List of naval battles - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This list of naval battles is a chronological list delineating important naval fleet battle

Naval battle

A naval battle is a battle fought using boats, ships or other waterborne vessels. Most naval battles have occurred at sea, but a few have taken place on lakes or rivers. The earliest recorded naval battle took place in 1210 BC near Cyprus...

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Note: If a battle's name isn't known it's just referred to as "Action of (date)".

Ancient

Year	Battle
1210 BC		Hittites Hittites The Hittites were a Bronze Age people of Anatolia.They established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia c. the 18th century BC. The Hittite empire reached its height c... defeat Cypriots Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the... near Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
c. Circa Circa , usually abbreviated c. or ca. , means "approximately" in the English language, usually referring to a date... 1190 BC	Battle of the Delta Battle of the Delta The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the so-called Sea Peoples, circa 1178 BCE or 1175 BCE when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repulsed a major sea invasion by the 'Peoples of the Sea'. The conflict occurred somewhere at the shores of the eastern Nile Delta and partly on...	Ramses III defeats the "Sea Peoples Sea Peoples The Sea Peoples were a confederacy of seafaring raiders of the second millennium BC who sailed into the eastern Mediterranean, caused political unrest, and attempted to enter or control Egyptian territory during the late 19th dynasty and especially during year 8 of Ramesses III of the 20th Dynasty... " in the Nile delta Nile Delta The Nile Delta is the 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...
664 BC		Corinth Corinth Corinth is a city and former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Corinth, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit... battles Corfu Corfu Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the edge of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality. The...
c.535 BC	Alalia Battle of Alalia The naval Battle of Alalia took place between 540 BC and 535 BC off the coast of Corsica between Greeks and the allied Etruscans and Carthaginians...	Carthaginians Carthage Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC... and Etruscans defeat Greeks Greeks The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world.... near Alalia (now Aléria Aléria Aléria is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica... ), Corsica Corsica Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
497 BC		Ionians Ionians The Ionians were one of the four major tribes into which the Classical Greeks considered the population of Hellenes to have been divided... defeat Phoenicians near Cyprus
494 BC	Lade Battle of Lade The Battle of Lade was a naval battle which occurred during the Ionian Revolt, in 494 BC. It was fought between an alliance of the Ionian cities and the Persian Empire of Darius the Great, and resulted in a decisive victory for the Persians which all but ended the revolt.The Ionian Revolt was...	Persians 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. The battle took place simultaneously with the more famous land battle at Thermopylae, in August or September 480 BC, off the coast of Euboea and was fought between an alliance of...	Persians defeat Greeks
480 BC	Salamis Battle of Salamis The Battle of Salamis was fought between an Alliance of Greek city-states and the Persian Empire in September 480 BCE, in the straits between the mainland and Salamis, an island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens...	The Athenian Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... 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 and Cumae and the Etruscans.Hiero I of Syracuse allied with Aristodemus, the tyrant of Cumae, to defend against Etruscan expansion into southern Italy. In 474 they met and defeated the Etruscan fleet at Cumae...	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 the seat of the Cumaean Sibyl... defeat Etruscans
460s BC	Eurymedon Battle of the Eurymedon The Battle of the Eurymedon was a double battle, taking place both on water and land, between the Delian League of Athens and her Allies, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I. It took place in either 469 or 466 BC, in the vicinity of the mouth of the Eurymedon River in Pamphylia, Asia Minor...	Delian League Delian League The Delian League, founded in circa 477 BC, was an association of Greek city-states, members numbering between 150 to 173, under the leadership of 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, and was, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time. It was one of the immediate catalysts for the Peloponnesian War....	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 Rhium, set an Athenian fleet of twenty ships, commanded by Phormio, against a Peloponnesian fleet of seventy-seven ships, commanded by Cnemus.In the battle, the...	Athenians defeat Sparta Sparta Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c... 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 Athenian victory over Sparta...	Athenians defeat Spartans
413 BC	Sicily	Syracusans defeat Athenians
411 BC	Cynossema Battle of Cynossema The naval Battle of Cynossema took place in 411 BC during the Peloponnesian War. In the battle, an Athenian 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
411 BC	Eretria Battle of Eretria The naval Battle of Eretria, between Sparta and Athens, took place in September 411 BC, off the coast of Euboea.- Background :During the spring of 411 BC, the Eretrians drove the Athenians out of Oropos with the help of the Boetians. This city was a strategic point for Athens because it allowed...	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 Athenian fleet commanded by Alcibiades, Thrasybulus, and Theramenes routed and completely destroyed a Spartan fleet commanded by Mindarus. The victory allowed Athens to recover control over a number of...	Athenians defeat Spartans and Peloponnesians Peloponnesian League The Peloponnesian League was an alliance in the Peloponnesus from the 6th to the 4th centuries BC.- Early history:By the end of the 6th century, Sparta had become the most powerful state in the Peloponnese, and was the political and military hegemon over Argos, the next most powerful state...
406 BC	Arginusae Battle of Arginusae The naval Battle of Arginusae took place in 406 BC during the Peloponnesian War near the Arginusae islands east of the island of Lesbos. In the battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by eight strategoi 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 Athenian and Persian operation against the Spartan naval fleet in the Corinthian War. A combined Athenian-Persian fleet, led by the former Greek admiral Conon, destroyed the Spartan fleet led by the inexperienced Peisander, ending Sparta's brief bid for naval...	Persians defeat Spartans
376 BC	Naxos Battle of Naxos At the Battle of Naxos the new Athenian fleet of Chabrias decisively defeated the Spartans. This was the beginning of Athens's recovery of its Aegean hegemony following its loss in the Peloponnesian War. The victory was decided by Phocion's courageous and skillful action on the left wing...	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.-Birth:... defeats Amandus (at the Hellespont)
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, 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 post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
260 BC	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. This battle was key in the Roman victory of Mylae as well as Sicily itself...	Romans under Duilius defeat Carthaginians near Sicily Sicily Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
258 BC	Cos Battle of Cos The Battle of Cos was fought ca 258 BC between an Antigonid fleet and a Ptolemaic fleet. Antigonus II Gonatas led his forces to victory over Patroclus, admiral of Ptolemy II. It has been widely assumed that the battle severely damaged Ptolemaic control of the Aegean...	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.-Birth and family:... 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.-Prelude:...	Carthaginians defeat Romans
		Ancient Macedonians Ancient Macedonians The Macedonians originated from inhabitants of the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, in the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axios... defeat Egyptians Egyptians Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to... at Andros Andros Andros, or Andro is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, approximately south east of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . Its surface is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and well-watered valleys. The area is...
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 period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and... victory over the Carthaginians, ending the First Punic War First Punic War The First Punic War was the first of three wars fought between Ancient Carthage and the Roman Republic. For 23 years, the two powers struggled for supremacy in the western Mediterranean Sea, primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters but also to a lesser extent in...
218 BC		Romans under Cornelius Scipio defeat Carthaginians near the mouth of the Ebro River (Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... )
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 Philip 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 Rome. Philip was attractive and charismatic as a young man... 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 fleet and the navy of the city state of Rhodes, 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
190 BC	Myonessus Battle of Myonessus The naval Battle of Myonessus was fought in 190 BC during the war of Rome against Antiochus III the Great for the domination over Greece, between a Seleucid Empire fleet and a Roman plus Rhodian fleet. The Romans were victorious.The account of Appian:...	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 which finally decided the hegemony of Rome in Latium... and Rhodians under Eudoras defeat Seleucids under Polyxenidas Polyxenidas Polyxenidas a Rhodian general and admiral, who was exiled from his native country, and entered the service of Antiochus III the Great, king of Seleucid Empire. We first find him mentioned in 209 BC, when he commanded a body of Cretans mercenaries during the expedition of Antiochus into Hyrcania...
67 BC	Korakesion Battle of Korakesion The Battle of Korakesion, also known as the Battle of Coracesium, was a naval battle fought in 67 BC between the pirates of Cilicia and Pompey of ancient Rome. Plutarch describes it as the key battle of Pompey's clearing of the Mediterranean of pirates after several smaller battles...	Romans under Pompey Pompey Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, also known as Pompey or Pompey the Great , was a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic... defeat pirates Piracy Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. The term can include acts committed on land, in the air, or in other major bodies of water or on a shore. It does not normally include crimes committed against persons traveling on the same vessel as the perpetrator... from Cilicia Cilicia In antiquity, Cilicia was the south coastal region of Asia Minor, south of the central Anatolian plateau. It existed as a political entity from Hittite times into the Byzantine empire...
56 BC	Morbihan	Romans under Decius Brutus defeat Veneti Veneti (Gaul) The Veneti were a seafaring Celtic people who lived in the Brittany peninsula , which in Roman times formed part of an area called Armorica... near Armorica Armorica Armorica or Aremorica is the name given in ancient times to the part of Gaul that includes the Brittany peninsula and the territory between the Seine and Loire rivers, extending inland to an indeterminate point and down the Atlantic coast...
49 BC	Ile du Levant	Romans under Decius Brutus defeat [ ]
49 BC		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...	Agrippa defeats Sextus Pompeius
2 September 31 BC	Actium Battle of Actium The Battle of Actium was the decisive confrontation of the Final War of the Roman Republic. It was fought between the forces of Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII. The battle took place on 2 September 31 BC, on the Ionian Sea near the city of Actium, at the Roman...	Octavian decisively defeats Antony Mark Antony Marcus Antonius , known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general. As a military commander and administrator, he was an important supporter and loyal friend of his mother's cousin Julius Caesar... and Cleopatra Cleopatra VII of Egypt Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period...
70		Rome vs Batavi in the Maas
199	Shaxian	Wu Eastern Wu Eastern Wu, also known as Sun Wu, was one the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period after the fall of the Han Dynasty. It was based in the Jiangnan region of China... forces under Sun Ce Sun Ce Sun Ce was a military general and warlord during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was the oldest of the children of Sun Jian who was killed during the Battle of Xiangyang when Sun Ce was only 16. Sun Ce then broke away from his father's overlord, Yuan Shu, and headed to... defeat Liu Biao Liu Biao Liu Biao , style name Jingsheng , was a warlord and the governor of Jing Province during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was a member of the extended family of the Han Dynasty emperors... and Huang Zu Huang Zu Huang Zu was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Biao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was an experienced naval commander, and was most famous for having skillful warriors like Sun Jian and Ling Cao killed in battle.-Background:Huang was born in an influential...
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 Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It was fought in the winter of 208/9 AD between the allied forces of the southern warlords Liu Bei and Sun Quan...	Combined forces of Liu Bei Liu Bei Liu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history... and Sun Quan Sun Quan Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, formally Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He ruled from 222 to 229 as King of Wu and from 229 to 252 as Emperor of Wu.... defeat fleet under Cao Cao Cao Cao Cao Cao was a warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the dynasty's final years. As one of the central figures of the Three Kingdoms period, he laid the foundations for what was to become the state of Cao Wei and was posthumously titled...
221	Yiling	Sun Quan Sun Quan Sun Quan , son of Sun Jian, formally Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He ruled from 222 to 229 as King of Wu and from 229 to 252 as Emperor of Wu.... defeats the fleet under Liu Bei Liu Bei Liu Bei , also known as Liu Xuande, was a warlord, military general and later the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history... and successfully defends Jingzhou Jingzhou Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in Hubei Province, People's Republic of China. The city is located on the banks of the Yangtze River.Its population is 5,691,707 at the 2010 census whom 1,154,086 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts.-Geography:Jingzhou occupies an area of...
222	Dongkou	Eastern Wu Eastern Wu Eastern Wu, also known as Sun Wu, was one the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period after the fall of the Han Dynasty. It was based in the Jiangnan region of China... general Lü Fan Lü Fan Lü Fan , style name Ziheng , was an official of the state of Eastern Wu during the late Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.-Biography:... manages to defeat Cao Xiu Cao Xiu Cao Xiu was a military general serving under the warlord Cao Cao during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He served the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. A distant nephew of Cao Cao, Cao Xiu was given special attention by the former, who once asserted him befitting...
272	Xiling	Lu Kang Lu Kang Lu Kang , style name Youjie , was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. He was the son of Lu Xun and a maternal grandson of Sun Ce. He was praised for his talent and wisdom.... defeats Jin Jìn Dynasty (265-420) The Jìn Dynasty , was a dynasty in Chinese history, lasting between the years 265 and 420 AD. There are two main divisions in the history of the Dynasty, the first being Western Jin and the second Eastern Jin... general Bu Chan and retakes Xiling Xiling Xiling may refer to:Xiling District , in Yichang, Hubei, ChinaXiling Gorge , one of the Three Gorges, in Yichang, Hubei, China*Xiling Bridge , bridge over Yangtse River, in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei, China...

Middle Ages

456 - Romans under Flavius Ricimer defeat Vandals near Corsica
468 Cape Bon
Battle of Cape Bon (468)
The Battle of Cape Bon was an engagement during joint Western and Eastern Roman military expedition against the Vandal capitol of Carthage in 468 AD. The invasion of the kingdom of the Vandals was one of the greatest military undertakings recorded in the annals of history, a combined amphibious...

- Vandals defeat East and West Romans under Basiliscus
Basiliscus
Basiliscus was Eastern Roman Emperor from 475 to 476. A member of the House of Leo, he came to power when Emperor Zeno had been forced out of Constantinople by a revolt....
551 Sena Gallica - The Byzantines defeat the Ostrogoths
655 Battle of the Masts - Arabs under Uthman
Uthman
Uthman ibn Affan was one of the companions of Islamic prophet, Muhammad. He played a major role in early Islamic history as the third Sunni Rashidun or Rightly Guided Caliph....

defeat Byzantines
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...

under Constans II
663 August Baekgang
Battle of Baekgang
The Battle of Baekgang, also known as Battle of Baekgang-gu or by the Japanese name Battle of Hakusukinoe , was a battle between Baekje restoration forces and their ally, Yamato Japan, against the allied forces of Silla and the Tang Dynasty of ancient China...

- Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China 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 one of the longest sustained dynasties in...

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 nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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 an incendiary weapon used by the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning while floating on water....

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697? - Greeks under John defeat Arabs
698 Carthage
Battle of Carthage (698)
The Battle of Carthage was fought in 698 AD between a Byzantine expeditionary force and the armies of the Umayyad Caliphate. Having lost Carthage to the Muslims, Emperor Leontius sent the navy under the command of John the Patrician and the droungarios Tiberius Apsimarus. They entered the harbor...

- Arabs defeat Greeks under John at Carthage
698 - Imperial Constantinopolitan fleet defeats Kibyrrhaeot rebels
717, September 3 Second Arab siege of Constantinople - Byzantines under Leo III the Isaurian
Leo III the Isaurian
Leo III the Isaurian or the Syrian , was Byzantine emperor from 717 until his death in 741...

defeat Arabs
718, Spring Second Arab siege of Constantinople - Byzantines under Leo III defeat Arabs
727 - Byzantine central imperial 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
Burchard
Burchard is a Germanic given name, from Burg "protection" and hart "hardy, brave."-People:...

defeat Moors at Sardinia
813 - Byzantines defeat Arabs
- - Franks under Irmingar defeat Moors near Majorca
820 - Arabs defeat Franks? near Sardinia
821 - Byzantine central imperial fleet defeats rebel provincial fleets during the revolt of Thomas the Slav
Thomas the Slav
Thomas the Slav was a 9th-century Byzantine military commander, most notable for leading a wide-scale revolt against Emperor Michael II the Amorian in 820–823....
841 - Arabs defeat Venetian
Republic of Venice
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squadron near Taranto
849 Ostia
Battle of Ostia
The naval Battle of Ostia took place in 849 between some Saracen pirates and an Italian league of Papal, Neapolitan, Amalfitan and Gaetan ships. The battled ended in favor of the Italian league, as they successfully beat off the pirates...

- Italian city-states vs Muslims off southern Italy
853? - Byzantines defeat Syrians ?
868 - Byzantines under Niketas Oryphas
Niketas Oryphas
Niketas Oryphas or Oöryphas was a distinguished Byzantine official, patrician and admiral under the emperors Michael III and Basil I the Macedonian , who achieved several naval victories against the Saracen raiders....

destroy 2 Arab fleets near Thrace and in the Gulf of Corinth
880 Night Battle of Cephalonia - Byzantines under Nasar
Nasar
Nasar , originally baptized Basil , was a distinguished Byzantine military leader in the Byzantine–Arab conflicts of the latter half of the 9th century....

destroy Arab fleet
- First Milazzo - Byzantines under Nasar
  Nasar
  Nasar , originally baptized Basil , was a distinguished Byzantine military leader in the Byzantine–Arab conflicts of the latter half of the 9th century....
  
  destroy Arab fleet
885 - Frisians defeat Vikings
888 Second Milazzo - Arabs defeat Byzantines
908 Battle in the Aegean Sea - 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.-Life:...

defeat Arabs
912 Chios - Syrian-Cilician fleet defeats Byzantine squadron under Himerios
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.-Forces:...
941 Rus'-Byzantine War
Rus'-Byzantine War (941)
The Rus'–Byzantine War of 941 took place during the reign of Igor of Kiev. The Khazar Correspondence reveals that the campaign was instigated by the Khazars, who wished revenge on the Byzantines after the persecutions of the Jews undertaken by Emperor Romanus I Lecapenus.The Rus' and their allies,...

- Byzantine fleet under Theophanes
Theophanes (chamberlain)
Theophanes was a Byzantine palace official and the chief adviser of Emperor Romanos Lekapenos during most of his reign. He was also an active and able diplomat, and led the naval defense of Constantinople against the Rus' invasion of 941....

destroys Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rus was a medieval polity in Eastern Europe, from the late 9th to the mid 13th century, when it disintegrated under the pressure of the Mongol invasion of 1237–1240....

fleet under Igor near Bosporus Strait
938 First Battle of Bach Dang River - Vietnamese defeat Southern Han
Southern Han
Southern Han was a kingdom that existed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period along China’s southern coast from 917 to 971. The Kingdom greatly expanded her capital city Hing Wong Fu , namely present-day Guangzhou...

fleet
956 - Tunisian fleet destroyed by Christians near Mazara
958 - Tunis vs Christians in Messina Strait
964 - Arab fleet destroys Byzantine fleet under Niketas near Calabria
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
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
Battle of the Helgeå was a naval engagement which took place during 1026, between joint Danish and English forces and a combined Norwegian and Swedish force, at the estuary of a river called Helgeå in Sweden.King Olaf II of Norway and King Anund Jakob of Sweden took advantage of the commitment...

- Danes under Ulf Jarl
Ulf Jarl
Ulf was a Danish earl, in Scandinavia known as a jarl. As a Viking chieftain he participated in Cnut the Great's conquest of England as one of his most trusted men. He married Cnut's sister Estrid Svendsdatter and from c. 1024 he was his appointee as regent of Denmark, probably as the guardian of...

defeat Swedes and Norwegians under Anund Jacob and Olaf II Haraldsson (Olaf the Stout) in southern Sweden
1032 - An joint Byzantine-Ragusa
Republic of Ragusa
The Republic of Ragusa or Republic of Dubrovnik was a maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia , that existed from 1358 to 1808...

n squadron defeats a Muslim corsair fleet in the Adriatic
1032 - A Novgorod fleet tries to reach Kolivan (modern Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

), but is defeated by Estonians
Ancient Estonia
Ancient Estonia refers to a period covering History of Estonia from the middle of the 8th millennium BC until the conquest and subjugation of the Estonian people in the first quarter of the 13th century during the Northern Crusades.-The Mesolithic Period:...

in the Battle of the Iron Gate.
1035–1036 - Last Arab corsair raids against the Aegean islands
Aegean Islands
The Aegean Islands are the group of islands in the Aegean Sea, with mainland Greece to the west and north and Turkey to the east; the island of Crete delimits the sea to the south, those of Rhodes, Karpathos and Kasos to the southeast...

are repulsed by the Byzantines
1043 Rus'-Byzantine War
Rus'-Byzantine War (1043)
The final Rus'–Byzantine War was, in essence, an ,unsuccessful naval raid against Constantinople instigated by Yaroslav I of Kiev and led by his eldest son, Vladimir of Novgorod, in 1043.The reasons for the war are disputed, as is its course...

- Byzantines defeat Rus' squadron in the Bosporus
1062 Nissa - Norwegians under Harald Hardrada defeat Danes in Kattegat
1081 Dyrrhachium
Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081)
The Battle of Dyrrhachium took place on October 18, 1081 between the Byzantine Empire, led by the Emperor Alexius I Comnenus, and the Normans of southern Italy under Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia and Calabria...

- Venetian-Byzantine fleet defeats Normans near Durazzo, Albania
1084 - Normans under Robert Guiscard (20 vessels?) defeat Venetians or Byzantines in a series of battles off Albania/Corfu

12th century

1123 Ascalon
Ashkelon
Ashkelon is a coastal city in the South District of Israel on the Mediterranean coast, south of Tel Aviv, and north of the border with the Gaza Strip. The ancient seaport of Ashkelon dates back to the Neolithic Age...

?
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.-Background:...

- 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 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. The Jin Dynasty navy was set on...

- 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 to cross the Yangtze River, thus beginning an invasion of Southern Song China...
  
  - Song forces defeat Jin
  Jin Dynasty, 1115–1234
  The Jīn Dynasty ; Khitan language: Nik, Niku; ; 1115–1234), 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 Yashima, 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 Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. 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 V Erlingsson was a King of Norway during the Civil war era in Norway.-Biography:Magnus Erlingsson was probably born in Etne in Hordaland. He was the son of Erling Skakke. His father was a Norwegian nobleman who earned his reputation crusading with Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, the Earl of Orkney...

in the Sognefjord
Sognefjord
The Sognefjord is the largest fjord in Norway, and the second longest in the world. Located in Sogn og Fjordane county, it stretches 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, 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 Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. 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 Dan-no-ura, in the Shimonoseki Strait off the southern tip of Honshū. On March 24, 1185, the Genji clan fleet, led by Minamoto no Yoshitsune, defeated the Heike clan fleet, during a half-day engagement.The Taira were outnumbered, but...
  
  - Decisive victory for Minamoto clan off present-day Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
  Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
  is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....
  
  , Japan
  Japan
  Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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 clans during the late-Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the fall of the Taira clan and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate under Minamoto Yoritomo in 1192....
- 7 November - Byzantines under Alexios Branas
  Alexios Branas
  Alexios Branas or Vranas was a Byzantine nobleman and military leader of the late 12th century.Alexios Branas was doubly linked to the imperial Komnenos family. He was the son of Michael Branas and of Maria Komnene, who was the great-niece of Alexios I Komnenos...
  
  defeat Normans at Demetrias (Volos
  Volos
  Volos is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about 326 km north of Athens and 215 km south of Thessaloniki...
  
  ), 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 and his third wife, Adela of Champagne...

in the harbor of Damme
Damme
Damme is a municipality located in the Belgian 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. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had...
1217 August 24 Dover (South Foreland)
Battle of Dover (1217)
The Battle of Dover was a naval battle fought in early 1217 between an English fleet of 30-40 ships under Hubert de Burgh and a French 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 pirate, in the tradition of medieval outlaws.-Early life:Eustace was born a younger son of Baudoin Busket, a lord of the county of Boulogne...

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, called Stupor Mundi, in alliance with Pisa, against a Genoese squadron bringing a number of English, French and Spanish prelates to attend the...

- Pisans under Ansaldo de Mari defeat Genoese
1263 - Settepozzi
Battle of Settepozzi
The Battle of Settepozzi was fought sometime in May–July 1263 off Settepozzi between a Genoese-Byzantine fleet and a smaller Venetian fleet...

- A Venetian fleet of 38 ships under Gilberto Dandolo defeates a joint Byzantine-Genoese fleet of 48 ships off the Peloponnese
1264 - Genoese defeat Venetians
1266 Trapani - Venetians defeat Genoese
ca. 1273/1275 - Demetrias
Battle of Demetrias
The Battle of Demetrias was a sea engagement fought at Demetrias in Greece in the early 1270s between a Byzantine fleet and the assembled forces of the Latin barons of Euboea and Crete...

- Byzantine fleet defeats coalition of Lombard and Venetian lords of Euboea and Crete
before 1279 - Conrad Lancia defeats Muslim fleet near Tunisia (details)
1279 March 19 Yamen
Battle of Yamen
The naval Battle of Yamen took place on 19 March 1279 and is considered to be the last stand of the Song Dynasty against the invading Mongol-controlled Yuan Dynasty...

- 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 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, Loria or de Llúria in Catalan , was an Sicilian-Aragonese admiral, who was the commander of the fleet of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. He was probably the most successful and talented naval tactician of the medieval period...

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.Charles' Genoese allies had...

- 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 King of Naples, King of Albania, Prince of Salerno, Prince of Achaea and Count of Anjou.-Biography:...

)
- August 6 (Second) Meloria
  Battle of Meloria (1284)
  The Battle of Meloria was fought between 5 and 6 August 1284 near the Meloria islet, in the Tyrrhenian Sea between the Genoese and the Pisan fleet, as part of the Genoese-Pisan War...
  
  - Genoese
  Republic of Genoa
  The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....
  
  utterly destroy the Pisa
  Pisa
  Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian 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 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...
  
  - 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.Lauria had taken his fleet to Augusta,...

- 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 Bạch Đằng.The Battle of Bạch Đằng, which took place at the Bach Dang River, near Ha Long Bay in present-day northern Vietnam, was a battle between Đại Việt 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 Yumurtalık district, Adana Province, Turkey, located east of the mouth of the Ceyhan River. It was the ancient Aegea and medieval Ajazzo or Lajazzo. It passed between the Mamluks and the Armenians several times in the 13th and 14th centuries, and was definitively taken by...
1298 September 9 Curzola
Battle of Curzola
Battle of Curzola was the naval battle which was fought on September 9, 1298 between the fleets of Genoa and Venice; it was a disaster for Venice, a major setback among many battles fought in the 13th and 14th centuries between Pisa, Genoa and Venice in a long series of wars...

- Genoese
Republic of Genoa
The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....

fleet under Lamba Doria
Lamba Doria
Lamba D'Oria was an Italian admiral of the Republic of Genoa.The brother of the capitano del popolo Oberto Doria, he was one of the best Genoese admirals, together with his descendant Andrea Doria...

defeats Venetians
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice in Northeastern Italy. It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century until 1797. It was formally known as the Most Serene Republic of Venice and is often referred to as La Serenissima, in...

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. Both leaders, James II and Frederick III, were present...

- Angevins under Roger of Lauria defeat Sicilians under d'Oria off northern Sicily
1300 June 14 Ponza - Angevins under Roger of Lauria defeat Sicilians under d'Oria near Naples

14th century

1304 August 18 (2 days) Zierikzee
Battle of Zierikzee
The battle of Zierikzee was a naval battle between a Flemish fleet and an allied Franco-Hollandic fleet which took place on 10 and 11 August 1304. The battle, fought near the town of Zierikzee, ended in a Franco-Holland victory...

- French fleet under Genoese
Republic of Genoa
The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....

admiral Renier Grimaldi destroys Flemish fleet
1338 September 23 Arnemuiden
Battle of Arnemuiden
The Battle of Arnemuiden is a naval battle fought on 23 September 1338 at the start of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It was the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' war and the first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannon and one hand...

- Philip VI of France
Philip VI of France
Philip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois from 1325 to 1328...

beats English fleet of Edward III of England
Edward III of England
Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...

off the coast of Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost 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. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...

. It was the first naval battle using artillery.
1340 June 24 Sluys
Battle of Sluys
The decisive naval Battle of Sluys , also called Battle of l'Ecluse was fought on 24 June 1340 as one of the opening conflicts of the Hundred Years' War...

- Edward III of England
Edward III of England
Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers 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 King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois from 1325 to 1328...

off the coast of Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...

and gains control of the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern 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 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 Bosporus - Genoese under Paganino Doria vs Venetians, Byzantine Greeks and Aragonese in Bosporus Strait
1353 August 29 La Loiera - Venetians and Aragonese defeat Genoese near Sardinia
1354 Sapienza
Battle of Sapienza
The naval Battle of Sapienza, also known as the Battle of Porto-Longo, took place in 1354, during the Third Venetian–Genoese War. The Genoese fleet under Paganino Doria captured the Venetian fleet under Niccolò Pisani at the harbour of Sapienza or Porto Longo, near the fortress of Modon in...

Genoese under Paganino Doria defeat Venetians under Niccolò Pisani in the southern Peloponnese
1363 August 30-October 4 Lake Poyang
Battle of Lake Poyang
The naval battle of Lake Poyang took place 30 August – 4 October AD 1363 and was one of the final battles fought in the fall of China's Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty...

- Mings under Zhu Yuanzhang defeat Hans under Chen Youliang
Chen Youliang
Chen Youliang was the founder of the insurgent state of Dahan in the late Yuan Dynasty period of Chinese history.-Biography:...
1372 June 22 and 23 La Rochelle
Battle of La Rochelle
The naval Battle of La Rochelle took place on 22 and 23 June 1372 between a Castilian and French fleet commanded by the Genoese born Ambrosio Boccanegra and an English convoy commanded by John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke. The Franco-Castilian fleet had been sent to attack the English at La...

- Castilian fleet defeats English fleet near La Rochelle
1378 - Venetians under Vettor Pisani
Vettor Pisani
Vettor Pisani was a Venetian admiral.-Biography:He was in command of the Venetian fleet in 1378 during the war against the Genoese, whom he defeated off Capo d'Anzio; subsequently he recaptured Kotor, Šibenik and Rab, which had been seized by the Croatians and Hungarians, 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 on June 21, 1380 in the lagoon off Chioggia, Italy, between the Venetian and the Genoese fleets, who had captured the little fishing port in August the preceding year. This occurred during the War of Chioggia....

- 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
1427 - Battle of the Echinades
Battle of the Echinades (1427)
The Battle of the Echinades was fought in 1427 among the Echinades islands off western Greece between the fleets of Carlo I Tocco and the Byzantine Empire...

- Byzantines defeat fleet of Carlo I Tocco
Carlo I Tocco
Carlo I Tocco was the ruler of Epirus from 1411 until his death on July 4, 1429.-Life:Carlo I was the son of Count Leonardo I Tocco of Cephalonia and Leukas by Maddalena de' Buondelmonti, sister of Esau de' Buondelmonti of Epirus...
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 - Fall of Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI...

- Turks attack Byzantine vessels defending Constantinople
- April 20 - Fall of Constantinople
  Fall of Constantinople
  The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire, which occurred after a siege by the Ottoman Empire, under the command of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, against the defending army commanded by Byzantine Emperor Constantine XI...
  
  - 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
1478 - 11 Portuguese ships defeat and capture a Castilian fleet of 35 ships at the Battle of Guinea
Battle of Guinea
The Battle of Guinea took place on the Gulf of Guinea, in western Africa, 1478, between a Portuguese fleet and a Castilian fleet on the context of the War of the Castilian Succession....
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 of 1499–1503...

- Turks under Daoud Pasha defeat Venetians under Antonio Grimani
Antonio Grimani
Antonio Grimani was the Doge of Venice from 1521 to 1523.-Biography:He was born in Venice into a relatively poor family and in his early years he worked as a tradesman, soon becoming one of the most important ones in the city...

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 war of 1499–1503 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.In December 1499 the Venetians attacked Lepanto with...

- Turks under Kemal Reis
Kemal Reis
Kemal Reis was a Turkish privateer and admiral of the Ottoman Empire. 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
Battle of Diu (1509)
The Battle of Diu sometimes referred as the Second Battle of Chaul was a naval battle fought on 3 February 1509 in the Arabian Sea, near the port of Diu, India, between the Portuguese Empire and a joint fleet of the Sultan of Gujarat, the Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, the Zamorin of Kozhikode...

- Portugal's Indian viceroy defeats a combined Egyptian
Mamluk
A Mamluk was a soldier of slave origin, who were predominantly Cumans/Kipchaks The "mamluk phenomenon", as David Ayalon dubbed the creation of the specific warrior...

-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, the ruler of the principal state in north India at the...

fleet off Gujarat, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, and controls spice trade
1510 - Maltese
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

under Prégent de Bidoux defeat Venetians
1512? - Genoese
Republic of Genoa
The Most Serene Republic of Genoa |Ligurian]]: Repúbrica de Zêna) was an independent state from 1005 to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast, as well as Corsica from 1347 to 1768, and numerous other territories throughout the Mediterranean....

under Andrea Doria defeat Moors
Moors
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...

at Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
1512 August 10 St Mathieu
Battle of St. Mathieu
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- English defeat French off Brest; Regent and Marie la Cordelière sunk
1526 - Swedes
Swedes
Swedes are a Scandinavian nation and ethnic group native to Sweden, mostly inhabiting Sweden and the other Nordic countries, with descendants living in a number of countries.-Etymology:...

and Lübeckers defeat pirate fleet
1529 - Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

Turks under Khair-ad-Din (Barbarossa) defeat Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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 fleet and that of a Christian alliance assembled by Pope Paul III.-Background:...

- 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
Battle of Ponza (1552)
The Battle of Ponza was a naval battle that occurred in front of the Italian island of Ponza. The battle was fought between an Ottoman fleet under Turgut Reis and a Genoese fleet commanded by Andrea Doria....

- 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 department 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
  Paul de Thermes
  Paul de La Barthe de Thermes , also Paul de Terme or Maréchal de Thermes, was a French Army Marshal who led the French effort in the Invasion of Corsica in 1553. The Ottoman fleet supported the French by ferrying the French troops under Marshal de Thermes from Siennese Maremma to Corsica...
  
  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 Spanish forces, sinking half its ships.-Background:...

- Turkish galleys defeat Christian force near Djerba, Tunisia

Northern Seven Years War (1563-70)

Year	Date
1563	Action of 30 May Action of 30 May 1563 The Action of 30 May 1563 was the first naval battle of the Northern Seven Years' War , taking place on 30 May 1563 near Bornholm. A Danish squadron of 8 ships under Jacob Brockenhuus, at anchor near Bornholm, saw a Swedish squadron of probably 8 ships, under Jakob Bagge, approaching, and sent only...	Swedes capture three Danes before war is declared.
1563	Action of 11 September	Inconclusive [skirmish?] between Danes/Lübeckers and Swedes.
1564	Action of 30 May Action of 30 May 1564 This battle took place on 30–31 May 1564 between the islands of Gotland and Öland, between a fleet of Allied ships, the Danes under Herluf Trolle and the Lübeckers under , and a Swedish fleet of 23 or more ships under . It was an Allied victory....	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 and is associated qwith several estates in Sweden.... .
	Action of 12 July Action of 12 July 1564 The action of 12 July 1564 was an engagement between naval forces of Denmark-Norway and Sweden during the Northern Seven Years' War.This battle took place on 12 July 1564 near Warnemünde, when the Danish ships Byens Løffue 56, Morian 47 and David 42 defeated the Swedish ship Hvita Falk, under...	A Swedish captain blows up his ship after a Danish attack.
	Action of 12 August	Swedes under Klas Horn defeat Danes under Herluf Trolle Herluf Trolle Herluf Trolle was a Danish naval hero, born at Lillö, Scania.- Early life :Herluf Trolle was born of the Trolle, a Swedish-originated family of high nobility, was son of Kirsten Herlufsdatter Skave and sir Joachim Arvidsen Trolle, Lord of Lilloe; thus grandson of justiciar Arvid Trolle, Lord of... , southeast of Öland Öland ' is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of 1,342 km² and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 25,000 inhabitants, but during Swedish Midsummer it is visited by up to 500,000 people... .
1565	Action of 4 June Action of 4 June 1565 This battle took place on 4 June 1565 between an Allied fleet of 33 Danish and Lübecker ships, under Trolle, and a Swedish fleet of perhaps 49 ships, under . Afterward, the Danes retired to Køge Bay, south of Copenhagen, where Trolle died of his wounds on 25 June...	Danes/Lübeckers defeat Swedes near Buchow.
1565	Action of 7 July Action of 7 July 1565 This battle in the Northern Seven Years' War took place on 7 July 1565 and was a victory for a Swedish fleet of 49 ships, under Klas Horn, over a combined Danish and Lübecker fleet of 36 ships, under Otto Rud....	Swedes defeat Danes/Lübeckers between Bornholm Bornholm Bornholm is a Danish 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. Tourism is... and Rügen Rügen Rügen is Germany's largest island. Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of the Vorpommern-Rügen district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.- Geography :Rügen is located off the north-eastern coast of Germany in the Baltic Sea... .
1566	Action of 26 July Action of 26 July 1566 The battle that took place on 26 July 1566 during the Northern Seven Years' War and was a slight victory for a Swedish fleet over a combined Danish and Lübecker fleet. It began just east of Öland and the Allied fleet eventually retreated toward Gotland....	Swedes defeat Danes/Lübeckers between Öland Öland ' is the second largest Swedish island and the smallest of the traditional provinces of Sweden. Öland has an area of 1,342 km² and is located in the Baltic Sea just off the coast of Småland. The island has 25,000 inhabitants, but during Swedish Midsummer it is visited by up to 500,000 people... and Gotland Gotland Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area... .
1568		Swedish fleet captures several Polish corsairs and drives off remainder.

Later 16th century

1568 September 23 - Spanish under Martin Enriquez defeat English under Hawkins at San Juan de Ulúa, Mexico Offsite link
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 fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic maritime states, decisively defeated the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire in five hours of fighting on the northern edge of the Gulf of Patras, off western Greece...
  
  - 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 an Italian by birth who converted to Islam, became a pirate, and later became an Ottoman admiral and Grand Admiral of the Ottoman Fleet in the 16th century.He was also known by several other names in...

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 Dutch fleet by Lieven Keersmaker....

- Sea Beggars defeat Spanish under Sancho d'Avila
Sancho d'Avila
Sancho d'Avila was a Spanish General.Born at Ávila, he first served as the commander of the Duke of Alba's bodyguard. It was in this function that d'Avila arrested the 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 Spanish fleet commanded by Sancho d'Avila and a Gueux fleet under Admiral Worst....
  
  - Sea Beggars beat back a Spanish fleet under d'Avila
- May 26 Haarlemmermeer
  Battle of Haarlemmermeer
  The Battle of Haarlemmermeer was a naval engagement during the Eighty Years' War in which a Spanish fleet, commanded by the count of Bossu, fought a Dutch fleet, commanded by the Sea Beggars, that was trying to break the Siege of Haarlem. After several hours of fight, The Sea Beggars were forced to...
  
  - Spanish under Bossu defeat Sea Beggars
- October 11 Zuiderzee
  Battle on the Zuiderzee
  The Battle on the Zuiderzee was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee.-Prelude:...
  
  - 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 Dutch and a Spanish fleet. The Dutch were victorious....

- Sea Beggars under Willem Boisot defeat Spanish under Luis de Resquesens
- May 30 Battle of lillo
  Battle of lillo
  The battle of Lillo was a naval battle that took place during the Eighty Years' War.A Dutch fleet under the command of Lodewijk van Boisot defeated a...
  
  - 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's attempted sieges of the Ishiyama Hongan-ji in Osaka. The Hongan-ji was the primary fortress of the Ikkō-ikki, mobs of warrior monks, priests, and farmers who opposed Oda's rule. He ordered one of his admirals, Kuki Yoshitaka, to organize a blockade against...

- Blockade efforts in Siege of Ishiyama Honganji, just off Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, 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 Ponta Delgada) - Spanish under Alvaro de Bazán
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz de Mudela , was a Spanish admiral.-Biography:Álvaro de Bazán was born in Granada....

defeat French, Portuguese, Dutch and English under Filippo Strozzi
Filippo di Piero Strozzi
Filippo di Piero Strozzi was an Italian condottiero, a member of the Florentine family of the Strozzi. He fought mainly for France.-Biography:...

in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
- 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 Japanese pirate of the late 16th-early 17th centuries, one of the first Japanese with whom the southern Vietnamese kingdom of the Nguyễn 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
This article refers to the Battle of Gravelines, for the modern navy of Spain, see Spanish NavyThe Spanish Armada was the Spanish fleet that sailed against England under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1588, with the intention of overthrowing Elizabeth I of England to stop English...

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 Ireland in September 1588 of a large portion of the 130-strong fleet sent by Philip II to invade England....
1589 - English Armada
English Armada
The English Armada, also known as the Counter Armada or the Drake-Norris Expedition, was a fleet of warships sent to the Iberian Coast by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1589, during the Anglo-Spanish War...
1591 about June 13 - English vs Spanish under Diego de la Ribera
- Battle of Flores
  Battle of Flores (1591)
  The Battle of Flores was a naval engagement of the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585 fought off the Island of Flores between an English fleet of 22 ships under Lord Thomas Howard and a Spanish fleet of 63 ships under Alonso de Bazán...
  
  - Spanish repel English near the Azores
1592 May 7 Okpo
Battle of Okpo
-Prelude:The 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-shin was a Korean naval commander, famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty, and is well-respected for his exemplary conduct on and off the battlefield not only by Koreans, but by Japanese Admirals as well...

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.-Prelude:...
  
  - 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, and was one of the most important battles of the Imjin War. Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin destroyed at least 47 Japanese ships, captured 12 and killed over 8,000...
  
  - 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, also known as Geobukseon or Kobukson , was a type of large warship belonging to the Panokseon class in Korea that was used intermittently by the Royal Korean Navy during the Joseon Dynasty from the early 15th century up until the 19th century.The first references to older, first...
  
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- November 1 Busan
  Battle of Busan (1592)
  The Battle of Busan was a naval engagement that took place on 1 September 1592 during the first phase of the Japanese invasions of Korea.The Korean navy was well-trained and employed long range cannons to secure victory....
  
  - Koreans defeat Japanese
1595 about late June - Maltese vs Bizertans (details
Action of 1595
The "Action of 1595" was an indecisive naval battle between forces of Malta, then under the protection of the Knights of St. John, and Bizerte, then part of the Ottoman Empire....

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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 27th, 1597 during the Imjin War in Chilcheollyang, which is a narrow strait near Geoje island. It took place during the second invasion of the Japanese...

- Japanese defeat Koreans
- October 26 Myeongnyang
  Battle of Myeongnyang
  In the Battle of Myeongnyang, on October 26, 1597, the Joseon admiral Yi Sun-sin fought the Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait, near Jindo Island. With only the 13 ships remaining from Won Gyun's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chilchonryang, Admiral Yi Sunsin held the strait against a...
  
  - 13 Korean ships under Admiral Yi Sun-sin
  Yi Sun-sin
  Yi Sun-shin was a Korean naval commander, famed for his victories against the Japanese navy during the Imjin war in the Joseon Dynasty, and is well-respected for his exemplary conduct on and off the battlefield not only by Koreans, but by Japanese Admirals as well...
  
  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 fleets of the Joseon and Ming navies...

- Koreans and Chinese defeat Japanese
1600 December 14 - Action of 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 fustas.Ships involved:-Netherlands:Gelderland...

- 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 Spanish squadron commanded by Federico Spinola tried to break through a blockade of Sluis by Dutch ships under the command of Joos de Moor. After about two hours of fighting the heavily damaged Spanish ships returned to...

- Dutch under Joos de Moor
Joos de Moor
Joos de Moor was a Dutch Vice Admiral from the 16th century. In 1603 in the Battle of Sluis he defeateda Spanish fleet under Admiral Federico Spinola....

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 Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie and Portuguese fleets....

- Indecisive action between a Dutch fleet under Cornelis Matelief de Jonge
Cornelis Matelief de Jonge
Cornelis Matelief , was a Dutch admiral who was active in establishing Dutch power in Southeast Asia during the beginning of the 17th century . His fleet was officially on a trading mission, but its true intent was to try to destroy Portuguese power in the area. The ships had 1400 men on board,...

and a Portuguese fleet near Malacca
Malacca
Malacca , dubbed The Historic State or Negeri Bersejarah among locals) is the third smallest Malaysian state, after Perlis and Penang. It is located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula, on the Straits of Malacca. It borders Negeri Sembilan to the north and the state of Johor to the south...
- September 21 Second battle of Cape Rachado - 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 Dutch fleet surprised and engaged a Spanish fleet anchored at the Bay of Gibraltar. During the four hours of action, most of the Spanish fleet was destroyed....

- Dutch under Jacob van Heemskerk
Jacob van Heemskerk
Jacob van Heemskerk was a Dutch explorer and later admiral commanding the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Gibraltar.-Arctic exploration:...

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
  Action of 29 June 1609
  This raid took place on 29 June 1609 when a Spanish fleet of 8 galleons and 3 smaller vessels, under Fajardo, and a French squadron of 3 vessels, under Beaulieu, combined to attack Tunisian ships at the Goletta, northern Tunisia....
  
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- - 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
Action of May 1612
This raid took place on the night of 23 or 25 May 1612 when a force of Sicilian and Neapolitan galleys attacked some Tunisian vessels at La Goulette, northern Tunisia...

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- November 29–30 Swally
  Battle of Swally
  The naval Battle of Swally took place on 29–30 November 1612 off the coast of Suvali , a village near the city of Surat, Gujarat, India, and was a victory for four English East India Company galleons over four Portuguese naus and 26 barks .-Importance:This relatively small naval battle is...
  
  - British East India Company
  British East India Company
  The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly 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 (details)
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 Spanish squadron under Francisco de Ribera over a Tunisian fleet.Ships involved:...
  
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- April 29 - Tuscans under Inghirami
  Jacopo Inghirami
  Jacopo Inghirami was admiral of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and marquis of Montevitozzo.-Career:Born to an influential family in Volterra in July 1565, Jacopo was orphaned as a teenager...
  
  defeat Turks near Euboea (details
  Action of 29 April 1616
  The Action of 29 April 1616 took place near Euboea when a Tuscan galley force defeated a similar Turkish force.Six Tuscan galleys, under Montauto, had left Livorno at the end of March 1616. On 29 April, they met 6 Turkish galleys near Euboea and captured the 2 flag-galleys. The remaining 4 fled. ...
  
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- 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 three known minor conflicts during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces and Spain held in the Philippines. It was won by the Dutch, meanwhile the next two were won by the Spanish, although the historical accounts of these battles are...
  
  - 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
Action of 24 June 1618
This battle took place on 24 June 1618 at the Strait of Gibraltar, when 12 Dutch ships which had been hired by Venice and were flying Venetian colors, under the command of Melcior van den Kerchove, fought their way through against 10 blockading Spanish ships, commanded by Miguel de Vidazabal...

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- 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 ? near La Rochelle (details)
- Dutch ships under Joachim Swartenhondt escorting a convoy
  Convoy
  A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, 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.-Age of Sail:Naval...
  
  repel a Spanish squadron near Gibraltar
  Gibraltar
  Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
1622 - English naval bombardment of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
1624 October (start) - Tuscan/Papal/Neapolitan force defeats Algerians near Sardinia (details
Action of October 1624
This naval battle took place at the start of October 1624 near Sardinia, and was a victory for a Tuscan/Papal/Neapolitan galley force over 6 Algerine sailing ships....

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1625 January - French Rochellais rebels defeat and capture French fleet at Blavet
- February 1 and 3 - English and Dutch defeat Portuguese (details
  Action of 1 February 1625
  The Action of one February 1625 took place on 1 to 24 February 1625 and was a strategic victory for the Portuguese with a fleet of eight galleons over an English-Dutch force of eight warships, though it was an Anglo-Dutch tactical victory, as they inflicted several times their losses on the...
  
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- June 26 - Bizertans defeat Maltese near Syracuse, Sicily (details
  Action of 26 June 1625
  Action of 26 June 1625 is a term that describes a battle took place on 26 June 1625 near Syracuse, Sicily, when 6 Bizertan vessels defeated 5 Maltese galleys.Ships involved:-References:...
  
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- September 15 - French under Soubise defeat hired Dutch ships near Rochelle
  Rochelle
  Rochelle is a French name derived from rocher, which means "rock."Rochelle may refer to:-Places:*Rochelle, Florida*Rochelle, Georgia*Rochelle, Illinois*Rochelle, Texas*Rochelle, Virginia-People:...
1626? - French with hired English and Dutch ships defeat Huguenot fleet near Rochelle
Rochelle
Rochelle is a French name derived from rocher, which means "rock."Rochelle may refer to:-Places:*Rochelle, Florida*Rochelle, Georgia*Rochelle, Illinois*Rochelle, Texas*Rochelle, Virginia-People:...
1626 late - Danes defeat Dunkirkers
Dunkirkers
During the Dutch Revolt the Dunkirkers or Dunkirk Privateers, were commerce raiders in the service of the Spanish Monarchy. They were also part of the Dunkirk fleet, which consequently was a part of the Spanish Monarchy's Flemish fleet ...

(details)
1627 November 28 Oliwa
Battle of Oliwa
The naval Battle of Oliva, also Battle of Oliwa or Battle of Gdańsk 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
  Pieter Pietersen Heyn was a Dutch naval officer and folk hero during the Eighty Years' War between the United Provinces and Spain.-Early life:...
  
  attacks and captures Spanish treasure fleet
  Spanish treasure fleet
  The Spanish treasure fleets was a convoy system adopted by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790...
- 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 state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

(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.-Background:...
  
  - Dutch Zeeland
  Zeeland
  Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost 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. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
  
  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 Monarchy. They were also part of the Dunkirk fleet, which consequently was a part of the Spanish Monarchy's Flemish fleet ...

) 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
Johan Evertsen
Johan Evertsen was a Dutch admiral from the 17th century.- Biography :Johan was the eldest surviving son of Johan Evertsen, known as Captain Jan, who died in 1617 fighting near La Rochelle against a French corsair...

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 Lope 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 Lope de Hoces at Guetaría (details
  Action of 22 July 1638
  The Action of 22 July 1638 or the Battle of Guetaria are the names given to a battle in the Franco-Spanish War , which took place on 22 July 1638 at Guetaria, northern Spain, when a French fleet under de Sourdis attacked and destroyed a Spanish fleet of 12 galleons, under Lope de Hoces, which were...
  
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- August 7 - Venetians under Capello defeat Algerians at Corfu
1639 February 19 - Dutch under Maarten Tromp
Maarten Tromp
Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Dutch navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten.-Early life:...

defeat a Dunkirk fleet under Miguel de Horna (details
Action of 19 February 1639
The action of 18 February 1639 was a naval battle of the Eighty Years' War fought off Dunkirk between a Dutch fleet under the command of Admiral Maarten Tromp and the Spanish Dunkirk Squadron under Miguel de Horna...

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- September 17–19 Calais
  Action of 18 September 1639
  This battle took place between 17 and 19 September 1639 when a Dutch squadron under Admiral Maarten Tromp and Admiral Witte Corneliszoon de With, met with a much larger but poorly led Spanish fleet under Antonio D'Oquendo, consisting of 40 to 45 men–of–war and 40 to 50 transport vessels filled with...
  
  - Running fight between Dutch under Maarten Tromp
  Maarten Tromp
  Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Dutch navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten.-Early life:...
  
  and Spanish under Antonio de Oquendo
  Antonio de Oquendo
  Antonio de Oquendo was a Spanish admiral; in 1639 he was in command of the Spanish forces at the Battle of the Downs.-Naval career:...
  
  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 and the South Foreland in southern England. In 1639 the Battle of the Downs took place here, when the Dutch navy destroyed a Spanish fleet which had sought refuge...
- September 30 Mormugão
  Action of 30 September 1639
  The Action of 30 September 1639 was a naval battle near Mormugão, just south of Goa, India, when a squadron of 9 Dutch ships captured and destroyed 3 Portuguese galleons....
  
  - 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, commanded by Admiral Antonio de Oquendo, by the United Provinces, commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp.- Background :The entry of France in the Thirty...
  
  - Dutch under Tromp defeat Spanish under Antonio de Oquendo
  Antonio de Oquendo
  Antonio de Oquendo was a Spanish admiral; in 1639 he was in command of the Spanish forces at the Battle of the Downs.-Naval career:...
  
  in the English Channel
- end December - Spanish under Miguel de Horna defeat stronger French force
1640 January 12–17 Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

- Dutch fleet under Willem Loos defeats Spanish\Portuguese fleet under Dom Fernando de Mascarenhas (details)
- 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 (details
  Action of 4 November 1641
  The Action of 4 November 1641 was a naval battle in which a Dutch fleet supporting the Portuguese during the revolution of 1640 engaged a Spanish fleet commanded...
  
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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
Action of 16 May 1644
This battle took place on 16 May 1644 during the Danish-Swedish War near List Deep, between Sylt and Rømø in western Denmark. Nine Danish ships under King Christian IV forced a retreat back into List Deep of 26 smaller Dutch ships which had come to assist Sweden against Denmark...

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- 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...
  
  - 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
  Action of 13 October 1644
  The Action of 13 October 1644 took place north-west of the island of Fehmarn, now part of Germany, in the Baltic Sea. A combined Swedish fleet, with a large element of hired Dutch ships, defeated a Danish fleet and took 1000 prisoners, including Ulfeldt, Grabov and von Jasmund...
  
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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 Fifth Ottoman–Venetian War 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 overseas possession...

(details
Action of 28 September 1644
The Action of 28 September 1644 refers to a battle that took place on 28 September 1644 about from Rhodes, when 6 Maltese galleys under Boisbaudran defeated an Ottoman convoy of sailing ships.-The battle:...

)
1645 September 28 or 29 - Combined Christian fleet tries and fails to retake Canea (Chania
Chania
Chaniá , , also transliterated Chania, Hania, and Xania, older form Chanea and Venetian Canea, Ottoman Turkish خانيه Hanya) is the second largest city of Crete and the capital of the Chania peripheral unit...

) 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. It is one of the Turkish Straits, along with its counterpart the Bosphorus. It is located at approximately...

. (details
Action of 26 May 1646
This battle took place on 26 May 1646 at the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. The Ottoman fleet under Kapudan Pasha Kara Musa Pasha, tried to defeat the Venetian fleet, under Tommaso Morosini, that was blockading the Dardanelles. After seven hours, the Ottoman fleet withdrew back into the Strait....

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- 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 soldier and statesman who was named grand vizier by Sultan Ibrahim I on 16 September 1647 after Nevesinli Salih Pasha's execution. Kara Musa-paša was born in the village Vikoča in the vecinity of Foča, now Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was born to the family of...

, 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 Focchies, near Smyrna in western Turkey, when a Venetian fleet of 19 ships, under Giacomo Riva, defeated an Ottoman fleet of 11 ships, 10 galleasses 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
Action of 10 July 1651
This battle was fought on 10 July 1651, with some minor fighting on 8 July, south of Naxos in the Greek Islands, between Venetian and Turkish sailing ship/galley forces. It was a Venetian victory.- Background :...

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1654 April - Maltese privateers defeat Turks near Rhodes
- May 16 - Turks under Murad defeat Venetians under Giuseppe Delfino
  Giuseppe Delfino
  Giuseppe Delfino was an Italian fencer and Olympic champion in épée competition.He won a gold medal in the épée individual event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won Olympic gold medals in the épée team events in 1952, 1956 and 1960, and silver in 1964.-References:...
  
  in Dardanelles (details
  Action of 16 May 1654
  This battle, which took place on 16 May 1654, was the first of a series of tough battles just inside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait, as Venice and sometimes the other Christian forces attempted to hold the Turks back from their invasion of Crete by attacking them early.Venetian commander...
  
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- 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
Action of 21 June 1655
This battle took place on 21 June 1655 inside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait. It was a clear victory for Venice over the Ottoman Empire.The Venetians, under Lazzaro Mocenigo, continued their strategy of blockading the Dardanelles, to prevent the Ottomans from resupplying their forces in the...

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1656 June 26 and 27 - Venetians and Maltese under Lorenzo Marcello defeat Turks under Chinam Pasha in Dardanelles (details)
1657 May 3 - Venetians defeat Algerines (details
Action of 3 May 1657
The Action of 3 May 1657 was a battle that took place on 3 May 1657 and was a victory for Venice over Algeria. Venetian casualties were 117 killed and 346 wounded...

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- May 18 - Venetians under Lazaro Mocenigo defeat Turks and Algerines at Suazich (details
  Action of 18 May 1657
  This battle took place on 18 May 1657 and was a victory for Venice over Turkey and Algeria. Not many details are known.-Venice:Capitana d'Algeri Arma di MidelborgoPomerlanArma di Colognia...
  
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- July 17–19 - Venetians, Maltese and Papal forces under Lazaro Mocenigo defeat Turks in Dardanelles (details
  Action of 17 July 1657
  The Fourth Battle of the Dardanelles in the Sixth Ottoman-Venetian War took place between 17 and 19 July 1657 outside the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait...
  
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1658 May 19 - Venetians under Contarini
Contarini
Contarini is an illustrious Venetian family, which furnished eight Doges to the Republic of Venice, as well as an array of eminent figures of the Church, statecraft, generalship, art, and letters.- Notable members :* Domenico I Contarini Contarini is an illustrious Venetian family, which furnished...

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
  Action of 27 August 1661
  Action of 27 August 1661 is a term that describes a battle took place on 27 August 1661 near Milos, Greece, and was a victory for Venice and Malta over Turkey.-References:*Naval wars in the Levant 1559-1853 - R. C. Anderson ISBN 1-57898-538-2...
  
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1662 September 29 - Venetians defeat Turkish "Alexandria Caravan" between Kos and Kalymnos, Greece (details
Action of 29 September 1662
The Action of 29 September 1662 took place between Kos and Kalimnos, Greece, when a Venetian fleet attacked and defeated the regular Turkish cargo fleet and its escort which were on their way to Alexandria.-Turkey:Tre Naranceri 40 - Burnt...

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1665 March - French under the Duc de Beaufort defeat Algerines near La Goulette, Tunisia (details
Action of March 1665
This naval battle took place in March 1665 near Goletta, Tunisia, and was a victory for a small French force under the Duc de Beaufort over an Algerine force. All the Algerines were sunk.Ships involved:-References:...

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- 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 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. The village was abandoned because of groundwater...

defeat Turks and Tunisians north of Crete (details)
1668 March 8 and 9 - Venetians defeat Turks near Pelagia, Greece (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 United Provinces of the Netherlands.- Background :The English Parliament had passed the first of the Navigation...

- 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. Blake is recognised as the chief founder of England's naval supremacy, a dominance subsequently inherited by the British Royal Navy into...

fire on Maarten Tromp
Maarten Tromp
Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Dutch navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten.-Early life:...

'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. Caused by disputes over trade, the war began with English attacks on Dutch merchant shipping, but...
- August 26 Plymouth
  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. General-at-Sea George Ayscue of the Commonwealth of England attacked an outward bound convoy of the Dutch...
  
  - Michiel de Ruyter
  Michiel de Ruyter
  Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...
  
  's 36 men-of-war hold off Ayscue
  George Ayscue
  Admiral Sir George Ayscue was an English naval officer who served in the Civil War and the Anglo-Dutch Wars.In 1648, during the 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 Dutch fleet under Johan van Galen and an English fleet under Richard Badiley.- Battle :...
  
  - Dutch under Jan van Galen beat back English under Richard Badiley
  Richard Badiley
  Richard Badiley was an English naval officer. He saw service during the First Anglo-Dutch War.-Early service:He was a merchant, ship-owner, and ship-captain, probably related to several Badileys who, appear in Trinity House lists of shipmasters in the 1620s...
- 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 New Style, 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 naval officer of the 17th century.- Early life and childhood :...
- 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.- Background :...
  
  - 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...

- 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 fleet under Commodore Johan van Galen over an English squadron under Captain Henry Appleton...
  
  - Dutch under Johan van Galen
  Johan van Galen
  Johan van Galen was a Commodore of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces 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 2–3 June 1653 according to the Old Style of Julian calendar then used in England during the First Anglo-Dutch War near the Gabbard...
  
  - 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...
  
  - Dutch under Maarten Tromp
  Maarten Tromp
  Maarten Harpertszoon Tromp was an officer and later admiral in the Dutch navy. His first name is also spelled as Maerten.-Early life:...
  
  repulse English blockading fleet under George Monck with both sides retreating. Tromp is killed
1664 December 29 - English squadron under Thomas Allin
Thomas Allin
Thomas Allin was a soldier and surveyor who became an early settler and political leader in Kentucky. He served in the Revolutionary War, first in the North Carolina militia and then as part of general Nathanael Greene's campaign.Following the war, Allin settled in the Kentucky district of Virginia...

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.A fleet of more than a hundred ships of the United Provinces commanded by Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam attacked an English fleet of equal size commanded by James Stuart, Duke of York forty...

- English fleet under James Stuart, Duke of York
James II of England
James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and 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. The name Obdam was then also spelled as Opdam...
- August 2 Vågen
  Battle of Vågen
  The Battle of Vågen was a naval battle between a Dutch merchant and treasure fleet and an English flotilla of warships in August 1665 as part of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The battle took place in Vågen , the main port area of neutral Bergen, Norway...
  
  - 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 Sea, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The 93 km² island is part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies...
- June 15 James River (Virginia)
  James River (Virginia)
  The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is long, extending to if one includes the Jackson River, the longer of its two source tributaries. The James River drains a catchment comprising . The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million...
  
  -Dutch under Abraham Crijnssen
  Abraham Crijnssen
  Abraham Crijnssen was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing Suriname from the British in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen and the frigate HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen have been named after him.-Suriname recaptured:...
  
  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.In June 1665 the English had soundly...
  
  - Dutch under de Ruyter defeats English fleet commanded by Albermarle
  George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
  George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG was an English soldier and politician and a key figure in the restoration of Charles II.-Early life and career:...
  
  and Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century...
- August 4–5 St James's Day (North Foreland/Orfordness) - English under Albemarle
  George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
  George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, KG was an English soldier and politician and a key figure in the restoration of Charles II.-Early life and career:...
  
  and Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  Prince Rupert of the Rhine
  Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, 1st Duke of Cumberland, 1st Earl of Holderness , commonly called Prince Rupert of the Rhine, KG, FRS was a noted soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century...
  
  defeat a Dutch fleet under de Ruyter
1667 - English fleet under Admiral Sir John Harman destroys part of French fleet at Martinique
Martinique
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
- June 9–14 Raid on the Medway
  Raid on the Medway
  The Raid on the Medway, sometimes called the Battle of the Medway, Raid on Chatham or the Battle of Chatham, was a successful Dutch attack on the largest English naval ships, laid up in the dockyards of their main naval base Chatham, 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 an English Admiral of the Restoration Navy. He took part in the second and third Anglo-Dutch wars, both of which he is, by some, credited with having started. He was made governor of the Isle of Wight, where he is buried in Yarmouth parish church...

attacks Dutch merchant fleet (Details
Action of 12 March 1672
The Action of 12 March 1672 was a naval battle in the third Anglo-Dutch War of 1672-1674. It was an attempt to support Louis XIV's invasion of The Netherlands during the Franco-Dutch War.-Ships involved:...

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- 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.-The battle:...
  
  Dutch fleet under de Ruyter vs combined English/French under York
  James II of England
  James II & VII was King of England and King of Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685. He was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and 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 Franco-Dutch War, fought off the coast of the Netherlands on 7 June and 14 June 1673 between an allied Anglo-French fleet commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine, and the fleet of the United Provinces, commanded by Michiel de Ruyter.The...
- 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...

Later 17th century

1645 September 9 Tamandare - Dutch squadron under Jan Lichthart
Jan Lichthart
Jan Cornelisz Lichthart , also known as Johan or Johannes Lichthart, was a Dutch admiral in the service of the Dutch West India Company...

destroys a Portuguese squadron under Jerônimo Serrão de Paiva at Tamandaré
Tamandaré
Tamandaré is a municipality and a beach located roughly south of Recife, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Pernambuco.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana...

Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
1645 - Algerian Barbary pirates attempted an attack on Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
1646 La Naval de Manila
Battles of La Naval de Manila
The Battles of La Naval de Manila were a series of five naval battles fought in the waters of the Philippines in 1646, between the forces of Spain and the Dutch Republic, during the Eighty Years’ War...

- Two Spanish galleons with Spanish & 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 Spanish fleet and a Dutch fleet in Puerto de Cavite, an important Spanish port in Manila Bay, Philippines in which the Dutch were defeated.-Battle:...

- Spanish defeat Dutch attack near Manila
- French under Richelieu defeat Spanish under John of Austria
  John of Austria the Younger
  John of Austria was a Spanish general and political figure. He was the only natural son of Philip IV of Spain to be acknowledged by the King and trained for military command and political administration...
  
  - Neapolitan Republic (1647)
  Neapolitan Republic (1647)
  The Neapolitan Republic was a Republic created in Naples, which lasted from 22 October 1647 to 5 April 1648. It began after the revolt led by Masaniello and Giulio Genoino against the Spanish 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
Vendôme is a commune in the Centre region of France.-Administration:Vendôme is the capital of the arrondissement of Vendôme in the Loir-et-Cher department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It has a tribunal of first instance.-Geography:...

defeat Spanish
1654 March 23 Colombo
Action of 23 March 1654
The Action of March 23, 1654 is the name given to a naval battle which took place near Colombo, Ceylon, when a force of 5 Portuguese galleons which were escorting 5 merchant galliots to Colombo, fought its way through a Dutch blockading squadron of 3 ships...

- Skirmish between Dutch and Portuguese
- May 2 - Dutch defeat Portuguese near Colombo (details
  Action of 2 May 1654
  Action of 2 May 1654 was a sea battle which took place near Colombo, Ceylon, when a force of 11 Dutch ships defeated 3 Portuguese galleons, which ran aground and were burnt near Carmona, north of Cabo de Rama. On about 4 May Zijdeworm was burnt as a fireship near Karwar, and on 6 May the Portuguese...
  
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1655 - English naval bombardment of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
1655 April 14 - English under Robert Blake destroy Barbary ships at Porto Farina, northern Tunisia (details
Action of 14 April 1655
The Action of 14 April 1655 took place at Porto Farina , northern Tunisia, when an English fleet under Robert Blake destroyed several Barbary vessels. It achieved little direct effect....

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- - French under Vendôme defeat Spanish near Barcelona
1657 April Santa Cruz - English under Blake defeat Spanish (link)
- 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 Second Northern War, near the Sound or Oresund, just north of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. Sweden had defeated Denmark and an army under Charles X of Sweden had Copenhagen itself under siege...

- 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 16,492 . Nyborg is one of the 14 large municipalities created on 1 January 2007...
1661 - French naval bombardment of Algiers
1669 December - Battle of Cádiz, English Mary Rose vs 7 Algerines
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 French naval officer, who also saw service as an admiral in the Royal Swedish Navy. He was born in Dieppe, a seaport, in 1610, and was a Huguenot...

vs Dutch and Spanish under Michiel de Ruyter
Michiel de Ruyter
Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter is the most famous and one of the most skilled admirals in Dutch history. De Ruyter is most famous for his role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th century. He fought the English and French and scored several major victories against them, the best known probably...
- 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...
  
  - 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 French force led by Abraham Duquesne and a Spanish force supported by a Dutch maritime expedition force. Largely because the Dutch and Spanish ships were at bay making repairs from earlier a battle, the...
  
  - 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 mediterranean 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 Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
- June 1/11 Öland
  Battle of Öland
  The battle of Öland was a naval battle between an allied Dano-Norwegian-Dutch fleet and the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea off the east coast of the island of Öland on 1 June 1676. The battle was a part of the Scanian War that was fought for supremacy over the southern Baltic...
  
  - 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'Estrées, , was a Marshal of France, and an important naval commander of Louis XIV.Jean d'Estrées was born in a noble family from Picardie...

are repelled by Dutch under Jacob Binckes
Jacob Binckes
Jacob Binckes was a Dutch commodore. As a captain he was part of the first of two Dutch invasions of England in 1667 in the Raid on the Medway in the Second Anglo-Dutch War....

(details
Action of March 1677
The action of March 1677 in the West Indies took place between a Dutch fleet under Jacob Binckes and a French force attempting to recapture the island of Tobago. There was much death and destruction on both sides...

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- May 31 and June 1/11 - Danes defeat Swedes between Femern and Warnemunde, Baltic Sea (details
  Action of 31 May 1677
  This battle of Møn, also known as the battle of Lolland took place on 31 May 1677 as part of the Scanian War. The Danes had been blockading a Swedish squadron in Gothenburg, and each side had been sending fleets out regularly in the hope of a decisive victory at sea...
  
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- 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'Estrées, , was a Marshal of France, and an important naval commander of Louis XIV.Jean d'Estrées was born in a noble family from Picardie...
  
  defeat Dutch under Jacob Binckes
  Jacob Binckes
  Jacob Binckes was a Dutch commodore. As a captain he was part of the first of two Dutch invasions of England in 1667 in the Raid on the Medway in the Second Anglo-Dutch War....
1678 - Undecided action of the isle of Ouessant between a Dutch squadron under Evertsen
Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest
Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest is a Dutch 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...

and a French squadron under Château-Renault
François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault
François Louis de Rousselet, marquis de Châteaurenault was a French vice-admiral, maréchal, and nobleman....
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
  Action of 30 September 1681
  The Action of 30 September 1681 was a 2-hour fight that took place on 30 September 1681 near Cape St Vincent, and was a victory for the Spanish over Brandenburg, which suffered 40 casualties.-Brandenburg :...
  
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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 Mezzomorto or Hajji Husain Mezzomorto was an Ottoman corsair, bey, and finally Kapudan Pasha of the Ottoman Navy. His epithet mezzomorto is the Italian for "half-dead", acquired during a fight when he was gravely injured....

, 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 François Louis de Rousselet, Marquis de Châteaurenault...

- 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
  Action of 8 September 1690
  This inconclusive naval battle took place on 8 September 1690 at Mitylene between a Venetian fleet under Daniele Dolphin and a combined Muslim fleet.-Venice :* Redentore del Mundo 70 * San Domenico 60...
  
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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, the War of the Palatine Succession, or the War of the League of Augsburg – was a major war of the late 17th century fought between King Louis XIV of France, and a European-wide coalition, the Grand Alliance, led by the Anglo-Dutch...
- - 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 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 French naval commander who served under King Louis XIV. He was made Marshal of France in 1693.-Military career:...

capture 50 out of 140 merchantmen
1694 June 29 - French under Jean Bart
Jean Bart
Jean Bart was a Flemish sailor who primarily served the French crown as naval commander and privateer.-Early life:...

defeat Dutch under Hidde de Vries and others (details
Action of 29 June 1694
The Battle of Texel was a sea battle fought during the Nine Years' War on 29 June 1694, when a force of 7 French ships, under Jean Bart, recaptured a French convoy, which had earlier that month been taken by the Dutch, and captured 3 ships of the 8-ship escorting force under Hidde de Vries...

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1695 February 9 and 19 - Turkish fleet defeats and then fights Venetians under Zeno (details
Action of 9 February 1695
The twin battles of the Oinousses comprised two separate actions, on 9 and 19 February 1695 near the Oinousses Islands , off Cape Karaburun in western Anatolia, between a Venetian fleet under Antonio Zeno and the Ottoman fleet under Mezzo Morto Hüseyin...

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- 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
- July 14 Bay of Fundy
  Action of 14 July 1696
  The Action of 14 July 1696 was a naval battle between France and England toward the end of King Williams War in the Bay of Fundy off present-day Saint John, New Brunswick...
  
  - French under Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
  Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
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  defeat English
- August 22 - Venetians under Contarini vs Turks and their allies under Mezzo Morto near Andros (details
  Action of 22 August 1696
  The Battle of Andros took place on 22 August 1696 southeast of the Greek island of Andros between the fleets of the Republic of Venice and the Papal States under Bartolomeo Contarini on the one side and the Ottoman Navy, under Mezzo Morto Hüseyin Pasha, and allied Barbary forces on the other...
  
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1697 July 6, September 1 and September 20 - Venetians under Contarini vs Turks in a series of battles in the Aegean Sea (details
Action of 6 July 1697
This series of battles took place in 1697 when the Venetian fleet, under Bartolomeo Contarini, hunted down the Turkish fleet in the Aegean Sea. These battles are known as "Bozcaada Sea Battles" by Turkish historians....

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1698 September 20 - Venetians vs Turks, Tripolitans and Tunisians near Samothrace, Greece (details
Action of 20 September 1698
The Battle of Samothrace was an inconclusive battle which took place on 20 September 1698 near Samothrace, Greece. It was between Venice on one side, and Ottoman Turkey and its Tripolitanian and Tunisian allies on the other...

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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
Action of 4 October 1710
This battle took place on 4 October 1710, during the Great Northern War, in Køge Bay, just south of Copenhagen. Denmark had 26 ships with 1808 guns, and Sweden had 21 ships with 1512 guns. It was a victory for the Danes, despite the fact that they had about 15% of their crews sick, and the Swedes...

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1712 April 11 - Danes under Knoff vs Swedes under Sjöblad (details
Action of 11 April 1712
This inconclusive battle took place on 11 April 1712 near Fladestrand, Jylland, between Swedish and Danish forces. It was part of the Great Northern War....

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- July 31 and August 17 - Danes under Sehested fight and then defeat Swedes under Henck near Rugen (details
  Action of 31 July 1712
  These battles took place on 31 July and 17 August 1712 south of Rugen, in the Baltic Sea, during the Great Northern War. The first was inconclusive but the second was a victory for Denmark, under Sehested, over Sweden, under Henck...
  
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- 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
Action of 22 July 1713
The Action of 22 July 1713 was a naval battle between Sweden and the Tsardom of Russia which took place on 22 July 1713 near the island of Hogland. It was an indecisive engagement, part of the Great Northern War.-Russia:Poltava 54Pernov 50...

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1714 August 6 Gangut
Battle of Gangut
The Battle of Gangut took place on July 27Jul./ August 7, 1714Greg. 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
Action of 24 April 1715
The Action of 24 April 1715 was a battle took place on 24 April 1715, during the Great Northern War. It was a victory for a Danish squadron under Gabel, which captured five of the six Swedish ships under Wachtmeister at the cost of 65 dead and 220 wounded....

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1716 July 8 Dynekilen
Battle of Dynekilen
The naval Battle of Dynekilen took place on 8 July 1716 during the Great Northern War.-Background:On 28 October 1709 Frederik IV of Denmark, the Danish-Norwegian king declared the war against 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 led 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 Åland Islands, in the Ledsund strait between the island communities of Föglö and Lemland. The battle marked the end of Russian and Swedish offensive naval operations in Baltic waters...

- Russian galley fleet under Galitzine
Galitzine
For Orthodox clergyman and theologian, see Alexander Golitzin.The Galitzines are one of the largest and noblest princely houses of Russia. Since the extinction of the Korecki family in the 17th century, the Golitsyns have claimed dynastic seniority in the House of Gediminas...

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-Dutch fleet. French fleet flees to Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo
Saint-Malo is a walled port city in Brittany in northwestern France on the English Channel. It is a sub-prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine.-Demographics:The population can increase to up to 200,000 in the summer tourist season...

. 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
Action of August 1702
The Action of August 1702 took place from 19–25 August 1702 O.S. between an English squadron under Vice-Admiral John Benbow and a French under Admiral Jean du Casse, during the War of the Spanish Succession. Benbow vigorously attacked the French squadron, but the refusal of most of his captains to...

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- October 23 Vigo Bay
  Battle of Vigo Bay
  The Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande , 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 attempt to capture the Spanish port of Cádiz in September in an effort to secure a naval...
  
  - 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 Vlack and a French squadron under Alain Emmanuel de Coëtlogon, 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 Málaga was the largest naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession. It took place on 24 August 1704, south of Málaga, Spain.-The battle:...

- 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
Action of 8 July 1716
This indecisive naval battle took place on 8 July 1716 during a Turkish attempt to capture the island of Corfu , off the west coast of mainland Greece.-Background:...

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1717 June 12, 13, 16 and 22 - Venetians under Flangini vs Turks in northern Aegean (details
Action of 12 June 1717
The Battle of Imbros took place on 12 , 13 and 16 June 1717 near Imbros in the Aegean Sea. It was a tough but ultimately fairly indecisive battle between a Venetian fleet, under Flangini, and an Ottoman fleet....

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- 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 Venice, Portugal, the Papal States and Malta and the Ottoman fleet, under Kapudan 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 Gaztañeta and Fernando Chacón by a British fleet under Admiral George Byng, near Cape Passero, Sicily, on 11 August 1718, four months before the War of the Quadruple Alliance was formally...
  
  - 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 an amphibious military engagement between the forces of Britain under Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon and those of Spain under Admiral Blas de Lezo. It took place at the city of Cartagena de Indias in March 1741, in present-day Colombia...
  
  - 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 fought on between forces of the Indian kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company, during the Travancore-Dutch War...
  
  - Raja of Travancore
  Travancore
  Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
  
  in India
  India
  India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
  
  defeats Dutch
  Netherlands
  The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
  
  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 British ships of the line under Admiral George Anson attack a French 30-ship convoy commanded by Admiral de la Jonquière during the War of the Austrian Succession. The British captured 4 ships of the line, 2 frigates and 7 merchantmen, in a five-hour...

- British under Anson
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson PC, FRS, RN was a British admiral and a wealthy aristocrat, noted for his circumnavigation of the globe and his role overseeing the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War...

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...
  
  - 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)

1755 June 8 Gulf of St. Lawrence
Action of 8 June 1755
The Action of 8 June 1755 was a naval battle between France and Great Britain early in the French and Indian War. The British captured the third-rate French ships Alcide and Lys off Cape Race, Newfoundland in the Gulf of St. Lawrence...

- British under Boscawen defeat French under Hocquart
1756 May 20 Minorca
Battle of Minorca
The Battle of Minorca was a naval battle between French and British fleets. It was the opening sea battle of the Seven Years' War in the European theatre. Shortly after Great Britain declared war on the House of Bourbon, their squadrons met off the Mediterranean island of Minorca. The fight...

- 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 British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché...
  
  - 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 * Battle of Negapatam * 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 a naval battle between a British squadron under Vice-Admiral George Pocock and French squadron under Comte d'Aché off the Carnatic coast of India near Pondicherry during the Seven Years' War. The battle took place on 10 September 1759. The outcome was indecisive....
  
  - 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. Nazaire...
  
  - 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 on the Restigouche River between the British Royal Navy and the small flotilla of French Navy vessels. The French vessels had been sent to relieve New France after the fall of Quebec...

- 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. British forces besieged and captured the city of Havana, which at the time was an important Spanish naval base in the Caribbean, and dealt a serious blow to the Spanish navy...

Russo-Turkish War (1768-74)

1770 May 27 and 28 - Russians vs Turks near southern Greece (details
Action of 27 May 1770
Fought during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, this indecisive battle took place on 27 and 28 May 1770 at the entrance to the Gulf of Nauplia, Greece, when a Russian fleet under John Elphinstone engaged a larger Ottoman fleet...

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- June 4 - Minor Russians vs Turks south of Athens (details)
- July 5–7 Chesma
  Battle of Chesma
  The naval Battle of Chesma took place on 5 -7 July 1770 near and in Çeşme Bay, in the area between the western tip of Anatolia and the island of Chios, which was the site of a number of past naval battles between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice...
  
  - Russian fleet defeats and burns Turkish fleet off western Turkey
1772 November 6–8 - Russians defeat Turks west of Patrai, Greece (details
Action of 6 November 1772
This battle took place on 6, 7 and 8 November 1772, during the Russo-Turkish War in the entrance to the Gulf of Corinth, Greece, when a Russian fleet under Konyaev defeated an Ottoman force of frigates and xebecs, destroying all 9 frigates and 10 out of 16 xebecs and losing no ships.Konyaev had...

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1773 July 4 - Russians under Kinsbergen vs Turks (details
Action of 4 July 1773
Action of 4 July 1773 was an engagement of the first Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, between naval units of Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire....

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- September 3 - Russians under Kinsbergen vs Turks (details
  Action of 3 September 1773
  This minor battle took place on 3 September 1773 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774.Alternative source : Cruising as part of a squadron under Kinsbergen, on August 23rd and September 5th twice spotted an Ottoman force, but apparently the Ottoman force did...
  
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- September? - Russians vs Turks (details)
1774 June 20 and July 9/19 - Russians under Tchitchagov and Seniavin vs Turks (details
Action of 20 June 1774
These battles took place during the Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774, on 20 June and 9 July 1774 south of Kerch, Ukraine.On 20 June an Ottoman force of 5 battleships, 9 frigates and 26 galleys and xebecs surprised a Russian force, under Vice-Admiral Senyavin, of 3 frigates, 4 16-gun vessels, 2 bombs...

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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. The main action took place in Valcour Bay, a narrow strait between the New York mainland and Valcour Island...

- Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold V was a general during the American Revolutionary War. He began the war in the Continental Army but later defected to the British Army. While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and plotted to surrender it to the British forces...

escapes the British fleet under Guy Carleton
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, KB , known between 1776 and 1786 as Sir Guy Carleton, was an Irish-British soldier and administrator...
1778 April 19 Frederica Naval Action
Frederica naval action
The Frederica naval action was a naval battle during the American Revolutionary War in which three galleys of the Georgia State Navy defeated a British raiding party off the coast of Georgia. The action occurred on April 19, 1778.-Background:...
- 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 British 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
  Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
  Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel PC was an officer of the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War and the War of American Independence...
  
  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 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. In 1723, aged fifteen, he joined the colony's infantry regiment and quickly rose...
  
  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.-Origins:...
- end - French vs British under Hyde Parker near Fort Royal, Martinique
1780 January 16 Cape St Vincent
Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780)
The naval Battle of Cape St Vincent, took place off the coast of Portugal on 16 January 1780 during the American War of Independence. A British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney defeated a Spanish squadron under Don Juan de Lángara. The battle is sometimes referred to as the Moonlight Battle,...

- British under Rodney defeat Spanish under de Langara
- April 17 Martinique
  Battle of Martinique (1780)
  The Battle of Martinique, also Combat de la Dominique, 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.-Origins:...
  
  - 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 Córdova y Córdova was a Spanish admiral. He is best known for his command of the Spanish fleet during the American War of Independence...
  
  captures 55 ship British convoy off Cape Santa María
  Action of 9 August 1780
  The Action of 9 August 1780 was a naval engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which the main Spanish fleet led by Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova, together with a squadron of French ships, captured a heavy British convoy of sixty-three vessels causing a severe blow to the commerce of...
- 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 Bailli de Suffren....

- French under Suffren
Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez
Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren , French 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 fleets of the British Royal Navy and the French Navy. After an engagement lasting four hours, the British squadron under Sir Samuel Hood...
- - Minor French under de Grasse vs British under Hood
- - Minor French under Destouches vs British under Arbuthnot
- July 21 Cape Breton Island
  Naval battle off Cape Breton
  The Battle off Spanish River took place during the American Revolution between two French Navy frigates and a convoy of 18 British ships under protection of the Royal Navy off the harbour of Spanish River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia...
  
  - French attack British convoy
- 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 War of Independence that took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781, between a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas...
  
  - 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.-Battle:...
  
  - British under Kempenfelt capture part of a French convoy from de Guichen
1782 January 25 St Kitts
Battle of St. Kitts
The Battle of Saint Kitts, also known as the Battle of Frigate Bay, was a naval battle that took place on 25 and 26 January 1782 during the American Revolutionary War between a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood and a larger French fleet under the Comte de Grasse.-Background:When Hood...

- British under Hood defeat French under de Grasse
- February 17 Sadras
  Battle of Sadras
  The Battle of Sadras was the first of five largely indecisive naval battles fought between a British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the east 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 War of Independence, and was a victory of a British fleet under Admiral Sir George Rodney over a French fleet under the Comte de Grasse forcing the French and Spanish to abandon a planned...
  
  - 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 a series of naval battles fought between a British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren near 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 British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren 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 British fleet under Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren 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 Franco-Spanish fleet under Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova and a British fleet under Admiral Richard 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 a battle between a British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and a slightly smaller French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the coast of India near Cuddalore during the American Revolutionary War, which in 1780 had sparked the Second Mysore War in India...

- Suffren prevents Hughes seizing Cuddalore. Last of the five battles between Suffren and Hughes

Russo-Turkish War (1787-92)

1787 August 30 - Russians vs Turks
- September 27, 28 and 30 - Russians vs Turks
- October 15 - Russians defeat Turks
1788 June 17, 18, 28 and 29 and July 9 - Russian and Turkish land and sea forces clash near Ochakov (details
Action of 17 June 1788
This was a series of mainly small-ship actions which occurred along the coast of what is now Ukraine during the Russo-Turkish War as Russian and Turkish ships and boats supported their land armies in the struggle for control of Ochakov, a strategic position. The main actions at sea happened on 17,...

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- July 14/25 Ochakov - Russia defeats Turkey near Fidonisi
1789 June 2–4 - Russians defeat Turks at Sinope (details)
1790 July 19 Kerch Strait
Battle of Kerch Strait
The naval Battle of Kerch Strait took place on 19 July 1790 near Kerch, Crimea, and was a slight victory for Imperial Russia over the Ottoman Empire during the Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792....

- Slight Russian victory over Turks
- September 8 and 9 Tendra
  Battle of Tendra
  The naval Battle of Tendra, fought on 8 and 9 September 1790 in the Black Sea as part of the Russo-Turkish War, 1787-1792, was a victory for Russian Empire over the Ottoman Empire....
  
  - Russians defeat Turks
- October 31 - Russians defeat Turks at the Sulina mouth
- November 17, 18 - Russians defeat Turks at Tultcha
- November 29 - Russians defeat Turks at Ismail (details)
- November 30, December 1, 2, 4-7 - Russians defeat Turks
1791 July 9 Matchin - Russians defeat Turkish rowing vessels
- August 11 Cape Kaliakra
  Battle of Cape Kaliakra
  The Battle of Cape Kaliakra or Battle off Cape Kaliakra was the last naval battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-1792. It took place on 11 August 1791 off the coast of northern Bulgaria in the Black Sea...
  
  - Slight Russian victory over Turks in a largely inconclusive battle near Bulgaria

Russo-Swedish War (1788-90)

The Russian calendar

Julian calendar

The Julian calendar began in 45 BC as a reform of the Roman calendar by Julius Caesar. It was chosen after consultation with the astronomer Sosigenes of Alexandria and was probably designed to approximate the tropical year .The Julian calendar has a regular year of 365 days divided into 12 months...

was eleven days behind the Swedish during the 18th century, so Russian dates are eleven days earlier.

1788 July 17 (July 6 OS) Hogland
Battle of Hogland
The naval Battle of Hogland took place on 17 July 1788 during the Russo-Swedish War .-Origins:On the outbreak of war with Russia in 1788, Sweden planned to attack the Russian capital St. Petersburg...

- Bloody engagement between Swedish and Russian battlefleets. Both sides lose a ship, but Swedes withdraw
1789 July 26 (July 15 OS) Öland
Battle of Öland (1789)
The naval Battle of Öland took place on 26 July 1789 during the Russo-Swedish War .-Origins:Having assembled 21 ships of the line and eight large frigates under his flag, Prince Karl, Duke of Södermanland decided to intercept the Russian fleet near the island of Öland.-Battle:The Swedish fleet came...

– Indecisive action between the Swedish and Russian battlefleets.
- August 24 (August 15 OS) First Svensksund / Rochensalm
  Battle of Svensksund (1789)
  The First Battle of Svensksund, also known as the First Battle of Rochensalm from the Russian version of the Finnish: Ruotsinsalmi, was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea, outside the present day city of Kotka, on August 24, 1789 during the Russo-Swedish War .-Order of...
  
  – Russian galley flotilla decisively defeats Swedes
- September 18 (September 7 OS) - Russians defeat Swedes in small battle near Nyslott (Barezund)
1790 May 13 (May 2 OS) Reval
Battle of Reval
The naval Battle of Reval or took place on 13 May 1790 during the Russo-Swedish War , off the port of Reval .-Origins:...

- Disastrous Swedish attack on Russian battlefleet at Reval (now Tallinn).
- May 15 (May 4 OS) Fredrikshamn - Swedish galley flotilla defeats Russian galley flotilla
- June 3 and 4 (May 23 and 24 OS) - Action off Kronstadt - Indecisive action between the battlefleets.
- July 3 (June 22 OS) Vyborg Bay – The Swedish battlefleet and galley flotilla break through the Russian blockade, suffering heavy losses.
- July 9 (June 28 OS) Second Svensksund / Rochensalm
  Battle of Svensksund (1790)
  The Battle of Svensksund was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland outside the present day city of Kotka on 9 July 1790. The Swedish naval forces dealt the Russian fleet a devastating defeat that resulted in an end to the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90...
  
  - Decisive victory of the Swedish galley flotilla.

French Revolutionary War (1793-1802)

1793 November 6 - French capture HMS Alexander
HMS Alexander (1778)
HMS Alexander was a Royal Navy 74-gun third-rate. This ship of the line was launched at Deptford on 8 October 1778. During her career she was captured by the French, and later recaptured by the British. She fought at the Nile in 1798, and was broken up in 1819...

(details
Action of 6 November 1793
The Action of 6 November 1794 was a naval battle that took place on 6 November 1794 near the Scilly Isles.A French squadron under Joseph-Marie Nielly intercepted two British ships of the line returning to England after escorting a convoy to Gibraltar...

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- November 18 - Short, inconclusive British-French battle (details)
1794 January 22 and 25 - French attack British convoy (details)
- April 23 - British defeat French frigates (details
  Action of 23 April 1794
  The Action of 23 April 1794 took place between a British squadron of five frigates under the command of Sir John Borlase Warren and three frigates and a corvette under the command of Chef d'escadre F. Desgarceaux during the French Revolutionary Wars. Three of the French ships were captured.-The...
  
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- June 1 The Glorious First of June - British fleet defeats French fleet in North Atlantic but French grain convoy makes it through to Brest
- June 8 - French vs British near Jersey
- August 23 - British defeat French near Brest
- October 22 - French vs British near Mauritius
1795 March 13 and 14 - British under Hotham vs French under Martin (details)
- June 8 and 9 - British vs French near Belle Isle
- June 23 Groix
  Battle of Groix
  The Second Battle of Groix was a naval engagement that took place on 23 June 1795 during the French Revolutionary War off the west coast of France....
  
  - British under Hood defeat French under Villaret-Joyeuse off Groix, France
- July 13 - British vs French (details)
- October 7 - British vs French (details
  Action of 7 October 1795
  The Action of 7 October 1795 was a naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars during which a French squadron led by Rear-Admiral Joseph de Richery captured a large British convoy of thirty-one merchant vessels...
  
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1797 February 14 Cape St Vincent - British under Jervis defeat Spanish near Gibraltar
- March 26 - Austrian vessels, supported by Venetian battleship, fight off small French attack (details)
- May 16 - Danish vessels get the better of Tripolitans near Tripoli, Libya (details
  Action of 16 May 1797
  This battle took place on 16 May 1797 near Tripoli . The Danish squadron was victorious over a Tripolitan squadron that outnumbered them in terms of the number of vessels...
  
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- October 11 Camperdown (Kamperduin)
  Battle of Camperdown
  The Battle of Camperdown was a major naval action fought on 11 October 1797 between a Royal Navy fleet under Admiral Adam Duncan and a Dutch Navy fleet under Vice-Admiral Jan de Winter...
  
  - British fleet under Admiral Duncan defeats Dutch
1798 August 1–3 The Nile (Aboukir Bay)
Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile was a major naval battle fought between British and French fleets at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1–3 August 1798...

- British under Nelson defeat moored French fleet under Brueys in Egypt
- October 12 - British defeat French invasion force off western Ireland (details)
- October 28 - Minor British vs French
1799 September 3, 4, 5 and 10 - Minor light skirmishes between British and Spanish
1800 August 4 - French attack British convoy (details
Action of 4 August 1800
The Action of 4 August 1800 was a highly unusual naval engagement that took place off the Brazilian coast during the French Revolutionary Wars. A French frigate force that had been raiding British commerce off West Africa approached and attempted to attack a large convoy of valuable East Indiamen,...

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1801 April 5 Copenhagen
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
The Battle of Copenhagen was an engagement which saw a British fleet under the command of Admiral Sir Hyde Parker fight and strategically defeat a Danish-Norwegian fleet anchored just off Copenhagen on 2 April 1801. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson led the main attack. He famously disobeyed Parker's...

- British under Nelson destroy moored Danish ships off København to prevent France taking them over
- July 6–12 Algeciras - French defeat initial British assault, British counter-attack and defeat Franco-Spanish force.

Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)

1803 May 23, 24 and 27 - 4 ships take on Tripolitan gunboat force (details)
- May 31, June 1 - Adams vs Tripolitan gunboats
- - Duckworth (British) defeats Rochambeau (French) near Santo Domingo
1804 February 15 Pulo Aura
Battle of Pulo Aura
The Battle of Pulo Aura was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought on 14 February 1804, in which a large squadron of Honourable East India Company East Indiamen, powerful and well armed merchant ships, intimidated, drove off and chased a powerful French naval squadron...

- French attack British convoy
- August 3, 7, 23/24 and 28 and September 2–5 raids on Tripoli (details)
1805 about February - French squadron raids British (details)
- July 4? - French capture British East Indiaman (details)
1805 July 4 - 2 Russian ships defeat French gunboat force (details)
- July 22 Cape Finisterre
  Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)
  In the Battle of Cape Finisterre off Galicia, Spain, the British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against the Combined Franco-Spanish fleet which was returning from the West Indies...
  
  - Inconclusive action between British Admiral Calder and French Admiral Villeneuve
- August 6 - French attack British convoy (details)
- October 21 Trafalgar
  Battle of Trafalgar
  The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars ....
  
  - Nelson defeats combined Franco-Spanish fleet under Admiral Villeneuve, losing his life but gaining control of the oceans for Britain for the rest of the war
- November 4 - British capture 4 French battleship survivors from Trafalgar
1806 February 6 San(to) Domingo
Battle of San Domingo
The Battle of San Domingo, in 1806, was a naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars. French and British squadrons of ships of the line met off the southern coast of the French-occupied Spanish Colony of Santo Domingo in the Caribbean...

- British under Duckworth defeat French under Leissegues (French) off Santo Domingo
- July 4 - Russians defeat French in Narenta Channel
- July 26 - British defeat Dutch (details
  Action of 26 July 1806
  The Action of 26 July 1806 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars fought off the southern coast of the island of Celebes in the Dutch East Indies. During the battle, a small British squadron attacked and defeated a Dutch force defending a valuable convoy, which was also captured...
  
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- September 25 - British battleships defeat French frigate force (details
  Action of 25 September 1806
  The Action of 25 September 1806 was a naval battle fought during the Napoleonic Wars off the French Biscay port of Rochefort. A French convoy of five frigates and two corvettes, sailing to the French West Indies with supplies and reinforcements, was intercepted by a British squadron of six ships of...
  
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1807 February 19 - British battleships under Duckworth burn several Turkish ships in Dardanelles (details)
- May - British vs Turks at mouth of Dardanelles (details)
- May 22, 23 Dardanelles
  Battle of the Dardanelles (1807)
  The naval Battle of the Dardanelles took place on 10–11 May 1807 during the Russo-Turkish War . It was fought between the Russian and Ottoman navies near the Dardanelles Strait....
  
  - Russians under Admiral Seniavin defeat Turks near Cape Janizary
- July 1 Athos (Lemnos/Monte Sancto)
  Battle of Athos
  The naval Battle of Mount Athos took place from 19–22 June 1807 and was a key naval battle of the Russo-Turkish War...
  
  - Russians under Seniavin defeats Turks in northern Aegean
- August 23 and 31 - Danes defeat British light forces near Copenhagen (details)
- September 2–7 Copenhagen
  Battle of Copenhagen (1807)
  The Second Battle of Copenhagen was a British preemptive attack on Copenhagen, targeting the civilian population in order to seize the Dano-Norwegian fleet and in turn originate the term to Copenhagenize.-Background:Despite the defeat and loss of many ships in the first Battle of Copenhagen in...
  
  - British forces under Admiral Gambier and General Cathcart capture the Danish fleet
1808 9–14 June - Capture of Rosily Squadron
- 3 March Spain captures French battleship Atlas.
1809 April 13–17 - British capture French battleship near Porto Rico
- late May - HMS Melpomène
  HMS Melpomene
  Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.* HMS Melpomene was a 38-gun fifth rate frigate captured in 1794 and sold in 1815 after service in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.* HMS Melpomone was a 38-gun fifth rate...
  
  vs Danish gunboats
- June 25–27 - British and Sicilians vs French near Pozzuoli Bay
- October 26 and 31 Cette and ? - Southern France
- November 18 - French frigates defeat British East Indiamen near Mauritius (details
  Action of 18 November 1809
  The Action of 18 November 1809 was the most significant engagement of a six month cruise by a French frigate squadron in the Indian Ocean during the Napoleonic Wars. The French commander, Commodore Jacques Hamelin, raided across the Bay of Bengal with his squadron and achieved local superiority,...
  
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- December 13 - French frigates capture HMS Junon (details)
1810 July 3 - French frigate force defeats British East Indiamen in Mozambique Channel (details
Action of 3 July 1810
The Action of 3 July 1810 was a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, in which a French frigate squadron under Guy-Victor Duperré attacked and defeated a convoy of Honourable East India Company East Indiamen near the Comoros Islands...

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- August 26 Grand Port
  Battle of Grand Port
  The Battle of Grand Port was a naval battle between squadrons of frigates from the French Navy and the British Royal Navy. The battle was fought during 20–27 August 1810 over possession of the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France during the Napoleonic Wars...
  
  - French defeat British at Vieux Grand Port, Mauritius
- August 31 - British vs French near Toulon
1811 March 13 Lissa
Battle of Lissa (1811)
The Battle of Lissa was a naval action fought between a British frigate squadron and a substantially larger squadron of French and Venetian frigates and smaller ships on 13 March 1811 during the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars...

- British frigates under Hoste defeat larger Franco-Venetian squadron under Dubordieu off Lissa (Vis) in the Adriatic
- November 29 - Britain captures French frigate (details
  Action of 29 November 1811
  The Action of 29 November 1811 was a minor naval engagement fought between two frigate squadrons in the Adriatic Sea during the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars. The action was one of a series of operations conducted by the British Royal Navy and the French Navy to contest dominance over...
  
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1812 February 22 - Britain captures French battleship Rivoli (details
Action of 22 February 1812
The Battle of Pirano on 22 February 1812 was a minor naval action of the Adriatic campaign of the Napoleonic Wars fought between a British and a French ship of the line in the vicinity of the town of Piran in Adriatic Sea. The French Rivoli, named for Napoleon's victory 15 years earlier, had been...

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- July 12 Lyngør
  Battle of Lyngør
  The Battle of Lyngør was a naval battle fought between Denmark-Norway and Britain in 1812 on the southern coast of Norway, effectively concluding the Gunboat War in Britain's favour and putting Denmark-Norway out of the war.-Background:...
  
  - British sink last Danish frigate
1813 November 5 - Skirmish between British and French near Toulon (details
Action of 5 November 1813
On 5 November 1813, late in the Napoleonic Wars, a British squadron engaged in a skirmish with the French Mediterranean Fleet, based near the port city of Toulon. This action was part of an attempted blockade of the port by British forces. The skirmish became the subject of a painting by Thomas...

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Independence wars

1811 March 2 - Spanish defeat Argentines under Juan B. Azopardo at San Nicolás on the Paraná River
1814 March 11 - Argentines under William Brown attack Spanish under Romerate (details)
- May 14, 16 and 17 - Argentines under William Brown defeat Spanish (details
  Action of 14 May 1814
  The Battle of Buceo took place on 14–17 May 1814, during the Argentine War of Independence between an Argentine fleet under William Brown and a Spanish fleet under Admiral Sienna off the coast of Montevideo, in today's Uruguay.-Outcome:...
  
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1823 May 4 - Brazilians under Cochrane vs Portuguese (details
Action of 4 May 1823
This battle took place near Bahia, Brazil, on 4 May 1823 during the Brazilian War of Independence between a Brazilian fleet, commanded by British admiral Cochrane, and a Portuguese fleet.Ships involved:-Brazil :...

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- July 2, 4 and 6 - Brazilians under Cochrane vs Portuguese
- July 24 Lake Maracaibo
  Battle of Lake Maracaibo
  The Battle of Lake Maracaibo also known as the "Naval Battle of the Lake" was fought on 24 July 1823 in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo between Admiral José Prudencio Padilla and royalist Captain Ángel Laborde....
  
  - Republican naval forces of Venezuela vs Spanish Empire fleet in Lake Maracaibo that includes siege of Defensive Castles in Zapara, San Fernando and San Carlos islands
1826 February 9 - Argentinians vs Brazilians
- Punta Collares
- June 11 Los Posos (Quilmes) - 11 Argentine vessels under William Brown defeat 31 Brazilian vessels near Buenos Aires
1827 February 9 Juncal
Battle of Juncal
The naval Battle of Juncal took place between a squadron of the newly independent United Provinces of the River Plate under command of William Brown and a squadron belonging to the Brazilian Empire, commanded by Sena Pereira...

- 15 Argentines under Brown defeat 17 Brazilians under Pereira
- February 24 - Argentines under Brown vs Brazilians near Quilmes
- April 6 and 7 Monte Santiago
  Battle of Monte Santiago
  The naval Battle of Monte Santiago was an important naval encounter during the Argentina-Brazil War .While many of them were inconclusive, this battle proved to be a major loss for the Argentine Navy, and an important strategic victory for the Brazilian Navy...
  
  - Brazilians defeat Argentines under William Brown

War of 1812

1812 July 19 First Battle of Sacket's Harbor - US turns back British naval attack
1813 May 28–29 Second Battle of Sacket's Harbor - US General Jacob Brown turns back British under Sir George Prevost
- September 13 Battle of Lake Erie
  Battle of Lake Erie
  The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of Great Britain's Royal Navy...
  
  - US squadron under Oliver Hazard Perry
  Oliver Hazard Perry
  United States Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island , the son of USN Captain Christopher Raymond Perry and Sarah Wallace Alexander, a direct descendant of William Wallace...
  
  defeats British under Robert Heriot Barclay
  Robert Heriot Barclay
  Robert Heriot Barclay was a British naval officer who was engaged in the Napoleonic Wars, and its North American counterpart, the War of 1812....
  
  , gaining control of the lake
1814 September 11 Plattsburgh (Lake Champlain)
Battle of Plattsburgh
The Battle of Plattsburgh, also known as the Battle of Lake Champlain, ended the final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812...

- US squadron under Thomas Macdonough
Thomas MacDonough
Thomas Macdonough was an early-19th-century American naval officer noted for his roles in the first Barbary War, and the War of 1812. He was the son of a revolutionary officer, Thomas Sr. who lived close to Middleton, Delaware. Being the sixth child born, he came from a large family of ten...

defeats British under George Downie
George Downie
George Downie was a British Royal Navy officer during the War of 1812. He commanded the British squadron which attacked the American fleet anchored at Plattsburgh Bay in Lake Champlain during the Battle of Plattsburgh on September 11, 1814...

Greek War of Independence

1821 March 4 - Greeks vs Turks north-west of Zakynthos
- June 5, 6 and 8 - Greeks defeat Turks
- August 10-c. 13 - Skirmishes
- October 1 - Skirmish
1822 March 4
- May 31
- June 18–19 - Greek fireships under Constantine Kanaris
  Constantine Kanaris
  Constantine Kanaris or Canaris was a Greek Prime Minister, admiral and politician who in his youth was also a freedom fighter, pirate, privateer and merchantman.-Early life:...
  
  blow up the flagship of Ottoman admiral Kara Ali Pasha
1823 September 27 - Greeks vs Turks west of Lemnos
- October 23 - Greeks vs Turks near Pondikonisi
1824 August 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and c. 26 - Various skirmishes between Greeks and Turks/Egyptians/Tunisians
- September 1 - First Budrum - Greeks vs Turks and Egyptians
- September 9 - Second Budrum
- September 22 - Greeks vs Egyptians near Nikaria
- September 29
- November 12 and 13 - Greeks vs Turks and Egyptians near Spinalonga
1825 April 29
- May 26
- June 1 - Greeks defeat Turks between Euboea and Andros
- June 14 and 15 - Greeks defeat Turks and Egyptians near Suda Bay
- June 28 and 29 - Greeks vs Turks and Egyptians south of Cerigo
- August 3 - Greeks defeat Turks near Missolonghi
- November 14 - Greeks under Miaoulis
  Andreas Vokos Miaoulis
  Andreas Vokos, nicknamed Miaoulis , was an admiral and politician who commanded Greek naval forces during the Greek War of Independence ....
  
  vs Turks/Egyptians/Algerines/Tripolitans near Navarin
- November 25, 26, 29, 30 and December 6 and 7 - Greeks vs Turks (and allies?) near Missolonghi
1826 January 22 and 28 - Greeks vs Turks
- April 15
- July 27 and 28 - Greeks vs Turks near Samos
- September 10 and 11 - Greeks vs Turks near Mitylene
- October 7 (6?) - Greeks vs Turks in Aegean Sea (?)
1827 September 29 - Greeks vs Turks in Salona Bay
- October 20 Navarino
  Battle of Navarino
  The naval Battle of Navarino was fought on 20 October 1827, during the Greek War of Independence in Navarino Bay , on the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, in the Ionian Sea. A combined Ottoman and Egyptian armada was destroyed by a combined British, French and Russian naval force...
  
  - British/French/Russian squadrons, under Admirals Codrington, de Rigny, and Geiden, destroy Turkish/Egyptian/Tunisian fleet of Tahir Pasha off south-west Greece
1828 January 31 - British and French defeat Greek pirates at Grambusa
- June 9 (May 26 OS) - Russians defeat Turks near Braila (Russo-Turkish War
  Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829
  The Russo–Turkish War of 1828–1829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence. The war broke out after the Sultan, incensed by the Russian participation in the Battle of Navarino, closed the Dardanelles for Russian ships and revoked the Akkerman Convention....
  
  )

Later 19th century

1833 July 5 Cape St Vincent
Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833)
The fourth Battle of Cape St Vincent was fought on 5 July 1833 and was a decisive encounter in Portugal's Liberal Wars. A naval squadron commanded by the British officer Charles Napier, on behalf of Dom Pedro IV, regent for the rightful Queen Maria II, defeated the navy of the usurper Dom...

- Portuguese fleet under British officer Sir Charles Napier
Charles Napier (naval officer)
Admiral Sir Charles John Napier KCB GOTE RN was a Scottish naval officer whose sixty years in the Royal Navy included service in the Napoleonic Wars, Syrian War and the Crimean War, and a period commanding the Portuguese navy in the Liberal Wars...

defeats and captures fleet of Portuguese usurper Don Miguel
1842 - Argentinians under William Brown defeat Uruguayans
1843 April 30 - Texans under Edwin Ward Moore draws with Mexicans under Thomas Marin near Campeche
- Texans under Moore destroy Mexican fleet
1845 November 20 Obligado - British/French ships force passage of Parana River
1849 May 3 - Schleswig-Holstein vs Denmark near Kiel
- May 11 - Schleswig-Holstein vs Denmark near Bulk
1853 October 30 Sinop
Battle of Sinop
The Battle of Sinop, or the Battle of Sinope, took place on 30 November 1853 at Sinop, a sea port in northern Anatolia, when Imperial Russian warships struck and annihilated a patrol force of Ottoman ships anchored in the harbor...

- Russian battleships defeat Turkish frigates at Sinope, Turkey
1854 August & September - British-French attack on Petropavlovsk
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the main city and the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center of Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Population: .-History:It was founded by Danish navigator Vitus Bering, in the service of the Russian Navy...

(details)
1862 March 8 and 9 Hampton Roads
Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies...

- First battle between ironclad warships
1864 February Eckernfjorde - Danish ships defeated by Prussia
- March 17 Jasmund - Prussians vs Danes
- May 9 Helgoland - Danish fleet defeats Prussian-Austrian fleet in the North Sea
1865 June 11 Riachuelo
Battle of Riachuelo
The naval Battle of Riachuelo was a key point in the War of the Triple Alliance. By late 1864, Paraguay had scored a series of victories in the war; on June 11, 1865, however, its naval defeat by Brazil began to turn the tide in favor of the allies....

- Brazilian fleet defeats Paraguayan fleet in Paraná river
1866 February 7 Abtao
Battle of Abtao
The Naval Battle of Abtao took place on February 7, 1866, between a Spanish naval squadron and a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet, at the island of Abtao in the Gulf of Ancud near Chiloé Archipelago in south-central Chile.-Background:...

- Spain vs Peru/Chile
- May 2 Callao
  Battle of Callao
  The Battle of Callao occurred on May 2, 1866 between a Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez and the fortified battery emplacements of the Peruvian port city of Callao during the Chincha Islands War...
- July 20 Lissa
  Battle of Lissa (1866)
  The Battle of Lissa took place on 20 July 1866 in the Adriatic Sea near the Dalmatian island of Lissa and was a decisive victory for an outnumbered Austrian Empire force over a superior Italian force...
  
  - Austrians under Admiral von Tegetthoff rams and drives off superior Italian fleet under Persano
1869 May 4–10 Hakodate
Naval Battle of Hakodate
The was fought from 4–10 May 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate navy, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the newly formed Imperial Japanese Navy...
1877 May 29 Battle of Pacocha
Battle of Pacocha
The naval Incident of Pacocha took place on 6 May 1877 when Nicolás de Piérola was leading a revolution to overthrow then Peruvian President Mariano Ignacio Prado. Piérola used the Peruvian monitor Huáscar as a raiding ship. She practiced sabotage primarily against the government forces of Peru...

- Indecisive battle between HMS Shah
HMS Shah (1873)
The first HMS Shah was a 19th century unarmoured iron hulled, wooden sheathed frigate of Britain's Royal Navy designed by Sir Edward Reed. She was originally to be named HMS Blonde but was renamed following the visit of the Shah of Persia in 1873....

, HMS Amethyst and Huascar
Huáscar (ship)
Huáscar is a 19th century small armoured turret ship of a type similar to a monitor. She was built in Britain for Peru and played a significant role in the battle of Pacocha and the War of the Pacific against Chile before being captured and commissioned with the Chilean Navy. Today she is one of...
1879 May 21 Iquique - During the War of the Pacific
War of the Pacific
The War of the Pacific took place in western South America from 1879 through 1883. Chile fought against Bolivia and Peru. Despite cooperation among the three nations in the war against Spain, disputes soon arose over the mineral-rich Peruvian provinces of Tarapaca, Tacna, and Arica, and the...
- October 8 Angamos - During the War of the Pacific
  War of the Pacific
  The War of the Pacific took place in western South America from 1879 through 1883. Chile fought against Bolivia and Peru. Despite cooperation among the three nations in the war against Spain, disputes soon arose over the mineral-rich Peruvian provinces of Tarapaca, Tacna, and Arica, and the...
1884 August 23 Foochow
Battle of Foochow
The Battle of Fuzhou, or Battle of Foochow, also known as the Battle of the Pagoda Anchorage , was the opening engagement of the 16-month Sino-French War...

- Small French squadron annihilates Chinese force at Foochow (Fuzhou
Fuzhou
Fuzhou is the capital and one of the largest cities in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. Along with the many counties of Ningde, those of Fuzhou are considered to constitute the Mindong linguistic and cultural area....

)
1885 February 13 Raid on Shipu - French attack Chinese ships
1893-94 Brazilian Civil War
1894 July 25 Feng-tao - Japanese defeat Chinese
- September 17 Yalu River
  Battle of Yalu River (1894)
  The Battle of the Yalu River , also called simply 'The Battle of Yalu' took place on September 17, 1894. It involved the Japanese and the Chinese navies, and was the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War...
  
  - Japanese defeat Chinese off Korea
1898 May 1 Manila Bay
- July 3 Santiago de Cuba
  Battle of Santiago de Cuba
  The Battle of Santiago de Cuba, fought between Spain and the United States on 3 July 1898, was the largest naval engagement of the Spanish-American War and resulted in the destruction of the Spanish Navy's Caribbean Squadron.-Spanish Fleet:...

Early 20th century

1904 February 9 Chemulpo
Battle of Chemulpo Bay
The Battle of Chemulpo Bay was an early naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War , which took place on 9 February 1904, off the coast of present-day Incheon, Korea.-Background:...

- scuttled
- February 9 Port Arthur
  Battle of Port Arthur
  The Battle of Port Arthur was the starting battle of the Russo-Japanese War...
- August 10 Yellow Sea
  Battle of the Yellow Sea
  The Battle of the Yellow Sea was a major naval engagement of the Russo-Japanese War, fought on 10 August 1904. In the Russian Navy, it was referred to as the Battle of 10 August. The battle foiled an attempt by the Russian fleet at Port Arthur to break out and form up with counterparts from...
  
  - Minor Japanese victory over Russia
- August 14 Japanese Sea (Ulsan) - Minor Japanese victory over Russia
- October 4–5 Dogger Bank incident
  Dogger Bank incident
  The Dogger Bank incident occurred when the Russian Baltic Fleet mistook some British trawlers at Dogger Bank for an Imperial Japanese Navy force....
  
  - Russian fleet fires on British trawlers that have been mistaken for Japanese torpedo-boats
1905 May 27–28 Tsushima
Battle of Tsushima
The Battle of Tsushima , commonly known as the “Sea of Japan Naval Battle” in Japan and the “Battle of Tsushima Strait”, was the major naval battle fought between Russia and Japan during the Russo-Japanese War...

- Japanese defeat Russians in large fleet battle between Korea and Japan
1912 February 24 Beirut
Battle of Beirut (1912)
The Battle of Beirut was a naval battle off the coast of Beirut during the Italo-Turkish War. Italian fears that the Ottoman naval forces at Beirut could be used to threaten the approach to the Suez canal led the Italian military to order the destruction of the Ottoman naval presence in the area...

- Italians defeat Ottomans
1912 December 3 Elli
Naval Battle of Elli
The Battle of Elli , also known as the Battle of the Dardanelles, took place near the mouth of the Dardanelles on as part of the First Balkan War between the fleets of Greece and the Ottoman Empire...

- Greeks defeat Ottoman fleet
1913 January 18 Lemnos
Naval Battle of Lemnos
The Battle of Lemnos , fought on , was a naval battle during the First Balkan War, which defeated the second and last attempt of the Ottoman Empire to break the Greek naval blockade of the Dardanelles and reclaim supremacy over the Aegean Sea from Greece....

- Greeks defeat Ottoman fleet

World War I (1914-18)

Year	Date	Battle	Notes
1914–1918		First Battle of the Atlantic
1914	August 28	Battle of Heligoland Bight
	November 1	Battle of Coronel Battle of Coronel The First World War naval Battle of Coronel took place on 1 November 1914 off the coast of central Chile near the city of Coronel. German Kaiserliche Marine forces led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee met and defeated a Royal Navy squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher...	German cruisers under von Spee Maximilian von Spee Vice Admiral Maximilian Reichsgraf von Spee was a German admiral. Although he was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the counts von Spee belonged to the prominent families of the Rhenish nobility. He joined the Kaiserliche Marine in 1878. In 1887–88 he commanded the Kamerun ports, in German West... defeat a British United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... cruiser force off the eastern coast of Chile Chile Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far... ; German victory
	December 8	Battle of the Falkland Islands Battle of the Falkland Islands The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a British naval victory over the Imperial German Navy on 8 December 1914 during the First World War in the South Atlantic...	British battlecruiser force virtually wipes out von Spee's squadron.
1915	January 24	Battle of Dogger Bank Battle of Dogger Bank (1915) The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle fought near the Dogger Bank in the North Sea on 24 January 1915, during the First World War, between squadrons of the British Grand Fleet and the German High Seas Fleet....	Blucher sunk by British battlecruisers in the North Sea.
	February 19	Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign Naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign The naval operations in the Dardanelles Campaign of the First World War were mainly carried out by the Royal Navy with substantial support from the French and minor contributions from Russia and Australia. The Dardanelles Campaign began as a purely naval operation...	Mainly carried out by the Royal Navy with substantial support from the French and minor contributions from Russia and Australia against Ottoman Empire and ended with Turkish victory
	July 2	Russian raid on Gotland	Russian cruiser squadron intercepts German cruiser force laying mines off the Åland Islands. German mine-laying cruiser Albatross Albatross Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes . They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific... sunk and cruisers Roon and Prince Adalbert damaged.
1916	May 31	Battle of Jutland Battle of Jutland The Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during the First World War. The battle was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. It was the largest naval battle and the only...	A two-day engagement between the main British and German fleets, the only such engagement during World War I.
1917	April 21	Battle of Dover Strait Battle of Dover Strait The Second Battle of Dover Strait was a naval battle of the First World War, fought in the Dover Strait in April 1917 and should not be confused with the major Battle of Dover Strait in 1916...	Destroyer battle.
	15 May	Raid on the Otranto Barrage
	17 October	Battle of Moon Sound Battle of Moon Sound The Battle of Moon Sound was a naval battle in World War I, fought on 17 October 1917 between naval forces of the German and Russian Empires in the Baltic Sea....	German and Russian forces clash in the Baltic Sea.
	November 17	Second Battle of Heligoland Bight Second Battle of Heligoland Bight The Second Battle of Heligoland Bight was a naval engagement during the First World War. On 17 November 1917, German minesweepers clearing a path through the British minefield in the Heligoland Bight near the coast of Germany were intercepted by two British light cruisers, and , performing...
1918	January 20	Battle of Imbros	Ottomans and British fight off Imbros in the Aegean.

Between the World Wars (1919-1939)

1919 - 17 June and 18 August British raids on Kronstadt during the Estonian Liberation War
Estonian Liberation War
The Estonian War of Independence , also known as the Estonian Liberation War, was a defensive campaign of the Estonian Army and its allies, most notably the White Russian Northwestern Army, Latvia, and the United Kingdom, against the Soviet Western Front offensive and the aggression of the...
1936 - September 29 Cape Espartel
Battle of Cape Espartel
The Battle of Cape Espartel was a naval battle of the Spanish Civil War that broke the Republican blockade of the Strait of Gibraltar, securing the naval supply route to Spanish Morocco for the Nationalists early in the war...

- during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
1937 - September 7 Cape Cherchell
Battle of Cape Cherchell
The Battle of Cape Cherchell was a naval battle between the Nationalist heavy cruiser Baleares and the Republican light cruisers Libertad and Méndez Núñez in the Spanish Civil War, several miles north of the Algerian city of Cherchell...

- during the Spanish Civil War
1938 - March 5–6 Cape Palos
Battle of Cape Palos
The Battle of Cape Palos, also known as the Second Battle of Cape Palos, was the biggest naval battle of the Spanish Civil War, fought on the night of March 5–6, 1938, east of Cape Palos near Cartagena, Spain.-Leadup to the battle:...

- during the Spanish Civil War

World War II (1939-45)

1939-45 Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
1939
- December 13 River Plate
  Battle of the River Plate
  The Battle of the River Plate was the first naval battle in the Second World War. The German pocket battleship had been commerce raiding since the start of the war in September 1939...
1940
- May 10 and 13 May First and Second Battles of Narvik
- June 7 Naval Battle of Norway - German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst sink the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious and two destroyers off Norway
- July 3 Mers-el-Kebir
  Destruction of the French Fleet at Mers-el-Kebir
  The Attack on Mers-el-Kébir, part of Operation Catapult and also known as the Battle of Mers-el-Kébir, was a naval engagement fought at Mers-el-Kébir on the coast of what was then French Algeria on 3 July 1940...
  
  - British fleet attacks French fleet in harbour in Algeria
- July 9 Calabria (Punta Stilo)
  Battle of Calabria
  The Battle of Calabria, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in World War II. It was fought between the Italian Royal Navy and the British Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. The battle occurred 30 miles to the east of Punta Stilo, the "toe" of Italy , on 9 July 1940...
  
  - British fleet attacks Italian fleet
- July 19 Cape Spada
  Battle of Cape Spada
  The Battle of Cape Spada was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in Second World War. It took place on 19 July 1940 in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Spada, the north-western extremity of Crete.-Prelude:...
  
  - HMAS Sydney
  HMAS Sydney (1934)
  HMAS Sydney , named for the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three Modified Leander class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy...
  
  sinks Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni off Crete
- September 23–35 Dakar
  Battle of Dakar
  The Battle of Dakar, also known as Operation Menace, was an unsuccessful attempt in September 1940 by the Allies to capture the strategic port of Dakar in French West Africa , which was under Vichy French control, and to install the Free French under General Charles de Gaulle there.-Background:At...
  
  - Vichy French fight off a British/Free French landing at Dakar
  Dakar
  Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
- October 17–19 Convoy SC 7 and Convoy HX 79 - 32 ships sunk by wolfpack including U-boat aces Kretschmer
  Otto Kretschmer
  Flotilla Admiral Otto Kretschmer was a German U-boat commander in the Second World War and later an admiral in the Bundesmarine. From September 1939 until being captured in March 1941, he sank 47 ships, a total of 274,333 tons. For this he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak...
  
  , Prien
  Günther Prien
  Lieutenant Commander Günther Prien was one of the outstanding German U-boat aces of the first part of the Second World War, and the first U-boat commander to win the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Under Prien's command, the submarine sank over 30 Allied ships totaling about...
  
  and Schepke
  Joachim Schepke
  Lieutenant-Commander Joachim Schepke was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the seventh recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded by the Third Reich to recognise extreme...
- November 11 Taranto
  Battle of Taranto
  The naval Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11–12 November 1940 during the Second World War. The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history, flying a small number of obsolescent biplane torpedo bombers from an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea...
  
  - British air attack on Italians anchored at Taranto, inspiring the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
- November 27 Cape Spartivento (Cape Teulada)
  Battle of Cape Spartivento
  The Battle of Cape Spartivento, known as the Battle of Cape Teulada in Italy, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War...
  
  - British fight back an Italian interception
1941
- January 17 Koh Chang
  Battle of Koh Chang
  The Battle of Koh Chang took place on 17 January 1941 during the French-Thai War and resulted in a decisive victory by the French over the Royal Thai Navy. During the battle, a flotilla of French warships attacked a smaller force of Thai vessels, including a coastal battleship.In the end, Thailand...
  
  - French defeat Siamese
- March 28 Cape Matapan
  Battle of Cape Matapan
  The Battle of Cape Matapan was a Second World War naval battle fought from 27–29 March 1941. The cape is on the southwest coast of Greece's Peloponnesian peninsula...
  
  - British fleet defeats Italian fleet notably in night action
- April 16 - British ships attack Italian convoy Duisburg. Lampo, Tarigo and Baleno are sunk, as well as HMS Mohawk
  HMS Mohawk (F31)
  HMS Mohawk was a Tribal-class destroyer laid down by John I. Thornycroft and Company at Woolston, Hampshire on 16 July 1936, launched on 5 October 1937 and commissioned on 7 September 1938...
- May 21-June 1 - Battle of Crete
  Battle of Crete
  The Battle of Crete was a battle during World War II on the Greek island of Crete. It began on the morning of 20 May 1941, when Nazi Germany launched an airborne invasion of Crete under the code-name Unternehmen Merkur...
  
  - Royal Navy loses 3 cruisers and 6 destroyers
- May 24 - Battle of the Denmark Strait
  Battle of the Denmark Strait
  The Battle of the Denmark Strait was a Second World War naval battle between ships of the Royal Navy and the German Kriegsmarine, fought on 24 May 1941...
  
  - Bismarck and Prinz Eugen sink HMS Hood
- May 24- May 27 - Hunt for the German battleship Bismarck
  Bismarck Chase
  The last battle of the German battleship Bismarck took place in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately west of Brest, France, on 26–27 May 1941...
  
  ends in her sinking
- September 9–11 Convoy SC 42 - 14 ships and 2 U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
- December 7 Pearl Harbor
  Attack on Pearl Harbor
  The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941...
- December 10 South China Sea - HMS Prince of Wales
  HMS Prince of Wales (1939)
  HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, built at the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead, England...
  
  and HMS Repulse
  HMS Repulse (1916)
  HMS Repulse was a Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy built during the First World War. She was originally laid down as an improved version of the s. Her construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds she would not be ready in a timely manner...
  
  sunk by Japanese air attack
  Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
  The sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse was a Second World War naval engagement that took place north of Singapore, off the east coast of Malaya, near Kuantan, Pahang where the British Royal Navy battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse were sunk by land-based bombers and...
- December 13 Cape Bon - British destroyers sink Italian cruisers
- December 17 First Sirte
  First Battle of Sirte
  The First Battle of Sirte was fought between the British Royal Navy and the Regia Marina during the Mediterranean campaign of the Second World War. The engagement took place on 17 December 1941, southeast of Malta, in the Gulf of Sirte...
  
  - Indecisive British-Italian fight off Libya
1942
- February 27 Java Sea
  Battle of the Java Sea
  The Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, that sealed the fate of the Netherlands East Indies....
  
  - Japanese invasion convoy escorts destroy ABDA fleet
- March 22 Second Sirte
  Second Battle of Sirte
  The Second Battle of Sirte was a naval engagement in which the escorting warships of a British convoy to Malta frustrated a much more powerful Regia Marina squadron. The British convoy was composed of four merchant ships escorted by four light cruisers, one anti-aircraft cruiser, and 17 destroyers...
  
  - Regia Marina obstacles a British convoy to Malta
- May 8 Coral Sea
  Battle of the Coral Sea
  The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from 4–8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. The battle was the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged...
  
  - Japanese invasion convoy turned back by US carrier aircraft
1942-44 German U-Boats campaign in Gulf of St. Lawrence
Battle of the St. Lawrence
The Battle of the St. Lawrence involved a number of submarine and anti-submarine actions throughout the lower St. Lawrence River and the entire Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Strait of Belle Isle and Cabot Strait from May-October 1942, September 1943, and again in October-November 1944...
- June 4–5 Midway
  Battle of Midway
  The Battle of Midway is widely regarded as the most important naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Between 4 and 7 June 1942, approximately one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea and six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Navy decisively defeated...
  
  - invasion convoy retreats after US sinks four Japanese carriers
- June 12–15 Operation Vigorous
  Operation Vigorous
  Operation Vigorous was a World War II Allied operation to deliver a supply convoy that sailed from Haifa and Port Said on 12 June 1942 to Malta. The convoy encountered heavy Axis air and sea opposition and returned to Alexandria on 16 June....
  
  - 6 ships sunk from convoy to Malta
- June 14–15 Operation Harpoon
  Operation Harpoon (1942)
  Not to be confused with Operation Harpoon Operation Harpoon was one of two simultaneous Allied convoys sent to supply Malta in the Axis-dominated Mediterranean Sea in mid-June 1942, during the Second World War. One convoy, Operation Vigorous, left Alexandria. The other, Operation Harpoon, travelled...
  
  - 6 ships sunk from convoy to Malta
- July 2–4 Convoy PQ 17 - 24 ships sunk from Arctic convoy to Soviet Union
- August 5–10 Convoy SC 94 - 10 ships and 2 U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
- August 8 Savo Island
  Battle of Savo Island
  The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the , was a naval battle of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval forces...
  
  - Japanese sink 4 cruisers escorting Guadalcanal invasion convoy
- August 11–15 Operation Pedestal
  Operation Pedestal
  Operation Pedestal was a British operation to get desperately needed supplies to the island of Malta in August 1942, during the Second World War. Malta was the base from which surface ships, submarines and aircraft attacked Axis convoys carrying essential supplies to the Italian and German armies...
  
  - 13 ships sunk from convoy to Malta
- August 24 Eastern Solomons
  Battle of the Eastern Solomons
  The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons The naval Battle of the Eastern Solomons (also known as the Battle of the Stewart Islands and, in Japanese sources, as the , took place on 24–25 August 1942, and was the third carrier battle of the Pacific campaign...
  
  - Japanese aircraft carrier Ryujo sunk while attacking Guadalcanal
- September 10–14 Convoy ON 127 - 7 ships sunk in North Atlantic
- October 12 Cape Esperance
  Battle of Cape Esperance
  The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and, in Japanese sources, as the , took place on 11–12 October 1942, and was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and United States Navy...
  
  US cruisers intercept Japanese cruiser force approaching Guadalcanal
- October 12–16 Convoy SC 104 - 8 ships and 2 U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
- October 26 Santa Cruz Islands
  Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands
  The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or in Japanese sources as the , was the fourth carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II and the fourth major naval engagement fought between the United States Navy and the Imperial...
  
  - USS Hornet sunk in aircraft carrier battle near Guadalcanal
- October 27–31 Convoy SL 125 - 11 ships sunk decoying U-boats away from Operation Torch
  Operation Torch
  Operation Torch was the British-American invasion of French North Africa in World War II during the North African Campaign, started on 8 November 1942....
- November 1–4 Convoy SC 107 - 15 ships and 1 U-boat sunk in North Atlantic
- November 8 Casablanca
  Naval Battle of Casablanca
  The Naval Battle of Casablanca was a series of naval engagements fought between American ships covering the invasion of North Africa and Vichy French ships defending the neutrality of French Morocco in accordance with the Second Armistice at Compiègne during World War II...
  
  - French ships attempt to defend Moroccan neutrality
- November 12–15 Guadalcanal
  Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
  The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons, The Battle of Friday the 13th, or, in Japanese sources, as the , took place from 12–15 November 1942, and was the decisive engagement in a series of naval battles...
  
  - four days and nights of fighting
- November 30 Tassafaronga
  Battle of Tassafaronga
  The Battle of Tassafaronga, sometimes referred to as the Fourth Battle of Savo Island or, in Japanese sources, as the , was a nighttime naval battle that took place November 30, 1942 between United States Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy warships during the Guadalcanal campaign...
  
  US cruisers intercept Japanese destroyers resupplying Guadalcanal
- December 26–30 Convoy ON 154 - 14 ships and 1 U-boat sunk in North Atlantic
- December 31 Barents Sea
  Battle of the Barents Sea
  The Battle of the Barents Sea took place on 31 December 1942 between German surface raiders and British ships escorting convoy JW 51B to Kola Inlet in the USSR. The action took place in the Barents Sea north of North Cape, Norway...
  
  - British escorts fight off German surface attack on convoy JW 51B
1943
- January 29 Rennell Island
  Battle of Rennell Island
  The Battle of Rennell Island took place on 29–30 January 1943, and was the last major naval engagement between the United States Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Guadalcanal campaign of World War II...
  
  - USS Chicago lost
- February 4–7 Convoy SC 118
  Convoy SC 118
  Convoy SC-118 was the 118th of the numbered series of World War II Slow Convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool.-Prelude:...
  
  - 8 ships and 1 U-boat sunk in North Atlantic
- February 21–25 Convoy ON 166 - 11 ships and 2 U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
- March 2–4 Bismarck Sea
  Battle of the Bismarck Sea
  The Battle of the Bismarck Sea took place in the South West Pacific Area during World War II. During the course of the battle, aircraft of the U.S. 5th Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force attacked a Japanese convoy that was carrying troops to Lae, New Guinea...
  
  - aircraft sink 12 ships from a Japanese troop convoy to New Guinea
  New Guinea
  New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
- March 6 Battle of Blackett Strait
  Battle of Blackett Strait
  The Battle of Blackett Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on 6 March 1943 in the Blackett Strait, between Kolombangara islands and Arundel Island in the Solomon Islands....
  
  - an American task force intercepts 2 Japanese destroyers and sinks them both.
- March 6–9 Convoy SC 121 - 7 ships sunk in North Atlantic
- March 10–11 Convoy HX 228
  Convoy HX 228
  HX 228 was a North Atlantic convoy of the HX series which ran during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. It was one of 4 convoy battles that occurred during the crisis month of March 1943 and is notable for seeing the loss of the Escort Group leader Cdr AA "Harry" Tait.-Prelude:HX 228 was...
  
  - 5 ships and 2 U-boats sunk in North Atlantic
- March 16–19 Convoys HX 229/SC 122 - 22 ships and 1 U-boat sunk in largest North Atlantic U-boat wolfpack attack
- March 26 Komandorski Islands
  Battle of the Komandorski Islands
  The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was one of the most unusual engagements of World War II. It was a naval battle which took place on 27 March 1943 in the North Pacific area of the Pacific Ocean, near the Soviet Komandorski Islands.-Background:...
  
  - US cruiser force intercepts a Japanese Aleutian Islands convoy
- April 29-May 6 Convoy ONS 5 - 12 ships and 6 U-boats sunk in last major North Atlantic U-boat wolfpack attack
- July 6 Kula Gulf
  Battle of Kula Gulf
  The naval Battle of Kula Gulf took place in the early hours of 6 July 1943 during World War II and was between United States and Japanese ships off the coast of Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands.-Background:...
- July 12–13 Battle of Kolombangara
  Battle of Kolombangara
  The Battle of Kolombangara was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 12/13 July 1943, off Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands.-Background:...
- August 6–7 Battle of Vella Gulf
  Battle of Vella Gulf
  The was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6-7 August 1943, in Vella Gulf between Vella Lavella Island and Kolombangara Island in the Solomon Islands of the Southwest Pacific....
  
  - American destroyers intercept the "Tokyo Express
  Tokyo Express
  The Tokyo Express was the name given by Allied forces to the use of Imperial Japanese Navy ships at night to deliver personnel, supplies, and equipment to Japanese forces operating in and around New Guinea and the Solomon Islands during the Pacific campaign of World War II...
  
  " and sink 3 Japanese destroyers.
- October 6 - Naval Battle of Vella Lavella
  Naval Battle of Vella Lavella
  The was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of 6 October 1943, near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands.-Background:...
- October 23 - German light force defeats similar British force (details)
- November 2 Empress Augusta Bay
  Battle of Empress Augusta Bay
  The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, on 1–2 November 1943—also known as the Battle of Gazelle Bay, Operation Cherry Blossom, and in Japanese sources as the Sea Battle of Bougainville Bay Shore —was a naval battle fought near the island of Bougainville...
- November 26 Battle of Cape St. George
  Battle of Cape St. George
  The Battle of Cape St. George was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on 25 November 1943, between Cape St. George, New Ireland, and Buka Island . It was the last engagement of surface ships in the Solomon Islands campaign.-Background:Americans had landed troops on...
  
  - American destroyers intercept the "Tokyo Express" and sink 3 Japanese destroyers.
- December 26 North Cape
  Battle of North Cape
  The Battle of the North Cape was a Second World War naval battle which occurred on 26 December 1943, as part of the Arctic Campaign. The German battlecruiser , on an operation to attack Arctic Convoys of war materiel from the Western Allies to the USSR, was brought to battle and sunk by superior...
  
  - convoy JW 55B escorts sink Scharnhorst off northern Norway
  Norway
  Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
- December 28 Operation Stonewall
  Operation Stonewall
  Operation Stonewall was a World War II operation to intercept blockade runners off the west coast of France. It was an effective example of inter-service and inter-national co-operation.-Background:...
  
  - Allied ships and aircraft sink three German destroyers in the Bay of Biscay
  Bay of Biscay
  The Bay of Biscay is a gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea. It lies along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Cape Ortegal, and is named in English after the province of Biscay, in the Spanish...
1944
- June 9 Battle of Ushant
  Battle of Ushant (1944)
  The Battle of Ushant, also known as the Battle of Brittany, occurred on the early morning of 9 June 1944 and was an engagement between a German destroyer flotilla, and an Allied destroyer flotilla off the coast of Brittany. The action came shortly after the initial Allied landings in Normandy...
  
  - Allied 10th destroyer flotilla (UK/Canadian/Polish ships) engage and defeat remnants of the German 8th destroyer flotilla off Brittany
- June 19 Philippine Sea
  Battle of the Philippine Sea
  The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a decisive naval battle of World War II which effectively eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. It took place during the United States' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War...
  
  - US invasion of Saipan initiates the largest aircraft carrier battle in history including "The Great Marianas Turkey Shoot"
- October 23–26 Leyte Gulf
  Battle of Leyte Gulf
  The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly known as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea", is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history.It was fought in waters...
  
  - US invasion of the Philippines produces a decisive battle with the Japanese fleet including four main actions - the Sibuyan Sea
  Sibuyan Sea
  The Sibuyan Sea is a small sea in the Philippines that separates the Visayas from the northern Philippine island of Luzon.-Description:It is bounded by the island of Panay to the south, Mindoro to the west, Masbate to the east, and to the north Marinduque and the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island.The...
  
  , Surigao Straits, off Samar and Cape Engano
1945
- April 1-May 25 Battle of Okinawa
  Battle of Okinawa
  The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June 1945...
  
  - Japanese aircraft sink 28 ships during the US invasion of Okinawa.

Later 20th century

1950 Battle of Incheon
1964 Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident, or the USS Maddox Incident, are the names given to two incidents, one fabricated, involving North Vietnam and the United States in the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin...
1967
- June 8 - USS Liberty incident
  USS Liberty incident
  The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, , by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy torpedo boats, on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members , wounded 170 crew members, and...
  
  - Israeli forces pioneer anti-ship use of napalm
  Napalm
  Napalm is a thickening/gelling agent generally mixed with gasoline or a similar fuel for use in an incendiary device, primarily as an anti-personnel weapon...
  
  to disable American technical research ship
  Technical research ship
  Technical research ships were used by the United States Navy during the 1960s to gather intelligence by monitoring the electronic communications of nations in various parts of the world. At the time these ships were active, the mission of the ships was covert and discussion of the true mission was...
  
  during the Six-Day War
  Six-Day War
  The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
- October 21 - Egyptian Navy Komar-class missile boats sink Israeli destroyer INS Eilat
  HMS Zealous (R39)
  HMS Zealous was a Z-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built in 1944 by Cammell Laird. She served during the Second World War, participating in operations in the North Sea and off the Norwegian coast, before taking part in some of the Arctic convoys...
  
  in the first combat use of P-15 Termit surface to surface missiles
1968 - January 23 - North Korean Navy captures United States Navy technical research ship
Technical research ship
Technical research ships were used by the United States Navy during the 1960s to gather intelligence by monitoring the electronic communications of nations in various parts of the world. At the time these ships were active, the mission of the ships was covert and discussion of the true mission was...

Pueblo
USS Pueblo (AGER-2)
USS Pueblo is an American ELINT and SIGINT Banner-class technical research ship which was boarded and captured by North Korean forces on January 23, 1968, in what is known as the Pueblo incident or alternatively as the Pueblo crisis or the Pueblo affair. Occurring less than a week after President...
1971
- December 3 - Pakistan Navy
  Pakistan Navy
  The Pakistan Navy is the naval warfare/service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Pakistan's Navy is responsible for Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important civilian harbors and military bases...
  
  submarine PNS Ghazi
  PNS Ghazi
  PNS Ghazi was Pakistan Navy 's first ever submarine, leased from United States in 1963. It saw action in the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan. The submarine could be armed with up to 28 torpedoes and, in later years, was re-fitted in Turkey for mine-laying capability...
  
  lost with all hands off Vishakapatnam, in Bay of Bengal
  Bay of Bengal
  The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
  
  during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. The Indian Navy claims that the submarine was sunk by two depth charge
  Depth charge
  A depth charge is an anti-submarine warfare weapon intended to destroy or cripple a target submarine by the shock of exploding near it. Most use explosives and a fuze set to go off at a preselected depth in the ocean. Depth charges can be dropped by either surface ships, patrol aircraft, or from...
  
  s from the destroyer INS Rajput
  INS Rajput
  The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named Rajput: was a R class destroyer acquired in 1949 from the Royal Navy, where it served in World War II as HMS Rotherham is the lead vessel of her class of destroyers, currently in active service with the Indian Navy...
  
  . Pakistan however has maintained that PNS Ghazi sank when the mines it was laying were accidentally detonated.
- Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War)
  Operation Trident (Indo-Pakistani War)
  Operation Trident and its follow-up Operation Python were naval offensive operations launched on Pakistan's port city of Karachi by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Operation Trident resulted in the first use of anti-ship missiles in the region, as well as the first sinking of...
- Operation Python (Indo-Pakistan War)
  Operation Python
  Operation Python, a follow up to Operation Trident, was a code name of a naval attack launched on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971...
1972
- April 19 - Battle of Đồng Hới - United States cruiser-destroyer force engages North Vietnamese forces
- May 9 - Operation Pocket Money
  Operation Linebacker
  Operation Linebacker was the title of a U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 9 May to 23 October 1972, during the Vietnam War....
  
  - United States Navy mines Hai Phong harbor
- May 10 - Operation Custom Tailor
  Operation Custom Tailor
  Operation Custom Tailor was an American cruiser and destroyer strike force that conducted a daring raid at Haiphong, North Vietnam, in May of 1972. It was a history making strike that involved the most formidable cruiser/destroyer fleet in the Western Pacific since World War II...
  
  - United States Navy attacks Hai Phong
1973
- October 7 - Battle of Latakia
  Battle of Latakia
  The Battle of Latakia was a small but revolutionary naval battle of the Yom Kippur War, fought on 7 October 1973, between Israel and Syria. It was the first naval battle in history to see combat between surface-to-surface missile-equipped missile boats and the use of electronic deception.At the...
  
  - Israelis defeat Syrians
- October 8-9 - Battle of Baltim
  Battle of Baltim
  The Battle of Baltim was fought between the Israeli Navy and the Egyptian Navy on October 8–9, 1973, during the Yom Kippur War. It took place off the Nile delta, between Baltim and Damietta...
  
  - Israelis defeat Egyptians
1974 - January Battle of Hoang Sa
Battle of Hoang Sa
The Battle of the Paracel Islands is a military engagement fought between the naval forces of the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Vietnam in the Paracel Islands on January 19, 1974....

- Chinese Navy defeat South Vietnamese navy at Paracels Islands.
1980 - Operation Morvarid
Operation Morvarid
Operation Morvarid was an operation launched by the Iranian Navy and Iranian Air Force against the Iraqi Navy and Air Force on 28 November 1980 in response to Iraq positioning radar and monitoring equipment on the Al-Bakr and Khor-al-Amaya oil rigs to counter Iranian air operations...

- Iranian navy decisively defeats Iraqi navy
Iraqi Navy
The Iraqi Navy is one of the components of the military of Iraq currently being reconstructed by UK-US Coalition forces in Iraq. Its primary responsibilities are the protection of Iraq's coastline and offshore assets...

(Destruction of 80% of the Iraqi Navy).
1982 - May - Falklands War
Falklands War
The Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...

: British defeat Argentines to recapture the Falkland Islands. Argentine light cruiser ARA General Belgrano
ARA General Belgrano
The ARA General Belgrano was an Argentine Navy light cruiser in service from 1951 until 1982. Formerly the , she saw action in the Pacific theater of World War II before being sold to Argentina. After almost 31 years of service, she was sunk during the Falklands War by the Royal Navy submarine ...

and British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield
HMS Sheffield (D80)
HMS Sheffield was the second Royal Navy ship to be named after the city of Sheffield in Yorkshire. She was a Type 42 Guided Missile Destroyer laid down by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering at Barrow-in-Furness on 15 January 1970, launched on 10 June 1971 and commissioned on 16 February 1975.An...

sunk. (first sinking by a nuclear-powered submarine in war, one of 2 and last submarine kills since World War II).
1986 - Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)
Action in the Gulf of Sidra (1986)
In the Action in the Gulf of Sidra, the United States Navy deployed aircraft carrier groups in the disputed Gulf of Sidra in the Mediterranean Sea. Libya claimed that the entire Gulf was their territory, at 32° 30' N, with an exclusive fishing zone. Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi asserted this...

- US Navy engages Libyan Navy
Libyan Navy
The Libyan Navy was the maritime force of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, established in November 1962. It was a fairly typical small navy with a few missile frigates, corvettes and patrol boats to defend the coastline, but with a very limited self-defence capability...

in a fleet action.
1988 - April 18 Operation Praying Mantis
Operation Praying Mantis
Operation Praying Mantis was an attack on April 18, 1988, by U.S. naval forces within Iranian territorial waters in retaliation for the Iranian mining of the Persian Gulf during the Iran Iraq war and the subsequent damage to an American warship....

- U.S. Navy defeats Iranian naval forces in retaliation for the mining of the USS Samuel B. Roberts
USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)
USS Samuel B. Roberts is one of the final ships in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates . The ship was severely damaged by an Iranian mine in 1988, leading U.S. forces to respond with Operation Praying Mantis.-Commissioning and namesake:The frigate was...

during a patrol mission.
1998 - February 23 - The Sri Lankan Navy
Sri Lankan Navy
-The Beginning and World War II:In January 1938 the Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was created with Commander W.G. Beauchamp as Commanding Officer under ordinance No I of 1937. On 31 August 1939 at the out set of World War II, the CNVF was mobilized for war duties...

and LTTE Sea Tigers
Sea Tigers
The Sea Tigers was the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during the Sri Lankan Civil War. It was founded in 1984. The Sea Tigers had a number of small but effective suicide bomber vessels. During its existence it had gained a reputation as a capable adversary for the Sri Lankan Navy...

clash off Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, killing more than 60.
1999 - June 9-15 First Battle of Yeonpyeong South Korean flotilla defeats North Korean flotilla.

21st century

2001 - December 22 Battle of Amami-Ōshima Japanese coast guard vessels sink an armed North Korean spy trawler.
2002 - June 29 Second Battle of Yeonpyeong A South Korean naval patrol encounters North Korean intruders and force them to withdraw.
2006 - May 11 - The Sri Lankan Navy and LTTE Sea Tigers clash, leaving 18 SLN personnel and 4-30 Tigers dead
2008 - August 9 Russian Black Sea Fleet defeats Georgian Navy off Abkhazia(details)
2009 - November 10 Battle of Daecheong
Battle of Daecheong
The Battle of Daecheong was a skirmish between the South Korean and North Korean navies near the Northern Limit Line on 10 November 2009 off Daecheong Island...

A South Korean patrol damages a North Korean gunboat forcing it to withdraw.

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