List of naval battles        Email Print    Bookmark   Link	List of naval battles   Home Discussion     Topics List of naval battles Topic Home This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval fleet battle Naval battle A naval battle is a battle fought using ships or other waterborne vessels. Most naval battles have occurred at sea, but a few have taken place on lakes or rivers.... s. Note: If a battle's name isn't known it's just referred to as "Action of (date)". le width="100%" class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> Year Battle 1210 BC   Hittites Hittites The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a Hittite language of the Anatolian languages of the Indo-European languages family, and established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia ca....  defeat Cypriots near Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is an island country situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt.... c. Circa Circa means "in approximately", generally referring to a year. It is widely used in genealogy and historical writing, when the dates of events are approximately known.... 1190 BC Battle of the Delta Battle of the Delta The Battle of the Delta, was a great sea battle between Ancient Egypt and the so-called Sea Peoples, circa 1178 B.C.E. or 1175 B.C.E. when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repulsed a great sea invasion by the 'Peoples of the Sea'.... Ramses III defeats the "Sea Peoples Sea Peoples The Sea Peoples is the term used for a confederacy of seafaring raiders of the second millennium BC who sailed into the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, caused political unrest, and attempted to enter or control Egyptian territory during the late Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt, and especially during Year 8 of Ramesses III of the Twentieth dy... " in the Nile delta Nile Delta The Nile Delta is the River delta formed in Northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas?from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline?and is a rich agricultural region.... 664 BC   Corinth Corinth Corinth, or Korinth Corinth is now the capital of the Prefectures of Greece of Corinthia. The city is surrounded by the coastal townlets of Lechaio, Isthmia, Kechries, and the inland townlets of Examilia and the archaeological site....  battles Corfu Corfu Corfu is a Greece list of islands of Greece in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and lies off the coast of Sarand?, Albania, from which it is separated by straits varying in breadth from 3 to 23 km , including one near ancient Butrint and a longer one west of Thesprotia.... Alalia Battle of Alalia The naval Battle of Alalia took place between 540 BC and 535 BC off the coast of Corsica between Phocaeans and allied Etruscan civilizations and Carthages.... Carthaginians Carthage Carthage refers both to an ancient city in present-day Tunisia, and a modern-day suburb of Tunis. The civilization that developed within the city's sphere of influence is referred to as Punic or Carthaginian....  and Etruscans defeat Greeks Greeks The Greeks , also known as Hellenes, are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions, who can also be found in Greek diaspora communities around the world....  near Alalia (now Aléria Aléria Al?ria is a Communes of France in the Haute-Corse Departments of France of France on the island of Corsica. It includes the easternmost point in Metropolitan France.... ), Corsica Corsica Corsica is the Mediterranean islands#By area in the Mediterranean Sea . It is located west of Italy, southeast of the France mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.... 497 BC   Ionians Ionians The Ionians were one of the three populations into which the ancient Greeks considered the population of Hellenes to have been divided."Ionian" with reference to populations had two senses in Classical Greece....  defeat Phoenicians near Cyprus 494 BC Lade Battle of Lade The Battle of Lade was a naval encounter that took place in 494 BC between the Ionians and the Persian Empire. It was the culmination of the Ionian Revolt and part of the greater Persian Wars.... Persians Persian Empire The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus....  defeat Ionians 480 BC Artemisium Battle of Artemisium The Battle of Artemisium was a series of naval engagements over three days during the second Persian invasion of Greece. It took place simultaneously with the more famous land battle at Battle of Thermopylae, in August or September 480 BC, off the coast of Euboea.... Greeks defeat Persians but retreat Salamis Battle of Salamis The Battle of Salamis , was a naval battle fought between an Alliance of Greece city-states and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia in September 480 BC in the straits between the mainland and Salamis Island, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens.... The Athenian Athens Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....  navy defeats Persians 474 BC Cumae Battle of Cumae The Battle of Cumae was a naval battle in 474 BC between the combined navies of Syracuse, Italy and Cumae and the Etruscans.Hiero I of Syracuse allied with Aristodemus, the tyrant of Cumae, to defend against Etruscan expansion into southern Italy.... Syracuse and Cumae Cumae Cumae is an ancient Greek settlement lying to the northwest of Naples in the Italian region of Campania. Cumae was the first Greek colony on the mainland of Italy and is perhaps most famous as the seat of the Cumaean Sibyl....  defeat Etruscans 460s BC Eurymedon Battle of the Eurymedon The naval Battle of the Eurymedon took place in 466 BC on the Eurymedon River in Pamphylia in Asia Minor, and was fought between the Athens-led Delian League and Achaemenid Empire.... Delian League Delian League The Delian League was an association of approximately 150 5th-century BC Ancient Greece city-states under the leadership of Classical Athens, whose purpose was to continue fighting the Persian Empire after the Greek victory in the Battle of Plataea at the end of the Greco?Persian Wars....  defeats Persians 450s BC Salamis (in Cyprus) Delian League defeats Phoenicians and Cilicians 433 BC Sybota Battle of Sybota The Battle of Sybota took place in 433 BC between Corcyra and Corinth, Greece, and was, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time.... Corcyra and Athens defeat Corinthians 429 BC Battles of Naupactus Battle of Naupactus (429 BC) The Battle of Naupactus was a naval battle in the Peloponnesian War. The battle, which took place a week after the Athenian victory at Battle of Rhium, set an Athenian fleet of 20 ships, commanded by Phormio, against a Peloponnesian League fleet of 77 ships, commanded by Cnemus.... Athenians defeat Sparta Sparta Sparta was a city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the Eurotas River in the southern part of the Peloponnese. From circa 650 BC it rose to become the dominant military power in the region and as such was recognized as the overall leader of the combined Greek forces during the Greco-Persian Wars.... ns and Corinthians 425 BC Pylos 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 Athens victory over Sparta.... Athenians defeat Spartans 411 BC Cynossema Battle of Cynossema The naval Battle of Cynossema took place in 411 BC during the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, an Athens fleet commanded by Thrasybulus and Thrasyllus, although initially thrown on the defensive by a numerically superior Spartan fleet, won a narrow victory.... Athenians defeat Spartans Eretria Battle of Eretria The naval Battle of Eretria, between Sparta and Athens, took place in September 411 BC, off the coast of Euboea.... Spartans defeat Athenians during September 410 BC Cyzicus Battle of Cyzicus The naval Battle of Cyzicus took place in 410 BC during the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, an Athens fleet commanded by Alcibiades, Thrasybulus, and Theramenes routed and completely destroyed a Spartan fleet commanded by Mindarus.... Athenians defeat Spartans and Peloponnesians Peloponnesians Peloponnesians may refer to:*The inhabitants of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece*The Peloponnesian League, an alliance of states in the Peloponnese in the 6th and 5th centuries BC... 406 BC Arginusae Battle of Arginusae The naval Battle of Arginusae took place in 406 BC during the Peloponnesian War just east of the island of Lesbos. In the battle, an Athens fleet commanded by eight strategos defeated a Spartan fleet under Callicratidas.... Athenians defeat Peloponnesians 405 BC Aegospotami Battle of Aegospotami The naval Battle of Aegospotami took place in 405 BC and was the last major battle of the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, a Spartan fleet under Lysander completely destroyed the Athenian navy.... Spartans destroy the Athenian navy 394 BC Cnidus Battle of Cnidus The Battle of Cnidus , was a joint Athens and Persian Empire operation against the Spartan naval fleet in the Corinthian War. A combined Athenian-Persian fleet, led by the former Greeks admiral Conon, destroyed the Spartan fleet led by the inexperienced Peisander , ending Sparta's brief bid for naval supremacy.... Persians defeat Spartans 376 BC Naxos Battle of Naxos At the Battle of Naxos the new Athens fleet of Chabrias decisively defeated the Spartans. This was the beginning of Athens's recovery of its Aegean Sea hegemony following its loss in the Peloponnesian War.... Athenians defeat Spartans 323 BC   Crispus Crispus Flavius Julius Crispus, also known as Flavius Claudius Crispus and Flavius Valerius Crispus was a Caesar of the Roman Empire. He was the first-born son of Constantine I and Minervina....  defeats Amandus (at the Hellespont Hellespont Hellespont was the ancient name of the narrow strait, now known by the modern European term 'Dardanelles'. It was so called from Helle , the daughter of Athamas, who was drowned here in the mythology of the Golden Fleece.... ) 306 BC Salamis (in Cyprus) 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 I of Macedon, two of the diadochi, the successors to Alexander the Great.... Demetrius I Poliorcetes defeats the fleet of Menelaeus, brother of Ptolemy I of Egypt 260 BC Lipara Islands Carthaginians defeat Romans Roman Empire The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean.... Battle of Mylae Battle of Mylae The Battle of Mylae took place in 260 BC during the First Punic War and was the first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic.... Romans under Duilius defeat Carthaginians near Sicily Sicily Sicily is an Autonomous regions with special statute of Italy. Of all the regions of Italy, Sicily covers the largest land area at 25,708 km? and currently has just over five million inhabitants.... 258 BC Cos Battle of Cos The Battle of Cos was fought in 258 BC between an Antigonid fleet and a Ptolemaic fleet. Antigonus II Gonatas led his forces to victory over Ptolemy II. This did little to affect the Ptolemaic naval superiority, however.... Antigonus II Gonatas Antigonus II Gonatas Antigonus II Gonatas was a powerful ruler who firmly established the Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia and acquired fame for his victory over the Gauls who had invaded the Balkans....  defeats Ptolemy II 256 BC Cape Ecnomus Battle of Cape Ecnomus The Battle of Cape Ecnomus was a naval battle, fought off Cape Ecnomus , between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic, during the First Punic War.... Romans defeat Carthaginians 249 BC Drepana Battle of Drepana The naval Battle of Drepana took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near modern Trapani, western Sicily between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic.... Carthaginians defeat Romans   Ancient Macedonians Ancient Macedonians The Macedonians were an ancient tribe which inhabited the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Vardar, north of Mount Olympus in Greece....  defeat Egyptians Egyptians Egyptians is the name of the nationality and Mediterranean North African ethnic group native to Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to the Geography of Egypt, dominated by the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the Cataracts of the Nile to the Mediterranean Sea and enclosed by desert both to the Easte...  at Andros Andros Andros, or Andro , an island of the Greece archipelago, the most northerly of the Cyclades, approximately 10 km south east of Euboea, and about north of Tinos.... 10 March 241 BC Aegates Islands Battle of the Aegates Islands The Battle of the Aegates Islands or Aegusa was the final naval battle fought between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War.... Roman Roman Republic The Roman Republic was the phase of the Ancient Rome characterized by a republican form of government; a period which began with the overthrow of the Roman Roman Kingdom, c....  victory over the Carthaginians, ending the First Punic War First Punic War The First Punic War was the first of Punic Wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic. For 23 years, the two powers struggled for supremacy in the western Mediterranean Sea.... 218 BC   Romans under Cornelius Scipio defeat Carthaginians near the mouth of the Ebro River (Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia.... ) 201 BC Chios Battle of Chios The Battle of Chios was fought between the fleet of Philip V of Macedon against the combined fleet of Rhodes, Pergamum, Byzantium and Cyzicus.... Philip V of Macedon Philip V of Macedon File:Philip_V_of_Macedon BM.jpgPhilip V was King of Macedon from 221 BC to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of Roman Republic....  defeated by the Egyptians, Rhodians, and Pergamese 190 BC Eurymedon Battle of the Eurymedon (190 BC) The Battle of the Eurymedon was fought in 190 BC between a Seleucid Empire fleet and Rhodian ships, who were allied with the Roman Republic. The Seleucids were led by the famous Carthaginian general Hannibal, who had gone into exile in the events following the Battle of Zama.... Roman forces under Lucius Aemilius Regillus Lucius Aemilius Regillus Lucius Aemilius Regillus was a Roman admiral and praetor during the war with Antiochus III of Syria.Born to Marcus Aemilius Regillus, much of Lucius Regillus's early life and military career is unknown before being appointed commander of Roman naval forces in the Aegean Sea in 190 BC....  defeat a Seleucid fleet commanded by Hannibal Myonessus Battle of Myonessus The naval Battle of Myonessus was fought in 190 BC during the Roman-Syrian War of Rome against Antiochus III the Great for the domination over Greece, between a Seleucid Empire fleet and a Roman Republic plus Rhodes fleet.... Romans under Regillus Regillus Regillus was an ancient lake of Latium, Italy, famous in the legendary history of Rome as the lake in the neighborhood of which occurred the Battle of Lake Regillus which finally decided the hegemony of Rome in Latium....  and Rhodians under Eudoras defeat Seleucids under Polyxenidas 56 BC   Romans under Decius Brutus defeat Veneti Veneti Veneti may refer to:*Veneti , a Celtic tribe who once lived in what is now Brittany, France*Adriatic Veneti, a bygone people of northeastern Italy who spoke an unclassified Indo-European language...  near Bretagne Bretagne Bretagne is one of the 26 regions of France of France. It occupies a large peninsula in the northwest of the country, lying between the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south.... 49 BC Ile du Levant Romans under Decius Brutus defeat [ ]   Romans under Decius Brutus defeat [ ] at Tauroentum 3 September 36 BC Naulochus Battle of Naulochus The naval Battle of Naulochus was fought on 3 September 36 BC between the fleets of Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Naulochus, Sicily.... Agrippus defeats Pompeius 2 September 31 BC Actium Battle of Actium The Battle of Actium was the final engagement in the Final War of the Roman Republic. It was fought between the forces of Augustus and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII.... Octavian decisively defeats Antony Mark Antony Marcus Antonius , known in English as Marc Antony, was a Roman Republic politician and General. He was an important supporter and the best friend of Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator, being Caesar's second cousin, once removed, by his mother Julia Antonia....  and Cleopatra Cleopatra VII of Egypt Cleopatra VII Philopator was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt, originally sharing power with her father Ptolemy XII Auletes and later with her brothers/husbands Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV; eventually gaining sole rule of Egypt.... 70   Rome vs Batavi in the Maas 199 Shaxian Wu Eastern Wu Eastern Wu , also known as Sun Wu , was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty in the Jiangnan region of China....  forces under Sun Ce Sun Ce Sun Ce was a military general and warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. He was the eldest of five sons and one daughter of Sun Jian, who was killed in battle when Sun Ce was only sixteen....  defeat Liu Biao Liu Biao Li? Biao was the governor of the Jingzhou during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China. He was a member of the same extended family as the Han emperors....  and Huang Zu Huang Zu Huang Zu was a high-ranked naval officer and Prefect of Jiangxia under the governor of Jingzhou, Liu Biao during the later Han Dynasty and during the Three Kingdoms era of China.... 208 Red Cliffs Battle of Red Cliffs The Battle of Red Cliffs, otherwise known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive battle at the end of the Han Dynasty, immediately prior to the period of the Three Kingdoms in China.... Combined forces of Liu Bei Liu Bei Liu Bei , Chinese style name Xu?nd? , was a general, warlord, and later the founding emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of China....  and Sun Quan Sun Quan Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, courtesy name Zh?ngm?u , formally Emperor Da of Wu was the founder of Eastern Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period, in China....  defeat fleet under Cao Cao Cao Cao C?o Cao was a warlord and the penultimate Chancellor of China of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during its final years in ancient China.... 221 Yiling Sun Quan Sun Quan Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, courtesy name Zh?ngm?u , formally Emperor Da of Wu was the founder of Eastern Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period, in China....  defeats the fleet under Liu Bei Liu Bei Liu Bei , Chinese style name Xu?nd? , was a general, warlord, and later the founding emperor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of China....  and successfully defends Jingzhou Jingzhou Jingzhou is a city in the Hubei province of the People's Republic of China, on the banks of the Yangtze River . Population : 6.3 million. Urban population: 1.56 million.... 222 Dongkou Eastern Wu Eastern Wu Eastern Wu , also known as Sun Wu , was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty in the Jiangnan region of China....  general Lü Fan Lü Fan L? Fan, styled Ziheng was an officer serving Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of China.L? Fan was a man from Runan County Commandery in Yang province....  manages to defeat Cao Xiu Cao Xiu Cao Xiu was a military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao and succeeding rulers of the Kingdom of Wei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China.... 272 Xiling Lu Kang Lu Kang Lu Kang was an advisor and general for Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Lu Kang was the son of Lu Xun and the grandson of Sun Ce from his mother's side....  defeats Jin Jìn Dynasty (265-420) The J?n Dynasty , one of the Six Dynasties, followed the Three Kingdoms period and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. The dynasty was founded by the Sima family ....  general Bu Chan and retakes Xiling Xiling Xiling may refer to:*Xiling District, in Yichang, Hubei, China*Xiling Gorge, one of the Three Gorges*Xiling Bridge, bridge over Yangtse River... le width="100%" class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;">
Year	Date	Battle
1563	Action of 30 May		Swedes capture three Danes before war is declared.
	Action of 11 Sep		Inconclusive [skirmish?] between Danes/Lübeckers and Swedes.
1564	Action of 30 May		Swedes under Bagge [clash with?] Danes/Lübeckers under Trolle Trolle Trolle is the name of a noble family, originally from Sweden. The family has produced prominent people in the histories of Denmark and in Sweden since the Middle Ages.... .
	Action of 12 Jul		A Swedish captain blows up his ship after a Danish attack.
	Action of 12 Aug		Swedes under Klas Horn defeat Danes under Herluf Trolle Herluf Trolle Herluf Trolle was a Denmark naval hero, born at Lilloe, Sk?ne.... , southeast of Öland Öland is the second largest Islands of Sweden and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. ?land has an area of 1,342 km? and is located in Baltic Sea just off the coast of Sm?land.... .
1565	Action of 4 Jun		Danes/Lübeckers defeat Swedes near Buchow.
	Action of 7 Jul		Swedes defeat Danes/Lübeckers between Bornholm Bornholm Bornholm is a Denmark island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming....  and Rügen Rügen R?gen or Rugia is Germany's largest island. It is located in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. R?gen makes up the vast part of the R?gen , which also includes the neighboring islands Hiddensee and Ummanz, as well as several small islands.... .
1566	Action of 26 Jul		Swedes defeat Danes/Lübeckers between Öland Öland is the second largest Islands of Sweden and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. ?land has an area of 1,342 km? and is located in Baltic Sea just off the coast of Sm?land....  and Gotland Gotland is a Counties of Sweden, Provinces of Sweden and Municipalities of Sweden of Sweden and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, it makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area.... .
1568			Swedish fleet captures several Polish corsairs and drives off remainder.

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• 399 - An attempt by the Gothic forces of Gainas
  Gainas
  
  Gainas was an ambitious Goths leader who served the Eastern Roman Empire during the reigns of Theodosius I and Arcadius.Gainas began his military career as a common foot-soldier, but later commanded the barbarian contingent of Theodosius' army against the usurper Eugenius in 394....
   to cross the Dardanelles
  Dardanelles
  
  .The Dardanelles , formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara....
   into Asia is defeated by a Roman fleet under Fravitta
• 456 - Romans under Flavius Ricimer defeat Vandals near Corsica
• 468 Cape Bon - Vandals defeat East and West Romans
• 536 - An Ostrogothic
  Ostrogothic Kingdom
  
  The Ostrogothic Kingdom established by the Ostrogoths in Italian peninsula and neighbouring areas lasted from 493 to 553. In Italy the Ostrogoths replaced Odoacer, the de facto ruler of Italy who had deposed the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire in 476....
   fleet is defeated off Salona
  Salona
  
  Salona was an ancient Illyrian Delmati city in the first millennium Before Christ. After conquest by the Romans, Salona became the capital of the Roman Empire province of Dalmatia....
   by the Byzantines
• 542 - Totila
  Totila
  
  Totila was king of the Ostrogoths from 541 until his death. He waged the Gothic War against the Byzantine Empire for the mastery of Italy. Most of the historical evidence for Totila consists of chronicles by the Byzantine historian Procopius, who accompanied the Byzantine general Belisarius during the Gothic War....
   destroys two successive Byzantine fleets at Naples
  Naples
  
  Naples is a city in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples. The city is known for its rich history, art, culture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,800 years old....
  .
• 551 Sena Gallica
  Battle of Sena Gallica
  
  The Battle of Sena Gallica, was a naval battle fought off the Italian Adriatic Sea coast in the autumn of 551 between an East Roman and an Ostrogoth fleet, during the Gothic War ....
   - The Byzantines defeat the Ostrogoths
• 655 Battle of the Masts - Arabs under Uthman
  Uthman
  
  ?Uthman ibn ?Affan was one of the sahaba . An early convert to Islam, he played a major role in early Muslim history, most notably as the third Caliph of the Rashidun Empire and in the compilation of the Qur'an....
   defeat Byzantines under Constans II
  Constans II
  
  Constans II , also called "Constantine the Bearded" , was Byzantine emperor from 641 to 668. He also was the last emperor to become consul in 642, becoming the last Roman consul in history....
  
• 663 August Baekgang
  Battle of Baekgang
  
  The Battle of Baekgang, also known as Battle of Baekgang-gu or by the Japanese language name Battle of Hakusukinoe , was a battle between Baekje restoration forces, and its ally, Yamato period, against the allied forces of Silla and the Tang Dynasty of China....
   - Tang Dynasty
  Tang Dynasty
  
  The Tang Dynasty was an Dynasties in Chinese history preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire....
   and Silla
  Silla
  
  Silla was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, and the longest sustaining dynasty in Asian history. Although it was founded by King Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, who is also known to be the originator of the Korean family name Park , the dynasty was to see the Kyungju Kim clan hold rule for most of its 992-year history....
   defeat Baekje
  Baekje
  
  Baekje , or Paekche , was a kingdom located in southwest Korea. It was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, together with Goguryeo and Silla....
   and Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  
• 677 or 678 First Arab Siege of Constantinople - Byzantines defeat Arabs (first use of "Greek fire
  Greek fire
  
  Greek fire was a primitive incendiary device weapon used by the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning even on water....
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• 697? - Greeks under John defeat Arabs
• 698 Carthage
  Battle of Carthage
  
  There are at least 6 major conflicts known as The Battle of Carthage. They are,* Battle of Carthage : The only major engagement of the Third Punic War, which was a protracted siege starting somewhere between 149 BC and 147 BC, and ending in the spring of 146 BC with the complete destruction of the city of Carthage....
   - Arabs defeat Greeks under John at Carthage
• 698 - Imperial Constantinopolitan fleet defeats Kibyrrhaeot rebels
• 717 Siege of Constantinople: September 3 - Byzantines under Leo III defeat Arabs
• 718 Spring - Byzantines under Leo III defeat Arabs
• 727 - Byzantine central fleet destroys provincial Hellas and Cyclades fleets
• 747 Ceramea - Byzantines destroy large Arab fleet
• 806? - Moors defeat Franks under Hadumar near Corsica
• 807 - Franks under Burchard defeat Moors at Sardinia
• 813 - Byzantines defeat Arabs
• - Franks under Irmingar defeat Moors near Majorca
• 820 - Arabs defeat Franks? near Sardinia
• 821 - Byzantine central fleet defeats provincial fleets in civil war
• 841 - Arabs defeat Venetian squadron near Taranto
• 849 Ostia
  Battle of Ostia
  
  The naval Battle of Ostia took place in 849 between the History of Islam in southern Italy and a Christian league of Papacy, Duchy of Naples, and Duchy of Amalfi, and Duchy of Gaeta ships....
   - Italians vs Muslims off southern Italy
• 853 - Successful Byzantine attack on * 868 - Byzantines under [[Niketas Oryphas]] destroy 2 Arab fleets near Thrace and in the Gulf of Corinth
• 880 Night Battle of Cephalonia - Byzantines under Nasar destroy Arab fleet
• First Milazzo - Byzantines under Nasar destroy Arab fleet
• - Byzantines defeat Muslim raiders off Naples
• 885 - Frisians defeat Vikings
• 888 Second Milazzo - Arabs defeat Byzantines
• 908 Byzantines under Himerios
  Himerios (admiral)
  
  Himerios , also Himerius, was a Byzantine administrator and admiral of the early 10th century, best known as the commander of the Byzantine navy during its struggles with the resurgent Muslim navies in the period 900-912....
   defeat Arabs
• 912 Battle of Chios - Syrian-Cilician fleet under Leo of Tripoli
  Leo of Tripoli
  
  Leo of Tripoli was a Byzantine pirate serving Arab interests in the early tenth century. Born in Greece to Christian parents, he later converted to Islam and took employment with his former captors as an admiral....
   defeats Byzantine squadron under Himerios
• 923 - Decisive defeat and probable death of Leo of Tripoli
  Leo of Tripoli
  
  Leo of Tripoli was a Byzantine pirate serving Arab interests in the early tenth century. Born in Greece to Christian parents, he later converted to Islam and took employment with his former captors as an admiral....
   by a Byzantine fleet under John Rhadenos
• 932 Lang-shan Jiang
  Battle of Lang-shan Jiang
  
  The Battle of Lang-shan Jiang was a naval battle which occurred in 919 during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China between the states of Wuyue and Wu....
  
• 941 - Byzantine fleet destroys Kievan fleet under Igor near Bosporus Strait
• 938 First Battle of Bach Dang River - Vietnamese defeat Southern Han
  Southern Han
  
  Southern Han...
   fleet
• 956 - Tunisian fleet destroyed by Christians near Mazara
• - Basil Hexamilites scores a decisive victory over the Muslim fleet of Tarsos off Lycia
• 958 - Tunis vs Christians in Messina Strait
• 965 - Arab fleet destroys Byzantine fleet under Niketas near Calabria
• - Byzantines defeat Egyptian fleet of Cyprus
• 975 - Song forces defeat Tang forces
• 981 Second Battle of Bach Dang - Vietnam defeats Chinese Song forces
• 998 February ? - Venetians under Orseolo defeat Narentan pirates
• An Egyptian fleet defeats a Byzantine squadron aiding the rebels of Tyre
• 1000 September 9 Swold - Swedes and Danes defeat Norwegians
• 1004 - Venetians under Pietro Orseolo II defeat Arabs at Messina
• 1005 - Pisans defeat Arabs at Messina
• 1026 The Helgeå
  Battle of the Helgeå
  
  The naval Battle of the Helge? took place in 1026, between Denmark and the other Scandinavians, at the estuary of a river called Helge?. Opinions are divided on whether it was the Helge? of Uppland or the Helge? of eastern Sk?ne, but the battle is retold in skaldic poetry and in sources such as the Danish Gesta Danorum by Saxo Gramma...
   - Danes under Ulf Jarl
  Ulf Jarl
  
  Ulf Jarl belonged to a prominent Sweden family since he was the son of Torkel Styrbj?rnsson who is considered to have been the son of Styrbj?rn the Strong and Tyra, the daughter of Harald I of Denmark....
   defeat Swedes and Norwegians under Anund Jacob and Olaf II Haraldsson (Olaf the Stout) in southern Sweden
• 1043 - Byzantines defeat Russian squadron in the Bosporus
• 1062 Nissa - Norwegians under Harald Hardrada defeat Danes in Kattegat
• 1081 Durazzo
  Battle of Durazzo
  
  Battle of Durazzo may refer to:*Battle of Dyrrhachium , also known as Siege of Durazzo*Battle of Durazzo ...
   - Venetian-Byzantine fleet defeats Normans near Durazzo, Albania
• 1084 - Normans under Robert Guiscard (20 vessels?) defeat Venetians or Byzantines in a series of battles near Albania/Corfu

12th century

• 1123 Ascalon
  Ascalon
  
  The word Ascalon comes from Ashkelon, a coastal city in Israel. It can refer to a number of possible topics:...
  ?
• 1137 - Venetians defeat Normans at Trani, Italy
• 1149 Cape Malea - Venetians and Byzantine Greeks defeat Normans
• 1153 Siege of Ascalon
  Siege of Ascalon
  
  The Siege of Ascalon took place in 1153, resulting in the capture of that Egyptian fortress by the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem....
   - Venetians defeat Fatimid Arabs near Tel Aviv
• 1156 January - Celtic ships defeat Viking squadron north of Scotland
• 1161 Tangdao
  Battle of Tangdao
  
  The naval Battle of Tangdao took place in 1161 between the Jurchen Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty of China on the East China Sea. It was an attempt by the Jin to invade and conquer the Southern Song Dynasty, yet resulted in failure and defeat for the Jurchens....
   - Song forces defeat Jin forces
• Caishi
  Battle of Caishi
  
  The naval Battle of Caishi took place in 1161 and was the result of an attempt by forces of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty to cross the Yangtze River, thus beginning an invasion of Southern Song Dynasty....
   - Song forces defeat Jin
  Jin Dynasty, 1115–1234
  
  The Jin Dynasty , also known as the Jurchen Dynasty, was founded by the Wanyan clan of the Jurchens, the ancestors of the Manchus who established the Qing Dynasty some 500 years later....
   forces
• 1177 - Venetians and the Vatican defeat Genoese and Pisans
• 1183 November 17 Mizushima
  Battle of Mizushima
  
  The naval battle of Mizushima took place on 17 November 1183. One of the most important bases of the Taira was Takamatsu, Kagawa, a small island off the coast of Shikoku....
   - Battle off coast of Shikoku
  Shikoku
  
  is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshu and east of Kyushu island. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima ....
  
• 1184 June 15 Fimreite - King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway defeats and kills rival King Magnus Erlingsson
  Magnus V of Norway
  
  Magnus Erlingsson was a king of Norway, probably born in Etne in Hordaland. He was son of Erling Skakke and Kristin Sigurdsdatter, daughter of king Sigurd I of Norway....
   in the Sognefjord
  Sognefjord
  
  The Sognefjord is the list of Norwegian fjords fjord in Norway, and the second longest in the world, after Scoresby Sund on Greenland. Located in Sogn og Fjordane it stretches 1 E5 m inland to the small village of Skjolden....
  
• 1185 March 22 Yashima
  Battle of Yashima
  
  The naval Battle of Yashima took place on 22 March 1185. Following a long string of defeats, the Taira clan retreated to Yashima, today's Takamatsu, Kagawa, just off the coast of Shikoku....
   - Battle off coast of Shikoku
  Shikoku
  
  is the smallest and least populous of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshu and east of Kyushu island. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima , Iyo-shima , and Futana-shima ....
  
• April 25 Dan-no-ura
  Battle of Dan-no-ura
  
  The was a major sea battle of the Genpei War, occurring at Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, in the Shimonoseki Strait off the southern tip of Honshu. On April 25 1185, the Genji clan fleet, led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune, defeated the Heike clan fleet, during a half-day engagement....
   - Decisive victory for Minamoto clan off present-day Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
  Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
  
  is a cities of Japan located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshu, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
  , Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  , ends Genpei War
  Genpei War
  
  The was a conflict between the Taira and Minamoto clan clans and in late-Heian period Japan. It resulted in the fall of the Taira clan and establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192....
  
• - Byzantines under Alexius Branas defeat Normans at Demetrias (Volos
  Volos
  
  Volos is a coastal port city situated at the center of the Greece mainland, about 326 km north from Athens and 215 km south from Thessaloniki. It is the capital of the Magnesia Prefectures of Greece....
  ), Greece

13th century

• 1213 May 30 and 31 Damme
  Battle of Damme
  
  The Battle of Damme was fought on 30 May and 31 May 1213. The success of the English raids ended a threat of French invasion of England.Damme is located on the estuary of the Zwyn , at that time in the county of Flanders ....
   - English under William Longsword sink most of fleet of France's King Philip II
  Philip II of France
  
  Philip II Augustus was the King of France from 1180 until his death. A member of the House of Capet, Philip Augustus was born at Gonesse in the Val-d'Oise, the son of Louis VII of France and his third wife, Ad?le of Champagne....
   in the harbor of Damme
  Damme
  
  Damme is a municipality located in the Belgium province of West Flanders, six kilometres northeast of Brugge . The municipality comprises the city of Damme proper and the towns of Hoeke, Lapscheure, Moerkerke, Oostkerke , Sijsele, Vivenkapelle, and Sint-Rita....
  
• 1217 August 24 Dover (South Foreland)
  Battle of Dover (1217)
  
  The battle of Dover was a naval battle fought in early 1217 between an England fleet of 30-40 ships under Hubert de Burgh and a France fleet of 80 under Eustace the Monk....
   - The "Fight off Sandwich". Fleet of English Hubert and Burgh defeat French fleet of Eustace the Monk
  Eustace the Monk
  
  Eustace the Monk was a mercenary and Piracy, in the tradition of Middle Ages outlaws....
   off Dover. There were actually 2 battles - this describes the 2nd
• 1241 May 3 (First) Meloria
  Battle of Meloria (1241)
  
  The first Battle of Meloria took place on 3 May 1241 near Meloria islet, off Livorno, Italy. It was fought between the fleet of the emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, called Stupor Mundi, in alliance with Republic of Pisa, against a Republic of Genoa squadron bringing a number of England, France and Spain prelates to attend the council...
   - Pisans under Ansaldo de Mari defeat Genoese
• 1263 - Venetians under Gilberto Dandolo defeat Genoese in the Bay of Nauplia
• 1264 - Genoese defeat Venetians
• 1266 Trapani - Venetians defeat Genoese
• before 1279 - Conrad Lancia defeats Muslim fleet near Tunisia (details)
• 1279 March 19 Yamen
  Battle of Yamen
  
  The naval battle Battle of Yamen took place on 19 March 1279 and is considered to be the last stand of the Song Dynasty against the Yuan Dynasty, which was established by the Mongols in 1271....
   - Yuan Dynasty defeats Song Dynasty
• 1282 October 11 - Peter de Queralt defeats Angevin fleet near Reggio di Calabria (details)
• October 14 - Peter de Queralt defeats Angevin fleet near Nicotera (details)
• 1283 July 8 Malta
  Battle of Malta
  
  The naval Battle of Malta took place on 8 July 1283 in the entrance to the Grand Harbour, the principal harbor of Malta, when a galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a fleet of Angevin galleys commanded by William Cornut and Bartholomew Bonvin....
   - Aragonese-Sicilians under Roger of Lauria
  Roger of Lauria
  
  Roger of Lauria, also Ruggero or Ruggiero di Lauria or Ll?ria was an Italian admiral, who was commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers....
   defeat Angevins in Grand Harbour, Malta
• 1284 June 5 Gulf of Naples
  Battle of the Gulf of Naples
  
  The naval Battle of the Gulf of Naples took place on 5 June 1284 in the south of the Gulf of Naples, Italy, when an Aragonese-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a Neapolitan galley fleet commanded by Charles of Salerno and captured Charles....
   - Aragonese-Sicilians under Roger of Lauria defeat Neapolitans and capture Charles of Salerno (later Charles II of Naples
  Charles II of Naples
  
  Charles II, known as "the Lame" , was List of monarchs of Naples and Sicily, titular Kings of Jerusalem, and Prince of Salerno....
  )
• August 6 (Second) Meloria
  Battle of Meloria (1284)
  
  The Battle of Meloria was fought on Sunday August 6 1284 near the Meloria islet, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. It was a typical medieval sea-fight, and accomplished the ruin of Pisa as a naval power....
   - Genoese
  Republic of Genoa
  
  The Most Serene Republic of Genoa was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italy coast from the 11th century to 1797, when it was invaded by armies of First French Republic under Napoleon I of France....
   utterly destroy the Pisa
  Pisa
  
  Pisa is a city in Tuscany, central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the Arno River on the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa....
  n fleet near Tuscany, Italy
• 1285 August? (possibly mid-September) - 11 Catalan galleys defeat 25 French galleys under Guillaume de Lodève at Rosas
• September 4 (probably) Les Formigues (Las Hormigas)
  Battle of Les Formigues
  
  The naval Battle of Les Formigues or Las Hormigas took place probably in the early morning of 4 September 1285 near Les Formigues Islands, about 85 km northeast of Barcelona, when a Catalan-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a French and Genoese galley fleet commanded by Guilhem de Lodeva, Henry di Mari, and J...
   - Aragonese-Sicilians under Roger of Lauria defeat French under di Mari and de Orreo near Barcelona
• 1287 June 23 The Counts
  Battle of the Counts
  
  The naval Battle of the Counts took place on 23 June 1287 at Naples, Italy, when an Aragonese-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a large combined Angevin galley fleet commanded respectively by Reynald III Quarrel and Narjot de Toucy ....
   - Aragonese-Sicilians under Roger of Lauria defeat Angevins near Naples
• 1288 Third Battle of Bach Dang
  Battle of Bach Dang (1288)
  
  For other articles of the same title, see Battle of B?ch ??ng.The Battle of B?ch ??ng, which took place at the Bach Dang River, near Ha Long Bay in present-day northern Vietnam, was a battle between ??i Vi?t and the invading army of the Yuan Dynasty....
   - Vietnamese defeat Mongols
• 1294 Laiazzo - Genoese defeat Venetians near Laiazzo
  Ayas (city)
  
  Ayas is a small town in Yumurtalik, Adana Province, Turkey, located east of the mouth of the Ceyhan River. It was the ancient Aegea and medieval Ajazzo or Lajazzo....
  
• 1298 September 9 Curzola
  Battle of Curzola
  
  The naval Battle of Curzola was fought on September 9, 1298 between the fleets of Republic of Genoa and Republic of Venice. It was one of many battles fought in the 13th and 14th centuries between Republic of Pisa, Genoa and Venice in a long series of wars for the control of Mediterranean Sea and Levantine trade....
   - Genoese
  Republic of Genoa
  
  The Most Serene Republic of Genoa was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italy coast from the 11th century to 1797, when it was invaded by armies of First French Republic under Napoleon I of France....
   fleet under Lamba Doria
  Doria
  
  Doria, originally de Auria , meaning "the sons of Auria", and then de Oria or d'Oria, is the name of an old and extremely wealthy Genoa family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa from the 12th century to the 16th century....
   defeats Venetians
  Republic of Venice
  
  The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
   under Andrea Dandolo
• 1299 July 4 Cape Orlando
  Battle of Cape Orlando
  
  The naval Battle of Cape Orlando took place on 4 July 1299 at St Marco di Val Demone, north-western Sicily, when an Aragonese and Angevin galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Conrad d'Oria....
   - Angevins under Roger of Lauria defeat Sicilians under d'Oria off northern Sicily
• 1300 June 14 Ponza
  Battle of Ponza
  
  The naval Battle of Ponza took place on 14 June 1300 near the islands of Ponza and Zannone, in the Gulf of Gaeta , when a galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated an Aragonese-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Conrad d'Oria....
   - Angevins under Roger of Lauria defeat Sicilians under d'Oria near Naples

14th century

• 1304 August 18 (2 days) Zierikzee - French fleet under Genoese
  Republic of Genoa
  
  The Most Serene Republic of Genoa was an independent state in Liguria on the northwestern Italy coast from the 11th century to 1797, when it was invaded by armies of First French Republic under Napoleon I of France....
   admiral Renier Grimaldi destroys Flemish fleet
• 1340 June 24 Sluys
  Battle of Sluys
  
  The decisive naval Battle of Sluys was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening conflicts of the Hundred Years' War. It is historically important in that it resulted in the destruction of most of France's fleet, making a French invasion of England impossible, and ensuring that the remainder of the war would be fought mostly in France....
   - Edward III of England
  Edward III of England
  
  Edward III was one of the most successful List of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Englands of the Britain in the Middle Ages. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II of England, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into the most efficient military power in Europe....
   beats Franco-Genoese fleet of Philip VI of France
  Philip VI of France
  
  Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the List of French monarchs from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Counts and Dukes of Anjou, Counts and Dukes of Maine, and Count of Valois from 1325 to 1328....
   off the coast of Flanders
  Flanders
  
  Flanders is a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Over the course of history, the geographical territory that was called "Flanders" has varied....
   and gains control of the English Channel
  English Channel
  
  The English Channel is an Arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest, to only in the Strait of Dover....
  
• 1342 Guernsey
• 1350 August 29 (Old Style) L'Espagnols-sur-Mer - 50 English ships under Edward III and the Black Prince defeat 40 Castilian ships
• 1352 Bosphorus - Genoese under Paganino Doria vs Venetians, Byzantine Greeks and Aragonese in Bosphorus Strait
• 1353 August 29 La Loiera - Venetians and Aragonese defeat Genoese near Sardinia
• 1354 Modon - Genoese under Paganino Doria defeat Venetians under Nicolo Pisani in the Ionian Sea
• Sapienza
  Battle of Sapienza
  
  The naval Battle of Sapienza took place in 1354. The Republic of Genoa fleet defeated the Republic of Venice fleet.The naval Battle of Zonchio in 1499 is also known as the Battle of Sapienza....
   - Genoese destroy Venetian fleet
• 1363 August 30-October 4 Lake Poyang
  Battle of Lake Poyang
  
  The naval battle of Lake Poyang took place 30 August ? 4 October 1363 and was one of the final battles fought in the fall of China's Mongol Empire-led Yuan Dynasty....
   - Mings under Zhu Yuanzhang defeat Hans under Chen Youliang
  Chen Youliang
  
  Chen Youliang was the founder of the rebel Dahan regime in late Yuan Dynasty in China.Chen was born with the surname Xie to a fishermen family in Mianyang ....
  
• 1372 June 22 and 23 La Rochelle
  Battle of La Rochelle
  
  The naval Battle of La Rochelle took place on 22 June 1372 between a Castilian-French and an English fleet. The Castilians had 22 galerian ships while the English had 50 atlantic vessels....
   - Castilian fleet defeats English fleet near La Rochelle
• 1378 - Venetians under Vettor Pisani
  Vettor Pisani
  
  Vettor Pisani was a Venice admiral.He was in command of the Venetian fleet in 1378 during the War of Chioggia, whom he defeated off Capo d'Anzio; subsequently he recaptured Kotor, ?ibenik and Rab, which had been seized by the Croatia in the union with Hungary and Kingdom of Hungary, the allies of the Genoese....
   defeat Genoese near Cape d'Anzio
• 1379 May 7 Pola - Genoese under Luciano Doria defeat Venetians under Vittore Pisani near Pula
• 1380 June Chioggia
  Battle of Chioggia
  
  The naval Battle of Chioggia took place in June 1380 in the lagoon off Chioggia, Italy, between the Venice and the Genoa fleets, who had captured the little fishing port in August the preceding year....
   - Venetians under Andrea Contarini
  Andrea Contarini
  
  Andrea Contarini was doge of Venice from 1367 to 1382. He served as doge during the War of Chioggia, which was fought between the Venetian Republic and the Republic of Genoa....
   defeat Genoese

15th century

• 1403 October 7 Modon - French under Marshal Boucicaut defeat Venetians
• 1404-07 - Several battles
• 1416 May 29 - Venetians defeat Turks near Gelibolu
• August 15 (OS?) Harfleur - English defeat French near Harfleur
• 1417 - English defeat French and Genoese
• 1419 - Castilians defeat English-Hanseatic fleet at La Rochelle
• 1431 - Venetians and Florentines under Pietro Loredano and Paolodi Vanni Rucellai defeat Genoans under Francesco Spinola
• 1448 San Vincenzo - Neapolitans defeat Florentines
• 1453 April 12 - Turks attack Byzantine vessels defending Constantinople
  Fall of Constantinople
  
  The Fall of Constantinople was a siege in which the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Mehmed II attempted to capture the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople which was defended by the army of Emperor Constantine XI....
  
• April 20 - Turks fail to prevent Genoese supply ships reaching Constantinople
• 1457 August - 3 Polish ships defeat Danish-Livonian fleet
• 1476 August 13 - French defeat Genoese near Cape St Vincent
• 1499 August 12, 20, 22 and 25 Zonchio (Sapienza/Navarino/First Lepanto)
  Battle of Zonchio
  
  The naval Battle of Zonchio took place on four separate days: August 12, 20, 22 and 25, 1499. It was a part of the Ottoman?Venetian War . It was the first naval battle in history where cannons were used on ships....
   - Turks under Daoud Pasha defeat Venetians under Antonio Grimani
  Antonio Grimani
  
  Antonio Grimani was the Doge of Venice of Republic of Venice from 1521 to 1523....
   and are able to capture the fortress of Lepanto
• 1500 August Modon (Second Lepanto)
  Battle of Lepanto (1500)
  
  The Battle of Modon took place in August 1500 during the Ottoman?Venetian War between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. The Ottomans, who had won the Battle of Zonchio the previous year, were again victorious under Admiral Kemal Reis....
   - Turks under Kemal Reis
  Kemal Reis
  
  Kemal Reis was a Turkey privateer and Ottoman Empire admiral. He was also the paternal uncle of the famous Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis who accompanied him in most of his important naval expeditions....
   defeat Venetians

16th century

• 1509 February 3 Diu - Portugal's Indian viceroy defeats a combined Egyptian
  Mamluk
  
  A mamluk was a slavery soldier who converted to Islam and served the Muslim caliphs and the Ayyubid sultans from the 9th to the 13th centuries....
  -Gujarat Sultanate
  Gujarat Sultanate
  
  The Gujarat Sultanate was an independent kingdom established in the early 15th century in Gujarat. The founder of the ruling Muzaffarid dynasty, Zafar Khan was appointed as governor of Gujarat by Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad bin Tughluq IV in 1391....
   fleet off Gujarat
  Gujarat
  
  Gujarat is a States and territories of India in western India. Gujarat borders Pakistan to the north west and the state of Rajasthan to the north and northeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Maharashtra and the Union territory of Diu, Daman District, India, Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the south....
  , India
  India
  
  India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
  , and controls spice trade
• 1510 - Maltese
  Maltese
  
  Maltese may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Malta, a microstate of Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily.* Maltese people, people from Malta or of Maltese descent....
   under Prégent de Bidoux defeat Venetians
• 1512? - Genoese
  Genoese
  
  Genoese may refer to:* A person from Genoa* The Genoese dialectSee also*Genovese...
   under Andrea Doria defeat Moors
  Moors
  
  In the Spanish language, the term for Moors is Moro; in Portuguese language the word is mouro. There seems to have been some confusion about the relationship of the word moro/mouro to the word moreno , both from Greek language ma?ros, i.e....
   at Algiers
  Algiers
  
  Algiers Nicknamed El-Bahdja or Alger la Blanche for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea....
  
• 1512 August 10 St Mathieu
  Battle of St. Mathieu
  
  The naval Battle of St Mathieu took place on 10 August 1512 during the War of the League of Cambrai, near Brest, France, between an English fleet of 25 ships commanded by Edward Howard and a French and Breton fleet of 22 ships commanded by Ren? de Clermont....
   - English defeat French off Brest; Regent and Marie la Cordelière sunk
• 1526 - Swedes and Lübeckers defeat pirate fleet
• 1529 - Ottoman
  Ottoman
  
  A term used to refer to the citizens of the Ottoman Empire after 1839, when the Tanzimat edict starting a period of reforms was declared . The term was started to be used more commonly especially after the empire officially became a constitutional monarchy in 1876....
   Turks under Khair-ad-Din (Barbarossa) defeat Spanish
  Spain
  
  Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
  
• 1535 early June - 20 Swedes/Danes/Prussians defeat 9 Lübeck ships
• 1535 June? - Swedes/Danes/Prussians defeat 10 Lübeck ships at Fyen
• 1538 September 28 Preveza
  Battle of Preveza
  
  The naval Battle of Preveza took place on 28 September 1538 near Preveza in northwestern Greece between an Ottoman Empire fleet and that of a Christian alliance assembled by Pope Paul III....
   - Ottoman Turk fleet under Khair-ad-Din defeats Spanish-Venetian-Papal fleet
• 1545 July 18 and 19 The Solent
  Battle of the Solent
  
  The naval Battle of the Solent took place on 18 and 19 July 1545 during the Italian Wars, fought between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England, in the Solent channel off the south coast of England between Hampshire and the Isle of Wight....
   - French attack English off Portsmouth; Mary Rose sinks
• August 15 - English fight French off Portsmouth
• 1549 early August - English defeat French near Channel Islands
• 1552 Ponza - Ottoman Turks under Sinan Pasha defeat Genoese under Andrea Doria off western Italy
• 1555 August 11 - Bloody and inconclusive melée between French privateers and a Dutch merchant fleet off Calais
  Calais
  
  Calais is a town in northern France in the Departments of France of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
  
• 1558 - Portuguese fight English and French off Guinea
• July 13 - English under Count Egmont defeat French under Marshal de Thermes off Gravelines
• 1560 May 11 Djerba
  Battle of Djerba
  
  The naval Battle of Djerba took place in May 1560 near the island of Djerba, Tunisia in which the Ottomans under Piyale Pasha's command overwhelmed a large joint European fleet, chiefly Spain forces, sinking half its ships....
   - Turkish galleys defeat Christian force near Djerba, Tunisia

Northern Seven Years War (1563-70)

Later 16th century

• 1568 September 23 - Spanish under Martin Enriquez defeat English under Hawkins at San Juan de Ulúa, Mexico
• 1570 - English under Burrough and Hodsdon defeat Danes in the Baltic Sea
• July 15 - Turkish galliots under Uluch Ali defeat Maltese galleys under Saint-Clement near Gozo
• 1571 January - Venetians under Marco Querini defeat Turks near Famagusta, Cyprus
• October 7 Lepanto
  Battle of Lepanto (1571)
  
  The Battle of Lepanto took place on 7 October 1571 when a galley fleet of the Holy League , a coalition of the Republic of Venice, the Pope , Spain , the Republic of Genoa, the Duchy of Savoy, the Knights Hospitaller and others, decisively defeated the main fleet of Ottoman Empire war galleys....
   - Christian coalition decisively defeats Ottoman Turks in a large galley fight off western Greece
• 1572 August 7 and 10 - Venetians under Colonna vs Turks under Kilitch Ali
  Uluj Ali
  
  Uluj Ali was a Muslim corsair of Italy origin, who later became an Ottoman Empire admiral and Chief Admiral of the Ottoman Fleet in the 16th century....
   between Cervi and Cerigo and near Cape Matapan
• September/October - Several skirmishes between Spanish/Venetians and Turks
• 1573 April 17 Flushing
  Battle of Flushing
  
  The Battle of Flushing was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War, fought on April 17, 1573 near the city of Flushing, Netherlands. The Spanish fleet was led by Sancho d'Avila, the Netherlands fleet by Lieven Keersmaker....
   - Sea Beggars defeat Spanish under Sancho d'Avila
  Sancho d'Avila
  
  Sancho d'Avila was a Spain General.He first served as the commander of the Fernando ?lvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba bodyguard. It was in this function that d'Avila arrested the Lamoral, Count of Egmont....
  
• April 22 Borsele
  Battle of Borsele
  
  The naval Battle of Borsele took place on 22 April 1573 during the Eighty Years' War between a Spain fleet commanded by Sancho d'Avila and a Les Gueux fleet under Admiral Worst....
   - Sea Beggars beat back a Spanish fleet under d'Avila
• May 26 Haarlemmermeer - Spanish under Bossu defeat Sea Beggars
• October 11 Zuiderzee - Sea Beggars under Cornelis Dirkszoon defeat Spanish under Bossu
• 1574 January 29 Oosterschelde
  Battle of Reimerswaal
  
  The naval Battle of Reimerswaal took place on 29 January 1574 during the Eighty Years' War between a Netherlands and a Spain fleet. The Dutch were victorious....
   - Sea Beggars under Willem Boisot defeat Spanish under Luis de Resquesens
• May 30 Antwerp - Sea Beggars under Boisot defeat a Spanish fleet
• June - Swedes capture 3 Lubeckers plus 15 merchantmen
• 1576 August and 1578 Kizugawaguchi
  Battles of Kizugawaguchi
  
  The two were fought during Oda Nobunaga attempted Siege of Ishiyama Hongan-ji in Osaka. The Ishiyama Hongan-ji was the primary fortress of the Ikko-ikki, mobs of warrior monks, priests, and farmers who opposed Oda's rule....
   - Blockade efforts in Siege of Ishiyama Honganji, just off Osaka
  Osaka
  
  is a Cities of Japan in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshu.Osaka is a City designated by government ordinance under the Local Autonomy Law and the capital city of Osaka Prefecture....
  , Japan
  Japan
  
  Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
  
• 1582 July 26 Battle of Terceira
  Battle of Terceira
  
  The Battle of Terceira took place near the Island of Terceira on July 27th, 1583. It was the last major battle of the War of the Portuguese Succession which began in 1580 with the death of the Cardinal-King Henry of Portugal and saw the two claimants Philip II of Spain and Don Antonio fight for control of Portugal....
   (Battle of Ponta Delgada) - Spanish under Alvaro de Bazán
  Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz
  
  Don ?lvaro de Baz?n, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, lord of the Villas of Viso and Valdepe?as, largest Commander of Le?n, Member of his Majesty Council, Captain General of the Navy, of the Ocean Sea and the people's war of Kingdom of Portugal....
   defeat French, Portuguese, Dutch and English under Filippo Strozzi
  Filippo di Piero Strozzi
  
  Filippo di Piero Strozzi was an Italy condottiero, a member of the Florentine family of the Strozzi. He fought mainly for France....
   in the Azores
  Azores
  
  The Azores is a Portugal archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,500 km from Lisbon and about 3,900 km from the east coast of North America....
  
• 1582 July 27 Battle of Vila Franca Alvaro de Bazán wins a second battle at the Azores in as many days.
• 1583? Maltese under Avogadro vs Turks
• 1583 August 3 - Venetians defeat Maltese under Avogadro between Cerigotto and Cape Spada
• 1585 April - Maltese galleys defeat and capture Turkish sailing ship
• Nguyen Lord navy defeats Shirahama Kenki
  Shirahama Kenki
  
  Shirahama Kenki was a wokou of the late 16th-early 17th centuries, one of the first Japanese with whom the southern Vietnamese kingdom of the Nguyen lords made contact....
   pirate fleet.
• 1586 - English under Edward Wilkinson vs Spanish and Maltese under Pedro de Gamboa y Leyva at Pantellaria
• 1588 July and August - Defeat of the Spanish Armada
  Spanish Armada
  
  The Spanish Armada was the Habsburg Spain fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Alonso de Guzm?n El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, leading to the Drake-Norris Expedition of 1589, also known as the English Armada....
   off southern England
• September - Spanish Armada in Ireland
  Spanish Armada in Ireland
  
  The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the landfall made upon the coast of Tudor re-conquest of Ireland in September 1588 in Ireland of a large portion of the 130 strong fleet sent by Philip II of Spain for the invasion of Elizabethan England....
  
• 1589 - English Armada
  English Armada
  
  The English Armada was a fleet of warships sent to the Iberian coast by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1589, during the Anglo-Spanish War . It was led by Sir Francis Drake as admiral and Sir John Norreys as general, and failed to drive home the advantage England had won upon the dispersal of the Spanish Armada in the previous year....
  
• 1591 about June 13 - English vs Spanish under Diego de la Ribera
• - Spanish repel English near the Azores
• 1592 May 7 Okpo
  Battle of Okpo
  
  PreludeThe Battle of Okpo was a 2 day fight around the harbor of Okpo at Geoje Island in 1592. It was the first naval battle of the Imjin War and the first victory of Admiral Yi....
   - Korean navy under Admiral Yi Sun-sin
  Yi Sun-sin
  
  Yi Sun-sin , also commonly transliterated Yi Soon-shin or Lee Sun-shin, Korean language: ???) was a Korean naval commander noted for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Japanese invasions of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty....
   defeat Japanese
• May 29 Sacheon
  Battle of Sacheon (1592)
  
  The naval Battle Of Sacheon took place on May 29, 1592 and was the first battle in the Imjin War when the Turtle Ship was used....
   - Koreans defeat Japanese
• August 14 Hansan Island
  Battle of Hansan Island
  
  The naval Battle of Hansan Island, also known as the Battle of Hansan-do, took place on August 14 1592 near the Korean island of Hansan Island, and was one of the most important battles of the Imjin War....
   - Korean navy defeats Japanese fleet in the bay of Hansan island, sinking 59 out of 73 with ironclad turtle ship
  Turtle ship
  
  The Turtle ship [???] was a type of large warship belonging to the Panokseon class in Korea that was used intermittently by the Joseon Navy during the Joseon Dynasty from the early 15th century up until the 19th century....
  s
• November 1 Busan
  Battle of Busan (1592)
  
  The naval Battle of Busan took place on 1 September 1592 during the first phase of the late 16th century Japanese invasions of Korea.The Korean navy was well-trained....
   - Koreans defeat Japanese
• 1595 about late June - Maltese vs Bizertans (details
  Action of 1595
  
  The "Action of 1595" was an indecisive navy battle between forces of Malta, then under the protection of the Knights of St. John, and Bizerte, then part of the Ottoman Empire....
  )
• 1595-96 - Spanish defeat English raiding/invasion expeditions of the Spanish Main led by Drake and Hawkins
• 1597 July 15 or August 28 Chilchonryang
  Battle of Chilchonryang
  
  The naval Battle of Chilcheollyang took place before dawn on August 28 1597 during the Imjin War in Chilcheollyang, which is a narrow strait near Geoje island....
   - Japanese defeat Koreans
• October 26 Myeongnyang
  Battle of Myeongnyang
  
  In the Battle of Myeongnyang, on October 26, 1597, the Korean admiral Yi Sunsin fought the Japanese navy at sea in Myeongnyang Strait, near Jindo Island....
   - 13 Korean ships under Admiral Yi Sun-sin
  Yi Sun-sin
  
  Yi Sun-sin , also commonly transliterated Yi Soon-shin or Lee Sun-shin, Korean language: ???) was a Korean naval commander noted for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Japanese invasions of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty....
   destroys Japanese fleet of 133 ships
• - Bizertans vs Genoese and Romans
• - Spanish defeat English in the Azores Islands Expedition
• 1598 December 16 Noryang Point
  Battle of Noryang Point
  
  The Battle of Noryang, the last major battle of the Japanese invasions of Korea , was fought between the Japanese navy and the combined Naval fleet of the Joseon Dynasty and Ming Dynasty navies....
   - Koreans and Chinese defeat Japanese
• 1600 December 14 - Dutch vs Spanish at Manila

Early 17th century

• 1601 December 27 Bantam
  Battle of Bantam
  
  The naval Battle of Bantam took place on 27 December 1601 in Bantam Bay, Indonesia, when an exploration fleet of 5 Dutch vessels defeated a larger Portuguese fleet including galleons and galleys....
   - Dutch defeat Portuguese in Bantam Bay
• 1602 October 3 Sluis - Dutch under Jacob van Duivenvoorde defeat Spanish under Frederik Spinola
• 1603 May 26 Sluis
  Battle of Sluis (1603)
  
  The Battle of Sluis was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet defeated a Spanish squadron led by the Italian captain Federico Spinola....
   - Dutch under Joos de Moor beat back Spanish under Frederik Spinola
• ?? 1603 October - Tuscan galleys defeat Tunisians
• 1604 October - Tuscans defeat Tunisians (details)
• 1605 - Dutch fleet under Willem Haultain attacks and partly destroys a Spanish fleet of transport ships near Dover
• 1606 August 17 Cape Rachado
  Battle of Cape Rachado
  
  The Battle of Cape Rachado, off the present day Malaccan exclave of Tanjung Tuan in 1606, was an important naval engagement between the Netherlands Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie and Portugal Portuguese Navy....
   - Indecisive action between a Dutch fleet under Cornelis Matelief de Jonge
  Cornelis Matelief de Jonge
  
  Cornelis Matelief , was a Netherlands admiral who was active in establishing Dutch power in Southeast Asia during the beginning of the 17th century ....
   and a Portuguese fleet near Malacca
  Malacca
  
  Malacca is the third smallest States of Malaysia, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Strait of Malacca....
  
• September 21 Malacca - Dutch under Cornelis Matelief de Jonge destroy Portuguese ships
• 1607 April 25 Gibraltar
  Battle of Gibraltar
  
  The naval Battle of Gibraltar took place on 25 April 1607 during the Eighty Years' War when a Netherlands Naval fleet surprised and engaged a Spain fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar....
   - Dutch under Jacob van Heemskerk
  Jacob van Heemskerk
  
  Jacob van Heemskerk was a Netherlands explorer and later admiral commanding the Dutch Naval fleet at the Battle of Gibraltar....
   destroy a Spanish fleet
• October 20 - Tuscans under Beauregard defeat Turkish trade fleet (details)
• 1609 about May - French under Beaulieu vs Tunisians (details)
• June 29 - Spanish-French raid on La Goulette, Tunisia (details)
• - Venetians defeat Turks near Paxos (details)
• (late)? - Turks under Khalil defeat French under Fressinet near Cyprus (details)
• (late)? - Turks vs French under Beaulieu
• 1610 August 21 - Tuscans vs Turks (details)
• October 10 - Tuscans vs Turks (details)
• 1611 August (end)? - Minor action between Danes and Swedes in Kalmar Sound
• 1612 May 23 or 25 - Sicilian-Neapolitan galley fleet defeats Tunisians at La Goulette (details)
• November 29-30 Swally
  Battle of Swally
  
  The naval Battle of Swally took place on 29 November-30 November 1612 off the coast of Suvali , a village near the city of Surat, Gujarat, India, and was a victory for four British East India Company galleons over four Portuguese Carracks and 26 barks ....
   - British East India Company
  British East India Company
  
  The East India Company was an early England joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the Indies, but that ended up trading with the Indian subcontinent and China....
   fleet defeats Portuguese fleet near Surat, India
• 1613 August 29 - Sicilians under de Aragon defeat Turkish trade fleet (details)
• 1615 January 20-? (Old Style) - English defeat Portuguese in mainly minor skirmishes
• July 17 and 18 - Spanish vs Dutch (same as next?)
• - Dutch under Spilbergen defeat Spanish under de Pulgar near Valdivia, Peru
• 1616 January - Spanish vs ? (details)
• about March? - Spanish under Ribera defeat Tunisians at La Goulette (details
  Action of 1616
  
  This battle took place in about March 1616 at La Goulette, Tunisia, and was a victory for a Spain squadron under Francisco de Ribera over a Tunisian fleet....
  )
• April 29 - Tuscans under Inghirami defeat Turks near Euboea (details)
• July 14-16 - Spanish under Ribera defeat Turks in the first regular action between galleys and sailing ships in the Mediterranean (details)
• July - Spanish versus Dutch (details)
• about October (possible engagement) - Neapolitans/Sicilian galleys defeat larger Turkish galley fleet
• 1617 April 13 - Spanish under Ribera vs Venetians
• June 12 - Minor skirmish between Neapolitans/Sicilians and Venetians
• Playa Honda
  Battle of Playa Honda
  
  The naval Battle of Playa Honda was the first of 3 known minor conflicts during the Eighty Years' War between the Dutch Republic and Spain held in the Philippines....
   - Dutch defeat Spanish
• November 19 and 20 - Inconclusive battle between Sicilians and Venetians (details)
• 1618 June 24 - Venice hires Dutch ships and fights Spanish (details)
• July 2 and 3 - Dutch under Moy Lambert
  Moy Lambert
  
  Lambert Hendriksz. was a Dutch Vice Admiral active in the first half of the 17th century known for his lack of physical beauty he is usually referred to by his nickname Mooy Lambert ....
   and Spanish under Vidazabal defeat Algerines
• December 23-28 - English vs Dutch near Jakarta (details)
• 1619 January 18 and 19 - Maltese vs Algerians near Malta (details)
• March 1 - English vs Dutch near Jakarta (details)
• May 31 - Dutch defeat French at the mouth of the Vilaine River
• - English defeat Portuguese
• 1620 May 11 - Venetians under Nani defeat Spanish under Ribera (details)
• June 26 - Tuscans defeat Bizertans (details)
• - English defeat Portuguese
• 1622 July 13-14 - English and Dutch defeat Portuguese near Mozambique
• October - French vs English near La Rochelle (details)
• Dutch ships under Joachim Swartenhondt
  Joachim Swartenhondt
  
  Joachim Hendricksz Swartenhondt was a Dutch naval officer from the 17th century.Swartenhondt started his career on the merchant fleet, becoming a cabin boy at age eleven....
   escorting a convoy
  Convoy
  
  A convoy is a group of vehicles traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support, though it may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas....
   repel a Spanish squadron near Gibraltar
  Gibraltar
  
  Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory shares a border with Spain to the north....
  
• 1622 - English naval bombardment of Algiers
  Algiers
  
  Algiers Nicknamed El-Bahdja or Alger la Blanche for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea....
  
• 1624 October (start) - Tuscan/Papal/Neapolitan force defeats Algerians near Sardinia (details)
• 1625 January - French Rochellais rebels defeat and capture French fleet at Blavet
• February 1 and 3 - English and Dutch defeat Portuguese (details)
• June 26 - Bizertans defeat Maltese near Syracuse, Sicily (details)
• September 15 - French under Soubise defeat hired Dutch ships near Rochelle
  Rochelle
  
  Rochelle is a female given name, ....
  
• 1626? - French with hired English and Dutch ships defeat Huguenot fleet near Rochelle
  Rochelle
  
  Rochelle is a female given name, ....
  
• 1626 late - Danes defeat Dunkirkers
  Dunkirkers
  
  During the Dutch Revolt the Dunkirkers or Dunkirk Privateers, were commerce raiders in the service of the Spanish Empire operating from the ports of the County of Flanders: Nieuwpoort, Ostend, and in particular Dunkirk....
   (details)
• 1627 November 28 Oliwa
  Battle of Oliwa
  
  The naval Battle of Oliva, also Battle of Oliwa or Battle of Gdansk Roadstead, took place on 28 November 1627 during the Polish-Swedish War outside Danzig harbour near Oliva , a village outside of Danzig....
   - Poles defeat Swedes
• 1628 July 31 - Dutch ships under Pieter Ita
  Pieter Ita
  
  Pieter Adriaanszoon Ita was a 17th-century Dutch corsair and privateer. He was also an admiral in the Dutch West India Company and, in 1628, commanded a large expedition against Portuguese and Spanish interests in the Caribbean....
   attack and capture 2 Spanish treasure ships
• June 21 - English defeat Venetians/French at Scanderoon (details)
• September 9 Dutch squadron under Piet Hein
  Piet Pieterszoon Hein
  
  Piet Pieterszoon Hein was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the Dutch Republic and Spain....
   attacks and captures Spanish treasure fleet
  Spanish treasure fleet
  
  Beginning in the 16th century, the Spanish treasure fleets transported various metal resources and agricultural goods, including silver, gold, Gemstones, spices, tobacco, silk, and other exotic goods, from the Spanish colonies to Spain....
  
• September 29 - French defeat English near La Rochelle
• 1629 August 20 - Dutch under Piet Heyn defeat Dunkirkers off Scotland; Heyn is killed
• September 16 - Swedes defeat Holy Roman Empire near Wismar (details)
• 1630 September 4-8 - Danes force a retreat of Hanseatic ships in Elbe River (details)
• 1631 September 12 - Undecided encounter between a Dutch and a Spanish/Portuguese fleet off Pernambuco
  Pernambuco
  
  Pernambuco is a States of Brazil of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil of the country. To the north are the states of Para?ba and Cear?, to the west is Piau?, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean....
   (details)
• September 12-13 The Slaak
  Battle of the Slaak
  
  The naval Battle of the Slaak was a Dutch victory during the Eighty Years' War. The Dutch prevented the Spanish army from dividing the Dutch United Provinces in two....
   - Dutch Zeeland
  Zeeland
  
  Zeeland , also called Zealand in English language and Zeelandic, is a province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium....
   fleet under Marinus Hollare defeats Spanish invasion fleet
• 1634 about early May - Maltese galleys defeat Turkish vessels at Zante
• July 19 - Maltese galleys under Valdina defeat Tripolitans
• - Maltese under Villages defeat Turks
• - Maltese privateers defeat Turkish galleys
• 1635 August 21 - Dunkirk squadron under Jacob Collaart (see Dunkirkers
  Dunkirkers
  
  During the Dutch Revolt the Dunkirkers or Dunkirk Privateers, were commerce raiders in the service of the Spanish Empire operating from the ports of the County of Flanders: Nieuwpoort, Ostend, and in particular Dunkirk....
  ) defeat Dutch guardships and captures 60 fishing trawlers
• August 25 - Dunkirk frigates under Jacob Collaart defeats Dutch escort capturing 24 fishing trawlers
• about September 25 - Spanish defeat Dutch West India Company convoy
• 1636 early - Dutch Zeeland squadron under Johan Evertsen defeats Dunkirk fleet under Jacob Collaart
• 1637 February - 8 Spanish under Miguel de Horna defeat Dutch convoy and escort near Cape Lizard and capture 17 merchant ships
• 1638 about March 26 - Spanish under Lopez de Hoces defeat and captures Dutch convoy
• June - Maltese galleys defeat Tripolitan sailing ships near Calabria
• about July 19 - French defeat Spanish in galley fight near Genoa
• July 22 - French under de Sourdis destroy Spanish galleons under Lopez de Hoces at Guetaría (details)
• August 7 - Venetians under Capello defeat Algerians at Corfu (details]])
• 1639 February 19 - Dutch under Maarten Tromp
  Maarten Tromp
  
  Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Netherlands navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten....
   defeat a Dunkirk
  Dunkirk
  
  Dunkirk is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It lies 10 kilometres from the Belgium border. Population of the city at the 1999 census was 70,850 inhabitants ....
   fleet under Miguel de Horna (details)
• September 17-19 Calais - Running fight between Dutch under Maarten Tromp
  Maarten Tromp
  
  Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Netherlands navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten....
   and Spanish under D'Oquendo who seeks shelter at The Downs
  The Downs
  
  The Downs are a roadstead or area of sea in the southern North Sea near the English Channel off the east Kent coast, between the North Foreland and the South Foreland in southern England....
  
• September 30 Mormugão - Dutch defeat Portuguese near Goa
• October 31 Battle of the Downs
  Battle of the Downs
  
  The naval Battle of the Downs took place on 31 October 1639 , during the Eighty Years' War and was a decisive defeat of the Spanish Empire, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, by the Dutch Republic, commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp....
   - Dutch under Tromp defeat Spanish under D'Oquendo in the English Channel
• end December - Spanish under Miguel de Horna defeat stronger French force
• 1640 January 12-17 Pernambuco - Dutch fleet under Willem Loos defeats Spanish\Portuguese fleet under Dom Fernando de Mascarenhas
• June 15 - Dunkerquers defeat Dutch in the Shetland Isles (details)
• July? - French under Maillé Brézé defeat Spanish under Don Gomez de Sandoval
• 1641 - French under de Sourdis defeat Spanish
• - Several French vs Spanish
• May 17 and 18 - Spanish defeat French near Pensacola
• September 1 and 2 ? - Spanish under Pietersen defeat French and Portuguese
• November 4 - Dutch under Gijssels defeat Spanish and French off Cape St Vincent
• 1642 end of June, 2 day battle - French under Maillé Brézé defeat Spanish under Ciudad Real near Barcelona
• October - Portuguese defeat Spanish
• 1643 August - French defeat Spanish

Danish-Swedish War (1643-45)

• 1644 May 16 - Danes defeat Dutch ships which have been hired to support Sweden (details)
• May 25 - Danes get slightly the better of 33 hired Dutch ships
• July 1 Colberger Heide (Colberg Heath)
  Battle of Colberger Heide
  
  The naval Battle of Colberger Heide took place on 1 July 1644 during the Danish-Swedish War , off northern Germany. It was a slight victory for a Danish fleet commanded by Vind, assisted by Grabow and King Christian IV of Denmark, over a Swedish fleet commanded by Fleming, assisted by Ulfsparre and Klas Hansson Bjelkenstjerna....
   - Danish and Swedish fleets fight an inconclusive battle off NE Germany
• July 7 - Danes defeat Swedes in small battle (details)
• August 10 - Dutch fleet under Thijsen brushes past Danish fleet under King Christian IV in Kjoge Bay, Denmark (details)
• October 13 - Combined Swedish/Dutch fleet badly defeats Danish fleet near Femern, Germany (details)

Cretan War (1645-69)

• 1644 September 28 - Maltese galleys defeat Turkish sailing ships near Rhodes; their subsequent stay in Venetian-held Crete provoked the outbreak of war
  Cretan War (1645–1669)
  
  The Cretan War or War of Candia , as the Sixth Ottoman?Venetian Wars is better known, was a conflict between the Republic of Venice and her allies against the Ottoman Empire and the Barbary States, fought over the island of Crete, Venice's largest and richest Stato da M?r....
   (details)
• 1645 September 28 or 29 - Combined Christian fleet tries and fails to retake Canea (Chania
  Chania
  
  Chani? is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania Prefecture. It lies along the north coast of the island, about 70 km west of Rethymno and 145 km west of Heraklion....
  ) in Crete, from the Ottomans
• October 1 - Christians vs Turks near Canea, Crete
• 1646 May 26 - Venetians defeat Turkish attempt to break their blockade of the Dardanelles
  Dardanelles
  
  .The Dardanelles , formerly known as the Hellespont, is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara....
  . (details)
• August 14 - Inconclusive fight between Christians and the Ottoman fleet anchored at Chania Bay, Crete
• 1647 January 27 - The Ottoman fleet of 45 galleys attacks the ship of the Venetian admiral Tommaso Morosini. Both Morosini and the Ottoman admiral, Kara Musa Pasha
  Kara Musa Pasha
  
  Kara Musa Pasha was an Ottoman Empire soldier and statesman who was named grand vizier by the Sultan Ibrahim I on 16 September 1647 after Nevesinli Salih Pasha's execution....
  , are killed. After suffering significant casualties, the Turks are driven off by the arrival of the remaining Venetian fleet.
• August 25 - Inconclusive skirmish between Christians and Turks
• September 9 - Inconclusive skirmish between Christians and Turks
• 1649 May 6 - Minor battle between Venetians and Turks
• May 12 Focchies
  Battle of Focchies
  
  The naval Battle of Focchies took place on 12 May 1649, during the Cretan War , off Phocaea, near Izmir in western Turkey, when a Republic of Venice fleet of 19 ships, under Giacomo Riva, defeated an Ottoman Empire fleet of 11 ships, 10 Galley#Galleass and 72 galleys....
   - Venetians defeat large Turkish fleet near western Turkey
• July 15 - Venetians vs Turks near Candia, Crete (details)
• July 18 - Venetians defeat Turks near Candia (details)
• 1651 July 8 and 10 - Venetians under Mocenigo defeat Turks (details)
• 1654 April - Maltese privateers defeat Turks near Rhodes
• May 16 - Turks under Murad defeat Venetians under Giuseppe Delfino
  Giuseppe Delfino
  
  Giuseppe Delfino is an Italy fencing and Olympic champion in ?p?e competition.He received a gold medal in ?p?e individual at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome....
   in Dardanelles (details)
• June 21 - Turks retreat after skirmish with Venetians west of Milos
• 1655 June 21 - Venetians under Lazaro Mocenigo defeat Turks under Mustapha in Dardanelles (details)
• 1656 June 26 and 27 - Venetians and Maltese under Lorenzo Marcello
  Lorenzo Marcello
  
  Lorenzo Marcello was a Republic of Venice admiral.He fought against the Papal States navy in 1642-1644 and subsequently participated in the new Cretan War ....
   defeat Turks under Chinam Pasha in Dardanelles (details)
• 1657 May 3 - Venetians defeat Algerines (details)
• May 18 - Venetians under Lazaro Mocenigo defeat Turks and Algerines at Suazich (details)
• July 17-19 - Venetians, Maltese and Papal forces under Lazaro Mocenigo defeat Turks in Dardanelles (details)
• 1658 May 19 - Venetians under Contarini
  Contarini
  
  Contarini is an illustrious Venice family, which furnished eight Doge of Venices to the Republic, as well as an array of men eminent in the Church, statecraft, generalship, art, and letters, such as:...
   defeat Turks between Imbros and the Dardanelles
• 1659 August 26 (or 27?) - Venetians under Contarini vs Turks (details)
• 1660 between May 26 and June 12 - Slight skirmish between Venetians and Turks
• 1661 March (end) - Venetians defeat Turks in minor skirmish
• May 18 - Venetians defeat Turks in minor skirmish
• August 27 - Venetians and Maltese defeat Turks near Milos, Greece (details)
• 1662 September 29 - Venetians defeat Turkish "Alexandria Caravan" between Kos and Kalymnos, Greece (details)
• 1665 March - French under the Duc de Beaufort
  François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort
  
  Fran?ois of Bourbon-Vend?me was the Illegitimacy Family of Henri IV of France. He was also cousin to Le Roi Soleil. He was a prominent figure in the Fronde, and later went on to fight in the Mediterranean....
   defeat Algerines near La Goulette, Tunisia (details)
• August - French under the Duc de Beaufort defeat Algerines at Cherchell, Algeria
• - French under d'Escrainville defeat Turks
• 1667 February 25 and 26 - Venetians under Molin
  Molin
  
  Molin was a former village in Banat, Serbia. The village was founded in 1833 and existed until 1961. It was located in the Nova Crnja municipality, Central Banat District, Vojvodina province....
   defeat Turks and Tunisians north of Crete (details)
• 1668 March 8 and 9 - Venetians defeat Turks near St Pelagia, Crete (details)
• May 2 - French defeat Turks (details)
• about September - Barbary "Turks" defeat Venetians south of Crete (details)
• 1669 June - Privateers defeat "Alexandria Caravan" escort near Rhodes (details)

Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-74)

• 1652 May 29 Goodwin Sands (Dover)
  Battle of Goodwin Sands
  
  The naval Battle of Goodwin Sands , fought on 29 May 1652 , was the first engagement of the First Anglo-Dutch War between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic of the Netherlands....
   - English under Robert Blake
  Robert Blake (admiral)
  
  Robert Blake was one of the most important military commanders of the Commonwealth of England, and one of the most famous English admirals of the 17th century....
   fire on Maarten Tromp
  Maarten Tromp
  
  Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Netherlands navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten....
  's Dutch fleet off Dover without declaring war and initiate the First Anglo-Dutch War
  First Anglo-Dutch War
  
  The First Anglo?Dutch War was the first of the four Anglo-Dutch Wars. It was fought entirely at sea between the navies of the Commonwealth of England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands....
  
• August 26 Plymouth
  Battle of Plymouth
  
  For the American Civil War battle see: Battle of Plymouth The Battle of Plymouth was a naval battle in the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place on 26 August, 1652 and was a short battle, but had the unexpected outcome of a Dutch victory over England....
   - Michiel de Ruyter
  Michiel de Ruyter
  
  Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is one of the most famous admirals in History of the Netherlands. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century....
  's 36 men-of-war hold off Ayscue
  George Ayscue
  
  Admiral Sir George Ayscue was an English naval officer who served in the English Civil War and the Anglo-Dutch Wars.In 1648, during the English Civil War, while serving as a captain in the navy of the English Parliament, he prevented the fleet from defecting to the Royalists, and was promoted to General at Sea....
  's 45 men-of-war, driving them away
• September 7 Elba (Monte Cristo)
  Battle of Elba
  
  The naval Battle of Elba was a naval battle which took place on 6 September, 1652 between a Netherlands Naval fleet under Johan van Galen and an England fleet under Richard Badiley....
   - Dutch under Jan van Galen beat back English under Badiley
• October 8 Kentish Knock (Zeeland Approaches)
  Battle of the Kentish Knock
  
  The Battle of the Kentish Knock was a naval battle between the fleets of the Dutch Republic and England, fought on 8 October 1652 during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the shoal called the Kentish Knock in the North Sea about thirty kilometres east of the mouth of the river Thames....
   - English under Blake beat back Dutch under de With
  Witte Corneliszoon de With
  
  Witte Corneliszoon de With was a famous Dutch Republic naval officer of the 17th century....
  
• December 10 Dungeness
  Battle of Dungeness
  
  The naval Battle of Dungeness took place on 10 December 1652 during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the cape of Dungeness in Kent....
   - Dutch under Tromp defeat English under Blake
• 1653 February 28-March 2 Portland (3 Days Battle)
  Battle of Portland
  
  The naval Battle of Portland, or Three Days' Battle took place during 28 February-2 March, 1653 , during the First Anglo-Dutch War, when the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at Sea Robert Blake was attacked by a fleet of the Dutch Republic under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp escorting merchant shipping through the...
   - Tromp, outnumbered, loses nine men-of-war and about 25 merchantmen to an English fleet under Blake
• March 13 Leghorn
  Battle of Leghorn
  
  The naval Battle of Leghorn took place on 14 March 1653, during the First Anglo-Dutch War, near Leghorn , Italy. It was a victory of a Dutch Republic fleet under Commodore Johan van Galen over an Commonwealth of England squadron under Captain Henry Appleton ....
   - Dutch under Johan van Galen
  Johan van Galen
  
  Johan van Galen was a Commodore of the Dutch Republic of the Netherlands.He was born in Essen. He fought in the Eighty Years' War against Spain, becoming a captain in 1630 and a regular captain in 1635, mostly fighting the Dunkirkers....
   defeat English under Badiley and Appleton
• June 12-13 Gabbard (North Foreland)
  Battle of the Gabbard
  
  The naval Battle of the Gabbard, also known as the Battle of Gabbard Bank, the Battle of the North Foreland or the second Battle of Nieuwpoort took place on 12 June–13 June 1653 New Style during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the Gabbard shoal off the coast of Suffolk, England between fleets of the Commonwealth of En...
   - English defeat Dutch
• August 8-10 Scheveningen (Ter Heide, Texel)
  Battle of Scheveningen
  
  The Battle of Scheveningen was the final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place on 8–10 August 1653 between the fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic....
   - Dutch under Maarten Tromp
  Maarten Tromp
  
  Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Netherlands navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten....
   repulse English blockading fleet under George Monck with both sides retreating. Tromp is killed
• 1664 December 29 - English squadron under Thomas Allin
  Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet
  
  Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service in the English Civil War, and the Second Anglo-Dutch War and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars....
   attacks Dutch merchant fleet (details)
• 1665 June 13 Lowestoft
  Battle of Lowestoft
  
  The naval Battle of Lowestoft took place on 13 June 1665 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. It remains the worst naval defeat in Dutch history....
   - English fleet under James Stuart, Duke of York
  James II of England
  
  James II and VII was List of English monarchs, List of Scottish monarchs, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685. He was the last Roman Catholic Church monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland....
   badly defeat Dutch fleet under Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam
  Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam
  
  Jacob, Banner Lord of Wassenaer, Lord Obdam, Hensbroek, Spanbroek, Opmeer, Zuidwijk and Kernhem was a Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral, and supreme commander of the confederate Dutch navy....
  
• August 2 Vågen
  Battle of Vågen
  
  The Battle of V?gen was a naval battle between a Netherlands merchant and treasure fleet and an England flotilla of warships in August 1665 as part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War....
   - English squadron repelled attempting to capture richly-laden Dutch merchant fleet in the bay of Bergen, Norway
• 1666 May 20 - Undecided encounter between an English and a combined Dutch\French squadron at the isle of Nevis
  Nevis
  
  Nevis is an island in the Caribbean, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 220 miles southeast of Puerto Rico and 50 miles west of Antigua....
  
• June 15 James River (Virginia)
  James River (Virginia)
  
  The James River in the U.S. state of Virginia is a long river, including its Jackson River source. It drains a Drainage basin comprising . The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million people ....
  -Dutch under Abraham Crijnssen attacks Virginia tobacco fleet (Details)
• June 11-14 Four Days
  Four Days Battle
  
  The Four Days Battle was a naval battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Fought from 1 June to 4 June, 1666 in the Julian or Old Style calendar then used in England off the Flemish and English coast, it remains one of the longest naval engagements in history....
   - Dutch under de Ruyter defeats English fleet commanded by Albermarle and Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  
  Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, , soldier, inventor and amateur artist in mezzotint, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth of Bohemia, and the nephew of King Charles I of England, who created him Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness....
  
• August 4-5 St James's Day (North Foreland/Orfordness) - English under Albemarle
  Albemarle
  
  Albemarle may refer to:...
   and Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  
  Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, , soldier, inventor and amateur artist in mezzotint, was a younger son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth of Bohemia, and the nephew of King Charles I of England, who created him Duke of Cumberland and Earl of Holderness....
   defeat a Dutch fleet under de Ruyter
• 1667 - English fleet under Admiral Sir John Harman
  John Harman
  
  Sir John Harman was a teacher before becoming a member of the The Labour Party and being elected to the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Council. After the metropolitan councils were disbanded under Margaret Thatcher, he was elected to, and led, Kirklees council....
   destroys part of French fleet at Martinique
  Martinique
  
  Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1,128 km?. It is an overseas department of France. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia....
  
• June 9-14 Raid on the Medway
  Raid on the Medway
  
  The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of Medway or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch Republic attack on the largest England naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, Kent, that took place in June 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War....
   - Dutch raid Medway river near London. The English flagship, Royal Charles, is captured
• 1672 March 12 - English squadron under Sir Robert Holmes
  Robert Holmes (admiral)
  
  Sir Robert Holmes was a United Kingdom Admiral of the English Restoration Navy. He took part in the Second Anglo-Dutch War and third Anglo-Dutch War Anglo-Dutch wars, both of which he is, by some, credited with having started....
   attacks Dutch merchant fleet (Details)
• June 7 - Solebay (Southwold)
  Battle of Solebay
  
  The naval Battle of Solebay took place on 28 May Old Style, 7 June New Style 1672 and was the first naval battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War....
   Dutch fleet under de Ruyter vs combined English/French under York
  James II of England
  
  James II and VII was List of English monarchs, List of Scottish monarchs, and King of Ireland from 6 February 1685. He was the last Roman Catholic Church monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland....
  
• 1673 June 7 and 14 First and Second battles of Schooneveld
  Battle of Schooneveld
  
  The Battles of Schooneveld were two naval battles of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, fought off the coast of the Netherlands on June 7 and June 14, 1673 between an allied Anglo-French fleet commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, and the fleet of the Dutch Republic, commanded by Michiel de Ruyter....
  
• August 21 Texel (Kijkduin)
  Battle of Texel
  
  The naval Battle of Texel or Battle of Kijkduin took place on 21 August 1673 between the Dutch and the combined English and French fleets and was the last major battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War, which was itself part of the Franco-Dutch War , during which Louis XIV of France invaded the Republic and sought to establish control over...
  

Later 17th century

• 1645 September 9 Tamandare - Dutch squadron under Jan Lichthart destroys a Portuguese squadron under Jerônimo Serrão de Paiva at Tamandaré
  Tamandaré
  
  Tamandar? is a beach located roughly 100km south of Recife, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. The beach is a small town whose locals are from the upper lower class of Brazil....
   Brazil
  Brazil
  
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
  
• 1645 - Algerian Barbary pirates attempted an attack on Edinburgh
  Edinburgh
  
  Edinburgh ; is the Capital city of Scotland, a position it has held since 1437. It is the seventh largest city in the United Kingdom and the second largest Scottish City status in the United Kingdom after Glasgow....
  , Scotland
  Scotland
  
  conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
  
• 1646 Battles La Naval de Manila - Two Spanish galleons with Spanish, Mexican & Filipino crew repel a Dutch invasion fleet in 5 separate actions over several months around the Philippines
• 1646? - French under du Mé defeat Spanish
• 1647 June 10 Puerto de Cavite
  Battle of Puerto de Cavite
  
  The naval Battle of Puerto de Cavite took place on 10 June 1647 during the Eighty Years' War between a Spain fleet and a Netherlands fleet in Puerto de Cavite, an important Spanish port in Manila Bay, Philippines in which the Dutch were defeated....
   - Spanish defeat Dutch attack near Manila
• French under Richelieu defeat Spanish under John of Austria
  John of Austria the Younger
  
  Don John of Austria , was a Spain general and political figure. He served as the prime minister of Spain between the years 1677 and 1679.He was recognized as the natural son of Philip IV of Spain....
   - Neapolitan Republic (1647)
  Neapolitan Republic (1647)
  
  The Neapolitan Republic between the years 1647?1648 was a Republic created in Naples, which lasted for some months and began after the revolt led by Masaniello and Giulio Genoino against the Spain viceroys....
  
• 1650 July 26 - Minor battle between Parliamentarians and Royalists/Portuguese near Lisbon
• October 20 - Parliamentarians capture French frigate
• 1652 July? - French under Vendôme
  Vendôme
  
  Vend?me is a communes of France in central France....
   defeat Spanish
• 1654 March 23 Colombo - Skirmish between Dutch and Portuguese
• May 2 - Dutch defeat Portuguese near Colombo (details)
• 1655 - English naval bombardment of Algiers
  Algiers
  
  Algiers Nicknamed El-Bahdja or Alger la Blanche for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea....
  
• 1655 April 14 - English under Robert Blake destroy Barbary ships at Porto Farina, northern Tunisia (details)
• - French under Vendôme defeat Spanish near Barcelona
• 1657 April Santa Cruz - English under Blake defeat Spanish ()
• September 12 and 13 - Danes and Swedes fight inconclusively near Moen, Denmark (details)
• 1658 November 8 The Sound
  Battle of the Sound
  
  The naval Battle of The Sound took place on 8 November 1658 during the Dutch-Swedish War, near the Sound or Oresund, just north of the Danish capital, Copenhagen....
   - Dutch get the better of a Swedish fleet in a large battle near Copenhagen, in support of Denmark. Danish ships watch but are unable to participate
• 1659 March 30 - Minor battle between Dutch and Danes against Swedes
• April 30 - Small running battle between Dutch and Danes against Swedes (details)
• - Dutch/Danes under de Ruyter defeat Swedes and liberate Nyborg
  Nyborg
  
  Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 16,467 . Nyborg was made one of the 14 large municipalities, that were made on 1st of January 2008....
  
• 1661 - French naval bombardment of Algiers
• 1669 December 18 (O.S.?) - English Mary Rose vs 7 Algerines (details)
• 1670 August - English/Dutch ships defeat Algerine force near Gibraltar
• 1671 May - Privateers beat off a force of Turkish galleys near Egina, Greece
• 1675 February 11 - French under Comte de Vivonne defeat Spanish under de la Cueva near Lipari Islands, Italy
• July (possible engagement) - English defeat Tripolitans
• 1676 January 8 Stromboli (Alicuri)
  Battle of Stromboli
  
  The naval Battle of Stromboli took place on 8 January 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War between a French fleet of 20 ships under Abraham Duquesne and a combined fleet of 19 Dutch and one Spanish ship under Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter that lasted eight hours and ended inconclusively....
   - Inconclusive fight between French under Abraham Duquesne
  Abraham Duquesne
  
  Other topics that could fall under Duquesne can be found at Marquis Duquesne Abraham Duquesne, marquis du Bouchet, was a France naval officer, who also saw service as an admiral in the Swedish navy....
   vs Dutch and Spanish under Michiel de Ruyter
  Michiel de Ruyter
  
  Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is one of the most famous admirals in History of the Netherlands. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century....
  
• January - English defeat Tripolitans
• April 22 Agosta (Etna)
  Battle of Agosta
  
  The naval Battle of Augusta took place on 22 April 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War and was fought between a French fleet of 29 man-of-war, five frigates and eight fireships under Abraham Duquesne and a Dutch-Spanish fleet of 27 plus five fireships with Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral-General Michiel de Ruyter in command....
   - French fleet under Duquesne and Dutch/Spanish fleet under de Ruyter fight to a draw. De Ruyter is mortally wounded
• June 2 Palermo
  Battle of Palermo
  
  The naval Battle of Palermo took place on 2 June 1676 during the Franco-Dutch War, between a France force led by Abraham Duquesne and a Spanish force supported by a Dutch maritime expedition force....
   - French under Comte de Vivonne defeat Dutch/Spanish under De la Cerda and Den Haen
• May 25 and 26/June 3 and 4 - Dutch/Danish fleet under Niels Iuel defeat Swedes under Baron Creutz between Bornholm and Rugen in the Baltic Sea
  Baltic Sea
  
  The Baltic Sea is a brackish inland sea located in Northern Europe, from 53?N to 66?N latitude and from 20?E to 26?E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Denmark islands....
  
• June 1/11 Öland
  Battle of Öland
  
  The naval Battle of ?land occurred on 1 June 1676 south off the island of ?land in the Baltic Sea, as part of the Scanian War.It was a victory for a combined Danish/Dutch fleet of 25 ships of the line and 10 frigates etc....
   - Dutch/Danish fleet defeats Swedish fleet south of Öland in the Baltic Sea
• 1677 March 3 Tobago - French under Jean II d'Estrées
  Jean II d'Estrées
  
  Jean II d'Estr?es, , was a Marshal of France, and an important naval commander of Louis XIV.Jean d'Estr?es was born in a noble family from Picardie....
   are repelled by Dutch under Jacob Binkes (details)
• May 31 and June 1/11 - Danes defeat Swedes between Femern and Warnemunde, Baltic Sea (details)
• July 1/11 and 2 Kjöge Bay - Danes and Dutch defeat Swedish fleet
• December Tobago - French under Jean II d'Estrées
  Jean II d'Estrées
  
  Jean II d'Estr?es, , was a Marshal of France, and an important naval commander of Louis XIV.Jean d'Estr?es was born in a noble family from Picardie....
   defeat Dutch under Jacob Binkes
• 1678 - Undecided action of the isle of Ouessant between a Dutch squadron under Evertsen
  Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest
  
  Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest is a Netherlands admiral from the 17th century.Cornelis was the second son of Lieutenant-Admiral Cornelis Evertsen the Elder, nephew of Lieutenant-Admiral Johan Evertsen and cousin of the latter's son Vice-Admiral Cornelis Evertsen the Younger, with whom he is very often confused....
   and a French squadron under Château-Renault
  François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault
  
  Fran?ois Louis de Rousselet, marquis de Ch?teaurenault was a France vice-admiral, marshal of France, and nobleman.In his youth, he fought in the Battle of the Dunes against the Spanish....
  
• 1679 May 3 - Danes vs Swedes
• June 26, June 28, July 2 and July 20 - Series of skirmishes culminating in a Danish victory over Sweden
• 1681 July 23 - French defeats Tripolitans
• September 30 - Spanish defeat Brandenburgers near Cape St Vincent (details)
• 1683 - French naval bombardment of Algiers
• 1686 July 12]] - Venetians attacks "Alexandria Caravan" with its Turkish and Tripolitan escort between Naxos and Nicaria
• October 4 - Venetians vs Turks near Mitylene, Greece
• c. 1687/88? - Turks and Algerines, under Mezzo Morto
  Mezzo Morto
  
  Hassan Mezzo Morto or Hadji Hussein Mezzo Morto was an Algerian corsair, then Dey and finally Ottoman Empire admiral....
  , defeat Venetians
• 1687-1688 - French naval bombardment of Algiers
• 1688 June 15 - Venetians attacks "Alexandria Caravan" with its Turkish and Algerian escort east of Naxos, Greece
• 1689 May 1/11 Battle of Bantry Bay
  Battle of Bantry Bay
  
  The Battle of Bantry Bay was a naval engagement fought on 11 May 1689 during the Nine Years' War. The Allied fleet was commanded by Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington; the French fleet by Fran?ois Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Ch?teaurenault....
   - French defeat English off SW Ireland
• French vs English near Casquets
• 1690 March 26 - Turks and Algerines under Mezzo Morto defeat Venetians under Valier (details)
• July 10 Beachy Head (Beveziers)
  Battle of Beachy Head (1690)
  
  The Battle of Beachy Head was a naval engagement fought on 10 July 1690 during the Nine Years' War. The battle was the greatest French tactical naval victory over their English and Dutch opponents during the war....
   - French defeat Anglo-Dutch fleet
• - French vs English and Dutch near Madras
• September 8 - Venetians fight the combined fleet of Turkey, Algiers, Tripoli and Tunis near Mitylene, Greece (details)
• 1692 May 27-June 3 Barfleur and La Hougue - Decisive defeat of French by English and Dutch in the War of the Grand Alliance
  War of the Grand Alliance
  
  The Nine Years' War ? often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg ? was a major war of the late 17th century fought primarily on mainland Europe but also encompassing theatres in Ireland and North America....
  
• - French defeat Spanish near Cape Finisterre
• - French defeat Tripolitans near Malta
• 1693 June Lagos Bay
  Battle of Lagos (1693)
  
  The Battle of Lagos was a sea battle during the Nine Years' War on 1693-06-27 , when a French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville defeated an Anglo-Dutch fleet under George Rooke....
   - French under Tourville
  Anne Hilarion de Tourville
  
  Anne Hilarion de Costentin, comte de Tourville was a France naval commander who served under King Louis XIV of France....
   capture 50 out of 140 merchantmen
• August 6 Battle of Bear Bay - Two French frigates defeat 40 armed Dutch whaleships, capturing 13 (two of which were burned on the spot)
• 1694 June 29 - French under Jean Bart
  Jean Bart
  
  Jean Bart was a France Admiral and privateer. His birth name was most probably Jan Baert....
   defeat Dutch under Hidde de Vries and others (details)
• 1695 February 9 and 19 - Turkish fleet defeats and then fights Venetians under Zeno
  Zeno
  
  Zeno is a Greek name derived from the more ancient variant Zenon . The word may refer to any of the following:...
   (details)
• April 16 - French defeat English (details)
• September 15 and 18 - Venetians under Contarini vs Turks under Mezzo Morto
• 1696 (mid) - Russians vs Turks near Ochakov, Black Sea
• June 17 Dogger Bank - French defeat Dutch
• - French and English fight in Newfoundland
• - Fight near San Domingo
• August 22 - Venetians under Contarini vs Turks and their allies under Mezzo Morto near Andros (details)
• 1697 July 6, September 1 and September 20 - Venetians under Contarini vs Turks in a series of battles in the Aegean Sea (details)
• 1698 September 20 - Venetians vs Turks, Tripolitans and Tunisians near Samothrace, Greece (details)

Great Northern War (1700-21)

• 1702 June 26 - Small-ship action between Sweden and Russia on Lake Ladoga
• September 7 - Small-ship action between Sweden and Russia on Lake Ladoga
• 1703 August 7 - Small-ship action between Sweden and Russia on Lake Peipus
• 1704 May 17 - Small-ship action between Sweden and Russia on Lake Peipus
• 1705 June 26 - Swedish ships attack Russian base of Kotlin
• 1710 October 4 - Denmark under Gyldenløve defeats Sweden under Wachtmeister in Kjöge Bay (details)
• 1712 April 11 - Danes under Knoff vs Swedes under Sjöblad (details)
• July 31 and August 17 - Danes under Sehested fight and then defeat Swedes under Henck near Rugen (details)
• August 4 - Very minor engagement between Russia and Sweden
• September 28 - Very minor engagement between Denmark and Sweden
• 1713 July 22 - Minor engagement between Sweden and Russia (details)
• 1714 August 6 Gangut
  Battle of Gangut
  
  The naval Battle of Gangut took place on July 27Julian calendar/ August 7 1714Gregorian calendar during the Great Northern War , in the waters of Riilahti Bay, north of the Hanko Peninsula, near the site of the modern-day city of Hanko, Finland, between the Swedish Navy and Imperial Russian Navy....
   - Russian galleys under Apraksin defeat Swedish force
• 1715 April 24 - Danes under Gabel defeat Swedes under Wachtmeister (details)
• 1716 July 8 Dynekilen
  Battle of Dynekilen
  
  The naval Battle of Dynekilen took place on 8 July 1716 during the Great Northern War, when a light Denmark-Norway force under Tordenskjold trapped and defeated a similar Swedish force in Dynekilen fjord , on the west coast of Sweden....
   - Danes under Tordenskjold defeat Swedes
• 1717 May 14 or 15 - Danish attack on Göteborg is defeated
• July 19 - Danish attack on Strömstad is defeated
• 1718 September 17 or 21 - Swedes under King Carl XII defeat Danes under Paulssen
• 1719 June 4 Osel Island
  Battle of Osel Island
  
  The Battle of Osel Island took place on May 24 1719, during the Great Northern War. It was fought near the island of Saaremaa. It lead to a victory for the Russian captain Naum Senyavin, whose forces captured three enemy vessels, sustaining as few as eighteen casualties....
   - Russians defeat Swedes under Wrangel
• July 13 - Danes under Rosenpalm defeat Swedes at Strömstad
• 1720 August 7 Grengam
  Battle of Grengam
  
  The Battle of Grengam of 1720 was the last major naval battle in the Great Northern War that took place in the ?land Islands, in the Ledsund strait between the island communities of F?gl? and Lemland....
   - Russian galley fleet under Galitzine
  Galitzine
  
  The Galitzines, more correctly the Golitsyns , are one of the largest and noblest princely houses of Russia. Among many alternate spellings are Galitzin, Galytzin, and Galitsin....
   defeats Swedish sailing ships under Sjöblad.

Early 18th century

• 1701 August 17 - Maltese raid on La Goulette
• 1702 May 29, Battle of Tourville next to Cape de la Hague, north of Cherbourg. French battle fleet attacked by the Anglo-Batavian fleet. French fleet flees to Saint-Malo
  Saint-Malo
  
  Saint-Malo is a walled seaport city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine Departments of France....
  . See: Bosscher, (PH. M.) Oorlogsvaart. In: MGN, deel III, p. 367-368.
• 1702 August 19-24 (OS) - English under Benbow - French under Ducasse draw (details)
• October 23 Vigo Bay
  Battle of Vigo Bay
  
  The Battle of Vigo Bay was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. The engagement followed an Anglo-Dutch Battle of C?diz the Spanish port of C?diz in September in an effort to secure a naval base in the Iberian Peninsula....
   - Anglo-Dutch fleet defeat French and Spanish and destroy Spanish treasure fleet
• 1703 May 22 Cap de la Roque/Bay of Biscay
  Battle of Cap de la Roque
  
  The Battle of Cap de la Roque was a naval battle that took place on May 22 1703 between a Dutch convoy protected by captain Roemer Vlacq and a French squadron under Alain Emmanuel de Co?tlogon, during the War of the Spanish Succession....
   - French squadron attacks large Anglo-Dutch merchant fleet
• 1704 August 24 Malaga
  Battle of Malaga
  
  The Battle of M?laga was the largest naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession that took place on 24 August 1704 south of M?laga, Spain....
   - English and Dutch under Rooke narrowly defeat French near Malaga
• 1707 October 21 The Lizard - 2 French squadrons under Forbin and Duguay-Trouin defeat British convoy and escort under Richard Edwards
• 1709 March 2 - British vs French (details)
• June 25 - Maltese defeat Tripolitans near Cape Santa di Leuca
• 1710 April 18 - Maltese defeat Algerines
• 1713 April 12 - Maltese defeat Algerines
• - Portuguese defeat Indians near Cheul (details)
• 1716 July 8 - Venetians under Corner fight an inconclusive battle against Turks under Jannum Koggia east of Corfu (details)
• 1717 June 12, 13, 16 and 22 - Venetians under Flangini vs Turks in northern Aegean (details)
• July 19 Matapan
  Battle of Matapan
  
  The naval Battle of Matapan took place on 19 July 1717 off the Cape Matapan, on the coast of the Mani Peninsula in southern Greece, between the combined naval forces of Republic of Venice, Portugal, the Papal States and Knights Hospitaller, under Venetian commander Diedo, and the Ottoman Empire, under Kapudan Pasha Ibrahim Pasha....
   - Venetians and their allies vs Turks in Gulf of Laconia, Greece
• 1718 - Portuguese defeat Indians near Karwar (details)
• July 20-22 - Venetians vs Turks (details)
• August 11 Cape Passaro
  Battle of Cape Passaro
  
  The Battle of Cape Passaro was the defeat of a Spanish fleet under Admirals Antonio de Gazta?eta and Fernando Chacon by a British fleet under Admiral George_Byng, 1st Viscount Torrington, near Cape Passero on 11 August 1718, four months before the War of the Quadruple Alliance was formally declared....
   - British under George Byng defeat Spanish near Sicily
• 1738 June 20, 28 and 29 - Russians vs Turks
• August 9 and 10 - Turks defeat Russians

War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48)

• 1741 January 7 and 8 - British vs French in West Indies
• February 12 - Minor British vs French in Gibraltar Strait
• March-May Cartagena de Indias
  Battle of Cartagena de Indias
  
  The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was the decisive battle of a massive amphibious warfare expedition by the forces of Kingdom of Great Britain under Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon against Spain under Admiral Blas de Lezo, taking place at the city of Cartagena, Colombia, in present day Colombia, starting in March 1741....
   - Decisive Spanish victory against a large British fleet during the War of Jenkins' Ear
• August 10 Colachel
  Battle of Colachel
  
  The Battle of Colachel was a battle that took place on 10 August 1741 during the Travancore-Dutch War, when forces of Marthanda Varma, the king or Raja of the Indian state of Travancore defeated forces of the Dutch East India Company , and the allied Rani of Eleyadathu Swarupam at Kulachal in India....
   - Raja of Travancore
  Travancore
  
  Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor was a Indian Princely State in India under the British Raj, with its capital at Thiruvananthapuram ruled by the Travancore Royal Family.The name Thiruvithankoor might be derived from Thiruvithankode where the capital Padmanabhapuram was situated....
   in India
  India
  
  India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
   defeats Dutch
  Netherlands
  
  The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
   naval force at Colachel
• 1742 May 31 - Swedes retreat after battle with Russians in Gulf of Finland (details)
• 1744 February 22 Toulon (Cape Sicié) - Draw between Franco-Spanish and British fleets south of Toulon
• 1746 June 25 (OS) - British under Edward Peyton vs French under la Bourdonnais
• 1747 May 14 1st Cape Finisterre
  First battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
  
  The First Battle of Cape Finisterre saw 14 Kingdom of Great Britain ships of the line under Admiral George Anson, 1st Baron Anson attack a France 30-ship convoy commanded by Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonqui?re, Marquis de la Jonqui?re during the War of the Austrian Succession....
   - British under Anson
  George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
  
  Admiral George Anson, 1st Baron Anson Privy Council of Great Britain Royal Navy was a Kingdom of Great Britain admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe....
   defeat French under de Jonquières
• October 25 2nd Cape Finisterre
  Second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
  
  The Second Battle of Cape Finisterre was a naval battle which took place on 25 October 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession. A Kingdom of Great Britain fleet of fourteen ships of the line commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke intercepted a France convoy protected by eight French ships of the line commanded by Admiral Desherbie...
   - British under Hawke defeat French under de l'Etenduère
• 1747/48 - French under Labourdonnais vs British under Peyton near Negapatam
• 1748 March 7 - British under Cotes defeat Spanish
• October 12 - British vs Spanish near Havana (details)

Seven Years War (1756-63)

• 1756 May 20 Minorca
  Battle of Minorca
  
  The Battle of Minorca was a Early Modern France-Spanish naval defeat of a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet, leading to the court-martial and execution of the British commander....
   - French under la Galissonnière defeat British under John Byng
• 1757 early - French under Kersaint de Coëtnempren vs British at San Domingo
• 1758 - Minor French under Duchaffault vs British under Boscawen near Ushant
• - Minor French under Durevest vs British under Saunders near Gibraltar Strait
• April 29 Cuddalore
  Battle of Cuddalore (1758)
  
  The naval Battle of Cuddalore took place on 29 April 1758 during the Seven Years' War near Cuddalore off the Carnatic coast of India and was an indecisive battle between a Kingdom of Great Britain squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Ach?....
   - British under Pocock defeat French under d'Ache
• August 3 Negapatam
  Battle of Negapatam (1758)
  
  Battle of Negapatam may refer one of the third battles between French and British fleets off the coast of Negapatam in India :* Battle of Negapatam ...
   - British under Pocock defeat French under d'Ache
• 1759 August 19 Lagos - British under Boscawen defeat French under de la Clue
• September 10 - Light Swedish force defeats similar Prussian force near Szczecin
• September 10 Pondicherry
  Battle of Pondicherry
  
  The Battle of Pondicherry was an indecisive battle between a Kingdom of Great Britain squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Ach? off the Carnatic coast of India near Pondicherry during the Seven Years' War....
   - British fight French but are too damaged to pursue
• November 20 Quiberon Bay/Cardinaux
  Battle of Quiberon Bay
  
  The naval Battle of Quiberon Bay took place on 20 November 1759 during the Seven Years' War in Quiberon Bay, off the coast of France near St....
   - British defeat French near St Nazaire
• 1760 July 3-8 Restigouche River
  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 of French Navy vessels sent to relieve New France after the fall of Battle of the Plains of Abraham....
   - British defeat French relief force
• 1762 - British attack on Spanish-held Havana
  British expedition against Cuba
  
  The Battle of Havana was a military action from March to August 1762, as part of the Seven Years' War....
  

Russo-Turkish War (1768-74)

• 1770 May 27 and 28 - Russians vs Turks near southern Greece (details)
• June 4 - Minor Russians vs Turks south of Athens (details)
• July 5-7 Chesma
  Battle of Chesma
  
  The naval battle Battle of Chesma took place on 5 July-7 July 1770 near and in ?esme Bay, in the area between Asia Minor and the island of Chios, the site of a number of past naval battles between Ottoman Empire and Venice....
   - Russian fleet defeats and burns Turkish fleet off western Turkey
• 1772 November 6-8 - Russians defeat Turks west of Patrai, Greece (details)
• 1773 July 4 - Russians under Kinsbergen vs Turks (details)
• September 3 - Russians under Kinsbergen vs Turks (details)
• September? - Russians vs Turks (details)
• 1774 June 20 and July 9/19 - Russians under Tchitchagov and Seniavin vs Turks (details)

American War of Independence (1776-83)

• 1776 October 11 Valcour Island
  Battle of Valcour Island
  
  The naval Battle of Valcour Island, also known as the Battle of Valcour Bay, took place on October 11, 1776, on Lake Champlain in a narrow strait between the New York mainland and Valcour Island during the American Revolutionary War....
   - Benedict Arnold
  Benedict Arnold
  
  Benedict Arnold V was a General officer during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army, but switched sides to the British Empire....
   escapes the British fleet under Guy Carleton
  Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
  
  Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Order of the Bath , known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Ireland-Great Britain soldier who twice served as Governor of the Province of Quebec , from 1768–1778 , and from 1785–1795....
  
• 1778 April 19 Frederica Naval Action
  Frederica naval action
  
  The Frederica naval action was a small naval battle during the American Revolutionary War in which three galleys of the Georgia Navy defeated a Kingdom of Great Britain raiding party off the coast of Georgia ....
  
• July 27 First Ushant
  Battle of Ushant (1778)
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Ushant took place on 27 July 1778, during the American War of Independence, fought between French and Kingdom of Great Britain fleets 100 miles west of Ushant, a French island at the mouth of the English Channel off the north-westernmost point of France....
   - British under Keppel with 30 ships of the line fight inconclusive action against French under d'Orvilliers
  Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers
  
  Louis Guillouet, comte d'Orvilliers was a French people admiral.D'Orvilliers was born in Moulins, Allier, but spent most of his childhood in Cayenne, capital of the French colony French Guiana, where his father was governor....
   with 28 ships
• 1779 July 6 Grenada
  Battle of Grenada
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Grenada took place on 6 July 1779 during the American War of Independence in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy....
  
• end - French vs British under Hyde Parker near Fort Royal, Martinique
• 1780 January 16 Cape St Vincent
  Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
  
  }|-||}There were also Battle of Cape St. Vincent, the most well known in Battle of Cape St Vincent .The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent, or Battle of Cape Santa Maria, took place off the coast of Portugal on 16 January 1780, during the American Revolutionary War and was a victory of a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Georg...
   - British under Rodney defeat Spanish under de Langara
• April 17 Martinique
  Battle of Martinique (1780)
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Martinique took place on April 17 1780 during the American War of Independence in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy....
   - British under Rodney fail to defeat French under de Guichen
• August 9 Spanish-French fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova
  Luis de Córdova y Córdova
  
  Luis de C?rdova y C?rdova was a Spain admiral and commander of a Spanish navy during the American Revolutionary War. His exploits included the capture of two Kingdom of Great Britain convoys totalling 79 ships in 1780, including a fleet of 55 merchant vessels and frigates at Santa Maria Island....
   captures 55 ship British convoy
• Spanish-French fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova captures 29 ship British convoy
• 1781 April 16 Porto Praya
  Battle of Porto Praya
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Porto Praya was a naval battle which took place during the American Revolutionary War on 16 April 1781 between a British squadron under Commodore George Johnstone and a French squadron under the Pierre Andre de Suffren Saint Tropez....
   - French under Suffren
  Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez
  
  Admiral comte Pierre Andr? de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren - France admiral; was the third son of the marquis de Saint Tropez, head of a family of nobles of Provence which claimed to have emigrated from Lucca in the 14th century....
   vs British, in the Cape Verde Islands
• April 19 Fort Royal
  Battle of Fort Royal
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Fort Royal was a naval battle fought off Fort Royal, Martinique in the West Indies during the American War of Independence on 29 April 1781 between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy....
  
• - Minor French under de Grasse vs British under Hood
• - Minor French under Destouches vs British under Arbuthnot
• August 5 (15 NS?) Dogger Bank
  Battle of Dogger Bank (1781)
  
  }|-||}The naval Battle of the Dogger Bank took place on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, part of the American War of Independence, in the North Sea....
   - Draw between Dutch and British squadrons
• September 5 Chesapeake Bay
  Battle of the Chesapeake
  
  }|-||-||}The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes or simply the Battle of the Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American Revolutionary War which took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on September 5, 1781, between a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet led by Rear-Admiral Thomas Gra...
   - French under de Grasse drive off British under Graves
• December 12 Second Ushant
  Battle of Ushant (1781)
  
  }|-||}The Second Battle of Ushant was a naval battle fought between French and British squadrons near Ushant on 12 December 1781, during the American War of Independence....
   - British under Kempenfelt capture part of a French convoy from de Guichen
• 1782 January 25 St Kitts
  Battle of St. Kitts
  
  }|-||-||}The Battle of St Kitts, also known as the Battle of Frigate Bay, took place on January 25 and 26, 1782 during the American Revolutionary War between a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood and a larger French fleet under the Comte de Grasse....
   - British under Hood defeat French under de Grasse
• February 17 Sadras
  Battle of Sadras
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Sadras was the first of five indecisive naval battles fought between a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and French fleet under the Pierre Andre de Suffren Saint Tropez off the coast of India during the American War of Independence....
   - First fierce but indecisive fight between French under Suffren and British under Hughes near south-east India
• April 9 and 12 The Saintes
  Battle of the Saintes
  
  }|-||}The Battle of the Saintes took place over 4 days, 9 April 1782 – 12 April 1782, during the American Revolutionary War, and was a victory of a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a France fleet under the Comte de Grasse....
   - British under Rodney decisively defeat French under de Grasse in the West Indies
• April 12 Providien
  Battle of Providien
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Providien was the second in the series of battles fought between a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Pierre Andre de Suffren Saint Tropez off the coast of India during the American Revolutionary War....
   - 2nd fight between Suffren and Hughes off India
• April 21 - British defeat French
• July 6 Negapatam
  Battle of Negapatam (1782)
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Negapatam was the third in the series of battles fought between a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Pierre Andre de Suffren Saint Tropez off the coast of India during the American Revolutionary War....
   - 3rd fight between Suffren and Hughes off India
• September 3 Trincomalee
  Battle of Trincomalee
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Trincomalee was the fourth in the series of battles fought between a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Pierre Andre de Suffren Saint Tropez off the coast of India during the American Revolutionary War....
   - Hughes fleet damages Suffren's but withdraws
• October 20 Cape Spartel
  Battle of Cape Spartel
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Cape Spartel was an indecisive naval battle between a France-Spain fleet under Admiral Luis de C?rdova y C?rdova and a Kingdom of Britain fleet under Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe....
   - Franco-Spanish fleet under Luis de Córdova y Córdova fights British fleet under Richard Howe in indecisive battle. Howe resupplies Gibraltar
• 1783 June 20 Cuddalore
  Battle of Cuddalore (1783)
  
  }|-||}The Battle of Cuddalore was an indecisive battle between a Kingdom of Great Britain fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a slightly smaller French fleet under the Pierre Andre de Suffren Saint Tropez off the coast of India near Cuddalore during the American Revolutionary War....
   - Suffren prevents Hughes seizing Cuddalore. Last of the five battles between Suffren and Hughes

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