Atlas of Battles

country, 135 engagements

Battles in Romania

135 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Romania: 103 battles, 24 sieges, 3 naval actions and 5 campaigns between AD 87 and 1944. The wars with most engagements here: World War I (13), World War II (11), Long War (7), Hungarian Revolution of 1848 (7).

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Battle of TapaeBattle of TapaeBattle of AdamclisiThird Battle of TapaeBattle of SarmisegetusaBattle of NoviodunumBattle of SilistraBattle of KerlésBattle of ArgeșWallachian campaignBattle of HermannstadtBattle of ZajkányLower Danube CampaignBattle of OrbicBattle of BaziașBattle of BuzăuBattle of TurnuBattle of BaiaSiege of Neamţ CitadelBattle of Valea AlbăBattle of BotoșaniBattle of SzőlősSiege of LipovaSiege of MediașSiege of FogarasSiege of LipovaSiege of TimișoaraSiege of TemesvárBattle of VerbiaBattle of KriegsdorfBattle of CălugăreniBattle of Giurgiu (1595)Battle of SuceavaSiege of Várad (1598)Battle of SellenberkBattle of MirăslăuBattle of BucovBattle of GuruslăuBattle of BraşovBattle of Cornul lui SasBattle of FintaSiege of SuczawaSiege of Nagyvárad 1660Siege of NagyváradBattle of VáradBattle of ZernestBattle of LugosBihar RaidBattle of ZsibóSiege of TemeşvarBattle of FokshanachSiege of BrăilaSiege of Giurgiu (1771)Capture of Giurgiu (1771)Storming of Giurgiu (1771)Battle of Bucharest (1771)Battle of MehadiaSiege of Veterani CaveBattle of FocșaniSiege of GiurgiuBattle of MăcinBattle of the DanubeBattle of GalatsiBattle of DragashaniSiege of BrăilaSiege of BrailovSiege of BrăilaBattle of Spiri HillSiege of AradBattle of RikaBattle of GăneștiBattle of VízaknaBattle of PiskiSiege of GyulafehérvárSiege of TemesvárBattle of Predeal PassBattle of SegesvárBattle of Nyerges-tetőBattle of TemesvárBattle of CetateSiege of CalafatAction off MăcinBattle of ZwininBattle of OrsovaBattle of MezőlivádiaBattle of NagybárFirst Battle of CobadinFirst Battle of PetrozsényBattle of Mount CsindrelSecond Battle of PetrozsénySecond Battle of CobadinBattle of SălătrucuBattle of DragoslaveleFirst Battle of the Jiu ValleyBattle of the Southern CarpathiansBattle of Predeal PassSecond Battle of the Jiu ValleyBattle of RobăneștiBattle of SlatinaBattle of the Olt ValleyPrunaru ChargeBattle of the ArgeşBattle of BucharestBattle of MărăştiBattle of Cireșoaia (1917)Second Battle of OituzBattle of Varnița-MunceluBattle of MărășeștiȚigani clashBattle of GalațiRaid on ConstanțaAction of 26 June 1941Action of 9 July 1941Western Allied Campaign in RomaniaOperation Tidal WaveBattle of Romaniabombing of Bucharest in World War IIBombing of Timisoara in WW2Bombing of Brasov in WW2First Battle of Târgu FrumosBombing of Cluj in WW2Operation ReunionBattle of TurdaBattle of PăulişBattle of Careibombing of Romania in World War IISecond Battle of NagyszebenBattle of OngalBattle of PosadaNight attack at TârgovișteBattle of VasluiBattle of BreadfieldBattle of KaránsebesBattle of RymnikRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916Battle of OngalBattle of PosadaNight attack at TârgovișteBattle of VasluiBattle of BreadfieldBattle of KaránsebesBattle of RymnikRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916BucharestBelgradeChișinăuIașiConstanțaCluj-NapocaTimișoaraBrașovCraiovaDebrecen200 km45.734N, 24.906E
135 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

AD 50: 2 engagementsAD 100: 3 engagementsAD 350: 1 engagementsAD 650: 1 engagementsAD 950: 1 engagements1050: 1 engagements1300: 1 engagements1350: 1 engagements1400: 4 engagements1450: 11 engagements1500: 4 engagements1550: 10 engagements1600: 5 engagements1650: 7 engagements1700: 3 engagements1750: 13 engagements1800: 18 engagements1850: 3 engagements1900: 44 engagements44 in 1900AD 501900
133 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 25 with pages

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 87Battle of TapaeTapaeDomitian's Dacian War
AD 88Battle of TapaeTapaeDomitian's Dacian War
AD 101Battle of AdamclisiAdamclisiFirst Dacian War
September AD 101Third Battle of TapaeTapaeFirst Dacian War
AD 106Battle of SarmisegetusaSarmizegetusa RegiaSecond Dacian War
AD 369Battle of NoviodunumCastrum NoviodunumGothic War of 367–369
AD 680Battle of OngalDanube DeltaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
AD 968Battle of SilistraSviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria
1068Battle of KerlésLechința
9 November 1330Battle of PosadaTransylvania
1394Battle of ArgeșArgeș River
1420Wallachian campaignWallachiaWar of the South Danube
1442Battle of HermannstadtSântimbruOttoman Wars in Europe
1442Battle of ZajkányIron Gate of Transylvania PassOttoman–Hungarian Wars
1445Lower Danube CampaignWallachiaOttoman–Wallachian wars
about 1457Battle of OrbicRomania
1460Battle of BaziașBaziașHungarian–Ottoman War
1462Battle of BuzăuBuzăuOttoman–Wallachian wars
1462Battle of TurnuTurnu MăgureleOttoman–Wallachian wars
1462Night attack at TârgovișteTârgovișteOttoman–Wallachian wars
15 December 1467Battle of BaiaBaia
10 January 1475Battle of VasluiVasluiOttoman–Hungarian Wars
1476Siege of Neamţ CitadelBihor
26 July 1476Battle of Valea AlbăRăzboieniMoldavian–Ottoman Wars
13 October 1479Battle of BreadfieldBreadfieldOttoman–Hungarian Wars
1498Battle of BotoșaniBotoșaniMoldavian–Ottoman Wars
1527Battle of SzőlősSeleușOttoman–Habsburg Wars
1528Siege of LipovaLipova
27 August 1534Siege of MediașMediaș
19 June 1541Siege of FogarasFăgăraș
1551Siege of LipovaLipova
1551Siege of TimișoaraTimișoara
1552Siege of TemesvárTimișoaraOttoman Wars in Europe
1561Battle of VerbiaDimăcheni
1562Battle of KriegsdorfHodod
23 August 1595Battle of CălugăreniCălugăreniLong War
1595Battle of Giurgiu (1595)GiurgiuLong War
1595Battle of SuceavaSuceavaMoldavian Magnate Wars
1598Siege of Várad (1598)Oradea CitadelLong War
18 October 1599Battle of SellenberkȘelimbărLong War
1600Battle of MirăslăuMirăslăuLong War
1600Battle of BucovBucovMoldavian Magnate Wars
3 August 1601Battle of GuruslăuHerecleanLong War
17 July 1603Battle of BraşovBrașovLong War
9 July 1612Battle of Cornul lui SasȘtefăneștiMoldavian Magnate Wars
27 May 1653Battle of FintaFintaMoldavian campaign of Tymofiy Khmelnytsky
21 August 1653Siege of SuczawaSuceavaKhmelnytsky Uprising
1660Siege of Nagyvárad 1660Oradea Citadel
1660Siege of NagyváradOradea
1664Battle of VáradOradeaAustro-Turkish War of 1663–1664
11 August 1690Battle of ZernestZărneștiGreat Turkish War
21 September 1695Battle of LugosLugojGreat Turkish War
1704Bihar RaidBiharia
1705Battle of ZsibóJibou
31 August 1716Siege of TemeşvarTimișoaraOttoman–Habsburg Wars
1770Battle of FokshanachFocșaniSixth Russo-Turkish War
1770Siege of BrăilaBrăila
1771Siege of Giurgiu (1771)GiurgiuSixth Russo-Turkish War
27 May 1771Capture of Giurgiu (1771)GiurgiuSixth Russo-Turkish War
1771Storming of Giurgiu (1771)GiurgiuSixth Russo-Turkish War
1771Battle of Bucharest (1771)Bucharest
1788Battle of Mehadia
1788Siege of Veterani CaveVeterani CaveAustro-Turkish War of 1788–1791
21 September 1788Battle of KaránsebesCaransebeșAustro-Turkish War of 1788–1791
1 August 1789Battle of FocșaniFocșaniSeventh Russo-Turkish War
22 September 1789Battle of RymnikAlexandru VlahuțăSeventh Russo-Turkish War
1790Siege of GiurgiuGiurgiuAustro-Turkish War of 1788–1791
10 July 1791Battle of MăcinMăcinSeventh Russo-Turkish War
20 June 1811Battle of the DanubeSloboziaEighth Russo-Turkish War
1821Battle of GalatsiGalațiGreek War of Independence
7 June 1821Battle of DragashaniDrăgășaniGreek War of Independence
May 1828Siege of BrăilaBrăila
1828Siege of BrailovBrăilaNinth Russo-Turkish War
1829Siege of BrăilaBrăila
1848Battle of Spiri HillBucharest
October 1848Siege of AradArad
13 December 1848Battle of RikaBaraoltHungarian Revolution of 1848
1849Battle of GăneștiGăneștiWinter Campaign (1848–49)
4 February 1849Battle of VízaknaOcna SibiuluiHungarian Independence War
9 February 1849Battle of Piski
13 March 1849Siege of GyulafehérvárAlba Iulia Fortress
11 June 1849Siege of TemesvárTimișoaraHungarian Revolution of 1848
1849Battle of Predeal PassPredeal PassHungarian Revolution of 1848
31 July 1849Battle of SegesvárSighișoaraHungarian Revolution of 1848
31 July 1849Battle of Nyerges-tetőQ1219237Hungarian Revolution of 1848
9 August 1849Battle of TemesvárHungarian Revolution of 1848
31 December 1853Battle of CetateCetateCrimean War
February 1854Siege of CalafatCalafat
1877Action off MăcinMăcinTenth Russo-Turkish War
1915Battle of ZwininCarpathiansWorld War I
1916Battle of OrsovaOrșova
1916Battle of MezőlivádiaBaru
1916Battle of NagybárBaru
1916First Battle of CobadinRasovaWorld War I
1916First Battle of PetrozsényPetroșaniWorld War I
23 September 1916Battle of Mount Csindrel
1916Second Battle of PetrozsényPetroșani
16 October 1916Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916TransylvaniaWorld War I
1916Second Battle of CobadinRasovaWorld War I
1916Battle of SălătrucuSălătrucu
1916Battle of DragoslaveleDragoslavele
1916First Battle of the Jiu ValleyJiu Valley
1916Battle of the Southern CarpathiansSouthern Carpathians
10 November 1916Battle of Predeal PassPredeal
1916Second Battle of the Jiu ValleyJiu Valley
1916Battle of RobăneștiRobăneștiWorld War I
1916Battle of SlatinaSlatina
27 November 1916Battle of the Olt ValleyOlt River
1916Prunaru ChargeBujoreniWorld War I
1 December 1916Battle of the ArgeşBucharestWorld War I
1916Battle of BucharestBucharestWorld War I
1917Battle of MărăştiRăcoasaWorld War I
1917Battle of Cireșoaia (1917)CireșoaiaRomanian Campaign (1917)
8 August 1917Second Battle of OituzBacău CountyWorld War I
1917Battle of Varnița-MunceluIreștiRomanian Campaign (1917)
3 September 1917Battle of MărășeștiMărășeștiWorld War I
1918Țigani clashCrișeni
22 January 1918Battle of GalațiGalațiWorld War I
1941Raid on ConstanțaConstanțaBlack Sea Campaigns
26 June 1941Action of 26 June 1941World War II
9 July 1941Action of 9 July 1941MangaliaBlack Sea Campaigns
1941Western Allied Campaign in RomaniaRomaniaOil Campaign of World War II
1943Operation Tidal WaveRomaniaOil Campaign of World War II
1944Battle of RomaniaRomaniaWorld War II
1944bombing of Bucharest in World War IIBucharestWorld War II
1944Bombing of Timisoara in WW2Timiș-Torontal CountyWorld War II
1944Bombing of Brasov in WW2BrașovWorld War II
9 April 1944First Battle of Târgu FrumosTârgu FrumosWorld War II
1944Bombing of Cluj in WW2Cluj-NapocaWorld War II
1944Operation ReunionPopești-LeordeniOil Campaign of World War II
1944Battle of TurdaTurdaWorld War II
1944Battle of PăulişPăulișWorld War II
21 October 1944Battle of CareiWorld War II
date unknownbombing of Romania in World War IIRomaniaWorld War II
date unknownSecond Battle of NagyszebenHungarian Revolution of 1848

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