British battles The Battle of Hastings: 14 October 1066. ... The Battle of Agincourt: 25 October 1415. ... The Battle of the Boyne: 11 July 1690. ... The Battle of Trafalgar: 21 October 1805. ... The Battle of Waterloo: 18 June 1815 Charge of the Light Brigade Battle of Salamanca October 25, 1854 July 22, 1812 The Second Battle of El Alamein: 23 October 1942 Battle of Hastings 14th October 1066 1305 23 August William Wallace was executed by the English on a charge of treason. 1485 22 August Battle of Bosworth Field 1491 28 June King Henry VIII is born in the Palace of Placentia. 1588 8 August The Spanish Armada was destroyed. Battle of Rorke’s drift 22nd January 1879,