Atlas of Battles

on this day, 18 engagements

Battles fought on 5 March

18 engagements in the atlas were fought on 5 March between 1279 and 1938: 14 battles, 1 siege and 3 naval actions.

Battle of Maes MoydogBattle of RakvereBattle of Mario TownBattle of NeueneggBattle of FraubrunnenBattle of Col de la CroixBatalla de Plaisance (1802)Siege of Bergen op ZoomCapture of the sloop AnneBattle of SzolnokBattle of SkałaBattle of Thompson's StationBattle of Yazoo CityBattle of Cape MachichacoBattle of AizkraukleBattle of GrauholzBattle of BarrosaBattle of Cape PalosBattle of AizkraukleBattle of GrauholzBattle of BarrosaBattle of Cape PalosChicagoMiamiMadridTorontoAtlantaHoustonBerlinCasablancaCaracasKyiv5000 km38.634N, 32.029W
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
5 March 1279Battle of AizkraukleAizkraukleLivonian Crusade
5 March 1295Battle of Maes MoydogLlanfair Caereinion
5 March 1603Battle of RakvereRakvere Rural MunicipalityPolish–Swedish War of 1600–11
5 March 1795Battle of Mario TownPlouhaFrench Revolution
5 March 1798Battle of GrauholzUrtenen-SchönbühlFrench Revolutionary Wars
5 March 1798Battle of NeueneggNeueneggFrench Revolutionary Wars
5 March 1798Battle of FraubrunnenFraubrunnen
5 March 1798Battle of Col de la CroixTréchadèze ChaletFrench Revolutionary Wars
5 March 1802Batalla de Plaisance (1802)PlaisanceSaint-Domingue expedition
5 March 1811Battle of BarrosaLoma del Puerco battlefieldPeninsular War
5 March 1814Siege of Bergen op ZoomBergen op Zoom
5 March 1825Capture of the sloop AnneCaribbean SeaWest Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States
5 March 1849Battle of SzolnokSzolnokHungarian Revolution of 1848
5 March 1863Battle of SkałaSkałaJanuary Uprising
5 March 1863Battle of Thompson's StationWilliamson County, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
5 March 1864Battle of Yazoo CityMississippi
5 March 1937Battle of Cape MachichacoCape of MatxitxakoSpanish Civil War
5 March 1938Battle of Cape PalosCape PalosSpanish Civil War at sea

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