| 1644 | Royalist forces under the Marquis of Montrose defeat Scottish Presbyterian rebels at Aberdeen. |
| 1645 | Battle of Phippiphaugh. Roundhead forces surprised and defeat Royalist Highlanders during the English Civil War. |
| 1683 | Relief army forces Turks to abandon the second siege of Vienna. For this loss, the Turkish emperor, Muhammad IV, beheaded the Turkish commander, the Grand Vizier Mustafa. |
| 1759 | Battle of the Pains of Abraham. French were driven back into Quebec and evacuated it the next day. |
| 1847 | Americans capture Chapultepec, a fort on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico. |
| 1882 | Battle of Tel-el-Kebir. Following a night march, British troops surprise and defeat Egyptian rebels. |