Atlas of Battles

country, 19 engagements

Battles in Australia

19 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Australia: 14 battles, 1 siege, 2 naval actions and 2 campaigns between 1795 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: Pacific War (11), World War I (2), World War II (1).

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Battle of Richmond HillBattle of ParramattaBattle of Broken RiverSiege of GlenrowanBombing of KatherineShelling of NewcastleAttack on the DureenbeeShelling of Port GregoryRaid on DarwinOperation SunlagOperation AgasBattle of CocosThird attack on Anzac CoveBattle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser KormoranBombing of DarwinAir raids on Australia, 1942–43Attack on BroomeBattle of Christmas IslandAttack on Sydney HarbourBattle of CocosThird attack on Anzac CoveBattle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser KormoranBombing of DarwinAttack on Sydney HarbourBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruMiami5000 km0.000N, 0.000E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1790s: 2 engagements1830s: 1 engagements1880s: 1 engagements1910s: 2 engagements1940s: 13 engagements13 in 1940s1790s1940s
19 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 3 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
7 June 1795Battle of Richmond HillRichmondHawkesbury and Nepean Wars
1797Battle of ParramattaParramattaHawkesbury and Nepean Wars
11 April 1838Battle of Broken RiverBroken River
1880Siege of GlenrowanGlenrowan
9 November 1914Battle of CocosCocos (Keeling) IslandsWorld War I
1915Third attack on Anzac CoveANZAC CoveWorld War I
19 November 1941Battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser KormoranIndian OceanWorld War II
19 February 1942Bombing of DarwinDarwinPacific War
1942Air raids on Australia, 1942–43AustraliaPacific War
1942Attack on BroomeBroomePacific War
1942Bombing of KatherineKatherine
31 March 1942Battle of Christmas IslandChristmas IslandPacific War
1942Attack on Sydney HarbourPort JacksonPacific War
1942Shelling of NewcastleNewcastlePacific War
1942Attack on the DureenbeePacific OceanPacific War
1943Shelling of Port GregoryPacific War
1943Raid on DarwinDarwinPacific War
1945Operation SunlagTimor-LestePacific War
1945Operation AgasBorneoPacific War

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