Battles in England
235 battles and sieges whose recorded location lies within the modern borders of England (Europe), ordered by date.
Ancient · Medieval · Early modern · 19th century · World War I era · World War II era · Post-1945 · Date not recorded
Ancient (before 500) · 6
- Battle of the Medway AD 43England · Roman conquest of Britain
- Caratacus' last battle AD 50England · Roman conquest of Britain
- Battle of Guoloph 437England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Aylesford 455England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Wippedesfleot 466England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Mercredesburne 485England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
Medieval (500–1499) · 105
- Battle of Badon 500England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Beran Byrig 556England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Arfderydd 573England
- Battle of Deorham 577England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Woden's Burg (592) 592England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Catraeth 600England
- Battle of Chester 615England · Anglo-Saxon settlement of England
- Battle of Cirencester 628England
- Battle of Hatfield Chase 633England
- Battle of Heavenfield 634England
- Battle of Maserfield 642England
- Battle of the Trent 679England
- Battle of Woden's Burg (715) 715England
- Battle of Pencon 720England
- Battle of Hereford 760England
- Battle of Otford (776) 776England
- Battle of Ellendun 825England
- Battle of Hingston Down 838England
- Battle of York (867) 867England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Ashdown 871England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Basing 871England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Englefield 871England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Reading (871) 871England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Chippenham 878England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Cynwit 878England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Edington 878England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Benfleet 894England
- Battle of the Holme 902England · Æthelwold's Revolt
- Battle of Tettenhall 910England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Tempsford 917England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Corbridge 918England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Brunanburh 937England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Stainmore 954England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Maldon 991England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Pinhoe 1001England
- First Battle of Alton 1001England
- Siege of Durham (1006) 1006England
- Battle of Ringmere 1010England
- Siege of Canterbury 1011England
- Battle of Assandun 1016England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Brentford (1016) 1016England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Fulford 1066England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Hastings 1066England · Norman conquest of England
- Battle of Stamford Bridge 1066England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Siege of Exeter (1068) 1068England · Norman conquest of England
- Battle of Alnwick (1093) 1093England
- Battle of Clitheroe 1138England · The Anarchy
- Battle of the Standard 1138England · The Anarchy
- Siege of Wark (1138) 1138England
- Battle of Lincoln (1141) 1141England · The Anarchy
- Rout of Winchester 1141England · The Anarchy
- Siege of Oxford (1142) 1142England · The Anarchy
- Battle of Wilton 1143England · The Anarchy
- Battle of Alnwick (1174) 1174England · Revolt of 1173–1174
- Battle of Lincoln (1217) 1217England · First Barons' War
- Battle of Sandwich (1217) 1217England · First Barons' War
- Battle of Lewes 1264England · Second Barons' War
- Battle of Northampton (1264) 1264England · Second Barons' War
- Battle of Evesham 1265England · Second Barons' War
- Battle of Chesterfield 1266England
- Siege of Kenilworth 1266England · Second Barons' War
- Sack of Berwick (1296) 1296England · First War of Scottish Independence
- Siege of Carlisle (1315) 1315England · First War of Scottish Independence
- Siege of Berwick (1318) 1318England · First War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Myton 1319England · First War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Boroughbridge 1322England · Despenser War
- Battle of Burton Bridge (1322) 1322England · Despenser War
- Battle of Old Byland 1322England · First War of Scottish Independence
- Siege of Bristol (1326) 1326England · Despenser War
- Weardale campaign 1327England · First War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Halidon Hill 1333England · Wars of Scottish Independence
- Siege of Berwick (1333) 1333England · Second War of Scottish Independence
- Battle of Neville's Cross 1346England · Hundred Years' War
- Battle of Nesbit Moor (1355) 1355England · Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of North Walsham 1381England · Peasants' Revolt of 1381
- Battle of Radcot Bridge 1387England
- Battle of Otterburn 1388England · Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Homildon Hill 1402England · Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Shrewsbury 1403England · Glyndŵr Rebellion
- Battle of Blackpool Sands 1404England
- Battle of Bramham Moor 1408England
- Battle of Yeavering 1415England · Anglo-Scottish Wars
- First Battle of St Albans 1455England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Blore Heath 1459England · Wars of the Roses
- Rout of Ludford Bridge 1459England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Northampton (1460) 1460England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Sandwich (1460) 1460England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Wakefield 1460England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Worksop 1460England · Wars of the Roses
- Siege of the Tower of London (1460) 1460England
- Battle of Ferrybridge 1461England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Mortimer's Cross 1461England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Towton 1461England · Wars of the Roses
- Second Battle of St Albans 1461England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Hedgeley Moor 1464England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Hexham 1464England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Edgcote 1469England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Edgcote 1469England · Viking activity in the British Isles
- Battle of Nibley Green 1469England
- Battle of Losecoat Field 1470England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Barnet 1471England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Tewkesbury 1471England · Wars of the Roses
- English invasion of Scotland (1482) 1482England · Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Bosworth Field 1485England · Wars of the Roses
- Battle of Stoke Field 1487England · Wars of the Roses
Early modern (1500–1799) · 112
- Battle of Flodden 1513England · War of the League of Cambrai
- Battle of Solway Moss 1542England · Anglo-Scottish Wars
- Battle of Bonchurch 1545England · French invasion of the Isle of Wight
- Battle of the Solent 1545England · Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote
- Battle of Newburn 1640England · Bishops' Wars
- Battle of Aylesbury 1642England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Babylon Hill 1642England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Brentford (1642) 1642England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Edgehill 1642England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Kings Norton 1642England · English Civil War
- Battle of Marshall's Elm 1642England
- Battle of Piercebridge 1642England
- Battle of Powick Bridge 1642England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Tadcaster 1642England
- Battle of Turnham Green 1642England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Chichester 1642England · English Civil War
- Siege of Hull (1642) 1642England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Plymouth 1642England
- Siege of Portsmouth 1642England · English Civil War
- Siege of Reading 1642England · First English Civil War
- Sieges of Bradford 1642England
- Battle of Adwalton Moor 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Aldbourne Chase 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Alton 1643England · English Civil War
- Battle of Braddock Down 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Bramber Bridge 1643England
- Battle of Burton Bridge (1643) 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Camp Hill 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Chalgrove Field 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Gainsborough 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Heptonstall 1643England
- Battle of Hopton Heath 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Lansdowne 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Leeds 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Olney Bridge 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Ripple Field 1643England · English Civil War
- Battle of Roundway Down 1643England · English Civil War
- Battle of Seacroft Moor 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Sourton Down 1643England · English Civil War
- Battle of Stratton 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Winceby 1643England · First English Civil War
- Capture of Wakefield 1643England · First English Civil War
- First Battle of Middlewich 1643England · English Civil War
- First Battle of Newbury 1643England · First English Civil War
- Second Battle of Middlewich 1643England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Basing House 1643England · English Civil War
- Siege of Gloucester 1643England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Hull (1643) 1643England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Lichfield 1643England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Wardour Castle 1643England
- Siege of Worcester (1643) 1643England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Boldon Hill 1644England · English Civil War
- Battle of Cheriton 1644England · English Civil War
- Battle of Cropredy Bridge 1644England · English Civil War
- Battle of Lostwithiel 1644England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Marston Moor 1644England · English Civil War
- Battle of Nantwich 1644England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Ormskirk 1644England · English Civil War
- Battle of Oswestry 1644England
- Battle of Selby 1644England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Stourbridge Heath 1644England
- Battle of Tipton Green 1644England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Winnington Bridge 1644England
- Second Battle of Newbury 1644England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Carlisle (1644) 1644England
- Siege of Helmsley Castle 1644England
- Siege of Lincoln 1644England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Lyme Regis 1644England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Newcastle 1644England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Oxford 1644England · First English Civil War
- Siege of York 1644England · English Civil War
- Sieges of Taunton 1644England · First English Civil War
- Storming of Bolton 1644England · English Civil War
- Battle of Langport 1645England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Naseby 1645England · English Civil War
- Battle of Rowton Heath 1645England · English Civil War
- Battle of Weymouth 1645England · English Civil War
- Great Siege of Scarborough Castle 1645England
- Siege of Bridgwater (1645) 1645England
- Siege of Bristol (1645) 1645England · English Civil War
- Siege of Chester 1645England · First English Civil War
- Siege of High Ercall Hall 1645England
- Siege of Lathom House 1645England · First English Civil War
- Storming of Shelford House 1645England
- Battle of Bovey Heath 1646England
- Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold 1646England · English Civil War
- Battle of Torrington 1646England · First English Civil War
- Siege of Worcester 1646England · First English Civil War
- Battle of Maidstone 1648England · Second English Civil War
- Battle of Preston (1648) 1648England · Second English Civil War
- Battle of Winwick 1648England · Second English Civil War
- Siege of Colchester 1648England · Second English Civil War
- Battle of Upton 1651England · Third English Civil War
- Battle of Warrington Bridge (1651) 1651England · Third English Civil War
- Battle of Wigan Lane 1651England · Third English Civil War
- Battle of Worcester 1651England · English Civil War
- Battle of Dungeness 1652England · First Anglo-Dutch War
- Battle of Landguard Fort 1667England · Second Anglo-Dutch War
- Raid on the Medway 1667England · Second Anglo-Dutch War
- Battle of Sedgemoor 1685England · Monmouth Rebellion
- Battle of Reading (1688) 1688England · Glorious Revolution
- Wincanton Skirmish 1688England · Glorious Revolution
- Battle of Beachy Head (1690) 1690England · Nine Years' War
- Action of 2 May 1707 1707England · War of the Spanish Succession
- Battle at The Lizard 1707England · War of the Spanish Succession
- Battle of Preston (1715) 1715England · Jacobite rising of 1715
- Clifton Moor Skirmish 1745England · Jacobite rising of 1745
- Siege of Carlisle (December 1745) 1745England · Jacobite rising of 1745
- Siege of Carlisle (November 1745) 1745England · Jacobite rising of 1745
- Battle at the Yadkin River 1771England · Regulator Movement
- Battle of Flamborough Head 1779England · American Revolutionary War
- Battle of Mudeford 1784England
19th century (1800–1913) · 2
World War I era (1914–1918) · 1
- Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft 1916England · World War I
World War II era (1939–1945) · 1
- Battle of Graveney Marsh 1940England · World War II
Post-1945 (1946 onwards) · 1
- Iranian Embassy siege 1980England · Thatcherism
Date not recorded (no reliable year in Wikidata) · 7
- Battle of Carham England
- Battle of Gunnislake New Bridge England
- Battle of Old Byland England
- Battle of Sampford Courtenay England
- Battle of Sherburn in Elmet England
- Boudican revolt England · Boudican revolt
- Siege of Hereford England