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British BattlesWelcome to British Battles (britishbattles.com).Captain Unett leading the ‘Greys’ Squadron of the 3rd King’s Own Light Dragoons at the Battle of Chillianwallah on 13th January 1849 during the Second Sikh WarWelcome to Britishbattles.com the site that gives you the battles fought by Britain and its Empire forces, illustrated and mapped.Click on the battle you wish to view in the left margin list. The battles are listed chronologically by war.Our most recently posted battles are:Capture of Havana in 1762The capture of the Spanish port of Havana on the island of Cuba on 14th August 1762 in the Seven Year War by the Royal Navy and the British Army, a notably successful combined operationRoyal Navy Bombardment of El Morro Castle on 1st July 1762 during the Capture of Havana in 1762: a British picture32. Podcast on the Storming of Siringapatam: The capture on 4th May 1799 of Tipu Sultan’s palace fortress: A key battle in the conquest of South India by the British: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts31. Podcast on the Battle of Almaraz:Rowland Hill’s resourceful destruction of the fortified French bridge of boats at Almaraz over the River Tagus on 19th May 1812 during the Peninsular War:John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts30. Podcast of the Battle of Villagarcia: The successful cavalry action fought by the British against the French on 11thApril 1812 during the Peninsular War: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts29. Podcast of the Battle of Salamanca: Wellington’s victory on 22nd July 1812 over the French army of Marshal Marmont, during the Peninsular War, leading to the re-capture of Madrid; also known as the Battle of Los Arapiles or Les Arapiles: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcastsBattle of Almaraz:92nd Highland Regiment: Battle of Almaraz on 19th May 1812 in the Peninsular War: picture by Richard SimkinRowland Hill s resourceful destruction of the fortified French bridge of boats at Almaraz over the River Tagus on 19th May 1812, during the Peninsular War28. Podcast of the Battle of Vitoria: Wellington’s decisive defeat of Joseph Bonaparte’s French army on 21st June 1813 in the Peninsular War: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts27.Podcast of the Storming of Badajoz: Wellington’s capture, on 6th April 1812, of the second French base on the Portuguese border, the southern gateway for the British invasion of Spain, during the Peninsular War: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts26. Podcast of the Storming of Ciudad Rodrigo: The sudden capture by Wellington on 19th January 1812 of Marmont’s ‘base of operations’ for the intended third French invasion of Portugal during the Peninsular War: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts 25. Podcast of the Battle of Arroyo Molinos: the spectacular destruction of Girard’s French Division by General Rowland Hill on 28thOctober 1811 in the Peninsular War: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts24.  Podcast of the Battle of El Bodon: The successful rear-guard actions fought on 25th September 1811 in the Peninsular War by Wellington’s troops against French cavalry: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcasts23.  Podcast of the Battle of Usagre: The brisk battle fought on 25th May 1811 in the Peninsular War, where a powerful force of French dragoons was overwhelmed by the British 3rd Dragoon Guards and 4thDragoons with their Spanish and Portuguese allies: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcastsBattle of Albuera (re-write)Battle of Albuera on 16th May 1811 in the Peninsular War: picture by J.J. JenkinsMarshal Beresford’s hard-fought battle against Marshal Soult on 16th May 1811 during the Peninsular War, with his army of British, Portuguese and Spanish troops.22. Podcast of the Battle of Albuera: Marshal Beresford’s hard-fought battle against Marshal Soult on 16thMay 1811 during the Peninsular War, with his army of British, Portuguese and Spanish troops: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcastsBattle of Fuentes de Oñoro (re-write)79th Cameron Highlanders attacking the village of Fuentes de Oñoro during the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro on 3rd May 1811 in the Peninsular WarWellington’s hard-fought battle to prevent Massena relieving the fortress of Almeida on 3rd to 5th May 1811 in the Peninsular War21.Podcast of the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro: Wellington’s hard-fought battle to prevent the French Army of Portugal under Marshal Massena relieving the fortress of Almeida on 3rd to 5th May 1811 in the Peninsular War:  John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcastsBattle of Redinha or Pombal:Battle of Redinha or Pombal fought on 12th March 1811 in the Peninsular War: picture by J.J. JenkinsThe indecisive battle fought on 12th March 1811 in Western Central Portugal during Massena’s retreat from the Lines of Torres Vedras to the River Mondego, following the unsuccessful French attempt to capture Lisbon during the Peninsular War19. Podcast of the Battle of Redinha or Pombal fought on 12th March 1811 during the Peninsular War: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcast18. Podcast of the Battle of Campo Maior: fought on 25th March 1811 in the Peninsular War: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com PodBattle of Barossa (re-write):Battle of Barossa or Chiclana fought on 5th March 1811 in the Peninsular War: picture by Baron LejeuneGeneral Graham’s notable victory, also known as the Battle of Chiclana, over the French during the march to Cadiz on 5th March 1811 in the Peninsular War17. Podcast of the Battle of Barossa: fought on 5th March 1811 during the Peninsular War: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcast15. Podcast of the Battle of Waterloo: the battle fought on 18th June 1815 that ended the dominance of the French Emperor Napoleon over Europe and saw the end of an epoch.  John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast.Battle of Busaco (re-write):British and Portuguese infantry drive the French back down the hill at the Battle of Busaco on 27th September 1810 in the Peninsular WarWellington’s highly successful holding battle fought on 27th September 1810 in Western Portugal against Marshal Massena’s invading French army, as the British and Portuguese withdrew to Lisbon and the Lines of Torres Vedras, during the Peninsular War.Podcast of the Battle of Busaco: John Mackenzie’s britishbattles.com podcast.Battle of the River Coa:British Light Division defending the bridge at the Battle of the River Coa on 24th July 1810 in the Peninsular War: picture by Christa HookThe British Light Division’s fierce battle to escape from Marshal Ney’s French corps across the River Coa on 24th July 1810 in the Peninsular War.Podcast of the Battle of the River Coa: John Mackenzie s britishbattles.com podcast.9. Podcast of theBattle of Talavera: The British victory south of Madrid on 28thJuly 1809 over Joseph Bonaparte, the King imposed on Spain by Napoleon, and his French army in the Peninsular War:John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast.8.Podcast of theBattle of the Crossing of the Douro: The battle, also known as the Second Battle of Oporto, that saw Sir Arthur Wellesley’s (later the Duke of Wellington) successful passage of the River Douro at Oporto in Portugal, on 12thMay 1809 during the Peninsular War, forcing Marshal Soult’s French army into headlong and disastrous retreat to Spain:John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast.7.Podcast of theBattle of Corunna:The battle, also known as the Battle ofElviña,that ensured the escape of the British army from Spain on 16thJanuary 1809, during the Peninsular War, with the death of Sir John Moore at the moment of success:John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast.6.Podcast oftheBattle of Cacabelos:The battle fought at Cacabelos bridge on 3rdJanuary 1809 during Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna in the Peninsular War:John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast.5.Podcast oftheBattle of Benavente: The second cavalry battle, fought on 29thDecember 1808, establishing the early predominance of British cavalry over French in the Peninsular War:John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast.4.Podcast oftheBattle of Sahagun: The dawn attack by the British 15thHussars, on 21stDecember 1808 in the snow, that routed a French cavalry brigade and set the standard for British cavalry in the Peninsular War; ‘Success to the Fifteenth; and ‘God Save the King’:John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast on the battle.3.Podcast oftheBattle of Vimeiro: Sir Arthur Wellesley’s victory over the French army of Marshal Junot in Portugal on 21stAugust 1808, his first major victory in the Peninsular War, which nearly ruined his military career:John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast onthe battle.2.Podcast oftheBattle of Roliça: The first battle fought by the British in the Peninsular War, on 17thAugust 1808; also, the first of the string of victories over the French won by Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington:John Mackenzie’s Britishbattles.com podcast on the battle.Battle of Talavera (an extensive re-write)43rd Regiment collecting the dead after the Battle of Talavera on 28th July 1809 in the Peninsular War: picture by Lady ButlerThe British victory south of Madrid on 28th July 1809 over Joseph Bonaparte, the King imposed on Spain by Napoleon, and his French army in the Peninsular War.Battle of the Douro (a full re-write)Battle of Grijo: Battle of the Passage of the Douro on 16th May 1809 in the Peninsular War: picture by JJ JenkinsThis battle, also known as the Second Battle of Oporto, saw Sir Arthur Wellesley’s (later the Duke of Wellington) successful Passage of the River Douro at Oporto in Portugal, on 12th May 1809 during the Peninsular War, forcing Marshal Soult’s French army into headlong and disastrous retreat to Spain.Battle of Corunna (a full re-write)Sir John Moore and the British army at the Battle of Corunna on 16th January 1809 in the Peninsular War: picture by R. Granville BakerThe battle, also known as the Battle of Elviña, that ensured the escape of the British army from Spain on 16th January 1809, during the Peninsular War, with the death of Sir John Moore at the moment of success.Battle of CacabelosBritish 95th Rifles confronting the French 4th Light Infantry at the Battle of Cacabelos on 3rd January 1809 in the Peninsular War: picture by Richard SimkinThe battle fought at Cacabelos bridge on 3rd January 1809 during Sir John Moore’s retreat to Corunna in the Peninsular War.Battle of BenaventeChasseurs à Cheval of the Imperial Guard crossing the River Esla at Castro-Gonzalo in the Battle of Benevente on 29th December 1808 in the Peninsular WarThe second cavalry battle, fought on 29th December 1808, establishing the early predominance of British cavalry over French in the Peninsular War.Battle of SahagunBritish 15th Hussars charging the French cavalry at the Battle of Sahagun on 21st December 1808 in the Peninsular WarThe dawn attack by the British 15th Hussars, on 21st December 1808 in the snow, that routed a French cavalry brigade and set the standard for British cavalry in the Peninsular War; ‘Success to the Fifteenth; and ‘God Save the King’.Battle of Vimeiro (a comprehensive re-write)71st Highland Light Infantry at the Battle of Vimeiro on 21st August 1808 in the Peninsular WarSir Arthur Wellesley’s (later the Duke of Wellington) victory over the French army of Marshal Junot in Portugal on 21st August 1808, in the opening stages of the Peninsular War; a battle that nearly ruined Wellesley s military career.Battle of RoliçaSergeant, Officer, Soldier and Drummer of British infantry: Battle of Roliça on 17th August 1808 in the Peninsular WarThe first battle fought by the British in the Peninsular War, on 17th August 1808; also, the first of the string of victories over the French won by Sir Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington.Sortie from BayonneGeneral Pierre Thouvenot, French Governor of Bayonne at the Sortie from Bayonne on 14th April 1814 in the Peninsular War: picture by Denis DightonThe terrible night-time clash outside Bayonne on 14th April 1814, that marked the end of the Peninsular War, but occurred after the abdication of the Emperor Napoleon on 4th April 1814.Battle of ToulouseBritish 27th Regiment at the Battle of Toulouse on 10th April 1814 in the Peninsular War: picture by Richard SimkinThe Battle fought by Wellington against Marshal Soult on 10th April 1814 outside the French City of Toulouse in Southern France; the last battle fought by Wellington in the Peninsular War.Battle of Tarbes95th Rifles in action at the Battle of Tarbes on 20th March 1814 in the Peninsular War: picture by Richard SimkinThe Action fought by Wellington against Marshal Soult on 20th March 1814 in Southern France; where the three Battalions of the 95th Rifles distinguished themselvesBattle of Orthez:Lord Wellington with British Hussars: Battle of Orthez on 27th February 1814 in the Peninsular WarThe Battle fought on 2nd February 1814 in the south-west of France that saw Wellington push Marshal Soult’s Army of the Pyrenees back across the River AdourBattle of St Pierre:Battle of St Pierre on 13th December 1813 during the Battle of the Nive, fought from 9th to 13th December 1813 in the Peninsular War: picture by J.J. JenkinsThe Battle fought on the last day of the crossing of the River Nive by Wellington’s army, on 13th December 1813; described as some of the fiercest fighting of the Peninsular War.Storming of Seringapatam:British troops attacking the breach at the Storming of Seringapatam on 4th May 1799 in the Fourth Mysore WarThe Storming on 4th May 1799 of Tipu Sultan’s palace fortress, leading to the death of Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore: A key battles in the conquest of South India by the British and one of the Duke of Wellington’s early actions.Battle of the Nive:The Battle fought between 9th and 13th December 1813; Wellington’s army crossing the River Nive and moving further into France; a battle with some of the fiercest fighting of the Peninsular War.Lieutenant General Sir Rowland Hill: Battle of the Nive fought between 9th and 13th December 1813 and the Battle of St Pierre in the Peninsular WarBattle of the Nivelle:The Battle fought on 10th November 1813, during the Peninsular War; Wellington’s army crossing the River Nivelle and moving from the Pyrenees Mountains into the plains of France.Battle of the Nivelle on 10th November 1813 during the Peninsular War: picture by J.J. JenkinsBattle of the Bidassoa:The Battle fought on 7thOctober 1813, during the Peninsular War, when Wellington’s army crossed the River Bidassoa into France.British column crossing the Bidassoa Estuary in the Battle of the Bidassoa on 7th October 1813 during the Peninsular War: picture by J.P. BeadleBattle of San MarcialThe Battle fought on 31st August and 1st September 1813 along the French border, during the Peninsular War; with Spanish troops decisively repelling the French attack.Spanish troops defending Mount San Marcial at the Battle of San Marcial on 31st August 1813 in the Peninsular War: picture by Augusto Ferrer DalmauBattle of the PyreneesThe Battle fought between 25th July and 2nd August 1813 in the western Pyrenees Mountains, during the Peninsular War; Wellington decisively repelling Marshal Soult’s incursion across the border, intended to re-establish French occupation of SpainWellington and Somerset at the Bridge in Sorauren on 27th July 1813: Battle of the Pyrenees fought between 25th July and 2nd August 1813 in the western Pyrenees Mountains, during the Peninsular War: picture by Thomas Jones BarkerStorming of San SebastianThe hard-fought struggle to capture San Sebastian, the small city port on the north-east coast of Spain near the French border, between 11th July and 9th September 1813 in the Peninsular WarSecond Attack on 31st August 1813 in the Storming of San Sebastian between 11th July and 9th September 1813 in the Peninsular WarTheRetreat from BurgosWellington’s retreat to Ciudad Rodrigo following the unsuccessful Attack on Burgos in the autumn of 1812 in the Peninsular WarCapture of General Paget by French Dragoons on 17th November 1812 during the Retreat from Burgos in the Peninsular WarThe Battle of Vitoria in the Peninsular (a comprehensive re-write)Wellington’s decisive defeat of Joseph Bonaparte’s French army on 21stJune 1813 in North-Eastern Spain in the Peninsular War4th, 47th and 69th Regiments storming Gamarra Mayor at the Battle of Vitoria on 21st June 1813 in the Peninsular War: picture by JP BeadleMap of the Battle of Vitoria on 21st June 1813 during the Peninsular War: map by John FawkesBritish troops in action in the mountains: Battle of San Millan and Osma on 18th June 1813 in the Peninsular War: picture by Richard SimkinBattle of San Millan and Osma in the Peninsular WarThe clash in the mountains of Northern Spain on 18thJune 1813 between the van of Wellington’s advancing army and General Reille’s French ‘Army of Portugal’, withdrawing on Vitoria.Battle of Morales de Toro on 2nd June 1813: picture by William HeathThe Battle of Morales de Toro fought in the Peninsular War:The successful cavalry action fought by the British Hussar Brigade against the French 16th and 21st Dragoons on 1st June 1813.Attack on Burgos Castle between 19th September and 25th October 1812 in the Peninsular WarThe Attack on the City of Burgos in the Peninsular War:Wellington’s unsuccessful assault on the Spanish City of Burgos between 19th September and 25th October 1812, following the Battle of Salamanca.British and Indian Army on the march in Abyssinia: Battle of Magdala on 13th April 1868 in the Abyssinian WarThe Battle of Magdalain the Abyssinian War:Sir Robert Napier’s capture, on 13thApril 1868, of the Fortress of Magdala, stronghold of the Emperor Theodore III of Abyssinia.5th Dragoon Guards at the Battle of Salamanca on 22nd July 1812 during the Peninsular War, also known as the Battle of Los Arapiles or Les ArapilesThe Battle of Salamanca in the Peninsular War:Wellington’s victory on 22ndJuly 1812 over the French army of Marshal Marmont, leading to the re-capture of Madrid; also known as the Battle of Los Arapiles or Les Arapiles.Map of the Battle of Salamanca on 22nd July 1812 during the Peninsular War, also known as the Battle of Los Arapiles or Les Arapiles: map by John FawkesGrenadiers of the 1st, Coldstream and 3rd Foot Guards in1751: picture by David Morier: Death of General Edward Braddock on the Monongahela River on 9th July 1755 in the French and Indian WarA war recently chronicled on British Battles is the ‘Wars of the Roses’.Yorkists and Lancastrians taking white and red roses in the Inner Temple Garden: First Battle of St Albans, fought on 22nd May 1455 in the Wars of the Roses: allegorical picture from William Shakespeare by Henry Arthur PayneFirst Battle of St Albans, fought on 22nd May 1455 in the Wars of the Roses: picture by Graham TurnerWars of the Roses IndexFirst Battle of St AlbansBattle of Blore HeathBattle of NorthamptonSecond Battle of St AlbansBritish Battles has published battles of the English Civil War:The Battle of Edgehill is the first important battle.The fight for the Royal Standard at the Battle of Edgehill on 23rd October 1642 at the Battle of Edgehill in the English Civil War20th Regiment and Foot Guards returning from the Battle of Inkerman on 5th November 1854 in the Crimean War: picture by Lady ButlerWe have on our site a long list of battles with descriptions of what took place and other essential information. Most of our pages have a map of the battle designed and drafted by our own Military Cartographer, John FawkesWhile our battles are primarily British battles there are many other battles of interest including all the important battles fought by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia in the Mid-18th Century.All the battles are extensively illustrated with pictures both well-known and more obscure. Prints of many of these pictures can be purchased through the site as can the maps.General George Washington crossing the Delaware at the Battle of Trenton on Christmas night 1776 by Emmanuel LeutzeMap of the Battle of Minden fought on 1st August 1759 by the Prussians, Hanoverians, Hessiansand the British against the French; at which the British infantry made their famous advance againstthe French cavalry with roses in their hats, an episode celebrated every year by the Minden Regiments Our most recent additions are:The British capture of Manila in 1762The North-West Frontier of India in the late 19th Century:Black Mountain 1888, Black Mountain 1891, Waziristan 1904, Siege andRelief of Chitral 1895, Malakand Rising 1897, Malakand Field Force 1897 (in which Winston Churchill fought) and the Mohmand Field Force 1897.Bannockburn 1314Robert de Bruce strikes and kills Sir Henry de Bohun with his axe in single combat before the Battle of Bannockburn on 23rd June 1314: picture by John HassallThe battles of Frederick the Great:First Silesian War:Mollwitz, ChotusitzSecond Silesian War: Hohenfriedburg, Soor, Kesselsdorf,Seven Years War:Lobositz, Prague, Kolin, Rossbach, Leuthen, Zorndorf, Hochkirch, Kunersdorf, Liegnitz, Torgau and Burkersdorf).Among the other battles and wars on the site are:WaterlooBattle of Waterloo 18th June 1815 : Order of Battle at the Outset of the BattleMap 1 of 3 by John Fawkes.The Seven Years War 1756 to 1763:Minden, Emsdorff, Warburg, Kloster Kamp, Vellinghausen and Wilhelmstadt.The Spanish Armada

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