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Battle of Wuzhang Plains
The Battle of Wuzhang Plains (五丈原之战) was Zhuge Liang's 234 northern expedition against Wei, a hundred-day standoff with Sima Yi that ended when Zhuge Liang died in camp.
Battle of Wyoming
The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a 1778 Revolutionary War engagement in Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley, where Loyalists and Seneca routed Patriot militia.
Battle of Xianren Pass
The Battle of Xianren Pass (仙人关之战) was a defensive battle of the Song–Jin wars in which the Song commanders Wu Jie and Wu Lin repelled a Jin invasion aimed at Sichuan.
Battle of Xianyou
The Battle of Xianyou (仙游之战) was a Ming victory won by Qi Jiguang's troops on the Fujian coast during the Jiajing reign, following the victory at Pinghaiwei.
Battle of Xiao
The Battle of Xiao (崤之战) was a 627 BC ambush in which Jin and the Jiangrong tribes annihilated a Qin army returning from a failed attack on Zheng.
Battle of Xiaoguan
The Battle of Xiaoguan (小关之战) was the first major battle between the Eastern Wei and Western Wei dynasties, where Yuwen Tai destroyed Dou Tai's central army and secured Western Wei's survival.
Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
The Battle of Xiaoyao Ford (逍遥津之战) was a 215 battle at Hefei where Zhang Liao's small Wei garrison repelled Sun Quan's large Wu army and nearly captured him.
Battle of Xingluocang
The Battle of Xingluocang (兴洛仓之战) was the surprise capture of the great Sui government granary Xingluocang by the rebel army of Li Mi and Zhai Rang.
Battle of Xingyang
The Battle of Xingyang (荥阳之战) was a long campaign of the Chu–Han Contention in which Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fought for Xingyang, ending in 203 BC.
Battle of Xoài Mút
The Battle of Xoài Mút (Trận Rạch Gầm–Xoài Mút) was a 1785 riverine ambush in which Nguyễn Huệ's Tây Sơn army destroyed a 50,000-strong Siamese fleet on the Tiền River in southern Vietnam.
Battle of Xuân Lộc
The Battle of Xuân Lộc (Trận Xuân Lộc) was fought from 9 to 21 April 1975 and was the last major battle of the Vietnam War.
Battle of Xuge
The Battle of Xuge (繻葛之戰) was a 707 BC battle in which Zheng defeated a Zhou royal coalition led by King Huan, who was wounded.
Battle of Xuzhou
The Battle of Xuzhou (徐州会战), also called the Xuzhou Campaign, was a defensive battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War fought at Xuzhou, China, from January to May 1938.
Battle of Yaguachi
The Battle of Yaguachi, also called the Battle of Cone, was fought on 19 August 1821 near Yaguachi, Ecuador, where Antonio José de Sucre defeated a royalist division.
Battle of Yahuarcocha
The Battle of Yahuarcocha was an Inca victory under Huayna Capac over the Caranqui confederation at a lagoon near Ibarra, Ecuador, followed by a massacre.
Battle of Yalu River (1904)
The Battle of the Yalu River (鴨緑江の戦い) was the first major land battle of the Russo-Japanese War, fought April 30 to May 1, 1904, and won by Japan.
Battle of Yamama
The Battle of Yamama (معركة اليمامة) was fought in December 632 between Khalid ibn al-Walid and Musaylima of Banu Hanifa in central Arabia, ending in Musaylima's death.
Battle of Yamazaki
The Battle of Yamazaki (山崎の戦い) was fought at Yamazaki near Kyoto on July 2, 1582, where Hashiba Hideyoshi defeated Akechi Mitsuhide, who had killed Oda Nobunaga eleven days earlier.
Battle of Yamen (崖山海战)
Battle of Yamen (崖山海战, also Battle of Yashan), 19 March 1279 naval battle at Xinhui, Guangdong, where Yuan admirals Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng destroyed the last Southern Song fleet under Zhang Shijie, ending the Song dynasty.
Battle of Yanacocha
The Battle of Yanacocha, fought on 13 August 1835 in the Cusco region of Peru, saw Bolivian president Andrés de Santa Cruz defeat the Peruvian forces of Agustín Gamarra.
Battle of Yangxia
The Battle of Yangxia (阳夏保卫战) was the largest military campaign of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution, a 41-day fight for Hankou and Hanyang that ended in a ceasefire.
Battle of Yanling
The Battle of Yanling (鄢陵之战) was the third great hegemonic contest between Jin and Chu, after Chengpu and Bi, where Jin defeated Chu and restored its lost hegemony.
Battle of Yanzhou
The Battle of Yanzhou (兖州之战) was the 194 CE rising in which Zhang Miao and Chen Gong turned against Cao Cao and welcomed Lü Bu as Governor of Yanzhou.
Battle of Yaroslavl (1245)
The Battle of Yaroslavl (Битва під Ярославом) was fought on 17 August 1245 near the Galician town of Yaroslav, where Danylo and Vasylko Romanovychi defeated Rostislav Mikhailovich's Hungarian-backed coalition.
Battle of Yashima
The Battle of Yashima (屋島の戦い) was a Genpei War battle in 1185 where Minamoto no Yoshitsune's surprise attack drove the Taira from Yashima, near Takamatsu, Japan.
Battle of Yassicemen
The Battle of Yassicemen (یاسیچمن) was fought on 10 August 1230 near Erzincan between Jalal al-Din Khwarazmshah and an allied Seljuk-Ayyubid force, whose victory destroyed Khwarazmian power and opened Anatolia to the Mongols.
Battle of Yassı Çimen
The Battle of Yassı Çimen was fought near Erzincan on 10 August 1230, where a Seljuk and Ayyubid coalition under Kayqubad I defeated Jalal al-Din Khwarazmshah, who was killed in 1231.
Battle of Yatay
The Battle of Yatay was a land battle of the War of the Triple Alliance fought on 17 August 1865 in Corrientes, Argentina, where allied forces destroyed a Paraguayan detachment.
Battle of Yavin
Battle of Yavin: fictional Star Wars engagement from A New Hope (1977) in which Rebel starfighters destroy the first Death Star over Yavin 4; anchors the BBY/ABY dating system.
Battle of Yehuling
The Battle of Yehuling (野狐岭, Wild Fox Ridge) was a decisive 1211 battle of the Mongol–Jin War near Zhangjiakou, Hebei, where Genghis Khan's smaller army destroyed the Jin main field army.