Atlas of Battles

country, 16 engagements

Battles in Bangladesh

16 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Bangladesh: 11 battles, 1 siege and 4 campaigns between 1202 and 1971. The wars with most engagements here: Bangladesh Liberation War (9), Ghurid campaigns in India (1), Mughal Empire (1), Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (1).

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Siege of ChittagongBattle of KamalpurOperation JackpotBattle of DhalaiBattle of ChandrapurBattle of HilliTangail AirdropOperation Hotel IntercontinentalGhurid invasion of BengalBengali conquest of ChittagongMughal invasion of BengalBattle of RamuChittagong armoury raidBattle of SylhetOperation BarisalOperation SearchlightGhurid invasion of BengalBengali conquest of ChittagongMughal invasion of BengalBattle of RamuChittagong armoury raidBattle of SylhetOperation BarisalOperation SearchlightAsansolJamshedpurKhulnaDhanbadRajshahiBhagalpurBarddhamanImphalMonywaKrishnanagar500 km23.326N, 90.426E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

1200: 1 engagements1500: 1 engagements1550: 1 engagements1600: 1 engagements1800: 1 engagements1900: 1 engagements1950: 9 engagements9 in 195012001950
15 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 4 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1202Ghurid invasion of BengalBengalGhurid campaigns in India
1512Bengali conquest of ChittagongChattogram Division
1572Mughal invasion of BengalBengalMughal Empire
1617Siege of ChittagongChittagong
1824Battle of RamuRamu UpazilaFirst Anglo-Burmese War
1930Chittagong armoury raidChittagong
1971Battle of SylhetSylhetBangladesh Liberation War
1971Operation BarisalBarishalBangladesh Liberation War
1971Operation SearchlightEast PakistanBangladesh Liberation War
12 June 1971Battle of KamalpurBangladesh Liberation War
1971Operation JackpotBangladeshBangladesh Liberation War
28 October 1971Battle of DhalaiBangladesh Liberation War
1971Battle of ChandrapurKasba UpazilaBangladesh Liberation War
22 November 1971Battle of HilliBangladesh Liberation War
1971Tangail AirdropTangail DistrictIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
date unknownOperation Hotel IntercontinentalBangladesh Liberation War

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