Atlas of Battles

country, 52 engagements

Battles in Armenia

52 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Armenia: 41 battles and 11 sieges between 2492 BC and 1990. The wars with most engagements here: World War I (6), Russo-Persian War of 1804–13 (3), Byzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628 (2), Ottoman–Safavid War (2).

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Siege of ArtaxataSiege of Garni (52–53)Battle of RhandeiaBattle of Oxacan (336)Battle of OshakanBattle of GandzakBattle of DvinBattle of ElevardBattle of ErginayTurkic invasion of ArmeniaSiege of DvinBattle of DoghsBattle of DzknavacharBattle of SevanSiege of DvinBattle of TashirBattle of DvinBattle of DvinSiege of AmberdBattle of DabilSiege of YerevanSiege of ErivanSiege of YerevanSiege of YerevanSiege of YerevanBattle of MeghriBattle of HalidzorBattle of YeghevārdBattle of KirkhbulakhBattle of TulkitepeBattle of EchmiadzinSiege of ErivanDefense of GumraSiege of ErivanBattle of OshakanDefense of MshoBattle of MastaraBattle of VorontsovkaBattle of AyrumBattle for ZangezurBattle of AlexandropolYerevan railway station incidentMongol invasions of ArmeniaBattle of ArtaxataBattle of KapetronBattle of GarniCapture of ErivanBattle of AbaranBattle of KarakilisaBattle of SardarabadRed Army invasion of ArmeniaBattle of ArtaxataBattle of GarniCapture of ErivanBattle of AbaranBattle of KarakilisaBattle of SardarabadNaxcivanAğrıKarsSakiStepanakertKapanGoycayGancaGyumriYevlax200 km40.013N, 44.995E
52 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

2501 BC: 1 engagements101 BC: 2 engagements1 BC: 2 engagementsAD 300: 3 engagementsAD 500: 1 engagementsAD 600: 4 engagementsAD 800: 1 engagementsAD 900: 3 engagements1000: 3 engagements1100: 2 engagements1200: 1 engagements1500: 1 engagements1600: 4 engagements1700: 6 engagements1800: 6 engagements1900: 11 engagements11 in 19002501 BC1900
51 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 19 with pages

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
2492 BCBattle of GiantsHakkâriUprising of Hayk against Belus
68 BCBattle of ArtaxataArtashatThird Mithridatic War
66 BCSiege of ArtaxataArtaxata
AD 52Siege of Garni (52–53)GarniIberian–Armenian War
AD 62Battle of RhandeiaRhandeiaRoman–Parthian Wars
AD 336Battle of Oxacan (336)Oshakan
AD 336Battle of OshakanOshakan
AD 363Battle of GandzakGandzakArmeno-Sassanid War of 363–371
AD 572Battle of DvinDvinVardan III Mamikonian uprising
AD 604Battle of ElevardYerevanByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
AD 605Battle of ErginayGetikByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
AD 628Turkic invasion of ArmeniaSasanian ArmeniaThird Perso-Turkic War
AD 640Siege of DvinDvinArab conquest of Armenia
AD 894Battle of DoghsDoghs
AD 910Battle of DzknavacharNig
AD 921Battle of SevanLake Sevan
AD 927Siege of DvinDvinArab–Byzantine wars
1040Battle of TashirTashirGeorgian–Shaddadid wars
1045Battle of DvinDvin
18 September 1048Battle of KapetronPasinlerByzantine–Seljuq Wars
1103Battle of DvinDvin
1196Siege of AmberdAmberd
July 1225Battle of GarniGarniKhwarazmian campaigns in Georgia
1517Battle of DabilDvinOttoman–Persian wars
26 September 1603Siege of YerevanYerevan
11 September 1616Siege of ErivanYerevanOttoman–Safavid War
1635Siege of YerevanYerevanOttoman–Safavid War
1636Siege of YerevanYerevanOttoman–Safavid War
1724Siege of YerevanYerevanOttoman–Persian War (1722–1726)
1725Battle of MeghriMeghri FortressSyunik rebellion
1727Battle of HalidzorHalidzor FortressSyunik rebellion
1735Battle of YeghevārdYeghvardOttoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
1751Battle of KirkhbulakhYerevan
1752Battle of TulkitepeTavush ProvinceLekianoba
1804Battle of EchmiadzinVagharshapatRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
July 1804Siege of ErivanYerevanRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1807Defense of GumraGyumri
1808Siege of ErivanYerevanRusso-Persian War of 1804–13
1827Battle of OshakanOshakanRusso-Persian War of 1826–28
1 October 1827Capture of ErivanYerevanRusso-Persian War of 1826–28
1915Defense of MshoArmeniaWorld War I
1918Battle of AbaranAparanWorld War I
1918Battle of KarakilisaVanadzorWorld War I
1918Battle of MastaraMastaraWorld War I
22 May 1918Battle of SardarabadSardarapatWorld War I
10 June 1918Battle of VorontsovkaTashirWorld War I
1918Battle of AyrumAyrumGeorgian–Armenian War
1920Battle for ZangezurSyunik ProvinceArmenian–Azerbaijani War
1920Red Army invasion of ArmeniaFirst Republic of ArmeniaArmenian–Azerbaijani War
1920Battle of AlexandropolGyumriTurkish–Armenian War
1990Yerevan railway station incidentYerevan
date unknownMongol invasions of ArmeniaCaucasusMongol invasions and conquests

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.