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Battle of CaraboboBattle · 1821The Battle of Carabobo was fought on 24 June 1821 south-west of Valencia, Venezuela.
Battle of CaravaggioBattle · 1448The Battle of Caravaggio was fought on 15 September 1448 near the town of Caravaggio in Lombardy, when Francesco Sforza, commanding the army of the Golden Ambrosian…
Battle of CarchemishBattle · 605 BCEThe Battle of Carchemish was fought in 605 BCE at Carchemish on the Euphrates.
Battle of CarhamBattle · c. 1018The Battle of Carham was fought around 1018 at Carham on the River Tweed, where Malcolm II of Scotland, with Owen the Bald of Strathclyde, defeated a Northumbrian army.
Battle of CarillonBattle · 1758The Battle of Carillon was fought on 8 July 1758 at Fort Carillon, later Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain.
Battle of CarrhaeBattleThe Battle of Carrhae was fought in 53 BCE near Carrhae (Harran) in upper Mesopotamia.
Battle of CaserosBattle · 1852The Battle of Caseros was fought on 3 February 1852 near Buenos Aires between the army of Juan Manuel de Rosas and a coalition led by Justo José de Urquiza, governor of…
Battle of Cassel (1071)Battle · 22 February 1071The Battle of Cassel was fought on 22 February 1071 near Cassel in Flanders over the succession to the county.
Battle of CastelfidardoBattle · 1860The Battle of Castelfidardo was fought on 18 September 1860 near Ancona between the army of the Kingdom of Sardinia under Enrico Cialdini and the papal army under the…
Battle of CastillonBattle · 1453The Battle of Castillon was fought on 17 July 1453 near Castillon on the Dordogne in Gascony, and is regarded as the last battle of the Hundred Years' War.
Battle of CatraethBattle · c. 600The Battle of Catraeth was fought around 600 between a war band of the British kingdom of Gododdin and the Angles of Deira and Bernicia.
Battle of CelayaBattle · 1915The Battle of Celaya, in April 1915, was a pair of engagements near Celaya in Guanajuato in which Constitutionalist forces under Álvaro Obregón defeated Pancho Villa's…- Battle of Cepeda (1820)Battle · 1820The Battle of Cepeda of 1 February 1820 was fought in the province of Buenos Aires between the federalist caudillos Francisco Ramírez of Entre Ríos and Estanislao López…
- Battle of Cepeda (1859)Battle · 1859The Battle of Cepeda was fought on 23 October 1859 in Buenos Aires province between the army of the Argentine Confederation under Justo José de Urquiza and the forces…
Battle of CerBattle · 1914The Battle of Cer was fought on 15–24 August 1914 on and around Mount Cer in western Serbia, when the Serbian army under Stepa Stepanović defeated the first…
Battle of CerignolaBattle · 28 April 1503The Battle of Cerignola was fought on 28 April 1503 in Apulia, southern Italy.- Battle of CēsisBattle · 1919The Battle of Cēsis was fought in June 1919 around the town of Cēsis in northern Latvia.
Battle of ChacabucoBattle · 1817The Battle of Chacabuco was fought on 12 February 1817 north of Santiago, Chile.
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE)Battle · 338 BCEThe Battle of Chaeronea was fought in Boeotia in August 338 BCE between Philip II of Macedon and an alliance led by Athens and Thebes.- Battle of ChakirmautBattle · 1204The Battle of Chakirmaut was fought in 1204 in western Mongolia between Temüjin, the future Genghis Khan, and the Naimans under Tayang Khan, who were joined by Jamukha…
Battle of ChalchuapaBattle · 1885The Battle of Chalchuapa was fought on 2 April 1885 near the town of Chalchuapa in western El Salvador.
Battle of ChaldiranBattle · 1514The Battle of Chaldiran was fought in 1514 in north-western Iran between the Ottoman sultan Selim I and the Safavid shah Ismail I.
Battle of ChamdoBattle · 1950The Battle of Chamdo was fought in October 1950 in eastern Tibet, when the People's Liberation Army crossed the Jinsha River and defeated the Tibetan army around the…- Battle of ChandawarBattle · 1194The Battle of Chandawar was fought in 1194 near the Yamuna, in the area of modern Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh, between the army of Muhammad of Ghor and the Gahadavala…
Battle of ChangpingBattle · 262–260 BCEThe Battle of Changping, fought from 262 to 260 BCE near present-day Gaoping in Shanxi, was the decisive clash between the Chinese states of Qin and Zhao.
Battle of ChausaBattle · 1539The Battle of Chausa was fought in June 1539 near Chausa on the Ganges in Bihar, where the Afghan leader Sher Khan surprised and routed the army of the Mughal emperor…
Battle of ChelenqoBattle · 1887The Battle of Chelenqo was fought on 6 January 1887 in eastern Ethiopia between the army of Menelik II, then king of Shewa, and the forces of Emir Abdullahi of Harar.- Battle of ChenggaoBattle · 204–203 BCEThe Battle of Chenggao was a prolonged struggle in 204–203 BCE between Liu Bang of Han and Xiang Yu of Chu for the strategic town of Chenggao, near the Ao granary in…
Battle of ChengpuBattle · 632 BCEThe Battle of Chengpu was fought in 632 BCE in modern Shandong between the State of Jin, under Duke Wen, with its allies Qi and Qin, and the forces of Chu and its allies.- Battle of ChesterBattle · c. 615The Battle of Chester was fought around 615 near Chester, where Æthelfrith of Northumbria defeated the Britons of Powys and their allies.
- Battle of Chi Lăng–Xương GiangBattle · 1427The Battle of Chi Lăng–Xương Giang was fought in late 1427 when the forces of Lê Lợi ambushed a Ming relief army marching south from China through the Chi Lăng pass…
Battle of ChikhoriBattle · 1463The Battle of Chikhori was fought in 1463 in western Georgia, where Bagrat, a prince who had made himself king of Imereti, defeated King George VIII of Georgia with the…- Battle of Chikhori (1757)Battle · 1757The Battle of Chikhori was fought in 1757 in western Georgia, where King Solomon I of Imereti defeated an Ottoman army supporting his rebellious nobles.
Battle of ChupasBattle · 1542The Battle of Chupas was fought on 16 September 1542 near Huamanga (Ayacucho) in Peru, when the royal governor Cristóbal Vaca de Castro defeated Diego de Almagro the…
Battle of CissaBattle · 218 BCEThe Battle of Cissa was fought in 218 BCE near the town of Cissa, north of Tarraco in north-eastern Spain, early in the Second Punic War.
Battle of ClastidiumBattle · 222 BCEThe Battle of Clastidium was fought in 222 BCE near Clastidium, modern Casteggio in Lombardy, between the Roman Republic and the Insubres with their Gaesatae allies.
Battle of ClavijoBattle · 844 (legendary)The Battle of Clavijo is a legendary battle said to have been fought in 844 near Clavijo in La Rioja, in which Ramiro I of Asturias defeated a Muslim army with the help…
Battle of ClontarfBattle · 1014The Battle of Clontarf was fought on 23 April 1014 north of Dublin.
Battle of ColachelBattle · 1741The Battle of Colachel was fought in August 1741 at the port of Colachel on the south-western coast of India, where the army of Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeated a…
Battle of CongellaBattle · 1842The Battle of Congella was fought on 23–24 May 1842 at Port Natal, present-day Durban, between Boers of the Natalia Republic and a British force under Captain Thomas…- Battle of ConquereuilBattle · 992The Battle of Conquereuil was fought in 992 near Conquereuil in eastern Brittany, north of Nantes, between Conan I of Rennes, who claimed the rule of all Brittany, and…
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)Battle · 1801The Battle of Copenhagen was fought on 2 April 1801 when a British fleet under Sir Hyde Parker, with Horatio Nelson leading the attack, engaged the Danish-Norwegian…
Battle of CoronateBattle · 689The Battle of Coronate was fought in 689 on the Adda river, near present-day Cornate d'Adda in Lombardy, between the Lombard king Cunipert and the rebel duke Alahis of…
Battle of Coronea (394 BC)Battle · 394 BCEThe Battle of Coronea of 394 BCE was fought in Boeotia during the Corinthian War between a Spartan army under King Agesilaus II, newly returned from Asia, and a…- Battle of Coronea (447 BC)Battle · 447 BCEThe Battle of Coronea of 447 BCE was fought in Boeotia, where Boeotian exiles and their allies defeated an Athenian force under Tolmides as it withdrew.
- Battle of Corregidor (1942)Battle · 1942The Battle of Corregidor was the last stand of American and Filipino forces in the Philippines in 1942, on the fortified island at the mouth of Manila Bay.
Battle of CortenuovaBattle · 1237The Battle of Cortenuova was fought on 27 November 1237 in Lombardy, when the emperor Frederick II defeated the army of the revived Lombard League led by Milan.
Battle of CorupediumBattle · 281 BCEThe Battle of Corupedium was fought in 281 BCE in western Anatolia between Seleucus I and Lysimachus, two of Alexander's successors.
Battle of CovadongaBattle · c. 722The Battle of Covadonga was fought in the mountains of Asturias, traditionally in 718 but more probably in 722, between a Muslim force and Asturian rebels led by the…- Battle of CrannonBattle · 322 BCEThe Battle of Crannon was fought in 322 BCE in Thessaly between the Macedonian armies of Antipater and Craterus and the Greek allies led by Athens and the Aetolians.
Battle of CrécyBattle · 1346The Battle of Crécy was fought on 26 August 1346 near Crécy-en-Ponthieu in northern France, during the Hundred Years' War.
Battle of CuarteBattle · 1094The Battle of Cuarte was fought in October 1094 outside Valencia, months after El Cid had captured the city.- Battle of Cuito CuanavaleBattle · 1987–1988The Battle of Cuito Cuanavale was a series of engagements in south-eastern Angola between August 1987 and March 1988, in which Angolan government forces backed by Cuba…
Battle of CullodenBattle · 1746The Battle of Culloden was fought on 16 April 1746 near Inverness, where the government army under the Duke of Cumberland destroyed the Jacobite army of Charles Edward…
Battle of CunaxaBattle · 401 BCEThe Battle of Cunaxa was fought in 401 BCE on the Euphrates north of Babylon between the Persian king Artaxerxes II and his younger brother Cyrus the Younger, who…- Battle of CuralabaBattle · 1598The Battle of Curalaba was fought on 23 December 1598 in southern Chile, when Mapuche warriors under Pelantaro ambushed and killed the Spanish governor Martín García…
Battle of Curtatone and MontanaraBattle · 1848The Battle of Curtatone and Montanara was fought on 29 May 1848 near Mantua, during the First Italian War of Independence.
Battle of CurupaytyBattle · 1866The Battle of Curupayty was fought on 22 September 1866 in southern Paraguay, when allied Argentine and Brazilian troops under Bartolomé Mitre assaulted Paraguayan…
Battle of CurzolaBattle · 1298The Battle of Curzola was a naval battle fought on 9 September 1298 off the island of Curzola, now Korčula, in the Adriatic between the fleets of Genoa and Venice.
Battle of Custoza (1848)Battle · 1848The Battle of Custoza was fought on 24–25 July 1848 near Verona during the First Italian War of Independence, between the Austrian army of Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky…
Battle of Custoza (1866)Battle · 1866The Battle of Custoza was fought on 24 June 1866 near Verona during the Third Italian War of Independence, part of the Austro-Prussian War.
Battle of CutandaBattle · 1120The Battle of Cutanda was fought in June 1120 near Calamocha in Aragon, where Alfonso I of Aragon, aided by southern French lords, defeated an Almoravid army sent to…
Battle of CynoscephalaeBattle · 197 BCEThe Battle of Cynoscephalae was fought in 197 BCE in Thessaly between the Roman army of Titus Quinctius Flamininus and the Macedonian army of Philip V.
Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BCE)Battle · 364 BCEThe Battle of Cynoscephalae in 364 BCE was fought in Thessaly between a Theban-led army under Pelopidas and Alexander, tyrant of Pherae.
Battle of Dafei RiverBattle · 670The Battle of Dafei River was fought in 670 near Lake Kokonor in present-day Qinghai, China.
Battle of DandanaqanBattle · 1040The Battle of Dandanaqan was fought in 1040 near Merv between the Seljuk Turks and the Ghaznavid army of Sultan Mas'ud.
Battle of DankiBattle · c. 1549The Battle of Danki was fought around 1549 in present-day Senegal between the forces of Amari Ngone Sobel Fall of Cayor and the army of the Jolof Empire.- Battle of DantureBattle · 1594The Battle of Danture was fought in 1594 near Kandy in central Sri Lanka, where King Vimaladharmasuriya I of Kandy destroyed a Portuguese army under Pedro Lopes de…
Battle of DanubyuBattle · 1825The Battle of Danubyu was fought in March and April 1825 during the First Anglo-Burmese War, when a British force attacked the Burmese fortified position at Danubyu in…- Battle of DargoBattle · 1845The Battle of Dargo was a Russian expedition in 1845 under Prince Mikhail Vorontsov against Imam Shamil's capital at Dargo in Chechnya.
- Battle of Dayr al-AqulBattle · 876The Battle of Dayr al-Aqul was fought in 876 on the Tigris south-east of Baghdad.
- Battle of DegsastanBattle · 603The Battle of Degsastan was fought in 603 between Æthelfrith of Bernicia and Áedán mac Gabráin, king of Dál Riata, who led a large army including Irish allies.…
- Battle of DékheléBattle · 1886The Battle of Dékhelé was fought on 26 October 1886 in Cayor, in present-day Senegal, between French colonial troops and the followers of Lat Dior Diop, the former…
Battle of DeliumBattle · 424 BCEThe Battle of Delium was fought in 424 BCE near Delium on the Boeotian coast during the Peloponnesian War.
Battle of Delville WoodBattle · 1916The Battle of Delville Wood was fought from 15 July to 3 September 1916 as part of the Battle of the Somme in northern France.- Battle of DerBattle · 721 BCEThe Battle of Der was fought in 721 BCE near the city of Der in eastern Mesopotamia between the Assyrian king Sargon II and the Elamite king, allied with the Babylonian…
- Battle of DeresgeBattle · 1855The Battle of Deresge was fought on 9 February 1855 in Semien, northern Ethiopia, where Kassa Hailu defeated Wube Haile Maryam, lord of Tigray and Semien.
Battle of DesioBattle · 1277The Battle of Desio was fought on 21 January 1277 north of Milan between the Visconti and the della Torre family, who then dominated the city.- Battle of Dhi QarBattle · c. 609The Battle of Dhi Qar was fought in southern Iraq in the early 7th century, probably between 604 and 611, between Arab tribes led by the Banu Shayban and a Sasanian…
- Battle of DidgoriBattle · 1121The Battle of Didgori was fought on 12 August 1121 west of Tbilisi, where King David IV the Builder of Georgia defeated a large Seljuk-led Muslim coalition.
Battle of Dien Bien PhuBattle · 1954The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought in 1954 in northern Vietnam between the French army and the Viet Minh under General Vo Nguyen Giap.- Battle of DingjiazhouBattle · 1275The Battle of Dingjiazhou was fought in 1275 on the Yangtze River between the Mongol forces of Kublai Khan and the Southern Song army commanded by Jia Sidao.
- Battle of DithakongBattle · 1823The Battle of Dithakong was fought in June 1823 near the Batlhaping town of Dithakong, in the north of present-day South Africa.
- Battle of Diu (1509)Battle · 1509The Battle of Diu was a naval battle fought in 1509 off Diu on the west coast of India.
Battle of DogaliBattle · 1887The Battle of Dogali was fought on 26 January 1887 near Massawa, on the Red Sea coast of Eritrea, when an Ethiopian army under Ras Alula destroyed an Italian column of…
Battle of DomažliceBattle · 1431The Battle of Domažlice was fought in western Bohemia on 14 August 1431, when the fifth crusade against the Hussites, led by Frederick of Brandenburg and the papal…- Battle of DorothéBattle · 1910The Battle of Dorothé was fought on 9 November 1910 in Dar Masalit, on the border of Darfur and Chad, between Masalit forces of Sultan Taj al-Din and a French colonial…
Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)Battle · 1097The Battle of Dorylaeum was fought on 1 July 1097 near Dorylaeum in north-western Anatolia, during the First Crusade.
Battle of Duck LakeBattle · 26 March 1885The Battle of Duck Lake was fought on 26 March 1885 near Duck Lake in present-day Saskatchewan, where Métis and First Nations fighters under Gabriel Dumont defeated a…- Battle of Dul MadobaBattle · 1913The Battle of Dul Madoba was fought on 9 August 1913 in British Somaliland, when Dervish forces of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan ambushed the newly formed Somaliland Camel…
Battle of DumlupınarBattle · 1922The Battle of Dumlupınar was the decisive battle of the Greco-Turkish War, fought from 26 to 30 August 1922 in western Anatolia.- Battle of Dún BolgBattle · 598The Battle of Dún Bolg was fought in Leinster in 598, when Brandub mac Echach, king of Leinster and of the Uí Chennselaig, defeated the Uí Néill high king Áed mac…
Battle of Dun NechtainBattle · 685The Battle of Dun Nechtain, or Nechtansmere, was fought on 20 May 685 between the Picts under Bridei son of Beli and the Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who was…- Battle of Dunbar (1296)Battle · 1296The Battle of Dunbar was fought on 27 April 1296 near Dunbar in East Lothian, where an English army under John de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, routed the Scots after Edward…
Battle of Dunbar (1650)Battle · 1650The Battle of Dunbar was fought on 3 September 1650 near Dunbar in East Lothian, where Oliver Cromwell's English army defeated a larger Covenanter army under David…
Battle of DurbeBattle · 13 July 1260The Battle of Durbe was fought on 13 July 1260 near Durbe in present-day western Latvia, where Samogitian forces routed the combined army of the Livonian Order and the…
Battle of DybbølBattle · 1864The Battle of Dybbøl was the decisive engagement of the Second Schleswig War.
Battle of DynekilenBattle · 1716The Battle of Dynekilen was fought on 8 July 1716 in a narrow fjord on the Swedish coast near the Norwegian border.
Battle of DyrhamBattle · 577The Battle of Deorham was fought in 577 at Dyrham, north of Bath in Gloucestershire.- Battle of Dysert O'DeaBattle · 1318The Battle of Dysert O'Dea was fought on 10 May 1318 in County Clare, Ireland.