Atlas of Battles

on this day, 23 engagements

Battles fought on 12 June

23 engagements in the atlas were fought on 12 June between 1420 and 1971: 15 battles, 7 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Okehazama (1560).

Siege of SluisSiege of RheinbergSiege of ColchesterBattle of Mauchline MuirSiege of TortosaBattle of ImbrosBattle of RheinbergBattle of LambusartBattle of BallynahinchBattle of ModenaBattle of SopachuyBattle of GraBattle of KarlócaSiege of SamarkandBattle of OristàBattle of Diamond HillBattle of Kompong SpeuBattle of KamalpurBattle of Vítkov HillBattle of OkehazamaSiege of BarcelonaBattle of CabezónBattle of Vítkov HillSiege of BarcelonaBattle of CabezónLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokBaghdadChengduÜrümqiJohannesburgKabul5000 km17.463N, 19.923E
23 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
12 June 1420Battle of Vítkov HillVítkovHussite Wars
12 June 1560Battle of OkehazamaOkehazamaThree Surprise Attacks of Japan
12 June 1587Siege of SluisSluisEighty Years' War
12 June 1601Siege of RheinbergRheinbergEighty Years' War
12 June 1648Siege of ColchesterColchesterSecond English Civil War
12 June 1648Battle of Mauchline MuirMauchlineWars of the Three Kingdoms
12 June 1697Siege of BarcelonaBarcelonaNine Years' War
12 June 1708Siege of TortosaTortosaWar of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia
12 June 1717Battle of ImbrosImbrosSeventh Ottoman–Venetian War
12 June 1758Battle of RheinbergRheinbergSeven Years' War
12 June 1794Battle of LambusartFleurusWar of the First Coalition
12 June 1798Battle of BallynahinchBallynahinchIrish Rebellion of 1798
12 June 1799Battle of ModenaModenaWar of the Second Coalition
12 June 1808Battle of CabezónCabezón de PisuergaPeninsular War
12 June 1817Siege of Soto la MarinaSoto la Marina MunicipalityMexican War of Independence
12 June 1817Battle of SopachuyArgentine War of Independence
12 June 1837Battle of GraGraRoyal Expedition
12 June 1848Battle of Karlóca
12 June 1868Siege of SamarkandSamarkandRussian conquest of Bukhara
12 June 1873Battle of OristàOristàThird Carlist War
12 June 1900Battle of Diamond HillPretoriaSecond Boer War
12 June 1970Battle of Kompong SpeuVietnam War
12 June 1971Battle of KamalpurBangladesh Liberation War

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