Atlas of Battles

on this day, 29 engagements

Battles fought on 27 April

29 engagements in the atlas were fought on 27 April between AD 363 and 1965: 23 battles and 6 sieges. Among them: Battle of Culloden (1746), Battle of Six Seven (1521), Battle of Bicocca (1522), Battle of Dunbar (1296).

Siege of PirisaboraSiege of PerisaborSiege of CtesiphonBattle of HořiceBattle of MingolsheimBattle of CarbisdaleSiege of MarrakeshSiege of LuxembourgBattle of RidgefieldBattle of NemenčinėBattle of CassanoBattle of DernaBattle of RevolaxBattle of CaldieroBattle of Casal do EirigoBattle of YorkBattle of DossenbachBattle of SomorrostroBelovski RaidBattle of VelestinoSiege of ZamboangaGas attack at HulluchBattle of CzarnobylBattle of Hill 609Battle of Plaman MapuBattle of DunbarBattle of Six SevenBattle of BicoccaBattle of CullodenBattle of DunbarBattle of Six SevenBattle of BicoccaBattle of CullodenŌsakaManilaLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadrid5000 km32.417N, 24.291E
29 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 April AD 363Siege of PirisaboraAnbarJulian's Persian expedition
27 April AD 363Siege of PerisaborPerisabor
27 April AD 629Siege of CtesiphonCtesiphonSasanian civil war of 628–632
27 April 1296Battle of DunbarDunbarFirst War of Scottish Independence
27 April 1423Battle of HořiceHořiceHussite Wars
27 April 1521Battle of Six SevenCebuhistory of Southeast Asia
27 April 1522Battle of BicoccaBicoccaItalian War of 1521–1526
27 April 1622Battle of MingolsheimBad SchönbornThirty Years' War
27 April 1650Battle of CarbisdaleCulrainWars of the Three Kingdoms
27 April 1672Siege of MarrakeshMarrakechCampaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
27 April 1684Siege of LuxembourgLuxembourgWar of the Reunions
27 April 1746Battle of CullodenCullodenJacobite risings
27 April 1777Battle of RidgefieldRidgefield, ConnecticutAmerican Revolutionary War
27 April 1794Battle of NemenčinėNemenčinėKościuszko Uprising
27 April 1799Battle of CassanoCassano d’AddaWar of the Second Coalition
27 April 1805Battle of DernaDernaFirst Barbary War
27 April 1808Battle of RevolaxRevonlahtiFinnish War
27 April 1809Battle of CaldieroSoaveWar of the Fifth Coalition
27 April 1809Battle of Casal do EirigoSetecorosPeninsular War in Galicia
27 April 1813Battle of YorkTorontoWar of 1812
27 April 1848Battle of DossenbachBaden Revolution
27 April 1874Battle of SomorrostroValle de SomorrostroThird Carlist War
27 April 1876Belovski RaidBelovo
27 April 1897Battle of VelestinoVelestinoGreco-Turkish War of 1897
27 April 1898Siege of ZamboangaZamboangaPhilippine Revolution
27 April 1916Gas attack at HulluchHulluchWorld War I
27 April 1920Battle of CzarnobylPolish–Soviet War
27 April 1943Battle of Hill 609TunisiaWorld War II
27 April 1965Battle of Plaman MapuIndonesia–Malaysia confrontation

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