Atlas of Battles

country, 20 engagements

Battles in Yemen

20 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Yemen: 12 battles, 4 sieges, 3 naval actions and 1 campaign between AD 300 and 1967. The wars with most engagements here: Aksumite–Persian Wars (3), Ridda Wars (1), Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560 (1), Ottoman Wars in Asia (1).

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Battle of RadmānBattle of Al-QahiraBattle of MocaAden ExpeditionInvasion of Cheikh SaidAttack on HodeidahBattle of DhalaBattle of the CraterSiege of SanaaSiege of SanáSasanian reconquest of YemenSiege of SanaaBattle of HadhramautBattle of ZafarSiege of AdenBattle of al-ShihrCapture of AdenBattle of al-ShihrCapture of the Grand Mughal FleetSiege of SanaaBattle of HadhramautBattle of ZafarSiege of AdenBattle of al-ShihrCapture of AdenBattle of al-ShihrTaizzAssabAl HudaydahHajjahZabīdLahijRidaIbbDhamarAl Bayda200 km14.083N, 46.428E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by half century

AD 300: 1 engagementsAD 550: 2 engagementsAD 600: 1 engagements1500: 5 engagements5 in 15001550: 1 engagements1650: 1 engagements1750: 1 engagements1800: 1 engagements1900: 2 engagements1950: 4 engagementsAD 3001950
19 dated engagements, one bar per half century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 7 with pages

Contested ground 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 300Battle of RadmānRadmanCampaign against the Southern Coalition
AD 570Siege of SanaaSanaaAksumite–Persian Wars
AD 570Battle of HadhramautSanaaAksumite–Persian Wars
September AD 632Battle of ZafarHa'ilRidda Wars
1507Battle of SocotraSuq
26 March 1513Siege of AdenAden
1523Battle of al-Shihral-Shihr
26 February 1548Capture of AdenAdenOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
1548Battle of al-Shihral-Shihr
1569Battle of Al-QahiraYemenOttoman Wars in Asia
1695Capture of the Grand Mughal FleetPerimGolden Age of Piracy
1779Battle of MocaMochaAmerican Revolutionary War
January 1839Aden ExpeditionColony of Aden
1914Invasion of Cheikh SaidCheikh SaïdWorld War I
1919Attack on HodeidahAl Hudaydah
1965Battle of DhalaDhale GovernorateAden Emergency
1967Battle of the CraterAdenAden Emergency
November 1967Siege of SanaaSanaaNorth Yemen civil war
1967Siege of SanáSanaaNorth Yemen civil war
date unknownSasanian reconquest of YemenYemenAksumite–Persian Wars

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