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Capture of Portobello (1601) 17 January – English expedition assaulted and took Portobello from the Spanish, acquired some booty and then sacked the place.[1]
Battle of Wenden (1601) 7 January – The battle is significant as the first encounter between Swedish reiters and Polish hussars.
Battle of Kokenhausen 23 June – Was the battle opening the Polish–Swedish War (1600–1611)
Siege of Rheinberg 12 June – 2 August – Was the siege of the towns of Rheinberg and Meurs, Rheinberg eventually capitulated on 28 July after a Spanish relief force failed to relieve the city. The town of Meurs surrendered 2 August
Siege of Ostend 5 July – 20 September 1604 was a three-year siege of the city of Ostend during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War.
Battle of Guruslău 3 August – Between the Wallachia, Habsburg Monarchy, & Cossacks against Principality of Transylvania & Moldavia. Wallachian-Austrian victory, Transylvania is taken out from the Ottoman suzerainty
Battle of Carinish – Scottish clan battle between Clan MacLeod of Dunvegan and the Clan MacDonald of Sleat, that ended with a MacDonald victory.
Battle at Etzanoa – Near modern Arkansas City, Kansas between Escanxaque and New Spain
Battle of Coire Na Creiche Scottish clan battle Between Clan MacLeod of Dunvegan and the Clan MacDonald of Sleat, that ended with a MacDonald victory. It was the last clan battle in Skye.
Siege of Donegal – Between Ireland & Gaelic Allies and Tyrone's rebels. Having suffered several repulses rebels abandoned the siege and moved his army southwards to Munster to take part in the Battle of Kinsale.
Siege of Wolmar 18 October – 18 December – The Swedish artillery managed to hold back the Poles, but on 8 December Polish siege cannons arrived and an intense bombardment of Wolmar continued for ten days when Swedes asked for conditions of surrender.
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch 1–27 November – Unsuccessful Dutch attempt to capture the city of 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Spanish Netherlands
Naval Battle of Castlehaven 6 December – Between a Spanish naval convoy of six ships and an English fleet consisting of four warships. Five out of six Spanish ships were either sunk, captured, or run aground in the battle, while the English fleet lost no ships.
Naval Battle of Bantam 27 December – In Bantam Bay, Indonesia. Between a fleet of 5 Dutch ships and a Portuguese fleet of 8 galleons and several fustas. The Portuguese were forced to retreat.
Siege of Kinsale 2 October 1601 – 3 January 1602 – Ultimate battle in England's conquest of Gaelic Ireland.
1602
Battle of Morar – Scottish clan battle between the Clan MacDonell of Glengarry against the Clan Mackenzie who were supported by the Clan Ross. Near Loch Morar, in the Scottish Highlands.
Battle of Kinsale 3 January – At the climax of the Nine Years' War a campaign by Hugh O'Neill, Hugh Roe O'Donnell and other Irish lords against English rule.
Siege of Fellin 25 March – 17 May – Polish and Lithuanian forces led by Grand Crown Hetman Jan Zamoyski besieged the Swedish-held town of Fellin (present-day Viljandi in Estonia).
Siege of Weissenstein 31 May – 30 September – Polish-Lithuanian army of 2,000 troops besiege Weissenstein (now known as Paide in Estonia). The Swedes capitulated on 30 September.
Burning of Dungannon June – Marked the beginning of the final stage of Tyrone's Rebellion
Naval Battle of Sesimbra Bay 3 June – Between an English naval expeditionary force of 5 Galleons and a Spanish fleet of 11 galleys a large Carrack and help from a fort and shore batteries.
Battle of Reval 30 June – The Polish forces had been sent against Swedish forces gathering outside Tallinn. The Swedish lines broke as a result.
Siege of Dunboy 5–18 June – Dunboy was a stronghold of Donal Cam O'Sullivan Beare, After the loss at Kinsale. O'Sullivan resolved to continue the fight and rallied his forces at Dunboy. The English crown sent an army of between 4000 and 5000
Siege of Grave 18 July – 20 September - The Netherlands and England capture Grave from Spain.
Naval Battle of the Narrow Seas 3–4 October – An English and Dutch fleet of 9 Galleons, Carracks & Galiots intercepted and attacked 6 Spanish galleys in the Dover Straits and was fought off the coast of England and finally off the Spanish Netherlands.
L'Escalade 11–12 December – Notable and failed attempt by Catholic Savoy to conquer Protestant Geneva. After the defeat the Duke of Savoy accepted a lasting peace, sealed by the Treaty of St. Julien of 12 July 1603
1603
Battle of Glen Fruin 7 February – Scottish clan battle between the Clan Gregor and its allies on one side, and the Clan Colquhoun and its allies on the other.
Naval Battle of Puerto Caballos 17 February – Military campaign to capture the Spanish town and port of Puerto Caballos (present day Puerto Cortés) by an English fleet that were able to achieve victory.
Battle of Rakvere 5 March – The siege of Dorpat commenced. On 5 March 1603 at Rakvere with 1,000 men Jan Chodkiewicz defeated the Swedish relief force of 2,000
Raid on Santiago de Cuba 12 May – Minor military campaign that took place towards the end of the Anglo–Spanish War in May 1603. Santiago de Cuba was attacked and sacked by English privateers led by Christopher Cleeve
Naval Battle of Sluis 26 May – Spanish fleet of 8 Galleys defeated by the Dutch fleet of 3 men of war, 2 galleys and several smaller vessels. The Spanish commander Federico Spinola died.
Capture of Tabriz 1–21 October – The capture of Tabriz from the Ottoman Turks by the Safavid army of Shah Abbas I. After twenty days fighting during the Ottoman–Safavid War (1603–1618)
Siege of Buda 20 September - 20 November - The Holy Roman Empire fails to capture Buda from the Ottoman Empire.
1604
Battle of Urmia – Between the Safavid and Ottoman empires and resulted in a decisive Safavid victory.
Battle of Lješkopolje – Ali-beg Mimibegović led an army from Podgorica and clashed with 400 Montenegrins in Lješanska nahija. The battle lasted through the night, at dawn Montenegrins launched a sudden charge surprising the enemy. Ali-beg was wounded and retreated.
Siege of Sluis 19 May – 19 August – A States and English army crossed the Scheldt estuary and advanced on land taking Cadzand, Aardenburg and IJzendijke in the Spanish Netherlands. This led to the siege of the Spanish held inland port of Sluis.
Naval Battle of the Gulf of Cadiz 7 August – The battle took place when a flotilla of two galleons engaged two English privateers who were plundering shipping lanes and villages around the Gulf of Cádiz.
Battle of Weissenstein 25 September – Between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The battle ended with the total defeat of the Swedish army.
Battle of Mülheim 9 October - Spain defeats The Netherlands.
Siege of Wachtendonk 8 - 28 October - Spain captures Wachtendonk from The Netherlands.
1606
Battle of Udycz 28 – January between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces and the horde of Crimean Tatars. Polish forces defeated Crimean Tatars, near Udych River.
Siege of Kandahar November 1605 - January 1606 – When Emperor Akbar died on 27 October 1605, the Safavid governor of Herat, moved to recapture Kandahar on behalf of the Safavids while the Mughals were distracted.
Siege of Groenlo 3 August - 9 November – Forces led by Ambrosio Spinola take the city, which remained in Spanish hands until 1627.
Siege of Rheinberg 22 August - 1 October – Spain captures Rheinberg from The Netherlands.
Siege of Malacca – Portuguese garrison managed to hold out and stop any Dutch direct attacks on the city until additional reinforcements could arrive, which made the Dutch retreat from the siege.
Battle of Guzów 6 July – Between the forces of the Zebrzydowski Rebellion against the Polish Royalists supporting King Sigismund III Vasa under the command of Polish Grand Crown Hetman
Battle of Kozelsk 8 October – The first victory of False Dmitry II against the government of Tsar Vasili IV Shiusk
Raid on Bone Raid by the Tuscan Order of St. Stephen against the Ottoman town of Bone (Annaba, Algeria)
1608
Battle of Ebenat 17 January – Emperor Susenyos surprises an Oromo army, killing 12,000 Oromo at a cost of 400 soldiers.
Battle of Bolkhov 10–11 May – Between troops of False Dmitry II and the army of Tsar Vasily Shuisky.
Battle of Kilmacrennan 5 July – Skirmish fought near Kilmacrennan, County Donegal during O'Doherty's Rebellion
Siege of Troitsky monastery 23 September – 12 January 1610 – An attempt of the Polish–Lithuanian irregular army that acted in support of False Dmitry II to capture the Trinity Monastery (the modern Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius) north of Moscow. The siege lasted for 16 months
Siege of Pärnu 28 February – 2 March – The Polish–Lithuanian miners blew up three of the main gates of the city and Lithuanian troops fought their way to the city's centre and captures the city from Sweden.
Battle of Salis 23-24 March - Polish ambush on and defeat Swedes heading towards Riga.
Battle of Torzhok 17 June - Russia and Sweden defeat Poland-Lithuania.
Battle of Tver 21-23 July - Russia and Sweden defeat Poland-Lithuania.
Iroquois War (1609) 30 July – Two Frenchmen and 60 natives Huron's encountered a group of 200 Iroquois. Near Ticonderoga and Crown Point, New York. The Hurons and the French routed the enemy, killing fifty and taking twelve prisoners, whom they tortured until death
Battle of Kaljazin 18 August
Battle of Daugavgrīva (1609) 6 October – Swedes managed to avoid battle for four days, finally Lithuanian's abandoned camp, leaving a small force and hid in the nearby woods. Swedes couldn't resist and attacked the weakly defended Lithuanian camp and were surprised by Lithuanian counterattack from the woods.
Battle of Purén 31 December - Spain defeats the Mapuche.
1610
Battle of Rzjov April
Battle of Sorel 19 June – Between the Kingdom of France and its allies, the Wyandot people, Algonquin people and Innu people that fought against the Mohawk people in New France at present-day Sorel-Tracy, Quebec.
Siege of Jülich 28 July - 2 September - The Netherlands and France capture Jülich from Spain and Austria.
1611
Siege of Kalmar 3 May – 3 August – Occurred during the Kalmar War and constituted the major part of an intensive conflict between Denmark-Norway and Sweden.
Storming of Kristianopel 26 June – The Swedes managed to siege the fortified city and went in by bombing the fortress port, which was badly defended.
Siege of Smolensk – Ended in June, Poland captures city after two-year siege.
Battle of Kringen 26 August – Norwegian peasant militia ambush Scottish mercenary soldiers on their way to enlist in the Swedish army.
Battle of Moscow (1612) 1 & 3 September – A series of two battles, which took place in Moscow, during the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18). The battles ended in tactical Russian victory.
Naval Battle at Surat 29 August – Portuguese fleet was defeated by the English, off the coast of Surat, India.
Naval Battle of Swally 9–10 December – Took place off the coast of Suvali a village near the Surat city (now in Gujarat, India) and was a victory for four English East India Company galleons over four Portuguese galleons and 26 barks
Siege of Tikhvin 4 June – 25 September – Local Streltsy and noblemen rose up against the Swedish garrison and destroyed it. The Swedes undertook a punitive expedition to Tikhvin and burned the town, but could not take the Assumption Monastery.
Siege of Smolensk (1613–1617) – Russian troops led a protracted and unsuccessful siege of the city. During the siege, no attempt was made to assault. In the beginning of 1617 the siege was lifted.
Naval Battle of Cape Corvo August – A naval engagement of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars. fought as part of the struggle for the control of the Mediterranean, near the island of Samos. Spanish squadron from Sicily, engaged an Ottoman fleet.
1614
Raid on Żejtun 6–12 July – The last major attack made by the Ottoman Empire against the island of Malta, which was then ruled by the Order of St. John.
Siege of Aachen Late August 1614 – Spanish Army of Flanders, marched from Maastricht to Aachen, present Germany, to support Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg, during the War of the Jülich Succession. Spanish victory.
Battle of Imafuku November – Tokugawa Ieyasu attacks and captures the village of Imafuku by defeating Toyotomi clan forces.
Siege of Osaka 8 November – 22 January 1615 – A series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction.
Battle of Imafuku Late November – The village of Imafuku stood on the northeast approach to Osaka, and so Tokugawa Ieyasu sent 1500 men to secure the site for a fort. They faced 600 men loyal to the Toyotomi "Western Army," and were victorious.
Battle of Shigino 26 November – Undecided battle. Five thousand Tokugawa troops, led by Uesugi Kagekatsu, engaged 2000 troops loyal to the Toyotomi at a place called Shigino, across the Yamato River (now called the Neyagawa) from the site of the Battle of Imafuku
1615
Siege of Braunschweig, 1615 – Duke Friedrich Ulrich of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel laid siege to the city of Braunschweig (the second siege after 1605–1606). Hanseatic & Dutch relief forces broke the siege.
Cossack raid on Istanbul (1615) – A campaign of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, The attack successfully penetrated the capital of the Ottoman Empire, entered its harbor, and burned ships before returning to their base.
Battle of Asti 11 May – Spain defeats Savoy Monferrat.
Battle of Kashii 26 May – Tokugawa forces defeat Toyotomi forces during the conflict over Osaka.
Battle of Yao 2 June – The battle occurred in 1615 during the Siege of Osaka, in which Tokugawa Ieyasu planned to destroy the Toyotomi clan. It was fought between the Tōdō clan and the Chōsokabe clan. Tõdõ clan won the battle
Battle of Dōmyōji 2 June – The Eastern Army of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Osaka Army of Toyotomi Hideyori clashed in battle at Dōmyōji. This battle was one of Japan's major historical battles between samurai forces.
Naval Battle of Zaule – Venetians With a galley and several smaller ships occupied the Zaule salt pan and began to destroy it.
Siege of Pskov (1615) 9 August – 27 October – Approaching Pskov, the Swedes tried to take it immediately from Russia, but were repelled by the Pskov garrison with heavy losses. After two and a half months, the Swedes withdrew from Pskov to Narva
Battle of Oneida 16 October – Champlain Battle where Samuel Dechamplain aided by 10 Frenchmen and 300 Hurons attacked the stockaded Oneida Indian village.
Naval Battle of Cape Celidonia 14 July – A small Spanish fleet of 5 Galleons and a patache, cruising off Cyprus was attacked by an Ottoman fleet of 55 Galleys. The Spanish ships managed to repel the Ottomans, inflicting heavy losses.
Battle of Toppur – One of the largest battles in the history of South Asia. It causes complete destruction of already declining Vijaya Nagara Empire.
Siege of Vercelli – Spanish forces capture the Savoyard fortress
1617
Sacking of Saint Thomas of Guyana – Walter Raleigh's second El Dorado expeditions sacked the second settlement of Saint Thomas of Guyana in 1617
Siege of Pilsen 19 September – 21 November – The first major battle of the Thirty Years' War. The Protestant victory under Ernst von Mansfeld and their subsequent capture of the city enlarged the Bohemian Revolt.
Battle of Orynin 28 September – Polish forces faced Crimean Tatars from Budjak, The battle took place near Orynin in Podolia.
Siege of Moscow (1618) 2–11 October – The last major military action of Wladyslaw IV's campaign of 1617–1618 and the entire Polish-Muscovite War (1605–1618). An assault was unsuccessful. The Polish-Lithuanian government went to the conclusion of the Truce of Deulino.
Battle of Sablat 10 June – The Habsburg army under Bucquoy defeats the Protestant Bohemian army under Mansfeld, thereby lifting the siege of České Budějovice.
Siege of Batavia castle in 1619 30 May – JP Coen decided that Jakatra (later Batavia) would be a better base for the VOC on Java than Bantam and set out to capture the city. The sultan or Mataram, under whose influence Jakatra fell, was opposed to this and resisted strongly.
Blockade of La Rochelle 1621–1622 – The repression of the Huguenot rebellion by the French king Louis XIII.
Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély (1621) 30 May – 24 June – Siege accomplished by French king Louis XIII, against the Protestant stronghold of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.
Siege of Clairac 23 July – 4 August – During the Huguenot uprisings, after taking the city of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Louis XIII made the decision to go south to subdue Guyenne, and to besiege Clairac which was a bastion of Protestantism.
Battle of Gibraltar (1621) 10 August – During the Eighty Years' War. A Dutch VOC fleet, escorted by Haultain's squadron was intercepted and defeated by nine ships of Spain's Atlantic fleet Armada del Mar Océano, while crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.
Battle of Khotyn 2 September – 9 October – Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth army stops great Turkish invasion.
Siege of Jülich (1621–22) 5 September 1621 – 3 February 1622 – After five months of siege, the Spanish army took the Dutch-occupied fortress of Jülich, compelling its garrison to surrender.
Siege of Montauban August – November – A siege accomplished by the young French king Louis XIII, against the Protestant stronghold of Montauban. Despite a strength of about 25,000 men, Louis XIII was unable to capture the city of Montauban
1622
Indian massacre of 1622 1 April – Powhatan braves came unarmed into our houses with deer, turkeys, fish, fruits, and other provisions to sell and the warriors grabbed any tools or weapons they saw and killed all the English settlers they found.
Siege of Nègrepelisse 10–11 June – Siege accomplished by the French king Louis XIII against the Protestant stronghold of Nègrepelisse in France
Battle of Höchst 20 June – The joint Spanish-League army under Cordoba and Tilly attempted to stop the junction of Christian of Brunswick and Mansfeld. They were able to intercept Christian before he could cross the River Main at Höchst.
Battle of Macau 22–24 June – A conflict of the Dutch–Portuguese War fought in the Portuguese settlement of Macau, in southeastern China.
Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom (1622) 18 July – 2 October – The Spanish laid siege to the Dutch city of Bergen op Zoom. The population was divided between Protestants, who favored resistance and Catholics, who favored a Spanish conquest. The Spanish had to lift the siege on their failed blockade of a Protestant relief force in the Battle of Fleurus.
Siege of Heidelberg (1622) 23 July – 19 September – Between the Imperial-Spanish army against the Anglo-Protestant forces during the Palatinate campaign.
Siege of Montpellier August – October – A siege of the Huguenot city of Montpellier by the Catholic forces of Louis XIII of France, It was part of the Huguenot rebellions.
Battle of Fleurus 29 August – Spanish tactical victory against the Protestant army of Mansfeld and Christian of Brunswick but the breakthrough of their opponents towards Bergen-op-Zoom forces Spain to lift the siege of the Dutch city.
Naval battle of Saint-Martin-de-Ré 27 October – Between the Huguenot fleet of La Rochelle under Jean Guiton, and a Royal fleet under Charles de Guise.
Battle of Mbumbi 18 December – A military engagement between forces of Portuguese Angola and the Kingdom of Kongo.
Capture of Hurmuz – Persian capture Hurmuz with the aid of the English East Indian Company's ships
Battle of Blavet 17 January – Between the Huguenot forces and a French fleet in Blavet harbour (Port de Blavet, modern Port-Louis), Brittany, triggering the Second Huguenot rebellion against the Crown of France.
Battle of Aghaiani early spring - After inviting the Kakhetian nobleman for gifts, the commander of the invading Iranian army, Qarachaqay Khan started slaughtering, which prompted the remainder to start battling their way out of the camp.
Relief of Genoa 28 March - 24 April A spanish-genoese army relief the city from a franco-savoyard siete army.
Battle of Marabda 1 July – A battle between troops of Iran and the kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti (Eastern Georgia) near the village of Marabda (lower Kartli, 20 km from Tbilisi). The Georgians are defeated, but inflict heavy casualties in the ensuing Guerilla war
Battle of San Juan (1625) 24 September – 2 November – A Dutch expedition attacked the island of Puerto Rico, but despite besieging San Juan for two months, was unable to capture it from Spain.
Recovery of Ré island 12–15 September – Accomplished by the army of Louis XIII, against the troops of the Protestant admiral Soubise and the Huguenot forces of La Rochelle, who had been occupying the Island of Ré since February 1625 as part of the Huguenot rebellions.
Naval Cádiz expedition (1625) 1–7 November – Naval expedition against Spain by English and Dutch forces.
Battle of Ningyuan 2–10 February – A battle between the Ming dynasty and the Jurchen Later Jin (later known as the Qing dynasty)
Battle of Dessau Bridge 25 April – Catholic forces of the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein defeat Protestant Danish-German troops under Mansfeld on the Elbe River outside Dessau, Germany
Battle at Lenz (1626) 5 July – Rebel Austrian Boers defeated
Siege of Steenwijk(1626)
Siege of Oldenzaal (1626) 23 July – 1 August – Took place in the Spanish held town of Oldenzaal in the Twente region. After an eight-day siege the city surrendered to Dutch-English forces.
Battle of Gniew 22 September – 1 October – Between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The battle ended with a victory for Sweden.
Battle of Selburg 30 September – Between Sweden and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Polish forces managed to recapture Selburg from the Swedes earlier in 1626 in response the Swedish capture the town.
Battle of Wenden (1626) 3 December – A battle fought during the Polish–Swedish War (1626–1629), between Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on 3 December 1626 at Wenden (Cēsis, Kiesia) in present-day Latvia.
Battle of Czarne 12–17 April – The battle ended with a Swedish surrender mainly due to low morale of the German mercenaries in Swedish service.
Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré 12 July – 27 October – Was an attempt by English forces to capture the French fortress-city of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, on the isle of Ré (near La Rochelle)
Battle of Oliwa 28 November – Battle in the Polish–Swedish War. It was the biggest and the last naval battle of the Polish royal navy.
Siege of La Rochelle September 1627 – October 1628 – Between the French royal forces and the Huguenots of La Rochelle. The siege marked the apex of the tensions between the Catholics and the Protestants in France, and ended with a complete 'victory' for King Louis XIII and the Catholics.
1628
Tartar raid into Ukraine – A tartar raid into Ukraine as far as Belaya Terkov provoked Cossack reprisals
Battle of Treiden (1628) 1 February – During the Polish–Swedish War between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces defeated the Swedish forces
Siege of Stralsund (1628) May – 4 August – A siege laid on Stralsund by the Imperial Army during the Thirty Years' War, Stralsund was aided by Denmark and Sweden, with considerable Scottish participation. The battle marked the de facto entrance of Sweden into the war.
Battle of Danzig 16 June
Weichselmünde 1628 6 July – Finnish troops in king Gustavus's field army in Prussia launched a special operation attack on the Polish and Danzig fleets that had been hiding from the blockaging Swedish navy in the Weichselmünde harbour.
Action of 17 July 1628 17 July – The largest incident of the North American phase of the Beaver Wars. The English force succeeded in capturing a supply convoy bound for New France, severely impairing that colony's ability to resist attack.
Siege of Batavia 22 August – 3 December – First siege of Batavia. A military campaign led by Sultan Agung of Mataram to capture the Dutch port-settlement of Batavia in Java.
Battle of Wolgast 2 September – Danish forces had made landfall on Usedom, and expelled the imperial occupation forces. An Imperial army left the besieged Stralsund to confront the Danes. Ultimately, the Danish forces were defeated.
Battle of Treiden (1628) 1 February – Between Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Swedish Empire Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces defeated the Swedish forces.
Siege of Privas 14–28 May – Was undertaken by Louis XIII of France the city of Privas was captured on 28 May 1629. It was one of the last events of the Huguenot rebellions
Siege of Batavia May – 21 September – Second Siege of Batavia, A military campaign led by Sultan Agung of Mataram to capture the Dutch port-settlement of Batavia in Java; both were unsuccessful
Battle of St. Kitts (1629) 17 June – 7 September – Successful Spanish expedition that seized the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the English and French during the Anglo-Spanish War (1625–30).
Siege of Alès 9–17 June – Undertaken by Louis XIII of France, and the city captured from the Huguenots on 17 June 1629.
Naval Battle of Duyon River June - December – Naval engagement between the Portuguese forces commanded by the last great commander of Portuguese India, and the forces of the Sultanate of Aceh. Portuguese victory.
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch 13 April - 14 September – Dutch army takes a city loyal to the Spanish king.
1630
Battle of Piculhue 24 January - Indecisive battle between Spain and the Mapuche.
Siege of Recife (1630) 14 February - 3 March – The Dutch captured Recife, in Portuguese Brazil. This began a war over Brazil, which would see the Dutch establish a colony called New Holland.
Battle of Veillane 10 July – Between a French army and a Spanish army. The result was a French victory.
Battle of Randeniwela 25 August – Battle fought in the Sinhalese–Portuguese War. Between Senarat against the Portuguese. Sinhalese victory.
1631
Battle of La Albarrada 13 January - Spain defeats the Mapuche.
Battle of Frankfurt an der Oder 13 April – Between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire for the strategically important, fortified Oder crossing Frankfurt an der Oder, Brandenburg, Germany
Sack of Baltimore 20 June – The only recorded instance of a slaving raid by corsairs in Ireland
Battle of Magdeburg (ended 20 May) – The Imperial-League army under Tilly capture and pillage the town.
Battle of Werben 1 August – Between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. The Swedes forced them to retreat.
Battle of Albrolhos 10 August – Spanish Admiral Oquendo defeated the Dutch after a six-hour naval battle.
Battle of the Slaak 12–13 September – Crushing Dutch victory over the Spanish fleet
Battle of Breitenfeld 17 September – Saxons and Swedes defeat the Imperial-League army under Tilly.
1632
Battle of Rain 5 April – Count of Tilly killed in battle with the Swedes.
Capture of Maastricht 9 June – 22 August – Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange eventually captured the city from Spanish forces.
Siege of Nuremberg – Battle campaign that took place in 1632 about the Imperial City of Nuremberg during the Thirty Years' War.
Battle of Wiesloch (1632) 16 August – During the Thirty Years' War near the German city of Wiesloch, south of Heidelberg. A Swedish army fought an army of the Holy Roman Empire. The battle resulted in a Swedish victory.
Battle of the Alte Veste 3–4 September – During the Siege of Nuremberg, Sweden is defeated by the Holy Roman Empire under Wallenstein, leading to the Imperial advance into Saxony.
Battle of Castelnaudary 1 September – Between the rebel forces of Henri II de Montmorency (loyal to Gaston, Duke of Orléans) and the royalist forces of Marshal Henri de Schomberg (loyal to King Louis XIII).
Siege of Smolensk (1632–33) 28 October 1632 – 4 October 1633 – The Muscovite army besieged the Polish–Lithuanian city of Smolensk during the Smolensk War
Battle of Lützen 16 November – Protestant Swedish forces defeat the Imperial army under Wallenstein in Saxony but King Gustavus Adolphus is killed.
1633
Siege of Rheinberg 11 June – 2 July - The Netherlands capture Rheinberg from Spain.
Battle of Amritsar 5 June – Between Guru Hargobind Ji and the forces of the Mughal army. Shah Jahan worried over the growing influence of the Sikhs and angered by the loss of a valued hawk seeks to teach a lesson to Guru Hargobind
Battle of Nördlingen 6–7 September – The Imperial armies and Spain number 33,000 troops, the Protestant forces with 25,000. At the end of the day, 12,000 Protestants are dead, another 4,000 captured, including Swedish army leader Gustaf Horn.
Siege of Maastricht 30 June – 8 September - Spain fails to capture Maastricht from the Netherlands.
Battle of Newburn – 28 August - Covenanters from Scotland defeat a royalist English army.
Siege of Turin - 22 May - 20 September - During the Piedmontese Civil War, Turin was captured by France and the Madamisti faction from Spain and the Principisti faction.
Battle of Cambrils – 13–16 December - Spain defeats rebels from Catalonia, followed by a massacre.
1641
Battle of Malacca 2 August 1640 - 14 January 1641 – Dutch efforts effectively destroyed the last bastion of Portuguese power.
Sieges of Aire-sur-la-Lys 19 May - 7 December - France captures Aire-sur-la-Lys on 27 July. A Spanish army besieged the village from 10 August and recaptured it on 7 December.
Battle of Zboriv 15–17 August - Liberated Polish troops trapped in Zbarazh Castle
Destruction of Huronia – Force of 1200 armed Iroquois destroy Huron villages of St. Louis and St. Ignace near southern Georgian Bay, Canada, initiating Huron dispersal.
Second Battle of Warsaw 18–20 July – Charles X Gustavus of Sweden defeats Poland and is declared war upon by every country of significance in the Northern War.
Battle of Nyborg 14 November - Final battle of Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660). The navies of Denmark-Norway, Brandenburg-Prussia, Poland-Lithuania and The Netherlands defeat Sweden.
Four Days' Battle 1 - 4 June – One of the longest naval engagements in history ended up in a Dutch (led by Admiral Michiel de Ruyter) victory against the English.
Raid on the Medway aka Battle of Chatham 19 - 24 June – England's largest naval defeat in history. A successful Dutch attack on English ships, in their main naval base Chatham, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The Dutch under command of Lieutenant-Admiral Michiel de Ruyter.
Battle of Solebay 7 June – Naval battle between Dutch and English, England forced to abandon plans for a blockade.
Siege of Groenlo (1672) 1 - 10 June – 10-day siege of the Dutch town of Groenlo by forces of France during the Franco-Dutch War. It ended in the town's surrender.
Siege of Bonn (1673) 3 - 12 November - Dutch, Spanish and Imperial troops capture the capital Bonn from the Electorate of Cologne. French troops helped the Electorate defend its capital.
1674
Siege of Gray 23 - 28 February - France captures Gray from Spain.
Battle of Scey-sur-Saône 2 March - Inconclusive battle between France and an army of the County of Burgundy fighting for the king of Spain.
Battle of Chariez 3 March - Strategic victory of France against an army of the County of Burgundy.
Battle of Agosta 22 April – Draw between the French and Dutch navy. Dutch genius Admiral and naval hero Michiel de Ruyter gets wounded and dies a week later. The French retreat out of respect for the wounded Admiral.
Battle of Lund 4 December – Swedish troops defeat the Danish ones in the bloodiest battle in Scandinavian history with over 9,000 dead (about 50% losses on both sides).
1677
Siege of Kristianopel 11 - 25 February - Sweden captures Kristianopel from Denmark-Norway.
Siege of Stettin 25 June - 15 December - Brandenburg-Prussia, Denmark-Norway and the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg capture Stettin, Szczecin from Sweden.
1678
Battle of Warksow 18 January - Sweden defeats Denmark-Norway and Brandenburg-Prussia.
Battle of Walcourt 25 August – An Anglo-Dutch force defeats a French army.
Battle of Batočina 29–30 August - Holy Roman Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire.
Siege of Mainz 26 July - 8 September - The Holy Roman Empire recaptures Mainz from France.
Battle of Niš 24 September - Holy Roman Empire captures Niš from the Ottoman Empire.
Siege of Bonn July - 12 October - Brandenburg-Prussia and the Netherlands capture Bonn from the Electorate of Cologne. The electorate was aided by France.
Battle of Egri Palanka. Started in October 1689 was a confrontation between, the Macedonian voivode up against the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Fleurus 1 July – The French troops, under the command of Louis XIV's marshal Montmorency, defeat a coalition formed by England, Spain, the Dutch Republic and the Holy Roman Empire.
Siege of Namur 2 July – 4 September – William III of Orange and Coehoorn recapture the place, commanding a coalition of England, Scotland, The Netherlands and German states against France.
Battle of Lugos 25 September - The Ottoman Empire defeats Germany.
Azov campaigns Spring 1695 - 19 July 1996 - Multiple Russian campaigns aimed at capturing the Turkish fort of Azov For.
Battle of Zvolen 15 November - Kuruc victory. The Hungarians under Kuruc were aided by France and fought against Austria, Denmark-Norway, Vojvodian Serbs and Hungarian royalists, defending the Habsburg-Austrian king of Hungary.
Battle of Cabrita Point 21 March - Ended Twelfth siege of Gibraltar. England, Portugal and the Netherlands defeat France and Spain in a naval battle.
Siege of Gibraltar September 1704 - 3 May 1705 - Pro-Bourbon Spain and France fail to capture Gibraltar from England, the Netherlands, Austria and Pro-Habsburg Spain.
Battle of Elixheim 18 July - Allied victory. England, Scotland, the Netherlands and Austria defeat France.
Battle of Montjuïc 13–17 September - Grand Alliance of Austria, England-Scotland, the Netherlands and Catalonia defeats Spain and France.
Battle of Praga 14 October - Swedish victory over Poland-Lithuania, Saxony and Russia.
Siege of Barcelona 14 September - 19 October - England, Austria, Portugal, the Netherlands and pro-Habsburg Spain capture Barcelona from pro-Bourbon Spain.
Battle of Zsibó 15 November - Kuruc and French defeat by an army of Austria, Denmark-Norway and Vojvodian Serbs.
Battle of Fraustadt 13 February – Sweden defeats Saxony during the Great Northern War.
Battle of Valkininkai 24 February - Swedish victory over Poland-Lithuania and Russia.
Siege of Barcelona 3 April – Battle during the War of the Spanish Succession. Allied victory. England, Austria, the Netherlands and Spanish troops loyal to the Habsburg dynasty maintain Barcelona from France and Spanish troops loyal to the Bourbon dynasty.
Battle of Calcinato 19 April - French-Bourbon-Spanish victory over Austria and Prussia.
Siege of Ostend 15 June - Allied victory. The Netherlands and England capture Ostend from France and Bourbon Spain.
Battle of Murcia 4 September - Bourbon-Spanish victory over England and the Netherlands.
Battle of Turin 7 September – French and Spanish siege fails during War of the Spanish Succession. The capital of Savoy holds. The Savoyards were aided by Austria and Prussia.
Battle of Malplaquet 11 September – Prince of Savoy and Duke of Marlborough defeat the French in the largest battle of the 18th century, though at a terrible cost.
Battle of Almenar 27 July – Austrian-British-Dutch allies defeat the Spanish in the War of Spanish Succession.
Battle of Saragossa 20 August – Important allied victory in the War of Spanish Succession. Austria, Habsburg Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal defeat Bourbon Spain.
Siege of Perekop 19 May - 12 November - Massive blow to Crimean independence. Russia first captures Perekop, but is later ousted by the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate.
Siege of Prague 27 June – 18 December - France successfully withdraw through the Austrian lines after a long siege, so Austria manages to retake Prague.
Battle of Fontenoy 11 May – French victory, during the War of the Austrian Succession, against a coalition made of Great Britain, Hanover, the Dutch Republic and Austria
Battle of Čevo November – 3 December – Ahmad Pasha with 20 000 Ottoman soldiers has been repulsed from Montenegro by 5000 Montenegrin fighters after initial success and conquering Čevo.
Battle of Minorca (1756) 20 May – The French fleet gains a strategic victory over Great Britain.
Battle of Fort Oswego (1756) 10 August – French and Indian allies take and raze the only British trading post on Lake Ontario, thus re-establishing French sovereignty.
Kittanning Expedition 8 September - British expedition to retrieve prisoners of war ends in them massacreing local Lenape
Siege of Pirna 10 September-14 October - Prussian victory. Prussia captures Pirna from Saxony. Saxony was aided by Austria.
Battle of Bernetz Brook 6 July – A sharp engagement in the Carillon campaign between the British and an isolated party of Frenchmen
Battle of Carillon 6–8 July – Also called Battle of Ticonderoga. A far superior British force badly mauled after foolishly attacking entrenched French head on.
Battle of Negapatam 3 August – Britain and France fight indecisive naval battle off the coast of India.
Battle of Bergen (1759) 13 April – French repulse Ferdinand's drive on Frankfurt-am-Main. Ferdinand commanded a coalition army of Great Britain-Hanover, Hesse-Kassel and Brunswick.
Battle of Beauport 31 July – French stop British attempt to land near Quebec city; notable naval bombardment with British ships and batteries firing 4000 rounds in 8 hours on French shoreline entrenchments.
Battle of Minden 1 August – A coalition of Great Britain-Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Brunswick-Wolffenbüttel and Schaumburg-Lippe under Ferdinand defeats French and Saxons.
Tacky's War 7 April-1761 - Slave uprising against Great Britain in Jamaica
Battle of Sainte-Foy 28 April – French defeat British but fail to re-take Quebec city; entrenched French forced to retreat when British naval re-enforcements arrive in May.
Battle of Villinghausen 15–16 July – Large French force defeated during Seven Years' War by a coalition of Great Britain-Hanover, Hesse-Kassel, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and Prussia
Battle of the Assunpink Creek 2 January – Also known as the Second Battle of Trenton. After repulsing the British during the day, Washington marches by night to Princeton.
Battle of the Chesapeake 5 September – French fleet, under Admiral Comte de Grasse, defeat British fleet under Admiral Thomas Graves, seals Cornwallis' fate. This French victory is a strategic victory that leads Cornwallis to surrender in Yorktown.
Battle of Groton Heights 6 September – British seize fort from the USA, Benedict Arnold triggers a gunpowder explosion.
Siege of Negapatam 21 October – First British major offensive military action on the Indian subcontinent. Great Britain captures Nagapattinam from the Netherlands.
Battle of St. Kitts 25–26 January – British outmaneuver French but unable to save island.
Battle of Sadras 17 February – French admiral Suffren (12 ships) meets a British squadron of 9 ships under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes. French strategic victory.
Battle of Fort Elmina (1782) 18 February – British expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa. Dutch victory.
Battle of Mokuohai July - First victory of Kamehameha I, beginning Unification of Hawaii. Kamehameha I defeated Kīwalaʻō in a struggle to control Hawaii.
Battle of Madab June – In Ethiopia, RasAli, Dejazmach Hailu Eshte, and the Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I defeat the allied forces of Ras Haile Yosadiq, Dejazmach Gebre, and Wolde Gabriel; Dejazmach Wolde Gabriel is killed in battle and the pretender Baeda Maryam was captured.
Battle of Mehadia 17-28 August - The Ottoman Empire defeats Austria.
Siege of Khotin 2 July - 19 September - Austria and Russia capture Khotyn from the Ottoman Empire.
Battle of Karánsebes 21–22 September - Austrian forces, unsure who was on the other side of a bridge, fire at their own men thinking they were Ottomans. 10000 Austrians were dead when the Ottomans did show up. The Ottoman Empire captures Caransebeș from Austria.
Battle of Kvistrum 29 September - Danish-Norwegian victory over Sweden in a skirmish
Battle of Aubiers 13 April - French Royalists defeat French Republicans
Second Siege of Mainz 14 April-23 July - Prussian attempt to dissolve Republic of Mainz. Prussia, Austria, Saxony, Hesse-Kassel, Hesse-Darmstadt, the Palatinate and Saxe-Weimar capture Mainz from France.
Battle of Vezins 19 April - French Royalists defeat French Republicans
Battle of Céret 20 April - Spain defeats France
Battle of Beaupréau 22 April - French Royalists defeat French Republicans
Battle of Thouars 5 May - French Royalist victory over French republican government forces.
Battle of Raismes 8–9 May - Coalition victory. Austria, Great Britain and Prussia defeat France.
Battle of La Châtaigneraie 13 May - French Royalists defeat French Republicans
Battle of Palluau 15 May - French Republicans defeat French Royalists
Battle of Caesar's Camp 7–8 August - Coalition victory. Austria, Great Britain and Hanover defeat France
Siege of Lyon 8 August-9 October - French Republicans capture Lyon from French Royalists.
Battle of Luçon 14 August - French Republicans defeat French Royalists
Battle of Lincelles 17 August - Coalition victory. Great Britain and the Netherlands defeat France
Siege of Landau 20 August-23 December - French victory. Prussia fails to capture Landau from France
Siege of Dunkirk 24 August-8 September - French victory. Great Britain, Austria, Hanover and Hesse-Kassel fail to capture Dunkirk from France.
Siege of Le Quesnoy 28 August-13 September - Coalition victory. Austria and French Royalists capture Le Quesnoy from France.
Siege of Toulon 29 August – 19 December – Napoleon's first battle – the French Republicans defeat a combined Allied force in a crucial siege. The allies consisted out of French Royalists, French Federalists, Great Britain, Spain, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia.
Battle of Chantonnay 5 September - French Royalist victory over French Republicans
Battle of Hondschoote (1793) 6–8 September – French army, under General Houchard, defeats British, Hanoverians and Hessians under General Walmoden.
Battle of Port-Saint-Père 10 September - French Republicans defeat French Royalists
Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794 2 January-9 February - Inconclusive naval actions between France and a coalition of Great Britain and the Netherlands.
Battle of Boxtel 14–15 September - French victory over Great Britain, Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Darmstadt
Battle of Sprimont 18 September - French army, under General Jourdan, defeats Austrians under General Clairfayt. France fully annexes Austrian Netherlands.
Expedition to Ostend 18 May - British recon effort against France to destroy a fleet set to invade them
Battle of Prosperous 23 May – 19 June – Settlement changes hands twice, ultimately controlled by Government forces in an Irish rebellion against Great Britain.
Battle of Pozzolo 25 December – French army, under General Brune, defeats Austrians under General Bellegarde.[5]
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