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BATTLES
From

the

Earliest Date

to

the

Time

Present

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PREFACE

The

sad

going

the

death

to

has

press,

and

proofs

from

sources

still

which

few

some

they

of

breach

caused

whose

accuracy

October,

the

by

the

compilation,

1904.

errors

who

one,

had

or

had

loss

in

of

to

could

of

never

may

into

and

to

H.

perfections
im-

the

tor,
collabora-

knowledge

hope

P.

fore
there-

the

suddenly

of

if

speUing

to

friend

depth

original

attributed

step

parison
com-

the

them

taken

valued

research,

he

with

varieties

be

hope,

for

necessity

precluded

instance

every

has

was

correcting

of

onus

The

press

Author

may,

patience

in

Index.

the

in

printer's

remain,

the

work

this

as

the

me

through

references

just

upon

preparing

the

of

thrown

work

the

hurrying

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Mr.

of

equal.

Dalbiac.

and

OF

DICTIONARY

BATTLES

head

of

French

of

(Campaign

Abensberg

two-thirds

ram.)

French

the
under

Napoleon,

strong,

and

in

On

Lanne's

after
In

the

right,

forced

lost
and

of

of
was

French

about

beach
force

when

1801,
Sir

at

Aboukir,

of

2,000

Ralph

heavy

artillery

musketry

and

which

cost

the

killed

and

assailants

driven

1,100

of

the
their

from

loss

fire,

and

wounded,

with

under

landing

under

were

face

the

French

Friant.

positions

on

in

The

effected

was

French

3,000

8,
under

disembarked

General

trians
Aus-

the

of

Invasion

March

British

5,000

but

defeat

The

(British

Abercromby
the

flank,

Charles

7,000,

with

6,000,

surrendered.

Fought

varians
Ba-

succeeded

the

Bavarians

killed

the

retreat.

to

ance.
resist-

Austrian

and

while

sea,

Aboukir

the

pressed,

by

exposed

their

feeble

Napoleon

turning

driven

or

Egypt).

back

hard

Pasha,

left,

centre

were

the

the

Archduke

French

the

eventually

80,000

drove

corps

Austrians,

left

the

the

Turkish

killed

90,000

Austrians,

under

number,

Charles.

in

about

the

into

Bavarians

and

ful,
success-

the

tween
be-

1809,

20,

of

being

troops

April

Fought

The

completely

were

Wag-

Turks.

18,000

500

men.

wounded.

and

Aboukir.

September

Fought
between

strong,
and

Covenanters,

under

Lord

under

strong,

put

Aberdeen.
losses

ing
reach-

insignificant.

were

attacking

by

Mustapha

recently

captured.

wounded,

July

Fought

Zain,

landed

5,
the

had

who

Egypt

80

including

med
MohamThe

tian
Egypand

killed
4

British

officers.

held

position

Pasha,
in

leon
Napo-

1799,

was

heavily,

losing

town,
commander,

loss

Egypt).

driven

was

their

of

The

Hunter.

garrison
the

with
under

Artillery,

General

through
and

Invasion

(French

Aboukir

side
out-

stormed

were

Brigade,

Royal

guns

Mahdist

Royalist

The

Major

when

entrenchments

Soudanese

1897,

7,

Hamed

Abu

by

given,

before

heavily

lost

The

flight,

to

August

Dervish

the

1,500

being

quarter

no

they

about

were

Fought

Burleigh,

Campaigns).

(Soudan

Hamad

Abu

3,000

Montrose.

Covenanters
and

1644,

13,

the

RoyaUsts,

the

Nile.

See

(Civil War).

Aberdeen

at

the

Abu

Klea

Fought

(Soudan

January

Campaigns).
17,

1885,

between

strong,

under

and
whom

to

at

and

gun,
their

of

way
hand-to-hand

inside,

Eventually

the

the

In

and

Burnaby,
the

the

men.

150

of

vicinity

immediate

Arab

1,100

square,
counted.

were

Colonel

dead

Kru

between

Herbert

force

large

Mahdists

of

moved

till

the

Nile.

were

121,

cousin,
his
by
of
relieving army
DaphSyracusans, under
35,000
a
naeus
fought
pitched battle
under
with
the
Carthaginians
and
walls
the
of the
ceeded
succity,
in
holding
seizing and
of their
but
one
shortly
camps,

Sir

is also

afterwards

assaults

in

reached

mortally

action

the

losses
Herbert

wounded.

known

as

the

citizens,
The

Acapulco

(Mexican

Liberal

(Third
Siege was

ing).
Risthe

Fought

August

the

Santa

Liberals

and

Anna
fled

1855,
9,
Government

Mexican

under

Santa

under

the

and

Juarez.

totally

was

from

Anna,

tween
be-

routed

country.

(First Ashanti
War).
Fought
1824, between
10,000

Ashantis

fortress.

and
under
The
and

force

Sir

British
routed

natives, McCarthy

of

Charles
were

by

and

it

by

the

was

during
said
In

being killed.

for

which

to

the

have

1191,
reinforced

army

under
and

month

the

two

120,000

the

by

English
Coenr

the

garrison

are
men.

besiegers
an

Richard
in

years,

Crusaders

lost

June,

Lion,

de

followng

surrendered.

Acre.
The

rounded
sur-

the

this city by
11 89,
August,
defended
obstinately
to

in

Saracens

1,000
Carthy.
Mc-

Crusade).
laid

Christians

were

Accra

British

the

occupied

Acre

the

of the

many

deserting,
after
a
siege of
left the
place en
at
Carthaginians

eight months,
once

out

Gubat.

of

troops

broke

dissensions

the garrison, and

foreign mercenaries

masse.

the

who

succeeded

Himilco.

towards

British

including

Stewart,
battle

all

they

The

tance
dis-

and

Nile,

square
river, repelling

This

The

short

the

successfully

and

Mahdists.

British
the

troops

Stewart,

attacked
from

1885,

19,

British

1,200

Sir

under

Campaigns).

garrison

the

off Hannibal,

carried

camp

(Soudan
January

Fought

Sicily).
besieged
was
Carthaginians

by Dexippus
being commanded
the Spartan.
Early in the siege
in
the Carthaginian
a
pestilence
was

Abu

of

fortress

406 by the
Hannibal,

under

Carthaginian

(Second

Invasion

B.C.

pelled
com-

designs

his

Castle.

Coast

This

was

completely
king

the

abandon

Acragas

formed.
re-

square
loss

troops,
auxiUaries.

were

and

Cape

on

were

them

officers, among

Fred.

followed.

British

4,600

defeated,

British

400

native

Ashantis

to

forcing
desperate

assailants

The
18

conflict

off, and

driven

owing

and

.\shantis
"wiih.

Gardner

Mahdists

the

War).
(First Ashanti
15,000
1825, between
Fought

Accra

The

square

corner,

one

jamming

the

actually

5,000
British

The

broken

of

Mahdists,

12,000

attacked.

1,500
art,
Stew-

Herbert

Sir

about

was

force,

British

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

hands
1

29 1,

city
of
when

remained
the
it

in

Christians
was

captured

the
till

by

DICTIONARY

the

Moslems

Aschraf,
last

under

Sultan

keeping
Acre
The
17,

of

the

(French
city was

1799,

Napoleon,
Turks
under

Sir

assault
with

the

the

loss, and

attack

by

Napoleon
portion of
resumption
than

his

effect

May

of

they

the

the
would

whole

of

The

siege.

fall

of

Syria, and
possibly of
Turkish
in
the
Empire,

hands

of

the

French.

31,

B.C.

Antony,
of

that

of

Octa-

The

Antony.

fiercely contested,

was

; but

fortune

varying

at

dered
orCleopatra
the
admiral
to
Egyptian
make
with
60
sail, and
galleys
withdrew
from
the
fight. She
followed
and
was
by Antony,
his
his
fleet, discouraged
by

moment

after

hours'

the

placed

have

of

flight, surrendered

unable

were

on
lodgment, and
reluctantly
Napoleon

Acre

the

French

sallies

21

raised

less
were

the

eleven
but

the

no

assaults

while

meet

large

those

critical

On

Second

much
sail, but
250
less
well
manned

and

battle
with

forced

siege,

the

more

beseiged,

repulsed

and

about

vius,
than

threatened

fleet

galleys,

lighter
An

troops.

of

delivered,
to

undecided.

was

(Mark
Antony's
Rebellion).
Fought
September
2,

460

Smith.

army
withdraw

to

seven

had

and

Syrian

the

by
seamen

was

repulsed,

were

the

an

left.

allied

the

turn

battle

between

under

British

then

the

made

Hungarians
to

attacks

and

March

Djezzar,

28th

the

Both

the

Egypt).

defended

of

while

Actium

of

French

Sidney

on

Holy
of

besieged

under

force

the
out

BATTLES

attempt

Christians.

and

small

The

Egypt.

Invasion

by

al

Malek

in
stronghold
thus
passed

Land

to

of

OF

The

fighting.
galleys,
captured
300

and

Antonians

fell in

the

few

later

Antony's

days
of

army
their

120,000

ten

Octavians
5,000
A

action.

land

laid

men

down

arms.

Acultzingo

(Franco-Mexican

War).
Acre

(Mehemet
Rebellion).

All's

Second

All

having

refused

Mehemet
to

the

conditions

the

accept

him

upon

Acre

November

and

Sir

the

lateral
Quadri-

Stopford,

in

ruins.

(Hungarian
Rising).
July 2, 1849, between
Fought
under
Hungarians,
25,000
and

the

greatly superior

army,

under

gratz.
the

The

entrenched

Hungarians,

held

Prince

allies
camp
outside

bers,
num-

Windischattacked
of

driven

were

the

Komorn,

The

to

eral
Gen-

Mexicans
in

position
from

which

retire

the

they

French,

the

by

forced

and

about

army,
under

number,

strong
Pass,

Cumbres

upon

La

Puebla.

Wars).
Fought

Sequani
Haedui

The

Haedui
loss

chivalry,

between

61

Ariovistus,

under

the

the

B.C.

under

were

of

the

and

Tribal

(Gallic

Admagetobriga

Russo-Austrian
in

Mexican
in

strong,

7,500

Lorencez,

Zarag09a.

and

Acs

Gorgey,

main

the

10,000

French,

tween
be-

1862,

28,

General

barded,
bom-

was

R.

laid

town

under

posed
im-

3, 1840, by
Turkish
and

British
under

fleet

the

by

Alliance,
combined

April

Fought

the
and

Eporedorix.
defeated,
flower

were

of

vrith
their

compelled

to

give hostages

to

Ariovistus.

Fought

53,

of

9,000

Sabinus

Titurius

under

failed, but
a

passage
station

Roman
On

and

being

Sabinius

Romans

cut

the

two

Fought

(Italian
Abyssinia).
March
Fought

was

General

army,
cult

country,

with

enormous

April

and

the

revolted

Bulgarians

the

lured

I,

Latin

making

routed

This

Comte

naval
soon

was

in

the

the

end

Imperialists

defeated
completely
captured.
Emperor

numbering
armed

by

the

and

4,000,

peasants,

10,000

under
who

Parliament

the

io

levy

reaching

the

between

of

castle.
Newmanded
com-

force,
Hull.

Roman

and

Athens,
the

of

end

fleet
to
was

and

under

relieve

and

the

far

better

opponents,

Hanno
the

fought

War.

War).
fleet
C.

241,
of

200

Lutatius

Carthaginian
despatched
The

town.

in

b.c.

10,

under

quinqueremes
Catulus,

defeated

were

Royalists
Fairfax,

succeeded

with

tured.
cap-

destroyed

by

(First Punic
.^gusa
March
Fought

Parliamentarians,

the

death

were

disaster

Peloponnesian

the

(Civil War).
1643,
January
30,

Fought
when

to

who

of

prepared,
un-

but

all

seized

were

Moor

Adwalton

across

them

caught

power
followed

Blois, and

de

then,

dash

Athenians

all the

On
waited

and

anchorage,
sudden

to

returned

had

and

the

leader, the

vain,

ships, putting

twenty

them,
they
upon
with
the loss of their

them

in

general action.
day Lysander

turning

Then

but

straits,

the

miral
adand

straits,

the

Athenians

their

Calo-John.

cavalry fled, and

in pursuit.
horse

Bulgarian

The

to

Baldwin

chief,

till the

Emperor,

their

under

on

fifth

the

days

Athenian

under

Imperial troops

Latin

tween
be-

1205,

15,

bring

four

For

crossed

Rising).

180

Conon,

under

the

succession

endeavoured,

(Bulgarian

the

in

routed

was

loss.

Adrianople
Fought
the

and

difh-

between

405,

B.C.

stationed.

was

in

strongly posted

(Peloponnesian

der
180 Peloponnesian ships unfleet
Lysander. The Athenian
lying at ^gospotami,
site
oppowhere
Lysander
Lampsacus,

Shoan

the

attacked

Baratieri

and

when

1896,

i,

under

force

Italian

the

of

Invasion

Httle

years.

triremes,

Athenian

Adowa

of

War).

slain.

the

their

into

siege

iEgospotami

pieces,

to

among

than

were

by

capturing
70
they invested

fell

which
after

hands
less

attacked

treacherously
Eburones

nearest

accepted.

was

the

march

the

Ambiorix

the

to

Athenians

The

landing

and

ships,
^gina,

of

Pelopon-

the

by

victorious,

were

assault

by

offer

an

safe

Eburones

The

aided
States.

nesian

that

and

fleet,

^gina,

attacked

the

that

as

Moor.

Atherton

Athenian

under

men

known

War).
/Egina (Third Messenian
between
the
458,
B.C.
Fought

man
Ro-

was

by
camps
Ambiorix.

its

when

B.C.

is also

battle

The
of

force

of

tribute

pay

(Gallic Wars).

Adnatuca

in

and

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

action

weather,
sailors, being

heavy

Roman
trained
Catulus

than

their

gained

DICTIONARY

signal victory, capturing

sinking
The

of

50

the

and

70

enemy's

ended

victory

Punic

ships.

whom

First

and

the

(Gallic War).

the

the

Labienus,

under
Celts

between

52,

B.C.

Romans

and

under

Camalogenus.
Labienus
was
to
endeavouring
effect
a
Caesar,
junction with
which
the
Celts
were
opposing,
and
the
Labienus,
crossing
Marne

face

in

inflicted

of

their

them

upon

defeat,

which

in

the

the

under

Irish

wliich
but

his

Oxford.

said

the

and

have

to

and

wliich

7,000

between

the

and

Ahmed

October

the

are

d'Albret,

about

mostly
Henry

archers,
The

their

of

arms,

and
with

including
of
and

with

killed

the

French

tected
pro-

palisade

was
army
loss of 10,000
slain,
the Constable
and
the

Marshal

Brabant

and

prisoners,
of

Boucicaut.

territory.
with

loss

ians
Ital-

The

men.

natives

225

Agra (Farokshin's Rebellion).

between
the
Fought
17 1 3,
Great
Shah,
Mogul,
Jehandar
rebel

Khan,

and

under

Jehandar's

Farokshin.
the

fight,

Imperial

put

death

nephew,

overpowered
and
handar
Jeand
captured

troops,

Shah

ascended

guls
Mo-

stubborn

rebels

the

to

the

After

Zulfi-

under

troops,

70,000

kar

Agra

men-at-

15,000
the
Duke

vaded
inThe

was

by Farokshin,

the

who

throne.

the

French

Alen9on,

had

and
13,
wounded.

and

under

broke

w'hich

the

lish,
Eng-

archers

front

stakes,

charge

15,000

Ali, who

3,000

lost

tween
5, be-

Constable

the

and

V.

141

War)

numbering

French,

under

50,000,

routed

25,

11,500

Mahdists

routed

were

about

and

Irish

6,000

Years'

of

General

under

and

Mahdists
of

pursuit.

(Hundred

6,000

being

Italians,

2,200

under

with

Agincourt
Fought

of

guns,
in
consequence

and

troops,

fled, and

lost
in

turned

The

loss

Italian

bog,

morass,

were

Alviani

20

Arimondi,

to

found

killed.

broke

native

The

and

General

Agordat (Soudan Campaigns).

December
1893,
Fought
21,
between

by

509, between
XII
Louis

Venetians

with

and

League

under

The

defeated

the

Trioulzio,

Venetians

35,000
Alviani.

men

under

Marshal

troops,

last

at

was

was

30,000
and

entrenchments,

cavalry,
through

passage
St. Ruth

French

French

vain

in

of
(War
Agnadello
of Cambrai).
Fought May 14, i

XII
occupied
victory, Louis
territory assigned to him
by the League, up to the Mincio.

tween
be-

1,

Ruth.

protected

flank

the

then

St.

Ruth's

were

69

the

struggled

St.

carry

and

under

English

Ill's

Ginkel,

and

and

York

all the

Revolution).

12,

William

Bar,

of

Earl

among

of

Duke

his

severe

Camalogenus

Aghrim(Warsof
Fought
July

Dukes

only 1,600,
the

were

taken,

army,

fell.

of

lost

English

War,

Agedincum
Fought

by

BATTLES

OF

under

The

General

by

besieged
the

by
Lake,

battalions

British

and
of

garrison

troops, 6,000
the
citadel,

additional

War).

was

1803,

4,

defended

held

Mahratta

fortress

October

cluding hia's
in-

Orleans

(Second

The

strong,
while
were

was

Sindwho
seven
en-

DICTIONARY

in the

camped
force

was

and

routed,

while

The

town.

attacked

surrendered

On
day.
batteries
opened

citadel,

and

garrison

surrendered

the
fire

on

17 th
the

i8th

the

on

the

on

following
the

guns,
in

2,600

survivors,

number,

loth

26

losing

the

latter

the

on

BATTLES

OF

zais.

the

enemy

field.

The

1,000

dead

British

lost

of

Khan,

sallied

garrison

10,000

Chand

Bibi,

encamped
Kotah
the
city. The
which
formed
a
contingent,
British
the
force,
portion of

japur.
having

deserted

defenders,

rebels

within

miles

four

of

the

to

the

British

and

short

driven

pressed
troops, hard
ammunition,
were
into

take

to

Colonel

of

the

in

the

same

fort.

year

and

cavalry

two

encountered
regiments
Agra a force of 7,000

mutineers.

The

held

rebels

close

but

slaughter

for

Ahmedabad

This
the

by
Scinde

was

short

British

soned
garri-

Arabs

8,000

and

and

Infantry,

Mahrattas,
after

fortress,

strong

2,000

by assault,
bombardment,
by
taken

force

General

under

The

February

British

lost

106

including

1780.
15,
killed
and

Ahmed

force
the

under

English

defeat

the

Duke

his

of
of

Aix, He
Fought

d'

march

by

Afghan

when

General
to

Ghuzni

about

British

Stewart

15,000

was

on

tacked
at-

Ghil-

the

the

He

lead

and

he

4,

and

Cape

siege.
War).
when

1758,
of

sail,

seven

Hawke,

Edward

drove

the

tacked
at-

of

squadron
line

and

forty
This

delayed
to

facilitated
Breton.

six

ports,
trans-

ashore

them

expedition
of

to

Years'

(Seven

d'Aix.

America,

forced

then

raise

to

French

French

capture

August,

Normandy

ships of the
frigates, convoying
on

of

out

assaults.

squadron
Sir

under

held

end

March

British

Sir

under

Cressy

compelled

1347,
small

northward,

army

was

by

garrison
who
Manny,

The

Duke

John,
May,

in

defended

was

and

1880,

War).

besieged by

was

five

(Second

Khel

War).
Fought

of"cers.

12

Years'

under

French

wounded,

breach,

fortress

Walter

Goddard,

ceeding
suc-

bravely till the

repelling numerous

War).
This

the

and

the

Normandy,

their

Mahratta

(First

superintended

Aiguillon (Hundred

miles.

ten

the

heading

to

eventually
put
pursued with great

were

flight,and

to

surrender,

to

Bibi,

of

son
garri-

until
a
holding out
the
which
was
signed
by
peace
leave
to
Great
agreed
Mogul
unmolested.
Ahmednugger

and
own,

disposed

Bi-

breach

effected, the

been

in

of

first

at

of

ex-Queen

Chand

repair

by
under

Deccanis

practicable

was

but

Akbar's

defended

of

column

Greathed's

battalions

and

Agra,

refuge

October

four

and

mutineers,

of

back

forced
In

of

body

17

of

one

of

attack

only.

Invasion
(Mogul
Deccan).
in
besieged
place was
under
the
Moguls
by

generals,

to

the

on

the

and

out

and

driven

Ahmednugger

1 599
Mirza

British

and

defeated

off, leaving

This

(Indian Mutiny).
On
August 2, 1857, the
garrison
holding
Agra

Ghazis

3,000

successfully repulsed,

the

Agra

of

rush

was

North
the

DICTIONARY

Aix-la-Chapelle
French

March

Fought
the

and
of

tween
be-

The

totally defeated,
tied in disorder, with
loss
a
were

killed

3,500

and

woundeil

and

Moslems

slaughter,

the

of

ists
Imperialgreat

Khaled

to

siege of Damascus.

Moslems

only

admit

loss

General

under
the

Mukhtar

Pasha.

victorious,

were

compelled

was

under

walls

the

Storming
Rising).

February

Santa

of

Alamo,

by
the

summons

shot.

garrison

2,500

fort, and

building

an
was

at

Texans

Albuera

March

the

third

defended

by
at

the

assaulted

The
room

only

by

and

Moors

taken

30,000

Spanish
of

forces,

bering
num-

7,000

infantry,
under
being

army

33,000
Soult.

Beresford's

tween
be-

guese
Portu-

whom

British

were

w^hole

The

British,

allied

46,000,

command

attempt

entrance.

and

have

(Peninsular War).
16, 181 1,
May

the

force
On

Fought

plied
re-

On

4,000.
Mexicans

the

mission

utterly
escaped

few

very

to

Castile.

of

were

Calatrava.

prisoners.

surrender

being

and

claimed

Spaniards

VIII

Spaniards

routed,

army,
walls
of

tween
be1 195,
19,
Yakub
under
the

and

Alfonso

to

to

Anna's

Sloors

Maasur,

in

Empire

Spain).
Fought
July

The

advance

who

who

Great,

(Moorish

under

General

reinforced

was

Santa

6th

effected

145

Travis,

cannon

men,
30
this
date

the

by

Colonel
to

the

the

were

to retire.

forced

under

serving

the

(Texan

1836,

and
Peter

Alarcos

refuge

the

combat

they

when

Apraxine as
ErinRear-Admiral,
captured
schild's
flagship.

el

fortified

held

under

Mukhtar

take

Mexican

before

station

and

of

22,

the

appeared

Russians

Aland,

of

unequal

an

to

Russian

island

hours,

Czar,

of

landing

fought

that
Erin-

sought

Swedes

the

on

three

was

under

The

with

Anna,

guard
the

prevent

the

of Erzeroum.

Alamo,
On

The

and

Admiral

under

schild.

The

Loris

Turks

to

the

of

one-third

about

overpowered

(Russo-Turkish
Aladja
Dagh
War).
between
the
1877,
Fought
and

of

watchword

strength,

force

470.

Russians

"

Wars).
(Russo-Swedish
Fought
July, 17 14, between
the
fleet of 30 ships of
Russian
the line
and
180
galleys under
the
and
Admiral
Apraxine,

for

Melikofi,

Mexicans

the

wounded.
many
came
beAlamo
the

and

the

Swedish,

troops

with

leaving

prosecute
The

The

routed

were

Khaled

under

Imperial

70,000
Werdan.

under

cost

Aland

of
Invasion
(Moslem
Syria).
Fought
July 13, 633, between

Aiznadin

45,000
and

put

victory

vivors
sur-

sword.

the

to

were

Texans.

prisoners.

1,500

the

all

when

killed
400
"
Remember

building

last

the

being

the

within

church

captured,
The

the

Saxe-Coburg.

of

the

room,

enclosure

under

Austrians

Prince
French

the

1795,
3,
under
Miranda

French

the
and

of

(Wars
Revolution).

BATTLES

OF

of

Marshal
French

The

the
the

Beresford,
under

French

position,

shal
Mar-

attacked
and

the

DICTIONARY

Spaniards

offering

resistance,

defeat

averted

by

valour

the

day

drove

the

French

troops,

FusiUer

gade,
Bri-

into

came

the

poor

only
extraordinary

the

when

Of

British

of

which

but
was

the

of

especially

OF

seemed
from

action

BATTLES

sallied
in

to

back

the

of many

few

sacked

the

the

British, but
1,800
7,000
left standing.
The
French

lost

8,000,

over

five

including

generals.

the

Alcantara

(War

of

the

Spanish

Succession).
Fought 1706, when
a
British
and
Portuguese
Lord
attacked
Galway
drove

of

out

Marshal

Ten

French

their

of

under
and

captured

and

citadel.

Aleppo (Ottoman
Wars).
between
1 5 16,
Fought

the

Turks

the

Syria

(Moslem
Syria).
This
place was
Moslems

and

Khaled

almost

in

guns

citadel,

surprise,

Abu

Obeidah

and

the

retired

under

citadel
and

convert

to

the

This

was

the

with
to

cavalry

fantry
in-

under

Romans

ing
be-

strong.

An

by

routed

with

Tliis

the

Belgi,

by

terrific

disaster

the

the

sent

where

last

serious

subject

in

Syria

five

beheaded

was

of

getorix
Vercin-

prisoner
a

to

later

years

as

mediately
im-

town

surrendered,

being

Labi-

slaughter.

discouraged

so

that

garrison

he

to

and

met

were

Rome,

ance
resist-

by

80,000

of 260,000 warriors,
army
relieve
the
but
town,
they

by

became

Caesar,

defended

50,000
made

was

by

town

an

Mohammedanism.

offered

invading

the

was

15,000
the

about

enus

taken

was

of

whole
ions.
domin-

numbering

and

attempt

city

Youkinna

Youkinna

to

it

Gauls,

by

stubborn
a
fence
defor five months,
and
caused
loss to the besiegers. At

the

the

Ottoman

under

and

52,

of

maintained

heavy

added

Romans

were

besieged

garrison
where

utterly routed,

(Gallic War),
laid to
Siege was

immediately surrendered,
the

the

engagement,
were

Vercingetorix,

638,

Alesia

Invasion

under

After

portion

B.C.

Aleppo

Mameluke

Beg.

the

to

I, and

the

Tooman

Selim

and

the

60

under

Egyptians

army.
laid down

battalions
and

Selim

under

Sultan,

the

and

Tartars

the

Berwick's

arms,

of

captured.

last

the

city

sanguinary
force

Alcantara

garrison, consisting
of

it

with

thousands,
later

days

Egyptians

but

into

were

the

were

the

suffered

They
Aleppo

defeat.

driven
loss

Tamerlane

meet

field, and

open
disastrous

lost, and
field.

out

the

rebellious

Rome.

the

Moslems.

Alessandria

(Wars

of the

French

Revolution).
Aleppo

(Tartar
Syria).
November
Fought

between

the

Tamerlane,
the

the

Emirs.
a

siege,

of

Fought

June

18,

the

11,

Tartars

and

Syrian

standing

Invasion

Turks

tween
be-

14,000
strong
the Imperialists

1400,
under

under

under

French

The
Bellegarde.
a
gained
signal victory,

the

of the

Instead
the

French,
and
Moreau,

1799,

Emirs

of

under

loss

1,500

men

and

Imperialists being
5

guns.

Alexandria

Invasion
(Moslem
of Egypt).
This
city, the capital of Egypt,
besieged by the Moslems,

was

under
a

the

in

Amrou,

defence

lost

months,

of wliich

course

23,000
the

Egypt.

(British
Egypt).
March
Fought
21,

Menou,

French

and

cavalry
right,
after

defeated

the

the

fell

who

Abercromby,

Sir

mortally

Alexandria

(Arabi's Rebellion).
refused
Pasha
having

Arabi

forts of
the
upon
the
Sir
Admiral,

work

cease

Alexandria,

Beauchamp

battleships

and

decided
He
of

July

the

on

the

evening
forts

were

the

and
the

city.

under

the

The

when

12th,

totally
garrison

Lord

forts,

and

the
the

destroyed,

and
Saumarez,
James
line-ofof
squadron
3
i frigate, under
ships and

and

Condor,
Beresford,

gunboat
Charles

close

doing

in

under

self,
herthe

considerable

damage.

British

by

the

lost

121

On

and

12,

succeeded

who

A ntoine

and

alUes,

the

inforced
re-

Spanish
again

was

and

wounded

100

chiefly

2,000,

lost

British

The

Hermcnegilda.
only 17 killed

been

James Saumarez,
the
in capturing
blowing up the

Sir

by

attacked

306

French

the

by

Une,

the

240

lost

had

meanwhile

ships

and

French

July

of

captured
The

was

killed

wliich

squadron,

Hanmbal,

the

French.

The

wounded.

the

in

Heymenegilda.
Algheri.
Fought
Aragonese
won

an

Pedro

the

of Sardinia,

out

became

island

which
of

appanage

(the

victory, driving

complete
of

the
IV

Pedro
Genoese.

the

Genoese

whole

between

1353,
under

) and
a

the

the

of

crown

Aragon.
Algiers.

Alford

(Civil War).
Fought
July 2, 1645, between
the
Montrose,
Royalists under

lost

ashore,

ran

boats
gun-

batteries,

shore

the

Saumarez

which

Spanish

the

by

French

The

Linois.

and

Great

abandoned

particularly distinguished
running

bardment
bom-

till

continued
of

gunboats,
them.

morning

and

1882,

II,

shell

to

fire

opened

being

loss.

heavy

aided

St.
of

fleet

pulsed,
re-

was

Sir

battle

had

who

Seymour,

liis command

under

attack

French

killed.

wounded.

to

were

was

well-chosen

Algeciras Bay (Napoleonic Wars).

July 8, 1801, between
Fought
British
a
squadron of 7 ships
i brig,
of the line, i frigate and

Alexandria.

of

those

was

in

in

really

Covenanters

with

Admiral

uniler

be

to

who

waiting for him

position. The

British

driven

and

walls

Among
Ralph

retreat,

French

were
repulsed, and
French
fighting the

but

hard

were

expeditionary
Ralph

The

imagined
but

routed

Montrose,

attack

to

he

under

General
Sir

under

charged

tween
be-

1801,

British

Abercromby.

of

Invasion

under

the

force

Don

whom

the

undisputed

Alexandria

the

the

crossed

Bailhe

Baillie.

General

under

Covenanters

the

and

surrendered,

victors

of

masters

in

besiegers

the

men,

leaving

after

and

638,

of fourteen

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

This

town

8,

1775,

by

51

ships

of

was
a

war

attacked

Spanish
and

July
of

force

26,000

men

under
and

Castijon
After

O'Reilly.

Count

Spaiiiards

the

conflict,

severe

de

Pedro

Don

failed to dislodge their opponents,

retired, v-ith

and

about

lost

Algerines

The

5,000.

In

of

command

Dutch

under

ships

about
in

of

resulted

and

eight hours,

the

500
guns.
for
lasted

bombardment

The

war

forts

mounting

Algiers,

of

destruction

II

miro

forts

the

by
by

they

battle

20,000

40,000
drowned

are

the

In

ing
surround-

moat

city.

large part of the city.

and
then
Dey
of the
gave
way,
Alicante
(War
abolition
of
total
the
to
agreed
Succession).
minions.
dohis
Christian
in
slavery
On
1706,
June
29,
a

loss

amounted
wounded
to

of

; that

alUes

killed

and

the

Algerines

6,000.

over

This

the

places protecting

strong

de
Juan
Spaniards, under
tiga, in the early morning

February

28,
the

ceived,

and

the

to

continued

garrison
the
it

streets

that

the

army.
to

after

hard

Or-

gates
The
defend

fighting

to

garrison,

of Cadiz,
and

on

made
the

under

the

Marquis

gallant defence,
Hasan,
29th, Abul
a

under

place

was

captured with
of only 30

loss

killed

British

the
80

wounded.

Aligurh

(First

of

was
attempt
the
place
recapture
King of Granada,
by Abul Hasan,
before
who
down
set
it, with
March
Moors.
5, 1482.
50,000

The

occupied

were

marines
landing party
The
Sir John
Jennings.

and

An

town.

made

squadron

of

This

August

29,

10

100

feet

feet

of

carried

Highlanders

by

storm,

gate,
from
was

and
The
223

and
room

place
wide,
the

Two

and

taining
con-

The

water.

fortress
main
way

place

hundred
were

guns
loss
amounted

British

was

surrounded

till the

room

captured.
eighty-one
killed

Colonel

blowing in the
fighting their
to

captured
the

of General

part

The
army.
fortified and

strongly
by a ditch

by

under

Highlanders
Monson,
forming
Lake's

was

1803,

76th

of

arsenal

fortress,
of
Gwalior,

Sindhia

War).

Mahratta
the

mastered

Spaniards

suburbs

the

unperthe

of

obstinately, and

most

only

was

the

ramparts

opened
Spanish

Alicante

British

was

They

1482.

Spanish

Sir George Byng.

of 5 ships under
the city walls,
fleet attacked
The

to

capital, Granada,
surprised by a small
party

Moorish

scaled

was

by
ring

by

taken

while

of Granada).
(War
of the
fortress, one

Alhama

of

885

to

the

of

been

have

to

The

The

the

fell, and

Moors

the

aided

garrison,

them.

said

in

tacked
at-

were

who,

of

routed

utterly

Moors,

besieging

were

Ramiro,

sortie

the

Ra-

under

Leon.

when

Zamora,

the

and

in

Rahman,

The

strong,

Capel-

Van

of

100,000

by

the

bombarded

lan,

in

British

19

accompanied

and

ships,

siege.

al

Christians

the

under

army
the

Abd

under

and

Exmouth,

Lord

8 16

relieving
strong
raised
Ferdinand,

Moors

of.

Algiers, Bombardment

of

approach

the

by

alarmed

Empire
(Moorish
Alhandega
Spain).
between
Fought
939,

over

wounded.

and

killed

3,000

of

loss

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

lO

wounded.

taken.
to

DICTIONARY

12

Almanza

of

(War
Succession).
Fought
April
and

Portuguese
and

the

Galway,

right

the

British

Galway

das

in

first

with

Portuguese
and

flank

fled,

on

and

attacked

centre,

in

simultaneously,

and

forced

to

arians

so

this

defeat,
lost

was

the

Charles

to

of

the

(Schleswig-Holstein War).

Alsen

Spain

taken

the

Catalonia.

(War

the

Succession).
Fought July 10,
the

British

Archduke

Charles'

General

the

when

17 10,

of

island,

in

garrison
refuge, was

of

night

of

under

June

them
the

was

last

destruction.

(Gurkha
War).
April 25, 18 15,
British
regulars

Altendorf

irregular
Gardiner
the

under

assaulted

and

of

The

of

of
this

surrender

Kumaon

under
of

captured

of

the

all its

(Scottish Wars).

Fought
between

November
the

Canmore
The

Scots

and

Malcolm

Edward

and

1093,
colm
Mal-

English.

totally defeated,

were

slain

the

and
in

his"eldest
the

of

the

battle.

son

Years'

War).
tween
1632, be-

24,

Adolphus,

numbers,

with

posted

ruined

wald,

and

fruitless
forced
about

loss

after

day

officers

killed, besides
prisoners.
Pascio

were

of

defeated

lost

admitted
2,000

a
men

and

Ghibel-

and

between

the

Castruccio

Lucca,

Guelfs.

was

ed.
wound-

wounded

1325,
under

in

spent

and

and

(Guelfs

lines).
Fought

Florentine

Alten-

of the

castle

assaults, the King

to
retire, having

of 70

Castracane

very
hill and

was

the

on

in killed
2,300
The
defenders

GhibelUnes

Wallen-

under

Wallenstein

in the

Alto
13,
under

Scots

This

Swedes
and
Germans,
40,000
and
the
Imperialists, of about

tory
vic-

of
and

morah.
Al-

fortresses.
Alne

the
pelled
com-

engagement

Gustavus

strongly

Colonel

town

result

the

was

the

when

force

troops

heights

province

and

and

surrender.

(Thirty
August

Fought

stein.

Fought

Nicolls

carried

war.

equal

Colonel

and

under

Philip V,
severe
fighting.
So
the
that
rout
complete was
was
Philip's army
only saved
by the fall of night from
plete
com-

2,000

to

the

on

1864,

29,
fire

heavy

after

Almorah

boats

by

from

crossed

in

had

Diippel
captured

entrenchments,

the

and

Spaniards

mainland

the

which

who

Prussians,

Danish

under

army,
attacked

Stanhope,

defeated

Spanish

contingent

his

up

"

Danish

with

of

were

unable

was

render.
sur-

the

Almenara

losses

Waller

retreat.

the

exception

their

were

and
advantage,
orderly
an
Royalists made

follow

of

consequence
whole
of

Waller.

forces

but

that

severe

to

Parhament-

the

Parliament

victorious,

Ralph

Sir

Sir William

under

the

under

and

and

tween
be-

1644,

29,

Royalists

Hopton,

This
As

March

of Brentford

The

Minas.

inferior
at

the

routed

was

Lord

broke

and

(Civil War).
the

Earl

and

British

the

under

but

the

Alresford

tween
be-

1707,
under
Marshal

attacked

success,

Spanish

25,

Marques
though

cavalry,

front

the

Fought

French

the

Berwick,

BATTLES

OF

The
with

and

the

tines
Floren-

heavy

loss, among

by

of

roccio

the

being

Castracane

of

taken

trophies

the

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

Arcot,

Jung
by
tians).
Chris-

the

of

(Revolt

held

hard

very
of
troops
Matsudaira

fire

set

perished

and
either

last

the

to

the

mbi,

of

Mountain

Amatola

were

(Kaffir Wars).

the

between

but

the

Kaffirs

1846,
under
SandilU,

British

and

Colonels

Campbell and Somerset.

was
totally defeated,

Fought

SandilU

Cape

but, rallying his

successful

them

to

Calvert,

6,

when

the

Peruvian

and

Huascar,

suffered

Ambracian

Fought

in which

of

retire.

the

which

nus,

besieged,
garrison,
defence
a
vigorous
taken
by the Persians
by storm
II
in
The
under
Sapor
359.
inhabitants
and
were
garrison
The
siege,
put to the sword.

Corcyreans,
loss
heavy

Kolsad
as

Ambur.

army

of

1749,

between

Anwar-ud-din,

the

Nawab

which
men,

by

the

in

503,

by

before

After

Fought

Sapor
relinquish

upon
fortress

Corcy-

triremes.

rean

and

men,

defence
cost

the

weakly

Eastern
was

the

cost

so

he

was

his

to

the

The

days,
that

compelled

defeated
80

J2"

30,000

weakened

75

was

by

lasted

ships
relief of Epidamwas
besieged by

was

Persians

when

by

defended

fortress,

which

and

with

latter

the

435,
fleet
of

to

siege.

after

and

Gulf.

Corinthian

attempted

Peru),

B.C.

lieving
re-

(Persian Wars).

Amida
This

defeat.

complete

with

out

till December

approach of a
obliged Hyder

the
force

raise

held

from

secure

now

garrison

small

1767

10,

within,

treachery

the
between
1532,
chiefs
Atahualpa

Fought
two

the

of

(Conquest

an

being

but

November

place

Roman

Ambate

man

of

status

ish
Brit-

loss

the

troops
This

the

assumed

his

made

the

on

train,

forced

the
under

forces, he

attack

baggage

and

troops

Mysore

independent
with
of
intriguing
suspected
arrested
was
AH,
by
Hyder
laid
Calvert.
siege to
Hyder

Ndla-

former

the

held

was

Khan.

chief,

routed.

utterly

which

Mukhlis

had

the

of

forces

the

which

in

between

81 8

Nawab

Sepoys,
garrison of 500
a
Captain Calvert, and

under

(Kaffir Wars).

fortress

strong

under

and

Gaikas

This

detachment

Fought

Deccan,

of

Arcot.

by

man,

by

or

sword.

Amalinde

the

that

Ambur.

castle,

the

to

flames

the

in

The

Nobutsuna.

defenders

Sahib

under

Shogun,

the

of

of

Subahdar

Chunda

the

assumed

Jung

title of

was

and

slain,

and

defeated

Muzuffer

under

captured
fighting by the

Shiro,

after

kusa,
Ama-

rebels

by 30,000

Masada

of

castle

the

1638,

under

Anwar-ud-din

d'Auteil.

was

In

aided

Sahib,

contingent

French

M.

Muzuffer

of

forces
Chunda

and

the

and

strong,

20,000

combined

car-

Florence.

Amakusa

13

signs
de-

Empire.
sieged
again beunder

Persians

being
Roman
of three

defended

garrison.
months,

besiegers
defended

50,000
tower

nrcTiox

14

ih'Y

surpriscil at ni,s;ht..uul on
Iho
Persians,
ing dav
headed
the
by their Kinj;. scaled
follow

walls,
the

and

massacred

garrison

Amiens

and

inhabitants.

(Franco-German

Fanre.

and

lites,
under

the

Manteutlel.

Brasidas.

1870.

C.ernians

compelled

were

secure

the

The
and

the

victory.
1.383 killed

Germans.

and

(Second

l-'ou i;h t

1a

Ashanti

u a r \-

War).

the

British

force

under

Sir

oxpeditionarv

(.larnet

defeated

the

desperate

resistance,

the

assailants

174
The

men

4.'nd

the

attack,

in

with

Ainstetten

end

the

loss,

heavy

the

X'ieiina

lost

led

which

fought
against

action
aiul

ollicers

which

Asia

Invasion

of

Murat's

of

portion

and
with

(Moslem

of

the

1805,
5,
retiring on

Russians

and

wounded.

Regiment,

November

I\Mii;ht

otVicers
and

the

cost

when
10

fleeing

from

Danube).

after
which

fell,

Cleon

ami

(Campaign

Wolselev

Ashantis

killed

Amorium

they
loss

wounded,

Lannes"

corps,
defeated

were

of

and

rear-guard
cavalry

killed,

i.(.xio

prisoners.

Minor).

iHiught
Moslems

between

83S.
under

and

tassem.

the

the

Theophilus.
Persian

the

Caliph

Cheeks

Alo-

I'liirty thousand

horsen\en,

imder

serving

succeeded
Fmperor.
breaking the Moslem
hue.
Greeks

by

the

ilay

rout

in
but

themselves

overthrown

of

Motassem

ended

the

then

Amorium.

aud

days,
opened

in

after

wliich

70.000

3o.i.x")o Christians

cost

the

men.

by

Moslems,
a

NuAez,

Gonzalo

nzarro.

eil

to

gates
and

cred.
massa-

signal

being

the

army
was

garrison
and

after

gaiu-

the

N'icerov

slain,

of

13
Persano.

by

under

of

and

in

Government

General

defended

Vicerov.

Hzarro's

Admiral

tween
be-

those

nzarro

the

tleet

of

1546,

the

victory,

among

montese

Peru).

ami

(Unification
was
place
i8cx"". by
September.

siegers under
be-

the

troops

Blasco

of

Tliis

defence

treachery,
were

the

of
8,

Ancona

plete
com-

Imperial armv.
laid
siege

(Conquest
January

consequence
fell into
Peru

were

the

Anaquito
Fought

under

the

were

centre

while

men.

55

nian
Atheotlered

lieKi.

in

of

out
with-

The

but

Brasidas
latter

the

18,-4.

;\
,

when

and

and

routed

l^oth

the

blow.

tied

men.

Amoaful

105

left

his

resistance,

some

ollicers

~o

by

assailed

once

and

were

I. J 10

at

was

striking
right

missini;

i.ch.xi

retreat.

to

to

Hrasidas,

and

about

wheeled

sortie,

the

failed

decisive

wounded,

Ampliipolis,

garrison preparing

commenced

He

Germans

lost

French

abandon

to

the

French
and

city, but

attack

to

finding

vanced
ad-

Cleon

under

Ihe

Cleon.

under

r.ooo
hopSpartans,
besides
light armed
trc^ops,

for

under

with

tlie

but
General

of aUies

tween
be-

p.c.

4^^

Athenians,

contingent
and

War).

I'oiii^ht Xoven\ber
2~.
between
the
l'"rench

March

1.500

of

80.000

(Peloponnesian War).

Amphipolis
Fought

was

tho

n.irrLFS

OF

of

hands.
of

Italy).

attacked.
the

Hed-

warsliips
and

the

Cialdini.
a

La

resistance

sn\all

It

Papal

Moricidre,
of

over

week,

the

at

the

of

end

forced

Persano

which

ing
guard-

(Scottish Wars).
February
154S,
17,
Sir
the
English under

Lopez,

armies

of

Fought
between

Ralph

Earl

the

Borderers

the

Scots

Angus.

The

and

Evans,

under

of
had

who

joined
during

deserted

English

result

the

with

action,
Scots

completely

were

held

B.C.

his

compelled

and

icus,

the

the

prisoners

and

Antietam

(American

hands

brother

aided

Hierax,
of

by

of

life at

the

iaries,
auxil-

utterly

was

the

and

after

routed.

Angora

Asia

Minor).

Fought
the

Tartars

and

the
I.

Bajazet
from

The

Turks

to

one

two

it is said,

800,000
Turks

in

men

gaged
en-

millions,
the

at

field.

totally defeated,

were

battle

son

of

liis

while

sons

another

indecisive.

therefore
lost

Federals

to

the

and

struggle,

was

12,460
about

men

9,000.

Antioch.

Fought
Syrians

under

Seleucus

Energetes.

compelled

and

routed

to

of

walls

the

within

refuge

under

Egyptians

the

Ptolemy
take

the
between
244,
CallinSeleucus

B.C.

and

icus

was
one
Bajazet and
being captured,

disposed

was

Confederates

the

estimated

having

resume

The

under

numbers

The

Tamerlane,
least

30,
1402,
under
lane,
Tamer-

variously

are

at

tween
be-

June

the

following day

the

On

side

lost

his

recovered

neither

sive,
offen-

the

resumed

Lee

positions.
of

fight

drove

reinforcements

but

arriving,

left,

Lee's

stubborn

back,

it

als
Feder-

The

95,000.
strongly attacked

and

(Tartar Invasion

only 35.000
against
ground

had

M'Clellan's
a

of

morning

the

Lee

on

General

under
On

17th

the

Confederate
and
Lee,

General

Federals

men

enemy

guns.

main

the
under

army
the

which

in

barbarian

his

Seleucus

large

After

Gauls.

contingent
struggle,
desperate
Hierax
nearly lost his
hands

his

under

in

1,000

Civil War).
September 17, 1862,

M'Clellan.

Callin-

rebels

the

the

of

then

was

leaving

retire,

to

the

the

Seleucus

under

Syrians

allies, but

of the

Fought

between

242,

allied

the

lic,
Argentine RepubLopez
Uruguay.
six
for
days
position
superior
the
greatly

between

Ancyrae.
Fought

Paraguayans

and

the

against
forces

rious.
victo-

27,

Brazil, and

the

that

to

22

the

under

Moor

Ancrum

War).

December

between

1868,

Moricidre

La

harbour,

capitulated.

IS

(Paraguayan

Angostura
Fought

time

boom

the

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

Antioch.

killed.

was

(Aurelian's Expedition
Palmyra).
the
B.C.
Fought
272, between

Antioch

(Americo-Mexican

Angostura

to

War).

Fought
between

February
the

Santa

Anna

under

General

Mexicans

and

were

21,

Mexicans
the

Scott,

1847,
under

Americans
when

the

totallydefeated.

Palmyrenians
and

the

Emperor
heavy
drove

from

the

the

under

Aurelian.

cavalry

Zenobia,

under

Romans

Zenobia's
defeated

field the

and
Roman

i6

DICriO\'AI"Y

hori'^.

but

unable

to

of

infantry

withJttand

the

she

was

21,

Boiiillon,

short

it

in

the

by

liaghasian.

the

Christian

result
till

out

that

June

taken

was

An

followed,

The

the

the

On

Saracens

by

under

his
of

assailed

bofly,and

the

of

attack

the

the

main

off with

heavy

30,
f'isani,with

galleys,
fleet

defeated

under
lost
taken

was

The

shiy)S, and
prisoner.

sacked
city was
iN'ovember
Spaniards,

defended

mostly
little

under

Havelock

on

rebels

Spaniards
who

formed

under
the

effected
Having
Spaniards

the

massacre

the

the

to

their

tween
beforce

neers
mutitheir

opposing
Cawnpore.

defeated

were

from

and

were

advance

The
driven

and

entrenchments.

Sextiae
Aquae
f-ought B.C.
Teutones

(Cimbric

War).
when

102,

undc-r

the

under

the

king.Teuto-

totally routed

were

by

the

Marius.

by

Sancho

of

War).
the

Brazil, and

guayans
Para-

allied

lic,
Repub-

Uruguay,

May i,
force
Lopez, v-ithasmall
and
dians,
{Paraguayans
5.oo"'j In-

1870.
of

War

of

the

1576.

4,

offerefl
the

5,600

d'Avila,

banks

and

after

of
a

President

the

Camera

he

Sanchez

fell,his army

pieces, and
During the war
of Paraguay
was

from

1,500,000

proceeded

to

whom

inhabitants,

of

over

the

to

only
fifteen

to

29.000

years

on

ment,
engagethe Vice-

and

enrled.

cut

the

Aquidaban,

sanguinary

in which

was

of

attack

General

under

the

force.

entrance,

the

met

allies

by

attacking
an

stand

the
against
the Argentine

of

armies

Fieschi

who
to

(Paraguayan

last

G,orx) troops,

Walloons,
resistance

the

by
forced

was

(Indian
Aong
Mutiny).
Fought
1857,
July
15,
the British
relieving

The

ese
Geno-

This

was

the

capitulate.

;4 Venetian
the
Genoese

Antwerp
(Netherlands
Independence).

It

out

when,

23,

fire, it

Aquidaban

when

137^,

Fieschi.
6

was

held

Chiozza).

{"'ought .May
Vittorio

which

being demolished

French

f"om;i.ns
of

(War

la.id

Chasse,

December

bofl,

loss.

Antium

pendent
inde-

November,

city,

by

citadel

an

French

into
the

to

Protrx,ol

tians,
Chris-

it, but

by

driven

The

gium).
Bel-

refused

Antwerp,

to

of

f^ondon

Belgium

who

Kir-

outflanked

then

was

the

Kirboga.

wing

one

and

the

force

concentrated

against

siege

attacked

was

army
Antioch

outside

of

month

same

the

creating

till

place

ro.cyjrj

Crusading

Holland

defended

camp,

perished.

of

When

1832.

ma^ssacrc

which

in

defenders

boga

is knov/n

event

Fury.

State,

3, 109B, when
by
stratagem.

indiscriminate

28th

have

to

(Liberation

Saracen

siege was
unskilfully conducted,
and
munitions
provisions and

held

said

axe

This
perished.
the Spanish
as

recognize

Crusaders

dc

under

garrison

the

by

1097,
Godefroi

defended

with

H.cxxi

Antwerp

under

ran

whom

(First Crusade).
ber
besieged, Octocity was

The

fiATTLES

defeated.

totally
Antioch

wa.'i

charge

legionaries, and

the

and

her

or

lation
popureduced

221,000,
were

of

war

the

age,

of

raale;^

DICTIONARY

OF

(Eugenius'

Aquileia

BATTLES

between

tion).
Usurpa-

September

Fought
between

394,

Theodosius,

of the
the

and

East,

whose

of

Theodosius,

by

who

from

but

reverse,

force

saved

during the night

by Arbogastes

sent

in Theodosius'
passes
deserted
his standard,
to
the

secure

rear,

and

reinforced

thus

by

dust

the

faces

his

disordered

their

following
signal victory.

day

and

with

of

Hari
hunath's

confusion
after

the

Mahrattas
British

1 1

officers.

Raglevies

British

the

line

but

they rallied,
fighting repulsed
with
heavy loss.

hard

The

under

Phunhay.
undisciplined

threw

and

Keating,
Mahratta

strong

25,000

Pant

fled, and

the

lost

of

Fought

B.C.

under

routed

two

under

80,000
Arbela

Gallic

(Allied Invasion

of

France).
March

Fought

23,000

and

Napoleon,

Romans

totally

Mallius

said

that

fell.

(Alexander's
Campaign).
October

tween
be-

1814.

21,

under

French

allies

60,000

The

Schwartzenberg.

under
French

made

gallant

stand

against

superior

numbers,

and

in

the

effected

end
with

retreat,

considerably
Areola

about

of

losses

allies'

The

2,000.

orderly

an

loss

were

heavier.

Italian

(Napoleon's

paigns).
Cam-

15. 16, and

November

1796,
17,
Austrian
army
and
the French

Napoleon's
back

31,

Asiatic

b.c,

to

he

drive

could

Davidojunction with
who
wich,
was
descending from
the Tyrol.
The
village of Areola
was
occupied on the 15th, after
severe
leon
Napofighting, in which
a

in

was

331

Napoleon.

was

before

Alvinzi

Alvinzi,

under
under

object

main

the

the

armies

Cn.

is

master

Asia.

effect

and

It

Fought

sion).
Inva-

when
105,
Boiorix
consular

Caepio

Maximus.

This

Alexander

made

Fought

Gauls

Lycas,

retreat.

including

222,

(Fourth

especially
the

between

Arausio

fled

routed

was

loss,

Arcis-sur-Aube

British

taking

army

and

passage
barred
their

had

Persians

the

whole

enormous

20,000

2,500
Colonel

army

chieftains,

confusion,

1775,
the
claimant

while
mean-

left

Darius

and
the

in

victory

pressed,

flight,

centre

stubborn

though

and

to

the

the

After

way,

with

left

Macedonian

hard

between

and

under

the

into

War).

Peshwaship,

Mahrattas,

been

passage
and

Persian

flank.

the

of

(First Mahratta
Fought May 18,
Rao,
Raghunath

the

which
a

ander,
Alex-

Macedonian

the

attacked

and

centre,

at

on

gained

Aras

troops

he

ranks,

the

the

in
and

antagonists

or

under

forced

the

gave

aided
blew

which

storm

of

and

led

wing,

between

to

four

Codomannus.
who

on

and

Great,

three

numerous,

resistance,

severe

the

army,

as

right

manded
com-

only

was

dari"ness

times

the

was

army

Persian

the

Darius

'J'lie
Arbogastes.
by
went
against
day's fighting

first

to

7,
peror
Em-

Eugenius,

Emperor

usurping

West,

and

Macedonians

47,000
Alexander

under
6

17

danger

on

great

personal
but

the^bridge,
c

it

during the night.

again
Napoleon
but
the
village,
their
ground.
turned
the position,

evacuated

was

On

the

attacked

6th
the
held

Austrians
On

he

17th

the

Ahanzi
inactive,
^\^th
losses
back,

driven

estimated

maining
re-

was

ously
vari-

from

at

8,000

of

loss

the

killed

the

Alemanni

Arcot.

by

and
175

offered

strong,
marched
In

out

the

of

of

Sahib,

the

the

reduced

sickness

by

and
Europeans,
held
Sepoys,
till

weeks,
Mahratta
Sahib

army
raise

to

for

forced

The

siege.
Europeans

Priarius

Romans

357,
under

vastly

superior

Unes

between

Julian,

attacked

the

force,
been
120

The

first driven

at

was

rallied

were

200

of

though
JuUan,
and

the

on,

the

left

and

Alemanni
a

addition

to

those

The

loss

of

who

6,000,
fell in
lost

Romans

and

totally

were

with

flight.

general,
pressing

centre

routed,

and

in, they

their

by

(Peloponnesian

between

Athenian

triremes

(the Duke

and
of

the

Berar,

Gwalior.

battalions,

fought
broke
was

of

forces

of

under
Three
which

Sindhia
of
had

time

of

Wellesley 's
previously

this
well, on
and
the
fled,
one

Wellington)
Rajah

the

and
at

under

very

occasion
situation
serious.

Callicratidas.

of
and

their
were

in

having
rescue

ships

brought
taken
the

25

and

crews,

men

to

loss

taken,

or

slain.

lost

and

under

Peloponwith

sunk

CalHcratidas

Athenians

1 50
Thra-

generals,

routed,

vessels,

70

Wellesley,

succeeded
however,
and
in
the end
them,
rallying
defeated
the
with
Mahrattas,

under

The

were

War).

between

406,

other
syllus and
120
Peloponnesian
nesians

bunes
tri-

only.
prisoner.

taken

B.C.

in
the

soldiers

243
was

Arginusae
Fought

Wellesley

man
Ger-

shortly before
fall,
nightand
a
long march,
the
under
right ^^'ing,

Chnodomar

British

of

after

Argaum
(Second Mahratta
War).
November
28,
Fought
1803,
the

was

army
Chnodomar.

under

Romans

Arcot.

Chunda

the

their

field.

Alemanni

seven

approach

45
killed.

Sepoys

than

out

had

garrison
30

less

the

13,000
and
a

an

and

to

Priarius.

legionaries,
ground
only 5,000 escaped

stood

and

the

nominee

French

Gratianus

overwhelmed

Argentoratum,
Fought
August,

Chunda

of
Nawabship
this
overwhelming
Against
Clive, whose
garrison had
for

but

by

under

between

slain.

autumn

natives,

10,000

Frenchmen

50

the

beleaguered

was

army
1

on

the

Roman

they

from

approach.

Clive's

Mah

of

under
were

the

though

bravely,

peans
Euro-

200

resistance,

no

course

Arcot

of

Sepoys, in August,
garrison,
1,100

300

The

1.

captured by

was

under

Romans

Alemanni

force

Second

the

(Invasion
Argentaria
Alemanni).
378,
Fought
May,

The

346
This

War.

ratta

heavily.

fortress

British

ended

victory

and

guns
lost

wounded.

and

the

This

their

The

baggage.

and

Clive, with

all

lost

also

French

The

18,000.

to

still

Da\'idowich

and

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

The

ships -with
generals

the

trial

proper
of the

for

steps

not
to

disabled

OF

DICTIONARY

20

scattered

was

by

^\Tecked

many
and

Irish

end
Armada

and

coasts,

only

Scotch

the

on

about

and

storms,

in
of

one-half

returned

the

the

Sikh

the

of

900

British

Clive,

-with

under

Basin

force

of

of

up

ground,

which

pass.
into

The

from
treasure

the

but

forced

and

saved

them
The

captured.

7, 1782,
under
Sir

three

between

Singh.

held

out

3,

under

by
Major

Arras

(Wars

the

ish
Britand
under

troops

Arques
(Eighth Civil War).
Fought
September
1589,
23,
between
under
Huguenots
5,000
Henri
IV, and
Leaguers
30,000
under
the
Due
de
Mayenne.
a

up

strong

position, defended
by
marshy
and
of such
nature
a
ground,
that
could
Mayenne
only bring
against the
king 5,000
troops
at a time, thus
neutralizing the

disparity

of

numbers.

attack
repulsed
with
heavy loss
and
eventually
forced
loss
Arrah
A

to

of

about

He

after
to

the

attack,

assailants,

Mayenne

withdraw,
half

was

with

of

3,000

in

ralljdng

in

Arrah

Eyre.

the

army.

was,

held

army,
retreat

to

succeeded

Conde

men.

and

the

masterly

Cambray.
(Etruscan

consular

War).
when

283,

B.C.

of

army

L.

Metellus, marching
of Arretium,
w^hich

the

the

besieging,

the

Caecilius

to

relief
cans
Etruswith

met

defeat.

Thirteen

thousand,
including
the
slain, and

were

]\Ietellus,
rest

made

prisoners.
Arroyo

Grande

War
(Uruguayan
Independence).
between
the
Fought
1842,
under
Argentine
Oribe,
troops
of

and

the

Ribera.

Uruguayans
Ribera
Oribe

and

lay siege

was

to

under

totally
proceeded

feated,
deto

Montevideo.

Arsouf

(Third Crusade).
between
the
1 192,
Fought
Crusaders
under
Richard
English
de

Lion, and

the

under
300,000
strong
The
Saracens
made
a
in

of his

remainder

made

Fought

Cceur
his

(Indian Mutiny).
house

were

force

field

of Louis

place,

were

taken

till

25

they

small
Vincent

disastrous

had

July

when
a

garrison

XIV).
by a French
besieged August,
garrison, was
under
1654, by the
Spaniards
the
Great
Conde.
On
the
24th
under
Turenne
a
relieving army
attacked
the
Spanish lines, and
loss
them
with
a
totally routed
This

Ali.

Henri

ments,
reginamed

small

from

August

attacks

the

Zemindar

This

relieved

fought

Coote,

Eyre

by

Kur

60

native

revolted

Arretium

War).

action

Mysore

Hyder

to

destruction.

indecisive

the

must

thrown

were

(First Mysore

An

swampy
causeway

convoy

night

was

Arnee

in

French

complete

Clive

treasure.

disorder,

retreat,

June

of

position
crossed
by
a

along

French

including
300
in charge
were

who

convoy

took

and

Rao,

and

horse

Mahratta

4,800,

Europeans,

under

troops,
600

Boyle,

Mr.

Englishmen
police, against
led

after
shortly
75 1,
between
of
Arcot,

by

16

Spain.

to

relief

defended

1857,
with

Arnee.

Fought

BATTLES

onslaught

on

the

Saracens,
Saladin.

desperate

English, and

OF

DICTIONARY

both

their

the

centre

lirm

and

in

loss

gave
the

of

but

way,

stood

king
back

finally drove

Moslems
a

wings
under

the
with

disorder,

great

40,000

men.

Ascalon

(First Crusade).
Fought
August
19,

between

the

Godefroi

de

Saracens
The

Crusaders

Moslem

for

to

came

Arslan.

the

of

the

the

the

wings,

Danes,

desperate conflict,

Holy

the

which

lasted

the day, were

throughout
to
finally put
flight,having lost
of
their
one
kings and five jarls.

(Third Mahratta
Fought
February

between

the

British

The

under

Peshwa

the

at

General

and

Smith.

of

his

broke

the

and

ing
chargcavalry,

killed, whereupon

was

rattas

and

before

Gokla,

head

18,

18

Pesh-

Gokla,

fled

began,

action

War).
19,
the

of

army
under

Baji Rao,

wa,

tian
Chris-

end.

an

after

the

signal

time

to

occupation

the

resistance

Land

and

gained

and

victory,

1099,
under

Kilidj

under

of

one

21

Ashtee

Crusaders

Bouillon,

BATTLES

the

fled

Mah-

in

con

fusion.

(Pyrrhus* Invasion
Italy),
between
B.C.
Fought
279,

Asculum

45,000
Saverrio
and

and

The
the

of

and

cavalry

back

driven
loss

lost

of

equal
fought to
but

Asculum,

by

the

Epirot

elephants,
to

with

camp
The

Epirots

(Social War).

75,000
who
was

60,000

cilius,

between

89,

B.C.

under

Romans

the

Italians

under

who

had
The

the

18,

and

town,

Juda-

marched

to

Romans

but
ceeded
Judacilius sucable
considera
throwing
into
portion of his army

beleagured city.

upper

British

(Danish

Saxons

under

Danes

under

iEthelred

Bag

Halfdene.
the

(the

the

and

Largely
brilliant
leading
Great),

who

Secg
owing
of

the
and
to

it

Alfred

commanded

Great,
Rhodian

30,000
17,000
Paskie-

routed,

were

laid

then
which

captured.
siege to
defended

was

50,000
three

by

storm,

B.C.

191, between
Antiochus
of

fleet
under

men,

weeks,

August

Hannibal,

squadron

lery
artil-

all

baggage,

garrison of
a
siege of

Aspendus.
Fought

Syrian

Wars).

with

after

carried

less.

General

camp,

was

; that

somewhat

Turks

Paskiewitch
town,

siege

wounded

Russians,

The
their

The

7.

the

the

witch.

tinuous
con-

Jeswunt

between

under

the

1828,

strong,

21st

into

April

during

and

West

and

the

driven

was

John

Doveton,

(Ottoman

Fought

by

Invasion).

871, between

loss

Turks

the

Sir

On

18 19.

surrendered

Rao

and

Fought

under

after
fort, and
bombardment,

and

were

War).

General

garrison

Askultsik

in

Ashdown

and

March

victorious,

the

force

Malcolm

Strabo,

besieging

relief.

British

killed
and
313
of the
garrison

3,000.

Fought

wunt

Mahratta

(Third

fortress, held
by Jeswith
ratta
Rao,
a
strong Mahgarrison, was
besieged by

and

their

6,000.

Asculum

its

their

about

finallyrouted

were

This

Mus,

with

Romans

siege

Asirghur

Sulpicius

Decius

allies, in

force.
raise

P.

Epirots,

the

Italian

under

Romans

of

under

28.

the
the
and

Euda-

DICTIONARY

22

Hannibal

Though

mus.

force,

superior

he

Aspern
(Campaign
21
Fought May
between

in
a

of

and

the

70,000
Archduke

The

battle

commenced

four

p.m.

under

attack

the

Austrians

the
been

the

armies

reinforced

the

combat

retaken
the

was

of

the

and

men,

victory.
fell

and

General

the

away,

side

lost
both

Among
St.

to

between
the

"

small

Selim

royal

Pallavicini.

wounded,

largely
Assandun

"

the

for

last

fought
English

of

in

and

the

Knut.

treachery
with

Shirts,"
rounded,
sur-

arms.

Invasion).
five

battles
the

Edmund
Danish

side
Iron-

who

Hereford

to

the

crossed
men

by

Turkish

an

and
army

assistance

Terrible,

which

by

ed
attack-

lines, and

utterly

them.

Atahualpa
Fought
Spaniards

53 1,
under

escort

of

the

The

but

had

invited

him,

the

falling upon

Capac,

forming
Inca,
was

and
the

Manco-

nothing

Pizarro,

who

Inca

visit

the

to

ing
unsuspect-

seizing Mancoslaughtering
4,000
the loss of a single

Spaniard.
Atbara

in

and

without

160

Pizarro,

battle

butchery,

Peru).

between

Peruvians,

Capac.

of

(Conquest

30,000

men,

invaders

Owing

the
routed

by

its

to

which

defence,

finally relieved

as

invasion

garrison,

obstinate

the

it

held

was

Russian
an

town,
under

required
projected

It

Peruvians,

between

of ^dric,
the

gagement,
en-

Garibaldi

their

the

1016

under

General

Red

down

his

this

to

Turks

the

Persia.

was

and

and

(Danish

The

over

which

of

Red

short

outnumbered
laid

under

under

After
in

was

"

Garibaldi,

troops

laid

was

despatched

of

to

one-third
force.

entire

II, who

base

made

Lannes

force

amounted

than

more

gaged,
en-

witnessed.

ever

loss

by

569,

French

Hilaire.

under

numbers

the

Wellesley's

claimed

(Garibaldi's Rising).
1862,
August
29,

Shirts

or

guns

always
bloodiest

the

he

British

Ivan

Aspromonte
Fought

for

the

100

Duke

The

that

small

the

and

this

action,

of

about

Marshal

were

taken.

Siege

and

compelled

was

Each

camp

(the

4,500
routed

All

strong.

equipment

1,566,

with

troops
of Gwalior,

Sindhia

30,000

which

crossed

swept

Napoleon

who

by

native
of

considered

1803,

23,

Wellesley

over

were

War).

Astrakhan.

Towards

bridge

was

20,000

an

and

was

England.

of

King

Wellington)

army

The

and

Essling
equall}'

conflict.

Napoleon

retire.

while

times,

had

Danube

round

Knut

General

night,

taken

was

scene

desperate
evening

the

renewed

was

ten

having

during

which

Aspern,

On

village.

both

afterwards

of

the
and

defeated,

Assaye (First Mahratta

Fought
September

the

battle,

the

were

British

an

established

in

22nd,

about

by

of

course

Duke

position
nightfall the

at

had

lodgment

Charles.

21st

the

English
shortly

when

French

and

Aspern,

under
Austrians

the

on

on

1809,

22,

French

BATTLES

proclaimed

Wagram).

and

36,000

Napoleon,

the

was

suffered

defeat.

severe

at

OF

(Soudan

Fought

Campaigns).
April 8, 1898, between

the

British

and

strong,
and
Kitchener,
14,000

under

18,000
The

attacked
with

prisoners,

,000

fell

more

wounded,

the

in

was

tured.
cap-

British

29

English

the

of

the

This
the

The

last

O'Connors

the

1 1

,000

of

as

See

Moor.

of

of

Duke

as

ledged
acknowof

France

Taborites,

the

and

of

section

extreme

Zisca.

John

under

Germans

the

signally

were

defeated.
between

900,
and

Germans

the

by
barbarian

the

Danube).

and

signal

of
in

the
the

between

and

75,000
An

Napoleon.
Auldearn

(Civil War).
Fought
May
1645, when
9,
Montrose
and
his
Highlanders
defeated
a
largely superior force
of Covenanters
under
Sir John
who
ward
northHurry,
was
marching
raid

the

lands

of

the

to

the

entirely
Their

left
in

beaten

had

which
was

cut

French

under
to

alUes

off from

their

and

centre

detail,
at

across

and

first held
and
a

turn

and

failed,

surrounded,

disorder

Kutu-

the

of

left

and

under

attempt

flank

French

the

1805,

2,

Russians

50,000
Austrians

25,000

sofi,

defeat.

December

Fought

whelmed
over-

were

the

of

(Campaign

Austerlitz

Christians

numbers

cavahy,

suffered

the

invading

The
Hungarians.
fought gallantly, but

Gordons.

Montfort

Brittany.

Hussites,

Jena.

to

Guesclin

du
De

shortly afterwards
by "Charles V

was

The

end

Blois

captured.

was

ulti

heavy loss,
being among

Bertrand

slain.

the

attack

were

with

routed,

mately

into

an

and

flank,

their

on

by

confusion

utter

the

Augsburg.
Fought

while
Mean-

it.
impression upon
thrown
they were

Sigismund,

Auerstadt.
See

position,

and
strong,
very
unable
to make

Aussig (Hussite War).

the
between
1426,
Fought
the
under
Emperor
Germans

Moor.
Adwalton

du

Bertrand

in Irish

clan

history.
Atherton

they
French,

Chandos'

were

were

the

by

was

French

battle.

appearance

party,

when

by

led

were

the

of

Auray,

Charles

un"ler

defeated,

fallingin

the

Berming-

FeidHm.

were

sept
is

de

de

O'Connors

chieftain,

O'Connors

the

William

Richard

and

Ireland).

between

under

and

their

of

(Conquest
1 316

Fought

ham,

who

rival

Chandos,

attacked

were

the

Enghsh

John

besieging

any

Athenry

Sir

however,

ol'licers.

Burgh

under

Guesclin.

and

the

The

of

Dukedom

Blois,

Brittany.

John

those

and

to

1364,

27,
of

partisans

of

claimants

lulled

including

September

Montfort,

Anglo-Egyptian
570

were

of

zareeba

23

the

Charles

were

Mahmad
The

losses

de

zareeba

the

and

many

pursuit.

Mahdists

they
utterly routed,

in

killed

5,000
while

between

where

and
loss

Mahdists

entrenched

an

the Atbara,

on

army,
Sir Herbert

Mahmad.

occupied

Auray.
Fought

Egyptian
under

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

led

being
centre.

thus

were

the

right,

its own,
driven

in

partiallyfrozen

where

lake,

alUes

The

and

wounded,

large

number

French

lost

battle

prisoners,
of

those

Emperors,
and

Austria,

with

present

and

prisoners.

were

of the

killed

800

Among
of

men

400

respective

between

the

Avaricum

under

latter

were

routed

2,100

killed

under

(Gallic War),
made
the
place was

with

revolted

Gauls

Romans.

50,000

place
but

supplies

withdraw

ran

attempted

to

In

this

and

the

a
vigorous
possession of the
the garrison
massacred

took

and

inhabitants.

Avus

(Second Macedonian
B.C.
Fought
198,
and

Philip,

T.

Quinctius
of

penetrated
camp,

Flamininus.

of

Macedonian

fell upon
and
pletely
com-

they

rear,

them,

with

of

Horsa
the

Battle

15

979.
is also

guns.
This
know

of

Candorcanqui,
the question
American
dence.
indepen-

Axarquia
Fought

(War

of

Granada).

March

knights,

under
and

force

force

about

and

1483,

20,

Spanish

the
a

Jutes

The

way

they

were

to

victorious.

were

Azimghur
Fought

tween
be-

of

attack

(Indian Mutiny).
April 15, 1858,
British

of

and

cavalry,

under

Layard,

column,

three

infantry

tween
beposed
com-

of

regiments
three

and

about

Sir

the

Edward

Dinapur
strong,

5,000

falling mortally

Sikh

of

The
rebels
Singh.
and
dispersed, Kur

Azores.
3,000
In
fantry,
in2,000
under
of
Marquis

Abul

were
Spaniards
through the defile

battle, but

in the

neers,
mutiunder
were

Singh

wounded.

of

strong

under

slain

was

routed

when

to

lost

Aylesford (Jutish Invasion).

the
Fought 456, between
Jutes
under
and
Horsa,
Hengist and
the
Britons
under
Vortigern.

Kur

their

of

and

prisoners, including

which

South

loss

2,000.

on

loss

practically decided

Philip's

Flamininus

in front,

Cadiz,

with

wounded,

Patriots

the

9,310
The

Laserna.

addition

engagement,
as

under

Spaniards,

and

Laserna,
The

American

strong,

the

3,500
in

over

legionaries

when

routed
of

legions

4,000
the rear

to

and

attacked
the

5,780

1824,

under

Roman

two

force

War).
between

Macedonians

20,000

under

War

delivering

Romans,
assault,
town,

defended,
and
short,

his
troops.
unsuccessful,

was

and

The

strongly

was

Vercingetorix
he

quarters
head-

B.C.
Vercingetorix,
53,
was
besieged
by Caesar,

and

killed

South

Sucre, and
in number,

the

the
rank.

(South American
Independence).
December
Fought
9,

armies.

of

routed,
1,600

of

patriots,

This

and

Ayacucho

all

being

their

totally

and

The

of Russia,

France

flank,

losing

The

5,000.
Battle

the

and

killed,

guns.

about

is called

Three

perished.

many
lost
20,000

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

24

ish
MoorHasan.

marching
Axarquia,
Malaga,

assailed

in front

59 1,
Lord

driven

was

Spanish

from

The

remarkable

ville

in

of

Thomas
Floris

fleet under

Bassano.

fight made

fleet

Don

action
for

ships
7
Howard
by

the

Alfonso
was

the

bjf Sir Richard

the
Revenge,

ly
chief-

gallant
Gren-

which

DICTIONARY

maintained
for

nine

when

hours,

commander

was

and

wounded,

struggle
her
lant
galmortally

unequal

an

This

slain.

War).

be
an

assault

the

loss

to

of
losses

Fearful

5,000.
committed
and

for

completely

were

between

assault,
troops

of

June

Barnard,

who

were

march

their

rebels'

to

Tartars

July

23,

All

the

captured.

(Tartar
Bagdad
Mesopotamia).
This
city was
the

Henry
large body
opposing

Delhi.

were

guns

Sir

defeated

of mutineers,

when

8, 1857,
under

force,

British

of

by

Tamerlane,

of

by
under

at

and

Fought

B.C.

under

Numidians
who

Saburra,

come

of

Juba

to

legionaries

its assistance,
the

Romans
and

cut

and

The

cut

was

the

the

to

Pompey.

the
to

and

adhered

cavalry
before

Curio

and
were

down

man
Ro-

from

compelled

to

the

batteries.

to

magnitique,
Another
guerre."

singular
repulse by the
this

Russian

tually
even-

case

Une,

of the

casualties

C'est

"

la

pas

of

feature

the

was

gade,
Bri-

Highland
a

cavalry.
were

famous

n'est

ce

battle

of

with

Pehssier

said,

have

sides,

retire

General

mais

in

all

this

Of

arms.

reported

losses

valley,
Being,

shelled

could

rounded,
sur-

and

captured

of

at

guns

however,

pieces,

to

Russian

of

is

Cardigan
Light Brigade,

of the

loss.

Later

Lord

their

was

Brigade
under

acting

order.
the

were

back

driven

head

the

feat
the

they

General

day,

valley

the

Scarlett.

heavy

Cssar

between

49,

under

Caesareans

fortunes

of

their

and

head

the

redoubts

Cavalry

the

in

driven

having

Heavy

the

the

Raglan.

Lord

where

encountered

1854,
under

and

entered

Kadikoi,
Balaclava,

at

1401.

(Civil War
Pompey. )

25,

Russians

from

Turks

charged
captured

War).

October

Russians,

he

Bagradas

in

(Crimean

under

mistaken

Invasion

under

throw

to

30,000

British

the

Fought

who
their

Mentschikoff,

Prince

The

hand.

(Indian Mutiny).

Baduli-ki-Serai

Mahrattas,

British.

the

Fought

were

the

out

wavering,

men,

victory

This

the

Balaclava

British

the

days

two

in

ants
assail-

excesses

after

totally

were

stores.

with

lot

siege exceeding

the

during

and

rence.
Law-

Major

French

losing heavily

defeated,

were

was

the

total

the

3,500,

town

2,000

4,000
troops,
AU's
levies, under
The

under
British

of Mohammed

with

guns

numbering

natives,

including
2,500,
M.
Kirkjean, and

determined

After

ordered.

was

to

5, and

April

on

slaughter,
with

taken,

declared

were

practicable

terrible

Phillipon,
Wellington.

by

breaches

The

Spaniards,

and
under

invested

of

garrison

strong,

5,000
was

1812,

17,

by

tress,
for-

this

tween
be-

1752,

French,

the

Hessians

French,

War).

(Seven Years'
August,
Fought

Badajos (Peninsular
held

masters

Pompeians

the

Africa.

of

Bahur

March

the

being amongst
left
victory

Curio

man.

On

25

surrendered

she

daybreak.

at

BATTLES

OF

small,

of

charge
The

in

except

Light Brigade,
amounted

to

the

British
the

whose

272

out

of

who

673
charge.

took

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

26

storm.

Civil War).

(American

Bluff

October

Fought
between

Federals

the

Stone,

General

and

who

had

nor

child

the

whole

federates
Con-

General

under

Genghiz,

of

progress
neither
that

wiped

was

The

Federals
attack

to

back

driven

river

the

wounded,

the

only

losing 1,100
prisoners
700
guns
in taking

had

succeeded

The

Confederates

lost

1,000

only.

155

and

7,000
of

Nawab

the

After

obstinate

an

rebels

the

conflict

over

under

troops

under

mutineers

tween
be-

rather

Whitlock,

Banda.

across.

of

British

General

and

they

which

three

out.

force

killed

and

and

tants
inhabi-

its

(Indian Mutiny).
April 19, 1858,
Fought

repulsed,

over

siege,

woman

Banda

Southern

were

confusion

in

mac
Poto-

the

the

but

position,
and

crossed

killed
the

spared,

with

city

Evans.

be

to

was

by
seen

grandson

orders

gave

under
the

taken

the

during

1861,

21,

was

favourite

Balls

months,

several

the

in

part

totally

were

routed.

Ballymore
(Irish Rebellion).
when
Fought
June
3, 1798,
Colonel
with
Royal
Walpole,
500
troops,

the

on

corthy,

was

under

and

powered
over-

body
Murphy.

of

rebels

Father
the
cut

majority
to pieces.

Baltimore

(Second

were

of

Ross,

who

Americans,

under

but

the

on

the

evening

The

British

300

wounded,
killed, 90

20

Winder,

lost

46

13th.

killed

(Danish Invasion).
between
the
961,
their king, Indulph,
under
The
Danish
the
pirates.

and

and

the

Americans,

wounded,

and

March

waUis,
to

relieve

Sahib,

by

obstinate

defence,

after

an

lasting

on

Corn-

Lord
and

1791,

of

attempt

the

the
and

the

storm

on

21st, Tippu's
beaten
off

being
with

heavy

loss.

were

few.

casualties

Scots
the

under

was

Robert

English

Edward

under

position

by

(Scottish Wars).
tween
beJune
13 14,
24,

Fought
Bruce,

part of Tippu

the

reserve

British

withstanding
not-

efforts

taken

was

night

the

Bannockburn

and

5,

it

it

Invasion
of
(Tartar
Kharismia).
invested
This
by
city was
under
the
Mongols
Genghiz

Bamian

1221,

under

British

the

final

200

dulph
In-

battle.

the

Bangalore (Second Mysore War).

This
besieged by
place was

The

in

but

defeated,

were

prisoners.

Khan

squadron

numerous

retired

the

of

Rainier.

Peter

were

British
of

fell in

strong,

17,000

General

defeated,

by

Admiral

Danes

British

General
of 3,270
under
fell during the action.

force

The

tember
Sep-

Admiral
sail, under
and
Cochrane,

ten

Alexander

land

by

8 14,

British

1796,

part

sions,
possesMarch
8,

captured

under

the

Bands, The
Fought

American

attacked

was

II,

Sir

force

his

Indian

East

were

Walpole

of

Dutch

the

Scots

War).
This
city
fleet

Ennis-

to

surprised

by
and

march

of

(Wars
French
Revolution).
These
islands, forming
Islands

Banda

partly

II.

ders
invaBruce's

covered

by

28

DICTIONARY

delivered
the

sion
diviAugereau's
right, and Massena's

left, and

utterly

routed

Wurmser

French

laid do\vn

their

Wurmser

thousand

forces, he

had

the

tered
scat-

but

16,000

with

60,000

which

commenced

the

laid

(First
place,

Mahratta
held

garrison,
British

Goddard,
A

serious

under

attempt

relieve

13,
made

was

to

Colonel

the

the

December

10,

by
couraged
dis-

defenders,

and

surrendered

the

(Arab Revolt).
in
665 between

Caliph Ali,
Moslems,
in

at

and

Fought
under

Zobin.

defeated
and

Wallachians
who

the

who

of

the

of

to

Camel,

mounted,
fight which

as

70

held

phet,
protheir

victory
the

Day

who

men,

of

raged

Bautzen
between

This

Russians,
Blucher
The

allies
and

the

British

Auchmuty,
August
and

26,

Dutch

was

the
in

round

her.

the

Wars).
captured

under
with
181

Sir
10,000

1.

garrison

The
had

Leipzic).

Count

under

and
under

Wittgenstein.
posted

strongly

were

around
front

181 3,

21,

strong,

100,000

and

in
the

and

while

Bautzen,

protected

was

by

was

killed

(Napoleonic
town

person,
lated.
annihi-

French
150,000
and
the Prussians

Napoleon,

Spree.

On

forced

Spree,
Batavia

into

charge

of

(Campaign
Fought
20
May

their

Ayesha

being

by a furious
in
by Bogdan
almost
completely

and

in

bridle

the

which

on

the

This

Moslems

disorder
headed

the

of
passage
thrown
were

were

espoused

captured.

succession
camel

widow
had

the

Telha

rebels

heavy loss, Telha

being slain, and

Zobin

cause,
is known

under

The

with

Ayesha,

of 29,000
rebel
Arabs

the

54

surrendered

1653 between
40,000
and
the
II,
John
The
under
Bogdan.
to
were
waiting

Wallachians,
the

head

force,

superior

and

the

only
Kiel

Batowitz.

intercept
Fought

The
killed

15 th.

Poles,

day.
Bassorah

and

loss of 224.

lost

wounded.

Poles

ing
follow-

the

on

with

gradually

half-breeds

of

Canadians

on

under

finally defeated

and

force

1885,

12,

Middleton
back

Kiel's

and

to
9
Canadians

on

completely

the

drove

Indians,

1780.

garrison, but
relieving force
Hartley at Dugaar,

of

May

750

General

General

the

defeat

they

War).

November

bellion).
Re-

Second

paign.
cam-

ratta
by a Mahbesieged by

was

force

garrison

arms.

(Kiel's

Fought

This

of

upon
where-

of the

survivors
their

the

loss

wounded,

and

down

when

Bassein

with

entrenchments,

when

his

hood.
neighbour-

stormed

British

killed

Cornelius,

Fort

at

immediate

The

Batoche

of the

had

the

872

men

and

collected

left out

in

escaping

arms,

occupied

and

town,

position

strong

Austrians,

narrowly
Six

the

doned

the
the

capture.

he

BATTLES

by
the

on
on

OF

Samuel

allies

aban-

seized

fighting,
from

their

defence.

troops,
French

the

and

severe

by

the

On
the

flank

march

drove

in

the
second

their

of

20th

leon
Napoof

passage
Bautzen

the
after

driving
first
22nd

hne,

Ney's

right

the

line

of

he

tacked
at-

while

corps
flank, and

all

captured
allies

The

of

lack

their

retired

from

advantage.
the

good
preventing
allies

lost

and

wounded

in

days

two

his

pushing

French,

the

fleet

despatched

Romans,

and\u,
tribes.
the

force

of Gauls,

Nervii,

Viroin-

Atrebates

and

other

Gauls

The

Romans

attacked

as

their

pitcliing

were

the

on

camp

under

the

large

from

drawn

banks

of

the

Years'
War).
(Hundred
Beauge
tween
March
142 1, beFought
22,
the
under
the
English
of

Duke

by
resulting

mercenaries,

but, although surprised,

stood
their
legionaries
routed
and
their
ground,
utterly

English during
The

assailants.

his

troops,

the

Scottish

Nervii,

in

practically

ticular,
par-

lated.
annihi-

Baylen (Peninsular War).

1808,
Fought
July
19,

Spaniards

15,000
and

Castaiios,
under

of

French

20,000

over

2,000

and

men,

surrendered

with

afterwards

were

defeat

Dupont
whole

army.

of Granada).

(War

This

fortress,
Granada,
Ferdinand,

of

one

of

by
Spaniards,

in

June

defended

was

Moorish

with

town

and
and

December,
surrendered

War).
August
Fought

was

the
when
on

Sidi

gallantly
siege lasted until
the

honourable

Twelfth

Saxony.
and

place

about

with

naval

action

were

back

Germans

fought June

men

lost

3,500.

was

(Franco-

Beaune-la-Rolande

terms.

of

upon

loss of 4,800
The

guns.

of
prised
sur-

cantonments,

driven

were

Corps

Prince

French

their

in

and

Army

Crown
The

de

General

the

the

under

German

Fourth

German

German

Head
Beachy
(War
Revolution).

the

tween
1870, be30,
French
Corps

Fifth

and

Failly,

Monzon,
very
fended, and
de42

was

by

but

under

strong

under

garrison

strong,

95,000
1489, and

by

The

Yahye.

posts
out-

besieged

was

recovered

(Franco

Beaumont

d'Armee
the

bodies

complete.

was

the

Baza

either

The

archers,

English

slain,

and

being

captured.

or

main

loss

his

with

killed

the

French

The
Dupont.
totally defeated

were

tween
beunder

coming
be-

and,
the

from

gentlemen

his

all

of

attacked

outposts,
surrounded

was

wars.

ahead

vigorously

separated
body,

the

by

immediate

his

charging

following,

of

one

French

the

and

Duke

in

sustained

defeats

few

the

Scottish

the

aided

Armagnacs,

the

and

Clarence,

the

were

British

the

and

six

Sambre,

The

the

the

strong,

50,000

Caesar, and

one

diversion

defeated,

were

losing
ship.

de
been

II in Ireland.

James

allies

Dutch

(Gallic War).
Bavay
B.C.
Fought
57 between

create

to

of

favour

under

had

which

Tourville,

lish
Engsail
73
French

of

fleet

Torrington, and
of
ships
78

under

in

combined

Dutch

and

The

1,300.

29

1690, between

order,

The

killed

15,000

positions.

in

cavalry

Napoleon

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

the

Fought
between

30,

the

Grand

War).
November
9,000
Duke

28,

Germans
of

1870,
under

Mecklenburg,

DICTIONARY

30

and

under

French

60,000

French

The

Crouzat.

OF

BATTLES

General

Turks,

assailed

the

under

II, and

Mustapha

Turks
Imperialists,
withstanding
the
German
gained a complete
position, but, notvictory.
the
disparity of
Belgrade (Ottoman
Wars).
Germans
the
ceeded
sucnumbers,
laid
this
to
Siege was
city
their
in
maintaining
Turkish
under
a
by
large
army
after
counter,
ena
desperate
ground,
Mohammed
II, the defence
being
ants
driving off their assailin the hands
of John
Hunyady.
loss of 8,000
with
men.
a
After
resistance
of 40
a
gallant
lost 37 officers and
Germans
The
were
days, the Turks
compelled
only.
817 men
the siege, September
to raise
4,
War).
(Seven Years'
This
Beausejour
's last
1456.
was
Hunyady
This
fort in Nova
Scotia, held
he
died
month
a
exploit, and
under
later.
by a garrison of 460 men
Mohammed
wounded
was
de
Duchambon
was
in the course
Vergor,
of the siege.
invested
by
2,000
June 4, 1755,
Belgrade (Ottoman
Wars).
volunteers
and
Massachusetts
tween
be16,
1 7 17,
Fought
August
of regulars under
small
force
a
On

Monckton.

Colonel

the

Prince

the

Turks

under

Ibrahim

Creek.

Dam

Beaver's

Seven

See

Battle.

Days'

War
with
(Mohammed's
the
Koreish).
as
Fought in 623, and notable
of
the
first
military
exploit
with
Mohammed,
who,
only 3 1 3

Bedr

followers, routed
had
Koreish, who
to

meet

of

1,000

their
his

force

been

and
protect
camels, with

chief, Abu

of
sent

out

caravan

which

was

After

Sophian.

victory, Mohammed
and
captured the

950

sued
purcaravan.

and

the

The

Imperial

routed,
their

and

troops

following

the

Valens.

utterly

were

driven
which

camp,
to

the

under

back

they

successful,
driven

Vitellians

on

day.

Wars).
(Ottoman
between
1696,
Fought

of

wounded,

and

Austrians

lost

Turks

their

killed

166

guns.

almost

fell

(Ottoman

Wars).

8,

brief

army

under

Belle

Isle

of

the

Sir

French

line

and

an

Laudon.

line

Edward

War).
20,

1759,
of
27

fleet
and

frigates
and

Hawke,

of 20
ships
frigates under

fleet
6

Austrian

Years'

British

Turks,

General

November

Fought
between

the

by
siege, to

(Seven

city

the

1789,

surrendered

ships

heavily,
being

as

who

October

after

and
The

Hauben.

On
was

were

positions

20,000

those

among
Marshal

the

Turks
around

and

the

of

loss

under

Bega

and

out

with

to
rendered
sur-

in

attacked
Belgrade, and were
by
His
at
Eugene
night.
right
lost
touch
and
in
were
wing
of
danger
being overwhelmed,
but
rescued
was
by the Prince.
The
main
attack
was
completely

Bedriacum

VitelUans

Vizier,

The

entrenched

Belgrade

(Revolt of Vitellius).
April 14, 69, between
Fought
Otho
the legions of the Emperor

180,000

Grand

the

Pasha.

were

under

and

Eugene,

on

the

Austrians

40,000

14th

besiegers opened lire, and

i6th
the
dered.
garrison surren-

the

when

of

the
Ad-

OF

DICTIONARY

miral

and

ships

British

and

lost

of

ships

killed

58

losing

and

251

31

which

attack,

French

number

large

The

men.

ashore,

The

defeated,

completely

were

Conflans.

de

BATTLES

officers

28

Boers

and

lost

Fought
(Seven
War).
June 7, 1761, the island
was
by 8,000 British
captured
under
General
Hodgson,
troops
fleet
the
under
by
convoyed
Isle

Years'

Admiral

After

Keppel.
the

made

repulse,
troops
their
landing, and
of

principal
capitulated.

Belle

of

Isle

(Wars
Revolution).
Fought
June
a

French

113
about

lost

but

captured

October

Fought

attempted
the
hnes
of
through
Metz.
investing

break
Germans

unsuccessful,

was

the

the

of

to

He
was

garrison put

1266,
under
of

usurper
Two

the

French

the

Sicilies, and
Charles

under

After

of

sanguinary

gagement,
en-

which

Mainfroy
were
NeapoUtans

slain, the

was

of

taken

was

Neapolitans,

in

the

and

the

(Italian Wars).
26,
February

7, 1870, when

Bazaine

sword.

Anjou.

War).

defence

place

and

Fought

the

Panin,

Count
After

the

crown

(Franco- German

Marshal

Wars),
by a Turkish
besieged by the

under

Mainfroy,

700.

their

held

was

between

loss of 3 killed
The
French

in

(Ottoman

Benevento

the

ruthlessly
Irish

the

place,

storm,

to

field, and

were

1768.
the
months,

two

army
left

Scots

the

upon

fugitives
by
flight.

by

Scottish
The

butchered

Russians

French

The

wounded.

Bellevue

dead

Bender

when
5, 1646,
under
O'Neill,

the

August,

escape,
chase, and
with

Monro.

garrison,

to

ships,

three
and

under

This

French

the

squadron.
gave

routed

at

town,

tween
be1795,
23,
fleet of 17 battleships
Lord
Bridport, and

endeavoured
British

good
garrison

British

under
a

the

Palais, the

once

first

and

prisoners.

50

rebels

totally
3,000
the

300

June

Irish

5,500

On

killed

(Great Irish Rebellion).

Benburb

wounded.
Belle

The

men.

270

about
and

wounded,

assailants

the

cost

Charles
of
and
utterly routed,
remained
in
Anjou
undisputed
possession of the throne.

driven

into

the

loss

of 64 officers

and

The

Germans

back

,703

lost

\\'ith

1,193
officers

75

Beneventum

Invasion

(Pyrrhus'

men.

of Italy).
B.C.
Fought

and

when

275,

rhus
Pyr-

men.

with

(Second

Belmont

between
about

3,000

of
of

positionwas

occupying

strong,

Belmont,

Methuen's

War).

1899,
23,
commando,

Boer

position

strong

near

Boer

November

Fought

city

the

on

and

division

of

infantry
cavalry.

and

carried

Lord

j\
a

The

by

hills

talions
bat-

Epirots
army

of

near

frontal

Italians
upon

M.
in

Carius
a

repulsed

with

advanced

Dentatus,

position
Pyrrhus was

strong

considerable

by this
shortly
to

consular

including eight elephants.

Romans

of

made

the

Beneventum.

ment
regiBoer

and

attack

encamped

strong

night

force

meet

loss,
couraged
En-

success,

the

afterwards

Pyrrhus

ig

DICTIONARY

32

OF

the open
at first
plain, and were
driven
back
by the elephants,

BATTLES

his

the

through

way
lines.

American

but

these
rallying, they drove
through Pyrrhus' lines, and
disordered
the
Epirot phalanx,
and
a
charge of the legionaries
back

completed

the

Pyrrhus'
against

the

he

afterwards

last

soon

This

rout.

serious

Roman

B.C.

Punic

214,

Carthaginians
and
Tiberius

troops

under

Gracchus.

himself

cut

escaping

with

with

Beresina

and

of

his

Punic

(Second
B.C.

when

212,

three

miles

daybreak,

at

the
them

with
all

intended

ventum,
Beneand

prising
sur-

Carthaginians, routed
heavy loss and
tured
capthe
and
corn
supplies

for

the

of

revictualhng

Capua.
Bennington

(American
Independence).
Fought August
10,

Colonel

Stark.
to
at

the

under

had

been

American

Bennington,

place

too

by

Stark.

Baum

The

was

assailed

found

the

asked

for

British
was

they
attacked

fought
exhausted

surrendered,
killed

till

under

trying

to

cut

attack

of

the

after

the

a
were

though

the
mous.
enor-

were

Russian

port
re-

bodies

36,000
from

the

ance,
resist-

among

others

says
recovered

on

the

who

official

The

river

brave

on

but

caused

losses

stragglers and

were

French

repulsed,

onslaught
those
panic among
waiting to cross, and

rear-guard

Victor's
the

The

made

had

river, while

formed

side

other

The

bank,

who

the

was

treat
re-

Tchit-

right

Russian

the

sina
Bere-

thaw.

Berestecko.

1653,

Fought
Poles.

Ukraine

After
Poles

large

under
army

of
and

in all,
300,000
of
Wallachia.

Bogdan
sanguinarj'
were

the

Lithuanians,

Tartars,

between

strong

100,000

II, and
Wallachians,

John

under

while

attacked

attacked

rear-guard.
the

was

Napoleon,

Napoleon

the

1812,
in

the

which

corps,

ordered

and

ammunition
then

General

Meanwhile

surrounded

their
and

and

loss

Wittgenstein.

on

New

magazines

but

strong,

reinforcements.
were

the

troops

Baum

seize

and

the

and

the

on

Armee,

Russians

the

that

Baum,

Hampshire

of

War

tween
be1777,
force
under

British

to

Campaign).

Moscow,

already crossed
Wittgenstein

Hanno's

from

on

retreat

28,

Grande

chakoff

under

army
stormed

Fulvius,

camp,

French

former

consular

holding

obliged

wounded.

15

November

from

War).

Fought

and

(Moscow

On

by

Roman

killed

37

hard

fantry
in-

cavalry.
Beneventum

in

camp
suffered

having

culty,
diffi-

portion

of

many
under

after

British,

The

entrenched

the

Han-

pieces,

to

in

Caledon,

his

routed,

were

being

2,500

Basutos,
number,

the

fighting, succeeded
their ground,
but were
the
following day to

War)

Romans

20,000

under

about

Cathcart,
and

Moshesh.

between

Hanno,

Cn.

General

1852,

20,

British

the

strong,

attack

18,000

he

between

was

and
power,
left Italy.

(Second

Fought

under

(Kaffir Wars).
December
Fought

thousands

Beneventum

no's

Berea

battle,

completely

the
vie-

with

Bogdan

defeating

torious,

prisoners,

1,800
the

and

Broglie,

de

about

which

the
the

was

In

recapture

19,1799,
Russians
and

nand's
Ferdi-

of

object

of

(War

son
by a garriand
English under
besieged July 15,

fortress, held

This

Dutch

of

Cronstrun,

was

by

1747,
Count

under

French

25,000

commander,

vigorous sorties,

numerous

losses

inflictingheavy
but

French,

assault, effected
after

severe

the

The

the

the

siege

losing
of

of

out

1,120

1,450.
of

French
March

On
which

8,

land).

held

was

by

6,000

garrison

the

Bergen,

driving
after

with

under

strong,

General

by

Bizouet,
British

of

one

into

water,

while

top
could

two

of

get

effected
of the

no

an

others

the

side,

at

At

the
but

dawn

of

(War
Succession).

This
French
M.

du

entrance,

gained

battlements
further.

lost

French

Bethune

columns,

harbour

the

the

four

approaching

which,

from

town

low

strong
4,000
force
Cooke.
The

divided

was

ter,
encoun-

about

of

1,200

700.

attacked

force,

General

under

was

sharp

loss

The

men.

Russians

the

out

and

short

lage,
vil-

the

carried

and

of

bridge

the

forced

French

division

Leval's

corps

1807,
3,
of Soult's

February

Fought

Burgfried,

1875,

26

Fried-

of

(Campaign

Bergfried

when

(Wars
Revolution).

to

guns.

itself,

Bergen-op-Zoom

sian
Rus-

lost

also

they

while

3,500,

strength

wounded,

3,000
the
and

service

brigade in
specially distinguished

about

to

Zijp.

to

the
only, but
500
amounted
casualties

British

Scottish

A
4,000.
Dutch
the

garrison

forced

were

retreat

lost

and

killed

lost

French

during

men

22,000

an

place.

their

French

The

unexpected
lodgment, and
fighting captured

besiegers, by

the

17

victory,
advantage

allies, who

the

continue

September

on

to

with
ever,
how-

of much

not

the

upon

being
British

the
attack

The

loss.
was

made

but

French

the

repulsed

with

division,

prisoners,

taken

on

disaster,

Hermann,

his

all

nearly

heavy

besieged

The

Lowendahl.

right

their

of

under

with

met

the

British
Duke

Russians

The

the

Succession).

Austrian

town

French

the

Vandamme.

Bergen-op-Zoom

the

35,000
the

under

and

York,

advance.

the

place September

took

battle

of

outskirts

the

between

of

of

(Wars

Revolution).

French

retained

victory, and
of
Bergen,

and

whom

of

many

Bergen-op-Zoom

signal
possession

gained

French

The

300

overians,
Han-

the

strong,
40,000
of Brunswick.

Ferdinand

under

having

killed

wounded.

were

Due

of

loss

success,

retired,

tween
be-

1759,
under

French

the

suffered

no

was

ultimate

assailants

the

War).

there

as

of

prospect

Bergen (Seven Years'

April 13,
Fought

33

9th,

the

on

loss.

enormous

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

small

under

fortress,

Spanish
held

by

garrison
3,500
Vauban,
was
Puy
by
July 14,
1707,
with

30

vested
inthe

battalions

Schulemburg.

Count
made

under

of

Imperiahsts,
Vauban

the

most

skilful

and

lasting 35 days,
duced
being regarrison

gallant defence,
the

when,

to

to

place

cost

killed

and

he

men,

,500
surrender.

disorderly flight

little

This

camp.

(Jewish

Bezetha

(South American
Independence).
between
1 81 3,
Fought
Colombian
patriots under
and

royalists,

Bolivar

Spanish

gaining

(Indian Mutiny).
April i,
1858,

The

Fought

British

1,200

20,000

the

Tantia

into

thrown

confusion

charge of cavalry
and, being then
leaving

and

Ibrahim

without

guns.

and

Pasha,

latter

the

by

it

First

Lake

lost
having
the
siege.

succession,

under

the

feated.
de-

Beymaroo
Fought
when

(First Afghan
November

force, under

Shelton,

posted
The

large body of
near
Beymaroo

detachment

only, which,
did
it

Afghans
of

had

being

considerable
broke

Ghazis

adier
Brig-

attempted

down,

lodge
dis-

Afghans,
village.
one

well

French

the

Austrians

whereupon

Moreau,

charge
and

on

French

through
Moreau

and

who

the

the

at

Warzupon

retreating

was

Black

severely

and
duke
Arch-

ously
previ-

had

turned

now

who

between

Moreau,

Jourdan

the

assault.

by

under

defeated

burg,

panic

under

Charles,

gun

the

and

months,

two

eflect

taken

was

the

but

of
little

of
the
(Wars
Revolution),
Fought October, 1796,

served,

the
who

Rajah

Biberac

execution,

attacked,
caused

to

to

as

protection
a
expelled. After

had

fortress, it

1841,
23,
of General

detachment

Elphinstone's
a

War).

the

dispute

British

bombardment
which

1827,

and

been

having

Lord

under

place

under

was

Turks,

being completely

taken

during

Siege of.
again besieged

in

having

21

withdraw,

men

British

the

but

April

on

to

3,200

Combermere
the

and

Bhurtpur, Second
The
city was

by

sive
succes-

made,

were

obhged

was

to

Four

storm.

success,

field

Ali's
Beylan
(Mehemet
Rising).
between
1 83 1,
Fought
and
Egyptians
Syrians

determined

Lake

assaults

fled,

the

on

and

Mahratta
(Second
Bhurtpur
War).
This
city, garrisoned by about
8,000 of the Rajah's troops, was
General
Lake,
besieged
by
Finding that
January
4, 1805.
his siege train was
inadequate to
the town
reduce
by the ordinary

carry

with

6,000

baggage

loss

of

out

of

train.

methods.

flank,

attacked

dead

1,000

all their

by
the

on

broke

bayonet,

and

the

forming part
and
besieging
Jhansi,
rebels, chiefly belonging
Gwalior
contingent, under
was
Topi. The
enemy

force

the

Sir
of

Rose,

Hugh

to

tween
be-

under

populace

the

with
camp,
all their
and

siege

Simon

Gallus

driven

and

Jerusalem,

men

complete victory.
Betwa,

of

their
the

the

Bolivar,

of

War

by

attacked

were

the

66, when

Cestius

under

Romans

wounded.

War).

October,

Fought

in

3,500

Betioca

British

the

to

pelled
com-

was

allies

the

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

34

defeated

Forest.
the

36

DICTIONARY

trenchments

and

by

the

the

dispersed

following

enemy,

OF

seizure

their

up
of

BATTLES

of the Spanish
(War
Succession).
tween
beFought
August
13, 1704,

Blenheim

cess
suc-

Buffalo.

the

Blackwater

(O'Neill's Rebellion).

Fought
Irish

between

1598,

rebels

O'Neill,
Hugh
and
under
Sir
English
5,000
the
Bagnall,
Henry
English
Marshal.
defeated
Bagnall was
with

loss

of

ammunition
he

1,500

and

himself

and

baggage,
killed

was

all

his

while

O'Neill.

by

and

Bavarians

Tallard

of Bavaria.

52,000.
best
troops

Blenheim,

August
the

Ross, and

under

24,

British

General

the

8 14,

under

Americans
who

Winder,

was

of

attacked

his

the

main

of

which

army,

upon
in

resulted

Elector,

and

when

Washington

the

whom

Tallard.

The

Years'

i,

made
to

1450,

sally
a
repel
a

band
under
Amanien.
marauding
The
English cavalry, advancing
too
rapidly, became
separated
from
cut

the
off.

the

main

body,

Amanien

were

and

great

day

almost
was
was

as

and

then

infantry, who,

annihilated.

the

"

supported,
un-

overwhelmed

slaughter
long known
Male

Marshal

was

allies

about

lost

Heath

Bloore

September

Fought
between

the
of

The

in

the

under

the

by

attacked

crossed
assault.

were

VI.

inferior

were

w^ere

brook

As

the

the
upon
with

castrians
Lanafter

reforming

the

crossing,
down
charged
dispersed them

the

Henry

who

who

before

and

Salisbury,

numbers,

Henry,

23,
1459,
under
the

Yorkists

former,

Blueberg
On

Yorkists

them,

and

heavy

loss.

the
deaux
Bor-

Journee."

(Napoleonic

January

force
So

that

of

(Wars

was

fell upon

being

the

lost

,000.

in

English

were

French

The

amongst

Earl

Bordeaux

the

centre

Roses).

fied.

(Hundred

the

from

sumed
as-

including 1,600 prisoners,

40,000,

and

November

after
he

and

offensive,

Lancastrians

Blanquefort
War).
Fought

Marsin

and,
charge,

right

it,

two.

had

of

attack

totally routed.

evening.

same

the

and

American

broke

entered

withstood

1 1

the

in

the

assault

position

line

meanwhile

Eugene
the

centre,

against

French

the

portion
ton,
Thorn-

carried

combined

defeat

signal
Ross

having

Prince

his

cavalry

the

French

force, under

and,

bridge,

with

of

Marlborough's

the
British
advance
opposing
and had
taken
Washington,
upon
a
commanded
positon which
up
the
the
mac.
Potoonly bridge over
Ross

village of
ing
seeMarlborough,

and

cut

his

massed

the

in

his

allies

the

had

weakness

hurled

French

The

60,000,
Tallard

the

and

Marsin,

numbered

French

Marshals

under

and

Elector

and

between
General

American

(Second

and

Marlborough
and
the
Eugene,

the

Bladensburg
War).
Fought

ists
Imperial-

and

under
Prince

5,000

under

British

General

6,600
Baird,

landed

at

attacked

French

by

British
under

strong,
which

Saldanha

under

Wars).

8, 1806,

the

General

had

Bay,
Dutch

just
was

and

Janssens,

issuing

from

British

gained
they

in

which

killed,

212

while

missing,
Baird

.300.

at

Boomplaats.
August
Fought

once

the

with

an

Britons

under

and

Camelodunum,
lost

Britons

The

Boadicea

the

battlefield.

poison

on

French

of the

(Wars

the

between

under

trians
and

Holland

at

dykes

would

endeavoured
Fort

to

and

Moreau

give

puted
dis-

to

retire,

project.

the
Khan
held
On

in

by
the

March,

1220,

Kharismian
of

approach
with

20,000

strong,

place,
having

and
no

themselves,

whole

the

fled
the

means

opened

and

500
and

killed

the

Danish

and

Dutch

Swedes
disaster

followed

the

by

were

which
of

loss

and

Landscroon,

Helsingborg,
fortresses.

Bornhoven.

garrison.

Danes
the

tars,
Tar-

of

garrison,
the

defending
gates

and

of Sweden,

XI

the
between
1227,
Valdemar
II, and
under

Fought

Bokhariots,
of

the

between

1676,

combined

the

from

(Dane-Swedish Wars).

The
squadron.
a
routed,
utterly

was

Kharismian

the

however,

general,

besieged
by
Genghis

under

of

loss

besides

fleet of Charles

other

army

Tartar

to

with

Fought

was

of

Invasion

(Tartar
Kharismia).
This
city was

Bokhara

evacuate

wounded.

Bornholm

vigorously

forced

his

up

Austrians

prisoners,

forced

fire, and

heavy

Peschiera,

Bois-le-

however,
so

was

to

purpose
the Meuse

near

passage

under

at

the

cross

allies

The
his

that

for

Crevecoeur,

Duc.

obstacle

no

and

the

when

of

crossed

Borghetto, having
the
bridge
repaired
previously
Mincio

the

the

enter

to

was

be

York,

Moreau.

period

his advance,

at

under

object

Moreau's

of

Duke

the

French

the

1/94.
Aus-

12,

and

French

pursuit

French

The

the

in

1796,

30,

Napoleon's

Beaulieu.

November

Fought

May

of

course

Revolution).

Italian

(Napoleon's
Campaigns).

Borghetto
Fought

Bois-le-Duc

9 wounded.

and

5 killed

38
their

stated

Boers

The
at

and

killed

22

killed,

80,000

took

and

losses

defenders,

the

out

of

cost

wounded.

Verulamium.

and

Londinium

at

taken

drove

tion
posi-

Boer

the

stormed

British

The

Kock.

Jan

and

sacked

had

who

Iceni,

the

of

under

Boers

Commandant

of

force

Transvaal

Queen

Boadicea,

Sir

under

and

Smith,

1,000

host

enormous

tween
1848, be29,
800
strong,

Griquas,

250

Harry

legionaries, totally

routed

of

with

Suetonius,

61,

year

10,000

British,

the

of
Defeat
(Roman
Boadicea,
of Britain).
Occupation
In

and

fired

finally

was

citadel,

the

in

time

short

which

out

destroyed.

Town.

occupied Cape

for

held

Governor

amounted

losses

opponents'

about

to

lost

and

wounded
their

signal victory,

37

The

Genghis.

The

Town.

Cape

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

to

insurgents

of

Dithmarsh,

Danish
against the
The
troops
royal

routed,
the
Danish

and,

province
crown.

as
was

province

the

risen

had

who

dominion.
were

totally

consequence,
lost

to

the

OF

DICTIONARY

38

Campaign).
(Moscow
1812,
September
5,

Borodino

Fought
between

and

Kutusoff,

who

Russians,

The

in

position, were
daybreak,

of

the

by
day,

the

far

from

was

French
but

the

decisive,

lost

French

wounded,
The

Russians

This

battle

Battle

of

carried

and

betrayed

till the

end

Governor.

field.

the

cluding
in-

of

the

The

back

the

before

by
Andrew
the

and

several

of

strong, with
Bosra

routed.

uncle

that

during
came

the

gagement,
en-

Richard

was

fought

He

the

Lord

to

who

others

were

and

the

of

of

Duke

Ferrers.

(Covenanters'

Fought
June 22,
Royal
troops,

Duke

barons

Bridge

Rising).
the

Lancaster,

of

the

1679,

the

defeated

Monmouth,
with

Covenanters

when

under

great

slaughter.
Boulogne.
when

the

Poles

I defeated

Muscovites,

an

80,000

slaughter.

enormous

Serjabil.
nearly

they

followers,

their

among

him

Bothwell

ford
Here-

Invasion

of

Siege was
the
English
September
with
in

the

face
for

fortress
strong
632, by 4,000

garrison

after

and,

moment

and

fell with

desert

for sometime,

slain.

and

end,

promise
his

and

would

and
routed

Stanley

with

critical

Syria).

under

aloof

VII).

received

battle,

over,

Henry

(Henry

they

the

tween
be-

1485,
and

(Russo-Polish

(Moslem

This

the

Sir

surrendered.

The
Borysthenes,
Wars).
Fought
15 12,
under
Sigismund

of

prised
sur-

crossing
Boroughbridge,

hundred

knights,

army

were

under

killed, and

was

with

at

falling

while

utterly

were

to

the

21.

III

Lord

Norfolk

king,

Harclay
bridge

and

rebels,

force

and

Hereford

under

Lancaster.

August

from

at

between
the
1322,
under
Edward
II, and

rebels

the

(Wars

had

holding

(Rebellion

loss

Romanus,

of Richmond

Duke

generals.

Marches).

Fought
Royalists

Fought

Richmond

20,000

Moskowa.

Boroughbridge

by

Richard

45,000.
the
called

also

feated
de-

were

250

Field

The

killed,

lost

but
with

Roses).

in

Russians

30
about

the
the

men
only, and
shortly afterwards

of
was

Bosworth

original

and

of
of

out

was

nightfall

at

1,500
After
a

whole

the

Khaled

by

were

of

Khaled.

interval,

city

his

they

arrival

marched
garrison
city to give battle,

troops

10,000

is

brief

the

generals,
including

under

his

as

the

by

first

soon

victory

retired
to
Napoleon
the
position, leaving
of
the
possession

rescued

strong

their

and

redoubts

of

held

trenched
in-

were

very
attacked

after
line

Napoleon.

under

but

destruction,
horse

in

French

the

force

equal

under

Russians

1 20,000

BATTLES

Moslems

sortie
caused

sieged,
be-

was

of

was

forced

inhabitants
the

their

march

out

property.

laid

to

under
14,

the

It

1544.

by

town

VIII,

Henry

fended
de-

was

great gallantry, and,

of
two
to

when

surrender,

being
with

culties,
diffi-

enormous

months,

allowed

their

arms

it
the
to

and

(Napoleonic Wars).
On
July 8, 1810, this island
British
was
a
captured
by
of
five
squadron
ships under
Commodore
with
a
Rowley,
of

Colonel
lost

English

under

numbers

engaged

being

IV,

secure

and

Philip

of

throne

France.

Bovianum

War).
Fought
Romans
and

Samnite

(Second

Gellius.

attempted

Gellius

relieve

the

was
besieging, and
Minucius
defeated,
totally
though

fell

were

in

broke

the
the

This

Samnite

power,

for
sued
they
following
year,
without
in

dispute

the

first

with

the

under

Bolivar,

Fought

power

Royalists,

2,500
Barreiro.

Colonel

War

1819,

of

Sir

the

strong,

under

Bolivar

crossed

incredible
Cordilleras, under
reiro,
Bareluding
difficulties, and,
the

took

Boyaca,
base

at

up

cutting
Bogota.

Earl

who

had

The

dard
stan-

North.
the

slain, and

bellion
re-

subsided.

Independence).
September
Fought

position

at

between

off from

his

General

11,

British

18,000
Howe,
under

War

(American

Brandywine

Spaniards

the
the

in

rebelhon
was

High

Northumberland,

again raised

of

1408,

defeated

Yorkshire,
of

Earl

him
The

and

Royahsts

the

Rebellion).
20,
February
Rokeby,
Thomas
of

the
tween
be-

patriots
Spanish

and

Liskeard,

support,

land's
(Northumber-

Moor

Bramham

Sheriff

Colombian

the

crossed

occupied

adequate
defeated
by
heavy loss.

when

the

had

and

Tamar

Ruthven.

under

forces

latter

ParUa-

the

and

Hopton,

The

was

Italy.

(South American
Boyaca
Independence).
Fought
August
17,

Royahsts

the

between

Ralph

1643,
19,
Sir
under

January

Rome

leaving

Irish

The

and

in

peace

500

(Civil War).

Down

without

defeat

battle.

of

including

1,500.

mentary

to

which

Bovianum,

Romans

Statins

under

Samnites

their

cost

Schomberg.

Braddock

the
between
307
Minucius,
Titus

B.C.

river,

from

wounded,

and

Fought
under

the

at

tacked
at-

William
the

Irish

the

elder

lost

and

of

passage

drove

the

Boyne

the

up,
flank.

in

the

killed

younger

higher

him

entrenchments

dered
ren-

James's

of
the

crossed

miles

and

II.
James
Schomberg

front

while

position,
Schomberg
few

III, and

elder

the

the

attacked

between

1690,

I,

under

and

William

forced

which

the

on

tion).
Revolu-

of the

WiUiam

of

Irish

the

sides
French

The

coalition
the
up
the
position

Augustus

the

both

on

signal victory,

broke

of

Otho

considerable.

gained

and

Flemish

Germans,

July

forces

the

of
Philip
(Wars
Augustus).
the
between
Fought
1 214
French
under
Philip Augustus,
the

captured.

(War

Fought

Bouvines

and

and
The

only.

66

The

Boyne,

wounded.

79

being

men

routed

were

Barreiro

British

The

and

heavy

1,600

and

loss,

patriots lost

under

troops

Keatinge.
killed

22

with

S9

him,

attacked

Bourbon

detachment

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

and

8,000

Washington.

of

1777.
under
cans
AmeriThe

OF

DICTIONARY

40

British

made

General

flank

a
large portion
ton
Washingwhereupon

with

movement

of his force,
attacked

the

in

British

Sullivan,

lieutenant,
back,

driven

\\'ith

retreat,
and

loss

and

British

few

to

killed

590

the

afterwards

made

Fought

Henry's
Brentford

Douglasses
Earl

of

the

the

and

the
Earl

the

under

volted
re-

under

Craufurd,

Royal troops
The
Huntl3^

Douglasses

of

were

defeated.
of

(War

Above

the

Fought

Three

Above

their

troops
Lake

the

Suabian

tween
be-

1408,

of

the

League

and

nobles.

the

ghers
bur-

aided

by the
Leaguers

The

with
totally routed,
that
the
League
afterwards

shortly

Holies.

stationed

by

was

(Thirty
1642,

2,

Imperialists

Archduke

under

Leopold

Piccolomini,

and

the

Torstenson.

The

in

were

and
Swedes

latter,

retreat,

loss of 10,000

1849.

31,

from

way

I,

the

20,

body

of

19,

tween
be-

English

Carrying
fought
cade,
barri-

to

evening

resistance

was

trians,
Aus-

of

the
The

overcome.

lost

of

480

killed,

Nugent,

cluding
inand

wounded.
The
wholesale
many
executions
ordered
by Haynau
after
him

the
the

earned

capture

sobriquet

Breslau

(Seven

Fought
between

of the

Years'

25,000
Prince
who

killed

of

of Bevern.

of
the

22,

with

and

under
The

encamped

and

1757,
under

Lorraine,

Breslau,

city

Hyaena.

Austrians

Prussians

were

for

War).

November

90,000
Charles

Prince

walls

1 1

Genera

he

barricade

the

Austrians

into

small

4,000

Torrelunga,

men.

Brenneville.

August

by

about

were

pursuing Austrians
but
at Breitenfeld,
turning upon
offered
them,
a
they
desperate
and
resistance,
finally drove
them
from
the
field, totally
routed, with

assault

till, by

the

caught by

populace

the small
up
in the citadel,

General

November
the

Fought

Porta

War).

Fought
between

March

April
Battle

by
with

citizens

Breitenfeld, Second
Years'

Haynau,

See

Leipsic.

the

shut

garrison

carried

his

Battle.

and

Austrian

the

prisoners

(Italian Rising).

city, where

risen

was

of
the

guns.

This
had

at

out

entrenchments

the

dissolved.

First

Breitenfeld,

who

tary
Parliamen-

driven

were

1 1

under

Denzil

regiments

Brescia

Lake).

of Constance,

under

and

under

Brentford

1642,

12,

Royalists

Rupert,
force

League

the

January

the

the

the

Prince

and

result

November

Royalists, losing 1,500

Bregenz

were

ing
conced-

peace,

terms.

(Civil War).

between

Rebellion).
between

1452,

under

and

Fought
(Douglas

force

Though
only about
men
were
engaged, and very
killed, the
sidered
confight was
decisive
a
victory for
Louis
English, and
shortly

wounded.
Brechin

I, and

Henry

French
VL

was

prisoners.

300

lost

Louis
900

killed

of 900

similar

by

forced

and

wounded

The

he

under

cavalry

the

front, but, being ill supported

his

BATTLES

loss

wounded,

prisoners, including

the

under
were

the

Prussians,

the

driven
of

5,000

3,600
Prince

of

and

Bevern,

80

evacuated

leaving
which

city

at

surrendered

later.

The

killed

6,000,

days

two

Austrians

and

once,

of

garrison

They

guns.

the

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

lost

8,000

41

British
the

Brest

of the

(War
Fought

between

the

sail under
and

Holy League ).
1512,
August
10,
of
fleet
English
45

the

French

under

Howard,

Edward

Lord

Jean
ships were
Brest, or along the

heavy
ships

and

sail

39

The

1,600

lost

Dee

the

under

Lord

itself

was

by

Covenanters,

and

strong,

who

finding

led

the

by

drawing

the

off

forced

was

men,

when

Brill

(Netherlands

from
Chateau

de

nightfall

by

the

Russians

they

French.

were

positions,

the

but

about

Brienne

retake

4,000
; the
and
wounded.

to

allies

French

strong,

It

1572.

i,

first

400

and

Marck

la

De

April

the

about

Sea,

the

the

of

success

their

in

and

be

Netherlands

may
foundation

of
he
on

of

to

of

the

rule,

laid

have

said

the

Dutch

public.
re-

Action
off (Gallic War).
This, the iirst sea
fight in the
B.C.
was
56,
Atlantic,
fought

Brittany,

between

the

Roman

Brutus,
Veneti,

and

the

driven

Bronkhorst

the

made

dislodge
3,000

the

about

whole

torious,
vic-

were

of

surrender

the
the

leys.
gal-

220

of

the

Brittany

followed.

Spruit

(First

Boer

War).

After

Sachen,
lost

and

quickly

of

the

of

fleet

Romans

and
Veneti

under

fleet

consisting

30,000
under

attempt
was

under

failed

of
under

rose,
Mont-

and

taken.

chateau

The

Beggars

the

by

patriots
against Spanish

tween
18 14, beunder

29,
French

allies

to

captured

was

Spaniards

The

determined

the

struggle

small.

Prussians

The

500

pendence).
Inde-

of

War

under

Invasion

and

their

to

surrendered.

he

fortress

was

held

losses

very

18,000

Blucher.

last

at

bridge

body

The

(Allied
France).
Fought
January

and

reduced

force

Treslong,

and

main

Brienne

Russians

gallant stand, fighting

then
and
was
powder
spent,
charge, his
leading a bayonet

troops

whereupon

passage.
sides
were

Napoleon,

rounded,
sur-

made

he

strong,
in
stratagem

both

and

surprised

too

defenders,

tween
be-

Covenanters,

defences

the

succeeded

the

The

Aboyne.

sharpshooters,
and
Johnstone,

Colonel

lonia,
Cata-

till all his

from

2,300

Royal

the

barricaded

100

to

men.

(Civil War).
18,
June
1639,

Bridge
Fought

Madrid

and, though

This
of

Stanhope,

was

with

coast,

English

The

into

driven

French

loss.

of

fleet

Thenouenel.

de

de

Due

the

who

from

was

and

Stanhope,
under

retreating

the

between

under

French

Vendome.

wounded.

Spanish

the

of

Brihuega
(War
Succession).
1 7 10
Fought

The
the

opening
when,

war,

1880,

British
Colonel

strong, under
was

ambushed

Boers

killed

with
wounded.

December

column,

20,

259

Anstruther,

by 150
Joubert,

under

of

engagement
on

mounted
and

feated
de-

loss of 1 5 5 killed and

The
Boers
stated

their

losses

woumled

at

and

killed

::

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

4^

onlv.

howe\er,
Sir

under

hold

to

about

can'^,
Ameri-

Putnam.

loss

of

about

wounded.

2,000

killed and

lost

65

General

surrender

of

loss

his

with

killed

250

compelled

and

wounded,

and

British

The

with

and

he

South

the

by
under

Liniers,

killed

arrive

could

Americans

with

defeated,

completely

were

Americans

The

before

and

place,

defeated

was

General

the

reinforcements

under

strong,

1. 000

Sir
s-iuadron
Beresford,
Popham.
not
was
strong enough

Home

the

and

Howe,

aided

under

small

tween
be-

1776,

British

30,000

WiUiam

by

by

strong,

1,700

Beresford,

General

under
of

War

main,

de

coup

force,

British

Brooklyn
(American
Independence).
Fought
August
27,

by

1806,

27,

to

force.

whole

wounded.

255

Ayres (Napoleonic Wars).

when
July
1807
Fought
5,

Buenos

Brunanburh

Fought
defeated
combined

Invasion).

(Danish

."Ethelstan
when
937,
with
great slaughter the
Anlaf
the
armies
of

British

9,000

General
the

Dane,
and

Owen

of

Constantine

Bucharest
Turks

under
the

Russians
The

the

Oglou,
General

Turks

were

totally defeated.
Buena

between

February

Santa

Zacharv

under

and

them,

there

the

ground

On

the

Anna
lost

as

23rd,

746 killed

killed,

The
and

admitted
but

it

Buenos

were

evacuate

Plate

River

the

the

6,

Argentine
under

troops
and

(Mitre's

November

Fought
between

rebels

and

Bull

Run

Mitre

was

loss of 1,500

probably

Ayres (Napoleonic Wars).

city was
captured
June

feated,
de-

were

forced

Federals

to

under

under

rates
Confede30,000
General
Beauregard.

Confederates

occupied

position extending
miles
along the
of the
to

Bull

turn

they

and

at first

rallied

General

and

M'Dowell,

Americans
; the

and

Mitre

rebels

Civil War).
(American
between
1861,
July 21,

Fought
40,000

The

wounded

1874,

ment
Govern-

Sarmiento,

under

The

bellion).
Re-

surrender.

was

Thii

and

the

Ayres

Santa

heavier.
Buenos

of

fire

and.

proving

to surrender

whole

lodge
dis-

to

day ending with

the
occupying
in the morning.
however,

retired.

Mexicans

forced
the

roofs,

leader,

incapable

most

Aredondo.

Americans

failed

who

combatants

same

defenders'
and

Whitelocke

of

the
were

4,500
General

heights
Angostura
attacked
by

series

Anna,

the

The

Taylor.

occupied
commanding
pass,
Santa

under

and

Anna,

Americans

suffered

the

windows

General

1846,

22,

Mexicans

18,000

General

terrible

region.

(Americo-Mexican

Vista

War).
Fought

from

from

Wars).

under

Romanzoff.

into

penetrated

but

streets,

losses

between
77 1,
Mousson

They

city.

the

assaulted

of Scotland.

III

(Ottoman

Fought
and

Cumberland,

under

troops

Whitelocke

by
assumed

for about

bank

southern
and

Run,

drive

an

in

successful,

nine

attempt
their

left

but, being

General

Beauregard,

the

offensive, and

DICTIONARY

44

Germans
men

lost 40
the

and
known

the

570
officers

189

This

men.

as

and

officers

French

3,881

sortie

is also

of

Battle

Mont

Valerien.

Byzantium.
Fought
31S
Macedonian

fleet

and

ponus,

rebels

that

under

Asiatics

of

the

Anti-

the

Asiatic

of

the

being

of

their

Pontic

of

out

into

erected

of

the

Clytus

admiral's

of
Invasio.i
(Moslem
Persia).
636, between
Fought
30,000

Moslems
of

Throughout
but

the

followers,

his

over

driven

the

difficult

victory
HadrianopoUs.
crossed
an

army

sopoUs,

into

Asia

to

raise

united

and

its

collected

siege.
at

Byzantium

He

of the
Emperor
Byzantium,

and

modern

Constantinople,

of

name

made

was

the

capital.

with

Fought

B.C.

Syracusans
and

the

Mago.

Sicily).
between

379,
under

On

April

and

the

Drake,

English

Bay,

(Third

Fought
Roman

B.C.

the

Spanish
Drake
the

of

Spain's

exploit

beard."

War).

Years'

November

10,

English under
and
Derby,

2,500
of

in

the

Flemings

with

100

Singeing

as

(Hundred

Earl

The

over

"

described

loss

of

1357,
the

5,000
service.

French

defeated

were

1,000

40

Cadiz

This

vessels.

King

and

30
entered

men.

under

totally

were

slain.

Mago

Mithridatic

legions

The

Cairo

latter

72,

were

Francis

Sir

ships,
destroyed

and

(Ottoman
Wars).
between
Fought
1517,

Turks
Cabria

his

field,

in

7,500

19, 1587,
between

with

Flemings

Dionysius,

Carthaginians
The

defeated

Carthaginian

of

slain, and

was

Cadiz.

Fought
(Second

losing
following

battle.

between
Invasion

the

lost

Cadsand

Cabala

attacks

losing heart,
from
the
headlong
fearful
slaughter.

Moslems

Chryrendered
sur-

warlike

the
without

on

Constantine

324.

proclaimed
Empire,

under

and
the

defeated

in
was

at

Licinius, finding
of
defence,

however,

was,

Licinius

numbers,

in

sustained

Moslems

the

day

in

inferior

but
ground,
day Rustam

Rustam.

first

superior

far

qualities,
of

under

the

and

Omar,

Caliph

Persians

of
the
Two
Byzantium
(War
Empires).
In 127, the city was
besieged
by Constantine
the
Great
after

place

the

tenant
lieu-

the

Said,

under

Persians,

succeeded

province

Roman

was

Cadesia

fence,
de-

with

which

Pontus,

fleet

captured,

or

The

which
on
cavalry,
reUed,
was
Mithridates
chiefly
Hadoverwhelmed
by Fabius
driven
and
the king was
riauus,

120,000

destroyed
the
exception
galley, in which
in escaping.
was

and

Diophantus

under

army
Taxiles.

Pontic

chor,
an-

feeble

whole

at

the

and

The

crews

after

and,

the

under

Clytus.
surprised

were

most

ashore,

between

B.C.,

BATTLES

OF

between

under

War).
three

Lucullus,

under

Egyptians
Sultan,

Egyptians

Selim
under

Toomaan
were

the

the

I, and

the

Mameluke

Bey.

utterly

The
routed

DICTIONARY

Cairo

and

taken,

inhabitants

the
annexed

and

gates,

Calais.

the

in

Egypt

8, 1558,
January
seven
days only.

pire.
Em-

tween
8, 1659, beJanuary
the
of
Delhi,
Moguls
Great
under
the
Aurungzebe,
raised
and
the
by
Mogul,
army
of
his brother
Shuja, in support
the
Dara,
rightful heir to the

Shuja
field

obstinate

with

him

in

(Crimean
War).
trenched
position, strongly enheld
and
by
30,000

This

Turks

under

was

by

about

Aurep,

February,

assault

the

after

from

of 20,000

lost

under

for

1346

nearly

loss

the

the

1347.
siege, six
their

only

and

Governor,
those

The

citizens

he

holding

Minchin,

at

as

surrender

to

the

fellow

Uves

citizens

was

were

of

loss

killed

spared

95
the

Queen

surrendered.

thrust

the

to

into

only
of

defence
was

the

the

small

190
the

repulsed,
of

defenders

little

The
a

post,
militiamen,

but

wounded,

and

20th

his

that

the

assault

An

fort.

among

was

deserted

for

The

place, and
by Captain

the

of
many
result
the

did

with

Drake,

who

ships,

fort.

accompanied

was

to

all

the

the

left

the

man

remove

to

Mr.

remained

Minchin,
to

decided

city,

defend

who

with

course

ed
burgesses offerthe
to
king as

intercession

Philippa.

it

the

English

4,

their

and

the

In

128

matchlock

1,000

Captain
quite inadequate

to

forced

for

ransom

and

defences,

Turks

but

and

killed

under

was

and

War).

year,

to

his

lost, of

wounded.

by

loss,

disorder

in

18

were

heavy

Garibaldi

fortress

III.

themselves

on

retreated

this

gallant defence,

were

August
of

laid

Edward

made

with

thousand,

and

General

Neapolitans

back

Palermo.

sand
thou"

under

non-combatants
Years'

few

Picciotti

"

The

Thousand

"

Neapolitans

abandon

(Hundred

Siege was
August

last

The

men.

found

heart.

with

Volunteers,"

men,

12,000.

Calais

out

be

would

Garibaldi's

militia,

forces

privation,

disease,

battle

effect,

suffered

having

of

assault

their

the

death

laid
the
to
city
Siege was
Sarabjah
16,
1756, by
June
Nawab
of Bengal, with
Daulah,
The
force.
garrison,
a
large
of
regulars and
consisting
514

Russians

without

place,

finallywithdrew
May

but

middle

The

hearing

on

her

Calcutta.

General

the

1854.

delivered

Pasha,
Russians,

the
under

strong,

40,000

in

Ahmed

invested

in

Fought

driven

is said

(Unification of Italy).
tween
bei860,
May
15,

Calatafimi

Landi.

114

of

siege

Mary

her

on

engraven

and

Calafat

"

Calais

Guise,

de

Due
after

at

Sicilian

guns.

upon
and

"

4,000

behind

that

news,

from

losses

heavy

the

exclaimed,

have

flict,
con-

driven

was

leaving

men,

under

word

an

was

French

Cajwah.
Fought

After

stronghold
captured by the

English

France

the

the

last

The

to

throne.

45

before

Ottoman

the

to

of

hanged

was

city

last

BATTLES

the

massecred.

the

Bey,

Mamehikes,

of

50,000

being

Toomaan

OF

garrison

survivors
room,

on

were

known

as

Black

the

prison, and

soldiers'
onlv

survived

23

used

and

Hole,

as

of

146

horrors

of

out

the

paigns).
(Napoleon's Italian Cam-

Caldiero

under

Hussein

British

force

and

between

and

Alvinzi.

under

the

and,

in

time

the

suffered
a
reverse,
campaign,
the
unable
to
being
carry
and
eventually,
hues,
enemy's
after
severe
fighting, retiring
with

loss

of

3,000.
this
however,

week,

avenged

Within

the

defeat

of

paigns).
(Napoleon's Italian Cam-

War
(South American
Independence).
the night of November

On

"with

encountered

French,
50,000
the
Austrians,

80,000

under

Massena,

with

strong,

Charles,
in

the

of

Caldiero.

and

the

heights
attacked

Massena

of

under

men,
to

was
en

Hillinger,
which

following

3,000

and,

including Hilhnger's
prisoners ; the

about

killed

4,000

and

killed

considerable

Calicut

Fought
between

day

whole

of

Admiral,

of

crew

was

meralda,
Es-

the

Spanish
or
captured
the

killed.

The
the

town

was

fleet

Spanish

May

batteries

by

bombarded
of

1 1

warships.

The

1866.

2,

Peruvian

vigorously,

replied

fighting,
Spanish ships with

after

off the

severe

300.
killed
1,000

between

wounded.
battle

Mysore

December
9,000

the

41
the

while

drove
a

and

loss
lost

Peruvians

The

woundeil.

(Mexican
Calpulalpam
Rising).
December
Fought

corps,
French

Mysore

10,

1790,

troops

20,

Mexican

i860,

ment
Govern-

under
Miramon,
troops
the
Liberals
under
Juarez.

The

Liberals

War).

the

Liberal

and

was

gained
strategic victory.

(Second

enterprise

wounded,

of

wounded,

and

Thus,
the
though
Massena
indecisive,

shore
the

Austrians

The

bloc.

lost

8,000

and

and,

5,000

retreat,

the

on

captured

of

corps
General
a

his

protect

force

killed

the

leaving

in

marines,
frigate

the
300
batteries.

under

the

lost

in

Callao.

heights, but the

held
until
out
village
nightfall.
During the night the Archduke
lery,
artilremoved
his baggage
and
carried

from

Esmeralda

including

posted

on

and

Spanish

the

out

was

harbour

the

seamen

240

duke
Arch-

the

strongly
and

village

into

rowed

cut

5,
with

Spaniards

the

blockading

1800,

30,

of

frigates

Chilian

three

who

Cochrane,

Lord

1820,

He

November

prisoners,

2,400

Callao

guns
On

and

killed

commander.

their

including

and

Areola.

Caldiero

52

1,000

and

Callao,

was

victory

the

by

lost

wounded,

tacked
atNapoleon
Austrian
position,

first

of

was

by Hartley
The
only.

carried

and

in

position
which

Calicut,

loss

enemy

Austrians

the

the

for

with

Ali

Hussein

under

French

the

Napoleon

1796,

11,

European
regiments under
one

strong

of

front
attacked

November

Fought

of

Hartly.

occupied

and

Ali,

native

two

Colonel

nii;ht.

the

BATTLES

OF

DICTIOXARY

46

which

Mexico,

and

downfall

of

won

opened
brought
Miramon's

signal

tory,
vic-

the

way
about

to

the

tration.
adminis-

OF

DICTIONARY

6,300

men

under

Benedict

15,000

Imperialists
I.

carried

the
and

entrenchments,

drove

them

Cambuskenneth.

War
(American
Independence).
16, 1780,
Fought
August

of

Camden

British

the

wallis, and

the

Gates

de

and

had

under

Kalb.

of

were

After
the

and

British

face

the

regulars,
loss.
Among
de

Kalb.

killed

and

outposts,

the

attack

to

of

with

British

the

lost

312

(Second Invasion
Britain).
between
the
Fought
43,
Romans
the
under
Emperor

Camelodunum
of

Claudius,
under

Caractacus.

Caractacus'

The

capital,

the

French

been

stationed

to

the
the

watch

Gauls

Gauls.

the
were

near

two

Lucius
under

by

had

Camerinum

unable
the

the
with

loss

of

Santo

under

Count

Traum.

Mortemar

endeavouring
the
junction with

to

was

de
action

in

armies

of

the

though
its

undecided,

was

were

effect

army
and

Conti,

favour

of

the

the
prevented
hands.
joining

from

Valens
strong, under
the
and
cina,
army
Otho

Paulinus.

gained
to

two

de

Prussians

men.

Emperor

through which
expected to cross
of

and

of
Castorum
Campus
(Revolt
Vitellius).
between
in
the
69
Fought
revolted
legionaries,
70,000

pass

was
Apennines,
the
junction
prevent

when

Imperialists, who

Scipio, who

under

General

under

Samnite

War).
B.C.
298, between
Fought
Roman
legions under
Samnites
the
Scipio, and
Gellius
aided
Equatius,
of

presence
of

of
the
(War
Austrian
Succession).
8,
Fought
February
1743,
between
the
under
Spaniards
and
the
Mortemar,
Imperialists

two

force

The

Brunswick,

defeated

were

results

taken.

(Third

Camerinum

to

ranks

the

Prussians
of

Prince

the

Britons

Camelodunum,

and

routed,

were

in

the

the

Prince

Britons

the

between

Campo

was

wounded.

and

end

an

victors.

1,600

heavy

killed

the

The

put

Dante

Castries,

can
Ameri-

unable

were

fled

and

they

quality.

of

attacked

steady

defeat

War).
(Seven Years'
Campen
October
18,
Fought
1759,

the

5,000,

affair

levies, who

the
city.
utterly routed,

were

Florence.
in
power
for
the
is notable

battle

the

2,000

though

inferior

very
small

this

had

Cornwallis

numbered

Americans

and

of

under

about

Camden,

at

men

latter

their
tween
be-

Florence
who

from

expelled

The

Corn-

Americans

concentrated

been

of

Ghibellines

the

and

Stirling.

See

Guelfs

the

loss.

heavy

with

out

his

pieces.

to

(Guelfs and GhibelCampaldino

lines).
tween
be1289,
Fought
June
11,

milian
Maxi-

under

Swiss

of

one

cut

feated,
totally delegions being

was

and

Fontana,

The

Austrian

tween
be1499,
the Grisons

of

47

and

armies,

War).

Calven, The (Swabian

March
Fought
22,

BATTLES

The
some

Suetonius

strong

did

under

and

Cai-

of

the

Suetonius

Imperial troops
but
advantage,
not

enough

consider
to

self
him-

follow

it

and

up,

by

of his

relieved

was

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

48

(Second Punic
2,
August
Fought

Otho.

between

Camperdown

between

Fought
fleet, i6

Admiral

de

on

was

with

co-operate

who

at

battle.

once

gave
fleet, in two

British

The

lines, broke

line, and, in
through the Dutch
lowed,
folthe
action
which
general
ships,
captured
eight
including the flagship, the Vvijheid.

The

killed

and

1,160

and

British

lost

the

(Candian

Siege
by the
Capitan

laid

was

Turks

in

Pasha,

iEmilius,
and

defended
of

by
So

Moncenigo.
defence

garrison
Lviigi

under

Venetians,

vigorous

that

the

under

of

months
lasted

the

twenty

over

place being

from

revictualled

and

the

Venetians

but

it

This
24,

place
1644, by

Jussuf,

the

defended

and
until

out

men.

cost

the

Austrian

Fought

1669.

27,

June

fleet

of
la

and

force

of
who

fleet

them

attack.

up
More

Roman

ships

fleet

and

10

the

Jonquiere.

French

under

Admiral

The

French

completely defeated,
and
ships
nearly

were

caping
es-

between
3, 1747,
of 16 sail under

Anson,
38 sail

under

losing
3,000

prisoners.
22,

pulsing
re-

assaults,
Turks

in

of
(War
Succession).

May

British

Admiral

Candians,

August

the

Finisterre

Cape

de

numerous

which

by

French,

Pasha,

small

sent

Basiliscus
destroyed,
with
difficulty.

time

Turks

Capitan

half

than
were

War).
besieged

50,000

by

Venetians
held

was

by

seric,
Genof

advantage

determined

surrendered

September

(Candian

Canea

the

having

and

the

reinforced

finally

by Morosini,

siege

years,
time
to

and

was

The

siege.

Romans

fireships, following

six

first

Vandals

the

troops,

wind,

lost

galleys

Basiliscus,

anchor,

taking
favourable

the

the

The

at

their

the

was

Turks
the

of

Genseric.

landed

of

1,100

under

fleet

lying

of
in

men

20,000

of

fleet

the

6,000.

between

and

small

).
468,

transports

and

The

(Invasion

Bona

and

superior

senators.

lost

Carthaginians

were
was

were

25

80

Fought

1648,

and

Romans

officers,

Vandals

this
place
Jussuf, the

to

under

the

Consul

Dutch

War).

their

where
they stood,
slaughtered
the
80,000
falling, including

Roman

Candia

were

in

sea

attacked

were

impossible,

prisoners.

6,000

Romans
the

the
Carthaginian
infantry followed
up
attack,
and,
flight being

Cape

1,040

the

wounded,

in

The

horse.

a
landing in Ireland,
intercepted by Duncan,

was

in

by

broken

the

in

French
and

rear,

fleet

bal,
Hanni-

superior

much

with

up
and

ii,

ginians
Cartha-

outnumbered

though
infantry, was
The
cavalry.
drawn

October

Dutch

to

imder

force,

Winter,

The

1797.
its way

the

and

Duncan,

equal

in

ships,

battle

under

50,000
Hannibal.

under

216,

B.C.

Romans

90,000
about

British

the

of

line

Admiral

Dutch,

and

Varro,

Revolution).

French

under

the

of

(Wars

War).

Cannae

mand
com-

20,000

Cape

Finisterre
Austrian

Fought

of
(War
Succession).

October

14,

the

1747,

when
under

Admiral

French

fleet

British

Hawke

fleet

under

of

Admiral

The

de

French

14 ships
attacked

losing
lost

598

than

The

(Napoleonic

is

also

of

Messina.

July
British

Une

the

French

The

Villeneuve.

Admiral

fleet, consisting

battleships, was
Calder,

Fogs

of

20

by

attacked

captured

who

turning
re-

Indies,

West

ships.

light airs prevented

him
his
from
following
up
next
advantage
day, for which
he
tried
was
by court-martial
and
censured.
most
unjustly
and

The

British

loss

and

wounded,

149

killed

and

losing

French

327

of
War
(American
Henry
Independence).
tween
March
16, 178 1, beFought
of
fleet
British
a
eight
line
and
three
the
ships of
Vice-Admiral
frigates under
and
French
Arbuthnot,
a
ron
squadone
frigate.
by
stronger
French

killed

Cape

were

British

the

retire,

and

64

Passaro

Quadruple
Fought July
a

British

Sir

fleet

George

fleet
Antonio

of

to

losing

30

Admiral

in

Straits

the
of

Spaniards

Messina,

and,

and

signal

this

Lord

created

was

Messenian

the

tans
Spar-

The

for

but

and,

routed,

Tyrtacus,

of

eloquence

the

states

Peloponnesian

were

would

allies

their

with

Cristomenes.

under

and

Corinthians,

and

other

from

the

between

743,

B.C.

Messenians

the

abandoned

have

struggle.

place
Romans

Appius

and

formed

Romans

the

212,

Q.

Claudius.
a

early

defences

were

garrison

Hannibal
with

B.C.

under

circumvallation

city, and,
their

besieged

was

of

autumn

60,000

of

War).

(Second Punic

This

vius

31, 17 18, between

of 21
ships under

74
For

War).

Fought
Spartans

Capua

the

wounded.
killed

(First

Caprysema

the
of
(War
Alliance).

3,000

heavy

to

Vincent.

wounded.

Castafieta.
attacked

the

forced

Byng, and a Spanish

Don
ships under
29

Byng

victory, Jervis

wounded.

Cape

The

lost

wounded.

St.

the

over

and

killed

British

spite

In

totally defeated,

were

in

the

numbers,

superior

Spaniards

and
of

sail

26

frigates.

12

frigates

losing 4 ships and

prisoners, in addition

227

the

I797.
of
15

Jervis,

of

fleet

their

The

of

14,

and

John

and

losses

Battle

fleet

line

the

killed

183

was

the

of

Spanish
of

the

(Wars

British

Sir

line

battle

February
a

ships

ceived
re-

This

Revolution).

between

under

fleets

Spanish

from
under

combined

the

and

5 sail of
Robert

Sir

and

French

of

as

Vincent

Fought

tween
be-

1805,

22,

fleet

under

Calder,

action.

known

St.

Cape

wounds

of

died
the

French

Fought
the

of

in

and

less
destroyed no
the
Spanish ships.

or

15

heavily,

lost

sides

feated, Castaiieta
de-

in

action,

severe

both

which

Wars).
a

49

very

Letendeur.

killed

Finisterre

captured

wounded.

Cape

after

battleships
signally
ships.

were

four

British

of

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

no

from

from
success.

in

in

by
FulThe

double

wall

round

the

the

winter,

attacked

by

within

and

without,

but

Hannibal

then

attempted

draw

to

siegers
be-

the

position by
but
only
upon
the
of
besieging
portion
It
him.
followed
being
from

their

Rome,

marching
small

force
thus

found

the

city,

impossible
it

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

50

relieve

to

had

8,000

strong,

the

Spanish
in

4,000
Torre.

tinder

number,
The

utterly

routed,

reaching

Porto

battle

Royalists
barely
the

Caracha

La
were

400
This

Cabello.

determined
of

about

Royalists,

War

Independence).
between
Fought
1813,
Patriots

and

under

Bolivar

Caraguatay
(Paraguayan
Fought August
1869,
the
under
Paraguayans
and

the

Comte

five

Brazilians

d'Eu.

engagement

Lopez,

under

After
the

between

under

November

9,

and

defended

by

was

regulars, under
besiegers opened fire
the evening
13th, and on
under

inhabitants,

(Civil War).

Fought

April 27,
Royalists

under

Moguls

the

strong, with
and
mercenaries,
1,000

force

Strachan.

Swedish
500
small
mentary
Parlia-

under

Montrose,

Royahsts,
broken
the
by
horse, only the

serious
offering any
The
Royalist:: lost
and

wounded

and

and

saw

his

mentary
Parlia-

Swedes

resistance.

396
over

killed
400

Nadir

and

the
and

Emperor
his

Grand

Nizam-ul-Mulk.

The

feated
completely delevies,
Mogul

veterans
raw

Shah

and

thirty

millions

wards
after-

shortly

and
occupied
it
off,
carrying

jewels

coin

to

the

sacked
is

said,

value

of

sterling.

of
Carpi
(War
Succession).
Fought
July
the

the

of

Shah,
the

Shah

Nadir

Delhi,
manded
com-

of

between

under

the

Colonel
who

the

troops

Persian

the

on

Invasion

(Persian
India).
Fought
1739,

Vizier,

tween
1650, beof Orkney,

Durand.

of
the
pressure
Durand
surrendered.

Carnoul

the

of

force

The

Mohammed
Carbisdale

small
Colonel

14 th,

1745,
the

Westmoreland

and
with

Persians

were

besieged by the
the
Young

was

Pretender,

stubborn

victorious.

Forty-

the

Jacobites

the

BraziUans

of

j.

city

Cumberland

War).

Arikera.

(Rebellion

Carlisle

Militia,

victorv.

St.

of

island

the

See

Carigat.

livar
Bo-

ists,
RoyalSpanish
a
gaining
complete

feated,
detook

Lucia.

the

the

counter,
en-

were

British

the
of

possession

severe

French

and

This

of

Colombian

After
the

dence
indepen-

American

the

under

Meadows.

Colombia.

(South

the
Comte

d'Estaing, and the English under

Admiral
Barrington and General

Bolivar, and

under

War

(American
Bay
of Independence).
between
1778,
Fought

French
War
(South American
of Independence).
tween
be1821,
Fought
June
24,
Colombian
the
patriots,

was

Carenage

surrendered.

Carabobo

was

fight, and he
captured.

last

afterwards

soon

afterwards

shortly

lost

This

wounded.

Montrose's

only

Strachan

while

prisoners,

Imperialists

the

701,
under

Spanish
between
Prince

DICTIONARY

5^!

loss of 3,000
SiXT

killed

prisoners,

wounded,

totally routed,

guns.

action, La

and

and

iS

BATTLES

OF

assemble

to

Casilinum

Frank
(Second
Italy).

vasion
In-

with

which

of

Fought

Imperial
and

the

strong,
30,000
The
Romans
won
and

Alemanni,

under

Buccelin.

said

are

chroniclers

to have

the

invading

to

themselves

Buccelin

with
of

fell in

Due

de

and

Prince
wnth
attacked

the

position,
carrying

which

Imperialists
the

French

Castalla

Fought

night

lost

the

the

35

The

4,000

tween
be-

under

troops

Murray,

and

under

French
lost
the

defeated.

were

600

Suchet.

killed

and

French,

The

to

the

The

Prince

was

Castiglione,

when

of

effected

Cialdini.

The

under

Papal

Sardinians,
General

army

was

the

a
by
Guyeaux

near

i860,

advanced

upon

while

part

and

General
retreat

other

and

Bazalitch
the

to

section

French

One

two.

Mincio,
cut

was

up
under

division

Jimot's

dragoons,
prisoners

20

guns.
the
portion

Austrians
loss

in

cut

Salo, losing 3,000

In

strong,

was

army
under

fought

40,000

besieging
he

upon
carried

about

the

the

moved
Augereau
Lonato
Castiglione.
was
trian
the Ausby assault, and

under

strong, and

and

deMedavi.

General

men,

General

8,000

1706,
under,

Italian
Castiglione (Napoleon's
Campaigns).
tween
Fought
August
3, 1796, bethe
French
under
leon,
Napoand
the Imperialists under
Wurmser.
with
Napoleon,

Italy).
Fought
September
18,
between
the Papal troops
Moriciere,

8,

Hesse,

under

but

(Unification

La

of

Prince

Suchet,

truth.

Castelfidardo

Spanish

the

Imperialists

French

according
800, according to Murray,
3,000,
but
the former
figure is probably
nearer

of

September

Lonato,

allies

wounded
to

morenci
Mont-

prisoner.

the

25,000

15,000
The
'

French

were

and

in

fell.

(Peninsular War).
April 13, 181 3,

John

rebels

The

the

the
and
by
French,
with
loss of
a
totally defeated,
ing.
and miss8,000 killed, wounded,

5,000.

allied

the
of

attacked

strong

about

about

17,000
Sir

tween
be-

succeeded

XIII

under
son

routed,

Fought

in

1632,

Succession).

45

the

as

his

i,

nobles

taken

between

with

he

made

troops of Louis

Castiglione (War

1705,
under

French

infantry,

Montmorenci,

de

utterly

loss

squadrons,
the
under
Imperialists
The
Prince,
Eugene.
numbers,
greatly inferior

and

rebel

the

Spanish

Vendome,

battalions

and

only.

of
the
(War
Succession).
Fought
.\ugust 16,
French

the

Constable.

battle.

the

between

Due

the

80

Cassano

the

tory,
vic-

signal
by

exterminated

army

only

300
he

Castelnaudary.
Fought
September

Narses,

and

was

18,000

under

troops
Franks

remnant

able

Ancona.

to

way

between

554,

about

the

after

and,

Moriciere

of

near
were

2,000

of

the

action

Castiglione,
defeated
men,

encounter,

the

with

after

and

driven

perate
des-

back

Mantua.

upon

Napoleon
12,000

by

litch's

force,

making

the

succeeded

was

laid

down

their

Fought
Spanish

the

force

the

victory opened

The

of

of

road

to

This

(Hundred

Years'

War).

the

battle

of the

was

Hundred

last

Years'

fought July

Talbot,

lines

the

of

in flank

were

taken

from

the

and

totally

French

to

of

Fought
Syracusan

B.C.

tines, and

sans

owing
but

to

also

Talbot

her

Carthaginian
Sicily).
between

200

under

Lep

inferior

part

once

Syracuse.

order

cold

in

Sahib.

of the Nana

Cawnpur
Fought

(Indian Mutiny).

between

the

December

6,

British

1857,
Sir

under
and

Campbell,

Colin

routed

^vere

miles,

14
Out

of

36
The

25,000
Gwalior

the

mutineers

all

at

points, and
cavalry for

the

by
suffering heavy

fled, pursued

were

32
guns,
British
lost 99

loss.
tured.
cap-

only.

the

upon

The

War).

the

naval

458

between

and

the

bad

victors

siege

Messenian

(Third

Cecryphalea

numbers,

to

in detail.
at

were

massacre

The

of
generalship
Leptines, who
his
dispersed
ships too widely,
be
them
to
whelmed
overallowing

of

this

murdered

by

blood

thaginian
Car-

Syracuutterly routed, partly

entered

of

including
The
contingent.

vastly superior

in

fired upon
They
were,
the
boats, and
to
as
they took
vivors
surescaped. The
only a few

rebels,

387

Allahabad.

to

19

opened

galleys

their

conduct

sortie

October

fleet.

safe

Sahib

Nana

the

afterwards

French.

the

Invasion

were

by

defeated,

(Second

Catana

attacked

entrenchments

slain.
On
being
Bordeaux
following,

gates

of

besiegers, but

the

of

450
under

surrendered

from

promise

about

survivors,

the

number,

the

to

Castillon, and

rendered.
sur-

however,

lish
Eng-

Earl

marched

Shrewsbury,

was

The

1453.

17,

under

of

and

War,

survivors

the

the

(Indian Mutiny).
of
Residency
Cawnpur
invested
was
by the mutineers
by a
June 6, 1857, and defended
small
garrison until
June
24,
in

Castillon

next

from

Cawnpur

when

Tetuan.

relief

barred,

and

The

fighting.

severe

nightfall,

till

fought

pass

General

strong

after

Moors,

pass

the
The

Caudium.

of

the

in

Pontius,

under

i860,

i,

guard

army,

Prim, defeated

Sabines

Post-

by

entrapped

were

umus

four
Vetu-

Spurius

and

Calvinus

loss,
suffering heavy
exit
day, finding every

War),

under

when
322,
under
T.
legions,
B.C.

Romans

arms.

advance

rius

narrow

detachment

January

the

main

consequently

Castillejos (Moroccan
when

that

of the

and

army,
whole
Austrian

the

in

think

messenger
in the middle

French

poleon,
Na-

strong.

Samnite

(Second

War).

Fought
Roman

Baza-

S3

Forks

Caudine

to

of

portion

4,000

however,
he

with

summoned

was

men,

surrender

4th,
only

the

On

Lonato,

at

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

latter

Cedar

action,

Athenians,

were

fought

B.C.

Peloponnesians

the

in

which

the

victorious.

Creek

(American

Civil

War).

Fought

October

17,

1864, be-

tween

Under

of

cover

amongst

fog,
right,

Cerignola

Sheridan's

Early turned
capturing 18 guns,
rallying his broken
routed
totally

right \%ing,

had

who

camii.
heavier,
the

the

18

and

French
and

lost

du

tween
be9, 1862,
under
Confederates

Federals

General

under

strong

was

assailed

at

late

in

position
and

cessive
suc-

repulsed
evening, when

ceased.

about

lost

victory.

October
the

killed,

under

Confederation

Spanish royalists.
a
won
complete victor}'.
(Amphictyonic

Chaeronea

Fought

Buenos

of

1859,
tine
Argen-

Mitre.

was

victorious,

following

month

entered

and

in

and

the

lad

of

eighteen

slightly fewer
was

and

de

"

and

the

in

which

the

of

number.

artificial

9,500
of Walter

troops

Athens,

The
their

surroun'led
an

the

Band,"

Duke

Brienne,

15,000

between

camp

inundation,

Duke's

cavalry

lans
Catawith
into
rode

the

Theban

and

rear.

The
and

"

were

cavalry
the

on

charge broke
they then

and

in

Athenians

flank

hopeless

the

Theban

dying

where

Athenians
2,000

which

Athenians,

the

Their

were

Philip

Thebans,

the

ensued,

then

allies

heavy

ranks,

attacked

Band

horse,

right wing,

his

sent

the

by

opposed

against
alUed
right.
1307
Great

PhiUp

"

in number.

his

the

Cephisus.
Fought

and

Chares

respectively.

reinforced

tion.
Confedera-

and

Athenians

foot and
2,000
30,000
latter led by Alexander,

Buenos

the

under

Theagenes
had

tween
be-

338

B.C.

Macedonians

under

of

State

War).

Thebans

Ur-

under

Ayres,

Urquiza

the

August

the

under

those

Chihans

The

the
and

the

and

Martin,

San

18 17,

patriots

Chilian

the

between

the

23,
of the

troops

War

(South American
Independence).
February
12,
Fought

Philip,

Cepeda.
Fought

strong,

rals
Fede-

The

2,800

and
wounded,
missing
800
or
Confederates,
900.

Catalan

gaining

French

of

were

the

fighting

Ayres

under

Chacabuco

Pope.

5 p.m.,

attacks

the

Francois
Imperialists

the

complete

20,000

Confederate

The

quiza,

bon,
Bour-

August

about

between

the

de

the

V).

between

1544,

Gast,

Charles

of

(Wars
under

French

15,000
and
Jackson,

the

defeated

slain.

Fought

the

at

Civil War).

until

The

totally

were

taking
re-

(American

Mountain

Fought

the

Nemours

and

Cedar

under

French

Nemours.

de

Due

CerisoUes

besides

action.

the

of

beginning

the

de

Gonsalvo

Sheridan

but

guns,
had
he

22

tured
caplosses

Federal

The

captured

gaged
en-

the

plundering

in

were

been

Spaniards

the

between

1503
under

Cordova,

erates,
Confed-

the

(Neapolitan War).

Fought

Sheridan,

but

being

slain.

the

dan.
Sheri-

cut

were

Brienne

de

pieces,

to

40,000

General

under

Federals

about

and

Early,

C'.encral

and

unsuspectingly,

under

Confederates

lo.ooo

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

54

they

lost

prisoners.
almost

"

6,000

rout

Sacred
stood.
killed

The

annihilated.

bans
The-

Chaeronea

Mithridatic

(First

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

After

55

strong,

and

90,000

in

laus.

The

30,000
of Pontus,

the

troops
under
number,
Romans

Arche-

Fought
Mithridatic

(Third

Actius

War).

F'ought

fleet,

Roman
and

salhed
but

chain

of

out

the

entrance
the
protecting
of the
whole
destroyed the
ships, 70 in number.

and
Roman

and

the

(Civil War).
skirmish
A
fought
cavalry
the
18,
1643, between
June
Prince
under
Rupert,
Royalists
Field

and

of

right

allies

concerted
for

Aurelian

with

and

give

so

the

after
with

few

posted
which

of

tion,
destruc-

his

forces

the

Emperor

cut

Alemanni

under

fight

Ale-

Vadomair.

the
the

English and
The
and

slain.

number

fight
Battle

of Chalons.

This

Little

"

the

called

is

"

(Allied Invasion

Champ-Aubert
France).

of

February
by

an

march

country,

fell

Napoleon

main

Blucher's

upon

Paris, via

upon

Blucher
three

his

extraordinary
through a difficult

marching

in

1814,

10,

with

Napoleon

army
Chalons.

took

earnest

worsted,

were

army,
forced

by

present.

knights

volted
re-

desperately,
pieces.

in

the

between

when

of

life

the

endangered

was
a

Fought

The

to

play,

as

tage,
advan-

(Invasion of the
manni).
July 366 between
Fought
under
Romans
Jovinus, and

Chalons

Attila

tournament

wliich

considerable

deserted,

he

followers.

were

1274,
Edward

French

measures

their

in

foul

of

out

in

French

legionaries fought
but

renew

allowed
conflict, and
unmolested.
retreat

place

was

hands

the

in

puppet

soldiers,

his

who

Tetricus,

Tetricus.

to

Aurehan,
Emperor
legions under

the

revolted

the

only

the

between

271,

of

troops
and

Legions

the

Aquitaine).

of

Fought

day.

not

Chalons.

of

(Revolt

did

prepared
the

of

attack

however,

Actius,

and

following

the

on

Arising
Chalons

camp,

the

resist

then

having

loss,

heavy
to

the

was

affair.

the

in

his

to

doric
Theo-

Attila

Huns.

the

suffered

to

which

charge,
totally routed
fell,and

furious

the

for

only

Hampden

that

fact

killed

notable

and

Hampden,
the

under

Parliamentarians

the

left made

the
in

withdrew

Chalgrove

allies

onslaught,

Attila's
on

the

while
the

of

centre

Visigoths

the

under

fought

was

plain,and

open
and

right

tively,
respec-

Huns

battle

withstood

and

broke

then

fleet

Theodoric

The

an

under

Visigoths

and

Attila.
on

bour,
har-

the

back,

driven

were

Pontic

The

of Pontus.

that

Romans

the

the
74, between
Rutilius
under

B.C.

mans
Ro-

the

between

451
the

and

Huns).

the

of

(Invasion

Chalons

victorious.
Chalcedon

4,000
lost

Romans

The

1,200.

pletely
com-

were

6,000

prisoners.

and

killed

the

with

routed

were

of

loss

Sulla,

under

Romans

between

86,

B.C.

Alemanni

the

day,

the

lasting throughout

War).
Fought

Niulo,

engagement,

obstinate

an

was

ing
advanc-

divisions,

attacked

the

and
second

of

Alsusieff, and
dispersed it, taking

completely
prisoners and all the guns.
r,ooo
On
the following day he encountered
the

men

formed

and

defeated
loss

advance
at

of

6,000,

to

and

retire

d'York,

Russians

guard,

The

Confederates

1 0,000

14th he turned

body

under

main

after

This

flank
of

one

brilliant

between
under

2,

force

of

march

his

Civil

4, 1863,
3, and
Confederates

though

place
small

with

to

he

2nd

and
he

routing
This

the

on

the

mistaken

nth

that

and

was

of

Federal

fired

into

Carolina

Corps.

the

regiment,

mortally

wounded.

attack

was

and
On

renewed

force

May

defended

9,

by

taken

by

the

over

but

to

storm,

assailants,
had

garrison

500

ant.
command-

South

Jackson
the 3rd
in

front

Years'

(Seven

War).
place was
besieged
by Clive, with
1757,

Company's
600
by
Sepoys.

On

joint

under

arrived,

and

by
the

300
three

19th

ships

in

2,000

and

the

attack

March

defended

troops, and
Frenchmen

British

Admiral
the

on

24th
land

and

sea

of

capture

the

place.
Charasiab

(Second Afghan

Fought
Sir

by

October

Frederick

force

who

of

6,

Roberts
and

massed

on

Ghilzais,
road

the

ing
approach-

was

convoy

from

War).
879, when
attacked

Afghans

were

which

Zahidabad,

under

General

dusk

general,

by

Nagpur,

British

This

was

in

hold
strong-

of

Chandernagore

the

for

the

attack,

the
however,
cost
for
dear,
Jackson's

success,

was

of the

his

Federal

Confederates
staff

afternoon

commenced

War).

chief

killed, including the

out,

about

Adams,

loss

the

Jackson's
army.
successfully carried

was

by

was

the

resulted

detached

Federals

Federals

Rajah's troops,
days' bombardment

two

Watson

Federals

Jackson
right, while

the

about

Rajah

was

the

with

is

under

Hooker's

contained
rest

and

Lee,

5th.

lost

losing

(American

Hooker.

his

of

the

Napoleon's

largely outnumbered,
turn

he

march

53,000
Lee, and
120,000

under

It

3,000
after

14,

War).
Fought May

the

on

the

Colonel

8 18.

achievements.

Chancellorsville

the

was

killed, wounded,

considered

half

face

to

army,
retire, which

prisoners.
most

not

French

in

3,000

under

while

to
compelled
did
in good
order,

off,

recross

Mahratta

(Third
fortress,

besieged

was

main

being sufficientlystrong
the

out

himself, who,

Blucher

Chanda
of

3,000
the

the

to

18,000, including 7,650 prisoners.

This

Thierry, driving him

with
heavy loss, including
prisoners, while
finally on
on

the

men;

the

on

road

30,000
teau
at Cha-

Prussians

and

Rappahannock

Thierry.

with

success

driven

were

forced

Hooker

the

encountered

he

13th

the

General

and

forcing

Chateau

on

Federals

the

4th

20,000

main

the

further
flank, with
while
Confederates,

for the

Montmirail,

him

abandon

him

On

with

who

Sachen,

with

and

under

these,

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

56

The
Macpherson.
enemy
routed
and
dispersed, and
reached
safely.
convoy
camp

Charenton

(War

Fought

February

the

strong,

of

under

Royal
the

the

Fronde).

8, 1649,

troops,
Great

tween
be-

8,000

Conde,

and

the

of

forces

complete

the

forcing them
with
heavy loss,
officers.
Among
and

Paris

upon

including
the

loo

slain

all their

from

posted

considered

April 6, 1863,
Federal
On

7th

fort

upon

of

Admiral

several

lost
and

and

ship
2

men

nth

Fort

On

land

force

but

loss.

General

with

i8th

heavy
proved
Wagner

and, with
Island, was

to

be

works

the

failed

besiegers

all

in

Sumter,

the

defences.

From

blockade

of

became

the

for

but

Fort

siege

the
their
and

on

approach of Sherman's
army,
strong,
garrison, then 9,000
evacuated
the city,February
18,
1865.
the

Americans,
General

(Second

American

7,000

Hampton,

between

the
under

strong,
and

of

Canadian

Militia, far

in

numbers,

who

were

to

privations.

and

Champ-

See

force

inferior

strongly

Civil

(American

War).

Army
attack

The

Bragg.

under

commenced

lines

Confederate
Look

capturing

Federals

Mountain,

their

on

extreme

advanced

They
through a thick fog, to
out
drove
slopes, and
"

the

upper
fenders,
de-

the

is

above

Battle

following

the

On

Clouds."

unseen

the

action

this

whence
as

27th,

the

on

left.

the

federate
Con-

West,

the

the

on

27,

Federals
the

of

strong,

40,000

to

24

and

Grant,

under

was
pierced,
Bragg's centre
26th
of
the
while
the
fighting
of
the
nature
in
and
27th was
The
actions.
severe
rearguard
and
Federals
lost
5,286 killed
The
and
wounded,
330 missing.

day

lost

Confederates
181 3,

fatal to

was

succumbed

who

November
Fought
80,000
1863, between

known

mere

until,

port,

surrendered,

siege

Thierry.

Chateau

this

the

Chateauguay
War).
Fought

fatigues

Morris

on

the

his

the

attempts
inner

Gueschn,

Out

abandoned,

the

Du

untenable,
on

town

and

5, after a
Fort

bombardment,

very

made

September

On

sap.

time

an

loss
then

were

July

repulsed

was

an

the
4, but

fence
de-

obstinate

After

Chattanooga

attacked

enormous

preparations

Ros.

de

under

garrison

English

an

by

defended

was

Aubert.

by three brigades under

also
pulsed
rewas
Seymour

assault

of

and

Du

under

French

the

1380 by
Guesclin,

besieged

was

loth

July

the

On

War),

fortress

This

defenders

only.
a

loss

disabling

The

Wagner,

with

with

the

others.

clads
iron-

Dupont,

repulsed

was

nine

(Hundred

Chateauneuf-Raudon

made

was

by

Sumter

bar.

the

attack

an

the

day

crossed

under
which

which

on

fleet

the

commenced

have

to

with

them

loss.

heavy

Years'

(American Civil War).

be
siege of this place may

the

gallant

most

repulsed

and

storm

to

but

hnes,
made

Canadians

Charleston
The

attempted

defence,

The

Chateauguay.

near

Canadian

the

Clauleu.

was

S7

Americans

ing
driv-

victory,

Frondeurs

entrenchments,
back

liament
ParCondc

Clauleu.

under

gained

Paris

the

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

and
the

wounded,
hands

prisoners,
rifles.
of

of
40

Also

Missionary

but
the

in

fewer

left

they
Federals

guns
called

Ridge."

in

6,142

and
the

killed

"

7,000
Battle

DICTIONARY

58

Che-mul-pho

OF

(Russo-Japanese

War).

of

February

8,

1904,

Japanese
squadron
voying
protected cruisers, cona

four

under

transports,
and
Uriu,
cruiser

and

sought
was

blown

which

and

the

up

gunboat
losing

Russians
wounded.

avoid

The

killed

the
and

Japanese
damage.

material

no

capture,

destroyed,
504

fered
suf-

(Civil War),

Fought March
29,
the Royalists under
defeated
were
by
under
defeat

Royalist

1644, when
Lord

Chace.

Chiari

(War

Fought

incursion

mentarians
ParliaThis

threatened

into

74
The

and

413

wounded.

Kent

of

the

under

strong,
and

Eugene,
Spaniards
Savoy.

the

1701,

small

the

of

after

Duke

of

occupied

hard

hours'

two

with

repulsed

were

and

Chiari, where
by the allies,

attacked

was

Prince

Prince

town

about

French

under
The

cession).
Suc-

Spanish

the

28,000

who,

Otterburn.

See

September
i,
Imperialists,

between

Firth

the

the

of

men.

officers

28

and

Chevy

he

Waller.

prevented

lost

loss

2,046

killed

men

the

Cheriton

and

Germans

the
landing.
ojipose
action
the cruiser
to

with

Tiimpling,

under

Corps

German

officers

smart

Sixth

miral
Ad-

Russian

gunboat

to

After

the
Von

Fought
between

BATTLES

ing,
fightloss of

to
nearly
Owing
3,000.
strength of their
position,
Imperialists lost 117 only.

the
the

and

Chickahominy

Sussex.

Civil

(American

War).
Chelate

(Crimean
Fought
January

On

the

6th

the

of

post
under

under

to

lost

wounded,
and

the

Turks

out

of

the

which

the
and

prisoners,
driven

was

the
village. On
the
following days
Russians
made
desperate attempts
to
the

recover

Anrep,
some

the

on

20,000

All

their

and

the

them

General

9th, bringing up
from

men

Cragova.

efforts, however,
three

losing

2,000

about

men,

when
General

September
sortie

Vinoy

from
was

30,
Paris

the

army
Grant
attacked

the

entrenchments,

object

of

onslaught
but

back

their

original

their

loss.

Lee's

on

assailants

to

failed,

and

the

finally repulsed

of

over

and

Confederates

success,

rallying,

further

were

wounded

of
first

position
attempts

All

loss

the

with

lines

Federals
with

some

Confederates,

drove

heavy

with
passage
his
and

with

met

the

erners'
South-

the

forcing
Chickahomin3^

the

federate
Conunder

Virginia

kiUed,

13,000

The

missing.
lost

about

6,000.

cost

the

Chickamauga

(American

Civil

War).

1,000.

Chevilly (Franco-German
Fought

failed,

days' fighting

further

Turks

position.

and

Grant,
of

Lee.

after

killed

1,000,

under

late
Che-

and

many

Federal

Turks

6,000
in

the

sian
Rus-

Fischbuch

3,000

and

1854.

at

Pasha,

fighting,

Russians

9,

men

by

June 3, 1864, between

of the
mac
PotoArmy

Fought

advanced

General

Ahmed

heavy

6,000

attacked

was

War).

Fought
War),
1870,
under

repulsed by

September

20,
19 and
Confederate

1863,

between

Army
Bragg,

of the

West

under

and

the

Federals

General

the

Rosecrans.

On

General
under
the

19th

DICTIONARY

6o

Brown

in

and

was

considerable

with

BATTLES

garrison, refusing

position at
repulsed

strong

Chippewa,

OF

being put

loss.

Chitral
Chitor.

On

Towartls

the

century

besieged
Ala-ud-Din.
the

by

of

this

fortress

the

teenth
thir-

Pathans

and

under

Lakhsman.

Rana,

attack

the

under

The

suffered

Rajputs

but

second

the

at

attacked

Pathans

put

the

to

mercilessly
All the Rajput
the
mitted
place comavoid
captivity.

in

women

to

suttee,
Lakhsman

Singh

his

twelve

and

eleven

fell in

sons

out

the

fence.
de-

Chitral

Khan

of

took

place in
Bikrmajit
unavailing
Gujeratis

Rana
but
the
Shah.

of

1535,
made

when

of

out

the
fall

to

small

of

the
escaped
Udai
Singh.
reign of this

by

sack

men
wo-

and

they
rushed

Only

one

line

Royal

namely
was
during the
Singh that the
place in 1568,
under
Moguls
deserted
Singh

massacre,

It
Udai
took

the

Delhi

Akbar.

the

Udai

his

defended
capital, which
was
by a garrison of 8,000 Rajputs
under
The
Jagmal.
siege was
scientifically conducted,
and,
a
breach
having been
effected, an
assault

ordered.

was

however,

breach,

kilUng

and

the

assault

was

killed, and

proved

mine,
in

the

of the assailants,
500
assault
was
pulsed.
re-

Shortly
Jagmal

exploded

was

to

Umrar

and

sortie

of

was

cluding
58, inand

officers,
who

Singh,

manded
com-

but

Kashmiris,
of

in
and

attacks,

continual

mining
held
garrison

operations,
until

out

it
April 18, when
by Colonel
Kelly.
the
was
garrison

relieved

was

One

fifth

of

killed

or

wounded.
Chizai

(Hundred
Fought
July

remnant

before

fighting.

child

third

the

gates,

Pretender

loss

series

cers
offi-

Bahadur

thousand

by
garrison,

opened

the

gallant
against

under

slain

the

Chitor

defence

Thirteen
were

of

sack

Baj
the

the

second

The

the

British

spite

throne,
with

General

vice
Ser-

British

Bajaur.

repulsed,

Sikhs

Captain
Campbell,
by a large force of
and
under
Bajauris

Afzal,

the

fenders,
de-

were

sword.

Shere

the

the

overpowered
who

Chitralis

terribly,

attempt

with

troops,

repulsed, though

was

Chitral

the

3, 1895,

garrison, consisting of 90
and
Kashmir
280
Imperial

was

defended

was

(Chitral Campaign).
March

was

tirst

of

end

the

by

surrender,

to

sword.

the

to

afterwards
a

second

successful,

the

the

French

and

the

Hampton.
was
engaged

his

the

about

after

The

town.

Edward

III

who

siege
by

of
the

force

equal

engagement,
and
them,

defeated

Thomas

Guesclin,
in

and,

own,

Guesclin,

under

attacked

in

bloody
the

1373,
Du

Du

was

English,

War).
between

under

English

Chizai,

Years'

to

and

long
totally
captured
cost

reverse

Saintonge

and

Poitou.

Choczim

(Ottoman

Fought
Russians
Turks

under

Pasha.

The

endeavouring
by a coup
and

Wars).

between
1769,
under
Galitzin, and

defeated

considerable

Mohammed

de

by
loss.

who

capture
main,
the

the

Emin

Russians,
to

the

were

Turks

were

zim
Chocmet

with

Chong-ju
The

(Russo-Japanese

first

made

War).

with

500

1
,

the

land

forces

of

Russia

Japan,

when

advanced

the

April, 1904,
of
guard
Japanese Army
came

with

force

General

back

and

The

losses

losing

of the

Chong-ju.
sides

from

(Peruvio-Chilian War).
tween
January
13, 1861, be-

the

Chilians

Baquedano

and

under
The

with

loss

The

Chilians

2,500

wounded.

re-union

vians
Peru-

Roman

totally

feated
de-

of 9,000

killed

2,000

ers.
prison-

and

of

ral
Gene-

of

lost

Icilled

800

the

Austrians

Charles

of

Prussians

equal,

the

the

War).
November

Fought
between

prisoners.
wounded
each

on

made

18

The
numbered

side, and

This
Shir

is

history which
to
according

12,000

and

and

months,

Gustavus

who,

first

military
Adolphus
during the war

exploit
of

of

Sweden,
of

161

1,

of

for

the

Emperor
35,000.
in
a

war,
use

sides.
several
forced

surrender.
of

Two

the

men,

of

tween
be315,
the
Great,

and

the

Constantine

defile,

pires).
Em-

8,

Constantine
20,000

1538.

Indian

rules

October

Fought
with

in

artillery by
siege lasting
the garrison was

(Dano-Swedish

by
in

both

of

After

the

of
the

conducted

was

notable

was

made

7,000
Austrians

the

held

was

Nawab

Humayun
first siege

The
prisoners.
to
by famine
Prussian
ral
sevecavalry delivered
unsuccessful
and
desperate
Cibalis
(War
almost
stroyed.
dewere
charges, and

The

203.

besieged

was

under

leaving

1,000

Christianople
Wars).

prisoners.

fortress, which
Khan
Sur,

Bengal,
Moguls

about
the

and

killed

100

Chunar.

retreat,

killed

Boyd.
defeated

249

lost

This

and

guns

of

and

British

3,000

General
were

loss

about

and

under

wounded

for

ally
eventu-

forced
to
they were
in
though
good order,
them

the

Austrians,

the

with

181 3,
onel
Col-

11,

under

British

800

Americans

The

The

steadiness

and

behind

can
(Second Ameri-

Farm

Chrystlers

were

infantry

down

the

head.

one

the

Frederick

but

Prussian
wore

Prince
and

numbers

The

about
of

under

Lorraine,
under

Great.

of

whole

Empire

the

was

under

Morrison,

of
trian
Austhe
(War
Succession).
May 17, 1742, between

Fought

The

victory
the

of

loss

of

tally
to-

was

with

this

Americans

Chotusitz

siege

the

Caceres.

were

wounded,

and

the

General

Peruvians

and

under

Emperor
detached

surrendered.

and

25,000,
result

60,000

Licinius

defeated,

Two

the

force

Constantine

by

were

and

East,

Byzantium.

Fought

place

man.

Licinius,

under

troops

them

small.
Chorillos

tress
for-

blowing
the

of
(War
Empires).
between
Fought
323

after

drove

both

men,

captured

gate,

Chrysopolis

under
and

occupied
on

this

on

and

First

Cossacks

engagement

the

without

the

in contact

Mischtchenko,

brisk

of

in

and

assault

night

between

encounter

6i

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

where

Licinius,

East,

with

posted

was

he

was

62

OF

DICTIONARY

attacked
attack

followed

into

the

nius

rallied

his

the

the

plain,

open

seemed

in

person,

lost
abandoned

night

under

sumed
re-

day
of

broke

more

Licinius

of his best

troops,
the

(Peninsular

War).

onslaught, and
the Swedes
in the
end
gained a
those
Among
complete victory.
fled

the

at

fell

This

town

invested

was

January

and

by

carried

of

wounded,

150

besiegers
killed

1,290

the

lost

wounded,

by

181 2,
twelve

April

son

killed

and

under

prisoners,

Samnites

and

under

tius.
Pon-

(Norman

of

Italy.
1033, when
under
Robert

serious
cut
was

mans
Nor3,000
Guiscard

totally
force
under

routed

of

Pope

Germans

to

overtaken

man,

in

Leo

they

and

(Swedo-Polish
Fought
July
13,
the

Swedes,

the

when
Roman

said

to

have

men.

50,000

the

under

Conon

the
defeated

and

destroyed.
cities

maritime

and

Pharnabazus,

Pisander

Athenian.

power

of

slain, and
Persia
power

Asia,
of

thus
in
and

Sparta

his
established
re-

the
the
was

Cockerel

any
were

Pope

Wars).

12,000

Persian

largely superior

fleet

was

between
120
394
under
Pisander

IX.

flight and

1702,

B.C.

triremes

destroyed.

captured.
Clissau

to

Fought

Greek
a

offered

his

loss

her

Germans

resistance, but

down

his

Cisalpine

of

225,
routed

B.C.

utterly

Invasion

Fought

the

and

Boru

battle.

(Conquest

Spartan

fleet

Italians

lost

Cnidus.

and

gained

signal victory.

Only

and

War).

Romans

miscellaneous

of

The

have

to

Brian

men.

Gauls

Romans

and

said

fell in the

Gaul).
Fought

the
315, between
Caius
Maenius

Civitella

Ulster
Boru.

Brian

are

Clusium

Samnite

(Second
B.C.
Fought

and

Norsemen

were

Irish

the

by
Connaught,

with
army
amounted

The

land).
Ire-

when

1014,
invaders

routed

Munster,
under
Meath,

The

storm.

300

1,500

the

of

24,

Scandinavian

6,000

Ciuna

assailed

the

lost

guns.

and

Hol-

Swedish

the

(Norse Invasion

Clontarf

and

ing
includ710,
Craufurd
and
Mac-

fell in

French

of

Duke

the

was

whom

Generals

kinnon,

8,

assault

The
days later.
during the siege

first

cavalry.

totally

Welhngton

Poles

the

Sirmium.

to

Rodrigo

but

gallantly,

Fought
Ciudad

Saxons

The

Augustus.
fought

24,000
erick
Fred-

under

Saxons

and

stein, commanding

ing
hav-

during

camp
retreated

and

XII,

Charles

who

Constan-

his

and

Poles

charge

once

20,000

Con-

The
a

Illyrians,and

under

and

ottensive.

lost, when

tine

The

enemy
Lici-

where

troops,

right wing,

the

and

repulsed,

was

stantine

the

Liciiiius.

by

BATTLES

Years'
(Hundred
War).
Fought
May,
1364, between
the
Navarrese
under
de
Jean
Grailli, aided
by a force of English
mercenaries
under
John
and
the
Joel,
French,
10,000

strong,
tween
be-

strong.

under

Guesclin.

executing

Du
a

Bertrand

Guesclin,

du
who

strategic retreat,

was

was

OF

DICTIONARY

English, who

the

by

attacked
surrounded

and

Joel falling.

De

but

aid,

their

made

laid

leaders,

their

whelmed
over-

prisoner,
deprived of

Navarrese,

the

to

came

also

was

and
and

their

down

the

Dutch

in

of four

British

small

Admiral

War).

Boer

(Second

Colenso

December

Fought
being the

1899,
15,
in Sir Red-

first action

for
the
campaign
BuUer
Ladysmith.
to
by a frontal
attempted
carry
the
the Boer
attack
position on
and
of
side
the
Tugela,
opposite
the
gallantry
notwithstanding
to
of the
was
compelled
troops,
relief

and
total

,05 5 rank
the Irish

half.

The

Colline

and

contested,

General

of

ias
Mar-

Balmacedists

warships,

the

had

the
throughout
lasting
fight
the
were
insurgents
night,
and
prisoners
routed,
4,000
tocratic
taken.
This
victory of the aris-

party

retiring French

the

First
von

advance

the

German

most

but

retreat

two

of

Verdun

on

The

delayed.
the

7,000
;
and
5,000

men.

tions,
posi-

divisions

their

Bazaine's

seriously

was

French

Germans

their

of

and

overthrown,

under
French

The

them

out

with

and

wounded,

of

loss

and
victors

The

See

Condorcanqui.

Ayacucho
of

(Conquest

officers

fortified

This

Algeria,
."\hmad,

geria).
Al-

strong,

under

the

of

and
the

rule,

French,

abandoned

following

loss

7,000

Having
Clausel

but
of

the

year

six
was

Clausel,

1836.
pieces,

breaching
assault,
essayed an

no

with

Hadji
for

Marshal

autumn

Eastern

out

French
the

by

in

under

held

against

in

city

which,
had

years
invested

lost about
222

and

Balmacedists,

the

prisoners.
1,500
lost 869.

tween
be-

army,
of
the

guard
Army Corps

Steinmetz.

maintained

were

1870,

II,

the

on

War).

(Franco-German
August

who

ments
entrench-

the

Constantine

Colombey
Fought

Bar-

fire of three

unopposed

killed

1,648

11,000

civil

the

war.

and

of

under

by
Congressists,

the

tween
be-

1,

General

the

stormed

stinately(hove
ob-

89

and

under

landed

?oth,

21,

Canto,

Aided

the

after

but,

plete
com-

Congressists

del

walls

was

ended

August

guns.

the

battle

The

Fought

Samnites

outside

gained

(Chilian Civil War).

Concon

10

and

and

Martin.

San

under

Spaniards
victory.

The

bosa.

Sulla,

Pontius,

Colombians

and

Chilians

the

and

Osorio,

General

under

strong,

5,000

RoyaUsts,

Spanish

the

this

between

democrats

Rome.

War

82

of

Roman
under

Rayada

10,000

captured

B.C.

adherents

Of

and

Rainier

can
(South Ameriof Independence).
War
tween
be18 18,
February
Fought

lost about

Brigade

(Civil
Sulla).

Gate

officers

71
file.

and

Boers

Fought

of

loss

under

troops

Stuart.

of

retire, with

of

Peter

Concha

Buller's

vers

a
ron
squadwarships, and

1796, by

force

Colonel

arms.

of

French
of the
(Wars
Revolution).
This
town
was
captured from

Colombo

were

overpowered,
Grailli

^Z

BATTLES

was

2,000

pulsed
re-

men,

siege.

In

General

64
Damr6mont

October

10,000

and

men,

breach

an

taking

His

Valce,

place by

when

Damremont
eral
Gen-

successor.

however,

storm

Crusaders

Thibaut

de

vasion
In-

(Moslem

Europe).
This
city was
besieged in 668,
under
by the Saracens
Sophian,
the
lieutenant
of
the
Culiph

but

the

their

was

but

quarters,

operations

September,

to

into

active

until, in 675, he

abandoned
lost in

men.
30,000
In 7 16, the Saracens
again laid
siege to the city, vAth. i2),ooo

under

men

of
of

A
Caliph Solyman.
sail co-operated
1,800
land

by
and

the

thus

Greek

the

relieved

famine,

from

and

assaults.

of

months,

withdrew,
hands

of

army,

in

after
a

which

was

The

peror,
Em-

II, made
but
resistance,

naval

Venetian

no
caped
es-

galleys,

of

action

the

Greek
out
with-

and

fought

galleys

galleys

under

64
Doria,

under

Greek

75

ruary
Feb-

between

1352,

13,
Genoese

and

Venetian

Pisani.

The

at

the

victorious,

were

sinking

26

galleys,
retire

to

harbour.
1

ese
Geno-

(Fourth

sade),
Cru-

besieged

July

into
The

Constantinople

relieving
22,000

taking or
forcing

and

the

fied
forti-

Genoese

lost

galleys.

(Ottoman
Europe).

of
On

June
with

siege
defended

city

Alexius

Latin

Empire
accomplished
opposition.

II,

The

peror,
Em-

PalaRologus,

was

siege

men.

Constantinople

surprise by
Greek

restoration

the

Mos-

lost

by
the

the

to

Pisani

all

defeat

they

of

Saracens

Bulgarian

East.

mand
com-

fear

After
the

attempt

citizens

all

repulsed

lemeh's
13

the

sea,

ships,

the

the

nople
Constanti-

lieutenant,

at

with
stroyed
de-

fire

of

Baldwin

fleet

was

obtaining

of
were

but

forces,

Mour-

Constantinople.

brother

Moslemeh,

the

the

his

three
which

and

126T,

Strategopulus.

and

over

progress

of

Michael
under

of

end

the purple, they

pillaged the city.
then
proclaimed

of

troops

siege,

the

its

the

ders
Crusa-

tinople,
Constan-

course

25,
taken

was

winter

renewed

the

Euiperor

July

the

keeping

success,

having

On

ing
followthe
during
succeeding summers,

five

without

city

determined

most

April

Sophian

the

iipon

After

Usurper,

to

died,

assumed

zoufle

first Latin

fleet

the

Angelus

Isaac

attack

Moslem

retired

finally

the

Baldwin

field from

and

at

in

Hellespont unopposed,

with

met

was

and

months,

and

resistance.

dered
surren-

the

by

18,

stormed

The

After

was

January
1204,
again laid siege

of

Moawiyeh.

it

and
Alexius,
occupied
by the
Isaac
who
restored
Crusaders,
and
drew.
withthe
throne,
Angelus to
In

passed

Count

Champagne.

July

day.

Constantinople

under

defence,

feeble

and

French

the

following

the

on

the

took

by

1203,
Venetian

of

point

the

on

place,

12th,
effected,

been

was

killed.

was

6,

BATTLES

7,

with

the

on

having

assault

before

down

sat

Constantine

OF

DICTIONARY

under

to

10,

by
the

Amurath

1422,

Turks,

200,000

the

city,
the

which

Greek

Emperor

vasion
In-

laid
was

garrison
Manuel.

OF

DICTIONARY

After
in

the

their

in the

of

siege

which

and

sallies Amurath,

of

British

II.

consisting

of

of

ammunition,
defence, but

by

numbers

May

on

and

foreigners, though

2,000

and

25,

gallant

Constantine
last

in

by

followed

of

the

Fought

(Napoleonic

April

the

the

British

the

line, besides

fleet

Admirals

Hyde

Nelson,

and

line

10

the

with
in

The

hoisted

the

the

Nelson

bUnd

signal.
until

silenced.
and

men,

The
had

retire,

to

to

action

The
the

ker
Par-

refused

and

eye,

and

telescope

the

put

line
offered

Danes

signal

Danish

six

lost
vessels

1,200

ously
seri-

rest

of

completely

victory

was

fleet

and

result
the

the

Eumenes.

about

30,000
fell upon

they

as

nally
sigthough

them,
able

were

and

Copratus,

the

was
Antigonus
in good order.

retreat

to

of

Berbers

aided

by

the

but

was

loss

of

had
the

this

dissolution

to

out

Berbers,
with

including

of

most

Emirs.

B.C.

Peloponnesian
and

20

ships

disordered

Cnemus

open
the

who
of

Gulf

the

sea,

47
Cne-

triremes

Phormio,

allowed

by

under

Athenian

blockading
the

between

429,

Phormio.

Corinth,
into

the

(Peloponnesian War).

Fought

was

and

under

marched

meet

20,000,

Corinth

under

Castile,

utterly routed,

principal

mus,

under

Cordova

Almudy

of Cordova

between

Sulaiman,

of

of

Moors

Almudy.

10,

Spaniards

Count

Sancho,

10

under
the

in

Empire

(Moorish
Spain).
Fought
August

Cordova

was

one

The

crossing

see

Danes

their

ander's
Alex-

Antigonus,

under

army
Eumenes
strong, and
Macedonians
the

his

The
damaged.
ship destroyed,

disabled.

of

under

was

to

tinued
con-

fire

British

posal
dis-

between

316,

B.C.

Asiatics

the

the

three

Danish

the

met

Tilsit,

the

at

(Wars

Each

by

running

resistance,

strenuous

his

of

Parker

but

vessels

aground, he
with
9 only.

The

Fought

Nelson

reserve,

Nelson's

but

fleet

ships,

12

Treaty

placed
Napoleon.

secret

of

and

Parker

batteries.

remaining

of

battleships, aided

of

the

defeated

sail

20

Danish

the

shore

attacked

of

of

surrendered,

Successors).

between

frigates, under

and
line.

the

under

been

and

Wars).

1801,

2,

of

have

bardment
bom-

forts

was

Macedonians

ramparts.

Copenhagen

clause

the

of

days'

otherwise,

would

Cath-

27 ships
fleet of 18 sail of the

Copratus,

which

storming

four
the

which

line,

of

unknown

an

tumult

the

by

Palaeo-

Emperor

killed

was

hand,

short

overpowered
general assault
the
city was

were

in

captured.
logus, the
East,

made

Lord

of

Danish

The

garrison,

Greeks

5,000

citadel

under

men

The

20,000

under

of

nople
Constanti-

258,000

Mohammed

after

cart,

tember
Sep-

by

1807,

Turks

the

Northern

captured

was

troops

the

siege.
On
April 6, 1453,
again laid
siege to

the

(Napoleonic Wars).

Copenhagen
The
city
5,

raised

revolt, and

with

of

league

the

Powers.

Bonrsa

to

away

domestic

heavily

assaults,

nuinerous

called

by

lost

defenders'

was

in

months,

two

Turks

65

BATTLES

to

and

heavy

pass
when

weather

ponnesians, capturing

(Corinthian War).

Coroneia

Fought

Pelo-

the

defeateil

completely

and

attacked

he

prevailing,

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

66

Fought

bans

Argives.
losing

twice

defeated,

were

their

as

men

many
but

between
Van

to

under

he

3rd, and

the

lines.

inner
renewed

The

to

attempt

repulsed,

was

Federals,

taking
the

against
with

of

and

wounded,

from

Coroneia

the

(^,423
2,248 prisoners.
lost

and

Frederick

won

capturing

the

missing.

Fought

(Boeotian Wars).
B.C.

Athenian

army
entered

which

had

reduce

certain

of

towns

which

had

their

allegiance

encountered

of

surviving
and,
captured,
claims

Tolmides,
Bceotia

the

retired

off
was

feated
totally delargely superior

Athens

over

Almost

Athenians
to

secure

resigned

Boeotia.

all

heavy

her

loss.

of

for

Amazons

Corufia

Fought

led

French

being

battle

The
the

sued
pursuffering

and

of
army
Ehza
by

British

14,000

John

Moore,

under

is
in

presence

(Peninsular War).
16,
January

between
Sir

from

BraziUans

miles,

Paraguayan

vouring
endea-

was

Paraguay

disorder,

remarkable

were

their

in

the

Brazilian

The

for many

the

of Milan.

which
enter

north-east.

Boeotian

Athens,

to

the

to

thrown

Boeotians.

the

release,

an

and

by
force

when

447,
under

and

corps
to

Fought

signal victory,

carroccio

Paraguayans
army

Milanese.

the

War).
(Paraguayan
1877, between

Corumba

2,359

of

II,
under

Guelfs

leadership

the

Frederick

Lombard

the

the

between

1237,
under

ImperiaUsts
and

killed

Federals

killed, wounded,

the

Ghibel-

(Guelfs and

Nuova

lines).

Fought

erners,
South-

them
loss

The

and

disordered

drove
field

slain.

an

offensive

the

greatly

been

had

desertions,
were
by
and
Huntly
totally defeated,

ments
entrench-

the

rebels,

The

Huntly.

of

forces

Corte

was

but

4th,

storm

his

into

attack

the

on

at

attacked

was

driven

Earl

under

rebels

Scottish

the

reduced

entrenched

where

Corinth,

and

whose

Rosecrans

Rosecrans.

of

troops
the

Federals

the

strongly

was

(Huntly's Rebellion).
the
1562, between
of
Sc""ts,
Mary, Queen

Fought

4, 1862,
under

compelled

was

Boeotia.

evacuate

Corrichie

and

Dorn,

and

that

in

3 and
Confederates

the

Agesilaus

to

Isthmus

October

Fought

Spartan
desperate struggle, were
ever,
The
defeated.
Spartans, howseverely
suffered
had
so
a

Civil War).

(American

Corinth

right, but,

the

after

of

possession.

then

who

Thebans,

the

attacked

in

spite
obhged

Spartans,
their
victory, were
retire, leaving the

on

as

opponents,

the

their

Theallies

The

and

under
Agesilaus.
Spartans
the
defeated
Spartan right
fore
befled
left
their
Argives, but

The

26,000

Corinthians,

Athenians,

and

the

between

304
and

B.C.

Spartans,

14,000

War).

Argives,

Corinthians,

and

Thebans,

(Corinthian

Corinth

tween
be-

394.

B.C.

Athenians,

the

ships.

12

August

and

Soult,

corps

Lynch.

1809,
under
20,000

who

was

OF

DICTIONARY

6S

Napoleon,
allies

the

about

and
under

which

about

The

force

of

chan.

Constable

John

of

upon
wliich

mercenaries

VII's

the

heavy
Stewart

secure

city,
garrison, was

held

Imperialists

under

Earl

of

with

Buchan

and

defeated,

were

and

driven

of

out

Kent.

(Seven Years'
Fought
June
23,

Prince

Ferdinand

and

about

the

Comte

French
with

of

citadel,

of

approach
under
he

the

de

heavy

Fought

an

Gallic

invading
Hamilcar,

Hamilcar

was

sion).
Inva-

when

with

the

Prince

The

made

the

de

gene's
Eu-

town

finally, on
relieving

forced

was

precarious,
the
force

Vaudemont,
withdraw

to

his

lost

garrison

Cressy (Hundred
Fought
a

very
under

battle

the

heavy

of
army
ginian.
a Cartha-

slain.

Years'

1,000

force

Edward

III

under
is

War).

26, 1346, when

August

inferior

French

of

Philip

notable

English

defeated
VI.

the

The

being the
English army
of infanwas
try,
mainly composed
and
as
proving the powerlessness
of mounted
men
against
the
archers.
The
English
French
losses
were
1 1
princes,
of
1,200
knights, and
30,000
first in

198,

B.C.

under

The

defeated,

loss.

defeated

slaughter

under

Clermont.

(Second

Romans

Brunswick,

totally

were

and

of

and

under

French

50,000

Cremona

Gauls

War).

Brunswickers

and

The

killed.

tween
be1758,
Hanoverians,
Hessians

32,000

gene,
Eu-

1702.
without

i,

tenure

troops.

Crefeld

the

by

Prince

and

the

(Jutish

Invasion).
between
the Jutes
456
Fought
under
the
Britons
Hengest, and
under
The
Britons
Vortigern.

French

by a
surprised

entered

was

Spanish

being given,
many
officers,
important
including
Marshal
made
Villeroy, were
of
the
prisoners. A
portion
still
held
out
garrison, however,
in

Crayford

victors

the

alarm

captured.

were

of

(War
Succession).

town

were
They
Burgundians

Both

night,

the
The
Cremona.

February

defeated

and

loss.

capture

the

camp,
which

fight,

burnt

and

Cremona

communications

Champagne.
the
by
English under

Salisbury,

throughout
totally routed.

sacked

hard

This

ing
advanc-

was

attacked
and

lasted

under

would

town

Charles

after

Csecina,

their

in

Buwith

France,

Stewart,
Craonne,

40,000

general,

and

were

War).

1423.
under

Armagnacs

Scottish

Sir

31,
of

and

their

attacked

were

Years'

July

Fought

without

deposed

lost

killed

7,000

(Hundred

Cravant

the

Primus,

who
Vitellians,
a
leader, having

The

strong.
were

of

point
French

aUies

Antonius

Flavians

the

and

Vitellians,

and

Victor's

69, between

December

Fought
the

Vitellius).

of

(Revolt

under

attacked

the

at

the
9,000,
wounded.

with

heights

by

Ney's corps
bayonet.

some

strong

was

carried

and

very

Cremona

Blu-

Blucher.

occupied
the
position on

cher

Craonne,

of

90,000

BATTLES

lesser
the

which

ranks,

whole

as

the

total

exceeding

English force.

OF

DICTIONARY

Crimisus
Invasion

Fought

Sicihans

10,000

Timoleon,

and

"

of

citizens

"

Hasdrubal.

attacked
while

they

the

main

heavy
the

the

aid

routed

of rain

in

to

came

him,

the

upon
force.

whole

enabled

was

his

with

Shields

fall

to

the

bridge behind

Jackson

and

After

crossed

Ewell

of

loss

wounded.

and

action,

back

beating
with

after

Sicilians, and

struggle, they gained a

ginians
Carthathe
signal victory, and
dead
fled, leaving 10,000
in the field, and
1 5,000
prisoners.
in
drowned
more
were
Many
a

the

with

Coniederates

opponents
killed

664

faces

the

Carthaginians
of the

their

junction

ground,

river, burning

before

crossed.

had

army

persed
dis-

and

Band

Sacred

storm

of

were

and

the

Carthaginians
crossing the

the

their

held

vouring
endea-

were

The

Tremont.

oleon
Tim-

who

effect

to

Jackson
Federals

the

meet

Shields,

under

under

birth,

good

and

Crimisus,

Sacred

in

Tremont

General

to

Carthaginian

2,500

of

Hamilcar

marched

the

given

was

holding
while

check,

under

70,000
the

Ewell
of

task

under

Federals

15,000

Tremont.

ginians,
Cartha-

including
Band

about

(Third
Carthaginian
of Sicily).
tween
beB.C.
June
340,

69

BATTLES

Crotona.

severe

their

endeavour

to

the

recross

Fought

under
After

an

was

of

many

Cronion

(Second

Invasion

Fought

of
B.C.

Syracusans

Carthaginian
Sicily).
between

379
under

the

Dionysius,
The

Carthaginians.
defeated,
were
Syracusans
and

the

loss,

enormous

forced

to

of peace.

terms

Cropredy
Fought
Charles

WilUam
the
with

was

detachment

army

Waller

Waller.
Cherwell
the

in

repulsed

with

bury
Ban-

near

object

Royalists

of
under

the

of

taking

rear,

The

defeated

was

with

heavy

6,

Ecuadorians

1862,
under

strong,

and

under

Mosquera.
utterly

6,000

Ecuadorians

were

4,000

killed
and
routed,
losing 1,500
and
wounded,
prisoners,
2,000
all their

guns.

but

Cuddalore.

considerable
a

Fought
portion

Civil War).
Crosskeys (American
A
action,
fought
rearguard
between
1862,
8,
8,000
June

under

Confederates

hard

Ewell,

loss

fleet.

December
the

Flores,

loss.

under

off

Cuaspad.
Fought

I, and

but

town,

English

Colombians

Sir

the

the

between

Parliamentary

by 40,000
Caliph of Egypt.
obstinate
engagement,
defeated,
losing
totally
his bravest
knights.
the

driven

Bridge (Civil War).

tween
be1644,
June
29,
under
the
Royalists

the

crossed

the
and

by

unfavourable

accept

the
cens
Sara-

Years'
War).
Crotoye (Hundred
the
siege
Fought
during
1347,
of Calais
III.
The
Edward
by
to
French
fleet
lieve
reattempted

with

Dionysius

and

II, and

Otho

aided

Greeks,

Otho

river.

under

the

between

983,

Germans

and

the
front

June
of

General
French
of

1783,

13,
the

British

when
force

attacked

Stewart

in

entrenchments

Cuddalore,

fighting,

drove

and
the

after
French

into

tlie towm
and

men

lost

with

700
British

The

13 guns.
killed
and

1,013

of

loss

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

70

the

and
.\ naval

action

Cuddalore

fought

30,

1783,

British

sail

Sir

and

The

usual, declined

to

and

tween
beof

ships

French,

after

long range
in
which
lost
action,
Hughes
532 men,
fighting was
suspended
at
in
nightfall, leaving Suffren
possession of the roads, and able

quarters,

to

the

prevent
of

complete

ment
invest-

Cuddalore.

(Rebellion of the Fortyfive).

tween
Fought
April 16, 1746, bethe
under
Royal
troops

the

Duke

of

under

Pretender.

completely
English regulars,
loss

heavy

routed
and

in

terribly

the
rebels

The

were

by

pursuit,
down
by

ruthlessly
Cumberland's
cavalry.
this occasion
earned
cruelty on
cut

the

for

him

The

the

title

of

wounded.

sometimes

"

the

of

Cyrus

Drummossie

This

forms

Pompeian

fleet

Octavius.

This

island

the

the

Battle

forced

was

Curupayti
Fought

(Paraguayan

401

about

Artaxerxes,

of

brother

his

of

the

General

the

Cyrus

allies

and

Cyrus,

Clearchus.
the

right wing

Persian

War).
1866,

Brazil,

of

under

Uruguay,
and

under

the

guayans
ParaThe

Lopez.

and

totally defeated,

were

the

abandoned
to

army,

Montevideo.
Weeks'

(Seven
June

Custozza

Fought

60,000

24,

strong,
the

army

Greeks

drove

left, and

in

they

debouched

the

Marmora
and

Mincio,

hilly country,
much

in

and

General
vanced
ad-

Archduke,
against the
The
Verona.
covering
having to pass through

were

of

back

Cyrus

was

under
La

the

Italians

consisting

The

who

tween
beunder

Albert,

140,000
Marmora.
La

the

War).
1866,

Austrians

Archduke

crossed

between

with
Orientals,
Greek
mercenaries,

under

render.
sur-

22,

troops

and

Flores,

of

ioo,cxx)

14,000

on

of

400,000

under

to

September

between

the

(Expedition
Younger).
B.C.

and

Curicta,

Antonius

Flores

Moor.

Fought
Persians,

Caius

quartered

was

of

off

cut

under

army
which

the

on

Marcus

victory

Caesarian

Antonius,

the

by

under

Italians

Cunaxa

Dolabella

destroyed

totally

the

when

49,

under

fleet

and

of Caesar

(Civil War
Pompey).
B.C.
Fought

was

of

subject

the

Curicta

Caesarian

expedition

Anabasis."

"

Xenophon's

march,

and

arms

coast.

returning

killed
309
battle
is

This
called

their

to

refused
allowed

were

Butcher."

lost

Royalists

and

surrender,
retain

Argentine

fered
field, suf-

the

being

the

in addition

the

in

took

once

and

Cumberland,

Highlanders

Young

to

to
to

the

Culloden

the

down,

Greeks
and

as

close

to

come

at

The

flight.

to

Edward

French

12

Suffren.

was

Orientals

his

brother,

struck

off

squadron

under

Hughes,
under

was

June
a

17

he

disorder.

in
his

pursuing

however,

Cuddalore.

fled

which
While

wounded.

guard,
theking's body-

broke

centre

the

broken
into

and
as
up,
the
plain

Custozza,
they were
driven
detail, and
Austrians,

who

columns

beaten
back

gained

by
a

signal victory.

The

lost

and

killed

4,650

wounded

pletely
War).

Fought

This

by

of Peru).

(Conquest
city was

26,000

defended

by

under

Juan

arro.

After

1536,

and

was

of

siege

five

to whom
tain
cerAlmagro,
territories
of the conquered
been
assigned by the king

months,
had
of

attacked

and
the

with

his troops,
totally routed

arrived

Spain,

and

He

Peruvians.

siege

and

account,

Gonzalo
compelled
capitulate. Juan
of

course

the

Cyme.
Fought
fleet

of

which

B.C.

was

colony

of

474,

Pheree.
forced
of
the
The

fleet,

the

march

this

feat
de-

decline

of

364

B.C.,

and

Thessa-

seize

Cynoscephalae,

made
the

and

horse,

but

heights
reached

lost

ships
76 Athenian

Thrasybulus

syllus.

The

Alexander

Thra-

and
centre

victory, Thrasybulus

fell

in

but,

of

upon
the

totally routed
the
Thrasyllus on

and

while

hard

saries,
adver-

his

off

drove

after

was

with

Peloponnesians

right wing,

86

triremes

moment

also

/{

Min-

under

the

time

Cyssus (War
Great).
B.C.
Fought
fleet

Roman

fighting.

with

191
of

com-

but

Antiochus

the

between

the

105

triremes

the
and
Livius,
numbering
Antiochus,

Caius

under

the

and

small.

Athenian

of
his infantry
fleet
pursuit, and
the
made
sail, under
good their position on
70
after
However,
Polyxenides sailed
heights.
very
lodged,
disencounter
to
hard
were
fighting, they

in

wounded

simultaneously.
back
cavalry drove

Theban

lost

between

B.C.,

411

and

of

almost

Alexander's

Macedonians

under

left

and

complete

(PeloponnesianWar).

Fought

them,

the

the

flank

in

won

The

Cynossema

the
tween
be-

right

Roman

attacked

and

right

broken,

his

but

routed,

utterly

was

and

darus,

Etruscans

armies
to

phalanx,

his

Romans,

victorious

turned

rear,

right

the

Peloponnesian

Greek

power.

Both

spot

cuse,
Syra-

Pelopidas, and
Alexander,
Despot

under
of

of

Thebans

the

forces

the

from

Cynoscephalae.
July
Fought

the

victory.

between

rapid

the

wing

and

the
up
became

battle

and
killed
13,000
losses were
The
Roman

Etruscan

and

Etruscan

lians

the

investing
The
Cyme.

dates
the

in

tyrant

the

routed,

were

to

died

left

repulsed,

bringing

the

back

guard,
van-

unexpectedly
was

legionaries,
On
more
equal.
half
Philip, with

Macedonian

Pizarro

Roman

enemy,
the

drove

force

equal

The

Flamininus

then

siege.

Hiero,

and

laid

then

his
own
place on
afterwards
shortly

the

to

upon
but

the

Piz-

Gonzalo

and

Philip.
coming

Spaniards

250

donians,
Mace-

the

about

in

under

strong,

and

under

the

between

197,

Flamininus,

besieged

Peruvians,

200,000

donian
Mace-

(Second

B.C.

Romans,
Cuzco

battle.

Cynoscephalae

to

Mincio.

the

recross

compelled

was

pidas
Pelo-

though

the

fell in

killed, 3,112
Italians, 720
and
wounded,
prisoners.
4,315
Marmora

71

routed,

Austrians

the

La

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

was

defeated

Polyxenides.
of

out

the
with

sus
Cys-

Romans,
a

loss

of

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

72

forced
ships, and
at
refuge
Ephesus.

abandoned

seek

to

23

Admiral

Mindarus,

who

besieging Cyzicus, and,

hard
fight,totally defeated
Mindarus
taken

were

the

fleet

Peloponnesian
practically annihilated.

of 4,000

men.

and
was

Daegastan.
Fought
Northumbrians

Foui^ht
of

88, when

B.C.

Mithiidates,

Cyzicus,
the
and

under
the

though

pitched battle,

of minor
he

he

venture

fought

engagements,

eventually

Pontic

destroyed
the

series

the
losses

end

to

dominions

his

over

Fought
the

from

Belfast

(Campaign

of

Fried-

land).

covering

way,
Delagoa Bay Railand
extending over
a line
30
miles
attacked
the
long, was
on
west
Roberts,
and
by Lord
on
the south
Buller.
by Sir Redvers
the

28 th

December
the

15,000

Tolstoy.

of

under

crossed

with

Dav-

the

Ukra,

night attack
Russians,
driving them
Czarnovo

and

with

several

lost

poleon,
Na-

the
Russians,
Count
strong, under

Napoleon,

corps,
made
a

1806,

24,

French

and

about

Buller

loss

of

The

guns.

at

of
(War
Succession).
Fought
1742,

Prussians

under
and

the

The

British

to

Damascus

(Moslem

Syria).
city

Prussians

Frederic

the

field,

of

was

Moslems

under

and

but

the

500.

Invasion

city

the

succour

the

of

Lorraine.
from

Austrians

of

Khaled

and

the

in

sending

place,
was

whom

he

as

by

defeated

633,
large
fence,
deceeded
suc-

demand
the

away
was

the

for

general

Werdan's

and

the

Romans.

defenders

Khaled

attacked
he

obstinate

Werdan,

drew

he

and

an

Herachus.

the

in

by

Greeks

made

to

of

besieged by

defended

was

under

driven

were

about

This

Austrian

between

driven

positions. Kruger
to
Delagoa
Bay.
loss in the four
days

amounted

garrison

Austrians

Charles

The

been

French

the

under

were

had

fled

once

out

1,600

who

Botha,

time

all their

The

Czaslau

Prince

entered

which

by

Boers,

from

upon

700.

Great,

the
General

Fought
between

the

Machadodorp

to

the

Machadodorp,

and

far

men.

Czarnovo

oust's

and

as

(Second Boer War).

August 21 to 28, 1900,
position of the Boers

when

On
200,000

victorious,

was

on

which

their

army,
in

amounting

in

Scots
Scots.

the

Chester.

as

LucuUus,

not

^Etheland

of

King

Aidan,

Dalmanutha

ferior
in-

Picts

the

e.xtended

by

latter, with

forces, did
a

army
sieging
be-

was

hemmed

was

Romans

War).

the

who

the

under

frith, and
under

(First Mithridatic

between

603

.'Ethelfrith

Cyzicus

with

them

him.

destroyed,

or

defeated

was

after

triremes

slain, 60

was

loss

his

main

Austrian

the

and

body,

der,
plun-

to

king, rallying

the
broke

troops,

Cyzicus
(Peloponnesian
War).
Alciwhen
B.C.,
Fought
410
S6
Athenian
biades, with
ships,
the
surprised
Peloponnesian

pursuit

the

and

proach
apfrom

retiring
garrison,

with

enor-

loss.

moiis

against
and

defeated

Werdan,

returned

siege.
a
the
city, 70
taken
by storm.

fleet

under

kold,

the

Syria).
On
January
25,
was
captured,
the

by

of

Invasion

(Tartar

through

under

Tartars

of

(Wars

an
Fought
April, 121 3, when
under
English fleet of 500 vessels

Earl

and

of

vessels,

he

and

and

burnt

100

Philip Augustus
abandon

to

about
purpose
few, and

300

his

Fought

Yoritomo,
Shogun,
brothers
Noriyori and

Yoshitsune,

Taira

the

defeat

became

and

broke
and

clan,
the

Clan

when

routed

were

This
the

and

Munemori,

Taira

the

the
the

dominant

8,000

of

power
Minamoto

this

in

the

(Thirty Years' War).

fortress
besieged
was

fo"

Swedes

Adolphus

under
in

1627,

Gustavus
and

was

Polish
a
garrison
by
resisted
all
successfully
the
to
storm
place,
attempts
until
of September
the truce
16,
attack
In
on
a
1629.
night
of
the
May
King
1627,
27,
Sweden
was
severely wounded,
which

wliile
year

in the
a

sally

of the

autumn
was

made

from

same

the

an

the

and

26

reduced

then

Before

Kalk-

Marshal

the

to

was

liis readiness

May

on

From

left

was

21st.

vever,

the

2,000,

assault

surrendered,

was

being
fended
de-

only.

signified

parley,
by

400

city

of
pulsed
re-

were

of

the

the

force

loss

and

fate,

ordered

reuth
This

by
who

this date, ho

Japan.
Dantzig

made

losing

mined
deter-

15
relieve

Russians,

point

opened
a

to

an

carried.

was

May

12th

batteries

the

with

its

clan

on

on

French

too

parallel

first
the

outwork

was

the

dispersed,

his

effort

place

which

were

progress.
ever,
howreinforcements,

while

fire, and

of

httle

opened

the

his

under

War).

Le-

circuit

numbers

23rd

the

ment
invest-

for

leagues,
made

he

April I,
important

4,000

for
a

encompass

17
his

of

Kalk-

necessary

Receiving

On

between

89,

1 1

of

army
under

design.

(Taira

Dan-no-ura

forced

was

and

complete

was

was

Marshal

For

to

French,

garrison

under

it

Marshal

city, which

the

Prussians,

reuth.

Fried-

of

18,000

by

14,000
Russians

stroyed.
de-

1807,

19,
with

Lefebvre,

dispersed a large fleet of

to
ships designed
port
supinvasion
Philip Augustus'
Flanders.
The
English captured

French

of

March

febvre

attacked

Salisbury

and

(Campaign
Dantzig
land).

laid siege to

Philip Augustus).

Stjernsbeing killed,

captured

defended

Damme

Swedish

the
Admiral

Admiral

ship

On

chery,
trea-

Tamerlane.

the

cus
Damas-

1401,

defeated

which

ships,

Dantzig

the

the

prosecute
gallant defence,
later, was
days

7Z

by

port

him,

to

After

Damascus

marched

then

He

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

the

to

place

garrison
to

7,000

effectives.

After
General

the

Moscow

French,
Moscow

campaign,

Dantzig,

the
under

survivors

the

Duke

was

of

30,000
of the

besieged
by

18 13,

January

allies, 30,000

Leipsic).
retreat.

with

Rapp,
mostly

in

of

(Campaign

Dantzig

in

number,

Wiirtemberg.

OF

DICTIONARY

74

made

Rapp
but

his

defence,

strenuous

works

mastered

were

General

with

starvation

160

he surexposure,
18 13,
November
29,
defenders
date
the
and

by

which

numbered

only

18,000

numerous

field.

of

infantry,
and
cavalry,
were

leaving 87

utterly routed,
the

Indore,

of

Mahrattas

The

guns.

British

The
General

including

men.

Holkar

battalions

14

Mah-

the

and

Fraser,
under

rattas

and, finding his

by one,
rapidly from
garrison dwindhng
one

rcndereil

BATTLES

on
guns
lost 643,

killed,

Fraser,

War).
Deeg (Second Mahratta
Dargai (Tirah Campaign).
held
The
fortress, which
October
was
1897,
Fought
20,
when
British
a
by a garrison of Holkar's
troops,
brigade, under
December
General
'stormed
Yeatman
was
1804,
besieged
11,
Biggs,
under
Lord
Lake.
the heights, which
held
were
by the British
by
After
six
of
Afridis.
The
a
large force
days' bombardment,
it
stormed
the 23rd, and
actual
on
was
was
plished
accomstorming
the
citadel
the
on
captured
landers,
Highby the Gordon
Over
loss
and
the
British
100
following day.
guns
amounted

^j killed
Colonel

to

wounded.

and
175
Mathias'

taken.

were

(First Mongol

Delhi

speech

to

leading

them

the
to

the

"

Highlanders, the
the
position must

all

charge
General
be

taken

at

will

In

General
head

28 1, Hwan
ofKublai

of

100,000

Koreans,

10,000

effect

them
end

of

fleet

the
Buako,
the
at
Khan,
and
Chinese,
endeavoured

by

time

wrecked

was

the
and

The
typhoon.
Pak,
Chang

under

the island

kept
at

the

Chinese

dispersed
survivors,
took

of Takashima,

refuge
where

attacked
and
they were
cut
to
the
of
the
pieces by
troops
of
under
Choshiu,
Daimiyo
Shoni
Kagasuke,
only 3,000 out
of
way

the

host

vast

back

to

making

their

China.

Deeg (First Mahratta

War).
between
the
Fought
1780
under
British,
6,000
strong

Invasion).

between

1297,

under

and

200,000

Khan,

Kuttugh
Delhi

ans,
Mohammed-

300,000
with
elephants, under
2,700
Indian
Ala-ud-Din.
The
right

wing,

with

broke

the

the

it from

the

follow

he
his

up

Mongol
left and

Kuttugh

had

that

retreated

the

field.

ried
car-

while
Mean-

Indian

however,

heavily,

far.

of

right

charge,

left, but

Mongols
pursuit too

the
army
drove

successful

assailed

Khan,

Dazaifu,

at

which

Fought
Mongols

the

landing
Japanese, however,
at
bay for 60 days,

The

of

Invasion

(Chinese
Japan ).

in

says

it."

Dazaifu

to

w^as,

Gordons

The

costs.

take

before

Gordons,

lost

to

advantage,
all speed

with

so

unable

was

and
from

India.
Delhi

(Second

the

Delhi

reconnoitre

horsemen,

Mahmud

was

with

Tamerlane

later,

main

totally

body

Tamerlane,

the

with

the
and
under

Tughlak.
crossed

having

and

Invasion).

Mohammedans

Mahmud

700

Mongol

between
1398,
under
Tamerlane,

Fought
Mongols

Jumna

to

escort

an

of

attacked

by
cavalry.

5,000

repulsed the attack,

his
having
brought
across

defeated

the

Mahmud,

river,
and

OF

DFCTIOMARY

76

of

(Campaign

Deniiewitz

Leip-

French

the

under

north

alhes

under

delayed

force

of both

sides

French

were

loss of 10,000

Welsh,

engaged.
with

and

guns.

43

defeated

extended

Wessex

is

the

nation

two

German

attacking

Dessau,

the

on

Wallenstein,
of

cover

upon
routed

nearly

three-fourths

flank,

him,

under
French
Noailles.

under
The

or

fell

totally
capturing

of his
of

the

army.

Austrian

the

the

and

mans
Ger-

Sigis-

Emperor

completely

was

fortress, held

Singh by
jore army,

breach,

attack

headed

others

rence.
Lawthe

upon

Clive,

by

nearly disastrous, as
and
of
back,
hung
engaged,
only
three

of

force

Major

under

men

in

1749,
bombardment,

days'
British

Tan-

the

captured

was

by
2,300

garrison

three

Pertab

for
of

Sepoys

the
the

escaped,

was

peans
Euroand

Clive
but

rence
Lawwith

arriving opportunely
the

main

column,

the

place

was

stormed.

Diamond.
27,

British,

George

woods,
and

killing

Dettingen (War
Succession).
Fought
June
the

approaching

the

his

Elbe,

the

Hussites

Devicotta.

An
the

British

victorious.

Wallenstein.

was

the

Zisca

after

20,000

of

Zisca,

under

and

about

under

under

tween
be-

1626,

Mansfeldt,

Imperialists,

of

War).

This
which

between

section

John

This

Protestants

von

Mansfeldt

on

led

1422

mund.

killed

field.

(Hussite War).

Fought

parts.

(Thirty Years'
April 15,
Fought

strong,

the

severing

into

Count

Bristol

the

Dessau

the

ders
bor-

were

left 6,000

has

last

under

crossing

occasion

Sovereign
troops in battle.

river.

the

the

on

the

the

the

to

thus

Welsh

Ceawlin,

when

Wessex,

Channel,

they

and

wounded

drove

and
into

in

Deutschbrod

$yy,

of

fort

losses

which

charge

his

of

head

the

French

the

heavy,
a

defeated
men

and

when

led

Taborite

Fought
of
King

the

at

and

II

George

whereupon

himself

the

attack

to

headlong

and

Deorham.

under

British,

bank

Grammont

De

lines

his

Their

full

the

was

left

main

the

opposite

the

on

under

men

23,000
while

Maine.

them

Denne-

which

in

action,

was

the

broke

became

demonstration

serious

of

body

intended

was

body

put
troops,

on

by

Grammont,

mask

Bertrand

before

what

of

position
but

long

so

\vitz, that

main

his

past
to Berhn,

road

The

to

the

marched

for

had

while

the

detached

division

Dennewitz,

of

Prince

Crown

Ney

Bertrand's

1S13,

army
and

Ney,

the

Sweden.

the

6,

September

Fought
between

held

being
de

sic).

the

BATTLES

1743,

strong,

40,000
and

II,

the

tween
be-

60,000
Due

British, who

de
were

Hanau
from
Aschretiring upon
their
affenburg, found
retreat
off by the French,
cut
Dettingen

A
battle

faction
of

fight, known
Diamond

as

which

the
took

at
a
place September
21,
1795,
between
village in Co. Armagh,
the
the
Peep o' Day
Boys and

Defenders.

victorious,
opponents.

The

former

killing 48

were

of

their

OF

DICTIONARY

Diamond

In

War).
June
Fought
General

when
main

by

and

from
lines

actions

the

at

progress

lost

British

and

routed,

137

1838,
Din-

under

totally

were

Arcadians

the

Tegea,
shortly
League,

submitted

afterwards

to

Sparta.

was

ing
secur-

preponderance

the

Wars).
(Ottoman
September
9,
the

Prince

Gallitzin,
crossed

Turks
of

face

and

Turks

the

Pasha.

Moldovani

Ali

under

1769,
under

Russians

between

the

Turks

Mediterranean.

Dniester

The

Diu.

the

routed,

Fought

the

and

fleet

Christian

of

ence.
Flor-

and

Genoa

Venice,

thereby

were

Piycala
squadrons

combined

The

of

Pasha,

under

the

the

I, Sultan

Solyman

utterly

The

of

of

the

Wars).
between

1560,

Turkey,

in

who
signally
Gujeratis, and

(Ottoman

Fought

Malta,

to

by

siege.

the

small.

were

was

the

The

loss.

heavy

totally defeated,
head

defeated

fleet

owing

relieved

Castro,

de

Juan

and

Dipaea (Arcadian War).

the
between
B.C.
Fought
471,
Arcadian
and
the
Spartans
League.

famine,

it

when

the

on

was

surrendering,

of

vaal,
Trans-

of the

Zulus

with

months,

raised

16,

Zulus

the

losses

Boer

The

the

Djerbeh

Boers

The

gaan.

point

wounded.

December
the

between

that

Day.

Dingaan's
Fought

was

several

and

officers

in

The

were

by
Zofar,

Khojah
killed
besiegers, was
of the
the
course
siege, and
Khan.
succeeded
by Rami
of
end
the
garrison, at
led

who

The

in

the

Gujeratis,
commanded

being

garrison

sieged
be-

again

was

the

by

and

time.

same

25
and

killed

men

tacked
at-

with

extended

so

distinct

three

15

position.

Diu

1545

Mascarenhas.

men,

guns,

70

his

were

1900,
the

was

Roberts

Lord

men

Boer

15,000
about

Pretoria,

from

17,000
driven

12,

with

Botha,

of
army
entrenched

Boer

strongly
miles

and

ii

77

Diu.

Boer

(Second

Hill

BATTLES

the

Russian

the

in

river
army,

tory
facwith
lines
Portuguese
their
attacked
and
After
tember, great
was
besieged early in Sepimpetuosity.
by a fleet of 76
they
1537,
severe
fighting, however,
diers
solTurkish
forced
to
galleys, and
beaten
7,000
off, and
were
of
Pasha
under
Choczim.
Solyman,
from
withdraw
whom
was
acting with
Egypt,
Dodowah
War).
(First Ashanti
of
Gujeratis
an
20,000
army
the
between
1826,
Fought
and
KhoBahadur
under
This

fortified

Shah,

Zofar,

jah

an

garrison

The
Antonio
assault

nearly

de
after
at

the

when
of

an

fleet

renegade.

Italian
of

Silveira, repulsed
were
assault, but
of

the

false

approaching
Solyman

caused

the

under

600,

end

Ashanti

their

The

Ashantis

were

routed

rumour

draw.
with-

which

had

Coast,

and

Colonel

under

British

vaded
in-

the

Purdon.

fought bravely, but

with
heavy loss.

sources,
re-

Portuguese
to

army,
Gold

(Dutch Wars).
Dogger Bank
Fought
August
15, 1781,
a

British

battleships

and

fleet
six

of

tween
be-

seven

frigates.

DICTIONARY

7S

under

Admiral

and

lost

pursue.
killed and

being

landia,

killed

142

killed

and

French

probable
3,000

Hol-

and

403

known

Domokos

invaders

under

defeated

the

Invasion).
when
Thorstem
of Alban

men

Constantine.

The

under

Danes

occupied

the

totally

Sutherlandshire,

and

of

and

forced

Dolni-Dubnik

though,
the

divisions

of

dislodged

the

redoubt

of

forced

them

Plevna.

fighting,

from

retiring

resistance,
redoubt

of

but

because

important,

investment

April

the

Hood
the
de
from

Plevna

12,

fleet

under

second
French

in
fleet

Grasse.

ship
enemy's
to

British

hue,

the

of

Rodney,
command,
of

33

Rodney
usual

1782,

and

about

tactics

36 sail
with
and

sail under

departed
a
ship

of

broke
action, and
hne,
a
gaining

captured

within

the

Crow-n

Prince
of his

position
during

the

The

Greeks

wounded

lost

600

Turks

the

1,800.

(First

Burmah

March

7, 1825, when
with
about
700
three
strong

troops,

attacked
held
under

by
of

Sir

Bur-

Bandoola.
the

three

Cotton's
carried, but
too
small, and it was
that

War).

12,000

Maha

smallest

25 th

ing
follow-

the

on

retreated

Cotton,

mans

other

prepared

retirement

General

The

ceased,
no

was

the

and

Fought

tween
be-

made

the

night.

ground,

action

rendered

Donabew

plete.
com-

force
not

Archibald

was
was

till the

bell
Camp-

and,
arrived,
shelling the
forced
the
Burmans
stockade,
to

the

evacuate

the
Maha

Bandoola

was

position.
killed.

plete
com-

victory, and
capturing
destroying 5 ships, while 2 more
were

had

stockades

Fought
the

the

made

Dominica.

of

right

evening,

give

fight

but

that

killed

Turks

of the

day,
found

untenable,

upon
little actual

was

much
is

and

retire

to

the

40,000
their

outflanked,

Edhem

renew

the

Dolni-Dubnik,

capture

the

guard,

Turks

the

action

the

Russian

There

without
the

the

to

the

was

had

two

Crown

held

in

the

Turks

1877,

i,

with

Gourko,

the

about

to

when

of

Pasha,

Greeks

right

advance.

November

General

the

divisions

under

till late

ground

Moray.

when

tured
capis also

of

Edhem

Greece,

the

War).
Fought

Turkish

The

when

(Russo-Turkish

battle

army
the Greeks

and

Prince

Caithness,

action

under

sequently strong.
sub-

Ross

while

the

(Greco-Turkish
War).
tween
be1879,
May
17,

five
Danish

the

This
the

Fought
(Danish
Fought
875,

in

Saints.

wounded.
Dollar

about

wounded,

taken

as

it is

but
lost

they

and

ships.

been

have

15,000,

that

were

British

the

as

killed

7,980

too

wounded.

837

losses

high

as

lost

British

The

days.

put

362 wounded

ship,

261
The

away,

The

to

109
Dutch

the

equal
Zout-

port in safety,

fleet

BATTLES

few

ment,
engagebore

their

British

crippled

severe

Dutch

reached

the

Admiral
a

the

and

of

fleet

under

After

man.

Parker,

Hyde

Dutch

strength

OF

or

next

Donauworth

(War
Succession).

Fought

July

2,

of the

1704,

Spanish
between

under
and

position

entrenched
in

berg,

them

drove

them

to abandon

victors

5,374
but

unknown,

are

(the

under
Wellesley
Wellington) crossed

of

and

Douro

the

Soult

under

out

of

whom

killed,

wounded

killed

and

mainly

during

losses

probably

action

the
lost

the

500,

of

Oporto.
about

numbered

French

24,000,

French

the

drove

The

were

when

1809,

12,

British

town.

French

The

wounded.

May

Duke

The

forcing

out,
the

lost

Schellen-

at

Donauworth,

of

front

and

enemy's

the

attacked

Duke

(Peninsular War).

Douro

12,000

The

Tallard.

Marshal

79

Fought

Bavarians

and

French

the

under

Marlborough,

of

Duke

the

Imperialists

and

British

the

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

were

5,000

captured,
In
pursuit.

or

the

French
itself, the
116.
British,

heavier.

(Dutch Wars).
November
Fought

Dover

Dormeille.

602, between

Fought
trians

Burgundians

and

Clothaire

Thierry.

and

Theodobert

under

II, and

Clothaire

under

Austrasians

between

the Neus-

fleet

Blake.

1652,

29,
fleet

of

Tromp,
ships,

of

The

40
Dutch

were

the

English

fleet

cut

95

and

Van

English

much

slaughter.

great

sail, under

with

defeated

was

Dutch

and

up,

an

under
torious,
vic-

being
ships

two

captured.

(First Crusade).

Dorylaeum

Crusaacrs

70,000
mond

and
and

louse,
under

the

Thou-

250,000
Sultan
Soliman.

The
Bohe-

back

drove
division

their

on

and,

and

by Raymond
with

routed
The

lost

Crusaders

Douai

(War

of the

under

Tromp

and

30,000.

fire

crippled

the

place

allies

under

and

April 25, 17 10,

French
a
by
strong,

gotti.

8,000

26.

killed

losing

between

and

under

Ad-

Claudius

defeated,

was

prisoners,
did

not

lose

and

killed

ships, 8,000

93

galleys

123

Claudius,

the

while
a

ship.

sorties
the

The

French

relieve

to

forced

and

of

fleet

Carthaginians

the

victors

but,
was

pursue.

Publius

20,000

ly
obstinate-

was

unable

8,000

seriously

too

Lilybaeum,

Roman

herbal.

d'Alber-

numerous

made,

being
army
d'Albergotti
June
lost

General

place

defended,

being

garrison,

under
The

defended

was

an

War).
(First Punic
during the
B.C.
249,

Drepanum
Fought
cession).
Spanish Sucsiege of
under

After

vessels, but

were

to

4,000.

besieged by
Prince
Eugene,

was

Van

Ruyter,

Witt.

disabled

his

Dutch

the

the
This

to

the

and

on
fight, Albemarle,
setting
retired, after

3rd,

the

De
De

camp,

totally

of

loss

Dutch

obstinate

they proceeded to plunder,

while
tacked
atso
engaged, were

which

3, 1666,
fleet under

and

of Albemarle,

Duke

the

Saracens

Saracens
mond's

of

Raymond

Wars).

The
(Dutch
Downs,
Fought
June i, 2
between
the EngHsh

betw^een
1097,
under
Bohe-

Jul-"

Fought

to

it,
render
sur-

besiegers
wounded.

of Leipsic).

(Campaign

Dresden

Fought

August

130,000
and

Napoleon,

Prussians

18 13,

27,
French
200,000

and

tween
be-

under
sians,
Rus-

Austrians,

8o

DICTIONARY

under

Count

Klcist, and

bcrg,

Russia

the

on

in

was

made

the

ravine

Murat,

was

left, which

was

the

Planen.

the

with

ravine.

right

the

the

allies

with
equal
finally they were

from

the

field
killed

10,000

was

973,
their

against
Emperor

and

loss

40

end

and

the

The
of

the

War).

overthrown

the

Prince

Catholics

de

under

fled, but

the

the

pursuit

and

routed

far,

by
Conde

The
with

then

carrying

Huguenots,
too

and

the

by

Catholics

charged
de
Fran9ois
made
soner.
priwere

thus

victory

rested

Fought
the

March

10,

Boer

Army

Bloemfontein,
and

the

covering
de

under

Wet,
Lord

Sir
on
on

Arthur
the

position

front

about

which

extent,

by
and

Boers

occupied

seven
was

miles

attacked

Kelly- Kenny's
on

the

left

flank

sion,
divi-

by

held

out

months,

three

compelled

to

the

town

are

of

party

royal

of

including
have

the

ton,
As-

perished.

Covenanters,

Burleigh,

troops, under

Drummossie
See

to

soldiers

thousand

to

but

ed,
storm-

(Covenanters' Rising).
1679, when
11,
June

Drumclog
Fought
Balfour

was

garrison put

Four

said

assault

repulsed,

was

the

2th

An

Aston.

inhabitants,

in
in

rebels, under
December,

in

was

loth

the

and

The

Roberts.

Tich-

Drogheda
(Civil War).
On
September
3, 1649, siege
laid
the
to
was
place by the
under
Parliamentary
army
the
Cromwell,
garrison of 2,500
under
English
regulars being

tween
be-

1900,

imder
British

War).

English

an

siege.

the

sword.

(Second

town,

Henry

Irish

for

O'Neil

and

Boer

by
Sir

garrison

The

when

this

to

O'Neil,

successfully

Catholics.

Driefontein

held

Roe

raise

was

captured

The

Coligny.

Guise,

cavalry,

and

of

Rebellion).

Irish

laid

was

1641.

between

Catholic

sians
Rus-

surrender,

to

(Great
was

garrison under
borne,
by the

guns,

Constable,
Montmorency.
Constable,
heading a charge

the

At

the

time

that
forced

Drogheda
Siege

Owen

Conde,

of

the

under

Zimisces.

John

which

10,000.

the

Swatoslaus,

Duke
Greeks

the

fifty-five
Russians

the

by

in

Dan-

the

on

for

defended

invasion
their
ending
Byzantine territory.

of

woimded.

under

left

field.

thus

driven
a

(First Civil
Fought
1562,

post

strong

days

the

been

with

Dreux

killed

424

Boers

the

on

at

success,

prisoners, and
15,000
The
French
lost about

Huguenots

dead

100

of

The

the

centre

had

attacked
and

wounded.

were

Meanwhile,
of

were

into

opened,

British

the

to

and

road

the

and

out

cost

under

ful,
success-

loss

heavy

to

Boers

The

Tucker.

Bloemfontein

This

to

Austrians

of
driven

labe

This

entrusted

was

that
were

Dristen.

by

centre

BATTLES

over

den,
Dresupon

completely

and

and

of

attack

of

which

were

Napoleon,

main

from

attack,

driven

Austria,

Prussia,

possession

Austrian

separated

The

field.

his

perors
Em-

and

of

King

present

the

Schwartzem-

respectively.
the

who

Wittgenstein,

Prince

of
and

OF

CuUoden.

Moor.

under

defeated

Claverhouse.

the

DICTIONARY

OF

Dubba

(Scinde Campaign).
March
Fought
24,

between

killed

1843,

under

British
5,000
troops,
Sir
Charles
Napier, and

20,000

Beluchis,

Shir

under

Mohamed.

double

by

The

of

rebels

under

the

under

troops,

great
Beluchis

in

Earl

the

royal

of

wick,
War-

1549.

I, and

the

Scots

loss

defeat

surrender

of

tween
beward
Ed-

and

killed, and

and

ward
Edof

King

an

of

the

Salisbury,

by
known

and

Black

as

whose

of

Salisbury
withdraw

the

at

the

was

1339,
Earl

of

the

husband,

vigorous

bar,
Dun-

time.

defence,

and

So

Scottish

Leslie

position
Dunbar,
was

the

routed

on

to

3,

from
the

and

captured.

the

town

Ten

of

by

with

wounded

killed,

4,000

which

Spaniards

the

totally defeated,
of

Dunganhill

later

days

lated.
capitu-

Dunldrk

meet

Cromwell,

with

of

August

the

1650,

strong

heights

(Great

Fought

routed

lion).
Rebel-

Irish

near

and
3,000

Irish
force

Jones.
with

8, 1647,
rebels, and

an

Colonel

under

Irish

The
loss

tween
be-

of

were

6,000.

(Jacobite Rising).
tween
1O89, beFought
August
21,
under
the
Highlanders

Dunkeld

David

loss

landed

Spaniards,
supported

and

loss

Royalists,

left
the

vigorously

were

under

fleet commenced
the

on

force

equal
force

English

Michael

under

strong,

in

and

Conde,

Great

the

French

Turenne.

to

Parliamentarians
14,000
Cromwell
and
Monk,

the

27,000
Leslie.

the

English

(Civil War).
Fought
September

Hill.

that

Dunbar

under

to

came

nor,
Gover-

compelled
the siege.

was

from

between

Bruce,

(Wars of Louis XIV).

tween
Fought
June
1650, be14,
the
Spaniards,
14,000
tria
Don
John of Ausstrong, under

Turenne,

March,

Agnes

absent

was

John
Scots

kiughts,
being

invasion

the

the

Dunes

was

defended

was

Countess

Agnes,

his

men-at-arms,

Talana

attack

(Scottish Wars).
town
was
besieged,
the
English, under

This

by

and

end.

and

the

to

Scotland.
Dunbar

of

30
80

over

10,000

led

Balliol,

the
were

of

proclaimed

was

about

See

under

The

with

This

men.

Scots

Athol.

defeated,

in number,

3,000
and

Dundee.

(Scottish Wars).
Fought
April 27,
1296,
the
English, under
of

of

tween
13 18, beEdward

5,
under

Scots

Irish
under
English
The
Bermingham.
were
defeated,
totally

Dunbar

Earl

Invasion

(Scottish
Ireland).
October
Fought

with

of

the

by

the

losses

de

defeat

Kat,

Dundalk

(Kat's Rebellion),

scene

10,000

Cromwell's

small.

were

Bruce,

with

the
gallantry, and
were
defeated.
totally

Duffindale

and

wounded,

carried

was

infantry

and

the

nullah, which
the

enemy
behind

posted

8i

prisoners.

Amir

the

The

strongly

was

BATTLES

Colonel
onian

Cannon,

Regiment

Cleland.
in

the

The
town

and

fight
of

the

under
took

Dunkeld,

CamerColonel

\As.cq
where

82

the

Cameronians

belonging

held

Athole.

by

and

the

killed.

Fought

Macbeth,

usurper,
of

by

the

and

force

Greeks,

the

under

Siward,

Northumberland,

struggle,

who

Malcolm

supporting

was

the

more,

of

son

Duncan.
the

to

Saxons

10,000

lost

and

men,

The

Anglo-

1,500.

Duplin (Baliol's Rising).

Fought
August
12,
1332,
the
Edward

The
feated,
de-

was

north.

Scottish

barons,

Baliol, and

the

of Scotland.

David,

King

largely

outnumbered

victory

murdered

Macbeth

losing
fled

the

Can-

tween
be-

under

forces

of

Though
Baliol

was

after

(Schleswig

Holstein

Norman

rendered
of

the

the

Normans

the

first

launched

were

six

of the chain

after

brief

captured

were

immediately
officers

Danes,

of redoubts,

resistance,
and

the

place

and

including

and,

they

the

same

Dwina, The
Fought

men,

of

for

another
lost

about

(Swedo-Polish

War).

between

1 701,
under
Charles

12,000

Saxons

the

15,000
and

XII,

Marshal

under

was

lost
the

prisoners,

Stenau.

marching
passage

of

his

he

set

quantity

straw,

of

the

smoke,

cover

river

de-

Dwina

attacked

Saxons,

to

and
crossed
He

who,

by
wind

the

fire

unperceived.
the

the

barred

Having
of

was

found

Riga,

upon
of the

back,

who

Charles,

Stenau.

von

at

Invasion
(Norman
Italy).
This
fortress, which
was

would

French

Swedes

5.500.
Durazzo

The

one

but

Russians
; the
number.

3,000

with

and

arrival

timely

on

attacked

overwhelmed

division.

1S05,

11,

Russians,

30,000
been

the

advance

when
Mortier,
division, was

French

rendered.
sur-

Prussians
1,331

first

Vienna,

of

(Campaign

Danube).
November
Fought
during Napoleon's

von

afterwards
The

70

the

at

masters

place.

Diirrenstein

16,000
Frederick

6,000.
Italian

heavily, but
knights were
only
this
killed.
Notwithstanding
disaster, the city still held
out,
and
it was
till February
8,
not
that
1082,
a
surprise
night

have

parallel opened, March

30, 1864.
The
Danish
garrison numbered
On
April 17, after
22,000.
a
the
sians
Prusheavy bombardment,

about

suffered

20

by

Prince

the

Guiscard.

side, the

Norman

auxiliaries

War).
This
fortress, protected by an
chain
of
outer
ten
redoubts,
invested
the
was
Prussians,
by
under
strong,
Charles, and

Normans

with
lost

victorious.

Diippel

the

rested

the

Com-

terrible

overpowered,

Greeks

On

75,000

which

in

almost

w'ere

about
Alexius

and

now

attacked

were

of

under

nenus,

Anglo-Saxons
Earl

between

1054,

On

1.

besiegers,

18,000,

to

108

17,

the

18,

reduced

Dunsinnan.

Robert

under

July

October

by

besieged

was

Normans,

Guiscard,

George

under

Macedonians

Palaeologus,

and
dislodge them,
retired, Cannon
being

to

eventually

Greeks

of

garrison

fended
of

Marquis
Highlanders were

The

unable

house

the

to

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

large
under
the
then
after

DICTIONARY

84

Welsh

knights

rank

in

was

besides

falUng,

hie.

and

OF

Edward

the

IV,

in

who

battle,

the

at

after.

fell within

days, i,8ooshells

1 1

lines.

their

neighbourhood,

though not present

was
captured soon

BATTLES

they

They

till

however,

held

August

relieved

were

Kitchener,
having
and
wounded,

The

first

battle

October

War,

Royalists

and

the

between

both

by

advantage
the

under

being about
victory was

with

the

face

the

failed

Prince

prevented

Rupert's cavalry,
were
not
Royalists
from
continuing their

march

London.

and

the

on

and

Boer

strong
Koch,

force

and

with

troops,
General

of

French.

strong

high ground
Dundee

the

near

position, on
Ladysmith-

railway,

they

were

and

Imperial

from

which

the

infantry

driven

by
Light

with
killed

and

Horse

the

River

On

(Second

August

Australians,

400

Hore,
Boers,

with

200

and

219

the

an

ton
so

with

river

maxim

no

water

half -a-mile
became

by

attempt
to
severe

War).
force

days

relieve
was

the

during

amounted
1,570

to

three

officers

115

killed and

men

The

success.

losses

ed.
wound-

of AusterElchingen (Campaign
litz).
October
Fought
1805,
14,
when
Ney's corps, after repairing
the
of
bridge
Elchingen

fire, stormed
the

and
a

taking

number

and

prisoners

(Russo-Turkish
War).
between
Fought
1877,

the

Russians

imder

Loris

Melikofi,

and

Turks

under

Muhktar

the

in

which

former

the

victorious.

2,500
tralians
Aus-

than

nearer

ay.

Their

Carringfailed, and

Boer

Austrians,

20,000

3,000
of guns.

tured
cap-

village,

and

Elena

Elinga (Second

exposed

an

aw

and

convent
out

Pasha,

The

General

the

without

on

dislodge

to

of

unserviceable,
them

attempts

3rd

Colonel

by

guns.

occupied
kopje,

but

were

surrounded

were

the

The

Boer

1900,
under

4,

and

American

men.

Elands

various

2nd

under

250

Koch.

officers

35

of
and

wounded,

lost

from

after

made

mounted)driving
(dis-

loss

prisoners, including
British

British

under
guns,
The
Boers
cupied
oc-

12

General

under

heavy fighting,
the strong
position of El Caney
and
San
Juan Hill, commanding
The
Santiago de Cuba.
ards
Spani-

and

under

when

1898,

I,

battalions

squadrons

July

Spaniards,

them,

Elandslaagte (Second Boer War).

October
tween
Fought
1899, be21,
General

all

(Spanish-American

Americans,
12,000
Shafter,
captured

King,

Parliamentarians

75

nearly

horses.

Caney
War).
Fought

I,

sides, but

rested

El

Charles

army
The
strong.

killed

Civil

the

Parliamentarians,

claimed

to

23,
under

each

20,000

as

of

1642,

the

Essex,

their

Lord

by
lost

and

Edgehill (Civil War).

out,
when

15,

fire

that,

Fought

War).
between

206,

under

Carthaginians,

74,000

Hanno,

and

under
battle

Punic

B.C.

Africanus.

fougbt

was

plain

in

and

resulted

Romans

48,000

Scipio
front

of

on

Hanno's

in

the

The

open
camp,

complete

DICTIONARY

for

victory

the

which

battle,

battle

the

This

Romans.
also

is

known

in

Spain.
Horn.

Elk

See

battle,

this

routed

totally

were

the

by
Egbert.

under

Saxons

823,
Beorwulf,

under

Mercians

the

fought

West

within

the
389, between
under
strong,
23,000

army,

and

were

Heloris

under

marching

Baker

and

overwhelmed,
annihilated

by

Egyptians

practically

12,000

lost

The
and

the

French,

under
crossed

Athenian

Chares,

Chians,
straits
mainland.

stormy,

the

Rhine

Black

of

fleet

designed
with

100

between
The

however,

120

to

Engen

attack

under

and

the
in

capturing
and
centre

by
De

killed

and

prisoners.
2,000

killed

soners,
pri-

4,000

of

large depot

Moreau

stores.

attacked

was

and

he

whom
loss

wounded,
The

at

Austrians,

40,000

Kray,

with

the
the

proving
his colleagues
day

the

sail, under

galleys,
Chios

in

through

and

into

them

took
over-

rear-guard,

Austrian

munitions
an

right, 25,000
Lecourbe,

and

when

distinct

two

Moreau's

drove

battle

the

and

under

strong,

the

through

reality

actions.

ist, and

the

on

Forest,
in

had

Moreau

Kray.

advancing

was

between

Austrians

10,000

De

Trinkitat.

(Social War).
B.C.
356,

French

strong, under

75,000

and

Moreau,

Stokach,

Fought

ments
gar-

upper

faster.

the

of
the
(Wars
Revolution).
Fought May
3, 1800,

the

Teb.

Embata

the

rebels,

the

of

Engen

and
See

bert
Ro-

from

their

off
flee

to

wounded.
El

is called

Field,"

threw

was

ese
Soudan-

Digna.
2,360 killed

Osman

under

Pasha,
Sinkat, was

relieve

to

Sir

battle

precipitate flight
who

the

under

The

Loose-coat

slain.

was

Teb

troops

"

when

1470,

12,

rebels,

Wells.

allowed

(Soudan Campaigns).
1884,
Fought
February
4,
column
of 3,500
when
a
tian
EgypEl

once

The

number,

in

10,000

free.

go

to

laid

totally routed

IV

finally

loss.

heavy

surrendered,

was

and

piecemeal,
wth

coming

detachments,

in

survivors,
to

at

March

northern

march,

the

on

Italiot

action

routed

Palmyra,

(Wells' Rebellion).

Empingham
Fought

under

vanguard,

himself,

beaten

retire

to

of

Aurelian

Edward

attacked

Dionysius

the

the
under

strong,

17,000

Italiot

into

and

Syracuse,

of

Heloris.

and

completely

was

forced

B.C.

Dionysius

Heloris

Zen-

siege.

Sicilians,
Italiots,

under

walls

the

the
and

Aurelian,

and

defeated,
which

Elleporus.
Fought

the

272,

Zenobia

obia.

Palmyra).

to

Palmyrenians

the

loss.

between

under

Romans

fleet,

the

heavy

(Expedition

Fought

attacking
of

third
with

too

as

Chares

defeated

Emesa

Ellandune.
In

and

hazardous,
alone, with

Ridge.

Pea

enterprise

the

was

clined
de-

Timoleon

and

Iphicrates

the

domination

Carthaginian

85

BATTLES

as

ended

Silpia,

of

OF

of

and
French

wounded.

pulsed
re-

2,000

5,000
lost

OF

DICTIONARY

86

Englefield (Danish
Fought
of

West

Saxons

battles

invaders.
their

the

871,

series

Invasion).
the

between

and
The

the

the

Danish
imder

former,

king, /Uthelrcd,

the

of

first

defeated

Danes.

BATTLES

of
Ephesus
(Gallic Invasion
Asia).
the
262, between
B.C.
Fought
and
Syrians, under
Antigonus,
the Gallic
invaders.
Antigonus
was
disastrously defeated.

of
(Wars
Revolution).
Fought
May
15,

Erbach

Enslin.
Sec

Graspan.

Entaw

Springs (American
Independence).

of

Fought

September

between

the

Charleston,
and
Stewart,
under
British

first

carried

men,

which
force

Entholm

American
loss

so

weakened

that

they

June

the

the

of

were

Swedes

and

loss

heavy

in

tween
be-

fleet, under
The

Fought

coast

after

overtaken
under
and
Athenians
their

part

burning Sardis,
by

the
the

in

pursuing
walls

of

were

the

war.

St.

took

no

Cyr's

lost

corps
retire.

to

heavily

the

in

the

Erisa

(South American
Independence).
December,
Fought
the
Spanish

under
the

Bover,
American

8,000

Ribas.

and

patriots,
totally
taken
prisoner,
for

the

fell

in

in

and

scattered.

The

about

men.

1,100

head

Caraccas.

War),
10,

French

1808,
under

Spaniards
Spaniards

30,000
The

routed,

of

battle,
his

November

Blake.

feated,
deand

death
the

and

(Peninsular

and

under
were

royalists,

was

18,000

Victor,

tween
be-

18 14,

strong,

beheaded,

between

cf

under

Ribas

was

War

Blake's
French

army
lost

sians,
Per-

sus,
Ephe-

The
signally defeated.
withdrew
thereupon

fleet, and

sides

Espinosa
Fought

the
Aristagorus, and
Persians,
under
The
Greeks
Artaphernes.
who
were
to
the
retreating

until

Austrians

publicly exposed

between
the
B.C.,
499
and
under
lonians,

Athenians

of

the

main

their

to

action.

he

(Ionian War).

12,000

hours,

12

revenge
who
Bover,

Sinzheim.

Ephesus

held

for

in

Entzheim.
See

and

very

men.

had

who

and

with
and

at

forced

The

Kray.

vigorously,
French,
though driven
certain
not
points, were

positions
approach

Wars).

Swedes.

ships

back

under

36,000

attacked

the

Both

700
their
able
un-

1676,

defeated

were

but

de

under

cavalry,

victory.

11,

Danish

Tromp,

at

ing
rally-

(Dano-Swedish

Fought
van

with

profit by

to

but

the

but

small

and

back,

and

routed,

The

attacked

driven

positions,

Americans,

Greene.

were

of

Colonel

the

General

1781,

garrison

imder

French

Austrians,

8,

British

15,000
Austrians

tween
be-

1800,

Sainte-Suzanne,
War

French

the

further

Essling.
See Aspern.

Etampes.
Fought

604,

Burgundians,

between
under

th"

Queen

OF

DICTIONARY

brunehilde,
under

and

Clothaire

II.

totally

were

(Danish

Fought
Saxons,

878, between
under

Alfred,

Danes,

under

Guthrum.

Danes

Alfred's

which

the

and

The

Eurymedon,
Invasion

the

lowed
fol-

unmolested.

Persian

30,000

Greeks

The

defeating

land

by

and

Persian

the

torious
vic-

were

20,000

wounded.

with

fleet

of

Fought

of

south

the

Asia

of

Athenian

the

to

federacy.
Con-

(Barons' War).
tween
1265, beAugust
4,
Prince
royalists under

Evesham

Fought
the

and

Edward,
Simon

The

Montfort.

Goths

The

Italy.
attempt
of

Goths,

the

their

down

and

Montfort,
totally defeated, Simon
de

young

falling.

Montfort
ended

Barons'

the

Oaks

but

This

de

90,000
and

under

80,000

Bennigsen.
at daybreak,

line, but

could

impression
Later
infantry.

on

at

the
in

tween
be-

under

French

Napoleon,
attacked

8, 1807,

Russians

Napoleon
all along

attacked

of

the

support,

the

day

On

lost,

had

were

permitted

the

7,000

ist

the
but

corp
for
the

ground

made

and

at

no

the

day the Confederates,

largely outnumbered,
The

over

back

the

progress,

of the

afternoon

driven

recovered

further

were

the

ing
notwithstand-

of Sumner's

was

miles.

they

who

in

arrival

Federals

end

was

and

31st,

the

first make
Russian

i,

Johnston.
advancing
his left wing

and

Richmond,

was

in

Friedland).

of

June

General

under
M'Clellan

two

Eylau (Campaign
February
Fought

and

under
the Federals
862, between
federates
and
the ConM'Clellan
General

defeat

War.

an

Civil War).

(American
May
31,

Fought

Goths

the

upon

reinforcements

for

army

Fair

ward's
Ed-

mistaken

first

victory.

no

onslaught
throwing
fled
igno-

the

arms

easy

of

made

Romans
resist

to

the

King

Totila,

under

surprise,

by

taken

were

at

under

Barons

the

de

having

20,000

and

legionaries,

Roman

miniously, giving

Barons

War).

between

541,

200

adhesion
Minor

(First Gothic

Faenza

sea,

routing
sliips,and
land army
with
ter.
great slaughthe
secured
This
victory

loss

the

and

killed

).

both

no

Russians

the

fleet

Cimon.

were

lost

B.C.

Athenians

under

retired

French

The

about

between
the
470,
the
and
and
army,
under
and
Delians,

Fought

the

day

ing
follow-

the

On

Russians

the

about

years.

(Third

ment,
engagetill ten p.m.,
ginal
oritheir
retained

lasted

positions.

defeated,
was

sanguinary

armies

both

the

Prussian

enabled
I'Estocq
to
repulse him,

which

The

fifteen

for

after

and

West

of Wedmore,

Peace

lasted

Persian

the

totally
victory

were

by

Invasion).

of

arrival

opportune

in

left, but

Russian

the

tuniing

succeeded

but

under
corps
Russians
the

Ethandun

with

loss.

heavy

and

latter

The

defeated

all

Davoust

Neustrians

the

87

BATTLES

killed

Confederates

to

retire

Federals
and

molested.
un-

lost

wounded,

about

4,500,

OF

DICTIONARY

88

General

including
This

is also

Seven

The

Johnston.

called

the

Battle

BATTLES

of

lost

Turks

the

of

course

siege.

Farm

Farquhar's
(Scottish Wars).
July 23, 1298, between
under
Edward
I,
EngUsh

the
and

Scots

the

under

Wallace.

The

greatly

inferior

Sir William
who

Scots,
in

behind

strongly posted

were

which

morass,

the

however,

end,

archers

overcame

and

defence,
the

by

routed

king

field, but

the
the

was

of his

rest

the

Forty-

1746,

17,

rebel

tween
be-

Highlanders,
the
Young

strong, under
and
force
Pretender,
a

of

of

8,000

were

field, with
a
and
wounded,

the

loss

of

guns,
The
rebels

lost

killed

600

prisoners,

700
all tents

and

and

capable
heavy

and

baggage.

Boer

Pasha,

in

October,

was

defended

half

Venetians,

under

1570,

by

7,000

order,

by the
heavy

opportune

British

half

Cypriotes,
Bragadino.

Marcantonio

The

garrison

August

I,

held

lost

The

losses

but

marching
honours

of

out

After

war.

however,
murdered
and

in

cold

four

of

it

the

the

render,
sur-

Mustapha
blood, Bragadino

his

lieutenants.

killed

317

and

unknown,

are

rebels

and

Fought
consular

War

of

of

SuUans

force

defeated

field, but
Each

under

by
was

Marius

between

82,

B.C.

attacked

his

of
sell.
Rus-

300.

(Civil
Sulla).

wearied

number

pursuit.

no

about

Norbanus

tween
be1549,
of Cornish
Lord

the

army

the

(Arundel's

were

from

was

lost

Faventia

army
and

under

troops

there

and

force

equal

an

driven

side

and

missing.

1,068

small

The

tulated,
capi-

with

under
guns,
Lambton.

Farrington
Bridge
Rebellion).
July
Fought
2y,

Royal

arrival

certainly small.

were

until

out

when

57 1,

and

naval

and

in

greatly

was

Hedworth

men,

ordered
effected

was

wounded,

guns
the

with

aided

Boer

right,

no

good

Captain

strong

British

and

two

Boers

ordnance,
This

rebels, and

Famagosta
(Cyprus War).
This
place was
besieged by
the
Turks
under
Mustapha

the

coping

retreat.

only.

120

The

having

of

son's
Nichol-

at

developed

White,

the

to

overwhelmed

was

against

The

Highlanders
the British
line, and
they
driven
from
the
headlong

broke

attack

of

troops, with
bells
Camp1,000
under
General
Hawley.

charge

position

meanwhile

and

columns,

detached

surrendered.

and

George
position

eight miles,

Nek,

charge,
utterly
escaped
fugitive

Sir

in three

which,
hold

garrison

Boer

about

of

army,

the

under

attacked

left to

8,000

The

one

lish
Eng-

of

(Rebellion
five).
Fought
August

British

attack.

tish
Scot-

1899,

and

The

covered
White

life.

Falkirk

the

29,
Boer

main

Joubert,
Ladysmith,

greatly

the
final

the

White.

the

in person,
Wallace

them.

from
for

English

the

hampered

first

at

between

of

were

Boer

October

Fought
under

numbers,

(Second

War).

Fought

led

in

men

Pines.

Falkirk

In

50,000

the

the

Norbanus,
Metellus.
with

his

a
long march,
totally broken

OF

DICTIONARY

only
eagles

up,
the

with

remaining

1,000

after

with

Murat,
of

Brandenburg).
28,
Fought
June
Charles

and

XI,

burgers,

Swedes

The

under

heavy

Fought

Brandenburg.

troops,

under

Mahdists

4,000

in

their

two

hours'

out

with

and

of

in

present

the

drove

lost

the

them

The

Britons

and

between

guns,

16,700

British

attempt

Lai
and

made

was

entrenched

Sikh

renewed

Sikhs

loss

of

1,721

by

successful.
un-

was

attack
sions
dissen-

Sikh

leaders

7,000.

The

ish
Brit-

wounded.

Ferrara

Fought

killed,

694

were

April

12,

181

5,

when

Civil

(American

September
40,000

General

Sheridan,

12,000

General

Confederates

Early.

The
and

position
prisoners

with

heavy

and

11

guns.

Spinola,

under

and

under

defeated

Fleurus

1864,

21,

Federals,

between

between

Days).

29

War).

Fought

Fought
(Hundred

lost

rebels

Confederates,

and

with

defeated

about

resistance,

the
were

losses

the

carry

Hill

Fisher's

to

dawn,

the

among
enfeebled
the

at

Middleton

men,

troops,
An

Creek,

wounded.

and

killed

from

Fish

near

50
The

400
drive

to

strong,

position

withdrew.

Gough.

the

When
was

Singh,

and

camp
this

but

attack,

night

108

native

Hugh

Sir

under

with

280

losing

After

with

attempted

rebels,

strong

1845,

21,

Sikhs,

50,000
under

War).

when

1885,

24,

Middleton,

General

81

the

(First Sikh
December

bellion).
Re-

(Riel's Second
April

Fought

tians
Egyp-

wounded.

Fought

defeated.

were

Canadians,

Ferozeshah

Cutha.

under

Britons

Creek

Fish

Emirs

The

killed

20

and

Ceawlin,

under

Saxons,

West

after

the

between

584,

fell and

44

camp,

was

killed

1,500
Of 62

captured.

were

Fitz-

Lord

killed.

Fought

dists
Mah-

the

and

prisoners.

500

four

loss

Aire

the

of

passage

Fethanleag.

by

camp,

fighting,

walter

Emir

the

surprised

night march,

endeavouring

was

the

Fitz-

Lord

under

Ferrybridge.

at

defeated

Chfford,

who

cavalry,

Lancastrian

secure

before
when

and

Kitchener,

Hamada.

under

Kitchener,

Herbert

Sir

with

battery,

horse

British

to

Roses).

of the

Towton,

Lord

walter,

1896, between

7,

retreat

to

shortly

1,

Yorkists,

the

Campaigns).

(Soudan
Fought
June
Egyptian
9,500

46
of

of

force

evacuate

to

battle

feated, the
de-

under

Ferkeh

repulsed with
forced

Ferrybridge (Wars

William.

totally

forced

under
was

loss, and

an

General

southward.

under

strong,

were

and

army,
He

sage
pasof

face

the

in

Po

Branden-

Frederick

Elector,

Austrian

tween
be-

1675,

the

15,000

the

the

force

to

Bianchi.

Swedes,

the

the

of

(Swedish Invasion

Fehrbellin

Italians,

50,000

endeavoured

battle.

the

89

BATTLES

driven

(Thirty Years'
August
the

and

were

their

from

loss

War).
29,

Spaniards,
the

in

1622,
under

Palatinate

DICTIONARY

90

under

troops,
feldt

and

\vick.

Count

after
and

of

Germans
to

retreat

their

defeat

deavouring
en-

into

by the German
Radagaisus,

land
Hol-

atHoechst

the
intercepted
by
Spaniards, through
whom
they
tried
to
In
light their
way.
were

this

effort

the

infantry

entirely
but

cut

about

Breda

most
al-

was

pieces,

to

cavalry

7,000
with
the

the

further

in

Germans

the

July

under

Luxembourg,
and

and

Dutch

driven

from

with

the

loss

wounded,

Prince

French

signal victory,

the

allies

field in

of

49

gained
being

disorder
and

camp,
into

and

(Wars

of

the

the

and

burg,

Foksani

(Ottoman

French,
severe

the

and

that

Earl

of

the

allies

the

EngUsh,

Surrey,

of

Suwaroff

and

Saxe-Coburg.

stormed

Turkish

the
and

camp
with

Turks

in

to

of
(War
Fontenoy
Succession).
Fought May 11,
50,000

15 13,
the

attacked

drove

loss

of

out
2,000

the

Austrian

the

between
1745,
Dutch
and
trian
Aus-

British,

troops,
Cumberland,

9,
under

and

men.

ed
repuls-

Brussels

September

Russians

(Scottish Wars).

of

under

The

fall back

to

Yusuf

under

the

Prince

of

city.

Fought
when

and

tween
be-

1789,

21,

Turks,

Co-

after

were

compelled

Flodden

of

force
equal
Jourdan.

attacked,

direction

cover

the

80,000

Duke

engagement,

and

Wars).

tween
be-

1794,

The

the

under

Austrians

feeble

16, 1809.

July

the

Austrians

16,

an

after

August

by

Chatham

Lord

surrendered

entrenched

and

tion).
Expedi-

besieged

was

under

defence,

French

Austrians,

under

strong,

the

starved

surrender.

town

British

Pasha,

June

the

the

ed
surround-

guns.

Revolution).
Fought

became

now

Stilicho

Fought
Fleurus

to

siegers,
be-

The

(Walcheren

This

of

killed

14,000

and

army,

defenders

Germans

the

The

Roman

for

Flushing

Marshal

the

under

Waldeck.

the

at

1690, between

I,

PYench,

fact,

on

when

StiUcho

resistance.

their

Fought

almost

was

starvation,

of
approach
head
of a
large
the
encouraged

besieged,

Fleurus.

and

of

verge

under

invaders

the

reached

generals.

two

of
Invasion
(German
Italy).
This
besieged in 406,
city was

Bruns-

were

BATTLES

Florence

Mans-

von

Cliristian

The

OF

under
and

under

Marshal

Duke

endeavoured

the

Duke

the
Saxe.
to

of

French,
The

relieve

James
IV,
a
the
hill of
position on
Flodden.
The
position
was
turned
left wing,
by the Enghsh

the French
were
Tournay, which
besieging, and the British
troops
the
which
captured
heights on
the
French
The
were
posted.
Prince
of
Waldeck,
however,

under

who

Scots,

under

in

strong

Stanley,

totally
losses.

and

defeated

James
nobles

the
with

and

fell.

all

Scots

heavy
his principal

and
the

the

Dutch,
Duke,
support
the French
being reinforced,
trenches
were
retaken, and

failed

commanded
to

the

DICTIONARY

92

Forum

Terebronii
Invasion

Fought

OF

(First Gothic
the
Empire).

of

Romans

between
251,
under
Decius, and

Goths

under

Gothic

Cuiva.

army

three

Unes,

and

overthrew

the

the

and

his

son

1,500

came
be-

Frastenz

the
Hesse

and

revolted

Fought
the

Swiss, under
the
leb, attacked

Miinzer.

hand.

peasants
and

and

the

first

Fraubrunnen

on

1631.

"

(Thirty

Guglers,"

French
under

taken

Schaumberg
who
with

and

by

the

Canton

mother.

storm

Franklin

in

portion

Fought

June

town,
of

the

Confederates
Schofield

position
where

he

War).

40,000

a
occupied
ville,
covering Nash-

attacked

by

who

The

his lines.
penetrated
Federals,
however,
rallied,

and

the

recaptured
and
was

Harpeth

after

in

lost

nightfall,

enabled

good

to

from

pelled
com-

land.
Switzer-

cross

order,

tions,
posifield
Schothe
and

Wars).
Fought
February

perialist
Im-

between

and

battle

less

and

20,000

Saxons

last

not

for

than

the
any

7,000

picked

were

under

under

Schulemburg.
did

hour,

an

The

War).
Fought

fled

loaded
on

up

General

Burnside,

field.
battle-

13,

Federals
under

No

muskets

the

December

150,000

The

out
with-

resistance.

between

Confederates

of

quarter

allies

Fredericksburg (American

Lee.

1706,

12,

Reinschild,

Russians

Swedish

S\%-edes

10,000

Marshal

General

was

and

(Russo

making

and

under

Frauenstadt

the

General

Civil

Schofield,

"

2,

tween
be1864,
30,
Federals
under

30,000
General

Hood,

the

of

1,800

in
right
Guglers

Monte-

(American

strong

April

garrison
killed,
were
with
captured,
30
and
18 heavy
guns.

standards

Hood.

to

Ingelclaimed

"

The

the

English

and
Baron

retire

tween
be-

and

totally routed,

the

at

and

were

but

800

the

1376,

who
Coucy,
of Aargau

von

of his

Swedes,

15,000

escaped
cavalry,

was

Swiss

of

Bernese,

mercenaries,

end

an

Adolphus,

cucculi,

the

(Invasion

the

of

out

Oder

War).
place was

of

charge,
on

Guglers.")
Fought
January,

Miinzer

hanged

Gustavus

head

out

Wol-

side.

w^ere

by

them
killed.

fall

to

Years'
This

who

entrenched

drove

loss of 3,000
who
led
the

ram
-

and

leb,

were

entirely put
rising.

Frankfort

Wol-

Austrians

the

Thomas

This

the

to

when

"

routed,

captured

and

under

The

utterly

and

Heinrich

strongly

position,

Brunswick,

peasants

wounded

(Suabian War).
April 20, 1499,

occupied

Decius

(Peasants' War),
tween
beMay
15,
1525,
of
Saxony,
troops

Fought

and

prisoners.

with

Frankenhausen

Federals,

the

morass,

slain.

were

lost

Confederates

4,500
killed

1,000

in

they
a

The

in

up

utterly routed.

were

the

legionaries

the
third,
attacking
in
entangled
and

about

General

with

junction

Thomas.

the

first, but,

two

effect

The

drawn

was

BATTLES

Civil
1862
under

and

80,000
General

Confederates,

who

OF

DICTIONARY

occupied

of

range

heights

BATTLES

found

it

River,
fringing
Massaponax
attacked
were
by the Federals,

and

they repulsed after hard

of
loss
fighting, with
a
13,771

cavalry.

the

whom

killed

wounded.

and

lost

Lee,

owing
did

feel

his

allowed

inferior

his

but

unmolested.

Fredericshall

(Dano

Friedland

under

in

early
the

nth,

the

advanced
struck

was

raised

by

XII,
On

17 18.

The

Swedes

at

once

between
194,
Richard
under

de

and

Lion,

complete

Turenne,
On

and

the

When
were

and

the

during

retired

to

he

attacked

held

his

day.
as

many

Three

after

attacked

night

fresh

days

the

of

numbers

river,

the

was

10

finallydriven
lost 15,000
and

10,000

lost

French

and

9,000

before

p.m.

wounded
The

10,000.

of the

by

Peace

tween
beThis

followed

was

and
hard

after

were

and

river

the

field, having

victory
signature

as

de

Mercy
Here

5th, but
the
throughout
losing twice
their

later

the

d'Onoro

Fuentes

the

Tilsit.

of

of

course

Almeida.

relieve
with

5,
Mass6na's

34,000

men,

d'Oiioro,

opponents.

Mass6na

with

de

36

guns.

181

He

was

34,000
failed

1,

in

the

to
attempt
Wellington,
a
occupied

behind

position

which

Mercy

(Peninsular

War).
Fought
May

way,

position.
on

French
men

the

giving

ground

The

Russians

attack

large

It

the

Mercy.

bend

of

fresh

columns

Friedland

prisoners.

flank, while
their
front, at
night fell, the

Bavarians

was

de

his
an

into

from
killed

arrival

Russian
a

held

These

the

assailed

p.m.

and

Bavarians

15,000
Comte

on

Conde

9,

French

26,000

with

drove

them

occupied
fighting.

French

Cond6

march,

Bavarians

3rd, Turenne,

tlank

and

in

tented
con-

in force

attack

who

the

artillery

an

till the

the

Alle,

War).

at

launched

troops
against

time
on

first

position.

ground

battle

was

with

when

a.m.,

under

which

at

not

tween
be-

1807,

Russians

corps

did

in

of

victory.

Great

the

long

till 7

Fried-

The

Bennigsen

massed

under
Richard

Fribourg (Thirty Years'

Fought
August
3,
1644, between
20,000
the

Coeur

French

Augustus.

under

the

the

turing
cap-

of

70,000

a.m.,

Napoleon,

Fought
English

under

at
3
Lannes'

duel, and

their

Freteval,

Philip
gained

and

himself

were

siege.

the

began
only

inspecting

was

him,

Bennigsen.

under

field.

batteries, the king

shot, and
a round

by

fell dead.

the

Charles

he

as

his

artillery and

14,
French

80,000
in

strongest

December,

but

ians
Bavar-

the

before

land).
Fought
June

Swedish

besieged

was

Swedes,

up,
drove

rescued

(Campaign

Napoleon,

Norway,

repulsed,

and

Wars).
fortress, the

he

their

all

evacuate

Fredericksburg

This

cavalry,
headlong

of

force

enough

strong
to

and

retreat,
attacked

was

by

This

coming

bers,
num-

victory home,

Burnside

he

9th
retiring

while

to

necessary

the

on

Conde,

federates
Con-

only,

1,800

to

not

push

to

The

93

Fuentes
attacked

troops
to

by
and

capture

OF

DICTIONARY

94

the
in

position, and
good

killed

1,200

British

The
and

wounded,

and

and

a
position
occupied
ground,
marshy
protected
by
attacked
where
by
they were

The
French
prisoners.
are
variously estimated,
were
certainly heavier.

(Norse Invasion).

The

allies

the

Swedes,

between

1066,

Fought
Norsemen

under

rada.

English
Morcar.

three
from

fighting, driven
with

entrenchments

heavy

loss.
Gaines'

the

Edwin

English

The

after

and,

hard

Hard-

Norway,

Earls

under

the

Harold

of

King

their

and

Danes

24,000

hours'
Fulford

Saxons.

lost

300
losses
but

Steinbock,

General

strong, under

finally retired,

order.

BATTLES

and

Mill.

See

Seven

Battles.

Days'

feated.
de-

were

Wars).
Gangud
(Russo-Swedish
the
between
Fought
17 14,
Furruckabad

(Second

Mahratta

Russian

War).

Great,
November

Fought
between

British

Lake,

Lord
of 60,000

army

14,

small

under

1804,

Admiral

force

Swedes

and

an

Mahrattas

under

Holkar.
Rao
Jeswunt
defeated
was
signally
loss.
The
British
heavy
were
only 2 killed

(Japanese

Fought

with

and

troops
under
and

the
the

Choshu,

between

Aizu

and

Shogun,

forces

of

20

the

Kuwana,
Yoshinobu,

Satsuma

gained

who

and

complete

victory.
Futteypur
Fought
a

and

the

(Indian Mutiny).
July
12,
1857,
British

Havelock,
to

the

force

strong

relief

of

troops

who

was

of

his

and

Fought

tween
be-

rebels,
under

marching

Lucknow.

The

November

between

the

strong,
Cordova,

under

killed.

Spaniards,

between

the

Swedes,

Wars).
20,

17 12,
12,000

1503,
12,000

de

Gonsalvo

and

the

French

Spaniards,
passage

and

of the

Garigliano
Fought
between

in

French,

drove

back

the

made

good

the

river.

(Italian Wars).
December
the

1503,
about

29,

Spaniards,

Gonsalvo
15,000
strong, under
de
and
the
Cordova,
French,

slightly superior
under

(Dano-Swedish

8,

under
force,
superior
Francisco
de
of
tua.
ManGonzaga
Gonzaga,
wishing to pass
the
thrown
a
Garigliano, had
bridge over
it, and
proceeded
to
in face
of the
cross
Spanish
After
severe
ing,
fightarmy.
very

the

Gasta.

bore

crossed

who
After

which

the
a

in

Marquis

points,

two

French,
December

of

greatly

at

Fought

and

whole

the

Garigliano (Italian Wars).

Gonsalvo

Gadebesk

The

captured.

squadron

the

were
completely defeated,
while
losing 1 1 guns,
not
a
in the
British
single European
was

under

routed

utterly

rebels

force

the

Peter

Swedish,

Ehrenskiold.
were

Ehrenskiold

ties
casual-

Revolution).

1868,

of

under

the

Holkar

wounded.

Fushimi

fleet
and

notable

the

and

number,

of

Saluzzo.

Garighano

fell upon

were

hard
Chevalier

part,

the

retiring on
fighting, in
Bayard
the

French

leaving
routed,
all
the field, and

utterly

were

dead

4,000
their

on

The

unknown.

is

loss

Spanish

baggage.

and

artillery

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

the
walls,
in
breaching
weeks,
unsuccessful
three
after
and,
the
carried
city by
assaults,

sword.

the

October,

patriots under
the
Neapolitans
II
of
Naples.

and

Cialdini,

Francis

patriots
Pah

Gate

General

under
attacked

their
but

it

98

killed

men

Only

dead

30

Maories

Fought

Rose,

under

Tantia

and

rebels

the

Topi,

first

at

with

disorder

victory
recovery

was

of

of

leaders.
of

Spaniards,
Spaniards
loss

with

routed

ed,
wound-

and

killed

all their

and

prisoners

city, defended
garrison, under
besieged by Alexander
This

October,
he

he

332
had

and

Dacre,

Leonard

troops

rebels

The

Hunsdon

Lord

under

royal

the

completely

were

routed.

bayonet
and
they
heavy loss.
followed
by

of

War

(Netherlands

Gemblours

Independence).
January
Fought

Asiatic

paigns).
Cam-

Spaniards,
Don

by

Batis,
the

sian
Perwas

Great

Utilizing the
employed against
after

some

The
from

about

equal

John

of

patriots, who
Namur,

Gonzaga

pursuit.

who
of

and

They

force,

Austria.

retiring
by

were

followed

were

John,
picked force
Don

the

and

Goignies,
in

under

strong,

20,000

General

1578.

31,

Netherlands

the

between

patriots,

B.C.

succeeded,

tween
be1570,
under
Borderers

February,
rebel

the

under

Tyre,

12,000

Mendizabal.

were

of 2,000

1,

under

and

under

The

181

19,

them

gave

Calpi.

(Alexander's

engines

gage.
bag-

and

French,

8,000
Soult,

Gelt, The.
Fought

numbers

but
advantage,
broke
them,
charge

Gaza

between

5,000

Ranee

rebel

the

the

wounded,

February

Fought

rebels

20,000

other
Jhansi, and
The
overwhelming

This

The

losing

routed,

(Peninsular War).

Gebora

Sir

under

column

Hugh

in

were

near

(Indian Mutiny).
May 22, 1858, between

British

fled

Poliorcetes.

Macedonians

guns.

Gaulauli

the

and

Pah.

the

in

Macedonians

of

Marshal

wounded

and
found

were

that

14 officers,
wounded.

and

equal
under

Demetrius

the

On

ed.
evacuat-

lost

British

The
and

been

had

stockade

strong,

an

men

found

was

and

killed, 8,000
5,000
all their treasure
and

ade,
stock-

repulsed.

following day
the

600
the

into

way

were

Soter,

Ptolemy

and

After

Pah.

bombardment,

forced

jackets,
blue-

under

Egyptians

and

Syrians

the

between

312,

B.C.

when

stockade

Gate

the

as

Fought

25,000
force

Cameron,

Maori

the

short

cessors).
Suc-

of Alexander's

(Wars

Gaza

Seleucus

and

soldiers

British

known

victorious.

were

(Maori War).
April 27, 1864,

Fought
1,700

tween
be-

1850,

Italian

the

under

to

garrison being put

the

storm,

(Italian Rising).

Garigliano
Fought

The

95

sent

1,600

forward
men,

Mondragon
attacked

under
in
the

DICTIONARY

96

OF

rearguard,

under
Philip
Egdispersed it, and then,
main
the
falling suddenly upon
routed
with
it,
body, utterly
a

BATTLES

Geok

Tepe

and

mont,

loss, it is said, of
and

prisoners.

lost

ten

The

eleven

or

killed

10,000

Spaniards

at

most.

of

(Russian
Asia).

Central

This

place,

the

Tekke

by

Russians,

the

license

of

soldiery,
and

afteriive

fighting, lasting
6

to

drove

10,

city,

with

trian
Aus-

days'

of

street

the

repulsed
breaching

with

5,000

retired
About

of

out

the

killed
In

men.

of

(Wars

the

French

Fought

March

the

line

Hotham,
IS

under

and

sail.

retired,

leaving
ships in the

battle

British.
killed

The
and

After

sail

from

of

lasted

and
the

the

two

hands

of

6,500

assault,

the

April, 1800,
French,

besieged by
General

Italian

74

troops

siege
city

under
had

the

Keith.

Ott.

The

time

been

the

some
was

June
out

their

seaward

fleet, under

scarce,

arms.

were

and

in

the

the
sequent
sub-

the

standing
notwith-

Fought
and

I of France.

torix.

B.C.

town,

the

who
mandy,
Nor-

aid

Robert

prisoner,
giveness,
for-

father's
his

claim

to

52,

but

between

Julius
was

was

Before

Vercingebesieging the
to
compelled
ever,
howretiring,

he

delivered

was

repulsed by
leaving

Romans

the

Caesar,

under

Caesar

retreat.

which

made

and

Gauls

the

sorties,

down

of

receiving

was

under

late,
capitu-

laying

Dukedom

(Gallic War).

Romans

ing
march-

Conqueror,

Dukedom.

successful

garrison

the

Robert,

son

obtaining his
resigned

Gergovia

side
Lord
sequently
con-

to

the

Philip

and,
the

the

of his

defeated

was

forced

5, the
without

in

between

of William

and

under

General

Provisions

Massena

was

later

on

British

by

and

some

blockaded

by

Massena,

for

in

8,000

1080,

those

paigns).
Cam-

held

Austrians

Melas,

stormed,

was

falling

and

Fought
and

Genoa,

under
the

to

place

Gerberoi.

from
In

strong.

siege, lasting
the
17th of

pursuit.

the

lost

wounded.

(Napoleon's

8th
the

garrison

30,000

Turcomans

claimed

Genoa

the

French
line-of-

British

284

attempt
with
Skobeloft,

regular

the

on

second

nearly

now

were

fire.

by

January,

fleet

action

the

day,
following morning

tween
be-

Admiral

French

The

throughout

1795,
of 14

13,
fleet

British

of

being

culty
diffi-

Russians

following day.

Russians,

10,000

Revolution),

the

The

Turcomans

1,

made

bardment,
bom-

of 500.
with

and
the

88

short

were

guns

on

General

loss

4,000
by shell

was

Genoa

under

saved,

December

them

storm

to

General

from

loss

the

the

rose
against
garrison, under

Botta,

censed
in-

Genoese,

the

was

9, 1878, by

made
was
attempt
fortress, which
was

an

1746,
by

15,000,

After

Genoa.

of

defended

Turcomans,

Lomakine.
In

stronghold

the

garrison of
besieged, September
the

Conquest

assault

an

the
over

Gauls,
700

DICTIONARY

legionaries,

and

dead

field.

the

on

centurions

46

BATTLES

OF

attacks,
On

though at
3rd, Meade

the

back

driving
Germaghah.
Khan's
Genghis
when
1 193,
fought
he

men

left,
with
the

defeated

pass,

and

upon

them.

in

narrow

and

Sir

with

the

British

held

fortress,

General

by

wdth

provided
and

and

held

Alvarez
December
and
"

out

when

he

of

honours

and

between

of

army
General
of

the

army
General

Meade's
A.

Meade

in

the

behind

repulsed

up

the

front

the

Bengal,
Major

under

engagement,

severe

four

Cossim,

of

British

for

General

War).

The

totally defeated,
tents

force,

on

Kandahar

and

to

Afghans,

the
and
Ghuzni,
Shems-ud-din,

guns,

tween
be-

1842,

Nott's

from

Ghuzni.

British.

the

(First Afghan
Fought
August
30,
march

in

ended

hours,

Ghoaine

its

tween
be-

1763,

Mir

army
Nawab

Adams.

der
un-

of

Governor

Afghans
losing

were

all their

baggage.
War).

(First Afghan

fortress, garrisoned by
Haidar
under
Afghans,
Khan,
was
captured,
January
The
1839, by the British.
21,
no
breaching
besiegers having
3,000

of

by
the

2nd,

position
where

Confederate

it

he

18

file, killed

The

garrison
Rutts

attacked

162

the
at

rank

wounded.

and

lost

500

killed.

(Irish RebeUion).

Fought
May
regulars,

the

Duff,

and

officers

and

Gibbel

stormed,

then

to

necessary
gate, and

main

the

was

of

found

was

in

place

confusion

fresh

Gettysburg,
all

1st,

and

On

town.

took

same.

2,

of

the

guns,
blow

under

attacked

was

August

deposed

cost

corps,
driven
in

Federals

and

the

Hills'

P.

into

On

position

Gettysburg

3, 1863,
the
Potomac

Meade,

the

This

war.

Virginia

Lee.

days.

Fought

Ghuzni

Civil War).

Gettysburg (American
Fought
July I, 2
under

lated,
capitu-

garrison marched

the

the

till

gallantly

out

the

with

outside,

from

10,

but

receiving

assistance

little

medicines,

food,

money,

ill-

Though

Federal

Gherain.

4,

with

Verdier,

French.

18,000

June

men

20,000

The

about

signal victory

3,000
Mariano

regulars, under
was
Alvarez,
besieged,

Spanish
1809,

three

lasting

War).
by

unmolested,

about

were

and

pulsed
re-

were

(Peninsular

This

the

the

loss.

heavy

in

the

on

declined

Federals
retired

the

The

and

entrenchments,

lost

British

Howe.

attacked

Americans

Gerona

tween
be1777,
under

the

William

Lee

having

too

offensive.

battle

offered
the

4th,
it, and

losses

Americans

Washington,

of

War

(American
Independence).
October
Fought
4,

Germantown

under

loss

inflicting heavy

the

but

rals
Federallied
lost

had
the

assume

again

Lee

attack

driving
ridge. They

it, but

to

in

Confederate
main
the

the

retook

cost

succeeded

the

in

heavily

strong,

10,000

them

surprising

Khan,

and

heavy

Lee's

from

of

army

but

succeeded

6,000

Ung

his

father-in-law,
under
Sankun,

battle,

first

97

26,
under
the

1798,

when

Sir

James

camp

of

the

98

OF

DICTIONARY

rebels

the

on

bayonet,

persed
dis-

Curragh, and
the point of

them

the

at

with

loss

of

350

BATTLES

Zulfikar
years

killed.
Gibraltar

of

(War
Succession).

This

command

after

conniving
Ram,
Rajah

July

24,

George
Spaniards
Salinas.

the

garrison

The

during

which

officers

and

from

of

resistance

only,

days

the

276

the

Marquis

the

lasted

allies

lost

killed

men

12

and

wounded.

Gibraltar.
From
sustained
of

to

to

of

course

garrison,
and

under

of

the

ish
Span-

times

the

reinforced

the

ran

British

gauntlet

under

Tartars

under

Tartars

were

Getes

cand,
of

nearly
they were

Gingi

Khan,

defeated,

sickness
all

the
and

Tamerlane.

marched
but

between

Salis-Soglio,
Gislikon,

posted at
Zug, and
position.

losses

the

Federals

and

the

lasted

upon
robbed

their

forced

to

their
very

following
which

War,

days

day

Lucerne,

only,

had
to

came

end.

an

(Seven
Fought
June

between

the

Weeks'

War).

and

29

30,

Prussians,

1866,
16,000

Prince
Frederick
strong, under
and
the
Austrians
and
Charles,
under
Saxons,
strong,
30,000
Count

Clam

Gallas.

The

defeated,

all

their

loss of 3,000
and
7,000

positions

killed

rians
Austdriven

and

and

with

wounded,

prisoners.

Gladsmuir,
See

the

Samar-

horses,

Lake

were

entered

Civil
20

strongly
from

them

The
the

the
under

near

drove

On

under

the
The

and

1847,

23,

Colonel

were

their

November

troops

General

from

Getes

Sonder-

the

the

blockade.

Gihon, The.
Fought
1362,

the

carried

Federals,
attacked
Dufour,
of the Sonderbund,

In

EUiot,

by

of

pression Gitschin
im-

siege,

General

revictualled

fleets, which

hands

and

any
defences.

the

several

were

the

make

the

on

Gibraltar

though
provided
floating batteries,

powerful
unable

the

at

French

force, who,
were

1783,

siege

combined

with

when

small.
1779

person,
at

storm.

(War

bund).
Fought

fleet, under

Rooke,

de

Gislikon

combined

under

place by

zebe
Aurungin

captured,

was

by
1704,
and
Dutch

Sir

of

escape
the

fortress

British

Spanish

the

wasted,

been

took
and

three

After

Khan.
had

again by

then

and

Aurungzebe,

them
and

retire.

Invasion
(Mogul
of
the
Deccan).
This
place was
besieged by
the
in
Moguls
1689, and
was
defended
by Rajah Ram.
The
carried
siege was
in desultory
on
fashion, first by Zulfikar
Khan,
then
by
Kambaksh,
of
son

Glen

Prestonpans.
Fruin.

between
the
1604,
Fought
Duke
of
under
the
royal troops
the Macgregors
and
Argyll, and
other
when
the
clans,
landers
Hightory.
gained a complete vic-

Glenlivet

October

4,

the
10,000

of

Rebellion).

(Huntly's

Fought

troops of
under
strong,

Argyll,

and

the

1594,

James
the
rebel

tween
be-

VI,
Earl
Earls

OF

DICTIONARY

lOO

Gorodeczno

of

(Campaign

cow).
Mos-

BATTLES

Romans
the

Fought

August
French

36,000
trians,
and

under

the
and

berg,
force,
The

of

General

Russians

their

loss of 4,000
a
and
Austrians

equal

defeated

were

from

in

discipline, and
loss

of

and

The

French

about

2,000.

men.

lost

held

Goa,

1 1

General

Bijapore,

at

After

men.

the

In

the

with

he

23

attacked

forced

the

garrison.
of

in

the

sortie

of

under

Said

of

Granada

of the

siege

of

loss

lost

50

the

Ataida,

was

Shah,

Rajah

135,000
1570.
and
made
that
after

Aided

so

by

of

700,
de

Luis

attacked

by Ali
Bijapore,

Adil

of

with

and

men

1,300

held

350
the

by

civilians,

the

monks,
strenuous

the

guns,

was
Rajah
losing 12,000

in

the
was

carried

2,000

killed.
November

The

Fought
Moor

of

The

Spain.
in

on

with
The

what
some-

city

king

of

loss

held

out

Ab-

when

25,

last

of Granada,

(Italian Wars).

Grandella

Fought
troops of

defence,

Frederick

of

II,

the

and
of

of

the

French,

Anjou.
and

fred
Manfell

in

seizing the
kingdom.

Charles

battle,

Emperor

the

defeated,

was

sion
Inva-

Sicilies, under

Two

son

the

between

1266,
the

Charles

under

men.

(Roman

fore
be-

hold
strong-

capitulated.

crown

of

the

dallah,

the

Grampians,

last

in

of

army
down

sat

the

until

Manfred,

off,

an

in
and
desultory fashion,
sortie
serious
early days one
inhabitants
made
the
by
ever,
howwere,
garrison, who

garrison

beaten

Ferdinand

1491,

with

defeated,

under

being

Granada).

Moors

was

Goa.

garrison
Viceroy,

place,

utterly

Regents

Spaniards,

once

and

Portuguese

Moors,

were

of

(War

Catholic,

confusion

was

took

the

Granada,

streets,

Portuguese

fort, which

picked

5,000
Othman

April 26,

50,000

only.

This

appeared

Granada.

slain.

After

with

Castile,

of
walls

both

routed,

in

Empire

Christians

the

the

1,500

at

the
in

fled

mainland,

John

under

On

Cananore,

at

army,
and

ing
hav-

entrance.

The

mans
Ro-

ened,
threat-

and

Goa,

Deccanis

6,000.

munication
com-

fleet

force

fighting

the

to

The

a
Spanish
19, when
the Regents
Pedro

under

and

days

20

however,

ships

an

severe

of

the

of

60,000

his

his

year,

collected
men

of

siege

withdrew

same

Kumal

Rajah

head

with
and

the

found

Albuquerque

with

heavily.

(Moorish

Spain).
1 3
Fought

guese
Portu-

by

of

by

Roman

men.

lost

Granada

que,
Albuquer-

under

invested

was

Khan,

by

garrison,

the

positions,with

Goa.
In

great

beaten

retired

10,000

also

donians
Cale-

with

but
were
bravery,
the
superiority of

Tormazoff.

strong,

30,000
The

Galgacus.
attacked

Schwartzem-

and

Agricola,

Caledonians,

under

Aus-

Reynier

Russians,

the

under

driven

and

Cicneral

Prince

tween
be-

1812,

12,

under

double

Scotland).

84, probably
between
Ardoch,

on

the
the

Grandson

Fought

(Burgundian
March

2,

Wars).
1476,

be-

DICTIONARY

the

tween
and

the

Swiss,

Charles

entice
and

the

that

to

He

Swiss,

into

end

plain,

ordered

his

attacked, was
and
fled, and

by the
rearguard being
seized
with
panic,

in

the

Charles

end

and

defeated
completely
captured.
camp

was

his

Granicus,

(Alexander's
Campaigns).
tween
beb.c,
May,
334

Fought
under

35,000
Alexander

40,000

Persians

Macedonians,
the

Greek

under

Rhodes,

in

Persian

brought
fell upon
mercenaries.

up
and

of

the

the
sian
Per-

the

self
him-

way
the

of

heavy
dispersed

routed

the

of

body

French

185
numbered

and

86

in

He

War).
1758,

in

called

of

Grant

losing

Fought

273

in

prisoners,
captured.

Graspan
Fought
between

M.

under

Marshal

about

de

of

Flemings,
De

mont.

right
a
cavalry
Egmont,
by

and

sea,

his

line,

hand-to-hand

French

after

severe

leaving

fled in confusion,

1,500

more

many

the

on

field, while
driven

were

drowned.

and

cut

and

Large

down

as

the

into

in

bers
num-

the

Thermes

de

the

and

fighting,

dead

Eged
rest-

headed

charge,

Germans

Count

under

Thermes'

the

broke

sea,

Thermes.and

Spanish,

10,000

and

Gravelotte

suit,
pur-

was

tured.
cap-

de

and

the

zaine, and

the

under

army

of

the
William

battle

their

defeated,
himself

ground

Germans

St.

mand
com-

Prussia.

hotly
the
in

the

November
Methuen's

25,

the

right
they

and

eventually obliged to
positions,and

don
aban-

where

were

into

War).

bourhood
neigh-

their

Privat,

all their

Boer

tested,
con-

French

Gravelotte,

turned
at

were

supreme
of

while

of

flank

German

most

was

but
held

combined

tween
beBa-

under

French,

3,000

Ligneris.

was

(Franco-GermanWar).
18, 1870,
August

Fought

killed, wounded

(Second
Lord

is

Enslin.

13. 1538, between

and
Germans,

July

French

the

by

Fort,

totally

was

and

This

100.

battle

the

8,500

repulsed,

was

the

under

strong,

marines,

Gravelines.

Fort

near

attacked

turn

garrison

this

about

officers

lost 3 officers
total.
The

200,

lost

The
and

of

The

of

was

and

flank,

loss

men

Boers

and

men.

who

lost

Indians

service

Duquesne.

with

carried,

were

Fought
September
14,
when
with
800
Grant,
Major
and
Provincials,
Highlanders,
the

the

Macedonians'

Hill (Seven Years'

Boers

slight.

very

attacked

The

men.

in front

attacked

and

400

commando

Greek

the
Persians

The

was

Grant's

crossed

having
he
light horse,
the
phalanx, which

while

heavily,

of

key

strong position,
which, a high kopje,

Persian

face

head

and

cavalry,

loss

the

brigade,

Boer

2,500

occupied

on

leading

army,
at
the

of

various

Alexander

Granicus

cenaries,
mer-

Memnon

and

satraps.

and

Great,

and

of about

also

The

Asiatic

the

treat.
re-

followed

was

and

to

the

and

strong,

the

endeavoured

Swiss

naval

sion,

ing
number-

Charles

under

36,000,

101

with

i8,ocx3 strong,

Burgundians,

Bold.

BATTLES

OF

Metz,

subsequently

i8go,

German

divi-

officers

losses
and

retire

they

blockaded.
amounted

19,260

men

The
to

899

killed

DICTIONARY

I02

and

woundctl.

losses
battle
of

is also

St.

The

French

somewhat

were

OF

known

less.

This

the

battle

as

Privat.

Great

(Seven

War).
Fought
July
Virginians,
350
Coulon

under

occupied

French

attack

till lack

of

to

lost

sity,
Neces-

nine

ammunition

Washington

log

resisted

for

Virginians
wounded

ginians
Vir-

Fort

as

the

the

60
French

and

ably
consider-

Grenada

under

War

of

not

was

British

Admiral
fleet

of

between
3, 1779,
tleet of 24 sail, under
French
a
Byron, and

his

d'Estaing.
the
of

under

the

Admiral

with

recapturing

inflicted
1,200

British

346

wounded.

view
but

though

them

upon
killed and

The

tacked
at-

Grenada,

unsuccefssul,

was

1,500

lost

183

he

loss

Swedes,
under

(Russo-Swedish
and

172 1,
the

Admiral

Swedes

General

fleet

four

The
feated,
de-

and

1739,
imder

between

and

the

Count

Turks,

Vizier.

defeated,

the

Neipthe

under

The
with

tory,
vic-

Austrians
loss.

heavy

line-of-battle

Grochow

Poles,

Fought
(Second Polish Rising).
Fought
February
1831,
25,
the

Poles, 90,000
strong
under
Prince
Michael
Radziwill,
and
eral
Gen1 20,000
Russians, under
After

his

frontier.

Wars).

Austrians,

were

ine
Aprax-

(Ottoman

Fought
perg,
Grand

but
up
the

recrossed

Grunnervaldt.

Dubitsch.

tween
be-

sians
Prus-

The

follow

to

ships captured.

between

1757,

30,

defeated,

failed

Russian

men,

Years'

(Seven

Apraxine.
were

and

the

1,500

under
Prussians,
and
Lehwaldt,
a
largely
superior force of Russians, under

of

between

completely

were

losing

of

28,000

Wars).

Golitshin.

loss

guns.

Grozka

Grangam
Fought

dinot
Ou-

Marshal

wounded.
killed

War).
Fought
August

Comte

Byron

French

and
but

sufficiently strong
and
advantage,

Gross-Jagersdorf

sail-of-the-line, and

20

frigates,

10

and

again

divisions,

press
retired
with

July

and

Fournier's

by

to

Fought

army,
which
Prussians

Bulow,

von

dependence).
In-

formed

the

by

Guilleminot's

(American

Berlin.

to

Gross-Beeren,

retaken

was

who

corps
Oudinot's

of

centre

the

under

Sweden,
road

covering the
whose
Regnier,

recovered

less.

of

was

captured

The

23,

strong,

Prince

forced

killed

be181 3, tween
of
the
army
and
the
Oudinot,

allies, 80,000

the

of

French

under

Crown

Poles

The

(Campaign

the

north,

10,000

5,000.

Gross-Beeren

hours,

surrender.

wounded.

about

were

of

loss

Leipsic).
Fought
August

under

square

they

and

ton,
Washing-

known

where

killed

between

3, 1752,

French,
700
Villiers.
The

de

enclosure,

Years'

Russians

the
engagement,
with
defeated,
a

lost

Meadows

and

BATTLES

sanguinary

the

under

Teutonic

their

Grand

gained
it

between
1404,
Vladislas
IV,

is

said

Knights,
Master.

The

the
and

under
Poles

victory, and
knights
50,000

complete
that

perished, though

it is

more

than

OF

DICTIONARY

doubtful

whether

army

to

so

island

British

Jervis, July
of
and

wounded.

of

10,

It

the

by

Sir

under

was

French,

the

same

Guad-el-Ras

routed

in

the

of
(War
Succession).
Fought
September
Prince

the

French,

defeated

Marshal

including
The
Wiirtemberg.
about

of

loss

4,000,

were

de

annihilated

two

tically
prac-

the

in

suit.
pur-

Fifty-three
taken.

the

lines,

Sikh

the

resisting for over

they fled, and were

of
es
loss-

French

and

after

hours,

about

Prince

the

25,000

Gough,

Lord

84 pieces, broke
and

Imperialists were

with

1849,

22,

Shir
Singh.
Sikhs, under
50,000
The
British
numbering
artillery,

and

Wiirtemberg,

The

Coligny.

19,

under

War).

British,

under

strong,

1734,
Imperialists, under

of

Spurs.

the

between

the

dubbed

was

the

Gujerat (Second Sikh

February
Fought

Polish

the

of

precipitatelythat

so

action

ed
end-

victory

Guastalla

the

fled

the

war.

the

was

Battle

This

between

at

French
very
the

behind

position

Guad-el-Ras.

force

relieving Terouenne,
lish,
besieged by the Engand
the
under
Henry VIII,
I,
Imperialists, under Maximilian
allies
the
to
flight
by
were
put
The
without
striking a blow.

aimed
which

large

pursue

5 13, when
cavalry, who

16,

French

of

body

23, i860, when

Marshal
under

entrenched

to

advantage.

Guinegate.
Fought August

War).

(Moroccan

Fought
Spaniards,
25,000

strong

loss

killed

year.

March

O'Donnell,
of Moors,

his

tured
recapDecember

on

weak

wallis
Corn-

John
a

Lord

as

too

served

victory

the

and

killed

548

purpose,
was

by

with
3, 1794,
and
33^ien

officers

taken

ammunition.

and
lost
but

wounded,

French

103

guns
British

little

was

force

their
The

many.

of the

Guadeloupe
(Wars
Revolution).
This

whole

their

amounted

BATTLES

were

guns
lost
British

The

only

same.

92

killed

and

wounded.

682

Gubat.
See

Klea.

Abu

Court

Guildford

War

tween
16, 1781, beLord
British, under

the

and

Cornwallis,
force

position in
the

series
in

of

Americans

strongly

entrenched

and

consisted

British

Americans

casualties,

and

of

driving
with
heavy

the

out

loss

of

(First

Gwalior

formly
uni-

were

loss

and

wounded,

and

of

300
1,000

prisoners.

actions,

independent
the

with

Austrians
killed

Guildford,

round

successful,
the

perior
su-

under

The

battle

which

largely

of Americans,

Greene.

occupied
and

House
can
(AmeriIndependence).

March

Fought

General

of

the
of
(Campaign
Gunzburg
Danube).
Fought October
9, 1805, when
three
carried
the
Ney's
corps
at
or
the
Danube,
bridges over
this town,
driving off the
near

all

This

strong

captured
August

from

force

3,
of about

sepoys,
The
wall

under
was

War).

Mahratta
fortress

Mahrattas,

the

1780,
2,000

was

by
men,

British

mostly

Captain Popham.
by two^^com-

scaled

of

panics

by

supported

Bruce,

followed

and

Europeans,

by

without

effected

entrance

whereupon
surrendered
had

lost

not

defeated

was

of

Fought

1S58, between
under

Hugh

Sir

of

Ranee
the
driven

of

the

heavy
following
days
in

positions

of

evening

the

known

be

to

British

Ranee

slain,

was

H.

Haarlem

War

(Netherlands
Independence).

tas,

by

the

30,000
strong, under
Francisco
de
cember
Toledo, De1572.
garrison of

by a
Ripperda,

by

Hasselaer.

opened
on

the

1st

400,

the

only.
January

31,

named

was

assailants

between

344,
deliverer

The

Sicily,

of

with
been
of

assistance
in

factions

Hike-

had

two

the

to

Hadranum,

three

four

was

brilliant

also

on

This

Timoleon's

was

and

was

the

surprised by
totally routed.

and

he

first,

under

men

walls, when
Timoleon,

first

ploit,
ex-

became

Hadranum

headquarters.

of
(War
Hadrianople
Empires).
Fought
July 3, 323,
Constantine,
Emperor
wdth

the

Two

between
of

the
and

troops,

120,000

of the
East,
Emperor
Licinius, by the
165,000.
of Constantine,
manoeuvring

Licinius,
skilful

plain,

and

from

enticed

was

camp
his

into
raw

powerless

against

veterans,

he
It

pulsed,
re-

sortie,

his

resting

pulsed,
re-

or

arrived

who

Hiketas,

and

losing

assault,

1573,

the

rival

with

teries
bat-

i8th,

assault

second

in the

men

siege.

men.

West,
of

corps

the

garrison

while

The

on
an

the

under

widow

held

was

4,000,

including

Amazons.led
Kenau

It

exception
gether
alto-

and

12,000

B.C.

summoned

his

invested

II,

the

followers, and
2,000
of
Leontini,
Tyrant

with

of

Spaniards,
Don

with

lost

Timoleon,

was

was

1,800,

to

never

found.

city

reduced

perished
persons
capitulation. The

the

Fought

and

This

was

1573.

12,

Germans,

2,300
the

of

place

Hadranum.

the

body

600

after

10,000

was

the

amongst

her

though

by

captured
the

possession

The

of

course

were

until

massacred,

evitable,
in-

was

the

on

19th, the

Gwalior.

of

town

was

Spaniards

were

important

undisputed

in

were

the

succession,

in

On

cantonments

the

garrison,

the

by

loss, while

with

The

in

person.
mutineers

the

out

and

Rose,

Jhansi

17th

19,
column

rebels, led

of

large body

and

18
17,
British

June

reduction

July

surrendered,

ish
SpanBossu.

the

the

and

(Indian Mutiny).

Gwalior

the

on
100

famine

city by

the

vessels

50

Count

point

this

From

by

under

ships,

man.

lake,

was

assailants,

the

to

sition,
oppo-

place

the

of

Brand,

Martin

under

an

flotilla

patriot

the

however,

28,

May

large
provisions.

of

convoy

On

was

captured

25,

welcome

two

The

completely

March

on

and

20

garrison
surprised, and

battalions.

who

tain
Cap-

under

sepoys,

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

I04

perished

in

was

is said
the

his
the

levies
the

open

being

Western

totally
that

battle.

trenched
en-

feated,
de-

34,000

of

Fought

and

legionaries
ridden

and

of

carried

off

the

lying
in

;9 great

the

Regent,
defeat

was

fired, and

was

of

aries,
legion-

Valens

Balliol

he

flames.

Fought
forces

Fought

of

Invasion

the

between

1274,

province of Kiushiu
troops
the
the
Tartars
and
forming
expedition, despatched by KubLin
Fok
lai Khan,
under
Heng.
which
in
After
severe
fighting,
suffered
the
heavily,
Japanese

severely

was

withdrew

his

to

gale destroyed
of the

Hallue

force

invading

22,500
teuffel.

heavy
vessels,

Ivorean

of

its

good

made

the

sander, at the
force, without

waiting
to

effect

was

rear,

Lysander

tion
junc-

attacked
The
the

in

front

routed,

and

simultaneously
and

had

of
body
made
approaching,
tacked
the
Spartans, atthat

sortie, and

as

from

seeing

battlements

LySpartan

Haliartus.

of

Haliartians,

Pausanius,

town

Thebans

of

head

arranged
with

the

the

were

slain.

Germans
the

result.

The

trenchments
en-

heights.
had

been

assumed

French
but

with

cisive
de-

no

lost

Germans
wounded

and

the

besides

1,000,

when

395,

B.C.

attack

of

front

carry
the

offensive,

killed
927
French
over

Haliartus.

Fought

to

heavily

lost

French

The

village lying in
position, but the

repulsed,

and
Man-

the

escape.

been

Germans,

their

After

24,

French,

under

number

remnant

and

23

Faidherbe,

unable

were

War).

40,000

General

under

torious.
vic-

were

December

between

the

Epidam-

Athenians

(Franco-German

1870,

their

and

Corinth

Fought

in

the
between
459,
combined
the

and

The

and

wounded,

ships.
a
large

and

Tartar

throne.

on

finally the

and

placed

Edward

the

B.C.

of

nus.

of the

Lin

submission

in the
and

Athenians,

(Tartar
Japan).

This

Earls.

Halieis.

was

perished

he

Hahozaki

the

including

30,000,
four
and

upon

with

defeated

were

resulted

English

the

against

Scotland,

of

by
were

wounded,

which

in

hut

loss

Scots

The

and

wick,
Ber-

besieged

was

powerless

las,
Doug-

relieve

to

III.

Gothic
and

field

the

which

of

course

Archibald

by
Regent,

the

archers,

officers

perished.

tribunes

but

the

1383, in the

Edward

whelming
over-

of the

thirds

and

the

(Scottish Wars).

Hill

attempt

the

surrounded

by

masses

an

field, and

were

down

Two

horse.

tween
be-

Roman

the

from

fled

cavalry

Halidon

Goths,

the

The

Fritigern.

vasion
In-

105

Fought

under

Romans,

Valens,

Emperor

the

East).
378,
9,

the

August

the

under

Gothic

(Second

Hadrianople

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

1,300

prisoners.
Roads
Hampton
War).
March
Fought
between

(American
8

and

9,

Civil
1862,

Confederate

the

moured
ar-

and

frigate, Merriniac,
chanan,
Captain Bugunboats, under
Federal
and
warships,
5
On
the
under
Captain Marston.
Merrimac
the
destroyed
8th,
5

two
one

Federal

ashore,

vessels, and
but

on

the

drove

9th,

the

io6

DICTIONARY

Federals
the

reinforced

were

arrival

of

by
turret-ship

the

after
and
Mouitor,
action, the Merrimac
In

the

lost

wounded,

but

far

were

drew

the

of

losing

the

Napoleon,

of

of

and

position

and

road,

continued

his

leaving

under

Marmont,

his

with

Fresnel,
road

the

6,000,
the

allies

being
his

cessor,
suc-

off, leaving
French

10,000

only.

(American

Civil

lost

three

General"

wall
Stone-

wdth

strong,

11,000

forced

them

to

(Soudan
March

Fought
General

1885, when

20,

British

8,000

Campaigns).

defeated

Graham,

detachment

of

army,
loss of

about

British

lost 48 killed

them

killed.

1,000

Digna's

Osnian

inflicting upon

The

ed.
wound-

and

of

(Campaign
Danube).

Haslach

the

War

by

Patriots

were

long march,

for

Ulm,
w'ith

an

6,000

troops, and

hour's

fighting,

the

almost

seized

broken

were

village

annihilated.

until

of

and

the

24,

rebel

Donald,

Lord

141

1,

tween
be-

Highlanders,
of the

Isles,

Ferdinand.

withdrew,

prisoners.

which

against
the

under

July

the

entrenched

Hanau,

dark

Harlaw.

Fought

Austrians,

strongly posted
at
Michelberg.
Dupont
strong,

after
once

of

army

60,000
on

fresh

Schenck's

1805,

11,

with
Dupont,
French,
marching
upon
confronted
was
suddenly

the

match

no

the

General

when

Dutch

Fatigued

October

Fought

tween
be-

Patriots, under
Count
and
the
Philip Hohenlo,
Schenck,
Royalists, under Martin

under

under

troops,

days.

two

and

73
render.
sur-

in

men

Hardenberg
(Netherlands
of Independence).
Fought
1580,
June
15,

an

1862,

16,

Confederates,

and

guns,

seciire

the

The

500

lost

September

sions,
divi-

to

drew

clear.

the

the

three

[Hanau, and Wrede

dangerously wounded,

of

militia.

the
surrounded
Jackson
of
Harper's
garrison

Federal

Ferry,

31st, the
tacked
atMortier,

On
rearguard.
under
rearguard,

500

majority
the
forming

the

"

astride

vost,
Pro-

men-at-

the

divisions.under

poleon's
NaOn

the

were

it back

driving

body,

slain

knights,

the

routed.

utterly

Harper's Ferry
War).

Hashin

main

the

After

battle,

were

many
and

arms,

Aberdeen,

Provost.

the

when

attacked

retreat

of

sanguinary

Fought

General

was

their

with

together

militia

by

under

Scots,

Mar,

burghers
The
Highlanders

under

France.

to

of

town

led

Austrians

Napoleon

left, which

the

31,

occupied
barring

Lowland

Among

French,

45,000
under

retreat

30th,

Wrede's

and

Leipsic,

Hanau,

at

Earl

Lowlanders

Leipsic).

30

Bavarians,
who
had
Wrede,

of

of

out

80,000

and

the

and

400.

3, between
survivors

the

the

land
Cumber-

150

(Campaign
October
Fought

and

most

losses

the

Hanau

18

ates
Confederkilled

BATTLES

the

off.

Federal

heavier,

alone
crew

indecisive

an

daj-s, the
lo
only

two

OF

After

carrying

he

held

trians,
Aus25,000
Archduke

nightfall
off

he

4,000

repulsed,
and
Count
leading a
Aremberg,
charge of horse, in the hope of
restoring the day, fell mortally
this
the
wounded.
Upon
ing
havbroke
and
fled,
Spaniards
the

to

but

attack,

suffered

were

loss

of

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

io8

i,6oo

men.

French

the

killed

tween
be-

1807,
lo,
under
French,

30,000
Marshal

Soult,

and

the

force

The

French

the

Russians

end

Russians

French,

attacked

he

1595,
under

almost

Korea).

between

the

the

Chinese,

The

ships

of

sail,
two

Crispus

of the

pont,
Hellesthe

routed

totally

fleet, with
and

galleys,
that

350
After

passage

and
Eastern

loss

of

130

men.

5,000

army
and

annihilated,
with

from

the

Helsingborg
Wars).
Fought
17
Swedes,

difti-

Steinbock,

signal

field.

This

island

August
by a

31,1
small

under

Admiral

was

807, from

the

British

March

20,

Ibrahim

tween
be-

French,

under

70,000
The
Bey.

Turks,

10,000

and

of

1800,

about

utterly routed,

with

of

Danish

loss

the

naga,
Chin.

take

of

singborg,
Hellater

days

sides
Be-

left

in

vaders
in-

to

Denmark.

they
prisoners

4,000
hands

the

Swedes.

and

(Invasion
1595,
under
the

The
and

the

won

the

walls
few

for

vading
in-

Swedes

victory, and
compelled

embark

Hemushagu
Fought
Japanese,

Turks
a

the

the

were

General

killed,

Russell.
Invasion

under

The

under

wounded

20,000

12,000

and

and
to

Danes,

squadron,

Thomas

Heliopolis (French
Egypt).

Fought

Wars).
captured,

whom

army.
a

Spanish

between

10,

of

were

(Napoleonic

(Dano

recruits,

refuge

under

the

Great,

fighting,

hard

forced

raw

Chinese
Li's

escaping

Heligoland

were

the

Amandus.

days'

the

between

small
consisting of 200
imtler
and
Crispus,
Licinius,
numbering
under

Two

ments,
entrench-

of

Chin.

himself

Kleber,

the

Helorus.

Kobayagawa

and

Li

culty

drove

the

utterly routed,

being

bank.

(Invasion

Fought
Japanese,
Takakage,
were

left
and

of

Constantine

of

300

between
B.C.
Fought
492,
of
Gela,
Hippocrates,
Tyrant
but
could
make
no
and
the
The
Syracusans,
Syraand
night put
progress,
and
were
cusans
totally routed,
conclusive
inobstinate
but
to
an
weakened
were
so
by this defeat,
the
conflict, in which
fell an
that
Syracuse
to
preseasy
lost about
the
10,000,
Gelon,
cessor,
sucHippocrates'
ed.
wound8,000 killed and
in the following year.
into

Hekitai-Kan

under

in

being

the

on

AUe,

of the

plains below,

greater

further

sides

both

on

sians,
Rus-

80,000

Bennigsen.
the
occupied

Russians

heights

an

and

General

under
The

Fried-

of

(Campaign

land).
Fought
June

about

lost

only

while

men,

wounded.

and

Hellespont
(War
Empires).
Fought
323,
fleet

Heilsberg

thousand

of several

capital.

Korea).
the

Konishi

Chinese,

Japanese
forced

of

between

to

Yukiunder
were

retire

Li
feated,
de-

upon

835, when

Fought

sion).
Inva-

(Danish

Hengestesdun

Wessex,

under

defeated

the

the

Maximinus
loss.

Herat

(Tartar

Cornish

This

city

Britons.

by
Hennersdorf

the

of

his

routed

utterly

loss.

in

compelled
into

held

with

to

Bohemia.

of
(Pyrrhus* Invasion
Italy).
the
280, between
B.C.
Fought
under
Epirots, 30,000
strong,
about
mans,
RoPyrrhus, and
35,000

Sirisin

the

P.

The

when

they
and
Pyrrhus,
conflict,
his

face

Lae-

of the

enemy,
attacked
by

after

and

furious

last

at

were

Epirots

crossed

were

elephants,
losing

The

Laverius

Romans
the

broken
fled

by

in

men.

between

313,
under

lUyrians,

to

Emperor
of

troops

the

the

the
was

with
first

relief

numbers,
steadiness
him

30,000

Heraclea,

attacked
70,000.
driven

to

but
of

and

East,

peror
Em-

Licinius

with
of

wards
after-

reigning

Maximinus.

marching

of

made

June

to

repulsed

with

by

his
his

rally,

men

to

when

he

was

weight

skill, and

army
under

Punic

tember
Sep-

War).
the

when

210,

Hannibal,

under

of
Cnaeus

among

drew
with-

practically

and

was

till

troyed
des-

mans,
Ro25,000
Fulvius.
the

slain.

at

of
the

troops, enabled
and

(Second

an

Fulvius

time

Shah

the

of

loss

this

9,
his army.

B.C.
Fought
Carthaginians,

place,

Persians

existed

armistice

defeated,

Maximinus,

by

Licinius
back

was

attempt

the

From

men.

what
some-

the

storm

24, 1838, when

Herdonea

under

desultory siege, an
was

laid

held

was

After

Mohamed.

Mo-

1837,

Persia,

garrison,

Afghan

the

Licinius,
of

Wars).

city, which

the

gates

garrison

sword.

when

Fought

the

22,

Shah

hamed.

siege
by an

and

November

On

1,700
tacit

4,000.

fell, the

(Perso-Afghan

Herat

Yar

during

the

opened

besiegers,
put to the

was

brief,

resistance,

the

to

order,
dis-

7,000

After

1221.

Shems-ed-din

which

Tuli

under

Mongols,
in

Heraclea.

the

was

resolute

were

about

lost

tain,
independent chiefbesieged
again

an

inhabitants

Heraclea

vinus.

as

Khan,
but

were

who

Shems-ed-din,

the

by

fore
be-

appeared

while
meanHaving
by a coup-de-

retaken

Herat

mous
enor-

consequence

under

it

surrendered

Tartars
walls.

by

and

Austrians

The

the

main,

Emin

Governor,

siege, and

been

vanguard,

of Saxons,

comprised

was

stand

1220,

Sudah

under

entirely unprepared

the

Prince

march,

the

on

The

when

Lorraine.

surprised

Frederick
Charles

to

captured,

was

Bahadur.

40,000
under

Saxons,

Charles

Prince

under

and

Great,

and

Austrians

tween
be-

1745,

Prussians,

60,000
Frederick

trian
Aus-

ghanistan).
Af-

of

Invasion

Tartars,

20,000

Malek,

November,

Fought

retire

the

of
(War
Succession).

with

defeated

was

heavy
totally

and

109

of

men

Egbert,
Danes

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

eventually

Hericourt

Fought

(Burgundian
November

strong,

and

13,

Swiss,

the

between

the

Wars).
1474,

18,000

Burgundians,

OF

DICTIONARY

no

in

10,000

were

the

of

town

(Ottoman

Hermanstadt,
the

relieving

garians
Hun-

of

British

legion,

and

tween
be-

1836,

the

under

Carlists.

Hernani

(First Carlist
March

Fought
1837, between

the

small

Fought
February

15th,

Evans

road.
attacked

lists

on

after

five hours'

the

the

On

the

i6th,
was
resumed,
into Hernani,

retired

reinforcements
took

they
forced

the

Evans

Herrera

Carlos,

to

with

command,

tinos,

under

with

retreat.

Carlos,

Moreno
and

the

General
who

Madrid,
he

War).

tween
1837, be23,
under
Don

General

could

Espartero,

and

Cris-

marching

attacked
effect

in

Buerens.

was

Buerens
a

Years'

for

fish

of

the

the

and
of

approach

the
force, under
intrenched
Orleans,

Bastard

the

French

Here

Roncray.

with

and

him,

repulsed
Bastard

the

wounded.

severely

being

himself

were

loss,

heavy

lish
Eng-

Orleans,

before

French
of

John

1429.
in
charge

salt

of

hearing

-Denis,

Sir

12,

of

(Wars

of

May

15,
under

Fought
the

Yorkists,

surprised

in

to

were

Montague,
under

The

practically
no

option

leaders

important
and

taken,

promptly

cuted.
exe-

secured

Tliis

success

Edward

IV

the

Himera

(First Carthaginian
of Sicily).

on

but
and

Somerset

other

at

camp

were

had

surrender.

many

when

1464,

Hexham.

trap, and

Roses).

their

near

Lancastrians
in

the

Lancastrians,

the

Somerset,
Linnels,

and

Carlists,

actual

upon
before

offensive,

August

the

Don

arriving,

(First Carlist

Fought

Car-

heights, and
fighting occupied

conflict

Carlists

but

the

Venta

position.

when
the

the

the

to

Cris-

posted
On

of

him

(Hundred

was

Hexham

strongly

Hernani

appearance
the
head

Roncray-St.

at

army

Evans, and
under
Carlists,

Sebastian,
the

miles

twelve

War).

General

17,000

Don
on

of

contingent

tinos, under
about

and
16,
15
British
legion,

tliis

obhged

Herrings, The

attacked

War).

missing.
victory,

and

at

defeated.

was

men

the

troops,

20,000

ing
los-

2,600

retire.

at

and

when

Espartero,

convoy

War).

29,

and

within

to

of Madrid,

Fastolfe

Carlist

Evans,

Evans

The

August

the
General

and

men,

3,000.

(First

Fought

20,000

place.

lost

Hernani

besieging
the
inflicting on
was

of

50

Cristinos

the

him,

officers,

advanced
as

of
army
defeated

an

totally

who

loss

notable

of
appearance
in arms
against

he

Hungarians
Wejid Bey,

Wars).

and

With

Turks.

defeated

killed, wounded
Don
Carlos, after

taken.

Hericourt

Fought
1442,
the
first
being
Huniades
John

Turks

Bur-

totally defeated,

Hermanstadt

the

The

number.

gundians

BATTLES

throne.
vasion
In-

the
Fought
480 B.C., between
and
Syracusans
Agrigentines,
557,000

strong,

of
Tyrant
Syracuse,
said
to
Carthaginians,
300,000,

under

junction

Carthaginians

severely

routed,

and

Gelon,

under

number

Hamilcar.
were

Hamilcar

the

and

The

totally
slain.

Himera

(Second
Carthaginian
of Sicily).
Invasion
This
besieged by
place was
the Carthaginians,
under
bal,
HanniB.C.

409.

repulsed,

was

in the

half

Three
for

later

before

harbour

he

the

town

he
but

breach

fallen

stormed.

was

and

to

of Hamilcar,

in

battle

the

pease
apwho

of 480.

under
crossed

Boniface,

having
able

of

Count

command

to

Africa,

and

their

sea,

after

base,

and

ing
forc-

hours,

18

establishing
and

left bank,

The

prisoners

5,000
the
but

20

guns,
sides in killed
small

were

In

Ulm.

untenable.

took

French

trians
Aus-

in
the

upon
Ulm

making

the

the

lasted

succeeded

himself

with
off

evacuate

to

which

trians,
Aus-

losses

numbers

the

for

on

wounded

and

engaged.
War).

(Thirty Years'

Hoechst

who

June

was

visioned, under
pro-

troops,

Brunswick,

of

Christian

tween
be-

1622,

10,

Palatinate

20,000

well

city

the

cutting

from

Fought

of the

keep

of

them

and

under

Moreau

Kray.

de

tween
be-

1800,

19,

Danube

the

battle

both

Hippo (Invasion of the Vandals).

laid to this city in
Siege was
May, 430, by the Vandals, under
Genseric.
defended
It was
by

June

French,
70,000
about
and
80,000

Moreau,

he

3,000

sacrificed

shade

the

Revolution).

object

the

French

the

of

(Wars

Fought

late,

too

reach

sacked,

were

Hochstett

returned

could

was

prisoners
had

25
inhabitants.

remainder,

the

The

ing
arriv-

ships,

the

days

for

Diodes
with

and

harbour

rescued

assault

first

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

fourteen

Imperialists, under
33,000
failed
having
Tilly. Christian
and

Genseric

months

those

mong

siege

who

A-

died
during
Augustine.

St.

was

retired.

the

Hochkirchen

(Seven

War).
Fought
between

October
the

Frederick

on
was

1758,

14,

Prussians,

the

Austrians,
Frederick,

Years'

and

Great,

under
who

under

Count

the
Daun.

the

heights of Hochkirchen,
surprised in the early morning
the
who
broke
Austrians,
by

into

his

and

camp

seized

men,

Prussians

including

Brunswick
all their
loi

8,000

and
tents

guns.
killed

lost

the

9,000
Prince
of

Marshal
and

The
and

Main.

While

he

overtaken

was

though
bridge
five

Austrians
wounded.

employed

thus

held

was

he

gallantly
last

at

was

losing

about

loss

Imperialist

and
the
for

powered,
over-

12,000

and

in killed, wounded

prisoners.
paratively
com-

was

small.

and

lost

(Russo- Swedish

Hogland
Russian

Greig,

the
1789,
Admiral
fleet, under
under
and
the
Swedes,

the

Duke

Each

side

victory,
compelled
the

Sudermanland.

of
lost

the

of

Wars).

between

Fought

Keith,

baggage,

the

over

by Tilly,
village covering

hours,

The

engaged

was

bridge

his

ever,
howartillery. He
succeeded,
in forming
his
troops,
up
and
descending into the plain,
made
zen.
to Bautgood his retreat
The

holding

encamped

was

and

in retreat,

was

in

Mansfeldt,

with

forces

join

to

ship, but

affair

for
to

forts

the
seek
of

was

Swedes
the

gically
strate-

Russian
were

protection

Sveaborg.

OF

DICTIONARY

the
of
(War
Succession).
June 3, 1745, between

Hohenfriedberg
Austrian

Fought

Austrians

the

and

The

Scottish

were

Stewart,

the

before

defeated

Douglas,
from

Frederick

turned

then

and

Austrians
killed

including
66

The

guns.

them,
lost

Saxons

wounded,

and

the

The

fighting.

desperate

4,000

4 generals, and
lost
Prussians

under

strong,

and

marched

by

the

Austrian

army

five

distinct

routes

rendezvous

village

at

attack

defeated
lost

after

them.
killed

7,000

prisoners

12,000

A
the

Danube).
rearguard
retreat

tion,
Lannes.

and

heights.
totally

the

the

the

and

rule

who

of

hammed.
Mo-

Houchard.

the
The

they

which

the

under

French,

pied
occu-

from

position

were

and
As

French

Austrians

strong

the

tween
be1793,
under
Austrians,

and

Freytag,

Austrians

driven

with

of
consequence
of
Dunkirk
siege

in

order,
dis-

loss
heavy
this victory,
was

raised.

87 guns.
of

to

main

the

protect
Russian
vember
No-

between

7,000

Prince

Bagra-

French,

under

Bagration

ever,
how-

were,

(Wars of
Revolution).
Fought September,

wounded,

Kutusoff,

under

slingers

Prophet,
Pagans,

the

to

were

Honain,

ing
surround-

Hondschook

and
and

by

the

routed

submitted

the

They

rallied

of

by

from

archers

The

action

of

16, 1805,
Russians,

assailed

were

Arabs,

pagan
Moslems

valley

the

Hooghly,
Fought

The.
November

between

under

army,

and

fighting

severe

(Campaign

Hollabrunn

the

while
mean-

upon
atvarious

columns

advancing

points, and

The

fallen

had

Moreau

strong.

the

on

and

repulsed,

was

of

into

12,000

Mohammed,

force

Hohenlinden.

Archduke's

The

under

pied
occu-

linden,
clearing of Hohenthe
surrounding

small

while

forest,

the

Moreau

John.

the

and

under

Austrians,

70,000
Archduke

his

and

between

629,

Fought

Moslems,

60,000

Moreau,

of

gentlemen

80

Honain.

1800,

3,

French,

the

Scottish

rank.

and

December

Fought
between

French

of the

(Wars
Revolution).

totally routed,

and

4,000
lured

Hohenlinden

into

Stewart,

peers,

of

returning
England.

were

were

losing

soners,
pri-

7,000

2,000.

to

Scots

aid.

upon

routed

and

Austrians,
after

to

come

1402, when
wait
for

in

lay

foray

The
could

(Scottish Wars).

who

trians
Aus-

their

his

half

Murdach
force, under
Earl
and
Archibald,

at

in
and

who

lost

September,

Percies

the

tacked
atStrigau, were
the
early morning,

encamped

had

Hill

Fought
the

Saxons,

he

Homildon

Great.

until

force.

the

and

Frederick

under

Prussians,

retire

under

Saxons,

Lorraine,

of

Charles

BATTLES

did

not

three
Commodore

under
a

Dutch
two

Dutch

were

and

all

Meanwhile

hours'

of

and

seven

sail.

fighting,

the

completely defeated,
their
ships captured.
a

and

ships,

Wilson,

squadron

After

1759,

24,
British

force
800

of

700

Sepoys

peans
Euro-

landed

OF

DICTIONARY

from

Dutch

the
with

British

fleet,
and

troops

Empire

in Spain).

113

Lopez,

and

Brazil,

Argentina

The

outnumbered

abandon

Humaita,

him

forced

forces, and

to

of

Uruguay.

and

largely

at

armies

allied

the

allies

Lopez's

(Mohammedan

Huesca

330

Sepoys,

800

Forde.

Colonel

under

by

loss

heavy

feated
de-

was

BATTLES

entrenchments

his

retire

and

Te-

to

bienari.

when
the Moors,
1 105,
the Spaniards,
Ali attacked

Fought
under

under

who,

was

killed

10,000

of

VI

in

losing

Wars).
Fought
XII, with
in

War).
1837,

Carlists,
Don
Sebastian,

20,000

and

Carlos

Don
and

General

under
British

behaved

and

the

from

Cristinos

by
charge,

pursuit was
brilliant
cavalry

fell.

Irriba.rreu

which

lost

Cristinos
and

wounded,

the

British

few

Mitre

Mitre.

attacked

the

entrenchments,

repulsed

with

heavy

miles

with

of

Fought
the
and

flotilla

of

Their

complete
flotilla

was

Sir

War).
tween
1868, bebatteries,
gunboats,
force
the

attempt
the
failure, and

passage.

12,000

and
Porus
lost

was

whole

sunk.

(Paraguayan
War).
tween
1868, beFought
September,
the
under
Paraguayans,

of Scinde).

(Conquest
March

Beluchis,

troops, under
and

Napier,
under

The
entrenched

strongly

was

behind

20,000

med.
Moham-

Shir

latter

tween
be-

1843,

24,

British

Charles

the

FuUali,

being thrown
lery
artilinto
disorder
by a heavy
overthrown
fire, were
by a
their
of
posed
excavalry on
charge

but

the

Beluchis,

flank, and
Humaita

him,

killed

only.

,000

Hyderabad
Fought

was

loss.

to

ments,
entrench-

routed

prisoners, including
9,000
Macedonians
himself.
The

Brazilian

endeavouring

river

the

utterly

loss

phants
ele-

200

chariots.

war

guayan
Para-

but

(Paraguayan
February,
Paraguayan

between

Porus'

above

6,000
Humaita

(Alexander's
Asia).

with

300
crossed

and

War).
(Paraguayan
between
1866,
Fought
May,
under
the
Lopez,
Paraguayans,
under
and
the
Argentinians,

their

and

infantry,

Alexander

Humaita

from

327,

B.C.

and

277.

and

65,000
70,000
the
Alexander
Asiatics, under
the
of
and
the
Great,
army
Indian
numbering
king Porus,
30,000

number

lost

Fought

killed

which

legion

in

The

1,000

over

of

were

checked

the

in

Macedonians

field, though

the

The

trenched
en-

shore,
loss.

heavy

with

Danish

strongly
the

Campaigns

steadily
un-

of Swedes,

the

headlong

Hydaspes,

The

force

was

them

drove

position

British

Irribarreu.

legion

driven

and

Cristinos

12,000

tween
be-

Charles

of

close

under

when

face

which

army,

(First Carlist
May
Fought
23,

Huesca

1700,
small

landed

battle.

the

(Dano-Swedish

Humblebeck

tile,
Cas-

Huesca.

besieging
utterly routed,

were

Ali

Alfonso

lay

the

defeat

22nd

put
of

the

frontal

Regiment.
an

end
Scinde

to

the

Emirs.

attack
This

ance
resist-

approximately,
the

between

B.C.,

BATTLES

when

Hysiae.
Fought,
the

Spartans
former

The

Argives.
totally defeated,
left in undisputed
the

OF

DICTIONARY

114

and

and

troops,

Argos

of

hundred

nesus.
Pelopon-

Papal
under

Victor
in

army
them

routed

the

strong,

7,000
Colli.

Papal

was

Italians,

defeated

Victor,

General

were

possession

of the

supremacy

under

and

French

8,000

668

the

with

only,

took
rear,

loss

of

few

stand

no

as

the
and

was

made.

(Tartar
Indus, The
Kharismia).
1 22
B.C.
Fought

I.
Ichinotani

Fought

1 1

of the

troops

the

forces

brothers
and

Yoshitsune,

and
of

Taira

The

his

under

Xorigoris

Taira

the

clan.

signally defeated.

were

Iclistavisus

(Germanic
Wars).
8 Roman
16, between
Fought
and
Germanicus,
legions, under
the

Germans,

The

Germans
in

failed

attacked

of

with

routed

were

Arminius

with
of

out

way

superior
legionaries,

the

30,000
with

Jellalladin fought

his

back

to

an

obstinate

he

inflicted

after
river, and
in
which
conflict,

the

and

lost

Tartars

across

lost

ha\dng

his

on

driven

was

killed

men

loss

heavy

assailants,
the
Indus,

Ingavi.
Fought

dis-

between

and

Balhvian,
Peruvians,

loss.

enormous

difficulty cut
the

Jellalla-

army
of Kharismia,

strong.

but

mans
Ro-

the

plain,

open
the

against

cipUne

Genghis
of

the

19,000
The

drowned.

20,000.

Arminius.

under

the

and

din. Sultan

Minamoto-

Shogun

no-Yoritomo,

the

between

89,

Khan,

of

between

1,

under

Tartars,

300,000

(Taira War).

Invasion

and

press

his
caped.
es-

November
the

and

and

utterly routed,

the
imder

strong,
5,200
The
Peruvians

Gamarra.

the

1841,
under

3,800 strong,

dispersed,
(Revolt of Elagabalus).
Fought
June 7, 218, between
the Syrian legions, under
balus,
Elagaand
the
Imperial troops

18,

Bohvians,

were

their

Gamarra

being

army
among

killed.

Immac

Pretorians,

and

under

Macrinus.

the

The

peror
Em-

ians,
Pretor-

Ingogo (First Boer

War).
8,
Fought
February
when

consisting
infantry,

by their
superior valour
and
broke
the legions
discipline,
and
the
opposed,
victory would

with

have

wounded.

been

crisis

of the

and

this

totally

were

at

fight, Macrinus
so
discouraged

that

troops,

but

theirs,

in

the

end

the

fied,

Boer

Italian

loss

of

of

February

3,

were

139
Boers

The

attacked

and

small
the

repulsed
killed

and

admitted

only.

14

Inhlobane

they

Fought

paigns).
Cam-

British

under

Mountain

1797,

force

Colonels

kraal, and

(Zulu War).

March

attacked

Fought

and

guns,

force,
a

of

companies

position,

1881

column,

his

defeated.

(Napoleon's

loss

British

of

mounted

Imola

small

after

28,

1879, when

of

1,300
Buller
and
a

strong

severe

men,

sell,
RusZulu

fighting,

Ii6

DICTIONARY

under

Romans,
The

mus.

defeated,
down

Q.

Gauls
and

under

OF

Fabius

Maxi-

totally
bridge breaking

of
press
sui?ered
enormous

fugitives, they

leaving

were

the

BATTLES

the

loss.

Ismail

Rising).

assault

the

by

The

Fought April 6, 1849, between

Hungarians,
42,000
strong,
under
the
Croats,
Gorgey, and
under
The
garian
HunJellachich.
First
Corps, under
Klapka, was
the
put to flight, but
rest
stood
their
and
ground,
attack.
Both
repulsed the Croat
armies
bivouacked
for the night
the
on
ground
they held, but
the
early on
following morning
the
garians
Hunretired,
Jellachich
thus
to
being entitled
claim
a
victory.
the

France

This

(Napoleonic Wars).

island,

Mauritius,
the

by

December

fleet

Admiral

of

Bertie,

a
convoying
carrying

transports,
under
troops,

10,000

Abercromby.
missing.
ten
sloops
French

and

and

frigates
taken,
3

as

Issus.

as

ish
Brit-

captured

merchantmen.

Isly (Abd-el-Kader's
Rebellion).
tween
Fought
August
1844, be14,
8,000

ench,

Marshal

and
Bugeaud,
Algerines, chiefly cavalry,

Abd-el-Kader.

the

loss

French

rout,

45,000
under

French

fantry
in-

repulsed all the charges

Algerine Horse, and aided

of the

by

The

under

artillery, inflicted
them;
a
shaken,

upon

when

heavy
ciently
suffi-

charge of the
the
cavalry completed
and
the
fled,
Algerines

in

and

storm,
massacred

the

inhabitants

without

Fought

B.C.

horde

of

Greek

Darius,

King

Persians

were

the
the

the

paigns).
Cam-

between

333,

Macedonians,
the Great, and
Asiatics, with
mercenaries,

35,000
Alexander

crosses

Asiatic

(Alexander's

bank

of

vast

30,000
under

Persia.

drawn

of the

under
a

up

The
the

on

which

Pinarus,

the

ander,
Alexplain of Issus.
led his heavy
cavalry to
attack
the
left, crossing
on
sian
river, and
routing the PerThe
in
cavalry.
phalanx
the
centre
to
was
opposed

Greek

mercenaries,

made

fighting,

right

bank.
led

the

and

the

their

good

and

well

1790.

enormous

mere}'.

heavy

lost

wounded

Seven
were

General

British

The

killed

167

21

19

of

number

from

3, 18 10,
ships, under

and

under

23,

the

they

revenge

by

Russians,
lost

in

garrison

taken

December

numbers

as

cajitured

was

French,
a

known

now

Wars).
was

Russiaiis

right
Isle da

captured.

(Ottoman
fortress

field.

the

on

was

This

Suwaroff,

Isaszcq (Hungarian

dead

1,500
Abd-el-Kader

after

Macedonians

footing

on

Alexander
his

squadrons

from

the

whole

the

victory

while
mean-

against

who
Darius,
field, followed
by
the
Asiatics, and
of

bodyguard

fled

the

the
of
was

complete.

Issus

(Ottoman
Wars).
the
between
Fought
1488,
under
and
Turks,
II,
Bajazet
the Egyptians,
under
the Sultan
of
The
Turks
were
Egypt.
defeated.

Itabitsu.

Fought October,
740, between,
under
Hirotrebels,
Japanese

the

suke,

troops

13,000
of the

strong,

Emperor

and
Shommu

the

OF

DICTIONARY

The

Ono-no-Atsuma.

under

who

Imperial troops,
8,000

in

number,

rebels

as

they

and

river,

the

crossing

were

them

routed

the
with

Hirotsuke

loss.

heavy

only

were

attacked

was

killed.

the

II.

Osman

and

the

under

the

Due

de

gained

invest

to

Khoord

by
led

the

J.
Invasion

Jalula
(Moslem
Persia).
637,
Fought
under

Yezdegerd
and

fled

his

routed

Wyld,
failed, Wyld
the
Khyber
The

Akbar

Jamaica.

and
raise

many
the

by

was

military force,
Penn

under

miral
Ad-

General

and

Ven-

ables.

Jarnac (Third Civil War).

March
Fought
1569,
13,
Catholics,
de
Tavannes,

Marshal

Huguenots,
Conde.
was

The

who

the

brunt

by

borne

cavalry,
the
by

under

the

were

Catholics,

and

the

position
Jemappes,

Conde

slain.

the

between

the

Poles

under

French
6,

1792,

the

very

The

strong

heights

above

which

they

with

loss,
heavy
gaining a
signal

victory.
Jena
to

the

1620,
Grati-

the

from

French

This

Jassy (Ottoman
Wars).
Fought
September
20,

Pollock.

Dumouriez.

occupied

driven

were

on

relieving

under
Austrians,
and
the
Albert,

under

on

of

arrival

General

Archduke

French,

and

the

strong

the

Austrians

Huguenot
overpowered

chance
investment

Jemappes
(Wars of
Revolution).
November
Fought

the

de

All
the

by
of

force, under

the

action

loss of all his guns,

to
forcing him
men,
of

8th,

tween
be-

Prince

successful

ended

the

under

of the

An

it

siege.

between

the

out

renewal

was

captured
the
Spaniards, May,
1655
combined
naval
English

from

to

form.

April 7, drove
of his ments,
entrench-

on

Khan
with

island

down

sat

in

several

sorties, and

loss.

This

to

army

gallantly

by Brigadier
in
January,
1843,
in
being defeated
Pass
by the Khywhile
meangarrison

field,

discouraged,
with
heavy

troops

totally

were

the

Sale.

the

Yezdegerd.
from

was

British

was

relieve

to

the
and

It

whole

but

made

Said,

the

in

General

his

assault,

beris.
between

imder

Moslems,
Persians,

of

General

pass.
small

under

garrison,
Akbar

of

force

Cabul

1842,

11,

destruction

attempt

and

March

Khan,
the

then
repulsed, and
the
besiege
place

Paris.

were

Jellalabad (First Afghan War).

This
fortress
was
besieged by
the
under
Mohammed
Afghans,

defended

forward

marched

Poles

defeated.

completely

Catholics,

Mayenne.
complete victory,

under

Turks,

The

Elphinstone's

Huguenots,

IV,

the

tween
be1590,
under

14,

Henri

117

and

after

War).

March

Fought

Henri

ani,

Akbar

Civil

Ivry (Eighth

and

BATTLES

name

the

is

Jena).

generally given

battles

fought

1806, by the

two

two
14,

of

of

(Campaign

French

army

under

tober
Oc-

wings
Na-

DICTIONARY

Ii8

poleon,

Auerstadt

At

the

with

voust,

fighting,
Duke

after

were

Napoleon,

the

being

killed.

100,000

of

men,

Prussians,

with

70,000

after

and

sternly

engagement,
two
field. The
armies, retiring by

feated
de-

caused
losses.

and

lost

wounded,

and

300

guns.

22,000

The

18,000

prisoners

Twenty

generals
or

lost

French

killed

and

whom

fell at

wounded,

tured.
cap11,000

of

7,000

which

later

by

French

the

city

killed

1,000

and

siege

the

The
de

Titus,
March,
with

Jews,

city
with

70 a. D.
the utmost
who

faction.
Titus
suburb

60,000

were

At

the

gained

It

War).

end

by

in

by
the

of six

and

hard

fighting, captured

after

position, until

the

Zealot
weeks
of

possession

of Bezetha,

7,

1 5, it was
for three

and

siege

1099,
taken

days
promiscuous

on

by assault,
the

was

scene

in

massacre,

Moslems

70,000

the

to

and

perished.

Jerusalem.
October

City

2,

siege lasting
the

The

were

forced
de

Guy

Christians

days

in

days,

several

mined
deterthe

repulsed,

entrance,

an

the

last

surrendered.

were

evacuate

to

after

and

Lusignan,

Jerusalem,

of

Holy
cens,
Sara-

fourteen

of which

course

by

Saladin,

under

the
the

1187,

besieged

was

the

given forty
city.

defended

heroism
led

by

Godefroi

under

laid

June

King
by

Romans,
was

assault,

an

Sophronius.

Bouillon,

was

besieged

was

or

Crusaders,

city,
July

and
This

during
passed

day

(First Crusade).

Jerusalem

Moslems

(Jewish

After

months,

was

sorties

raised.

Jerusalem

at

surrendered

Patriarch

the

was

and

Omar.

sortie

On

fleet,

completely

were

routed,
losing
and
wounded,

Khalif

of four

without

of

Obeidah,

scarcely

Heliers.

St.

into

97,000

Abu

the

defence

William

French

besieging

was

English

an
5 50, when
Sir
under

sold

Invasion
Jerusalem
(Moslem
Syria).
Early in 637 Jerusalem
Moslems,
besieged
by the

of

Auerstadt.

attacked

Winter,
The

exaggeration.
after

Romans

slavery.

which

Jersey.
I
Fought
squadron,

siege,

an

the

killed

wounded

killed,

were

in

Prussians

The
actions

two

cavalry
heavy

further

them

the

doubtless

capture

which

and

rout,

pursuing

Napoleon's

verging
con-

Weimar,

upon

became

retreat

is

first, under

him

the

routes

the

Prince

drove

fought
from

the

attacked

Hohenlohe

with

left,

the

on

the

1,100,000

in

perished
The

the

severe

very

of

overcome.

that

says

persons
this
but

Da-

finally

was

Josephus

defeated,

of Brunswick

defenders

inferior

sUghtly

and

numbers,

under

right,

resistance

8, the

tember

Duke

encountered

was

French

left,

the

under

BATTLES

Jena.

Prussian

the

strong,
70,000
of Brunswick,

by

and

Auerstadt

at

OF

the

by
position
then

on

Sep-

(Indian Mutiny).
fell
place, which

Jhansi
This
hands

the

of

1857,

was

Hugh

Rose,

March,

city by

mutineers

recaptured
who

the

into
in

June,
Sir
by

invested

carried
1858, and
assault, April 2.

it

in
the

and

strong,
native

Somahs,

the

British

small

Somalis'

The

Egerton.

and

attacked,

was

after

were

the
the

February

Fought

and

Lamar,

indecisive,

sides

both

it

and

victory,
the signature

the

by

battle

The

was

of

it,

claiming

left

followed

the

course

tember
Sep-

himself

the

and

Wood,

occupying

the

Wood

fought

liis

from

which

position

carried

have

retired,

the

loss,
Gurkhas
their

which
the

by
though

and
way
he

to

could
he

stockade,

siderable
con-

the

when

just

about

were

and

ant
unimportresulting in the

action

an

who

tally
mor-

was

skirmish.

the

in

peror
Jovian as Emby a peace
was
all
restored
to Sapor almost
Roman
conquests in Persia.
of

election

to

Junin (South American

Independence).
between
1824,
Fought

War

Spanish Royalists, under

General

and

Cauterac,

Spaniards

abandon

the

under

Patriots,

the

Colombian
The

Sucre.

completely

were

of

feated.
de-

works.

Jotapata
This

(Jewish War).
place was
besieged by

Vespasian,

with

December,

67,

60,000
and

was

K.

Romans,
defended

the
under
by
Jewish
army
fortress
The
held
out
Josephus.
for 47 days, when
it was
stormed
sacked.
and
self
Josephus gave himto
Vespasian.
up

Kaiping (Chino- Japanese War).

1895,
Fought
January
10,
in
Chinese
force
when
a strongly
a
tacked
atentrenched
was
position
and
out
driven
a
by
General
under
Japanese brigade

Nogi.
Jugdulluck
At

was

followed

pectedly
unex-

suffered

having

to

of fire

zone

guide,

treacherous

The

Persians,

the

wounded

has,
Gurk-

led

were

into
a

1,200

strong stockade.

British

The

troops, under

he

retreat

Julian,

of

death
tween
be-

capital,
weak

too

of

by
in

and

retreating along
the Tigris. In

was

of

attacked

between

Persian

the

in itself,but

General

Persians

II.
Sapor
against

under

bank

worsted

British

Jellala-

Julian,

advanced

had

attack

23.

4,500

this

Brydon,

reaching

Persians,

the

War).
Jitgurh (Gurkha
Fought
January
14, 1815,

who

at

under

Ctesiphon,
but
finding

was

peace,

few

Dr.

one.

Romans,

Julian

1829,
under

Colombians,

the

Sucre.

under

28,

Peruvians,

the

the

by the
Julian's Defeat
(Persian Wars).
Fought June 28, 363,

Jiron.
between

the

bad.

small.

very

army

January
Afghans

massacre

in

succeeded

and
driven
out
they were
for
the
by
cavalry
pursued
killed
twelve
miles, losing 1,000
The
in the
pursuit.
fight and
losses

the

point, only

action

British

Of

Ghilzais.

escaped

camp
brisk

against

1842,

and

Charles

Sir

force, under

12,

stand,

last

their

made

5,000
and

119

Elphinstone's

General

Jidballi (Somali Expedition).

Fought
January
lo,
1904,
between

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

this

(First Afghan

place

the

remnant

War).
of

hours,
more

The
the

fighting lasted
Chinese

steadiness

than

three

showing
usual,

DICTIONARY

I20

and

inflictingon

loss of 300

killed

August

rebels,

under

and

wounded.

unsuccessful

the

1876,

8,

under

Prince

lasted

followed

for

which

ten

time

driven

and

Taruhito,

and

after

the

arrival

breach

failed, 680
wounded.

of

both

the

made

the

suffered

Kalpi

Kagul

(Ottoman

Fought

into

Russian

rear

force

the

of

of

the

out

of

their

19,

made

two

150,000
The

which

they

heavy

loss, and

by

and

Fought

the

July

series

Turks
in
all

under

The

leader.

Kambula

10,000

defeated

with

loss.

This
the

(Gurkha
place

British

was

(Zulu War).

Fought

March

Colonel

and

1879, when

29,

with

Wood,

British
was

three

native

attacked
Zulu

in

attacked

Gillespie,in October,
defended
by the

was

by

General
18 14,

and

Gurkhas

miles.

his

impi.

killed

The
and

power.

lager

broke

by

The

Zulus

very
for

heavy

British

wounded.

practically

2,000

auxiliaries,

repulsed with
loss, and
pursued

War).

under

left

field, including

were

Kalunga

by

War).

between

were

considerable

Tuamba

Burmans

the

Swedes

Sir

held

on

under

stockades

Burmans,
dead

when

8, 1824,

stormed

Wangyee.
800

War).

Burmah

Campbell,
of

10,000

mutineers

force,

British

Archibald

under
Swedes,
General
Meyerfeld, and
Russians
and
30,000
Prince
Poles, under
Mentschikoff
The

ther
fur-

without
the

(First

small

after

entrenchments

1706,

on

fled.

Kamarut

their

Fought

in

sorties,

repulsed with
the 23rd the

were

entered

was

having

Tartary, but
attacked
boldly

(Russo-Swedish

1858.

Rose,

garrison

The

ineffectual

under

headlong
flight, capturing
their
artilleryand baggage.
Kalisch

mutineers,

Hugh

Sir

resistance,

Tartars,

fighting drove

severe

of the

hands

fallen

had

under

Pasha.

lines,

escape,

which

besieged by

May

Crim

Turkish

and

captured.

was

town,

town

threatened

was

Roumiantsoff
the

tween
be-

1770,

and
HaUl

80,000

Khan

3,

Russians,

17,000

Roumiantsoif,
under
Turks,

having

Wars).

August

of

out

(Indian Mutiny).

This

to

loss.

heavy

only

70

the

at

survivors

the

their

place

then

was

days,

time

garrison,

600,

of

retired
sides

being
fortress

three

and

killed

men

for

also

This

The

of which

end

was

Shirogama,

ordered.

shelled

men,

for
waiting a month
of
a
heavy
guns,
and
a
made,
general

was

assault

the

cost

and

officers

an

which

days, at the end

the
insurgents were

out

assault

and

An

Singh.

260

besiegers

lion).
Rebel-

were

engagement

Bulbuddur

assailants

sieged
closely bein their lines at Enotake,
succeeded
in passing through the
a
Imperial troops, and
making
forced
under
march,
Saigo
seized
the
Takamori,
city of
Kagoshima.
They were
quickly
followed
the
by
Imperial army,
who

BATTLES

the

(Satsuma

Kagoshima
On

OF

seven

lost
The

81

defeat

Cetewayo's

DICTIONARY

OF

Kandahar

(Tartar Invasion
Afghanistan).
This
city was
besieged by

Tartars,
1 22

Tuli

under
The

1.

of

in

Khan,

investing

the

possessed
city, and were

the

when
citadel,
of Kharismia,

Jellalladin, Sultan
fell

them

with

them

cut

a
large
pieces.

to

Kandahar

121

(Second Afghan War).

1880,
September
i,

Fought
the

Tartars

themselves

upon
force and

of

BATTLES

between

the

Roberts,

and

British, under

Lord

Afghans, under
after
Khan,
Ayub
immediately
the
of
the
famous
completion
Kabul.
march
from
was
Ayub
with
loss
defeated,
a
completely
of

2,000

the

The

persed.
dis-

army
losses

British

killed

only 248

his

and

men,

were

wounded

and

Kandahar.

Siege

laid

was

March,
under

the

by

1545,

The

Humayun.

which

Afghan

an

Mirza

famine

garrison

divisions, under
the
Austrians,
of

gratz,

for five months,

by

Kapolna
(Hungarian
Fought
February
four
between
1849,

Kandahar

15,000

was

the

of

autumn

Persians,

under

siege

the

to

the
1648
II, laid

Abbas

city,

which

was

26th,

27th

Schlick

and

WindischSchlick's

strong,

seriously engaged.

(Perso-Afghan Wars).

27,

Hungarian

only

corps,

held

and

Dembinski,

whom

but

Rising).
26

under

and

surrender.

to

In

by

under

garrison

Askari, held out

weakened
when,
the
desertion,
forced

Moguls,
place,

defended

was

in

Kandahar

to

was

The

their

garians
Hun-

own

the

on

the

of

the

evening
the
captured
key
of
the
at
Kapolna,
position
the
tired,
rewhereupon
Hungarians
though
unpursued.
on

defended

by a Mogul garrison.
relieve
it was
to
attempt
made
but
he
by Aurungzebe,
arrived
to find it already in the
An

hands

of

the

laid

turn

Persians.

siege
and

He

it, but

to

after

was

four

in
successful,
un-

months

Kappel (Second War

October
Fought
the

compelled

Cantons,
8,000
and
Zurichers,
1,300
Goldli, reinforced
George

the
the
but

and

Vizier,
eldest

quent
Subse-

the
recapture
Said
Ullah,
by
Dara
Sheko,

of

son

without

Shah

Jehan,

success.

Fought
July
Shah
Sujah, the
of
Afghanistan,
take
the
city.

and

sallied
their

defeated

his

followers.

His

successor,

and

Kohandil

forth

at

and

the

head

totally
Sujah, dispersing

troops,
Shah

similar

under
later
number
Goldli

Lavater.

in

orders,
defeated,

totally
those

among

of

defiance

was

fell

who

being

Zwingli.
Burur

(Ottoman
August

Fought
1834, when
expelled Amir
to
attempted

29,

Mahomed,

Khan
of

Rudolf

attacked

Kara

Kandahar.

Dost

day by

under

made

were

the

strong,

to

attempts

city

retire.

to

of

army

Kappel).

tween
be1531,
the
Swiss

10,

Catholic

in
was

of

when

the

Admiral

Russian

II,

79 1,

fleet, under

Ouschakoff,
the

Wars).

totally
after

Turks

feated
de-

guinary
san-

engagement.
Karamuran.

Fought
1225,
under

during

between

Genghiz

the

of

winter

300,000

Khan,

Tartars
and

DICTIONARY

under

with

300,000

finally forced by
capitulate, November,
Kars

Genghiz

between

was

armies

u-ithdrew

and

and

to

Genghiz

suffered

the

his

cut

attack

to

west,
was

driven

and

(Second

Fought
Boer

hills
of

March

Bloemfontein.
their

British

under

lost
;

killed

(Cossack

Fought

insurgent
under

Ikkelman

the

Gallitzin.
routed

with

Don,

17,000

guns.

Campaigns).
1883,

3,

guide

they

an

three
to

and

days,
a

into

defile,

attacked

were

for

Kassassin

after

by
fighting

massacred

were

man.

(Arabi's Rebellion).

and

Fought

Prince

the

Graham,

fled

under

the

303

11,000
strong,
several
Pasha, with
led
bv
officers, was
a

Mahdists,

insurgents were
great slaughter, and

[to

wounded,

force,

the

The

Pugatcheff

The

the

the

under

ceeded
suc-

Hicks

almost

Pugatcheff,

Russians,

under

where

Rising).
of

he

only

officers

November

treacherous

and

between

1774,
Cossacks

eastern

attempt.

(Soudan

British
10

wounded.

Kargaula

severe

killed
and
2,273,
the
Turks
2,500

4,500

Egyptian

General
lost

men

172

On

by

British

and

the

Kashgal

north
driven

entrenchments

The

officers

of

line

were

division

Tucker.

was

when

1900,

29,

holding
eighteen miles

about

in

and

his

prisoners, and

War),

force

from
a

Boer

17,

force

endeavoured

back,
of

Russians

killed,
Karee

then

few

wounded

withdrew.

entrenchments,

November

the
to
through
way
the
bulk
of his force

but

Khan,

severely

too

to

renew

Melikoff

attacking

Hussein

the

following day,
having

the

on

forts.

camps,
lost
had

who

The

of

the

by

Loris

by Lazareff, and after

fighting captured all the

the

and

stormed

night

by

Hussein

led

their

to

garrisoned

under

the

War).

under

was

1877.
400,000
Sultan

the

undecided,

refused

140,000,
conflict

24,000

on

under

nightfall

Mehemet,

Turks

Russians

the

strong,

At

battle

fortress,

Pasha,

under

Mehemed.

of

Invasion

Khan,

Kharismians

to

1855.

(Russo-Turkish

This

700,000

famine

totally

was

1218,

Tartars,

BATTLES

was

Tan-

men.

Fought

his

of

loss, it is said, of

(Tartar
Kharismia).

but

and

Shidasker

Shidasker

gat.
routed,

Karaku

Chinese

Turks,

500,000
others

OF

tains.
moun-

28,

August

British, under
and

Arabi

the

General

Egyptians,

Pasha.

the

tween
be-

1882,

Arabi

British

tacked
at-

position,

Graham
Kars

(Crimean

This

War).
held

fortress,

Turkish

garrison under
Williams,
was
besieged
Russians
Crimean

most

in

the

war.

gallantly

course

The

by

by

the

of

the

place

defended

General

the
fensive
deon
remaining
the
but
throughout
day,
towards
he
launched
evening
his
Sir
heavy
cavalry, under
Baker
the
Russell,
against

was

who
enemy,
The
British

but

killed

and

68

broke
losses

and
were

wounded.

fled.

only

11

OF

DICTIONARY

124

ing

their

leader

prisoners.
killed

The

and

and

2,000

British

lost

relieve

in

Kandahar,
with

pass

waiting

brigade,

and

the

and

defeated

retire

Kabul

of

pelled
com-

(FirstAfghan

passing

force,

including

3,000,

Killiecrankie

Fought
4,500

General

Highland

of

and

Jacobites,

under

allowed

plain

and

but

with

killed

Jacobites

only

during
to

was

cavalry,
General
of

the

the

siege

18

officers

See

Naushan.

a-

and

163

Kineyri (Second Sikh War).

tween
beFought
18,
June
1848,
8,000 Bhawalpuris,
under
Futteh

lost

of

of

300
killed

about

900,
Dundee.

was

Stirling
with

men

the

infantry, 6,000

to

man.

being

the

arrival

loss

at

and
the

to

action,

tured,
capvictors

lost

and

their

ments
entrench-

Sikhs

The
the

guns

and

500

many

flight

to

Multan.
Kinloss

Danes

in number,

almost

the

stormed
a

under
and

Malcolm

Sweyn

II.

after

hard
was

of

Scots,

The

besieging Nairne,

him

of

between

the

to
attempting
attacked
they

Malcolm

Invasion

(Danish

Scotland).
Fought
1009,

tween
1645, bethe
"under
Royalists,
and
the
Montrose,
Covenanters,
under
BaiUie.
The
Royalists
won
a
signal victory, Baillie's

were

on

the

during

more

but

scale,

men.

in

Rung

attack

attempt
with

the

Edwardes'

the

were

prisoners.

reaching
400

Lieutenant

the

and

Bhawalpuris

repulsed in an
Sikh
positions,

second

under

under

strong,

The

fell

over

irregulars,

Edwardes,

8,000

Ram.

turned

routed

500

Sikhs,

aided

Khan,

Sikh

Lieutenant

of

pass
cending
des-

Mohammed

3,000

Mackay

Kilsyth (Civil War).

Fought August
15,

down

it

losses

mounted

colours.

cut

The

tinuous
con-

till February

under

garrison

the
then

loss

them

on

2,500
dee.
Dun-

heights,

and

amongst

Mackay
had

the

utterly

Royalists,
The

below
and

from

2,000

followers.

Mackay,

KiUiecrankie,

upon

Cronje.
and

severe

by
strong,

5,000
French.

Kin-chau.

(Jacobite Rising).
tween
July
1689, be27,
Royal troops, under

the

enter

when
1900,
force
of
a

15,

relieved

by

Dundee
to

withstood

under

Elphinstone, retreating
attacked
Jellalabad, was
by
Afghans, January 8, 1 842, and

the

It

General

this

through

British

General

lost

Wessels,

under

men.

defile, the
on

1890,

later

100

War).
While

ber
besieged Octothe
Boers,
by

Commandant

and

Colonel

his

Quettah.

Pass

) under

was

15,
under

by

(including

4,000

townsmen

Kekewich,

War).

bombardment

by

and

to

of

the

of

loss

wounded,

to

Khoord

rest

was
a

armed

Boer

defended

without

the

with

(Second

town,

Nott

into

only,

men

Afghans

killed

General

marched

500
for

This

garrison

KhojahPassfFirst
Afghan War).
Fought March
28, 1S42, when
General
in
an
deavour
enEngland,
to

Kimberley

^y

wounded.

107

BATTLES

Danes
and

raise
and

mark,
Denunder
were

Malcolm
the

siege,

defeated

fighting, in
wounded.

the

which

OF

DICTIONARY

Kinnesaw

Mountain

Civil

War).
June

Fought

90,000
General

(American
tween
be-

1864,
27,
under
Federals,
and

in

and

repulsed

was

of about

with

This

On

had

been

Sir

by

attempt
relieve

December

Kioge (Dane-Swedish
Fought July, 1677,
Danish

fleet,
and

Juel,
suffered

sunk

ships
captured.

or

Fought
when

strong,
stormed
which
Mahdist

British

Admiral

lost

General

Swedes

defeat,
of

the

60,

line

1,000

The

whom
among
killed.

Earle,

(Seven

War).
Fought July 16, 1761,
Prussians,

War).

Mahrattas
and

Burr.

force
three

force

Burr's

charge

loss

loss

of

the

off

drove

advancing
with

by
their

and

repulsed,

British

of

but

horse,

was

British

his

of

attacked

were

Mahratta

Colonel

flanks

the

entrenchments,

enemy
The

British

European
regiments, under
On
out
moving

one

native

the

18 17,
under

5,

and

500.
killed

over

75

was

the

wounded.

under

Years'
between
Prince

the

attacked

the

aka

at

and

driven

but

men

Yoshin-

position of
from

Taira-

defeated

were

field

the

with

loss.

(Seven Weeks'
July 10, 1866,

Kissingen
Fought
the

Yoshi-

Taira

The

Kiso,

the

of

troops

no-Kiyomori.

tween
be-

under

clan,
and

naka,

80,
of

11

adherents

Minamoto

heavy

loss.

heavy

Kirch-Denkern

the

under

by a strong
totally routed

force, and
with

them,

held

the

the
the

between

Earle,
of
Kirbekan,
the heights
were

Rao,

Wars).

General

under

killed

loss of 4,000

(Taira War).
September,
Fought

about

British,

the

of

and

(Soudan Campaigns).
1885,
10,
February

Kirbekan

pulsed
re-

were

Kiso

disastrous

fighting

for

ship

to

The

eleven

losing

surrendered

Swedes,

Horn.

to

defeated,

under

the

Admiral

was

23

Hugh

place was
d'Aguila
whereupon
and
was
permitted
Spain.

an

O'Neil

the

and

Kirch-Denkern,

wounded.

Bajee

1601,
by
September,
under
Juan
Spaniards,
5,000
the
to
d'Aguila, sent
support
the
rebels,
was
by
besieged
Lord
under
Royal
troops,
Earl
of
and
the
Mountjoy
Thomond.

and

in

position

(Third Mahratta
November
Fought

in

seized

Prussian

severe

between

which

town,

around

attacked

French

Kirkee

(O'Neil's Rebellion).

Kinsale

and

de

Due

the

loss

only.

500

strong

with

Confederates

the

3,000,

the

French,

the
and

The

Broglie.

after

position

strong

and

Soubise

attacked

Sherman

Johnston.
Johnston

losing

50,000

General

under

125

Ferdinand,
under

Sherman,

Confederates,

BATTLES

Prussians,

Falkenstein,
under

and

General

Bavarians

were

driven

out

heavy

loss.

of

War).
between

General

under
the

Bavarians,

ZoUer.

The

defeated

and

Kissingen

with

(Russo-Japanese
Kiu-lien-cheng
War).
between
Fought May
i, 1904,
Marshal
Japanese, under
40,000
Kuroki,
30,000

and

the

strong,

Russians,
under

about

General

126

DICTIONARY

Sassulitch.

After

OF

days of
Japanese
crossed
the
Yalu,
April
30,
and
the
on
tacked
following day atthe
Russian
position at
Kiu-lien-Cheng, driving out the

skirmisliing,

defenders
killed
and

with

and
500

loss

wounded,

and

of
30

4,000
officers

prisoners, and
48
lost
Japanese
898

men

The

guns.
killed

four

the

wounded.

BATTLES

Austrians,
the

Frederick

June
the

General

Loris

Turks,

in

under

Russians,
Melikoif,

superior

Russians
forced

under
and

numbers,

their

on

that

the

siege

any

the

key

which

174

under

of

Wars).
between

the

Grand

Mahomet
Koprili, and
under
the
Transylvanians,
Voivode,
George
Ragotski II.
The
Turks
a
gained
complete
victory, Ragotsld being mortally
wounded.

of

The

July

Gardie,

4,

Russians,

6 10,

under

Choniski,

contingent
under
James
and

the

result, the

usurper,

about

8,000

Koeniggratz
War).

under

the

Tolly,
and

and,
Basil

of

together
in

and

fortress

by
Khan,

guns,
and
Prince

the

Crown

number.

equal

opportune
of Ney's

division

of

under

Tartars,
defended

and

in

besieged

was

the

from

Invasion

Kharismian

garrison,

Timar

After

Malek.

resistance,

Timar,

could

out

best

of

about

cavalry
the

killed

2,000

by

Weeks'

Benedek,

the

(Tartar
Kharismia).

1 2 19,
Tuchi

as

of
The

niski,
Cho-

3, 1866,
with
600

armies

loss

tacked
at-

was

by 15,000
de
Barclay

under

with

of

18 13, when
19,
Itahan
division,

wounded.

hold
with

Charles

Austrians

and
lost

strong,

under

between

Marshal

Frederick

prisoners,

Kojende

Russians

(Seven

July

Prussian

Prince,

Russians,

This

Austrians,

200,000

and

Prussians

defeated

and

5,000
de
la

deposed.

was

the

of

Poles,

III.
The
Sigismund
were
totally defeated,

Fought

between

Swedes,

being
retired,

(Campaign

Leipzig).
Fought
May
General
Peyri's

saved
corps
destruction.

Klonchino.

by

after

killed

20,000

20,000

guns.

arrival

aided

seized

resistance

the

Fought

piercing

Kars.

Vizier,

the

in

Austrians

the

loss

the

position,

the

further

with

p.m.
tained.
ob-

lines, and

of

hopeless,

2
was

succeeded

Austrian

Prince

at

however,

Then,

Koenigswartha

(Ottoman
1660,
May,

Turks,

right flank
advantage

till

not

10,000.

raise

Fought

impression

it was
and
them,
upon
the arrival
of the Crown

wounded,

and

ever,
how-

who,

little

The

defeated,

Klausenburg
the

the

Pasha.

were

to

tween
be-

1877,

25,

Mahktar

War).

Prince

by

Charles,
made

the

Fought

were

Prussians

Kizil-Tepe (Russo-Turkish

a
very
attacked

position,
early morning

strong
in

occupied

who

to

The

troops, and

he
barked
em-

and

his

sailed

down

the

by

the

tars,
Tar-

however,

heavy
fighting,
The
escaping.
the
day
departure.
in

finding
longer,

officers

Jaxartes, pursued
whom,

obstinate

an

no

his

under

he

after

succeeded

city
after

dered
surren-

Timar's

OF

DICTIONARY

Kokein

(First

Fought
when

12,

Campbell, stormed
ades,
two
large stockcaptured
about
garrisoned by
20,000

Sir Archibald
and

Burmans,

under

Bandula.

Maka

(Seven Years'
War).
18,
Fought
June
1757,
34,000
the

relieved.
Koniah

under

and

54,000
Daun.

under

Austrians,

Marshal

occupied

Daun

where

attacked

was

who

Frederick,
in

had

when

the

broke

and

tied.

cavalry

the

back

with

and

43

lost

Austrian

Frederick
a

loss

was

of

14.000

The

guns.

in disorder.

Austrians

between

and

Sadatoki,

under

who

vigorous
8,000

sortie
but

men,
was

the

on

slain, and
an

fighting was
subsequent days,
1

6th

the

day,
ground
gallantly
the
during
approach
reinforcements
of
large
night
their

and

the

General

under
the

An

Komorn,
the

which

Austrians.
two

Klapka

for

Peshwa

to

loss of 600.

The

including

was

In

the

of

out

lost
8

275,
British

Wars).
(Ottoman
1389,
June
15,

Fought

and

Turks,

was

to

Rising).
by Gorgey,
relief

of

besieged by
early morning

Hungarian
corps,
and
Damjanics,

with

retreat,
British

officers.
Kossova

came

the

determined

Smith

the

and

of

under

combined

Servia.

Turks

The

signal victory, though

wounded
was
mortally
battle.
the

under

Servia

sur-

states.

This

Turkish
and

of

success

domination
the

I,
the
banians,
Al-

and

Lazar,

tween
be-

Murad

army

Bosnians,
under

April 26, 1849,

held

all

Servians,

(Hungarian
action
fought

25,000

Peshwa,

British

The

Rao.

newed
re-

end.

Komorn

the

under

the

Sadatoki
rebelhon

ton,
Staun-

pulsed.
re-

The
on

in

besieged

conflict

severe

perial
Im-

Yoriyoshi.

was

his camp,
made
head
of
the
at
after

the

under

troops,
Sadatoki,

Captain
attacked
by

was

of

force

chiefly native

under

Mahrattas,

(Nine Years'
War).
1062,
September
5,
the
rebels,
Japanese

18 18,

i,

British

men,

1,000

Post.

Mahratta

January

small

troops,

men

Baji
Fought

Sanna's

when

severely

was

fence,
de-

under

fled

captured.

pression
im-

9,000.

Komatsu

Reschid
and

wounded,

Turks

and

totally defeated,

(Third

beaten

After
the

engagement,

severe

Syrians,

Pasha.

Korygaom
War).
Fought

six

no

Ibrahim

Pasha,

and

See

gallantly
make

Egyptians

Kornspruit.

Prussian

The

could
on

and

ceeded
suc-

right
right

Prussian

charged
but

times,

his

turning

flank

by

nearly

and

were

Chotzewitz,

and

he

tween
be-

heights

the

Kolin

under

under

the

between

Reschid

Turks,
the

First

Ali's

(Mehemet
Rebellion).
Fought
183 1,

tween
be-

Prussians,
Great,

entrenched

and
200
taking 6 guns
camp,
Austrians
The
tired,
reprisoners.
not
energetically
though
fortress
and
the
was
pursued,

Kolin

Frederick

Austrian

prised

1824,

troops, under

British

1,800

127

the

War).

Burmah

December

BATTLES

Despot
gained a
Murad
in

the

secured
over

neighbouring

128

DICTIONARY

Kossova

(Ottoman

Fought
Hungarians
So.ooo

and

Hunniades,

Murad

left

the

Wallachians

On

the

Turks,

assailed
hard

in

8th,

the
and

while

unable

position,
killed

17,000
Turks

and

and

40,000

in

men

19th
forced

were

w'ounded.

the

The

have

to

of

loss

three

(Indian
place,
by the
Rajah

This

lost

seized

days.

of

the

in

number,

General

had

rebellious
of

troops
5,000

besieged

Roberts,

bombardment

the
March

by

March

The
1858.
Rajah, who
citadel, joined forces
and
after
British,

stormed,

been

Kotah,

was

22,

held
with

Moldavian

town

was

in
on

forced
the
his

retire

to

middle

of

the

death-bed

lake.

by

command

fatigue,
his

Very

routed,

the
with

Kotzim

Fought

Turks
a

when

the
under

November

the

by

Campaign).

November

strong,

the
Turks

the

either

(Moscow

Fought

of

on

18 12,

17,

Russians,

50,000
after

Kutusoff,

combats

men.

Wars).
11,

retreating
by
and

Davoust
The

French

5,000
about

the

killed

8,000

losses

army,
of
corps
Guard.

the

Young

losses

French

amounted

to

and

wounded,

and

missing.

force

of

George

service,
Sinclair,

in

mountains

the

and

1673,

Wars

Kringellen (Dano-Swedish
Fought
August
29,

over

totally

were

inflicted

two

which

during
heavy

defeated

were

the

on

days,

had

the

Labomirski,

loss of 30,000

(Ottoman

of

death,

Danish

whom

into

them

by drowning.

Krasnaoi

defeated

totally

sword

or

Lake

near

tent

battle, and

handed
to

position

few

in

Turks,

escaped

they
1622,
60,000

to

Suleiman

upon

and
Krakovicz,
them,
driving

of

Stephen

100,000

untenable

when
the

with

preceding

by

out

fell

Moldavia,

Polish

and

Hungarian
under
regulars,

series

Poles,

worn

1475,
40,000
aided
by

peasants,

was

and
Chodkiewicz,
strong, under
the
in
Turks,
number,
300,000
under
Osman
II.
Chodkiewicz,
and

victory,

short

(Ottoman
Wars).
Fought
September
22,

old

quence
conse-

Wars).

7,000

the

30.

the

signal

(Ottoman
January
17,

On

the

Kotzim

between

Pasha,

Mutiny).
which

losing

In

Krakovicz

an

Kotah

killed.
this

Turks

frontier.

the

maintain

with

said

are

the

to

the

were

rear,
on

with

stormed

capitulated, and Caplan

who
was
approaching
recrossed
large army,

Pasha,

to

Hungarians,

retire, defeated,

to

however,

Kotzim

entrenched

river,

the

40,000
of

day
tested.
con-

deserted

front

were

their

and

pressed,

they

evenly

was

Turks

The

a
occupied
strongly
was
position, which
Poles, and
by the

over

Sounder

Turks,

80,000

into

and

John

Pasha.

trenchments driven
en-

the
the

throughout

battle

the

their

attack

to

the

II.

Poles

40,000
under

Lithuanians,
bieski, and
Hussein

Jolin
vastly superior

under

army,

and

the

Wallachians,

Hungarians

Turks,

and

under

and

BATTLES

between

17, 1747,
days, between

strong,

Turkish
The

Wars),

October

following

two

OF

Scots

Colonel

under

ambushed

were

by

the

massacred,
a

).

161 2,
in
the

strenuous

wegians,
Nor-

withstanding
notre-

Only

sistance.
succeeded

of

two

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

the

(Ottoman

Wars).

1738,

between

Fought

under

Imperiahsts
lis

but

at

Imperial
it

that

and

Wallis,

Count

under

Turks,

vanguard

was

Hadj

Austrian

attacked

by

driven

and

withstood
body
onslaught from
Wallis

when
of

but

was

retired,

with

and

Russians
Reschid
and

the

after

totally

routed

escaped

Kulm

(Campaign
Fought August

between

the

in

the

and

wounded.

The
wait

for

defile,

strong,

Samurai
many
and
rebels,
the

deserted

to

strenuous

efforts

In

the

Prince

under
to

come

by

made

were

army

reUef.

its

not

3,

under

and
the
Vandamme,
Austrians,
small
force
and
Russians, with
a
of
of Prussians, under
the Prince

the

in

till

the

April
on

was

that

raising

the

verge

Kuroda,
off

man,

the

siege.

still

but

siege, and

14, when

the

available

every
in
driving

rear

Kuroda,

General

under

Saigo was
by a force

of March

course

attacked

Leipsic).
181

the
Tani

Pasha

30,

place
by

General

under

to

15,000

The

defended

though

Imperial

was

1876, by

22,

Saigo.

Tateki,

Taruhito

town

rebels,

gallantly

the

Rebellion).

this

in

under

maintained

29 and

defeated,

February

garrison

Turks,

difficult}'.

French,

The

(Satsuma
castle

Satsuma

was

Die-

struggle,

The

of

Tokiushi.

severely

Kumamoto

the

Turks, with
and
wounded,

with

were

The

Wars).

severe

the

rebels

under

Japanese,

and

besieged

Kalevtcha

loss of 5,000
killed
and
all their
guns.
himself

loss

unknown,

40,000
Pasha.

lying

were

in

rebel

the

Emperor
Yoshinori,

under

4,500

General

Reschid

under

and

tween
be-

1355,

of the

troops

Moronoshi

between

under

Russians,
bitsch,

5,000.

February,

Fought
the

heavy.

1829,

The

captured.

Gomarakami,

generals.

is

(Ottoman

Fought

and

loss

very

Kulevtcha

about

Moronoshi
to

Turkish

The

lost

himself

being

sunset,

a.m.

including

wounded,

guns,
and

wounded

the

Turkish

the

killed

5,700

48

Kumai.

main

the

but

back,

prisoners,

killed, 7,000

6,000

and

Kotzin

approaching

when

Turks

he
loss

med
Moham-

The

Pasha.

of

alhes

100,000

over

El

in

rear

was

Wars).
(Ottoman
tween
beJuly
Fought
1739,
23,
under
56,000 Austrians,

the

and

Prussians,
by the
with
a
routed,
totally

the

fortresses.
Krotzka

main
re-

and

by

Russians,

and

Austrians

important

other

and

Orsova,

front

in

attacked

being

Semendaia,

capturing

Turks

the

damme
Vanto

defensive,

the

on

prevent

to

his

received

compelled

was

unable

was

ever,
how-

30th,

reinforcements,

expected

the

weakened

so

was

army

and

cost,

which

Vandamme

the

having

not

defeated,

were

heavy

very

the

and

On

29th.

the

on

Thelatter

Turks.

Wal-

Counts

Neipperg,

and

the

from

they occupied Kulm,

driven
by
they were

at

pursuit

the

check

To

treating
re-

were

defeat

their

after
Dresden.

Kronia

who

Schwartzenberg,

Scots

escaping.

in

129

it

son
garri-

the
of

wa,s

tion,
starva-

bringing

up

succeeded
rebels

and

DICTIONARY

I30

Kunersdorf

(Seven
August

Fought

and

Generals

Landon

of

out

attacked

and

the

of

them

the

and

allies, and,

by

the

bear

artiller}-to

close

routed

them,

20,000

men.

sians,
Rus-

held

bringing

blockading

Avas

Chian

and

their

with

loss

The

allies

of

Fought
the

under

of
lost

Hunniades.

under

The

utterly routed,

Greeks
with
made

in

Fought

B.C.

Rhodian

with

truce.

under

the

army

Confederacy,

under

Madhao

II, and

Rao
forces

the

1795,
Mahratta

of the

of

the

the

and

the

troops,

Nizam

him,

and

Nizam

were

headlong
flight. The
was
captured a few days

later.

about

shut

up

The

1899.

Boers,
with

provided

selves
them-

contented
main

with

tinuous
con-

however,

VilUers,

attempt

the

on

the

made
Unes

British

and

Caesar's

battle

The

day,

lasted
and

more

defenders

the

once

men
marks-

heights,

the

Hill

at
Waggon
Camp.
throughout

by

supported
Boer

force

to

ant
Command-

thousand

posted

than

On

6, 1900,
force, under

several

in

invading
Joubert,

General

guns,
in the

de

were

pressed, but they held

very
their ground
till nightfall,when
the Boers
withdrew,
having lost
about
the

Belle

with

hard

L.
La

were

picked

of

in

soon

by

both

War).

Boer

the

well

better

the

was

2,

donians
Mace-

though
victory.

the

under

Theo-

The

Ladysmith
(Second
Sir George
White,

arm}-,
November

the

Macedonians,

rather

claimed

January

Pant,

Hyderabad.
troops of the
Nizam
gained an
advantage in
the
the
Nizam
fight, but
being
leave
to
the field, his
persuaded
followed

Chians

bombardment.

The

troops

the

defeated,

under

the

encounter,

tween
be-

Peshwa,

Hari

the

between

201,

Heraclides.

heavy
11,

ginning
be-

The

fleet,

phiUscus,

Ladysmith

quence
conse-

Kurdlah.
March

the

the

Lade.

who

Fought

siege.
by

specially gallant fight.

12,000

w^ere

concluded

years'

ten

and

loss.

heavy

which

the

totally

were

sides

John

Turks
and

Amurath
them

Wars).

between
the
1443,
Amurath
and
II,

Hungarians,

ships,

action, with
vessels, and

11

had

Turks,

353

raise

the
of

exception

of

(Ottoman

under

Lesbian,

bribed
Samians,
Persians,
deserted
at

24,000.

Kunobitza

Miletus

Samian
to

sail, which

and

attempted

sians
Prus-

totally

quarters,

between

494,
600

of

their

all

the

on

B.C.

fleet

The

position

Austrians

and,

at

the

Austrian

deserted

ground,

Soltykoff.

attacked

Persian

Artaphernes,

Then,
guns.
advice
of SeidUtz, he

left

though

under

(Ionian War).

Fought

180

the

the

on

80,000

flank, driving
entrenchments,

their

capturing
against the

and

BATTLES

Lade

tween
be-

Russians,

first
in

War).

12,

Great,

Austrians

Russians

Years'

1759,
under
Prussians,

40,000
Frederick
the

Frederick

OF

Famille.

See

Niagara.

800

Boers

From

men.

again
with

contented

bombarding

this

date

selves
themthe

force

small

relief

the

to

OF

DICTIONARY

132

Fort
the

French

and

their

camp,

but

attacked

by

ambushed
driven

back

Dieskau

pursuing,

in

his

with

to

attack

himself

loss

killed

camp,
kau
Diesand

the

fell in the

Dolabella,

lake,

the
flower

day

ambush

Kerguel
(Tartar Invasion
Russia).
Fought
July, 1 39 1, between

the

with

and

The

Tamerlane.

under

Tartars,

of

force

equal

an

and
began at daybreak,
the
Russians
were
by mid-day
order,
tied in disand
utterly routed,
in the
leaving their camp
battle

of Tamerlane.

hands

in

date

details

The

handed

belong

family

to

They
Aulus

under
sons

that

the

was

trembling

found

June

claimed

they

were

the

head

white

on

men

their

in

slain

balance,

two

young
whom

horses,
to

be

Castor

and

Pollux,
Lake

made

of

(Gallic

Invasion

B.C.

283,

was

Imperialists,
of

Baden,

The

garrison

de

Comte
of

brother
the

during

Soissons,

Prince

Eugene,

siege.

See

Neerwinde.

between

the

(Dano

Landskrone

Wars).
Fought
July
the

Christian

which

serious

under

Danes,

V, in

suffered

Swedish

tween
1676, be14,
Charles
under

Swedes,

the
and

XI,

the

Danes

defeat.

Weeks'
Langensalza
(Seven
War).
tween
be1866,
Fought
June
27,

Prussians,

12,000

Flics,

General

in about
under

George,

The

Prussians

Hanoverian
severe

with

The
The

Italy).

Fought

Melac,

Louis

1702.

The

10.

French

gallant defence, but was

to
surrender,
September

forced

and

Vadimon

by

19,

de

M.

Spanish

by

the

Prince

his

legend avers
when
victory

The

Romans,

at

all

and
and

Tarquinius,

battle.

the

Romans,

Mamilius,

son-in-law,
in

however,

the

Postumius,

of

of

throne

were,

by

under

the

peace

the

fortress, held

the

Tarquinian
the

routed

totally

of
(War
Succession).

under

of

last

the

the

in

Italy.

of

to

was

recover

Rome.

the

this
of

attempt

ever,
how-

that

to

loss,

heavy
that

they

Landen.

domain

than
legend rather
According
history.

he

Rome.

down,
the

to

chroniclers,

of

history

the

whom

from

Lake

first authentic

with

year
withdrew

elder

the

the

following

fell

Regillus.
Fought
497,

army.

Gauls,

result

garrison
besieged

to

then

He

and

This

Tokat-

under

Russians,

300,000

close

made

of

mich,

they

as

Tiber

destroyed

their

the
upon
defeated

Landau

Lake

the

and

Dolabella

Etruscans

and

of

Cornelius
Gauls

allies.

the

crossing

fell

P.
the

and

Etruscan

were

also

New

the

96 wounded,

and

of whom

most

of

during

men

216

was

the

400.
wounded

was

The

captured.
England

repulsed

was

upon
about

of

loss

under

Romans,

by Johnson
was
Lyman

sent

of

BATTLES

of

wounded,
Hanoverians

the

overians,
Han-

equal strength,
of Hanover.

King

attacked

about
and

the
after

and

repulsed

1,400

killed

900 prisoners.
lost
1,392.

victory, however,
as

under

the

position,
fighting were

loss

and

Prussians

less,
fruit-

was

in

the

neighbourhood

in

were

King
on

compelled

was

the

of

appearance
as

state.

(Civil War).
July 10, 1 645,

between

and

Fairfax,
under

by Cromwell's
Bridgwater,
and

under

attacked

the

position

300

in

Boers

Lang's
repulsed

at

were

with

and

Avounded.

Boers

14

killed

but

loss

him

The

make

and

27

wounded.

May

13,

of

Mary

Scots,

6,000

strong,

feated
de-

was

the
by
Murray.

dispersed

and

of

Queen

forces

of the
Regent,
broken
Queen's troops were
in
which
a
cavalry
by
charge,
lost
while
only one
they
300,

he

of

from
to

victorious

the
and

field.

the

horse

in

fled

Mary

La

Belza

of

La
tween
be-

under

Protestants,
3 ,000 Flemish
Pierre
and
Cornaille,

small

force

carmes.

half-armed

of

the

Duchess

troops, under
Flemings,

The

peasants,

were

of

Novi-

Fought

mostly
to

Belza's
and

(Chilian Civil War),

tween
28, 1 89 1, beAugust

Del

Congressists, under

with
and

and

Canto,

14,000

General

under
The

Barbosa.

killed

Provisional

Bolivia.

Balmacedists,
routed

had

whom

slain.

Placilla

General

Colonel

totally defeated,

were

tween
be-

General

of

himself

10,000
a

of

cut

himself

1865,

of

each

President
forces

War
Lannoy
(Netherlands
Independence).
Fought
January,
1567,

allies

the

of

those

and

proclaimed

escaped

January,
partizans

Melgarejo,

was

lost

French

The
men

the

fighting,
ground

Paz.

the

England.

Parma's

6,000

the

on

hard

yield

to

Fought

confusion

and

S ,000.

The

killed,

and

gained.

had

about

not

During

footing.

after

Ney,

could

allies attacked

Marmont,
forced

support

to

he

the

suburbs,

the

failing

good
night the

was

when

1568,

of

his

the

8 14,
by
and
Marmont.

promised,

as

tacked
at-

was

two

Marmont,

loth

army

man

9,

Ney

routed

Langside.
Fought
the

May
under

the

by

Blucher,

seized

Ney

The

of France).

held

fortress,
under

French

strong

of 198 killed
lost

This

1,100

Nek.

to
cost

heavy

(Allied Invasion

allies

CoUey,

General

at

trenchments
en-

him

themselves.

to

Laon

column,

British

though

retreat,

War).
(First Boer
1881,
28,
January

strong,

British

into

of

loss

Waller's
forced

and

prisoners.

1,400

Lang's Nek
Fought
when

nearly

horse
with

Royalists

lists
Roya-

The

Bath.

upon
stormed

driven

and

routed,

were

killed

The

Goring.

Lord

was

Hop-

prevent

to

advance

ton's

who

Waller,

endeavouring

Royalists,

the

hour's

one

(Civil War).
July 5, 1643, between
Fought
Sir Ralph
under
the
RoyaUsts,
tarians,
Parliamenand
the
Hopton,
under

under

Parliamentarians,

the

in

Lansdown
tory
his-

in

Hanover

Spaniards, 2,600

the

pieces by
being
fighting.

last

the

independent

an

Langport
Fought

is

133

killed

the

surrender

to

This

29th.

whelming
over-

and

numbers,

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

latter
loss

wounded,

of

were

3,363
including

OF

DICTIONARY

134

Barbosa,
down

while

their

thousands

laid

on

the

The

Congressists, who

lost

at

once

and

arms

late

days

few

committed

with

Balmaceda

Rlay

Puebla

10,500

the

French,

General

The

to

carry

Cerro

de
the

General

wounded,
from

La

lost

215

La

army,
General
La

of

with

and
retire

to

The

laid

Puebla,

which

for

held

was

he

against
Xavier.

post

On
taken

was

French
600

losing

French

obtained
and

town,

the

capture
block.

So

resistance,
progress

April
no

lost
the

they

very
had

advance,
further

month

Convent

600

Santa

in

that

slow,

Cruz

the

by
the

was

attack

Pri-

gained
following which

the

Government
constitution

the

October

of

land).
Scot-

the

of

160
off

force

to

Scots

Haco

and

Scottish

side

down

to

battle

is that

us

as

shipwrecked
attacked

was

utterly routed,
draw,
with-

to

the

only

The

the

them

landed

abandon

invasion.

driven
violent

forced

was

and
of

force

Norse

of

the

protect
This

the

The

many
Haco

and

wrecked,

under

ships was
Largs by

and

storm,

by

Scots.

tween
be-

1263,

2,

Norsemen,

and

Haco,

and

to

block

men.

or

General

Invasion

the

the

proceeded

though
an

of

point

made

Pelucones,

Pelucones

(Norse

crews.

defenders

determined

was

the

foothold

however,

General

1828.

ashore

storm,

houses

tween
be-

ment
Govern-

or

under

under

The

eto.

fleet

was

this

this

then

by

ral
Gene-

29th
the

230,

From

men.

by

and

1863.

17,

the

Unitarians,

Fought

operations
of San

Fort

the

officers

Federalists,
and

to

ment,
invest-

began

the

May

Zastera,

under

complete

and

men.

Party,

of

siege

garrison under
Ortega.
Forey's force

small

was

French

strong,

Forey,

this

Larcay (Chilian Revolution).

December,
Fought
1829,

Largs
the

1863,

25,000

1,455

signal victory,
out
they drove
and
abrogated

Mexicans

(Franco-Mexican
4,

and

guns
from

resistance

with

the

1,200

killed

Mexican

too

the

only.

War).
May

most

repulsed

forced

Puebla.

and

Ortega, therefore, after

dered
gallant defence, surren-

11,000

voured
endea-

were

456

and

Puebla

On

losing
further

ing
command-

Negreti,

losing

men,

but

by

under

General

ridge

Guadalupe,
town,

about

French
the

of

General

column

prisoners,

under

strong,

7,500

Zarago^a.

by

between

and
Lorencez,
under
Mexicans,

12,000

French

point

force

defeated

was

small

useless.
5, 1S62,

On

480.

under

men,

Bazaine,

(Franco-Mexican

War).
Fought May

of

relieving

Comonfort,
a

suicide.

1,000

La

loss

pulsed

field.

1,609,
Valparaiso,

occupied

BATTLES

which

project
name

has

taking part
of Sir Pierce

on
come

in

the

Curry.

their
and

by

next

to

they
Later

had
in

on

the

was

re-

Larissa

(Third Macedonia

Fought
Romans,
P.

40,000

Licinius

The

Romans

strong,
and

Crassus,

Macedonians,

under
were

War).

between

B.C.,

171

the

under

43,000
Perseus.

defeated

with

OF

DICTIONARY

loss

of

killed

2,200

and

600

BATTLES

tured

prisoners.

retook
The

B.C.

Achaeans,

^tolians

the

The

allies

cut

pieces,

to

and

enabled

and

was

ment
retire-

his

molestation.

without

slain.

the

Napoleon

continue

to

allies

the

5,000,
and

8,000,

The

field.

the

lost

about

in

French

the

general

Elean

the

being among

French

Eleans.

defeated

were

of

possession

Philopoemen,

the

with

ended

Rothiere.

La

Guard
Young
the
and
village,

with
the

battle

the

between

209,

under

and

the

of

(Wars
League).

Achaean

Fought

village of

the

Napoleon

Larissus,

135

Las

(Moorish

Tolosa

de

Navas

Spain).
Empire
tween
be1212,
July 10,
Fought
of Moors,
a
huge army
chroniclers
to have
the
said
by
in

La

Rochelle

Years'

(Hundred

War),
Fought
June

22,

when

1372,
under

English

the

fleet,
intended
Pembroke,
relief
of La
Rochelle,

an

Earl

of

the

intercepted by
Spanish

for
was

fleet, under

Am-

Don

after
and
Bercenegra,
hard
entirely
fighting was
very
destroyed or captured.

Rochelle

Aragon,
The
Moors
Portugal.
few
routed,
utterly
very

Salinas

fortress,

in France,

stronghold
Huguenot
was
besieged
by
garrison,
made

Guiton,
but

1627.

and

the

holding

out

for fourteen

latter

after

Almagro

War).
Fought

(Allied Campaign
France).
18 14,
February
i,
Fought

sians,

November

9,000

Russians,

bergers,

held
where

was

whom

Blucher,

holding

he

at

afternoon,

and

Wiirtem-

bay
when

Napoleon
position,
strong
attacked
by
he

succeeded

till late

in

in
the

Bucher^cap-

their

British

amounted

to about

two

and

the
arms.

suffered

also

cavalry
The
heavily.

captured.

ground

their

down

valry.
ca-

fantry
in-

fallen, when

had

The

of

of

gallant

most

standing

guns
ammunition

5,000
veteran

7,000
laid
survivors

Blucher.

under

and

infantry

until

and

consisting

army,

made

10,000

Lake,

General

Scindhia's

defence,

under
French,
32,000
Prussians
and
100,000

1803,

i,

British,

the

between

in

Mahratta

(Second

strong, under

months.

Rothiere

Napoleon,

Almagro.

of

totally routed,
and
captured

were

Scindhia's

between

Francisco

of

those

tween
be-

1538,

20,

forces

succours,

surrendered,

town

of Peru).

and

Laswari

of

arrival

(Conquest

executed.

mayor,

gallant defence,
of Buckingham

prevented the
promised English

and

The

in

the

under

Royal

escaping

April

the
Pizarro

assassination

the

the

La

the

Richelieu,

under

troops,
The

principal

the

of

field.

Fought
This

were

host

enormous

the

from

bellion). Las
Re-

(Huguenot

Navarre,

Castile, Leon,

their

of

Kings

the

and

brosio

La

of

armies

the

and

Nasin,

al

Mohammed

under

600,000,

to

allied

greatly superior

amounted

800.

loss

Seventy-

large quantity
and

stores

were

OF

DICTIONARY

136
Laupen

(Burgundian
Fought
June
21,

the

Cantons,

tween
be-

1339,
Berne

and

under

dolf
Ru-

and

Erlach,

von

15,000

Counts
under
the
Burgundians,
of Kiburg
Nidau.
and
Despite
their
the
numbers,
superior

Burgundians
withstand

the

Swiss,

and

forced

and

raise

to

the

siege

the

Protestants,

Fought

Samnite

under

Romans,

under

with

the
and

Pontius,

The

defeated

War).

316, between

B.C.

Maximus.

Gustavus

had

Fabius

Q.

Romans

were

slaughter.

great

(War

of

the

July

alhed

under

the

and

the

Saxe.

Duke

thrice

and

thrice

noon

the

driven

in, and

by
recaptured,
British

Duke
The

by

Sir

the

day,

to

retire

allies

lost

wounded,

the

the

French

but

about

centre

was

defeat
a

Lawfeldt

nent,
immi-

was

cavalry

charge,
Ligonier,

John
and

enabled

in

the

good

5,620

order.

killed

French

and

about

10,000.

Le

Bourget
War).
A

determined

French

1870,

(Franco-German

from
in

sortie

which

they
Bourget.

village
their ground
there
when
they were
30,
by the Prussian
of Le

leaving

1,200

by

Paris, October
carried

They

until

prisoners

27,
the
held

October

driven
Guard

the

out

Corps,
in

the

it, the

fix

in

his

the

Swedes

duel

the

artillery
wounded,
mortally
retired,
leaving
troops

was

effect

to

the

passage

unmolested.

Fought
in

1340,

and

Leghorn.
Fought
1653, when

of

off

Only

90

Leghorn

March

ships,
Appleton,

destruction.

mortally

of

six

31,

English

sail, under

Gelen.

totally

loss

men.

Commodore

16

lish
Eng-

French

and
a

destroyed by

were

the

with

30,000

War).

the

channel,
them,

under

when

surprised

narrow

routed

ships

Years'

(Hundred

Marshal

of

carried

when
headed

under

village

was

between

British,
of Cumberland,

French,
The

saved

daybreak

In

and

Austrian

1747,
and

neers
engi-

his

the

check.

Tilly

ately
immedi-

and

to

bridge

artillery meanwhile
Imperialists

keeping

fleet

2,

Austrians

Tilly.

Count

river,

after

Succession).
Fought

perialists
Im-

20,000

prepared

the

cross

L'Ecluse
Lawfeldt

the

Gustavus

and

Swedish

(Second

German

under

Adolphus,

War).
between

and

commenced

Samnites,
the

Swedes

26,000

of

Laupen.
Lautulae

men.

344

Leek, The
(Thirty Years'
Fought April 5, 1632,

to

routed

utterly

were

34

lost

who

Germans,

and

to

of

charge

officers

under

unable

were

of the

hands

Wars).

of

Swiss

5,000
Forest

BATTLES

Dutch

fleet

Admiral

Van

sloop escaped
Van

Gelen

during

wounded

the
was

the

action.

Legnano
(Wars of the Lombard
League).
Fought May 29, 1 176, between
the
Lombard
League, aided
by
Venice
and
the
the
Pope, and
under
Frederick
Imperialists,
Barbarossa.

utterly

Italy

in

Frederick

routed,

and

from

disguise.

Leipsic (Thirty Years'

Fought
September
between

was

fled

20,000

Swedes

War).
163
7,
and

1,

an

OF

DICTIONARY

equal

force

Gustavus

of

Elector

of

John

Saxony,

and

Imperialist

routed

the

from

the

right

field, headed

Elector.

fled

who

Saxons,

Meanwhile,

the

by

Swedes

the

had

defeated
the
completely
left of
the
under
Imperialists,
and
Pappenheim,
repulsed the
the
under
centre
Tilly, and on
the

right
they

of the

return

Saxons,

by

Swedish

the

from

the

wood

until

were

head

of

the

Napoleon

drive

back

road

the

killed

and

allies
were

prisoners ;
5,000
of
whom
only
2,700,
Swedes.
Gustavus
tured
capwhole

the

artillery,and
salvation

his

of

of

Tilly's

victory
the

the

was

serviceable

days

cause,

of

the

of

the

Fought

155,000
under

the

Prince

and

under

Blucher.

August

little

time

who,
own

French

with

the

with
an

At

Czernitcheff.

by

prisoners

Hirsch-

Cossacks,

some

Girard

was

losing heavily

in killed

besides

1,500

wounded,

Le

and

6 guns.

held

Mans

(Franco-German
War).
and
Fought
January
10,
11,
between

12,

50,000
Frederick

the

Germans,
under
Prince
strong,
and
the
Charles,
General

under
1 50,000,
The
French

routed,
his

day.

The

the

allies

force
as

to

so

army
and

completely

be

fighting
took

about

numbering

French,

same

Marmont,

the

27,000

till

gained

the

men,

24,000

being

115,000
obstinate

had

attacked

lost

i6th

lasted

French

throughout

aided

and

under
Prussian

General

under

tween
be-

1813,

27,
and

berg,

Prussians,

attacked,

under

defeated,

Leipsic).

of

by

Russians,

On

ground.

Blucher

with

faced

which

engagement,

also

were

French,

Girard,

division,

of Schwartzem-

after

nightfall,the

leon,
Napo-

and

by Napoleon
and,

forces

the

60,000

Schwartzemberg
men,

French,

was

berg,

faced

the

Leipsic

Austrians

160,000

17,

Coalition.

men,

and

16,
and

held

who

Leipsic).

of

between

Great

men,

(Campaign

in

trembling

was

Napoleon,

while

Protestant

Leipsic (Campaign
October
Fought
under

three

the

allies

5,000

1813,

killed.

in

60,000

over

losses

General

18,

lated,
annihi-

almost

lost

cover

enormous.

balance.

the

corps

to

Poniatowsld

French

the

The
left

was

and
The

ing
dur-

19th,
only

the

by

bridge.

retreat

was

driven

iSthto

Poniatowski

the

leave

whence

retired

to

He

points, and

Leipsic,
night of the

French

the

out

open.

into

Leitskau
which

all

was

on

allies, and

the

at

Swedes

moved

of retreat

perialistsunder
Im-

while

nearly

Little

17th,

18th

the

was

but

the

the

at

troops,
50,000
numbered

done

on

the

on

17 th

the

driven

in

Napoleon
the

ceiving
re-

during

including
300,000,
under
Bernadotte.

back

ments
regi-

alhes

and

wounded
the

night.
of
morning

repulsed

holding their ground

nightfall. The
8,000

reinforcements

attacked

four

field, only

sides

Both

35,000.

pursuing

left, and

lost

700

from

137

the

Tilly.
totally

Imperialists,under

44,000
The

about

and

Adolphus

George,

under

Saxons,

BATTLES

no

longer

unit.

20,000

Chanzy.
pletely
com-

was

the

whole

demoralised
an

The

prisoners,

effective

Germans
17

guns.

and

200

cost

officers

and

(Thirty Years'
Fought
August

under
in

French,

the

feigned

upon

loss

of

with

them,

killed,

4,000
all
and

their

prisoners,
and
artillery.

National

the
held

by

and
stormed

sacked,

and

Marcellus.

to

put

the

(Cyprus
Lepanto
October
Fought
Venetian
of
of

the

the

osing

30,000
The

be-

1571,

and

John

200

and
4,000
1 5 Venetian

the

garrison
and

the
June
large Spanish

forced

Conde

assault

an

second

or

right
the

were

of

who
of

convoy

of

end
of

in

Turks

was

killed.

of

including

but

of

without

Swedes

The

actions

numbers.

their

days,
the

at

nant
rem-

feated,
though deretire
to
permitted

order,

lost

10,000

their
lost

in

two-thirds
The

sians
Rus-

men.

Leucopetra (Wars of the Achaean

League).
between
146
B.C.,
Fought
under
Consular
Roman
Army,
Lucius
of

War).
1642, be-

time

The

Swedes,

the

good

five

over

which

to

waggons
XII.

Charles

army
battle
lasted
the

escorting

was

8,000

of

General

under

Swedes,

the

War).
fought

Russians,
40,000
the
and
Great,

Peter

15,000

17.

actions,

between

1709
under

of

captains.

(Thirty Years'
September,
Fought

troops June

series

drew
with-

and

(Russo-Swedish

Lesno

the

chose

He

alternative

convoy.
this series

success,

men,

siege.

the

were

of

Dey

some

Piale

5,000

to

deliver

raise

vessels, and, it is said,

men.

fence
de-

The

of

Fraga

Turkish

The

of Algiers succeeded
Dey
extricating the majority
ships. The allies lost between

Lerida

of

at

Levenhaupt,

17,

and

to

place
crates
Hippoescaping,

destroyed,

almost

in

of

centre

army
either

Roman

fleet
Turkish
a
Austria, and
the
under
Piale,
sail,
270

but

his

M.

War).

Pasha.
Capitan
under
left
wing,
with
met
Algiers,

under

Spanish
250
Don
ships, under

fleet

middle

the

Great

sorties,

constant

his

sword.
in

succeeded

twen

making

by

211,

thousand

captured

the

12,^1647.
May
was
vigorous, the

Conde,

was

B.C.

legions
Two

deserters

Sicily,
Syracusans

deserters,

Roman

were

under

French,

in

of

garrison

of

stronghold

party

Roman

three

(Thirty Years'
War).
held
a
city,
by
garrison
of 4,000
Don
Spaniards, under
Britt, was
besieged
by
Jorge

about

the

The

This

appearance

city,

under

French,

Lerida

6,000

baggage

Leontini.
This

the

was
defeated, and
Spanish army
with
this victory, in conjunction
the
the
fall of Perpignan,
gave
of
Roussillon.
French
possession

cisively the
de-

them,

defeated
a

lines, and

their

turning

draw

to

retreat,

from

enemy

then

tween
be-

164S,

Archduke

the

Conde

tween

superior force,
Leopold.

somewhat

under

under

Spaniards,

and

Leganez,

strong,
14,000
the Austrians,

and

Conde,

War).
20,

the

Lamothe-Houdancourt.

men.

3,200

BATTLES

war

themselves

to

Lens

the

of

quantities

great
material, at
of

OF

DICTIONARY

138

and

Mummius,

the

Achaean

Diacus.

The

only half

as

the

League,
Greeks,

strong

as

who
their

forces
under
were

oppo-

DICTIONARY

I40

throwing
the

relief

this

time

of

of

the

of

verge
of the

city

inhabitants

pestilence.

Avork

after

been

of

mastered,

their

and

raise

the

perished
Spaniards,
from

October

on

redoubts

Valdez

Lille

(War

This

8,000

driven

and

BATTLES

the

on

and

had

work,

city at
By

was

The

had

tlie last

to

the

October.

starvation,

however,
3

into

beginning

OF

under

M.

in

the

the

Prussians

was

and

attacked

Great

by

the

Daim,

nitz,
Ligbe

to

Austrians,

commenced

towards

30,000

near

Count

and

Daun's

of

Prussians,
middle

of

of

and

prisoners

and

Ligny (Hundred
Fought
June
84,000
Blucher

to

throw

The

16,

especially
Ligny,

bringing
division
them

French

wounded.

of

and

their

and

cavalry,
12,000.

killed

with

but

sued

for

de

and

were

la

leader

of

^gusae

peace.

the

the

Louis,

victorious,

of

streets

between

the
Earl

under
The
and

killed.

coln,
Lin-

Royal
of

adherents

Perche.

was

the

of.
the

troops,

Dauphin

on

till 241.

out

battle

1217,
under

and

continued

naval

Lincoln, Fair
in
Fought

The

defeat

sea,

fortress

the

and

took

the

Romans
the

After

drove

positions,

8,000

the

Carthage

was

Claudiijs

side, it held

Napoleon,

Guard,

about

of
the

exhausted

their

lost

village

sundown

begun

P.

land
and

mans
Ro-

equally

of

blockade

resistance,

the

Drepanum
plete
comCarthaginians

French

position,

the

the
up
of heavy

from

loss

The

by

resources,

though

French

but

siege

command

under

defences

fleet at

the

gave

to

stout

had

tween
be-

place.

the

confronted

command,

Roman

time

rampart,
the

249

to

the

then

and

the

over

1815,

60,000

at

but

Prussians

of

carried

In

of the

Prussians

Blucher's

with

met

guns.

time
into

second

by sea
manship
superior seaCarthaginians

from

line

soon

with

both

the

succour

first

vested
in-

Romans

the

them

wounded,
82

Napoleon.

attacked

but
of

enabled

under

strong,

place

land,

strong,

Days).

and

under

last

and

C.
was

Carthaginian

10,000

loss

War).
besieged B.C.

The

anew.

6,000

lines, and

7,000.

Punic

was

the

with

about

by

garrison,

was

Frederick's
killed

4,000

defended

the

into

besiegers lost
siege 3,632.

under
by the Romans,
250,
Attilius
and
and
L. Manlius,

were

utterly routed,

was

of

presence
marched

surrendered

the

(First

fortress

the

took

the

mined
deter-

lost

Himilcon.

position which,
according
to
have
plan was
been
Landon's
occupied
by
Landon.
quite
corps.
scious
unconup

to

This

retreat

Parchwitz,

French

Lilybaeum

1760.

under

strong,

90.000

War).

posted
expecting

which

of

course

garrison,

several

The

25.

was

Boufiers,

repulsing

The

Frederick

de

October

and

French

assaults,

forced

15,
with

Imperialists,

the

Eugene,

by

under

cession).
Suc-

besieged August

was

by

defended

Spanish

the

Prince

after

siege.

Lignitz (Seven Years'

Fought
August

city

1708,

12,

was

v.as

of

broke,
Pemof the

the

Comte

Royalists
the

French

(Second
this place

Lindley
At

force

of 500
Colonel

under

yeomanry,

holding
a
against

after

Spragge,
days

four

superior
May

Admiral

War).

Boer

of

and

Poland

and

Swedes,

the

Regent.
surprised and
with

ahead,

flagship,

20,000

and

the

losing, it is said, only

This
victory was
shortly
240.
followed
by the dethronement
of Sigismund
and
accession
the
of Charles
as
King of Sweden.
Islands

(First Punic

War).
The

of

scene

naval

battle,

in which
the
257,
the
fleet, under
Consul,

Roman

B.C.

lius,

Lippe (Germanic
B.C.
Fought

Wars).
between

1 1

the

under
and
the
Romans,
Drusus,
Suevi
Cherusii.
and
Sicambri,
The

Romans
and

so

certain

victory,

and

Germans

the

were

that

various

numbered
out-

surrounded,
had

they

apportioned
the

largely

were

of

already

spoil

the

among
ever,
howDrusus,

tribes.

On

the
and

vigorously,

totally

with

Lissa
The

very

(Seven
only

Weeks'

his

force

one

of

fought

between

the

armoured

obsolete

wooden

in

July
Austrian

forced

265

ships and
vessels,

of

some

under

vigour-

were

retire.
this

on

Sioux,

the

The

occasion

killed.

of
(Napoleon's
Bridge
Italian
Campaigns).
10,
1796, during
May
Fought
tiring
pursuit of the reNapoleon's

Lodi,

Sardinian

Austrounder

army,

The

bridge
defended
the Adda
was
by
Austrian
rear-guard, with
commanding
20
guns,

take
then

1866,

fleet

The

man.

by
to

lost

cavalry

and

ambush,

an

to

and

himself,

by

columns

Beaulieu.

passage.
of cavalry

European
20,

into

two

columns,

three
led

which,

attacked

the

tween
be-

raise

feat
de-

(Sioux Rising).
1876, General
the
7th United

into

ously

loss.

action

to

Italians

massacred

other

routed

War).

naval

ironclads

waters,

heavy

3
This

ships

tacked
Cavalry, 700 strong, atof
Sioux
the
the
village
He
divided
chief. Sitting Bull.

some

them

barbarians

and

of

States

over

attacked

the

Lissa.

with

Custer,

marched
the

the

in which

Big Horn
June
25,

Little

was

Carthaginians.

of

men.

the
of

siege

C.Atti-

defeated

completely

1,000

forced
the

Italian

the

loss

the

bows.

defeated

off, with
over

Swedes

Liparsean

his

rest

melee

were

driven

were

men,

was

the

of

ing,
steam-

was

sank

and

the

as

line

across

and

Italians

Charles

Poles

his

rammed

action

tion,
forma-

wedge
flagship

in

with

totally defeated,

of

loss

Sweden,

under

The

the

III,

hoff
Teget-

Persano.

attacked

He
the

the

armour-clads,

10

Admiral

under

line

King

of

broke
the
and
apex,
Italian
fleet, which

Linkoping.
between
1598,
Fought
under
Poles,
Sigismund

and

Tegethoff,

largely

1900.

27,

141

fleet

Italian

for

out

force, surrendered

Boer

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

storm

and
himself

Napoleon

by

round

in

defenders

the

being

Massena,
in

was

fighting.

The

force

ford

rear,

to

and

bridge, the
Berthier
led by
while
Napoleon

the

rushed
ers

sent

the

thick

French

of
loss

the
is

OF

DICTIONARY

142

said

not

while

the

action

Austrians

and

prisoners,

and

guns.

(Russo-Turkish
Fought
September

Prince

Imeretinsky,

Turks,

under

actual

leff,

first

at

with

Turks

with

killed.

The

killed

and

15,000
The
Turkish
Skobe-

by

and

5,000,

and
men,
9,000
driven
of
out

were

Loftcha

loss

This

about
was

19,
about

Pouprey

lost

(Franco

December

between

the

1,500

man
Ger-

of

the

Grand

34,000
Duke

and

about

Mecklenburg,
French,

90,000

of the

army

d'Aurelle

forming

Loire, under
de

Germans

gained

breaking

power
Loire.
The

of

the

and

the

aggressive
of the

Army
lost

wounded

Germans

The

the

French

and

18,000
9

Catholic,

under

Ali

A tar.

but
hacen,
insecure, decided

and

The

Moors,

King,

Loja,
the heights
finding the

on

As

the

besieging

was

he

upon
he

retiring
attacked
by
after
though,
was

fighting,

he

citizens,

ing
in forc-

succeeded

boom

the

at

and
when

of

head

and

Foyle

reprovisioning
besiegers then
lost
withdrew,
having
5,000
the
men
during
siege. The
reduced
to
garrison was
4,000.
those
died
who
Among
during
the
siege was
Major Baker.
The

town.

Loose

Coat

Field.

See

Emping-

ham.
Loudon

was

camped
en-

of Almo-

position
a

retreat.

was

in

Hill

Fought
Scots,
the

(Scottish Wars).
between

1306,

under

Robert

English,

under

Pembroke.

they
they

the
line

were

loss.

Regent
the

met

English

tack
at-

cavalry

of

which
spearmen,
unable
and
to break,

driven

were

and

Bruce,
the

Bruce

of
a

the

off with

Pembroke

thereupon

his

and

army

heavy
drew
with-

returned

to

England.

who

vigorously
the
garrison,
heavy
very

succeeded

armed

Kirke

Lough

with

and

of

number

Baker,
Henry
imtil
July 30,

out

guns,

4,200.

of Granada).
Loja (War
Fought
July 4, 1482, between
the
Ferdinand
Spaniards, under
the

Ulster

the

the

to

General

signal victory,

in which

7,000

held

the

Paladines.

completely

killed

1870,

i,

Germans,

under

strong,

volution)
Re-

Major

the

War).
Fought

the

had
taken
refuge,
30,000,
besieged by James II, April
defended
It was
1689.
by

5,200

wounded.

of

(War

town

under

the

Loigny

Castiglione.

Londonderry

Colonel

of

Russians

See

Protestants,

the

with

and

baggage

artillery.

under

Pasha.

on

his

1877,

3,

and

made

was

afterwards
the

Adil

attack

positions

War).

Russians,

20,000

of

most

1,000

Loftcha
between

lost

Lonato.

20

he

order,

good

drawing
the

pursuit,

wounded,

and

in

400,

in

lost

subsequent

killed

2,000

exceeded

have

to

BATTLES

with-

Louisburg

of the

(War

Austrian

Succession).
This

place,
in

strongest

America,

June 16, 1745,

Englanders,
aided
by a
Commodore

the

by

captured

was
a

under
naval
Warren.

tress
for-

force

of New

Pepperel,
force

under

DICTIONARY

OF

(Seven Years'
Louisburg,
having

Louisburg
stored

the

to

French,

3, 1758, by a force
of 11,600
British
troops, under
General
fleet of
and
a
Amherst,
of war,
under
Admiral
It was
defended
by

ships

Boscawen.

French

3,800
Indians

and

armed

under

the

Chevalier

while

in

the

ships

of war,

3,000

harbour
with

no

till the

20

practicable

been

12

effected,

breach

had

whereupon

killed

men

the

disease,

while

numbered
and
who

the

239

victory

commanded

specially distinguished

of

was

surrender

and

Luncena

Moors,

80

by
The

of

charge

Christians

the

Xenil,
cut

were

Lucknow

brigade,

On

Ali

130,000
and

Napoleon,
under

vigorously

lost

Lowositz

Frederick

Haynau

marching
Saxons
penned
he

War).
tween
1756, be-

i,

force

imder

was

Prussians, who,

and

what
some-

of Austrians,

Brown.
to

the

to

Prussians,

was

when

Years'

Great,

Marshal

hind
be-

wounded.

and

Brown

relieve

up
attacked

in

after hard

his

ing
follow-

fled, pursued

by

banks

of

the

to

where

the

majority

pieces.

in

July

been
On

force

under

Cawnpore
On
garrison.
and

the

Pirna,

by

the

fight-

12,000

19,

1857,

relieve

the

23rd they

defeated

rebels

troops,
Outram,

and
to

the

fuge
re-

which
stand

to

British

3,179
Havelock

left

of

took

Residency,

of

the

1857,

i,

prepared
September

rebel

the

residents

the

siege.

of

approach

army,
and

ing
offer-

Prussians

The

October

superior
under

retired

resistance

killed

24,000
the

being

without

(Seven

Fought

tween
81 3, beunder

Prussians,

attacked,

advance.

2,000

heading
gallant
the
day,

in

(Indian Mutiny).

Sepoy

Leip-

Blucher

serious

any
French

21,

80,000

Blucher.

the

of

French,

lieving
re-

Comte
try
infan-

Atar,

cavalry

to

the

had

sic).
Fought
August

the

Moorish

and

the

Ali

Spanish

retrieve
to
attempt
was
slain, whereupon
broke

the

guns

himself.

(Campaign

when
and

under

fled, and
a

Granada).

besieging Lucena,

were

Cabra.

17,000

Abdullah

garrison

Lowenberg

of

under

the

to

of

guns.

attacked

de

led

April, 1483,

Atar, who
were

it

Pirna

(War

Fought

the

great importance

as

at

Saxons

Each
but

3,000,

Frederick,

to

Wolfe,

taken.

were

of

prisoners

and

5,637,

mortars

died

or

retire.

to

about

force

surrendered.
garrison
During
the
defenders
lost
siege the
1,200

lost

ing
number-

crews

landed
a

were

Owing to heavy
were
siege guns
but
i8th,
by July

men.

weather

citizens,
Drucour,

de

side

besides

regulars,

him

ing,
re

vested
in-

was

143

forced

War).
been

June

of 41

BATTLES

the

at

countered
en-

force
Alum-

bagh,

On
capturing
5
guns.
the
the
Char25 th they forced
the
bagh bridge, and
captured
and
main
the
Secunderbagh,

body,

after

street
prolonged
the Residency,

reached

fighting,
the rearguard
getting in on
loss
during
amounted

garrison
lost

Outram

483

with

to
to

up
killed
now

the

the

wounded

26th.

The

the

operations

535,

while

this

time

and

wounded.

took

command

the
had

OF

DICTIONARY

144

and

the

November

Campbell,

the

rebels
of

capture

of

when
driven
the

from
interval

rebels

of

the

various

resses
fort-

carried

Danish

corsairs, who

the

on

Tay

After

fight
and

the
driven

Danes

under

with

up

mans,
GerIV

allies

Tilly,
in

them

of

were

treating
re-

who

came

plain

an

open
of Lutter,

Castle

the

under

and

Christian
The

before

where

gallantry, his infantry

while

overwhelmed,

cavalry

refused

to

in

fight.

The

the

dead

4,000

part

any
Danes

left

Tilly

prisoners,

60

standards.

22

The

King ^\dth difficultycut his

through the enemy's horse,
escaped.

ships.

was

German

field, and

2,000

and

guns

the
take

the

on

captured

defeated

were

the

tween
be-

1626,

27,

Imperialists,

and

Denmark.

the

Dunkeld.

their

to

Tilly,

War).

taken
a
King had
strong
up
and
position. Tilly attacked,
Christian's
notwithstanding
sonal
per-

hand-to-hand

Danes

878.

the

landed

had

attack

to

furious

and

III,

loss

lost

Years'

August

the

near

Lyons.

Kenneth

Fought

the

by

of
Invasions
Luncarty
(Danish
Scotland).
the Scots,
Fought 980, between
under

with

British

(Thirty

During

place.

See

Lutter

and

by assault, the fighting in many

cases
being exceedingly severe.

Lugdunum.

The

into

assault

Americans

the

Chippewa

to

858.

till far
final

from

finally

palaces held
successively

were

repulsed, and

21st,

were

the

was

The

retired

the

on

the

and

i,

the

the
by
fighting lasted
a
night, when

force

city
commenced
by
the
Alumbagh,

Americans.

attacked

1858,

the

mutineers

the

Colin-

Sir

March

completed

was

ing,
fight-

whole

the

On

recovery

lieved,
re-

was

heavy
under

and

withdrawn.
the

it

very

column

until

out

when

19,
after

by

held

garrison

BATTLES

way
and

Lunden

(Dano-Swedish
Wars).
between
the
Fought
1676,

Swedes,
the

under

under

Danes,

Both

the

the

Swedes,
fall

while
to

back

the

siege

V.

victory,

rested

with
had

of

Gustavus

The

and

Swedes

attacked

their

was

5,000
General

Jacob

British, under
mond.

high

ground
Lane,

8 14,

Brown,
Sir

on

tween
be-

under

Americans,

Drummound

Lundy's

American

and

3,000
Drum-

George
occupied
each
where

side
he

of
was

The

fall

did

not

and

but

fell
of

cess
suc-

dense

the

charge,

effect

enabled
an

which

xnctory.
came

retreat,

guns

on

gave
A
on,

Wallenstein

orderly

left all his

Swedes,
in

killed,

fog, however,

which

wounded.

king, however,

dishearten
fresh

their

mortally

their

was
Pappenheim
them
a
complete

he

with

left
right,
driven
back
by Pappenheim,
Gustavus,
off to
hurrying

rally them
Lundy's Lane
(Second
War).
Fought
July 25,

under

Adolphus,
30,000
Wallenstein.
Imperialists, under

and

Malmoe.

Swedes,

20,000

on

Danes

War).
16, 1632,

November

between

Copenhagen,
the

(Thirty Years'

Fought

and

Christian

upon
forced

Charles

raise

the

advantage
for

XI,

Christian

claimed

sides

but

to

Charles

Liitzen

to

though
the

field.

OF

DICTIONARY

May

Fought
French,

the

Prussia

field.

in

were

of

the

battle

taken

and

which

times

the

allies

lost

French

under

Spanish

of

after

drove

them

out

about

4,000
lost

men.

near

Macalo,

the

Milanese,

Prince

about

and

killed

and

of the

(War

Succession).
French
Prince

under

Conti

surrender

to

September
the

alists
Imperi-

The

and

men.

Austrian
between

sive,
offen-

force, numbering

dell' Oleno

Fought

of

loss

him

whole

Madonna

resistance,

27,000

the

Malatesta,

10,000

and

Luzzara,
with

his

with

the

repulsed

assuming

compelled

and

ments
entrench-

stubborn

Malatesta.

under

Venetians

attack,

by

attacked

were

and

1427,
Car-

position

strong

surrounded

attacked

their

front

in

strong,

35,000

in

in

tween
be-

1702,

15,

Prince

French

11,

under

magnola,

d'Anjou,

The

Eugene.
the

; the

Imperialists,under

25,000

the

when

The

Due

October

Venetians,

Fought

The

the

French,

the

(Italian Wars).

Macalo

day

18,000.

of
(War
Succession).
August
Fought

"""

retreat,
the

20,000

Luzzara

the

M.

two

French.

about

about

strances
remon-

the

slain.

and

defeated

was

Pertinax.

of

at

the

of

honours

with

rested

the

ordered

sovereigns
and

but

day,
of

Albinus

several

re-taken

respective

their

death

the

on

both

proclaimed

been

generals having
by
Emperor
troops

They

centred.

Blucher,

of

lages
vil-

round

Liitzen,

during the
in
spite

p.m.,

five

held

of Pan-

Severus,

under

nonia,

the

on

gions
le-

the

Clodius

under

legions

the

and

Albinus,

Russian

the

present

front

killed

men

between

197

Britain,

of

The

Blucher.

Napoleon

Fought

under

strong,

and

were

200

wounded.

Lyons.

and

Russians

and

Wittgenstein

and

officers

22

and

between

I4S

strong, under

65,000

Prussians,

King of
Emperor

1813,

2,

70,000
and
the

Napoleon,

Leipsic).

of

(Campaign

Lutzen

BATTLES

30,
and

1744,

ards,
Spani-

Louis

de

of

Don
Spain,
Phihp
the
Imperialists, under

wounded.

and

Haven
Bay.
Lynn
September
Fought

view
With
a
King of Sardinia.
the
which
of
relieving Cuneo,
the
King
allies were
besieging,
their lines, and
though
attacked

"

between

of

ships

line

the

under

Admiral

and

French

attacked
were

but
off

was

after
with

230

in

of

two
a

wounded.

loss

of

The

and
hard

79

his

gained
compelled

he

of

killed
French

they
Bay,

defeated

was

was

Haven

hours'

he

Graves
as

unsuccessful,

19

line

25

French

Lynn

1,

Graves,

Admiral

the

lying

of

frigates,

Thomas

ships.

battle

and

fleet

178

5,
fleet

British

the

to

raise

having

22,

from

in

Conti
object,
of
lack
by
plies
supthe
siege, October
for

suffered
flood

famine,

battle,

the

heavy
and

losses
battle.

drew

ing,
fightand
lost

Madras.
This

French

city

was

under

invested

by

Labourdonnais,

the

146

DICTIONARY

with

OF

about
ships and
3,700
mostly Europeans, September
It
fended
dewas
1746.
14,
by a garrison of 200,

troops,

and

after

25.

The

only

; the

week's

BATTLES

but

men,

taken

followed,
of

the

September

garrison

lost

French

not

Mafeking

men

This

single

man.

(Seven

Years'

December

ToUendal
and

with

garrison

than

more

Sepoys,
After

half

under

men,

2,

were

lasting
ruary
Feb-

to

16,

Lally-Tollendal
point of ordering an

the

on

It, when

sa

arrival

fleet caused

British
the

the

siege

and

lost
killed

and

French

the

Europeans,

amounted

besides

and

armed

Colonel
the

siege Cronje

about

to

700

(Napoleonic Wars).
This
island
out
was
occupied withbloodshed
by a combined
naval
and
militarj^ force, under
Admiral
Sir A. J. Cochrane
and
Bowver,

December

26,

807,

Maestricht

(Netherlands

War

of

Gate

of

Independence).
This
the

by

city,

579.
of 1,000

made

under

Parma,

of
It

held

was

Spaniards 670

by

12,

garrison
armed

1,200

Melchior,
numbered

unsuccessful

April

Prince

March

and

troops

besieged

was

Spaniards,

burghers, under
the
besiegers
Two

German

Netherlands,
the

Alexander
1

the

while
20,000.

assaults

8,

which

cost

ofi"cers and

to
Snyman
siege. Though

were

the
4,000

ous,
continu-

was

resolute

one

to

attempt
fences
de-

the

penetrate

on
; when
May
12,
1900,
Sarel
Boers,
under
Eloff,
300
succeeded
in getting within
the

forced
17,

the

the

surrender.

place
The

under

the

May
by a

Colonel
lost

garrison

about

of

and

On

relieved

was

column

Boers

course

surrounded

were

to

cavalry

Sepoys.

force, leaving

bombardment

made

Later

withdrew

under
the

lines, but
1,341
The

Madeira

his

2,000

Mahon.

General

of

prosecute
the

under

townsmen,
Baden-Powell.

as-

son
garri-

siege

wounded.

losses

was

raise

to

The

5,000

Cronje, and defended

by
garrison of about
700 irregulars

only

the

1899, by
under
Boers,

General

was

of

him

retire.

during

perished.

October,

of

large part

Laurence,

1759,

of

force

in

of 4,000
of whom

Colonel

January

The

troops.

bombardment

from

Lally-

European

2,000

consisted

dras
Ma-

1758,

by

native

4,000

6,000

Boer
War).
township, entirely
regular defences,

invested

War).

16,

invested

was

which

(Second
small

destitute
was

On

in

inhabitants

was
sacre
mas-

ment,
bombard-

surrendered

Madras

finally the place

a
surprise, and

by

273,

in

1,000,

the

siege.

Magdeburg

(Thirty Years' War).

cit}-, held
by a small
Falkenunder
Swedish
garrison,
perialists,
berg, was
besieged by the Imunder
Tilly, March,
After
bardment,
1 63 1.
a
desultory bomforced
by
Tilly was
the approach
of Gusta\-us
Adolphus either to raise the siege or
to
storm.
a
Choosing
attempt
This

the

latter

course,

delivered,
and

after

fighting,

in

Falkenberg
was
was

assault

an

severe

of

course

fell,

overpowered.
by an

sullied

hours'

two

the

was

Pappenberg,

under

the
The
infamous

which

garrison
victory
mas-

148

Mahidpur
Fought

(Third Mahratta
December

between

the

Thomas

Hislop,

of

Holkar

strongly
Sipra,

70

army
Mah-

The

of

completely

defeated

lost

wounded,

778

the

wounded.

men

escaped

fire, and
them.

The

killed

and

Mahrattas

mans,
Ro-

routed

the

them

Marcothe

to

ward
east-

their

occupying

tory.
terri-

Majorca

(Napoleonic Wars).
was
captured from
Spaniards in 1706, by a small

the

Maida

(Napoleonic
Wars).
Fought
July 4, 1806, between
British

Sir

John Stuart, and the French,

in equal strength, under
General
The
British
Reynier.
charged
with

the

French,

bayonet,

though

broke

tied,

in

the

the

General

occupied
the

ghans,
Af-

12,000

heights

road

ing
command-

carried

the

Afghans

driven

with

heavy

when

under

strong,

posted
Hill,

Afghan
being

loss.

(Second
July

Fought

27,
British

small

Afghan

War),

Boers

Boers

stormed

fire
down

driven

during

the

to

of

the
a

223

George

and

50

their

position

especially
down

casualties

an

to, and

the

ed
amount-

and

wounded,
being killed,
The

Boer

small.

very

disaster

agreed

British

the

Colley
prisoners.

were

force, with

defenders

retirement

killed

of
hill

picked body

loss,

The

Sir

General

the

by
from

heavy

driven

party

and

with

Majuba

under

strong

marksmen,

were

of
and

the

this

tween
be-

1880,

summit

647

Colley,

George

attacked

kept

was

1881,

27,

column,

Sir

the

on
was

losses

Maiwand

British

hillside.

Nott

the

position,
off

who

Kabul.

to

and

War).

of

under

Shems-ud-din,

the

attacked

1842,

14,

and

(First Boer
Majuba
Fought
February

John

Leake.

young
while

War).

British,

Nott,
under

Sir

by the
Joubert.

very

pursuit.

(First Afghan
Fought
September

under

off

losing

Maidan

between

the

failing
onslaught,

the

and

heavily

and

veterans,

withstand

force

under

strong,

5,000

island

British

force

expeditionary

Calabria,

to

the

attacked

Drusus,

about
This

In

War).

9, when

driving
and

3,000.

the

(Germanic
B.C.

totally

manni,

dahar.
Kan-

difficulty to

under
and

survivors

The

with

the
crossed

heavy

BATTLES

Main, The
Fought

were

Sir Thomas

face

British

the

guns,
behind

posted

which

the

and

Indore.

^nth

War).

18 17,
21,
under
Sir

British,

of

rattas,

in

OF

DICTIONARY

After

armistice

wards
after-

soon

peace

was

concluded.

under
General
Burrows,
guns,
and
the
under
Afghan
army,
Khan.
Ayub
regiment was

rush,

and

Regiment
the

British

loss

of

killed,

32
and

Bombay
by

broken

Malacca.

native

This

Ghazi

the
66th
although
fought magnificently,

routed,

were

officers

17

and

officers

with
939
and

city, which

Malays,
30,000
Sultan
Mohammed,
by

ships

1,400
after
a

151

in

under
was

Albuquerque,

and

men

defended

was

by

5 13.

tured
capwith

Portuguese
very

the

feeble

19
gulars,
re-

fence,
de-

of Granada).
(War
a
by
city, defended
Hamet
under
garrison,
iards,
besieged by the Span-

Malaga
This
Moorish

Zeh,

was

60,000
the
After

1487.

an

garrison

forced

was

entered

render,
sur-

part

sold

Pelissier,

tember
Sep-

Russians

The

1855.

8,

was

French,

30,000

General

surprise,

being

taken

by

but

feeble

resistance.

fences
de-

Sebastopol,
by

under

tant
impor-

an

southern

made

slavery.

into

Spanish

of the

(War

Malaga

cession).
Suc-

Fought

August
combined

the

and

Rooke,

fleet

admiral
effect

to

fleet, which

Spanish
and

the

was

Sir

off

fighting was
no
ships
though

The

junction

the

was

British

lost

killed,

1,645

of the

officers

and

18

3,048

men

and

The

and

687
and

officers

under

with
British

and

wounded.

April 3, 1895,
British
expedition,

Fought

losses

the

forced

by
with

Low,

when

about
a

loss

pass,

12,000

of

tired
re-

1,000,

trifling.

Invasion).

and

Guthmund,

and
Triggvason
The
Anglo-Saxons

pletely
com-

were

Brithnoth

and

defeated

Olaf

under

Danes,

the

slain.

(Franco

Malegnano
War).
Fought

June

under

Marshal

liers,

and

about

equal

under

held

was

After

force.

of

loss,
heavy
The
prisoners.
killed

and

and

61

Mahnate.

d'Hil-

three

fighting,
defeated

French

Varese.

the
and

Malegnano,
including

wounded.
See

in

Austrians,

were

out

Austrian

Baraguay
the

hard

hours'

tween
be1859,
divisions,

8,

French

three

tribesmen,
officers

and

about

the
between
Fought
991,
under
Brihtnoth,
Anglo-Saxons,

driven

strong,

15,000
which

sion
confu-

cavalry,

were

(Danish

Maldon

"

General

of

loss

The

into

Austrians

the

Sahib.

thrown

of
charge
General
Floyd,

by

The

paign).
(Chitral Cam-

Pass

Malakand

attacked

was

hostile

officers

191

killed

enemy

force,

marching

Harris,

was

gained

wounded.

lost

on

victory

two

men

French

lost

prevented.

fleets

men

and

severe,
were

strategic

important

an

by
Malaga.

British

the

side,

either

gaged
en-

action

to

Rooke

George

was

Gibraltar,

of

siege
brought

in

the

the

Seringapatam,
force
by Tippu

The

with

junction

in

when

1799,
British

20,

of
Lord

The

ing
endeavour-

was

on

March

camp

under

of
the

53 line-of-battle-ships,under
Thoulouse.
de
Comte
French

45

George

French

the

and

of

Sir

line, under

the

tween
be-

1704,
British

consisting

fleets,

Dutch
sail of

13,

War).

(Third Mysore

Malavilly
Fought
the

as

War).

the

of

bella
Isa-

were

of

The

500.

fort, forming

This

stormed

city August

the

inhabitants

The

8th.

to

about

(Crimean

Malakoff

sistance,
re-

and

wounded.

and

lost

Chitralis

17,

months,

for four

Ferdinand

and

April

149

killed

men

dinand
Fer-

obstinate

lasting
the

under

strong,
Cathohc,

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

lost

with
1,000

850

OF

DICTIONARY

ISO

Malo-Jaroslawetz

paign).
Cam-

(Moscow

BATTLES

Pasha.

Capitan

the

by
October

Fought

Beauharnais'

Eugene

After

Jaroslawetz
in

the

Russians,
of

The

he

retreat

lost

French

General

projected.
including
the

6,000.

Malplaquet
(War of
Succession),
Fought
September
the

lay

killed,

about

between

but
with

5,000,

Delzons

Russians

action

battle,

had

11,

and

Eugene,

under

Marshal

Malta

The

and

the

from

killed

and

with

the

loss

wounded.

8,000,

to

1709,

French,

losses
those
Malta

were

of

most

though
even

the

and

the

captured
September
5,
British

military force, under

R.N.,
Martin,
Captain
George
and
Two
Major-General
Pigott.
line-of -bat tie-ships
and
three
seized
in the
har
frigates were

Malvern

Hill.

object

of

17,000
allies

accounts,
some

that
heavier

Seven

Sec

Days'

Battles).
Mandonia.

Fought

Villars

The

assert

volution).
Re-

were

combined

between
T,T,d',

B.C.

Greeks,

King

Lucanians.

Sparta,

The

Greeks

and

defeated,

temporaries
con-

their
than

French.

(Ottoman
Wars).
This
place was
besieged May
Turks, under
19, 1565, by 30,000
aided
a
Pasha,
Mustapha
by
fleet of 185 sail, under
Piale, the

the
Archi-

under

of

and

the
were

Archidamus

slain.

Mangalore
20,

War).
(First Mysore
besieged June
place was
with
1783, by Tippu Sahib

his

whole

This

by

son,
garriCampbell.

conclusion

the

fended
de-

was

British

Colonel

under
On

and

army,
small
a

France

lost, according
about

French

and

damus.

out

20,000.

Valetta

French

by

1800,
naval

the

Malta

the

which
the allies
relieving Mons,
while
were
besieging, but
they
for reinforcement
were
waiting
from
he was
enabled
Tournay,
entrench
himself
to
strongly on
the ground
he had
chosen.
After
the
desperate fighting, however,
French
carried
was
position
from
end
to end, and
they were
driven

of
of

of

Italian

with

Turks

the

men,

and

Villars.

battle

siege.

town

of

offered

when

(Wars

island

alists,
Imperi-

Marlborough

Prince

assaults

the

was

against
until
tember
SepMustapha
The
garrison
out

bour.

British

under

Spanish

the

held

ta

LavaElmo

St.

though

Valet

5,000

of Malta,

Knights

Grand-Master

II,

lost

fended
de-

was

taken
re-

obliged Napoleon
the
southerly

abandon

to

line

and

success

who

taken,

raised

Malo-

the

drawn

strategical

lette, and

sanguinary

taken

times,

their

numerous

which

was

seven

ended

in

engagement,

under

corps,
General

under

strong,

15,000
Uelzons.

the

tween
be-

under
Russians,
24,cxx)
Doctoroff, and a portion

General
of

1812,

24,

It

of

peace

and

tween
bethe

England,
assisting Tippu
and
an
withdrew,
3
on
August
armistice
was
arranged, during
which
the garrison was
to receive
article
regular
supplies. This
French

officer

was

evaded,

half

starved,

Tippu
No
to

the

and

after

renewed

however,

attempt,
relieve

and

the

place,

defenders
some

the
was

and

lay
de-

siege.
made
after

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gallant defence,
rendered

War)

(American-Spanish
May
i, 1898, between
of
6
the
American
squadron
Admiral
Dewey,
ships, under
and
1 1
Spanish vessels, chiefly
Fought

small,

Spanish

fleet

was

suffering

loss.

no

and

The

centre.

of

loss

the

tween
be1864,
under
Federals,

20,000

about
and
8,000
Banks,
under
General
Confederates,
while
ing
marchBanks,
Taylor.
difficult

attacked

was

at

killed
lost

and

220

and

fell
leader

so

that

Boeotians

further

their

press

(Wars of
League).
208,
B.C.
Fought

and

to

Federals

the

prisoners,
of

waggons

in

losses

heavy

disorder,

and

of

loss

whom

guns,
and

22

stores

Spartans

Macha-

in

ravine

the

drove

Achsans

The
into

Philopoemen,
under

Spartans,

nidas.

the

the

between

under

the

Achaean

the

Mantineia

and

thousand

wounded,

3,500

and

cost

of less than

Besides

men.

the

In

great

the

Achsans,

country,

Taylor,

by

utterly routed,
assailants

Boeotian

8,

General

through

were

the

the

not

they
victory.

Civil War).

(American
April

Athenians
but

did

Fought

the

right in reserve,
of the Mantineians,
driving back
in
the
the
routed
Spartans

disheartened

Mansfield

his

after

The

Americans

the

strongly
back

left, holding

his

hardly engaged,
complete.
victory was
stroyed,
totally depursuit Epaminondas,

unarmoured.

and

Mantineia.

and

attacked

Epaminondas
with

Manilla

151

Sparta,

Athens,

sur

1763.

26,

January

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

great
with

them

routed

killed, amongst

4.000

Machanidas.

was

Italian

(Napoleon's

Mantua

Campaigns).

ammunition.

by

invested
city was
1796,
June
4,
Napoleon
defended
by
14,000
was
This

(Peloponnesian War).

Mantineia

Fought
under
of

Athenians,

withstand

to

and

attack,
of

Agis'

been

left

surrounded
the

end

for

wing,

defeat

the

would

have

captured.
Spartans gained

signal victory.
both

and

Larches
fell

of

in

to

he

the

Wurmser's

army,
remnant

the
shut

was

up

19.

Mantineia

Fought
Boeotians,
the

(Boeotian War).
362, between

B.C.

under
combined

in

his

city,

the

forces,
which

invested
held

Wurmser

were

tember
Sepout
hausted,
ex-

February
when,
with
surrendered,
he
on

the

Epaminondas,
forces

and

general,

that

provisions

his

till

Napoleon
forces,

of

again closely

was

proach
ap-

large

siege July 31,

campaign, which
the
dispersal of

in

action.

and

brief

resulted

with

with

his

the

raised

the

forced

army
concentrate

ously
vigor-

was

but

Wurmser

Austrian

After

and

the

Nicostratus

failed

Spartan

the
but

the

siege

The

prosecuted,

left

but

left

and

centre

trians,
d'lrles.

AusCanto

General

under

and

Spartan

The

Athenian

force

Laches

completely routed,

was

Tegeans,

equal

an

under

Nicostratus.

In

and

Spartans
Agis, and

10,000

between

418,

B.C.

and

2,

1797,

20,000

of

10,000

men,
were

of
fit for

whom

service.

only
It

DICTIONARY

152

is

computed

during

that

the

OF

perished

27,000

siege.

BATTLES

under
Romans,
Lupicinus, and
the
under
Goths,
Fritigern.
The

Romans

Maogamalcha

(Persian Wars).
by a
Persian
garrison, and considered
impregnable, was
besieged by
This

the

fortress, defended

Romans

under

Juhan

in

carried

from

the

whereupon

into

the

razed

the

to

Mardis

(War

The

Fought

serted
de-

and

the

place

afterwards

battle

Fought

number,

under

1,000

under
of

of the

the
Greek

Darius

line,

to

the whole
wdngs across
the
valley in which
was
thus
fought, and
outflanked.
being
To
the

this
his

he

formed

forced

was

his

towards
army
Macedonia.
this

extend

nonia,

and

escape

under

they

fell upon
Persian

Persians
their

to

succeeded

and

in

fled

Victor,

loss

lost

of
192

only.
Invasion

Thrace).
376,

the

and,

drove

corps

under

broken

back
line

their

up
defeat

of

Desaix

the

reserve

turned

the

of his attack,

cover

Austrians
all

for

inevitable,

divisions

at

in

under

following

arrival

Under

the

first

seemed

the

repulsed

Austrians

serious

when

the

The

and

Napoleon

and

between

Pandonia
Mace-

under
French,
Austrians,
40,000

the

success,

scale.

Fought

tion
acquisiof

Greece.

attacked,

ships, which
launching,

Marcianopolis (Gothic

the

Dacia,

Melas.

disorder

of

consequence

was

30,000
and

in

with
escaped
The
6,400.
Athenians

of

mountains

Italian
(Napoleon's
Campaigns
).
tween
be1800,
Fought
June
14,

routed

then

his

off

Marengo

effect

invaders,

confusion

the

Dalmatia,

and

The

drew

Constantine

the

victorious

with

though

battle

weaken

to

front
rans
vete-

front, and

The

defeat

Napoleon,

centre.

double

troops,

by

width

attacked
in

Illyrian

ground,

best

but

and

and

his

loss, till nightfall, when

Licinius, having lost thousands

which
centre,
was
repulsed,
both
his wings
drove
back
the

their

round

heavy

of

his
of

The

in

Being

the

moved
men

Miltiades

as

pires),
Em-

after

shortly

simultaneously

arrangement
so

Two

flank,

rear.

of

Datis.

usual

Mil-

100,000

greatly outnumbered,

the

s,ooo

and

and

army
about

of

came
be-

between

opponent's

B.C.,

490

the

Hystaspes,

altered

vasion).
In-

Athenians

respectively,

tiades, and

Goths

315,

of

him

10,000

the

Constantine

held

Plataeans,

strong

Persian

September
the

of

Cibalis,
Conof the
stantine. Emperor
West,
and
of
Licinius, Emperor
the

and

between

mate
ulti-

the

as

of

East.

ground.

(Second

to

cinus
Lupi-

man.

soon

success

body
Marathon

streets,

garrison

and

as

cut

were

to

under

the

entered.

sacked,

their

apparent.

cohorts

ramparts

besiegers

fled

was

three

the

almost

pieces

Emperor
mine

trenches

and

through

was

the

ramparts,

broke

the

363.

stood

last, and

the

to

feated,
totally deground

were

but

reformed,
were

points,

finally
and

fled

DICTIONARY

in

disorder.

at

the

Desaix

head

of

his

and

who

Diocletian,

Swiss

camp,

and

War,

The

but

and

arrival

of

On

the
battle

small

was

were

on

the

when

force

them

of

tians
Vene-

withdraw.

to

lost

French

ing
morn-

Swiss

success,

obliged
The

without

the

the

of

point

by

all

were

14th

lines,

the

midnight

result.
the

The
French

the

forcing

till

renewed,
the

mercenaries.

attacked

of

the

to

wasted

Diocletian,

of

Persian

the

of

soldiers.

his

by

troops

Emperor

153

40,000
Swiss

decisive

the

raised

been

purple

BATTLES

fought
between

285,

those

had

killed

was

troops.

Margus.
Fought
May,
the
legions of
Carinus

OF

6,000

and

men,

fresher
the
by
overpowered
losses were
the Swiss
heavy,
very
but
fection
deof
the
Carinus,
legions
who
including
perished
1,200
of
battle
the
during
in the
of a village they
flames
of his generals turned
the
one
were
defending after the repulse
Carinus
himself
and
scale,
being
TrivulMarshal
of the
attack.
killed
he
whom
officer
by an
of
commanded
a
zio, who
wng
Diocletian
had
gained
wronged,
called
the
French
the
army,

victory.

complete

Maria

action

Danube).
November
Fought
during the French
and

corps,

Austrians

and

driven

leaving
hands

of

corps,

von
were

defeated

in

Battle

The
Marosch,
Dacia).
Fought
loi,

Dacians,
the

Meerfeld.

off

between

under

Dacians

and

driven

under

the

May

in

the

Marseglia
Fought

utterly routed,

were

and

Merci

at

between

regiments

two
to

with
all

had

a.m.,

beat
the

Merci.

under

who

surprised in

was

his

fantry
in3,000
of horse,

of

(Wars
October

fires,

pelled
com-

was

disastrous

loss

of

under

4,
under

French,

driven
of

of

all

cavalry, and
infantry, 1,200
his artillery and
baggage.

of

about

loss

of

and

the

bers,
num-

the

ing,
fight-

severe

the

taken

were

in

by
Po

with

Lord

wick
War-

prisoners.

French

was

Duke

The

6,000.

Schomberg

The

Savoy.

after

aci^oss

trians,
Aus-

English,

attacked

and,

tween
beshal
Mar-

the

and

inferior

were

XIV).

1693,

Duke

were

treat,
re-

almost

the

allies, who

loss

Louis

French,
and
Catinat,

de

by

camp

being placed

and

with

river

the

across

Spanish,

and

Turenne,

Imperialists,

Turenne,

his

under

French,

the

War).

between

1645,

2,

and

Trajan.

loss.

heavy

French.

(Thirty Years'

Fought

the

Decebalus,

the

Mariendahl

of

(Conquest

Romans,

The

Giants."

of

disorder,

prisoners

4,000
the

on

Austrian

the

The

1805,

8,

Davoust's

General

under

the

advance

between

Vienna,

of

(Campaign

Zell

"

the

The

sUghtly

less.

Mars-la-Tour

Marignano
Fought
1575,
under

(Italian Wars).

September

between

Francis

13

50,000

I,

and

and

14,

French,
about

(Franco-German
War).
tween
18, 1870, beFought
August
French,
and
Bazaine,
the

under
the

shal
Mar-

3rd

and

DICTIONARY

154

loth

German

Army

though
their
the

The

times

at

for

remarkable
chiefly
charges
desperate

the

French
of

which

reform.

to

known

also

is

action

The

of

Battle

the

as

to

wounded

and

Vionville.

(Civil War).

Moor

July

Fought

2,

27,000
under

tarians,

in

time

the

right wing

under

the
broken,
victorious,

left

loss

of

gave

the

George

the

victors

the

For

and

centre

was

were

with

This

Prince

complete

north.

under

alUes

were

8,000

strong,
27,000
and
of Coburg
Turks,

defenders,

were

and

loss

to

and

officers

37

wounded.

the

again

was

British, February

the

force

Admiral

Sir

by
1809,

24,

under

Cochrane,

J.

A.

taken

being

engaged

to

Amiens,

of

Peace

Lieut. -General

Beckwith.

between
under

Mercians,

the

latter

the

Oswald,

under

Penda.

defeated,

were

and

slain.

Penda

Masulipatam

of

This

British,

was

about

Colonel
After

the
fortnight's
taken
the
place was
by storm,
resistance
feeble,
being very
bombardment

his

Conflans
whole

force, which

One
guns

ably
considerants.
assail-

the

hundred
taken

were

with

surrendered

outnumbered

sians,
Rusthe

Conflans,

under
strong,
in March,
1759.

Forde,

1789,

strong,

and
in

the

twenty
fortress.

drove
whom

in

Matchevitz

(First Polish

rection).
Insur-

The

Turkish

wounded,

drowned

(Seven Years' War ).

fortress, held by a French

Suwaroff,

Pasha.
the

stormed

under

80,000

Osman

killed

23,
and

Austrians

and
the

Wars).

(Ottoman

the

-with

and

at

2,500

victory

September
the

of

the

and

between

John

Grey,

killed

by a
mihtary
Jervis and

1794,

and

garrison, under
besieged by the

RoyaUsts

the

Parliament

Fought

Sir

Martinique

The

Fairfax

4,000.

Martinesti

and

under

men

in

war,

and

of the

control

French

captured

was

French

naval

Sir

and

totally defeated,

were

the

combined

Parhamen-

Rupert's
well's
repulsed by Cromcavalry was
and
Ironsides,
though the
first

from

Fought
642,
Northumbrians,

Prince

Fairfax.

and

Leven

island

This

Manchester,

and

Rupert,

of the

Maserfield,

1644, between

Royalists,under

18,000

lost

Revolution).

and

Marston

victors

wounded.

Martinique (Wars

France

were

amounting

side.

each

on

617

The
and

Martinique (Napoleonic Wars).

been
restored
Having

enabled

losses

killed

16,000

about

shattered

was

The

equal,

about

Rymna.
killed

force

man
Ger-

the

the

infantry

German

the

especially of
brigade, against
infantry, under

Bredow's

cover

of

the

and

cavalry,
Von

is

battle

The

westward.

the

holding
prevented
through to

breaking

French

BATTLES

hard

very

and

ground,

mans,
Ger-

in

succeeded

pressed,

under

corps,

Alvensleben.

Von

OF

trenchments,
en-

the

out

7,000

Baron

while

under

crossing

October

Fought

after

de

tween
be1794,
under
Russians,

Fersen,

Kosciusko.
hard

10,

the

and

The

fighting,were

Poles,
Poles,

totally

DICTIONARY

156

(Scinde Campaign).
1843,
February
17,

Meeanee

Fought
between

British

2,800

and

about

under

the

Napier,
Beluchis,

20,000

of Scinde.

Amirs

infantry were

at

overpowered

by

numbers

of

time

the

ing
overwhelm-

the

with

attacked

in

broke
the

end

Megalopolis

who

and

lost

Beluchis

loss

256

and

forces

the

were

and

These,

(First Mongol
India).

of

This

place
by

1398

Tartars,
It

impregnable,
but

these

slow

for

the

and

of

followers,

by storm,

all

mines

and

(Sclavonian

Fought
559,
troops,
and

under
of

destroyed

and

Spartans.

Messenian

assailed

only

the

Aristomenes,
The

the

pieces,

about

and

Aristomenes

few

grace

The

Prince

barbarians

lines, but

Roman

and

Danes,

it

and

victory,

1500,

liis dis

by

of

in
B.C.
Fought
the
331,
of
the
attempt
Spartans, aided
the
by
Arcadians,
Achaeans
and
Eleians, to shake
off
the

Denmark,

during

ander's
Alex-

Asia

The

Dithmarsh,
to

Danish
of

virtual

assault

the

the
under

and

the

of

John

signed
de-

again
two

against

delivered
a

small

under

centuries

independence.
Danes

habitants
in-

province

which

bring

rule, after

advancing

between

strong,

30,000

of

in

was

death.

Fought

caping
es-

followers.

yoke,

This

fell.

500
last

Meldorp.

John

absence

garians,
Bul-

and

closely followed

was

Megalopolis.

Macedonian

perial
Im-

senians
Mes-

surrounded

were

the

Behsarius,

Zabergan,

Bulgaria.

pleted
com-

between

B.C.,

with

sion).
Inva-

between
under

Sclavonians

the

sacred
mas-

Belisarius'
740
under

to

enormous

were
so
easily repulsed, and
their
precipitate was
flight that

Messenians,
the

Melanthias

by

defences.

War).
Fought

with

slaughter.

carried
and

Megaletaphrus (First

cut

who

afterwards

his

whelmed
over-

hoplites

Achaean

turn

inhabitants.

the

Tamerlane

then

too

were

scaling ladders

fortress

all the

operations,

methods

his

their

and

Tamerlane

mining

commenced

in

fled,

turned

Spartans

the

vantage,
ad-

an

light troops.
being unsupported,

them,

in

under

considered

was

routed

The

Spartans

the

the
and

the

Achaean

gained

however,

Invasion

besieged

was

the

Tamerlane.

means

the

the

by

the

Aratus.

early

pursued

wounded.

of

under

Achseans

of

Cleomenes,

Meerut

An-

between

under

League,

men
5,000
British
The

guns.
killed and

under

226,

B.C.

Spartans,

of

several

attacked

were

(Wars
League).

Achaean

Fought

assailants, and

the

with

routed

they

Macedonians,

great

the

up

league, when

completely routed,
Agis falling in the battle.

bravery,
but
rescued
were
a
they
by
of
the
charge
9th Bengal cavalry,
who

Sparta,
Megalopolis,
to join the

declined

had

the

of

Agis, King

besieging

were

tipater, and

ahiiost

enemy,

allies,under

by

The

one

BATTLES

which

native

and

Sir Charles

under

troops,

OF

The
an

fortified

but

outpost,

surrounding

marshes,

,000

perished.

over

1 1

of Old

and

After

es.

side

owing

Chosroes,
retire

during

battle

was,

night.

of

who

wing,

of the
the

at

cavalry

charged

Persian

ranks,

Roman

the

had

seized

way
hosts.

but

was

plundered
his

by

459

ships,

Athenian

an

B.C.

under

Persia.

however,

held

a
456, when
Megabyzus

of

del,
cita-

Persian

army,
the
defeated

(Moslem
Egypt).

Memphis

them

Conquest

out

of
of

with
8,000
Caliph Omar,
the
and
invested
city,
Moslems,
months,
of
seven
after
siege
a
the

in

the

were

by

the

site of

which

the

taken

the

of

the

Nile,

back

he

whole

his

with

Saracens,

was

prisoner

taken

and

of

course

(Garibaldian Rising).

Mentana

November

between

Papal

and

5,000

strong,
baldi
Gari-

totally defeated,

largely due

result
work

of

who

drove

I, SOD

alUes'

The

and

killed

position

of

out

dians
Garibal-

The

killed

1,100

and

wounded,

Zouaves,

Papal

them

were

of

wounded,

Papal troops

and

prisoners.
only 182

1,000

losses

brilliant

the

to

position.

after

French

the

Kanzler.

troops,

General

under

the

and

Garibaldi,

under

1867,

3,

Garibaldians,

10,000

lost

which

144.

siegers
be-

Merida

nearly overwhelmed

rising

placewas
the

of

course

the

camp,
his

driven
the

however,

retreat,

bv

hold

to

In

lost
lieutenant

638, Amron,

In

his

were

Saracen

was

Damietta.

was

Memphis.

of

and

Fought

volt
re-

until

out

meanwhile

army.

who

The

drove

and

200

Nile

Inaros,

against

Athenians

of

standard

the

b.c.

the

up

of

assistance

raised

had

fleet

sailed

which

the

to

captured

him

the

surrounded

Egypt).
city was

to

This

Expedition

(Athenian

with

unable

ground,
to

Memphis

The

and

he

king

knights

killed.

the

d' Artois,

surrounded,

being

the

the

of Mensourah

town

the Comte

by

the

through

royal tent, and then cut

out
through the opposing

The

seized

was

fell.

between
1249,
Louis
IX. and
under

Moslems.

but

of his

head

Fought
French,

signalised
Scythian

however,

chief, in command
left

The

escaped

Memphis

(Fifth Crusade).

Mensourah

to

necessary

the

exploit

an

his

to

of

one

vessels
and

destruction,

ground,
heavy

its

it

found

losses,

by

held

had

Only

Confederate

the
of which

10

modore
Com-

under

Davis.

cisive
inde-

end

the

at

and

Montgomery,
gunboats,

Federal

Chosro-

somewhat

battle,
each

under

Persians,

the

Tiberius,

under

troops,

dore
Commo-

under

vessels,

perial
Im-

Confederate

between

6,

June

fought

action

river

armed
the

578, between

Civil War).

(American

Memphis
A

foundations

the

Cairo.

1862,

Fought

laid

ment
where

(Persian Wars).

Melitene

157

were

the

into

confusion

in

driven

and

repulsed,

we/e

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

Spain).
place

the

On
by assault.
Moslem
encamp-

(Moorish

This

by

18,000

Empire

in

was

besieged

in 712

Moors,

under

Musa.

OF

DICTIONARY

158

After

defeat

before

the

in

the

city,

the

long

made

many

lives, but

cost

forced

were

their

besiegers

made

end

estabhsh

they

to

fleet.

his

934
under

and

the

The

Hungarians

Fowler,

completely

invade

again

not

smaller
The

This

the

Malwar,

was

Hussein,

The
Mogul.
gallantly for

place

but

forced

capitulate.

to

of

One

and

cut

the

head

250

fell in

out

months,
famine

by

the

his

out

way
of

of

all
at

the

invaders.

Danish

of
who

the

where

getting

led

force

engagement

West

and

the
vere
se-

Danes

round

fell iipon
routing him

Messina.

fleet, under

the

Lauria,

Roger

de

fleet,

under

The

the

Charles

of

them,

French

Anjou.
numbered
largely out-

French,

burning

best

rear,

Hasdrubal's

right,

utterly.

force,

Bruce,
defeated

and

under

attacked

w^as

the

by

when

in

English

force.

superior

(Franco-German

totally
or

de-

fortress

Bazaine

at

after
to

attempts

lines

German

Bazaine
Prince
October

6,000

the

break

less
fruit-

through
been

pulsed,
re-

surrendered

Frederick
26,

of

August

several

had

by

defeat
in

Gravelotte

18, 1870, and

the

War).
invested

was

after

Germans

Admiral,

and

the

tween
be-

Catalan

Grand

Sicilians, who

defeated

1284,

2,

and

part

of his

Roman

Scottish

small

the

Sicilian

hard

(Scottish Wars).
June 19, 1306,

Robert

This

October

major
the

and

Metz

the

left

Hasdrubal's

the

his
and

were

victorious.

Fought

victory

quarters,

Roman

by

pressed

the

prevented

close

the

seeing

slain.

being in
right wing,

the

ground

to

totally

being

Nero,

being

were

due

the

After
the

and

completeness
of

find

to

was

command

prised
sur-

they

as

The

Methuen

Invasion).

Fought 871, between

under
Saxons,
Alfred,

were

Metaurus,

to

and

rather

whom

men,
500
the enterprise.

(Danish

in

Hasdrubal.

Hasdrubal

Fought
Merton

Livius,

Marcus

vigorously attacked,

troops,

war
Mal-

refused

chiefs, however,
terms,

Great

held

several

then

of

one

the

of Akbar,

generals

was

ing
belong-

fortress,

of
Rajah
Rajput
besieged, 1561, by

Sharf-ud-Din
the

the

Claudius

Carthaginians
at
early dawn
endeavouring

routed,

strong

to

of

under

force, under

in

War).
between

B.C.,

207

and

were

Invasion

re-

Sicily.

Punic

Carthaginians,

for

years.

(Mogul
Deccan),

to

in

Passaro.

Cape

Romans,

the

ford

Merta

See

(Second

50,000
Nero

loss, and
heavy
which
Germany,

from

did

attempt

authority

Fought

mans,
Ger-

invaders.

were

with

withdrew

twenty

the

Hungarian

defeated,

they

the

Henry

Anjou

henceforth

render.
sur-

Metauras
between

whole

of

and

further

no

Messina.

Merseburg.
Fought

Charles

captured,

was

the

famine

by

fence,
de-

of

the

in

the

practically

stroyin

obstinate

and

which

plain
Spaniards

open

BATTLES

with

officers, and

to

Charles
3

on

marshals,

173,000

men.

OF

DICTIONARY

The

took

Germans

622

72 mitrailleuses,
fortress
artillery,

field

S76

guns,
pieces of

and

about

eagles,

56

rifles.

300,000

BATTLES

Mexico

(Conquest of Mexico).
Fought
June 20, 1520, when

the

under

Spaniards,

who

the

called

this

"

the

event

Noche

Triste."

Michelberg

of

(Campaign

and
October

Ney's
of

corps

the

time

Michelberg
that

trians

into

30,000

where

on

Sardinians
and

men

men.

War

in Walcheren
for

the

Spanish
by

king,

was

in

Patriots

the

the

sieged
be-

between

the

9,000

fended
de-

Thomas,

of

Colonel

a
by
garrison under
in
who
Mondragon,
resistance
and
a
gallant

spite

of

was

famine

forced

by
February

was

surrender,

relieve

to

attempts

numerous

him,

It

Battle

(Unification

iS,

Fought

July

the
under

of

Italian

to

under

and

and

under

General

end.

Also
Lezino

Civil

who
5,000

back

the

Bosco.

action

the

began

only,
arriving,

guns.

The

only.

This

politans,
Nea-

but

with

Thomas

pulsed
re-

with

siderable
con-

capturing

Federals

12

lost

the

was

in

at

ments
reinforce-

assailants

defeat
Confederates

and

Federals,

the

loss,

tween
be-

The

attacked,

drove

men

General

Confederates,

Crittenden.

Confederates
first

1862,
about

under

8,000

General

Italy).

Volunteers,

Garibaldi,

the

between
an

Federals,

strong,

1594.

i860,

18,

tive
all effec-

of Monte

the

the

Milazzo

and

Springs
(American
War).
Fought
January
19,

out

winter

1593.

guns,

6,000

of

hold
strong-

hold

to

30

about

Mill

last

fortress, the

mander-in-Chi
ComAustro-

lost

co-operation
at
wings was

called

This

the

drove
CoUi's

General

Austrian
The

lated
capitu-

Middelburg
(Netherlands
Independence).

with

communications

two

with

thus

the
Aus-

Mack

fighting,
cutting

severe

back,

Beaulieu,

same

the

Ulm,

General

17th

heights

carried

driving

back

1805.

the

at

Lannes

Frauenberg,
the

16,
the

stormed

after

them

Colli,

General

under

the

Danube).

Fought

Italian
(Napoleon's
Campaigns).
Fought
April 13, 1796, when
the
divisions
of
Augereau,
Massena
and
La
Harpe attacked
the
trenched,
enAustrians,
strongly
Millesimo

attacked

were

gained

Romans

victory.

Cortez,

night,
suffered
the
and
Aztecs,
by
The
loss.
heavy
Spaniards
during

under

troops,

The

complete

Mexico

evacuating

were

Mithridates.

Fimbria,

Flavins

Pontic

the

the

between

86,

B.C.

under

Romans,

Mithridatic

(First

Miletopolis
War).
Fought
and

159

first

siderable
con-

by

suffered
the

246
the

war.

The

a
Neapolitans
occupied
entrenched
strongly
position,

which

turning,
a

severe

defeated

Garibaldi

succeeded

Minden

(Seven Years'
Fought
August
I,

in

the

Neapolitans, after
struggle, being totally

under

and

and

driven

out.

the

French,

the

Marquis

the

War).
1759,

64,000
de

Hanoverians,

tween
be-

strong,

Contades,
British

i6o

DICTIONARY

and

Prussians,

under

strong,
54,000
of Brunswick.

Ferdinand

Ferdinand

detached

10,000

Contades'

for

of

the

have

it was,
and

they
with

wounded
and

the

able

the

rally,

43

who

bore

the

Fought

of

present,
of the

brunt

This
British

Blakeney,

invested

was

under
the
Due
French,
Richelieu,
May,
1756.
20,

British

under

attacked

Admiral

Richelieu's

of
12
squadron
and
5 frigates,
of

throwing

sail
with

resolution
failed

allowed

General

him.

escape

shortly

Peruvians,

and

General

Ca-

Pervuians

were

defeated,
losing 3,000
while
the
wounded,

and

lost

killed

and

Following

up

500

victory,

the

Chilians

Lima

on

the

17th,

came

to

1,625
their

occupied

and

the

war

end.

an

Missionary

This
the

however,
so

See

Ridge.

Missolonghi

ooga.
Chattan-

War

(Greek

place

object

little
that

object, and
French
ships to
was
Blakeney
forced

82

by

under

of

dependenc
In-

garrison,
The

shot.

by

end

two

forced

to

Turks,
and
Pasha,

11,000

Greek

small

garrison
months
raise

made

that

defence,

gallant

in

Mavrocordatos.

under

little

of

of

Brionis

defended

was

besieged

was

force

Omar

to

tried

was
surrender,
Byng
condemned
court-martial,
by

and

under

The

the

and

line

his

afterwards

under

Baquedano,

ceres.

tween
be-

1881,

15,

Chilians,

resource,

in

the

and

into

with

and

of

the

the

attack,

conducted

Byng

of

slain.

son

On

Byng,
blockading

succours

The

place.
was

January

de

squadron

line-of-battle-ships

IS

sloops,

his

and

the

wounded.

the

by

totally routed,

were

Fought

General

under

troops,

Imperial

Miraflores(Peruvio-Chilian War).

victors
800

the

Saiki-no-Sanya.

Oshikatsa

totally
(Seven Years'
War),
place, garrisoned by 2,

tween
be-

764,

rebels, under

and
under

rebels

and

killed

May

September,

this

battle.
Minorca

defence

surrender.

to

Japanese

troops,
The

guns
allies

The

fully a half of
being in the ranks
English regiments

six

forced

was

strong.

700

sturdy

Oshikatsa,

retreat,

2,762,

number

but

General

being only
made

the
As

to

prisoners,

standards.

17

Murray,
Murray

Spaniards,

under

Miohosaki.

loss of 7,086 killed,

and

and

garrison,

French

orderly

French

12,000

the

allies'

routed.

were
an

BATTLES

the
But

the

been

effect

though

of

advance,

to

would

tacking
at-

broke
French.

failure

cavalry

lost

the

de

then,

and

rear,

line

of

threaten

strongly,
first

force

to

men

OF

at

Omar

the

so

the
was

siege. On
again
was

April27,i825, the town

and
was
besieged by the Turks
again most
obstinately defended
by the garrison and inhabitants.

Minorca.

So

been
restored
to England
Having
in
by the Treaty of Paris
Minorca
captured
re-was
again
1762,
in 1 78 1, by a force
of

it
for

little progress
made
was
to
found
was
necessary
the

army,
Mehemet

aid

of

the

Ali.

It

call

Egyptian

Ibrahim,

under

that

son

was

of

not,

DICTIONARY

however,
his

till three

arrival

it

April
for

months

before

the

held

1826, having

22,

all but

BATTLES

enabled

after

his

British
and

out

46

the
Mita

The

Getes

the

Tamerlane,

24

killed

the

the

and

Boers

with

King

Kolocz,
with
Turks,

June,
the

and

Emperor

of

Gomurakami,

gained

victory, and
fled
Emperor
provinces.

the

Eastern

Miyako.
Fought

the

under

Moronoshi

complete

the

Yoshinori
into

under

Mitsuyaki,
of

Emperor
A

meyama.

and

in

driven

was

the

loss, among
of

Daimio

those

of

in

and

the

end

off

with

killed

28

Mohacz

This

November

Fought
between

consequence

in

and

Cronje,
Lord

the

river,

which

who

the
when

fire

action
a

about

lasted

turning

not

verses,
re-

deposed

solidery.

gration
strong

7 a.m.,
till evening,

attacked

under

Russians,

great

numbers,

and

the

repulsed

with

French

Bain

Davoust
which

tween
be-

2,

Bagration.

position,

The

French,
60,000

the

4,000.

18

23,

Prince

to

columns

movement

July
and

Davoust,
under

Lord

marching
His

under

of

Campaign).

28,000
a

banks

to

was

Modder.

under

was

known

accurately
Methuen,

both

on

series
was

(Moscow

Fought

held

Cronje

position

strong

and

British,

the

Methuen.

lowing
disaster, fol-

discontented

Mohilev

General

under

In

1687.

long

under

Turks,

the

of this

the

160
had

IV,

by

where

Solyman

1899,
about

force,

strong,

9,000

28,

Boer

War).

Boer

Buda-

Wars).

Mohammed

upon

(Second

of

victory, the
Hungarians
signally

and

Idzumi.

River

quickly

fall

Mohammed
Modder

mercy

was

decisive

so

defeated

the

the

at

previously

Austrians

yaki
Mitsu-

being

over

disaster

battlefield

the

gained

heavy

and

magnates,

(Ottoman

On
years

engagements
around

sistance
re-

Pesth.

of

Goka-

heroic

overwhelming

nobles.

500

South,

series

place

took

Miyako,

the

made

placed Hungary
of
and
Solyman,
followed
the
by

and

The

Magnificent.

but
numbers,
were
finally
dead
routed,
on
leaving 22,000
the
field, including the king, 7

bishops,

30,
1391,
the
troops of the provinces
Idzumo
of
and
Idzumi,

under

guns,

against

the

December

100,000

over

300

Solyman
Hungarians

between

1353,

Moronoshi,

of

between

and

the

Yoshinori.

came

about

(Ottoman
Wars).
tween
1526, beAugust
29,
under
Hungarians,
30,000
Lewis, and Tomore,
Bishop

of

revolted

troops
South,

the

wounded,

being

Fought

Elias.

Khan
routed

were

Miyako.
Fought

of

The
officers

same.

Mohacz

and

loss.

heavy

and

between

1362,

under
Tartars,
the Getes, under

the

were

Caban.

Fought

the

Cronje

entrenchments.

1 men

of

drive

to

losses

those

year.

i6i

him

from

place that
by storm,

taken

finally

was

OF

balanced
counter-

of

disparity

Russians
loss

of
lost

were

about

barely

l62

between

January

under

sians,
Rus14,000
General
Marhof.

under

defeated

were

about

of

1807,

25,

and

French

loss

Fried-

French,

10,000

Bernadotte,
The

of

(Campaign

Mohrungen
land).
Fought

OF

DICTIONARY

with

killed

1,000

and

wounded.
Molino

del

(Peninsular War).

Rey

December

Fought
between

26,000

General

St.

under

and

routed

with

loss

of

after

and,
him
with

wounded
Prussians
Monarda

the
Count
de

di

Frederick

unable

The

2,500.

and

The

Insurrection).
1501,
under

and

tween
bethe

and

were

Henri

end

the

(Seven

Years'

9,

1755,

of

Indians,

under

half

hour

an

the

were

almost

and

some

with

terminated,
ex-

maining
only re700
after
colours

battle.

the

Ghi-

(Guelfs and
Aperto
bellines).
September
Fought
4,

Monte

between

been

the

driven

were

victors

of

from

the

Sicily.

had

who

city,

under

Guelfs

The
and

the

possession of

Flor-

totally routed,
took

1260,

Guelfs,

Florentine

GhibelUnes,

the

Manfred

between

occupied
at
position, and

routed,

utterly

Due
Tavan-

de

Huguenots

untenable

an

the

the

Marshal

tween
be-

under

and

under

and

The

1569,

3,

Huguenots,
Bearnais,

le

and

900

October
the

were

end.

and

cavalry,

fled, leaving 6,000

(Third Civil War).

Fought

insurgent

the
overpowered
by
rebels,
disastrous
defeat.
suffering a
De Aguilar was
killed,fighting to

French

the

field.

the

Alonso

Spaniards

Monongahela
War).
Fought
July

withstand
French

the

Montcontour

nes.

the

the

and

Flemings

The

and

on

War).
IV,

PhiUp

to

of

broke

d'Anjou

Cifuentes

16

what
some-

between

Flemings.

and

lost

allies

(Flemish

1304,
under

French,

Catholics,

Spaniards,

86

heavily.

prisoners.

18,

French

Indian

Mons-en-Puelle

general,

largely outnumbered,

the

only

The

; their

entrenchments,
killed,
5,000

March

Aguilar,

Moors.

wounded.

fighting, drove

(Moorish

Fought

877

Of

under

of about

lost

of

officers, 63 fell, including Bradwho

was
mortally
dock,

dead

and

the

across

loss

wounded.

and

charge
30,000
the

Austrian

driven
with

Monongahela,
killed

to
way
gave
three
hours'

after

tween
be-

1741,

Frederick

his

loss

panic, and
fighting, were

were

Austrians,

severe

from

warfare,

the

Neuperg.
the

cost

Austrian

Prussians,

under
strong,
the
Great, and

surprised

Indian

1,400

Virginians, under
Braddock.
The
were
EngUsh
attacked
shortly after
crossing
the river, and
though the officers
and
the
Virginians fought gallantly,
of
the
ignorant
troops,

Fought

of
the
(War
Succession).
8,
Fought
April

Marshal

and

10,000

slight

Molwitz

the

British

prisoners,

very

about

and

Contrecoeur,

more

and

at
50 guns,
the victors.

to

Spaniards,
strength,
Spaniards

The

killed, wounded
and

the

in

equal

Reding.

were

under

French,

Cyr,

about

1808,

21,

BATTLES

of

War

(Uruguayan

Montevideo

Independence).
ary
This
besieged Februcity was
i6, 1843, by the Argentine
troops,
defended

by

and

of

the

General
of

course

made
his

for

own

effected

and

and

Oribe

November,

of

eventually
the
siege,

England

France
forced

good

in

intervention

The

order.

ally
eventu-

raise

to

1369,

Fought

under

French,

and

Guesclin,

and

of

War
(Uruguayan
Independence).
October
8, 1851,
Fought

of

tween
beof

forces

combined

the

and

Paraguay,
and
the
tines,
ArgenUrquiza,
Oribe.
The
under
tines
Argenvideo,
Montebesieging
were
Brazil

Uruguay,

Oribe

and
in

his

forced

to

capitualte.

Fought
of

General

Medina.

General

under
were

victorious.

France).
between
887,
Fought
and
under
Eudes,
French,
invaders.

Norman
were

19,000
were

the

See

were

The

the
latter

forced

to

of

retire

Paris,

besieging.

from
which

before

they

Aubert.

Champ

Years'

(Seven

men,

5,000

of

camp

which

defended

was

Wolfe,

the

the

French,

by

12,000

Montcalm.

under

men

during

attacked

entrenched

the

As

landing, 13
grenadiers advanced
attack
without
the
to
waiting
main
for the
were
They
body.
which
repulsed with heavy loss,
panies
com-

were

of

Wolfe

weakened
not

to

mounted

to

were

very

This

attack

the

loss

almost

443,

a-

the

the
upon
French
losses

fell

which

of

whole

cided
de-

he

that

press
British

The

further.

the

losing
totally defeated,
and
the
battle,
in
men

walls

driven

and

War).
July 31, 1759,
Fought
the siege of Quebec, when

Montreal

of

was

nary
sangui-

field.

The

grenadiers.

Invasion

(Norman

Montfaucon

the,

and

Flores,

Blancos

The

troops,

Louis
after

Montmorenci

with

de

Comte

engagement,
the

party,

under

the
Bien

Royal

XL

totally defeated,

so

Liberal

or

Uruguay,

Venancio

between

1863,

August,

Colorados,

Blancos,

Public

the

the
the

Louis

British

allies, and

the

by

lines

hemmed

was

Montevideo.

the

of

1845.

Montevideo

in

Castile.

1465, between
du
Ligue

under
Public,
Charolais, and

from

Pedro

prisoner,
placed

the

Montmirail.

under

of

(War

Montlhery
Good).
Fought

under

Spaniards,

taken

tlurone

the

du

of Trastamare

Henry

on

the

the

and

routed

was

between
Bertrand

II of Castile.

Pedro

forces

against

retreat

held

he

day

Argentines,

12,000

ItaUans,

which

whole

baldi,
Gari-

siege,

of 160

sortie, in

In

Paz.

the

head

the

at

baldi,
Gari-

others

amongst
under

Montiel.

under

was

Uruguayans,
dents,
foreign resi-

the

number

and

Oribe,

under

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

64

small.

(Seven
city was

Years'

War).

surrendered

to

herst,
AmGeneral
British, under
Governorby Vaudreuil,
of
General
Canada,
September

the

8,
of

One

1760.
the

whole
Canada

of

surrender
of

the
and

the
was

French
its

conditions
that
army

the
in

dependencies

OF

DICTIONARY

Canada

became

thus

between

with

of

into

thrown

force

but

Sikhs
17

guns.
872 killed

Sir

and

M'Caskill

Amurath

were

defeated,

2,000

killed

and

This

battle

is

of

under

strong,

of

War

driven

out

of

least

at

slain

the

were

of

Henry

8,000
of

held

with

Among
Louis

Counts

by

loss
the
and

(First
fortress,

24,000
Waldmann.

hard

Charles

under

Swiss,
After

were

where

them,

the
under
a

few

The

Swiss

Hans
hours'

the

victors

the

chroniclers

only

lost

aver

500

Car list

War).

last

the

hold
strongsieged
be-

was

by Espartero, with 20,000

It was
Cristinos, May
23, 1840.
of
defended
by a garrison
4,000
who

Cabrera,

under

on

to
30th attempted
the
besiegers'
through

break

had

been

the

plan, however,

His

and

betrayed,
driven

place

to

his

cut

made

second

successful

ever,
how-

of

portion

and
the

Cabrera,

surrendered.

time

met

was

whereupon

back,

garrison,
this

he

lines.

the
and

attempt

out.

way

Bold,

Burgundians
into
driven
the
plain,
routed
Swiss
the
utterly
less than
8,000 falling.
no

fighting

from

Arona.

to

Carlists,

the

with

(Burgundian
Wars).
tween
1746, be22,
Fought
June
the
Burgundians,
35,000

and

of

Nassau.

Morat

strong,

bered,
out-num-

executed

and
retreat

veterans,

4,000.

After

hours.

force

his

town,

d'Avila.
was

totally routed,

and

Austrians,

5,000

hopelessly

Morella

were
infantry, who
the
Spaniards,
by

Dutch

the

the

1.500
under

d'Aspre.
lasting eleven

resistance

dependence).
In-

Spaniards,

of Mook

village

The

called

General

under
a

masterly

Louis

5,000

of

loss

prisoners.

4,000
also

and

Garibaldi,

tween
be-

1574,

Sancho

Don

Turks

(Italian Rising).

Garibaldian

the

Sale.

Count

and

Nassau,
under

with

withrdew

Patriots,

Dutch

the

The

among

Robert

14,

army,

JI.

between
1848
volunteers,

Fought

This

April

Fought

Turkish

Nissa.

Garibaldi,

was

Generals

(Netherlands

Mook

loss

being

former

the

the

drove

wounded,

and

under

his

ing
rally-

in

British

The

and

Morazzone

was

field, capturing

the

from

12,000

foot,

20,000

at

sion,
confu-

some

finally

and

them,

Gough,

succeeded

he

with

and

guns,

march,
Sikhs, and

the

by

surprised

Hunniades,

horse

Battle
40

Singh.
a
long

Taj

Sir

Sikhs,

the

witli

strong,

John

12,000

under

guns,
and

42

Gough,

end

the

British,

the

30,000
under

1845,

i8,

1443,
under

3,

Hungarians,

the

greatly superior

War).

December

Fought

Hugh

Buzenval.

Sikh

(First

Moodkee

strong,

between

See

Valerien.

Mont

Wars).

November

Fought

of

part

(Ottoman

Morawa

arms.

dominions.

British

the

their

down

lay

must

i6s

BATTLES

that
killed.

(First Swiss-Austrian

Morgarten
War).
Fought

November

The

of

men

number,
of
for
with

took

Morgarten,
the

Archduke
15,000

16,

131 5,

in
Schwyz,
1,400
in
Pass
the
post
and
lay in wait

Leopold, who,
Austrians,

was

66

into

marching
disordered

by

them,

Austrian

Swiss

with

ranks

boulders

down

the

them

Having

Schwyz.

the

roUing

upon

fell

then

their

totally routed
of

OF

DICTIONARY

upon
and

halberds,
with

them,

loss

BATTLES

Mortlack

Invasion
(Danish
Scotland).
between
Fought
loio,
and
under
Danes,
Sweyn,
under

Scots,

1,500

and

long

killed.

Danes

Morshedabad.

their

the

troops

the

deposed

and

Nawab

British
and

under

Bengal,

of
of

force

peans
Euro750
of native

large body

troops,
The

tween
1763, be24,
of Mir
Cossim,

July

lodgment

in

had

his

in

Cossim's

stormed

victory by the
Morshedabad,

of

further

Scotland,

tion
occupawithout

between

the

guard,

under

Russian

(Italian Rising).

and

Fought
the
the

Duke

of

Savoy

and

the

under

Radetsky.
taken
by the

main

render

to

the

the

by
of

with

of

500

The

confusion,
killed

and
and

Austrians

Moskirch

Kray.
guard,

(Wars

Roses).
February
Fought
when

Edward,

defeated
under

the

I4'5i,
York,

Lancastrians,

Earls

of

Wiltshire,

back

into

Lancastrian

of

the

the

and

2,

Duke

of

and

loss

French

the

Austrians,

The

advance-

held

without

arrival

the

5,000
about

The

of

the

turned
Austrians

abandon
to
obliged
a
positions, with
men.

by

the

attempted

however,
and

proaching
apthe

found

strongly

de

under

Lecourbe,

and
Austrians,
but
them,
carry
The

Moreau,

French

under

heights

between

under

main
the
were

all
loss

to
cess.
suc-

of

French

their
about
lost

3,500.

Moskowa.

See

Borodino.

Pembroke
drove

Wales,
concentration
forces.

of

Moskirch

body,
Cross

wounded,

and

(Wars

50,000
and
60,000

scale,
Mortimer's

sians
Rus-

with

Revolution).
Fought May
5, 1800,

lost

only.

300

guard,
rear-

The

guns.

driven

prisoners

2,000

guns.

prised
sur-

were

and

in

town

loss

wounded,
5

they
Radetsky,

the

with

kept,

that

1 1

French,

defensible,

was

killed

3,000

and

army,
steps had

Piedmontese

Mortara

result

out

Darando,

No

of

French

Victor.

manuel)
Em-

(Victor

Austrian

little guard

and

under

General

and

been

1849,

21,

Piedmontese,

de

Count

repulsed

were

tween
be-

advance-

the

under

March

man

field.

the

Pahlen,

opposition.

Mortara

colm
Mal-

as

available

of
(Allied Invasion
France).
1S14,
Fought
February
17,

entrenchments,
driving out
in confusion,
followed
and
army
their

probably
permanent

last

to

them

Mortmant

his

up

would

them

flee

for

victory

occasion

given

have

totally
to

Adams.

Major

British

ships.

this

on

the
After

ment
engage-

were

forced

and

the

II.

obstinate

the

defeated,

Fought

Malcolm

of

them

thus

Motya.
This

venting
pre-

of

the

of
was

the chief stronghold

Carthaginians in Sicily,
besieged
by Dionysius of

the

city,

OF

DICTIONARY

with

Syracuse,
B.C.
398.

83,000

the

the

island

which

on

erected
of

engines
for

used

also

He

siege.

towers

with

lofty
by these
effecting

and

place,

in

small

of

days

price,

city

At

last

which

by

as

prise
sur-

quarter

and

out,

or

and

the

won

under
Samnites.

War).
Fought
the

Invasion
Tabor
(French
Egypt).
April 15, 1799, when
Fought
persed
disand
defeated
Napoleon
raised to
the Syrian army

the

Romans

Emperor
and

of
a

The
Italy.
signal victory,
Goths

slain, the

rule

the

accepting

and

Great,

Egyptians,
pas
took

to

was

the
under

of

the

Greeks

and

Scopas.

Sco-

Antiochus

and

routed,

frontier

the

Antiochus

possession of
held
by Egypt
the

of

all

the

in

Egypt

the

under

Greeks

in three

phorus,
Nice-

places,

from

difficultyescaped

peror
Em-

with

and

men,

40,000
wounded

tory
terri-

Asia,

up

proper.

Tifata

Mount

and

Marius

Fought
legions

to

198, between

under

the Moslems,
804, between
Harroun-al-Raschid,

the

field.

army
with

B.C.

Invasion

I. The
Nicephorus
totally defeated,

with

Panium.

Fought
Syrians,

brunt

the

last

the

Justinian.

Mount

bore

Greeks,

the

were

Teias.

was

thereupon
of

under

Gothic

Narses,

Asia

Fought

between

the

under

Teias

of Acre.

(Moslem
Minor).

Taurus
of

and

553,

of

king
gained

Gothic

division

of

favour

in

fighting.

the

Romans

(Second

under

Goths,

and

The

March

Justinian,

diversion

thejbeleagueredgarrison

loss

troops

power,

of

the
342, between
Valerius
Corvus,

B.C.

Lactarius

Mount

his

and

Mount

signal victory.

(First Samnite

Gaurus

Romans,

and

broke

finally

Kleber's

slaves.

War).
Fought

the

defeated

Italy being thus again

under
the Imperial sway.
brought

of

Mount

of

passage

sanguinary
dispersed his army

battle, which

create
habitants
in-

the

massacred

were

sold

heavy

the

Constan-

Mount

which

night

the

Alps,
in
Magnentius
and

nentius,
Mag-

Imperial legions,

after

mastered

still held

in

was

and

still unsubdued.

was

forced

tius

under

Constantius.

under

Gaul

entrance.

an

assailants

he

ceeded
suc-

fighting,

the

cope
the

devices

fortress,

street

the

cost

of

the

Cottian

ing
mov-

to

however,

house,

Every
itself

him

defences

the

this

in

large

built

enable

to

and

tween
be-

353,

10,

rebels,

the

new

catapults,

time

first

August

Fought

stood,

his

the

war,

the

and

Motya

thereon

Magnentius).

mole

mainland

connect

he

built

Having

to

of

(Revolt

Seleucus

Mount

men,

167

BATTLES

of

Sulla

of
the

when

the

defeated

the

83,

B.C.

Consul,

Norbanus,

heavy loss, and drove

take
refuge in Capua.

(Wars
Revolution).
Fought
1794,

Mouscron

under

French,
Souham,
under
French

and

General
were

of

(Civil War
Sulla).

of

the

them

French

between
Moreau
the

the
and

Austrians,

Clarifait.
victorious.

The

i68

DICTIONARY

Miihlberg
Fought

(Wars
April

the

Charles

of

1547,

24,

German

Saxony

Charles

their

and

V.

tween
be-

loss.

assailants

Multan

The

the
the

Sikhs,

under

in
testants
Pro-

lost

ImperiaUsts

Miihldorf.

about

July, 1848.
bombardment,

Austria.

signal victory,

end

of

resistance

the

to

Miihlhausen

Fought

which

Ariovistus.

Caesar
them

successfully by

of

the

united

his

mined
deter-

Gauls.

been

having

attack

of

one

against

attack

Romans

camps,

held

was

Sequani,

The

two

legions

two

the

the
under

strong,

and

Julius Cjesar,

occupied

between

58,

36,000

The

led

forces, and

loss.

Mukwanpur
(Gurkha
War).
18 16,
February
Fought
27,
when
a
village, forming part of
Sir David
Ochterlony's position,
attacked
Gurkhas.
was
by 2,000
The
defended
\dllage was
by
of Sepoys
three
and
companies
of the
87th Regiment,
men
40
the

pressed,

defenders
but

the

arrival

enabled
after

severe

hard

were

fighting

of

inforcements
re-

them
to

beat

ral
Gene-

of

month

same

citadel.

the

loss

during

killed

210

was

and

1849,

2,

the

surrendered

was

men

heavy

place

the

British

the

and

910

wounded.

Weeks'
Miinchengratz
(Seven
War).
tween
Fought
June 28, 1866, bethe
of
advance-guard
Prince
and

Frederick

off

Charles'

Austrians,

the

Clam-Gallas.

about
1

Austrians

with

killed

300

and

losses

were

loss

and

of

wounded,

prisoners.

,000

army,
Count

under

The

defeated

were

repulsed,

against the Sequani, whom

with
enormous
totally routed

and

was

by

17,000
After
a

guns.

Mulraj

was

but

to

(Gallic War).
B.C.

Romans,
under

27

January

The

siege

Avith

22nd

the

siege

and

rule.

his

he

peror
Em-

an

the

December

stormed

in

men

ineffectual

22,

64

sieged
be-

Edwardes

September

renewed

on

Duke

won

an

the

and
Bavarian,
under
malcontents,

Frederick,
put

under

the

the

German

Louis

After

the

was

1,200

bombardment

between

Fought
1322,
Imperial troops,

War).
by

Lieutenant

by
with

raised

taken

Sikh

Mulraj,

Whish,

Louis

heavy

very

fortress, defended

and

the

with

(Second

This

with

The

leaders

two

prisoners.
50 only.

the

totally defeated,

were

and

V).

Elector

the

of
and
Hesse,
Landgrave
Imperial
together
army,
Papal
3,500
troops,
13,000

all, under

BATTLES

Protestants,

under

strong,
9,000
of
Frederick

OF

The

sian
Prus-

small.

very

Munda

of Caesar and
(Civil War
Pompey).
March
B.C.
Fought
17,
45,
between
the
under
Pompeians,
Cnaeus
and
the
Pompeius,
under

Caesareans,

Pompeians

The

losing

defeated,

Labienus

including
while

the

wounded.
end

Pompeian
the

action

being

totally

30,000
and

Varro,

the

lost

defeat

resistance

faction

in

is further

Caesar's

men,

1,000

Pompey

This

to

Caesar.

Caesareans

Cnasus

only.

JuUus
were

last

was

put

an

of

the

Spain,
notable

battle.

and
as

OF

DICTIONARY

Crusade).

(Albigensian

Muret

Fought
CathoUcs,
under

the

II

by
Albigenses

The
and

fell in

Musa

Aragon.
end

an

resistance.

between

General

under

under

Federals,
drove

back

but

the

defeat

the

and

Federal

right,

and

left

into

sides

lost

and
a

heavily,

Confederates

guns.
Federal

captured
of prisoners and
On
the following
the
right retook

ground

it had

lost

on

and

the

of

the

but
a

the

large number

over

20

the

day

at

end

occupied
positions. Early
however,
Bragg
armies

order.

Each

8,000,

killed,

both

Numidians,

lost

about

two

and

days'

and

the

with
the

battle
but

contested,
the

legions

driven
of

from

24,000

was

in

the

field

that

of

with
the

the

with

finally
were
a

loss

to

Vibius

(Indian Mutiny).
Bagh
March
Fought
19, 1858, when

Musa

three
was

16, 43

Octavius,

and

Antony,
Mutina,

who

simultaneously

routed,

That
and

tween
be-

Antony,
armies,

Consular

Pansa.

armies.

First

B.C.,

of

adherents

besieging

attacked

ries
legiona-

the

Antony's

Hirtius,

under

but

Jugurtha
heavy
again face the Romans
himself
field, contenting
warfare.
guerilla

the

victors

30,000.

by

the

on

river,

loss.

three

was

amounting

the

(Mark
Rebellion).
April
Fought

and

Metellus
Numidians

posted

Mutina

verely
se-

Magnentius

of

not

Jugurtha,

The

out

the

between

under

above

with

troops, and
with
Constantius,

The

108,
under

driven

were

enemy.

(Jugurthine War).

B.C.

Romans,

heights

100,000

Emperor

80,000.

foreign

strongly

were

did

(Revolt of Magnentius).
28,
September
Fought
351,
between
the
tius,
Magnenusurper

Mohammedan

Numidicus.

ing.
fight-

Mursa

The

31st,

day
original
on
January
2,
retired
in good

wounded

and

Arabs

the
battle

first

the

is
the

between

Muthal,
Fought

their

side

the

missing, in

the

This

field.

the

led

from

undefeated

Moslems

slaught
on-

troops,

following day

the

on

the

Imperial

the

of

who

by Khaled,
repulsing

in

succeeded

prophet

the

of

raised

then

Zaid

who
Abdallah,
the
command,

in

banner

held

prevented

and

degenerating

Both

rout.

the

but
was

centre

him

followed

Rose-

attacked

the

ground,

their

40,000

General

Bragg

crans.

and

troops

successively

so

and

Jaafar

were

Bragg,

and

slain,

was

lems,
Mos-

Heraclius.

Emperor

Confederates,

35,000

the

Zaid, and

under
the

1862,

31,

of

Invasion
(Moslem
Syria).
the
Fought 629, between

of
December

palace

Lucknow.

of

Muta

War).

Fought

strong,

fortified

outskirts

Civil

(American

Murfreesboro

body

Begum
holding the

was

Bagh,
the

James
a

to

dro
Pe-

battle.

the

which

Oude,

in

routed,

put

organized

their

of

de

were

defeat

this

Thoulouse,
of

of

Count
Pedro

aided

Albigenses,

totally routed
Outram,
mutineers,
of
7,000
under
Huzrat
Mahul,

Simon

the

and

Montfort,

Sir

force, under

British

the

between

1213,
under

169

BATTLES

of
Pansa

was

by

the

Pansa

slain

DICTIONARY

I70

but

Octavius

however,

and

combined

and

siege.

the

through
Hirtius

though

and

lines,

of

forcing

into

the

action.

Mycale (Third Persian Invasion).

tween
beFought
August, 479
B.C.,
under
the Greeks,
Leotychides
the
a
large
Spartan, and
army.

landing

Mycale,
back

and

their

upon

which

drove

loss

entrenchments,

auxiliaries

in

slaughtered

were

revolted

the
whole

fugitives
detail
by

The

and

lonians,

triremes.
relief

lius,

defeated

Dui-

ans,
Carthaginiwith

Hannibal,

under

the

Caius

the

killed

of

ships, 3,000
50
prisoners. Duilius
7,000
introduced
the boarding
which
deck

lowered

was

of

the

revolt

Pompeians

were

Myonnesus
the

Fought
Roman

(War
Great).

action

between

140

Athenian
70
Conon.
Conon
with
rest

the
of

B.C.

Peloponnesian

defeated,

was

of

loss

his

fought

30

being

fleet

it

IMytilene, where

the

ships,
driven

into

blockaded.

was

and

of

the
The

defeated.

(Seven Weeks'
June
27,

Fought

the
under
the

which

and
between

the

Livius,

retreat

Austrian

The
was

of

considerable

the

Uhlans,

resulted

action

the

Austrians,
loss

in

feated
de-

was

Prussian

the

valry,
ca-

considerably

number,

in

by

and

General

under

Austrians,

tween
be-

Corps,

Steinmetz,

General

superior

War).
1866,

Prussian

5 th

Ramming.

Antiochus

Caius

the

Caliicratidas, and
under
triremes,

under

superior
in

Agrippa.

190,
fleet, under
B.C.

fleet

with

of

leaders

(Peloponnesian War).

naval

Nachod

under

end,

the

executed.

were

406,
vessels,

and

and
of Caesar
(Civil War
Mylex
Pompey).
the
B.C.
36, between
Fought
Sextus
fleet, under
Pompeian

Triumvirs,

In

the

to

opposing galley,

the

the
demned
con-

were

the

the

427,
all

and

death.

only

cessful,
unsuc-

May,

inhabitants

however,

ron,
squad-

was

surrendered,

to

at

attempt

bridge,

on

full scope
to the
gave
of
the
Romans
powers
hand-to-hand
fighting.

and

in

of

fleet

Alcidas,

and

iT'ale

with

Peloponnesian

under

loss

had

this

Pompeius,

and

the

by

B.C.

Paches,

feeble

by

Mytilene

War).
Mylae (First Punic
when
260,
B.C.
Fought
fleet, under

of 428
under

hoplites

1,000

invested

was

autumn

Athenians,

Roman

Romans,

the

destroyed.

army

the

rior
supe-

vessels.

of 42

Athens,

Persian

the

fled.

in the

city
by

carried

they
whereupon

was,

the

(Peloponnesian War).
revolted
had
city, which

This

Persians

the

He

Mytilene

Cape

near

then

storm,

fected
ef-

Greeks

The

of

seamanship

against

Persian

ships.
by

nine

vantage
ad-

an

their
town,

fell in the

had

who

defeated

however,
with

under

fleet of Antiochus,

the

Polyxenides,

made

his

on

in

succeeded

way

the

On

Hirtius

attack

BATTLES

and

undefeated,

was

Octavius

27th

gained
Antony,

success.

continued

Hirtius

and

small

some

OF

in

the

^^^th

killed

and

in

OF

DICTIONARY

172

the

in

fell

more

while

trenches,

Swedes

lost

many
The

fight.

the

only.

600

BATTLES

sliips,under

300

peius, and
Triumvirs,
under

Kaseby
(Civil War).
Fought
June
14,

under

Prince

wing, but,

on

cavalry
the
right

scale, and
The

had

the

turned

battle

the

was

almost

annihilated,

prisoners,

and

all

munitions

and

the

of

5,000

artillery
being

war

Naupactus

and

Civil War).

December
Fought
between
1863,
50,000

16,
Federals,
General
and
Thomas,
under
Confederates,

under
40,000
General

Hood.
the

before

fighting,

left

in

of

prisoners

were

and,
their

in

entrance

to

the

driven

and

they

the

on

first

closely pursued
the

i6th,

the
in

loss

end

the

4,460

of

3,

leading
The

squadron.
and

then

the

rest

returned,

gained a complete victory,

taking 6 ships, and
recovering
8

of

the

9 which

Navarino

had

(Greek

ashore.

run

War

pendence).
Inde-

of

October

Fought
when

allied

the

Britain,

France

fleet

36,
of

of

Great
Russia

and

de
Rigny,
Codrington,
respectively, and
hilated
numbering in all 24 ships, anni-

Heiden

the Turkish

fleets,

and

and

driven
allies

lost

272
the

This
as

in

being

under

between

sailing ships.

mainder
re-

The

killed

Turks

the

tirely
en-

the

ashore.

battle

fought

conditions

Egyptian

being

vessels

60

destroyed,

Caesar

b.c.

1827,

20,

fleets

under

and

action

Pompeian

suddenly
the

and

in killed

guns.

(Civil War
and
Pompey).
Fought
September

of

rearmost

rammed

pursuers
of the Athenians

wounded

Naulachus

the

Athenians

of Cnemas'

confu-

besides

54

and

vessels

remaining

Naupactus,
by the Pelopon-

hesitated,

4,000.

between

when

flying

holding

in
field

few

Here

heavy

the

guns,

position

the

wounded,

prisoners

towards

nesians,

his

The

at

of Naupactus,

Bay

of

ashore.
fled

1 1

lost

during

rear.

from

fusion, with
and

16

to

and

Cnemas

by
the

hard

Hood

and

again attacked
at
though
ground, were

driven

after

withdrew

night

miles

and

20

Phormio,

under

entrapped

were

the

between

B.C.

ships,

tacked
at-

lines

Hood's

which

Confederates
the

Thomas

Nashville,

1,200

and

15

the

ships,
Peloponnesian
27
Cnemas.
Athenians
The

under

ship
(American

equal

429

Athenian

turned,

captured.
Nashville

of

strength,

(Peloponnesian War).

Fought

over.

whelmed
Royalist infantry, overby superior numbers,

was

fleet

with

I,

usual, the pursuit

before
too
far, and
Cromwell
returned,

as

carried

was

lists,
Roya-

7,500

Charles

in actual
mand.
comRupert
first
charge
Rupert's
left
the
Parliamentary

broke

the

and

Fairfax,

the
and

Parliamentarians,

14,000
under

1645,

the
of

Pom-

The
action
Agrippa.
severely contested, but in
end
victorious,
Agrippa was
fled
with
sels
Pompeius
17 vesonly.

was

tween
be-

Sextus

and
over

is
last

worthy
note-

general
the

old

wooden

OF

DICTIONARY

Navarrete

Years'

(Hundred

War).
Fought

BATTLES

order.

This

the

April

tween
be-

1367,

3,

Edward

under
English,
24,000
Black
the
Prince, and

60,000

French

under

Bertrand

and

Spaniards,
du

Guesclin

The
Henry de Trastamare.
the
to
English, mainly
owing
skill of their archers, completely

173

barren

10,000

for

one,

almost

at

men,

he

the

conflict.

called

the

Battle

was

condition

renew

retreat

and
in

once

cost
was

William's

unmolested,

was

which

victory

French

to

is also

This
of

Landen.

of

the

and

defeated

their

made

Guesclin

prisoner.

also

known

is

Battle

the

as

the

being
battle

This

(Wars
Revolution).
March
Fought

with

opponents,

loss, du

heavy

Neerwinde

of

mouriez,
under

Najara.

and
the

The

his

Fought

September,

between

Athenian

and

who

was

waylay
ships from
was
totally

PoUio
with

Spartan

to

grain

Euxine.

60

PoUio,

ships, under
endeavouring

loss

the
the
feated,
de-

May

The

latter

Picts

685,

20,

mandel

under

their

themselves

and

victory

from

the

Ecgfrith.

defeated,

was

by

and

the

the
freed

umbrian
North-

domination.

(War

Neerwinde

July

Fought
III,

and

Luxemberg.
the
and

1693,
under

the

force,
The

tween
be-

French

at

tacked
at-

British

tain
Capships,

9 French

long

The
almost

off

admitting

defeat,

French

had

heavier

loss.

in

178

21,

4,000

Braithwaite.

did

bombardment,
November

the

this
a

place
British
under

The

Dutch

troops,

pulsed,
re-

made

strong,

partly
number,

and

by

1,

force,

action

practically
the
though

to

Colonel

was

the

suffered

fact

laid

tirely
en-

and

range,
after

but

thus

Mysore

ments,
entrenchfirst

and

sheered

in

Coro-

under

conducted

Peyton

in

Marshal

but
after
eight hours'
fighting, they succeeded
in
back
all along
driving them
the
line, though
owing
largely
the
of the
to
personal bravery
the
retirement
in
was
King,
good
hard

pelled
com-

the

ships,

for Trincomalee,

liam
Wil-

French

under

English
were

of

Labourdonnais.
was

October
19,

Negapatam.
Siege was

tion).
Revolu-

the

English,

the

superior

of

off

between

coast

indecisive,

between

Brude,

Picts, under
Northumbrians,

Coburg.
signal

Belgium.

1746,

of
squadron
Peyton,
under

triremes.

of 49

Negapatam.
Fought

Mere.

Fought

evacuate

at

the

of
won

in consequence
Dumouriez
was

to

fight
Nechtan's

Austrians,

and

defeat

B.C.,

Du-

triremes,

Athenian

80

Chabrias,

under

376

tween
be-

1793,
under

the

Prince

Austrians

victory,
Naxos.

18,

French,

French

and

rison,
gar-

partly

though

8,000

wait

not

but

for

surrendered

3.

Negapatam.
A

naval

this

action

was

place
1782
squadron,
Edward
and
Hughes,
in

British

squadron,

under

fought

off

between
under
a

Suffren.

Sir
French
The

forces
opposing
equal strength,

designs

the

and
but

and

Fought

French

drew

Lord

off

southward.

Invasion

under
of

the

the

the

tenant
lieu-

Omar,

Caliph

and

utterl}'^

were

tliis

being the last stand

the
against
conquering

made
Moslems.
Neon

(Sacred
B.C.
Fought

Phocians

the
354, between
certain
mercenary'
in all, under
Phi-

and

troops,
lomelus,

10,000

and

Locrians.

the

The

totally

defeated,

melus,

driven

covered
of

death

the

preferred

under

victory,
his

of

(Wars

French

the

April

18,

the

French,
and
Hoche,

under
under

Werneck.

1797,

80,000
the

strong,
Austrians,

Hoche

won

signal victory, driving

beyond
loss

of

the

8,000

Neville's

Cross

Fought
between

trians
Aus-

with

80

guns.

(Scottish Wars).

October
the

the

Tahn,
and

men

tween
be-

invading

and

though
ground

day,

he

have

gained
night

the

could
a

he

abandon

to

position.
second

indecisive

fought

on

retired

during

Royalists,
sustained

again
day,

without

attacks

others,
occasion,

previous
the

of

under

army,
and

Manchester,
the

October

the

the
throughout
giving ground, the
the
Parliamentary

Waller,
but, as

battle

Newbury,

at

1644, when
27,
under
Charles
I,

night.

(American

Newmarket

1346,

17,

Scottish

stop

during
obliged

himself

was

Revolution).
Fought

to

object
Essex's

their

the

as

1643,
under

The

to

held

said

be

Neuwied

were

rians,
Parliamenta-

London,

on

troops

not

the

was

sprang

cliff.

Scots.

sides

Essex.

Charles

felt

and

surrender,

which

(Civil War).
September
20,
the
Royalists,

throughout

the

to

precipice,

to

over

wounds

way
Con-

obliged

the

by
both

I, and

Charles

his

and

confusion.

on

were

Philo-

raw

three

of

Newcastle,

between

march

and

his

small.

of

and

fighting

with

edge

Thebans
Phocians

in

losses

The

Newburn,

consequently

Newbury
Fought

War).

of
but

occupied

was

under

cannonade

evacuate

strong.

50,000

ford

was

to
1

army,
Persians

routed,

between

the

Newcastle,

levies, after
hours, fled

Scottish

endeavoured

Conway

hold

near

Said,

Persian

The

of

the

strong,

22,500

army,

to

and

Conway,

Leslie.

(Moslem
Persia).
A.D.
Fought
637

Moslems,

(Scottish Wars).
tween
28, 1640, beAugust
under
English,
4,500

Newburn

were

Suffren

BATTLES

action

the

Nehavend

about

Negapatam

on

frustrated,
the

of

were

indecisive,

was

to

OF

DICTIONARY

1/4

Civil

War).

Fought

May

13,

tween
be-

1864,

under
David
the
II, and
army,
northern
levies, under
Henry

under
Federals,
15,000
and
Confederates,
Sigel,
3,500

Percy

and

under

Scots

were

with
David

loss
and

captured.

Ralph

Neville.

completely
of

15,000
of
many

The

routed,

men,

his

Breckenridge.
by a rapid

and
nobles

fell
while

on

them

to

the
seek

upon

The
flank

federates,
Conment,
move-

Sigel's

march,
shelter

and
m

force
drove

wood

OF

DICTIONARY

behind

then

were

guns
attacked

of

by
Lexington

the

lost

who

School,
in

the

lost

enemy's

New

Orleans

Sigel
heavily

very
6

in

guns

hands.

had

War).
city,

of

held

12,000

Americans,

by

Jackson,

General

Orleans,
still

held

broke

out

the

General
fleet.

On

and

whole

the

of

the

disembarked.

the

on

I,

and

to
owing
the
supplies,
On
the
7th a

the

At

time

already

had

of

though
was

with

of

21

of

30

mortar

attack

on

5,000

Catholics

were

and
of

in
in

armed

peace

party

The

totally routed,
losing 1,500

action,

and

drowned

500

Erne.

Years'

(Seven

Niagara
This

fort

June,

by

Federal

the

under

began
Farragut,
this city by the

modore
Com-

Johnson

Jackson.

premature
Sir
shell, and
succeeded

garrison were
an

was

sion
explo-

the

On

the
bardment
bom-

by
of

and

attempt

tain
Cap-

Prideaux

Pouchot.
killed

ing
consist-

under

French,

600

General

garrison

the

to

July
almost
to

in

British,

2,500
under

Indians,

900

War)

besieged

was

1759,

of

Civil

steamers

Fort

Wolseley,

Enniskillen.

were

Lough

with

fact.

vessels,

tants,
Protes-

in disorder,

fled
the

tween
be-

under

withdrew.

neither
the

3,000
Colonel

of

defence

the

1689,

2,

and

under
in

of

Catholics,

Maccarthy,

took

and

(American

of

the

killed.

(War

Revolution).
Fought
August

concluded,

been

War).
On April 16, 1862,
fleet

were

with

totally routed,

Butler

to

loss

action

the

Orleans

into

but

town,

of 2,600

Prideaux,
New

in

posted

back

and

Newtown

as

Pakenham,

course

aware

rebels

The

penetrated

of the

loss

Harvey,

regulars, under

troops

driven

bayonet,

retired.

assailants

then

of

Father

IBagenal

Ross,

with

failed,

assault

final

including
1,500,
the
expedition

under

and

centre

the

upon
This

British

the
place, but
again repulsed,

surrendered

they

the

mishes.
skir-

ary
Janu-

on

difficulties

and

Johnstone.

then

however,

mutiny
Jackson, and

Fort

1,400

General

determined

position.

American

but

rebels,

were

command

181 5,
a
made
was

attack

forts,

out,

(Irish Rebellion).
June 5, 1799, between

about

the

rendered.
sur-

Pakenham,

took

25th,

21st

few

Edward

and

arrived

troops

After

Sir

the

by

New

once

Porter.

attacked

by

and

of

at

The

and

sissippi, New
Mis-

the

lying
captured

were

attack,

can
Ameri-

city

28th

Ross

and

the

by

in

warships,
boat

under

the

13th

New

25th,

Levee

termissio
inFa-

passage,

the

in

Mary

little

the

Commodore

30,000
Roche

British

off

Fort

with

the

the

Fought

attacked

1814, by
of
6,000
men,
aided
Keane,
the

shelled

forced

ragut

under

was

and

until

to

garrison

December,
force

fort

been

on

American

(Second

This

this

After

anchoring

ber
numtired,
re-

leaving

and

men,

of their

80

175

250

charge.

having
the

boys,
Military

taken

and

pupils

in

artillery. The
most
gallantly-

their

BATTLES

William
the

when

24,

mand.
com-

the

in extremis,

relieve

the

fort

made

was

by

French

1,300

and
but

Ligneris,
repulsed by Johnson

Indians,
was

under

considerable

Famille,

loss,

he
with

Belle

La

at

Pouchot

and

at

(First Crusade).

This

city

14,

were

by

defence

labour

boats

from

lake,

and

thus

the

investment

of

determined

Two

it

repulsed,
June

to

completed
the
place.
by

but

both

Nicsea

and

(Ottoman

between

10,000

under

the

and

waiting for
penetrated

and

lines, kilhng

they

to

and

first

two

by

third

the

killed, while

the

zet
Baja-

the

upon

Avithout

fled

line

all

captured.

were

but

Turks,

overpowered

turned

garians,
Huning
strik-

Bajazet massacred
prisoners, excepting

blow.

his

all

the

Janissaries in

3,000
survivors

dered
surren-

Hungarians,

the

1,500

then

were

then

Farquhar's

1395,
and

Nevers
Sigismundof
and
the Turkish
Hungary,
army
I.
The
French
of
Bajazet
out
lines, withcharged the Turkish

the
were

28,

French

Hungarians,

50,000
de
Due

20.

See

from

Wars).

September

who

Nek.

of

him

saving

Romans

Nicholson's

completely
steadiness

the

only

first

the

at

was

Nicopolis
Fought

the

attempts
made

were

Soliman,

Sultan

great
sea

he

defeated,
the

fled

troops
and

onset,

ported
trans-

the

the

relieve

with

but

crusaders

the

of

possession

the

Ascanius,

Lake

de

The
1097.
aided
in
greatly

May

Saracens

the

Godefroi

under

Bouillon,
the

besieged by

was

Crusaders,

Asiatic

disaster.

once

surrendered.
Nicaea

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

1/6

25

nobles.

Farm.

(Russo-Turkish War).
captured July
place was

Nicopolis

(Third

Nicopolis
War).
Fought

B.C.

Romans,

under

the

of

army
Romans

in

heights

In

the

the

and

Pompey,

Mithridates.

front

of

ing
retreat-

their

under
the

him.

the

Russians

and

tacked
at-

and

camp,
This

was

the

legions

of

Orange,

Pontic

and
and

encountered
under

Domi-

when

contingent

other
the

Phamaces.

very

critical
in

Asiatic

of

after

Calvinus'

position,

holding

long

defeated

heavy

the
loss.

of

Spaniards,
Maurice

and

engagement,

troops,

Bosporans,

between

of

his

was

in

Archduke

the

of

Albert

Prince

Roman

one

War

Maurice

Archduke

the

Nicopolis.
Fought

legion

killed

1,300

the

and

Austria.

47,
wth

lost

under

Dutch,

surprised by
B.C.

surrendered.

(Netherlands
Nieuport
Independence),
Fought
July 2, 1600,

under

Calvinus,

garrison

the

wounded.

Rome.

tius

bardment,
bom-

days'

two

Turks

7,000

The

fought by Mithdri-

against

after
when

of

General

under

position.

Romans

his

in

routed

the

Mithridates

and

night

the

Army
Krudener,

Russian

9th

the

by
Corps,

1877,

The

occupied

last battle

dates

the

had

him

utterly

This

16,

66, between

Asiatics,

encamped

Mithridatic

but

own,

ceeded
suc-

and

evenly-contested
ultimately

Spaniards

with

OF

DICTIONARY

BATTLES

Nikko

177

Patriots,

(Japanese Revolution).
the
1868, between
Fought
adherents
under
of the
Shogun,
Otori
and
the Imperial
Keisuke,
Takamori.
under
Saigo
army,

Bolivar,

under

bian

The

rebels

fled

the

to

completely defeated
Royalists.
Nisib

defeated,
of Wakamatsu.

Fought

June

of Egypt).
(French Invasion
miral
AdFought
August
I, 1798,
Brueys, with
ships of
13
line
the
and
was
frigates,
4
in
Aboukir
anchored
Bay.

Nelson,

13

and

one

penetrated

with

between
and

line-of-battle-

shore, while

the

his

Thus

French

vessels

L'Orient

eys
Bru-

is

also

his

known

battle

the

as

December

Fought
under

the

and

Persians

The

manfully
and

far

surviving

to

also

their
lost

the
which

fell

Heraclius,

into
and

following

the
in
The

camp.

the
peace

the

but

way

of

of

hands
made

year.

War
(South American
of Independence).
the ColomFought 1813, when

East,

the

the

as

the

thrice

was

years
retire after

to

and

of

60

In

350

the

garrison
Sapor, finding the
methods
unavailing,

ordinary

by building
large lake, upon
a

of

fleet

Under

portion
and

pressure
of
the

an

repulsed
day

the

the

months.

lost

wall

20,000

men,

from

water

gave
at

by
; and
garrison had

three

Niquitas

the

end

but

were

following
rebuilt
of

Sapor,
raised

way,
livered
de-

once

the

At

and

ramparts.

of

assault,

wall.

placed

almost

the

Persians

the

he

vessels,

city
of

formed

dams
which

armed
the

level

the

diverted

Mygdonius,

the

and

by

Lucilianus,

and

of

siege

defended

under

course

In
was

respectively,

days
city was

80

by

he

former

two

to

Destigerd,
was

was

for

known

fortress,

attacked

were

heavily,

victory opened
city of
royal

the

and

retreated

remnant

order

Romans

ground
day

the

before

captain

service,

besieged in 338, 346 and

350
Persia.
of
II, King
Sapor

the

II.

Chosroes
their

stood

annihilated

good

Rhaz-

throughout
into
the night,

almost

the

of

general

the

ates,

troops,

under

Persians,

the

627,

Heraclius.

Emperor

as

(Persian Wars).

compelled

i,

Imperial

the

and

turned

this action

fire in

under

finally
they

infantry,

Turkish

the

the

he

stand, but
Moltke,

of

Battle

(Persian Wars).

between

Von

the

Aboukir.
Nineveh

no

Bulwark

ship

This

up.

when
his

fled.

artillery,

shattered

so

that

advanced
made

in

stronger

fire

This

Admiral

blown

the

army,

Ibrahim

Ibrahim.

son

his

and

Nisibis

capture

and

far

was

of

two

escaping

killed,

was

his

under

first time.

were

only

destruction.

or

between

Mehemet

Syro-Egyptian

Ah's

in

the

on

caught

fires, the
utterly routed,

two

their

ing
remain-

them

ships engaged
outside.

line

French

the

under

Turks,
and

Pasha,

Turks,

ship,
ron
squad-

50-gun
half his

Hafiz

tween
be-

1839,

23,

30,000
Nile

ships

bellion).
Re-

Ali's Second

(Mehemet

and

were

castle

with

Spanish

the

the

the

about

having
siege.

Nissa.
A

naval

action,

fought

at

the

of

mouth

II, and

Sweyn

the

Norwegians
Sweyn

totally

defeated,

himself

he

destroyed,

difiiculty

with

his

and

caping
es-

and

80

guns.

December

Fought

1813,

13,

under
French,
35,000
and
British
and
14,000

between

Soult.

Nive

the

crossed

Having

Wellington.

under

Portuguese,

the

on

took
a
Wellington
up
the
heights
position on
strong
the
village of St. Pierre.
near
attacked
Here
he was
by Soult,
and
occupied
but
repulsed him,

loth,

position

French

the

and

battle

this

preceded it, amounted

which

and

killed

5,019

about

lost

(Peninsular

War).

November

10,

Fought
driven

were

from

forced

and

4,265, including
prisoners, 51 guns,
lost

magazines.
kiUed

2,694

to

The

lost

field

strong

very

Nivelle.

the

Soult,

British,

the

position by
WelUngton,
behind

under

French,

the

when

and

181 3,

under
retire
French

about

1,200

and

all their

The

British

wounded.

amounted

(Franco
of

sortie

in

1870,

Metz,

Charles.

had

slight

but

145
The

into

they

I\Ietz

officers

2,850

with

numerically

the

Duke

of
The

Horn.
to

and

relieve

Ferdinand

Weimar
action

inferior

under

and

Count

was

Nordlingen,
was

force

Swedes,

fought
which

besieging,

and

the

under
The

the

king's

betrayed

were

driven

3,379
126

lost

of

loss
men.

officers

men.

Standard.

See

of

and

the

Earl

of

by

tween
be-

under

Yorkists,
Warwick.

entrenchments
Lord

the

1460,

Lancastrians,

VI,

Henry

i,

(Wars
Northampton
Roses).
July 10,
Fought

Germans

their

were

and

Germans

day,

the

advance

to

between

of

ground

the

efforts

first,

at

during
September

fruitless, and
back

French

The

won

on

further

of

Prince

success

maintained
had

they

31,
break

line

under

Germans,

Frederick

and

to

investing

the

some

under

August

endeavour

the

Northallerton.

under

German

Nordlingen
Fought

and

to

French,

the

from

Bazaine,

and

(Thirty Years' War).

6, 1634,
September
Imperialists,
40,000
Ferdinand
of
Hungary,

killed.

War).

the

Nivelle

Mercy
loss

Noisseville

through

wounded.

their

all
was

4,000.

A
to

British

The

men.

10,000

General

of
and

almost

and

French

in

loss

wounded

killed,

guns.
The

combats

the

with

expelling them,
prisoners,

left

succeeded

Turenne

6,000

were

after

the

fighting,

severe

very
under

tacked
at-

and

strongly entrenched,

losses

French

The

Adour.

the
in

of

front

in

French

Imperialists

the

where

under

Imperialists,
of Allersheim,

village

the

(Peninsular War).

Nive

tween
be-

1645,

3,
French

17,000
and
14,000
The
Mercy.

under

Morawa.

XIV).

of Louis

Nordlingen (Wars
Fought
August

land.
Zea-

to

killed,
Horn,

12,000

prisoners, including

Conde,
See

Nissa.

lost

allies, who

the

of

defeat

total

the

in

resulted

6,000

Hardrada.

fleet

1064,

fleet, under

Harold

under
was

Danish

the

between

in

Nissa

the

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

1/8

were

Grey

de

i8o

DICTIONARY

lengthy

resistance

of
last

at

was

and

fifteen

months

took

command

the

the

of

autumn

OF

habitants
inwere

the

attacked

whom

overcome,

after

he

city fell,in
B.C.

133

BATTLES

of

1,200

Oberstein.
between

and

with

signally

Oczakov

(Uruguayan

Independence).
November,
Fought
the Argentine
Oribe,

and

the

allies

forced

was

while

Ocaiia

Turks

10,000

of

Joseph

opened

Areizaga,

six

December

which

was

French,
loss

and

der
un-

of

wounded,

26,000

prisoners, including
3
and
all their
generals, 45 guns,
and
The
baggage
transport.
French

only

Ocean

Pond

War).
Fought
between

lost

(American

under

6,000

Federals,
The
a

by
near

Lake

Civil

February

5,000
General

Seymour.

1,700

men.

1864,
20,
Confederates,
and
Finnegan,
under

General

Confederates

strong
swamps

City,

position,
and
where

cupied
oc-

they

by

the

In

17.

of

Imperial
The

Hideyoshi.
finding

the

the

Hojo
under

troops,

held

castle

that

they

the

by

n^onths,

three

over

were

Odawara,

stronghold
was
besieged

last

no

power

of

to

end.

an

the

CEnophyta.
Fought
Athenians,
and

the

Boeotian
were
were

to

in

B.C.

Hojo

457,
under

family

between

The

states.

totally defeated,
consequence

acknowledge

the

at

hope
the
the
came

the

MjTonides,
and

Thebans

out

but

could

without,
support from
and
garrison surrendered,
for

the

of

RebeUion).

(Hojo
castle

family,
Japanese
for

storm,

sword.

of

last

of

massacre

40,000
inhabitants

and
the

to

The

tected
pro-

forests,

was

Odawara

sent,
pre-

taken

followed,

which

put

at

with

months,

and

resistance

strenuous

of
the

to

Spaniards,

killed

been

Potemkin,

under
after

garrison

30,000

53,000

had

magazine

stormed
was
by the
up
the
garrison cut
besiegers, and
the
to
1788
place
pieces. In
sians,
was
again besieged by the Rus-

of

War).

action,

Soult, with

5,000

siege
waters

Buonaparte

defeated

Oribe

all nations.

this

the

after

by

Bosnians,
was
by the Russians,
and
Miinnich,

and

1737,
Count

The

and

the

(Peninsular

In

French

the

were

shipping

tween
be-

fleet, under

raise

to

Parana

1845,

squardons.

Montevideo,
the

of

Wars).
defended

fortress,

blown

victorious,

were

War

combined

British

and

Danes

The

(Ottoman

This

under

Obligado

Saxons,

completely defeated.

besieged

loss.

heavy

the

West

the

the

under
and
Poles,
Tarnowski,
the Wallachians,
under
Bogdan.
were

between

851,

Ethelwulf.

were

defeated,

to

Invasion).

(Danish

Danes,

Wallachians

The

700.

under

The

loss

5 guns.
amounted

loss

Confederates

Fought

1533,

Seymour,
with

and

men

Ockley

Fought

by

defeated

they

other
tians
Boeoand

compelled

headship

of

DICTIONARY

and

Athens,

Of

(Hungarian

en

This

Rising).
held
by

fortress,

an

General
garrison, under
the
was
Hentzi,
besieged
by
under
Hungarians,
G"Jrgey,
After
successful
unan
1849.
May
4,
assault, a siege in due

and

able

to

open,

and

further

several

assaults

failed, the

also

by

taken

place

storm

the

on

Hentzi

General

was

21st.

mortally

was

wounded.

Koreish).

the

under

Moslems,

The

Sophian.

Prophet

but

follow

attack

Abu

himself

feel

his

up

under

latter

were

Moslems

70
the

wounded,

950
and

Mohammed,
of Mecca,

Koreish

victorious,
slain, and

to

between

623,

Fought

not

with

War

(Mohammed's

3,000
Abu

captured

Demosthenes,
Ambraciots,

the

throne.under
and
Toledo,
under
an

between

claimant

of

Henry

Castile.

which

action

began

the

fante
In-

to

the

After
late

in

and
lasted
for
afternoon,
three
hours, without
any
very
decisive
result, the Archbishop,
the

who

considerably

was

in numbers,

leaving
the

withdrew

Henry

in

inferior

his troops,
possession of

field.

was

raise

to

the

War).
between

and
with

under

force,

force

of

3,000

(Crimean

numbers,

Pasha,

Omar
the
had

Turkish

in

superior

army,
under

War).

1853, when

Fought

totally

Russian

invaded

army
Danub-

the

Principalities.

Omdurman

(Soudan Campaigns
).
September
Fought
1898,
2,
between
British
the
and
tians,
EgypSir
strong, under
and
Kitchener,
50,000

23,000
Herbert

Dervishes,
British

zareba, and

heavy

then

advanced,
and
the

on

Kitchener
to

him

drive

the

into

durman,
Om-

the

place.
operation,
the
Egyptian Brigade
British
right, under

course

the

General

capture
of

Macdonald,
and

front

the

repulsed

were

loss.

before

enemy

Khalifa.

attacked

with

In

the

under

Dervishes

The

however,

(Seven Years' War).

This
place was
besieged by
the Great, May,
Frederick
1758.
insufficient
Having
to
troops
invest
the
completely
place,
Olmiitz

sian
Prus-

the

of
Archbishop
Royal
troops,

the

the

Spartan
under
Eurylochus.
hoplites,
Demosthenes
a
plete
comgained
of an
victory, by means
and
was
ambuscade,
Eurylochus

ian

Alfonso,

loss

Athenian

defeated

of

4,000
of

Frederick

Olpae (Peloponnesian
Fought
426 B.C.,

Oltenitza

himself

Olmedo.
adherents

escort

slain.

did
Sophian
enough
strong
victory by an

1467,

of

retire.

and

which

Fought
Spanish

this

by

siege,

Austrians

for

and

of

being

Medina.

upon

the

destined

with

siege

convoy
under
the

Landon,

was

town

waggons,

small

Ohud

After

weeks,

seven

forced

having
finally

the

supply

army,

and

commenced,

was

Daun

communications

keep

provisions.

difficult

was

Marshal

one,

Austrian

form

task

Frederick's

men

armies.

her

to

contribute

to

BATTLES

OF

by
army,

the

was

centre

while

the

became
attacked
of
his

lated,
isoin

the

vish
Der-

flank

and

l82

DICTIONARY

rear

threatened

were

Dervish

left,

the

was

fire, the

losses

about

through

front

attack

British

The

BATTLES

contingent, under
forming a part of

was

and

pulsed.
re-

tian
Egypand

Ali's

themselves

Opequan

(Indian Mutiny).
Fought July 28, 1857, between
Havelock's
relieving force, 1,500
the
who
rebels,
strong, and

occupied

but

Onao,

protected

so

that

frontal

This
after
a

the

was

had

attack

by
repulsed,
and

men

15

the

neers
mutiloss

guns.

July

30

British
Admiral

French
under

lasted

throughout

the

fleets

damages,
lost

of

equal

Comte

d'Es-

which

fight
the
day, the
off
to
repair

drew
neither

Fought

side

the

British

carried

by

the

Cossim's

men

with

army
100

and

Adams,

guns.
his

held
of

Mir
army

by

60,000
Cos-

the

attacked

camp

of the

23,

1768,

Mahratta

ing
storm-

then

above

stormed
the

their

in

pikes
The

were

and
and
the
very

The

the

evening,

off the

Moors

the
position on
the
city. They
the
city itself,
walls
by placing

strong

escalading

while

Navarro.

drove

to

tween
be1509,
the Spaniards,

17,
and

in

late

and

heights

killed

August

side
out-

Soult

Expedition

Moors

Spaniards,

battle

Fought

Oporto.
success
by

under

stones.

Ooscata.

Portuguese

of

(Ximenes'
Morocco).
Fought
May

was

entirely dispersed.

pletely
com-

Fareiras,

Oran

from

ments
entrench-

fort

the

Mir

fled

Major

storm

and

native

when

Oporto, with horrible

slaughter,
it
that
being
computed
the
inhabitants
of
ed.
perish10,000
The
Fi^ench lost 500 only.

1763,

and

the

his

up

the

under

routed

Soult,

and

city

followed

having

September,

3,000

troops,

when

under

Lima

Nullah.

when

cavalry,
7,000
the
and
federates
Con-

confusion.

French,

under

ship.

Oondwa

sim

Keppel,

broken

was

Oporto (Peninsular War).

Fought March
28, 1809,

the
and

squadron
After

of

ships

force,
taing.

tween
be-

1778,

27,

line, under

two

in

inclined

Southerners,

completely

were

Onessant.

of

Custer,
fled

first

wing

charge

the

to

dan.
Sheri-

the

defeated

Fought

cost

General
at

of

left

and

passed,

with

their

and

at

only.

under

side

under

sary.
neces-

been

by

pulsed
re-

with

cavalry

18

Success
the

near

flanks

successful,

town

was

300

the

on

attack

was

further

of

position

strong

Hyder

Confederates,
13,000
General
Early, and 45,000

Federals,
to

of

Civil War).
(American
September
1864,
19,

Fought
under

ed
attack-

Mahrattas

300,

of

Rao,
Donald

was

Mysore

of about

between

Onao

The

army.
the

loss

lost

15,000.

Morari
Colonel

Campbell's column,
by a detachment

under

killed
500
Dervishes

were

wounded.

The

of the Soudanese,

changed

The

not

engaged.

steadiness

who

the

had

critical,but

extreme

heavy

by

which

been

previously
position

OF

the

crevices
lost

Moors
the

about
losses
small.

storm

8,000
of

of
in

the
the

4,000

prisoners,
the

victors

OF

DICTIONARY

(First Mithridatic

Orchomenus

War).

Fought
Pontic
and

the

drove

and
but

the

back

Sulla

rallied
in

them

led

with

the

totally routed
heavy loss.

which

line,

Roman

himself

troops, and

Bolivian

attacked

cavalry

his

charge

and

slope

the

of

attacked

were

and

totally

fled

to

he

Caractacus

Brigantes,

the

captive

by
and

surrendered,

was

Carac-

occupied
where
hill,
they
by the Romans

routed.

whom

Independence).
besieged, July
place was
the
1601, by
Spaniards, under

5,
the

made

in

Bedford,

of

In

1428.
April, 1429,
force, 7,000 strong, under

October,
a

by

erected
the

on

6th

the
and

garrison
English

the
the

Bedford

8th
raise

the

the

to

Dunois

besiegers, Joan,
7th of May, led

victory against
the

on

compelled

was

in

house

the

the
and

Luy

The
of
de

course

the

siege.
(Italian Wars).
place, held by a French
Guerri,
Menaldo
garrison, under
in
by the
1500
besieged
was
de
Gonsalvo
under
Spaniards,
bardment,
five days' bomAfter
Cordova.
upon
side

the

by

an

attack

town

on

small

de

Garcilasso
between

la

made

was

opposite

the

of

party
in

resident

iards
Spanunder

Rome,

Vega.

fires, Guerri

two

(Crimean

Ostrolenka

out

lost

of

Thus
rendered.
sur-

siege.

(Peninsular War).
Fought
February
27,

Soult.

the

in

men

left

was

Spaniards

The

standing.
70,000

town

to

Orthez

between

it

besiegers,

the

of

finally captured, September

time
scarcely
1604, by which

batteries

lines, and

Spinola having

This

in
Joan of Arc, succeeded
been
found
it
having
entering,
invest
the
to
place
impossible
various
After
cessful
succompletely.
on

three

taken

more

Ostia

French

and

attacks

than

for

out

years, but
command

town

defence}

remarkable

most

holding

14,

Years'
(Hundred
War).
This
was
city
besieged by the
the
English, under
Regent, the

The

Albert.

Archduke

Orleans

of

War

(Netherlands

This

Duke

claimed
proPerez

President.

routed.

utterly

was

sent

Rome.

to

had

who

Perez,

enemy

Britons

The

tacus.

and

General

was

under

Britons,

the

Acha,

the
50, between
Ostorius
Scapula,

under

Romans,

the

Ostend

A.D.

troops,
General
President,
the
rebels, under

Government

under

himself

Ordovici, The.

Fought

the

between

1862,

Fought

Sulla.

under

Romans,

Asiatic

The

Oruro.

Archelaus,

under

army,

guns.

the

between

85,

B.C.

and

wounded,

and

killed

4,000

183

BATTLES

British

French,

the
French

Orthez

Beam,

under

and
with

Fought
1814,

Turks,

lington,
Wel-

the

under

were

loss

of

Pasha,

the
and

had
which
army
PrinciDanubian

the

Turks,

The

who
in

considerably

gained

War).

between

Omar

Russian

pahties.

the

across

under

invaded

driven

1853,

were

bers,
numsuperior
complete victory.

OF

DICTIONARY

i84

Ostrowno

of

(Campaign

cow).
Mos-

BATTLES

Fought

July

between

Prince

General

with

and

sian
Rus-

back

both

on

loss of 3,000
killed and
800
prisoners and

The

loss

French

guns.
about
the

was

march

wearied

Mexico,
the

Oswego
This
of

War).
by a garrison

place, held

,400

Provincial

Colonel

under

French,

in

the

of

Mercer

The

losses

very

small.

both

on

sides

Otrar

of
(Tartar Invasion
ismia).
This
city was
besieged,

by
Oktai

and

Zagatai,

ghiz Khan,
garrison
Khan.
after

which

and

of
The

place

four

months'

time

reduced

to

this

remnant

out

in

20,000

19,

Gazer

citadel

Prince

of

the

with

marched

3,000
and

held

who

killed,
10

guns.

besieging

with
7,000
The

siege

on

allies, and

them,

meet

gundy
of Bur-

the
the

defeated

100,000

Vendome.

were

of

to

totally

and
Duke

the

advance

perialists
Im-

and

Marlborough

raised

Oudenarde,

entered

Khan

French,

tween
be-

1708,

II,

Marshal

and
The

Spanish

the

Eugene,

under

French,

Gazer

for

and

Gen-

but

men,

Aztecs

20,000

British

-80,000

siege, by
garrison was

the

the

12

by

was

in disorder.

under

of

under

discouraged

that

said

Khar-

defended

60,000,

so

(War
Succession).
Fought
July

under

sons

they

of

fled

army,

that

heart

very

Oudenarde

were

Mongols,

200,000

Aztec

is

by

many
the

on

were

the

into

Cortes,

It

after

fell.

killed, the place surrendered.

was

few

them

days,

and

a
charge
defeat, when
headed
cavahers,
by

of

verge
of a

from

retreat

fighting,

hours'

long

intercepted

were

Aztecs,

the

After

which

of

course

calm,
Mont-

1756.

II,

bombardment

besieged

was

August

under

troops,

Mercer,

the

by

Years'

(Seven

The

by

their

on

force

Aztecs.

200,000

Spaniards,

and

Cortes,

about

of

ed,
wound-

some

aries,
auxili-

Tlascalan

of

under

with

days,

between

with

Spaniards,

thousands

and

of

Mexico).

of
(Conquest
July 8, 1520,
Fought

200

is

ballad

old

Otumba

The

defeated

were

the

of

battle

Chace."

Chevy

Osterman

Konownitzyn.

Russians
driven

Eugene,
the

"

of

in

loss

The

2,000.

celebrated

18 12,

corps

Count

of

corps

26,

French

cavalry,

Murat's

and

25

the
and

Ney

and

with

totally defeated,
about

but
a

were

of

loss

prisoners,
lost

allies

2,000.

another

month.

Otterburn

Fought

(Scottish Wars),
August
19, 1388,

9,000

English,

under

Henry
Percy
(Hotspur)
of
greatly inferior force
under
Earls
and
Douglas
attacked
Hotspur
Scottish

entrenchments,

tween
be-

and

Scots,

and

ray.
Murthe
was

Paardeberg
Fought
between

(Second
February
5,000

Boer
18,

Cronje

had

under

1900,

under
Boers,
numbering
British,

Cronje, and the

Brigades,
4 Infantry
batteries,

War).

Lord

taken

with

Kitchener.

refuge

in

the

bed

Tugela river, and

the

of

attempt

made

was

and

surrounded,

was

arrival

the

during

losses

British

he

amounted

The

98

to

of whom
men,
1,437
of the
battle
fell in the

prisoners

3,000

i8th.

and

Transvaalers

Staters, with

Free

1,100

numbered

taken

1,100

guns.

the

between

troops
Mitre, aided by an
Piloni, and
legion, under

under

Ayres,
Italian

under
de

Urquiza.

under
latter

la

were

nightfall

five

assaults,

were

driven

lost

assailants

the

the

when

war

British

in the

1,300

Burmans,

"

"

surprising

in

Gulf

the
between
352,
under
Onomarchus,
under

Macedonians,

Phihp's
infantry
to
equal in numbers
Phocians,

the

in

but

cavalry,

Phocians

defeated,

he
and

was

in

the

loss

The

troops
20.

hours'

three

Garibaldi

were

Ferdinand.

fighting, the
totally routed.

wounded

was

under

tans,
Neapoli-

7,000

King

Neapolitans

Palestro

heavily.

Patriots,

and

under

the

which

(Italian Rising).
May 9, 1849, between

Italian

action.

in

Neapolitan
on
June

Garibaldi,
After

after

the

withdrawn

were

far

pletely
com-

were

with

was

that

and

surrendered.

of

4,000

B.C.

the

superior
end

last

he

citizens,

Lanza

Palestrina

(Sacred War).

the

fighting,
Neapolitans suffered

General

penetrated
ing
be-

by

barricades,

the

any
the

Garibaldi

severe

some

the

at

city, where,

joined

Fought

Phocians,

the

make

Lanza.

fled

the

into

erected

politans,
Nea-

18,000

"

but

shot,

first

which

General

Picciotti

"

The

of

one

Palermo,

of

garrisoned by

yathe

1848,

Garibaldi, with
750 of his
and
Thousand
Volunteers,"
Sicilian
Picciotti,"
about
3,000

was

for

killed

1,000

over

when

flee.

Pagasaean
Fought

Philip.

one,
to

general being

their

to

about

battle

failed

stand,

and

Zay

the

bloodless

Burmans

first

under
but

almost

15,000

The

(Italian Rising).
26 and
May
27,

Fought

1825
with

encountered

men,

Thayan

In

open.

city,

120.

wounded.

met

Campbell,

Archibald

Sir

of

Burmans

their

the

about

of

loss

by

but
from

into

entrenchments

under

War).
(First Burmah
Pagahar
occasion
The
during the
only

repulsed

successfully

or

was

defeated.

The

Rochefoucauld.

Bordelais
four

Bouillon

de

Dues

the

federation,succeeded
Conthe
gates
The

Argentine

the

of

army

the

of

(War

de la
the Marshal
strong, under
Bordelais,
Meilleraic, and
7,000

and

1861,
17,
Buenos
of

September

slain.

Fronde).
1649,
September
Fought
5,
the
8,000
between
Royal troops,

Palermo

Fought

number.

their

of
was

Gallien

Palais

with

Pabon.

the

third

Onomarchus

and

operations
officers

and

The

rendered
sur-

27th.

the

on

jected
sub-

artillery

until

lasted

fire, which

the

on

sustained

he

but

Roberts,

Lord

of
to

however,

impossible,

this

rendered

for

cover

force,

attacking

the

dislodge

to

of

absence

The

him.

of

an

185

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

in

the

(Unification of Italy).

Fought

tween
be1859,
30,
under
Sardinians,

May
the

r86

DICTIONARY

General

Cialdini,

trians,
The

under

and

Sardinians

crossing

the
and

attacked

Palestro

they

Sesia,

were

effected

Austrians

and
of

out

considerable

(Expedition

loss.
myra).
Pal-

to

BATTLES

the

cost

400
thirds

1,200

city

under

Romans,
the
in

defeat

fled

the

Emesa

at

Aurehan

march,

that

citizens

the

massacred
the

had

garrison
place. He
thereupon
his

neither

city, sparing

and

left

in

Panama

the

with

Buccaneers
then

Morgan

place,

and

of

ruary
Feb-

on

with

175

and

plunder,

of

(Raids

Fought

600

caneers),
Buc-

the

young

tween
1680, be23,
with
Buccaneers,

April
the

three

ships, under
John Coxon,
and
three
The
Spanish vessels.
after
were
defeated,
Spaniards
hard
a
two
fight in which
ish
Spanvessels
were
captured
by
mander
comboarding. The
Spanish

the

killed.

was

then

retraced

destroyed

and

steps,

risen, and

Governor

he

defeated

withdrew

24,
loads

2,400
the

outside

by

learnt

had

the

the

of

18, 1671.

Panama,

him

were
city, and
loss,
heavy
losing 600
men.

Zenobia

the place
city
failed
Zenobia
was
captured.
and
to escape,
was
brought into
his
Aurelian's
During
camp.
return

of

cross

head

January

men,

garrison
strong, met

mule

the

at

were

to

prisoners.

but

Queen,
273,
and

the

garrison
started

defence

reinforced

in

early

from

after

obstinate

by
being

Aurehan
Probus

Zenobia

of

the

The

the

by

Aurehan,

An

272.
made

was

besieged

was

of
out
170
while
two-

engaged,
of

sacked

This

assailants

men

killed, Morgan
the
Isthmus,

were

but

Cialdini

with

Palmyra

the

successfully

passage
the

drove

Aus-

Stadion.

while

repulsed,
the

the

General

Austrians

OF

the

and

nor

in the

The

entered
six

captured

caneers
Buc-

the

Bay,
lying

vessels

roads.

old.

Pandosia.
Palo

(Americo

Alto

War).
Fought May
the

Taylor,
Arista.

8, 1846, between
under

to

Panama

the

at

small

victors.

(Raids

the

2,000

of

Having

sailed

with

2"7 ships
to plunder
the
captured

San

Lorenzo,

the

Chagre,

at
an

under

Alexander

the

Lucanians.

battle

by
in

serving
the

the

caneers
Buc-

Pandu

16, 1670, Morgan

Buccaneer

men

and

Alexander
Lucanian

the

Greeks

Greek

were

Naddi

Fought

December

paniola

was

the

army,
the end

in

defeated.

).
On

and

the

between

B.C.,

stabbed

exile

were

very

Epirus,

During

under

Mexicans

The

of

General

Mexicans,

the

completely routed,
cost

Fought
331
Greeks,

Italian

Americans,
and

Mexican

the

from

His-

and

about

this

town.

castle
mouth

exploit

which

under

British

advance
of
of

day,

and

the

march

Havelock

neers
muti-

opposing
By
Cawnpore.

the

in

the

heat

succeeded

bridge

over

tween
be-

force,

were

to

seizing

15,

Mutiny),
1857,

relieving

Havelock,
who

forced

(Indian

July

of

his
a

the

in
the

OF

DICTIONARY

t88

and

camp,

after

successful

by

Antigonus,

the

withdrew
without

serious

Eumenes

oeuvring,
man-

his

army

Vizier,

Pasha,

and

War).

(Paraguayan
1866,
Fought
under
Paraguayans,

Parana

Lopez

Alegre.

March

which

while

martre,
the

extreme

Hne

in

of

order

of

turn

to

positions
Joseph

strong,

Mercy.

The
with

including

de

first
and

Marmont
lost

French

de

Paso

King

September

War).
by

defence,

taking

gradually
defences,
straitened
surrendered

but

the

mastered
and

by

The

garrison,
of

gallant

sorties

serious

many

place,

la

heavy.

Patria

Patay (Hundred
Fought
June

(Paraguayan
between

the
and

Lopez,

under

Porto

gained

Germans

the

finally,being
famine,

January

and

Arc
the

Sir

English
siege of

the

28,

outer

much

city
1871.

the

was

fled.

seized

French
The

to

made

Talbot,

the

by
with

vanced
ad-

their

and
under

French,
and

panic,

the
charge of
and
cavalry, broke
under
main
body,
meet

however,
Fastolfe,
and
formation,

was

tween
be-

Joan
d'Alenfon,

its

its retreat

War).

1429,
under

Due

Orleans,

attacked

refusing
the

18,

Talbot
English, under
Fastolfe.
The
John
the
after
were
retiring

guard
being

Years'

French,

the

Moltke,

von

made

Trochu,

General

the
the

command

the

under

6,000,
French

Alegre. The Paraguayans

a
signal victory.

and

under

1870,

19,

of

The

as

Brazilians,

allies about

army,
and

of Prussia

de
were

whereupon

invested

German

General

Mercy.

the

(Franco-German

main

Imperialists,

loss

almost

was

and

was

cession).
Suc-

Imperialists

defeated

of

Paris

the

heights

8,000.
Paris

Polish

under

the

two

; the

men

4,000

over

and

Coigny,

60,000

French

fled,
The

surrendered.

at

attacked

turned,

having

de

the

carried,

were

Montmartre

24.

tween
be29,
1734,
under
Marshal

French,

War).
1866,
Fought
under
Paraguayans,

The

Montmartre.

of the

June

the

loss

Mont-

and

fourth

left

of

weeks,

six

saulted
as-

positions

Belleville

Vincennes,

Army

columns

French

the

was

Schwartz-

under

Three

emberg.

by

National

Grand

the

aUies,

the

Paris,

Marmont,

by

).

only

and

under

attacked
of

of France

defended

regulars

20,000

Guard,

Neu-

after

town,

(War

Parma

Porto

18 14,

30,

was

were

into

September

capitulated

in

Count

Hungarians

resistance

Fought
On

under

victorious.

was

(AlliedInvasion

Paris

Koprili

and

Lopez,

Brazihans,

the

the

between

under

driven

which

valiant

under

force,
and

hausel,

the

Hungarians,

The

Forgacz.

tween
be-

1663,

Achmet

the

smaller

defeated,

victory.

barren

Wars).

Turks,

Grand

far

leaving

loss,

(Ottoman
August,

200,000

advantage,

the

held

Asiatics

severe

which

in

engagement,

Parkany
Fought

donian
Mace-

the

attacked

Eumenes

BATTLES

to

maintained
made

Etampes.

prisoner.

good
Talbot

DICTIONARY

Patila

Invasion

(Tartar

Persia).
Fought
1394,
Tartars,
the

under

The
the

the

between

under

and

Shah

Man-

vigorously

Tartar

Tamerlane

and

centre,

nearly
rallying his troops
led a charge
which
restored
battle, and
plete
gained a comThe
victory.
complete
was

whelmed,
over-

but

he
the

subjugation

of

BATTLES

followed.

Persia

his

Pavia

of

(Invasion
manni).
Fought
271,

Romans,
the

German

between

Alemanni

recrossed

his

to

vie

and

the

frontier.

Pavia

of
(Lombard
Conquest
Italy).
This
city was
besieged in 568
the

and

after

Alboin,
ing
gallant defence, last-

three

over

rather

by

of

force

by

at

was

years,

subdued,

famine
and

arms,

last
than

Atlanta,
under

Venetian

85

Nicolas

Trevisani,

superior

guns

in

the

pay
Venetians

The
with

3,000

loss

of

the

of

70

between
under
was

The

the

galleys

and

I, and

V),

French,
the

the

drove

The

the

Federals

lost

victory.
cluding
in-

3,722,

General

McPherson.

Confederate
the

ever,
how-

Confederates,

claimed

Ridge
Fought

losses

were

same.

(American
March

Civil War),

and
8, 1862,
Confederates,

16,000

under

25,

General

off
position,
left
wing,
capturing
13
and
some
prisoners ; being

ground.

General

the
under

General

7 th
back

the

Dorn,

von

in

Federals,

and

Francis

under
attacked

Curtis.

1525,
under

the

Federal

right

Imperialists,

who
Francis,
Lannoy.
besieging Pavia, awaited

in

communications,

they

lost

in

course

General
of

the

8th

the

Southerners,

the

ground

the

wing,
cutting
though

M'Culloch

the

action.

Federals

they

the
drove

succeeded

their

the

On

Confederates

nearly

and

force,

equal

men.

(Wars of Charles
Fought
February

round

what
some-

galleys

defeated,

Pavia

the

Federals,
and
Sherman,

and

between

Milanese.

were

in

the Federals
reinforced, however,
recovered
the
lost
rallied, and

under

of

(American

the

Hood

their

Pea

number

the

General

Federal

between

and

et

the

on

galleys,

m'est

1864,
operations

Confederates,

Pavia

Pavia,

ne

22,

between

Hood.

about

near

wrote

I'honneur

Creek

July

of

course

The

Ticino,

is

he

sauve."

est

Fought

besiegers. Pavia
then
became
the
capital of the
Lombard
of Italy.
kingdom
(Italian Wars).
Fought
May
22,
1431,

lost.
This

Rien

excepte

ered
surrend-

the

to

into

was

which
"

Tree

under

Lombards,

being

Civil War).

the

by

battle

on

qui

the

thrown

captured.

mother,

demoure,

and

Aurelian

the

the
was

occasion

the

Aurelian,

invaders.

mercenaries

flank, and

Francis

their

at

was
cavalry,
Lannoy 's infantry,

Swiss

in

disorder,
the

artillery
in

he

by

the

taken

Imperialists
his

Ale-

the

signal victory,

his

repulsed

Peach

under

gained

of

and

the

havoc
great
then,
charging

ranks,
head

of

lines, and

wrought

la

189

attack

the
on

Persians

attacked

of

Tamerlane,

Persians,

sur.

OF

drove

and
had

On
back

recovered

lost, the

DICTIONARY

190

battle
result.

The

losses

about

were

without

ending

called

the

Battle

decisive
each

on

i,ooo.

OF

is also

Gek

Horn.

of

succeeded

about

(Second

Fought
a

strong,
Roberts,

under

with

guns,
Afghans, with

but

able,

the

and

the

defeated,

ghans
Af-

feed

being
guns
British
lost 20

the

taken

of

is

have

order

city

between

Orkhan,

to
was

the

Ottoman

and

the

er,
Young-

East.

Cambyses,
under

and
Psam-

The

were

followed

plete
com-

was

which

the

by

subjugation
became

of

tory
vic-

Egypt,

Persian

of
(War
Successors).
B.C.
Fought
321,

Pelusium

trapy.
saj

first

The

occasion

Byzantines
in

Alexander's
between

under
Macedonians,
the
and
Perdiccas,
under

Ptolemy
the

attacked

off with

driven

was

,000

the

the

Regent,
Egyptians,
diccas
PerLagus.
fortress,

heavy

drowned

but

cluding
loss, in-

in the

Nile.

(First Carlist War).

by a Carlist
under
was
Gergue,
garrison,
with
captured
by
Espartero
Cristinos, June 21, 1838.
19,000
for
After
place
shelling the
the
attacked
7 hours, Espartero
the
held
Carlists, who
heights
outside
the
and
dispersed
town,
them,
prisoners,
capturing 600
Cerrada

Pena

fortress, held

This

and

all

defeated.

were

invaders

the

the
the

of

the

the

Egyptians
this
totally defeated, and

so

Conquest

of Andronicus

Emperor
Imperialists
which

in
the

1329,

under

between

that

to

(Ottoman
Minor).

Fought

This

said

men

rest,

Asia

Turks,

which

stratagem.

Pelekanon

forces

is

his

by

of

besiegers

Khan

the

of

their

defence,

decimated

meticus.

Conquest

with

Peking
(Tartar
China).
This
city was
besieged by the
under
Tartars,
Khan,
Genghiz
in
and
after
1 210,
a
long and

Genghiz

under

Egyptians,

the

Invasion

exhausted

the

wounded.

78

obsintate

Persians,

cult
diffi-

movement,

heavy loss, all

The
captured.
and

11

in

posted

completely

killed

and

13

crossed,

was

3,200
Frederick

Sir

18,000

pass

force,

of

wounded.

1,000.

(Persian
Egypt).
Fought
B.C.,
525

1878,

2,

British

strongly
an
By
turning

guns,
Kotal.

lost

the

loss

and

Pelusium
December

between

about

with

killed

Afghan

War).

Zotoff,
all

repulsing

attacks,

3,000
Russians

The

Kotal

General

in

Turkish
.

Peiwar

under

strong,

side

This

BATTLES

their
of

in

abandoned

the

The

guns.

the

garrison
place.

mainder
re-

then

the

met

War
(American
Bay
Independence).
Fought
July 14, 1779, when
British
of 10
a
ships,
squadron
Sir
under
pletely
Collier, comGeorge
American
an
destroyed
of 24 ships, and
squadron
tured
capPenobscot

battle.

of

Pelischat

(Russo-Turkish
August
30,

Fought
when

the

with

50

from
Russian
dim.

Turks,
guns,

Plevna,
lines
The

and
in

25,000
made

attacked
front

Russians,

of

War).
1877,
strong,
sortie
the
Pora20,000

the
their

crews.

3,000

men

who

formed

OF

DICTIONARY

the

shortly

King

mot.

This

series

of

the

by

Knut,

march

the

between

engagements
rivals, which

the

Peace

General

Rising).
(Hungarian
tween
be1849,
Fought
June
21,
the
16,000
Hungarians,
and
the
Gorgey,
strong, under
Pered

Prince

and

position,

after

them

drove

Hungarian
ing,
fightsevere

the

with

out,

loss

and

Buell,

General

the

the

the

an

artillery

decisive

no

and

at,
loss

of

train.

The

about

4,000

captured

and

federates
Conkilled

2,500

3,000.

ing
dur-

withdrew,

Bragg

enemy,

back

drove

but

night

on

ates
Confeder-

and

inflicted

having

under

army,

arrived

was

somewhat

The

Bragg.

attacked,
Federals,

result

under

Federals,

lost

about

possession

Confederate

smaller

lies
al-

The

Windischgratz.
attacked

of

under

Russians,

and

Austrians

pignan
Per-

of

Perryville (American Civil War).

tween
October
8, 1862, beFought

ended

Olney.

of

honours

the

France

gave
Rousillon.

of

allowed

capture

45,000
with

men,

400

were

with

out

The

war.

tion
elec-

first of

the

was

two

to

of

Witanege-

the

and

surrendered,

side,
Iron-

Edmund's

after

as

under

Danes,

to

rison,

Edmund

under

and

the

between

1016,

Fought
EngUsh,

191

reduced

(Danish Invasion).

Selwood

Pen

BATTLES

wounded.

and

Perembacum

(FirstMys ore War

).
Fought
September
1780,
10,
when
force,
a
Mysore
11,000
under
Sahib,
Tippu
strong,
surrounded
and
cut
to pieces a
detachment

of Sir

Hector

in
3,700
army,
Baillie.
Colonel

under

Baillie
including
the
massacre.
escaped

few,

Perisabor
This

(Persian

fortress
the

May,

under

Romans,

Julian.

and

destroyed.

the
the
end

French,

11,000

du

the

was

Seigneur
of

1474,

and

Spanish

Lude,
was

at

defended

garrison.

The

by
could
succeed
not
Spanish army
in relieving the place, and
after
holding out with great gallantry
a

until

March

Antigonus'
the

14,

1475,

the

gar-

and

complete
victory,
captured.

Fought
Afghans,

(Second

of

of
looi,

under

Ghuzni,

with

and

threw

Eu-

confusion.
fantry
in-

Macedonian

the

ralhed,

Invasion

Eu-

under

onslaught,
was
infantry
but
his
cavalry
seizing
day, and

enemy's
camp,
into
menes'
phalanx
this

Anti-

first

the

Peshawar

besieged by
strong, under

fortress

the

At

Upon

strong,

Asiatics,

42,000

elephants,

114

The

Perpignan.
This

and

menes.

31,000
under

elephants,

65

retrieved

by an
garrison,
363, by the

dismantled

was

town

gonus,
with

between

316,

Macedonians,

overwhelmed,

Wars).

Persian

and

Assyrian
was
captured.

a
Only
himself,

defended

fortress,

the
with

ro's
Mon-

number,

of Alexander's

Persepolis (Wars
Successors).
B.C.
Fought

gained

ing
be-

Eumenes

Mohammedan

India).
between
Sultan

42,000

10,000

Mahmud

Punjabis,

the
elephants,
Lahore.
The
Rajah
Jaipal of
totally defeated, and
Rajah was
with
his
of
principal
captured
15
300

chiefs.

under

DICTIONARY

192

Civil
Petersburg
(American
War),
Fought
June 15 to 18, 1864,
in
the
an
forming
episode
Federal

attp.ck

General
was

men,

defence
the

time

same

Hundred.
before

and

carried.

On

the

his

concentrated

Petersburg,

out

till the

seized

the
driven

line

terrible
of

18th

Federals

repulsed,
all the

to

carry

in

and

front

attempt

an

Federals

to

that

carrj^

stood

however,

repulsing
loss, and

of

succeeded

in

the

were

Peterwaradin

Fought

severe

the

).

was

during

the

August

5,

been

to

up

the

repaired,

and

undertake

to

700
and

while

of

were

retreated
held

out

the

Fought

7 16, when

the

second

the

storm,

citadel,

last, perishing

flames

when

it

of

9,

25,000

The

Caesar.

that

back

following

in

strong,

Pompeian
of

pursuit,

confusion

by

Caesar

B.C.

Pompeians,
under
Pompey,

Caesareans,

was

Romans.

the

strong,

into

Of
the

the

the

August

or

Wars).

very

besiegers

(Civil War
Pompey).

and

between

action.

in

to
to

the

by

Pharsalus

who

Grant,

fell in

1,070

breach

after

prisoners, only 18
700
unwounded.
Five
dred
hun-

fired

works,
breast-

and

the
fighting
a
lodgement.

in

ground,
heavy

last

At

siege.

siege,

drove

(Ottoman

which

all

had

defenders

and

generals

and

fortress,
in throwing

garrison

had

effected

killed

were

Lee

present

the

the

effected,

efforts

Federals

entering

5,000
Both

captured.
commanding,

with

the

storm

Meanwhile

second

confusion

their

a large portion
by mining.
By
duced
regarrison was
but
Dagisteus,

succeeded

Romans

it.

Confederates,

all attacks

succeeded

reinforcements,

3,000.
breaches

was

ments
entrench-

the
The

ensued.

with

Petersburg,
by the

the

400,
to

Persians

made

was

during

the

Confederate

of

to

delaying

8,000
in

on

mine

the

time

the

Civil War

Petersburg (American
On
June 30, 1864,
the
under
exploded
defences

and
and

wall

brought
he

night

second

down

was

549,
unsuccessful

of

Romans

outer

in

ments.
entrench-

of defences,

and

line.

this

rallied

the

slaughter,

the

of the

front

first

the

risoned
gar-

Romans,

Dagisteus,

series

bringing

in

and

fortress,
Persians,

1,500
tlie

under

strong,
assaults

ing
mask-

in

the

to

17th

gard
Beaure-

the

During

The

killed,

50
The
250
guns.
lost about
3,000.

strong

After

after

retook

withdrew

stronger

line

first

however,

and

them,

Smith,

troops

from

Beauregard,

the

attacked

force

but

Turks

(Persian Wars).

by
besieged by

holding
a
afternoon,
panic
and
defenders,
they

of

campaign,

150,000
Ali Pasha.

30,000

Imperialists

This

Hundred,

Bermuda

and

standards

Petra

Bermuda

i6th

the

veteran

contain

to

the

of

withdrew

were

lost

entrenchments

portion

signally defeated
Turks

80,000

mostly

Flanders

the

with

Petersburg were
15th by General

the

from

Darnad

at

His

with

Eugene,

Imperialists,

under

had

Butler

Prince

Richmond.

8,000
Beauregard,
with
the
charged
and
of
at
Petersburg,

General

on

on

BATTLES

OF

48,

60,000
and
under

cavalry

Csesar, but
were

the

thrown

legion

OF

DICTIONARY

aries,

whereupon

fled

and

from

followed
became

fell.

eans

only

and

Pompeians,

which

After

the

defeat

of

sacked.

battle,

of

it,

by

Decius

stormed

and

was

that

is said

It

garrison
perished in the

100,000

inhabitants

and

the

the

and

attempt

an

relieve

to

and

Cniva,

under

gallant defence,

15,000
Caesar-

surrendered.

Pompeians

20,000

200

after

193

Goths,

the

by

fantry
in; the
battle
the

and
in

rout,

turned

they
field

the

BATTLES

sequent
sub-

and

siege

massacre.

(Greco-Turkish
War).
when
6,
1897,
May

Pharsalus

Fought
Edhem

Pasha, with
divisions, drove
their

from
front
about

killed

230
Greek

The

at

between

the

of

General

Gourko,

and

loss

was

cost

wounded.

under

not

The

very

heavy.

when
under

pieces
Highlanders,

cut

force

of

with

Fought

42,
under

B.C.

Republicans,
Cassius,
army

in

the

equal

of

approaches
but

5,000

Brutus

and

and

the

Octa-

Mark

Brutus
Antony.
the
right repulsed
legions
and
Octavius,
penetrated into

Cassius,
camp.
overthrown
by

was

would

and

have
but

aid

from

wing.
the

the

Antony,
arrival

on

field

Hill

the
torious,
vic-

army
committed
of

battle.

\First Gothic
Empire).
city was
besieged,

vasion
In-

of the

This

the

relieve

(Second

of
it.

War).
ing
fight-

Boer

severest

The
the

of
19,

British

2 1

St.

advance
of

attacked

On
was

successful

commenced

by

Hlangwane,

on

was

the

which
of
crossed

22nd

made

the

Irish

gave
the
on

steady

to
up
which
Hill,

Pieter's

by

Redvers

Ladysmith.

1900,
command

which

Tugela,

line

251,

operations
capture

Sir

and

relieve

to

February
the

of

course

final

Buller's

the

Philippopolis

withstanding
not-

efforts

to

of the

scene

in

attempt

renewed

was

Brutus
the

Plater's

of

right

day, when
were
completely
the;Republican

dispersed.

Eugene

the

whelmed
over-

second

and

was

while

ball

the
Prince

1734.
Duke

Duke

by
but
trenches,
visiting the
afterwards,
place fell soon

The

been
the

the

cannon

the

however,

successful

action

The

Triumvirs

suicide

for

by
besieged

The

Berwick.

of

Polish

the

under

French,

guns.

114

held

Imperialists, was
the

loss

1,300.
of

fortress,

killed

about

and

Philipsburg (War
Succession).

by

wounded,

lost

Russians

This

the

with

and

prisoners,

The

numbers,

retreat

to

killed

to
powered
over-

were

superior

the

his

on

forced

of

Brutus).

between

under

numbers,

and

vius
on

of

strong,
Triumvirs,

100,000

of

escaped

followers.

Philippi (Rebellion

and

stubborn

the

by

2,000

encamped

Montrose

few

surprised
Montrose's

to

Selkirk.

near

horse,

Leslie,

made

of

Turks,
Pashas.

Shakir

Philippopolis,

Lowland

4,000
David

under

the

and

and

Turks

1645,

1878,

17,

Russians,

Fuad

defence

(Civil War).
Philiphaugh
Fought
September
13,

and

February

Fought
in

entrenchments

Pharsalus,

of

War).

Greeks

the

(Russo-Turkish

Philippopolis

ish
Turk-

three

the
was

Brigade,

DICTIONARY

194

under

General

At

cost

Hart,

OF

the

on

nearly
succeeded
numbers,
they
establisliing themselves
a

close

cover,

but

the

to

could

It

the

British

the

the

armistice

position.

the
during
killed
1,896

were

(Chine- Japanese

Fought

September

between

the

and
in

fighting

severe

driven

the

from
with

Japanese

Nodzu,

Chinese

their

under

Romans,
the

vians
Ser-

wounded.

Shiloh.

See

the

and

loss.

The

succeeded

killed

and

assailants.

the

Romans

evening, after a
and
fatiguing march,
into

after
in

but

disorder,

rallied

were

and

The

of

them

they

the
and

Alemanni.

attacked

dusk

Ale-

Aurelian,

invading

ments
entrench-

heavy
lost
650

Landing.

The
the

(Invasion of the
manni).
between
Fought
271,

threw

were

Servians

position to
till nighttown
fall.
an
morning

Placentia

long

After

the

the

2,500,
and

killed

Pittsburg

in

entrenched

position.

strong

lost

2,000

by

conchided.

was

barbarians

14,000

General

Chinese,

12,000

1894,

Japanese,

under

strong,

War).

15,

next

Bulgarians

turned

the

of

Early

wounded.

Pingyang

south

fenders.
de-

till

the

losses

operations
and

the

hold

to

Pirot,

retaken

though

continued

under

recovered

later

was

Bulgarians,

in

had

evacuated

The

which

left, that
a
general
the
successful, and

was

Boers

surprise attack,

their

trenches,

not

was

BuUer

Boer

assault

Boer

dislodge

not

when

27th,

23rd.

half

of

BATTLES

the

by

peror,
Em-

fighting,

severe

off

beating

their

wounded.

Plains

War).
Fought

Pinkie

Cleugh
(Scottish Wars).
tween
beFought
September,
1547,
the

of

Scots, under
and

Huntly,

under

the

The

Scots

the

first with

end

of

fled

English,

the

cavalry,
from

by

the

field

the
with

the

St.

Lawrence

the

took

with

with

about

(Servo-Bulgarian War).

morning

After

fighting,

the

the

of

of
the

town

the

Bulgarians
Pirot

afternoon.

27th,

desultory

some

the

in
At

the

seized

and

to
were

Quebec
Both

the

carry
driven

and

amounted

wounded.

to

afterwards
a

the

Quebec.

were

position,
back

Montcalm
The

The

perate
des-

most

French

of about

^^athaloss
Wolfe

on

by

the

mortall}' wounded.
loss

course

dawn

Servians,

unable

he

Montcalm,
but
equal numbers,

efforts,

November
26 and
Fought
27,
1885, between
Servians,
40,000
under
and
Milan,
King
45,000
Prince
Bulgarians, under
ander.
Alex-

of

by

notwithstanding
Pirot

Plains

the

on

Next
attacked

13th,

unperceived

up

Abraham.

in the

the

to

on

troops,

4,000

secretly

12th

position

strong
was

loss.

heavy

of

were

in

and

night
and

they

confusion

Ijdng

landing

1759,

was

Quebec,

effected

13,

who

in

shipboard
above

Esk, and
lines, at

but

success,

Earl

September

Wolfe,

when

Somerset.

EngUsh

into

thrown

charge

the

Protector
crossed

attacked

the

(Seven Years'

of Abraham

664

into
1,500.
fell
British

killed

French

and

diately
imme-

evacuated

DICTIONARY

196

OF

vanced

with

impetuosity,

carried

some

of

back

to

but

town,

that

angle

the

advanced

the

the

defenders

second

driving

trenches,

the

outskirts

their

heavy

of

and

retreat,

them

drove

had

they
them

Turks

from

the

some

officers, and
The

with

command

of

assault

the

the

on

by

these

retaken

were

nth

the

12th

30,000
On
the

on

Russians
attack

in

resulted
"

Bloody

siege.
beleff
inner

On

the

captured
redoubts

loss

to

redoubts
of

capture

till the

which
end

two

of

the

these,

accompanied

of

wounded

to
attempted
Russian
the
through

of

the

Staff.

made

was

General

Ganetzki.

successfully
charged

crossed

Osman

Russians,

length,

on

and

confusion

east

Vid,

the
upon
miles
in

the

first line

ments,
reinforce-

up
Turks

the

in

were

and

driven

across

the

attacked,

turn

in

The

Todleben,

hurried

however,

the

two

entrenchments.

of

King

ing
Hav-

down

carried

and

now

Grenadiers,

under

line

way

directed

was

Imperial

the

the

on

and

9,000
in

Todlebeii

with

of

Plevna,

army,
the

under

strong,
Roumania,

his

cut

carts,

100,000

25,000

by

and

convalescents

fell

Osman

10,

head

Turks,

8,000

Turks

4,000
attack.

the

on

the

of

back

river,

being severely wounded.

their last stand,
they made
and
were
overpowered,

Osman
Here
but

into

driven

which

Plevna,

fore
be-

evening capitulated, after

lasting 143 days.

defence
this

the

engagement,

5,000,
killed

and
and

the

Turks

Russians

In

lost
2,000

wounded.

the
of

the
Sko-

south-west,
which

the
The

men.

on

Of

at

redoubt

Gravitza

held

mand.
com-

attack

an

Battery,"

Russians

his

nth

6,000
the

on

having

Pasha

with

the

on

95,000
Duke

that

December

attempt

20,600

prisoners,

Pasha,

September,

of

Tabrija

of

2,400
On

Plevna

the

repulsed

w-as

officers

field.

under

Omar

feated
de-

two
to

side,

Chief

struggle.
days'

the

2,000

5,000,
and

were

terrible

Skobeleff's

as

redoubts

two

amounted

to

against

Their

army,
the
Grand

men

in

Turks,

whom

the

strong, under
attacked
Michael,
three
sides, Osman
now

the

169

of
on

investing

session
pos-

nightfall

line.

the

men,

and

in

eastern

retired,

to

left dead

the

by

along

7,136

were

kofsky
Scha-

before

amounted

Turks

was

Skobeleff

in

Russian

of

was

the

Russians

all

the

redoubt

was

p.m.
of

two

but

and

leading
Krudener

redoubts,

losses

had

attack,

Gravitza

5.30

of

the

east

unsuccessful.

absolutely

and

and

latter

north.

the

on

two

the

after

fighting
including

the

on

redoubt

by

losses

On

Turkish

north

himself

Kriidener

in

the

Schakofsky

town.

The

On

fortress.

attack

and

Russians,

place,

the

Gravitza

retaken,

the

the

of

2th,

repulsed,
captured

Krudener,

Russians
the

their
men.

took

assailed
to

the

2,000

battle

30,000

redoubts

of

General

30, when

divisions,

The

two-thirds

second

July

positions
pursued

and

nearly

compelled
rallj'ing,

distance.

lost

Russians

of

the

captured,

for

the

loss, and

failure of ammunition
a

and

BATTLES

the

Podhaic.
10,000
1667, between
under
John Sobieski, and

Fought

six

Poles,

protected

So,ooo

Cossacks

and

Tartars

OF

DICTIONARY

who

battle

besieging Kaminiec.

were

The

Cossacks

and

forced

totally routed

were

to

the

and

Frederick

the

Charles'

Clam-Gallas.

of

after

Podol,

in which

took

The

defeated

Franks,

killed, and

1,900

men

Visigoths,
Clovis

and

Alaric

added

was

to

II.

in

single
slain,

was

the

Frankish

dominions.
Years'
War).
(Hundred
1356,
September
Fought
19,
between
8,000
English, under

Poitiers

Edward

the

of
John
occupied

France.
a

lanes
which

their
French

The

the
lanes,
up
confusion
by
then

were

English
arms,

and

were

the

taken

loss

the
were

Pola

(War
Fought

with

22

King,
very

captured.

Genoese

the

and

bowmen,
in flank

by

men-at-

of 8,000

The

the

owing
of
them
were,

killed,

and

Easter,

the

and

the

driven

Romans

Stilicho

loss, but

off with

heavy
the
at
advancing
legionaries, forced
camp,
with

Goths

ing
celebrat-

were

of

Alaric's

and

his

into

way

drove

the

out

slaughter.

enormous

wife

the

of

head

the

among

was

captives.
Pollicore

Fought

(First Mysore War).

27,^1781,
August
British,

11,000

Coote

Eyre
80,000
Coote

and
an

strong,

Sir

Mysoris,

the

and

Ali.

Haidar

under

tween
be-

under

of Pollicore,

village
flank
Haidar's
turning
to retreat,' after
forcing him
action
lasting eight hours.
seized

British

the

lost

and

killed

Mysoris

the

wounded,

421

about

2,000.

cluding
in-

English

(Russo-Polish Wars).

Polonka

Fought

small.

Russian

when

they

Roman

Alaric,

the

Gothic

surprise, the charge

threw
cavalry
confusion.
into
They
rallied
by
soon
however,
to

the

Alaric,
Stilicho.

the

festival

tween
be-

403,

under

attacked
while

The

routed

Invasion

under

Goths,

Romans,

the

into

thrown

of Chiozza).

1380,

and

The

prisoners,

numerous

losses

under

and
knights
who
completely

with

them,

and

King
English
hind
position bestrong
in
and
vineyards,
archers
were
posted.
cavalry, charging

French,

80,000

Prince,

Black

and

galleys

15

(First Gothic
Italy).
March
Fought
29,

camp

were
the Goths
following which
decisive
this
routed.
utterly
By
victory, the
province of Aqui-

taine

of

the

and

met

of

loss

Pollentia

the

Alaric

Alaric

and

combat,

of

between

under

and

back,

with

2,000

Stilicho

Clovis,

under

Pisani

him

the

(Gothic
France).
Fought
507,

however,

Genoese,

rallied, drove

prisoners.
Invasion

Poitiers

with

out

the
captured
being
flag-ship, Doria

killed.

The

heavily.

500

lying

was

sallied

out

fighting,

severe

lost

they

Prussians

driven

and

fleet,

and

galleys,

Austrians

The

defeated

were

of

army,
General

under

Austrians,

Pisani

Genoese
tween
be-

1866,
26,
June
advance-guard

Fought
Prince

War).

Weeks'

(Seven

which

Pisani,

20

Podol

Venetian

the

Pola.

at

197

to

under

Poland.

evacuate

BATTLES

under

Doria,

galleys, offereil

defeat

1667,
invaders,

and

Czarnie^ki.
were
totally
which

was

the

between
the
The

Poles,
sians
Rus-

routed,

largely

in-

198

DICTIONARY

strumental
the

in

about

bringing

signature

same

OF

of

in

peace

the

(Moscow
August

Fought

and
Saint

Wittgenstein.

and

after

action

an

hours

two

back

by

with

loss

French

Polotsk

and

when

guns.
over

October

and

with

defeated

by

Russians, in slightlysuperior
force, under
Count
Wittgenstein,
forced

to

(First Mysore
November
Fought

when

force

native

strong,
entrenched

and
2,500

Macleod,
Ponani,
were

before

strong

force

Tippu

Sahib.

daybreak
by a
of Mysoris,
under
The
Mysoris were
the
point of the

repulsed

at

bayonet,

with

The

British

Colonel
near

attacked

1780,

iq,

about

troops,

British

loss

loss

of

the

place

87 only.

was

with

cawen,

and

August
4,800,
and
forced

was

in
to

Admiral
fleet

force

1748,

30,

by
siege

land

invested

was

British, under

8,000

).

invested

troops,

immediately
Colonel

the

latter

Coote

having

resumed
was

terrific
the

batteries,
of

ships

On

however,

fire

the

31st

wrecked

squadron.
,

the

till December
the

on

hurricane

six

from

batteries

land

76

command.

opened

and

8th,

ashore

the

not

seded
super-

but
Monson,
been
wounded,

and
the

drove
ing
blockad-

January
10,
reopened,

was

surrendered

town

all

on

15th.

of

of

Paris,

surrendered
the

Peace

Pondicherry

besieged

by

Sir

under

British

in

squadron

of

with

ships, under

Sir Edward
It

8, 1778.

defended

by

the

Vernon,

ly
gallant-

was

under

French,

Bellecombe,
of October,
when

until

bombardment

the

M.

force,

Monro,

Hector
a

of

again

was

conjunction
August

to

the

after

middle
month's

place

rendered.
sur-

Bos30

6,000

and

Pondicherry.
been
Having
the
French
hy

by

was

sail,
men,

fended
de-

French

Pondicherry.
naval

October

was

the

lost

the

Boscawen

having

action

was

Pondicherry,
during

withdraw,

British

about

by

garrison of
under
The
Dupleix.
grossly mismanaged,
a

with

War

almost

1,100.

Pondicherry.
This

Colonel

War).

of

under

the

under

the

Ponani

only during

250

was

and

Polotsk.

evacuate

The

held
was
place, which
by a
garrison, 3,000
strong,
Coote
Lally-Tollendal.

the

and

nearly

force.

(Seven Years'
August,
1760.

breaching

Bavarians,

and

this
French

18 12,

18,

action

land

native

Fire

Saint-Cyr,

attacked

was

14

little

Campaign).

French

and

killed,

wounded.

General

30,000

lasted

Coote,

driven

3,000

(Moscow

Fought

surprise,

and

lost

killed

1,000

sians
Rus-

were

of

prisoners

1,500
The

Cyr,

which

only,

his

lost

In

under
The

taken

in

or

of

Pondicherry

ians,
Bavar-

Russians,

were

tween
be-

8, 1812,

General

30,000

Count

third

siege.

Campaign).

French

33,000
under
and

sickness

by
a

French

year.

Polotsk

BATTLES

under

M.

roads,
5

off

August
10,
a
siege, when
of
squadron
ships,
5
issued
from
TronjoUy,

the

French

fought

1778,

third

and

ships

offered
of

Sir

battle
Edward

to

Vernon.

The

worsted,
their

French

to

After

action,

Pondicherry.
A

the

second

this

place

fought

was

between

1783,
of

action

naval

British

June 20,
ron
squad-

ships of the line, and

Edward
Sir
12
frigates, under
Hughes, and a French
squadron,
de

Suffren.

undecided,

battle

The
British

the

ships

suffering considerably in
and
rigging, and
being
to

chase

off.

when

The

killed

Suffren

de

British

and

him

all

Port

(Chino

place, held
garrison of 9,000

masts

Japanese

by

only

anese,
Jap-

ment.
bombardbut

made

and

killed

270

assailants

the

resistance,

losing

the

by

Chinese

The
feeble

tacked
at-

was

short

Chinese

men,

stormed

after

520

War).
This

unable

was

got

gained

and

fleeing
victory,
field, leaving behind
and
his guns
baggage.

Arthur

sheered

loss

tested
con-

Sindhia

and

wounded.

evenly
Rao
Jeswunt
an

the

from

18

under
was

complete

of

Sindhia

hand,

upper

off

of

armies

united
and

Peshwa

the
GwaUor.

anchorage.

199

the

and

Rao,

were

back

driven

and

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

wounded.
Pontevert

(Gallic War).

Fought
the

under
the
but

under

Galba.

300,000
The
Suevi

Roman

entrenched

heavy

loss

and

strong,

their

between

ed
attackcamp,

with

repulsed

were

War).
Fought

Caesar,

Suevi,

very
persed.
dis-

army

Arthur

Port

between

B.C.,

Romans,

50,000
and

57

(Hundred

War).
Fought
the

English,

Granson.
the
the

English

English ralhed,
followed,

French

attack

of

defeated

were

nearly

wounded
the
mong
Granson.

Thomas

but
severe

which
at

the

first

pulsed.
re-

of

movement

10,000

and
latter

with
in

cruiser, which

October

Fought
between

the

forces

beached

a
opened
they injured a third
cruisers
battleship and four more
their
to
damage
sustaining no
lost
Russians
own
ships. The
the
and
wounded,
56 killed
the
in
58, chiefly
Japanese,
torpedo boats.

which

in

On

April

13,
flotilla

torpedo
a-

1802,
25,
of Jeswunt

They

harbour.

loss

War).

at

bombardment,

killed,

prisoners,
being Sir Thomas

(Second Mahratta

in

were

then

squadron,

Russian
off.

battleship

torpedoed

men

being

and

700
drowned.

Pobieda,

and

the
Makar-

under

was

Makaroff

Japanese

the

attacked

The

lovsk
Poonah

seriously
a
battleships and

of the

mouth

The

torpedo

with

succeeded
2

lying

Stark,

attacked

and

damaging
the

prised
sur-

camp,
and
a

in

and

threw
however,
into
disorder, and

English

they

was

flank

French,

the

Sir
French

conflict

the

Guesclin,

under

The

the

between

1904,
of 16

fleet

Arthur.

off Port

Japanese
boats,

1370,
du
under

French,

Years'

8,

February
Japanese

Vice-Admiral

anchor

at

Valain

Japanese

Vice-Admiral
under
warships,
fleet of
Russian
and
the
Togo,
cruisers,
10
6
battleships and
under

Pont

(Russo

Petropavsunk,

and
officers
The
a

and

ship
battle-

destroyer

OF

DICTIONARY

also

were

reach

to

but

torpedoed,

Japanese

divisions,

aged
man-

The

harbour.

the

suffered

BATTLES

and

After

the

only partially

numerous

successful

the

fairway,

May

in

sent

2,

succeeded

outer

harbour,
the

Of

these,

and

and

in

Of

the

steamers,
rescued
few

of
of

one

the

fell

the

the

about

of

the

This

is

exploits

daring

most

history

warfare.

naval

Deane
fleet

by

Turenne.

were

taken
but

times,

fighting,

at

retaken

of

and

retired.

His

heavy,

especially
severely

the

Due

Port

Due
de

la

Hudson

Paris,

losses

the

being

all

into

in

among

heavy

abandoned

penetrating

de

were

officers,
wounded
and

Nemurs,

Monk,

and

Blake,
Dutch

into

come

action

overwhelmed.
the

however,

ships

5
or

and

the

the

On

renewed

the

ships
destroyed.

Dutch

sheered

crisis,

English

battle

captured
19th the

off the

Dutch

the

of

rest

engaged,

nearly

was

this

At

Isle of

was

ships
battle

Wight,

being captured
On

the
off

20th

the

defeated,

lost
the
three
having
during
days' fighting, 1 1 men-of-war,
60 merchant
ships, 1,500 killed
and
wounded
and
prisoners.
700
The
losses
also
English
were

heavy.

Rochefoucauld.

(American

had

was

several

last, after

Conde

idea

the

barricades

The
and

under

300
73 ships, convoying
under
merchantmen,
VanTromp,
de
and
Evetzen.
In
Ruyter
the
early part of the
ment,
engagewhich
was
severely
very
three
contested,
English ships
carried
were
by the board, and
that
portion of the fleet which

retaken.

attacked

sail,

of

houses,

was

ties.
casual-

(Dutch Wars).
iS,
1653,
February
fleet
of
an
English

/O
and

restored,

he

assaults

list of

heavy

St. Antoine
(Wars of the
Fronde).
Fought
July 2, 1652, between
the
TuRoyal
troops, under
and
insurgents,
renne,
5,000
under
Conde.
Conde
occupied
the
a
position round
gate, protected
fortified
and
by barricades
Porte

where

heavier,

far

were

unsuccessful

two

between

chant
mer-

into

Russians.

besiegers

the

Fought

only 42 were
Japanese, though

survivors

hands

in

the

by

on

June 14, the garrison, having no

of
relief, surrendered,
hope
800
lost
men
July 9, having
the
losses
of
during
siege. The

Portland

men

the

assault,

the
were

and
of

crews

After

unsuccessful

entrance.

officers

179
the

forming

and

commenced.

showing

blown

were

harbour

the

the

27th
regular

the

on

siege

the

them

of

two

guarding

boom

near

the

reaching

in

by their commanders
up
others
Several
fairway.
simk

by

accompanied

harbour,

inner

chant
mer-

assault

second
on

of

fleet

flotilla.

torpedo

broke

Japanese,
a

steamers,

eight

block

to

attempts

ner.
Gard-

General

repulsed,

was

federates,
Con-

6,000

by

under
An

Banks,

General

defended

material

no

loss.

the

under

Civil

Porto

Bello

(Raids

of

the

caneers).
Buc-

WarJ.
This

May

fortress
25,

invested,

was

1863, by

five

Federal

This
was

ress
fortSpanish-American
in
captured
1665 by

OF

DICTIONARY

460

Buccaneers,

The

walls

being

Morgan.

scaled,

were

the

and

being

driven

disorder

the

by

perpetrated

the

field

heavy

loss.

from
with

and

in

Potidaea.

city

This

Filibusters.

force

Porto

20

ties
cruel-

unheard-of

sacked,

town

under

BATTLES

(War of the Austrian

Succession).
This
place was
captured from
the
November
Spaniards,
21,
6
fleet
of
by a British
1740,
Vernon.
Admiral
ships, under
The
British
loss was
trifling.
Bello

B.C.

of

garrison

small
under

until

out

when

the

and

The

surrendered,

garrison
permitted

were

town

of 429,

winter

the

Corinthians,

of

Aristaeus.

held

Athenians,
3,000
defended
was
by

and

432,

by

besieged

was

about

to

free.

go

War
(South-American
of Independence).
Fought April, 1825, between,

Potosi.
Porto

Novo

(First Mysore War),

Fought
July I, 178 1, between
Sir
8,500 British
troops, under
about
Eyre Coote, and
65,000
Ali.
under
Mysoris,
Hyder
trenched
Hyder
occupied a strongly enthe
blocking
camp,
British
Here

advance
he

and

was

after

day's

the

position
forced
Hyder
British

lost

Mysoris
lost

Cuddalore.

upon
attacked

was

to

hard

by Coote,
fighting

and

(Thirty Years' War).

Prague
November
8,
1620,
Fought
when
the
Imperialists, under
Maximilian

retreat.

The

Count

have

Bohemia,

with

loss

of

of

walls

the

of

defeated

signally

hemians,
Bo-

Frederick
to

up
and

and

22,000

under

them,
Porto

drove

Tilly,

Prague,

10,000.

Bavaria

of

the

to

defeated.

completely

and

while

The

Olaneta.

were

Royalists,
Spaniards

Spanish

the

under

Bolivar,

under

Bolivians,

stormed,

306 only,
computed

are

the

5,000

men

Praya Bay.
Fought April 16, 1781, when
Commodore
mand
Johnstone, in comof a British
of
squadron
5 ships of the line and
5 frigates,
attack
of
repulsed a determined
French
of
1
a
sail,
1
squadron

and

under

Prague
(Seven Years'
War).
between
6,
Fought May
1757,

de

Suffren.

British

the

squadron

killed

36

to

The

and

147

loss

in

amounted

artillery.
obliged to take refuge
in the city, and
afterwards
soon
The
battle
capitulated.
onlj'
the
lasted
hour, and
an
alists
Imperilost

70,000

wounded.

Republic
War).
Fought June

the

9, 1862,

Federals,

under

General

equal

force

under

General

Federals

were
a

between

strong,

12,000

Shields,
of

and

an

Confederates,

Jackson.
completely

portion

of

their

The

Austrians,

The

strong

and

being

Prague

with
and

prisoners.

occupied

position
was

carried

Charles

sians,
Prusthe

Austrians

which

by
driven
a

loss

men.

Charles

60,000
Frederick

Great.

Moldau,

300

under

and

very

than

more

no

under

feated, killed
dearmy

rick
Frede-

Lorraine,

Civil

(American

their

was

of

Port

all

on

the

attacked

Frederick,
back
of

wounded

and

Marshal

Braun

into

8.000
9,000
was

OF

DICTIONARY

202

the

among

killed.

lost

Marshal

13,000,

between

Royal

2,300

under

Sir

John
slightly superior

Grove

War).
sanguinary
action,
fought

December
the

General

The

7,

Confederates,

killed

General

under
losses

about

were

and

and

of

killed

officers.

70
lost

about
This

wounded.

and

is

1,600

and

wounded,

prisoners, including
The
Highlanders
140
action

equal.

force

the

and

Hindman,

Federals,

Herron.

indecisive

but

between

under

Civil

(American

troops,

Cope,

bites,
Jacotender.
PreYoung
Cope's infantry failed
to stand
against the charge
up
fled in
and
of the
Highlanders,
in
confusion,
heavily
losing
under

the

sians
Prus-

including

Schwerin.

Prairie

1862,

The

BATTLES

also

knowTi

the

as

Preston

of Gladsmuir.
Battle
(Civil War).
Fought
1648,
August
17,
Italian
Primolano
(Napoleon's
when
with
Langdale,
4,000
Campaigns).
deserted
Royalists, was
by the
1796,
Fought
September
7,
main
of the
Scottish
vading
inbody
when
Napoleon
surprised and
face
and
left to
army,
of
the
vanguard
totally routed
the
attack
of about
liamentarians
Par8,000

Cromwell,

under
The

Royalists
for

four

killed

Preston
between

4,000

General
of

Royal

dragoons,
The
Jacobites
the
approaches
held

their

Fifteen).
12,

Jacobites,
and

Forster,
under

and

of the

171s.
under
small

troops,

chiefly

General

Wills.

had

the

ground

town,

was

Royalists

about

that

of

the

Prestonpans
(Rebellion
Forty-five).

of

the

Fought

42,

of
War
(American
Independence).
the
between
Fought
1776
under
Americans,
Washington,
the

and

200.

September

21,

this

Washington

to

Jersey.

The

(Ottoman
August 2,

Fought
the

drove
of

20,000

the

Turks

killed

triple
the

by

army,
Halil

under
out

the

held

Turkish

strong,

sion
posses-

Wars).

stormed

entrenchments
main

enabled

when
1770,
General
under

Russians,

Romanzoff,

feated,
de-

were

victory
regain

of New

Pruth,

General

under

British

and

120,000

and

Bey,
with

loss

wounded.

and

War
of
(South American
Independence).
18 16,
16,
Fought
February

Puente

between
under

174?,

British,
The

Gage.

out
through-

the day, but

reinforcements
able
vest
into
was
arriving. Wills
the
and
place completely ;
early on the morning of the 14th
Forster
of
surrendered.
Many
the rebels
having left the town
the
on
12th, the
night of the
prisoners numbered
1,468. The
in
killed
loss
and
Jacobite

wounded

prisoners.

Princeton

barricaded

to

killed,

4,000

over

and

were

whole

captured.

November

lost

Aus-

The

army.

trians
wounded

but
the

(Rebellion

Fought

force

or

rately
despe-

hours,
and

overpowered,
force

fought

Wurmser's

the

Colombian

Lorrices,

Royalists,

under

aud

Patriots,
the

Spanish

Morillo.

The

OF

DICTIONARY

204

its last

fought
to

here

phalanx

The

prisoners.

ed
perish-

and

fight

BATTLES

man.

Pylos,

Mameluke

arrest

Cairo.

when

1798,

their
time

the

with

about
in

in

finest

the

after
and

were

the

Nile,

driven

by swimming.

Pyrenees

(Peninsular

engagements

include

army,
to

relieve

known

are

of

Santarem

Maya,
The

British

to

French

San

orders

the

these

in

battles

while

the

double

fully

that

number.
and

Pylos

Sphacteria
War).

nesian
The

is

channel

separated

Sphacteria,
by

an

Here

he

Spartans
a

was

under

land

narrow

island
and

of
tified
forforce

B.C.

425.

besieged by the
Thrasymelidas,

force

and

but

the

British

the
at
3
their

held

evening, when
Ney, not
he
reinforcements
receiving the
fall back.
to
began
expected,
attacked
then
ously
vigorWellington
the
all along
line, retaking
all the positions occupied
by the
French
during the day.
till

This

Pylos,

Athenian

Demosthenes,

under

with

by

seized

was

with

Napoleon,
body,
engaged
attacked
Ney

Prussians.

Quebec

the

from

the

(Peloponof

promontory

which

Ney's

back

while

main

p.m.,

and

drive

to

British

the

Prussians,

British,
his

of

junction

were

own

Buenzas.

7,300,

lost

the
the

and

Roncesvalles,
and

loss

amounted

3, and

181

2,

actions

the

420

(Hundred
Days).
Quatre Bras
tween
be181 5,
16,
Fought
June
of
the
the advance
guard
under
British
Wellington,
army,
the left wing of the French
and
16,000 strong, under
Ney.
army,
to
Napoleon's
object was
vent
pre-

was

They
July
ally
speci-

Pyrenees.
fighting from

the

tween
be-

as

the

August

to

War).
fought
which

endeavouring
of

from

surrendered.

292,

lieutenants

Wellington's
Soult's

into

shattered

the

escaped

Battles

and

island,

time

slaughter,

great

where

Sebastian,

land

to

squares

repulsed

with

remnants

and

in the
men
14.000
the
garrison, reduced
to

Cleon,

under
Athenians

world,

the

eventually

The

but

the

gallantry. They

utmost

time,

fleet, and
Spartan
After
a
Sphacteria.
of
siege, the arrival

reinforcements,
enabled

feated
de-

vessels,

that

at

French

however,

were,

20,000,

fight,

the

perhaps

the

charged

try,
infan-

Mameluke

numbering
no
part
cavalry,

took

on

on

arriving

Eurymedon,

protracted
to

attack

an

Athenian

50

blockaded

under

army,

The

with

and

the

endeavoured
Bey,
march
Napoleon's

Murad

25

of

Invasion

thenes
Demos-

Sphacteria.

occupied

which

of

crews

repulsed

Pyramids
(French
Egypt).
Fought
July 21,
the

the

ships,

43

fleet

of

1759,
under

by

under

place
16,000
Wolfe
for

an

(Seven
city was
by 9,000

War).
besieged June,

Years'

British

General
fleet

of

22

Admiral
was

was

ships

too

of

war,

The

Holmes.

defended

French,

troops,
assisted

Wolfe,

by

under
weak

investment,

about

Montcalm.

numerically
and

his

object

OF

DICTIONARY

draw

to

was

Montcalm
On

engagement.
defeated

was

Montcalm's

city,
having
he

and

on

line-of-battleships

French,

the

the

place

the

on

defeating

April
de
with

1760,
siege

27,

Levis

The

of

no

effectives,

unable

small

squadron
on
city, and

following day
the
destroyed
carrying de Levis'
he

attacked

ships

and
guns
wounded.

him

40
sick

his

Heights
War).

Queenston
American

Canadian

siege,
siege

18 12,

(chiefly

volunteers),

General

Brock,

Americans,
laer.

and

under

The

under

about
Van

Americans

ton

The
but

unknown,
1,000

prisoners,
column

were

driven

The

British

ashore

in

on

the

killed

and

wrecked.

and

lost

the

in
and

officer

only

action

270

men

wounded.

Quipuaypan
Fought

of

(Conquest

Peru).

between

1532,

Peruvian

the

chiefs, Atahualpa
Huascar

Huascar.

totally routed,

was

taken

and

soner.
pri-

of
the
Polish
Quistello (War
Succession).
between
Fought
July, 1734,
Prince
the
Imperialists, under

Eugene,
the

Due

the

and
de

gained

French,

under

Prince
Broglie.
signal victory.

losses

British

and

was

the

Raab

(Campaign
Fought
June

are

44,000

took

Eugene

can
Ameri-

practically

40,000
Archduke
attacked

Quiberon Bay (Seven Years'

November
Fought
20,
the

gale

resulted

5,000
Reusse-

annihilated.

between

action

attacked

exact

the

frigates,

take
driven
to
being
with
a
Bay,
refuge in Quiberon
loss of 2 ships sunk
and
2
tured.
capthe
Notwithstanding
Hawke
followed
his
gale,
up
and
in,
standing
advantage,
in
succeeded
stroying
deor
capturing
four of the ships
all but
which
had
taken
refuge in the
bay, though in so doing he lost
his
of
two
own
ships, which

Eugene

position on
Queensand
after
Heights,
very
fighting, were
totally

defeated.

heavy

British

severe

and

and

13,

British

4,000

French

21

The

and

shore,

frigates,

10

and

in

fought

was

lee

and

Conflans.

and

(Second

October

Fought

line

Hawke,

under

rival

upon
wherethe

all

and

suppUes

raised

behind

between

and

French

ammunition,

hastily

leaving

any
On

British

the

of

artillery,

defences.

the

off

sisted
con-

2,500
to
the

make

to

the

on

and

owing
their

of

impression

reserve

Quebec,

than

but

was

15a
anchored

to

garrison

more

superiority

May

lier
Cheva-

French

8,000

Canadians.

ray,
Mur-

the

laid

about

Levis

General

the

French

After

the

under

the

outside

defeated

evacuated

17th

he

September
13,
above
Quebec,

on

landed

met

who

an

lines

but

sail

July

in

of

205

an

into
31
attack

BATTLES

British

War

).

1759,

fleet, 23

and
from
and

Wagram).

of

1809,

14,

French,

Beauharnais,
Austrians,

John.

and

about

under
The

tween
be-

under

the
French

the

Austrian
position,
driving them
successively
the
villages of Kismegyer

Szabadhegy,

totally

de-

OF

DICTIONARY

2o6

feated

them.

night,

however,

able

was

make

with

killed

3,000

loss

troops
Vere, Duke
forces

of

the

under

the

Earl

IV).

De

Vere

in

the

and

Appellant,
of Derby
(Henry
his

and

King
the

troops

striking
thus

was

left
the

of

power

Barons.

Austrians

War).

The

allies

of

Ramillies,

the

drove

whole

Confederation.
brilliant

followed
and

Swiss

in

with

2,500
Colonel
with

levies,

and

Years'

the

troops

1758,

9,

about

under

strong,

Fought

troops,
in

junction
con-

native

5,000

French,

6,500

Conflans.
did

little

The

under

Forde's

side, but
routed

Conflans'
the

Europeans

500

Frenchmen,
fled

latter

with

siderable
con-

sberg (Ottoman
Wars).
Fought
20,000
14 1 6, between
Austrians

12,000

under
Duke
relief
Turks

Ahmed

Duke
Ernest
of
were

Bey,
and

Ernest
marched

Rakersberg,
besieging,

and

others,
of

Stjnria.
to

which
and

soners
pri-

6,000

taken.

were

than

3,000.

the
the

drove

between

177,
under

the
and

Saladin,
of

Jerusalem,
Chatillon.

de

Christians

complete

won

when

dislodge

brigade

of

the

well

General

the

made

was

Cureton,

the

was

pied
occu-

behind

Ramnugger.
by
under
General
bell,
Campa
cavalry force under

attempt

to

had

Sikhs,

position
opposite

General

1849,

to
Gough
attempted
Shir
who
with
Singh,

35,000

Chenab

War).

November,

Lord

about

Sikh

(Second

Ramnugger
Fought

with

Raker

under

vy
hea-

victory.

The

loss.

Turks,

were

killed

being

Renaud

either

on

of

with

while

and

the

defeated

Christians

the

Forde,

unworthy
end
they

on

Ramla.

Austria

British

out

was

Saracens,

December

French
resistance

50 guns
lost less

allies

The

the

5,000

and

The

War).
Fought
under

ed
gain-

(Seven

Rajahmundry

between

Swiss

which

victory,

by peace
Armagnacs.

the

native

The

tween
be-

and

their

wounded,

1446, between
the

23,

being

and

them,

and

and

War).

1706,

alists,
Imperiand
Marlborough
Prince
about
80,000
Eugene,
in
and
the
French,
equal
strong,
Marshal
force, under
Villeroy.

loss,

the

among

was

Years'

British

disastrously

Ragatz
(Armagnac
March,
Fought

to

Christian

whole

Bey

(Seven
May

the

the

under

De

Lords

the

entirely

the

II, under

without

blow, and

the

Ramillies

between

Ireland,

of

almost

than

utterly
that

amounted

army.
the slain.

French

2,000.

1387,
Richard

fled

losses

Fought

of

said

Ahmed

Bridge.

Fought

is

It

Turkish

field

the

from

more

and

The

prisoners.
over
something

Radcot

about

of

wounded

and

them
routed.

orderly

an
a

of

cover

Archduke

the

to

retirement,

2,500
lost

Under

BATTLES

and

failed

ing
ow-

unexpected
strength
Sikh
artillery, which
and
served.
posted

Cureton

Raphia.
Fought

Egyptians,

B.C.

was

223,
under

killed.

between

the

Ptolemy

Phi-

lopator,

the

and

Antiochus
ochus

tage,
advan-

the

pressing too far in the

and
pursuit, was
overpowered
The
totally routed.
Syrians lost
killed and 4,000
prisoners.
14,000
but

Rastadt

(Wars
Revolution).
Fought
1796,

of

under
Fiench,
Moreau,
under
the
Austrians,
Charles.

held

heights

retreat

the

by

the

them,

trians,
Aus-

camp,

(Campaign

Fought

April

Fought

30,000
Archduke

the

20,000

under

Poniatowski.

when

of

that

in the

woods

Raszyn,

of

days
city
from

driven

and

the

with

meet

few

it

save

the

Invasion

under

in

Elector
suffered
Rathmines

Fought

the

and

Charles

XI.

by
surprised

their
serious

signal

the

of

moment

pierced

de

Gaston

but

victory,
fell in

triumph,

gained

French

The

de

Gaston

under

his

sixteen

with

wounds.

Elector

wearied
were

tween
be-

Brandenburgers,

strong, under
15,000
Frederick
William,
Swedes,
Swedes,
march,

of

Foix

1675,

any

river.

that

French,

Foix.

(Swedish
Brandenburg).
June
Fought
25,

fish

the
of
Holy
(War
League).
the
between
Fought
1512,
and
the
of
Holy League,
troops
the

bombardment.

Rathenow

in

venna
Ra-

of

eat

not

six

Ravenna

the

to

for

that

blood,

fected
in-

so

were

inhabitants

would

caught

2,000

surrendered

Austrians

years

upon

of

loss

waters

Po

the

that

is said

It
the

of

fight

wounded.
he

later
to

by Pope Gregory
After
a
worship.
image
Greeks
were
the
severe
struggle,
their
in
and
flight to
routed,
their
slaughtered by
ships were

the

round

back

raised
defence

II, in

been

stubborn
marshes

with

Warsaw,
killed

to

Iconoclast,

the

Italians,

of

force

thousands.
the

had

out

and

was

whom

to

city

entrusted,
came
after
him, and

duke
ArchWarsaw

on

Poniatowski,

defence

Poles,

The

marching

was

and

and

French

the

between

729
Leo

of

under

Ferdinand,

about

and

tween
be-

1809,

19,

Austrians,

soners.
pri-

artillery

Ormonde's

Ravenna.

to

Wagram).

killed

of 4,000
and
2,000

loss

wounded

troops

Raszyn

Royalists

the

totally routing

captured.

was

Danube.
of

of

body

with

and

Charles

forced
the

to

main

back

attacked

assaulting column,
their

upon

driving

sortie, and

having

Parliamentarians

the

made

the

engagement
ing
in seiz-

severe

under

attack

night

DubUn,

in

Archduke

succeeded

and

ordered

All

After
Moreau

the

and

Parhament-

the

garrison of Dublin,
ary
Colonel
Jones. Ormonde

the
between

and

Ormonde,

the

French

the

under

Royalists,

tween

Anti-

Great.
held

207

the

under

Syrians,

the
first

at

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

by

camp,

the
The

(Danish
Reading
871,
Fought

long

Danish

the
and

reverse.

(Civil War).
August
2,
1649,

were

be-

the

and

The
a

field

with

and

West
and

Saxons,

West

stubborn

defeated

the

^Ethelred

under

Alfred.

the

between

invaders,

Saxons,
after

Invasion).

resistance,
driven

from

great slaughter.

208

OF

DICTIONARY

Rebec

(Wars of Charles
between
Fought
1524,

Imperialists,under
Bourbon,

and

Bonnivet.

the

Redan

de

fell

Bayard.

pol,

defences
attacked

was

Second

by
Light
8, 1855.

and

September

the

assailants

The

fall

but

however,
side

of

rendered

of
the

the

night.

Russians
The

amounted

heavy

southern

untenable,

British

losses

(Second
April 3,

killed

and

companies
surrounded

were

Boers,

with

holding
hours,
of

were

water

lost

to

force

and

guns,
for

and

wounded.

numbered

War)-

of

after

killed

men

43
The

4,000
Bonlatoff.

Fought

prisoners

Invasion

of

).
with

surprised

and

13,

18 14,

This

French

were

tried

from

the

to

cut

fell

ral
Gene-

trap.

fighting to

Martin,
island,
was

the

capital

the

of

this

the
besieged
by
under
the
Duke
of
English,
from
Buckingham,
July 17 to
October
An
assault
1627.
29,
October

on

landing
with
Schomberg,
the

repulsed,

was

27

the

and

of

the

of

Duke

French,

6,000

island, made
untenable,

English
whereupon
raised
the
Buckingham
siege.
While
his
to
returning
ships
attacked
was
Buckingham
by
lines

the

the

and

French,

suffered

siderably.
con-

about

4,000

Rheinfeldt
13,000
under

lost

the

during

losses
English
operations amounted
men.

few

(Thirty Years'

Fought

1638,

Protestant

the

Saxe

Wars).

The

Wert.

attacked

in

attacked

forced
the

retire.

Weimar,

ImperiaUsts,

de

Jean

of

to

by
raise

After

de
the

the
under

Germans,

Bernard

War).

between

besieging Rheinfeldt,

(Russo-Swedish
was

General

when

only.
port

of

failed,
through, but
in
succeeding
1,000

St.

was

Revel

an

Rhe.

Russians,
Duke
with
loss
of
Saint-Priest,
a
and
and
6,000 killed, wounded
prisoners.
hundreds

about

Russians

and

Bonlatoff

French,

30,000
routed

and

The

under

men,

way
than

escaping

to

March

Napoleon,
Prussians

with

The

(Allied
France

when

column

The

surrounded,

405.

Reims

siderable
con-

surprised

Russian

about

on

twenty-four
compelled
by want
surrender,
having

officers

and

by
5

out

Boer

when
1900,
British
infantry

of

Chitchawith

last.

wounded.

Fought

the

by

off

Khngspoor,

isolated

their

during

Reddersberg

them

Swedes,

less

were

retired

2,184

to

General

Malakoff,

the

Sebastopol

and

the
make

to

the

teries,
bat-

aided

loss.

8,000

parts
ram-

their
good
footing, and
eventually repulsed with
loss.

the

British

The

unable

were

of

Divisions,

stormed,

were

Russian

(Finland War).
Fought
April 27, 1808,

Sebasto-

of

Suder-

Revolax

War).
fort, forming
part

southern

under

being

of

Admiral

drove

goff,

(Crimean

This

The

manland.

fleet

were

who

Duke

however,

heavy

with

those

Chevaher

de

Swedish

the

by

1790
the
fleet, under

under

French

totally defeated,
loss, among

the

French,

The

of

spring

V).

Constable

the

BATTLES

under

Duke
when

Wert,

siege

retreating,

was

he
and
and
how-

ever,

short

only,

distance

them

upon

their
de

Wert.

army
In

fell the

veteran

Due

and

de

The

persing
dis-

ing
captur-

Knights,

under

Master,

slight.

were

In

besieged
Turkish

d'Aubusson,

Pasha,

army,
aided

ships.

The

by
siege

and

lasted

failure

of the

the

Turks

having

10,500

killed

second

and

second

160

after

assault,
that

by
and

time

wounded.

successful

siege
by

Adam,

held

repulsing

21,

but

until

out

last, worn

at

The

Turks

lost

100,000

men.

being

as

the

Turks

used

Riachuelo

Fought
the
and

Brazil.

engagement
with

stated

the

to

and

battle

This

siege

the

they

surrender.

to

are

disease

by

attacks,

by famine,

compelled

were

December

numerous

have

ring

which

Fought
the

6,000

he

bombs.

Brazilians.

Kirby

under
and

8,000

and

being everywhere repulsed, was

March
surrender
to
compelled
1865,

8,
but

which

on

had

he

date

his

under

effectives

10,000

command.

Civil

(American

Mountain

Rich

War),

Fought

July

6,000
General

under

the

heights

and

Laurel

stormed

Federals

The

Garnett.

under

and

McClellan,

Confederates,
of

Mountain

Rich

the

drove

Hill, and

tions,
posi-

their

from

tween
be-

1861,

12,

Federals,

15,000
General

about
General
Fede-

of about

loss

1,000,

During
prisoners.
the
day,
following
on
the'pursuit

including
General

Garnett

cavalry

skirmish.

Rietfontein

Sir

Yule

from

occupied
seven

where
White.

the

of

retreat

of

range
miles
from

to

Colonel

The

After

Free

advancing

were

Dundee.

they

under
the

and

White,

who

1899,

24,

British,

4,000

War).

Boer

October

George

in

killed

was

(Second

Fought
between

Staters,

(American Civil War),

tween
be1862,
August
30,
Confederates,

through
by

troops

surrounded,

was

deavoured
en-

over

is notable

(Paraguayan
War).
tween
beJune
1865,
11,
of
fleets
Paraguay
After
a
sanguinary
the advantage
ed
rest-

strong,
Smith,

Lee,

break

Grant's

Southerners

in which

explosive

final

Virginia,

of

of

with
first

war,

army

interrupt
Richmond

the

to

the

begun
July 28, 1522,
the
The
Solyman
Magnificent.
Villiers
de LTsle
Knights, under
was

of
the

the
when

fought

were

three

raised

was

the

lost

of

fleet

place

this

of

neighbourhood

the

with

Civil War),

(American

actions

was

1480, by
23,
Meshid
under

May

months,

the

Grand

their

Pierre

were

Rohan.

(Ottoman
Wars).
defended
by
place,

This

guns

arms

Confederate

The

captured.

Richmond

Rhodes

of

stand

10,000

losses

action

Richmond,

into

prisoners,

5,000

and

and

routed

were

headlong

where

inflicted

this

Federals

perialistsdriven
Im-

the

defeat,

severe

Manson.

General

rals,

suddenly
taking
steps, and
by surprise,

his

209

under

un-

retraced

he

pursued,

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

hills

enemy
about

Ladysmith,
attacked

were
an

by

indecisive

DICTIONARY

action

the

British

retired

Ladysmith,

with

killed

and

wounded,

object

aimed

for

the

from

to

of

1 1 1

but

prevented
with

BATTLES

Rinya
(Ottoman
Fought
July

the

attained,

was

were

interfering

Yule's

loss

at

Boers

OF

Colonel

Pasha,

40,000
and

small

force

(Neapolitan Rising).
March
tween
beFought
1821,
21,
12,000
Neapolitans, under
General
the Austrian
Pepe, and
As

long

the

as

advance

strong.

opposing only

guard,

resolute

most

80,000

army,
he was

Pepe

made

resistance,

their

from
being reinforced
the main
body, the Neapolitans
were
overpowered
by superior
and
in
numbers,
finally driven
on

confusion

from

days' later the

and
Naples,
the

on

This

August, 162 1,
by a garrison
resolute
several

War).

Fought
Marshal
14,000

370

Gustavus

was

about

French

killed

and

about

26,000

Cuesta.

lost

the

loss

The

6,000,

only

was

lowing
Fol-

wounded.

entered

this
upon
Madrid.

Rivoli

(Napoleon's

victor3^ Joseph
Italian

January

of

paigns).
Cam-

Poles.

A
and

made,
assaults

heights

be

pulsed,
re-

proved

resulted
the

in

assailants.

to

strong

too

Napoleon's

and

the

on

The

Rivoli.

handling

superb

tacked
at-

position

of

carried,

1797,
five

Alvinzi,

under

Napoleon's
position

14,
wdth

Austrians,

the

the

defended

was

with

defeated

under

Spaniards
while

only.

men

300

Bessieres,
French,

by

and

large

(Peninsular War).
July 14, 1808, when

Seco

divisions,

invested

determined
but

Rio

Fought

300

feated
dethe

losing

when

early part

of

were

loss,

Two

the

defence

Na-

Turks

nand
Ferdi-

under

in

and

Thomas

under

Christians

entered

throne.

Swedes,

Adolphus,

field.

reinstated

(Thirty Years'
place was

Riga
the

the

Austrians

Ali

Austrians

heavy

Spaniards,

but

tween
be-

under

comparatively

of

with

Rieti

invading

Turks,

Hungarians,
The
dasdy.

march.

Wars).
1556,
21,

of

liis

total

troops

defeat

The

fifth

of
trian
Aus-

breach

which
had
not
division,
having
taken
in
the
frontal
having
attack,
by September
part
the
in
the
the
of
garrison, now
rear
II,
appeared
reduced
had
to
French
a
handful,
no
position after the battle
but
and
to
and
surrender,
option
was
being forced
by
over,
the
entered
the
laid
to^\Ti
was
numbers,
by
overwhelming
a

been

Swedes,

effected

September

Rimnitz

Fought

25,000
under
Russians,

an

the

and

army
Grand

losses

were

army

being

dispersed.

90,000
Vizier.

Duke

enormous,

of

specially distinguished

battle

his

when

title

from

ennobled

by

(American

Civil

later

Island

This

Turkish
the

this

War).

under

island,

whole

killed, captured,

who
self,
him-

Napoleon.
Roanoke

routed

Turks,
The

Massena,

arms.

and

Suwaroff,

of

its

took

1789,

Austrians
the

down
had

(Ottoman
Wars).
September
22,

when

Coburg

1621.

15,

the

entrance

North

Sound,

or

and

which

which

was

manded
com-

to

marle
Albe-

Carolina,

defended

by

DICTIONARY

212

the

Salarian
the

to

gate

within
Rome

some

sympathisers
city, and

the

given

was

and

opened

was

besiegers by

pillage

to

over

in

massacre,

which

sands
thou-

rebel

with

dians,

laid
and

472,

the

defence

the

of

Hadrian,

and

in

of three

besiegers

city by storming

barians,
bar-

Rome

to

sacked

at

under

Bridge
it.

(First Gothic
War).
the
March,
city
537,

In

besieged
Vitiges,

and

sarius.

After

by

the

assault
several

Rome

the

to

538,

the

pelled
com-

attempt
sarius

was

Bassas
with

and

was

An

it

the

cess,
suc-

to

operate
co-

forced

was

to

rendered,
city surDecember
17, 546.
It was
recovered
by Belisarius
the
but
following February,
in
again besieged by Totila

On

this

defended

by

troops,

under

the

occasion

Gate

it

garrison

of

Demetrius,

aided
a

by the inliabitants,
but
gallant resistance,
of

St.

course

III

Paul

was

army,
brief

defences,
the

city

domination.

of

set

with

dispute

(Wars
city was

Rome
The

May
under

made

opened

to

the

same

Imperial

Charles
taken

of

8,000

the

The
Castle

of

held

out

when

de

the

which

in

ed.
perish-

retired

Pope
Angelo,

St.

until

bon,
Bour-

assault.

inhabitants

treaty
V
put

Charles

V).

by storm
Imperialists

followed,

massacre

the

to

he

where

26,

November
between

him
end

an

and

to

the

conflict.

After

Roman
and

the

of

fell in

who

3,000

who,

fical
ponti-

the

at

by the
9, 1527,
the
Constable

Rome

was

the

upon

Henry
assuming

relieving force,

whereupon

549.

the

purple.

Beli-

by
point of
failed

Belisarius

retire,

in

the

on

but

Gothic

throne,

Bassas.

relieve

to

the

Gothic

under

after

Rome.

siege.

War).
of
546, Totila, King
May,
head
of an
Italy, at the
army
of
laid
Goths,
siege to Rome,
which
defended
was
by a garrison
3,000,

who,

was

Clement

made,

In

of

Rome
Tagina,
by the Imperial

the
siege, stormed
and
delivered
finally

time

(Second

army.
defeat
of

the

was

sistance,
re-

sorties

heavy loss
Vitiges in March.
raise

Beli-

vigorous
repulsed, and

with

to

was

under

by

which

was

had

Pope

determined

successful

victorious

besiegers,

defended
a

city

which

had
who
VII,
Gregory
refused
to
him
as
recognize
III of Germany
Henry
emperor,
laid
in
1082.
Rome
siege to
After
two
interruptions to the
rendered
siege, the city was
finally surthe
Roman
to him
by
nobles,
March,
1084.
Gregory
the anti-Pope
was
deposed, and

Gotiis,

during

walls,
himself

Italian

last

Narses,

In
Rome

made

after

552,

from

entered

the

the

Isaurian
the

Ravenna,
his

invested

Burgun-

other

siege

after

months

of

thus

of

master

Totila

Ricimer,

army
and

Suevi

Totila

and

In

Rebellion).

Count

large

besiegers by some
within
sympathisers

resisted

(Ricimer's

The

the

excepting

perished.
Rome

BATTLES

OF

(Italian Rising).
of
the
proclamation
Garibaldi
republic by

his

French

Oudinot,

in

adherents
under

army,
was

sent

to

1848,

General
restore

the

the

On

rule.

papal

1849,

30,

tacked
atstrong,
7,000
San
Pancrazio,
Porta

French,
the

encountered
they were
under
the
Republicans,

where

by

of

500
baldians
On

lost

June

the

attack

brought
to

men

with

laid

then

siege

after

which,

city,

the

to

surrendered

On

by

July

2,

War

(Netherlands
Independence).
Fought
January
29,
the
between
Beggars

Romerswael
of

of

Spanish
Romero.
Julian
grappled
Beggars
narrow
ships in a
a

75

"

lost

and

after

in which

very
the

15

vessels

and

retreated

Romero

ships,

the

my's
ene-

ary,
estu-

severe

counter,
en-

Spaniards
1,200
to

men,

Bergen-

22,

of

disaster

this

R.E.,

Chard,

held

outpost,

ment
24th Regi-

After

4,000.
heroism

the

garrison

lost

and

Crosses

medals

Conduct
this

was

ants
assail-

field.

The
killed

25

Victoria
Eight
nine
Distinguished

wounded.

and

sick

off, leaving

on

400

which

Zulus,

dead

the

the

beaten

were

little

of

hospital,
the

by

over

many

removal

the

fired

of

acts

ally
performed, especi-

were

from

at

heroic

most

the

in

by

estimated

which

in

attacked

was

Zulus,

of

force

for

January

company
and
details, in all 139 men,
Bromhead
Lieutenants

The

under
"

1574.
the

Boisot,

Admiral
fleet

of

of

the

after

defence,

"

War).

(Zulu

of the

under

and

lost

wounded.

night

the

and

under

with

British

The

Drift

1879,

bardment,
bom-

1849.

Sea,"

carry
severe

repulsed

was

Isandhlwana,

Oudinot

terrible

cluding
in-

2,000,

over

officers.

200

to

after

and

position,

Rorke's

The

repulsed,

were

of

General

unable

was

400.
killed and

181

consisting

under

8,000

them.

oppose
loss

about

up

Garibaldians

but

division,

British,

the

of

loss

night

25,
of Clauset's

brigades,

three

Soult,

1813.

Garibaldians,

the

upon

who

the

as

Pyrenees,"

the

July

fighting

Oudinot,

made

strong,

20,000

year

same

under

of

head

attacked

known

actions

Battles

their

of

the

Byng,

100.

French,

the

"

of

Gari-

The

prisoners.

and

(Peninsular War).
the

of

One

at
a

213

Roncesvalles

fought

wounded

and

killed

300

with

repulsed,

and

Garibaldi,
loss

April

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

awarded

were

affair.

op-Zoom.
(Seven

Rosbach
Roncesvalles.
between

778

Fought

Charlemagne,

under

Franks,

the

Gascons,
Basques
of
The
II.
under
Loup
army
from
retreating
Charlemagne,
defile
in
the
was
caught
Spain,
in
the
Roncesvalles,
of
nees,
Pyretally
tothe
and
rearguard was
and

and

the

annihilated,
who

fell

being

Roland.

the

among
famous

those
din,
Pala-

November

Fought

80,000

between

and

bise,

5,
French

Prussians,

30,000

heights

occupied

who

Frederick,
of

Great.

the

Frederick

under

Rosbach,
allies.

was

The

by the
cavalry, however,
down
Seidlitz,
charged
the

Austrians,

and

1757,
and
Sou-

Marshal

under

Austrians,

War).

Years'

threw

the
tacked
at-

sian
Prusunder
upon

them

OF

DICTIONARY

214

into

disorder,

and

falling upon
utterly routed
of

the

the

Roundway

Down

Fought

July

columns
with

them,

killed

4,000

infantry

broken

BATTLES

loss

prisoners, including
and
generals
63
guns.
Prussians
lost 3,000
only.
7,000

11

The

Hazlerigg, attacked
the
Prince
under
Royalists,
who
to
Maurice,
was
advancing
the

and

relief

of

Devizes.
were

Rosbecque.

their

Fought

between

1382

Flemings,

under

Arteveldt,

and

under

at

VI.

but

by the
cavalry

charges

in

the

of

end

the

(Dano-Swedish
Fought
June, 1677,
Danish

Juel,

routed.

and

Horn.

completely

"

Fought
rearguard
French

of

between

between

The

the

Maillebois,
Austrians,

of

body

tenstein,

under

and

In

defeat

the

Placentia,

when

the

Marshal
the

by

Lich-

sistance
gallant rewith
heavy

to

the

remnants

army
into

the

this

of

garrison
strong,

of
rendered
sur-

Imperialists.

Years'
(Hundred
War).
This
city was
besieged 141 8,
V.
by the English, under
Henry
After
defence
the
a
gallant
surrendered
garrison
January
the city paying a ransom
15, 1419,
300,000

out

enemy

loss,
heavy
prisoners and
victory enabled
Trent,

occupy
of

the

and

Austrian

driven

were

headlong

TjTol.

Rowton

Heath

(Civil War).
Fought
September
1645,
24,
when
of Royalist cavalry,
a body
Sir Marmaduke
under
Langdale,
which
to prewas
endeavouring
vent
the

Rouen

of

in

with
7,000
This

15 guns.
Massena

and

defence,

it, driving the

Roveredo

der
un-

main

consequence
French

4,000
to the

of

1796,

4,

army.
Austrian

the

determined

Italian

the

position,

of

including

Prince

defeated
loss.

trian
Aus-

retreating

after

attacked

entrenched

the

and

Napoleon's

Napoleon
spite

attacked

was

See

Austrians,

25,000

Davidowich,

Swedes

under

army,

the

and

Denis.

"

(Napoleon's
Campaigns).
Fought
September

defeated.

(War of
Succession).
July, 1746,

fantry,
in-

1,800

Roveredo

Wars).

Freddo

were

sortie

prisoners.

St.
Roncray
Herrings.

carried

Rotto

Of
killed

were

taken

while

they
by a

rear

town.

600

Prince

repulsed,

the

the

feated,
de-

and

Admiral
fleet, under
the
under
Swedes,

Admiral
were

and

amongst

Rostock

the

from

Arteveldt.

van

in

totally
on

time

same

taken

rest

action

pursuit,

at

liamentaria
Par-

attack

being

the

the

flanks,
the

Maurice

The

French

utterly

fell in

subsequent

ings
Flem-

back

their

Thousands
them

The

overwhelmed

were

on

van

French,

drove

French,

were

Philip
the

Charles
first

50,000

under

Parliamentarians,

Waller

wounded,

and

the

(Civil War).
1643, when
13,

crowns.

was

investment

attacked

horse,
The

Poyntz.
repulsed
receiving
his

with

of

first

Royalists

from

attack

loss, but

troops,

was

Poj-ntz

support,

and
the

mentary
ParliaColonel

under

infantry

Chester,

the

by

drove

field, with

lied
ralthe
a

loss
and

of

wounded

and

killed

300

(Scottish Wars).

the

town,

Scotland,

in

stubborn
and

defence

used

was

by

on

which

the

Scots.

artillery
During
king was

siege the Scottish

killed
by the bursting
of large calibre, August

of

3, 1460.

Rising).
November,
Fought
Wallace,

troops,

under

The

Mercy

Spanish

tween
be1709,
Marshal
under

IinperiMercy.

the

upon

October

of Lannes'
Marshal

the

and

3, 46
with

legions,
entirely
composed
peians,
under
archers,
cavalry and
Caesar's

bienus.

but

surrounded,
retire

order,

troops

to

though

with

very

of

and

good
heavy

the

Dutch

20

400

soners,
pri-

guns.

of

the
after

tween
be-

Patriots,

of

Coa,

the

less
with

The

French

and

British

the

and

Reynier's
the

salient

position

an

on

back

driven

was

than

tween
be-

divisions,

British

Wellington,
consisting of
Reynier held

French,

angle

(Netherlands
Rynemants
Independence).
1578,
I,
Fought
August

1,000

three
under

corps.

loss.

War

action

(Peninsular War).
Sabugal
Fought
April 3, 181 1,

able
in

this

La-

with

were

Ruspina

and

cut

sians
Prus-

wounded,

in

lost

Prince
was

The

killed.

and

down

vancing
ad-

charge

surrender

to

his

of
the

the

and

of

prince

head

The

repulsed,

killed

were

behaving

steadiness,

extreme

to

broken

charged

and

The

the

the

at

under

walls

Saalfield, whereupon
himself

and

was

the

under

driven

three
Pom-

of

force

B.C.,

under

corps,
himself.

infantry

Prussian

was

1806,

10,

Prussians,
7,000
of Prussia,
Louis

Prince

and

Jena).

of

(Campaign

Saalfeld

refusing

Julius Caesar,

between

Caesar

of

(Civil War
and
Pompey).
January
Fought

fell back

and

attack,

to

Namur.

French.

Ruspina

clined
deand

indisposed

was

the

renew

cavalry,

of Alsace.

out

to

the

lines,

his

leave

He

on
open
but Bossu

following morning,

put

driven

and

defeated

was

in the

John

severe

field.

the

on

battle

offered

between

Count

under

ahsts,

dead

1,000

was

leaving

retired,

and

Fought

26,

Villiers, and

after

repulsed,

division

French,

the

Royal

of the

(War
Succession).
August
Fought

his

fighting,

defeated.

were

Rumersheim

He

entrenchments.

Dalziel.

General

Covenanters

Bossu

attacked

under
the

and

in

crossed

John

Don

and

Demer,

the

John

Don

tween
be-

1666,

Covenanters,

Colonel

of

Don

(Covenanters'

Green

the

gun

30,000,
Austria.

however

the

is

This

the

Rullion

captured

was

destroyed.

first occasion

after

and

1460,

under

about

defended

by an
besieged
English garrison, was
by the Scots, under
James II of
This

Count

under

Frangois de la Noue,
Spaniards, numbering

and

Bossu
and

Roseburgh

215

strong,

20,000

prisoners.

1,000

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

hour's

ing,
fight-

about

1,500.

loss

of

lost

200_only.

OF

DICTIONARY

2l6

Sacile

French

under

Italians,

shown

either

on

which
of

menaced

forced

retire, victory

equal

Eugene
resting

thus

Austrians.

about

French

losses

The
the

on

repulsed September
siege was
and

October

18.

to

General

Blake,

Spaniards,

were

relieve

the

and

of

the

army

the

his

newer

this
After
captured.
Sulla
occupied Rome.

Sadowa.

See

Sadulapur
Fought
After

December
failure

the

attack

Sikh

the

on

of

Sikh

Chenab

left.

and

which
claimed

as

at

not

enough
Sagunto
This

Spanish

consider
to

garrison,

was

of

May

22,

1455,

2,000

the

under

Henry

town,

were

them

with

of

under

posted
by
Duke

the

pierced

Duke

and

centre,
of

St.

Alban's

loss, among

killed

were

war.

trians,
Lancas-

attacked

out

heavy

who

fought
the

VI,

Lancastrian

Somerset

being

and

second

February

Sikh
lowed,
fol-

those
Earls

the

land.
Northumber-

battle

of

took

place

army

the

Warwick,
his
a

broke

and

who
a

besieged

attacks,

after

was

camp,

Queen,

feeble

fled.

prisoner
escaped and
a

and

led

others,
under

withdrew

body, leaving
withstand
to
unsupported
troops,

the

Aujou,

Exeter, and
Yorkists,

Warwck

Lancastrian

War).

of

main

strong

by

Margaret

attacked

when

1461,

17,

by Somerset,

Gough
but
victory,

held

course

The

attack.

fortress,

Roses).

were

cross

action

(Peninsular

of the

under

the

himself

garrison

Lord

retired, it was
though the Sikhs
slowly, and
only to take
up
fresh
Thackwell
position, which
did

On

the

engagements

drove

War).

Lord
a

the

men.

the

the

position

indecisive

An

in

(Wars

Yorkists,
3,000
of
York.
The

1848.
3,
his frontal

turn

800

in

or

victory

in November,
Ramnugger
Gough
despatched a force
Sir Joseph
Thackwell,
to
the

Two

On

more

Koeniggratz.

(Second

soners,
pri-

4,000

following day

here

was

killed

army

killed

victory costing

about

St. Alban's

were

and
the
latter
Marius,
with
of
the
loss
routed,
half

feated
de-

was

1,000

surrendered.

levies

of

than

the

to

40,000

veterans

for

steady

too

the

Marius,

younger
Sulla's

strong.

French

30,000

but

and

the

25 th

attempt

loss of

on

the

an

wounded

Marius

of
Sacripontus (Civil War
and
Sulla).
B.C.
Fought
82, between
Sulla
and
the
of
legions

cessful
unsuc-

with

place,

with

gular
remenced,
com-

made

On

made

was

then

was

line

with

this
28.

second

assault

sides.

two

the

escalade

to

23,

heights
place was
only, and

side

one

on

attempt

flank

the

on

Murviedro,

Austrians,

the

retreat,

the

side,
the

of

above

an

September

Built

1.

strong,

22,000

Soult,

accessible

under

Beauharnais,
Regent
Eugene
of
hard
fighting,
Italy. After
little generalship
in which
was
movement

French,

under
181

36,000

and

John,

and

tween
be-

1809,

Austrians,

45,000
Archduke

the

i6,

April

the

by

(Napoleon's Wars).

Fought

BATTLES

his

and

left
the

these

resistance,
VI,

Henry

in Warwick's

rapid

rejoined
advance

the
on

London
led

would
his

to

probably

reinstatement.
took

however,
measures

such

have

Cochrane

wick,
War-

December

the

St.

victory practically

Lancastrian

ille, and

the

rebels

and

of

rebel

the

totally defeated,

made

d'Orleans

Orange.

of

St.

(French-Canadian

Charles

3,000
General

the

all, and
The

latter

defeated.

were

St. Denis

(Second

Fought

November

between

the

the

Civil

the

de

rested

with

the

at

who

decisive

no

of

course

St.

of

the

the

Denis

(French

under
were

their

and
Colonel

back

loss

of

The

French

the

Canadian

force

The
the

October,

Croix

Wars).
of

the

by

the

1500,

sieged
be-

under

Venetians,

and

force.

800.

(Ottoman

and

Cordova

consisted

The

garrison
being
only, but
soldiers
a
veteran
they made
but
at
defence
most
gallant
;
the place
the end
of two
months
Pesaro.

of

Turks

400

stormed

from

simultaneously,
of
laid

only,

the

quarters

two

the

and

garrison,

down

their

vivors
sur-

80

some

arms.

rebels

results

of

unimportant.

St. Gothard

Fought

(Ottoman
August
I,

(Napoleonic Wars).
This
island, held
by a small
Danish
garrison, was
captured
naval
and
by a British
military
Admiral
Sir A.
force, under
J.

Achmet

French

under

the

and

Montecucculi,
a

strong

Raab.

On

and

Pasha,

Kopriali

60,000

Wars).

tween
1664, beunder
Turks,

100,000

Ste

with

his

of

about

de

of

troops,

Gore.

were

the

and

place, the capital

was
of
Cephalonia,

island

was

between

attack

to

Quebec

third

lost

Gonsalvo

battle

Quebec.

defeated

into
a

the

with

out

was

over

but

upon

Canadian

victorious, but

victory

driven

in

war.

rebels, and

British

but

Spaniards

the

effect

Rising).
Fought
1837,
Canadian

Levis,

Victory
Constable,

ing
approach-

was

marched

This
the

Catholics,

killed, and

was

had

under

Conde.
the

cost

object
Murray

and
lier
Cheva-

the

recapturing

of

St. George

under

who

tween
be-

troops,

Montreal,

from

Montmorenci,

Huguenots,

Prince

War).
1567,
10,

Catholics,

Constable

and

rebels.

Canadian

27,
British

under

Levis,

War).
1760,

Years'

Murray,

French,

de

Rising).
the
1S37, between
Fought
Wetherunder
Colonel
Loyalists,

suppressed.

was

Foy (Seven
April
Fought

8,000

and

defeated,

Ste

under

Sir
rebels

The

Colborne.

rebellion

the

and
under

troops,

completely

were

the

between

Girod,

under

Prince

the

and

(French-Canadian

Government

the

deRieux.

Marshal

were

offered.

being

Eustache

John

Tremou-

of nobles
large number
the
prisoners, including

Due

La

forces

under

Princes,
The

the

between

Fought
1487,
Royal troops, under

little

but

1807,

25,

rebels,

Cormier.

du

Bowyer,

General

and

Rising).
Fought
1837,

fruitless.
St. Aubin

217

resistance

prompt

render

to

as

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

Germans,
who

position
the

pied
occu-

behind

Turks

ad-

2l8

DICTIONARY

vancing
Turk
a

the

to

attack,

rode

out,

Christian

to

The

Chevalier

killed

his

then

de

The

but

could

impression, and
beaten
fighting were
of

hard
with

der

an

defeated

Mirs

(Armagnac

September,

the

Dauphin,

and

the

pressed, occupied
St. Jacob an
der
maintained
they
fight until the last

unequal
had

fallen.

however,
killed,

and

The
had

the

compelled

to

gnacs,
Arma-

lost

2,000

felt

Dauphin

abandon

vasion
in-

the

(Dutch Wars).
Fought
May
1667, when
10,
Sir John
Harman,
commanding
of 12
gates,
frian
English squadron
fell

in

and

\\ith

French

sail, under
M.

St.

Kitts.

de

combined
fleet

Commodore

and

of

22

Sir

harbour

John,

destroyed
at

St.

cost

Lucia

la

Barre,

of

Kitts, and
in,
following them

the

rest

of 80

men

(Wars

their

fleet,

only.
of

the

from

island
the

French,

the

of

by

captured

April

4,

1794,

about

of

cavalry

Savoy's army,
supported

Egmont,

small

force
in

French,

of

infantry.
to
attempting

reinforcements

throw

narrow

and

pass,
with

killed,

wounded
but

all

The

Spaniards only

their
lost

St.

Quentin
(Franco
War).
Fought
January
under

General

and

33,000
Goben.

were

decisively

loss

prisoners,

9,000
Germans

The
and

2,304

lost

1807,
naval

1871,
40,000
Faid-

Germans,
The

French
with

and

ed,
wound-

and

96

guns.
officers

men.

(Napoleonic Wars).
was
captured

Thomas
This

men.

German

defeated,

killed

of 3,500

guns.

50

19,

French,

Von

the

under

15,000

captured,

of

two

utterly
of

and

and

between

in

were

loss

St.

into

entrapped

were

routed,

strong,
herbe,

5,000

Flemish

Duke

Constable

and

Count

The

tween
be1557,
Germans,
and

ID,

the

and

Spanish

from
was

of Exeter.

French

Montmorenci,

St.

French

1,000

forced

Gravelotte.

under

St.

of

of

was

Quentin.
Fought
August

off

Revolution).
This

See

sieging
bewere

St.

Kruysen

Notwithstanding
his
inferiority,Harman
boldly
and
attacked,
gained a signal
victory, burning 5 and
sinking
several
of
the
more
enemy's
vessels.
The
allies took
refuge
the

St. Privat.

Quentin,

St. Kitts

in

siege

under

Switzerland.

of

Dutch

raise

Swiss

of

where

man

Arundel

22,000

hard
being
the hospital

loss

killed, and

federate
Con-

1,300
The

S\viss.

Mirs,

tween
be1444,
under

Armagnacs,

the

rebels

of

6,000

by

The

with

the

relief

the

from

force.

to

30,000

detached

with

marching

army
attacked

bellion).
Re-

when

1549,

4,

to

was

rebels,

War).

Fought

August

Royal

Exeter,

killed.

8, GOO

St. Jacob

ofi

Clyst (Arundel's

Russell,

the

make

after

no

John

St. Mary's

Lord

under

squadron,
Jervis.

Fought

Turks

Montecucculi's

entrenchment,

British

Sir

who

Lorraine,

adversary.

BATTLES

by

young

challenged
single combat.
was
accepted by

assaulted

loss

and

challenge

the

OF

island
the

by
and

Danes,
a

December

combined

21,

British

military force,

under

OF

DICTIONARY

220

Abu

'1 Hamed

and

Alfonso

fled

Africa,

to

enabled

was

of
the
Bay
(Wars
Revolution).
1796,
Fought
August
17,
Sir
Keith
when
Elphinstone,
with
British
a
squadron, entered
the
after
capturing a
bay, and
Dutch
ship of war
lying in the
French

landed

which

the

after

Sale.

to

surrendered

garrison

brief

force,

Shah

Sampford
Courtney
Rebellion).
The
the

final

(Tartar
Kharismia).
This
place, which
by a garrison
and

under

Lord

Russell,

of 700

killed

and

of

under

hard

from
to

efforts

the

the

(Rebellion

Jehan,
forces

of

of

days'

three
French

were

fered
suf-

having
killed

6,000

and

prisoners.
about

were

War).
(Paraguay
April, 1870, between
Fought
the
under
Paraguayans,
Lopez,

San

Isidore

and

allied

the

to

to

refuge

take
the

with

San

between

the

forcing

out,
in

small

Mexican

Anna,

and

routed

and

sons,

the

Texans,

Dara

Houston.

The

Santa
taken
freed

Anna

Rising).
1836, when

the

strong,

his
and

Mexican

was

destroyed
General

survivors,

prisoners,
from

Santa

under

under

and

his

of

remnant

5,000
almost

by

him

mountains

the

army,

about

tacked
at-

entrenchments

Jacinto (Texan
Fought
April 2,

Mogul,

Aurungzebe
and
his
was
totally defeated,
and
three
dispersed,
days
army
later
the
rebels
occupied Agra,

Camera

him

drove

under

Uruguay,

Camera.

Lopez's
and

Brazil,

of

army

and

General

Aurung-

Dara,

under

9,000
losses

Russian

troops.

rebellious
Marad.

The

Russians,
the

of

and

sword.

Great

under

and

the

1658,

the

his

and

reduced

to

loss

tween
beMac-

retreat,

wounded

head

survivors

The
now

zebe).
Fought
June,
Shah

the

at

to

the

under

After

fighting,

Argentina

Alub

horsemen

put

of

the
After
the

enemy,

out.

were

the

defend

himself

garrison,

army

the

habitants,
in-

overwhelming

the

way

Samaghar

the

the

of

to

picked

30,000,

with

made

the

of

his

of

under

some

the

Suwaroff.

was

to
save
hoping
pillage, opened
the
besiegers.

city against

cut

prisoners,
leaders
ring-

many
of

French,

and

donald,

110,000

Khan,

was

progress
but

1,000

loss

of
(Wars
Revolution).
June
17,
1799,

the

6,000.

of

troops,

with

rising.

the

Fought
fended
de-

was

Alub

siege,

put

Royal

most

French

little

Khan

the

17,
defeated

was

Giovanni

of

Tartars,
besieged by
in
Khan,
Genghiz
June, 1220.
The
the
tars
Targarrison harassed
sorties, and
by numerous

hordes

Arundel

by

forced

heroic

with

August

when

including

Invasion

the

gates

fought

1549,

in

Kharismians,

Governor,

city

(Arundel's

engagement

rebels,

San

the

seized

crown.

resistance.

Samarcand

the

soned
impri-

was

Aurungzebe

Castiglione.

See

Turks

Jehan

and
the

Saldanha

harbour,

where

to

Algeciras.

recover

BATTLES

staff,
Texas

with
were

was

yoke.

OF

DICTIONARY

San

the

Emperor

12,

of

adherents

and

Mexican

the

Miramon

defeated,

was

escaping
the

from

difficulty

with

July
pending
guns
resolved

field.

San

Juan.

San

Lazaro

El

See

and

the

the

French

1746,

Maillebois.

attacked

the

after

killed

10,000

nine

with

repulsed

This

hours,

(First Carlist War).

held
son
by a garriand

Cristinos

when
31, 1900,
with
R.H.A.
of cavalry,
2

force

batteries

and

convoy,

wood,
of

was

crossing a
were
just
the

Boers

left

at

136
426

cost

killed

men

prisoners,

whole

of

Colville's

was

This

till

work

ceeded
suc-

his

is also

failed

known

Kornspruit.

force,

and

guns,

though
as

Carlist
them

forced

and

Santa

(Rio

Lucia

Fought

were

and
19 officers
and
wounded,

convoy.
column
was

troops,

advanced

the

to

withdraw.

the

under

the

between

1842,

Brazilian

Rising).

Grande

Government

troops,

Caxias,

General

rebels, 6,000

strong,

ciano.

rebels

The

and

the
Feli-

under

totally

were

defeated.

General

his

miles, but
heard, he

few

of

10,000

opening

battery

standing.
in extricating

with

Spanish

and

occupied
positions,

fire, and
succeeded

their

of the

men

British

Wylde,

Evans,

British

donga

the

and

to

General

Broadwood

but

of

guns

battery

fire, stuck
10

while

The

opened

clear

party

Wet,

donga.
entering

of
4 guns
in
getting

only

De

under

Broad-

by

ambushed

Boers,

when

considerable

Colonel

under

the

legion,
Carlists,
the
was
besieged by
under
February,
Sagastibelza,
carried
The
was
siege
1836.
with
fashion,
in
on
desultory
the
constant
fighting between
till June,
1836, when
outposts,

War).

Boer

March

Fought
a

(Second

Post

small

Colonel

of

detachment
under

Sanna's

to

wounded.

and

fortress,

of

of

loss

wounded.

and

The

9.
amounted

losses

Sebastian

San

nate
obsti-

an

conflict, lasting
were

rendered
sur-

ed
entrench-

Austrian

and

further
he

September
killed

2,500

over

citadel,

after

that

besiegers'

allies

The

was

ever,
how-

Rey,

only
on

under

town

in the

out

was

resumed,

the

storm.

bombardment

and

Spaniards,

Marshal

it

siege

blockade.

were

31st

by

and

strong,

40,000

and

camp,

between

Lichtenstein,

Prince

the

heavy

the

into

operations
on

of

England,
itself

taken

garrison,

arrival

the

still held

Austrians,

under

Austrian

of the

(War
Succession).
Fought
June,

fended
de-

was

assault
Rey.
was
repulsed, and

from

Active

Caney.

and

An

25

on

himself

he

surrendered,

army

his

and

under

British,

French

General

under

July

besieged

was

by

stitutionalists,
Con-

Escobedo.

under

town

181 3, by the
10,
General
Graham,

the

under

Maximihan,

Miramon,

This

1867,

(Peninsular War).

Sebastian

San

Jacinto.
Fought
February

between

BATTLES

within
the
to

the

Santarem

(Dom

Miguel's

bellion).
Re-

firing

relieve.
action

Fought
when

the

February
Portuguese

troops,

under

18,

1834,

ment
Govern-

Marshal

Saldanha,
"

OF

DICTIONARY

222

totally
Miguelists," under

Santa

defeated
Dom

the

force

of

guel.
Mi-

Dutch

and

of
the
(War
Spanish Succession).
when
Fought
July 26, 1702,
of Prince
regiments
Eugene's

Vittoria

under

army,

Visconti,

General

attacked

were

French
the

by
Spaniards,

and

Due

de

forced

were

their

the

only

500

killed

but

in

23,000
Archduke

Charles.

leading
in
Spaniards
and

the

their

fied
quali-

cost

the

allies

nearly

and

wounded.

(Spanish

American

the

American
and

Admiral
the

T.

Spanish

of

and

The

Cervera.

endeavoured

from

the

of

to

Santiago,

unsuccessful,

the

cape
es-

bour
har-

blockaded
but

were

whole

damage,
being very
only I man
Sapienza

The
destroyed.
suffered
hardly any
the
Spanish
gunnery

inefficient, and

Fought
Reis,

between

fleet,
and

the

Spanish

her

under

Kemal

wounded

lover

on

and

helped
despite

to

but
guns,
of
Palafox,

the

stormed,

after

and,

February

suffered
this

being

of

the

the

verse,
re-

first naval
in

the

Mediterranean.

21,

(War
Succession).
Fought August
25,000

of

the

Spanish

tween
be1700,
and
a
Spaniards,
20,

of

parts,
ram-

the

serve

the

efforts

place
very

was
severe

tured,
cap-

1809.

Stillwater.

See

of
(Wars
Successors).
280,
B.C.
Fought
troops of Pergamus,
menes,

Saragossa

the

The

severe

Turks

all

gossa,
Sara-

of

place

fighting,

house

Saratoga.

defence

the

took

to

Pala-

under

maid

the

who

by

for the bravery

notable

Agostina,

Moncey

defended

heroic

most

made,

was

of

again besieged

garrison,
A

the

of

under

and

Mortier,

fox.

the

December

Sardis

Venetians

victory

and

being
prompt
siege in

raised

In

it was
year
the
French,

same

the

Venetians.

he

made,

forces

effect

to

August.

house

Wars).

1490

Turkish

lost

killed.

(Ottoman

gossa.
Sara-

was

marshal's

capture,

ron
squad-

being
Americans

at

of

Lefebvre.

defence

the

by

torpedo-boats,

Admiral

Spaniards

under

armoured

Archduke

Marshal

insufficient

ships
battle-

Sampson,

fleet

and

under

between

cruisers,

3
W.

cruisers

3, 1898,
fleet of 4

4,000
and

killed

Saragossa
(Peninsular War).
laid
In June,
1808, siege was
this
the
French,
to
city by

and

July

of

possession

successful

War).

Fought

repulsed

loss

The
took

their

finally

besides

wounded.

guese
Portu-

stood

with

enemy,

once

The

centre

and

ground,

the

right wing
gave
of
a
large force
the
pursuit, but

way,

under

Santiago

the

troops,

under

number,

in

left

British,

Portuguese

lost

while

men,

success

2,000

with

retire

baggage,

Austrians,

prisoners,
Imperialists
don
aban-

to

and

camp
loss of their

15,000
under
The

Vendome.

BATTLES

and

dominions

the

between

Eu-

under

Syrians,

Soter.

Antigonus
a
gained
annexed

the

Alexander's

under

Eumenes

signal victory,
of
large part
of

Antigonus.

and
the

DICTIONARY

Sarkany

Rising).

(Hungarian

Fought

December

between

the

and

under

been

with

the

garians,
Hun-

defence

Sarkany

defile,

attacked

by

but

by
of

the

being

on

his
Austrians,
division
made
little resistance,
and
fled in disorder, thus
forcing

Gorgey
he

had

chosen

from

line

the

Siege
December
of

10, 179
CornwaUis'

Lord

by
Mysoris,

of

Barn

(Rebellion

Barons).
Fought
June
the

the

18,

rebel

"

Angus

of

when

Invasion

of

between

the

Louis

invading

Louis

III,

Norsemen,

gained

brilliant

(Peninsular
28,
July

Fought
the

French,
and
Soult,

under

Soult
the

but

after

3,000.
about

British,
ton.
Welling-

in

order

to

turn

to

drive

position,
fighting he was

strong

a
severe

with

assailants

did

British

of

to

tius).
Fought

not

on

the

again

repulsed,

2,000

killed

and

with

but
a

wounded

prisoners. The
3,000
loss amounted
to 1,900.

storm

garrison

the

lose

October

The
man.

loss

and
British

Maxen-

of

tius.

The

Italy,

tween
be-

312,

Imperial

legions

troops,
the

and
under

Maxen,

cavalry,

Italian

routed
posted on the wings, was
the
horse
;
Ijy Constantine's
infantry, thus left unsupported,
the
the
fled
from
field, only
brave
sistance,
rePretorians
a
making
and
they
dying where
Maxentius
stood.
escaped, but
Rome
Tiber
into
the
by
crosing
forced
Milvian
the
Bridge, was
of
fugitives into
by the crowd
river

the

drowned.

and

of
(War
League).
B.C.
146,
Fought

Achaeans,

The

Greeks

the

between

and

Matellus,

under

the

Achaean

the

Scarpheia

Critolaus.

under

totally

were

heavy

feated
de-

loss, Critolaus

killed.

Wars).
(Ottoman
July 5, 1769,
Fought

Scio

was

of

of

28,

Constantine,

being

WeUing-

30th,

been

resistance.

under

were

renewed

force

sidered
con-

but

having
taken
by

about

losses

Soult

2,600.
lines

loss

garrison

(Revolt

Rubra

with

The

attempt

ton's

strong,

25,000
the

fended
de-

was

later,

days

Romans,

from

repulsed,

his

left

tween
be-

1813,

attempted

British

them

War).

under

strong,

12,000

was

little

land,
Scot-

victory.
Sauroren

it

offering

and

slain.

the

breach

practicable

Saxa

The
king.
defeated
totally

(Norse
France).
861
Fought
under
Neustrians,

about

impregnable,

the

Saucourt

and

and

the
was

army,
It
was

tween
be-

Cat,"
of

by

1,

place

column

strong

under

III

James

under

royal army
and
James

the

1488,

Barons,

Bell-the

troops

of

War).

this

to

strong,.

4,000

eleven

Sauchie

laid

was

effected,

defend.

to

Seven

See

(Second Mysore

Savandroog

the

retire

to

223

Station,
Savage's
Days' Battle.

Perczel.

entrusted

the

BATTLES

under

General

liad

Gorgey

1848,

30,

Austrians,

Windischgratz,
Perczel

OF

Russian
under

line,
and
small

fleet

5 Turkish

of

Admiral

of

the

Spiritoff,

ships,

vessels, under

between

sail

10

with

the

some

Capitan

OF

DICTIONARY

224

Pasha.

After
in

driven

by

up,
the

into

Tchesme,
later

both

blown

were
were

where

their

ment,
engagethe
ships
flag-

severe

which

days
destroyed

few

fleet

of

Bay

was

Schwechat

(Russo

War).
Fought
August
following daj's,

when

Darozhinsky,
pass,
The

under

Suleiman

Russians

point

after

the

them

offensive

and

positions,

to

about

Russian

to

attempt

40,000
to

carry

position
Nicholas,

but

loss

of

losing

31
rank

,000

May,

garrison

Lezze.

sian
Rus-

St.
vith

repulsed

was

the
Russians
3,000,
and
officers
about
file.

and

the

place

January
in

force
been

under

and
their

guns.

The

25,000
men,
ments
entrench-

them

positions, and
Vessil
day
with

93

Turldsh

drove

40,000
ral
Gene-

Pasha.

with

the

Pasha

36,000
Russians

of

out
on

in numbers,

the

the

tinuous
con-

Mohammed

of

handed
450
alive

first

When

the

to

and

men

in

the

it

Turks

an

is

150
town.

the
and

men,

the

peace

over

assault

number,

him

force.

conclusion

12,000

greater

behind

blockading

were

women

di

even

in

said,

second.

men,

while

Radetski,

Vessil

the

had

Antonio

few

leaving

only

sian
Rus-

60,000

numbering

Mirsky,
attacked

the

Schipka

to

General

Turks,

were

the

increased

under
the

8, 187S,

of

8, when

was

Turks

it,

under

\%-ithstood

September
only

June,

bombardment,
ing
repulsserious
assaults, until

retired,

lost

By

Though

Venetians

on

in

invested

being

now

command

the

In

II

of

raised

later,

years

held

middle

the

Suleiman

1478, Mohammed
the

Pasha,

garrison

till

stoutly
when
August,
the siege.

losses

Mount

on

Suleiman
The

1474.

the

made

the

line

loss.

under

Turks,

Turks

men,

were

the

(Ottoman
Wars).
held
place,
by a Venetian
Antonio
Loregarrison, under
the
was
dano,
besieged
by

ing
fight-

Suleiman,

16

against
and

This

two

September

militia

Scutari

11,500.

reinforced

lost

including
the

General

stand

considerable

Four
the

26th

4,000,
while

Darozhinsky,

verge
when

their
the

on

The

amounted

back

the

and

regulars,
all along

fences, out
de-

assume

recover

and

driven

reinforcements
to

ceased.

an

their
the

on

of

enabled

On

from

overwhelmed,

arrival

lost

of

point
were

being

Pasha.

driven

were

and
of

sians,
Rusral
Gene-

the
holding
by 25,000

attacked

were

Turks,

the
under

under

and

1877,

21,

feeble

a
very
Austrian

with

strong,

7,000

Turkish

1848,

30,

Austrians,

the

Windischgratz,
under
Hungarians,
The
i\loga.
Hungarian
the

Pass

Rising).

October

Prince

made

fire-sliips.

Schipka

(Hungarian

Fought
between

Turks

the

BATTLES

men

lost

Tliis

by

the

fortress
allied

Arnaud

lowing
fol-

5,000.

French

Lord

28,

1854.

by

koff,
his

with

large

British

and

St.

Raglan,
It

General

tember
Sepfended
de-

was

of

force

Prince

principal

War).
besieged

Marshal

and

under

rendered
sur-

was

under

armies,

all

and

(Crimean

Sebastopol

sians,
Rus-

MentschiTodleben

engineer

as

officer.

for
few
too
besiegers were
and
investment,
a
complete
closed
the
harbour
was
though
Sir
fleet, under
by the British
Russians
the
Edmund
Lyons,
the
abled
were
siege enthroughout

The

and

reinforcements

obtain

to

side.

and
from
17,
till September
8,

October

that

time
the

1855,

town

was

The

enclosure
held

of

by

or

more

bombarded.
continuously
On
that
the
Malakoff,
an
day
southern
of
the
part
important
stormed
was
defences,
by the
the
and
French,
place became
allies entering it
the
untenable,
the
following
on
unopposed
The
Russians,
during the
day.
later days of the bombardment,

about

and
the

by

the

and
with

landers
93rd High4th Punjabis,
loss

the

the

to

bodies

dead

2,000

over

carried

afterwards

being

of

half, taken

heavy

very

enemy,

masonry,
of rebels,

bombardment

hour

an

walled

strong

storm

of

Campbell.

large body

after

was,

by

opened

225

Colin
Sir
by
Secunderbagh,

now,

north

batteries

The

on

the

from

provisions

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

out

enclosure.

less

said

are
as

have

to
men

3,000

lost

This
of

The
French, under
1870,
who
Marshal
was
Macmahon,
the
in
action,
wounded
early
driven

were

many

when

of

camp
under
the

of

whole

army,

Broglie,

prisoners,

5,000

100

the

turing
capguns

stores,

ammunition.

and

baggage

de

Due

the

and

French

the

Civil

(American

Secessionville

June

Fought

15,

road
held

was

by

were

of 600

loss

losing
Secunderbagh

Fought
during

the

men,

federates
Con-

cut

in

the

The

mans
Ger-

action

21,000

419
guns,
and
66,000

460
14,000

prisoners,
The

rendered
sur-

mans
Ger-

tress
for139
rifles.

(Monmouth's

Sedgemoor

and

; the

men
8,500
killed,

Sedan.

in

guns

Floing.
pieces

subsequently

83,000
took

to

the
The

killed.
in

3,000
and

200.

November

of

and

French

repulsed

bellion
Re-

).

(Indian Mutiny).

second

lost

Evans.

the

charge of
d'Afrique, under

general

wounded,

of

battle

Margueritte,

officers

the

the

for

neighbourhood
brigade was

while

The

Paris.

Chasseurs

General

federates,
Con-

2,000

General

Federals

ing
cover-

Charleston,

to

under

with

strong

of Secessionville,

the

The

General

the

attacked

Benham,

which

the

of

ment
dethrone-

his

in

republic

prisoners,

the

proclamation

is remarkable

when

1862,

under

Federals,

position

Napoleon

results

was

the

and

the

War).
6,000

surrender

their

down

Emperor
among
of
the

one

surprised

Koningsegg,

the

and

pelled
com-

Sedan,

into

laid

The
was

and

Prussia,
retire

they

arms.

III
1734,
under

14,

Imperialists,

the

Count

Polish

tions
posiunder

Germans,

of

to

the

all their

from
the

by
King

where

(War of
Secchia, The
Succession).
September
Fought

ber
Septem-

fought

was

war,

decisive

most

I,

day.

the

battle,

the

the

as

War).

(Franco-German

Sedan

16, 1857,
relief of Luck-

Fought
the
Royal
Earl

of

5, 1685, between
the
under
troops,

July

Faversham,

and

the

DICTIONARY

226

under

rebels,

Faversham's

the
their

routed

This

defeat

rebellion.

July
and

Bern,

under

severe

totally

were

The

Liiders.

after

Russians,

engagement,
defeated.
Hide-

of

(Rebellion
Segikahara
yori).
16,
September
Fought
the

between

of

troops

80,000

rebels

with

routed

Sho-

the

30,000

loss

men

1,600

artillery and
Selinus

(Second

whom

city was
Carthaginians,
under

War).
Fought

August

the

English

when

survivors

the

of

object

fleur,

which

the

Seine

with

revictualling

Har-

the

were

French

The
besieging.
force,
consisting

smaller

English

Bedford

and

fleet,

hard

defeated,
racks

blockading
of
8
large

besides
carracks,
attacked
the
vessels,

Genoese

hours'

Years'

1416,
15,
fleet, under

into

fighting
with

and

other

succeeded

suppliesinto

the

after

six

of

and

sacked,

being

carried

captivity.
(Italian Wars).
between

1495
and

Spaniards

de

Ferdinand

of

largely

sviperior
fled

Naples,
French
The

der
un-

and
and

army,
politans
Neawithout

almost

and
though
fought well, they
overpowered
by numbers,
in the
end
totally routed,

striking
the

Cordova

D'Aubigny.

under

6,000

Neapolitans,

blow,

Spaniards

were

and

with
only Gonsalvo
an
cavalry making

Spanish
treat.
orderly re-

400

car-

ships, while
in
throwing

town.

and

totally

were

loss

bered,
outnum-

lion
rebel-

Gonsalvo

sailed

Bedford,

nine

stormed

came

resisting
days, the

after

overpowered

place
the

Syracusans,
relieve

to

hopelessly

were

the

An

409.

B.C.

for

stubbornly
garrison,

strong,

100,000

Diodes,
for
late,

too

his

all

Carthaginian
Sicily).
besieged by the

the

by

attempt

all

and

Hannibal,

Seminara

(Hundred

Mouth

of

This

Fought
Seine

Bellasis

baggage.

Invasion

off into

suppressed.

was

of

der
unwere

the

killed, among
and
the
Mitsunari,

of
was

1600,

rebels,

and
130,000
strong,
The
Mitsunari.

utterly

loss

under

Tyeyasa,

Tokugawa

gun

Fairfax.

Russians,

the

General

under

tween
be-

1849,

31,

Hungarians,

the

General

Rising).

(Hungarian

Segeswar
Fought

Thomas

cavalry
the
his
fantry had
inoccupied
Selby with
though
resistance
of
a
object
preventing
a
junction
sturdy
and
between
Fairfax's
troops
length overpowered
Durham.
those
of the
Scots
with
loss.
at
heavy
Fairfax
the
He
attacked
end
to
was
by
an
put
with
the
and
defeated,
totally

at

were

under

Parliamentarians,

of

Sir

and

made

and

on

the

but

upon
Monmouth's

put

they

attack

night

falUng

flight,

to

force

tempted
at-

camp,
given, and

was

troops

Royal
ants,
assail-

Monmouth
a

BATTLES

Selby (Civil War).

tween
1644, beFought
April 11,
the
Royalists,
3,300
under
Colonel
John
strong,
Bellasis, and
a
slightly superior

of

Duke

James,

Monmouth.

alarm

OF

Sempach
Fought
6,000

(War
July

of Sempach).
9,

Austrians,

1386,
under

between
Duke

lost

Mysoris
under

reinforcements,

General

the

The

(Third

when

On

the

place

men,

was

which

siege

amounted

8,000

M.

post,
carried

by

come

to

up

their

isolated
and

He

then
carried
the

off

tacked,
at-

the

in

attack
cost

his

to

General

advanced

under

squadron,
Kruze.

The

defeated,
engagement,

daybreak

Swedes

which

lasted
into

(Yoshinaka's
1 183,
r'ought
of

Yoritomo,

the

commenced

and

29th,

the

severe

under

from
Two

his

being

serious

pursuing

lumns.
co-

took
Jackson, overrearguard,

French,

and

captured.

guns.

some

routed

By

an

which

under

attacked

the

and

followed,

Federals

also

near

Swamp,

duel

divisions,

division,

ner
Sum-

Federal

Oak

street,

Savage's

30th, 3 divisions,

the

General

Rebellion).
the

the

up

came

at

inflicting

General

the

aided

repulsed,

was

the

White

sions,
divi-

train,
corps

but

upon
On

On

retreat.

Longstreet,

armoured

check

River,

pierced,

been

his

Sumner's

artillery

night.

prepared

Confederate

under
an

guns.

20

James

having

between
under

the

to

centre

under

ly
total-

across

the

cost

till far

Se"-a

army

Federals

the

withdraw

ing,
fight-

severe

river, and
captured
28th, M'Clellan

the
On

lery
artil-

heavy

after

drove

sian
Rus-

Admiral
were

after

Duke

attacked

was

under

fire, and

thus

the
fleet, under
and
Sudermanland,
a

strong,

under
Confederates,
54,000
Southerners
The
in person.

Station,

Swedish

27th,

Chickahominy

Mill,

tured
cap-

(Russo-Swedish
Wars).
between
the
Fought
1790,

small

at

the

35,000

the

on

Gaines'

by

to

On

force.

Porter,

posted
at

repulsed,

M'Call

at

which

Creek,

Dam

Beaver's

1862,

26,

position

strong

relieve

to

federates,
Con1,400
M'Call's

attacked

wth

guns.

being
June
\viih.

Hill,

division,

Federals,

95,000

On

General

by

came

and

with

Seskar

of

federates,
Con100,000
General
against

object

French,

who

support,

actions
with

Richmond.

his

Laurence

Major

of

Lee,

Lee's

allies,

Sepoys,

Mahrattas

three

fought by

with

French

an

200

position, driving
the

Major

The

up.
in turn

and

and

series

M'Clellan,

Lee

Mysori

force

it before

could

(American

1,000

French,

and

in
held

War).

under

Astruc.

attacked

assault.

the

between

the

Mahratta

under

the

About

Years'

troops,
and

assault.

during

fell in

1753,

Laurence,

rout

1,464.

(Seven

British

their

the

to

Mysoris

the

killed.

Days' Battles
Civil War).

and

4,000
Baird.

in

losses

Seringham
Fought

breach

General

followed
British

under

the

3,

slain

The

by

practicable,
stormed
by

was

Tippu

1799,

20,000,

May

under

6,

defended

was

of

declared

was

Seven

completely

Yoshinaka

and

defeated,

Yoshinaka.

were

General

April

city

garrison

Tippu.

in

of

that

rebels

Yoshi-

and

Noriyori
and

The

Mysore

siege by

opened
the

brothers

General

second

Harris,

to

signed

was
peace
month.
following

Seringapatam
War).

on

consented

and

treat,
the

BATTLES

tsune,

Abercromby,

Tippu

6th,

the

On

20,000.

of

approach

OF

DICTIONARY

228

LongM'Call's
it, M'Call
the

even-

OF

DICTIONARY

of

ing

ed
reach30th, M'Clellan
Hill, overlooking

the

Malvern
the

and

River,

James

here

to

oppose
advance

further

of

On
Confederates

admit

and

25

also

at

object

and

accomplished,

was

mond
Rich-

battle

(Cade's Rebellion).
tween
be18,
June
1450,

Fought

royal
Humphrey

and

the

Sir
force

hand,

and

being

killed.

Seven

Pines.

by

the

in

famous

May

29,

Tartars,

of

Invasion

Tuli

under

1221,

Khan,

was

successive

twenty-one

days

besiegers

delivered

which

repulsed,

were

inhabitants

the

The

Harbour

Boston

Tuli

and

Khan,

Shaldiran

Fought

opened

(Ottoman
August

I, and
under

the

about
the

Shah

board

Shannon

The

lulled,

men

21

wounded.

(Dutch Wars).
and
1667,
7,
Fought
June
Dutch
the
when
following days,
Med

the

Castle,

de

Ismael.

as

destroyed

up

Upnor
ships of

(Rebellion

of

the

Fifteen).
November

Fought
between

Earl

sians,
Per-

far

as

Sheriffmuir

9,000

tween
be-

way
and

sailed

Ruyter,

war.

gates

under

80,000

the

and
56 men
3 officers
officers
8
the
Chesapeake,
;
officers
and
killed,
and
9
39 men
wounded.
Captain
106 men
and
killed and
tain
CapLawrence
was

under

5 14,

the

ed
wound-

with

Wars).
24,

by

and

officers

British.

of

brisk

after

taken

was

the

the

finally

Turks,

120,000

Selim

but
terms

guns,

attack

to

and

and

assaults,

made

38

Captain John Lawrence.

out
Chesapeake sailed

under

lost

frigate

of

also

38

Captain

American

the

and

of

by

commanded

Broke,

by

the

between
3,
Shannon,
frigate
181

fleet, under

defended
obstinately
Turkish
a
by the garrison under
For
Bugha.
general named
and

frigate action, fought

Sheerness

Oaks.

besieged

War).

American

Broke

)
was

and

cond
(Se-

Chesapeake

and

Shannon

Stafford

Fair

(Tartar

Kharismia.

quite

work

routed,

See

city

The

was

the

was

Shahjehan
This

Stafford.

for

inadequate

under

troops,

Stafford

under

Cade,

under

rebels,

the

panic,

with

flight.

to

action

Sevenoaks

the

whereupon

seized

was

army
took

Ismael

side

that

wounded,

was

in
the

was

on

Shannon,

relieved.

was

victorious,

but

Chesapeake,

were

Lee's

but

Hill,

in

guns,

The

guns.

especially

heavy,

very

Malvern

Shah

by

totally routed,
restore
to
endeavouring
left

British

much

Southerners

the

and

of

Confederate

51

was

person
Persian

the

led

wing

The

figures

claim

and

of

and

15,249
the
during

the

229

the

on

order

guns
but

put

accounts

ground

loss

operations,

losses

the

unmolested.

practically

higher,

the

but

and

day,
good

in

retired

Federals

ist,

their

the

throughout

men

July

held

the

The

federates, the
Con-

the

attacked,

Federals

2nd

mined
deter-

BATTLES

was

and
at

in

3,500
the

of

Duke

his

the

royal
of

troops,

Argyle,

and

the
Highlanders, under
Mar.
Argyle's left wing

routed

first

17 iS.

13,

left

by
and

the

Macdonalds,

though

centre,
their

they

held

end

compelled

own,

to

were

retire,

DICTIONARY

230

and

Argyle

good

effected

order

in

retreat

(Danish

between
1016,
Ironside, and
Knut,

rival

claimants

The

battle

Shijo

Nawate

(War

and

Fought

Takaugi

and

the

Emperor,

under

which

his

A\ith

to

his

place

was

dence.
resi-

Imperial
that

defend

to

Maed
attack-

was

he

whole

marched

force

to

meet

Japan
again
the

was

under

Northern

Shiloh

afterwards

soon

united,

Fought

Civil

April
the

1862,

7,

Confederates,

43,000

General
strong, under
Johnston,
the Federals, 40,000
and
strong,
under

General

Grant.

attacked
the

on

river, and

driving

surprised
back

federates
Con-

the

By

tion
posi-

Tennessee

the

line

first

nightfall.

Johnston
of

Grant
men

failed

the

7th

to

After

killed

take

severe

tage
advan-

field
and

prisoners,

with

wounded
General

and
20,000

able
sive.
offen-

fighting
driven

were

loss

in

but

the

assume

Southerners
the

to

under

defeated

with

of

Taira-

troops
loss

of

killed.

(Satsuma
September

when

last

the

rebels,

army,
The

practically

and

of

most

revolt
the

the

hilated,
annileaders

killed.

the

Saigo,

committed

defeat,
on

the
feated
de-

Taruhito.

were

after

of

Saigo, were
Imperial

the

Prince

the

1876.

24,

remnants

under

by

Rebellion),

field.

Sholapur (Third Mahratta

War).
when
1818,
Fought
May
10,
of
General
a
bod}'
cavalry, under
Pritzen, forming part of General
Monro's

attacked

force,
the

dispersed
of

and

retreating

the

surrendered

Sholapur
15th, the
British

nant
rem-

Peshwa's
on

army.
the

operations having
only 97 killed
while

wounded,
Mahrattas

the

exceeded

cost

and

loss

of

800

killed.

the

Grant

his

opportunity,
reinforced
being
by
during the night, was

Japanese

Imperial

Shirogawa
Fought

the

Federals,

practically defeated,

was

on

of the

west

confusion.

The
Grant's

The

of

Daimio

consisting

horsemen,

were

rebel

of

War).

and

lion).
Rebelbetween

the

army,

Hara-kiri

rule

line.

(American

between

the

the

and

100,000

rebels

victory.

complete

of

no-Kore.

under

fell fighting
assailants, and
the last, the Northern
troops

gaining

and

prisoners.

4,044

April, 1183,

Imperial

too

was

it, he

Fought

20,000

Southern

Kusunoki

the
temporarily
Feehng

out

the

Masatsura

Yoshino,

weak

ern
North-

Tadayoshi,

of

The

killed

(Yoshinaka's

the
troops
Yoshinaka,

Empires).

and

troops

satsura.
at

throne.

of the

Southern

and

Shinowara

killed.

9,617

the

between
the
1339,
the Northern
Emperor,

of

army
under

the

to

mund
Ed-

indecisive.

was

the

among
Federals
lost

wounded,

Invasion).

Fought

BATTLES

ing

Stirling.

to

Sherstone

OF

of
and

Johnston

the

from
9,740
959
be-

Sholingur
Fought

(First Mysore War).

September
178
27,

between

the

strong,
and

under

Sir

Coote,
Eyre
Mysoris,
numbering
Ali.
under
80,000,
Hyder

was
Hyder
striking

of

him

1,

10,000

the

about

series

British,

of
to

safety,

surprised

in

the

act

though
cavalry charges enabled
and

camp,

withdraw
it

was

at

his
a

cost

in
guns
of 5,000

OF

DICTIONARY

that

men

loss

he

his

good

did

made

eventually
exceed

not

the

100.

latter

battle

the

was

of

Henry,
(Henry V),
bravery,

who

fire

of

baptism

Prince

displayed great
was
severely

and

wounded.

(Third Mysore
March

Fought
the
General

6,

outflank
out

on

force,

Colonel

of

the

under

the

troops
their

of
six

over

ammunition
when

Stuart

and

back

the

drove

alossof

2,000

lost

killed

143

Tippu's

and
hours,
but
all
was

exhausted

came

enemy
The

men.

up,
with

killed

the

9, 1553,
under

Germans,

Maurice

Maurice,
the

and

wounded.

action,

and

died

This

fortress

days

who

A
over

by

the

In

the

the

until

June

to

course

the

Abu

the
later

So-

ate.
Caliphof

held
sians
Rus-

siege, having

the
loss

the

when

22,

made

were

garrison

the

them,

to

repulsed,

were

efforts

no

officers,

of

12,000

over

but

adherents

of

ance
assist-

attempts

place

the

was

Lieutenant

and

Many

though

by

garrison,

English

two

Buller

raised

under

Moslems,

1854,

Turkish

from

suffered
men.

See

Silpia.

extending
days, in 656,

Caliph Ali, and

the
son
Moawiyeh,
phian, a pretender
the

1,000

and

valuable

to relieve

actions

hundred

between

heavy

besieged

received

these

Fought

June

the
Duke

Grand
Turkish
On

the

Russian

strong,

Elinga.

(Russo-Turkish War).

Simnitza
of

in
a

denburgers
Bran-

Siffin.
series

sians
Rus-

the

was

Russians

the

defended

out

in

two

the

took

War).

(Crimean

the

defeated,
wounded

was

hours

lost

Swedes

Silistria

and

and
Saxony,
under
Brandenburgers,
The
Albert.
Margrave
were

pulsed,
re-

were

drove

The

between

of

Elector

in

eight

field, with

the

from

storm

July

attacks

and

offensive,

the

at

them

Klingspor

fighting,

Captain
Nasmyth.

Sievershausen.

Fought

river,

after

and

mouth

the

at

assailing

Both

British

wounded.

and

ice

Sikajoki

loss.

moving

by

Swedes

the

to

stood
with-

force

attack

for

Sahib.

Tippu

small

Montresor's

12,000

endeavoured

time

under

and

Montresor,

Mysoris,

posed
com-

regiments,

three

of

Bouxhoevden.

the
to

Russians,

the

Russians

front.

guard

and

tween
be-

General

under

General

under

tween
be-

1799,

advance

Stuart's
of

War).

was

unsatisfactory

Swedes,

the

same

Sidassir

conflict

Sikajoki (Finland War).

April 18, 1808,
Fought

The

Wales

of

and

undefeated,

compromise.

Klingspor,

The

prisoners.

ended

25,000,
but

men,

45,000

was

sanguinary
an
by

the

(Percy's Rebellion).
when
Fought
July 21, 1403,
the
under
IV,
royalists,
Henry
and
defeated
met
the insurgents,
under
was
Hotspur.
Hotspur
and
cester
Workilled, and
Douglas

lost

Ali

and

Shrewsbury

taken

231

engagements
Moawiyeh

British

The

retreat.

BATTLES

1877,

26,

under

Russians,
Nicholas,

garrison
night of

of
the

and

tween
bethe
the

Sistova.

26th,

the

advance-guard, 15,000
under
Dragomiroff,

OF

DICTIONARY

23:

crossed

the

Danube

and

then, under

the

Turks

and

their

the

ing
morn-

in

is

almost

said

Sinzheim

the

is

Entzheim.

king, having posted

his

the

on

army

heights overlooking Singara,

the

Romans

with

small
armed
routed

by

pursuit,

however,

bivouacked

efforts,

heights.
Sapor led

his

night.

troops

routed

with

Romans,

the

the

best

and

attack,

under

During

also

known

Sitabaldi

to

November

in

cavalry,

18 17,
24,
of Madras

force
and

troops,

Bengal

some

all about

Colonel

terrible

of

Scott,

army

Nagpur,

8,000

The

guns.

slaughter.

cost

300

(Persian Wars).
This
fortress, held by a Roman
garrison, was
captured, after a
brief siege, by
the
Persians,
under
Sapor II, in 360. The
into
sent
garrison was
captivity
and

the

Sinnaca
At

fortress

army
battle
of

Crassus,
Carrhse, B.C.
the

(Seven Weeks'
28,
Fought
June

with

Sinope (Crimean
1853,
Fought
fleet

of

sail, lying in

was

fleet

given,
was

No

and

the

totally

under

the

6th

Steinmetz,
Austrian

Ramming.

General

Austrians

and

Skalitz

defeated,

were

who

tween
be-

Army

8th

and

under

prisoners

Prussian

General

The

the
occupied
by
captured
4,000

and

guns.

(Servo-Bulgarian War).

Fought

sian
Rus-

19, 1885,
28,000
strong,
in

Turkish

the

the

the

bour
har-

quarter
Turkish

destroyed.

November

17,

under
the

under

night
1

8th,

by

occupied

10,000

and

further

on

during
5,000,

Alexander.

Prince
a

first

reinforced

17th

the

Prince

17th,

at

but
of

and

the

Bulgarians,
number,

18

Servians,
King Milan,

between

and
the

the

Sinope.

and

Corps,

rendered
sur-

War).
when

attacked

of

Corps,

5 th

War).
1866,

the

Only
eagles.

the

fleet
9

the

Slivnitza
53,

Parthians.

were

men

after

of

to

of

about

men.

Prussians,

(Parthian War).
this place the remnants

the

5,000

dismantled.

tually
even-

of

Skalitz

Singara

their

and

themselves

to

36

assailants,

their

off

the

weary

of

with

held

hours,

18

beat

the

Rajah

strong,

Sepoys

for

ground

men,

1,300
and

Sahib,

Nappa

of

War).

Mahratta

small

native

at

the

Tu-

Battle

the

as

(Third

between

under

night fell, the

their
by

exhausted

under

carried

was

when

Romans,

The

tween
be-

1674,

4,

French,

Fought

lighteasily

legionaries.

the

far, and

too

of

were

XIV).

the

gaged
en-

paratively
com-

force
who

troops,

400,
the

Imperialists, under
General
Duke
and
the
Caprara
of Lorraine.
French
The
gained
action
a
signal victory. This

Persian

the

Louis

October

and

under
and
Romans,
Constantius,
Persians, in largely superior
under
The
II.
force,
Sapor
of

escaped

of

(Wars

Fought
renne,

the

part

only

all wounded,

the

Singara (Persian Wars).

between
Fought
348,

major

killed,

were

that

massacre.

having
operations.

the

Turks

4,000
it

was

Russians

only

S20

Over

drove

Sistova

27th,
the

occupied,
lost

On

the

boats,

from

headlong

entrenchments.
of

in

SkobeleS,

BATTLES

Alexander,

position strong

On
who
a-

DICTIONARY

gainst

frontal

vulnerable

attack
strong
left, to distract
his

weak

Alexander's

beat

to

and

the

able
frontal

with

repulsed

Servian

the

19th

The

Servians

the

victors

in
3,000
the three

in

wounded,

Richard

under

of

Hugues

Sluys

of

captured
Quieret

about

the

fleet

French

killed.

was

25,000

the

men,

fire to

the

action

about
The

the

in

lost

it, having

evacuated

10,000

Idlled

French

lost

and

9,000.

(First Sikh War).

Fought
February
10,

sail,

between

the

1846,
about

British,
and

strong,

15,000
under

Sikhs,

25,000

The
Singh.
Runjur
entrenched
were
strongly
Sir
the
on
Hugh
Sutlej, and
with
on
Gough,
feigned attacks
succeeded
their centre
and
right,
in pushing
his assault
home
on
Sikhs

their

left, and

fighting

hard

after

was

the

and
where

English

defenders

about

river,

the

to

perished.

many
lost

British

lost

night the
place, and

the

During
set

the

of

two

Sobraon

French

The

Smolensko,
attacked,
carrying
Russians

town

Napoleon

which

drove

destroyed,

or

Bagrathe

occupied

corps

of

days.

the

200

tion's

killed

Quieret, lying in
Practically the

Harbour.

whole

attacked

Fitzalan,
fleet

respectively

60,000

wounded.

Years*
Sluys (Hundred
War).
Fought
June 24, 1340, when
the
sail,
English fleet of 250
under
Sir
Robert
and
Morley
French

French,

actually engaged.

were

suburbs.

about

lost

and

50,000

again unsuccessful,
in full
they were
3 p.m.
pursued by the Bulgarians.

retreat,

and

under

was

under

Russians,
130,000
about
of
whom
Bagration,

ing
follow-

been

tween
be-

1812,

17,

175,000
and

Napoleon,

were

by

2,000,

he

August

attack

Having

cow).
Mos-

of

(Campaign

Fought

attacked

Servians

also

On

attacks

the

on

off, while

was

loss.

and

Smolensko

from

This

however,

them

attack

attention

233

Servian

the

on

left.

reinforced,

very-

left, made

flank.

repulsed,
day the

was

but

attack,
his

on

BATTLES

OF

Sikhs

the

2,383,

The

8,000.

4,000.

Soczawa

Smolensko

(Russo

Fought

Wars).
Fought
September
when

Charles

with

of
of

Tartars.

The

the
of

and
His

by

had

reduced

to

by

In

the

end

the

Cossacks

reinforced

IV.

one

when

cavalry

the
with

of
rest

of

tars,
Tar-

Swedes

heavy

he

in

niec, with
fortress,

escape.

thus

was
was

who

Turks,

superior
them

the

following

5 men,

totally

Paz,

in

and

the

of which

exception

the
freed

whole
from

drove
Kami-

into

confusion

routed

greatly

were

numbers,

had

ians,
Lithuan-

the

by

course

body

who

Poles,

The

and

with

narrow

been

med
Moham-

under

Turks,

under

from

immediate

rescued

the

off

troops

ments
regi-

the

the

in

cut

attacked

king

was

action
his

and

Cossacks

16,000

regiment

of

infantry
cavalry,

4,000

force

XII

Sobieski

John

and

the

between

1676,
under

Poles,
1708,
Sweden,

22,

Wars).

(Ottoman

Swedish

Poland

of
the

man
Otto-

invaders.

was

charge.
routed

loss.

of
the
(War
Succession).
Fought
September

Sohr

Austrian

30,

1745,

DICTIONARY

234

between

the

Austrians,
of

Prussians,

18,000

Frederick

Great,

under

Lorraine.

and

the

their

display
made

no

and

usual

against

of the

Prussian

driven

were

uith

and

in

of 6,000

Prussians

three

and

fusion,
con-

killed,
and

prisoners,

The

guns.

steady
infantry,

back

loss

wounded

the

22

lost

four

tween
be-

after

they

captured

were

the

held

and

when

Soissons.

night

the

first

Clovis,

and

military

the

of
who

French

the

his dominions.

Duke

of

anchor,

by

ships,

under

French

de

the

bulk

of

English.

the

five

fleet
the

battle

though

or

English

the

for

over

at

but

the

Dutch
and

the
allied

to

take

(Franco-Austrian War).
tween
beFought
June
1859,
24,
Austrians,

150,000
"with

Generals

Scholick
and
ese,

actual

French

under

and

Napoleon

and

Somnauth

III

and

Sinclair,

English

500
Thomas

nobles

Dacre
The

Scots

and

many

captured.

Twelfth
(Mahmud's
of India).
of
the
city, one
holy

Invasion
This

of

places
by the

India,
of

According
off

to

the

great
;

be

date,

India

after

trumpets,

proved
brought
a

the

gates
but
to

the

of
of

capture
in 1842.

Son-Tai

War).
(Tongking
fortress, defended

British

be

back

flourish

by

This

ried
car-

of

same,

Ghuzni

the

1024.

he

certain
the

were

"with

in

gates

and

afterwards

of later

Sultan

under

Ghuzni,
tradition,

city to Ghuzni
purporting to
which

captured

was

Afghans,

Mahmud

command,
Piedmont-

under

important

under

Joseph,

Wimpffen

in

the

were

to

Francis

Emperor

of

John Musgrave.
totally defeated,

month

action.

invading

Oliver

band

1542,

14,

Scottish

under

the

Solferino

the

and

cisive,
inde-

was

December

borderers,

115
The

fell to

only,
crippled

offensive

after

of

the

too

corps

(Scottish Wars).

Moss

the

army,
and

fight, and

ships,

more

one

was

the

which

4,000.

the

attacked,

work

The
for

lost

and

Ruyter.
of

out

of

Piedmontese

lost

25,000

fleets,

sail, under

fleet

first

were

edged

soon

Dutch

allies'

The

18,000,

the

between

surprised

were

trians
Aus-

ed
killed, wound-

22,000

Fought

when

1672,

English

York,

The

missing.

Solway

Wars).

140
d'Estrees

consequently

sons,
Soisof

28,

option

no

Mincio.

were

feated
de-

of

Count

and

Comte

and

vingian
Mero-

here

about

together

of

number

annexed

Solebay (Dutch
Fought
May

the

lost

losses

Syagrius,

the

the

and

retreat,

corps,

as

exploit

founder

dynasty,
and

notable

the

trian
fell, the Ausbroken,
being
had

Joseph

recrossed

left, but

Niel's

centre

to

corps

bay throughout

at

by

Francis

486,

French

Marshal

day

but

by

Baraguay
Meanwhile
ffen,
Wimpthree
Army
Corps,

with
attacked

fighting,
the

and

d'HilUers.

was

by
hard

very

Macmahon

position
Solferino,
SchoUck,

round

held

were

and

thousand

men.

Fought

Austrian

heights

which

of

courage

stand

advance

tacked
at-

French

The

the

the

on

position
failing to

Austrians,

Emmanuel.

attacked

35,000
Charles

Prussians

Austrian

BATTLES

Victor

under

and

Prince

The

the

OF

by

236

DICTIONARY

the

Regiment,

74th

General

These
their

the

in

afternoon,

vastly

is

Battle

also

of

For

Spion Kop

Boer

commenced

being

day

Sir

19th,

right,

them

by

to

the

that
sion
divi-

of

the

It

however,

was,

prisoners

16,000

course

the

found

At

gate.

General

appointed

who

abandoned

the

following
decided

to

on

General

the

making

Tugela.
the
during

losses

operations

amounted

officers

1,647
of

Fought
between

87

to

Wilderness,

10

to

1864,

Confederates,
the

November

15,

French,
and
Tallard,

periaUsts,
each

under
side

attack,

2th

the

and

compelled

and

the

the

the

his

this

the

day,

severely

Prince

being

The
of

and

losses
the

of

about

his

to

Federals,
and
about

Johnson
entailing

the

2th

about

wounded,
12,000.

had

ground
suffered
attack.

the

renew

from

of

throughout

Grant

first Battle

first

surrender.

mile

own

to

the

defences,

to

heavy.

the

exception,

loss of about

of

Hancock,

General

division

the
side

very
renewed

Confederate

too

Im-

were

right surprised

of

their

while

General

line

day

in

the

on

Grant

and

held

After
a
severe
strong.
the
Imperialists
engagement,
20,000

cession). Lee
Suc-

1703,
under

and

positions,

assailants,

the

on

the

armies

losses, especially
the

Lee,

General

under

Grant,

On

the

General

attacked

"\\-ith both

the

May

position covering

was

by

ended

Battle

between

under

Lee's

Richmond

the

fought

Federals,

Grant.

With

Spanish

of

the

12,

Civil

(American

continuation

men.

the

Marshal

Hesse,

the

Riga.

to

way

of

the

Spira (War

succeeded

1,500

Spottsylvania
War).

on

BuUer

the

recross

and

been

command,

hill, and

day

British

Colonel

had

the

to

the
The

routed,
utterly
prisoner, and

their

original

Wood-

nightfall.

Thorneycroft,

The

strength in the
23rd, including

Brigadier,

10,000

under

than

more

under

and

taken

being

not

in

tween
be-

William.

were

Horn

of

1679,

Horn,

Frederick

Swedes

third

the

of

Invasion

Brandenburgers,
Elector

loth

their

Prince

Swedes,

Field-Marshal

impossible to get artillery up

the steep slopes, and
the brigade
holding the hill lost about
a
of

the

was

Brandenburg).
Fought
January,

and

of

Among

Hesse.

when

22nd,

night surprise, Spion Kop,

of the
centre
position, was

seized.

killed,

6,000

missing.

the

turn

gradually drove
ridge to ridge till

evening
a

On

and

from

the

by

24,000

Warren's

commenced
Boer

and

operations

employed.

Charles

the

of

and

tempt
at-

the

is known

the

on

loss

wounded

War).

second

The

name.

with

the

as

through
Tugela,

Ladysmith,

this

This

Boer

the

on

overpowered
by the French
and
cavalry,
totally defeated

Splitter (Swedish

break

Imes

relieve

BATTLES

were

bach.

Buller's
to

of

known

(Second

General

men

face
force.

superior

action

under

was
Franfois, who
tained
main5 companies
position throughout

von

killed.

OF

the

5th,
of

the

the

inclusive,
50,000

date

ness,
Wilderwere

killed

Confederates,

OF

DICTIONARY

Spurs.

Courtrai.

See

Spurs.

See

Bishop

Guinegate.

Stadtlohn

(Thirty Years' War).

tween
1623, beAugust
g,

Foiaght
the

of the

army
of

Princes

of

about
tian
Chris-

Duke
and

Brunswick

the

were

were

routed,

The

battle

from

the

St.

that

of

St.

of

other

York,

of

saints,
in

waggon
Imperialists,

English

of

(War

tion).
Revolu-

between

1690,

the

Catinat,

Marshal

under

French,

General

Turkish

defeat.

and

Fought
between

and

Harold,

the

camp,
Hardrada

and

killed, and

Norsemen

survivors

the

driven

of

(Wars

Bridge

Stamford

of

retainers
those

and

the

Sir

Thomas
Lord

of

Neville,

Egremont,
a
pitched

the

of

Wars

Standard,
Fought

The
at

the

the

Scots,

under

in

Moor,

near

French

the

under
The

French

and
daybreak,
a
dispersed
brigade.
at

after

and

broke

bourg,
Luxem-

able

to

good

order.

withdraw

his

(American
Independence).
October
Fought
7,
the

of

1777,

tween
be-

under

The
a

was

and

General

Americans

strongly
which

strong,

Burgoyne,

Americans,

in

War

British, 6,000

General

Gates.

gagement,
en-

forces

Stillwater

the

his

severe

repulsed the English

William
was
though

attack,

under

glish
Encamp
and

rallied

however,

Roses.

11
38, between
and
the
David,
under
bishop
ArchThurstan,
English,
of
and
York,
Raoul,

Northallerton,

tion).
Revolu-

Luxembourg.

(Scottish Wars).
Euton

the

attacked

battle,
of

the

the

into
developed
It is
in August,
1453.
the
be
considered
to
beginning
which

of

capture

tween
8, 1692, beAugust
liam
WilEnglish, under

III, and
Marshal

troops,
between

encounter

guns
followed

the

by

(War

the

ed,
perish-

all their

success

Fought

the

Roses).
An

into

Miinnich

baggage.

were

ships.

their

the
ing
driv-

thousands

capturing

up this
Choczin.

Pasha.

camp,

headlong

where

Steinkirk

and

Harold
in
their
by
totally defeated, both
and
Tostig
being

surprised

to

Hardrada

The

Tostig.

Turks

and

of

Veli

invaders,

Norse

Harold

under

1066,
under

the

the

stormed

entrenched

Danube,

Bridge.
September
25,
the
English,

Wars).

and

under

army,
Russians

The

the

Stamford

in
the

of

tween
be1739,
under
Russians,

Miinnich,

under
Imperialists,
The
Victor
Amadeus
of Savoy.
with
met
a
crushing
Imperialista
and

carried
midst

(Ottoman
28,
August

Fought

Turkish

Fought

that
those

army.

Stavrichani

fleeing

the

of

which

and

were

the

30,000

Staffarda

name

banner

victory,

ensure

Peter

its
the

Durham,

of

to

Scots

fled in disorder.

derives

fact

held

The

and

Cuthbert

was

Holland.

to

Durham.

of

routed

dispersed, Christian

and

237

The

Tilly.
utterly

under
Protestants

Protestant

Germany,

strong, under

22,000

BATTLES

entrenched

attacked

pied
occu-

tion,
posi-

by

DICTIONARY

238

After

Burgoyne.
the
all

at

back

up

their

upon

the

loss,
tally
mor-

by

British

an

and

position
the

took
the

on

Hudson.

aid

no

15,
the

by
finding

reach

with

during

having

that

him,

rendered
sur-

men,

his

5,790

losses

the

amounted

September

between

11,

under
Scots,
and
the
Wallace,

1297,
Sir

over

annihilated

it.

also

the

called

being

taken

the

the

rebels,
leaders

rebel

prisoners.

This

(War
Succession).
Fought
May

of

of

22,

1707,

when

45
and

French

Villars, with
stormed
battalions,
the

lines

Baireuth.

by
the

under

the
rialists,
Impeof
Marquis

French

The

tured
cap-

Stolhoffen,

of

held

were

Spanish

the

Marshal

took

50

guns.

Creek.

Stone

Murfreesboro

See

Stormberg
Fought

is

Cam-

the

fire.

too

strong

Boer
He

was

forced

of

89

came

heavy

position
and

carry,

was

Gatacre

retire, with
wounded,

to

killed

was

and

under
The

to

night
tion
posi-

Stormberg.
by his guides,

Boer

with

made

at

unexpectedly

1899,

10,

Gatacre,

3,000
men,
to attack

march

War).

December

General

about

Boer

(Second

fell

battle

Battle

Stolhoffen

misled

it
as
English
army
crossing a narrow
bridge
the
Forth, and
practically

upon

all

the

the

was

and

lish,
Eng-

under
50,000
strong,
of
Wallace
Surrey.

Earl

Simnel

when

the

William

defeated

numbers,

in

paign
cam-

4,689.

to

Stirling (Scottish Wars).

Fought

completely

which

near

October

and

could

total

up

surrounded

Americans,

whose

King,

superior

was

Martin

under
The

fresh

heights

On

Burgoyne,

force

in

following

withdrew,

mercenaries,
Schwarz.

camp,

succeeded

and
on
lodgement,
day,
Burgoyne

BATTLES

Americans

success

they

effecting
the

heavy

The

which

camp

Fraser,

wounded.

assault

British

their

Saratoga,
including General

in

counter,
en-

repulsed

the

upon
with

at

followed

severe

was

and

points,

driven

attack

OF

loss
and

and

prisoners.

633

buskenneth

War).
(Thirty Years'
was
besieged,
July
place
the
1628,
Imperialists,
by

Stralsund
Stockack

of
the
French
(Wars
Revolution).
between
the
Fought
1799,
under
the
French,
Jourdan, and

This
5,
under

Wallenstein,
to

sworn

Austrians,
the

60,000

Archduke

French

defeated

were

back

the

upon

Stoke

strong,

Charles.

under
It

driven

Simnel's

the

Henry
John
who

VH,
de

was

tween
16, 1487, beJune
under
royal troops,
and

the

rebels,

la Pole, Earl
aided

by

assault

though
outworks

under

finally, after
Wallenstein

of Lincoln,

withdraw

German

suffered

2,000

siege

loss of

pulsed,
re-

the

ed,
gain-

were

of

9th
and

out,
1 1

weeks,

compelled

was

lus
a

Scots.
was

on

still held

town

small

8th

the

of the
the

days.
by the

and

Swedes
on

had

who
three

mainly
by

and

lion).
Rebelsome

Fought

of

garrison

Rhine.

aided

inhabitants,
An

(Lambert

defended

was

The

and

it in

take

troops,
over

12,000

to

having
men.

DICTIONARY

Stralsund
The

Wars).
was
again besieged,
by an
1715,
army
and
Danes,
36,000

(Dano-Swedish

town

October
of

19,
Prussians

of Prussia

III
of

Denmark,

by

and

Swedish

Charles

succeeded
of

Rugen,

the

town,

Charles

and

difficulty,and
while

the

killed
10,

and

work,

being

of

his

Charles

the

for

the

the

the

Sweden

barked
em-

the

on

only

harbour.
in the
ship remaining
wards
The
garrison immediately after-

and

artillery,
heavy loss.

with

defeated

Civil
Sudley Springs (American
War).
tween
1862, beFought
August
29,
General

taking
Pope's

in
in

position
defied

all

him,

repulsing

and

rear,

dislodge

to

Federal

the
of

loss

strong

up

attempts

with

attacks

had

march,

forced

federates,
Con-

son,
Jack-

Jackson.

under

succeeded

the

and

Pope,
by

under

Federals,

the

place

and

British

superiority

the

to

British

the

horn-

defensible,

town

largely owing

was

October

20th,

longer

left

force

captured

on

no

by
trously,
disas-

On

captured.
allies

the

it ended

when

July I, 1848,
Bhawalpuris and

Lieutenant
strong, under
encountered
12,000
Edwardes,
Sikhs
The
Sikhs, under
Malraj.
beaten
off,
but
were
attacked,

of

king escaping with

severely wounded,

whole

or

island

attempt

an

retake

the

of

commanded

which

to

under

the

seizing

of

War).

Sikh

(Second

Suddusain
force

army.

18,000

besiegers

the

in

IV

end

the

At

months,

the

ing
dispers-

and

routing

rebel

Fought

defended

was

garrison,

XII.

three

Frederick

and

239

and

camp,

William

Frederick

under

strong,

BATTLES

OF

8,000

over

surrendered.
men.

Stratton

(Civil War).
Fought May 16, 1643, between
the Parliamentary
troops, under
and
the
General
Chudleigh,
under
Sir
Cornish
Royalists,
The
Royalists
Ralph
Hopton.
attacked

Parliamentarian

the

position

on

after

severe

them,

capturing

fighting

prisoners,

1,700

Chudleigh,
their baggage

including
and

all
of

defeated

13
guns
munitions
and

and

French

M.

were

of
(Civil War
Suero, The
torius).
B.C.
Fought
75, between

Ser-

and

the

rebels, under
Roman

under

army,

right,

Roman
was

but

Sertorius,

broken

Afranius

turned

victory, capturing

loss

with

the

seized

with

fled, leaving

of

British

French

killed

lost 40

and

end

200

Astruc.
killed

panic

Europeans

the

In

including

the

the

native

defeated,

were

100

the

and

daybreak,

unsupported.

war,

was

under

attacked

Laurence

auxiharies
army
and

which

army

Trichinopoly,

Astruc.

before

3,000

Laurence,

Major

under

the

1753,

20,

British, about

strong,

French

The

September

the

between

besieging

Hill, and

Stratton

War).
Fought

Years'

(Seven

Rock

Sugar-loaf

and

the

with

ers,
prisonThe
ed.
wound-

Pompey.
under

pey,
Pom-

defeated,

and

defeat
the

into

Sertorian

(Napoleonic Wars).
by a Dutch
place, held
May
was
captured.
garrison,

Surinam
This

1804,

by

British

5,

squadron,

DICTIONARY

240

under

Commander
with

Sir

Charles

OF

Hood,

Green.

Aghans,

under

King

bombarded

August

^^^th

escaping
the

and

previous
Rajputs

the

on

and

field

where
in

defeat

of

the

the
under
The

was

Swedes

by
and

Cronstedt.

by

garrison

The

under

to

the
2

which
harbour.

handed

over

Russians,

frigates and
were

sail, and

50

of
arrival

with

but

have

for

the

reinforcement

The

battle

on

but

the
Both

declined.

claimed

the

but

victory,
lay with

advantage

who

Corinthians,

20

the

retire.

to

offered
Corcyreans
the
following
day,
Corinthians

the
of

caused

ships

Corinthians

several

been
ance
assist-

and

Athenians,

the
of

Athenian

the

captured

ships.

to

siege

Siege
the

transport

Lamachus

the
200

town

guns,
in

the

(Athenian
Sicily).

Expedition

Syracuse

of

killed

this

city by

Alcibiades,
who

Nicias,

with

galleys, took
134
harbour
of
the

415

soon

to

under

and

eft'ected
of

laid

was

Athenians,

fleet

in the

landing

session
posand

autumn

Alcibiades

B.C.

and
recalled,
in a skirmish,

was

Lamachas
while

Nicias

and
weak
incompetent.
proved
The
not
were
pressed
siege works
and
in the follovdng year,
Gylipsucceeded
in
of Sparta
ting
getpus

through

19 transports,

ice-bound

would

and

destroyed,

able
consider-

being almost
breaching guns
lack
of
However,
impossible.
the
Admiral
supplies compelled
to sign an
armistice, on
April 3,
he agreed to surrender
by which
if not
relieved
by at least five
This
on
ships of war
May
3.
still
unbroken
that
at
being

and

between
1

1808,

of

he

destroy

to

of
fleet
no
sail,
Corcyrean
aided
triremes.
by 10 Athenian
The
was
right wing
Corcyrean

Finns, under

difficulties, the

date,

B.C.,
433
fleet of

Corinthian

the

General

February,

conducted

was

War).
besieged

under

defended

of 7,000
Admiral

attempt

Sybota.
Fought

sides

and

and

fortifications.

the

Ajmir.

(Finland
place was

Russians,
in
Suchtelen,

arsenal
been

destroyed,
withdrew,
making

Dundas

defeated,

med
Moham-

Afghans,
numbering
120,000,
routed
the
completely
Rajputs,
and
captured the Rajah.

Sveaborg

the

By

numbered,
out-

Ghori's

encountered
year,
and
Delhi
men,

Rajah

Dundas,

suffered

This

the
had

further

the

field.

Ghori,

British

1854.

II,

date,

The

difficulty

Sursuti, The (Mohammed

Invasion).
when
1 192,
Fought
had

by

under
200,000

become

arsenal,

Admiral
to

latter

elephants.
were
greatly

had

Russian

important

Mohammed

were
surrounded,
Mohammed
routed,

utterly

the

the

War).

which

fleet, under

the

300
who

Afghans,

he

(Crimean

town,

was

no

and

from

Ghori's

Hindus,
of Delhi, with

and

Ghori

The

storehouses

Ghori,
horse

Sveaborg
an

Sursuti, The (Mohammed

Invasion).
between
1 191,
Fought

the

gether
to-

under

troops,

2,000

BATTLES

and
force

to the

aid

Athenian

the

bringing

of the

lines,

considerable

SjTacusans,

DICTIONARY

capturing
advanced

the

at

positions of
Early in 413,
fleet

made

the

from

of

the

under

Athens,

is

to
desperate attempt
He
lost ground.
however,
totally defeated,
in
series
of
a
sea-fights

and
which

followed,

fleet

was

This

disaster

ians

completely
raise

to

the

Athenian

the

vVthen-

siege, and

was,

death-blow

of

supremacy

the

to

Athens.

defended

was

specially
in

city

whose

the

Syracuse

about

Himilco,
fleet, and

under

by

80,000

an

fleet

the

Lacedremonian
30
arrived
to the
succour

Syracusans, and
pestilence had

remes
tri-

of

thousands

decided
land

on

attack

meanwhile
carried

the

upon

ginians,
Cartha-

which

was
completely
80
with
Leptinus,
ginian
Carthathe
galleys, surprised

successful.

fleet while
and

ashore,

the

and

troyed
des-

completely

the

besiegers, Himilco
principal officers escaping
Sicily, and leaving the

his
from

army

to

revolt

the

winter,

off

drew

towns

and

besiegers,
portion of
the
early
spring and
during
the

of

summer

blockade

only

212,

could

and

by

ginian
Carthaunder

force,

relieving

Himilco,

force

to

attempt
lines

captured
the

of

portion

upper

Roman

city,

the

in

stormed

An

town.

tage
advan-

taking

festival

Marcellus

partial

maintained.

be

however,

and

repulsed,

was

the

shortly afterwards
the
was
city

of

rest

captured

by

assault.

Wars).
by
place, held
under
garrison,
a
Hungarian
Count
besieged by
Zrinyi, was
the
under
the
Solyman
Turks,
The
siege
Magnificent, in 1566.
small

This

was
was

who

fatal
died

sacked

Zrinyi

the

stormed
and

town,
Uttle

his

and

tember
Sepnight
following day,

Turks

the

however,

of

the

On

Sultan,

great

the

on

4.

and

the

to

jvigourbut

with

prosecuted

were

crews

ed
it, while Dionysius stormHimilco's
defences,and utterly

routed

played

Szigeth (Ottoman

off

the

this

At

camp.

siege

the

of

besiegers'
juncture Dionysius
and
a
joint sea

in

for

sence
preof Archimedes,

Sicilian

other

thaginians,
Carthe
aided

fended
depowerful
by Dionysius, with about
of troops.
A
equal number
a

garrison

The

part in the defence,

fleet.
the
against

important
especially
the
During

the

again besieged,

was

by

387,

B.C.

The

military engines

an

Then

Carthaginian

by

Hippocrates.

of

Syracuse
(Second
Invasion).

Claudius.

notable

of

destroyed.

forced

addition,

naval

the

241

Appius

and

tlie

was,

under

siegers. city
be-

triremes,

73

BATTLES

thenes
Demos-

recover

in

time

same

arrived
with

OF

Count

garrison

flames.

perished

in

the

Tabraca

(Revolt

its fate.

War).
(Second Punic
B.C.
Syracuse, then in
213
of
hands
the
ginian
pro-Carthafaction, was
besieged by

Syracuse
In
the

the
under

Romans,
M.

strong,

25,000

Marcellus,

and

fleet

5,000

under
legionaries,

Roman

Mascazel,
Africans,

Gildo).

between

398,

Fought

picked

of

and

70,000

the

revolted

strong,
R

under

OF

DICTIONARY

242

Gildo.

the

At

of the

onslaught

first

legionaries,all

the

Roman

soldiers

serving

under

deserted,

and

Africans

the

Gildo
ing
tak-

flight,Mascazel
gained an
bloodless
victory. Gildo
and
committed
captured

to

almost
was

suicide

in

(Peruvio-Chilian War).
Fought May 26, 1880, between
Chihans,

Baquedano,
the

under
and

Chilians

victory.

signal

Peruvian

losses

heavy, including 197

officers.
their
Following
up
victory, the Chilians
captured
fortress
the
of Arifa.

were

very

Tacubaya

Taiken

Liberal

(Mexican

ing).
Ris-

April

the

Mexican

Government

and
troops, under
Marquez,
Liberals, under
DegoUado.
Liberals
with

the

and

completely

were

loss

of all their

munitions

tween
be-

1859,

11,

of

The

This

battle

is remarkable

both

artillery

(Second Gothic
Fought
July, 553,
Goths,

under

30,000
Narses.

"withstood

Goths,
then
the

The

field, Avith

6,000.
and

in

loss

Totila

slain

of

party,

Anjou, the
of Naples,
under

heir,

the
and
from

Henry

III,

alUed

the

of

Comtes

the
Foix.

de

French

de

Marche

allies

The

and

his

from

forces

the

were

'^vithdrew

Henry

defeated,

France.

about

Charles

the

of

They

of

of

killed

returning

of

out
to

or

the

China.

(Second China War).

1859, when
Fought
June
25,
made
by the
was
attempt

Taku

an

almost

were

tliree

the

Shoni

under

exception
host

by

attacked

Kiushiu,

Kagesuke.

Takashima.

of

were

captured, only

rightful
Duke

they

troops

vast

of the throne
usurper
and
the
Ghibellines,

Frederick,

Here

refuge

took

Pak,

island

the

Chinese

survivors,

the

1281,

Chang

under

of the

wreck

the
in

fleet,

Invasion

(Chinese
Japan).

without

pursuit.

under

Conradin,
and

the
and

were

vassals

crown,

on

GhibelTagliacozzo
(Guelfs and
lines).
between
the
1268,
Fought
Guelf

in

under

whom

with

of

overtaken

was

the

of

representatives

English,

After

Romans

of
charge
their cavalry,
their
infantry

broke

greatest

between
1242,
Louis
under
IX,

French,

between

the

drove

families

Taillebourg.
Fought

War).

Totila, King of
Imperial troops,

under

conflict,

the

war,

Tagina
the

of

nature

the

for

armies.

Takashima

Italy, and

routed.

utterly

having

Japan

and

routed,

Tadamichi.

and

the

under

troops,

were

of

the

Shitoku,

rebels

rebellious
the

tion).
Insurrec-

between

57,

Imperial

fratricidal

the

and

The

many

leaders,

beheaded.

(Hogen
1 1

were

their

rebels, under

the

the

Fought

Gate

Bifukumonia

Peruvians,

gaining

Ghibellines

The

utterly routed, and

Conradin
including
Duke,
captured and

and

General

the

The

Austria.

Fought
Japanese

prison.

Tagna
the

BATTLES

British

Forts

to

carry
the

the

mouth
Eleven

Ught-draught

crossed

the

silence

the

forts

Peiho

of

at

the

River.

gunboats

tried
to
bar, and
%nthbatteries, but

DICTIONARY

244

Tamai

(Soudan
Fought March

13,
under

attacked
Graham,
the
Mahdists,

Digna,

British

General
defeated

and

Osman

their

of

which

The

guns.

second

moved
Mahdists

the

guns
lost

killed

were

Tanagra.
Fought
nesian

of

their

force,

under

by
1773,
General

Smith,

and

defended

20,

of

20,000

14,000

sides

the

cavalry.

stubbornly

desertion

of

attack

men,

breach

garrison
the

under

Vizier

his
Laljaji, and
On
Monacji.
September

16,

the

effected,

been

having
assault
an
besiegers delivered
their
when
at
garrison
midday,
usual
day
noonwere
taking their
little
with
and
rest,
meeting
themselves
made
opposition,
of

masters

the

place.

1876,

tested,
con-

in

under

by

position

were

troops,
and

Taruhito,

fighting, driven

severe

very
with

out

rebels

the

Imperial

the

Prince

after

when

strong

a
very
attacked

lion).
Rebel-

(Satsuma

Saka

suffered

also

Imperialists

The

loss.

enormous

verely.
se-

(Peruvio-Chilian War).

Spartans

Tarapaca
Fought

at

cost

and

resulted

their

the

Peruvians

Thessalians

deterred

Joseph
by

losing heavily,
the
during
turned

the
scale, and
victorious, though

intended

the

about

British

Rajah,

Tansara

others, including

was

the

which

men

Pelopon-

Thessalian

both

the

August

besieged,

was

vishes
Der-

between

B.C.,

and

battle

were

ish
Brit-

204
the

and

body

action

and

killed.

allies, and

but

repulsed

2,000

457

Athenians

The

and

and

fortress

Fought

Spartans,

support,

wounded

over

ever,
how-

The

officers

and

naval

the

recovered.
ID

Mah-

square,
in

up

the

mentarily
mo-

the

by
captured

ilists,who

two

was

broken

The

camp.
in

fought

one

squares,

1884, when

under

destroying

The

BATTLES

Tanjore.

Campaigns).

British,

4,ocx)

OF

them

from

upon

Athens.

November
in

1879,
17,
defeat
of

the

with

loss.

heavy

(Italian Wars).
politan
This
fortress, held
by a Neaunder
the
garrison,
di Potenza,
Conde
was
besieged
Spaniards, under
by about
5,000
in August,
de Cordova,
Gonsalvo
Tarento

Tanjore (Seven
This

Years'

place

August,

War).
besieged,

was

French,
by the
and
was
Lally-Tollendal,
defended
by a garrison, under
After
five days' bombardment,
Monacji.

1758,

under

the

walls

were

insufficientlybreached,
to

lack

of ammunition,

determined

to

this, Monacji

nearly
the

retire.

made

succeeded

French

difficulty
French

baggage.

camp.
beaten

withdrew,

of all their

and

siege

ing
ow-

but

found

away

by desertion,

Lally
Hearing

surprising

He

with

was

otf,

and

with
guns

1 50 1.
reduce

sortie, and

in

and

to

loss

heavy

have

transported
smaller
fleet

forced

was

active

more

north

front

bounded

vessels

lying

in

some

of
the

salvo,
Gon-

labour,

incredible
overland

of

by
and

unfortified,

was

with

the

to

being

Tarento

lake,

and

recourse

The

melting

forces

his

to

blockade,

by

place

the

measures.

the

the

endeavoured

Gonsalvo

still

the

of

ish
Spanof
Bay

DICTIONARY

Tarento,
the

lake.
his

at

and

launched

The

March

them

town

by

French,

by

little inferior

in

numbers.

the

the

survivors

of

in number,
The

during

between

Baker

Kourloff.
Shakir

In

Turkish

and

to

heights.

inferior

General

Baker's

had

lost

inflicted
of

32

800

loss

officers

and

men,

his

on

and

Tayeizan
Fought

(Japanese
the

had

assailants

over

position
after

on

and

under

merchant

Publius

vessels,

consisted

General

Marmora,
the allies'

the

Tchernaya,
fighting, were

loss

wounded.

of

5,000
allies

The

and
pulsed
re-

killed
lost

1,200.

1,000

and

Caesareans,

Vatinius.

fleet

!ij
tween
be-

Sardinian

one

attacked

severe

with

(Ottoman
July 7,

The
of

temporarily

Russian

Count

Turkish
the

the

of

fleet

Une,
the

which
of

Wars).

between
1770,
fleet of 50 sail, under
Alexis
and
the
Orloff,

the

With

Caesarean

and

French

Russians

Octavius,

the

eizan
Tay-

divisions,
and
Gortschakoff,

division, under
The

of

and

the

at

Russian

General

under

(Civil
Pompey).
between
the
B.C.
Fought
47,
under
Marcus
fleet,
Pompeian
Caesar

their

War).
(Crimean
16, 1855,
August

Tchernaya
Fought

Fought
of

ents
adher-

in
the
Park
of
temple
defeated
were
Uyeno.
They
after
a
sharp conflict, leaving
the
Imperialists in undisputed
of
the
possession
Shogun's

Tchesme

War

the
made

Shogun
Tokyo

in

men.

Tauris

Revolution).

when

1868,

stand

three

greatly
the
mined
throughout
day, the deterof
the
sians,
Rusonslaughts
drew,
when
Baker
finally withhis object,
having effected
He

the
Imperialists,
Sigismund.
Emperor
The
Hussites
a
gained
signal
victory.
the

three

from

withstood

force

tween
143 1, beunder
John

Hussites,

and

under

cover

retirement

Shandurnik

(Hussite Wars).
Fought
August
14,

capital.

under

under

order

Pasha's

1877,

28,

division,

Russian

and

Taus

last

6,000

Turks,
Pasha,

2,000

Valentine

number

Adriatic.

arms.

about

December

the

of

their

(Russo

War).
Fought

the

siege.

Tashkessen

tinius,
Vawere

town

and

down

lost

the

garrison, 8,000

laid

abandon

Ziska,

21,

town.

upper

storm,

the

French

lower

the

by

June
effected

the

28th,

taken

was

by

but

ships

attacked
the
quality,
boldly
and
after
Pompeians,
severe
defeated
fighting, completely
Octavius
them,
to
compelling

the

stormed

had

in

lodgement
On

and

in

both

The

were

by one,
besiegers

one

the

181 1,
May,
garrison but

defences

outer

the

in

Suchet,

defended

his

under

strong,

40,000

General
and

inferior

Spaniards,

Tarragona
(Peninsular War).
This city was
besieged by

beaks,

though

1502

i,

245

with

equipped

on

surrendered,
the

BATTLES

then

was

and

mercy,
entered

being

OF

was

under

nearly

100

Hassan

exception of one
captured, the

Turkish

fleet

was

sail

Bey.
ship,
whole
troyed.
des-

246
Tearless

Battle.

Fought
of

off

cut

Spartan

in

in Laconia.
with

They
and

not

came

the

Battle.

of
the

repulsed
a
single

were

engagement
Tearless

forces

defile

killed, whence

was

Tegea.
Fought
Spartans

under

narrow

the
called

be

to

when
the
473,
defeated
the combined
Arcadian

in
the

upon
had

numbers

attack

been

to

Tegea, which
pedition.
object of the ex-

Telamon

found

armies,

225,

British,

the

under

Lord

night
attacked

pieces.

and

by
British

which

the

heavy.

desert,
Arabi's

were

fended
de-

Egyptians.

22,000

lost

after

the

stormed

339

14th,

killed

350

the

15 th,

but

dead

ground
at

who

and

days,

field.

lost

cost

wounded

and

their

suffered

captured

300
The

14

guns.
losses
were

of

lery
artil-

cut

in

to
some

1.500

The

1,163

hard

after

which

the

on

the

however,

turned,

was

General
attacked

fighting
they
batteries
heavil}^ two
being
absolutely
pieces, they retreated
disorder,
over
leaving

ese,
Japan-

in

the

two

prisoners
total

about

sian
Rus-

10,000.

Tellicherry (First Mysore War).

This
by a small
place, held
British
perfectly
imgarrison, and
very
fortified, was
besieged
force,
June, 1780, by a Mysore

killed

Egyptian

Sirdar

under
sent

to

and

strong,

17,000

across

entrenchments,

very

fighting
to

Wolseley,

march

wounded,

tween
be-

(Arabi's Rebellion).
1882,
September
13,

Fought
when

cut

their

the

in

the

consular

though
were

about

Rome,

upon

Roman

desperately,

was

when

caught

and

Tel-el-Kebir

Cisalpine

under

and

held

throughout

flank

off

Russians,

Stakelberg,
Japanese, under
40,000
Oku.
The
Japanese
Russian
the
position,

and

themselves
two

The

of

(Conquest

Gaul).
B.C.
Fought
Gauls,
marching

driven

were

35,000

of about

feeble

de

On

Tegyra
(Boeotian War).
when
PeloB.C.
Fought
^y^,
the
Sacred
Band
of
pidas, with
routed
Thebans,
a
large
300
of
force
in
a
Spartans
narrow
near
Orchomenus,
slaying
pass
600, including their two
generals

They

but

(Russo-Japanese
War)June 14 and
15, 1904,

Russians

venture

of

the

between

General

under

loss.

heavy

Fought

to

British

the

Kassassin.

to

Baron

League

of

made,
however,
resistance, and

B.C.

the

attempted

guard,

Graham,

when

1882,

24,

march

the

oppose
advance

with

the Argives, under

the walls
victorious,
Tegea.
Though
much
were
too
Spartans

reduced

Fought August
the
Egyptians

Te-li-ssu

of

lion).
Rebel-

(Arabi's

force
to

army,

heavy loss,

Spartan

endeavoured

Archidamus,

BATTLES

Tel-el-Mahuta
when

368,

B.C.

Arcadians

and

OF

DICTIONARY

was

AU

Khan.

Aid

was

garrison
gallant defence
till January
18, 1782,
from

bay,
Bom-

most

made

when

reinforcements

arrived,

under

who,
Major
Abington,
aided
by the garrison, stormed
the Mysori. entrenchments,
turing
cap-

and
loss

the

all

number,
among

and
whom

their
1,200
was

60

guns,

in

prisoners,
Sirdar

Ali.

DICTIONARY

Temesvar

the

Danes

the
feated.
de-

were

(Morocco War).
Fought
February
4,
when
Spaiiiards,
30,000

totally routed, and his army

last
the
dispersed, this being
stand
made
by the Hungarians
in the war.
On
the 13th, Gorgey
the

Edward

The

Tetuan

latter

The

surrendered

army
Russians
at

under

Elder.

Hungarians,

the

Dembinski.

his

247

under

was

and

BATTLES

Saxons,

tween
be-

1849,

Austrians,

and

Haynau,
under

Rising).

(Hungarian
August
9,

Fought

OF

Marshal

stormed

O'Donnell,

Moorish

i860,
under
the

outside

entrenchments

by about
40,000
Moors.
Three
days later Tetuan
entered
was
by the Spaniards.
Tetuan,

to

Villagos.

held

Tenchebrai.

September

Fought
between

and

I,

Henry

the

Robert

under

Robert

and

annexed

Henry
the

to

fortress

16,

August
Patriots,
defended

't

by

of

force

3,000

under

the

was

Spanish

small
October

20,

Spanish veterans,

ceeded
sucMondragon,
Drowned
in crossing the
of
with
loss
only 9
a

Colonel

under

Zeraert's

't

town,

relieved

and

drowned,

men

troops

687,

Neustrians,

with

Pepin

d'Heristal,

routed,

and

the

Thierry

Danish

910,

invaders,

his

of

the

III,
imder
du

Maire

were

captured.

between
and

the

Roses).
when

147 1.
Edward

under

IV,
under
and

Somerset

Prince

loss.

castrians
Lan-

leading

other

killed, and

were

Anjou

garet
Mar-

promptly

(Dutch Wars).
Fought June 2, 1653,

rendered.
sur-

British

Dutch

The
on

West

following

the

been

reinforced

under

Admiral

renewed

the

defeated

Van

II

British
killed

ships
and
lost
and

attack,

1,300

by

signally

with

loss

prisoners

ships sunk.
20
ships and

wounded.

18

Blake,

and

Tromp,
and

Monk

day,

having
ships,

taken,
the

between

and
Monk,
fleet, under
Van
Tromp.
fleet, under
but
undecided,
action
was

of

Fought

all

Texel

(Danish Invasion).

Tettenhall

his

the

Thierry

Neustrians

The

Palais.

of

of the

heavy

and

Edward

ing
refus-

between

under

Austrasians,

the

and

Rantzau,

Lancastrians,

Edward,

others,

attack.

Testry.
Fought

(Wars
May
4,

the

Prince

unexpected

this

face

to

prised
sur-

and

camp,

them,

Yorkists,

defeated

"

Land,"

the
Count

Imperialists

totally
being captured with most
officers, and
superior
and
baggage.
artillery
Tewkesbury
Fought

Dutch

and

Zeraerts,

On

garrison.

the

French

routed

of

strong,
a

under

The

the

and

besieged,
the

by

7,000
de

Jerome

mandy
Nor-

War

was

1572,

Merci.

tween
be-

under

Rantzau,

the

England.

of

crown

(Netherlands
Tergoes
Independence).
This

soner,
pri-

de

War).

1643,

French,
de

Imperialists,

was

made

and

defeated

Marechal

Normandy,

of

Years'

November,

the

Normans,

brother.

Henry's
totally

under

English,

the

(Thirty

Teuttingen
Fought

1106,

28,

The

363

248

DICTIONARY

Thala

(Numidian

In

the

5^ear

defended

by

Roman

by

no

and

of nomads,

inflicted

lied
sal-

so

severe

Tacfarinas

that

(Civil

War

and

Pompey).

Fought

April

of

Caesar

6,

b.c.

Thebes.

captured

was

Macedonians,

under

the

Great,

in

B.C.

The

Thebans

the
which
the

held

September,

captains,

Thebans
into

cit5\

the

by

Cadmea,

soon

resistance

of

thousand

sians
Per-

bay until a considerable

tains
having passed the mounanother
by
part, they were
attacked
in the rear.
They then
retired
to a
hillock, and
fought
till the

last

fell.

man

Thermopylae
ochus).

to

and

of

the

the
the
Six

inhabitants
and

Anti-

between

191,
under

B.C.

entrenched

was

where

Romans,

by

2,000

pylae,
Thermo-

at

he

the

attacked

was

and

flank

being

Fought
Danish

men.

and

under

the
East

the

Edward.

defeated

were

the

between

invaders,

latter

from

Invasion).

870,

Anglians,

and

defeated.

disastrously
Antiochus
escaped
field with
barely 500
(Danish

prised,
sur-

turned,

was

was

Thetford

by
held

post

.^tolians

his

The

and

Edward

killed.
Thorn

the

city

(Russo-Swedish

Siege

trance
en-

being

Thebans.

the

with

(War

Romans,
Glabrio,
40,000
and
of Antiochus
the
the
army
Antiochus
Great,
King of Asia,

the

an

overcame

the

of

razed

was

kept

at

the

garrison

massacred,

were

the

works
earthBefore

shut

effected

the

of

without

could

Perdiccas

and

one

through the
the city.

outside

joined

garrison,
citadel,

Perdiccas,

orders, broke

gates,

335
blockading

were

the

Cadmea

the

by

Alexander

Macedonian

Alexander's

the

They

under

host,

force

he

city

Persian

Fought

tween
46, bethe Caesareans,
consisting
of
10
legions, under
Julius
and
the
Csesar,
Pompeians,
14
legions, in addition
to
cavalry,
light troops, and
100
elephants,
imder
Metellus
Scipio and Juba.

This

the

Xerxes.

dispersed.

was

Thapsus

under

Romans

upon

army

500
attacked

was

BATTLES

against

fortress,
than

more

The

out,
his

this

22,

force

large

defeat

Revolt).

veterans,

Tacfarinas.

OF

laid

was

September
by

made

1702.

garrison

gallant

month's

compelled

was

of

5,000
who

defence,

but

siege,
famine

by

XII,
It

Robel,

General

Poles, under

War).
place by

Charles

22,

defended

after

to

under

Swedes,

this

he

was

to

render.
sur-

ground.
Thurii.

Thermopylae

(Third Persian

vasion).
In-

Fought

Fought
Spartans
under
pass

480
and

Leonidas,
of

southwards

B.C.,

300

Thespians,
700
defended
the

Thermopylae,
out

when

of

leading
Thessaly,

282,

B.C.

consular

army,

when

man
Ro-

Caius

under

the Lucanians
Fabricius, routed
and
Bruttians, who
were
ing
besiegThurii.

raised,
tion

and

The
the

temporarily

siege

Tarentine
broken

was

coaU-

up.

OF

DICTIONARY

Fought

July,

of

Christians

under

Guy de
gained
the
capturing
Master

the

de

Marquis

and

other

and

in

of

the

October

the

of

month

same

Lake

arrived

which

Punic

(Second

Fought

War),

Bourlamaque.

under

26,000
Carthaginians,
and
Hannibal,
25,000
under

Cornelius

P.

The

Elder).

Scipio

Romans

(the
feated
de-

were

with

loss, Scipio

heavy
severely wounded.

being

Ticonderoga

(Seven Years' War).

July 8, 1758, between
with
3,600 French

Fought

Montcalm,
and
Canadians,
1

Romans,

and

British,

the

under

General

cromby.
intrenched

ly
strong-

was

ridge in front
of
Fort
his
Ticonderoga,
tion
posifurthered
being
ened
strengthabatis.
Aberan
by
made
no
cromby
to
attempt
the
but
without
turn
position,

waiting
the

on

for

his

regulars

to

of

gallantry
advanced

the

six

assault,

the

forced

loss of

19,44
French

42nd
showed

After

and
to

killed

who
the

proved

and

with

fire

set

as

ever,
howthe

to

retired.

and

General

brief

Clair.

St.

siege,
the

the

icans
Amer-

July 5.

Fort,

Tifiis

(Tartar Invasion
Caucasus).
between
Fought
1386,
under

Tartars,
the

under

Georgia.

to

cut

the
and

Caucasian

of
Queen
issued
Queen

offer

battle

her

forces

against

stand

the

the

but

Tartars,
not

the

The

Tifiis

from

of

Tamerlane,
of

troops

tribes,

the

to

could
and

them,

pieces.

to

(Third
Tigranocerta
War).
B.C.
69,
Fought
Romans,

Abercromby

withdraw,

long

as

by
the

to

herst
Am-

26th,

the

evacuated

were

lines

hold

place

the

only

Hebecourt,
to

On

on

leaving

under

men,

under

ordered

troops,

times

position

impregnable,

the

guns,
take
the

Notwithstanding

storm.

was

On

drew
with-

War
of
Ticonderoga
(American
Independence).
This
was
invested,
place
by the British,
June 22, 1777,
under
General
and
Burgoyne,
cans,
Ameridefended
was
by 5,000

regulars,
Aber-

James

Montcalm

by

dians,
Cana-

Isle-aux-Noix,

before

strong,including 6,000

5 ,000

and

Bourlemaque

the

magazine

between

218,

B.C.

before
held

was

under

Hebecourt

Ticinus

under

French

possible.

Jerusalem.

British

men

instructions

captured
re-

year,

wounded.

,000

Champlain,

400
with

file,and

3,500

to

important

1 1

23rd,

the

Acre,

1759,

Ticonderoga,

Saladin

succession,

22,

Amherst,

the

ing
Follow-

success,

in

Jaffa,
places,

and

and

of

about

Grand

Montferrat.

force

and

rank

killed

July

General

victory,

King, the
Templars,

his

up
recovered

On

din
Sala-

signal

officers

25

Jerusalem,

Lusignan.

the

of

187, between
Saladin, and

under

Saracens,

the

249

losing half

Tiberias.

the

BATTLES

wounded,

losing 377 only. The

Regiment
(Black Watch)
conspicuous
bravery,

city,
Pontic
under
failed

ground

was

and

to

by

Armenian

Tigranes.

the
under

besieging

attacked

were

when

strong,

10,000

who

LucuUus,

Mithridatic

the

200,000

troops,

''Tigranes had

some
occujiy
which
commanded

high
the

DICTIONARY

250

position

OF

his

cavalry. This
seized, and
attacking
Pontic
cavalry in
rear,
of

BATTLES

ions
with
McNeill,
3 battalBritish
of Indian, and
\\ of

General

Lucullus
the
broke

it.

routed

He

the

attacked

the

to

Roman

The

100,000.

loss

Romans

lost

crossed

Julian,

the

face

of

though

stormed

the

after

12

them

from

Tigris

men,

the

Persians

Tippermuir
Fought
between

about

from

and

75
that

killed.

6,000

Covenanters,
Lord

Royalists,
anters
Coven-

defeated,

totally

variously
to

1,300

2,000

prisoners, while
trifling.
Royalist loss was
his

up

occupied
Toba

victory

Fought
under
the

Choshu.

of

Shogun

defeated,
his

invasion
with

sea,

troops

the

tally
to-

abandoned

to

ing
return-

Yedo

shortly

Imperial

(Soudan
Fought March

and

was

Satsuma,

surrendering
to

Tofrek

and

of
his

Satsuma

by

Franks,
Alemanni.

22,

The

way,
who

Clovis,

but

began

to

by
in

charge

manni.
Ale-

the

This

Franks

the
victory gave
possession
undisputed

of

territory

the

of

west

the

Rhine.

(Hundred
Days).
181
May
5, between
2,

Fought

under
Italians,
50,000
and
Austrians,
60,000

under
Italians

The

Bianchi.

routed

Murat,

and

dispersed,

compelled

flee

to

and

from

Italy.
(Social War).

Fought

90,

B.C.

under

Romans,
revolted

Marsians.

attacked

while
and

Tolenus,
with

loss

of

between

8,000

men.

Woods

Tondeman's
Years'

Fought
when

(Seven

War).
February
convoy

the

the
Lupus, and
was
Lupus
the
crossing
routed
totally

forces.

1885, when

the
after

rallied

were

leading a
utterly routed

person,

and

Franks,

conflict,

desperate

the

between

Clovis,

wards
after-

Campaigns).

campand

wounded

496,
under

Tolenus

Yoshinobu,

Shogun

army
The

the

Kuwana,

294

176

killed,

Fought

Murat

between
and

and

General

Revolution).

Aiza

the

and

lowing
Fol-

Montrose

lost

Tolbiac.

were

1868,

of

troops

the

Perth.

(Japanese

The

the

on

missing.

killed,

800

dead

1,500
British

combatants

Tolentino

estimated

the

ists
Mahd-

ofi, the

beaten

and

Elcho,

the
After

regiments.
fighting

leaving
field.

1644,
6,700

i,

the

minutes'
was

give

(Civil War).
September

loss

of

loss

made

Marines,

native

twenty

mans
Ro-

claimed

lost

were

with
at

The

Berk-

the

defence,
though
did
forced, as

was

followers,

Romans

field.

they

under

at

fighting, drove

Scottish
3,000
Montrose.
The

under

first

regiments

native

fled, but

and

on

lines, and

admitted

the

strong,

the

Persian

the

while

shires

attack

Persian

attempt

an

hours'

only

the

and

other

Romans

the

large

surprise failed,

of

zariba

strongly entrenched
army,
the opposite bank.
the
At
assault,

One

gallant

Tigris (Persian Wars).

the
Fought 363, when
under

was
troops,
surprised in his
Mahdists.
zariba, by about
5,000

broke

account

only.

men

in

and

with

infantry,

according
of

then

14,
to

1754.

revictual

DICTIONARY

252

Toulouse

(Peninsular
April lo,

Fought
and

The

French

front

of

entrenchments

by the British, who

fighting captured
outworks.

of

value,

no

this

on

French

allies

lost

and

in

rendered
sur-

Paris.
3,000

allies,

the

in

who

November

held

by
capitulation,

allowed

head

of

the

honours

march

to

the

out

garrison,
of

owned

defeat,

and

heavily

in

Fought

The

town

at

British, under

snowstorm,
of

the

under

M.
of

de
open

surrendered,
a

loss

of

Tours

(Moslem
France).
Fought
732,

Franks,
and
rahman

and

and

the

under

Saracens,
Ibu

by
in

all

de

the

fled

along

all

the

sail

British

the

line

under

the

in

and

fleets, numbering

was

56
rison
gar-

fered
suf-

the

AbderThe

the
miral
Ad-

under

Nelson

lines, and

tacked
at-

ing
destroy-

formation,

enemy's

fell

victory,
of

Martel,

of

defeated
20
them,
completely
their
colours.
striking
ships
Nelson

the

Spanish
sail

33

frigates,

in two

the

and

command,

27

frigates,

Collingwood

French

and

tween
be-

of

fleet

and

with

Nelson,

was

were

lost

in

the

while

the

of

Most
in

heavy

after
sprang
up
destruction
the
fleet

put

an

end

of

moment

Spanish

killed, and

captured.

Abdillah.

Henry
from

1805,

21,

the
of

combined

line

Invasion

Charles

Une,

northward.

October

Fought

the

men.

between

feated
de-

the

Trafalgar (Napoleonic Wars),

she

After

having

3,000

faces

the

Edward

Mauley.
escaped

Margaret

field, and

heavy

the
loss, among
Northumberland,

heavy
being
and

position

blowing
defenders,

with

garrison

trenches,

1461, when

29,

Villeneuve.

Surville.

Roses).

Aided

them

of Marlborough,

Duke

the

entrenched

Towton.

of

Spanish

July 8, 1709,
by a Frenth

defended

days

the

of

March

after
IV, immediately
marched
aproclamation,
under
gainst the Lancastrians,
tacked
atVI, and
Henry
vigorously

under

besieged by

was

losing

his

killed

an

with

the

leader,

iied,

Edward

Dacre

war.

of

discouraged
their

pursuit.

(Wars

second

Tournay
(War
Succession).

ended

until

out

when,

30,

honourable
was

of

of

Espinay,
by the

defended

gallantly

Princess,

absence

Prince

Governor,

was

the

and

Abderrahman,

Saracens,

the

Christian

"

of

their

Alexander

and

Parma,

seven

"

clers,
chroni-

the

death

at

under

the
the

were

2,000

War
of
Tournay
(Netherlands
Independence).
This
tober
place was
besieged, Octhe
1
58 1, by
I,
Royal

troops,

when

Towton

was

the

whom

while

say
fall

the

days

Arab

ever,
how-

about

wounded,

of
4,659,
Spaniards.

the

already

the

in

several
the

to

accounts

Napoleon

as

date

to

killed

of

some

according

by

severe

victory,
incomplete, and

was

The

after

The

in effect
had

in

attacked

were

lasted

two,

and

Wellington.

Toulouse

BATTLES

battle
tween
be-

British

24,000
under

Spaniards,

War).

1814,
under
French,

38,000
Soult,

OF

the

miral
Ad-

Villeneuve
the

prizes

gale

which

battle,

but

Villeneuve's

of
to

Napoleon's

DICTIONARY

scheme

for

invasion

an

The

of

and

of

allies being

land.
Eng-

lost

British

killed
the

OF

far

253

Trebbia

the

The

the

issue

for

was

thaginians.
Car-

fought

Romans

determination,

with

heavier.

attack

to

1,587
losses

the

wounded,

BATTLES

and

the

in

time

some

but
finally a charge of
under
horse,
Carthaginian
their
left
flank,
against
Mago,

doubt,
Trautenau

(Seven
June

Fought

First

the

Corps,
and

the

loth

Austrians,

but

General

advancing

in

force,

Prussians,

the

long march,
killed

and

the

to

gun,

upon
with

of

and

torious,
vic-

though
of

Having

to

of

the

rampart,

party
the

the
the

and

with

they

loss

of

over

the

was

besieged

under

Mohammed

After

brief

con'

routed

were

of

swept

under

had

been
in

wounded

skirmish,

few
and

of

the

1461.

city
vestige

the

last

the

East

was

Scipio,
days
pronius,
Sem-

his advice,
to
contrary
crossed
being in sole command,

and

raid

Germans

action

into

with

indeed,

less

hatl
The

Gaol.
routed

loss
was

Asi-

300,000

were

enormous

the
under

tribe, who

German

between

strong,

50,000

Caesar,

Julius

55,

B.C.

Romans,

battle

the
than

few
ceeded
sucvery
in recrossing the Rhine.
and

massacre,

Romans

colleague,

resistance
and

Fought

40,000
Consul
Sempronius.

the

Sempronius'
before

Punic

and

Hannibal,

II, in

(Gallic War).

Treveri

petes,

2,000.

War).
December
B.C.
218,
Fought
between
26,000
Cathaginians,
under
6,000
being
cavalry,
(Second

Turks,

the

by

away.

made

Trebbia

of

refuge
Constantinople,

Empire

the

presentative
re-

taken

fall of

after

threw

into

troops

and

the
into

back

repulse

This

Comnenus

last

family

sailed
as-

of

hurled

advancing

open

were

detachment

trench.

fusion,

to

Wars).
the

the

had

surrendered,

when

Italy.

evacuate

advance

small

hastening
they

were

gate,

by
garrison,

were

driven

(Ottoman
city, where

This

lines.

portion

flict
con-

afterwards

night

down

under

Apennines,

and

about

British

the

upon
thrown

1789,

with

made

Mysoris,

15,000
attack

28,

Sahib,

1799,
Mac-

severe

of

Tippu

when

21,

totally
the
beyond
being obliged shortly

the

Mysore

December

to

19

French

5,73.3.

(Second

War).
Fought

the

French

defeated

Trebizond
Travancore

of

After

needle-

the

loss

1,277

Owing

Austrians,
suffered

Suwaroff.

of

fusion,
con-

routed

were

under
French,
the Russians,

the

donald,

into

loss.

enormous

between

them

wounded.

superiority
the

they

(Wars
Revolution).
Fought
June

the

Gablenz

loss

with

fell

compelled

with

retreat,

to

legionaries

the

Trebbia
back

wearied

and

threw

and

corps,
The

Gablenz.

first drove

at

the

Bonin,

von

Austrian

General

Prussians

War).

tween
be1866,
27,
Prussian
Army

General

under

under

Weeks'

Tricameron

(Invasion

Vandals).
November,
Fought
the

sarius,

and

Romans,
the

of

the

tween
be533,
Beliunder

Vandals,

under

DICTIONARY

254

Gelimer

and

drawn

were

and

Zano.

up
attacked

though only
displayed

the

assault.

Vandals

800,

only.

50
end

under

wing

defeated

with

the

end

Romans

This

September

place
Colonel

in
the
a

put

an

domination

in

Africa.

This

place

three

months'

Mahrattas,
had

March

been

26,

siege by

Chunda

Mahrattas

Sahib,

refilled

of

miles,

250
avarice

of

to

had

in

Mahrattas,

who

had

upon
steps, and

the

this,

The

loss

this

place

their
in

were

into

Sir

Trincomalee

(Seven Years' War).

tween
beFought August
10,
1759,
British
of
a
12
squardon
Admiral

Pococke,
fleet of
sail,
14

French

under

the

Comte

d'Ache.

lasting two

engagement

an

the

French

sailing
usual

as

pursuit

2,000

lost

Smith,
under

and

Hyder
British

the

men

170

British,

the

beaten

no

off
while

only.

with

the
Ali.

April

killed

to

Mysore
Hyder

British

1782,

tween
be-

ships,

12

Suffren.

action

with

the

two.

seriouslydamaged

too

conflict,

the

British

the

under

and

under

result,

renew

and

Trincomalee,
for

off

12,

sanguinary

decisive

base

making
the

separated,
for

French

repair damages.
1782, another
Septembers,
tween
indecisive
fight took
place betheir

to

On

the

and

12

French

the

15 sail.

to

bases

return
to

of
(Wars
Revolution).

Trinidad

This

island

naval
under

and

Sir

February

was

after
their

to

refit.

the

French

captured

without

P"rench,

the

by

Both

compelled

were

action

off

having

British

the

squadrons
the

Admirals

same

Trincomalee,

under

but
camp,
loss
of
a
the

the

fought

Hughes,

respective

Fought

was

lost

period, eluded
ships.

(First Mysore War).

September
1767,
3,

between

army,
attacked

this

and

Trincomalee

Colonel

After

but
worsted,
than
the
British,

at

over

150

was

vessels,

After

hours,

were

better

guns,

British

fleets, both

and

64

being

Edward

French

no

under

lost

action

naval

1 1

submission.

sail,

Ali

and

wounded.

ing
count-

starved

upon
disordered

Trincomalee.

grain

store.

garrison

defeat

Hyder
men

enabled

of
advantage
inflicted
they

overwhelming
opponents'

4,000
British

superior

the

retraced

time

short

very

their

and

pelled
im-

the

been

The

full

sore,
MyHyder

hill which

British

the

came

united
and

surprise, and

masses.

the

12,000

under

them.
of
take

to

took
when

the

rounding

separated
discipline

same

troops,

strong,

Ali, while

It

long

native

60,000

an

distance

Sahib
sell

to

he

but

whereupon

Chunda

him
which

1741.
for a

provisioned

and

unexpectedly
upon
of Hyderabad

after
the

the

armies

the

captured,
siege, by

was

of

with

Smith,

British

them

Trichinopoly.

26

engagement
Trincomalee,

near

losing

defeat

second

year,

dals,
Van-

vigour

the Vandal

to

the

any
In
the

were

of

the

On

stream,

by

Zano

BATTLES

Romans

behind

were

loss

The

OF

from

resistance,

military expedition
Admiral
John Harvey
Abercrombie,
Ralph
and

17,

1797.

OF

DICTIONARY

Trinkitat

(Soudan

Fought
the

British,

General

6,000

casualties

amounted

and

wounded

lost

about

killed

action

is

Battle

of

El

ists
Mahd-

all

the

as

Teb.
of

Conquest

African
levies,
The
Prefect, Gregory.

vading
in-

the

Abdal-

Imperial

and

troops

under

tlae

Moslems

and

under

Major

Hyder

force

of

attempted

troops,

and

the

tion
junc-

with

Ali

feated.
de-

(Seven

Brook

which

of
guard
marching

advance

the

in

skirmish,

small

War)*

Years'

gond,

1758.

The

French

lost

killed

and

wounded

and

prisoners,

and

the

importance

be

without

the

fact

that

Lord

the

brain

of

was

staff,
His

was

death

affair

trasian
fled

killed
was

but

Howe,

for
who

Abercromby's
in
the
fight.

followed

by

the

totallyrouted
Invasion

ships

foreign

signal
time

by

invasion.

War).
23,

30,000
and
45,000

Spaniards
with
and
and
were

Spaniards,

and

Castanos

Palafox.

totally

were

loss of about

(First Punic
B.C.
Fought

feated,
de-

9,000

soners
pri3,000
French
The

wounded,
30 guns.
small.

Tunis

1808,
under

Frencli,

between

losses

troubled

more

(Peninsular
November
Fought

The

the

Kiushiu.

that

from

Tudela

under

and
of

gained

Japanese
victory, and
no

the

Koreans,

The

of

between

Barons

the

Aus-

field.

the

and
of

The

II.

14 19

Chinese

Frede-

Austrasians,

was

army
from

the

Queen

the

(Mongol
Japan).

150

148

put

B.C.

between

Tsushima

killed

would

be

1 100

Childebert

under

Aber-

on
cromby's
army,
fell
in
with
a
Ticonderoga,
French
column,
scouting
350
under
Langy,
July 6,
strong,

at

and

Lannes,
Trout

historical

may

593,
under

Neustrians,

the

totally

was

as

date

Truceia.

were

Moore
the

prevent

Hyder

French,

under

numbers,
to

of

5,000
Ali, and

Notwithstanding

inferior

and

Fought

European

230

native

Moore,

be

War).

between

1760,

2,700

his

Years'

(Seven

British

accepted

may

fact,

and

gained a signal victory, Gregory

the slain.
being among

Fought
Mysoris,

of
destruction
siege and
the
Hellenes, though
city by
details
the
are
legendary,

Fought

20,000

of

ruin

the

was

approximately

647, between
under
Moslems,

Trivadi

man

thousand."

The
this

This

Fought

189

the

known

Tripoli
(Moslem
Africa).

lah, and

one

death

The

Troy.
British

2,000.

also

"

hours'

to
;

of

as

and

(Montcalm

says

fifteen

under

Digna, after five

fighting. The

severe

feated
de-

totally

Mahdists,

and

Ticonderoga,

Wolfe, chap, xx.)

under

strong,

255

of

Parkman

when

1884,

29,

4,000

Graham,

Osman

disaster

Campaigns).

March

BATTLES

War),

255
under

between

Regulus,
15,000
of
and
16,000
Carthaginians,
whom
were
cavalry, with
4,000
under
Xanthip100
elephants,
Romans
The
the
Spartan.
pus,
broken
were
by a cavalry charge,
Romans,

and

their

rout

was

completed

by

OF

DICTIONARY

256
the

elephants,

fell

on

the

at

once

under

the

(Ninth Crusade).
besieged by
city was

This
French
IX

While

in

1270.
of the

walls

died
at

of

Louis

which

place,

raised

the

Louis

crusaders

the

the

siege

and

retired.

Turbigo

Fought
the

War).
(Franco-Austrian
when
1859,
June
3,

advance

by

under

corps,
in

person,
of

portion

division

simultaneously
canal

French

attacked
Austrian

lade,

May

June

body

crossing.

British

The
driven

back

troops

Turin

the

of

place,

and

said

be

the
the

Netherlands.

the

to

were

this

tory
vic-

have

set

of

Independence

paigns).
Cam-

fortified

city,

the

between

strongly

This

strong,

40,000

built

on

the

and

the

from

held

island

an

The

heavy

the

at

of

construction
channel

cession). hampered
Spanish Suc-

an

once

Im-

two

by

fortified

ander
Alexander
Alex-

B.c.,332.
commenced
a

the

mole

but

which

besieged

under

Great,

the

channel

was

Macedonians

driven

enormous

by

wide,

yards

1,000

by

separated
by

mainland

ably
consider-

with

the

(Alexander's Asiatic

galleys,
This

the

Spaniards

may
seal of

the

((War

and
Archduke

the

The

Tyre

loss.
Turin

of

tween
be1597,
Prince

Nassau,

under

and

Maxentius).

Constantine,
of
Maxentius,

into

of

totally defeated,

of York.

superior in number.
of
Maxentius'
charge
cavalry failed, and he was
back

under

Dutch,

the
and

War

(Netherlands
Independence).
22,
Fought August

Tournay.

(Revolt of
Fought
312,
legions of Gaul,
under

and

wounded

Turnhout

tacks
at-

defeated

upon

Turin

French

prisoners.

6,000

siderable
con-

between

were

tirement
re-

perialists
Im-

the

i,500,the
and

killed

Spaniards

Duke

relief

the

French,

the

lost

Albert.

the

Savoy
a

preceded

of

French

the

Souham,

of

orgainse

which

Maurice

under
French,
British, under

Duke
to

On

1706.

Daun

the
of

Feuil-

la

taking the
held
The
command.
garrison
out
stoutly till September
7,
of
when
the
a
large
approach
Prince
under
relieving force
French
the
compelled
Eugene
About
raise the siege.
to
5,000
either
of
the
garrison perished
In the
in action
or
by disease.
force.

loss.

(Wars
Turcoing
Revolution).
Fought
1794

engineers,

the

fighting both
repulsed with

severe
were

squadrons,

80

de

the

Count

2,000

the

over

was

of

army

and

26,

city

while

which

Ticino,

and

Duo

17
the

action

Austrians

bridge

the

main

After

was

the

4,000

the
near

the

Clam-Gallas,

of

assailed

Marshal

of

guard

Macmahon's
Marshal

the

offered

resistance,

was

the

before

fever, and

once

under

Savoy,

French

artillery

left

obstinate

an

under

Crusaders,

by

battalions

68

of

Duke

besieged
with

Tunis

strong,

10,000

periali

was

Carthaginians,

the

occupied by

garrison,

2,500

Regulus

Tunis

and

captured,

all but

and

field.

BATTLES

the

across

much

was

Phoenician

issued

harbours,

from
and

the
de-

DICTIONARY

his

stroyed
He

engines.

military

therefore
fleet

OF

in

collected

of

was

from

time,

some

breach

the

in

could

August,

delivered,

332,
headed

thousand

Tyrians
and

sold

into

city was
Eight

taken.

fell

about

was

Alexander

the

and

storm,

assault

by

person,
stormed

but

effected,

an

and

in

before

however,
be

the

in

were

30,000

slavery.

Ali.

Sancho

Don

the

feated,
de-

were

a
heavy loss
chivalry, among
Sancho.
being Don

with

Uji (Taira War).

1 1 80
Fought

of

the

the

Japanese,
against the

Taira

at

the

Antoku,
Emperor
YoriPrince
Yukiiye and
Taira
The
plete
gained a combeing
Yukiiye
victory,
the

of

Court
under
masa.

Yorimasa

while

killed,

in

suicide

The

last

fought

battle

with

British

loss

Sten

losing

;" wounded.

of

the

Sture.

The

force,

superior

were

strongly

entrenched

They

vigorously attacked,
of
advantage
position

were

but

the

and

numbers

beat

heavy

them

enabled
their

off

Upsala.

at

to

with

assailants

loss,

though
fighting.

after

only

Swedes,

under

defeated

the

Gustavus

Vasa,

the
troops
who
was
Bishop
Upsala,
holding the city in the Danish
his victory Gusinterest.
After
tavus
occupied the city.
of

of

(Invasion of Korea).
place, held by a Japanese
was
garrison under
Kiyomasa,
Chinese
besieged 1595
by the

Urosan

and

Koreans,

The

garrison

been

straits

such

to

their

eaten

approach
Mori

withdraw.

by

the

when

the

relieving

forced

and
Tik

While
he

however,

force,

Hideaki

Hidemoto,

to

the

war,

between

attacked

was

and

Japanese

Ushant

as
was

(Wars

20,000

of

were

routed

and

only

"

the

totally

the

of

1,500,
15

killed

First

Glorious

fought
the

June

British

about

over

Ho

ing,
retreat-

routed.

Lord

the

had

they

horses,

of

Ho.

reduced

that

Toyotomo

under

Tik

under
had

French

Revolution).
action, generally

under

Zulus
of

in

Danes,

Christina

This

1879,

and

The

Zulus.

mitted
com-

of

British,

5,000

Administrator,

held.

the

August,

Chelmsford,

widow

the

Krumpen,

under

Swedes,

Gyllenstierna,

War).

(Zulu

Ulundi

and

clan,

the

of

domination

Taira

risen

had

who

the

and

Shigehira,

under

the

between
the

of

adherents

the

of

This

Christian
killed

Danes,
and

1520,
Otho

under

under

Moors,

Spaniards

The

the

between

under
and

in

Empire

(Mohammedan
Spain).
1 109,
Fought
Castile,

Fought

Wars).

between

Upsala (Dano-Swedish
Wars).
when
1 521,
Fought
3,000

Ucles

Spaniards,

257

(Dano-Swedish

severe

of

Upsala

Sidon

ships
250
Phoenician
cities, and
captured
the
holding
Tyrian
galleys in
his mole.
It
check,
completed
a

BATTLES

fighting

the

four

French
a

under

ships,

After

with

tween
be1794,
of 25 sail
Lord
Howe,

i,

French

Villaret.

June,"

fleet

under

line,
26

known

of

loss

hours'
were

of

feated,
de-

ships

DICTIONARY

258
and

captured,

the

one,

was

sinking
elaborated
by

into

sunk.

fable,

this

refused

to

went

down

with

all

Vaalkranz

that

effect

and

surrender,

she

and

hands

flying. She had, however,

struck
her colours,
undoubtedly

colours

and
of

her

British

the

admitted

French

British

by
of

loss

lost

killed

922

of

cover

the

The

and

wounded.

February

feint

the

was

further

possible,
im-

recrossed

again

British

The

Tugela.

amounted

brigade
7th, but

progress

BuUer
the

right.

and

6th

Brak-

at

Boer

by

held

the

during
finding

1900,
under

5,

attack

the

on

Vaalkranz,

towards

hill

lines

Boer

On

seized

fontein

3,000
the

the

pierce
Tugela.
he

third

Buller's

to

War).
attempt

Boer

(Second

General

200

The

fleet.

prisoners, while

besides

men,

over

rescued

were

crew

of

boats

and

captain

her

ship

French

the

the

to

Vengeur,

of

The

BATTLES

OF

to

losses
and

killed

374

wounded.

of

(Civil War
Pompey).
B.C.
Fought

Utica

between

sallied

Varus

his

from

was

troops
opening

the

for

force

Greeks

and

and

driven

followed
destruction

the

by

his

up

of

thenceforth

which

exist,

except

he

Carthage,
to

obscure

an

tion).
Revolu-

(Japanese

the

of

Otori

Keisuke,

troops,
The

the

between

under

Shogun,
and

the

Saigo

ImperiaUsts
victorious.

batteries

opened
on

Valenciennes

ses,

under

under

on

was

routed
and
could

point

by

under

Conde,

4,000
come

two

side
the

when
of

rendering.
sur-

division

Ferte's

attacked

with

in

and

the

on

Ferte.

La

opposite

the

Scheldt,

was

French,

encamped

La

Imperial
pletely
com-

and

French

Manes-

besieged

the

by

Turenne

the

de
was

1566,

June,

of

son
Spanish garri-

Francisco

under

the

Takamori.
were

and

siege works,

by

Defended

city
Fought

began

Noircarmes

his

end

city surrendering
follo^vingday.

divisions

forces

Seven

the

fire, the

The

1868,

"

the

towards

his
23

dolently
in-

insomuch

as

Sleepers," but
of February
on

The

lieutenants

six

his

and

press
March

naries,
merce-

somewhat

derided

victory

village.

Utsonomiya

Germans,

were

on

of

Noircarmes.

conducted,

and

ceased

as

in

Valenciennes.

defeated

Africa,

of

out

by

place
force

service.

the

Imperial
ImperiaUsts were

Hassan

of

40,000
and

The

Goths

operations

were

Hassan,
of

and

this

to

1566,

under

that

tion
occupa-

between

laid

was

December,

to

under

in

the

Conquest

(Moslem
Africa).
Fought
694
large

Siege

Spaniards

Varus.

by

Utica

Moslems,

Independence).

of

the

way

of Utica

ments
entrench-

Cssarians,
his
signally defeated,
fleeing in disorder, and
attack

to

but

Curio.

under

Caesarians,

the

the
and

Varus,

War

(Netherlands

Valenciennes

49
under

Pompeians,

and

Caesar

20,000

and

ards,
Spanitotally

of 400
officers
before
Turenne

loss

men,
to

his

assistance.

26o

DICTIONARY

cally the
being put
Varna

whole

of

the

to

Wars).
held

fortress,

Turkish

the

and

feeble

to

attempt
Omar

by
place
October

on

men,

reUeve

it

Vrione

storm

carried

fashion

for

end

of

this

of

Capua

attack

(Germanic

of

is

of

from

and

the

A.D.

Roman

by
train,

by

country
could
the

Germans,

or

Hermann.

make

but

result

that

annihilated.

they

the

on

Romans

the

committed

field

avoid

to

of

hands

the

victors.

Rome's

was

followed

Fought
a

by

and

occupied

were

attacked

held

their

were

utterly routed,
killed

20,000

and

5,000
Pasha.

the

under

of

line

with

and

prisoners,

Fought

loss
under

the

he
the

on

barked
em-

7th.

Garibaldians,

including

pohtans,

10,000

besieged
the

B.C.

siege

during
of

the

under

of

Naples.

and
the

made
was

night.

Garibaldians

baldi,
Gari-

under

the

which

Nea-

strong,

King
guard,

advance

Velletri,

the

and

attacked

Romans,

drew
with-

where

troops

Roselli,

defence,

by

the

10,000

wounded,

Veii.

400

throughout

Smolenski

Volo,

Ferdinand,

was

but

(Italian Rising of 1848).

tween
be1849,
May
19,

Velletri

The

city

Turks,

nightfall, however
ened.
retreat
being threat-

his

Turks

Vauchamps.
See Champ-Aubert.

This

where
the

by
own

After

day.

position
they

strong

Velestinos,

at

9,000,
The

Smolenski.

Colonel

Greeks

Hakki

under

Greeks,

the

Pasha,

John
of

days'

three

division

Turkish

Pasha,

to

Hungarians,
15,000
Huniades.
The

and

and

indecisive,

War).
(Greco-Turkish
May
5, 1S07, between

Velestinos

So,ooo

Shiabeddin

under

Jellachich.

Ban,
was

Colonel

Turks,

destroyed.

armistice.

Wars).
between

greatest

thus

was

the
battle

his

(Ottoman
Vasaq
Fought
1442,

Veii

under
The

almost

were

that

General

between

under

with

little defence,

Varus

into

falUng

The
wooded

the

the

Rising).
(Hungarian
1848,
September
29,
under
the
Hungarians,
and
the
Croats,
Moga,

under

thickly
and

result

tempt
at-

end

to

cumbered
en-

heavj' baggage-

was

suicide

Italy

under

and

march
a

marshy,

and

In

attacked

was

the

Arminius

far

not

army,

the

on

the

between

Detmoldt.

Quintilius Varus,
while

battle

Lippe,

modern

the

be

to

Ems

famous

this

supposed

rivers

393.

in

Fought

site

appointed

made

B.C.

Furius

M.

determined

the

camp,
defeat

signal
then

was

an

Roman

and

Veleneze

Wars).
The

the

the

made

Valerii

besiegers.

mth

At

the^citizens

period

was

rival

Defeat

the

desultory

years.

and

dictator,

siege,

in

on

seven

upon
inflicted

upon
Camillus

fell

1 1,

Varus.

being

was

Pasha,

by

BATTLES

and

by

though

taken

was

Prince

under

Russians,
Mentschikoff,

the

by

garrison of 20,000
besieged
July, 1828,

was

made

defenders

sword.

(Ottoman

This

the

OF

of

town

a
poor
evacuated

The
were

losses
small.

DICTIONARY

Vercellae

(Cimbric War).

Fought

July

Boiorix.

loi

30,

Cimbri

The

under
most
al-

were

annihilated,

their

and

slain.

king

Manlius
his

of

and
Bedford,
18,000
under
the
Scots,

and

Constable
of

Buchan

Douglas.

The

both

on

English
in

French

who

end

leaving

the

Buchan

and

over

(Revolt
place was

dead

4.000

them

among
The

Due

prisoner.

of

Maxentius).
besieged 312
with
the legions
by Constantine,
of Gaul,
and
defended
was
by a
of rebels,
under
body
PompeiThis

After

anus.

repulsed,
through
and
of

force

He

city.

for
was,

defeated

the

tine,
Constan-

falling, and

of

their

including
Verona

relief

however,

thousands

many

Italians,

by

at

Fought

between
339,
Manlius

B.C.

under

the

leader,

once

Decius

Mus,

The

Roman

but

Decius
for

the

midst

and
left

Mus,
the

Romans,

Torquatus
the

I.atin

and
army.

repulsed,
self
sacrificing him-

army,
of
the

and

After
which

sor
succeswas

fled, but
in
and

his

slain.

was

no

defences,

the
barked

of
with

troops,

and

July

In

the

24.

siege

the

carrying

drew,
withcourse

Brown

Captain

Arkansas,
coated

steamer,

small

with

eight

Federal

the

on
impression
reimFarragut

the

the

liams.
Wil-

General
bombardment

made

river
and

iron,

attacked

guns,

which

flotilla,

200

successfully, losing

guns,

killed

lost

January
again

Federal

ran

82.

9,
invested

under
corps,
aided
by

gunboats,
It

Porter.

garrison

sprang

into

under

enemy

and

the

nth

was

the

1863,

M'Clernand,
of

14

wounded.

and

Federals

was

and

the

mounted

gauntlet

rendered.
sur-

Vesuvius,
the

his

mark,
Den-

Sweyn

under

men,

4,000

War).

near

of

of

Civil War).
Vicksburg
(American
rate
This
held
city,
by a Confedeinvested
garrison, was
June
of
Federal
fleet
a
1862,
by
24,
13
Admiral
Farragunboats, under
force
of
by a land
gut, aided

On

Mount

Sweyn
those

the

III

totally
a
morass
falling into
overtaken
flight was

men

(Latin

they

between

defeated

The
Veseris

that

pursue.

Waldemar.

been

escaped
lines,

Constantine's

and

met

had

Pompeianus

raised
the

sortie

nents.
oppo-

stakes,

utterly

taken

was

Verona

of

Douglas.

d'Alencon

tected
pro-

were

field,

the

were

of

nearly

ever,
loss, how-

57,

1 1

adherents
and

could

upon

barricade

the

routed,
on

the

archers,

by
and

Viborg,
Fought

mounted,
dis-

fought

impression

no

Earl

the

to

Latin

their

heavy,

so

was

up
the

and

Roman

unable

men-at-arms

sides
but

make

and

brought

of

The

were

flict.
con-

the
breaking
or
captured

slew

lowing
fol-

the

reserve,

Romans

line,

soldiers

now

veteran

three-fourths

(Hundred Years' War)

tween
be18, 1424,
Fought
August
the
English, under
3,000

French

his
renewed

him,

Verneuil

Duke

261

slain, and

tween
be-

under

Cimbri,

the

BATTLES

was

B.C.,

Romans,

50,000
and

Marius,

OF

under

by

city
two

General
a

flotilla
Admiral

by

defended

Confederates,
3,000
Churchill.
On
General
of

an

attack

by

the

OF

DICTIONARY

262

combined
the

forces
of

garrison
defences

town

the

siege

May
by

Grant's
now

stiU

siege

and

pressed.

On

On

unsuccessful

assault

Federals

the

and

2,500,

siege commenced,
that
on
July 4,
90

cost

the

result

the

Pemberton

rendered
sur-

of-war,

II

men-

and

10

Spanish

1 1

with

treasure,
action

affair

the

the

burnt

were

This

called

guns.

Of

while

captured,
galleons,
taken.

men

25,000

destroyed
fleet
Spanish

and
therein.

anchored

to

entrance

and

French

the

regular

with

with
and

an

forced

Rooke,

the

Harbour

Vigo

22nd

ships,

Dutch

20

at

1702,
of 30

fleet

George

boom

the

being

General

by

Pemberton.

and
Sir

under

Spanish

12,

combined

the

British

General

corps
the garrison

army

when

renewed

was

of

army,
commanded

of
Bay
(War
Succession).
October
Fought

the

out,

held

not

was

8, the

three

fort, but

the

Vigo

overpowered

the

BATTLES

is

of

the

were

generally
Spanish

Galleons.

Vienna

(Ottoman
city, held

Tliis
of

16,000

Salm,
the

Wars).
by a garrison
under

men,

Magnificent,
From

1529.
month

the

withstood

storm

which

breach,

the

in

withdrew.

(Ottoman
Wars).
Fought
September
12,

between
Kara

1683,
under

Turks,

300,000

and

Pasha,

Mustapha

under
Christians,
70,000
Sobieski.
The
Turks
w-ere

its

to

he

given

was

this

With

by

the

able
avail-

of

command.

the

attacked

he

army

lines, and

sanguinary
throughout

engagement,

Turks
Pashas

with
were

only
a

the

which

day,

enormous

killed,

escaped

precipitate flight.

after

lasting

and

lonia,
Catahope
Stan-

attacked

Philip

under

Marshal

Vendome.

but

wing was
his
right

centre

than

held

more

Six

however,
and
after

the

French

and
own,

with

capturing
Staremberg
was,

gims.

advantage

by

the

their

cut

loss, and

considerable

loss.

left

back

driving
some

capture

17 10,
under

Anjou
Staremberg's
to
pieces,

the

tapha
Mus-

Spanish

of

were

French,

20,000

routed

and

the

defeat

the

Brihnega,

at

with

Turkish

the

after

sieging
be-

of

(War of

Viciosa

Succession).
December
10,
Fought
when
Imperialists,
13,000
Staremberg, retreating into

relief,

bringing up
30,000,
forces
to
70,000,

the

in consequence
The
tians
Chris-

were

killed, the Turks

7,000
killed
and
prisoners,
10,000
7,000
including Ali.

Sobieski

and

Vienna,
marched

John

out,
of

rear

lost

Villa

Vienna

broke

camp
the

defeated.

totally

were

under

upon

who

Turks,

man
repulsed with heavy loss. Solyraised
the
siege
thereupon
and

fell

and

and

Pasha,

Rudolph
the
During
Christian
prisoners

15,000
Turkish

the

the

between

army,
Khevenhuller.

battle

attempt

an

Wars).

Ali

Christian
de

14, the
gar
of as
series

saults, culminatingin
to

of

September,
27th of that

till October

rison

head

the

at

in

Turks,

120,000

under

Turks,

by Solyman

besieged

was

(Ottoman
Fought
1492,

Villach

de

Count

too

of

weak
this

continued
action.

take

to

partial
his

cess,
suc-

retreat

OF

DICTIONARY

ViUeta

War).
(Paraguayan
December
1868,
Fought
11,
between
under
the Paraguayans,
of Brazil,
Lopez, and the armies
and
OverUruguay
Argentina.
whehiied
superior
by
vastly
forced
was
numbers,
Lopez
withdraw

to

determined

sortie
General

under

November

on

War).

(Franco-German

Paris,

the

to

Angostura.

at

camp

Villiers
A

forces

his

entrenched

had

3.
first

at

with

9,053

of

officers

156

under
and

Arverni

for

Fabius

Maxi-

were

Vionville.

(Peninsular War).
18 13,
21,
Fought
June

Vittoria

feated,
de-

compelled

to

sue

Spanish troops,
about

and

After

made

attacked

Lake,

lost

finally

of

Little

Father
was

their
killed

driven

were

with

camp
and

Murphy.

and

made,
of

loss

wounded,

13

guns.

(Peninsular War).

Vimiera

Fought

August

18,000

British

under

Sir

21,

1808,
and

Arthur

Imperial
of Appenzel

tween
be-

guese,
PortuWelunder

French,
lesley.and 14,000
French
The
were
signally
Junot.
men
defeated,
losing 2,000
but
the
and
victory
guns,
13

brief

from

loss

of

250

to

the

Rebellion).
tween
be1402,
Swiss
of the
rebels

900

After

Schwyz.
the

engagement,

driven

were

opened

and
road

and

and

French

of

era

15,

towns,

battle

This

troops,

5,000

4,000

and

May

Fought

The

treasure.

V6gelinseck(Appenzel

of

out

all

almost

and

the

Wellington
Pyrenees.

soners,
pri-

and

Spain,

in

domination

the

rebels, 16,000

under

rebels

the

Irish

the

resistance

strong,

losing 6,000

5,000.
the

closed

to

camp

retreat,

guns,
baggage and

alhes

all

at

somewhat

wounded,

killed,

70,000

defeated

were

points and
disorderly

their

Hill

General

under

parte.
Joseph Buonasevere
fighting the

under

143

(Irish Rebellion).
June 20, 1798, when
under
British
regulars,

the

tween
be-

guese
Portu-

British,

80,000

peace.

Vinegar
Fought

Tour.

La

Mars

French

The

completely

and

Neustrians

The

II.

defeated.

the

Arverni.

the
were

under

Neustnans,

the

Wellington,

between

Q.

Charles

men.

3,373

121,

the

between
under

and

and

B.C.

and

killed

720

717,

French,

Romans,
mus,

Viney.
Fought

See

Vindalium.

Fought

the
The

Cintra.

lost

lost

Germans

and

evacuate

under

wounded.

and

officers

The

men.

the

cesses,
suc-

some

424

of

British

who

finally repulsed,

loss

to

unmolested,

Convention

in

was

and

allowed

were

Portugal

Chilperic

directed

French,

gained

were

supreme
French

Sir

by

up
who

Burrard,
command,

Harry

Martel

the
against
Wurtembergers.
The
till December
operations lasted
The

followed

not

was

Austrasians,

from

Ducrot,

1870,

30,

263

BATTLES

the

rebels

field, with

men.

Volconda.

Fought

April,
Ah's

Mohammed

strong,
Khan,

under

aided

by

1751,
army,
Abdul

1,600

between

5,600
Wahab

British,

264

DICTIONARY

under

Captain

Chunda

Sahib's

Gingen,
with

of Frenchmen.

Captain Gingen,
outnumbered,
greatly
insisted
on
was
attacking, but
his
not
repulsed,
Europeans
their
usual
steadiness,
showing
though

and

forced

to

with

retreat

siderable
con-

loss,
Volturno

October

and

position

was
Capua
Neapolitans,
fighting, were

the

de
in

Riva.
front

by

unknown.

are

of

consequence
Garibaldi

this

almost

captured

The

prisoners,
2,070
in
killed
and

losses

wounded

were

wounded.

lost

their

and

5th

In

victory,

immediately

Capua.

Franks,

between
507,
under
Clovis, and
under

them
was

Alaric

was

the

endeavouring

to

right,

driving

the

before

give
bringing
the

the

in

were

the

up

about

while

their

Macthe

Davoust
the

trian
Aus-

them,

and

on

position

three

able.
unten-

o'clock

killed

they
lost

having

retreat,

24,000

lery
artil-

and

heights

full

but

ground,

left, outflanking

rendering
By

were

checked

advance,

carried

left

Guard

corps,

Austrian

were

however,

and

to

of

but

later,

compelled
Napoleon

French

the

centre

and

wounded,

prisoners, including
and
20
generals,
guns.

The

French

and

9,000

lost

killed

18,000

12

wounded.

(Hungarian
Rising).
tween
beApril 10,
1849,
the
3rd Hungarian
corps,
about
Damjanics,
7,000

Fought
under

and

strong,

Austrian

two

under

junction with Theodoric,

King
of the Ostrogoths,
when
he was
attacked
by Clovis, and
totally

4th

Davoust,

French

II.
effect

of

the

posts

attacked
under

unsuccessful

the

Alaric

Island

of

and

advanced

Waizan

Visigoths,

of

arm

attack
their
to
prepared
An
attack
position.
upon
the
on
evening of the 5 th
On
6th
the
the
repulsed.

main

the

the

night

July,

Austrian

him,

the

on

Vouille.

Fought

from

the

repulsed all along

The
heavy loss.
and

Neapolitans

Lobau,

of

hard

casualties

killed

lesser

the

Danube

donald's
after

who,

Garibaldian

but

tans,
Neapoli-

attacked

line, with

2,023

Italy).

tween
i860, beunder
Italians,

40,000
Afan

under
Garibaldi's

of

i,

20,000

Garibaldi,

the

Austrians

(Unification

Fought

crossed

poleon

17,000
battaUon

BATTLES

and

troops,

together

strong,

OF

Gotz

gades,
bri-

and

Jablo-

defeated.

Alaric

fell

in

nowski.

Damjanics

Austrians
of

and

Waizan
those

among
General

(Campaign

of

Wag-

ram).

July 6, 1809,

Archduke

being

Revolu-

(Japanese

between

Charles.

Na-

last stand

followers
of

French, under
Napoleon,
150,000
and
under
Austrians,
140,000
the

fell

who

out

loss,

lution).
The

Fought

them

heavy

the

Gotz.

Wakamatsu

Wagram

drove
with

the

battle.

attacked

of the

made

was

Wakamatsu,

stormed

by

September
to

the

completely

22,
new

at

Shogun's
the

which
the

was

Imperialists,

1868,

regime

broken.

Castle

The
was

ance
resistthus

DICTIONARY

Wakefield

of

(Wars

the

December

Fought
between

OF

Roses).
1460,

30,

under
Lancastrians,
the
Yorkists,

the

and

Somerset,

Duke

under

Richard,

The

Lancastrians

from

Pontefract

of

York.

advanced

Richard,

who,
though
of
absence
the
by
the
accepted
foraging parties,
Somerset
prepared
challenge.
battle

to

weakened

into

ambush,

an

fell

which

marched

he

as

and

land).
February
Fought

Warburg
Fought

of Fried-

with

and

(Seven
January

Wandewash

Fought
between

and

European

under

troops,
1,300
ToUendal.

22,

with

3.350
Colonel

The

horse,

Mahratta

part in the

action.

fighting Lally
a

loss

War).
1760,

Years'

1,900
native

Coote,

French

of

natives,

600
the

was

army

by

accompanied

was

who

3,000
took

After

no

severe

defeated,

with

besides
Europeans,
British
losing 190

killed

1,500

prisoners.

lost

and

and

(Second Polish Rising).

held
was
by
city, which
Poles, under
garrison of 30,000
This

Dembinski,

General

on

83

1, and

7th
made,

Mysoris, under

Hyder

Ali.

first

On

the

assault
for

the

was

defence

redoubt,

Wola

the

driven

were

line.

further

on
was

September,

Poles,

the

notable

where,

finally captured by
men
the
Russians,
only eleven
aliv^ out
of a garrison
remained
when

it

was

On

of

3,000.
defences

the

men

445
wounded.

Blucher,

Poles

officers

3,000
and

(Campaign
October
with

last
the
had

defence.

the

and

officers

Wartemberg
sic).
Fought

and

admitted

Russians

63
killed, and

the

The

in

killed

9,000

8th

overcome,

were

city capitulated.

of

(First Mysore War)defended

This
fort,
by a small
under
tenant
Lieunative
garrison,
had
Flint, who
only one
with
him,
was
other
European
by
1780,
besieged, IDecember,
Wandewash

onslaught

6th

the

Paskie-

entrenchments

their

from

of

first

The

made

60,000

General

under

Polish

the

ed
attack-

was

Russians,

the

strong,

The

only.

the

brief

wounded

1,500

witsch.

Europeans
2,250
under
natives,
Lally-

and

flanks

after

retired, having

engagement,

by
3,000

French,

the

their

and

turned,

French

The
of

danger

feated
de-

were

missing.

British,

the

Les-

of about

loss

killed, wounded

and

of

corps
Prussians

The

tocq.

under

British,

Ferdinand.

of

force

superior

Warsaw

Prussian

the

strong,
35,000
Chevalier
de
May,

and

in

tween
be-

1759,

31,

largely

War).

French,

the

Prussians

and

Years'

(Seven
July

the
under

being
tured
cap-

utmost

left.

tween
5, 1807, beunder
Ney,

French,

the

the

nobles

(Campaign

Waltersdorf

Coote

Prince

beheaded.

and

when

The

Salisbury

the

1781,
January
22,
Sir
of
the
Eyre
approach
forced
fiyder Ali to raise
had
garrison
siege. The
only one
day's ammunition

were

other

many
killed, and

were

loss.

heavy

and

Duke

were

with

out

till

gallantry

and

field,
of Wake-

Yorkists

the
with

defeated

Duke

the

out

held

Flint

then

offered

and

265

BATTLES

of

loss
men

7,000

Leip-

3, 181 3, when

60,000

Prussians,

266

DICTIONARY

defeated

16,000

OF

under

French,

Bertrand,

in
a
posted
position, protected

strong

dyke

and

the

ground,

over

the

Prussian

four

hours,

Blucher
and

turned

drove

loss

of

but

from

their

by

French

flank

the

tion.
posiabout

lost

headlong

losses

loss

was

but

of

Fought

stated,

and

French,

Austrians,

the

and
Jourdan
endeavouring

to

armies

effect

to

inflicted

defeat
him

forcing

to

in all

and
with

of

French,

the

246

guns,

Wellington
along the
the

Burmans,
The

touch,

and

the

at

posts

and

La

held
squares
the French

but

farms

of

Haye
attacked

Napoleon
position with

resolution,

with

Brussels,

Sainte.
this

the
the

utmost

British

army,

the

the

French

umns,
col-

force

of

Nemyo.
failed
to
keep
in
repulsed

loss

of

200

men,

Brigadier.

(Netherlands

Prussian

right,

January,

War

of

Spaniards,
de

Rassinghem.

where

refuge
they

man

had

in

held

ants
Protest-

out

and

600

grave5'ard,
till the

last

fallen.

Wattignies
(Wars
Revolution).
October,
Fought
French,

under

Duke

of

him

from

him

to

of

the

1793,

French

when

Jourdan,

Austrians,

the
the

Seigneur

The

old

an

600

the

defeated

were

took

ants,
Protestand

Teriel,
under

tween
be-

1567,

Flemish

1,200

under

their

with
on

were

Fought

the

ground against
cavalry and artillery
the day, and
though
throughout
French
La
the
captured
Haj'e
obtained
and
a
Sainte,
footing
arrival
of
the
in Hougoumont,
Blucher,

Watrelots

ments,
regi-

three

Maha

the

M'-

large

under

1825,

native
in

columns

Wellington,

his
posted
troops
of heights covering

Hougoumont

four

advanced

43,500

strong,
71,947
under
Napoleon.

to

War).
15,

Independence).

line

road

advanced

tween
be-

Burmah

with

Nassauers,
with
156 guns,

Duke

the

ized
organ-

Donell,

and

Belgians
67,655 men,

under

and

British,

24,000

Dutch,

an

Brigadier-General

detail, with

(Hundred
Days).
18 15,
18,
June

Fought

as

when

including
Waterloo

cally
practi-

army

November

against

Rhine.

the

Fought

were

tion,
junc-

severe

(First

of

who

Moreau,

Jourdan,

upon
retire

posed
inter-

the

Watigaon

the

Archduke

Archduke

between

and

the
and

Jourdan,

The

the
exist

to

French

between

under

Charles.

doubtless

was

force.

1796,
under

the

the
ish
Brit-

they left
The
day.
ofiicially

never

it

ceased

(Wars
Revolution).

from
The

small, as
very
field early in the

the

to

drive

the
sians
Prus15,000,
in the
battle.
The
7,000
of the Dutch
and
Belgians

enormous,

Wartzburg

and

about

French

admit

offensive,

enemy

last

at

field, utterly routed.

were

only.

500

the

for

lost

Wellington

assume

finally

right

Prussians

The

5,000.

very

attack

their

them

The

enabled

Aided
by
swamp.
French
the
withstood

BATTLES

drove
Coburg, and
position, forcing
the
siege of Mau-

his
raise

beuge.
Wavre

(Hundred

Fought

tacked
at-

under

Days).

June 18, 181 5, between

68

OF

DICTIONARY

BATTLES

were
defeated,
losing
2,000
and
several
prisoners and
guns,
had
French
the
been
infantry
it is probable
nearer
at
hand,

Williamsburg

that

Magruder,

the

been

whole

force

would

have

captured.

White
See

Swamp.

Seven

Days'

Wiazma

(Moscow

Fought
when

Campaign).

November

181 2,
3,
of Eugene
Beaucorps
and
Davoust
tacked
atwere

the

harnais

during

the

The

under

General

the

and

of

but

and

confusion,

The

Federal

heavier,
the

the

was

Lee

on

losses

day

alone.

15,000

far
in

M'Culloch's

on

led

that

tion,
posihimself

by

and

They
him

beat

and

Lyon
falling,
being also repulsed.

other
The

lost

federates
1,236, and the Conwounded
killed,
1,095

missing.

Wimpfen
Fought

(Thirty
April

Years'

War).
1622,

26,

Palatinate

14,000
the
Margrave
the

Count

Baden,

Cordova.

under

Gonsalvo

and

de

attacked

Tilly

tween
be-

troops,

of

Imperialists,

Tilly

the.

Margrave's
not

which
was
camp,
and
entrenched,
though

brilliant

cavalry

his

about

were

to

for

columns,

the

and

driven

was

days' fighting.

two

Lyon

two

rallied, however,

under

Federal

M'-

divided

surprised the Southerners,

gained a partial success.

fired

wounded

lost

amounting

second

attack

and

The
ground.
mishes
skirfollowing days minor
took
place, leading up to
great battle of Spottsylvania.
in

the

no

8,000

into

off,

critical

was

back

Confederates

force

Lee

who

The

The

his

Grant's

the

attack,

lost

General

breaking

at

federates,
Con-

16,000
General

Culloch.

in

6th,

in

by his own
troops.
right wing, however,
side

and

Lyon,

Federals

dangerously

in

5th

after

Longstreet,
the

the

succeeded

succeeded

lead

tween
6, 1 861, beunder
Federals,

under

column

progress
On
the

centre,

and

and

day,

arresting the
right wing.

moment,

Civil

August

Grant's

approaching

columns,

hard-fought

upon

Fought

and

of

morning

attacked

Grant's

ject
ob-

Richmond,

the

almost

federate
Con-

smaller.

(American

Creek

6,000

Lee's

intercept

on

Federal

the

much

being

General

Lee.

to

advance

the

Wilson's

killed,

2,228

missing,

and

Confederates,

53,000

was

he

under

strong,
and

two

wounded

Civil

tween
5 to 8, 1864, beof the Potomac,

Army

Grant,

his

of

gruder
Ma-

strong
very
Federals
the

lost

under

(American

May

the

to

Federals

The

General

Fought

on

M'Clellan.

held
position and
the day, but
at bay
throughout
outnumbered,
being
greatly
withdrew
the
during
night.

loss
loss

General

Federals,

the

War).

Wilderness,
War).

early

under

and

General

men.

150,000

5,1862, between

May

Confederates,

from

retreat

Moscow,
by the Russians,
and
suffered
Kutusoff,
a
4,000

the

occupied
Battles.

Civil

War).

Fought

under

Oak

(American

by
and
drove

the
off

guns,

charge
was

tured
cap-

not

ported
sup-

the
Palatine
infantry,
Imperialists rallying,
the cavalry in disorder,

recovered
routed

it

the
the

guns,

and

infantry, \\-ith

then
a

loss

of

killed

2,000

and

all

and

(Civil War).
September
Fought
3,
between
Royalists,
12,000

Worcester

wounded,

and

their

artillery,baggage
equipment.

camp

Charles

(American Civil War ).

1863, when
June
14,

Winchester

Fought
Milroy,

defeated

were

by

under
divisions,
forced
and
to
Ewell,
ing
includwith
heavy loss,

retreat

Winkovo

October

18,

with

30,000

Murat,

when

French

of

prisoners,
and
artillery.

1613,

of

Adolphus

tavus

Wars).
fought
and

of

mark.
Den-

very
ly
final-

and

utterly
dispersed, losing
whom

was

April

Fought
the

and

Count

check

with

This

five

was

of

under

failing

the

Baden.

was

of
and

to

army

effect
of

the

War).

Macmahon.

killed

and

French

prisoners,28

cut

German

the

Elsasshausen.

losses

and

The

General

of

completely

near

the

hasty

Vosges.

the

charging

officers,

while

all

from

made

and

was

German

engagement,

division

in

under

driven

were

positions,
beyond

of

After

contested

pieces
infantry,

Army,

French,

the

French

tween
be-

1870,
Prince

Crown

and

their

6,
German

Prussia,

closely

battle

pitched

amounted
10,153
lost

to
men,
10,000

wounded,

6,000

and

leuses.
5 mitrail-

guns

to

fronted
con-

body,

loss

difficulty.

with

Marshal

489

inate
Palat-

the

victory

This

Mansfeldt
of

in

generals.

Third

the

The

Imperialists,
tacked
Tilly. Tilly at-

Ken-

August

the

von

the

Lords

(Franco-German

Worth

the

number

War.

Civil

the

of

Charles

last

the

to

tween
be-

Count

Count

wounded,

and

guns.
with

the

rearguard, but
the
pursuit,
main
the
by

defeated
killed

the

drove

and

1622,

of

troops

Mansfeldt,
under

16,

under

Palatine,

War).

3,000
Duke
the

and

escaped

Bonnemain
Years'

(Thirty

Wisloch

killed,

prisoners,
Lauderdale
Derby,
and

and

routed

a
large
including

and

of

himself

army,

ists
Royal-

The

were

among

other

by the
Parliamentary

Cuirassier

result.

decisive

repulsed
Worcester,

Fleetwood.

under

retreat

without

separated

fleets

the

Gus-

was

contested,

obstinately

of

IV,

action

The

1,500

Sweden,

Christian

of

that

with

baggage

fleet

the

between

and

battle,

days'

three

wing

well's
Crom-

met

was

Fought

(Dano-Swedish

any

his

all

he

of the

mure,

under

killed,

2,000

and

Wisby

was

position,

his

from

loss

of

army,

where

well.
Crom-

was

into

Hamilton,

men,

Russians,
Dennizoff,

the

Orloff

driven

18 12,

advance-guard

the
forming
the
retiring
attacked
by
Count

guns.

30

Campaign).

(Moscow

Fought

and

prisoners

3,700

and

driven

and

1,

30,000

under
attacked

wing,

three

165
under

about

Charles

Confederate
General

and

II,

Parliamentarians,

General

under

Federals,

7,000

269

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

and

3,000
all his

enabled

junction
Margrave

Wrotham

Heath

(Wyatt's

surrection
In-

when
1554,
January,
under
Kentish
the
insurgents,
Sir
totally
Isley, were
Henry
the
defeated
troops,
Royal
by
Lord
under
Abergavenny.

Fought

Wargaom
Fought

(First Mahratta
12,
January

when

British

was

attacked

army,
and

Hari

Pant.

in

position

but

at

British

British

retired

(Chino- Japanese
Fought
September

their
gaom,
War-

between

the

signed

was

which

the

unmolested.

Japanese
2
gunboats,
the

of

Fought

Yalu,

the

General

Webb,

under

and

Motte.

for

the

and

were

line
into

force, with

set

loss

fought

Ito

its

on

the

of

Count
of

large part
revived
the

their

On

the

field,

were

Roderic
but

crossing

the

victory

marks

was

with

the
not

whom

107

fell

The

touched.

man

losses

then
and

are

unknown.

1582,
of

between

the

in

followers

of

Mitsuhide

crushing

family,
Japan,

Ota

the

predominant

the

the

rebel

sustained

defeat.

from

drowned

fall

Kiu-lien-cheng.

Mitsuhide.

and

fled

See

adherents
a

finally

routed

Yalu.

Fought

forces,

and

Guadalquivir.
the

of

IdUed

294

Yamazaki.

tion
defec-

the

Julian,
the
King's
courage,

Christians

dispersed.
the

Tarik.

field, but

lost

of African

suffered
day the Moslems
repulse, leaving 16,000

severe

dead

Moslems,

way

to

Arthur.

Port

flagship, the Matsushima,

the
was
Chiyada, which
in
the
next
line, had
ship

Roderic,

force

leaving
fleet

the

Chinese

12,000

before

retired,
to

wounded,

and

while

the

ships

little

Japanese

(Moslem Empire in Spain).

to
26, 711,
Fought
July 19
between
under
Spaniards,
90,000

fourth

for

Chinese

crippled

the

Xeres

auxiliaries, under

were

more

made

well, and

sundown

on

numerous

coming

of

the

of the

out

remaining

The

The

with

of

Two

two

fire, and

on

shore.

make

and

round

without

action, while

his

using

circle

hauled

fled

to

men.

7,000

ahead,

vessels
and

Ito

of

convoy

inferior

in line

ing
steam-

abreast.

battalions

40

supplies
Lille,
besieging
army
totally defeated, by a
a

line

superior speed to
the
ships.
enemy's
Chinese

la

squadrons, attempted

40

intercept

far

French

the
de

with

French,

The

and

Comte

the

under

British,

between

I to.
mouth

the

at

Chinese

the

the

Admiral

met

in

attacked

and

cruisers, and

10

under

fleets

out

(Napoleonic Wars).
28,
September
1^08,

Wynandael

cruisers,

Ting,

fleet of

two

1894,
17,
of
fleet

and

Admiral

The

War).

Chinese

battleships

cluding under
in352,
ultimately
and

under

Sindhia,

Yalu

the

of

officers,
15
convention

by

Sindhia,
off

Spain.

Poonah,

The

loss

domination

Mahratta

in
and

ning
begin-

the

Moorish

the

Cock-

beating
making
good
the
village of

succeeded

attack,

1779,
in

and

monarchy,
of

2,600

Colonel

retreating from
by the
under
Mahadaji

burn,

Gothic

War).

force,

under

strong,

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

!70

in
This

of

the

Yashima

Fought
adherents

(Taira War).
1 1

of

84,
the

between

Taira

the

family,

and

the

rebels,
The

tsune.

Yoshi-

under

Taira

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

forces

271

rank

469

and

file, killed

and

wounded.

were

defeated.

(American Civil War).

village gives its

Yorktown

Yawata

(War

and

Fought

the

Emperors

The

of

army

by Moroushi,
victory.

Fought

of

battle

fleets

drew

decisive

Onscha-

with

April

1862.

without

under

Manuel,
and
Heraclius,

of

Moslems,

50,000
The

Khaled.

under

troops,

General

the

Federals

in

from
loss.

enormous

Moslems

The

Europe

was

with

at

troops

by

invested
7,000

Americans,
The

with

Comwallis,

British

British

and

held

out

operations,

178

until

surrounded

12

lost

1.

tober
Ocand

Cornwallis

having
the

13,000

September,

19, when,
outnumbered,

fired

and
of

On

May

killed

or

ington,
Wash-

one

prised
sur-

Jumon-

probably

by
Duquesne.

Fort

Years'

ment,
detachde

Coulon

reconnaissance

sense

Virginians,
French

ville, despatched

was

1754,

27,

40
small

under

Seven

the

set

{Voltaire,
in

was

with
a

that

signal

blaze"

cause

America

in

as

Contrecoeur
tachment,
de-

The

exception,

captured.

^,

6,000

this
place,
Washington,

French
in

no

notable

the

gave
in

War).
importance
as
being

Years'

of

position

entrenched

The
Lord

of

with

(American
Independence).

the

retired.

(Seven

XV),

Louis

from

of

War

Yorktown

open

that

abandoned

and

shot

killed.

4,030

to

had

skirmish

War.

opponents
with

field

the

the

4,

found

was

itself, but

wliich

the

Moslem

their

drove

engagement,

lost

it

thrice

was

May

about

were

position

the

erection

the

On

Confederates

repulsed, but
returned
the
to
charge,
they
after
and
and
a
sanguinary
long
attack

an

made

was

about

set

batteries.

"the
tween
be-

636,

Imperial

140,000

of

Invasion

November,

guns,

i6th,

both
lines, and
Magruder's
reinforced,
been
having

Fought

attack

Youghiogany

(Moslem
Syria).

siege
the

any

result.

Yermuk

wliich
Federal

105,000
103
On

5,
unsuccessful

fire, when

was

off

by

troops,

of

sians,
Rus-

fiercely
eventually botli

but

contested,

invested

was

Magruder

Confederates,

M'Clellan
the

General

by

11,000

upon
sides

between

Admiral

The

signal

(Ottoman

1790,
fleet, and

under

pan.
Ja-

latter,
a

July,

Turkish

koff.

of

the

gained

Gulf
Yenikale,
Wars).

with

Northern

Southern

occupied

position

entrenched

the

to

name

tween
be-

1353,

of the

armies

led

the

Northern

Empires).

January,

the
and

of

Southern

small

This

rendered,
sur-

during

officers

and

(Bahram's
Revolt).
Zab, The
between
the
Fought
590,
of
Persian
the
usurper
troops
and

Bahram,

the

army
under

Maurice,

Emperor
usurper's

The

routed,
to

the

and
throne

forces

Chosroes
of

were

II

Persia.

of

the

Narses.

totally
restored

DICTIONARY

272

Zalaka

(Moorish
Spain).

Fought

40,000
and

Almoravid,

under
Castile.

26,
Moors,

1086,
under

with
routed,
loss.
the
at
Alfonso,
horse, cut his way
500

Scipio

enormous

head

of

and

of

some

these

the

cavalry,

into

disorder,

the

others

opened
lanes

gained
20,000

w^hile

then

as

defeated,

from

and

the

for

five

Spaniards,
Great,
King
the

901,
under

Moors,

of

Cordova.

dominions

Vizier.

Eugene

made

Turkish

the

crossing

the

in

the
the

Moors

heavy
extending
the

as

the

Melikoff,

Russians,
and

the

1S77,
under

Turks,

tween
be-

Loris
under

it

The

Turks

Ziela

(Third
B.C.
Fought
Pontic

Mithridatic

King

The

Roman

and

camp,

annihilated

them,

the

onh^

War).
the
and

Mithri-

under

army,

the

29,000

500

67, between
under
Triarius,

Romans,
dates.

into

lost

in

it

routed

Austrians

was

bridge
cavalry

cut

across,

and

The

the

War).

the
attacked

as

completely
infantry, driving them

the

Turks,

the

army

being already

men.

1679,
under

a
temporary
the
Theiss, and

the

over

and

dangerously

(Russo-Turkish
Fought
April 20,

end.

an

Austrians,

Grand

Guadiana.
Zeim

to

victory,
falling,

with

far

as

came

lasted

had

Mohammed,

The

utterly routed,
loss, Alfonso
thereby
were

years,

after

Asturias,
Abdallah,

under

which

the

river.

the

the
garians
Hun-

signally defeated,

war,

Elwas

Alfonso

of

The

under

between

and

(Ottoman
Wars).
Fought
September
11,

two,

Fought

peror
I, Em-

invaders.

between

Empire

the

Manuel

under

The

day.
(Moorish
Spain).

War).

between

Eugene,

of

his

on

Prince

end

Zamora

Musrud

retire

Zeuta

escaped

the

at

Afghans

and

Romans

were

the

Beg,

Constantinople,

the

the

and

of

Musrud,

The

168,

Hungarian
and

aries
legion-

ranks.

Invasion

(Hungarian

were

upon
them

allowed

Hannibal
field

loss.

under

to

Greeks,
of

manageable,
un-

down

more

was

capital.

with

the

pass
their

compelled

Fought

throwing

closed,

many

prisoners.

his

were

number,

fighting, the
a
complete
Carthaginians

severe

King

of Ghuzni.

ginians
Cartha-

became

while

Afghans,

Zeugminum

fell back

out
to

between

infantry

in

80

and

and

the

Sultan

under

attack

to

but

Afghanistan).
between
Fought
1039,
Seljuks, under
Moghrul

and

out,

The

began
elephants,

their

tacked
at-

strongly

considerable

(Turkish

of
were

Romans,

Africanus.

in

position,

Zendecan
VI

(Second Punic
War).
between
B.C.
Fought
202,
the Carthaginians,
under
bal,
Hannithe

Turks

entrenched

difficultyescaped.

and

Melikoff

Pasha.

repulsed with

Zama

but

Mukhtar

tians,
Chris-

Spaniards

utterly

with

BATTLES

the

300,000
Alfonso

The

in

Empire

October

between

OF

attacked

the

practically
self
himthough
wounded

in

assault.

Ziela.

Fought
between

August
7

Roman

2,

B.C.

47,

legions, with

Asiatic

some

Julius

Caesar,
under

naces

attacked

while

they

but

despatch,
Ziezicksee

Fought
IV

of

utterly

loss

service

on

unable

being

Flemish

finding

fleet.

(Ottoman

Fought
Poles,
and

and

Mohammed

Turks

Massena,

with

attacked

30,000
Prince

under

the

drove

Austrians,
Znaim

with
800

prisoners.

Prussians,

and

Russian

drove

them

19,000

which
Frederick

about

Zummerhauscn

with

out,

them

siege.

The

25,000
the
army,

ing
besieg-

was

attacked

entrenchments,

forcing
the

lost

Russian

Fermor,

Custria.
the

Frederick

under

tween
be-

1758,

25,

to

and
loss

of

(he

I'"r(nch

1647, when

convoy

and

fell

Sir

PhiUp

on

English
Sydney.
the

Zee

Zuyder

con-

those

Among

loss.

who

forced

was

suffering

after

retire

derable

side

(Netherlands

Independence).
October
11,
Fought
between
30 Spanish ships,

was

War

of

and

5
his

25

fled,

llect

ships, only

Bossu

i573.
under

ships,

Dutch

The

Dirkzoon.

Admiral

Spanish

11,000.

Years'

to

success,

Bossu,

(Thirty

throw

Zutphen, which
He
besieging.
intercept it, but

was

attempted

under

War).

Fought

Leicester

quish
relin-

Prussians

Spaniards

provisionsinto

to

War).

Years'

(Seven
August
the

under

of

to

Earl

the

under

The

Leicester.

of

without

Fought
strong,
Great,

English,

the

endeavoured

and

Reuss,

and

Parma,

of

Alexander

Prince

1809, when
14,
French,
8,000
of

of

War

September 22, 1580,

Spaniards, under
the

Fought

loss, including

Zorndorf

3,000.

Independence).

The

of Wagram).

into

them

considerable

lost

(Netherlands

between

(Campaign
Fought July

during

Poles

; the

Zutphen

Tartars,
IV.

Znaim

from

Turks

The

numbers

enormous

siege

the

defeated.

signally

were

the

treat,

forces

his

Sobieski,

John
Turks

20,000

lost

between

1676,

under

under

Wars).

away,

to

territory.

Pohsh

Zlotsow

army

withdrew

and

and

wasting

consented

Ibrahim

pression
im-

any

defence,

the

his

last,

At

make

to

on

Rieti,

enormous

besiegers.

the

under

di

FiHpo
destroyed the

inflicted

sorties

France,

and

(Shaitan).

Pasha

63 guns, Sobieski made

Having
stant
and
by cona
sturdy defence,
the

the

Tartars,

and

Ibrahim

with

besieged by

was

Turks

under

famous

when

1302,

PhiUp

Poles,

War).

galleys, in

Grimaldi

In

200,000

the

vidi, vici."

(Flemish

Genoese

is

This

Veni,

ImperiaUsts.

the

War).
(Ottoman
1676, John Sobieski,

Zurakow

10,000

routed

utterly
Caesar's

"

decisive

Romans

pitching camp,
legionaries quickly

of

inflicted

upon

and

Turenne

under

Swedes,

defeat

Phar-

were

occasion

273

Wrangel,

Bos-

the

the

and
up,
assailants.

their

of

and

Pharnaces.

the

formed

and

auxiliaries, under

poraiis,

BATTLES

OF

DICTIONARY

losing
standing

after

ship, however,
alter
captured,
eventually
was
trow.
of
her
three-fourths
losing

ground.

Mis

INDEX

2/6
Allemande, Adm.,
AUersheim, 178

Arbogastes, 17
Arbuthnot, Adm.,

131

of

Allied Invasion

France,
135, 166, 18S,

133.

41,
208

55, 67, 131,

Almady, 65
Almagro,

71,

135

Almohacen, Heights of,

Almoravid, 272
Alonzo-di-Aguila,162

Aredondo,

142

Alub

Khan, 220
Alumbagh,
144
Alsusielf,56
Alvarez
Mariano, 97
Alviani, Gen., 5
Alvinzi, 17, 18, 46, 200
Amandus

108

Amanien,

36

49

Archelaus, 55, 183

Archidamus,
150,
195,
Archimedes, 241
of, loi
Ardoch, Moor

246

42

Aremberg, Count, 107, 108

Argive War, 227
of, 98, 115, 229
Argyle, Duke
Arica, 242
Ariovistus, 3, 168
Ashanti
Wars, 2, 14, 77
Arista, 186
Aristoeus, 201
Aristagorus, 86
Aristomenes, 156
Arkansas," The, 261
War, 206, 218
Armagnac
Arminius, 114, 260
83
Arnulph of Germany,
Arona, 165
Arsaus
III, 19
Artaphernes, 86
Artaxerxes, 70
Arundel's
Rebellion, 88, 218, 220
Arverni, The, 263
Asipetes, The, 253
Aston, Sir Arthur, 80
Astruc, Mons., 228, 239
Atahualpa, 13, 205
of, 54
Athens, Duke
Athol, Earl of, 81
Athole, Marquis of, 82
Atlanta, 189
Attalus, 59, 211
Attila, 55
Attilius,C, 140, 141
Attilius
Regulus, 83
Sir Samuel, 28, 163
Auchmuty,
Audley, Lord, 35
Auerstadt, 118
Augereau, 28, 52, 159, 16^
Aulus
Postumius, 132
Aurelian, 186, 189, 194
Aurelian's
Expedition to Palmyra,
Aurep, Gen., 45, 58
220
45, 98, 121,
Aurungzebe,
Austrasians, The, 247, 2')5, 263
Ayesha, 28
Khan, 121, 148
Ayub
"

Amboiorix,
Ambrosio
American

Bercenegra, Don, 135

War, 15, 26, 42, 43, 53, 54,
57, 58, 66, 69, 87, 89, 92, 97, 105,
169, 172,
157, 159,
151,
125,
139,
180, 189, 191, 192, 200, 201, 202,
235, 261, 268,
225,
230,
209,
210,
Civil

269, 271
Spanish War, 150
of Independence,
VVar
34, 39, 42,
32,
43. 46, 47, 49. 54. 56, 59, 63, 86, 97,

"

"

102,

190,

139,

103,

237,

202,

249,

271

26, 35, 36,

Wars,

"

175,

144,

59,

57,

43,

205,

Americo-Mexican

War, 15, 42,

Amherst, Gen., 143, 164, 209
of, 154
Amiens, Peace
Aminias, 219
Amir

Daood,

Amraatas,

Araurath

Andres,

163, iS6

131

51

War,

Amphictyonic
Amron,

61, 131,

229

54

157

9,

II, 64, 130,

165,

259

235

Andronicus

the Younger,
igo
Angelus, Isaac, 64
Angostura, 263
Angus, 14, 223
d', 145, 162
Anjou, Due
the
Anlaf
Dane, 42
Anson, Adm., 48
Anstruther, Col., 41
Antigonus, 44, 65, 86, 115, 187, 191
Antigonus Soter, 222
the Great, 19, 21, 147, 167, 170,
Antiochus
207, 248
Antipater, 156
Antoku, 257
Antonius, Gains, 70
"

Primus,

68

Antony. Mark, 3, 169, 193

Anwar-ud-Din,
13
Appenzel Rebellion, 263
Appius Claudius, 241
136
Appleton, Commodore,
Apraxine, 7, 102
Arabi
Pasha, 122
Arabi's
Rebellion, 9, 122, 246
Aratus, 156

Baber, 187
Baden, Margrave of, 269
Gen., 145
Baden-Powell,
Bagenal, Harvey, 175
Bagnall, Sir Henry, 36
Bagration, 112, 161, 233
Baghasian, 16
Bag Secq, 21
Bahadur
Shah, 60, 77

15,

85

INDEX

Ambrosio,
Bercenegra, Don
Charles, 9,
Beresford, Lord
Marshal, 7, 42
Berkshire
Regt., 250

Revolt, 271

Bahram's

Baillie,124
Col., 9, 191
Baird, Gen., 36,
Baireuth, Marquis
Bajazet I, 176

228

125,

21,

Bernard,

142

85,

"

245

80

Balliol, 82, 105

Ballivian, 114

Balmaceda,
134
Balmacedists, 133
Gen.,

Bar,

151,

200

Gen., 61, 160,

of,

Duke

242

d'Hilliers, 149,

Baraguay

192

Saxe-Weimar,

20S, 209

"

"

Baquedano,

of

Duke

Bernadotte, 137, 162

Berthier, Gen., 141
116
Bertie, Adm.,
Bertrand, Gen., 76, 266
Berwick, 105
Duke
of, 193
Berwick,
Marshal, 8, 12
Bessieres, Marshal, 210
Betuitdus, 115
Prince
of, 40
Bevern,
Bezetha, 118
Scindhia, 147
Bhagerat Rao
Bianchi, Gen., 89, 250
Biddulphsberg, 227
Bifukonionia, 242
Bijapore, Rajah of, 100
Bizonet, Gen., 33
81
of Dunbar,
Black
Agnes
Black
Prince, The, 173, 197
Black
The, 249
Watch,"
Blake, Adm., 79, 200, 247
Gen., 86, 216
Blakeney, Gen., 160

127

Baj Singh, 60
Baker, Major Henry,
Valentine, Pasha,
Baldwin
I, 4
II, 64
of Burleigh,
Balfour
Ball, Sir Alex., 259

Banks,

Hundred,

Bermuda

of, 238

116

11, 15,
Baji Rao,

135
123

"

"

"

277

234

Baratieri, Gen., 4
Fredk., 136
Barbarossa,
Gen., 63, 133
Barbosa,

"

Barnard, Sir Heiory, 25,

Barons, Wars, 87, 139
Barreiro, Col., 39
Barrington, Adm., 50
Basin
Rao, 20

75

"

Nunez,

Blasco

14

de, 4
Blois, Comte
Bloody Battery," 196
Blucher, Marshal, 28, 41,

"

Basques,

213

Bassano,
Bassas,

24

135,

of

Bastard

Bates,

Alfonso,

Don
212

Orleans,

Boadicea,

Battle

of

"

Battle

of

Giants," 153
the
Spurs,"

Boeotian

Boer

103

Baudissen, 267
Col., 32
Baum,
of, 36
Bavaria, Elector
de, 94, 208
Bayard, Chevalier
Bazaine, Marshal, 31, 63, loi,

134,

158, 178
Bazalitch, Gen., 52
of Castile, 11
Beatrix
205,
150,
Beauharnais, Eugene
Beaulieu, Gen., 37, 141, 157
Beauregard, Gen., 42, 192
Beavers

"

Creek,
Gen., 154

Dam

Beckwith,
Bedford,

140.

143.

55,68, 123,133,
265, 266,
145,

267

no

95

"

137,

Wars,

226

Duke

"

"

41,

151,

246

63, 72, 77, 80, 84, 88,

124,

101,

114,

122,

146,

147,

148, 161,

209,

221,

227,

228,

130,

133,

141,

184,

193,

208,
258,

236, 243,

Boiorix, 17, 261

Adm., 139, 213
Bolivar, 27, 34, 39, 50, 177,
of Africa,
Boniface, Count
Gen., 269
Bonnemain,

Boisot,
216,

268

Gen.,

201,
ni

219

Bonnivct, 208
Borysthenes, The, 203
Adm., 143, 198
Boscawen,
Bosco, Gen., 159
Bossu, 104, 215, 273
Botha, 77
Botta, Gen., 96
Bover, 86
Boucicault, Marshal, 5
de, 185
Bouillon, Due
Boulatoff, Gen., 208
Constable
of, 208,
Bourbon,
Francisco
de, 54
249
Bourlamaque,
Bourquin, 75
Gen., 231
Bouxhoevden,
Bowyer, Gen., 146, 217, 219
"

203

66, 137,

31,

267
Bogdon, 28, 180
Bohemond,
79

Bonnet,

228

of, 183, 261

Beggars," The, 107, 203
of, 16
Belgium, Liberation
Belisarius, 51, 156, 212, 253
Bellasis, Col. John, 226
Bellecombe, Mons., 198
Bellegarde, 8
Belleville, 188
Bell-the-Cat," 223
Belza, Gen., 133
Bem, Gen., 226
Benedek, Marshal, 125
Gen., 225
Benham,
Bennigsen, Gen., 87, 93, 108,
Beorwulf, 85

153,

37

War,

212

259

INDEX

278
Boyd, Gen.,

6i

Boyle, Mr., 20
Brabant, 211
Duke
of, 5
Braddock, Gen., 162
Bradstreet, Col., gi
Bragg, Gen., 57, 58, 169,
Braithwaite, Col., 173
Brakfontein, 258
Brand, Martin, 104
Braun, Marshal, 201
Breckeoridge, Gen., 174
Brennus, 11, 211
Brentford, Earl of, 12

"

Brian

Boru

"

"

191

de, 143
Cabra, Comte
Cabrera, Gen., 61, 165
Caceres, Gen., 160
Cacina, 47
Cade, 229, 235
of, 10, 24
Cadiz, Marquis
248
Cadmea,
Cadwallon, 107
Caicilius Metellus, 20
Caecina, 68
Cajsar, Julius, 8, 24, 29,

62

Bridgwater, 133
Bridport, Lord,
Brihtnoth, 149

31

of Egypt,
Invasion
British
i, 9
Jorge, 138
Britt, Don
Col., 221
Broadwood,
Brock, Gen., 205
de, 33, 125, 205, 225
Broglie, Due
Broke, Capt., 229
Lieut., 213
Bromhead,
Brown, Capt., 261
Gen.
Jacob, 59, 144
Marshal, 143
Bruce, Capt., 104
Robert, 26, 81, 115, 142, 15S

193,

"

"

"

"

"

"

112.

35,

83, 96,

16S,

273

153,

159

207
Wagram,
i, 22, 83, 205,
Campbell, Capt., 60
Col., 13, 150
of Auchinbrech,
115
127, 185
Sir Archibald, 78, 120, 123,
Sir Colin, 53, 144, 206, 225
Cananore, 100
Candorcanqui, Battle of, 24
Malcolm, 12, 82
Canmore,
Cannon, Col., 81
d' Irles,Gen., 151
Canto
Caplan, Pasha, 128
Caprara, Gen., 232
Capua, 167, 260, 264
Caractacus, 47, 183
-

193,

236,

136, 165

127,

253,

258

Burgoyne, Gen., 237, 249

Wars,
109,
100,
Burgundian
Duke
of, 184
Burgundy,
Burleigh, Lord, i
Wars, 78, 120, 123,
Burmah,
Col. Fred., 2
Burnaby,
Burnside, Gen., 92, 211
Burr, Col., 125

215,

Camp,
130
Cairo, 157, 204
Caius
Moenius, 62
Calabria, 148
Calder, Sir Robert, 49
Omar, 157
Cahph
Callicratides, 18, 170
Callinicus, Seleucus, 15
Calo-John, 4
Calvert, Capt., 13
Calvinas, Domitius, 176
Calvinus, T. Vetiffius, 53
5
Camalogenus,
20
Cambray,
of, 23S
Battle
Cambuskenneth,
190
Cambyses,
Camera, Gen., 16, 220
Gen., 95
Cameron,
Camillus, M. Furius, 260
o^ Austerlitz, 84, 267
Campaign
Friedland, 33, 72, 73, 87, 93, 108,
162, 203, 265
Jena, 215
106, 123,
Leipsic, 73, 76, 79, loi,
126, 129, 137, 143, 145
184, 233
100,
Moscow,
the
82, 103, 106,
23,
14,
Danube,

"

Brude, 173
Brueys, Adm., 177
Brune, 11
Brunehilde, Queen, 87
Brunswick, Christian, of, 90
Duke
of, 118, 259
Ferdinand
of, 33
Prince
of, 47, in
Rrutus, 41, 193
Brydon, Dr., 119
Buccaneers, 186, 200, 203
Buccelin, 52
Buchan, Constable, 68, 261 ]
Earl
of, 115
Capt., 105
Buchanan,
Duke
of, 135, 20S
Buckingham,
161
Buda-Pesth,
Buell, Gen., 191
Buenzas, 204
Buerens, Gen., no
Buffalo, 36
Marshal, 116
Bugeaud,
Bugha, 229
179
Bukht-Khan,
Singh, 120
Bulbuddur,
of, 156
Bulgaria, Prince
BuUer, Capt., 231
Sir Redvers, 63, 72, 114, 131,

199,

Cesar's

"

"

Burrard, Sir Harry, 263

Burrows, Gen., 148
Butler, Gen., 192
Byng, Adm., 160
Gen., 213
Sir Geo., 10, 49
Byron, Adm., 102

185,

266

..

INDEX

Cardigan, Lord,

Chevy Chace, 184

25

Carew, Sir Peter, 99

Carigat, ig
Carinus, 153
Carlist Wars, 35, no,
203,

115,

113,

165, 190,

220

Carmagnola,

279

River, 228
Chickahominy,
Childebert
II, 255
Civil War, 63, 133
Chilian
Chilian
Revolution, 134
Chilperic II, 263
Wars,

China

145

69,

53,

no,

Chino-

242

of

Invasion

Chinese

Carrington, Gen., 84
Carthaginian Invasions, 2, 44,
226, 241
in,
Cascias, Gen., 220
Cassius, 193
Antonio, 49
Castaiieta, Don

Japan,

War,

Japanese

74, 242
194,

119,

267,

199,

270

Chippewa,
144
Chitchakofi, Adm., 208
60, 149
Chitral
Campaign,
Chiyada," Tlie, 270
237
Choczm,
128
Chodkiewicz,
Choniski, 126
of, 74
Choshia, Daimyo
"

Castailos,255
de,

Petro

Castigon, Don
Castor, 132

Castracane,

Castruccio

10

12

Cathcart, Gen., 32, 65

Catinat, Marshal, 51, 237
Catulus, C. Latatius, 4
Cauterac, Gen., 119
147, 186
Cawnpore,
143,
Ceawlin, 76, 89
di, 162
Cefuentes, Count
Censosiaus, L., 51
Cephalonia, 217
Cerialis,Petilius, 35
Cerro
de Guadaloupe,
134
Cervera, Adm., 221
Cervoni, 163
120
Cetawayo,
Chabrias, 59, 173
Chagre, The, 186
Thibaut
Comte
Champagne,
Sir
23
John,
Chandos,
Chang Pak, 74, 242
Chanzy, Gen., 137
Chard, Lieut., 213
Chares, 59, 85
213
Charlemagne,
Charles
I, 69, 84, 172, 174
II, 269
V, 132, 168, 212
VI, 214

Choshu, 94, 250

Chosroes, 157
II, 177, 271

"

Chotzewitz,

V,

"

"

de, 64

"

of Caesar

"

Albert

"

of

Savoy,

Archduke,

207
202,

233,

36, 83, 207,

222,

99
34,

22,

i,

266

238, 264,
James, tlie Young

"

Martel,

"

252,

Anjou,

"

of

Athens,

"

of

"

of

Blois, 23
Lorraine,
201,

"

"

the

Bold,

the

Regent,

158,

40,

loi,

"

214,

239,

250,

and

Pompey,

70,

83, 172, 192,

245, 258
and Sulla, 63,
of Marius

"

"

242

61, 72,

234

165

141

d'Afrique, 225
Lord, 90
Chatham,
Chaud
Bibi, 6
Chelmsford, Lord, 257
Chenab,
River, 206, 216
Cherusii, 141
Tlic, 229
Chesapeake,"

Chasseurs

202

54

211,

58,
154,

of

"

100,

31,

202,

55,

133,

"

Pretender,

263

of

"

193,

50,

68, 216
Sertorius, 239
Clam-Gallas, 98, 168, 197, 256
Clanwilliara, Earl of, 107
of, 29
Clarence, Duke
Clarifait,Gen., 167
Claudius, 47
Appius, 49
Gothicus, 171
"

"

"

138, 171,

113,

174,

41,
115,

215,

248

239,

"

144,

132,
93,

War, i, 4, 9, 12, 39, 40,

69, 80, 81, 84, 114,
172,

91

XI, 37, 89,

XII, 62, 82,

of

269

"

VIII,

269

237
in,
Bnmswick,
Gyllenstierua, 257
Christomenes, 49
179
Chryanowski,
Chudleigh, Gen., 239
Chunda
Sahib, 13, 18, 254, 264
18
Chuodomar,
ChurchiU, Gen., 261
Cialdini, Gen., 14, 52, 95, 186
Cimbric
War, 16, 261
Cimon, 87
of, 263
Cintra, Convention
Duke

Civil

"

"

144,

144

Christina

"

"

127

IV,

Christian

109

,112,

139,

Nero, 158
Publius, 140

Claulen, 57
Clauscl, Marshal, 63
Clauset, 213
Claverhouse, 80
Cleland, Col., 81
Clement
III, 212
Cleombrotus, 139
Cleomcnes, 156, 227
Cleon, 14, 204
Cleopatra, 3
de, 68, 91
Clermont, Comte
Clifford,Lord, 89
Clive, 18, 20, 56, 59, 67, 76, 195
of, 107
Closter-Seven, Convention

INDEX

28o

Clothaire

II, 79, 87
Clovis, 197, 234, 250, 264
Clytus, 44
Cnceus
Domitius, 147
Fulvius, 109
Pompeius, 168
Cnemas, 65, 172
Caiva, 92, 193
Coa, River, 215
of, 90, 210, 266
Cobourg, Duke
Prince
of, 154, 173
Cochrane, Sir A. J., 26, 146, 154. 217, 219
Lord, 46
Cockburn, Col., 270
Codrington, Adm., 172
Coepio, 17
Colborne, Sir John, 217
Cohgay, 80
CoUey, Sir Geo., 133, 148
Colli, Gen., 114, 159
Collier, Sir George, 190
CoUingvvood, Adm., 252
Colorados, 164
Columbine, Capt., 227
Colville, Gen., 220
Lord, 34
Combermere,
253
Comnenus,
Alexius, 82
Gen., 134
Comonfort,
the
Conan
Athenian, 62
Conde, 20, 56, 80, 81, 93, 117, 138, 178,
217, 227, 258
211,
200,
Conflans, 154, 205, 206
218
Congeen, Commodore,
Congressists, 134
Conon, 4, 170
Conquest of Algeria, 63
Dacia, 153
Ireland, 23
Mexico, 159
of Peru, 13, 14, 22, 71, 135. 205
Conradin, 242
Constantine, 44, 61, 104, loS, 152, 223, 261
Ill, 42
of Alban, 78
PalcBologus, 65
"

"

"

"

"

"

"

Coxon,

John, 186

Cragova, 58
Crassus, 232
P. Licinius, 134
Publius, 51
Cfauford, Earl of, 40, 62
War, 11, 25, 45, 58, 115, 122, 149,
JTrimean
181, 183, 208, 231, 232, 240, 245
L^
Crispus, 108
Critolaus, 223
Crittenden, Gen., 159
Cromwell, Oliver, 80, 81, 154, 172, 202, 269
Cronje, 124, 146, 147, 161, 184
Cronstedt, Adm., 240
Cronstrun, 33
Crouzat, Gen., 30
"

"

Crown

Prince

of

Prussia, 126

Crusaders, 2, 16, 20, 21, 64, 79, 118, 157,

176, 255
Ctesiphon, 119
Cuddalore, 201
Cuesta, 155, 200
Duke
Cumberland,
of, 70, 90, 107, 136
Cumberland,"
The, 106
Cureton, Gen., 206
Curio, 25, 258
Curry, Sir Pierce, 134
Curtis, Gen., 189
Custer, Gen., 141, 182
Custria, 273
Cutha, 89
Cyprus War, 88, 138
Cyrus the. Younger, 70
Czarniecki, 197
Czernitchieff, 137
"

'

"

d'Abergotti,Gen., 79
d'Ache, Comte,
Dacia, 152

51, 91,

254

"

"

167, 169,
Constantius,
Contades,
Marquis de,
Louis

Conti, Prince

"

232
159

de, 47, 145

Contrecoeur,

271
of Santa

Cruz, 134
Lord, 174
Conway,
Cooke, Gen., 33
Coote, Sir E\Te, 20, 197, 198, 201, 230, 265
Cope, Sir John, 202
Copratus, The, 65
Corinthian
War, 66
Cornaille, Pierre, 133
Cornwallis, Lord, 19, 26, 47, 103-, 223, 227,
Convent

Dacre, 95, 252

Thomas,
234

D.igisteus, 192
d'Aguila, 125
d'Albret, Constable, 5
d"Alen(;on, Due, 5, 261
D.ilgety, Col., 267
Dilziel, Gen., 215
Dalmatia, 152
Damietta,

Cossack

Dinish

Coulon
de

de

144,

248,

267

184
Rising,

Dano-Spanish

159,

Cotton, Gen.,

78

"

122

Jumnville,

Swedish
125,

'

271

Villiers,102
Courbet, Adm.,
235
Covenanters'
Rising, 38, 80, 215
"

264
Gen., 64
Invasions, 42, 78, 86, 87, 109,
158, 166, 180, 207, 230, 247,
127,

Damn'mont,

271

Cortes,

157

Damjanics,

Wars, 108
Wars, 37, 61, 86,
128,

132,

269
Danube, The, 232
Dara, 220
Darando, Gen., 166

144,

93,

214,

94,
239,

"3.
257,

INDEX

de

Lucy, Richard, gx
Lusignan, Guy, 118, 249
Delzons, Gen., 150
de Marche, Count, 242

d'Axgentian, 163
Darius, Codomannus,
17
King of Persia, 116
Hytaspes, 152
d'Armagnac,
155
Darnad
Ali Pasha, 192
Gen., 224
Darozhinsky,
d'Artois, Robert, 67
d'Aspre, Gen., 165
Datis, 152

"

"

"

"

"

"

91

Richard, 23
Bermingham,
John, 81
Burgh, William, 23
Bouillon, Godefroi, 118
Bonflers, Mons., 140
Castries, Gen., 47
Castro, Juan, 77
Catinat, Marshal, 153
Decebalus, 153
de Charolais, Comte,
164
Confians, Adm., 31
Decius, 92, 193
Mus., 261
Publius, 227
de Coigny, Marshal, 188
Coligny, Marshal, 103
Chevalier, 143
Drucour,
Failly, Gen., 29
Defenders, 76

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

de

Fersen,

Baron,

154

Degollado, 242
de Gonzaga,
Francisco, 91,
Grasse, 78
Kalb, 47
116
Kray, 85, 86, in,

94

"

"

"

la

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

Bresse,

218

Feuillade, Due, 256

126
la Gardie, James,
la Marck, 41
la MeUlerac, Marshal, 185
la Motte
Count, 270
la Nouc, Frangois, 215
la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, 237
la Rochefoucauld,
185
Lauria, Roger, 158
Del
Canto, Gen., 63, 133
de
Levis, Chevalier, 205, 217
Delhi, King of, 240
de Ligneris, Mons., loi
Lorraine, Chevalier, 218
la

"

"

265

"

Poliorcetes,

"

Robert,

247,

"

"

Beaumont,

252

Dembinski, Gen., 121,

de Medari, Gen., 52
Melac, Mons., 132
Mercy, Gen., 18S
Demetrius, 212

Pierre, 209
d'Aubusson,
Daun, Marshal, iii, 127, 139, 140, 155, 181,
256
251.
d'Aurelle
de Paladines, Gen., 67, 142
d'Auteil, Mons., 13
David
II, 274
of Scotland, 82, 237
18, 214
Davidowich,
Sancho, 16, 165
d'Avila, Don
Davis, Capt., 203
Commodore,
157
Davoust, 87, 118, 128, 153, 161, 264, 268
de
Aguila, 162
Deane, Adm., 200
de Ataida, Luis, 100
"

Mauley,

"

D'Auijigny,226

"

281

de

115

Montfort, John, 23
Simon,

139

Demosthenes,
i8r, 204, 241
de Namar,
Guy, 67
Dentatus, M. Carius, 31
Derby, Lord, 44, 206, 269
de

Rantzau,

247

266
Rassingham,
Rieux, Marshal, 217
Rigny, Adm., 172
Ros, 57
Ruyter, 79, 99, 179, 200, 229, 234
Desaix, 152
d'Estaing, Count, 50, 102, 182
Destigerd, 177
d'Bstrees, Coimt, 107, 234
de Suffren, 199, 201
Marshal, 162
Tavannes,
Thermes, Marshal, loi
Tourville, Adm., 29, 131
Trastamare,
Henry, 173
d'Bu, Comte, 50
de Winter, Adm.,
48
Prince, 68
Vandemont,
Vere, Dulce of Ireland, 206
Villiers,Commandant,
130
Coulon, 102
Devizes, 214
De
Wert, Jean, 20S, 209
Wet, 80, 220
Adm., 151
Dewey,
de Witt, 79
Dexippus, 2
de
Zetenden, Adm., 49
Diacus, 138
Dicbitsch, Gen., 102, 129
136
Dieskau,
Baron,
132,
di Lezzp, Antonio, 224
Dingaan, 77
226
Diodes, in,
Diocletian, 153
Dionysius, 44, 69, 85, 166, 241
Diophantus,
44
di Potenza,
Cond6, 244
Dirkzoon, Adm., 273
Djezzar, 3
Doblado, 219
Doctoroff, Gen., 150
Dolabella, 70
Dollabella, P. Cornelius, 132 ;
Dolgorouky,
Gen., 171
Domitius, Cnaeus, 147
Dom
Miguel's Rebellion, 220
Donald, Bree, 99
of the
Lord
Isles, 106
Don
Carlos, no,
113

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

INDEX

2S2

de Toledo, 104
Austria, 81, 95, 138, 215
of Castile, 757
Sancho
Sebastian, no,
113
Doria, 59, 64, 197
121
Dost
Mohammed,
Abel, 267
Douay, Gen.
Douglas, 231
Archibald, 19
Arch., Earl of, 105, 112
Earl
of, 184, 261
James, Earl of, 19
Rebellion, 40
Gen., 21
Doveton,
Dragomiroff, 231
Drake, 19, 44
Mr., 45
Drepanum,
140
Dresden, 129
Sir Geo., 144
Drummond,
Drusus, 141, 148
Dublin, 207
de Vergor, 30
Duchambon
Ducrot, Gen., 263
Duff, Sir James, 97
Dufour
Gen., 98
du Gast, 54
Dugommier,
251
du Guesclin, 23, 57, 60, 62, 164, 173, 199
Duilius, Caius, 170
du Lude, Seigneur, 191
Dumouriez,
117, 173, 259
Adm., 48
Duncan,
Dundas, Adm., 240
Dundee,
124
Battle
of, 209, 243
Dunkeld,
144
Bishop of, 115
112
Dunkirk,
Dunois, 183
Dupleix, 198
Dupont, Adm., 29, 57
Gen., io6
Durand, Col., 50
Durham,
Bishop of, 237
Durnford, Col., 115
77, 79, 99, 179, 200, 229, 234,
DutchjWars,
Francisco

Don

John

"

of

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

Elias

"

"

"

"

'235, 247
d'York.l'Gen., 56

Edwin, 107
Earl, 94
Egbert, 85, 109
Egerton, Sir Charles, 119
Count, loi, 218
Egmont,
Philip, 96
Lord, 179, 237
Egremont,
Ehrenskiold, Adm., 94
Eighty-Seventh, Regt., 16S
Elagabalus, 114
Elbe, River, 107
Elcho, Lord, 250
Mohammed
EI Hadj
Pasha,

"

"

Eliot, Gen., 98
Eloff, Sarel, 146
Elphinstone, Gen., 34,
Sir Keith, 220
Elsasshausen, 269
El Teb, Battle
of, 255
Elwas
Mohammed,
272
Emin, Malek, 109
Emir
89
Hamada,
EruniskiUen, 175
Enotake,

79, 132,

Edhem

Pasha,

89,

182

150, 192,

145,

163

Eugenius,

17

Eumenes,

65, 187, 191,

222

i8r
204
19
115,

no,

"

Evetzen,

200

Ewell, Gen., 69, 269

Exeter, 218

78, 193

Ironsides, 22, 191, 228

248
Edward,
I, 55, 81, 87, 88, 139
II, 3, 26, 38, 105
Ill, 4, 5, 60, 68, 69
166, 247,
IV, 27, 84, 85, no,
the
Elder, 247, 267
Black
the
Prince, 173, 197
Edwardes, Lieut., 124, 168, 239

140,

272
222,
of Wurtemberg,

Evans, Gen., 26,

(Am.), 225
Sir
Ralph, 15

125

Edmund

"

Earl
Ex mouth,

of, 216
Lord,

10

"

EyTe, Major

Vincent,

20

"

"

" "

124

120

Euthydemus,

54,

119,

Enslin, IJattle of, loi

Entzheim, Battle of, 232
151
Bpaminondas,
139,
Epidamnus,
105
Bporedorix, 3
Equatius GeUius, 47, 227
7
Erinschild, Adm.,
206
of Styria, Duke,
Ernest
Errol, Earl of, 99
Esk, River, 194
Escobedo, 221
165, 190
Espartero, 35, no,
Espinay, Prince, 252
Essex, Earl of, 84, 174
188
Etampes,
Ethelwulf, 180
Etruscan
War, 20
21
Eudamus,
Eudes, 164
Eugene, Prince, 30, 36, 50, 52, 58, 68, 75,

Euryolocus,
Eurymedon,

Earle, Gen.,
Early, Gen.,
Ecgfrith, 173

129

161

Khan,

252

"

"

Fabricius, Caius, 8,

24

221

193, 20s,

INDEX

284
Genseric, 48, in
George II, 76
King of Hanover,
Georgia, Queen of, 249
Gergue, 190
"

German

of

Invasion

Grey

152

"

"

Italy,90

148, 260
141,
Getes, 161
Ghuzni, 97, 234
Gildo, 242
Gillespie, Gen., 120
Gingen, Capt., 264
Ginkel, 5
Girard, Col., 137
Girod, 217
Giulay, Marshal, 47
Glabrio, 248
Glarus, 171
Goddard, Gen., 6, 28
de Bouillon, 21, 176
Godefroi
Goigues, Gen., 95
Germanic

Wars,

Gokameyama,

Gen., 203
Geo., 154
de Ruthin, Lord, 178
de Wilton, Lord, 179
Grimaldi, 273
Grouchy, 267
Grseco-Turkish
War, 78, 193, 260
Guelphs and Ghibellines, 12, 47, 66, 162,
Su:

"

114,

242
"

Guglers," 92
Guilleminot, Gen., 102
Guiscard, Robert, 62, 82
de, 45, 80
Guise, Due
Guiton, 135
Gurkha
War, 12, 119, 120, 168
Gustavus
Adolphus, 12, 61, 73, 92,
137, 146, 195, 210, 269
Vasa, 257
Guthmund,
149
87
Guthrun,
Guy de Lusignan, 118, 249
Guyeaux,
52
Gwalior
Campaign,
147, 203
Gylippus of Sparta, 240
"

161

Gokla, 21
Goldli, Geo., 121
Golitshin, Adm., 102
161
Gomurakami,
129,
de Cordova, 54,
Gonsalvo

94,

136,

183, 217, 226,

244

Gonzaga,

95

Gonzalo

Pizarro, 14, 71
Gore, Col., 217
Gordon, Gen., 123
Gordon
Highlanders," 74
Giirgey, 3, 116, 127, 171, iSi, 191,
Goring, Lord, 133
Gortschakoff, 245
of France, 197
Invasion
Gothic

Haco,

"

Italy, 132,
Thrace,
Wars, 87,

"

223,

247

Halil
211

167, 171,

193,

197,

212,

242

Gothicus, Claudius, 171

Gotz, Gen., 264
Gough, Lord, 59, 89, 103,
206,

Pasha,

120,

61, 121
Zeli, 149
Hamet
Hamilcar, 68, 69,

44

202

Hamayun,

152
92,

134

63
Hadji, Ahmed,
Hadrianus, Fabius,
Haidar
Khan, 97
Hakki
Pasha, 260
Half dene, 21

147,

165,

203,

216

Matthew, 235
Gourko, Gen., 78, 99, 193
Gracchus, Tiberius, 32
Gen., 27, 106, 221
Graham,
Gen.
Sir G., 122, 244, 246, 255
Due
de, 76
Grammont,
Gran, The, 171
199
Granson, Sir Thomas,
Grant, Gen., 57, 58, 192, 209, 230, 236, 262
Sir Hope, 243
Major, 107
Gratiaui, 117
Graves, Adm., 145
Gravitza
Redoubt, 196
Prince
of, 78
Greece, Crown
of Independence,
War
160, 172
Greek
Green, Sir Chas., 240
3
Greene, Gen., 85, 103 j
Gregory', 255
"
T
II, 207
Grenxdlle, Sir Richard,''24
in
Grey, Adm.,

in

no,

Hampden,
55
Gen, 57
Hampton,
Thos., 60
Gen., 236
Hancock,
Hannibal, 2, 21, 48,
"

109,

49,

"

272

249,

Hanno,
Hanover,

83, 84

32,

4,

of,

King

132

165

Waldman,

Hans

"

Harclay,

Sir

Andrew,

Harcourt,
51
Had
Pant, 130, 270
Sir John,
Harman,
107,

236

Hardrada,

94,

Harold,

38

218

"

"

17S, 236

"

"

167
Haroun-al-Raschid,
Harper's Ferry, 235
Harris, Gen., 149, 228
Hart,

Gen.,

194

Hartley, Col., 28, 46

John, 254
Har^'ey, Adm.
Bagenal, 175
Hasdrubal, 51, 69, 158, 187

"

Hassan,

258

Bey, 245
Hasselaer, Kenau,

"

104

in,

170,

226,

INDEX

Hauben,

Marshal,

30

Havelock, Sir Henry, 16, 35, 94, 143,

182, 186
Sir E., 6, 30, 49, 205
Hawke, Adm.
Hawkins,
19
Hawley, Gen., 88
Haynau, Gen., 40, 247
The, 143
Hazlerigg, 214
"

H6b6court,

249

Heiden, Adm., 172

Hellenes, The, 255
Heloris, 85
Hemu,
187
Hengist, 24, 68
Henri
I, 259
IV, 30, 67, 117
le Bearnais, 162
I, 40, 247
Henry
II, 91
Ill, 139, 242
IV, 231
"

"

"

"

"

"

"

231

214,

VI, 36, 178, 216,

VII, 35, 38, 238
VIII, 38, 103
of Castile, 181
Ill, of Germany,
of Nassau, Count,
the
Fowler, 158
Hentzi, Gen., i8i

Heraclides, 130
Heraclius, 169,
Hereford, 38

Prince

Hicks

of,
Pasha,

252

"

212

165

"

271

177,

Hermann,
33
Herron, Gen., 202
Hesse, Landgrave
"

52,

of,

168

236

122

Hideyori, 226
Hideyoshi, 180
Hierax, 15
Hiero, 71
Hiketas, 104
Hill, Gen., 228,
"

Gen.

A.

"

"

"

5,

"

"

"

V,

"

"

"

"

211
Honorius, Emperor,
Hood, Adm., 78
Commander,
240
Gen., 92, 172, 189
Hooker, 56
Hopton, Su: Ralph, 12, 39, 133, 239
Hore, Gen., 84
Horn, Adm.,
125,
214
Field Marshal, 178, 236
Horsa, 24
Hothani, Adm., 96
Hotspur, 184, 231
112
Houchard,
266
Hougoumont,
Houston, Gen., 220
Lord
Edward,
41
Howard,
Lord
Thomas,
24
of Effingham,
Lord, 19
Howe,
Gen., 39
Lord, 255, 257
Sir William, 42, 97
Huasca, 13, 205
Hudson
River, 238
Hughes, Sir Ed., 70, 173, 199, 254
Hugues, Qui^ret, 233
Hundred
Days' War, 89, 140, 204, 250, 266
Years'
War, 5, 6, 29, 36, 44, 45, 53, 57.
60, 68, 69, 91, 136, 162, 183, 188,
226, 261
214,
Rising, 116, 121, 171, 181, 191,
Hungarian
226, 247, 260, 264
224,
War, 272
Rebellion, 135
Huguenot
128, 130, 165, 260
Huniades, John, no,
Lord,
Hunsden,
95
Huntley, Earl of, 40, 66, 98, 194
Huntly's Rebellion, 40, 66
Hunyady,
John, 30
Hurry, Sir John, 23
Hussein
Pasha, 122, 128
Hussites, 23, 76, 245
Huzrat
Mahal, 169
Hwan
Buako, 74
Hyde, Adm., 65
Parker, Adm., 77
Nizam
of, 130
Hyderabad,
Hyder Ali, 13, 20, 182, 197, 201, 230, 251,
265
254,
255,
"

"

"

147,

285

"

235

P., 97
Gen., 46

HiUinger,
Himartekin,
123
Himilco, 2, 241
Himilcon, 140
Gen., 202
Hindman,
Hippocrates, 75, 108, 138
Hirotsukc, 116, 117
Hirschberg, Gen., 137
Hirtius, 160, 170
Hislop, Sir Thos., 148, 243
Hill, 193
HIangwane
Hoche, 174
Gen., 31
Hodgson,
Insurrection, 242
Hogeu
Philip, 105
Hohenlo, Count
Prince
of, 118
Hohenlohe,
Hojo Rebellion, 180
Holkar,
148, 243
Holies, Denzil, 40
Holmes, Adm., 204
of, 62
Holstein, Duke

241

160, 177, 187

Ibrahim,
Bey,

io8

"

"

Pasha,

30,

34,

127,

273

of, 161
Idzunii, Daimio
Ikkelman
Pugatchcff, 122,
Iiiierctinsky, Prince, 142
Inaros,

123

157

Rising, 235
Indian
Mutiny, 6, 16, 20,

Iiica

75,

94.

95.

182, 187,

ludulph,
Ingelram

24,

25,

118, 128, 147.

26, 34, 53,

169. 179,

225

26
vou

Coney,

Baron,

92

INDEX

286
of Britain, 47
Invasion
108, 257
Korea,

189, 194
Alemanni,
Huns, 55
the
Vandals, 48, 51, 253
of the
Invasions
Gauls, 11, 211
Ionian
86,
War,
130
Iphicrates, 85
Irish Rebellions, 31, 81, 97, 175, 263
Ironsides," 154
Irribarreu, Gen., 113
Isabella, 251
Isley,Sir Henry, 269
Isle-aux-Noix, 249
off, 200
Isle of Wight, Action
Ismael, Shah, 229
of Abyssinia, 4
Invasion
Italian
Risings, 40, 95, 165, 166, 179,
the

the

"

"

"

"

212,
-

259,

"

185,

260

Wars, 31, 91, 94,

189, 226, 244
Ivan
the Terrible, 22

Johnson, Gen., 125, 230, 236

Sir W.,
175
131,
Johnston, Gen., 87
Johnstone, Col., 41
201
Comm.,
Gen., 175
Jones, Col., 207
Col. Michael, 81
de la, 48
Jonquiere, Adm.
180, 188, 263
Joseph Buonaparte,
Josephus, 119
Joubert, 41, 88, 130, 148
Marshal, 179
Jourdan, Marshal, 34, 90, 23S, 243
Jovian, 119
Jovinus, 55
de, 67
Joyeuse, Due
Juan d'Aguila, 125
Juan Pizarro, 71
Juarez, 2, 46
Juba, 25, 248
Judacilius I, 21
Juel, Adm., 125, 214
Jugurtha, 169
Julian, 18, 119, 152, 191, 250
Count, 270
Junot, 52, 263
Jussuf, 48
Justinian, 166
Jutes, 24
Jutish Invasion, 68

"

100,

145,

153,

183,

"

Jaafar, 169
264
Jablonowski,
Jackson, Gen., 43,

54,

56, 69, 106,

201,

228,

239

235.

175

Jacobite Rising, 8t, 124

Jaffa, 249
Jagmal, 60
Jaipal, Rajah of Lahore, 191
James 11, 39, 142, 215
Ill, of Scotland, 223
IV, of Scotland, 90
VI, 98
River, 229
Jan Koch, 37
Janssens, Col., 41
Japanese Revolution, 94, 177, 250,
264
Jaxartes, The, 126
Jean, Joel, 62
Jehandar Shah, 5
Jellachich, 116, 260
JeUalabad,
124
Jellaladin, 35, 114, 121
Jennings, Sir John, 10
Jervis, Sir John, 49, 103, 154, 218
Jerome de 't Zeraerts, 247
Jerusalem, 249
Jeswuut Rao, 21, 74, 75, 94, 199
Jewish War, 34, 118, 119
of, 104
Jhansi, Ranee
Joan of Arc, 183, 188
Joanna, 251
John I, II
11, 28, 32
216
205,
Archduke,
112,

KafSr

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

Duke

of

Normandy,

Castile, 100
of Denmark,
156
King of France, 197
Regent, 11
of

148
Wars, 13, 32, 43
Kalkreuth, Marshal, 73
Kaminiec, 197, 233
98
Kambaksh,
148
Kanhadar,
124,
Kanzler, Gen., 157
Kat, 81
Katuku, 35
Keane, Gen., 175
Keatinge, Col., 17, 39
Keith, Lord, 96
Marshal, in
Kekewich, Col., 124
Kelly, Col., 60
Kemal
Reis, 222
Kenau
Hasselaer, 104
Lord, 269
Kenmure,
Kenneth
III, 144
Keppcl, Adm., 31, 182
Khaled, 7, 8, 38, 72, 169, 271
Khalifa, The, 181
Khan, Elias, 161
Khojah Zofar, 77
Kabul
Khoord
Pass, 117
Pass, 117
Khyber
of, 136
Kiburs, Count
Kihdj Arslan, 21
Kirboga, 16
Kirby Smith, Gen., 209
Kirke, Col., 142

Kabul,

"

258,

"

INDEX
Kirkjean, Mons.,
Kismegeyer, 205

287
Lambton,
Capt. Hedworth, 88
Moriciere, Gen., 14, 52
Lamothe-Houdancourt,
138
Lancaster, 38
Landen, Battle of, 173
Landi, Gen., 45
Landon, Gen., 30, 130, 140, i8i
Langdale, Sir Marmaduke,
202, 214
Langy, 255
Lannes, Marshal, 14, 22, 93, 112, 159,

25

La

Kiushiu, 242
Kitchener, Lord, 23, 84, 89, 181, 184
Kiyomasa,
257
Klapka, 116, 127
Kleber, 108, 167
Kleist, 80
Klingspoor, Gen., 208, 231
Knowles, Adm., 107
Knut, 22, 191, 230
Kobad, 13
Kobayagawa
Takakage, 108
Koch, Gen., 84
Jan, 37
KohandO
Khan, 121
Kolocz, Bishop of, 161
Konningsegg,
Count, 225
Konoslii
Yakinaga, 108
Konownitzu,
Gen., 184
Kosciusko, 154
Kotah, Rajah of, 128
Kourloff, Gen., 245
Kriidener, Gen., 176, 195, 196
Kruge, Adm., 228
Kublai
Khan, 74, 105
Kumal
Khan, 100
Kuroda, Gen., 129
Kuroki, Marshal, 125
Kur
Singh, 20, 24
Kusinoki, Matsasura, 230
Kuttugh
Khan, 74
Kutusoff, 23, 38, 112, 128, 155, 268
Kuwana,
94, 250

203,

189
Lanza, Gen., 185
La Pena, Gen., 27
Laptines, 53
Laserna, 24
Latin
War, 261
La
Torre, 50
Tremouille, 179, 217
Lauderdale, Lord, 269
Laurel
HUl, 209
Lavallette, 150
Lavater, Rudolph, 121
Lawrence, Capt. John, 229
Major, 25, 76, 99, 146, 228, 239
Layard, Sir Ed., 24
Lazar, 127
Lazareff, 122
Leake, Sir John, 148
Lee, Gen., 15, 55, 58, 92, 97, 192, 209, 228,
235,
236, 268
Lecourbe, 166
Lefebvre, Marshal, 73, 222
Leganez, 138
Lehwaldt, Marshal, 102
Leicester, Earl of, 273
Leo
IX, Pope, 62
"

"

Kyrielle,91

"

La

173

40,

138, 165

Leven,

Harpe, 159
Haye Sainte, 266
Lake
Ascanius, 176
Champlain,
249
City, 180
Gen., 5, 10, 34, 75, 135, 263
Lord, 74, 94
Zug, 98
Lakhsman
Singli, 60
Laljaji, 244
Lally Tollendal, 91, 146, 198, 244,
Lai Singh, 89
Lamachus,
240
Lamar,
119
La
Marmora,
Gen., 70

193

154

Levenhaupt,
Gen., 138
Lewis, King, 161
Lexington Military School, 175
Ley, 68
of Belgium,
Liberation
16
Li Chin, 108

"

"

"

"

Lichtenstein, 221

"

"

"

Simnel, 238

Iconoclast,207

"

Ferte, 258

Lambert

the

Leonidas, 248
Leontini, 104
Leopold, Archduke,
Duke, 227
Leotychides, 170
Leptinus, 241
Le
Quesnay, 227
Leslie, David, 8r,
Lestocq, 87, 265
Letzi, The, 171
Leval, 33

Belle

Alliance, 176
Labienus, 5, 168, 215
Labomirski, 128
Laborde, Gen., 213
Labourdonnais,
Adm., 145,
Laches, 151
Ladislaus, 259
Lady smith, 193
Laevinus, P. Laverius, 109

Licias, 240
Licinius, 44, 61, 104, 108, 109,
Crassus, P., 134
Ligneris, 176
Ligue du bicn public," 164
Ligonicr, Sir John, 136
Lille, 270
Lima, 182
Lincoln, Bad
of, 238
Liniers, Gen., 42
"

265

163

255

Lannoy,

"

La

215,

"

152

INDEX

288

Lin Fok

Heng,

Macrinus,

105

Lionels, no
Linois,Adm., q
Lin Yung
Ku, 235
Lippe, River, 260
Livius,Caius, 71, 170
Marcus, 158
Loch Linnhfe, 115
Lomakine, Gen., 96
Lombard
League, 136
London
Bridge, 235
Longstreet, Gen., 228, 235, 268
of, 85
Loose-coat-field," Battle
Lopez, 16, 50, 70, 113, 188, 220, 263
Lorencez, 3, 134
L'Orient," The, 177
of, 232
Lorraine, Duke
Lorrices, 202
Louis
III, 223
VI, 40
IX, 157, 242, 256
XI, 164
XII, 58
XIII, 52
Dauphin,
140
di Conti, Prince, 145
of Nassau, Count, 107, 165
of Prussia, 215
Prince
"

114

II, 130
Magnentius, 167, 169
Mago, 44, 179, 253
Maha
Bandoola, 78, 127
266
Maha
Nemyo,
Sindhia, 270
Mahadaji
234
191,
23,
Mahmud,
invasions of India, 191,
Mahmud's
Rao

Madhao

"

Mahomed
Mahomet

Mahon,
Mahratta
75,
230,

"

"

"

"

"

"

Tughlak,

Mahmud

IV, 161, 233, 273

Koprili, 126
Col., 146
Wars, 5, 6, 10, 22, 28,
103,

94,

232,

243,

234

74

125,

127,

135,

56, 74,
148, 199,

34,

270

Maillebois, Marshal, 214, 221

Main, The, iii
Mainfroy, 31
Makaroff, Adm., 199
MalakoS, 149, 208, 225
Malatesta, 145
Malcolm
II, 124, 166
Sir John, 21
Male
Journee," The, 36.
"

"

3
Malek-ai-Aschref,

"

"

"

the

"

168

Bavarian,

Loup II, 213

Low, Gen., 149
Lowendal, 33
Castracane
Lucca, Castruccio
Lucilianus, 177
138
Lucius
Mummius,
Lucknow,
225
LucuUus, 44, 72, 249
Lliders, Gen., 226
Lupicinus, 152
Lupus, 250
Lusitanian
Luton

War,

Moor,

of,

12

"

179

237

Lutter, Castle of, 144

Marshal, 90,
Luxembourg,
183
Luy de Beam,
Lynch, Eliza, 66
Lyon, Gen., 268
225
Lyons, Sir Edmund,
Lysander, 4, 105, 179
Lysimachus, 67

173,

237

Macbeth, 82
175
Maccarthy,
Gen.
Macdonald,
Marshal, 123,
152
Macedonia,
-"

Macedonian

Wars,

Macgruder, Gen.,
151
Machanidas,

Sir,

H.

220,

253,

24,

71,

181

264
134,

203

268, 271

"

Gen., 159
Gen., 124
Mackay,
Gen., 62
Mackinnon,
Macleod, Col., 198

Mack,

Macmahon,

Marshal, 147,

144
Malmoe,
Malnate, Battle of, 259
Malraj, 168, 239
Malvern
Hill, 229
Malwar, Rajah of, 158
Mamilius, 132
Manchester, 154, 174
179
Mancius,
Manco
Capac, 22
162
of Sicily, 100,
Manfred
Manius
Manililius, 51
Manlius, L., 140
Torquatus, 261
Maimy, Sir Walter, 6
269
76, go, in,
von,
Mansfeldt, Count
Mansur, 189
Mantua, 131, 155
Gen, 209
Manson,
Manteuffel, Gen., 14, 105
I, 64, 271, 272
Manuel
Maori
War, 95
Mar, Earl of, 106, 229
Marad, 20
Marainsin, 155
Bragadino, 88
Marcantonio
138, 241
M.,
Marcellus,
Marcus
Livius, 158
Mardonius, 195
Margaret of Anjou, 107, 216, 247, 252
225
Margueritte, Gen.
Marhof, Gen., 162
Mariano, Alvarez, 97
Marines, The, 250
Marius, 16, 216, 261
Mark
Antony, 193
Antony's Rebellion, 169
Duke
of, 36, 78, 150, 206,
Marlborough,
252

Marmora,
Marmont,
225,

256, 2O7, 269

219

Gen., 245
Marshal, 106,

131,

133,

137,

188,

INDEX

Mercy, Count, 93
Gen., 178
Merrimac," The, 105
Meshid, Pasha, 209
Messenian
Wars, 4, 21, 22, 49, 53, 156
Metaurus, The, 158
Metellus, 88, 225
L. Caecilius,187
Numidicus,
169
Methuen, Lord, 31, loi, 147, 161
Metz, 178, 235
Liberal
Mexican
Rising, 2, 46, 219, 242
Meyer, Gen. Lucas, 243
Meyerfeld, Gen., 120
Michael, Grand
Duke, 196
Michelberg, 106, 159
Michelson, Gen., 123
Middleton, Gen., 28, 89
Milan, King, 194, 232
MiHtus, 130
Milroy, Gen., 269
Minamoto-no-Yoritomo,
114
Minas, Marques
das, 12
Minchin, Capt., 45
Mindarus, Adm., 71, 72
Minocius, Titus, 39
Miramon, 46, 219, 221
Miranda, 7
Mir
Cossim, 97, 166, 182
Mirsky, Gen., 224
Mirza
Khan, 6

Marquez, 242
Marsin, 36
Marston, Capt., 105
Martin, Capt., R.N., 150
Mary Queen of Scots, 133
Mascarenhas, 77
Mascazel, 241
Massena, 43, 45, 83, 93, 96, 141, 159, 163,
210,

"

"

"

273

"

Mathias, Col., 74
Matsudaira

Nobutsuna,

13

"

The, 270
Matsushima,"
Matthews, Adm., 251
Matyana, 115
Mauberge, 266
Maurice, Elector of Saxony, 231
Emperor, 271
Prince, 214
Prince
of Nassau, 256
Prince
of Orange, 176
160
Mavrocordatos,
Maxentius, 223, 256
Maximilian
I, 47, 103
Archduke, 123
221
Emperor,
of Bavaria, 201
Maximinus,
109
Maxwell, Col., 19
Maya, 204
20
Mayenne,
Due
de, 117
McCarthy, Sir Charles, 2
McCall, Gen., 228
McCaskill, Gen., 165
McClellan, Gen., 15, 87, 209, 228, 235, 268,
^

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

Mise

271

Lewes,

249,

McClernand, Gen., 261

Gen., 189, 268
McCuUoch,
McDonnell,
Brig.-Gen., 266
McDowell,
Gen., 42
McNeil, Gen., 250
McPherson,
Gen., 56, 189
Meade, Gen., 97
Meadows,
Gen., 50
Grand
Duke
Mecklenburgh,
of, 29, 142
Medina, Gen., 164
Medina-Sidonia, Duke
of, 19
Medway,
The, 229
Megabyzus,
157
Megaravicus, 179
Mehemet
Ali, 3, 160, 177
All's Rising, 34, 127
Mehrab
Khan, 123
Mejid Bey, no
Melas, 96, 152, 163
Mechior,
146
Melgarejo, Col., 133
Melikoff, Gen., Loris, 7, 84, 122, 126, 272
Memnon
of Rhodes,
loi
Menaldo
Guerri, 183
Mendez
Nunez, 259
Mendizabal, 95
Menon, Gen., 9
Mentschikoff, Prince, 11, 25, 115, 120, 260,
"

274

139

176, 183,

159,

272

Mitre, 54, 113, 185

Mitre's
Rebellion, 42
Mitsuhide, 270
Mitsunari,

226

Mitsuyuki, 161
Moawiyeh,
64, 231
Moga, Gen., 224, 260
Mogrul Bey, 272
Mogul, The
Great, 158, 187
i8r
Mohammed,
155,
112,
30,
II, 30, 65, 224, 253
Ill, 123
Ali, 25, 263
al Nasin, 135
Emin
Pasha, 60
Ghori, 240
Shah, Emperor, 50
of Persia, 109
Shah
of Morocco, 148
Sultan
Zain
I, I
Mohammed's
Wars, 155, 181
Moldau, The, 201
Monakji, 99, 144
Moncenigo, Luigi, 48
Moncey, 222
Monckton,
Col., 30
Mondragon,
Col., 95, 159, 247
Mongol Invasions, 74
of the Deccan,
Invasion
6, 98
of India, 156
of Japan, 255
"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

Mercer, Col., 184

Merci, Comte

of

Mischtchenko, Gen., 61
Mithridates, 176, 272
Mithridatic
Wars, 44, 55, 72,

de, 153, 215, 247

"

"

INDEX

290

Murad

Monitor," The, 105

81, 200,
247
Monk,
Duke
of, 38
Monmouth,
of, 226
James, Duke
Monro, Gen., 31, 43, 9^" 230
Sir Hector, 198
Mons, 150
Col., 10, 198
Monson,
Lord, 107, no
Montague,
Montecucculi, 92, 217
Monte-Lezino, Battle of, 159
Montcalm, 91, 164, 184, 194, 204, 205, 249
Marquis de, 249
Montferrat,
Commodore,
157
Montgomery,

II, 128
Bey, 204
Murat, 14, 80, 89, 184, 250, 267, 269
Murdach
Stewart, 112
Murphy,
Father, 19, 26, 263
Murray, Earl, 184
Gen., i6o, 205, 217
Sir John, 52
Regent, 133
Murviedro, 216
Musa, 157
Musgrave, John, 234
Musrud, 272
Mustapha
Pasha, i, 88, 150
Muzuffa
Jung, 13
Mygdonius,
177
Myronides, 180
Mysore Wars, 19, 20, 26, 46, 149, 150, 191,
197, 198, 201,
227, 228, 230, 231,
246, 253, 254, 265

"

"

"

"

"

"

188

Montmartre,

"

"

Constable, So, 217,

Montmorenci,
Due
de, 52
Montreal, 217
Col., 231
Montresor,
50. "5.

Montrose,
i, 9, 23, 41,
Sir John, 66
Moore,

Major, 255
Insurrection, 162
Morari
Rao,
182, 251
Barl, 94
Morcar,
8, 34, 37, 85, iir,
Moreau,

218

I93,

250

"

Moorish

186,

Morgan, Capt., R.N.,

Mori
Hidemoto, 275
Morillo, 202
Moriones,

Castle,

201

233

107

Morocco
Wars, 53,
Morosini, 48
Moroushi, 129, 271
Morrison,
Col., 61
Mortemar,

Nabis, 19, 27
Nadasdy,
Thos., 210
Nadir
Shah, 50
Nagpur, Rajah of, 56
Nairn, 124
Najara, Battle of, 173
Nana
Sahib, 53, 147, 187
Napier, Sir Charles, 81, 113, 156
Napoleon, i, 3, 17, 23, 27, 28, 32, 38, 41,
46, 52, 53. 55, 65, 68, 72, 79, 80, 82,
87, 93, 106, 118, 123, 1Z9, 135, 137,

166, 167,

203

Morley, Sir Robert,

Moro,

112,

266

207,

179,

103,

247

140,

47

35,

157,

270,

219,

of

Egypt,
Europe,

14

64
252
44,

117

Syria, 7, 8, 38,
Mosquera,
Motassem,

64
69
Caliph,

Mountjoy,

Earl

Moslemeh,

272

Minor,

118, 169, 271

152,

155,

210,

214,

266

273

271

14

115

256,

Mukhlis

Khan,
13
Pasha, 7, 84, 126, 272
Mukhtar
Mulgrave, Lord, 251
Lucius, 138
Mummius,

129

258, 266,

273

Neuperg, Marshal, 162

Neustrians, 223, 255
Due
Nevers,
de, 176
of Lancaster, 83
Neville
Ralph, 174

73

180, 237

102,

Nelson, Lord, 65, 177, 252

Due
de, 54
Nemours,
Nero, Claudius, 158
War
of Independence,
Netherlands
11, 16.
106. 107. 133. 139. 146,
41, 95, 104,
165, 183, 213, 215, 247, 252,
159,

of, 125

92

270,

Neipperg, Count,

Oglou, 42
Mourzouple, 64
Sir John,
Mowbray,

Munemori,

251,

151,

208,

"

72,

Mourson

Gen.,
Munnich,
Miinzer, Thomas,
Murad
I, 127

252,

252,

157

9,

France,

Persia,

Asia

233,

150,
204,

Sahib, 232
Nappa
Narses, 52, 167, 212, 242,
Lieut., 231
Nasmyth,
Nassau, Prince
of, 256
Navarro, 182
Neapolitan Rising, 210
War, 54
Negreti, Gen., 134

"

Invasion

145,
202,

Napoleon
III, 225, 234
Napoleonic \Vars, i, 9, 22, 27, 28, 32, 36,
37, 42, 46, 49, 52, 65, 96, 108, 114,
116, 131, 146, 148, 151, 152, 163,
217, 218, 227, 239,
214,
202, 210,

Mortier, 82, 106, 131

38, 100, 128, 150, i6i,
Campaign.
Moscow
198, 259, 268, 269
Moshesh, 32
Battle
of, 38
Moskowa,
of Africa, 255, 258
Moslem
Conquest
Empire in Spain, 10, 63, 100, 113, 135,
"

143,

163, 167,

"

"

Sir

Thomas,

Newcastle,

4,

237
174

INDEX

Parker, Adm., 65
Parthian
War, 51, 232
Paskiewitsch, Gen., 21,
Paulinus
Suetonius, 47
Pausanias, 195
Paz, 164, 233
War,

Peasants'

Philopoemen,
265

"

92

169
IV, 9
Regent, 100
Peep o' Day Boys," 76
Peiho, River, 242
Pelissier, Marshal, 25, 149
Pelopidas, 71, 246
VVar, 14, 65, 71,
Peloponnesian

Pedro

II, of Aragon,

"

"

"

151,

170,

172,

179,

"

72,

181, 195,

74,

204

Pelucones, 134
Gen., 262
Pemberton,
Earl
of, 83, 140, 166
Pembroke,
Regent, 142
Penda, 107, 154
Peninsular
War, 7, 25, 27, 29, 43, 52, 66,
162, 17S,
97, 155,
86,
95,
93,
79,
215,
183, 204, 210, 213,
180, 182
216, 219, 221, 222, 243, 245, 252,
263
255,
Penn, Adm., 117
Pepe, Gen., 210
Pepin d'Heristal, 247
Pepperel, 142
de la, 140
Perche, Count
Percy, Henry, 174
Sir Ralph, 107
Percy's Rebellion, 231
Perczel, Gen., 223
Perdiccas, 190, 24S
Perez, Gen., 183
Pergamus,
59
Perpignan, 138
131
Perry, Commodore,
Persano, Adm., 14, 141
Perseus, 203
Persian
Conquest of Egypt, 190
of India, 50
Invasion
195, 24S
Invasions, 152, 170,
Wars, 13, 83, 87, 152, 157, 177, 191,
"

"

"

"

"

192,

232,

250

Wars, 121
Perso-Afghan
Pertab
Singh, 76
Pertinax, 145
War, 61, 160, 242,
Peruvio-Chilian
the
Great, 7, 94, 138, 203
Peter
Peterborough, Earl of, 27
Petropavlovsk," The, 199

"

Peyri, Gen., 126

Peyton, Capt., 173
62
Pharnabazus,
176, 273
Pharnaces,
Philip I, 96
IV, 68, 162
"

Philip V. 12, 27
Augustus, 93
Don, of Spain, 145
of Anjou, 262
of Macedon,
24, 54, 59, 71, 185
Phillipon, 25
Philomelus, 75, 174

"

"

"

"

244

27,

151

Phormio, 65, 172

Piale, 138, 150
Picciotti," 185
Piccolomini, 40
Piggott, Maj.-Gen., 150
Piloni, 185
Pinarus, The, 116
Pirna, 143
Pirot, 194
Pisander, 62
Pisani, 197
Vittorio, 16, 59, 64
Pizala, Pasha, 77
Pizarro, 22
Pizarro
Francesco, 135
Gonzalo, 71
Juan, 71
Placentia, 214
Pobieda," The, 199
Pococke, Adm., 51, 107, 254
Poland, King of, 141
Poliorcertes, Demetrius, 95
Pohsh
Risings, 102, 154, 265
Pollio, 173
Pollux, 132
Pollock, Gen., 117
Polj-xenides, 71, 170
261
Pompeianus,
Pompeias, Cnseus, 168
83, 176, 192, 239
Pompey,
25,
Poniatowski, 137, 207
Pontius, 62, 63
Pontras, 53
Pope, Gen., 43, 54, 239
Capt., 103
Popham,
Sir Home,
42
Popilius Lsenas, 179
Poradim,
190
Porta
san
Pancrazio, 212
Porto
Alegre, 1S8
Porus, 113
Spurius, 53
Postumus,
Postumius, Aulus, 132
180
Potemkin,
Pouchot, Capt., 175
Poyntz, Col., 214
Pretender, The Young, 50, 70, 88
Priarius, 18
Price, Gen., 139
Prideaux, Gen., 175
Prieto, Gen., 134
Prim, Gen., 53
Pritzen, Gen., 230
Probus, 186
Proctor, Gen., 45
Provera, 131
Prince of, 267, 269
Prussia, Crown
King of, 188, 225
of, loi, 145
King William
Psammeticus,
190
Ptolemy, Euergetes, 15
Logus, 190
Philopator, 206
Soter, 95, 219
Publius
Claudius, 79
Pugatcheflf, 122
"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

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INDEX

Wars,
4, 32, 48, 49, 51, 79, 83, 84,
158, 170, 1S7, 241, 253,255,272

Punic

141,

Purdon, Col., 77
Pyrrhus, 31, 109

Pyrrhus'

Invasion

of

Italy, 109

de Lion, 2, 20, 93
York, 264
de, 135, 160
Richelieu, Due
229
192,
Richmond,
Rich
Mountain, 209
Ricimer, Count, 210
Riel, 28
Riifle
Brigade," 163
Rio
Grande
Rising, 221
Ripperda, 104
Robel, Gen., 248
of Normandy,
Robert
96, 247
Roberts, Gen., 128
Earl, 56, 72, 77, 80, 121, 185, 190
Roche,
Father, 173
Roderic, 270
Rodney, Adm., 78
de, 209
Rohan, Due
39
Rokeby, Sir Thomas,
Roland, 213
of Scotland, 100
Invasion
Roman
Occupation of Britain, 37
Romanus,
38
Gen., 42, 202
Romanzoff,
Romero, Julian, 213
Roncesvalles, 204
Roncray St. Denis, no
Rooke, Sir Geo., 98, 131, 149, 262
Rosas, President, 163
118, 120
95, 104,
34,
Rose, Sir Hugh,
Rosecrans, Gen., 58, 66, 169
Coeur

Richard

"

of

Duke

"

Q
Quadrilateral Alliance,
Battery, 221
Q
Quetta, 124
Quintanella, 59
Quintilius Varus, 260

"

"

"

Raab, The, 217

Radagaisus, 90
Radetski, Gen., 99, 166, 179, 224
Radziwill, Prince Michael, 102
Rao, 17
Raghunath
Raglan, Lord, 11, 25, 224
Ragotski, II, George, 126
Peter, 26, 63
Rainier, Adm.
98
Rajah Ram,
Sahib, 67
Ramiro
II, 10
Gen., 170
Rammi,
-

Rami

Khan,

77

Gen., 232
Ramming,
Raoul, Bishop of Durham,
Rapp, Gen., 73
Seigneur de,
Rassingham,
The, 171
Rauhberg,
Ravenna,

Raymond
Rebellion

266

212

of
of

Toulouse, 79
Aurungzebe,

Brutus,

"

-537

220

193

Fifteen, 202, 229

Forty-five, 50, 70, 88, 202
Hideyori, 226
Ricimer, 210
Riel, 28, 89
the Marches, 2S
Reding, 162
Red
Shirts," 22
Regulus, 255, 256
Reinschild, 92
de Chatillon, 206
Renaud
Repnin, Prince, 155
Reschid
Pasha, 127, 129
of, 273
Reuss, Prince
of Maxentius,
Revolt
223, 256, 261
the Christians, 13
Legions of Aquitaine, 55
Vitellius, 47, 68
Rey, Gen., 221
Reynier, Gen., 43, 100, 102, 148, 215
"

"

Rhagates,
Rhodes,

"

Rosetti, 260
Ross, Gen., 26, 36
of the, 235
Rote
Berg, Storming
Rotterdam,
139
120
Roumiantsoff,
Rousillon, 138, 191
Roveredo, 155
39
Rowley, Commodore,
de
Khevenhuller, 262
Rudolph
von
Erlach, 136
Rundle, Gen., Sir L., 227, 267
Rung Ram,
124
Runjur Singh, 11, 233
Rupert, Prince, 40, 55, 84, 154, 172, 179
Russell, Adm., 108, 131
Col., 114
Lord, 88, 218, 220
of, 145
Russia, Emperor
Russian
Conquest of Central Asia, 96
War, 58, 61, 171, 199,
Russo-Japanese
246
Polish
Wars, 38, 197
Swedish
Wars, 7, 92, 94, 102, in, 138,
208, 228, 233, 248
171, 195, 203,
Turkish
Wars,
7, 78, 84, 142, 176, 195,
"

"

"

"

"

"

245,

231,

Rustan,
Ruthven,

Rymna,

272

44
39

The,

154

177
59

Riall, Gen., 35, 59

Ribas, 86
Ribera, 20

Sabinius

Titurius,

Saburra,

25

INDEX

294

Scipio /Erailianus, 179

Africanus, 84, 179, 242
Lucius, 47
Metellus, 248
P. Cornelius, 249, 253
Scopas, 167
of Ireland, 81
Invasion
Scottish

Sachen, 56
Sacred
War, 75, 174, 185
Sadatoki, 127
Said, 44, 117
100
Othman,
UUah, 121
Saigo, 129

"

"

"

"

"

"

Takamori, 120, 177,

Saiki-no-Sanya, 160
"

Sainte
Saint

Suzanne,

230,

258

98

Sandili, 13, 43
Sandbag Battery,
Sankum, 97

Servo-Bulgarian
"

67, 68,

59,

Saracens, zo
Saragossa, Maid
Saratoga, 238

233

102,

107,

139,

140,

143,

131,

154,
194,

195,

iq8,

201,

204,

205,

206,

213,

217,

244,

249,

254,

255,

228, 239,
265, 273

159,

155,

160, 164, 168,

Gen.,

57,

180

Shafter, Gen., 84
Shah
Alluen, 43
Jehan, 121, 220
Mansur, 189
Sujah, 121

of, 145

"

"

126

"

Shakir

Satsuma,
94,
250
Rebellion, 121, 129, 230, 244
Saumarez, Sir James, 9
Savage's Station, 128
of, 58, 153, 218
Savoy, Duke
Saxe, Marshal, 90, 136, 211
of, 7, 90
Coburg, Prince
Prince of, 29
Saxony, Crown
Schakovsky, 196

12,

82

139

Schuldener, 195
Schlick, Marshal, 107, 121
Schofield,Gen., 92
Scholick, Gen., 234
of, 39, 153, 208
Schomberg, Duke
the
Younger, 39
Schomberg
92
Schulemberg,
Schwartz, Martin, 238
Schwartzemberg, 17, 80, 100, 129,

Schilder

188

81, 156

245

158

Shems-ud-Din,

148

97,

109,

Afzal, 60
Shere
Singh, 59
Sheridan, Gen., 54, 89, 182
Gen., 124, iSq
Sherman,
Shiabeddin
Pasha, 260
Shidasker, 122
Shields, Gen., 69, 201
Shigehira, 257
61
Shir-Khan-Sur,
81. 113
Mohammed,
Singh, 103, 206
120
Shirogama,
Shitoku, 242
Shogun, The, 245
116
Emperor,
Shommu,
Shoni
Kagesuke, 74, 242
Shovel, Sir Cloudesley, 25
Shrewsbury, Earl of, 179
Shuja, 45
Sigel, 174
I, 38
Sigismund
"

"

137,

"

"

113

193,

Shannon,"

Shere

"

Schalemberg, 53
Schaumberg, 92
Schleswig-Holstein War,
Schenck, Martin, io5

Pasha,

The, 229
Hussein,
Sharf-ud-Din
Shelton, Brig.-Gen., 34

"

"

56,

loi,

Sextus, Pompeius, 170, 172

Sir Beauchamp,
Adm.,
Seymour,

of, 222

Schwerin, 222
Schwyz, 165
Scinde
Campaign,
Conquest of,

99,

127,

220

"

Sarniiento, 42
Sassulitch,Gen.,

30, 31, 40, 47, 51,

91,

130,

141, 170,

146,
181,
250,

177,

232

III,

204

"

194,

253
197, 232,
Year's
War, 6, 25,

"

Sapor I, 83
II, 13, 119,

War

Pines, Battle of, 88

Weeks'
War, 70, 98, 126, 132,

Seven

"

115

Lorenzo, 186
Martin, 54, 63, 155
Xavier, Fort of, 134
Santa
Anna, Gen., 2, 7, 15, 42,

"

112,

234,

Rao
Bhao, 187
Seidlitz, 130, 213
Seleucus, 67, 95, 115
Sehm
I, 8, 44, 239
129
Semendaia,
253
Sempronius,
Senlac, Battle of, 107
Serjabil, 38
Sertorius, 239

San

Schiedam,

105,

215,

Sedashao

Wars, 39, 47, 53, 62, 136, 167, 227

Sampson, Adra., 222
Sanchez, Vice-President, 16
Sancho, Count of Castile, 65

Sardinia, King

90,

194,

Scott, Gen., 15

Priest,208

Santarem,

26, 81, 88,

158, 174,

142,

115,

Samnite

"

15,

12,

237

85

Saladin, 20, 118, 206, 249

Sale, Sir Robert, 117, 165
Salinas,Marquis de, 98
Col., 98
Salis-Soglio,
Salisbury,Earl of, 36, 68, 73, 81, 265
de, 262
Salm, Count
Saluzzo, Marquis of, 94

Samarcand,

Wars,

"

HI,

141

Emperor,

23,

76, 245

INDEX

Sigismund
Sikti

Prince

of

Transylvania,

89,

Wars, 11, 59,

206, 216, 233,

124,

103,

123

165, 168,

239

Sniaces, 51
Silpia, Battle of, 85
de Montfort, 139
Simon
Sinclair,Col., Geo., 128
Oliver, 234
115
William, Bishop of Dunkeld,
Sindhia, 18, 22, 135, 199
Sioux
Rising, 141
Sistova, 231
Sitting Bull, 141
Siward, Barl of Northumberland, 82
Skobeleff, Gen., 96, 196, 232
Slade, 107
Smith, Col., 254
Gen., 21, 127
Gen., Joseph, 244
Sir Harry, 11, 37
"

"

"

"

"

Sydney,

Snyman,
146
Sobieski, John, 128, 196, 233, 262, 273
Social
War, 59, 85, 250
de, 132
Soissons, Count
Soliman, 176
Soltykofl, 130
Solyman I, 77
Caliph, 64
of Egypt,
Pasha
77
the
Magnificent, 161, 241, 262
Somali
Expedition, 119
Somerset, Col., 13
Earl of, no,
216, 247, 265
Protector, 194
Sophian, 64
Sophronius, 118
Soubise, Marshal, 124, 213
Soudan
Campaigns,
i, 2, 5, 22, 85, 89, 106,

295
Stafford,Sir Humphrey,

"

"

"

Gen.,

"

231

John, 148
Suabian
Wars, 47, 92
Suchet, Gen., 52, 245
Sir

"

"

Suchteien,Gen.,

"

Sucre,

"

"

"

122,

123,

181,

250,

244,

255

Souham,
167, 256
123,
Soult, Marshal, 7, 33, 66, 79, 95, 108, 178,
182, 183, 204, 213, 216, 223, 252
of Independence,
War
South
American
120,

155,

177,

201,

202,

Spanish-American
War, 84
Spinola, 89, 183
Spiritoff,Adm., 223
Spragge, Col., 141
Spurs, Battle of, 67, 103
Strachan, Col., 50
St. Angelo, Castle
of, 212
Arnaud, Marshal, 11, 224
Augustine, in
Clair, Gen., 249
"

"

"

ICuthlDert,237

"

Cyr, Gen., 86, 162, 198

Elmo, 150
Heliers, 118
Hilaire, Gen., 22
.Martin, 208
of, 212
Paul, Gate
Peter, 237
Pierre, 178
Privat, loi
Ruth, 5
Stadion, Gen., 163, 186
"

259

119,

24,

Bahadur,
109
Duke
of, in,
Sudermanland,
Suetonius, 37
Suffren, Adm., 70, 173, 254
Sulaiman, 65
Suleiman
Pasha, 128

167, 183, 2i6

Soliman, 79
Sulpicius Saverrio, 21
Surabjah Dowlah, 3, 4, 45, 195
Surrey, Earl of, 90, 238
Suwarroff, 90, 116, 154, 179, 210, 220, 253
Sveaborg, in
Swatoslaus, Duke, 80
Prince
of, 76, 102
Sweden, Crown
of Brandenburg,
Invasion
89
Swedish
Swedo-Polish
War, 62, 82
166
Sweyn,
II, 178
Ill, 261
of Denmark,
124
Swiss-Austrian
War, 165
Sydney, Sir Philip, 273
Gen., 243
Symons,
of Soissons, 234
Syragius, Count
Szabadhegy,
205
55,

Sultan

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

208, 228

224

Sulla,

"

"

240
120

Sudah

"

229

Stakelberg, Baron, 246

Stanhope, Gen., 12, 41, 262
Stanley, Lord, 38, 90
Staremberg, 262
199
Stark, Adm.,
Gen., 32
Staunton, Capt., 127
Steinbeck, Gen., 94, loS
Steinmetz, Gen., 170, 232
Stephen of Moldavia, 128
Stewart, Gen., 6, 69, 86, 155
n2
Murdach,
Sir Herbert, 2
John, 68
Stilicho, 90, 197
Stjernskold, Adm., 73
Stoessel, Gen., 171
Stopford, Sir R., 3
Stone, Gen., 26
Strabo, 21
Strategopulus, Alexius, 64
Strigan, 112
Stuart, Col., 63, 99

Taborites, 23
Tacfarinas, 248
ladamichi,
242

Tadayoshi,
Tagina,

212

230

INDEX

296

Tilly,Count,

Taira-no-Kiyomori,125
Kore,
War,
73,

Talbot"

1"8

53
of Shrewsbury,
Tallard, Marshal, 36, 78, 236
8, 15, 73, 74, 98, 132,
Tamerlane,

Earl

189,

163
Tampon,
Tani
Tateki, Gen.,
Tantia
Topi, 34, 95
Tarik, 270
Tarnowski, 180

China,

Tokugawii

190

37,

35,

114,

122,

123,

229

220,

Caucasus,

the

Taxiles,

249

163, i85

151,

113

Tegethoff, Adm.,

141

Teias, 167
28

Telha,

Teriel, 266
Terouenne,

103
16

Teutobod,

Tetricus, 55
Risina;, 7,

Texan

Theodobert,

12,

201,

209,

73,

40,

136,

III,

93,

178,

War,

144,

247,

210,

89,

Turkish

146, 153,
267, 268,

Tutor,

76,

92,

11

234

Invasion

232,

200,

Afghanistan,

109,

273
121,

35

Tytacus,

172

159,

of

272

Twenty-second

269
Gen.,
Thomas,

of, 181
de,

Trent, 214
Triarius, 272
Trivulzio, Marshal, 5. 153
Trochu, Gen., 45, 188
Tronjolly, Mons., 19S
Tuamba
120
Wangyee,
Tuchi
Khan, 126
Tucker, Gen., 122
Tuli
Khan, 109, 121, 229
Turenne, Marshal, 20, 81, 93,

79

02,

Francesco

226

Treslong, 41

220

Thackwell, Sir Joseph, 26

Theagenes, 54
Thenouenel,
Jean de, 41
Theodoric, 55, 264
Theodosius, 17
Theophiliseus, 59
Theophilus, 14
267
Thielmannj
Thierry, 79, 247
Thirty Years' War,

198,

Beg, 8, 44
Tormazofif, Gen., 100
Torrington, 29
Torstenson, 40
Tostig, 237
Totila, 87, 212, 242
Tournay,
150
Toyotomi Hideaki, 257
Trajan, 153
Traum,
Count, 47
Travis, Col., 7
Tremont,
69

of, 224

Bay

Tebienari,

191,

Tooman

245

44

Tchesme,

Don

Tongking

244

230,

120,

150,

Tolenus, The, 250

Tolmides, 66
Tolstoy, Count, 72
161
Tomore,

Russia, 132
Syria, 8, 73
Taruhito, Prince,
Tayeizan Temple,
Taylor, Gen., 42,

Tyeyasa,

Tokyo, 245
Toledo, Archbp.
"

189, 243

Khorassan,

149,

253

Campaign,
74
Tishe, 174
Titus, 118
Tockenberg,
171
Todleben, Gen., 196, 224
Togo, Adm.,
199
Tokatmich,
132
Tokiushi, 129

129

of

Japan, 105
Kharismia,
126, 184,

231,

Tirah

156, 161,

132

Invasion

Tartar

228,

227,

249

Tarquinius,

146,

Timar

Taj Singh, 165

Takangi, 230
-

138, 144,

267, 268, 269

Tilsit, Treaty of, 65

Malek, 126
Timoleon, 69, 104
Ting, Adm., 267, 270
Tippu Sahib, 19, 26,

270

257"

125,

114.

136, 137

in,

237,

201,

230

Regt.,

113

49

Earl
of, 125
Thomond,
Thorneycroft, Col., 236

Thornton,
Thorstem,

36
78

Thoiilouse,
"

of, 149, 169

Volunteers," 185

Count

Thousand

18,

71

Thrasymelidas,

204

Thrasyllus,
Thurstan,
Tiberius,
Tichborne,

Udai, Singh, 60

Archbp., of York,
157

Sir

Tiflis, 249
Tigranes, 249
Tik-Ho, 257

Henry,

80

237

III
Ulm,
Khan,
Umrar,
Ung Khan, 97

Unification

of

60

Italy, 14,

264
Urban, Gen., 259
Uriu, Adm., 58

45,

52,

159,

185,

INDEX

Urquiza, 54
Urquiza's Rising, 163
Uruguayan War of Independence, 164,

297
W

iSo

Hill, 130
Waggon
Wakamatsu,
177
Walcheren
Expedition, 90
Waldeck, Prince of, 90
261
Waldemar,
Wallace, Col., 215
Sir William, 88, 238
Wallenstein, 12, 76, 238
Waller, 12, 58, 69, 133, 174, 214
Wallis, Count, 129
Walpole, Col., 26
of Chiozza, 16, 58, 199
War
of Granada,
10, 100,
142, 143, 149
of Kiburg
171
Succession, 33, 47, 48,
of the Austrian
"

Vadomair,
Valdemar

55

II, 37

Valens, 30, 47, 105

Valerian, 83
Valerius
Corvus, 167
Valle, Gen., 64
Van Arte veldt, Philip,214
Capellan, 10
Vandamme,
33, 129
der Does, Jan, 139
Van
Dorn, 66, 189
Van
Gelen, Adm., 136
Rensselaer, 205
Vansittart, Capt., 243
Van
Tromp, Adm., 79, 86, 99,

"

"

"

"

76, 109,

61, 72,

51,

112,

145,

132,

162,201, 211, 214, 221, 233, 251

of the Holy League, 41, 207
the
Above
of the League
Lake, 40
188,
Polish
Succession, 25,
of
the

"

"

"

"

"

205,

193,

179,

200,

of

"

of

"

247

"

of

"

Spanish

the

"

149,

145,
252,

150,
262

98
Succession, 98,
236,
222,
215,

256,
Empires,

Two

of the

"

108,

61, 104,

44,

140,
251,

152

Warren,
Sir

"

Wars

Commodore,

142

Charles, 237

Successors, 65, 67, 95,

187, 190, 191, 219, 222
of Charles
V, 54, 189, 208, 212
of Louis
XIV, 51, 81, 153, 178, 227,
of Alexander's
115,

"

"

"

232

Philip Augustus, 39, 73

Achsean
of the
League, 135, 138, 222
of the Frer.ch Revolution, 7, 8,11, 31, 33,
37, 48, 49, 63, 85, 86, 90, 96,
34,
167, 173,
117, 154,
112,
III,
103,
238, 251, 253,
174, 179, 218, 220,
266
254, 256, 259,
of the Fronde, 56, 185, 200
of the Roses, 27, 36, 38, 83, 89, 107,
166, 178, 216, 237, 247, 252,265
no,
Warwick, Earl of, 27, 81, 178
Lord, 153
34
Warzburg,
Washington, George, 3, 9, 97, 102, 271
Adm., 56
Watson,
of

"

"

"

"

"

"

142,

173. 175, 237

of the Sonderbund,

168

Varro, 48,
Varus, 258
Quintilius, 260
Vatinius, Publius, 245
du
Puy, 33
Vauban, Mons.
Vaubois, 259
Vaudreuil, 164
Veli Pasha, 237
Venables, Gen., 117
Due
de, 41, 52, 184, 222
Vendome,
Vengeur," The, 258
Vercingetorix, 8, 24, 96
Verdier, Gen., 97
Vernon, Sir Ed., 51, 198, 201
Vespasian, 119
Vessil
Pasha, 224
Victor
Amadeus,
237
166, 234
Emanuel,
Marshal, 68, 114, 152, 155, 166
Vid, The, 196
Villaret, Adm., 257
Villars,Marshal, 75, 150]
Villeneuve, Adm., 49, 252
Villeroy, Marshal, 68, 206
Vincennes, 188
Vinoy, Gen., s8
Visconti, Gen., 222
Vitiges, 212
Vladislas
IV, 102
Von
Alvensleben, Gen., 154, 235
Bonin, Gen., 253
Bredow, Gen., 154
der Tann, Gen., 67
Francois, Gen., 236
Goeben, Gen., 218
Meerfeld, 153
Moltke, 177, i88
Steinmetz, 63
Stenau, Marshal, 82, 202
Tiimpling, 58
Vortigern, 24, 68

225

Quadruple Alliance, 49
the
Revolution, 5, 39, 131,

the

"

"

"

Gen., 147
Wauchope,
Gen., 270
Webb,
118, 178
Weimar,

"

Wellington,

Duke

of, 18,

25, 43,

22,

62, 79,

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

"

93,

178,

183,

204,
266

263,
243,
223,
Wells'
Rebellion, 85
Wells, Sir Robert, 85
Werdan, 7, 72
Werneck,
174
Wessels, Commandant,
Weser, The, 107

213,

215,

124

219,

INDEX

298
VVetherall,Col., 221
Whish, Gen., i63
White, Sir Geo., 88, 130, 209
VVhitelock,Gen., 42
White
Oak
228
Swamp,

III, 39,
of Normandy,
Williams, Gen.,
William

173,
122,

261

Wills,Gen., 202
Willshire,Gen., 123
Wilson, Commodore,
112
Wimp/fen, Gen., 234
Winder, Gen., 26, 36
Windham, Gen., 187
Windishgratz, Prince, 3, 121,

Winkelried, 227
Winter, Sir William,
Wise, Gen.,

256

235

\oshinaka, 228,
Yoshino,
191,

224

211

32,

33, 37,

5
2l5

118

Wittgenstein, Count, 28,

109

Biggs, Gen., 74

Yezdegerd, 117
Yorimasa, 257
Yoritomo, 228
Yoriyoshi, 127
York, Duke of, 11,

259

107,

Mohammed,

Yeatman

237

96,

"

Yar

80, 145,

19

Woleb, Heinrich, 92
Wolfe, Gen., 164, 204
Wolseley, Col., 174
Lord, 14, 246
Wood, Gen., iig
Sir Evelyn, 120
Woodgate
Gen., 237
Worcester, Earl of, 231

230

230

Yoshinobu, 94
Yoshinori, 129,
Yoshitsune, 73,
Yositomo, 73
Youkinna, 8
Yukiiye, 257

161
114

Yule, Col., 209

Pasha, 90, 155
Yssel, The, 139

Yussuf

"

"

Wrangel,
Wrede,

Zabergan, Prince

273

Gen.,

106

Wurmser, 27, 52, 151, 153,

Prince
of, 73,
Wurtemberg
Wyatt's

202

103

Insurrection, 269

Wyld, Col., H7
Wylde, Col., 221

Ziethen,

Xanthippus,

255

182

Butler

Bulgaria, 156

251

Zisca, John, 23, 76, 245

Zobin, 28
ZoUer, Gen., 125
Zotoff, Gen., 90
Adm., 77]
Zoutman,
Zrinyi,Count, 241
Zulfiker
Khan, 5, 98
Ziilu War,
257
114, 115,

Xenil, The, 143

Xerxes, 248

Ximenes,

of

Zagatai, 184
Zaid, 169
Zano, 254
Zaragofa, Gen., 3, 134
Zastern, Gen., 134
Zay-ya-Thayan, 185
Zenobia, 15, 85, 186

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