| OTTERBURN | Village in Northumbedand near the scene of a moonlight battle fought in 1388 by the English under Sir Henry Percy and the Scottish under James, 2nd Earl of Douglas (9) |
| TRAFALGAR | 1805 naval battle at which the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (9) |
| POITIERS | French city that was the scene of the 1356 battle in which the English under the Black Prince defeated the French (8) |
| ELALAMEIN | Site in Egypt of a battle fought in the Second World War which resulted in a decisive British victor |
| FLODDEN | Battle fought in Northumberland in 1513 in which James IV of Scotland was the last British monarch to die in battle (7) |
| CRECY | First decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War, in which the English under Edward III defeated the French forces of Philip VI (1346) |
| LEUCTRA | Village in Boeotia, Ancient Greece; scene of a battle fought in July, 371 BC |
| BANNOCKBURN | 1314 battle in which the Scots under Robert Bruce defeated the English under King Edward II (11) |
| AGINCOURT | A battle fought in 1415 in Northern France, a decisive victory for Henry V's English army (9) |
| SHREWSBURY | The location of one of England's bloodiest battles, fought in 1403, in which Henry 'Hotspur' Percy d |
| MARENGO | Mark, a goner, sadly, in battle fought in Italy |
| ARNHEM | Location of a major WW2 battle fought in September 1944 (6) |
| NOCTURNE | Piano composition inspired by the night; or, a moonlight scene in art (8) |
| FLODDENFIELD | Battle fought in 1513 between Scotland and England in which James IV died (7,5) |
| JUTLAND | Off which north-west European peninsula was a major WWI naval battle fought in 1916? (7) |
| MONS | Belgian city, site of the first battle fought by the British Army in World War I (4) |
| LISSA | (Old name of) Adriatic island giving its name to two naval battles fought in 1811 and 1866 (5) |
| YPRES | Near which Belgian town were major battles fought in 1914, 1915 and 1917? (5) |
| AMIENS | Battle fought in Picardy, France from August 8 to 12, 1918 (6) |
| CULLODEN | Last pitched battle fought in Britain |
