Battles in & about Europe

Africa

Morocco

Tangier

1437

Tangier

 

Africa

Tunisia

Tunis

Bc46

Thapsus

Pompeiian defeat

Africa

Tunisia

Utica

Bc255

Bagradas

Romans invade Africa but are defeated

Balkans

Bulgaria

Edirne

1230

Klokotnitsa

 

Balkans

Macedonia

Salonica

1014

Strymon

 

Balkans

Romania

Dobruja

0251

Abrittus

Emperor Decius defeated and killed by Goths

Balkans

Serbia

 

0268

Naissus

Goths defeated by Gallienus

Balkans

Serbia

Vincovc

0316

Cibalae

Constantine defeats Licinius

Central Europe

 

Lucerne

 

Sempach

 

Central Europe

Belgium

Bruges

1382

Roosebeke

 

Central Europe

Bohemia

Prague

1434

Lipan

 

Central Europe

Eastphalia

Detmold

0782

Suntel

 

Central Europe

Rhineland

Cologne

0506

Tolbiac

Alamans defeated by Merovingians

Central Europe

Rhineland Palatinate

Worms

0436

Worms

Huns defeat Burgundians

Central Europe

Saxony

Dresden

0933

Riade

 

Central Europe

Switzerland

Berne

1476

Murten

 

Central Europe

Switzerland

Berne

1476

Grandson

 

Central Europe

Switzerland

Berne

1475

Morat

 

Central Europe

Switzerland

Glarus

 

Nafles

 

Central Europe

Switzerland

Rhaetia

0260

 

Romans defeat invading Juthungi tribe

Central Europe

Switzerland

Zug

 

Morgarten

 

central Europe

Thuringia

 

0531

Scheidungen

Carolingians and Saxon allies defeat the locals.

East Midlands

Cambs

Peterborough

1643

Crowland

 

East Midlands

Lincs

Grantham

1643

Ancaster

 

East Midlands

Lincs

Grantham

1643

Belton

 

East Midlands

Lincs

Grantham

1643

Grantham

 

East Midlands of England

Leics

Leicester

1645

Leicester

 

East Midlands of England

Notts

Newark

1644

Beacon Hill

 

Eastern Europe

Courland

Memel

1260

Durban

 

Eastern Europe

Hungary

Pecs

 

Mohacs

 

Eastern Europe

Poland

 

1435

Wilkomierz

 

Eurasia

Donbas

Tula

 

Kulikovo Pole

 

France

 

Carcassonne

0793

Narbonne

 

France

 

Marseilles

Bc102

Aquae Sextiae

Marius defeats the Teutons

France

Anjou

Angers

1429

Baugé

Joan Of Arc

France

Armagnac

 

1346

Aiguillon

On the Garonne River

France

Blois

Dreux

1424

Verneuil

Henry v

France

Burgundy

 

0068

Vesontio

Nero defeats Vindex at the start of a Roman civil war

France

Burgundy

Besancon

1474

Hericourt

 

France

Burgundy

Macon

Bc58

Mont Beuvray (Bibracte)

Allied to the local Aedui tribe, Caesar defeats migrating Helvetii

France

Champagne

Chalons

0274

Durocatalauni

Aurelian defeats Tetricus, the last Gallic Emperor

France

Champagne

Chalons

0451

Catalaunian Plains

Romans and allies defeat Attila the Hun, whose troops are mostly reduced to fighting on foot.

France

Gascony

Bordeaux

1453

Castillon

 

France

Limousin

Limoges

1345

Auberoche

 

France

Lorraine

Nancy

1477

Nancy

 

France

Lot

Lyon

0197

Lugdunum

Severus defeats Albinus, who commits suicide

France

Maine

Tours

1370

Pontvallain

 

France

Normandy

St Lo

1450

Formigny

Henry v

France

Orleanais

Orleans

1429

Patay

Joan Of Arc

France

Picardy

Amiens

1475

Picquigny

 

France

Poitou

Poitiers

0507

Vouillé

Visigoths defeated

France

Poitou

Poitiers

0732

Poitiers

 

France

Poitou

Poitiers

1356

Maupertuis

 

France

Provence

 

Bc105

Orange

Cimbri and Teutons defeat Romans

French waters

 

La Rochelle

1372

Sea battle off La Rochelle

 

French waters

Off Flanders

Sluis

1340

Sluys

Sea battle off Flemish coast

Greece

Boeotia

Thebes

Bc86

Chaeronea

Sulla defeats the Hellenic Mithridates of Pontus

Greece

Boeotia

Thebes

Bc86

Orchomenus

Sulla defeats the Hellenic Mithridates of Pontus

Iberia

Andalusia

Baeza

1212

Las Navas de Tolosa

 

Iberia

Andalusia

Ciudad Real

1212

Alarcos

 

Iberia

Andalusia

Ciudad Real

1147

Calatrava

 

Iberia

Castile

Cuenca

1108

Uclés

 

Iberia

Portugal

Leiria

1137

Tomar

 

Ireland

Connaught

Clare

1650

Scarrifhollis

 

Ireland

Galway

Galway;

1316

Athenry

 

Ireland

Leinster

Carrick

1649

Carrick

 

Ireland

Leinster

Carrick

1649

Ross

 

Ireland

Leinster

Carrick

1261

Callan

 

Ireland

Leinster

Carrick

1462

Piltown

 

Ireland

Leinster

Drogheda

1641

Julianstown

 

Ireland

Leinster

Dublin

1647

Dangan Hill

 

Ireland

Leinster

Dublin

1649

Baggot- Rath

Ormond repulsed from Dublin just prior to Cromwell’s arrival in Ireland.

Ireland

Leinster

Kilkenny

1643

New Ross

 

Ireland

Leinster

Kilkenny

1650

Kilkenny

 

Ireland

Leinster

Wexford

1649

Wexford

 

Ireland

Mayo

 

1798

Castlebar

Shortlived victory of a french expedition

Ireland

Munster

Cork

1647

Knockanoss

 

Ireland

Munster

Limerick

1651

Limerick

 

Ireland

Munster

Limerick

1650

Clonmel

 

Italian waters

Sicilian waters

 

Bc36

Naulochus

Octavian defeats Sextus Pompey

Italian waters

Sicilian waters

Messina

Bc260

Mylae

Punic naval defeat

Italian waters

Sicilian waters

Palermo

Bc249

Drepana

Roman naval defeat

Italy

 

Beneventum

Bc275

Benevento

Romans defeat Pyrrhus

Italy

 

Capua

1266

Benevento

 

Italy

 

Naples

Bc340

Neapolis

Latins defeated by Romans

Italy

 

Naples

 

Caudine Forks

Samnite victory

Italy

 

Rome

Bc390

River Allia

Celts win and sack Rome

Italy

 

Rome

0312

Milvian Bridge

Constantine defeats Maxentius

Italy

 

Rome

1268

Tagliacozzo

 

Italy

Apulia

 

 

Heraclea

Pyrrhus defeats Romans

Italy

Apulia

 

Bc71

 

Spartacans defeated and crucified

Italy

Apulia

Ausculum

Bc279

Ausculum

Pyrrhus wins but is unable to take Rome

Italy

Lombardy

Milan

Bc101

Vercellae

Marius defeats the Cimbri

Italy

Lombardy

Milan

1176

Legnano

 

Italy

Lombardy

Milano

0259

Mediolanum

Allemani tribe defeated

Italy

Lombardy

Verona

0312

Verona

Constantine defeats Maxentius

Italy

Piedmont

Turin

0312

Taurinorum

Constantine defeats Maxentius

Italy

Po valley

Cremona

0069

Cremona I

Otho defeated by Vitellius during the “year of 4 Emperors”

Italy

Po valley

Cremona

0069

Cremona II

Vespasian’s Danube legions defeat Vitellius

Italy

Romagna

Ravenna

Bc207

Metaurus R

Punic defeat

Italy

Romagna

Ravenna

0552

Busta Gallorum

 

Italy

Sicily

 

Bc256

Ecnomus

Punic HQ captured after the battle

Italy

Sicily

Palermo

Bc241

Lilybaeum

Romans defeat Carthage

Italy

Sicily

Palermo

Bc251

Panormus

Roman Victory Over Carthage

Mideast

 

Damascus

 

Manj-al-Suffar

Mongol defeat

Mideast

Iran

 

0216

Arbela

Romans surprise Parthians

Mideast

Iran

Khermanshah

0642

Nahavand

 

Mideast

Iraq

 

0266

Ctesiphon

Odenathus of Palmyra defeats Persians before their capital

Mideast

Israel

Jerusalem

1260

Ain Jalut

Mongols [vs. mamelukes?]

Mideast

Israel

Tel Aviv

0066

Beth Horon

Romans defeated by Jewish rebels

Mideast

Syria

 

1280

Homs

Mongol defeat

Mideast

Syria

Antioch

0194

Issus

Severus defeats Niger decisively, then marches against Niger’s Parthian allies

Mideast

Syria

Edessa

0260

Edessa

Valerian captured by Persians

Mideast

Turkey

Ankara

Bc47

Zela

Caesar defeats Pontus

Mideast

Turkey

Bithynia

0193

Cyzicus

during the “year of 6 Emperors”, Severus and the Danube legions defeat Niger

Mideast

Turkey

Bithynia

0193

Nicaea

Severus defeats Niger

Mideast

Turkey

Bithynia

0324

Üsküdar

Final defeat of Licinius by Constantine

Mideast

Turkey

Cappadocia

0270

Tyana

Romans defeat Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra

Mideast

Turkey

Ephesus

Bc190

Magnesia

 

Northern England

Cheshire

Crewe

1644

Nantwich

 

Northern England

Cheshire

Crewe

1643

Barthomley

 

Northern England

Cheshire

Northwich

1659

Winnington Bridge

 

Northern England

Cheshire

Northwich

1659

Hartford Green

 

Northern England

Cumbria

Lancaster

1644

Furness

 

Northern England

Durham

Sunderland

1644

Boldon

 

Northern England

Durham

Sunderland

 

Hilton

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Blackburn

1643

Blackburn

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Blackburn

1643

Lango Green

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Bolton

1643

Bolton

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Lancaster

1643

Lancaster

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Leigh

1643

Leigh

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Leigh

1643

Lowton

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Padiham

1643

Read Hall

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Preston

1643

Ribchester

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Preston

1643

Houghton

 

Northern England

Lancashire

Preston

1648

Clitheroe

Cromwell advancing across Pennines on Preston

Northern England

Lancashire

Warrington

1643

Warrington

3 skirmishes here!

Northern England

Lancashire

Wigan

1643

Wigan

 

Northern England

Lancs

Wigan

1644

Ormskirk

 

Northern England

Lancs

Wigan

1648

Wigan

Scots invade to restore the King

Northern England

Lancs

Wigan

1651

Wigan Lane

While the King recruited in Wales, Derby’s Royalists were mauled in his rear.

Northern England

Northumberland

Corbridge

1644

Corbridge

 

Northern England

Yorks

York

1645

Pontefract

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Bradford

1642

Bradford

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Bradford

1642

Adwalton Moor

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Bridlington

1644

Kilham

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Halifax

1644

Kirklees

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Leeds

1642

Leeds

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Leeds

 

1642

Seacroft

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Leeds

1642

Howley

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Leeds

1644

Hunslet

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Northallerton

1644

Northallerton

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Selby

1642

Sherburn

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Selby

1642

Monk Fryston

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Selby

1644

Selby

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Wakefield

1642

Wakefield

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

Wakefield

1642

Stanley

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

York

1642

Nunmonkton

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

York

1642

Wetherby

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

York

1642

Tadcaster

 

Northern England

Yorkshire

York

1644

Wetherby

 

Scotland

 

Renfrew

1164

Renfrew

 

Scotland

Caithness

Kyle

1746

Kyle of Tongue

A two-ship sea battle in a north coast inlet led to Jacobites being forced ashore and captured.

Scotland

Grampian

Inverness

1746

Culloden Moor

Follow link to an excellent site on the ‘45

Scotland

Great Glen

Roy Bridge

1688

Roy Hill (Drochaid Ruaidh) at the foot of Glen Roy

between the MacDonnells of Keppoch and the MacIntoshes, the last battle in Scotland to be fought with bows and arrows.

Scotland

Highlands

Blair atholl

1645

Dalnaspidal

Monck’s suppression of the Glencairn rising

Scotland

Highlands

Inverness

1690

Cromdale

Jacobite defeat

Scotland

Lothian

Edinburgh

1650

Musselburgh

 

Scotland

Lothian

Stirling

1650

Torwood

 

Scotland

Lothian

Stirling

1650

Redhall

 

Scotland

Northern Highlands

 

1306

Innerhadden

Bruce, fleeing west, defeated the MacDougalls of Lorn – Balliol adherents -

and others on the road NW of Schiehallion. The name Dalchosnie (the field of victory) still appears on the map.

Scotland

Northern Highlands

Strathearn

1306

Methven

Robert Bruce, defeated in June

Scottish waters

Moidart

Kyle

 

Loch Nam Uamh

Jacobites vs. Royal navy

South

England

Kent

Maidstone

1554

Cooling castle

Wyatt’s rebellion

South England

Kent

Maidstone

1554

Wrothing

Wyatt’s rebellion

South England

Kent

Maidstone

1554

Cobham

Wyatt’s rebellion

South of England

 

London

1642

Brentford & Turnham Green

Fought on successive days; at Brentford, Royalists in Syon House tried to block Parliamentary traffic down the river.

South of England

Kent

Maidstone

1648

Maidstone

 

South of England

Wilts

Swindon

1642

Marlborough

 

Southern England

 

London

Bc54

 

Cassivelaunus defeated by Caesar somewhere north of the Thames

Spain

 

Burgos

1367

Najera

Black prince

Spain

 

Valladolid

0939

Simancas

 

Spain

Alava

Vitoria

0801

Arganzon

 

Spain

Andalusia

Malaga

Bc45

Munda

Caesar defeats Pompey’s sons

Spain

Leon

 

0878

Polvoraria

 

Wales

Dyfed

Carmarthen

1645

Colby Moor

 

Wales

Gwent

Cardiff

1648

St Fagans

Second Civil War

Wales

Gwent

Usk

1404

Grosmont

 

Wales

Gwent

Usk

1404

Campstone

 

Wales

Gwent

Usk

1404

Craig – y – dorth

Owain Glndwr

Wales

Gwent

Usk

1405

Pwll melyn

Owain Glndwr

Wales

Powys

Aberystwyth

1401

Hyddgen

Owain Glndwr

West Midlands

Cheshire

Crewe

1643

Middlewich

 

West Midlands

Cheshire

Crewe

1643

Tarporley

 

West Midlands

Cheshire

Crewe

1643

Nantwich

 

West Midlands

Glos

Gloucester

1643

Highnam

 

West Midlands

Glos

Tewkesbury

1643

Tewkesbury

 

West Midlands

Glos.

Tewkesbury

1643

Ripple

 

West Midlands

Hereford

Hereford

 

Hereford

3 skirmishes here!

West Midlands

Hereford

Hereford

1644

Siege of Hereford

…by 12,000 neutral “Clubmen”, who resented the impositions of the Royalist garrison there.

West Midlands

Oxon

Faringdon

1645

Bampton in the Bush

 

West Midlands

Oxon

Oxford

1645

Bletchingdon House

 

West Midlands

Oxon

Oxford

1645

Abingdon

 

West Midlands

Salop

Shrewsbury

1643

Wem

 

West Midlands

Salop

Wrexham

1643

Lee Bridge

 

West Midlands

Warwicks.

Birmingham

1643

Birmingham

 

West Midlands of England

Hereford

Hereford

0051

Wroxeter

Caractacus defeated

West of England

Avon

Bristol

1685

Keynsham

Monmouth’s rebellion

West of England

Devon

Barnstaple

1646

Torrington

 

West of England

Devon

Dartmouth

1643

Modbury

 

West of England

Devon

Exeter

1549

Sampford courtenay

Western rebellion

West of England

Devon

Exeter

1549

Clyst st mary

Western rebellion

West of England

Devon

Exeter

1549

Fenny bridges

Western rebellion

West of England

Devon

Exeter

1549

Honiton

Western rebellion

West Of England

Devon

Exeter

1646

Bovey Tracey

 

West of England

Devon

Exeter

1655

South Molton

 

West of England

Devon

Okehampton

1549

Okehampton

Western rebellion

West of England

Devon

Okehampton

1643

Sourton Down

 

West of England

Dorset

Shaftesbury

1645

Hambledon Hill

Cromwell drives the Dorset Clubmen effortlessly off the hill

West of England

Dorset

Sherborne

1643

Babylon Hill

 

West of England

Dorset

Sherborne

1643

Sherborne

 

West of England

Glos

Gloucester

1643

Ripple Field

 

West of England

Somerset

Taunton

1645

Ilminster

 

West of England

Somerset

Wells

1642

Marshall’s Elm

Royalists intercepted and dispersed a larger column of Roundheads

West of England

Somerset

Wells

1643

Chewton Mendip

 

West of England

Wilts

Swindon

1645

Trowbridge

 

West of England

Wilts.

Swindon

1643

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