Atlas of Battles

country, 179 engagements

Battles in Israel

179 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Israel: 103 battles, 55 sieges, 2 naval actions and 19 campaigns between 1457 BC and 1991. The wars with most engagements here: Crusades (32), 1948 Arab–Israeli War (24), First Jewish-Roman War (15), World War I (14).

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Battle of DjahySiege of JebusWar in GilboaAssyrian siege of JerusalemSiege of LachishSiege of AzekahBattle of AltaquBattle of MegiddoSiege of JerusalemSiege of JerusalemBattle of PaniumBattle of Beth HoronBattle of AdasaBattle of ElasaSiege of DorBattle of AsophonSiege of JerusalemSiege of JerusalemBattle of Mount ScopusBattle of Beth HoronBattle of JerusalemSiege of AscalonBattle of JoppaSiege of Gush Halavpillage of Ein GediSiege of GabaraGalilee campaignSiege of JaphaSiege of YodfatBattle of Mount TaborCapture of TarichaeaZealot Temple SiegeSiege of MasadaSiege of Caesarea MaritimaSasanian conquest of JerusalemBattle of AjnadaynSiege of JerusalemCapture of RamlaBattle of AscalonBattle of al-UqhuwanaFirst Siege of Arsuf 1099Siege of HaifaBattle of RamlaSiege of Caesarea MaritimaBattle of RamlaBattle of JaffaSiege of AcreSiege of AcreBattle of RamlaBattle of Al-SannabraBattle of YibnehSiege of PaneasBattle of Lake HulehBattle of BaniasBattle of Jacob's FordAttack on AcreBattle of Belvoir CastleBattle of Al-FuleBattle of CressonSiege of TiberiasSiege of Belvoir CastleSiege of SafedSiege of AcreMassacre at AyyadiehBattle of ArsufBattle of JaffaBattle of JaffaSiege of Mount TaborSiege of JerusalemBattle of ForbieSiege of AscalonBattle of JaffaBattle of AcreFall of HaifaFall of CaesareaFall of ArsufSiege of SafedBattle of Al-RuwaysFall of JaffaBattle of Toron SaladiniFall of Montfort CastleBattle of QaqunSiege of AcreBattle of Yaunis KhanSieges of TiberiasBattle of Lake HulehSiege of JaffaSiege of HaifaSiege of AcreSiege of AcreSiege of JaffaBattle of NazarethBattle of Mount TaborSiege of AcreSiege of AkkaSiege of AcreSiege of JerusalemBattle of AcreBattle of El Buggar RidgeBattle of BeershebaCharge at HujBattle of Mughar RidgeBattle of Ayun KaraBattle of JerusalemBattle of JaffaBattle of MegiddoAction of ArsufBattle of AraraBattle of TabsorBattle of NazarethBattle of HaifaBattle of SamakhBattle of Tel HaiBattle of Petah TikvaBattle of BeershebaBattle of Mesmia CrossroadsItalian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War IIKing David Hotel bombingSiege of the Western GalileeBattle for JerusalemOperation DannyBattles of the Kinarot ValleyOperation Death to the InvaderBattle of Yad MordechaiOperation ShoterBattle of Hill 86Saint-Simon BattleBattle of Ain MahelSa'sa' MassacreSiege of AcreAtarot convoyBattle of Mishmar HaEmekBattle of HaifaOperation YevusiBattle of NirimBombing of Tel Aviv in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948Al-Kabri incidentOperation PleshetBattles of MalkiaBattle of NitzanimBattle of GezerBattle of Mandelbaum GateBattles of NegbaBattle of Be'erot YitzhakBattle of Khirbat Abu LachamOperation YoavBattles of the Separation CorridorBattle of BeershebaOperation HiramOperation ShmoneOperation HorevBattle of 'AujaOperation UvdaOperation VolcanoRescue of the guard ship in the Sea of GalileeLiberation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day WarCommissioner Palace in the Six Day WarBattle of Ammunition HillBattle of Tel AzaziatUmm Short IncidentOperation Model 5Valley of Tears1991 Iraqi missile attacks against IsraelOperation LotOperation AvakOperation KilshonBattles of Bir 'AslujOperation GYSBattle of MegiddoSiege of JerusalemSiege of JerusalemBattle of AscalonBattle of MontgisardBattle of HattinConquest of JerusalemBattle of Ain JalutBattle of MegiddoSiege of JerusalemSiege of JerusalemBattle of AscalonBattle of MontgisardBattle of HattinBattle of Ain JalutTel AvivDamascusAmmanBur SaidGaza CityHaifaIsmaïliaDumyatNablusEl Arish200 km31.867N, 35.070E
179 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

1501 BC: 1 engagements1201 BC: 1 engagements1101 BC: 2 engagements701 BC: 5 engagements601 BC: 2 engagements201 BC: 6 engagements101 BC: 2 engagements1 BC: 16 engagementsAD 600: 4 engagementsAD 900: 2 engagements1000: 4 engagements1100: 29 engagements1200: 17 engagements1500: 1 engagements1700: 9 engagements1800: 5 engagements1900: 68 engagements68 in 19001501 BC1900
174 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 33 with pages

Contested ground 14

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 April 1457 BCBattle of MegiddoTel Megiddo
1178 BCBattle of DjahyDjahyQ101313
1010 BCSiege of JebusJerusalemTemplate:Campaignbox Later Israelite Campaigns
1010 BCWar in GilboaMount GilboaArab–Israeli Wars
701 BCAssyrian siege of JerusalemJerusalemSennacherib's campaign in the Levant
701 BCSiege of LachishLachishSennacherib
701 BCSiege of AzekahAzekahSennacherib
701 BCBattle of AltaquGe'alyamilitary history of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
609 BCBattle of MegiddoTel Megiddo
597 BCSiege of JerusalemJerusalemJewish–Babylonian War
589 BCSiege of JerusalemJerusalemJewish–Babylonian War
200 BCBattle of PaniumBaniasFifth Syrian War
166 BCBattle of Beth HoronBeth HoronMaccabean Revolt
March 161 BCBattle of AdasaAdasaMaccabean Revolt
April 160 BCBattle of ElasaElasaMaccabean Revolt
138 BCSiege of DorDoraWar of the Seleucid Succession 152–137 BCE
103 BCBattle of AsophonGalileeCampaign of Ptolemy IX Soter in Palestine
63 BCSiege of JerusalemJerusalemHasmonean Civil War
37 BCSiege of JerusalemJerusalem
AD 58Battle of Mount ScopusMount ScopusJewish–Roman Wars
AD 66Battle of Beth HoronBeth HoronFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 66Battle of JerusalemJerusalemFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 67Siege of AscalonAshkelonFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 67Battle of JoppaJoppaFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 67Siege of Gush HalavJishFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 67pillage of Ein GediEin GediFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 67Siege of GabaraArrabaFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 67Galilee campaignGalileeFirst Jewish-Roman War
May AD 67Siege of JaphaGalileeFirst Jewish-Roman War
24 July AD 67Siege of YodfatJotapataFirst Jewish-Roman War
September AD 67Battle of Mount TaborMount TaborFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 68Capture of TarichaeaTarichaeaFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 68Zealot Temple SiegeJerusalemFirst Jewish-Roman War
February AD 70Siege of JerusalemJerusalemFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 72Siege of MasadaMasadaFirst Jewish-Roman War
AD 614Siege of Caesarea MaritimaCaesarea MaritimaByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
March AD 614Sasanian conquest of JerusalemJerusalemByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628
AD 634Battle of AjnadaynAjnadaynMuslim conquest of the Levant
October AD 636Siege of JerusalemJerusalemMuslim conquest of the Levant
AD 970Capture of RamlaRamlaFatimid conquest of Egypt
AD 997Battle of AscalonAshkelon
April 1029Battle of al-UqhuwanaSea of Galilee
7 June 1099Siege of JerusalemJerusalemFirst Crusade
12 August 1099Battle of AscalonAshkelonFirst Crusade
September 1099First Siege of Arsuf 1099ArsufCrusades
1100Siege of HaifaHaifaVenetian expedition to the Levant
1101Battle of RamlaRamlaBattle of Ramla
1101Siege of Caesarea MaritimaCaesarea MaritimaCrusades
1102Battle of RamlaRamlaCrusader–Fatimid Wars
1102Battle of JaffaJaffaCrusades
1103Siege of AcreAcreCrusades
6 May 1104Siege of AcreAcreCrusades
27 August 1105Battle of RamlaRamlaCrusader–Fatimid Wars
28 June 1113Battle of Al-SannabraAl-SinnabraCrusades
29 May 1123Battle of YibnehYavneCrusades
May 1157Siege of PaneasBaniasCrusades
19 June 1157Battle of Lake HulehHula ValleyCrusades
25 November 1177Battle of MontgisardRamlaCrusades
1179Battle of BaniasBaniasCrusades
23 August 1179Battle of Jacob's FordDaughters of Jacob BridgeCrusades
1179Attack on AcreAcreCrusades
15 July 1182Battle of Belvoir CastleBelvoir FortressCrusades
30 September 1183Battle of Al-FuleAfulaCrusades
1 May 1187Battle of CressonNazarethCrusades
2 July 1187Siege of TiberiasTiberiasCrusades
3 July 1187Battle of HattinHorns of HattinCrusades
20 September 1187Conquest of JerusalemJerusalemCrusades
1187Siege of Belvoir CastleBelvoir FortressCrusades
1188Siege of SafedSafedCrusades
28 August 1189Siege of AcreAcreThird Crusade
1191Massacre at AyyadiehAcreThird Crusade
7 September 1191Battle of ArsufArsufThird Crusade
8 August 1192Battle of JaffaJaffaThird Crusade
1197Battle of JaffaJaffaCrusade of 1197
30 November 1217Siege of Mount TaborMount TaborFifth Crusade
15 July 1244Siege of JerusalemJerusalemCrusades
17 October 1244Battle of ForbieHiribyaCrusades
July 1247Siege of AscalonAscalon
1256Battle of JaffaJaffaCrusades
1258Battle of AcreAcreWar of Saint Sabas
3 September 1260Battle of Ain JalutWell of HarodMongol invasions of the Levant
1265Fall of HaifaHaifaCrusades
26 January 1265Fall of CaesareaCaesareaCrusades
1265Fall of ArsufArsufCrusades
1266Siege of SafedSafedCrusades
1266Battle of Al-RuwaysAl-RuwaysCrusades
1268Fall of JaffaJaffaCrusades
1269Battle of Toron SaladiniMontfort CastleCrusade of the Infants of Aragon
8 June 1271Fall of Montfort CastleMontfort CastleCrusades
1271Battle of QaqunCacoNinth Crusade
4 April 1291Siege of AcreAcreCrusades
28 October 1516Battle of Yaunis KhanKhan YunisOttoman–Mamluk War of 1516–17
September 1742Sieges of TiberiasTiberiasZahir al Umar's revolt
1771Battle of Lake HulehHula ValleyZahir al Umar's revolt
1775Siege of JaffaJaffaPalestine expedition
1775Siege of HaifaHaifaPalestine expedition
1775Siege of AcreAcrePalestine expedition
1799Siege of AcreAcreWar of the Second Coalition
3 March 1799Siege of JaffaJaffaWar of the Second Coalition
1799Battle of NazarethNazarethWar of the Second Coalition
16 April 1799Battle of Mount TaborMount TaborWar of the Second Coalition
1821Siege of AcreAcre
1831Siege of AkkaAcreFirst Egyptian-Ottoman War
1831Siege of AcreAcre
21 May 1834Siege of JerusalemJerusalemPeasants' revolt in Palestine
1840Battle of AcreAcreSecond Egyptian-Ottoman War
27 October 1917Battle of El Buggar RidgeWorld War I
31 October 1917Battle of BeershebaBeershebaWorld War I
8 November 1917Charge at HujHujWorld War I
13 November 1917Battle of Mughar RidgeWorld War I
14 November 1917Battle of Ayun KaraRishon LeZionWorld War I
17 November 1917Battle of JerusalemJerusalemWorld War I
20 December 1917Battle of JaffaYarkon RiverWorld War I
1918Battle of MegiddoSamariaWorld War I
1918Action of ArsufArsufWorld War I
19 September 1918Battle of AraraWadi AraWorld War I
19 September 1918Battle of TabsorTabsurWorld War I
20 September 1918Battle of NazarethNazarethWorld War I
23 September 1918Battle of HaifaHaifaWorld War I
25 September 1918Battle of SamakhSamakhWorld War I
1920Battle of Tel HaiTel HaiFranco-Syrian War
5 May 1921Battle of Petah TikvaPetah TikvaIntercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine
1938Battle of BeershebaBeersheba1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
10 September 1938Battle of Mesmia CrossroadsRe'em Junction
1940Italian bombing of Mandatory Palestine in World War IIMandatory PalestineWorld War II
1946King David Hotel bombingKing David HotelJewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
30 November 1947Siege of the Western GalileeWestern Galilee
1947Battle for JerusalemJerusalem1948 Palestine war
1948Operation DannyJaffa1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Battles of the Kinarot ValleyIsrael1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Operation Death to the Invader1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Battle of Yad MordechaiYad Mordechai1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Operation ShoterIsrael1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Battle of Hill 861948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Saint-Simon Battle
1948Battle of Ain MahelEin MahilIsraeli–Palestinian conflict
1948Sa'sa' Massacreethnic cleansing in Palestine
19 March 1948Siege of AcreAcre1948 Palestine war
24 March 1948Atarot convoy1948 Palestine war
4 April 1948Battle of Mishmar HaEmekMishmar HaEmek1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
21 April 1948Battle of HaifaHaifa1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
1948Operation YevusiJerusalem1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
15 May 1948Battle of NirimNirim1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Bombing of Tel Aviv in the Arab-Israeli War of 1948Tel Aviv1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Al-Kabri incidentAl-KabriNakba
1948Operation PleshetAshdod1948 Arab–Israeli War
5 June 1948Battles of MalkiaIsrael1948 Arab–Israeli War
10 June 1948Battle of NitzanimNitzanim1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Battle of GezerGezer1948 Palestine war
9 July 1948Battle of Mandelbaum GateMandelbaum Gate
12 July 1948Battles of NegbaNegba1948 Arab–Israeli War
15 July 1948Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak1948 Arab–Israeli War
18 July 1948Battle of Khirbat Abu Lacham
1948Operation YoavNegevethnic cleansing in Palestine
1948Battles of the Separation CorridorNegev1948 Arab–Israeli War
21 October 1948Battle of BeershebaBeersheba1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Operation HiramUpper Galileeethnic cleansing in Palestine
1948Operation ShmoneFort Yoav1948 Arab–Israeli War
1948Operation HorevNegev1948 Arab–Israeli War
26 December 1948Battle of 'Auja1948 Arab–Israeli War
1949British-Israeli Air IncidentEgypt–Israel border1948 Arab–Israeli War
1949Operation UvdaNegev1948 Arab–Israeli War
1955Operation VolcanoNitzanaPalestinian Fedayeen insurgency
14 August 1966Rescue of the guard ship in the Sea of GalileeSea of Galilee
1967Liberation of Jerusalem in the Six-Day WarJerusalemSix-Day War
1967Commissioner Palace in the Six Day WarArmon HanatzivSix-Day War
6 June 1967Battle of Ammunition HillAmmunition HillSix-Day War
9 June 1967Battle of Tel AzaziatTel AzaziatSix-Day War
1967Umm Short IncidentJordan Rift ValleyWar of Attrition in Jordan Valley
19721972 Israeli air raid in Syria and LebanonOperation Wrath of God
1973Operation Model 5Golan HeightsYom Kippur War
9 October 1973Valley of TearsGolan HeightsYom Kippur War
1990Ein Netafim ambushEin Netafim
19911991 Iraqi missile attacks against IsraelIsraelGulf War
date unknownOperation LotNegev1948 Arab–Israeli War
date unknownOperation AvakNegev1948 Arab–Israeli War
date unknownOperation KilshonJerusalem1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
date unknownBattles of Bir 'Asluj1948 Arab–Israeli War
date unknownOperation GYSNegev1948 Arab–Israeli War

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