| | 1419 | English capture city of Rouen. During the siege, the French expelled non-combatants but the English refused to let them through their lines. Many starved in the area between the two armies. |
| | 1812 | Despite heavy casualties, Wellington's forces capture Spanish city of Ciudad Rodrigo from French. |
| | 1862 | Battle of Mill Springs. Initially driven back, with the arrival of reinforcements, Federal troops defeated Confederate with considerable loss. First serious defeat by Confederates in the Civil War. |
| | 1871 | Battle of Saint Quentin. French attempt to relieve besieged Paris failed. |
| | 1885 | Battle of Abu Kru, British square once again proves itself on the defensive. |