Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 17 January

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 17 January between 1437 and 1957: 18 battles and 1 siege. Among them: Battle of Monte Cassino (1944), Battle of Kruty (1918).

Battle of HällaskogenBattle of DournonBattle of FusenonhaiFrench FuryBattle of BoksumBattle of BlavetSiege of PontarlierBattle of KempenBattle of IłżaFirst Battle of the StrongholdBattle of PhilippopolisBattle of UtriaBattle of the Hill of the CapulinBattle of Tsimba RidgeBattle of La PlataBattle of CowpensBattle of Abu KleaBattle of KrutyBattle of Monte CassinoBattle of CowpensBattle of Abu KleaBattle of KrutyBattle of Monte CassinoBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBangkok5000 km27.079N, 16.607E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 January 1437Battle of HällaskogenHaraker sockenPukefejden
17 January 1493Battle of DournonRioz
17 January 1537Battle of FusenonhaiIshidani-chō
17 January 1583French FuryAntwerpEighty Years' War
17 January 1586Battle of BoksumBoksumEighty Years' War
17 January 1625Battle of BlavetPort-LouisFrench Wars of Religion
17 January 1639Siege of PontarlierPontarlierTen Years’ War
17 January 1642Battle of KempenTönisvorstHessian War
17 January 1781Battle of CowpensCowpens, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
17 January 1864Battle of Iłża
17 January 1873First Battle of the StrongholdTulelake, CaliforniaModoc War
17 January 1878Battle of PhilippopolisAdrianople vilayetTenth Russo-Turkish War
17 January 1885Battle of Abu KleaKhartoumMahdist War
17 January 1918Battle of KrutyKrutyUkrainian–Soviet War
17 January 1919Battle of UtriaUdriaEstonian War of Independence
17 January 1927Battle of the Hill of the CapulinMezquital MunicipalityCristero War
17 January 1944Battle of Monte CassinoMonte CassinoWorld War II
17 January 1945Battle of Tsimba RidgeBougainville IslandPacific War
17 January 1957Battle of La PlataBartolomé MasóCuban Revolution

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