Atlas of Battles

on this day, 30 engagements

Battles fought on 17 June

30 engagements in the atlas were fought on 17 June between AD 656 and 1944: 21 battles, 5 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Bunker Hill (1775).

Battle of CutandaSiege of ToulouseBattle of Llandeilo FawrBattle of CadoretBattle of BeaugencyConquest of StockholmBattle of St. KittsCapture of the galleon Lion CouronnéBattle of Montes ClarosBattle of Dogger BankSiege of PerekopSiege of CalviBattle of MykonosSiege of the Salamanca fortsBattle off Cape GataBattle of RinnthalBattle of BoonvilleBattle of ViennaBattle of Saint CharlesBattle of St. CharlesBattle of AldieBattle of Wassaw SoundBattle of LynchburgBattle of White Bird CanyonBattle of SuggsBattle of Douvres Radar StationSiege of UthmanBattle of Antioch on the MeanderBattle of Bunker HillBattle of the RosebudSiege of UthmanBattle of Antioch on the MeanderBattle of Bunker HillBattle of the RosebudChicagoMiamiMadridAtlantaHoustonMonterreyBerlinCasablancaAddis AbabaCaracas5000 km39.862N, 36.648W
30 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 June AD 656Siege of UthmanMedina Province
17 June 1120Battle of CutandaCutandaReconquista
17 June 1211Battle of Antioch on the MeanderAntioch on the MaeanderByzantine–Seljuq Wars
17 June 1219Siege of ToulouseTolosaAlbigensian Crusade
17 June 1282Battle of Llandeilo FawrLlandeiloConquest of Wales by Edward I of England
17 June 1345Battle of CadoretLes ForgesWar of the Breton Succession
17 June 1429Battle of BeaugencyBeaugencyHundred Years' War
17 June 1523Conquest of StockholmStockholmSwedish War of Liberation
17 June 1629Battle of St. KittsSaint Kitts and NevisThirty Years' War
17 June 1651Capture of the galleon Lion CouronnéFormenteraFranco-Spanish War
17 June 1665Battle of Montes ClarosBorbaPortuguese Restoration War
17 June 1696Battle of Dogger BankDogger BankNine Years' War
17 June 1736Siege of PerekopOr Qapi
17 June 1775Battle of Bunker HillCharlestown, MassachusettsAmerican Revolutionary War
17 June 1794Siege of CalviCalviCorsican War
17 June 1794Battle of MykonosMykonosFrench Revolutionary Wars
17 June 1812Siege of the Salamanca fortsSalamancaPeninsular War
17 June 1815Battle off Cape GataCape GataSecond Barbary War
17 June 1849Battle of RinnthalRinnthalPalatine Uprising
17 June 1861Battle of BoonvilleBoonville, MissouriAmerican Civil War
17 June 1861Battle of ViennaVienna, Virginia
17 June 1862Battle of Saint CharlesArkansas County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
17 June 1862Battle of St. CharlesArkansas County, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
17 June 1863Battle of AldieLoudoun County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
17 June 1863Battle of Wassaw SoundWassaw Sound, GeorgiaAmerican Civil War
17 June 1864Battle of LynchburgLynchburg, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
17 June 1876Battle of the RosebudBig Horn County, MontanaGreat Sioux War of 1876
17 June 1877Battle of White Bird CanyonIdaho County, IdahoNez Perce War
17 June 1892Battle of SuggsWyoming
17 June 1944Battle of Douvres Radar StationDouvres-la-DélivrandeWorld War II

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