Important Battles - Important Battles, Important, Battles

S.No	Year	Battle Name	Involved Countries
39	2003	Gulf War II	US led coalition forces dethroned the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein
38	2001	US-Afghanistan War	US led coalition forces attack Afghanistan to bring down the Taliban regime in Afghanistan in retaliation to the September 11 terrorist attack in the USA
37	1999	Kargil War	India defeated Pakistani forces at Kargil
36	1991	Gulf War	US led multinational forces attacked Iraq to oust Iraqi troops from Kuwait
35	1971	Pakistan-Bangladesh War	Mukti Bahini forces aided by India against the Pakistani forces stationed in Bangladesh (former East Pakistan); Pakistani forces surrendered and Bangladesh came into being
34	1967	Israel-Arab War	Six-day war, shortest war in history; Arab forces led by Egypt, Syria and Jordan were defeated
33	1954	Korean War	South Korea invaded by North Korea; North Korea was forced back by UN forces
32	1942	Desert War	Italian Army from Libya invaded Egypt in order to attack British forces
31	1939 - 45	World War I	Axis powers (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, US, France and several other countries); Axis powers were defeated
30	1916	Battle of Jutland	During World War I–naval battle between Germany and England in which Germany was defeated
29	1914 - 1919	World War I	Germany (with Austria, Hungary and Turkey) against Britain (with France, US, Russia, Japan, Canada, Austria and Belgium); Germany and its allies were defeated
28	1913	Balkan War II	Invasion of Serbia and Greece by Bulgaria; Bulgaria defeated by combined forces of Serbia, Greece, Romania, Montenegro, which stripped Turkey of most of its European territories
27	1912	Balkan War I	Turkey and Balkan countries (Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria and Greece); Turkey defeated
26	1905	Russo–Japan War	Russia and Japan in the Sea of Japan; Russia defeated; also called the 'Battle of Port Arthur' or 'Battle of Yalu'
25	1861 - 1865	American Civil War	Northern Vs. Southern states of America for the abolition of slavery; Abraham Lincoln defeated the Southern states
24	1840	First China War	China and Britain; Chinese forces yielded. It was a trade war and also known as the 'Opium War'
23	1815	Battle of Waterloo	British forces led by Duke of Wellington defeated French forces led by Napoleon Bonaparte; it was Napoleon's last battle; Napoleon was abdicated and was exiled to the island of St Helena in South Atlantic where he died in 182l.
22	1813	Battle of Leipzig	Germany and combined forces of Austria, Prussia and Russia defeated Napoleon (French forces)
21	1812	Battle of Borodino	France and Russia; the French forces were commanded by Napoleon who was defeated
20	1805	Battle of Austerlitz	Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia on one side and France on the other; French on the other; French forces victorious
19	1805	Battle of Trafalgar	British fleet defeated fleets of France and Spain; British fleets commanded by Admiral Nelson, who was killed in the battle
18	1798	Battle of Nile	British and French fleets; Britain victorious
17	1756 - 1763	Seven Year War	Britain and France against Austria and Prussia; British alliance won
16	1607	Battle of Gibraltar Bay	The Dutch defeated the Spaniards and the Portuguese
15	1642 - 1649	Civil War of England	Between Cavaliers (King Charles supporters) and forces of the Parliament led by Oliver Cromwell; King Charles I executed
14	1618 - 1648	Thirty Year War	Started as religious-cum-political war between (Conto) the Lutherans and Catholics in Germany and developed into an international war
13	1588	Anglo-Spanish War	Spanish and English fleets fought in the English Channel; Defeat of the Spanish fleet
12	1455 - 1485	War of Roses	Civil War in England between the two rival royal houses of Lancaster and York; White and red rose were their respective symbols
11	1338 - 1453	Hundred Year War	France and England
10	190 BC	Battle of Magnesia	Syrian and Roman forces; Syrian forces defeated (north-west Lydia)
9	331 BC	Battle of Arabia	Greek and Persian forces; Greeks victorious
8	431 - 421 BC	Spartan War II	Sparta and Athens; Spartans victorious
7	459 BC	Spartan War I	Sparta and Athens, also called 'Pelponesian War'; it lasted for 30 years
6	479 BC	Battle of Mycale	Greek and Persian forces; Persian fleet defeated
5	479 BC	Battle of Platae	Greek and Persian forces; Persian forces defeated
4	480 BC	Battle of Salamis	Athenian and Persian fleet in the Bay of Salamis; Persian fleet defeated
3	480 BC	Battle of Thermoplyae	Spartans led by Leonidas and Persians by Xerxes; Spartans were defeated.
2	490 BC	Battle of Marathon	Athenians and Persians; King Darius of Persia defeated.
1	608 BC	Battle of Megiddo	Necho of Egypt and Josiah of Judah; Egyptians victorious