operation Jackstay		26 March—6 April	American victory
		Battle of Xa Cam My		11–12 April
		Operation Georgia		21 April—10 May	American victory
	Rhodesian Bush War	Battle of Sinoia		28 April
	Vietnam War	Operation Davy Crockett		1–16 May	American victory
		Operation Paul Revere		10 May—1 August	American/South Korean victory
		Operation Wahiawa		16–30 May	American victory
		Operation Crazy Horse		16 May—5 June	American victory
		Operation Hardihood		16 May—8 June	American/Australian victory
		Operation El Paso		19 May—13 July	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Hawthorne		2–21 June	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Hill 488		15–16 June	American victory
		Operation Nathan Hale		19–30 June
		Operation Jay		25 June—2 July
		Operation Macon		4 July—28 October
		Battle of Minh Thanh Road		9 July
		Operation Hastings	/	15 July—3 August	American troops force North Vietnamese across the Vietnamese DMZ
		Operation John Paul Jones		21 July—5 September	Inconclusive
	Laotian Civil War	Battle of Nam Bac		August 1966—January 1968
	Vietnam War	Operation Prairie	/	3 August 1966—31 January 1967	Attempt to drive away North Vietnamese units under the Vietnamese DMZ
		Battle of Đức Cơ		9–10 August
		Battle of Long Tan		18–19 August	First major action of Australian forces in Vietnam
		Operation Amarillo		23–31 August	Inconclusive
		Operation Seward		5–25 September	American victory
		Operation Thayer		13 September 1966—12 February 1967	Allied victory
		Operation Attleboro		14 September—25 November	Both sides declare victory
		Operation Shenandoah		16 October—2 November	American victory
		Operation Atlanta		19 October—December	American victory
		Operation Paul Revere IV		20 October—30 December	Inconclusive
		Operation Fairfax		November 1966—15 December 1967	American combing operation victory
1967	Vietnam War	Operation Deckhouse Five		6–15 January	Inconclusive
		Operation Cedar Falls		8–26 January	Inconclusive
		Operation Desoto		27 January—7 April	American victory
		Operation Prairie II	/	1 February—18 March
		Operation Enterprise		13 February 1967—11 March 1968
		Battle of Trà Bình		14–15 February	South Korean victory
		Operation Bribie		17–18 February	Inconclusive
		Operation Junction City		22 February—14 May	Inconclusive
		Battle of Prek Klok I		28 February	American victory
		Battle of Prek Klok II		10 March	American victory over a Vietcong ambush
		Second Battle of Bàu Bàng		19–20 March	American victory
		Operation Prairie III	/	19 March—19 April	American victory
		Battle of Suoi Tre		21 March	Costly Vietcong defeat
		Battle of Ap Gu		31 March—1 April	American forces defeat Vietcong
		Operation Francis Marion		6 April—11 October	Inconclusive
		Operation Lejeune		7–22 April	American victory
		Operation Prairie IV	/	20 April—17 May	Costly American victory
		Operation Union		21 April—16 May	American attempt to find Vietcong in the Quế Sơn Valley
		Operation Baker		22 April—31 July	American victory
		Operation Manhattan		23 April—7 June	American recon victory
		First Battle of Khe Sanh		24 April—11 May	Americans capture Hill 861
		Operation Beaver Cage		28 April—12 May	American victory
		Operations Malheur I and Malheur II		11 May—2 August
		Operation Crockett		13 May—16 July
		Operation Kole Kole		14 May—7 December
		Operation Hickory		18–28 May	Inconclusive
		Operation Barking Sands		18 May—7 December	American victory
		Operation Union II		26 May—5 June	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Dragnet		26 May 1967—27 January 1968	Allied victory
	Six-Day War	Battle of Abu-Ageila		5–6 June
	Six-Day War	Battle of Ammunition Hill		6 June
	Vietnam War	Operation Akron		9–29 June	American/South Vietnamese forces attempt to flank Vietcong troops, but both sides take losses
		Operation Billings		12–26 June	American victory
		Operation Concordia		19–21 June	Allied victory
		Battle of the Slopes		20–22 June	North Vietnamese victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Battle of Nsukka		2–12 July
	Vietnam War	Operation Diamond Head		11 July—31 October	American victory
		Operation Kingfisher		16 July—31 October	Inconclusive, both sides claim victory
		Operation Coronado II		27–31 July	Allied victory
		Operation Hood River		2–13 August	Inconclusive
		Battle of Suoi Chau Pha		6 August	Australian victory
		Operation Colorado		6–22 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Midwest Invasion of 1967		9 August—20 September
	Nigerian Civil War	Battle of Ore		11 August
	Vietnam War	Operation Benton		13–29 August	American victory
		Operation Coronado IV		19 August—9 September	American victory
		Action of 23 August 1967		23 August	North Vietnamese fighter jets defeat American jets
		Operation Byrd		25 August—1 December	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Swift		4–15 September	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Nathu La and Cho La clashes		/	11–14 September	Indian forces beat back Chinese forces
	Vietnam War	Operation Wheeler/Wallowa		11 September 1967—11 November 1968	American offensive, where the Tiger Force committed war crimes
	Nigerian Civil War	Fall of Enugu		12 September—4 October	Nigerian forces capture the Biafran capital of Enugu
	Vietnam War	Operation Coronado V		12 September—7 October	American victory
		Operation Kunia		15 September—9 November	Inconclusive
		Operation Shenandoah II		29 September—10 December	Americans try to repair highway
	Nigerian Civil War	First Battle of Onitsha		4–12 October
	Vietnam War	Operation Medina		11–20 October	Inconclusive
		Operation MacArthur		12 October 1967—31 January 1969	American victory
		Battle of Ong Thanh		17 October	Vietcong victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Operation Tiger Claw		17–19 October
	Vietnam War	Operation Osceola		20 October 1967—16 February 1968	Inconclusive
		First Battle of Loc Ninh		29 October—7 November	American and South Vietnamese troops capture Loc Ninh
		Operation Lancaster		1 November 1967—20 January 1968	Minor operation, Tet Offensive causes beginning of Operation Lancaster II
		Operation Coronado IX		1 November 1967—22 January 1968	American victory
Operation Neosho		1 November 1967—25 January 1968		Continuation of Operation Fremont
Operation Kentucky		1 November 1967—28 February 1969		Low-level American cross-Vietnamese DMZ operation
Battle of Dak To		3–23 November		Pyrrhic American victory
Operation Santa Fe		3 November 1967—5 January 1968		Allied victory
Operation Essex		6–17 November		Minor American victory
Operation Napoleon/Saline		November—9 December		Allied victory
Operation Kien Giang 9-1		15–19 November		American/South Vietnamese victory
Operation Manchester		4 December 1967—17 February 1968		American victory
Battle of Tam Quan		6–20 December
Operation Yellowstone		8 December 1967—24 February 1968
Operation Saratoga		8 December 1967—11 March 1968
Operation Muscatine		18 December 1967—10 June 1968
Operation Badger Tooth		26 December 1967—2 January 1968		Inconclusive
Operation Auburn		28 December 1967—3 January 1968		American victory
1968	Vietnam War	Operation Niagara		January—March	American counterattack on Tet Offensive
	Vietnam War	New Year's Day battle of 1968		1–2 January	American victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Second Battle of Onitsha		2 January—20 March	Nigerian forces capture Onitsha
	Vietnam War	Operation Lancaster II		20 January—23 November	American victory
		Operation McLain		20 January 1968—31 January 1969	American victory
		Operation Jeb Stuart		21 January—31 March	Spontaneous American counterattack disrupted by Tet Offensive
		Battle of Khe Sanh		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]
	Korean DMZ Conflict	Capture of the USS Pueblo	At sea	23 January	North Korea seizes U.S. ship USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
	Vietnam War	Battle of Ban Houei Sane		23–24 January	North Vietnamese troops defeat a small garrison of Laotian Royal troops
		Operation Coronado X		23 January—12 February	Allied victory
		Operation Coburg		24 January —1 March	Allied victory over North Vietnam
		Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang		29 January—11 February	Allied forces repulse Vietcong attacks
		Tet Offensive		30 January	North Vietnam loses militarily but turns the tide of U.S. opinion against the war
		Battle of Saigon		30 January—7 March	American and South Vietnamese troops repel the attack, but it heavily increases anti-war sentiment in the US.
		Battle of Bến Tre		31 January—5 February	Vietcong attack Bến Tre, but fail to capture it
		Battle of Quang Tri		31 January—6 February	South Vietnamese/American victory
		Battle of Da Lat		January—9 February	North Vietnamese attacks and captures Da Lat, but loses it in an American/South Vietnamese attack days later
		Battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack		31 January—11 February	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Huế		31 January—2 March	American and South Vietnamese forces successfully defend the city, although Vietcong commit the Hue Massacre
		Battle of Lang Vei		6–7 February	North Vietnamese captures Lang Vei camp
		Operation Truong Cong Dinh		7 March—7 August	South Vietnam attempts to regain control over major highways
		Battle of Lo Giang		8–9 February	American troops repel North Vietnamese attacks
		Operation Hop Tac I		10 February—10 March	American victory
		Operation Coronado XI		12 February—3 March	Allied victory
		Operation Houston		26 February—12 September	American victory
		Action of 1 March 1968		1 March	North Vietnamese ships attempt to ambush South Vietnamese ships
		Operation Patrick		1–30 March	American victory
		Battle of Tam Kỳ		3–6 March	American victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Invasion of Port Harcourt		8 March—24 May	Nigerian forces capture Port Harcourt
	Vietnam War, Laotian Civil War	Battle of Lima Site 85		10–11 March	North Vietnamese-Pathet Lao victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Quyet Thang		11 March—7 April	South Vietnamese and U.S. recapture areas around Saigon
		Operation Walker		17 March 1968—31 January 1969	American victory
		Operation Carentan		18 March—17 May	American victory
		Operation Frederick Hill		18 March 1968—28 February 1971	American successfully conduct a security operation in Quảng Tín province
		Operation Geneva Park		18 March 1968—28 February 1971	American successfully conduct a security operation in Quang Ngai Province
	War of Attrition, Israeli–Palestinian conflict	Battle of Karameh		21 March	Jordanian troops with the PLO repel an Israeli raid to capture Yasser Arafat, but the camp is destroyed
	Vietnam War	Operation Cochise Green		30 March—31 January 1969	American victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Abagana Ambush		31 March	Biafran ambush wipes out the Nigerian 2nd Division
	Vietnam War	Operation Toan Thang I		8 April—31 May	Allied victory
		Operation Burlington Trail		8 April—11 November	American victory
		Battle of Signal Hill		19–21 April	Pyrrhic North Vietnamese victory
		Operation Delaware		19 April—17 May	Inconclusive
		May Offensive		29 April—30 May	North Vietnamese offensive smaller in scale than the Tet Offensive, but much bloodier
		Battle of Dai Do		30 April—3 May	Both sides claim victory
		Operation Allen Brook		4 May—24 August	American/South Vietnamese forces drive back Vietcong
		Battle of An Bao		5–6 May	North Vietnamese forces ambush Americans, but the Americans fight back and win
		Battle of West Saigon		5–12 May	Allied victory
		Battle of Landing Zone Center		5–25 May	American victory
		Battle of South Saigon		7–12 May	Allied victory
		Operation Concordia Square		8–17 May	American victory
		Battle of Kham Duc		10–12 May	North Vietnamese victory and one of the largest battles of the war
		Battle of Coral–Balmoral		12 May—6 June	Australian forces repel multiple North Vietnamese and Vietcong attacks over 26 days of fighting
		Operation Jeb Stuart III		17 May—3 November	U.S. forces attack North Vietnamese bases
		Operation Nevada Eagle		17 May 1968—28 February 1969	Protection of Huế by Americans
		Operation Toan Thang II		1 June 1968—16 February 1969	Allied victory
		Operation Robin		2–19 June	American victory
		Battle of Binh An		27–28 June
		Operation Thor		1–8 July
		Operation Pocahontas Forest		6–31 July	Allied victory
		Operation Quyet Chien		3 August—30 November	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Somerset Plain		4–20 August	U.S. claims victory
		Phase III offensive		17 August—27 September	Failed third push by the North Vietnamese after the Tet Offensive
		Battle of Duc Lap		24–27 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Operation OAU		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
Vietnam War	Operation Champaign Grove		8–24 September	American victory
	Operation Vinh Loc		10–20 September	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Operation Maui Peak		1–19 October	American victory
Nigerian Civil War	Siege of Owerri		15 October 1968—25 April 1969	Biafra recaptures Owerri
Vietnam War	Operation Fulton Square		22 October 1968—18 January 1970	Minor clashes between American/South Vietnamese forces and Vietcong
	Operation Henderson Hill		23 October—6 December	American victory
	Operation Sheridan Sabre		7 November 1968—4 April 1969	American victory
	Operation Commando Hunt		15 November 1968—29 March 1972	Americans fail to bomb Vietcong supply routes
	Operation Meade River		20 November—9 December	American victory
	Battle of Hat Dich		3 December 1968—19 February 1969	Allied victory
	Operation Taylor Common		7 December 1968—8 March 1969	American/South Vietnamese victory
	Operation Fayette Canyon		15 December 1968—28 February 1969	American victory
1969	Vietnam War	Operation Dewey Canyon		22 January—18 March	Last major offensive by the 3rd Marine Division
		Operation Toan Thang III		17 February—31 October	Allied victory
		Operation Massachusetts Striker		28 February—8 May	Both sides claim victory
		Operation Iron Mountain		28 February 1969—28 February 1971	American victory
		Operation Purple Martin		1 March—2 May	American victory
		Operation Kentucky Jumper		1 March—14 August	American reconnaissance operation
		Operation Maine Crag		15 March—2 May	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Atlas Wedge		17–24 March	American victory
		Operation Montana Mauler		23 March—3 April	American victory
	Nigerian Civil War	Defense of Umuahia		27 March—22 April
	Vietnam War	Operation Washington Green		15 April 1969—1 January 1971	American victory
		Operation Virginia Ridge		2 May—16 July	American victory
		Operation Apache Snow		10 May—7 June	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Hamburger Hill		13–20 May	American and South Vietnamese troops win, but heavy losses force them to withdraw
		Operation Lamar Plain		15 May—14 August	American victory
		Operation Pipestone Canyon		26 May—7 November	American launch a successful local offensive
		Battle of Binh Ba		6–8 June	Australians defeat Vietcong
		Operation Montgomery Rendezvous		8 June—15 August	Costly American victory
		Operation Utah Mesa		12 June—6 July	Allied victory
		Operation Campbell Streamer		13 July—15 August	Dozens of Vietcong killed
		Football War	14 July	Between El Salvador and Honduras
	Vietnam War	Operation Idaho Canyon		21 July—25 September	American victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Nantucket Beach		23 July 1969—10 March 1971	American victory
	The Troubles	Battle of the Bogside		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.
	Vietnam War	Operation Camden		21 August	Australian victory
		Siege of Landing Zone Kate		27 October—1 November	North Vietnamese victory
		Operation Toan Thang IV		1 November 1969—1 May 1970	Allied victory
		Operation Randolph Glen		7 December 1969—31 March 1970	Inconclusive
	Nigerian Civil War	Defense of Oguta		20–24 December
1970	Nigerian Civil War	Operation Tail-Wind		7–12 January	Biafra surrenders to Nigeria
	Vietnam War	Operation Green River		19 January—22 July	American victory
	Vietnam War	Operation Texas Star		1 April—5 September	Indecisive
	The Troubles	Battle of St Matthew's		27–28 June	A battle between Provisional IRA and loyalists
	Vietnam War	Operation Pennsylvania Square		29 June 1970—1 March 1971	American victory
		Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord		1–23 July	North Vietnamese victory
		Operation Clinch Valley		9–15 July	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Elk Canyon		12 July—29 September	Americans attempt to improve positions after the fall of Kham Duc, but fail
		Operation Pickens Forest		16 July—24 August	American victory
		Operation Wolfe Mountain		22 July 1970—30 January 1971	Inconclusive
		Operation Chicago Peak		24 July—11 August	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Siege of Firebase O'Reilly		9 August—7 October	North Vietnamese victory as the base closes down
		Operation Imperial Lake		1 September 1970—7 May 1971	American/South Korean success, but perpetration of the Sơn Thắng massacre
		Operation Jefferson Glenn		5 September 1970—8 October 1971	Last major ground offensive involving the U.S.
		Operation Tailwind		11–13 September	American/South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Ivory Coast		21 November	American attempt to rescue POWs, but there were none
	Guinea-Bissau War of Independence	Operation Green Sea		22 November	An amphibious attack on Conakry by Portugal

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1971	Vietnam War	Battle of Snuol		5 January—30 May	American and North Vietnamese troops clash in Cambodia
		Operation Cuu Long 44-02		13–25 January	South Vietnamese victory
		Operation Finney Hill		10 March—1 July	American victory
		Operation Middlesex Peak		10 March—1 July	American victory
		Battle of FSB Mary Ann		28 March	Vietcong ambush victory
		Operation Caroline Hill		29 April—1 July	American victory
		Battle of Long Khánh		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
		Battle of Nui Le		21 September	Last major Australian/New Zealand victory of Vietnam War
	Bangladesh Liberation War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	Battle of Garibpur		20–21 November	Decisive Indian victory
	Bangladesh Liberation War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	First Battle of Hilli		22–24 November	Bloodiest battle of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; Indian and Bengali victory
	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	Operation Trident		4–5 December	Indian Navy attacks Karachi port
		Battle of Longewala		4–7 December	Decisive Indian victory
		Battle of Basantar		6–16 December	Tactical Indian victory
		Second Battle of Hilli		10–11 December	Failed Pakistani counterattack on Hilli, Indian/Bengali victory
1972	Vietnam War	First Battle of Quảng Trị		30 March—1 May	North Vietnamese victory during Easter Offensive
		Second Battle of Lộc Ninh		4–7 April	North Vietnamese victory
		Battle of An Lộc		13 April—20 July	Major battle ending in a South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Đồng Hới		19 April
		Battle of the Mỹ Chánh Line		5 May—26 June	South Vietnamese/American victory
	The Troubles	Battle at Springmartin		13–14 May	A battle that involved the British Army, the Provisional Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Volunteer Force
	Vietnam War	Battle of Kontum		13 May—9 June	South Vietnam and U.S. troops repulse Vietcong attack
	Vietnam War	Second Battle of Quảng Trị		28 June—16 September	South Vietnamese forces retake most of Quảng Trị province
	Dhofar Rebellion	Battle of Mirbat		19 July	British SAS forces defeat Communist rebels during an attempted coup of Oman
1973	Vietnam War	Battle of Cửa Việt		25–31 January	North Vietnam captures Cửa Việt Base.
		Battle of Hồng Ngự		March-4 May	Allied victory
		Battle of Tong Le Chon		25 March 1973—12 April 1974	North Vietnam captures Tonle Cham Camp
		Battle of Trung Nghia		8 June—16 September	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Ap Da Bien		3 October	South Vietnamese victory
	Yom Kippur War	Battles of Fort Budapest		6 October	Egyptian troops fail to capture an Israeli fort
	1973 Arab–Israeli War	Battle of Fort Lahtzanit			Egyptians capture an Israeli fort
	Yom Kippur War	Ofira Air Battle			Israeli victory in the air
	Yom Kippur War	First Battle of Mount Hermon		6–7 October	Syria recaptures Mount Hermon
	1973 Arab–Israeli War, Yom Kippur War	Operation Badr		6–8 October	Egyptian offensive marking the beginning of the Yom Kippur War
	Yom Kippur War	Valley of Tears		6–9 October	Very bloody battle in the Golan Heights
		Operation Model 5		7 October	Syrian troops win an anti-aircraft battle
		Operation Tagar			Israel forfeits the operation attempting to block Egyptian troops
		Battle of Marsa Talamat	At sea		Israel defeats Egyptian ships
		Battle of Latakia	At sea		Israel defeats Syrian troops off the coast of Latakia]
		Romani ambush			Successful Israeli ambush
		Second Battle of Mount Hermon		8 October	Syrian victory
		Battle of Baltim	At sea	8–9 October	Israel defeats Egyptian ships off the Egyptian coast
		Syrian General Staff Headquarters raid		9 October	Israel successfully raids the general staff of Syria
		Second Battle of Latakia		11 October	Inconclusive
		Operation Gown		12 October	Israel destroys Syrian supply lines
		Raid on al-Mazzah Airport		13 October	Israeli victory
		Air battle of Mansoura		14 October	Egyptian planes defeat an Israeli plane
		Battle of the Sinai		14 October	Israeli victory
		Battle of The Chinese Farm		15–17 October
		Operation Abirey-Halev		15–23 October
		Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush		17 October
		Battle of Ismailia		18–22 October	Israel fails to block Egyptian supply lines
		Third Battle of Mount Hermon		21–22 October	Israel captures the mountain after a third assault
		Battle of Suez		24–25 October	Egypt holds the Suez Canal
	Vietnam War	Battle of Quang Duc		30 October 1973—10 December 1974	South Vietnamese victory
1974		Battle of the Paracel Islands		19–20 January	Chinese victory
		Battle of Tri Phap		12 February—4 May	South Vietnamese victory
	Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War	Battle of Kampot		26 February—2 April
	Vietnam War	Battle of Svay Rieng	/	27 March—2 May	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of the Iron Triangle		16 May—20 November	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Duc Duc		18 July—4 October	North Vietnamese victory
	Cyprus problem	Turkish invasion of Cyprus		20 July—16 August
	Vietnam War	Battle of Thượng Ðức		29 July—11 November	Costly for both sides; South Vietnam holds off North assault on Da Nang, but fails to capture Thuong Duc
		Battle of Phú Lộc		28 August—10 December	South Vietnamese victory
		Battle of Phước Long		12 December 1974—6 January 1975	Important North Vietnamese victory
1975		Battle of Ban Me Thuot		3–18 March	North Vietnam captures Tay Nguyen region, destroying South Vietnam's 2nd Corps in the process
		Hue–Da Nang Campaign		5 March—12 April	North Vietnam captures Huế and Da Nang with little resistance
		Battle of Xuân Lộc		9–12 April	Remnants of ARVN make a last stand in the final major battle of the Vietnam War
		East Sea Campaign	At sea	9–29 April	North Vietnam captures the Spratly Islands in one of the last South Vietnamese-controlled places
	Cambodian Civil War, Vietnam War	Fall of Phnom Penh		17 April	The Khmer Rouge captures the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh
	Vietnam War	Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base		28 April	First bombing by the Vietnamese Air Force
	Vietnam War	Fall of Saigon		30 April	North Vietnam wins the Vietnam War
	Lebanese Civil War	Battle of the Hotels		23 October 1975—2 April 1976	Muslims and Christians end up divided in Western Beirut
	Cold War	Indonesia invades East Timor		7 December
	Western Sahara War	Battles of La Güera and Tichla		10–22 December	Mauritania occupies La Güera and Tichla

Year	War	Battle	Date(s)	Description
1976	Western Sahara War	First Battle of Amgala	27–29 January	Algerian withdrawal
	Western Sahara War	Second Battle of Amgala	14–15 February	Sahrawi victory
	The Troubles	Flagstaff Hill incident	5–6 May	Irish Army pushes back British special forces
	Arab–Israeli conflict, Cold War	Operation Entebbe	4 July
	The Troubles	Garryhinch ambush	16 October	IRA bombs Brits
	Rhodesian Bush War	Battle of Hill 31	15 November
1977	Ogaden War	Battle of Dire Dawa	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
		First Battle of Jijiga	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^{[citation needed]}
		Battle of Harar	October 1977—27 January 1978	A major battle of the Ogaden War
1978	The Troubles	British Army Gazelle downing	17 February
	Ogaden War	Second Battle of Jijiga	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.^{[citation needed]}
	South African Border War	Battle of Cassinga
	Lebanese Civil War	Battle of Kaukaba	9 May
	Shaba II	Battle of Kolwezi	18–22 May
1979	Chadian Civil War	Battle of N'Djamena	12-15 February
	Sino-Vietnamese War	Battle of Dong Dang	17–23 February
		Battle of Lào Cai	17 February—5 March
		Battle of Lạng Sơn 17 February—16 March
	Uganda-Tanzania War	Battle of Masaka	23–24 February
		Battle of Tororo	2–4 March
		Battle of Lukaya	10–11 March
		Battle of Entebbe	7 April
		Battle of Jinja	22 April
		Battle of Lira	15 May
		Battle of Karuma Falls	17 May
		Battle of Bondo	27 May
	The Troubles	Warrenpoint ambush	27 August
	Western Sahara War	First Battle of Al Mahbes	14 October	Sahrawi victory
1980	Chadian-Libyan conflict	Second Battle of N'Djamena	22 March—15 December
	Iran–Iraq War	Siege of Abadan	November 1980—September 1981	Iraq attacks the Iranian city of Abadan but fails to capture it
	Iran–Iraq War	Liberation of Khorramshahr	November 1980—24 May 1982	The Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1981	Iran-Iraq War	Battle of Dezful		5-9 January	Iranian armored regiments are forced to flee after an Iraqi ambush
	Cold War	Gulf of Sidra incident	At sea	19 August	Two Sukhoi Su-22 are shot down by two U.S. F-14A Tomcats
	Western Sahara War	First Battle of Guelta Zemmur		13–29 October	Sahrawi victory
1982	Falklands War	Battle of San Carlos		21–25 May
		Battle of Seal Cove		23 May
		Battle of Goose Green		28–29 May
	1982 Lebanon War	Battle of Beaufort		6-7 June	Israeli invasion of Lebanon
		Battle of Jezzine		8 June
		Battle of Sultan Yacoub		10 June
	Falklands War	Battle of Mount Harriet		11-12 June
		Battle of Two Sisters
		Battle of Mount Longdon
		Battle of Wireless Ridge		13-14 June
		Battle of Mount Tumbledown		13-14 June
	1982 Lebanon War	Siege of Beirut		14 June—21 August
1983	Cold War	Invasion of Grenada		25 October—2 November	By U.S. forces
1984	Iran-Iraq War	Battle of the Marshes		February	Iran opens a new offensive in the lakes of the Hawizeh Marshes in Iraq
	Siachen conflict	Operation Meghdoot		13 April	Battle between India and Pakistan in which India captures the entire Siachen Glacier
	Insurgency in Punjab, India	Operation Blue Star		6 June
1985	Western Sahara War	Second Battle of Al Mahbes		12 January	Sahrawi forces break through a wall put up by Morocco

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1986	Iran-Iraq War	First Battle of Al Faw		10 February—10 March	Iranians launch a surprise attack against the Iraqi troops defending the al-Faw Peninsula
1986	Cold War	Action in the Gulf of Sidra	At sea	24 March	U.S. naval operations against Libya^{[citation needed]}
1987	Toyota War	Battle of Fada		2 January
		Battle of B'ir Kora		18–20 March
		Battle of Aouzou		8–28 August
	South African Border War, Angolan Civil War	Battle of Cuito Cuanavale		14 August 1987—23 March 1988	South African victory against Angola
	Toyota War	Battle of Maaten al-Saara		5 September
	Western Sahara War	Battles of Farsia and Oum Dreyga		18 November	Inconclusive
1988	Eritrean War of Independence, Ethiopian Civil War	Battle of Afabet		17–20 March	A decisive Eritrean victory over Ethiopia
	Iran-Iraq War	Second Battle of Al Faw		17 April	Newly restructured Iraqi Army conducts a major operation to clear the Iranians out of the peninsula
		Operation Praying Mantis	At sea	18 April	One day U.S./Iranian naval action
		Operation Mersad		26-30 July	Islamic Republic of Iran victory
1989	Cold War	Gulf of Sidra incident	At sea	4 January	Two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es are shot down by U.S. F-14A Tomcats
	Western Sahara War	Second Battle of Guelta Zemmur		7 October	Moroccan victory
		Battle of Hausa		11 October	Moroccan victory
		Third Battle of Amgala		8 November	Last military operation of the Western Sahara War until the 90s
	Cold War	Operation Just Cause		20 December	American invasion of Panama
1990	Gulf War	Battle of the Bridges		2 August	Iraqi victory

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1991	Gulf War	Battle of Khafji		29 January—1 February	First major ground engagement of the Gulf War
		Liberation of Kuwait	//At sea	24–28 February
		Battle of 73 Easting		26–27 February	A decisive tank battle fought between Coalition armoured forces against those of the Iraqi Republican Guard
		Battle of Medina Ridge		27 February	A decisive tank battle fought between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard
	Croatian War of Independence	Battle of Vukovar		25 August—18 November
	Croatian War of Independence	Battle of the Barracks		14 September—23 November
1992	Bosnian War/Yugoslav Wars	Siege of Sarajevo		5 April 1992—29 February 1996
	Bosnian War/Yugoslav Wars	Battle of Žuč		8 June
	Transnistria War	Battle of Tighina		19–21 June
	Croatian War of Independence	Battle of the Miljevci Plateau		21–23 June
	Bosnian War	Operation Corridor		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
	War in Abkhazia	Battle of Sukhumi		14-18 August	Georgian forces repulse Abkhaz rebels
		Battle of Gagra		1-6 October	Abkhaz insurgents and North Caucasian militants capture Gagra from Georgian forces
		Siege of Tkvarcheli		October 1992—29 September 1993	Abkhazian forces break the Georgian siege
1993	Croatian War of Independence	Operation Maslenica		22 January—1 February
	Angolan Civil War	55 Day War		9 January—6 March
	First Nagorno-Karabakh War	Battle of Kelbajar		27 March—3 April	Armenians and Azeris fight for disputed territories
	Croat–Bosniak War	Battle of Žepče		24 June
	Croat–Bosniak War	Battle of Bugojno		18–29 July
	The Troubles	Battle of Newry Road		23 September	Gun battle between British Army helicopters and Provisional Irish Republican Army armed trucks
	Somali Civil War	Battle of Mogadishu		3–4 October	Policing mission gone wrong; U.S. soldiers trapped against militia in a populated city
	Sri Lankan Civil War	Battle of Pooneryn		11–14 November
1994	Chiapas conflict	Zapatista uprising		1–12 January	Battles between Mexican Army and Zapatista rebels
	Afghan Civil War	Battle of Kabul		28 April 1992—27 September 1996
		Invasion of Kandahar City		October—November	Afghanistan's Islamic State of Afghanistan (United Front) ousted by Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban)
	Karen conflict	Fall of Manerplaw		11 December 1994—27 January 1995	[Myanmar Army]] and DKBA soldiers capture and occupy the headquarters of the Karen National Union
	Karen conflict	Battle of Kawmoora		19 December 1994—21 February 1995	The Myanmar Army capture the final stronghold of the Karen National Union
1995	First Chechen War	First battle of Grozny		31 December 1994—8 February 1995	Russian Army captures Grozny
	Croatian War of Independence	Operation Flash		1–3 May
	Bosnian War	Battle of Orašje		5 May—10 June
	Bosnian War	Battle of Vrbanja Bridge		27 May
	Croatian War of Independence, Bosnian War, Inter-Bosnian Muslim War	Operation Storm		4–8 August

Year	War	Battle	Loc.	Date(s)	Description
1996	First Chechen War	Battle of Grozny		Chechen rebels recapture the city
1997	Sri Lankan Civil War	Battle of Vavunathivu		7 March
1997	Sri Lankan Civil War	Battle of Kanakarayankulam		4 December
1998	Kosovo War	Battle of Belaćevac Mine		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
	Kosovo War	Battle of Glodjane		11-12 August	Glodjane retaken by the Yugoslav Army from the Kosovo Liberation Army
	Second Congo War	Battle for Kinshasa	/	26–30 August	Rwanda fails to take Kinshasa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe
	Sri Lankan Civil War	Battle of Kilinochchi		27–29 September	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam captures Kilinochchi from the Sri Lanka Army
	Korean Conflict	Battle of Yeosu		17–18 December	North Korean semi-submersible vessel intercepted and sunk by Republic of Korea Navy
	Kosovo War	Battle of Podujevo		23–27 December
1999	Kosovo War	Battle of Košare		9 April—10 June
	Kargil War	Battle of Tololing		May—June	Indian victory
	Kashmir conflict, Indio-Pakistani War of 1999	Kargil War		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.
	1999 East Timorese crisis	Battle of Aidabasalala		16 October	Australian special forces victory
	Second Chechen War	Battle of Grozny		25 December 1999—6 February 2000	Russian Army sieges Grozny in December, captures it in February 2000
2000	Moro conflict	Operation Valiancy		15-17 February	Philippine forces defeat Islamists
	Second Chechen War	Battle of Komsomolskoye		6–24 March	Russian Army destroys a remnant Chechen group that escaped Grozny
	Moro conflict	Operation Audacity		15-21 March	Philippine forces defeat Moro Islamic Liberation Front hideouts
	Sierra Leone Civil War	Lungi Lol confrontation		17 May	UK repulses an Revolutionary United Front attack during the British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War
	Moro conflict	Battle of Camp Abubakar		July 9