Atlas of Battles

on this day, 12 engagements

Battles fought on 29 January

12 engagements in the atlas were fought on 29 January between 1223 and 1991: 7 battles, 3 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Siege of Baghdad (1258), Battle of Rennell Island (1943), Battle of Khafji (1991).

Battle of ViljandiSiege of ViennaBattle of ReimerswaalFirst Siege of UlsanBattle of Embudo PassBear River MassacreCapture of MexicaliBattle of TrebeshinaSiege of BaghdadBattle of BrienneBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of KhafjiSiege of BaghdadBattle of BrienneBattle of Rennell IslandBattle of KhafjiBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluru5000 km23.472N, 22.733E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
29 January 1223Battle of ViljandiViljandiLivonian Crusade
29 January 1258Siege of BaghdadBaghdadMongol invasions and conquests
29 January 1485Siege of ViennaViennaAustrian–Hungarian War
29 January 1574Battle of ReimerswaalOosterscheldeEighty Years' War
29 January 1598First Siege of UlsanUlsan CastleJapanese invasions of Korea
29 January 1814Battle of BrienneBrienne-le-ChâteauWar of the Sixth Coalition
29 January 1847Battle of Embudo PassDikson, New MexicoTaos Revolt
29 January 1863Bear River MassacreFranklin County, IdahoAmerican Indian Wars
29 January 1911Capture of MexicaliMexicaliMexican Revolution
29 January 1941Battle of TrebeshinaMount TrebeshinëGreco-Italian War
29 January 1943Battle of Rennell IslandRennell IslandPacific War
29 January 1991Battle of KhafjiKhafjiGulf War

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