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222 poems, 384 memoirs, diaries and letters, 137 histories and 81 novels that name 132 of the battles.
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23 October 1642 · English Civil War
Battle of Edgehill
14 June 1645 · English Civil War
Battle of Naseby
12 September 1683 · Great Turkish War
Battle of Vienna
27 June 1743 · War of the Austrian Succession
Battle of Dettingen
16 April 1746 · Jacobite Rising of 1745
Battle of Culloden
18 June 1757 · Seven Years' War
Battle of Kolín
5 November 1757 · Seven Years' War
Battle of Rossbach
5 December 1757 · Seven Years' War
Battle of Leuthen
25 August 1758 · Seven Years' War
Battle of Zorndorf
1 August 1759 · Seven Years' War
Battle of Minden
12 August 1759 · Seven Years' War
Battle of Kunersdorf
13 September 1759 · Seven Years' War
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
- Reminiscences of the French war
- Memoirs of the rebellion in 1745 and 1746
- Quebec and the Saguenay
- Unterhaltungen mit Friedrich dem Grossen
- Lady Durham's journal
- An old tragedy of Jackson township, Lebanon county, Pa. posthumous paper
- The official roster of the soldiers of the American Revolution buried in the State of Ohio
- Voyage au Canada dans le nord de l'Amérique septentrionale fait depuis l'an 1751 à 1761 par J.C.B
3 November 1760 · Seven Years' War
Battle of Torgau
17 June 1775 · American Revolutionary War
Battle of Bunker Hill
- Memoirs of Major General William Heath
- Life and Remarkable Adventures of Israel R. Potter
- Diary of Ezra Green, M.D. from November 1, 1777, to September 27, 1778
- The official roster of the soldiers of the American Revolution buried in the State of Ohio
- The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes
- The spy unmasked, or, Memoirs of Enoch Crosby, alias Harvey Birch, the hero of Mr. Cooper's tale of the neutral ground
- Patrick Henry Life, Correspondence And Speeches Volume 1
26 December 1776 · American Revolutionary War
Battle of Trenton
- A reprint of the Reed and Cadwalader pamphlets
- The Revolutionary services of John Greenwood of Boston and New York, 1775-1783
- The narrative of Major Abraham Leggett of the army of the revolution
- The female review. Life of Deborah Sampson, the female soldier in the war of the revolution
- Military journal of the American Revolution
- The life of Ashbel Green, V.D.M
- Memoirs of Tarleton Brown
- The sexagenary
3 January 1777 · American Revolutionary War
Battle of Princeton
19 September and 7 October 1777 · American Revolutionary War
Battles of Saratoga
- Letters and memoirs relating to the war of American independence, and the capture of the German troops at Saratoga
- Journal of the expedition against Quebec
- Narrative of the exertions and sufferings of Lieut. James Moody, in cause of government since the year 1776
- The American revolution
- An original and authentic journal of occurrences during the late American war, from its commencement to the year 1783
- Memoirs of the war in the Southern department of the United States
- The female review. Life of Deborah Sampson, the female soldier in the war of the revolution
- The journal and letters of Samuel Curwen
4 October 1777 · American Revolutionary War
Battle of Germantown
- Memoirs of his own time
- Sally Wister's journal, a true narrative
- A reprint of the Reed and Cadwalader pamphlets
- The journals of Major Samuel Shaw
- The narrative of Major Abraham Leggett of the army of the revolution
- The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York Continental Regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's Campaign Against the Western Indians
- Heath's memoirs of the American war
- The Kemble papers
28 June 1778 · American Revolutionary War
Battle of Monmouth
- Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 1
- Memoirs of his own time. With reminiscences of the men and events of the revolution
- A reprint of the Reed and Cadwalader pamphlets
- The American revolution
- The Army correspondence of Colonel John Laurens in the years 1777-8
- The writings of George Washington
- The chevalier de Pontgibaud, a French volunteer of the war of independence
- The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York Continental Regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's Campaign Against the Western Indians
16 August 1780 · American Revolutionary War
Battle of Camden
- Memoirs of his own time. With reminiscences of the men and events of the revolution
- An original and authentic journal of occurrences during the late American war, from its commencement to the year 1783
- Military journal, during the American Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783
- Men and times of the revolution, or, Memoirs of Elkanah Watson
- The journal and letters of Samuel Curwen
- Campaign against Quebec
- The narrative of Colonel David Fanning, (a Tory in the Revolutionary War with Great Britain;) giving an account of his adventures in North Carolina, from 1775 to 1783, as written by himself
- A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America
17 January 1781 · American Revolutionary War
Battle of Cowpens
- Memoirs of the war in the Southern department of the United States
- A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His Brigade
- A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America
- Memoirs of Tarleton Brown
- Memoirs of the life and campaigns of the Hon. Nathaniel Greene, major general in the army of the United States, and commander of the Southern department, in the war of the revolution
- Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical Illustrating Principally the Revolutionary Period of Mecklenburg, Rowan, Lincoln and Adjoining Counties, Accompanied with Miscellaneous Information, Much of It Never before Published
- The journals of Major Samuel Shaw
- Proceedings at the unveiling of the battle monument in Spartanburg, S. C., in commemoration of the centennial of the battle of Cowpens
15 March 1781 · American Revolutionary War
Battle of Guilford Court House
- Memoirs of the life and campaigns of the Hon. Nathaniel Greene, major general in the army of the United States, and commander of the Southern department, in the war of the revolution
- Memoirs of the war in the Southern department of the United States
- A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His Brigade
- A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the southern provinces of North America
- Captain Thomas Cook (1752-1841) a soldier of the Revolution
- The American revolution
- An original and authentic journal of occurrences during the late American war, from its commencement to the year 1783
- The Bland papers
20 September 1792 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Valmy
6 November 1792 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Jemappes
26 June 1794 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Fleurus (1794)
5 August 1796 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Castiglione
15–17 November 1796 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Arcole
14–15 January 1797 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Rivoli
21 July 1798 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of the Pyramids
14 June 1800 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Marengo
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- The Bath Archives
- Mémoires du maréchal Marmont, duc de Raguse (2/9)
- Briefe eines französischen Offiziers geschrieben im Jahre 1800 aus Steiermark, Kärnthen, Italien, der Schweiz, Baiern und Salzurg
- Mémoires de Mme la marquise de La Rochejaquelein écrits par elle-même
- Recollections of the revolution and the empire
3 December 1800 · French Revolutionary Wars
Battle of Hohenlinden
2 December 1805 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Austerlitz
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812
- Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne, 1812-1813
- Passages from my life
- In the King's German legion. Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, colonel in the King's German legion during the Napoleonic wars
- Reminiscences of a naval officer, during the late war. With sketches and anecdotes of distinguished commanders
14 October 1806 · Napoleonic Wars
Battles of Jena and Auerstedt
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- Passages from my life
- History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812
- In the King's German legion. Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, colonel in the King's German legion during the Napoleonic wars
- Memoirs of the war in Spain, from 1808 to 1814
- Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne, 1812-1813
7–8 February 1807 (26–27 January Old Style) · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Eylau
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
- Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne, 1812-1813
- Private diary of travels, personal services, and public events, during mission and employment with the European armies in the campaigns of 1812, 1813, 1814
- The Bath Archives
- Ein deutsches Reiterleben
- The history of the present war in Spain and Portugal
14 June 1807 (2 June Old Style) · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Friedland
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812
- Letters and journals of Field-Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm... from 1799 to Waterloo, 1815
- Mémoires sur la guerre des Français en Espagne
- Récits de guerre et de foyer
- Relation complete de la campagne de Russie, en 1812
- Souvenirs de Roustam, mamelouck de Napoléon Ier Introduction et notes de Paul Cottin
16 January 1809 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Corunna
- A boy in the Peninsular War
- The diary of Sir John Moore
- Letters from the peninsula, 1808-1812
- Reminiscences of my military life from 1795 to 1818
- Letters from Portugal and Spain
- Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself
- The Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil Who was a Soldier in the Army of Lord Wellington during the Memorable Peninsular War and the Continental Campaigns from 1811 to 1815
- Military journal of Colonel Leslie, K.H., of Balquhain [microform]
21–22 May 1809 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Aspern-Essling
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne, 1812-1813
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- Memoirs of the war in Spain, from 1808 to 1814
- In the King's German legion. Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, colonel in the King's German legion during the Napoleonic wars
- The history of the present war in Spain and Portugal
5–6 July 1809 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Wagram
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
- Mémoires du général baron de Marbot (2/3)
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne, 1812-1813
- A narrative of the peninsular war
- In the King's German legion. Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, colonel in the King's German legion during the Napoleonic wars
- The Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil Who was a Soldier in the Army of Lord Wellington during the Memorable Peninsular War and the Continental Campaigns from 1811 to 1815
- History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812
27–28 July 1809 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Talavera
- Letters from the peninsula, 1808-1812
- Military journal of Colonel Leslie, K.H., of Balquhain [microform]
- A narrative of the peninsular war
- The diary of a cavalry officer in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign, 1809-1815
- The Military Adventures of Charles O'Neil Who was a Soldier in the Army of Lord Wellington during the Memorable Peninsular War and the Continental Campaigns from 1811 to 1815
- The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns
- Memoir of the early campaigns of the Duke of Wellington, in Portugal and Spain, By an officer employed in his army
- Adventures with the Connaught Rangers, 1809-1814
27 September 1810 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Bussaco
3–5 May 1811 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
16 May 1811 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Albuera
- A reply to the misrepresentations and aspersions on the military reputation of the late Lieut.-Gen. R.B. Long
- Recollections of Sir George B. L'Estrange, late of the 31st regiment, and afterwards in the Scots fusilier guards
- Letters from the peninsula, 1808-1812
- The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns
- Adventures with the Connaught Rangers, 1809-1814
- Rough sketches of the life of an old soldier
- The military memoirs of an infantry officer, 1809-1816
- Recollections of the Peninsula
22 July 1812 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Salamanca
- Letters from the peninsula, 1808-1812
- A narrative of the peninsular war
- Adventures with the Connaught Rangers, 1809-1814
- With "the Thirty-Second" in the peninsular and other campaigns
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815
- The diary of a cavalry officer in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign, 1809-1815
- Rough sketches of the life of an old soldier
- Letters and journals of Field-Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm... from 1799 to Waterloo, 1815
7 September 1812 (26 August Old Style) · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Borodino
- History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812
- Napoléon et la Grande Armée en Russie, ou, Examen critique de l'ouvrage de M. le comte Ph. de Ségur
- Ein Jahr aus meinem Leben, oder, Reise von den westlichen Ufern der Donau an die Nara, sudlich von Moskwa, und zuruck an die Beresina mit der grosse
- Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne, 1812-1813
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- Relation complete de la campagne de Russie, en 1812
20–21 May 1813 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Bautzen
- Private diary of travels, personal services, and public events, during mission and employment with the European armies in the campaigns of 1812, 1813, 1814
- Passages from my life
- In the King's German legion. Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, colonel in the King's German legion during the Napoleonic wars
- The Bath Archives
- Mémoires de Langeron, général d'infanterie dans l'armée russe. Campagnes de 1812, 1813, 1814
- Considérations sur les grandes opérations de la campagne de 1812, en Russie
- Souvenirs du Nord
- Ein deutsches Reiterleben
21 June 1813 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Vitoria
- A narrative of the peninsular war
- Events of a military life [microform]
- Private journal of Judge-advocate Larpent, attached to the head-quarters of Lord Wellington during the Peninsular war, from 1812 to its close
- The private journal of F. Seymour Larpent, during the Peninsular war, from 1812 to its close
- Reminiscences of my military life from 1795 to 1818
- In the King's German legion. Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, colonel in the King's German legion during the Napoleonic wars
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815
- Recollections of Sir George B. L'Estrange, late of the 31st regiment, and afterwards in the Scots fusilier guards
26–27 August 1813 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Dresden
- Private diary of travels, personal services, and public events, during mission and employment with the European armies in the campaigns of 1812, 1813, 1814
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
- Passages from my life
- Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812
- The Bath Archives
- Letters and journals of Field-Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm... from 1799 to Waterloo, 1815
- Considérations sur les grandes opérations de la campagne de 1812, en Russie
16–19 October 1813 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Leipzig
- The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
- The Bath Archives
- Mémoires de Langeron, général d'infanterie dans l'armée russe. Campagnes de 1812, 1813, 1814
- Ein deutsches Reiterleben
- Considérations sur les grandes opérations de la campagne de 1812, en Russie
- Journal du maréchal de Castellane, 1804-1862 [i.e. dix-huit cent quatre - dix-huit soixante-deux]
- Récits de guerre et de foyer
- Napoléon et Larrey
8 January 1815 · War of 1812
Battle of New Orleans
16 June 1815 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Ligny
- Souvenirs militaires. Napoléon à Waterloo
- Les derniers jours de la Grande Armée, ou, Souvenirs, documens et correspondance inédite de Napoléon en 1814 et 1815
- Notes and reminiscences of a staff officer, chiefly relating to the Waterloo campaign and to St. Helena matters during the captivity of Napoleon
- Passages from my life
- Letters and journals of Field-Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm... from 1799 to Waterloo, 1815
- The Bath Archives
- Mémoires de Langeron, général d'infanterie dans l'armée russe. Campagnes de 1812, 1813, 1814
- Considérations sur les grandes opérations de la campagne de 1812, en Russie
16 June 1815 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Quatre Bras
- Rough sketches of the life of an old soldier
- Souvenirs militaires. Napoléon à Waterloo
- With "the Thirty-Second" in the peninsular and other campaigns
- Notes and reminiscences of a staff officer, chiefly relating to the Waterloo campaign and to St. Helena matters during the captivity of Napoleon
- Journal of the Waterloo campaign, vol. 1 (of 2)
- Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 to 1815
- In the King's German legion. Memoirs of Baron Ompteda, colonel in the King's German legion during the Napoleonic wars
- Letters and journals of Field-Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm... from 1799 to Waterloo, 1815
18 June 1815 · Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Waterloo
- Letters of Colonel Sir Augustus Simon Frazer, K.C.B. commanding the Royal horse artillery in the army under Wellington. Written during the peninsular and Waterloo campaigns
- Notes and reminiscences of a staff officer, chiefly relating to the Waterloo campaign and to St. Helena matters during the captivity of Napoleon
- The diary of a cavalry officer in the Peninsular War and Waterloo Campaign, 1809-1815
- Letters and journals of Field-Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm... from 1799 to Waterloo, 1815
- Journal of the Waterloo campaign, vol. 1 (of 2)
- Souvenirs militaires. Napoléon à Waterloo
- The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence A Hero of the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns
- Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte — Complete
22–23 February 1847 · Mexican–American War
Battle of Buena Vista
12–13 September 1847 · Mexican–American War
Battle of Chapultepec
20 September 1854 (8 September Old Style) · Crimean War
Battle of the Alma
- A Soldier's Experience
- Letters from the army in the Crimea, written during the years 1854, 1855, & 1856
- The story of the Highland Brigade in the Crimea
- Stirring Incidents in the Life of a British Soldier
- Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
- Eight months on active service, or, A diary of a general officer of cavalry, in 1854
- With lord Stratford in the Crimean war
- Reminiscences of Military Service with the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders [1883, British Army]
5 November 1854 (24 October Old Style) · Crimean War
Battle of Inkerman
- The story of the Highland Brigade in the Crimea
- Eight months on active service, or, A diary of a general officer of cavalry, in 1854
- Stirring Incidents in the Life of a British Soldier
- With lord Stratford in the Crimean war
- A narrative of personal experiences & impressions during a residence on the Bosphorus throughout the Crimean war
- A month in the camp before Sebastopol
4 June 1859 · Second Italian War of Independence
Battle of Magenta
24 June 1859 · Second Italian War of Independence
Battle of Solferino
21 July 1861 · American Civil War
First Battle of Bull Run
- From Manassas to Appomattox
- Four years of fighting
- From Bull Run to Chancellorsville
- From Bull Run to Appomattox
- The rise and fall of the Confederate government
- The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War
- Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals
- Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early, C.S.A. Autobiographical sketch and narrative of the war between the states
11–16 February 1862 · American Civil War
Battle of Fort Donelson
- Personal memoirs of John H. Brinton, major and surgeon U.S.V., 1861-1865
- With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg and an appreciation of General U. S. Grant
- War Stories for my Grandchildren
- Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals
- Recollections of Thomas D. Duncan, a Confederate Soldier
- Four Years a Scout and Spy "General Bunker", One of Lieut. General Grant's Most Daring and Successful Scouts
- War letters of William Thompson Lusk, captain, assistant adjutant-general, United States Volunteers 1861-1863, afterward M.D., LL. D
- The Secret Service, the Field, the Dungeon, and the Escape
6–7 April 1862 · American Civil War
Battle of Shiloh
- With Grant at Fort Donelson, Shiloh and Vicksburg and an appreciation of General U. S. Grant
- Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals
- Downing's civil war diary
- The woman in battle
- Army memoirs of Lucius W. Barber, Company "D", 15th Illinois volunteer infantry. May 24,1861, to Sept. 30, 1865
- Military record of Louisiana
- "Shiloh" as Seen by a Private Soldier With Some Personal Reminiscences
- The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865
1 July 1862 · American Civil War
Battle of Malvern Hill
- From Manassas to Appomattox
- The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War
- From Bull Run to Chancellorsville
- Personal recollections of the war of 1861
- Three years in the Sixth Corps
- Reminiscences of a Rebel
- Personal reminiscences of James A. Scrymser, in times of peace and war
- Destruction and Reconstruction
28–30 August 1862 · American Civil War
Second Battle of Bull Run
- From Manassas to Appomattox
- Four years of fighting
- From Bull Run to Chancellorsville
- From Bull Run to Appomattox
- The rise and fall of the Confederate government
- The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War
- Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals
- Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early, C.S.A. Autobiographical sketch and narrative of the war between the states
17 September 1862 · American Civil War
Battle of Antietam
- Martial deeds of Pennsylvania
- Battles and leaders of the Civil War
- The young volunteer
- From Bull Run to Chancellorsville
- The bivouac and the battlefield, or, Campaign sketches in Virginia and Maryland
- From Manassas to Appomattox
- War papers of Frank B. Fay
- War letters, 1862-1865, of John Chipman Gray ... and John Codman Ropes ... with portraits
11–15 December 1862 · American Civil War
Battle of Fredericksburg
31 December 1862 – 2 January 1863 · American Civil War
Battle of Stones River
- John Kennedy Street papers, 1858-1899
- Civil War times, 1861-1865
- Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1
- "Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment
- Memories
- Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and second Bishop of Tennessee
- Reminiscences of the Civil War
- The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865
30 April – 6 May 1863 · American Civil War
Battle of Chancellorsville
- From Bull Run to Chancellorsville
- Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI
- Martial deeds of Pennsylvania
- Lieutenant General Jubal Anderson Early, C.S.A. Autobiographical sketch and narrative of the war between the states
- Three years in the Army of the Potomac
- The story of American heroism
- War from the inside
- From Manassas to Appomattox
1–3 July 1863 · American Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
18–20 September 1863 · American Civil War
Battle of Chickamauga
- The privations of a private. The campaign under Gen. R. E. Lee
- Civil War Experiences, 1862-1865 Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Rome, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Averysboro, Bentonville
- Civil War times, 1861-1865
- From Manassas to Appomattox
- With sabre and scalpel
- Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals
- Observations of an Illinois Boy in Battle, Camp and Prisons—1861 to 1865
- Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2
23–25 November 1863 · American Civil War
Battles for Chattanooga
- From Chattanooga to Petersburg under Generals Grant and Butler
- Reminiscences of the Chattanooga campaign A paper read at the reunion of Company B, Fortieth Ohio volunteer infantry, at Xenia, O., August 22, 1894
- Civil War times, 1861-1865
- Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals
- An Artilleryman's Diary
- Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete
- Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army — Volume 1
- "Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment
5–7 May 1864 · American Civil War
Battle of the Wilderness
8–21 May 1864 · American Civil War
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
- From the Rapidan to Richmond and the Spottsylvania Campaign A Sketch in Personal Narration of the Scenes a Soldier Saw
- The story of American heroism
- Service with the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers
- Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals
- Recollections of the Civil War
- Martial deeds of Pennsylvania
- Down in Dixie
- Campaigning with Grant
31 May – 12 June 1864 · American Civil War
Battle of Cold Harbor
- Memoirs of Four Civil War Generals
- From Chattanooga to Petersburg under Generals Grant and Butler
- The Story of a Confederate Boy in the Civil War
- The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy
- Destruction and Reconstruction
- Ten years in the ranks, U.S. Army
- Recollections of the Civil War With the Leaders at Washington and in the Field in the Sixties
- Civil War Experiences under Bayard, Gregg, Kilpatrick, Custer, Raulston, and Newberry, 1862, 1863, 1864
30 November 1864 · American Civil War
Battle of Franklin (1864)
15–16 December 1864 · American Civil War
Battle of Nashville
3 July 1866 · Austro-Prussian War
Battle of Königgrätz
6 August 1870 · Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Wörth (1870)
16 August 1870 · Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Mars-la-Tour
- My experiences of the war between France and Germany
- Modern war, or, The campaigns of the First Prussian Army, 1870-71
- The Hatzfeldt letters, letters of Count Paul Hatzfeldt to his wife, written from the head-quarters of the King of Prussia, 1870-71
- Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army Gwalior and the Battle of Maharajpore, 1843
- Journals of Field-Marshal Count von Blumenthal for 1866 and 1870-71
- Kriegsbriefe aus den Jahren 1870/71
18 August 1870 · Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Gravelotte
- Modern war, or, The campaigns of the First Prussian Army, 1870-71
- My experiences of the war between France and Germany
- The Hatzfeldt letters, letters of Count Paul Hatzfeldt to his wife, written from the head-quarters of the King of Prussia, 1870-71
- My days of adventure
- Journals of Field-Marshal Count von Blumenthal for 1866 and 1870-71
- Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
- Diaries of the Emperor Frederick during the campaigns of 1866 and 1870-71
- Kriegsbriefe aus den Jahren 1870/71
1 September 1870 (capitulation 2 September) · Franco-Prussian War
Battle of Sedan (1870)
- My Days of Adventure The Fall of France, 1870-71
- My experiences of the war between France and Germany
- Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army Gwalior and the Battle of Maharajpore, 1843
- Journals of Field-Marshal Count von Blumenthal for 1866 and 1870-71
- The Hatzfeldt letters, letters of Count Paul Hatzfeldt to his wife, written from the head-quarters of the King of Prussia, 1870-71
- Modern war, or, The campaigns of the First Prussian Army, 1870-71
- Tagebuch eines Ordonnanz-Offiziers
- Voyages, chasses et guerres
1 July 1898 · Spanish–American War
Battles of San Juan Hill and El Caney
2 September 1898 · Mahdist War
Battle of Omdurman
- On the Heels of De Wet
- From Capetown to Ladysmith
- With Kitchener's Army
- 'A Peep over the Barleycorn'. In the Firing Line with the P.W.O., 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment, through the Relief of Ladysmith [1911, British Army]
- Naval brigades in the South African War, 1899-1900
- With the Guards' Brigade from Bloemfontein to Koomati Poort and Back
10–11 December 1899 · Second Boer War
Battle of Magersfontein
15 December 1899 · Second Boer War
Battle of Colenso
- Letters and diary of Lieutenant G.E.S. Salt during the war in South Africa, 1899-1900
- The Tale of a Field Hospital
- With both armies in South Africa
- Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front
- My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War
- Through Shot and Flame The Adventures and Experiences of J. D. Kestell Chaplain to President Steyn and General Christian De Wet
- The epistles of Atkins
- 'A Peep over the Barleycorn'. In the Firing Line with the P.W.O., 2nd West Yorkshire Regiment, through the Relief of Ladysmith [1911, British Army]
23–24 January 1900 · Second Boer War
Battle of Spion Kop
- With Steyn and De Wet
- The Tale of a Field Hospital
- In the Shadow of Death
- My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War
- Through shot and flame
- With "Bobs" and Krüger
- On Commando
- The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Cavalry, 23rd Co., I.Y.. A record of incidents connected with the services of the first contingent of the D.L.O.Y.C. in the South African Campaign of 1899-1900-1901-1902 [British Army]
24 August – 4 September 1904 (11–22 August Old Style) · Russo-Japanese War
Battle of Liaoyang
20 February – 10 March 1905 (7–25 February Old Style) · Russo-Japanese War
Battle of Mukden
15–24 August 1914 · World War I
Battle of Cer
23 August 1914 · World War I
Battle of Mons
26 August 1914 · World War I
Battle of Le Cateau (1914)
26–30 August 1914 · World War I
Battle of Tannenberg (1914)
- With the Russian army
- Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany
- My Three Years in a German Prison
- R.F.C. H.Q., 1914-1918
- The Wet Flanders Plain [1929, British Army]
- True Stories of the Great War, Volume 1 (of 6) Tales of Adventure--Heroic Deeds--Exploits Told by the Soldiers, Officers, Nurses, Diplomats, Eye Witnesses
- What is back of the war
- Colours of war
5–12 September 1914 · World War I
First Battle of the Marne
7–14 September 1914 · World War I
First Battle of the Masurian Lakes
- Boche and Bolshevik Experiences of an Englishman in the German Army and in Russian Prisons
- True Stories of the Great War, Volume 1 (of 6) Tales of Adventure--Heroic Deeds--Exploits Told by the Soldiers, Officers, Nurses, Diplomats, Eye Witnesses
- Behind Both Lines [1930, British Prisoner of War in Germany]
11 November – 6 December 1914 · World War I
Battle of Łódź (1914)
10–13 March 1915 · World War I
Battle of Neuve Chapelle
- Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles) Dated November 4th, 1914-March 11th, 1915
- In the Line of Battle
- "The Red Watch"
- Letters of the Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie (Commanding 1st Battn. Royal Irish Rifles)
- Kings, Queens and Pawns
- The Soul of the War
- The Soul of the Soldier
- Leaves from a Field Note-Book
22 April – 25 May 1915 · World War I
Second Battle of Ypres
25–26 April 1915 · World War I
Landing at Cape Helles (Gallipoli)
2–12 May 1915 · World War I
Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive
6–15 August 1915 · World War I
Landing at Suvla Bay
25 September – 16 October 1915 · World War I
Battle of Loos
22–25 November 1915 · World War I
Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)
- Loyalties
- In the clouds above Baghdad
- The great war, 1914-1918, a brief sketch
- Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916 From Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years
- The scene of war
- On the road to Kut, a soldier's story of the Mesopotamian campaign
- A Kut Prisoner
- Guests of the Unspeakable. The Odyssey of an Australian Airman -
1 July – 18 November 1916 · World War I
Battle of the Somme
9 April – 16 May 1917 · World War I
Battle of Arras (1917)
16 April – 9 May 1917 · World War I
Second Battle of the Aisne
7–14 June 1917 · World War I
Battle of Messines (1917)
31 July – 10 November 1917 · World War I
Battle of Passchendaele
24 October – 19 November 1917 · World War I
Battle of Caporetto
31 October – 7 November 1917 · World War I
Third Battle of Gaza
20 November – 7 December 1917 · World War I
Battle of Cambrai (1917)
9–29 April 1918 · World War I
Battle of the Lys (1918)
27 May – 6 June 1918 · World War I
Third Battle of the Aisne
28–31 May 1918 · World War I
Battle of Cantigny
1–26 June 1918 · World War I
Battle of Belleau Wood
15–23 June 1918 · World War I
Second Battle of the Piave River
19–25 September 1918 · World War I