Atlas of Battles

on this day, 24 engagements

Battles fought on 8 June

24 engagements in the atlas were fought on 8 June between AD 218 and 1982: 19 battles, 2 sieges and 3 naval actions.

Battle of AntiochFall of Montfort CastleBattle of St. JørgensbjergBattle of AmeixialWager's ActionAction of 8 June 1755Battle of Mobley's Meeting HouseBattle of Montreuil-BellayBattle of ChełmBurning of L'ArboçBattle of Badli-ki-SeraiBattle of Cross KeysBattle of Ingavi (1935)Battle of PortaBattle of Port-en-Bessin19th Battalion Night Post BattleBattle of Binh AnBattle of JezzineBattle of Sunomata-gawaSiege of LouisbourgBattle of Trois-RivièresSiege of DelhiBattle of Sunomata-gawaSiege of LouisbourgSiege of DelhiBuenos AiresManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km15.608N, 28.920E
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 June AD 218Battle of AntiochAntioch
8 June 1181Battle of Sunomata-gawaNagara RiverGenpei War
8 June 1271Fall of Montfort CastleMontfort CastleCrusades
8 June 1441Battle of St. Jørgensbjerg
8 June 1663Battle of AmeixialFreguesia de Santa Vitória do AmeixialPortuguese Restoration War
8 June 1708Wager's ActionCartagenaWar of the Spanish Succession
8 June 1755Action of 8 June 1755Gulf of Saint LawrenceFrench and Indian War
8 June 1758Siege of LouisbourgLouisbourgFrench and Indian War
8 June 1776Battle of Trois-RivièresBattle of Trois-Rivières National Historic SiteAmerican Revolutionary War
8 June 1780Battle of Mobley's Meeting HouseSouth CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
8 June 1793Battle of Montreuil-BellayMontreuil-BellayWar in the Vendée
8 June 1794Battle of ChełmChełmKościuszko Uprising
8 June 1808Burning of L'ArboçL'ArboçPeninsular War
8 June 1857Siege of DelhiDelhiIndian Mutiny of 1857
8 June 1857Battle of Badli-ki-SeraiIndian Mutiny of 1857
8 June 1862Battle of Cross KeysCross Keys, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
8 June 1935Battle of Ingavi (1935)Chaco War
8 June 1943Battle of PortaPyli MunicipalityWorld War II
8 June 1944Battle of Port-en-BessinPort-en-Bessin-HuppainWorld War II
8 June 1945Battle of Porton PlantationBougainville IslandPacific War
8 June 196719th Battalion Night Post BattleSinai PeninsulaSix-Day War
8 June 1968Battle of Binh An
8 June 1982Battle of JezzineJezzine1982 Lebanon War
8 June 1982Bluff Cove Air AttacksFalkland IslandsFalklands War

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