Atlas of Battles

on this day, 15 engagements

Battles fought on 1 April

15 engagements in the atlas were fought on 1 April between 1174 and 1945: 11 battles and 4 sieges. Among them: Battle of Five Forks (1865).

Siege of AnconaSiege of AiguillonBattle of SaintesSiege of MytileneBattle of VaikalBattle of MocopulliBattle of TumuslaBattle of Ebenezer ChurchBattle of LocumbaBattle of ChalchuapaBattle of KasselCapture of BrielleBattle of Five ForksSiege of AintabBattle of GandesaCapture of BrielleBattle of Five ForksSiege of AintabBattle of GandesaBuenos AiresChicagoLimaKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHouston5000 km4.784N, 26.150W
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1 April 1174Siege of AnconaAncona
1 April 1346Siege of AiguillonAiguillonHundred Years' War
1 April 1351Battle of SaintesSaintesHundred Years' War
1 April 1464Siege of MytileneMytileneFirst Ottoman–Venetian War
1 April 1465Battle of VaikalOhridOttoman Wars in Europe
1 April 1572Capture of BrielleBrielleEighty Years' War
1 April 1824Battle of MocopulliChiloé ArchipelagoChilean War of Independence
1 April 1825Battle of TumuslaSpanish American wars of independence
1 April 1865Battle of Five ForksPetersburg, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
1 April 1865Battle of Ebenezer ChurchStanton, AlabamaAmerican Civil War
1 April 1880Battle of LocumbaWar of the Pacific
1 April 1885Battle of ChalchuapaChalchuapaBarrios' War of Reunification
1 April 1920Siege of AintabGaziantepFranco-Turkish War
1 April 1938Battle of GandesaGandesaSpanish Civil War
1 April 1945Battle of KasselKasselWorld War II

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