Year
Battle
Description
1551
Siege of Tripoli
15 August – The garrison of the Knights of Malta in the fortress of Tripoli surrender to Ottoman besiegers after a bombardment lasting six days.
Sieges of Toishi
Takeda Shingen takes the castle of Toishi after besieging it multiple times starting in 1550
Siege of Mirandola
July 1551 to March 1552 – Pope Julius III besieges town then withdraws
1552
Siege of Temesvár
24 June - 27 July - Ottoman Empire captures town
Capture of Muscat
August – Muscat captured from Portuguese by Ottoman fleet
Battle of Ponza
10–11 August – Franco-Ottoman fleet defeats Genoese fleet
Battle of Plášťovce
5 August – The Ottoman Empire defeats the Holy Roman Empire .
Siege of Kazan
2 September- 13 October – Ivan the Terrible defeats the Kazan Khanate
Siege of Eger
9 September - 17 October - Hungarian victory over Ottoman Turks
Siege of Metz
October 1552 to January 1553 – Unsuccessful siege by Holy Roman Empire
1553
First Battle of Kawanakajima
June – indecisive battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
Siege of Katsurao
Takeda Shingen captures fortress
Battle of Sievershausen
9 July – Maurice, Elector of Saxony and Duke Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg defeat Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Siege of Kulmbach and Plassenburg
22 November 1553 - 22 June 1554 – A German imperial army captures Kulmbach on 26 November and massacres the population. The castle Plassenburg surrenders with Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach .
Battle of Tucapel
25 December – Mapuche defeat Spanish conquistadors
Siege of Hof
A German imperial army captures Hof from Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach .
1554
Battle of Marihueñu
23 February – Mapuche defeat Spanish conquistador Francisco de Villagra .
Battle of Schwarzach
13 June – A German imperial army defeats Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach .
Battle of Marciano
2 August – Florence finally defeats Siena
Battle of the Gulf of Oman
10–25 August – Portuguese destroy Ottoman fleet
Battle of Renty
12 August – Francis, Duke of Guise repels an Imperial invasion of Picardy
Battle of Tadla
September – Saadi dynasty defeat Wattasids
Battle of Oshikibata
Mōri clan defeat Sue Harukata
1555
Battle of Kivinebb
11 March – Swedish victory over Russians
Battle at Machhiwara
15 May - Mughal Empire defeats Suri Empire
Battle of Sirhind
22 June – Mughal Empire has decisive victory over the Suri Empire
Capture of Bougie
16–28 September - Ottomans capture Béjaïa from Spain
Battle of Miyajima
16 October – Mōri clan defeat Ōuchi clan on sacred island of Miyajima
Second Battle of Kawanakajima
August - November - Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin
Battle of Garbharry
Battle fought between Clan MacKay and Clan Sutherland
1556
Battle of Nagara-gawa
April – Saitō Yoshitatsu defeats father Saitō Dōsan
Battle of Peteroa
June to July – Spanish victory over Manuche
Siege of Oran
August - Ottoman troops besiege the Spanish garrison in Oran
Battle of Tughlaqabad
7 October – Hemu defeats Mughal forces and occupies Delhi
Second battle of Panipat
5 November – Akbar the Great defeats Hemu
Battle of Garisi
Georgia defeats Safavid Empire , King Luarsab I of Kartli falls in battle
1557
Third Battle of Kawanakajima
Takeda Shingen repelled by Uesugi Kenshin
Campaign of Tlemcen
Ottoman vassal the Regency of Algiers defeats the Moroccan Saadi dynasty .
Battle of St. Quentin
10 August – Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy defeats Anne de Montmorency during the Habsburg-Valois War
Battle of Lagunillas
8 November – Spanish defeat Mapuche during Arauco War
Battle of Millarapue
30 November - Spanish defeat Mapuche.
Siege of Kotte
November 1557 to November 1558 – Sitawaka besiege Portuguese. Portuguese break out.
1558
Siege of Calais
7 January – France capture the city from the English
Battle of Wadi al-Laban
March–April – Between Moroccos and Ottomans . Ottomans retreat
Siege of Narva
April to May – Russians besiege Narva during Livonian War
Siege of Thionville
27 April to 23 June – France conquers Thionville from Spain .
Battle of Gravelines
13 July Spain defeats France
Mostaganem Expedition
August to September – Spanish forces fail to capture Mostaganem from the Ottomans.
Ottoman invasion of the Balearic Islands
Ottomans capture Balearic Islands during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Battle of Rio de Janeiro
Portuguese destroy French settlement of Henriville
Battle of Quiapo
13 December – Spanish defeat Mapuche
1559
Battle of Spancel Hill
Sir Donnell O'Brien defeats Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond and his ally Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde in County Clare
Battle of Mulleriyawa
Kingdom of Sitawaka defeats Portuguese.
Siege of Bahrain
Portuguese successfully defend island from Ottoman siege.
1560
Battle of Glasgow
18 March – Lords of the Congregation defeat French
Battle of Djerba
9–14 May – Ottoman fleet defeats Holy League
Battle of Norada
In Japan, the Azai clan gains its independence from the Rokkaku
Siege of Marune
Forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto defeat forces of Oda Nobunaga
Battle of Okehazama
Oda Nobunaga's small forces ambush and slay warlord Imagawa Yoshimoto
Battle of Ērģeme
Russian Tsardom defeats Livonian Confederacy so decisively that the Livonian Order was disbanded
Invasion of Jaffna
Portuguese invade Kingdom of Jaffna
1561
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima
10 September Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts
Siege of Moji
Mōri clan break siege by Ōtomo Sōrin and Portuguese traders
Siege of Odawara
Hōjō clan resist siege by Uesugi Kenshin
1562
Battle of Nevel
19 August – Tactical Polish victory over Russia during Livonian War
Battle of Corrichie
28 October – Mary, Queen of Scots Civil Wars
Battle of Dreux
19 December Catholics versus Huguenots in France. Both leaders captured.
Battle of Mulleriyawa
Sitawaka forces defeat Portuguese near Colombo during Sinhalese–Portuguese War
1563
Battle of Lincoya Fortress
16 January - Mapuche capture Lincoya Fortress from Spain.
Siege of Orléans
5–19 February - Catholics besiege Protestants during War of Religion
Battle of Bornholm
30 May – Naval battle between Denmark and Sweden during Northern Seven Years' War
Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir
April - June - Spanish victory during Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Capture of Älvsborg
4 September - Danes capture Älvsborg during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Mared
9 November – Danes beat Swedes during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Öland
11 September – Naval battle between Denmark and Sweden during Northern Seven Years' War
Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama
Combined Takeda clan -Hōjō clan army regain Musashi-Matsuyama castle
1564
Battle of Azukizaka
15 January - Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the Ikkō-ikki
Battle of Ula
26 January – Lithuanians defeat Russians during Livonian War
Siege of Concepción
1 February to 1 April – Mapuche besiege Spanish
Siege of Ayutthaya
February – Toungoo dynasty under Bayinnaung decisively defeats Siam and their Portuguese mercenaries. Ayutthaya Kingdom becomes vassal state of Toungoo.
Battle of Angol
25 March – Spain defeats the Mapuche.
First battle of Öland
30 to 31 May – Danish fleet beat Swedish fleet during Northern Seven Years' War
Fifth Battle of Kawanakajima
Indecisive battle between Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin
Battle of Kōnodai
Hōjō clan forces defeat the forces of Satomi Yoshihiro
1565
Battle of Talikota
26 January – Deccan sultanates defeat Vijayanagara Empire
Battle of Affane
February – Butlers beat the Geraldines
Siege of Malta
Knights of Malta defeat Turkish forces
Battle of Glentaisie
2 May – O'Neills defeat Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg.
Battle of Rügen
21 May -Swedish Fleet beats Danish fleet during Northern Seven Years' War
Battle of Fukuda Bay
18 October – Two Portuguese trade vessels repel attack by forces of Matsura Takanobu .
Battle of Axtorna
20 October – Danes beat the Swedes during Northern Seven Years' War
1566
Battle of Szigetvár
6 August to 8 September – 2,300 Hungarian defenders are annihilated by an army of 90,000 soldiers of the Ottoman Empire
Battle of Brobacka
9 August – Swedish army ambushes and defeats Danish army
Battle of Wattrelos
27 December – Spain defeats rebel Calvinists.
Battle of Lannoy
29 December – Spain defeats rebel Calvinists.
Siege of Minowa
Takeda Shingen captures Minowa castle from Uesugi clan
1567
Battle of Rio de Janeiro
20 January – Portuguese finally defeat French colony
Battle of Oosterweel
13 March – Traditionally seen as the beginning[1] of the Eighty Years' War . Spain defeats Dutch rebels
Siege of Valenciennes
14 December 1566 - 23 March 1567 – Spain captures Valenciennes from Calvinist rebels.
Battle of Farsetmore
8 May - Part of the Clan war between the O'Neills and the O'Donnells
Battle of Carberry Hill
15 June – Mary, Queen of Scots forces defeated by James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton and James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray
Siege of Inabayama Castle
13 to 27 September – Oda Nobunaga defeats the Saito clan and takes control of Inabayama Castle and Mino province.
Siege of Chittorgarh
October – Mughal forces successfully besiege Rajputs in Chittor Fort
Battle of Saint-Denis
10 November – 16,000 Royalists defeat 5,000 Huguenots near Paris
Battle of Digomi
Georgian king Simon I of Kartli repulses Persian attack near Tbilisi
Battle of Maracapana
Spanish defeat coalition of tribes led by Guaicaipuro .
1568
Siege of Chartres
28 February to 15 March – Huguenots besiege Royalists
Battle of Dahlen
25 April – Dutch attempt to conquer Roermond during Eighty Years War
Battle of Langside
13 May – James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray defeats the forces of his half-sister, Mary, Queen of Scots , forcing her to flee to England
Battle of Heiligerlee
23 May – Dutch army ambushes Spanish army
Battle on the Ems
23 May – A fleet of the Geuzen defeats Spain.
Siege of Groningen
June - 15 July – Dutch army fails to take Groningen from Spain.
Battle of Jemmingen
21 July – Spanish army under the Duke of Alva defeats the Dutch army
Battle of San Juan de Ulúa
23 September – Spanish fleet defeats English privateers
Battle of Jodoigne
20 October - Spain defeats Dutch army
Siege of Hachigata
Takeda Shingen is unable to take a Hōjō fortress
Siege of Malacca
Sultan of Aceh attacks Portuguese-held Malacca and is defeated.
1569
Battle of Catirai
Mapuche defeat Spanish
Siege of Odawara
Takeda Shingen's forces burn the Hōjō clan controlled town
Battle of Mimasetoge
Takeda Shingen escapes a trap set for him by the Hōjō clan
Siege of Ranthambore
Mughal forces capture Ranthambore Fort
Battle of Jarnac
13 March – French Catholic forces defeat French Huguenots
Battle of La Roche-l'Abeille
25 June – French Huguenots defeat French Catholic forces
Battle of Orthez
24 August – Huguenots defeat Royalist forces
Battle of Moncontour
3 October – French Catholic forces defeat French Huguenots decisively
Siege of Kanbara
Takeda Katsuyori successfully besieges and captures Kanbara castle
1570
Battle of Bun Garbhain
Clan Cameron decisively defeat the Clan Mackintosh
Siege of Chōkō-ji
Unsuccessful attempt to retake a castle captured by Oda Nobunaga
Siege of Kanegasaki
Forces of Oda Nobunaga capture Kanegasaki fortress
Siege of Hanazawa
Takeda clan captures Hanazawa castle from Imagawa clan
Battle of Purén
The Mapuche defeat Spain.
Battle of Manila (1570)
24 May – Martin de Goiti decisively defeats the Rajahnate of Maynila and annexes the Philippines for the Spanish Empire
Battle of Anegawa
30 July – Nobunaga joins forces with Tokugawa Ieyasu to defeat the Asakura and Azai
Siege of Famagusta
17 September 1570 – 5 August 1571 – Ottoman Turks besiege and capture Famagusta
1571
Siege of Mount Hiei
Nobunaga defeats the Tendai Warrior Monks and razes their temple complex
Siege of Fukazawa
Takeda Shingen captures Fukazawa from Hōjō clan
Battle of Tonegawa
Unresolved conflict between Uesugi forces and Takeda forces
Battle of Bangkusay Channel
3 June – Spanish settler fleet defeats local Kapampangan fleet
Battle of Tillieangus
10 October – Clan Gordon overcomes Clan Forbes
Battle of Craibstone
20 November – Clan Gordon overcomes Clan Forbes again
Battle of Lepanto
7 October – Spain and Venice's fleets defeat the Ottoman fleet
First Siege of Nagashima
Unsuccessful attempt by Nobunaga to take the fortress
1572
Battle of Molodi
The Crimean Tatars and Ottoman Janissaries are routed by Russians near Moscow
Siege of Futamata
Takeda Shingen captures one of Tokugawa Ieyasu's fortresses
Capture of Brielle
1 April – Marked a turning point in the uprising of the Low Countries against Spain in the Eighty Years' War
Battle of Kizaki
June – Forces of Shimazu Takahisa defeated the larger army of Itō Yoshisuke in Japan.
Siege of Mons
June to September – Successful Spanish siege of Dutch held town.
Battle of Saint-Ghislain
June to September – Spanish army defeats a Dutch army.
Siege of Kampen
9–11 August – Dutch rebels under Willem IV van den Bergh capture Kampen from Spain.
Relief of Goes
20 October – Spanish raise the Dutch siege of Goes
Siege of Middelburg
November 1572 to February 1574 – Dutch rebel army successfully besieged Middelburg, held by Spanish forces under Cristóbal de Mondragón .
Siege of La Rochelle
November 1572 to July 1573 – Catholic troops besiege Protestant Huguenots. Negotiated settlement.
Siege of Sancerre
November 1572 to August 1573 – Catholic forces besieged Protestant Huguenots. Siege abandoned.
Siege of Haarlem
11 December 1572 to 13 July 1573 – Spanish successfully besiege Protestant garrison at Haarlem
1573
Battle of Mikatagahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu is forced to retreat from Takeda Shingen
Siege of Iwamura
Takeda Shingen's forces led by Akiyama Nobutomo capture Iwamura castle
Siege of Odani
Nobunaga defeats Azai Nagamasa , effectively destroying the Azai family
Siege of Ichijo ga dani
Nobunaga effectively destroys the Asakura
Siege of Noda
Takeda Shingen is killed
Battle of Lode
January – Swedes defeat Russians during Livonian War
Battle of Flushing
17 April – Dutch rebels manage to capture 5 Spanish ships.
Battle of Borsele
22 April – A Spanish fleet under Sancho d'Avila is forced to retreat by a Dutch fleet under Admiral Worst
Battle of Haarlemmermeer
26 May – The Dutch failed in an attempt to break the siege of Haarlem
Siege of Alkmaar
August to October – Dutch garrison fight off Spanish force under Don Fadrique
Capture of Geertruidenberg
28 August – English, French Huguenot and Fleming forces capture Geertruidenberg from Franco-Spanish Catholic garrison
Battle on the Zuiderzee
11 October – Dutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee
Siege of Leiden
October 1573 to October 1574 – Spanish under Francisco de Valdez unsuccessfully besiege Leiden.
Battle of Delft
October – Anglo-Dutch force under Thomas Morgan repels Spanish force under Francisco de Valdez
1574
Battle of Reimerswaal
29 January – Sancho d'Avila 's attempt to resupply his troops ends up in the destruction of his fleet by Anglo-Dutch forces.
Capture of Valkenburg
February – English troops surrender Valkenburg Castle in Holland to Spanish forces.
Battle of Mookerheyde
14 April – Spanish army decisively beats the Dutch Army.
Battle of Lillo
30 May – Lodewijk van Boisot with 64 Dutch ships destroys the Spanish fleet near Antwerp
Conquest of Tunis
13 September – Ottoman Empire finally defeats Spanish Empire for control of North Africa
Battle of Zoetermeer
17 September – The Dutch defeat Spain.
Siege of Zaltbommel
July - 14 October – Spain fails to capture Zaltbommel from the Dutch.
Battle of Manila (1574)
29 November - Spanish under Juan de Salcedo and Don Galo decisively defeat Chinese pirates
Battle of Takatenjin
Takeda Katsuyori , son of Takeda Shingen, captures Tokugawa Ieyasu's fortress of Takatenjin
Second Siege of Nagashima
Nobunaga's second attempt is foiled by a counter-attack
Siege of Itami
Nobunaga defeats Araki Murashige who had rebelled
1575
Battle of Tukaroi
3 March – Mughals defeat Sultanate of Bengal
Siege of Buren
28 June – Spain captures Buren from the Dutch.
Battle of Nagashino
28 June – Nobunaga repels the forces of Takeda Katsuyori
Siege of Oudewater
19 July - 7 August – Spain captures Oudewater from the Dutch.
Siege of Schoonhoven
11–24 August – Spain captures Schoonhoven from the Dutch.
Siege of Bommenede
11–24 August – Spain captures Bommenede from the Dutch.
Third Siege of Nagashima
Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress
1576
Siege of Krimpen aan de Lek
30 January - 21 February – The Dutch capture Krimpen aan de Lek from Spain.
Siege of Mitsuji
May – Honganji forces defeat Nobunaga's army, killing Harada Naomasa
Siege of Muiden
9 May – The Dutch fail to capture Muiden from Spain.
Battle of Haldighati
18 June - Mughals defeat Mewar .
Battle of Rajmahal
12 July - Mughals led by Akbar decisively defeat the Bengal Sultanate , capture and later execute their last sultan Daud Khan Karrani .
Siege of Zierikzee
October 1575 - 29 July 1576 - Spain captures Zierikzee from the Dutch.
First Battle of Kizugawaguchi
August – Unsuccessful naval blockade by Nobunaga
Siege of Woerden
8 September 1575 - 10 September 1576 - Spain fails to capture Woerden from the Dutch.
Battle of Vissenaken
14 September - Spain defeats a rebel army of the Netherlands .
Siege of Spanjaardenkasteel
15 September - 11 November - The Netherlands capture Spanjaardenkasteel from Spain.
1577
Siege of Vredenburg Castle
21 December 1576 - 11 February 1577 – The Union of Brussels captures Vredenburg Castle from Spain.
Battle of Lubieszów
17 April – Polish army defeats Danzig Rebellion army
Siege of Breda
4 August - 4 October – The Dutch capture Breda from Spain.
Battle of Tedorigawa
3 November - Nobunaga launches an unsuccessful attack on the forces of Uesugi Kenshin
1578
Battle of Gembloux
31 January – Don John of Austria crushes Protestant army
Siege of Zichem
20–24 February - Spain captures Zichem from the Union of Brussels .
Siege of Nivelles
8–12 March - Spain captures Nivelles from the Union of Brussels .
Siege of Limbourg
10–15 June - Spain captures Limbourg from the Union of Brussels .
Siege of Kampen
25 June - 20 July - The Union of Brussels captures Kampen from Spain.
Battle of Rijmenam
31 July - The Spanish forces were dealt a strategic defeat by the Dutch
Battle of Alcazarquivir
4 August – Moors defeat Portuguese army, kill King Sebastian of Portugal
Battle of Çıldır
9 August - Ottoman Turks defeat Safavid Persia and conquer the Caucasus
Siege of Binche
22 September - 7 October - The Union of Brussels captures Binche from Spain.
Siege of Deventer
3 August - 19 November - The Union of Brussels captures Deventer from Spain.
Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi
Nobunaga defeats the naval forces of the Mori clan
Siege of Kozuki
Hideyoshi is defeated by the Mori clan
1579
Siege of Kerpen
7–15 January - Spain captures Kerpen from the Dutch.
Battle of Borgerhout
7–15 January - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht .
Siege of Maastricht
12 March - 1 July - 20,000 Spanish troops under Farnese captures the city defended by 2,000 Dutch soldiers and civilians
Battle of Baasrode
14 August - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht . William of Orange is nearly captured.
Siege of Itami
Hideyoshi captures Itami castle from Araki Murashige
1580
Battle of Hardenbergerheide
17 June - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht .
Siege of Groningen
3 March - 18 June - The Union of Utrecht fails to capture Groningen from Spain.
Battle of Alcântara
25 August - Spanish candidate to the Portuguese throne defeats national candidate
Siege of Ishiyama Honganji
August – Kōsa surrenders to Nobunaga after a ten-year siege
Capture of Porto
24 October – Mainland Portugal is secured by the Spanish
Siege of Smerwick
7–10 November - English forces defeat freelance Papal States army that captured the Irish village and massacre most of the soldiers afterwards.
Siege of Miki
Hideyoshi captures Miki castle from Nagaharu
1581
Siege of Steenwijk
18 October 1580 - 23 February 1581 - Spain fails to capture Steenwijk from the Union of Utrecht .
Siege of Takatenjin
1580 - 22 March 1581 - Oda Nobunaga captures Takeda controlled castle
Siege of Tottori
May - Hideyoshi captures Tottori Castle. The castle's lord commits suicide
Battle of Salga
25 July – The Azores successfully resist a personal union with Spain
Siege of Breda
26–27 July - Spanish troops took the Dutch city by surprise
Battle of Goor
23 July - 1 August - The Union of Utrecht fails to capture Goor from Spain.
Siege of Cambrai
September 1580 - 17 August 1581 - Spain fails to capture Cambrai from the Union of Utrecht and France.
Battle of Noordhorn
30 September - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht and England.
Siege of Niezijl
3–24 October - Spain fails to capture Niezijl from the Union of Utrecht .
Siege of Tournai
10 October - 30 November - Spain captures Tournai from the Union of Utrecht .
Battle of Jilkua
Taraf annexed by Twipra Kingdom assisted by the Baro-Bhuiyan confederation.
1582
Battle of Temmokuzan
11 March - Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobunaga destroy the forces of Takeda Katsuyori , who commits suicide
Battle of Honnō-ji
21 June – Nobunaga is defeated by Akechi Mitsuhide, who forces him to commit suicide
Siege of Takamatsu
April - June - Hideyoshi captures Takamatsu Castle. The lord of this castle also commits suicide
Battle of Yamazaki
2 July - Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide , the murderer of his master Oda Nobunaga
Siege of Oudenaarde
19 April - 5 July - Spain captures Oudenaarde from the Union of Utrecht .
Battle of Ponta Delgada
26 July – Spain wins a naval battle in the War of the Portuguese Succession
Siege of Lochem
22 July - 15 September – Spain fails to capture Lochem from the Union of Utrecht .
Siege of Keppel Castle
26–30 September – The Union of Utrecht captures Keppel Castle from Spain.
Battle of Chuvash Cape
4 November - Russians decisively defeat and conquer the Khanate of Sibir in Siberia.
Battle of Uchide-hama
Hideyoshi again defeats Nobunaga's murderer, Akechi Mitsuhide
1583
Battle of Sao Vicente
3 February – Skirmish where three English ships defeated three Spanish galleons.
Siege of Eindhoven
7 February - 23 April – Spain captures Eindhoven from the Union of Utrecht .
Battle of Torches
9–11 May – Ottoman Turks defeat Safavid Persians at the end of three days of battle
Battle of Shizugatake
May – Hideyoshi relieves one of his allies who was under siege
Battle of Steenbergen
17 June – Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht .
Conquest of the Azores
2 August – Spain integrates the Habsburg dynasty as the rulers of Portugal
Battle of Hüls
19 November – German Calvinists defeat German Catholics in the Cologne War .
1584
Battle of Terborg
31 March - Spain defeats the Electorate of Cologne , ally of the Union of Utrecht .
Siege of Zutphen
May - July - The Union of Utrecht fails to capture Zutphen from Spain.
Siege of Ghent
October 1583 - 17 September 1584 - Spain captures Ghent from the Union of Utrecht .
Battle of Slunj
26 October – Croatian army defeats forces of the invading Ottoman Empire .
Battle of Komaki and Nagakute
Hideyoshi is defeated by Tokugawa Ieyasu
1585
Siege of Brussels
August 1584 - 10 March 1585 - Spain captures Brussels from the Union of Utrecht .
Battle on the Kouwesteinsedijk
May - The Union of Utrecht fails to relieve Antwerp , and end the siege by the Spanish army.
Battle of Amerongen
23 June - Spain defeats the Union of Utrecht .
Siege of Antwerp
July 1584 - 17 August 1585 - Spain captures Antwerp from the Union of Utrecht .
Invasion of Shikoku
June - August - Hideyoshi conquers the island
Siege of IJsseloord
6–15 October – Dutch and English defeat Spain.
1586
Battle of Santo Domingo (1586)
1 January – English under Francis Drake defeat and raid Spanish colony.
Battle of Boksum
17 January – Spain defeats The Netherlands.
Battle of Cartagena de Indias (1586)
9–11 February – Francis Drake defeats Spanish and plunders city.
Raid on St. Augustine
27–29 May – Francis Drake devastates Spanish colony.
Siege of Grave
Early April - 7 June – Spain captures Grave after a treaty with the English and Dutch troops.
Siege of Venlo
28 June – Spain captures Venlo from The Netherlands.
Battle of Pantelleria
13 July - The English navy defeats Spain and Malta.
Battle of Zutphen
22 September – Spanish defeat Dutch rebels
Siege of Zutphen
September - October – The Netherlands and England fail to capture Zutphen from Spain.
1587
Siege of Sluis
12 June - 4 August – Spain captures Sluis from The Netherlands.
Battle of Coutras
20 October – Huguenot forces defeat the French Royal Army
Battle of Vimory
26 October – French Royalist forces defeat foreign Huguenot forces
1588
Battle of Byczyna
24 January – A Polish faction defeats a Habsburg faction
Siege of Medemblik
27 February - 29 April – The Netherlands capture Medemblik from rebel commander Diederik Sonoy and English soldiers.
Battle of Gravelines
29 July – Spanish Armada beaten decisively in battle against the English and Dutch fleet
Siege of Bonn
March - 24 September – Spain captures Bonn , capital of the Electorate of Cologne , for the Catholic archbishop Ernest of Bavaria from German Calvinists, supporting Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg , the former archbishop, who had converted to Calvinism.
Siege of Bergen op Zoom
23 September - 13 November – Spain fails to capture Bergen op Zoom from The Netherlands.
1589
Battle of Arques
15-29 September - King Henry IV of France and England defeat the French Catholic League
Battle of Zoutkamp
5–9 October - The Netherlands capture Zoutkamp from Spain.
Siege of Heusden
Summer - October - Spain fails to capture Heusden from The Netherlands.
1590
Siege of Rheinberg
13 August 1586 - 3 February 1590 - Spain captures Rheinberg , a rebel protestant stronghold in the Electorate of Cologne defended by Dutch and English troops.
Capture of Breda
4 March - The Netherlands and England capture Breda from Spain.
Battle of Tondibi
13 March - Saadi dynasty of Morocco decisively defeats the Songhai Empire , leading to its collapse.
Battle of Ivry
14 March – Henri IV of Navarre defeats Catholic League in War of the Three Henries
Battle of the Strait of Gibraltar
24 April – English secure passage of company ships after defeating Spain
Siege of Paris
7 May - 30 August – King Henry IV of France , England and French Huguenots fail to capture Paris from the French Catholic League , aided by Spain. Paris was a staunch supporter of the Catholic cause.
Siege of Odawara
4 May August – the Go-Hōjō clan surrendered to Toyotomi Hideyoshi , and Japan was unified (1590)
Siege of Shimoda
May to August – Hideyoshi's forces successfully besiege Hōjō clan
1591
Battle of the Strait of Gibraltar
24 April – The English navy defeats Spain.
Siege of Zutphen
19–30 May – The Netherlands and England capture Zutphen from Spain.
Siege of Deventer
1–10 June – The Netherlands and England capture Deventer from Spain.
Battle of the Berlengas
15 July – The Spanish navy defeats England.
Siege of Knodsenburg
21–25 July – The Netherlands and England capture Knodsenburg from Spain.
Battle of Bhuchar Mori
July – Mughal Empire defeated combined Kathiawar forces led by Nawanagar State
Battle of the Gulf of Almería
Late August – The Spanish navy defeats The Netherlands and England.
Battle of Flores (1591)
30 August-1 September – Spain defeats England.
Siege of Hulst
20–24 September – The Netherlands capture Hulst from Spain.
Siege of Nijmegen
17–21 October – The Netherlands and England capture Nijmegen from Spain.
1592
Siege of Rouen
11 November 1591 - 20 April 1592 – King Henry IV of France , England and The Netherlands fail to capture Rouen from the French Catholic League . Spain helped defend the city.
Battle of Sangju
24 April – Konishi Yukinaga defeats the Koreans under Yi Il
Battle of Ch'ungju
28 April – Japanese forces decisively defeat the Koreans
Battle of Okpo
7 May – The Korean Navy defeats a Japanese convoy
Battle of Craon
21-24 May – Spain and the French Catholic League defeat French royalists and England.
Siege of Busan
24–25 May (13–14 April Lunar Calendar) Japanese defeat Koreans
Siege of Steenwijk
30 May - 5 July - The Netherlands and England capture Steenwijk from Spain.
Battle of Flores (1592)
20 May - 13 August – The English navy defeats Spain.
Battle of Hansan Island
14 August – Korean Navy defeats Japanese Navy
Siege of Coevorden
26 July - 2 September – The Netherlands and England capture Coevorden from Spain.
Battle of Busan
1 November – Korean Navy could not recapture Busan from Japan
Siege of Jinju
8–13 November - Siege of Jinju Fortress. Commander Kim Si-min repulses the Japanese commander Hosokawa Tadaoki , due to the arrival of a Korean relief force led by Gwak Jae-u
Battle of the Bay of Biscay
November - The Spanish navy defeats England.
1593
Battle of Byeokjegwan
27 January – battle between Japan and China in Seoul. The Japanese army led by Ukita Hideie and Kobayakawa Takakage defeated the Ming Chinese army under Li Rusong
Siege of Pyongyang
6–8 February - Ming Chinese general Li Rusong defeats Konishi Yukinaga . Japan is expelled from Pyongyang
Battle of Haengju
14 March - The Korean army under commander Gwon Yul defenders were successful in repelling the Japanese forces
Battle of Blaye
18 April - The Spanish navy defeats England and French royalists.
Battle of Sisak
22 June - Forces of the Holy Roman Empire defeat forces of the Ottoman Empire
Siege of Geertruidenberg
27 March - 24 June - The Netherlands and England capture Geertruidenberg from Spain.
Siege of Jinju
20–27 July - Japanese defeat Koreans
Battle of Dryfe Sands
6 December - A clash between Clan Maxwell and Clan Johnstone
Battle of Nong Sa Rai
Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom under Naresuan defeats final attempt to keep Siam subjugated by Nanda Bayin . Naresuan regains independence for the Ayutthaya Kingdom from Toungoo.
1594
Siege of Coevorden
October 1593 - 7 May 1594 – Spain fails to capture Coevorden from The Netherlands.
Siege of Groningen
19 May - 22 July – The Netherlands and England capture Groningen from Spain.
Campaign of Danture
5 July-9 October – Kingdom of Kandy stops Portuguese incursion into Sri Lanka.
Battle of Glenlivet
3 October – Religious clan battle
Siege of Fort Crozon
13 October - 19 November – England and France capture a Spanish fort, used as an outpost for naval attacks on England.
1595
Siege of Groenlo
14–24 July - The Netherlands and England fail to capture Groenlo from Spain.
Battle of Călugăreni
23 August - Wallachia defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of the Lippe
3 September - Spain defeats The Netherlands and England.
Battle of Giurgiu
27-30 October - Transylvania , Wallachia , Moldavia and the Holy Roman Empire defeat the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Guadelupe Island
8 November - The Spanish navy defeats England.
Battle of San Juan
8 November - The Spanish navy defeats England.
1596
Battle of Pinos
11 March - Spain defeats English fleet
Siege of Calais
8–24 April - Spain captures Calais from France.
Capture of Cadiz
30 June - 15 July - Anglo-Dutch forces seize the Spanish city of Cádiz
Battle of Brest, Croatia
19 September - Croatian army defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire forcing the latter to lift the siege of Petrinja
Battle of Keresztes
24–26 October - Ottoman Empire defeats Austria-Hungary and Germany
1597
Battle of Turnhout
24 January – Dutch troops defeat Spanish cavalry
Siege of Amiens
13 May-25 September – France and England defeat Spain.
Siege of Rheinberg
9–19 August – The Netherlands and England capture Rheinberg from Spain.
Battle of Chilcheollyang
28 August – Japanese Navy decisively defeat Korean Navy
Siege of Namwon
23–26 September – Japanese defeat Korean and Chinese alliance force
Siege of Groenlo
11–28 September – The Netherlands and England capture Groenlo from Spain.
Siege of Bredevoort
1–10 October – The Netherlands and England capture Bredevoort from Spain.
Battle of Myeongnyang
26 October – Korean Navy defeats Japanese navy
1598
Siege of Ulsan
29 January - 19 February - Japanese defeat Korean and Chinese alliance force
Battle of San Juan
15–30 June - England defeats Spain in Puerto Rico and takes their castle, they retreat 65 days later but burn San Juan to the ground.
Battle of the Yellow Ford
14 August - Irish under Hugh O'Neill, earl of Tyrone , destroy English force
Battle of Stångebro
25 September – Sigismund loses the Swedish crown to his uncle, Duke Charles
Siege of Rheinberg
2–14 October – Spain captures Rheinberg from The Netherlands.
Battle of Sacheon
6–11 November – Japanese army defeats Korean army
Battle of Noryang Point
16 December – Ming Chinese and Korean Navy decisively defeat the Japanese army
Battle of Curalaba
23 December – The Mapuche defeat Spain.
1599
Battle of Jenné
26 April - Saadi dynasty of Morocco decisively defeats the Mali Empire , leading to its collapse.
Siege of Schenckenschans
28 April - May - Spain fails to capture Schenkenschanz from The Netherlands.
Siege of Zaltbommel
15 May - 22 July - Spain fails to capture Zaltbommel from The Netherlands.
Battle of Curlew Pass
15 August – Irish forces defeat the English
Siege of Rees
10–12 September – A Protestant German army and a Dutch army fail to capture Rees from Spain.
Battle of Șelimbăr
18 October – Michael the Brave , Prince of Wallachia, defeats the army of Andrew Báthory
Battle of Nakhiduri
An invading Ottoman army defeats and captures the King Simon I of Kartli
1600
Battle of Castro
May – Spain defeats The Netherlands and reconquers Chiloé Island .
Battle of Nieuwpoort
2 July – Battle between Dutch (led by Prince Maurits ) and Spanish army, led by Albrecht, archduke of Austria. Dutch victory.
Battle of Mirăslău
18 September – The Holy Roman Empire and Hungarian nobility defeat Wallachia .
Battle of Sekigahara
21 October – Japanese General Ieyasu defeats three regents of the son of Hideyoshi in the most important battle in Japanese history – he later establishes the Tokugawa Shogunate