Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 8 April

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 8 April between AD 876 and 1944: 12 battles, 6 sieges and 1 naval action.

Capture of BerwickSiege of Brześć KujawskiSiege of ParisBattle of KumedaSiege of PondaBattle of Delaware BaySiege of CondéBattle of PiréBattle of OcchiobelloBattle of NovaraBattle of Goito BridgeBattle of AlbuquerqueBattle of Appomattox StationBattle of CholokiBattle of the Tennis CourtBattle of Dayr al-AqulSiege of GaetaBattle of MansfieldKamenets-Podolsky PocketBattle of Dayr al-AqulSiege of GaetaBattle of MansfieldKamenets-Podolsky PocketŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km35.583N, 14.400E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 April AD 876Battle of Dayr al-AqulTigrisIranian Intermezzo
8 April 1318Capture of BerwickBerwick-upon-TweedFirst War of Scottish Independence
8 April 1332Siege of Brześć KujawskiBrześć KujawskiPolish–Teutonic War of 1327–1332
8 April 1360Siege of ParisParisHundred Years' War
8 April 1562Battle of KumedaKumeda-dera Temple
8 April 1675Siege of PondaPondabattles involving the Maratha Empire
8 April 1734Siege of GaetaGaetaBourbon conquest of the Two Sicilies
8 April 1782Battle of Delaware BayDelaware Bay, New JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War
8 April 1793Siege of CondéCondé-sur-l'EscautWar of the First Coalition
8 April 1796Battle of PiréAmanlisFrench Revolution
8 April 1815Battle of OcchiobelloOcchiobelloNeapolitan War
8 April 1821Battle of NovaraNovaraRevolutions of 1820
8 April 1848Battle of Goito BridgeGoito
8 April 1862Battle of AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque, New MexicoAmerican Civil War
8 April 1864Battle of MansfieldDeSoto Parish, LouisianaAmerican Civil War
8 April 1865Battle of Appomattox StationAppomattox County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
8 April 1918Battle of CholokiCholoki RiverWorld War I
8 April 1944Kamenets-Podolsky PocketTernopilWorld War II
8 April 1944Battle of the Tennis CourtKohimaPacific War

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