List of battles 301–1300

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This is a List of battles from 301 A.D. to 1300 A.D.

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4th century[edit]

Year Battle Loc. Description
312 Battle of Turin Italy Constantine defeats forces loyal to Maxentius.
Battle of Verona Italy Constantine again defeats Maxentius.
Battle of Milvian Bridge Italy Constantine defeats Maxentius and takes control of Italy.
313 Battle of Tzirallum Turkey In the eastern part of the Empire, the forces of Licinius defeat Maximinus Daia.
314 Battle of Cibalae Croatia Constantine defeats Licinius.
316 Battle of Mardia Bulgaria Constantine again defeats Licinius, who cedes Illyricum to Constantine.
324 Battle of Adrianople Turkey Constantine defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
Battle of the Hellespont Turkey Flavius Julius Crispus, son of Constantine defeats the naval forces of Licinius.
Battle of Chrysopolis Turkey Constantine decisively defeats Licinius, establishing his sole control over the Empire.
c. 330 Sack of Meroe Sudan Kingdom of Axum under King Ezana sack the capital of the Kingdom of Kush, leading to Kush's collapse.
337 Siege of Nisibis Turkey Persians unsuccessfully siege Roman city.
344 Battle of Singara Iraq Emperor Constantius II fights an indecisive battle against the Persian King Shapur II.
346-347 Siege of Nisibis Turkey Persian King Shapur II again sieges the city and is repelled.
350 Siege of Nisibis Turkey King Shapur II sieges Nisibis for the third time, flooding the city but ultimately being unsuccessful and retreats.
351 Battle of Mursa Major Croatia Emperor Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.
Battle of Xiangguo China Later Zhao and Former Yan defeats Ran Wei. However, the last ruler of Later Zhao, Shi Zhi, is soon assassinated.
353 Battle of Mons Seleucus France Final defeat of Magnentius by Constantius II.
356 Siege of Autun France The city of Autun, Burgundy, is besieged by Alamanni forces. Julian the Apostate of Rome relieves the city, ending the siege.
Battle of Durocortorum France Caesar Julian is defeated by the Alemanni.
Battle of Brumath France Roman troops under Julian destroy a Germanic war band in open battle.
Siege of Senonae France Germanic troops unsuccessfully besiege the city of Senonae, where Julian is staying for the winter.
357 Battle of Strasbourg France Julian expels the Alamanni from the Rhineland.
359 Battle of Amida Turkey Sasanians capture Amida from the Romans.
360 Siege of Singara Iraq Sasanians take Singara
363 Battle of Ctesiphon Iraq Emperor Julian defeats Shapur II outside the walls of the Persian capital, but is unable to take the city, leading to an ultimate disaster on the retreat back to Roman territory.
Battle of Samarra Iraq Julian fights the Sasanians and is subsequently killed in battle. Though indecisive, the battle leads to massive losses for the Roman Empire through a forced peace treaty.
366 Battle of Thyatira Turkey The army of the Roman Emperor Valens defeats the usurper Procopius.
367 Battle of Solicinium Germany Romans under Emperor Valentinian I defeat yet another Alemanni incursion.
373 Battle of the Tanais River Russia The Huns defeat the Alans near the Don, beginning the great period of the Germanic migrations.[citation needed]
377 Battle of the Willows Bulgaria Roman troops fight an inconclusive battle against the Goths.
Battle of Dibaltum Bulgaria Goths, Alans and Huns defeat Romans.
378 Battle of Argentovaria France The Western Emperor Gratianus is victorious over the Alamanni, yet again.
Battle of Adrianople Turkey The Thervings under Fritigern defeat and kill the Eastern Roman Emperor Valens.
380 Battle of Thessalonica Greece The Goths under Fritigern fight and defeat a Roman army under Emperor Theodosius I.
383 Battle of Feishui China Fu Jiān is defeated by the Jin commander Xie An. The kingdom of the Former Qin collapses shortly thereafter.
388 Battle of the Save Croatia Emperor Theodosius I defeats the usurper Magnus Maximus.
394 Battle of the Frigidus Slovenia The Christian Roman Emperor Theodosius I defeats and kills the last Pagan-tolerant usurper Eugenius and his Frankish general Arbogast.
395 Battle of Canhe Slope China Part of the Later Yan campaign into Northern Wei territory; crushing defeat for the Later Yan forces.

5th century[edit]

Year Battle Loc. Description
402 Battle of Pollentia Italy Romans under Flavius Stilicho win a small victory against the Visigoths under Alaric.
403 Battle of Verona Italy Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric, forcing them out of Italy.
405 Siege of Florence Italy Stilcho defends city from the Goths, but Florence is nearly destroyed.
406 Battle of Faesulae Italy Stilicho defeats Visigoths and Vandals under Radagaisus.
Battle of Mainz Germany An army of Vandals, Suevi, and Alans defeats the Frankish federation.
409 Battle of Ostia Italy Visigoths under Alaric I defeat Romans.
Battle of Linqu China Eastern Jin decisively defeats Southern Yan.
Siege of Guanggu China Jin dynasty conquer Southern Yan
410 Sack of Rome Italy The Visigoths under Alaric sack Rome.
413 Siege of Massilia France Visigoths under Ataulf are defeated by Romans under Bonifacius while trying to siege Roman city. They make peace with Rome soon after.
419 Battle of the Nervasos Mountains Spain Suebi under Hermeric allied with Romans in Hispania defeat coalition between the Vandals and Alans.
425 Siege of Arles France The Roman general Aëtius defeats the Visigoths under Theodoric I.
428 Battle of Mérida (428) Spain Vandals defeat Suebi.
431 Siege of Hippo Regius Algeria Vandals under Genseric establish a foothold in Africa, strategically defeating Rome. Saint Augustine dies during the siege.
Battle of Helena (431) France Romans defeat Franks.
432 Battle of Rimini Italy The Roman general Aëtius is defeated by his rival Count Boniface, who is killed.
436 Battle of Narbonne France Aëtius again defeats the Visigoths under Theodoric I.
439 Battle of Carthage Tunisia Romans lose Carthage to the Vandals.
Battle of Toulouse France Visigoths led by Theodoric I defeat Romans under General Litorius, who is killed.
447 Battle of the Utus Bulgaria Hunnic victory, led by Attila, over Roman forces in what is today Bulgaria.
448 Battle of Vicus Helena France Romans under Aëtius defeated the Franks under Chlodio.
450 Battle of Finnsburg Netherlands Possibly mythical battle where Frisians allied with Jutes fight and are defeated by Danes in the Germanic heroic age. Frisian King Finn and Danish Prince Hnæf both supposedly died in combat.
451 Battle of Avarayr Iran Forces of Yazdegerd II annihilate the Christian Armenian rebels led by Saint Vartan.
Battle of Châlons France 20 June – An alliance under Visigothic king Theodoric I and Romans under Aëtius repulse the attack of Attila the Hun and his allies. Theodoric is killed in the battle.
452 Sack of Aquileia Italy Aquileia is razed to the ground by the forces of Attila the Hun.
454 Battle of Nedao A Germanic alliance under the leadership of the Ostrogoths and the Gepids breaks Hunnic power in Europe.
455 Battle of Aylesford United Kingdom Britons and Anglo-Saxons battle in Kent, victory is unclear.
Sack of Rome Italy The Vandals sack Rome during their campaign against Emperor Petronius Maximus, looting the city for 14 days.
456 Battle of Campi Cannini Italy Roman General Majorian defeats an Alemanni invasion of Italy.
Battle of Corsica France Romans repel Vandal attempt to annex Corsica.
Battle of Órbigo Spain Theodoric II, king of the Visigoths defeats the Suevi, sacks their capital, and conquers Spain.
457 Battle of Garigliano (457) Italy Romans under Majorian defeat the Vandals.
Battle of Campi Cannini Italy Romans under Majorian defeats the Alemanni.
458 Battle of Toulouse (458) France The Roman Emperor Majorian defeats the Visigoths.
Battle of Arelate France The Roman Emperor Majorian, with the support of Aegidius and Nepotianus, defeats the Visigoths at Arlate.
461 Battle of Cartagena Spain A Vandal fleet surprises and destroys the Roman fleet.
463 Battle of Orleans France Kingdom of Soissons and Alans led by Aegidius defeat Visigoths under Theodoric II.
464 Battle of Bergamo Italy Romans under General Ricimer defeat Alan invasion of Italy and kill their king.
466 Battle of Wippedesfleot United Kingdom The Saxons under Hengest battle the Britons, victory is undecided.
468 Battle of Cape Bon Tunisia Vandals decisively defeat large joint effort by Western Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire to retake Carthage.
469 Battle of Déols France Visigoths defeat Bretons.
472 Siege of Rome Italy Ricimer, having fallen out with his choice for Roman Emperor, allies with the Burgundians and Germans under Odoacer, defeats and kills the Roman Emperor Anthemius.
476 Battle of Ravenna Italy The Germanic foederati led by Odoacer decisively defeat the Western Roman Empire and depose Emperor Romulus Augustulus. Western Roman Empire dissolved.
484 Battle of Herat (484) Afghanistan Hephthalite Empire decisively defeats the Sasanian Empire and kills King Peroz I.
485 Battle of Mercredesburne United Kingdom Saxons under Aelle defeat British defenders.
486 Battle of Soissons France Clovis I defeats Syagrius and gains the Domain of Soissons.
489 Battle of Isonzo Italy 28 August – Odoacer fights the Ostrogoths under Theodoric the Great, ending in the Italian troops' defeat.
Battle of Verona Italy 30 September – Odoacer fights the Ostrogoths near Verona, and is defeated a second time.
490 Siege of Ravenna Italy Odoacer holds out against Theodoric the Great until the Ostrogothic king is able to enforce a naval blockade on the city. Several days after a truce is negotiated to end the siege, Theodoric kills Odoacer with his own hands.
492 Battle of Cotyaeum Turkey Byzantine army under John the Scythian defeats Isaurians under Longinus of Cardala.
496 Battle of Tolbiac Germany Franks under Clovis I defeat the Alamanni, killing their king.
500 Battle of Mons Badonicus United Kingdom or Battle of Mynydd Baddon. British forces defeat the Saxons decisively, ending their advance into British lands. Later connected to King Arthur.

6th century[edit]

Year Battle Loc. Description
502 Siege of Theodosiopolis Turkey August – Sasanians under Kavadh I take ungarrisoned Byzantine city.
Siege of Martyropolis Turkey Sasanians take Byzantine city.
502-503 Siege of Amida Turkey October 502-January 503 – Byzantine city holds out for three months without reinforcements against Persian siege led by Kavadh I before they eventually take the city until the Byzantines ransom it back in a treaty two years later.
507 Battle of Vouillé France The Franks under Clovis I defeat the Visigoths under Alaric II decisively, gaining Gallia Aquitania. Clovis kills Alaric in single combat.
510 Battle of Eran India Alchon Huns defeat the Guptas and temporarily conquer the province of Malwa.
524 Battle of Vézeronce France 25 June – Burgundians and Ostrogoths under Theodoric the Great defeat the Merovingian Franks.
525 Battle on the Rhine Netherlands The army of king Theudebert I of Austrasia and a king in Frisia defeat an army of Danes.
Siege of Sanaa Yemen Kingdom of Aksum under Kaleb of Axum annexes the Himyarite Kingdom of Dhu Nuwas.
528 Battle of Thannuris Syria Summer – Sasanians defeat Byzantines under Belisarius, but take heavy losses.
Battle of Sondani India Alliance of Indian rulers defeat the Alchon Huns, who retreat out of India
530 Battle of Dara Turkey Byzantine commander Belisarius, in alliance with Heruli and the Huns, defeats Sasanian Persians in Turkey as part of the Iberian War.
Battle of Satala Turkey Byzantines under Sittas and Dorotheus defeat attacking Persians under Mermeroes.
c 530 Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern Sweden Between Eadgils and his uncle King Onela of Sweden with the help of Beowulf. This event appears in several Norse sagas and in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf.
531 Battle of Callinicum Syria A Sasanian army defeats a Byzantine force in Syria, but with heavy losses on both sides.
Siege of Martyropolis Turkey Sasanians withdraw from attack on Byzantine city, last battle of the Iberian War.
Battle of the Unstrut River Germany Frankish King Theuderic I defeats Thuringian King Hermanafrid and conquers Thuringia
532 Battle of Autun France Frankish kings Childebert I and Chlothar I defeat the Burgundians and conquer their territory.
533 Battle of Ad Decimum Tunisia 13 September – Belisarius defeats the Vandals under Gelimer near Carthage.
Battle of Tricamarum Tunisia 15 December – Belisarius again defeats the Vandals near Carthage, ending Vandal rule in North Africa.
534-535 Battle of Mammes and Battle of Mount Bourgaon Tunisia Spring – Byzantine general Solomon defeats the Moorish rebels and secures control of Byzacena.
536 Siege of Naples (536) Italy October–November – Byzantines under Belisarius take city from the Ostrogoths.
537 Battle of Camlann United Kingdom King Arthur killed, perhaps mythical, by Mordred.
Battle of Scalas Veteres Tunisia Germanus defeats rebel African army.
Battle of Shayuan China Western Wei dynasty defeats the Eastern Wei dynasty
538 Siege of Rome (537-538) Italy Unsuccessful siege of Rome by the Ostrogoths, Byzantine defenders under Belisarius remain victorious.
540 Battles of Babosis and Zerboule Algeria Byzantine general Solomon defeats the Moorish rebels of the Aurès Mountains region and secures control of Numidia and Mauretania Sitifensis.
541 Siege of Petra (541) Georgia (country) Sasasians under Khosrow I capture Byzantine fortress.
Siege of Verona Italy Ostrogoths under Totila defend city against larger Byzantine army.
542 Battle of Faventia Italy Ostrogoths under Totila defeat Byzantine army.
Battle of Mucellium Italy Ostrogoths defeat Byzantine army.
543 Battle of Anglon (543) Armenia A Byzantine invasion of Sasanian Armenia is defeated by a small force under Nabedes.
544 Siege of Edessa (544) Turkey Sasanians under Khosrow I abandon siege of Byzantine city of Edessa, which pays them 5 centenaria of gold.
Battle of Cillium Tunisia Byzantine General Solomon killed in battle by a coalition of Berber tribes.
545 Battle of Thacia Tunisia Stotzas mortally wounded by Byzantine general John.
late 546/early547 Battle of Sufetula Tunisia Byzantine general John Troglita defeats the Moorish rebels under Antalas.
547 Battle of Marta Tunisia Late summer – John Troglita is defeated by a coalition of Tripolitanian Moors.
548 Battle of the Fields of Cato Tunisia Summer – John Troglita defeats the last Moorish coalition and suppresses the Moorish revolt.
550-551 Siege of Petra (550-551) Georgia (country) Byzantines recapture city and dismantle its walls.
551 Battle of Sena Gallica Italy A Byzantine naval squadron defeats the Ostrogoth fleet decisively.
552 Battle of Taginae Italy Byzantines under Narses defeat Ostrogoths under Totila, who dies in battle.
Battle of Asfeld Longobards under King Audoin defeat the Gepids under Thurisind, who is killed.
553 Battle of Mons Lactarius Italy Byzantines under Narses defeat the Ostrogoths under Teia, ending Ostrogoth resistance.
Battle of Telephis-Ollaria Georgia (country) Sasanians defeat Byzantines in the Lazic War.
554 Battle of the Volturnus Italy October – Byzantines under Narses defeat the Franks and Alamanni decisively.
Yawm Halima ("Day of Halima") Syria The Ghassanids under al-Harith ibn Jabalah defeat the Lakhmids under al-Mundhir III ibn al-Nu'man, who is killed.
Siege of Onoguris Georgia (country) Sasanians decisively defeat Byzantines and force them to retreat from the area and abandon Archaeopolis, which they subsequently raze.
555–556 Siege of Phasis Georgia (country) Byzantines defeat Sasanian siege of town.
559 Battle of Melantias Turkey Byzantines under Belisarius defeat the Kutrigurs 20 km west of Constantinople.
560 Battle of Gol-Zarriun Uzbekistan Sasanians under King Khosrow I allied with the Göktürks decisively defeat the Hephthalite Empire, which dissolved into smaller kingdoms in the aftermath.
Battle of Cúl Dreimhne Republic of Ireland Uí Néill defeat King Diarmait mac Cerbaill.
570 Battle of 'Ayn Ubagh The Ghassanids under al-Mundhir III ibn al-Harith defeat the Lakhmids under Qabus ibn al-Mundhir.
Battle of Hadhramaut Yemen Sasanians defeat the Kingdom of Aksum and kill King Masruq ibn Abraha.
Siege of Sanaa (570) Yemen Sasanians take Yemen from Aksum.
573 Battle of Arfderydd United Kingdom Welsh battle between Christian and non-Christian forces; Gwenddoleu dies.
575 Sack of al-Hirah Iraq The Ghassanids under al-Harith ibn Jabalah sack the Lakhmid capital, al-Hirah.
577 Battle of Deorham United Kingdom West Saxons defeats the Briton Celts in Wiltshire, England.
586 Battle of Solachon Turkey Byzantine forces under Philippicus defeat a Sasanian army in Mesopotamia.
587 Battle of Shigisan Japan July – Buddhist Soga clan defeats Shinto Mononobe clan. Mononobe clan leader Mononobe no Moriya killed in battle.
588 Battle of Martyropolis Turkey Byzantine forces defeat a Sasanian army at Martyropolis.
590 Battle of Alclud Ford United Kingdom Kingdom of Rheged defeats Bernicia
591 Battle of Blarathon Iran August – Combined Byzantine-Persian armies led by Byzantine generals John Mystacon and Narses and Persian king Khosrau II defeat the Persian rebel Bahram Chobin.
598 Battle of Linyuguan China Korean Goguryeo Kingdom repulses the Chinese Sui dynasty.
599 Battles of Viminacium Serbia Byzantines defeat the Avars.

7th century[edit]

Year Battle Loc. Description
603 Battle of Co Loa Vietnam The Chinese Sui dynasty defeats and conquers the Vietnamese Early Lý dynasty.
Battle of Degsastan United Kingdom Northumbrian king Æthelfrith defeats Scots under Áedán mac Gabráin
609 Battle of Dhi Qar Iraq Battle fought between Arabs in southern Iraq and a Sasanian Persian army.
612 Siege of Yodong Fortress (612) China Korean Goguryeo defeats the Chinese Sui dynasty.
Battle of Salsu North Korea Goguryeo cavalry forces, although outnumbered, overwhelm the Chinese troops in combat and eventually emerge victorious.
613 Battle of Antioch Syria An attack by Byzantine forces on the recently captured Antioch ends in a decisive Sasanian victory.
614 Siege of Jerusalem Israel After 21 days, Jerusalem falls to the Sasanian forces and their Jewish allies.
615 Siege of Thessalonica Greece Sclaveni under the chieftain Chatzon attempt to capture the city.
616 Battle of Chester United Kingdom Æthelfrith defeats the armies of Welsh kingdoms Powys and Rhôs.
617 Battle of Huoyi China 8 September – Li Yuan defeats the Sui dynasty and enters Chang'an.
618 Battle of Yanshi China 6 October – Wang Shichong scores a decisive victory over Li Mi, breaking the blockade of Luoyang and taking over the latter's followers.
Battle of Qianshuiyuan China 29 November – The Tang dynasty scores a decisive victory over their rival Xue Rengao.
Battle of Pullalur India Chalukya Empire defeats the Pallava Kingdom.
619 Siege of Alexandria Egypt The advancing Sasanian armies easily capture Alexandria in their campaign to conquer Roman Egypt.
621 Battle of Hulao China The Tang under Li Shimin crush the forces of Dou Jiande. Luoyang surrenders soon after, securing the Tang dynasty's victory in the civil war that followed the collapse of the Sui dynasty.
624 Battle of Badr Saudi Arabia 17 March – Muslim forces under Muhammad defeat a larger, pagan, Meccan force, killing their leaders.
625 Battle of Uhud Saudi Arabia 23 March – Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats a Muslim force, before eventually converting to Islam himself and joining the Muslim forces.
Battle of Sarus Turkey April – Heraclius fights the Sasanian army of General Shahrbaraz, ending in a draw that doesn't stop the Persian advance towards Constantinople.
626 Siege of Constantinople (626) Turkey The Avars, in alliance with the Sasanians, besiege Constantinople unsuccessfully.
627 Battle of the Trench Saudi Arabia An army from the city of Mecca fails to capture Muslim-held Medina, defended by Muhammad using an early form of trench warfare.
Siege of Derbent (627) Russia Tong Yabgu of Western Turks capture the fortress during Perso-Turkic War.
Battle of Nineveh Iraq 12 December – Byzantines under Emperor Heraclius defeat Sasanian Persians.
628 Battle of Khaybar Saudi Arabia March/April – Forces under Muhammad defeat the Jewish tribes living in the Hejaz region of the Arab peninsula
629 Battle of Mu'tah Jordan Khalid ibn al-Walid leads a Muslim Arab army against a larger Roman army in his first battle against the Roman Empire, which results in a Byzantine victory.
Battle of Fid Eoin Republic of Ireland Irish clan battle where the Dál nAraidi defeated the Dál Riata and killed their king.
630 Conquest of Mecca Saudi Arabia Muhammad conquers Mecca without any bloodshed.
Battle of Hunayn Saudi Arabia Muhammad defeats the Hawazin Bedouin tribe.
Battle of Autas Saudi Arabia December – Muslims defeat coalition of Arab tribes.
Siege of Ta'if Saudi Arabia Banu Thaqif fend off siege from Muhammad, surrender a few months later regardless.
Expedition of Tabuk Saudi Arabia Muhammad successfully campaigns against the Byzantines at Tabuk in his last campaign.
Battle of Yinshan China Tang Chinese army, led by Li Jing, decisively defeats the Eastern Turks, fall of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.
631 Battle of Wogastisburg King Samo defeats Austrasian forces, led by Dagobert I, Merovingian king of the Franks.
632 Expedition of Usama bin Zayd Syria June – Rashidun forces under Usama ibn Zayd successfully operate against the Byzantines .
Battle of Yamama Saudi Arabia Rashidun forces defeat a numerically superior rebel army under Musaylimah, killing him.
Battle of Zhu Qissa Saudi Arabia July – Rashidun forces defeat the rebels of Tulayha.
Battle of Buzakha Saudi Arabia September – Rashiduns defeat the pagan Arab tribes.
Battle of Zafar Saudi Arabia October – Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats rebelling tribes.
633 Battle of Dibba United Arab Emirates Generals of Caliph Abu Bakr decisively defeat rebel pagan tribes.
Battle of Chains Kuwait April – Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats a Persian army in his first battle against the Persian Empire.
Battle of River Iraq April – Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats the Persian Empire.
Battle of Walaja Iraq May – Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats the larger forces of the Persian Empire using a double envelopment maneuver.
Battle of Ullais Iraq May – Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats a larger army from the Persian Empire.
Battle of Hira Iraq May – Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats Persians.
Battle of Al-Anbar Iraq Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats Persians.
Battle of Ayn al-Tamr Iraq Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats Persia and its Christian Arab allies.
Battle of Dawmat al-Jandal Saudi Arabia August – Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats rebelling Arab Christians.
Battle of Muzayyah Iraq November – Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats Persians and Arab Christians.
Battle of Saniyy Iraq November – Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats Persians and Christian Arabs.
Battle of Zumail Iraq November – Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats the Persian forces, conquering most of Mesopotamia (Iraq) from the Persian Empire.
Battle of Hatfield Chase United Kingdom Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Edwin of Northumbria.
634 Battle of Firaz Iraq January – Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats the combined forces of the Persian Empire and Roman Empire, completing his conquest of Mesopotamia.
Battle of Dathin State of Palestine February – Rashiduns defeat Byzantines around Gaza.
Battle of Kaskar Iraq Rashiduns defeat Sasanian Empire.
Battle of Babylon (634) Iraq Rashiduns defeat Sasanians.
Battle of Namaraq Iraq Rashiduns defeat Sasanians.
Battle of al-Qaryatayn Syria Rashiduns defeat Ghassanids.
Battle of Marj Rahit (634) Syria Rashiduns decisively defeat Ghassanids.
Battle of Sanita-al-Uqab Syria Rashiduns defeat Byzantines.
Battle of Bosra Syria June–July – A small Muslim army under Khalid ibn al-Walid lay siege to the city of Bosra, decisively defeating a larger army of Romans and Christian Arabs.
Battle of Ajnadayn IsraelState of Palestine July – The first major pitched battle between the Muslim Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid against a larger Roman army under Heraclius leads to a decisive Muslim victory for Khalid.
Battle of Yaqusa Syria July – Arabs defeat Byzantines.
Battle of Marj al-Saffar (634) Syria August – Arabs defeat Byzantines.
Siege of Damascus (634) Syria Aug-Sept – Thomas surrenders after four-week siege with no relief in sight and Muslim forces inside the city.
Battle of Sanita-al-Uqab Syria September – 12,000 Byzantines are defeated in an attempt to break the siege of Damascus in a battle 20 miles north of the city.
Battle of Maraj-al-Debaj Syria September – Refugees from the surrender at Damascus are intercepted just short of Antioch and butchered by Muslim forces.
Battle of the Bridge Iraq October – Persians decisively defeat Muslim Arabs.
Battle of Heavenfield United Kingdom Oswald of Bernicia defeats and kills the Welsh king Cadwallon ap Cadfan of Gwynedd.
Battle of Buwaib Iraq November – Rashiduns defeat Sasanian advance.
635 Battle of Fahl Jordan Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats the forces of the Roman Empire under Theodore the Sacellarius.
635-636 Siege of Emesa Syria December 635-March 636 – Rashiduns under Khalid ibn al-Walid take the city of Emesa from the Byzantines.
636 Battle of Yarmouk Syria August – Muslim Arab forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid crush the Byzantine forces led by Theodore Trithyrius and conquer the Levant from the Roman Empire.
Siege of Latakia Syria Laodicea annexed by Arabs.
Battle of al-Qadisiyyah Iraq November – Muslim Arabs defeat a Sasanian army led by general Rostam Farrokhzad.
Battle of Burs Iraq Rashiduns defeat Sasanian garrison.
Battle of Babylon (636) Iraq Rashiduns take city from Sasanians in pursuit of Ctesiphon.
636-637 Siege of Jerusalem Israel November 636-April 637 – Arabs take city from Byzantines.
637 Siege of Ctesiphon Iraq Muslim Arabs conquered the Sasanian capital of Ctesiphon.
Battle of Jalula Iraq April – Rashiduns annex all territory west of the Zagros Mountains from the Persians.
Battle of Hazir Syria June – Khalid ibn al-Walid defeats the garrison of Qinnasrin under Meenas at Hazir in Syria, wiping out the Byzantine force.
Battle of Moira United Kingdom Summer – Domnall II, High King of Ireland defeats his foster son Congal Cáech King of Ulaid as well as Domnall Brecc king of Dál Riata in Northern Ireland. Cáech killed in the battle.
Siege of Aleppo (637) Syria August–October – Khalid ibn al-Walid takes city from Byzantines.
Battle of the Iron Bridge Turkey October – Khalid ibn al-Walid decisively defeats a larger Roman army under Heraclius in his final battle against the Roman Empire, conquering northern Syria and southern Turkey.
638 Siege of Germanicia Turkey Rashidun Caliphate takes city of Germanica from the Byzantines.
Battle of Songzhou China Tang Chinese defeat the Tibetans.
639 Battle of Lake Baikal China Tang Chinese defeat and conquer the western Turkic Tiele.
640 Battle of Heliopolis Egypt Rashidun Caliphate decisively defeats the Byzantines in Egypt.
Siege of Babylon Fortress Egypt Rashidun Caliphate takes major Byzantine fortress in Egypt.
Siege of Karakhoja China Tang Chinese defeat and conquer the Karakhoja.
641 Siege of Alexandria (641) Egypt Rashidun Caliphate takes Byzantine capital of province of Egypt.
641-642 Siege of Shushtar Iran Muslim Arabs defeat Sasanians.
642 First Battle of Dongola Sudan Nubian Kingdom of Makuria defeats the Rashidun Caliphate.
Siege of Gundishapur Iran Muslim Arabs take city from Sasanians.
Battle of Nahavand Iran Muslim Arabs gain a major victory over the Persian Empire, Sasanian dynasty under near collapse and loses centralization.
Battle of Spahan Iran Arabs defeat Persians.
Battle of Maserfield United Kingdom 5 August – Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia.
Battle of Manimangala India Pallavas defeat the Chalukyas.
Battle of Vatapi India Pallavas defeat the Chalukyas and conquer Vatapi.
643 Battle of Bayrudh Iran Arabs defeat Persians.
Battle of Waj Rudh Iran Arabs defeat Persians.
643-644 Battle of Bishapur (643-644) Iran Rashidun Caliphate defeats Sasanian Empire.
644 Battle of Rasil Pakistan Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Rai Kingdom on the western bank of the Indus River.
Battle of Karasahr China Tang Chinese defeat the Western Turkic Khaganate.
645 Siege of Yodong Fortress (645) China The Chinese Tang dynasty defeats Goguryeo.
Battle of Mount Jupil China The ChineseTang dynasty army annihilated the Korea Goguryeo field army.
Siege of Ansi Fortress China Korean Goguryeo forces defeat the Chinese Tang dynasty.
646 Battle of Nikiou Egypt Arabs repel Byzantine attempt to retake Egypt.
647 Battle of Sufetula Tunisia Rashidun Caliphate defeats and kills Gregory the Patrician, the rebelling Byzantine Exarch of Africa.
648 Battle of Dos Pilas Guatemala Mayan city-state of Dos Pilas attacked and defeated by Yuknoom Che'en II of Calakmul, Balaj Chan K'awiil captured.
Battle of Kucha China The ChineseTang dynasty defeat the Western Turkic Khaganate.
652 Battle of Balanjar (652) Russia Khazar Turks defeat the Rashidun Caliphate's forces.
651 Battle of Ray (651) Iran Rashiduns, with the help of a defecting noble family, defeat the Sasanians.
Battle of Istakhr Iran Rashiduns sack new Sasanian capital, kill over 40,000 defenders, and finish the annexation of the province of Pars.
Battle of Oxus River Turkmenistan Muslim Arabs gain a final victory over the Persian Empire, ending the Persian Sasanian dynasty.
652 Battle of Nishapur Iran Rashiduns defeat the Zoroastrian remnant House of Karen.
Siege of Herat Afghanistan Rashiduns defeat the House of Karen.
Second Battle of Dongola Sudan Rashiduns defeated by Makuria, Baqt signed between Makuria and the Caliphate.
654 Battle of the Masts Turkey Rashiduns defeat the Byzantine navy.
Battle of Badghis Afghanistan Rashiduns defeat the House of Karen and Hephthalites, subjecting the former.
655 Battle of the Winwaed United Kingdom Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats and kills pagan Mercian king Penda.
656 Battle of the Camel Iraq Rashidun forces under Ali ibn Abi Talib defeat a rebel army at Basra, Iraq.
657 Battle of Irtysh River China Tang Chinese army led by Su Dingfang decisively defeats the Western Turkic khagan Ashina Helu, led to the Tang conquest of the Western Turks.
658 Battle of Siffin Syria Forces of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib battle rebel forces of Muawiyah I, Governor of Syria, indecisively.
660 Battle of Hwangsanbeol South Korea A superior Silla army defeats Baekje decisively, killing General Gyebaek.
663 Battle of Baekgang South Korea Tang Chinese and Silla forces decisively defeat Yamato Japanese and Baekje forces.
668 Conquest of P'yongyang North Korea Silla and the Chinese Tang dynasty defeat and conquer Goguryeo.
670 Battle of Dafei River China Tang Chinese army annihilated the Tibetans, and take over control of the Tarim Basin.
671 Battle of Two Rivers United Kingdom Northumbrians defeat Picts.
674 First Arab siege of Constantinople Turkey The Byzantines defeat the Arabs after 4 years of siege through the use of Greek fire.
675 Battle of Maeso South Korea Silla fights Tang dynasty.
678 Siege of Thessalonica Greece 676-678 – Byzantines defeat Sclaveni siege of Thessalonica after two years.
679 Battle of the Trent United Kingdom Mercia defeats Northumbria.
680 Battle of Ongal Romania Bulgar and probably Slavonic forces under Khan Asparukh defeat a Byzantine army led by Emperor Constantine IV near the mouth of the River Danube. As a result, a Bulgar kingdom is founded on former Byzantine territories in the Balkan peninsula.
Battle of Lucofao France Neustrians defeat Austrasians in Frankish civil war.
Battle of Karbala Iraq 10 October – The Umayyad forces defeat Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Muhammad, and his partisans.
682/683 Battle of Vescera Algeria Defeat of the Umayyads under Uqba ibn Nafi by the Berbers and Byzantines.
683 Siege of Mecca Saudi Arabia Unsuccessful siege of Mecca by Umayyad forces, which allows Ibn al-Zubayr to set himself up as anti-Caliph there.
684 Battle of Marj Rahit Syria Umayyads supported by the Banu Kalb defeat a hostile tribal coalition around the Qays and secure control of Syria.
685 Battle of Ayn al-Warda SyriaTurkey The "Penitents" of Kufa are annihilated by the Umayyads.
Battle of Dun Nechtain United Kingdom Picts defeat Northumbrians in Scotland, killing their leader.
686 Battle of Madhar Iraq Forces of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr defeat pro-Alid forces.
Battle of Harura Iraq Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr defeats pro-Alid forces of Mukhtar al-Thaqafi and temporarily gains control of all of Iraq.
687 Battle of Tertry France Merovingian Franks defeat Neustria and Burgundy.
688 Battle of Mamma Algeria Umayyads defeat the Berber Kingdom of Altava and kill their king Kusaila in battle.
689 Battle of Coronate Italy The army of Cunipert, king of the Lombards, defeat the followers of the usurper Alahis on the Adda River.
691 Battle of Maskin Iraq Umayyads defeat Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr and recover control of Iraq.
692 Siege of Mecca Saudi Arabia Umayyad forces under al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf capture Mecca, the stronghold of the anti-Caliph Ibn al-Zubayr, ending the Second Fitna with an Umayyad victory.
Battle of Sebastopolis Turkey Umayyads defeat Byzantine forces after the defection of 20,000 Slav soldiers.
695 Battle of Dorestad Netherlands Franks under Pepin of Herstal defeat Frisians.
698 Battle of Carthage Tunisia After a surprise attack of Byzantine forces on Carthage, Umayyad forces take back the city with very heavy losses.
Battle of Meskiana Algeria Berber Queen Dihya defeats Umayyads under Hasan ibn al-Nu'man.
Battle of Tianmenling China The Balhae and the Tang dynasty of China collide in seeking supremacy of Manchuria.

8th century[edit]

Year Battle Loc. Description
701 Battle of Dayr al-Jamajim Iraq Umayyad forces under al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf defeat the Iraqi rebellion of Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn al-Ash'ath.
703 Battle of Tabarka Algeria Umayyads defeat and kill Queen Dihya in battle, annexing the Berber Kingdom of the Aurès.
707 Siege of Tyana Turkey Umayyads besiege the Byzantine town of Tyana over the winter and capture it after a relief army is defeated in spring.
708 Battle of Anchialus Bulgaria Bulgarians under Tervel defeat a Byzantine army under Justinian II.
709 Battle of Kabul Afghanistan Part of the Islamic conquest of Afghanistan.
711 Battle of Guadalete Spain The invading Umayyad armies defeat the Visigoths in Iberia, killing King Roderic.
Battle of Bolchu China The Türgesh are defeated by the Eastern Turkic Khaganate.
Battle of Aror Pakistan Umayyads under Muhammad ibn al-Qasim conquer Sindh encompassing modern-day Pakistan from Dahir of Aror.
715 Battle of Compiègne France In the first significant battle of the Frankish Civil War of 715–718, Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald.
716 Battle of Cologne Germany Part of the Frankish Civil War of 715–718. Charles Martel suffers his only defeat.
Battle of Amblève Belgium Part of the Frankish Civil War of 715–718. Charles Martel defeats his Neustrian and Frisian rivals.
717 Battle of Vincy France Part of the Frankish Civil War. Charles Martel and the Austrasians defeat the Frankish king, Chilperic II, and his mayor of the palace, Ragenfrid.
Second Arab siege of Constantinople Turkey Umayyad forces lay siege to the Byzantine Capital once more. They are defeated after a year by Leo III with the help of a Bulgar army under Khan Tervel.
Battle of Aksu (717) China Tang Chinese forces defeat an alliance of the forces of Umayyad Muslims, Tibetans, and Turgesh Turks.
718 Battle of Soissons France The last significant battle of the Frankish civil war, with Charles Martel victorious.
Battle of Covadonga Spain Asturian forces defeat the Umayyad invaders for the first time (date uncertain 718–725).
721 Battle of Toulouse France 9 June – Umayyad forces besiege Toulouse, subsequently lose to Odo of Aquitaine's relief troops.
722 Battle of Hehil United Kingdom Britons defeat Anglo-Saxons of Wessex "among the Cornish".
723 Battle of Balanjar Russia Umayyad forces successfully conquer Balanjar from the Khazars, looting and killing its population in the process.
724 Day of Thirst Tajikistan Umayyad army is routed by the Turgesh; beginning of the collapse of the Umayyad position in Transoxiana.
727 Siege of Nicaea Turkey Umayyad forces unsuccessfully besiege Nicaea for 40 days.
729 Battle of Baykand Uzbekistan Umayyad forces break through Turgesh encirclement and reach Bukhara.
Siege of Kamarja Uzbekistan Umayyad Arabs defend the fortress of Kamarja for 58 days against overwhelming Turgesh numbers before being allowed to retire.
Battle of Ravenna (729) Italy Byzantine forces are defeated by Italians following an argument about icon veneration.
730 Battle of Marj Ardabil Iran Khazars defeat the Umayyads.
Battle of Bajarwan Azerbaijan December- Umayyad Caliphate defeats the Khazars.
732 Battle of Balanjar (730s) Russia Umayyad Arabs defeat the Khazars.
Battle of Tours France 10 October – Umayyad forces, led by Abd er-Rahman, lose to Charles Martel near Poitiers.
734 Battle of the Boarn Netherlands Charles Martel defeats the Frisians, killing King Poppo and ending the Frisian Kingdom.
737 Battle of the Baggage Afghanistan Turgesh drive back an Umayyad invasion of Khuttal and capture their baggage train.
Battle of Kharistan Afghanistan Umayyad governor of Khorasan Asad ibn Abdallah al-Qasri defeats the Turgesh khagan in battle, halting the Turgesh invasion south of the Oxus River.
Siege of Avignon France Franks under Charles Martel destroy Umayyad garrison.
Siege of Narbonne France Franks besiege Umayyad city, results inconclusive.
Battle of the River Berre France Franks defeat Umayyad forces attempting to relieve siege of Narbonne.
740 Battle of Akroinon Turkey Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian wins an important victory over the Umayyads in modern Turkey.
Battle of the Nobles Morocco Berber forces defeat the Umayyads near Tangier, killing their leader and 10,000 Arabs.
741 Battle of Bagdoura Morocco October – Berbers push the Umayyad Caliphate out of Morocco.
Siege of Laon (741) France Franks under Carloman and Pepin the Short defeat the rebellion of their brother Grifo.
746 Battle of Keramaia Cyprus The Cibyrrhaeots defeat the Egyptian fleet of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Battle of Rupar Thutha Iraq Kufa and Mosul taken by Marwan II.
750 Battle of Bråvalla Sweden The Danish army is defeated by the Swedish.
Battle of Zab Iraq Decisive victory for the Abbasids resulting in the Umayyads' fall and rise of a new Caliphate.
Siege of Wasit Iraq Umayyad holdout led by Governor Yazid ibn Umar al-Fazari taken by the Abbasids.
751 Battle of Talas KazakhstanKyrgyzstan Abbasid forces defeat Tang forces on the banks of the Talas River.
756 Battle of Yongqiu China Tang forces deal a decisive blow to the Yan during the An Shi Rebellion.
Battle of Musarah Spain March - Umayyad prince Abd al-Rahman I, on the run from his dynasty's overthrow by the Abbasids, defeats Yusuf ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, the Governor of al-Andalus, and takes control of Iberia.
Battle of the Long Walls Turkey The Bulgar Khan Kormisosh is defeated by the Byzantine forces of Emperor Constantine V. As a result, the Bulgars overthrow Kormissosh and a period of political instability begins in the Bulgar khanate.
Battle of Marcellae Bulgaria Emperor Constantine V of Byzantium defeats a Bulgar army under the new Khan Vinekh.
757 Battle of Suiyang China Pyrrhic victory for the Yan against Tang forces.
759 Battle of the Rishki Pass Serbia Bulgar Khan Vinekh defeats a Byzantine army in a mountain pass.
763 Battle of Bakhamra Iraq The Abbasids under Isa ibn Musa crush an Alid rebel army under Ibrahim ibn Abdallah.
Battle of Anchialus Bulgaria The Bulgar Khan Telets is defeated by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine V.
766 Siege of Kamacha Turkey Unsuccessful attack on the Byzantine border fortress of Kamacha by the Abbasids.
770 Battle of Brávellir Sweden Swedes allied with Western Geats defeat Danes allied with Eastern Geats.
772 Battle of Janbi Morocco Rustamid state established in Morocco.
773-774 Siege of Pavia (773-74) Italy September 773-June 774 – Franks under Charlemagne decisively defeat the Lombards and annex northern Italy.
774 Battle of Litosoria Turkey October – Byzantine Empire under Constantine V defeat the Bulgars under Telerig.
Battle of Berzitia Greece Superior Byzantine forces led by Constantine V crush a Bulgar army led by Khan Telerig.
775 Battle of Bagrevand Turkey The Abbasid Caliphate defeats a major Armenian rebellion and kills its leaders. Muslim control over Transcaucasia is solidified, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and flee to the Byzantine Empire.
778 Battle of Roncesvalles SpainNavarre Basques defeat an invading Frankish army. Roland, Paladin of Charlemagne, dies.
779 Battle of Bensington United Kingdom Mercia defeats Wessex.
782 Battle of Suntel Germany Saxons kill a detachment of Frankish forces.
783 Battle on the Hase Germany Franks under Charlemagne defeat the Saxons under Widukind.
786 Battle of Fakhkh Saudi Arabia A Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids. Idris ibn Abdallah flees to the Maghreb, where he later founds the Idrisid dynasty.
788 Battle of Kopidnadon Turkey Abbasid forces defeat Byzantine forces.
789 Battle of Sufuse Japan Japanese army defeated by the Isawa Emishi under their general Aterui. Much of the imperial army drowned in the Koromo River.
791 Battle of Raab (791) Hungary Charlemagne defeats the Avars and as a result subdues Pannonia into vassalage.
Battle of the Burbia River Spain Córdoba defeats Asturias.
792 Battle of Marcellae Bulgaria The Bulgar Khan Kardam defeats a Byzantine army under Emperor Constantine VI.
794 Battle of Lutos Spain Asturias defeats Córdoba.
795 Battle of Lüne and the Elbe (Saxon Wars) Germany Franks under Charlemagne defeat the Obotrite Slavs under Witzlaus, who was killed by his own men while crossing the Elbe.
799 Siege of Trsat Croatia Croatia decisively defeats an invading Frankish force led by Eric of Friuli, who dies in the conflict.

9th century[edit]

Year Battle Loc. Description
801 Siege of Barcelona Spain Carolingians under Louis the Pious conquer Barcelona from the Emirate of Córdoba.
801-802 Battle of Weizhou China Tang Chinese forces decisively defeat Tibetan forces in the South-West front.
804 Battle of Krasos Turkey Abbasids under Ibrahim ibn Jibril surprise and defeat the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I.
808-809 Siege of Tortosa Spain The Umayyads repel the Carolingian army under Louis the Pious.
809 Siege of Serdica Bulgaria Bulgar Khan Krum seizes the fortified Byzantine town of Serdica, nowadays Sofia.
811 Battle of Pliska Bulgaria Nikephoros I of the Byzantine Empire captures and destroys the Bulgar capital, Pliska, only to be crushingly defeated and killed a few days later by the Bulgar khan Krum.
811 Battle of Ray (811) Iran Abbasid Civil War ends with Al-Ma'mun defeating his half-brother Al-Amin, who dies in this battle.
812 Siege of Develtos Bulgaria Bulgar Khan Krum besieges ancient city of Develtos, Thrace. Decisive victory for Krum – the population of Develtos are deported to Bulgarian territories.
813 Battle of Versinikia Bulgaria
Turkey		 The Bulgars of Krum defeat the Byzantines of Emperor Michael I Rangabe.
814 Battle of Burdizon A Bulgar force led by the new Khan Omurtag is defeated by a Byzantine army of Emperor Leo V. A peace treaty follows as a result.
816 Battle of Pancorbo Spain Emirate of Cordoba decisively defeats invading forces of Asturias and the Basques, killing all commanders against Cordoba.
819 Battle of Yanzhou China Tang Chinese forces decisively defeat Tibetan forces in the North-West front.
822 Battle of Kedouktos Turkey The Bulgars of Khan Omurtag attack the Byzantine rebel Thomas the Slav as a favour to Byzantine Emperor Michael II, but are defeated.
825 Battle of Ellandun United Kingdom Egbert of Wessex defeats Beornwulf of Mercia, ending Mercian supremacy.
829 Battle of Thasos Greece The Cretan Saracens defeat the Byzantines off Thasos.
838 Battle of Anzen Turkey Theophilus is defeated by the Abbasids in modern Turkey.
Battle of Hingston Down United Kingdom Egbert of Wessex defeats a Cornish and Viking army, ending Cornish independence.
Sack of Amorium Turkey Abbasids take and raze Byzantine city.
841 Battle of Fontenoy France Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat emperor Lothair I in the Carolingian civil war.
843 Battle of Messac [fr] France Franks under count Renaud of Nantes defeat the Bretons under Nominoe and prefect Lambert II of the Breton March.
Battle of Blain France Bretons of the Duchy of Brittany defeat Renaud of Nantes.
844 Battle of Mauropotamos Turkey Abbasids defeat the Byzantines.
845 Battle of Ballon France Charles the Bald of West Frankish Kingdom is defeated by the Bretons of Nominoe.
Siege of Paris France Vikings plunder and occupy Paris, leaving for 7,000 pounds of silver and gold.
847 Siege of Bordeaux France Vikings plunder and occupy Bordeaux.
849 Battle of Ostia Italy An Italian alliance fleet defeats Saracen pirates.
851 Battle of Jengland France Bretons under Duke Erispoe defeat king Charles the Bald of West Francia.
856/7 Siege of Paris (856-857) France Danish Vikings capture and plunder Paris, capital of West Francia again.
860 Siege of Constantinople (860) Turkey Rus' Khaganate raids the suburbs outside Constantinople.
861 Siege of Paris (861) France Danish Vikings capture and plunder Paris.
863 Battle of Lalakaon Turkey Byzantines under Michael III defeat the Emirate of Melitene forces decisively.
Siege of Songping Vietnam Nanzhao captures Songping (modern Hanoi) from the Tang
865 Battle of the Morcuera Spain Cordoba defeats Asturias and Castile.
866 Battle of Brissarthe France Bretons and Vikings under Salomon, Duke of Brittany and Hastein defeat Franks. Robert the Strong and Ranulf I of Aquitaine die in the battle.
867 Battle of York (867) United Kingdom Great Heathen Army defeats and occupies Northumbria, executes King Aella of Northumbria, and establishes the Danelaw.
869 Battle of the Barges Iraq Zanj rebels defeat militia trying to quell their rebellion.
870 Siege of Melite Malta Aghlabids under Sawāda Ibn Muḥammad capture the Byzantine city of Melite.
Battle of Englefield United Kingdom Anglo-Saxons under Æthelwulf defeat the Danelaw Vikings.
871 Battle of Reading United Kingdom Ethelred of Wessex and Alfred the Great are defeated by a Danish army, suffering heavy losses.
871 Battle of Basra Iraq Zanj defeat Abbasid forces and sack city of Basra during the Zanj rebellion.
872 Battle of Hafrsfjord Norway Harald Hårfagre takes over great parts of Norway; the country of Norway is regarded to be founded after the battle.
c. 872 Battle of Bathys Ryax Turkey (possibly also in 878) – The Byzantine Empire defeats the Paulician heretics, killing their leader Chrysocheir.
c. 872/3 Battle of Kardia Turkey Byzantine admiral Niketas Ooryphas defeats a fleet of Cretan Saracens under the renegade Photios.
c. 873 Battle of the Gulf of Corinth Greece (possibly as late as 879) – Byzantine admiral Niketas Ooryphas defeats a fleet of Cretan Saracens and kills their commander, the renegade Photios.
876 Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul Iraq Abbasids defeat Saffarid dynasty near the Tigris River.
Battle of Andernach Germany King Louis the Younger of East Francia defeats the invading army of emperor Charles the Bald.
878 Battle of Edington United Kingdom West Saxons under Alfred the Great defeat the Danelaw Vikings.
Battle of Cynwit United Kingdom West Saxons, said to have been under the command of a certain ealdorman named Odda, defeat a Viking army, killing their leader, an unnamed man who may have been identical to Ubba.
United Kingdom Vikings defeat forces of St Cuthbert in West Sussex.
879 Battle of Thirupurambiyam India Pallavas and Cholas defeat Pandya kingdom in Southern India. Cholas become most prominent regional power soon after this.
880 Battle of Attigny France A Frankish army defeats a rebel army of self-proclaimed king Boso of Provence.
Battle of Lüneburg Heath Germany Vikings of the Great Heathen Army defeat the Franks under Louis the Younger.
Battle of Thimeon Belgium Franks under Louis the Younger march on and defeat Vikings.
Battle of Cephalonia Greece Byzantine admiral Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet in a night attack off western Greece.
Battle of Stelai Italy Byzantine admiral Nasar defeats an Aghlabid fleet off southern Italy.
Italy The Byzantines under Leo Apostyppes capture Taranto from the Muslims.
Siege of Vienne France The Frankish army under Charles the Fat, Louis III and Carloman II fail to take the capital of king Boso of Provence.
881 Battle of the Conwy United Kingdom Anarawd ap Rhodri defeats the Mercians under Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians. Known in Welsh as Dial Rhodri: the Avenging of Rhodri.
Italy The Aghlabids under al-Hasan ibn al-Abbas defeat the Byzantines under Barsakios near Taormina.
Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu France Franks under Louis III of France and Carloman II decisively defeat Danish Vikings.
881/2 Battle of Caltavuturo Italy The Byzantines under Mosilikes defeat the Aghlabids under Abu Thawr.
882 Battle of Remich Luxembourg Danish Vikings under Godfrid and Sigfrid defeat the Franks under Archbishop Wala of Metz, Archbishop Bertulf of Trier and count Adalhard of Metz.
Siege of Asselt Netherlands Franks defeat Viking camp, whose leader Godfrid made to become Frankish vassal and convert to Christianity.
First Battle of Cellorigo Spain Spanish defeat Cordoba.
883 Battle of Mecca (883) Saudi Arabia Abbasids defeat Tulunid army trying to gain control of the city.
884 Battle of Norditi Germany Frisia under Archbishop Rimbert of Bremen-Hamburg makes an army of Danish Vikings retreat from East Frisia.
885 Battle of Tawahin Israel Tulunids defeat Abbasid attempt at recovering Syria and Egypt.
885-886 Siege of Paris France Franks defend Paris decisively from Viking siege, Vikings granted passage of the Seine and given 700 pounds of silver.
891 Battle of Leuven Belgium Arnulf of the Franks defeats a Viking army, ending their invasion.
893 Battle of Buttington United Kingdom An army of Mercians, West Saxons, and Welsh led by Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians defeats a Viking army.
896 Battle of Southern Buh Ukraine Bulgarians defeat Magyars, who abandon the area and migrate westwards.
Battle of Bulgarophygon Turkey During the summer the Bulgars led by Prince Simeon I defeat a Byzantine army decisively.
Siege of Dorostolon Bulgaria The Bulgars under their princes Boris-Michael and his son Symeon finally break a Magyar siege.
897 Battle of Qingkou China Forces loyal to Yang Xingmi defeat forces of fellow warlord Zhu Wen.
899 Battle of Brenta Italy Hungarians decisively defeat the Kingdom of Italy.

10th century[edit]

Year Battle Loc. Description
902 Siege of Taormina Italy The former Aghlabid emir, Ibrahim II, captures the fortress of Taormina from the Byzantine Empire.
903 Battle of Hama Syria 29 November – The Abbasid army under Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Katib deals a crushing defeat on the Qarmatians under the Sahib al-Shama.
904 Sack of Thessalonica Greece Saracens under Leo of Tripoli sack the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city.
907 Battle of Pozsony Slovakia Hungary Hungarians completely defeat the combined European forces and expand their military control to River Enns.
908 Battle of Eisenach Germany Hungarians decisively defeat Franco-German army from Franconia, Saxony, and Thuringia.
909 Battle of Jisu China Warlord Liu Shouguang defeats his brother Liu Shouwen
910 Battle of Tettenhall United Kingdom Between Edward the Elder and the Yorkshire Danes. The Danish were defeated.
Battle of Lechfeld Germany 12 June – Hungarians decisively defeat Louis the Child's united Frankish Imperial Army, devastating East Francia.
Battle of Rednitz Germany 22 June – Hungarians deliver another devastating defeat to East Francia and the German kingdoms near the River Rednitz.
911 Siege of Chartres (911) France Vikings under Rollo defeated by the Franks, who afterwards bargain to give Rollo the Duchy of Normandy in exchange for vassalage and religious conversion.
913 Battle of the Inn Germany Duchies of Bavaria and Swabia defeat Hungarian raiding party.
915 Battle of Garigliano Italy Christian League defeats the Saracen bands in southern Lazio.
916 Sack of Kannauj India Rashtrakutas sack Kannauj, the capital of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.
917 Battle of Derby United Kingdom Anglo-Saxons defeat the Danelaw Vikings.
Battle of Acheloos Bulgaria 20 August – A large-scale Byzantine invasion against Bulgaria is decisively defeated by Tzar Simeon I of Bulgaria.
Battle of Confey Republic of Ireland Vikings defeat Leinster and kill their king.
Battle of Mag Femen Republic of Ireland 22 August – Strategic Viking victory against the Irish of Ui Niell.
Battle of Katasyrtai Turkey Bulgarians defeat Byzantine Empire in village in proximity to Constantinople.
Battle of San Esteban de Gormaz (917) Spain León defeats Córdoba.
918 Battle of Corbridge United Kingdom Stalemate between Norse and Kingdom of Scotland.
919 Battle of Langshan Jiang China State of Wuyue decisively defeats Wu (Ten Kingdoms). First documented use of a type of flamethrower.
Battle of Islandbridge Republic of Ireland Vikings of Dublin decisively defeat the Irish kingdoms trying to drive them off the continent, killing six Irish kings.
Battle of Püchen Germany Hungarians defeat new German King Henry the Fowler.
920 Battle of Valdejunquera NavarreSpain Cordoba defeats Leon and Navarre.
921 Battle of Sevan Armenia Kingdom of Armenia defeats the Iranian Sajid dynasty.
Battle of Pegae Turkey Bulgarians decisively defeat Byzantines near Constantinople.
923 Battle of Soissons France 15 June – Rollo of Normandy killed by Charles III, but Charles is defeated and imprisoned by Rudolf Duke of Burgundy who succeeded Robert.
925 Battle of Drava River Croatia Croatia defeats Hungary
926 Battle of the Bosnian Highlands Bosnia and Herzegovina Simeon I of Bulgaria sent an army under Alogobotur against the Byzantine ally Croatia, but this army was defeated by King Tomislav of Croatia. Fearing a Bulgarian retribution, Tomislav accepted to abandon his union with Byzantium and make peace on the basis of the status quo, negotiated by the papal legate Madalbert.
929 Siege of Gana Germany A German army commanded by king Henry the Fowler captures the Glomatian fort of Gana.
Battle of Firenzuola Italy Rudolph II of Burgundy and Adalbert I of Ivrea defeat Berengar I of Italy, who is dethroned and Rudolph is given the title King of Italy.
Battle of Lenzen Germany Duchy of Saxony defeats the Slavic Veleti and Obotrites.
933 Battle of Riade Germany Henry the Fowler, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Magyars.
934 Battle of W.l.n.d.r Serbia Hungarians and Pechenegs defeat Byzantines and Bulgarians.
936 Battle of Kaesong North Korea Goryeo led by Wang Geon conquers Later Baekje.
937 Battle of Brunanburh United Kingdom Athelstan of England defeats a combined Norse-Celtic force.
938 Battle of Bạch Đằng Vietnam Ngô Quyền defeats Southern Han.
939 Battle of Simancas Spain Caliph Abd-ar-Rahman III of Córdoba is defeated by a combined Hispanic-Christian force.
Battle of Trans-la-Forêt France Bretons drive Vikings out of Brittany and found the Duchy of Brittany right after.
Battle of Andernach Germany The royal German army defeats the rebel dukes Eberhard of Franconia and Gilbert of Lorraine.
940 Battle of Iskhabad Iran Samanid Empire defeats Ziyarid dynasty and Firuzanids.
942 Battle of al-Mada'in Iraq Hamdanid dynasty defeats Baridis for control over Baghdad.
Battle of Fraxinet France Hungarian raiding army defeat the Muslim frontier state of Fraxinet and they continued on their way to Hispania. Their victory laid the foundation of a successful Italian–Byzantine campaign against the Muslims in the Mediterranean.
943 Battle of Wels Austria Bavarians and Carantanians defeat Principality of Hungary.
946 Battle of Baghdad Iraq Buyid dynasty defeats Hamdanid dynasty.
949 Battle of Takkolam India Rashtrakuta dynasty decisively defeats Chola Empire
953 Battle of Marash Turkey The Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla, scores a major victory over the Byzantines under Bardas Phokas the Elder.
955 Battle of Lechfeld Germany 10 August – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Magyars, ending their invasion of the West.
Battle on the Raxa Germany 16 October – Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Obotrites, Veleti, and allied Slavs.
956 Turkey September/October – A Byzantine fleet under Basil Hexamilites deals a crushing defeat on the fleet of Tarsus.
955-957 Siege of Shouzhou China Later Zhou decisively defeats Southern Tang
958 Battle of Raban Syria The Byzantines under John Tzimiskes defeat the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla.
960 Battle of Andrassos Turkey The Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla.
Battle of Drina Bosnia and HerzegovinaSerbia Serbian victory, Hungarian leader named Kisa was defeated by Časlav, the Prince of Serbia
Battle of Syrmia CroatiaSerbia Hungarian victory, a Hungarian army defeated Časlav, the Prince of Serbia by avenge of the widow of Kisa
961 Siege of Chandax Greece The Byzantines reconquer Crete from the Cretan Saracens.
962 Battle of Bauds United Kingdom Indulf of Scotland is killed in battle with Danish pirates.
Siege of Taormina Italy The Kalbids capture the fortress of Taormina from the Byzantine Empire on behalf of the Fatimid Caliphate.
965 Battle of the Straits Italy The Fatimid fleet deals a crushing defeat on the Byzantine fleet under Niketas Abalantes.
968 Battle of Silistra Bulgaria Sviatoslav I of Kiev defeats Bulgaria.
Siege of Kiev Ukraine Pecheneg siege of Kievan Rus' successfully lifted by the general Pretich.
969 Capture of Preslav Bulgaria Sviatoslav I of Kiev captures Preslav, the Bulgarian capital.
Sack of Atil Russia Sviatoslav I of Kiev sacks and razes the capital of the Khazars, conquering the Khazar state for Kievan Rus'
970 Battle of Arcadiopolis Turkey Bardas Skleros defeats a Russo-Bulgarian-Magyar-Pecheneg army.
971 Battle of Dorostolon Bulgaria Byzantine emperor John Tzimiskes defeats the Rus'.
Battle of Alexandretta Turkey Byzantines defeat a Fatimid army near Alexandretta, forcing them to lift their siege of Antioch.
972 Battle of Cedynia Poland Mieszko I of Poland defeated Hodon of Germany.
978 or 979 Battle of Pankaleia Turkey The rebel Byzantine general Bardas Skleros defeated the loyalist commander Bardas Phokas the Younger.
980 Battle of Tara (Ireland) Republic of Ireland Irish of the Kingdom of Meath defeat the Norse.
rowspan="2" 981 Battle of Bạch Đằng Vietnam Former Le defeated the Song dynasty.
Battle of Rueda Spain Cordoba defeats Leon, Castile, and Navarre.
982 Battle of Crotone Italy 13 July or 14 – Emperor Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated by a Kalbid army .
986 Battle of the Gates of Trajan Bulgaria 17 August – Bulgarians under Samuil of Bulgaria decisively defeat Byzantines under Basil II.
988 Battle of Kandalur Salai India Cholas defeat members of the Kandalur Salai in Southern India.
991 Battle of Maldon United Kingdom 10 August – Olaf Tryggvason's Vikings defeat English of Ealdorman Brihtnoth of Essex.
994 Battle of the Orontes Syria 15 September – Fatimid victory over the Byzantines under Michael Bourtzes.
997 Battle of Spercheios Greece Byzantines defeat Bulgarian attack.
998 Battle of Apamea Syria 19 July – Fatimids defeat Byzantine army under Damian Dalassenos.
Siege of Zadar Croatia Bulgarian emperor Samuil unsuccessfully besieged the fortified city of Zadar during the military campaign against Croatia.
Battle of Ghazni (998) Afghanistan Mahmud of Ghazni defeats and captures his younger brother Ismail of Ghazni and becomes ruler of the Ghaznavids.
999 Battle of Glenn Mama Republic of Ireland Brian Boru and Máel Sechnaill defeat the Leinstermen and Vikings of Dublin.
1000 Battle of Lastovo Croatia Forces of the Republic of Venice occupied the island of Lastovo in southern Croatia.
Battle of Swold Semi-legendary battle. Norway is defeated by an alliance of the other Scandinavians.

11th century[edit]

Year Battle Loc. Description
1001 Battle of Peshawar (1001) Pakistan Ghaznavids decisively defeat the Hindu Shahi and capture their ruler Jayapala who commits suicide in shame.
1002 Battle of Calatañazor Spain Battle where the Christian kings of Spain defeated Saracens under Almanzor, who is said to have died of wounds received in this battle.
1003 Battle of Vinland (1003) Canada Thorvald Eiriksson has first Viking contact with the Skrælings. Viking victory but withdrawal, with Eiriksson losing his life.
1004 Battle of Skopje North Macedonia Byzantines under Basil II defeat Bulgarians under Samuel of Bulgaria.
1007 Battle of Donur India Chola Empire defeats Western Chalukyas.
1008 Battle of Chach Pakistan Ghaznavids again decisively defeat the Hindu Shahi.
Battle at Herdaler Finland Finns defeat and almost kill Norse King Olaf II of Norway.
1010 Battle of Aqbat al-Bakr Spain 2 June – Rebels defeat forces of the Caliphate of Córdoba.
Battle of Vinland (1010) Canada Vikings defeat natives in Vinland, then return to Greenland.
1014 Battle of Clontarf Republic of Ireland 23 April – Irish King Brian Boru ends Norse rule of Ireland, but is killed in battle.
Battle of Kleidion Bulgaria Byzantine Emperor Basil II conquers the Bulgarians, ending Bulgarian independence for 171 years.
1015 Battle of Dadosesani Land Poland The battle fought on 1 September 1015 during the German–Polish War.
1016 Battle of Nesjar Norway Future Norwegian king Saint Olav Haraldsson laid foundation for his reign in this victory.
Battle of Assandun United Kingdom 18 October – Danes led by Canute the Great defeat an English army led by King Edmund II ('Ironside').
1018 Battle of Cannae (1018) Italy Byzantine forces defeat a Lombard revolt
Battle of Carham United Kingdom Máel Coluim II, King of Scots, defeats the Northumbrians.
Battle of the River Bug PolandUkraine Poland defeats Kievan Rus.
Battle of Vlaardingen Netherlands Count Dirk III of West Frisia defeats an army sent by Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor at Vlaardingen.
Battle of Heunghwajin North Korea Koreans defeat the Khitan.
1019 Battle of Kuju North Korea The major battle during the Third Goryeo-Khitan War, decisive victory for the Goryeo.
1021 Battle of Shirimni Turkey 11 September – Byzantine forces under Basil II defeats Georgian forces under George I.
1022 Battle of Svindax Turkey Byzantine Emperor Basil II defeats Giorgi I of Georgia, forcing him to accept a treaty.
1024 Battle of Lemnos Greece Byzantine forces annihilate a Rus' raid.
Battle of Listven Ukraine Mstislav of Chernigov defeats Yaroslav the Wise, stalemate over sole rulership of Kiev.
1025 Raid of Palembang Indonesia Rajendra Chola of the Chola Empire defeats and sacks the capital of Srivijaya.
Battle of Kedah Malaysia Rajendra Chola defeats Srivijaya.
1030 Battle of Stiklestad Norway Norwegian King Saint Olaf Haraldsson is killed in battle, but Christianization of Norway is ensured.
Battle of Azaz Syria Mirdasids defeat a large Byzantine army led by Emperor Romanos III in person.
1032 Battle of Dabusiyya Uzbekistan Stalemate between Ghaznavid Empire and Kara-Khanid Khanate. Ghaznavid commander Altun Tash mortally wounded.
1035 Battle of Tafalla Spain García Sánchez III of Pamplona defeats his brother Ramiro I of Aragon.
1037 Battle of Tamarón Spain 4 September - Ferdinand, Count of Castile defeats and kills his brother-in-law Vermudo III King of León.
Battle of Bar-le-Duc France 15 November - A Holy Roman Imperial army under Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine defeats Odo II, Count of Blois, contender to the Kingdom of Arles. Odo II is killed.
1040 Battle of Dandanaqan Turkmenistan 23 May – Seljuk Turks defeat the Ghaznavid Empire and begin occupying Khorasan.
Battle at Brůdek Czech Republic 22/23 August – Duke Bretislav I of Bohemia defeats king Henry III of Germany.
1041 Battle of Olivento Italy Normans and Lombards defeat Byzantines.
Battle of Montemaggiore Italy 4 May – Lombards and Normans defeat Byzantines in Italy, whose remaining forces retreated to Bari.
1042 Battle of Sasireti Georgia (country) Byzantine Empire intervenes in a civil war in Georgia in favor of the rebels. Royal army of Georgia crushed.
1042 Battle of Bar Montenegro 7 October – Duklja victory over Byzantines, resulting by future of Duklja without Byzantine imperial authority. 7 October is commemorated as the day of Military of Montenegro.
1044 Battle of Ménfő Hungary Germans and Hungarian supporters of the deposed King Peter Orseolo defeat Hungarians under King Samuel Aba who was captured and killed.
1047 Battle of Val-ès-Dunes France William, Duke of Normandy and King Henry I of France against the forces of several rebel Norman barons.
1048 Battle of Kapetron Turkey Byzantines defeat Seljuk Turkish army, however the Turkish central flank captured Liparit IV of Kldekari and received a large ransom for him after escaping back to Seljuk territory.
1051 Battle of Vértes Hungary It was a conflict that broke out, when the Emperor Henry III tried to invade Hungary and was defeated by King Andrew I of Hungary and Duke Béla of Hungary.
1053 Battle of Civitate Italy Robert Guiscard's Normans destroy the army of Pope Leo IX.
1053–54 Siege of Medina Malta Failed Byzantine attempt to retake Medina, Malta.
1054 Battle of Dunsinane United Kingdom Malcolm defeats MacBeth.
Battle of Koppam India Chola Empire defeats Western Chalukyas in battle but their king Rajadhiraja Chola is slain in battle.
1056 Battle of Tabfarilla Mauritania Berber Godala tribe defeats Berber Lamtuna tribe allied with Takrur state in present-day Mauritania.
1057 Battle of Lumphanan United Kingdom MacBeth is killed in battle against Malcolm's forces.
1060 Battle of the Theben Pass Hungary During a Hungarian civil war. Béla I of Hungary with a Hungarian and Polish army defeats king Andrew I of Hungary with a Hungarian and German army. Andrew dies of his battle wounds and Béla becomes king.
1062 Battle of Kudal-Sangamam India Chola defeat Western Chalukyas.
Siege of Kuriyagawa Japan Forces of Minamoto no Yoshiie defeat forces of Abe no Sadato
1063 Battle of Cerami Italy Normans under Roger I of Sicily defeated a Muslim alliance of Sicilian and Zirid dynasty troops.
Battle of Graus Spain Castile and Zaragoza defeat Aragon, killing Ramiro I.
1065 Battle of Paterna Spain<

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