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Battle of Princeton Courthouse The Battle of Princeton Courthouse was fought from May 15 to May 17, 1862, in Mercer County, West Virginia, in conjunction with Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. It was a minor victory for the Confederate States Army.
Battle of Proctor's Creek The Battle of Proctor's Creek was fought from May 12 to May 16, 1864, between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The Union troops were led by Benjamin Butler, while the Confederates were led by P.
Battle of Prokhorovka The tank Battle of Prokhorovka occurred on July 12, 1943 during the Second World War, and was the largest tank battle in history. It was the pivotal battle of Operation Citadel, the German offensive to encircle Soviet forces in the Kursk salient, also known as the Battle of Kursk.
Battle of Providien The Battle of Providien was the second in the series of battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of India during the American Revolutionary War. The battle was fought on April 121782.
Battle of Pszczyna Battle of Pszczyna (Polish: Bitwa Pszczyńska) refers to the series of battles on 1 and 2 September 1939 near the town of Pszczyna during the Invasion of Poland. Battle of Pszczyna formed part of the battle of the border.
Battle of Pteria At the Battle of Pteria (547 or 546 BC), the Persian forces of Cyrus the Great fought a drawn battle with the invading Lydian forces of Croesus, forcing Croesus to withdraw back west into his own kingdom. Formerly, the Lydians and Medes had arranged that the natural boundary between the two empires would be the Halys River.
Battle of Pulang Lupa The Battle of Pulang Lupa was an engagement fought on September 13, 1900 during the Philippine American War between the forces of Colonel Maximo Abad and Devereux Shields, in which Abad's men annihilated the American force.
Battle of Pułtusk The Battle of Pułtusk took place on December 26 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars near Pułtusk, Poland, between 35,000 Russian soldiers with 128 guns under Bennigsen and 25,000 French soldiers under Marshal Lannes. The Russians resisted the French attacks, and withdrew the next day.
Battle of Puná The Battle of Puná, a peripheral engagement of Francisco Pizarro's conquest of Peru, was fought in April 1531 on the island of Puná (in the Gulf of Guayaquil). Pizarro's conquistadors, boasting superior weaponry and tactical skill, decisively defeated the island's indigenous inhabitants.
Battle of Pungdo The Battle of Pungdo (Japanese: 豊島沖海戦) was the first naval battle of the First Sino-Japanese War. It took place on 25 July 1894 offshore Asan, Chungcheongnam-do Korea between cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy of Meiji Japan and components of the Beiyang Fleet of Qing China.
Battle of Punta Delgada The naval Battle of Punta Delgada, also called the Battle of Terceira, took place on July 26 1582 during the Eighty Years' War that resulted in the defeat of a combined Dutch, English, Portuguese, and French Huguenot fleet by a Spanish fleet under Santa Cruz. It completed the Spanish annexation of Portugal, securing the Azores for Spain.
Battle of Punta Gruesa The Naval Battle of Punta Gruesa took place on May 21, 1879 during the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru. This may be labelled as the second part of the Naval Battle of Iquique, although it is described in many sources as a separate battle.
Battle of Punta Quemada The Battle of Punta Quemada, fought sometime in January 1525, was a brief but deadly encounter between a band of Spanish conquistadors and the warlike natives of Colombia, thought to be a northern tributary tribe to the Andean Kingdom of Quito. Though it marked the end of Francisco Pizarro's first tentative expedition along the Pacific coast, the battle also represented a crucial step to Spain's discovery and conquest of the Inca Empire.
Battle of Pyliavtsi Battle of Pyliavtsi (; ); September 23, 1648) was the third significant battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day village of Pyliava in present-day south-central Ukraine, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces met a numerically superior force of Cossacks and Crimean Tatars under the command of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Tugay Bey.
Battle of Pylos The naval Battle of Pylos took place in 425 BC during the Peloponnesian War at the peninsula of Pylos, on the Bay of Navarino in Messenia, and was an Athenian victory over Sparta. An Athenian fleet had been driven ashore at Pylos by a storm, and, at the instigation of Demosthenes, the Athenian soldiers fortified the peninsula, and a small force was left there when the fleet departed again.
Battle of Pyongyang The Battle of Pyongyang (Japanese: 平壌作戦) was the second major land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War. It took place on 15 September 1894 in Pyongyang, Korea between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China.
Battle of Qarqar The Battle of Karkar (or Qarqar) was fought in 853 BC when the army of Assyria, led by king Shalmaneser III, encountered an allied army of 12 kings at Karkar led by Hadadezer (Ben Hadad) of Damascus and King Ahab of Israel. This battle is notable for having a larger number of combatants than any previous battle, and for being the first instance some peoples enter recorded history (such as the Arabs).
Battle of Quatre Bras The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought between contingents of the Anglo-Dutch army and the left wing of the French Army on 16 June 1815, near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, in modern day Belgium (then part of United Kingdom of the Netherlands).
Battle of Quebec (1690) The Battle of Quebec was fought in October, 1690 between English and French forces. Following the capture of Port Royal, Nova Scotia, the British attempted to seize Quebec through the use of American colonial militia (due to the fact that England refused to give aid, as it so frequently did), but were unsuccessful.
Battle of Quebec (1775) The Battle of Quebec was an attempt on December 31, 1775, by American revolutionaries to capture the Canadian city of Quebec and enlist French Canadian support for the American Revolutionary War. Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery were the two primary American commanders in the assault, which failed.
Battle of Queenston Heights The Battle of Queenston Heights was a British victory during the War of 1812 which took place on October 13, 1812, near Queenston, Ontario. It was fought between the United States—led by Stephen Van Rensselaer—and the British, led by Sir Isaac Brock and Roger Sheaffe.
Battle of Quipaipan After the victory at Chimborazo, Atahualpa stopped in Cajamarca as his generals followed Huascar to the south. The second confrontation took place at Quipaipan, where Huascar was again defeated, his army disbanded, himself captured and - save for the intervention of Pizarro - the entire Inca empire nearly fallen to Atahualpa.
Battle of Qurna The Battle of Qurna, fought on January 3, 1915, was a minor battle in the Mesopatamia campaign of World War 1. In the battle the Ottoman Army attempted to retake the city of Basra, which had been captured by the British on December 10.
Battle of Rabaul (1942) The Battle of Rabaul, around the main town of Rabaul on the island of New Britain, in early February 1942, represented a strategically-significant defeat of Allied forces by Japan, in the Pacific campaign of World War II. Following the capture of Rabaul, Japanese forces turned it into a major base and proceeded to land on mainland New Guinea, advancing towards Port Moresby and Australia.
Battle of Radzymin (1944) The Battle of Radzymin was a clash between the Red Army and the Wehrmacht that happened between August 1 and August 10 near the town of Radzymin in the vicinity of Warsaw. The Russian forces entered the area, which sparked the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising by the Home Army.
Battle of Rafa The Battle of Rafa was a World War I battle that took place at the outpost of Rafa (known today as Rafah) on the border between the Egyptian Sinai and Turkish-occupied Palestine. It was the third and final major battle mounted by the British to drive the Turkish forces from the Sinai.
Battle of Rach Gam–Xoai Mut The Battle of Rach Gam–Xoai Mut was fought between Annamese (Vietnamese) and Siamese forces in present-day Tien Giang Province on January 19, 1785. It went down as one of the greatest victories in Vietnamese history.
Battle of Rakovor The Battle of Rakovor () or Battle of Wesenberg () was a battle fought on February 18, 1268, between the Livonian branch of the Teutonic Knights and a coalition of Russian princes. The Knights were beaten so thoroughly that they would not undertake a new campaign against Northern Russia for the following thirty years.
Battle of Ramillies The Battle of Ramillies, 23 May 1706, was a major battle in the War of the Spanish Succession. The Duke of Marlborough, leading British, Dutch, and German troops, defeated a French army led by the duc de Villeroi at Ramillies-Offus, near Namur, on the bank of the river Mehaigne.
Battle of Ramnagar The Battle of Ramnagar was fought on November 22, 1848 between British and Sikh forces during the Second Anglo-Sikh War. The British were led by Sir Hugh Gough, while the Sikhs were led by Sher Singh Attariwalla.
Battle of Raphia The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was a battle of the Syrian Wars between Ptolemy IV of Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Fought on 22 June 217 BC near modern Rafah.
Battle of Rappahannock Station I The First Battle of Rappahannock Station, also variously known as Waterloo Bridge, White Sulphur Springs, Lee Springs, or Freeman's Ford, took place from August 22–25, 1862, in Culpeper County and Fauquier County, Virginia, as part of the Northern Virginia Campaign of the American Civil War.
Battle of Rappahannock Station II The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station, a victory for Union forces in the Bristoe Campaign of the American Civil War, took place on November 7, 1863, near the village of Rappahannock Station (now Remington, Virginia), which was on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
Battle of Raszyn (1809) The first Battle of Raszyn was fought on April 19, 1809 between armies of the Austrian Empire and the Duchy of Warsaw as a part of the War of the Fifth Coalition in the Napoleonic Wars. The Austrian army was defeated.
Battle of Ratan and Sävar The Battle of Sävar and Ratan is actually two separate battles fought with only a day apart. They are mentioned together as it was the same armies that fought both battles and the later battle can in fact be thought as an extension of the first one.
Battle of Rathmines The battle of Rathmines was fought in around the modern Dublin suburb of Rathmines in August 1649, during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought between an English Parliamentarian army under Michael Jones which held Dublin and an army composed of Irish Confederate and English Royalist troops under the command of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde.
Battle of Ratisbon The Battle of Ratisbon also called the Battle of Regensburg was fought from 19 April to 23 April in 1809 between France and Austria. The French were led by Baron de Coutaud, while the Austrians were led by Archduke Charles.
Battle of Ravenna (432) The Battle of Ravenna also known as the Battle of Rimini was fought in 432 between the two strong men of the Western Roman Empire, general Flavius AĂ«tius and comes Bonifacius (or Boniface). Bonifacius, though victorious, was mortally wounded during the battle, and died several months later, leaving AĂ«tius de facto ruler of the Western Empire.
Battle of Ravine-Ă -Couleuvres The Battle of Ravine-Ă -Couleuvres was a major battle of the Haitian Revolution. A French detachment under General Charles Leclerc was advancing down a ravine (the Ravine-Ă -Couleuvres), towards the city of Lacroix, Haiti.
Battle of Różan The Battle of Różan, otherwise known as defence of Różan bridgehead, took place between September 4 and September 6, 1939, in the fields before the town of Różan on the Narew River. A small Polish garrison of three World War I forts (consisting of two infantry battalions) successfully defended the bridgehead against the entire German panzer division for the entire day and night.
Battle of Reading (871) The first Battle of Reading was a battle in 871 near Reading in what is now the English county of Berkshire. The battle occurred on January 4 of that year, when Ethelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred attacked a Danish army which was invading Britain and was camped near Reading.
Battle of Red Mountain In the fictional world of Morrowind, the Battle of Red Mountain was the turning point of House Dagoth, the Sixth House of Vvardenfell, when Dagoth Ur was ordered to be sent to Red Mountain to defend the tools that made the Dwemer, or Dwarven people vanish from existence.
Battle of Refugio The Battle of Refugio was fought from March 12–March 15, 1836, near Refugio, Texas. Mexican General José Urrea and 1,500 Centralista soldiers fought against Amon Butler King and his 28 American volunteers and Lieutenant Colonel William Ward and his approximately 120 Americans.
Battle of Renfrew The Battle of Renfrew in 1164-we can give no more precise dating than that-was a significant engagement between the Scottish crown and Somerled, the Gaelic king of the Hebrides, which saw the death and defeat of the latter. The sources give no explanation for Somerled's actions, but his offensive is best seen against the background of his own role in a conservative Gaelic world and the steady western expansion of the Scottish feudal state.
Battle of Rennell Island The Battle of Rennell Island (Japanese: レンネル島沖海戦) took place on January 29–30, 1943, and was the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the lengthy Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands campaign during World War II. The battle took place in the South Pacific between Rennell Island and Guadalcanal in the southern Solomon Islands.
Battle of Restigouche The Battle of Restigouche was a naval battle fought during the French and Indian War between elements of the Royal Navy and the small flotilla sent to relieve New France after the fall of Quebec. Cornered by the British in Chaleur Bay, the French under La Giraudais sailed further inland to the mouth of the Restigouche River, hoping that the deeper draft British ships would not follow.
Battle of Revolax The Battle of Revolax (in Finnish: Revolahden taistelu) took place on April 27 1808, when the Swedish supreme commander Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor and the Savolax brigade under colonel Johan Adam Cronstedt, a total of about 2,250 Swedes surprised an isolated Russian column of about 1,800 men under Major General Michail Leontjevich Bulatov. The Russians were surrounded and tried to cut their way through but failed and the Russian general Bulatov was taken prisoner by the Swedes.
Battle of Rhandeia In the Battle of Rhandeia, in the aftermath of the Mithridatic Wars, the Romans under the legatus of Cappadocia, Lucius Caesennius Paetus, were defeated by a Parthia-Armenian army under King Tiridates of Armenia.
Battle of Rhium The Battle of Rhium (429 BC) was a naval battle in the Peloponnesian War between an Athenian fleet commanded by Phormio and a Peloponnesian fleet composed of contingents from various states, each with its own commander. The battle came about when the Peloponnesian fleet, numbering 47 triremes, attempted to cross over to the northern shore of the Gulf of Patras to attack Acarnania in support of an offensive in northwestern Greece; Phormio's fleet attacked the Peloponnesians when they passed from the Corinthian Gulf into the Gulf of Patras and attempted to cross from the south to the north shore.
Battle of Rhode Island The Battle of Rhode Island took place on August 29, 1778, when units of the Continental Army under the command of John Sullivan attempted to recapture Aquidneck Island, also known as Rhode Island (rather than the state of Rhode Island), from British forces. The battle ended inconclusively, but the Continental Army had to give up its goal of capturing the island and securing Narragansett Bay for American and French ship traffic.
Battle of Riachuelo The naval Battle of Riachuelo was a key point in the War of the Triple Alliance. By late 1864, Paraguay had scored a series of victories in the war; on June 11, 1865, however, its naval defeat by Brazil began to turn the tide in favor of the allies.
Battle of Rice's Station The Battle of Rice's Station was a minor engagement in Appomattox Campaign of the American Civil War that was the immediate prelude to the Battle of Sayler's Creek. On April 6, 1865, Confederate General James Longstreet's command reached Rice's Station, only to discover that it was blocked by Union troops led by Major General John Gibbon.
Battle of Ridgeway The Battle of Ridgeway (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Lime Ridge) was contested near Ridgeway, Canada West, currently Ontario, on June 2, 1866, between Canadian troops and an irregular army of Irish-American invaders, the Fenians. It was the largest skirmish of the so-called "Fenian Raids".
Battle of Rignano The Battle of Rignano was the second great defeat of the career of Roger II of Sicily and, like the first, the Battle of Nocera, it too came at the hands of Ranulf II, Count of Alife. The prime difference was the position of the two combatants.
Battle of Ringgold Gap The Battle of Ringgold Gap was fought November 27, 1863, in Northwest Georgia during the American Civil War. It was a Confederate victory, because it gave their artillery and wagon trains safe passage to retreat through the "Ringgold Gap" mountain pass and caused high Federal casualties.
Battle of Rio Grande The Battle of Rio Grande was a fictional battle in the film Major Dundee between the title character (Charlton Heston)'s band of irregular US Cavalry and a group of French lancers led by Captain Jacques Tremaine (Albert Carrier), taking place on April 19, 1865. In short it was a ugly battle.
Battle of Rivas After Costa Rican forces ousted the mercenary army led by William Walker from Guanacaste's Hacienda Santa Rosa on March 20, 1856, the filibusters were chased back across the border into Nicaragua, where the Costa Ricans clashed again with the mercenaries in a decisive battle in the town of Rivas on April 11, 1856. It was during this encounter that Costa Rica's only National War Hero (at least the only Costa Rican to have a national holiday declared in his honor), Juan SantamarĂ­a, gained his martyrdom.
Battle of Rivers' Bridge The Battle of Rivers' Bridge, also known as Salkehatchie River, Hickory Hill, Owen's Crossroads, Lawtonville, and Duck Creek, was a Union victory fought on February 3, 1865, during the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War.
Battle of Rivoli In the Battle of Rivoli (14–15 January 1797) 23,000 French under General Bonaparte defeated an attack of 28,000 Austrians under General Alvinczy. This key victory in the first French campaign in Italy against Austria.
Battle of Roanoke Island The Battle of Roanoke Island, also known as the Battle of Fort Huger, took place February 7–8, 1862, in Dare County, North Carolina, as part of Union Army Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition during the American Civil War.
Battle of Rocky Face Ridge The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was fought from May 7–May 13, 1864, in Whitfield County, Georgia during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. The Union army was led by William Tecumseh Sherman while the Confederate army was led by Joseph E.
Battle of Roliça The Battle of Roliça (formerly spelt as Roleia in English) was the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War, fought on August 17 1808 near the village of Roliça in Portugal, between the British under General Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and the French under General Henri Delaborde.
Battle of Romani The Battle of Romani took place near the Egyptian town of Romani which lies 23 miles east of the Suez Canal near the Mediterranean shore of the Sinai peninsula. On the night of August 3, 1916, an Ottoman army, under the command of Kress von Kressenstein, attacked the British defenses at Romani.
Battle of Romania (1944) The Battle of the Romania 1944 denotes combat operations usually referred to as 'Jassy-Chişinău Operation' between the German Wehrmacht and the Red Army in Eastern Romania during late August and early September of 1944. The Red Army's 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts engaged German Heeresgruppe Südukraine, which consisted of German and Romanian formations, in an operation to occupy Romania and destroy the German formations in the sector.
Battle of Roncevaux Pass The Roncevaux Pass (French and English spelling, Roncesvalles in Spanish, Orreaga in Basque) is the site of a famous battle in 778 in which Hroudland, or Roland, prefect of the Brittany March, was defeated by the Basques. Approx.
Battle of Roosebeke The Battle of Roosebeke (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Westrozebeke) took place on November 27th 1382 on the Goudberg (golden mountain) between a Flemish army under Philip van Artevelde and a French army under Louis II of Flanders who had called upon the help of the French king Charles VI after he had suffered a defeat during the Battle of Beverhoutsveld. The Flemish army was defeated, Philip van Artevelde was slain and his corpse was put on display.
Battle of Rostov (1941) The Battle of Rostov (1941) was a battle of the Eastern Front of World War II, fought around Rostov-on-Don between the German Army Group South, commanded by General Gerd von Rundstedt and the Soviet South Front commanded by General Yakov Timofeyevich Cherevichenko.
Battle of Rovereto The Battle of Rovereto (also known as Battle of Roveredo), was fought on 4 September, 1796 during the French Revolutionary Wars, between French Forces and Austrian Forces. The battle was fought near the town of Rovereto, in northern Italy, and ended in a French victory.
Battle of Rowlett's Station The Battle of Rowlett's Station (also known as Battle of Woodsonville or of Green River) was a land battle in the American Civil War, fought in the whistle-stop station of Rowlett's in Hart County, Kentucky, on December 17, 1861. The outcome was inconclusive, although the Union Army continued to hold its objective, a railroad bridge across the Green River.
Battle of Rowton Heath The Battle of Rowton Heath was a Parliamentarian victory late in the English Civil War. As a result of his defeat, King Charles I was prevented from marching north to join the Royalist army in Scotland under Montrose (a move which would in any case have proved fruitless), and was also unable to relieve the besieged city of Chester.
Battle of Rozhanovce Battle of Rozhanovce (Hungarian: Rozgonyi csata) was fought between King Charles Robert and the family of Palatine Amadé Aba on June 15, 1312, on the Rozhanovce field in present-day Slovakia. Chronicon Pictum described it as the "most cruel battle since the Mongol invasion of Europe".
Battle of Rullion Green The Battle of Rullion Green was fought on 28 November 1666 on the southern lip of the Pentland Hills to the south-west of Edinburgh. A small army of Covenanter rebels was intercepted by government forces commanded by Tam Dalyell of the Binns and routed.
Battle of Ruspina The Battle of Ruspina was fought on January 4, 46 BC between the forces of Gaius Julius Caesar and the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus. Labienus, who had been a supporter of Caesar but defected, won the battle by sheer numbers.
Battle of Rutherford's Farm The Battle of Rutherford's Farm (also known as Carter's Farm and Stephenson's Depot) was a minor engagement on July 20, 1864, in Frederick County, Virginia during the American Civil War. It was a part of Confederate General Jubal Early’s Raid and Operations against the B&O Railroad (June-August 1864).
Battle of Ruusan The Battle of Ruusan is an event in the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe. It is the final major engagement of the bloody Light and Darkness War (also known as the War of Light and Dark and, less commonly, the Great Sith War), the culmination of the conflict known as the New Sith Wars.
Battle of Rymnik In the Battle of Rymnik (September 22, 1789) took place in Moldavia, near Râmnicu Sărat, during the Russo-Turkish War. The Russian general Alexander Suvorov, acting together with the Habsburg general Prince Josias of Coburg, attacked the main Ottoman army under Grand Vizier Koca Yusuf Pasha, following a grueling night march.
Battle of Saalfeld The Battle of Saalfeld took place on October 10 1806, between 8,000 Prussians under Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia and a division of Lannes' corps under the Marshal himself. The Prussian infantry was broken and driven under the walls of Saalfeld, whereupon the Prince put himself at the head of his cavalry and charged the advancing French.
Battle of Sacile The Battle of Sacile took place on April 15 1809, between 40,000 Austrians under the Archduke John, and 36,000 French and Italians under Eugene de Beauharnais, Regent of Italy. After hard fighting in which little generalship was shown on either side, an Austrian flank movement, which menaced the French line of retreat, forced Eugene to retire, victory thus resting with the Austrians.
Battle of Sadras The Battle of Sadras was the first of five indecisive naval battles fought between a British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of India during the American War of Independence. The battle was fought on 17 February, 1782.
Battle of Saint-Omer The battle of Saint-Omer was a large action fought in 1340 as part of King Edward III's summer campaign against France launched from Flanders in the early stages of the Hundred Year's War. The campaign was launched in the aftermath of the battle of Sluys but proved far less successful for the English than this previous action and resulted in little change of situation for either side.
Battle of Sainte-Foy The Battle of Sainte-Foy, sometimes called the Battle of Quebec, was fought on April 28], [[1760 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada during the Seven Years' War (called the French and Indian War in the United States). It was a victory for the French under the Chevalier de LĂ©vis over the British army under General Murray.
Battle of Saipan The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June 1944 to 9 July 1944. The American 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions and 27th Infantry Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Holland Smith defeated the 43rd Division of the Imperial Japanese Army commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito.
Battle of Salaita The Battle of Salaita, sometimes known as the Battle of Salaita Hill, was the first large-scale engagement of the East African Campaign to feature South African troops. The battle took place on February 12 1916, as part of the three pronged offensive into German East Africa launched by General Jan Smuts, who had been given overall command of Entente forces in the region.
Battle of Salamanca The Battle of Salamanca was fought among the Arapiles hills near Salamanca in Spain on July 22, 1812, and resulted in an Anglo-Portuguese tactical victory under Lord Wellington against the French under marshal Marmont. The losses were 3,129 British and 2,038 Portuguese against about 13,000 French.
Battle of Salamis The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle between the Greek city-states and Persia in September, 480 BC in the strait between Piraeus and Salamis island, a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens. The Greek victory marked the turning point of the campaign, leading to the eventual Persian defeat.
Battle of Salamis in Cyprus (306 BC) The naval Battle of Salamis took place in 306 BC near Salamis, Cyprus between the fleets of Ptolemy I of Egypt and Demetrius, two of the diadochi, the successors to Alexander the Great. The battle was a complete victory for Demetrius, and resulted in his capture of Cyprus.
Battle of Salla (1939) The Battle of Salla was fought between Finnish and Soviet troops near Salla in northern Finland during the Winter War. The Soviets had orders to advance through Salla to Kemijärvi and Sodankylä, and from there to Rovaniemi in just two weeks.
Battle of Salsu The Battle of Salsu was an enormous battle that occurred in the year 612, during the second Goguryeo-Sui War, between the Korean kingdom Goguryeo and the Chinese Sui Dynasty. Goguryeo cavalry forces, although outnumbered, overwhelmed the Chinese troops in combat and eventually emerged victorious.
Battle of Saltville The Battle of Saltville (1 October – 3 October, 1864), was fought near the town of Saltville, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The battle was fought by both regular and homeguard Confederate units against regular Union troops, particularly one of the few black cavalry units, over an important saltworks in the town.
Battle of San Domingo The naval Battle of San Domingo was fought on 6 February 1806 near Santo Domingo, off the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, when a British squadron under Vice-Admiral Duckworth defeated a smaller French squadron under Rear-Admiral Leissegues.
Battle of San Jacinto The Battle of San Jacinto, fought upon April 21, 1836, in present-day Harris County, Texas, was the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Sam Houston, the Texas Army engaged and defeated General Antonio LĂłpez de Santa Anna's Mexican forces in a fight that lasted less than twenty minutes.
Battle of San Lorenzo The Battle of San Lorenzo was the first military confrontation of the Argentine War of Independence, between realistas (royalists, loyal to the Spanish Crown), led by General José Zavala, and the rebel forces of the Granaderos a Caballo (Mounted Grenadiers), the cavalry unit led by General José de San Martín.
Battle of San Martino The 15th Century Battle of San Martino in Italy was part of an ongoing conflict between two city states, the Venetians under Berterelli and the Florentines under Giovanni, in 1482. That battle was fought in swirling mists and, owing to their superior tactics, went the way of the Venetians.
Battle of San Matteo The Battle of San Matteo took place in the late summer of 1918 on the San Matteo Peak (3678 m) during World War I. It is sometimes called the highest battle in history (though it was surpassed, at 5600m, by the Kargil Conflict in 1999).
Battle of Sandwich (1460) The Battle of Sandwich was a possible event during the Wars of the Roses for which no apparent evidence can be found. A skirmish is believed to have occurred, but scant details of this are apparent in any local history of the area.
Battle of Sangarará The Battle of Sangarará was fought on November 18, 1780 in Sangarará, Peru between rebel forces under Túpac Amaru II and Spanish colonial forces under Tiburcio Landa. Túpac Amaru II's forces won decisively.
Battle of Saniyy When Khalid ibn Walid gone from Ain-ul-Tamr to Daumat ul jandal for the help of Ayadh. The Persian court believed that Khalid had returned to Arabia with a large part of his army, Persians decided to throw the Muslims back into the desert and regain the territories and the prestige which the Empire had lost.
Battle of Santa Clara The Battle of Santa Clara was a series of events in late December 1958 that led to the capture of Santa Clara, Cuba by revolutionaries under the command of Che Guevara. The battle was a decisive victory for the rebels fighting against the regime of General Fulgencio Batista, within 12 hours of the city's capture Batista fled Cuba and Fidel Castro's forces claimed overall victory.
Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797) The Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife was a British attack on the Spanish port city of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. Launched by Admiral Horatio Nelson on July 22 1797, the assault met with defeat and on July 25 Nelson withdrew with the loss of several hundred casualties and his own arm.
Battle of Santander The Battle of Santander was fought over the summer of 1937 in the Spanish Civil War. Santander's fall on September 1 assured the Nationalist conquest of Cantabria and marked the last stand of the Republic's "Army of the North," which was destroyed and captured in the fighting.

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