Atlas of Battles

on this day, 16 engagements

Battles fought on 26 January

16 engagements in the atlas were fought on 26 January between 1265 and 1945: 14 battles and 2 sieges. Among them: Battle of Talikota (1565).

Fall of CaesareaBattle of SkerriesCapture of CarolusborgBattle of PanchgaonBattle of AizenayBattle of the TombettesFirst siege of BadajozBattle of SeattleBattle of AthensBattle of AgordatHeiligenbeil PocketBattle for the Kapelsche VeerBattle of UlaBattle of TalikotaBattle of MontjuïcBattle of BulairBattle of UlaBattle of TalikotaBattle of MontjuïcBattle of BulairChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterrey5000 km30.001N, 22.709W
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 January 1265Fall of CaesareaCaesareaCrusades
26 January 1316Battle of SkerriesFirst War of Scottish Independence
26 January 1564Battle of UlaChashnikiLivonian War
26 January 1565Battle of TalikotaHampiMuslim conquest in the Indian subcontinent
26 January 1641Battle of MontjuïcBarcelonaReapers' War
26 January 1658Capture of CarolusborgCape Coast CastleDano-Swedish War
26 January 1775Battle of Panchgaon
26 January 1794Battle of AizenayAizenayWar in the Vendée
26 January 1800Battle of the TombettesLe ChâtellierFrench Revolution
26 January 1811First siege of BadajozBadajozPeninsular War
26 January 1856Battle of SeattleSeattle, WashingtonPuget Sound War
26 January 1864Battle of AthensAthens, AlabamaAmerican Civil War
26 January 1913Battle of BulairBolayırFirst Balkan War
26 January 1941Battle of AgordatAgordatEast African Campaign
26 January 1945Heiligenbeil PocketEast PrussiaWorld War II
26 January 1945Battle for the Kapelsche VeerWorld War II

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