Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 31 March

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 31 March between 1642 and 1945: 13 battles, 4 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Indian Ocean raid (1942).

Battle of La GranadaSiege of Landskrona CitadelAction of 26 May 1646Siege of PurandharBattle of TinchebrayAction of 31 March 1800Battle of CourtraiSiege of AtalantiBattle of SomersetBattle of BiałaszewemBattle of White Oak RoadBattle of WürzburgBattle of Boxberg and WölchingenBattle in the maple forestKampf um NassigBattle of Dinwiddie Court HouseBattle of Sanna's PostIndian Ocean raidBattle of Christmas IslandBattle of Dinwiddie Court HouseBattle of Sanna's PostIndian Ocean raidChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHouston5000 km16.755N, 2.298W
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
31 March 1642Battle of La GranadaLa GranadaReapers' War
31 March 1644Siege of Landskrona CitadelLandskrona CitadelTorstenson War
31 March 1646Action of 26 May 1646BozcaadaCretan War of 1645-1669
31 March 1665Siege of PurandharPurandar Fort
31 March 1796Battle of TinchebrayTinchebrayFrench Revolution
31 March 1800Action of 31 March 1800Malta ChannelFrench Revolutionary Wars
31 March 1814Battle of CourtraiKortrijkWar of the Sixth Coalition
31 March 1821Siege of AtalantiAtalantiGreek War of Independence
31 March 1863Battle of SomersetSomerset, KentuckyAmerican Civil War
31 March 1863Battle of BiałaszewemBiałaszewoJanuary Uprising
31 March 1865Battle of Dinwiddie Court HouseDinwiddie County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
31 March 1865Battle of White Oak RoadDinwiddie County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
31 March 1900Battle of Sanna's PostBloemfonteinSecond Boer War
31 March 1929Siege of NacoNacoEscobar Rebellion
31 March 1942Indian Ocean raidIndian OceanPacific War
31 March 1942Battle of Christmas IslandChristmas IslandPacific War
31 March 1945Battle of WürzburgWürzburgWorld War II
31 March 1945Battle of Boxberg and WölchingenBoxberg
31 March 1945Battle in the maple forestAhornwald
31 March 1945Kampf um NassigNassig

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