Atlas of Battles

on this day, 18 engagements

Battles fought on 15 April

18 engagements in the atlas were fought on 15 April between 1395 and 1885: 12 battles and 6 sieges. Among them: Battle of Formigny (1450).

Siege of ChâteaubriantSiege of DongnaeBattle of KilrushSiege of BijapurBattle of LittleferrySiege of MaastrichtBattle of Saint-GervaisSecond Battle of DegoBattle of Jean-RabelBattle of ČegarBattle of Picacho PassSiege of JonutaSecond Battle of the StrongholdBattle of Fort PittBattle of the Terek RiverBattle of FormignyBattle of SacileThird Siege of MissolonghiBattle of the Terek RiverBattle of FormignyThird Siege of MissolonghiŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km37.394N, 3.792E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
15 April 1395Battle of the Terek RiverTerekTimur's second expedition against Tokhtamysh
15 April 1450Battle of FormignyFormignyHundred Years' War
15 April 1488Siege of ChâteaubriantChâteaubriantFrench–Breton War
15 April 1592Siege of DongnaeDongnaeeupseong FortressJapanese invasions of Korea
15 April 1642Battle of KilrushKilrushIrish Confederate Wars
15 April 1685Siege of BijapurBijapur FortDeccan wars
15 April 1746Battle of LittleferryLittleferryJacobite rising of 1745
15 April 1748Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtWar of the Austrian Succession
15 April 1793Battle of Saint-GervaisSaint-GervaisWar in the Vendée
15 April 1796Second Battle of DegoDegoWar of the First Coalition
15 April 1797Battle of Jean-RabelJean-RabelWar of the First Coalition
15 April 1809Battle of SacileSacileWar of the Fifth Coalition
15 April 1809Battle of ČegarČegarFirst Serbian Uprising
15 April 1825Third Siege of MissolonghiMissolonghiGreek War of Independence
15 April 1862Battle of Picacho PassPicacho Pass Stage Station, ArizonaAmerican Civil War
15 April 1866Siege of JonutaJonuta
15 April 1873Second Battle of the StrongholdCaptain Jack's Stronghold, CaliforniaModoc War
15 April 1885Battle of Fort PittFrenchman Butte No. 501North-West Rebellion

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