In 1745 the navy twice defeated the French off Finisterre but their convoys escaped.

Alfred the Great's navy defeated the Danes in 871 after they had "ravaged Devon and the Isle of Wight".

His navy defeated the Ottoman Turks at Lepanto in 1571 but the Spanish Armada of 1588 was routed by England.

But the armies and the navy of the Fatimids defeated the Byzantines.

Finally, in 923, the imperial navy under the patrikios John Rhadenos defeated Leo's fleet off Lemnos.

At Syracuse, the navy had defeated a cargo convoy, which was destined to the Acropolis, capturing some ships.

In 1770, the Russian navy pursued the Ottoman navy across the Aegean and defeated it at Chesma.

The Spanish navy defeated the combined Anglo-French fleet that had sailed to preserve control of the Azores under António.

On 2 April 1801, the British navy defeated the Danish fleet at the Battle of Copenhagen.

His navy launched an assault on the southern part of the island but defeated by the Sri Lankan king.