| | 1647 | Battle of Dunganhill. Colonel Michael Jones routed large body of Irish rebels during the Great Irish Rebellion. |
| | 1674 | Battle of Seneffe. Drawn battle between French and combined Fleming-Spanish army. One-sixth of the troops involved were killed. |
| | 1692 | Battle of Steenkerke. English under William III defeated by the French under the Duke of Luxembourg. |
| | 1942 | U.S. 1st Marine Raiders land on Tulagi. |
| | 1942 | Battle of Savo Island. Japanese damage escorts but fail to follow up and attack transports. Japanese reinforcments arrive on Guadalcanal. |
| | 1945 | Soviets declare war on Japan and invade Manchuria. |