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Battle of Adwa
Battle of Adwa, fought March 1, 1896 near Adwa, northern Ethiopia: Emperor Menelik II's army defeated an Italian expeditionary force under Baratieri, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War, preserving Ethiopian independence, and inspiring Pan-Africanism.
Battle of Afabet
The Battle of Afabet was a battle of the Eritrean War of Independence fought in March 1988, in which the EPLF destroyed the Ethiopian Army's Nadew Command.
Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt (Azincourt), 25 October 1415: Henry V's English army defeated a larger French force under d'Albret and Boucicaut in the Hundred Years' War, enabling the Treaty of Troyes.
Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat is the name of two battles fought near Agordat in western Eritrea: a colonial battle of 1893 and a World War II battle of January 1941.
Battle of Agua Prieta
The Battle of Agua Prieta (Segunda Batalla de Agua Prieta) was a 1915 Mexican Revolution battle at Agua Prieta, Sonora, where Plutarco Elías Calles repulsed Pancho Villa's night assault.
Battle of Aguelhok
The Battle of Aguelhok was the capture of a Malian army camp in northern Mali by armed groups on 24 January 2012, followed by the execution of dozens of captured soldiers.
Battle of Ain Jalut
Battle of Ain Jalut (Ma'rakat ʿAyn Jālūt), 3 September 1260 in the Jezreel Valley, Galilee: Mamluk Sultan Qutuz and Baibars defeated the Ilkhanate Mongol force under Kitbuqa, the first major Mongol defeat, halting Mongol expansion westward.
Battle of Aitape
The Battle of Aitape was the 1944 fighting at Aitape, New Guinea: the American landing of 22 April 1944, and the Japanese 18th Army's repulsed Driniumor River counterattack from July to August.
Battle of Aizkraukle
The Battle of Aizkraukle, also called the Battle of Ascheraden, was a 1279 victory of Grand Duke Traidenis's Lithuanians over the Livonian Order in Latvia.
Battle of Aizu
The Battle of Aizu (会津戦争, Aizu War) was an 1868 Boshin War campaign in which the Meiji government's army besieged and defeated the Aizu domain in northern Japan.
Battle of Ajdabiya
The Battle of Ajdabiya was a March and April 2011 battle of the Libyan Civil War fought for the strategic crossroads town of Ajdabiya in eastern Libya.
Battle of Ajdir
The Battle of Ajdir (Axdir) was the seizure of the Rif Republic's capital, Ajdir, by Spanish forces during the Rif War, first burned in September 1925 and captured in May 1926.
Battle of Akhsi
The Battle of Akhsi, also called the Battle of Archiyan or Akhsikath, was won by Uzbek forces of Muhammad Shaybani Khan near Akhsi in June 1503.
Battle of al-Bab
Battle of al-Bab (Nov 2016–Feb 2017): Turkish forces and Syrian rebels captured the IS-held city of al-Bab, Aleppo province, in the final phase of Operation Euphrates Shield, amid US-Turkish tensions, Russian air support, and heavy civilian casualties.
Battle of al-Hasakah (2015)
Battle of al-Hasakah (2015): ISIL's 25 June 2015 offensive on government-held southern Hasakah city, Syria, repelled by Syrian forces and Kurdish YPG; about 120,000 displaced; city declared liberated from ISIS on 2 August 2015.
Battle of al-Hasakah (2016)
The Battle of al-Hasakah was an August 2016 clash in which Kurdish-led YPG and Asayish forces fought Syrian government troops, ending with regime forces withdrawing from Hasakah city.
Battle of Alam el Halfa
The Battle of Alam el Halfa was fought in Egypt from 30 August to early September 1942, when Montgomery's British Eighth Army stopped Rommel's last offensive in North Africa.
Battle of Alamana
The Battle of Alamana (Μάχη της Αλαμάνας) was fought on 23 April 1821 near Thermopylae, where a larger Ottoman army defeated Greek revolutionaries and captured their commander Athanasios Diakos.
Battle of Alamance
Battle of Alamance, May 16, 1771, final battle of the Regulator Movement in colonial North Carolina: about 2,000 Regulators defeated by Governor William Tryon's roughly 1,000-man militia with eight cannons near Great Alamance Creek.
Battle of Alapan
The Battle of Alapan (Labanan sa Alapan) was a victory of Filipino revolutionary forces over Spanish marines at Alapan, Imus, Cavite, on May 28, 1898, during Aguinaldo's renewed revolution.
Battle of Albulena
The Battle of Albulena, also called the Battle of Ujëbardha, was a 1457 victory of Skanderbeg's Albanians over a much larger Ottoman army in Albania.
Battle of Alcácer Quibir (معركة وادي المخازن)
Battle of Alcácer Quibir (معركة وادي المخازن), Battle of the Three Kings or Oued al-Makhâzin: 4 August 1578 defeat of King Sebastian's Portuguese army by Saadi Morocco; three kings died, leading to the Iberian Union.
Battle of Aleppo (2024)
Battle of Aleppo (2024): HTS-led rebels captured Syria's second-largest city, also called Operation Deterrence of Aggression, 27-30 November 2024, ending regime control since 2016 and triggering Assad's fall.
Battle of Aleppo (معركة حلب) (2012–2016)
Battle of Aleppo (معركة حلب), 2012–2016 Syrian civil war battle for Syria's largest city; government west versus rebel east until the December 2016 siege, evacuation, and rebel withdrawal.
Battle of Alesia
The Battle of Alesia, or Siege of Alesia, was fought in September 52 BC at Alesia in central France, where Julius Caesar besieged and defeated the Gallic leader Vercingetorix.
Battle of Aljubarrota
Battle of Aljubarrota (Batalha de Aljubarrota), 14 August 1385: João I of Portugal and Nuno Álvares Pereira defeated Juan I of Castile's invading army on the São Jorge plateau, ending the 1383–1385 crisis and securing Portuguese independence.
Battle of Amalinde
The Battle of Amalinde, also called the Battle of Debe Nek, was an 1818 Xhosa battle in which Ndlambe decisively defeated his nephew, the chief Ngqika.
Battle of Amba Alagi
The Battle of Amba Alagi, fought on 7 December 1895, saw Ethiopian forces under Ras Makonnen destroy an Italian column under Major Pietro Toselli in Tigray.
Battle of Ambon
The Battle of Ambon was a 1942 Second World War engagement on Ambon Island, Indonesia, where Japanese forces quickly overwhelmed the Dutch and Australian garrison.
Battle of Amoaful
The Battle of Amoaful was a battle fought on 31 January 1874 near Amoaful in present-day Ghana, where Wolseley's British force decisively defeated the main Asante army.