Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 16 March

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 16 March between 1322 and 1947: 12 battles, 4 sieges and 3 naval actions.

Siege of AsolaBattle of GlasgowBattle of RoatánAction of 16 March 1782First Battle of CoronBattle of ValvasoneBattle of Grimstad BaySiege of VitoriaBattle of OriamendiSiege of PueblaBattle of AverasboroughAction of 16 March 1917Battle of LänkipohjaBattle of WuyuanBattle of O͘-gû-lânBattle of BoroughbridgeBattle of Cape HenrySiege of BadajozBattle of the Mareth LineBattle of BoroughbridgeBattle of Cape HenrySiege of BadajozBattle of the Mareth LineŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiAtlanta5000 km40.642N, 11.364E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 March 1322Battle of BoroughbridgeBoroughbridgeDespenser War
16 March 1516Siege of AsolaAsolaWar of the League of Cambrai
16 March 1544Battle of GlasgowGlasgow
16 March 1781Battle of Cape HenryCape HenryAmerican Revolutionary War
16 March 1782Battle of RoatánRoatánAnglo-Spanish War
16 March 1782Action of 16 March 1782Strait of GibraltarAmerican Revolutionary War
16 March 1793First Battle of CoronCoronWar in the Vendée
16 March 1797Battle of ValvasoneTagliamentoWar of the First Coalition
16 March 1811Battle of Grimstad Bay
16 March 1812Siege of BadajozBadajozPeninsular War
16 March 1834Siege of VitoriaVitoria-GasteizFirst Carlist War
16 March 1837Battle of OriamendiSan SebastiánFirst Carlist War
16 March 1863Siege of PueblaHeroica Puebla de ZaragozaSecond French intervention in Mexico
16 March 1865Battle of AverasboroughHarnett County, North CarolinaAmerican Civil War
16 March 1917Action of 16 March 1917World War I
16 March 1918Battle of LänkipohjaLängelmäkiFinnish Civil War
16 March 1940Battle of WuyuanWuyuan CountySecond Sino-Japanese War
16 March 1943Battle of the Mareth LineMareth LineWorld War II
16 March 1947Battle of O͘-gû-lânPuli Township228 Incident

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