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