Atlas of Battles

on this day, 14 engagements

Battles fought on 8 January

14 engagements in the atlas were fought on 8 January between AD 871 and 1877: 11 battles, 1 siege and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of New Orleans (1815).

Battle of TegoshigawaraBattle of HabryAction of 8 January 1780Battle of MuzillacBattle of BlaauwbergSiege of Puerto CabelloBattle of Rio San GabrielBattle of Roan's Tan YardSecond Battle of SpringfieldBattle of Wolf MountainBattle of ReadingBattle of AshdownBattle of StromboliBattle of New OrleansBattle of ReadingBattle of AshdownBattle of StromboliBattle of New OrleansBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km8.889N, 10.127E
14 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 January AD 871Battle of ReadingReadinghuman history
8 January AD 871Battle of AshdownBerkshirehuman history
8 January 1336Battle of TegoshigawaraAbe River
8 January 1422Battle of HabryHabryHussite Wars
8 January 1676Battle of StromboliStromboliFranco-Dutch War
8 January 1780Action of 8 January 1780American Revolutionary War
8 January 1796Battle of MuzillacMuzillacFrench Revolution
8 January 1806Battle of BlaauwbergBloubergstrandNapoleonic Wars
8 January 1814Siege of Puerto CabelloPuerto Cabello
8 January 1815Battle of New OrleansJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, LouisianaWar of 1812
8 January 1847Battle of Rio San GabrielCaliforniaMexican-American War
8 January 1862Battle of Roan's Tan YardRandolph County, MissouriAmerican Civil War
8 January 1863Second Battle of SpringfieldSpringfield, MissouriAmerican Civil War
8 January 1877Battle of Wolf MountainTongue River, MontanaGreat Sioux War of 1876

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