Battles in Islands & open ocean

23 battles, including naval battles near its coasts. Browse by country.

Early modern · 19th century · World War I era · World War II era · Post-1945

Early modern (1500–1799) · 9

• Battle of Salga 1581Portugal · War of the Portuguese Succession
• Battle of Vila Franca do Campo 1582At sea · War of the Portuguese Succession
• Battle of Flores (1591) 1591Portugal · Anglo-Spanish War
• Battle of Flores (1592) 1592Portugal · Anglo-Spanish War
• Action of Faial 1594At sea · Anglo-Spanish War
• Siege of São Filipe 1641Portugal · Portuguese Restoration War
• Arrest attempt of Jørgen Bjørn 1688Saint Helena
• Action of 8 January 1780 1780At sea · American Revolutionary War
• Glorious First of June 1794At sea · French Revolutionary Wars

19th century (1800–1913) · 5

• Action of 13 March 1806 1806At sea · Napoleonic Wars
• Action of 18 November 1809 1809At sea · Mauritius campaign
• Action of 31 May 1809 1809At sea · Napoleonic Wars
• Battle of Grand Port 1810Mauritius · Mauritius campaign
• Battle of Jobourg 1814At sea · Napoleonic Wars

World War I era (1914–1918) · 2

• Battle of Más a Tierra 1915Chile · World War I
• Action of 10 March 1917 1917At sea · World War I

World War II era (1939–1945) · 6

• Action of 4 April 1941 1941At sea · World War II
• Last battle of Bismarck 1941At sea · Battle of the Atlantic
• Action of 27 March 1942 1942At sea · World War II
• Battle of Réunion 1942France · Indian Ocean in World War II
• Indian Ocean raid 1942At sea · Pacific War
• Battle of the Philippine Sea 1944At sea · Pacific War

Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 1

• Invasion of South Georgia 1982South Georgia and the Islands · Falklands War