On this day: battles in Britain & Ireland
142 battles on this site have an exact date in Wikidata (only battles from 1600 onwards are given full dates). Dates recorded in the Julian (Old Style) calendar, used in Britain until 1752, are listed under their Julian day and marked. For battles worldwide on each day see Battlefields of the World: on this day.
Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov · Dec
January
- 9 January: Battle of Bovey Heath 16469 January 1646 · England
- 19 January: Battle of Braddock Down 164319 January 1643 · First English Civil War
- 23 January: Battle of Leeds 164323 January 1643 · First English Civil War
- 25 January: Battle of Nantwich 164425 January 1644 · First English Civil War
- 28 January: Battle of Falkirk Muir 174628 January 1746 · Jacobite risings
February
- 2 February: Battle of Inverlochy 16452 February 1645 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 7 February: Battle of Glen Fruin 16037 February 1603 · Scotland
- 16 February: Battle of Torrington 164616 February 1646 · First English Civil War
- 21 February: Battle of Carrickfergus 176021 February 1760 – 26 February 1760 · Seven Years' War
- 22 February: Battle of Fishguard 179722 February 1797 – 24 February 1797 · War of the First Coalition
March
- 13 March: First Battle of Middlewich 164313 March 1643 · English Civil War
- 14 March: Battle of Ronas Voe 167414 March 1674 · Third Anglo-Dutch War
- 17 March: Siege of Blair Castle 174617 March 1746 – 2 April 1746 · Jacobite rising of 1745
- 18 March: Battle of New Ross 164318 March 1643 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 19 March: Battle of Hopton Heath 164319 March 1643 · First English Civil War
- 21 March: Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold 164621 March 1646 · English Civil War
- 26 March: Battle of Stourbridge Heath 164426 March 1644 · England
- 26 March: Battle of Winnington Bridge 164426 March 1644 · England
- 29 March: Battle of Cheriton 164429 March 1644 (Julian calendar) · English Civil War
- 30 March: Battle of Seacroft Moor 164330 March 1643 · First English Civil War
April
- 3 April: Battle of Camp Hill 16433 April 1643 · First English Civil War
- 13 April: Battle of Ripple Field 164313 April 1643 · English Civil War
- 15 April: Battle of Kilrush 164215 April 1642 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 15 April: Battle of Littleferry 174615 April 1746 · Jacobite rising of 1745
- 25 April: Battle of Sourton Down 164325 April 1643 · English Civil War
- 27 April: Battle of Carbisdale 165027 April 1650 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 27 April: Battle of Culloden 174627 April 1746 · Jacobite risings
- 30 April: Battle of Cromdale 169030 April 1690 – 1 May 1690 · Jacobite risings
May
- 8 May: Battle of St Fagans 16488 May 1648 · Second English Civil War
- 9 May: Battle of Auldearn 16459 May 1645 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 10 May: Battle of Macroom 165010 May 1650 · Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
- 14 May: Battle of Aberdeen 164614 May 1646 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 16 May: Battle of Stratton 164316 May 1643 · First English Civil War
- 16 May: Battle of Loup Hill 168916 May 1689 · Jacobite rising of 1689
- 21 May: Capture of Wakefield 164321 May 1643 · First English Civil War
- 24 May: Battle of Rhunahaorine Moss 164724 May 1647 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 24 May: Battle of Prosperous 179824 May 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 25 May: Battle of Carlow 179825 May 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 26 May: Battle of Tara Hill 179826 May 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 27 May: Battle of Oulart Hill 179827 May 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 28 May: Bolton Massacre 164428 May 1644 · English Civil War
- 28 May: Battle of Enniscorthy 179828 May 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 28 May: Battle of Rathangan 179828 May 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 30 May: Battle of Three Rocks 179830 May 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
June
- 1 June: Battle of Maidstone 16481 June 1648 · Second English Civil War
- 1 June: Battle of Drumclog 16791 June 1679 · Scotland
- 4 June: Battle of Cloughleagh 16434 June 1643 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 5 June: Battle of Benburb 16465 June 1646 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 5 June: Battle of New Ross 17985 June 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 7 June: Battle of Antrim 17987 June 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 9 June: Raid on the Medway 16679 June 1667 – 14 June 1667 · Second Anglo-Dutch War
- 9 June: Battle of Arklow 17989 June 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 10 June: Battle of Glenshiel 171910 June 1719 · Jacobite rising of 1719
- 12 June: Battle of Mauchline Muir 164812 June 1648 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 12 June: Battle of Ballynahinch 179812 June 1798 – 13 June 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 13 June: Battle of Clones 164313 June 1643 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 14 June: Battle of Naseby 164514 June 1645 · English Civil War
- 16 June: Battle of Glenmaquin 164216 June 1642 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 18 June: Battle of the Brig of Dee 163918 June 1639 – 19 June 1639 · First Bishops' War
- 18 June: Battle of Chalgrove 164318 June 1643 · First English Civil War
- 19 June: Battle of Tecroghan 165019 June 1650 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 21 June: Battle of Scarrifholis 165021 June 1650 · Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
- 21 June: Battle of Vinegar Hill 179821 June 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 22 June: Battle of Bothwell Bridge 167922 June 1679 · Scotland
- 28 June: Battle of Dublin 192228 June 1922 – 5 July 1922 · Irish Civil War
- 29 June: Battle of Cropredy Bridge 164429 June 1644 · English Civil War
- 30 June: Battle of Adwalton Moor 164330 June 1643 · First English Civil War
July
- 2 July: Battle of Marston Moor 16442 July 1644 · English Civil War
- 2 July: Battle of Alford 16452 July 1645 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 4 July: Battle of Burton Bridge 16434 July 1643 · First English Civil War
- 5 July: Battle of Lansdown Hill 16435 July 1643 · First English Civil War
- 6 July: Battle of Sedgemoor 16856 July 1685 (Julian calendar) · Monmouth Rebellion
- 10 July: Battle of Langport 164510 July 1645 · First English Civil War
- 11 July: Battle of the Boyne 169011 July 1690 · Williamite War in Ireland
- 13 July: Battle of Roundway Down 164313 July 1643 · English Civil War
- 13 July: Battle of Altimarlach 168013 July 1680 · Scotland
- 19 July: Battle of Dalnaspidal 165419 July 1654 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 20 July: Battle of Inverkeithing 165120 July 1651 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 22 July: Battle of Aughrim 169122 July 1691 · Williamite War in Ireland
- 27 July: Battle of Killiecrankie 168927 July 1689 · Jacobite risings
- 28 July: Battle of Gainsborough 164328 July 1643 · First English Civil War
- 31 July: Battle of Newtownbutler 168931 July 1689 · Williamite War in Ireland
August
- 2 August: Battle of Rathmines 16492 August 1649 · Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
- 4 August: Battle of Marshall's Elm 16424 August 1642 · England
- 7 August: Battle of Portlester 16437 August 1643 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 13 August: Battle of Lostwithiel 21 August 164413 August 1644 – 2 September 1644 · First English Civil War
- 13 August: Battle of Lostwithiel 31 August - 1 September 164413 August 1644 – 2 September 1644 · First English Civil War
- 13 August: Battle of Warrington Bridge 165113 August 1651 · Third English Civil War
- 15 August: Battle of Kilsyth 164515 August 1645 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 16 August: Highbridge Skirmish 174516 August 1745 · Jacobite rising of 1745
- 17 August: Battle of Preston 164817 August 1648 – 19 August 1648 · Second English Civil War
- 20 August: Battle of Ormskirk 164420 August 1644 · English Civil War
- 21 August: Battle of Dunkeld 168921 August 1689 · Jacobite risings
- 23 August: Battle of Mapperley Hills 184223 August 1842 · England
- 25 August: Battle of Wigan Lane 165125 August 1651 · Third English Civil War
- 27 August: Battle of Castlebar 179827 August 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 28 August: Battle of Newburn Ford 164028 August 1640 · Bishops' Wars
- 28 August: Battle of Upton 165128 August 1651 · Third English Civil War
September
- 1 September: Battle of Tippermuir 16441 September 1644 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 3 September: Battle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Old Bridge 16423 September 1651 · English Civil War
- 3 September: Battle of Dunbar 16503 September 1650 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 5 September: Battle of Collooney 17985 September 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 7 September: Battle of Babylon Hill 16427 September 1642 · First English Civil War
- 8 September: Battle of Ballinamuck 17988 September 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 12 September: Battle of Stirling 164812 September 1648 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 13 September: Battle of Aberdeen 164413 September 1644 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 13 September: Battle of Philiphaugh 164513 September 1645 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 13 September: Stand-off at the Fords of Arkaig 166513 September 1665 – 20 September 1665 · Scotland
- 18 September: Battle of Aldbourne Chase 164318 September 1643 · First English Civil War
- 18 September: Relief of Montgomery Castle 164418 September 1644 · First English Civil War
- 20 September: Battle of Moyry Pass 160020 September 1600 – 9 October 1600 · Nine Years' War
- 20 September: Battle of Newbury 164320 September 1643 (Julian calendar) · First English Civil War
- 21 September: Battle of Prestonpans 174521 September 1745 · Jacobite risings
- 21 September: Battle of the Diamond 179521 September 1795 · Armagh disturbances
- 23 September: Battle of Killala 179823 September 1798 · Irish Rebellion of 1798
- 24 September: Battle of Rowton Heath 164524 September 1645 · English Civil War
October
- 11 October: Battle of Winceby 164311 October 1643 · First English Civil War
- 17 October: Battle of Kings Norton 164217 October 1642 · English Civil War
- 20 October: Battle of Annan Moor 164520 October 1645 – 21 October 1645 · Wars of the Three Kingdoms
- 23 October: Battle of Edgehill 164223 October 1642 (Julian calendar) · First English Civil War
- 25 October: Battle of Meelick Island 165025 October 1650 · Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
- 27 October: Second Battle of Newbury 164427 October 1644 · First English Civil War
November
- 1 November: Battle of Aylesbury 16421 November 1642 · First English Civil War
- 1 November: Battle of Denbigh Green 16451 November 1645 · Wales
- 1 November: Storming of Shelford House 16451 November 1645 – 3 November 1645 · England
- 4 November: Battle of Olney Bridge 16434 November 1643 · First English Civil War
- 12 November: Battle of Brentford 164212 November 1642 · First English Civil War
- 13 November: Battle of Turnham Green 164213 November 1642 · First English Civil War
- 13 November: Battle of Knocknanuss 164713 November 1647 · Irish Confederate Wars
- 13 November: Battle of Sheriffmuir 171513 November 1715 · Jacobite rising of 1715
- 20 November: Wincanton Skirmish 168820 November 1688 · Glorious Revolution
- 28 November: Battle of Rullion Green 166628 November 1666 · Scotland
- 29 November: Battle of Julianstown 164129 November 1641 · Irish Confederate Wars
December
- 1 December: Battle of Piercebridge 16421 December 1642 · England
- 1 December: Battle of Hieton 16501 December 1650 · Scotland
- 7 December: Battle of Tadcaster 16427 December 1642 · England
- 9 December: Battle of Reading 16889 December 1688 · Glorious Revolution
- 13 December: Battle of Alton 164313 December 1643 · English Civil War
- 13 December: Battle of Bramber Bridge 164313 December 1643 · England
- 18 December: Clifton Moor Skirmish 174518 December 1745 · Jacobite rising of 1745
- 23 December: Battle of Inverurie 174523 December 1745 · Jacobite rising of 1745
- 26 December: Second Battle of Middlewich 164326 December 1643 · First English Civil War