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Battle of Marengo
Battle of Marengo (14 June 1800): French victory under Napoleon Bonaparte over Melas's Austrians near Alessandria, Piedmont; won late in the day by Desaix's return and Kellermann's cavalry charge, securing the Consulate.
Battle of Marib
Battle of Marib: Houthi offensive beginning February 2021 against the Yemeni government's last northern stronghold, an oil-rich governorate; Houthis repelled late 2021, fighting resumed after the 2022 truce collapsed in 2026.
Battle of Marignano
Battle of Marignano (Battle of Giants), 13-14 September 1515: Francis I's French army with massed artillery defeated Swiss pikemen near Melegnano, restoring French rule over the Duchy of Milan and leading to the 1516 Perpetual Peace.
Battle of Marihueñu
The Battle of Marihueñu was an Arauco War battle of February 1554 in which the Mapuche leader Lautaro defeated a Spanish army under Francisco de Villagra near Concepción, Chile.
Battle of Mariupol (May–June 2014)
Battle of Mariupol (May–June 2014): clashes between Ukrainian forces and DPR separatists in Mariupol, Ukraine; April base assault, deadly 9 May police headquarters fighting, DPR control, and Ukrainian recapture on 13 June 2014.
Battle of Marj Ardabil
The Battle of Marj Ardabil, also called the Battle of Ardabil, was a 730 victory in which a Khazar army annihilated the Umayyad force of al-Jarrah outside Ardabil.
Battle of Marj Dabiq
The Battle of Marj Dabiq (مرج دابق), fought on 24 August 1516 near Aleppo, saw Selim I's Ottomans decisively defeat the Mamluk army of Qansuh al-Ghawri, who died in the battle.
Battle of Marj Rahit
The Battle of Marj Rahit (مرج راهط) was a battle fought near Damascus in 684 between Marwan ibn al-Hakam and al-Dahhak ibn Qays, won decisively by Marwan.
Battle of Marracuene
The Battle of Marracuene, also called Gwaza Muthini, was fought in Mozambique on 2 February 1895, when a Portuguese column defeated an alliance of local chiefs.
Battle of Marrakesh
The Battle of Marrakesh was fought outside Marrakesh, Morocco, on 19 August 1908, when supporters of Abd al-Hafid destroyed the field army of his brother, Sultan Abd al-Aziz.
Battle of Marston Moor
Battle of Marston Moor, 2 July 1644, largest battle of the First English Civil War, fought west of York; 28,000 Scots and Parliamentarians under Leven, Manchester, and Fairfax defeated Prince Rupert's 18,000 Royalists, ending Royalist power in northern England.
Battle of Martín García
The Battle of Martín García, fought from 10 to 15 March 1814, saw Guillermo Brown's Buenos Aires squadron capture the island from the Spanish, opening the campaign that forced Montevideo's surrender.
Battle of Marv
The Battle of Marv, or Battle of Maḥmudi, was a 1510 battle near Marv in Khorasan where Shah Esmāʿīl I of Iran defeated the Uzbeks.
Battle of Maryang San
The Battle of Maryang San was an October 1951 Korean War action in which the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment captured fortified Hill 317 from Chinese troops.
Battle of Mataquito
The Battle of Mataquito was a 1557 Spanish victory in Chile, where a surprise dawn attack killed the Mapuche toqui Lautaro and ended the threat to Santiago.
Battle of Matasiete
The Battle of Matasiete was a battle of the Venezuelan War of Independence fought on 31 July 1817 on Margarita Island, where Colonel Francisco Esteban Gómez defeated General Pablo Morillo.
Battle of Matsumae
The Battle of Matsumae (松前攻防戦) was the capture of Matsumae Castle in southern Hokkaido by Enomoto Takeaki's former shogunate army in November 1868, during the Hakodate War.
Battle of Maule
The Battle of Maule (Spanish: Batalla del Maule) is a reported clash on Chile's Maule River where an Inca army faced the Promaucaes and their allies.
Battle of Mauropotamos
Battle of Mauropotamos (Μάχη τοῦ Μαυροποτάμου), 844 Byzantine defeat by the Abbasids in Asia Minor; Theoktistos commanded against Amr and Abu Said; site disputed between Bithynia and Cappadocia.
Battle of Mavinga
The Battle of Mavinga was a series of failed Angolan government offensives between 1985 and 1990 to capture the UNITA-held town of Mavinga in southeastern Angola.
Battle of Maxen
The Battle of Maxen was a Seven Years' War defeat on 20 November 1759 near Dresden, where an entire Prussian corps under General Finck surrendered to the Austrians.
Battle of Maychew
The Battle of Maychew, also spelled Maichew, was fought on 31 March 1936 near Maychew, Ethiopia, where Haile Selassie's final counterattack against Marshal Badoglio's forces failed.
Battle of Mayi
The Battle of Mayi (马邑之谋) was a failed Han dynasty ambush against the Xiongnu in 133 BC that ended the heqin peace and began open war.
Battle of Maysalun
The Battle of Maysalun (معركة ميسلون) was fought on 24 July 1920 west of Damascus, where French forces under General Gouraud defeated the Syrian army of War Minister Yusuf al-Azma, who was killed.
Battle of Mbanda Kasi
The Battle of Mbanda Kasi was a decisive Kongo victory over a Portuguese-led invading army in January 1623, fought in Mbamba province under King Pedro II.
Battle of Mbanza Kongo
The Battle of Mbanza Kongo was the decisive 1506 engagement of the Kongo succession war, in which Afonso I defeated and killed his rival Mpanzu and took the throne.
Battle of Mbororé
The Battle of Mbororé was fought on 11 March 1641 on the Uruguay River, where Guaraní militia of the Jesuit missions defeated a Portuguese bandeirante slave raid.
Battle of Mbumbi
The Battle of Mbumbi was a 1622 military engagement in southern Kongo, in present-day Angola, won by Portuguese Angola in the first battle between the two states' main armies.
Battle of Mbwila
The Battle of Mbwila, also spelled Ambuila, was fought on 29 October 1665 between the Kingdom of Kongo and a Portuguese force from Angola, which killed King António I.
Battle of Medan Area
The Battle of Medan Area, known locally as Pertempuran Medan Area, was a conflict between Indonesian Republican and Allied troops in Medan, North Sumatra, fought from October 1945 through 1946.