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Naval Battles

25 battles

From ancient triremes to modern battleships, these engagements were decided on the open water. Explore the sea battles that shaped maritime history and determined the fate of empires.

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Battle of the Delta

1175 BCE · Nile Delta, Egypt

🏛️Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia

hard

Battle of Actium

31 BCE · Actium, Greece

🏛️Ancient Egypt & Mesopotamia

medium

Battle of Salamis

480 BCE · Greece

🏺Ancient Greece & Rome

hard

Battle of Sluys

1340 CE · English Channel

🏰Medieval Europe

hard

Battle of Lepanto

1571 CE · Gulf of Patras, Greece

⚔️Ottoman & Islamic Empires

hard

Battle of Preveza

1538 CE · Greece

⚔️Ottoman & Islamic Empires

hard

Battle of Red Cliffs

208 CE · Yangtze River, China

⛩️East Asia

medium

Battle of Baekgang

663 CE · Geum River, Korea

⛩️East Asia

hard

Battle of Noryang

1598 CE · Noryang Strait, Korea

⛩️East Asia

hard

Battle of Myeongnyang

1597 CE · Myeongnyang Strait, Korea

⛩️East Asia

medium

Battle of Dan-no-ura

1185 CE · Straits of Shimonoseki, Japan

⛩️East Asia

hard

Battle of Yamen

1279 CE · Yamen, Guangdong, China

⛩️East Asia

hard

Battle of Trafalgar

1805 CE · Atlantic Ocean, off Spain

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Battle of Tsushima

1905 CE · Tsushima Strait, Japan/Korea

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Battle of the Nile

1798 CE · Egypt (Aboukir Bay)

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Spanish Armada

1588 CE · English Channel

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

medium

Battle of Chesme

1770 CE · Turkey (Aegean Coast)

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Battle of Cape St Vincent

1797 CE · Atlantic Ocean, off Portugal

⛵Colonial & Napoleonic Era

hard

Battle of Manila Bay

1898 CE · Manila Bay, Philippines

🦅American Wars

hard

Battle of Jutland

1916 CE · North Sea

🪖World Wars

hard

Battle of the Coral Sea

1942 CE · Pacific Ocean

🪖World Wars

hard

Battle of Leyte Gulf

1944 CE · Philippines

🪖World Wars

hard

Battle of Iquique

1879 CE · Iquique, Chile/Peru

🌎Latin American Wars

hard

Battle of Angamos

1879 CE · Cape Angamos, Bolivia/Chile

🌎Latin American Wars

hard

Battle of Vuelta de Obligado

1845 CE · Parana River, Argentina

🌎Latin American Wars

hard

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