century, 1,470 engagements
Battles of the 16th century
1,470 engagements of the 16th century are placed in the atlas: 799 battles, 556 sieges, 94 naval actions and 21 campaigns across 105 present-day countries, most in Japan (306), Netherlands (92), France (92). The century's largest wars by placed engagements: Eighty Years' War (117), Ottoman–Spanish War (44), Japanese invasions of Korea (40), Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (36).
Engagements by decade
Wars of the century 93 with pages
- Eighty Years' War 117
- Ottoman–Spanish War 44
- Japanese invasions of Korea 40
- Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire 36
- Anglo-Spanish War 34
- French Wars of Religion 28
- War of the League of Cambrai 27
- Livonian War 20
- Long War 18
- Northern Seven Years' War 18
- Ottoman–Habsburg Wars 17
- Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 17
- Italian War of 1521–1526 16
- Ottoman–Safavid War 14
- Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire 13
- Arauco War 13
- War of the League of Cognac 12
- Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts 12
- Revolt of the Comuneros 12
- Ottoman Wars in Europe 11
- Georgian–Ottoman conflicts 11
- Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties 10
- Nine Years' War 10
- Ethiopian–Adal War 10
- Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote 9
- Malay-Portuguese War 9
- Ottoman–Persian wars 8
- Italian War of 1551–1559 8
- Ishiyama Hongan-ji War 8
- Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17 7
Most widely documented engagements
| Date | Engagement | Place | War |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 1571 | Battle of Lepanto | Gulf of Corinth | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 29 August 1526 | Battle of Mohács | Sátorhely | Hungarian–Ottoman War |
| 18 May 1565 | Siege of Malta | Grand Harbour | Ottoman–Habsburg Wars |
| 27 September 1529 | First Turkish Siege of Vienna | Vienna | Austro-Turkish Wars |
| 21 October 1600 | Battle of Sekigahara | Sekigahara | Sekigahara Campaign |
| 1 May 1526 | Battle of Panipat | Panipat | Mughal Empire |
| 1592 | Japanese invasions of Korea | Korean Peninsula | history of Japan–Korea relations |
| 23 August 1514 | Battle of Chaldiran | Chaldoran | Ottoman–Persian wars |
| 24 February 1525 | Battle of Pavia | Pavia | Italian War of 1521–1526 |
| 13 September 1515 | Battle of Marignano | Melegnano | War of the League of Cambrai |
| 6 May 1527 | Sack of Rome, 1527 | Rome | War of the League of Cognac |
| 28 September 1538 | Battle of Preveza | Preveza | Third Ottoman–Venetian War |
| 26 June 1522 | Siege of Rhodes | Rhodes | Ottoman Wars in Europe |
| 5 November 1556 | Battle of Panipat | Panipat | |
| 6 August 1566 | Siege of Szigetvár | Szigetvár | Ottoman Wars in Europe |
| 4 August 1578 | Battle of Alcácer Quibir | Ksar el-Kebir | Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts |
| 30 June 1520 | La Noche Triste | Lake Texcoco | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire |
| 28 June 1575 | Battle of Nagashino | Nagashino Castle | |
| 24 August 1516 | Battle of Marj Dabiq | Dabiq | Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17 |
| 12 June 1560 | Battle of Okehazama | Okehazama | Three Surprise Attacks of Japan |
| 25 June 1521 | Siege of Belgrade | Belgrade | Hungarian–Ottoman War |
| 8 September 1514 | Battle of Orsha | Vorsha | Muscovite-Lithuanian War of 1512-1522 |
| 3 February 1509 | Battle of Diu | Daman and Diu | |
| 27 April 1521 | Battle of Six Seven | Cebu | history of Southeast Asia |
| 25 April 1547 | Battle of Mühlberg | Mühlberg/Elbe | Schmalkaldic War |
| 9 September 1513 | Battle of Flodden | Branxton | War of the League of Cambrai |
| 9 May 1560 | Battle of Djerba | Djerba | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 25 January 1573 | Battle of Mikatagahara | Mikatahara | Operation Nishikami |
| 26 January 1565 | Battle of Talikota | Hampi | Muslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent |
| 16 November 1532 | Battle of Cajamarca | Cajamarca | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire |
| 10 May 1521 | Fall of Tenochtitlan | Tenochtitlan | |
| 16 June 1535 | Conquest of Tunis | Tunis | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1553 | Battles of Kawanakajima | Kawanakajima | |
| 22 June 1593 | Battle of Sisak | Sisak | Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War |
| 30 July 1570 | Battle of Anegawa | Anegawa River | |
| 5 August 1532 | Siege of Güns | Kőszeg | Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary |
| 17 September 1570 | Siege of Famagusta | Famagusta | Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573 |
| 11 April 1512 | Battle of Ravenna | Ravenna | War of the League of Cambrai |
| May 1590 | Siege of Odawara | Odawara Castle | history of Japan |
| 2 July 1582 | Battle of Yamazaki | Yamazaki Castle | |
| 23 May 1568 | Battle of Heiligerlee | Heiligerlee | Eighty Years' War |
| 27 April 1522 | Battle of Bicocca | Bicocca | Italian War of 1521–1526 |
| 22 August 1543 | Siege of Nice | Nice | France–Habsburg rivalry |
| 14 May 1509 | Battle of Agnadello | Agnadello | War of the League of Cambrai |
| 11 June 1583 | Battle of Shizugatake | Shizugatake | |
| 12 July 1574 | Conquest of Tunis | Tunis | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1552 | 1552 Siege of Eger | Eger | Ottoman Wars in Europe |
| 1596 | Battle of Keresztes | Mezőkeresztes | Long War |
| 1541 | Algiers expedition | Algiers | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1552 | Siege of Kazan | Kazan | Russo-Kazan Wars |
| 26 October 1597 | Battle of Myeongnyang | Myeongnyang Strait | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 2 July 1600 | Battle of Nieuwpoort | Nieuwpoort | Eighty Years' War |
| 11 April 1544 | Battle of Ceresole | Ceresole Alba | Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote |
| 28 April 1503 | Battle of Cerignola | Cerignola | Second War of Naples |
| 16 December 1598 | Battle of Noryang | Q12590340 | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 2 August 1572 | Battle of Molodi | Molodi | Crimean-Russian Wars |
| 10 August 1557 | Battle of St. Quentin | Saint-Quentin | Italian Wars |
| 1527 | Battle of Khanwa | Agra | |
| 1517 | Battle of Ridaniya | Egypt | Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17 |
| 21 August 1541 | Siege of Buda | Buda | |
| 6 June 1513 | Battle of Novara | Novara | War of the League of Cambrai |
| 19 December 1562 | Battle of Dreux | Dreux | French Wars of Religion |
| 1508 | Battle of Chaul | Chaul | Gujarati–Portuguese conflicts |
| July 1584 | Fall of Antwerp | Antwerp | Eighty Years' War |
| 29 December 1503 | Battle of Garigliano | Gaeta | Italian Wars of 1499–1504 |
| 18 July 1539 | Siege of Castelnuovo | Herceg Novi | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1 January 1558 | Siege of Calais | Calais | Anglo-French War of 1557–1559 |
| 7 July 1520 | Battle of Otumba | Otompan | Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire |
| 25 July 1511 | Capture of Malacca | Malacca | Malay-Portuguese War |
| 8 May 1592 | Battle of Okpo | Okpo-dong | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 24 May 1592 | Siege of Busan | Busanjinseong | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 2 August 1560 | Battle of Ergeme | Valga | Livonian War |
| 1552 | Battle of Ponza | Ponza | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1590 | Battle of Ivry | Ivry-la-Bataille | French Wars of Religion |
| 16 August 1513 | Battle of Guinegate | Enguinegatte | War of the League of Cambrai |
| 21 July 1568 | Battle of Jemmingen | Jemgum | Eighty Years' War |
| April 1525 | Battle of Frankenhausen | Bad Frankenhausen | German Peasants' War |
| 3 April 1582 | Battle of Tenmokuzan | Mount Tenmoku | Kōshū Conquest |
| 1584 | Battle of Komaki and Nagakute | Komakiyama Castle | |
| 23 August 1595 | Battle of Călugăreni | Călugăreni | Long War |
| 9 August 1551 | Siege of Tripoli | Tripoli | Ottoman–Habsburg Wars |
| 26 February 1548 | Capture of Aden | Aden | Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 |
| 1553 | Invasion of Corsica | Corsica | Italian War of 1551–1559 |
| 1529 | Capture of Algiers | Peñón of Algiers | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 18 June 1576 | Battle of Haldighati | Haldighati | |
| 15 August 1592 | Battle of Hansan Island | Gyeonnaeryang strait | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| November 1534 | Capture of Baghdad | Baghdad | Ottoman-Safavid War |
| 1534 | Conquest of Tunis | Tunis | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1551 | Invasion of Gozo | Gozo | Ottoman–Habsburg Wars |
| 24 October 1529 | Siege of Florence | Florence | War of the League of Cognac |
| 29 September 1571 | Siege of Mount Hiei | Mount Hiei | |
| 10 September 1547 | Battle of Pinkie | Musselburgh | Anglo-Scottish Wars |
| 6 May 1536 | Siege of Cusco | Cusco | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire |
| 25 September 1598 | Battle of Stångebro | Linköping | War against Sigismund |
| 1518 | Fall of Tlemcen | Tlemcen | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1516 | Capture of Algiers | Algiers | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 10 August 1543 | Siege of Esztergom | Esztergom | Ottoman–Habsburg War of 1540–1547 |
| April 1507 | Siege of Cannanore | Kannur | |
| 25 October 1529 | Battle of Formentera | Formentera | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 10 August 1512 | Battle of Saint-Mathieu | Iroise Sea | War of the League of Cambrai |
| 1537 | Battle of Đakovo | Gorjani | Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary |
| 16 October 1555 | Battle of Miyajima | Itsukushima | Three Surprise Attacks of Japan |
| 23 March 1548 | Battle of Uedahara | Ueda | |
| 18 July 1545 | Battle of the Solent | The Solent | Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote |
| 21 October 1578 | Battles of Wenden | Cēsis | Livonian War |
| 14 March 1593 | Siege of Haengju | Haengjusanseong | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 24 November 1542 | Battle of Solway Moss | Solway Moss | Anglo-Scottish Wars |
| 22 September 1586 | Battle of Zutphen | Zutphen | Eighty Years' War |
| 26 July 1582 | Battle of Ponta Delgada | Azores | War of the Portuguese Succession |
| 1558 | Raid of the Balearic islands | Ciutadella | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1510 | Battle of Merv | Merv | Persian–Uzbek wars |
| 8 July 1592 | Battle of Sacheon | Sacheon | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 27 August 1597 | Battle of Chilcheollyang | Chilcheonnyang Strait | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 1592 | Battle of Sangju | Sangju | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 15 April 1592 | Siege of Dongnae | Dongnaeeupseong Fortress | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 18 October 1599 | Battle of Sellenberk | Șelimbăr | Long War |
| 3 October 1574 | Siege of Leiden | Leiden | Eighty Years' War |
| 1567 | Battle of Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | Second French War of Religion |
| 13 March 1569 | Battle of Jarnac | Jarnac | French Wars of Religion |
| 1552 | Siege of Temesvár | Timișoara | Ottoman Wars in Europe |
| 20 October 1567 | Siege of Chittorgarh | Chittorgarh Fort | |
| 1 April 1572 | Capture of Brielle | Brielle | Eighty Years' War |
| December 1536 | Battle of Ollantaytambo | Ollantaytambo | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire |
| 26 October 1582 | Battle of Chuvash Cape | Isker | Russian conquest of Siberia |
| 1570 | Siege of Kanegasaki | Kanegasaki Castle | |
| September 1600 | Siege of Fushimi | Fushimi Castle | |
| 2 January 1553 | Siege of Metz | Metz | Italian War of 1551–1559 |
| 7 May 1590 | Siege of Paris | Paris | French Wars of Religion |
| 9 August 1578 | Battle of Çıldır | Kars | Georgian–Ottoman conflicts |
| 1568 | Siege of Malacca | Malacca | |
| 7 December 1585 | Battle of Empel | Empel | Eighty Years' War |
| 30 August 1591 | Battle of Flores | Flores Island | Anglo-Spanish War |
| 7 July 1592 | Battle of Imjin River | Imjin River | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 1583 | Battle of Torches | Derbent | Ottoman–Safavid War |
| 28 October 1516 | Battle of Yaunis Khan | Khan Yunis | Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17 |
| July 1552 | Capture of Muscat | Old Muscat | Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 |
| 3 October 1569 | Battle of Moncontour | Moncontour | French Wars of Religion |
| 11 December 1572 | Siege of Haarlem | Haarlem | Eighty Years' War |
| 1574 | Battle of Mookerheyde | Mook en Middelaar | Eighty Years' War |
| 1535 | Sack of Mahón | Maó | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 25 August 1548 | Siege of Van | Van | Ottoman-Safavid War |
| 31 January 1578 | Battle of Gembloux | Gembloux | Eighty Years' War |
| 14 September 1544 | Sieges of Boulogne | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Italian War of 1542–46 Un penesote |
| 18 August 1581 | Siege of Pskov | Pskov | Livonian War |
| 26 April 1538 | Battle of Las Salinas | Civil Wars between the conquerors of Peru | |
| 5 November 1517 | Battle of Arita-Nakaide | Yamagata district | |
| 1582 | Siege of Takamatsu | Takamatsu Castle | Chūgoku Campaign |
| 24 May 1592 | Battle of Dadaejin | Q97232587 | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 1570 | Sieges of Nagashima | Nagashima Castle | Ishiyama Hongan-ji War |
| 6 February 1593 | Siege of Pyongyang | Pyongyang Castle | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 7 October 1513 | Battle of La Motta | Costabissara | War of the League of Cambrai |
| 25 March 1542 | Battle of Sezawa | Suwa district | |
| 1561 | Siege of Odawara | Odawara Castle | |
| 15 September 1589 | Battle of Arques | Arques-la-Bataille | War of the Three Henrys |
| 30 June 1596 | Capture of Cadiz | Bay of Cádiz | |
| 23 September 1568 | Battle of San Juan de Ulúa | Castle of San Juan de Ulúa | |
| 23 April 1521 | Battle of Villalar | Villalar de los Comuneros | Revolt of the Comuneros |
| 1582 | Siege of Takatō | Takatō Castle | Kōshū Conquest |
| 1555 | Battle of Sirhind | Sirhind-Fategarh | Humayun |
| 1576 | Capture of Fez | Fez | Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties |
| July 1538 | Siege of Diu | Diu | Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 |
| 27 September 1556 | Battle of Inō | Nazuka-chō | |
| 28 April 1592 | Battle of Ch'ungju | Q28700065 | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| April 1556 | Battle of Nagara-gawa | Nagara River | |
| 1598 | Siege of Ulsan | Ulsan Castle | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 1521 | First Battle of Tamao | Tuen Mun | |
| 27 September 1567 | Siege of Inabayama Castle | Gifu Castle | |
| 13 September 1505 | Capture of Mers-el-Kébir | Mers El Kebir | Zayyanid–Iberian conflicts |
| 26 July 1581 | Capture of Breda | Breda | Eighty Years' War |
| 3 August 1530 | Battle of Gavinana | Florence | War of the League of Cognac |
| 1597 | Battle of Turnhout | Turnhout | Eighty Years' War |
| 1501 | Ottoman raid on the Balearic Islands | Balearic Islands | Ottoman Wars in Europe |
| 1531 | Siege of Diu | Diu | Ottoman–Portuguese confrontations |
| 19 September 1542 | Battle of Azukizaka | Nukata district | |
| December 1572 | Siege of Noda Castle | Noda Castle | Operation Nishikami |
| 3 November 1577 | Battle of Tedorigawa | Tedori River | |
| 7 January 1554 | Capture of Fez | Fez | Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties |
| October 1545 | Siege of Kawagoe Castle | Kawagoe Castle | |
| 1573 | Siege of Odani Castle | Odani Castle | |
| 1573 | Siege of Ichijōdani Castle | Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins | |
| 10 May 1552 | Battle of Akatsuka | Narumi Castle | |
| 1539 | Battle of Chausa | Chausa | |
| 1595 | Battle of Giurgiu (1595) | Giurgiu | Long War |
| 1590 | Siege of Oshi | Oshi Castle | |
| 19 January 1520 | Battle of Bogesund | Åsunden | Sten Sture the Younger's War against Denmark |
| 1560 | Siege of Marune | hirayamajiro | Three Surprise Attacks of Japan |
| 14 August 1598 | Battle of the Yellow Ford | County Armagh | Nine Years' War |
| 20 October 1572 | Relief of Goes | Goes | Eighty Years' War |
| 15 September 1509 | Siege of Padua | Padua | War of the League of Cambrai |
| 1 October 1540 | Battle of Alborán | Alboran Island | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 8 October 1573 | Siege of Alkmaar | Alkmaar | Eighty Years' War |
| 11 October 1573 | Battle on the Zuiderzee | Zuiderzee | Eighty Years' War |
| 1540 | Siege of Koriyama | Yoshida-Kōriyama Castle | |
| 1588 | Battle of Gravelines | Gravelines | Anglo-Spanish War |
| 5 August 1506 | Battle of Kletsk | Klyetsk | Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars |
| 26 January 1564 | Battle of Ula | Chashniki | Livonian War |
| 1554 | Battle of Marciano | Marciano della Chiana | Italian War of 1551–1559 |
| 21 June 1529 | Battle of Landriano | Landriano | War of the League of Cognac |
| 17 February 1524 | Siege of Edo | Takanawa | |
| 22 August 1531 | Battle of Obertyn | Obertyn | |
| 4 May 1584 | Battle of Okitanawate | Shimabara Peninsula | |
| 30 June 1521 | Battle of Noáin | Pamplona | Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre |
| 1554 | Battle of Renty | Renty | Italian Wars |
| 1552 | Ottoman campaign against Hormuz | Persian Gulf | Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 |
| 1512 | Battle of Wisniowiec | Ternopil Oblast | Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe |
| 20 May 1521 | Battle of Pamplona | Pamplona | Spanish conquest of Iberian Navarre |
| 1519 | Cholula Massacre | Cholula | |
| March 1534 | Siege of Coron (1533–1534) | Koroni | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 19 July 1592 | Siege of Pyongyang | Pyongyang Castle | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 13 May 1597 | Siege of Amiens | Amiens | Anglo-Spanish War |
| 27 August 1501 | Battle of the Siritsa River | Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars | |
| May 1558 | Siege of Terabe | Terabe Castle | |
| 2 April 1558 | Battle of Wadi al-Laban | Tissa | Conflicts between the Regency of Algiers and the Sharifian dynasties |
| 1520 | Battle of Raichur | Raichur | |
| 1501 | First Battle of Cannanore | Kannur | |
| 1592 | Battle of Danghangpo | Goseong County | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 9 July 1592 | Battle of Dangpo | Tongyeong | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 13 March 1567 | Battle of Oosterweel | Antwerp | Eighty Years' War |
| 6 November 1572 | Siege of La Rochelle | La Rochelle | French Wars of Religion |
| 25 April 1568 | Battle of Dahlen | Rheindahlen | Eighty Years' War |
| 31 August 1536 | Siege of Klis | Klis Fortress | Croatian-Ottoman Wars |
| 1580 | Battle of Alcântara | Alcântara | War of the Portuguese Succession |
| 29 January 1574 | Battle of Reimerswaal | Oosterschelde | Eighty Years' War |
| 1583 | Siege of Godesberg | Bad Godesberg | Cologne War |
| 1561 | Siege of Moji | Moji Castle | Japanese–Portuguese conflicts |
| June 1556 | Siege of Oran | Oran | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 11 November 1591 | Siege of Rouen | Rouen | Anglo-Spanish War |
| 28 September 1562 | Siege of Rouen | Rouen | |
| 1600 | Siege of Ueda | Ueda Castle | |
| 1543 | Battle of Wayna Daga | Lake Tana | Ethiopian–Adal War |
| 1572 | Siege of Futamata | Futamata Castle | Operation Nishikami |
| 1547 | Battle of Odaihara | Odai-juku | Attack on Saku |
| 19 June 1582 | Battle of Kannagawa | Kami district | |
| 22 August 1548 | Battle of Shiojiritōge | Shiojiri Pass | |
| May 1582 | Siege of Uozu | Uozu Castle | |
| 1578 | Siege of Miki | Miki Castle | Chūgoku Campaign |
| 16 November 1569 | Battle of Mimasetōge | Q11354817 | |
| 5 September 1580 | Siege of Velikiye Luki | Velikiye Luki | Livonian War |
| 10 August 1552 | Battle of Palast | Plášťovce | |
| 24 January 1588 | Battle of Byczyna | Byczyna | War of the Polish Succession |
| July 1537 | Siege of Corfu | Corfu | Third Ottoman–Venetian War |
| 15 August 1599 | Battle of Curlew Pass | Boyle | Nine Years' War |
| 1596 | 1596 Siege of Eger | Eger | Long War |
| March 1528 | Siege of Naples | Naples | War of the League of Cognac |
| 1598 | Battle of Herat | Herat | |
| 1510 | Spanish conquest of Tripoli | Tripoli | |
| 29 October 1600 | Battle of Karksi | Karksi | Polish–Swedish War of 1600–11 |
| 1569 | Siege of Odawara | Odawara Castle | |
| 20 October 1587 | Battle of Coutras | Coutras | French Wars of Religion |
| 1540 | Battle of Girolata | Gulf of Girolata | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 23 September 1588 | Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom | Bergen op Zoom | Eighty Years' War |
| 10 June 1592 | Siege of Bihać | Bihać | Ottoman Wars in Europe |
| 23 January 1573 | Battle of Lode | Koluvere | Livonian War |
| 18 October 1565 | Battle of Fukuda Bay | Fukuda | Japanese–Portuguese conflicts |
| 4 March 1590 | Capture of Breda | Breda | Eighty Years' War |
| 13 July 1558 | Battle of Gravelines | Gravelines | Italian War of 1551–1559 |
| 26 December 1600 | Battle of Imafuku | Yamato River | Siege of Osaka |
| 1572 | Siege of Iwamura Castle | Iwamura Castle | |
| 2 October 1572 | Spanish Fury at Mechelen | Mechelen | Eighty Years' War |
| 17 January 1586 | Battle of Boksum | Boksum | Eighty Years' War |
| 1595 | Battle of Cornwall | Mount's Bay | Anglo-Spanish War |
| 20 October 1565 | Battle of Axtorna | Axtorna | Northern Seven Years' War |
| 1542 | Siege of Kuwabara | Kuwabara Castle | |
| 3 March 1575 | Battle of Tukaroi | Mughal Empire | |
| 1 August 1524 | Siege of Marseille | Marseille | Italian War of 1521–1526 |
| June 1514 | Siege of Smolensk | Smolensk | Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars |
| 23 May 1547 | Battle of Drakenburg | Drakenburg | Schmalkaldic War |
| 1556 | Battle of Garisi | Tetritsqaro | Georgian–Safavid Wars |
| 6 May 1529 | Battle of Ghaghra | Ghaghara River | Mughal Empire |
| 26 April 1599 | Battle of Jenné | Djenné | |
| 1578 | Battle of Mimigawa | Niiniin Taka Castle | |
| 1545 | Battle of Sokhoista | Pasinler | Georgian–Ottoman conflicts |
| 27 January 1517 | Capture of Cairo | Cairo | Ottoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17 |
| June 1559 | Siege of Bahrain | Bahrain | Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 |
| 1577 | Siege of Shigisan | Shigisan Castle | |
| 25 December 1553 | Battle of Tucapel | Arauco War | |
| 27 January 1527 | Battle of Olshanitsa | Crimean–Nogai slave raids in Eastern Europe | |
| 14 July 1595 | Siege of Groenlo | Groenlo | Eighty Years' War |
| 1600 | Battle of Mirăslău | Mirăslău | Long War |
| 13 January 1578 | Siege of Gvozdansko | Gvozdansko Castle | Croatian-Ottoman Wars |
| 1579 | Siege of Itami | Itami Castle | Chūgoku Campaign |
| April 1581 | Siege of Tottori | Tottori Castle | Chūgoku Campaign |
| December 1573 | Siege of Wesenberg | Rakvere | Livonian War |
| 3 April 1563 | Sieges of Oran and Mers El Kébir | Oran | Ottoman–Spanish War |
| 1582 | 1582 Cagayan battles | Cagayan | |
| 19 September 1572 | Siege of Mons | Mons | Eighty Years' War |
| August 1585 | Siege of Toyama | Toyama Castle | San ei-Ketsu |
| 1551 | Tainei-ji incident | Tainei-ji Temple | |
| 1558 | Battle of Ukino | Ukino | |
| 1584 | Siege of Kaganoi | Kiso River | |
| 1501 | Battle of Sharur | Sharur | Safavid–Aq Qoyunlu wars |
| 1580 | Battle of Glenmalure | Glenmalure | Second Desmond Rebellion |
| 8 November 1592 | Siege of Jinju | Jinju Fortress | Japanese invasions of Korea |
| 1581 | Siege of Narva | Narva | Livonian War |
| 1542 | Battle of Chupas | Ayacucho | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire |
| 14 November 1533 | Battle of Cusco | Cusco | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire |
| 23 December 1598 | Disaster of Curalaba | ||
| 1595 | Battle of Clontibret | Armagh | Nine Years' War |
| 26 May 1573 | Battle of Haarlemmermeer | Haarlemmermeer | Eighty Years' War |
| April 1522 | Siege of Knin | Knin | Ottoman Wars in Europe |
The 300 most widely documented engagements of the century are listed; the war pages list every placed engagement by date.