Atlas of Battles

on this day, 21 engagements

Battles fought on 24 April

21 engagements in the atlas were fought on 24 April between AD 634 and 1982: 15 battles, 3 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Halbe (1945).

Battle of BrestSiege of CaudebecSiege of BonnSecond Battle of SaorgioBattle of Chaudron-en-MaugesBattle of Villers-en-CauchiesBattle of Neumarkt-Sankt VeitBattle of VolanoSiege of Sant MateuStorming of FreiburgBattle of Newton's StationBombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftBattle of ViipuriBattles of KiestinkiRaid on SantoriniBattle of Marj RahitBattle of the Basque RoadsBattle of HalbeLiberation of KhorramshahrBattle of Marj RahitBattle of the Basque RoadsBattle of HalbeLiberation of KhorramshahrChicagoTehranMiamiMadridAtlantaHoustonAthensCasablancaCaracasDakar5000 km46.514N, 20.492W
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
24 April AD 634Battle of Marj RahitMarj RahitMuslim conquest of the Levant
24 April 1333Battle of SenjōsanMount Senjō (Tottori)Genkō War
24 April 1513Battle of BrestBrestWar of the League of Cambrai
24 April 1592Siege of CaudebecCaudebec-en-CauxAnglo-Spanish War
24 April 1703Siege of BonnBonnWar of the Spanish Succession
24 April 1794Second Battle of SaorgioSaorgeWar of the First Coalition
24 April 1794Battle of Chaudron-en-MaugesChaudron-en-MaugesWar in the Vendée
24 April 1794Battle of Villers-en-CauchiesVillers-en-CauchiesFrench Revolutionary Wars
24 April 1809Battle of the Basque RoadsÎle-d'AixNapoleonic Wars
24 April 1809Battle of Neumarkt-Sankt VeitNeumarkt-Sankt Veit
24 April 1809Battle of VolanoVolano
24 April 1837Siege of Sant MateuSant MateuFirst Carlist War
24 April 1848Storming of FreiburgFreiburg im BreisgauBaden Revolution
24 April 1863Battle of Newton's StationNewton, Mississippi
24 April 1885Battle of Fish CreekFish CreekNorth-West Rebellion
24 April 1916Bombardment of Yarmouth and LowestoftNorth SeaWorld War I
24 April 1918Battle of ViipuriVyborgFinnish Civil War
24 April 1942Battles of KiestinkiContinuation War
24 April 1944Raid on SantoriniSantoriniWorld War II
24 April 1945Battle of HalbeHalbeWorld War II
24 April 1982Liberation of KhorramshahrKhorramshahrIran–Iraq War

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