Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 12 April

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 12 April between 1753 and 1975: 12 battles, 5 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Montenotte (1796).

Battle of SeringhamSiege of Port-au-PrinceBattle of InnsbruckSiege of AcapulcoBattle of CasagliaSiege of Medina FortBattle of MaipónCapture of My ThoBattle of Fort BislandBattle of Blair's LandingSiege of Mexico CityHornkranz massacreLiberation of ArnhemBattle of Tong Le ChonFall of Phnom PenhBattle of ProvidienBattle of MontenotteBattle of Fort PillowBattle of ShaibaBattle of ProvidienBattle of MontenotteBattle of Fort PillowBattle of ShaibaBuenos AiresChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridBaghdad5000 km7.686N, 3.299E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
12 April 1753Battle of SeringhamSecond Carnatic War
12 April 1782Battle of ProvidienTrincomaleeAmerican Revolutionary War
12 April 1793Siege of Port-au-PrincePort-au-PrinceHaitian Revolution
12 April 1796Battle of MontenotteCairo MontenotteFrench Revolutionary Wars
12 April 1809Battle of InnsbruckInnsbruckTyrolean Rebellion
12 April 1813Siege of AcapulcoAcapulco de JuárezMexican War of Independence
12 April 1815Battle of CasagliaFerraraNeapolitan War
12 April 1857Siege of Medina FortMadina-Diassa
12 April 1859Battle of MaipónChillán Viejo
12 April 1861Capture of My ThoMỹ ThoFrench conquest of Vietnam
12 April 1863Battle of Fort BislandSt. Mary Parish, LouisianaAmerican Civil War
12 April 1864Battle of Fort PillowLauderdale County, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
12 April 1864Battle of Blair's LandingRed River Parish, LouisianaAmerican Civil War
12 April 1867Siege of Mexico CityMexico CitySecond French intervention in Mexico
12 April 1893Hornkranz massacreGerman South-West Africa
12 April 1915Battle of ShaibaShaibahWorld War I
12 April 1945Liberation of ArnhemArnhemliberation of the Netherlands from German occupation
12 April 1974Battle of Tong Le Chon
12 April 1975Fall of Phnom PenhPhnom PenhCambodian Civil War

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