List of wars and battles in the 18th century
The list of wars and battles in the 18th century shows all battles of the century. Battles that cannot be clearly assigned to specific wars are highlighted in gray!
18th century
Great Northern War
| 1700-1722 | Great Northern War | |
| 1700, November 30th | Battle of Narva | |
| 1701, July 19 | Battle of the Daugava | |
| 1702, July 19 | Battle of Klissow | |
| 1703, May 1st | Battle of Pultusk | |
| 1704, June 27th to August 9th | Siege of Narva | |
| 1706, February 13 | Battle of Fraustadt | |
| 1706, October 29 | Battle of Kalisch | |
| 1708, July 14th | Battle of Golovchin | |
| 1708, September 10th | Battle of Molyatichi | |
| 1708, October 9 | Battle of Lesnaya | |
| 1709, July 8 | Battle of Poltava | |
| 1710, March 10th | Battle of Helsingborg | |
| 1712, December 20th | Battle of Gadebusch | |
| 1714, August 7th | Sea battle at Hanko |
War of the Spanish Succession
| 1701-1714 | War of the Spanish Succession | |
| 1701, July 9th | Battle of Carpi , the Imperial defeat the French , Spaniards and Savoy-Piedmont | |
| 1701, September 1st | Battle of Chiari , Imperial defeat French and Spanish | |
| 1702, February 1 | Battle of Cremona , Imperial against French | |
| 1702, April 18 to June 15 | Siege of Kaiserswerth , allies against the French, destruction and surrender of the city | |
| 1702, June 13th to October 17th | Siege of Liège , England , the United Dutch and Prussians besieged the French-occupied city until surrender | |
| 1702, June 18 to September 9 | Siege of Landau , imperial forces force French to surrender | |
| 1702, August 23 to September 30 | Battle of Cadiz , Spaniards defeat English and Dutch | |
| 1702, August 29 to September 23 | Siege of Venlo , United Dutch and Prussia force French occupation to surrender | |
| 1702, September 11th to September 9th | Siege of Guastalla , French and Spanish force imperial garrison to surrender | |
| 1702, October 14th | Battle of Friedlingen , France crosses the Rhine and fights against imperial forces | |
| 1702, October 14th | Battle of Käferholz , France is repulsed | |
| 1702, October 23 | Battle of Vigo , British and United Dutch destroy French-Spanish fleet | |
| 1703, March 28th | Battle of Schmidmühlen , Kurbayern defeat the imperial | |
| 1703, September 20 | First battle at Höchstädt , French and Bavarians defeat the imperial and Prussians | |
| 1703, November 15 | Battle of the Speyerbach , French defeat United Dutch and Imperial | |
| 1704, July 2nd | Battle of Schellenberg near Donauwörth, storming of the village. | |
| 1704, August 13 | Second battle at Höchstädt , the imperial, imperial army and England defeat France and Bavarian Bavaria | |
| 1704, August 24 | Battle of Vélez-Málaga , English and united Dutch fleets defeat the Spanish and French | |
| 1705, August 16 | Battle of Cassano , French defeat Imperial and Prussians | |
| 1705, December 25th | Sendlinger Murder Christmas , Imperialists defeat Bavarian insurgents | |
| 1706, April 19th | Battle of Calcinato , French and Spanish defeat the imperial | |
| 1706, May 23 | Battle of Ramillies , England defeated France | |
| 1706, September 7th | Battle of Turin , Piedmontese and Imperial defeat French | |
| 1707, April 25 | Battle of Almansa , French and Spanish defeat British, Portuguese and Dutch | |
| 1707, July 29th to August 21st | Battle of Toulon , French and Spanish defeat British, Imperial and United Dutch | |
| 1708, July 11th | Battle of Oudenaarde , French lose to Imperial and British | |
| 1709, September 11th | Battle of Malplaquet , France subject to Imperial and British | |
| 1710, July 27th | Battle of Almenara , Allies defeat Spaniards | |
| 1710, August 20th | Battle of Saragossa , Allies defeat Spaniards | |
| 1710, December 8th | Battle of Brihuega , Spaniards and French defeat British | |
| 1710, December 10th | Battle of Villaviciosa , French and Spanish defeat Imperial, British and United Dutch | |
| 1712, July 24th | Battle of Denain , French defeat Imperial and United Dutch | |
| 1713, July 25th to 1714, September 11th | Siege of Barcelona , French and Spanish defeat the imperial |
Venetian-Austrian Turkish War
| 1714-1718 | Venetian-Austrian Turkish War | |
| 1716, August 5th | Battle of Peterwardein , Austrians defeat Turks | |
| 1716, August to October | Siege of Temesvár, Austrians defeat Turks | |
| 1717, June to August | Siege of Belgrade, Austrians defeat Turks |
Siamese-Cambodian War
| 1714-1717 | Siamese-Cambodian War |
Quadruple Alliance War
| 1718-1720 | Quadruple Alliance War | |
| 1718, August 11th | Sea battle off Cape Passaro , Great Britain defeated Spain | |
| 1719, June 20 | Battle of Francavilla , Spaniards defeat Imperial |
Anglo-Spanish War
| 1727-1729 | Anglo-Spanish War | |
| 1727, February 11th to June 23rd | Siege of Gibraltar , Great Britain holds the fortress against Spain |
War of the Polish Succession
| 1733-1735 | War of the Polish Succession | |
| 1734, May 25th | Battle of Bitonto , Spaniards defeat Imperialists | |
| 1734, June 29th | Battle of Parma , French and Sardinians defeat imperial ones | |
| 1734, September 19th | Battle of Guastalla , French and Sardinians defeat imperial ones | |
| 1735, October 20th | Battle of Klausen , imperial defeat French |
Spanish-Portuguese War for Colonia
| 1735-1737 | Spanish-Portuguese War for Colonia |
Russo-Austrian Turkish War
| 1736-1739 | Russo-Austrian Turkish War | |
| 1736, July 4th | Siege of Azov by the Russian Empire | |
| 1737, July 10th | Conquest of Ochakov by the Russians | |
| 1737, September 28th | Battle of Radojevatz , Ottomans defeat imperial forces | |
| 1739, July 22 | Battle of Grocka , Ottomans defeat imperial ones | |
| 1739, August 27 | Battle of Stavutschane , Russians defeat Ottomans |
War of Jenkins' Ear
| 1739-1742 | War of Jenkins' Ear |
War of the Austrian Succession
| 1740-1748 | War of the Austrian Succession | |
| 1741, February 8th | Storming of Glogau by the Prussians - First Silesian War | |
| 1741, February 27 | Battle near Baumgarten , Prussia defeated Habsburg Monarchy - First Silesian War | |
| 1741, April 10th | Battle of Mollwitz , Prussia defeated Habsburg Monarchy - First Silesian War | |
| 1741, May | Shelling of Brieg by the Prussians - First Silesian War | |
| 1741, July 22 | Attack on Rothschloss - First Silesian War | |
| 1742, February 16 | Battle of Lesch , Prussia defeated Habsburg Monarchy - First Silesian War | |
| 1742, May 17th | Battle of Chotusitz , Prussia defeats Habsburg Monarchy - First Silesian War | |
| 1743, June 27th | Battle of Dettingen , Habsburg Monarchy and British defeat the French | |
| 1744, November 19th | Battle of Teltschitz - Second Silesian War | |
| 1744, November 27th | Battle of Pless - Second Silesian War | |
| 1745, February 9 | Battle of Ratibor - Second Silesian War | |
| 1745, April 5th | Battle of Pfaffenhofen , Habsburg Monarchy defeated French and imperial Bavaria | |
| 1745, May 11th | Battle of Fontenoy , French defeat Habsburg Monarchy, British and United Dutch | |
| 1745, June 4th | Battle of Hohenfriedberg , Prussia defeats Habsburg Monarchy and Electoral Saxony - Second Silesian War | |
| 1745, September 30th | Battle of Thrush , Prussia defeated Habsburg Monarchy and Electoral Saxony - Second Silesian War | |
| 1745, November 23 | Battle of Hennersdorf - Second Silesian War | |
| 1745, November 27th | Battle near Zittau - Second Silesian War | |
| 1745, December 15th | Battle of Kesselsdorf , Prussia defeats Habsburg Monarchy and Electoral Saxony - Second Silesian War | |
| 1746, June 16 | Battle of Piacenza , Habsburg Monarchy defeated French and Spanish | |
| 1746, October 11th | Battle of Roucoux , French defeat British and United Dutch | |
| 1747, July 2nd | Battle of Lauffeldt , French defeat Habsburg Monarchy, British and United Dutch | |
| 1747, July 19th | Battle of Assietta , Sardinia , Savoy-Piedmont and Habsburg Monarchy win over the French |
Swedish-Russian War
| 1741-1743 | Swedish-Russian War |
Second Jacobite Rising
| 1745/46 | Second Jacobite Rising | |
| 1745, September 21 | Battle of Prestonpans , Scottish Jacobites defeat British government forces | |
| 1746, January 17th | Battle of Falkirk , Scottish Jacobites defeat British government forces | |
| 1746, April 16 | Battle of Culloden , British government forces defeat Scottish Jacobites | |
| 1749, November 9th | Battle of Penfui , United Dutch and Allies defeat Topasse , Portuguese and Allies |
Guarani Wars in Paraguay
| 1754-1756 | Guarani Wars in Paraguay |
French and Indian War
| 1754-1763 | French and Indian War | from 1756 part of the Seven Years' War |
| 1755, July 9th | Battle of Monongahela , French and Indians defeat British | |
| 1755, September 8th | Battle of Lake George , Great Britain defeated France | |
| 1758, July 8th | Battle of Fort Carillon , French and Indians defeat British | |
| 1759, July 24th | Battle of La Belle Famille , British and Indians defeat French and Indians | |
| 1759, September 13th | Battle of the Plains of Abraham , British defeat French |
Seven Years War
| 1756-1763 | Seven Years War | Eastern Central Europe: Third Silesian War ; North America: Seven Years War in North America ; India: Third Carnatic War |
| 1756, October 1st | Battle of Lobositz , Prussia defeated imperial forces | |
| 1757, May 6th | Battle of Prague , Prussia defeated Imperial | |
| 1757, June 18 | Battle of Kolin , Imperial defeat Prussia | |
| 1757, July 26th | Battle of Hastenbeck , France defeated Great Britain | |
| 1757, August 30th | Battle of Groß-Jägersdorf , Russia defeated Prussia | |
| 1757, September 7th | Battle of Moys , Prussia repulses Imperial attack | |
| 1757, November 5th | Battle of Rossbach , Prussia defeats France and the Imperial Army | |
| 1757, November 22nd | Battle of Breslau , Imperial defeat Prussia | |
| 1757, December 5th | Battle of Leuthen , Prussia defeated imperials | |
| 1758, June 23 | Battle of Krefeld , Prussia defeats France | |
| 1758, July 23 | Battle near Sandershausen , France defeated Hessen-Kassel | |
| 1758, August 25th | Battle of Zorndorf , Prussia versus Russia | |
| 1758, October 14th | Battle of Hochkirch , Imperial forces defeat Prussia | |
| 1759, April 13th | Battle of Bergen , France defeated Prussia | |
| 1757, June 23 | Battle of Plassey , British East India Company defeats Bengal and French - Third Carnatic War | |
| 1759, July 23 | Battle of Kay , Russia defeats Prussia | |
| 1759, August 1st | Battle of Minden , Great Britain defeats France | |
| 1759, August 12th | Battle of Kunersdorf , Russia and Imperialists defeat Prussia | |
| 1759, September 25th | Battle of Hoyerswerda , Prussia defeated the imperial | |
| 1760, June 23 | Battle of Landeshut , Imperial forces defeat Prussia | |
| 1760, July 10th | Battle of Korbach , France defeated Kurhannover | |
| 1760, July 16 | Battle of Emsdorf , Hanover, Britain, Hessen-Kassel defeat France | |
| 1760, July 31 | Battle of Warburg , Hanover, Britain, Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, Hessen-Kassel defeat France | |
| 1760, August 15th | Battle of Liegnitz , Prussia defeated the imperial | |
| 1760, November 3rd | Battle of Torgau , Prussia defeated the imperial | |
| 1761, February 15 | Battle of Langensalza , Prussia defeats France | |
| 1761, 15./16. July | Battle of Vellinghausen , Prussia defeats France | |
| 1762, May 12th | Skirmish near Döbeln , Prussia defeat the imperial and imperial armies | |
| 1762, June 24th | Battle of Wilhelmsthal , Prussia defeats France | |
| 1762, July 1st | Battle of Homberg . | |
| 1762, July 21 | Battle of Burkersdorf , Prussia defeat the imperial | |
| 1762, August 16 | Battle of Reichenbach , Prussia defeated the imperial | |
| 1762, October 29 | Battle of Freiberg , Prussia defeated Imperial and Imperial Army |
Pontiac uprising
| 1763/64 | Pontiac uprising |
Ninth Burmese-Siamese War
| 1764-1769 | Ninth Burmese-Siamese War |
Vietnamese-Siamese War
| 1769-1773 | Vietnamese-Siamese War |
Tenth Burmese-Siamese War
| 1775/76 | Tenth Burmese-Siamese War |
American War of Independence
| 1775-1783 | American War of Independence | |
| 1775, April 19th | Battles between Lexington and Concord , Americans defeat British | |
| 1775, June 17th | Battle of Bunker Hill , USA, British defeat Americans | |
| 1775, December 31 | Battle of Quebec , Canada, British defeat Americans | |
| 1776, February 27 | Battle of Moores Creek Bridge , USA, insurgent Americans defeat loyal Americans | |
| 1776, June 8 | Battle of Trois-Rivières , Canada, British defeat Americans | |
| 1776, June 28 | Battle of Sullivan's Island , USA, Americans repel landing from British | |
| 1776, August 27 | Battle of Long Island , USA, British defeat Americans | |
| 1776, October 11th | Battle of Valcour , British defeat Americans | |
| 1776, October 28 | Battle of White Plains , USA, British defeat Americans | |
| 1776, December 26th | Battle of Trenton , USA, Americans defeat British | |
| 1777, January 3rd | Battle of Princeton , USA, Americans defeat British | |
| 1777, August 6th | Battle of Oriskany , USA, British defeat Americans | |
| 1777, August 16 | Battle of Bennington , Americans defeat British | |
| 1777, September 11th | Battle of Brandywine , British defeat Americans | |
| 1777, October 4th | Battle of Germantown , British defeat Americans | |
| 1777, October 17th | Battle of Saratoga , USA, Americans defeat British | |
| 1778, June 28th | Battle of Monmouth , British defeat Americans | |
| 1780, May 12th | Siege of Charleston , British defeat Americans | |
| 1780, August 16 | Battle of Camden , British defeat Americans | |
| 1780, August 18 | Battle of Musgrove Mill , Americans defeat British | |
| 1780, October 7th | Battle of Kings Mountain , Americans defeat British | |
| 1781, January 1st | Battle of Cowpens , Americans defeat British | |
| 1781, March 9th to May 8th | Battle of Pensacola (1781) , Spaniards defeat British | |
| 1781, March 15th | Battle of Guilford Court House , British defeat Americans | |
| 1781, October 19th | Battle of Yorktown , Americans and French defeat British |
Spanish-Portuguese War
| 1776/77 | Spanish-Portuguese War (Banda Oriental) |
War of the Bavarian Succession
| 1778/79 | War of the Bavarian Succession |
Eleventh Burmese-Siamese War
| 1785-1792 | Eleventh Burmese-Siamese War |
Russo-Austrian Turkish War
| 1787-1792 | Russo-Austrian Turkish War | |
| 1789, July 31 | Battle of Focşani , Russians and Austrians defeat the Ottomans | |
| 1789, September 22nd | Battle of Martinesti , Russians and Austrians defeat the Ottomans | |
| 1790, July 20th | Battle of Cetingrad , Austrians (Croatian Army Corps) defeat Ottomans |
Russo-Swedish War
| 1788-1790 | Russo-Swedish War |
War against the Northwest Indians
| 1791 | November 4th | Battle of the Wabash River , an alliance of Indian tribes in the northwestern United States, defeated a US Army |
Fifth Polish-Russian War
| 1792 | Fifth Polish-Russian War |
Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
| 1792-1815 | Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars | |
| 1792, September 20th | Cannonade at Valmy , France, France defeated Prussians and Imperial and Royal | |
| 1793, March 1st | First battle at Aldenhoven , Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1793, March 18 | Battle of Neerzüge , Belgium, Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1793, September 14th | Battle of Pirmasens , Imperial and Royal and Prussians defeat France | |
| 1793, October 15th and 16th | Battle of Wattignies , Belgium, France defeated the Imperial Royal | |
| 1793, November 28th and 30th | Battle of Kaiserslautern , Prussia defeat France | |
| 1794, June 26th | Battle of Fleurus , Netherlands, France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1794, October 2nd | Second Battle of Aldenhoven , France defeated the Imperial Royal | |
| 1795, July 16 | Battle of Plouharnel , revolutionary troops defeat the royalists | |
| 1796, April 12th | Battle of Montenotte , in Liguria, France defeated Sardinia-Piedmont and Imperial-Royal | |
| 1796, April 13th | Battle of Millesimo , in Liguria, France defeated Sardinia-Piedmont and Imperial and Royal | |
| 1796, April 21 | Battle of Mondovì , in Piedmont, France defeated Sardinia-Piedmont | |
| 1796, June 1st | Battle of Siegburg , in the Siebengebirge, France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1796, June 4th | Battle of Altenkirchen , in the Westerwald, France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1796, June 15 | Battle of Wetzlar , on the Lahn, Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1796, June 19th | Battle of Kircheib-Uckerath in the Westerwald | |
| 1796, July 9th | Battle of Malsch , Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1796, August 11th | Battle of Neresheim , Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1796, August 20-22 | Battle of Deinig , Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1796, August 24th | Battle of Amberg , Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1796, September 3rd | Battle of Würzburg Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1796, September 16 | Battle of Limburg Imperial and Royal defeated France | |
| 1796, September 19th | Battle near Höchstenbach in the Westerwald | |
| 1796, October 2nd | Battle of Biberach French defeat Austrians | |
| 1796, October 17th | Battle of Emmendingen Austrians defeat French | |
| 1796, October 24th | Battle of Schliengen Imperial and Royal defeats France | |
| 1796, November 15th to 17th | Battle of Arcole France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1797, April 18 | Battle of Neuwied France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1798, July 21 | Battle of the Pyramids , Egypt, France defeated the Mameluks | |
| 1798, August 1st to August 2nd | Sea battle at Abukir , Egypt | |
| 1798, September 7th to 9th | Battle in Nidwalden , The French invade the canton of Nidwalden | |
| 1799, March 21 | Battle of Ostrach , Upper Swabia, Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1799, March 25th | Battle of Stockach , Baden, Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1799, June 4-7 | First Battle of Zurich , Switzerland, Imperial and Royal defeat France | |
| 1799, July 25th | Battle of Abukir , Egypt | |
| 1799, September 25-26 | Second battle for Zurich , Switzerland, France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1800, May 5th | Battle of Messkirch , Baden, France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1800, May 9 | Battle of Biberach , Upper Swabia, France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1800, June 14th | Battle of Marengo , Italy, France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| 1800, December 3rd | Battle of Hohenlinden , Bavaria, France defeated Imperial and Royal | |
| Continued under the 19th century |
Kościuszko uprising
| 1794/95 | Kościuszko uprising | |
| 1794, October 2nd | Battle of Bromberg , Poland-Lithuania defeated Prussia | |
| 1794, November 4th | Battle of Warsaw , Russia defeated Poland-Lithuania |