Atlas of Battles

on this day, 22 engagements

Battles fought on 21 April

22 engagements in the atlas were fought on 21 April between 1177 and 1948: 18 battles, 2 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Second Battle of Ypres (1915), Battle of San Jacinto (1836).

Battle of MalemortSiege of PerpignanBattle of SeminaraSiege of KanizsaBattle of SataraBattle of the Raz de SeinAction of 21 April 1806Battle of Colonia del SacramentoBattle of LandshutBattle of RoncoBattle of RiobambaBattle of Las CarrerasBattle of Leybar BridgeBattle of GinietynyBattle of IstabulatBattle of HyvinkääBattle of IntxortasBattle of HaifaBattle of ReichenbergBattle of MondovìBattle of San JacintoSecond Battle of YpresBattle of ReichenbergBattle of MondovìBattle of San JacintoSecond Battle of YpresBuenos AiresChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlanta5000 km12.402N, 17.363W
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
21 April 1177Battle of MalemortMalemort-sur-Corrèze
21 April 1473Siege of PerpignanPerpignan
21 April 1503Battle of Seminara
21 April 1664Siege of KanizsaNagykanizsa
21 April 1700Battle of SataraSatarabattles involving the Maratha Empire
21 April 1757Battle of ReichenbergLiberecSeven Years' War
21 April 1796Battle of MondovìMondovìFrench Revolutionary Wars
21 April 1798Battle of the Raz de SeinRaz de SeinFrench Revolutionary Wars
21 April 1806Action of 21 April 1806KwaZulu-NatalNapoleonic Wars
21 April 1807Battle of Colonia del SacramentoColonia del SacramentoBritish invasions of the River Plate
21 April 1809Battle of LandshutLandshutWar of the Fifth Coalition
21 April 1815Battle of RoncoForlìNeapolitan War
21 April 1822Battle of RiobambaRiobambaPeruvian War of Independence
21 April 1836Battle of San JacintoSpring Branch, TexasTexas Revolution
21 April 1849Battle of Las CarrerasWar of Dominican Independence
21 April 1855Battle of Leybar BridgeSaint-Louis
21 April 1863Battle of GinietynyGenėtiniaiJanuary Uprising
21 April 1915Second Battle of YpresYpresWorld War I
21 April 1917Battle of IstabulatWorld War I
21 April 1918Battle of HyvinkääHyvinkääGerman Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
21 April 1937Battle of IntxortasIntxortasSpanish Civil War
21 April 1948Battle of HaifaHaifa1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine

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