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This is a list of orders of battle. The battles are listed in chronological order by starting date (or planned start date). An order of battle (often abbreviated as ORBAT, OOB, or OB) is an organizational tool used by military intelligence to list and analyze enemy military units. ...

Battle or Campaign Order of Battle Date
Battle of Lepanto Holy League and Turkish fleets October 7, 1571
English Civil War
Battle of Marston Moor Scots, Parliamentarians and Royalists July 2, 1644
Napoleonic Wars
Battle of Trafalgar British and Franco-Spanish fleets October 21, 1805
Battle of Austerlitz French, Austrian and Russian December 2, 1805
Waterloo Campaign French, Anglo-Allied and Prussian June 16 - 18, 1815
American Civil War
Battle of Wilson's Creek Confederate Army
and Union Army of the West
August 10, 1861
Battle of Pea Ridge Confederate Army of the West
and Union Army of the Southwest
March 7-8, 1862
Battle of Kernstown I Confederate Valley District
and Union 1st Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac
March 23, 1862
Battle of Gettysburg Confederate Army of North Virginia
and Union Army of the Potomac
July 1-3, 1863
Battle of Salineville Confederate Cavalry vs. Union Army July 26, 1863
Battle of New Market Confederate Department of Western Virginia
and Union Department of West Virgnia
May 15, 1864
Battle of Kernstown II Confederate Army of the Valley District
andUnion Army of Western Virginia
July 24, 1864
Battle of Franklin II Confederate Army of Tennessee
and Union 4th and 23rd Corps
November 30, 1864
Battle of Nashville Confederate Army of Tennessee
and Union army
December 15-16, 1864
Battle of Bentonville Confederate Army of the South
and Union Grand Army of the West
March 19-21, 1865
World War I
Battle of Jutland British and German fleets May, 1916
World War II
Polish Campaign German Army, Polish Army
and Soviet Army
September, 1939
Winter War Finnish Army December, 1939
Norway Campaign Allies and German April, 1940
Battle of France Allies and Axis May 10, 1940
Operation Sealion German September, 1940 (planned)
Battle of Crete Axis & Allied Armies & Navies May 20 - June 1, 1941
Battle of Midway Japanese and U.S. Navies June 4 - 6, 1942
Battle of the Coral Sea Japanese and U.S. Navies May, 1942
Battle of Guadalcanal Japanese and U.S. Armies August, 1942 - February, 1943
Dieppe Raid Allied and German August, 1942
Sicily Campaign Allies and Axis July - August, 1943
Operation Market Garden Allied and German September 17 - 25, 1944
Operation Downfall Allied and Japanese August, 1945 (planned)
Post-World War II
Korean War United Nations June, 1950
Invasion of Iraq British Armed Forces March, 2003

The Battle of Waterloo by William Sadler. ... In the military sciences, a military campaign encompass related military operations, usually conducted by a defense or fighting force, directed at gaining a particular desired state of affairs, usually within geographical and temporal limitations. ... Combatants Holy League: Republic of Venice Habsburg Spain Papal States Kingdom of Naples Genoa Savoy Knights of Malta Ottoman Empire Commanders Don John of Austria Ali Pasha Strength 206 galleys 6 galleasses 220-230 galleys 50-60 galliots Casualties 9,000 dead or wounded 12 galleys lost 30,000 dead... This is the order of battle during the Battle of Lepanto (7 October 1571). ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between English Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651. ... Combatants Scottish Covenanters Parliamentarians Royalists Commanders Earl of Leven Earl of Manchester Lord Fairfax Prince Rupert of the Rhine Marquess of Newcastle Strength 7000 horse 500+ dragoons 14000 foot 30 - 40 guns 6000 horse 11000 foot 14 guns Casualties 300 killed 4000 killed 1500 prisoners {{{notes}}} The Battle of Marston... Main article: see Battle of Marston Moor. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Combatants Allies: • United Kingdom, • Prussia, • Austria, • Sweden, • Russia • France • Denmark-Norway • Poland Casualties Full list Full list The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule over France. ... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland First French Empire, Spain Commanders The Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line, 4 frigates, 2 others France: 18 ships of the line, 8 others Spain: 15 ships of the line Casualties 449 killed; 1,214... Trafalgar order of battle is a listing of the fleets that participated in the battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants First French Empire Russia, Austrian Empire Commanders Napoleon I Alexander I Strength 67,000 73,000 Casualties 1,305 dead, 6,940 wounded, 573 captured (about 9,000 total), and 1 standard lost 15,000 dead or wounded, 12,000 captured (about 27,000 total); 180 guns and 50... This is the complete order of battle for the French and Third Coalition armies during the Battle of Austerlitz. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For information about the legislative programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, see New Deal. ... This is the complete order of battle for the Waterloo Campaign. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 94,000 Total dead: 258,000 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... Combatants United States of America State of Missouri Confederate States of America Commanders Nathaniel Lyon Samuel D. Sturgis Franz Sigel Sterling Price Ben McCulloch Strength Army of the West Missouri State Guard and McCulloch’s Brigade Casualties 1,235 1,095 The Battle of Wilsons Creek, also known as... Confederate Army Brig. ... Army of the West Brig. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Samuel R. Curtis Earl Van Dorn Strength Army of the Southwest, 11,000 men Army of the West, 14,000 men Casualties 1,349 (mostly killed and wounded) 4,600 (mostly captured) The Battle of Pea Ridge (also known as... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: just a list of names - context not even given If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... First Battle of Kernstown Conflict American Civil War Date March 23, 1862 Place Frederick County and Winchester, Virgina Result Union victory The First Battle of Kernstown took place on March 23, 1862 in Frederick County and Winchester, Virgina as part of Confederate Army General Thomas J. Jacksons Campaign through... The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Kernstown of the American Civil War. ... The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the First Battle of Kernstown of the American Civil War. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders George G. Meade Robert E. Lee Strength 83,289 75,054 Casualties 23,049 (3,155 killed, 14,529 wounded, 5,365 captured/missing) 28,000 (3,500 killed, 18,000 wounded, 6,500 captured/missing) The Battle of Gettysburg... The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Gettysburg on the Confederate side. ... The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War on the Union side. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... // Synopsis The Battle of Salineville is best known as the northernmost battle of the American Civil War involving the Confederate army, or in this case the cavalry [6][19]. The battle occurred on July 26, 1863 near Salineville in Columbiana County, Ohio, approximately 30 miles south of Youngstown, Ohio and... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... The Battle of New Market was a battle fought on May 15, 1864, in Virginia during Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. ... The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of New Market in the American Civil War. ... The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of New Market in the American Civil War. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Second Battle of Kernstown was fought on July 24, 1864, outside Winchester, Virginia, as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. ... Army of the Valley District Lt. ... The following Union army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Kernstown of the American Civil War. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders John M. Schofield John B. Hood Strength IV and XXIII Army Corps (Army of the Ohio and Cumberland) Army of Tennessee Casualties 2,326 6,261 The Second Battle of Franklin (more popularly known as The Battle of Franklin) was... The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Franklin of the American Civil War. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders George H. Thomas John Bell Hood Strength IV Corps, XXIII Corps, detachment of Army of the Tennessee, provisional detachment, and Cavalry Corps Army of Tennessee Casualties 2,900 approximately 13,000 The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle... The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Nashville of the American Civil War. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: just a list of names - context not even given If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders William T. Sherman Henry Warner Slocum Joseph E. Johnston Strength 60,000 21,000 Casualties 1,517 2,606 The Battle of Bentonville was fought March 19–21, 1865, in Bentonville, North Carolina, near the current town of Four Oaks... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: just a list of names - context not even given If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million The First World... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland German Empire Commanders Sir John Jellicoe, Sir David Beatty Reinhard Scheer, Franz von Hipper Strength 28 battleships, 9 battlecruisers, 8 armoured cruisers, 26 light cruisers, 78 destroyers 16 battleships, 5 battlecruisers, 6 pre-dreadnoughts, 11 light cruisers, 61 torpedo-boats Casualties 6... This is the complete order of battle for the Battle of Jutland in 1916. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 - The Royal Army Medical Corps first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead:17 million Civilian dead:33 million Total dead:50 million Military dead:8 million Civilian dead:4 million Total dead:12 million World War II... Combatants Poland Germany, Slovakia Soviet Union Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South) Strength 39 divisions, 16 brigades 4,300 guns 880 tanks 400 aircraft Total: 1,000,000[1] 56 German divisions, 4 brigades, 33+ Soviet divisions, 11+ brigades... The German order of battle for Operation Fall Weiss details the major German combat units used during Operation Fall Weiss, Germanys code name for the invasion of Poland. ... Polish OOB during the September Campaign. ... The Soviet order of battle for invasion of Poland in 1939 details the major combat units arrayed for operations against Poland in September, 1939. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Finland Soviet Union Commanders Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Kliment Voroshilov, later Semyon Timoshenko Strength 180,000 450,000 Casualties 22,830 dead 43,557 wounded c. ... The Finnish Army at the beginning of the Winter War in 1939 consisted of 9 field divisions, 3 brigades and a number of small independent battalions and companies. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Operation Weserübung was the German codename for Nazi Germanys assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. ... The German operation for the invasion of Denmark and Norway in April, 1940 was code-named Weserübung, or Exercise Weser. Opposing the invasion were the partially mobilized Norwegian military, and an allied expeditionary force composed of British, French, and Polish formations. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Allies (France, Britain, Canada, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) Germany, Italy Commanders Maurice Gamelin, Maxime Weygand (French) Lord Gort (British Expeditionary Force) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group A) Fedor von Bock (Army Group B) Wilhelm von Leeb (Army Group C) H.R.H. Umberto di Savoia (Army Group West) Strength... The Order of Battle for the Battle of France details the heirarchy of the major combatant forces in the Battle of France in May 1940. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Operation Sealion (Unternehmen (Undertaking) Seelöwe in German) was a World War II German plan to invade the United Kingdom. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Combatants Greece New Zealand Australia United Kingdom Germany Italy Commanders Bernard Freyberg Kurt Student Strength 43,000 45,000 Casualties 3,500 dead 1,900 wounded 17,500 captured 6,200–22,000 dead, wounded, or captured The Battle of Crete (German Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek Μάχη της Κρήτης) began on the morning... This is the complete order of battle for the Battle of Crete and related operations in 1941. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... Combatants United States Japan Commanders Chester Nimitz Frank J. Fletcher Raymond A. Spruance Isoroku Yamamoto Chuichi Nagumo Yamaguchi Tamon Strength Three carriers, about 50 support ships 233 carrier aircraft; 127 land-based aircraft Four carriers, about 150 support ships 248 carrier aircraft; 16 floatplanes Casualties 1 carrier, 1 destroyer sunk... This is the order of battle for the World War II Battle of Midway. ... This article is about the year. ... Combatants United States, Australia Japan Commanders Chester Nimitz Frank Jack Fletcher Shigeyoshi Inoue Takeo Takagi Aritomo Goto Strength 2 large carriers, 3 cruisers 2 large carriers, 1 small carrier, 4 cruisers Casualties 1 large carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 oil tanker, 543 personnel 1 small carrier, 1 destroyer, 1,074 personnel... This is an order of battle for the Battle of the Coral Sea. ... This article is about the year. ... Combatants United States, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands Japan Commanders Frank Fletcher (tactical commander) Alexander Vandegrift (ground force commander) Hyakutake Haruyoshi (ground forces) Gunichi Mikawa (naval forces) Strength 29,000 (November 12) 30,000 (November 12) Casualties 1,492 killed, 1000, wounded 15,000 KIA, 9,000 died... Guadalcanal Order of Battle is a list of the significant land units that fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal between August 7th, 1942 and February 9th, 1943. ... This article is about the year. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Dieppes chert beach and cliff immediately following the raid on 19 August 1942. ... Operation Jubilee was the Allied code name for the raid at Dieppe on the French coast on August 19, 1942. ... This article is about the year. ... Husky was also the codename of Australian military support to Sierra Leone ending in February 2003. ... Operation Husky Order of Battle is a listing of the significant formations that were involved in the campaign for Sicily, July 10 – August 17, 1943. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Combatants XXX Corps First Allied Airborne Army II SS Panzer Corps Army Group B First Parachute Army Commanders Montgomery von Rundstedt Strength 35,000 airborne, XXX Corps 20,000 (start of the battle) Casualties 18,000 casualties 13,000 casualties Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World... This the complete order of battle of Allied and German forces involved during Operation Market Garden. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of Japan at the end of World War II. It was scheduled to occur in two parts: Operation Olympic, the invasion of Kyushu, set to begin in November 1945; and later Operation Coronet, the invasion of Honshu near Tokyo, scheduled... The units slated to participate in Operation Downfall—the Allied invasions of Japan—as of about August 1945. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Overview map of the Korean War The Korean War from June 25, 1950 to cease-fire on July 27, 1953 (the war has not ended officially), was a conflict between North Korea and South Korea. ... . ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Coalition Forces (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland) Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 263,000 375,000 The 2003 Invasion of Iraq began on March 20 and consisted mainly of United States and United Kingdom forces. ... This is the Operation Telic order of battle, which lists the British forces that took part in Operation Telic, including the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, subsequent operations during the occupation and military government of the country, and stabilisation operations under the Iraqi Interim Government and the Iraqi Transitional Government. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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International Encyclopedia of Military History (320 words)
ORDER OF BATTLE of a given country, service, or field force consists of the identification, strength, command structure, and disposition of the personnel, units, and equipment of its constituted military forces.
The order of battle details the major commands and all the cascade of units and subordinate units under the control of those commands, listing as well the commanders and effective strengths of the various units at all levels.
Orders of battle may also include supporting forces, such as transportation units, escorts, replenishment and supply, surveillance and reconnaissance units and air support, which may not come under the command of the organization thus detailed, but provide essential services and augmentation of the supported unit's objectives in a campaign.
Coast Guard Battle Streamers (1406 words)
Battle honors were first depicted by inscribing the names of battles on the organizational color or guidon.
Fremont ordered the word "Springfield" to be emblazoned on the colors of the units involved in the fighting.
General Order 19, War Department, 22 February 1862, prescribed that there should be inscribed upon the color or guidons of all regiments and batteries the names of the battles in which they had borne a meritorious part.
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