| | 636 | Battle of Yarmuk River. Byzantine forces nearly destroyed by Muslim army of Khalid ibn-al-Walid solidifying Muslim control of southern Syria and Palestine. |
| | 1119 | Battle of Brenneville, Henry I defeated Louis IV decisively. |
| | 1648 | Battle of Lens. The Great Conde, feigned retreat, turned and completely defeated larger Austrian force. |
| | 1673 | Battle of Texel. Through skillful maneuver, Dutch fleet prevents combined English-French invasion of the Netherlands. |
| | 1914 | Battle of Gumbinnen. First major battle between Germans and Russians on the Eastern Front. |
| | 1968 | Soviet troops "restored order" by invading Czechoslovakia. |