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Lists of battles contain links to sets of articles on battles. They may be organized alphabetically, by era, by conflict, by participants or location, or by death toll. See Category:Battles for a complete list of articles on battles.

Alphabetical list

List of battles (alphabetical)

Chronological

By era

By war

List of battles of the Eighty Years' War (1566–1648)
Lists of battles of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars (1792–1815)
List of American Civil War battles (1861–1865)
List of costliest American Civil War land battles
List of naval battles of the American Civil War
List of military engagements of World War I (1914–1918)
List of World War II battles (1939–1945)
Lists of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1955–1975)
List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2022–2024)
List of engagements during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war (2023–2024)

By death toll

List of battles by casualties

By geographic location

List of battles by geographic location
- Lists of battles fought in Africa (see also List of conflicts in Africa)
  - List of battles in South Africa
- Lists of battles fought in the Americas
  - Lists of battles fought in U.S. states (see also Category:Battles by U.S. state):
- Lists of battles fought in Europe (see also List of conflicts in Europe)
- List of conflicts in the Middle East

By participant

By state participant

By participating commander

By type

Battles are generally presumed to have been land/field battles, unless otherwise stated.

External links and references

World History Database, Alphabetic Listing of Battles Index of World battles. Archived from the original.
Radford, Robert, Great Historical Battles. An extensive list of important battles and influential leaders, from -490 BC to present times.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_frontier_wars

This article includes an events- and military-related list of lists.

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 * [[Lists of battles of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars]] (1792–1815)
 * [[List of American Civil War battles]] (1861–1865)
+* [[List of costliest American Civil War land battles]]
+* [[List of naval battles of the American Civil War]]
+* [[List of military engagements of World War I]] (1914–1918)
+* [[List of World War II battles]] (1939–1945)
 * [[Lists of allied military operations of the Vietnam War]] (1955–1975)
+* [[List of military engagements during the Russian invasion of Ukraine]] (2022–2024)
+* [[List of engagements during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war]] (2023–2024)
-==By geographic location==
+== By death toll ==
+* [[List of battles by casualties]]
+== By geographic location ==
 {{columns-list|
 * [[List of battles by geographic location]]
-** Lists of battles fought in U.S. states:
+** Lists of battles fought in Africa (see also [[List of conflicts in Africa]])
-*** [[List of battles fought in Indiana]]
+*** [[List of battles in South Africa]]
-*** [[List of battles fought in Kansas]]
+** Lists of battles fought in the Americas
-*** [[List of battles fought in Missouri]]
+*** [[Lists of battles fought in U.S. states]] (see also [[:Category:Battles by U.S. state]]):
-*** [[List of battles fought in New Mexico]]
+** Lists of battles fought in Europe (see also [[List of conflicts in Europe]])
-*** [[List of battles fought in North Dakota]]
+*** [[Last battle on British soil]]
-*** [[List of battles fought in Oklahoma]]
-*** [[List of battles fought in South Dakota]]
-** [[List of conflicts in Europe]]
 *** [[List of wars in the Low Countries until 1560]]
 *** [[List of wars in the southern Low Countries (1560–1829)]]
-** [[List of conflicts in the Middle East]]
+** [[List of conflicts in the Middle East]]}}
-** [[List of military operations on ice]]
-** [[List of naval battles]]}}
-==By participant==
+== By participant ==
+=== By state participant ===
-{{See also|:Category:Lists of wars by country}}
+{{See also|:Category:Lists of wars by country involved}}
 {{columns-list|
-* [[List of Swedish battles]]
+* [[List of Byzantine battles]]
-* [[List of battles with most United States military fatalities]]
 * [[List of Chinese battles]]
-* [[List of battles involving France]]
+* [[List of battles involving France (disambiguation)]]
-* [[List of battles involving the Sikh Empire]]
+* [[List of Georgian battles]]
+* [[List of battles won by indigenous peoples of the Americas]]
 * [[List of Japanese battles]]
 * [[List of Korean battles]]
-* [[List of wars involving the Philippines]]
 * [[Wars and battles involving Prussia]]
 * [[List of Roman battles]]
-* [[List of Byzantine battles]]
+* [[List of battles involving the Sikh Empire]]
-* [[List of Georgian battles]]
+* [[List of battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland]]
-* [[List of battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland]]}}
+* [[List of Swedish battles]]
+* [[List of battles with most United States military fatalities]]}}
-==By death toll==
+=== By participating commander ===
+<!---Excluding battles that commanders did not personally participate in combat, e.g. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adolf Hitler. The link must be a list article, or an article list section, not just "Military career of person X".--->
-* [[List of battles by casualties]]
-* [[List of battles and other violent events by death toll]]
+* [[List of Ottoman battles in which the sultan participated]]
+* [[Military career of Napoleon#Battle record summary|Military career of Napoleon § Battle record summary]]
+* [[Military career of George Washington#Summaries of Washington's Revolutionary War battles|Military career of George Washington § Summaries of Washington's Revolutionary War battles]]
+== By type ==
+Battles are generally presumed to have been land/field battles, unless otherwise stated.
+* Lists of aerial operations and battles
+** [[Air raids on Australia, 1942–1943]]
+** [[Air raids on Hong Kong during WWII]]
+** [[Aircraft carrier operations during World War II]]
+** [[List of air operations during the Battle of Europe]]
+*** [[List of Allied attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz]]
+*** [[List of strategic bombing over Germany in World War II]]
+*** [[List of strategic bombing over the United Kingdom in World War II]]
+* [[List of amphibious assault operations]]
+* [[List of military operations on ice]]
+* [[List of naval battles]]
+** [[List of naval and land-based operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II]]
+* [[List of sieges]]
 ==See also==
 {{cols|rules=yes}}
+* [[List of orders of battle]]
-* [[Lists of wars]] around the World (by date, region, type of conflict)
-** [[:Category:Lists of wars by country]]
-*** Lists of battles ([[List of orders of battle|Orders]])
-*** [[List of sieges]]
-** [[List of active rebel groups]]
-*** [[List of rebel groups that control territory]]
-*** [[List of events named massacres]]
 ** [[List of number of conflicts per year]]
-*** [[The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World]]
-*** [[Most lethal battles in world history|List of most lethal battles in world history]]
 * Africa ''':'''
 ** [[List of conflicts in Africa]] ([[Military history of Africa]])
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 * Americas ''':'''
 ** [[List of conflicts in North America]]
-*** [[List of wars involving the United States]]
 ** [[List of conflicts in Central America]]
 ** [[List of conflicts in South America]]
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 * Ongoing conflicts around the World ''':'''
 ** [[List of ongoing armed conflicts]]
-** [[List of wars 2011–present]]
 *** [[Template:Ongoing military conflicts|Ongoing military conflicts]]
 {{colend}}
-{{Portal|War|Politics|Current events}}
+{{Portal|Politics|Current events}}
 ==External links and references==
 * World History Database, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160328195906/http://worldhistory.org.uk/battles/ Alphabetic Listing of Battles]'' Index of World battles. Archived from the original.
 * Radford, Robert, ''[http://www.imperialtometric.com/Edition/greatbattles.html Great Historical Battles]''.  An extensive list of important battles and influential leaders, from -490 BC to  present times.
+https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_frontier_wars
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