Atlas of Battles

on this day, 16 engagements

Battles fought on 2 January

16 engagements in the atlas were fought on 2 January between 1479 and 1987: 14 battles and 2 sieges. Among them: Battle of Ap Bac (1963).

Battle of SakaineharaBattle of NamanoyamaSiege of RoslavlBig Bottom MassacreChilders IncidentBattle of NoirmoutierBattle of MachecoulBattle of BharatpurBattle of Santa ClaraBattle of PancsovaBattle of DoornkopNew Year's Day Battle of 1968Siege of MetzBattle of the Assunpink CreekBattle of Ap BacBattle of FadaSiege of MetzBattle of the Assunpink CreekBattle of Ap BacBattle of FadaBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluru5000 km13.850N, 9.000E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
2 January 1479Battle of SakaineharaShimōsa ProvinceKyōtoku Incident
2 January 1553Siege of MetzMetzItalian War of 1551–1559
2 January 1562Battle of Namanoyama
2 January 1664Siege of RoslavlRoslavlRusso-Polish War
2 January 1777Battle of the Assunpink CreekTrenton, New JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War
2 January 1791Big Bottom MassacreOhioNorthwest Indian War
2 January 1793Childers IncidentGoulet de BrestWar of the First Coalition
2 January 1794Battle of NoirmoutierIsle of NoirmoutierWar in the Vendée
2 January 1794Battle of MachecoulMachecoulWar in the Vendée
2 January 1805Battle of BharatpurBharatpur StateSecond Anglo-Maratha War
2 January 1847Battle of Santa ClaraCalifornia
2 January 1849Battle of Pancsova
2 January 1896Battle of DoornkopSecond Boer War
2 January 1963Battle of Ap BacVietnam War
2 January 1968New Year's Day Battle of 1968South VietnamVietnam War
2 January 1987Battle of FadaFadaChadian–Libyan War

Only engagements recorded to the day are listed. Dates before 1582 are Julian, as recorded.