| | 1644 | Battle of Marston Moor. For the first time, Cromwell's infantry held off Royalist cavalry giving Parliamentarians control of the north. |
| | 1645 | British royalists defeat Covenanters at Alford during English Civil War. |
| | 1747 | Battle of Lawfeldt. Three times the French took the village and each time they were thrown back out. Finally the British withdrew from battle in good order. |
| | 1863 | Second Day of the Battle of Gettysburg. |