Atlas of Battles

on this day, 29 engagements

Battles fought on 26 June

29 engagements in the atlas were fought on 26 June between 1147 and 1991: 16 battles, 8 sieges and 5 naval actions. Among them: Siege of Rhodes (1522), Battle of Köse Dağ (1243), Battle of Fleurus (1794).

Siege of LübeckSiege of GironaAction of 26 June 1625Battle of the DardanellesSiege of FezBattle of Fort AlbanySiege of Fort MoseSiege of QuebecBattle of Short HillsBattle of Spencer's OrdinaryBattle of SołyBattle of ValenciaBattle of the Procida CanalSiege of PamplonaBattle of TolosaSiege of HuningueBattle of SigBattle of Beaver Dam CreekBattle of HühnerwasserBattle of SvistovBattle of ElenaAction of 26 June 1941Battle of Korea StraitBattle of Old BaldyBattle of GlinaBattle of Köse DağBattle of CasalecchioSiege of RhodesBattle of FleurusBattle of Köse DağBattle of CasalecchioSiege of RhodesBattle of FleurusŌsakaManilaChicagoTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiBaghdad5000 km43.957N, 22.839E
29 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 June 1147Siege of LübeckLübeckWendish Crusade
26 June 1243Battle of Köse DağMount KösedağMongol conquest of Anatolia
26 June 1285Siege of GironaGironaAragonese Crusade
26 June 1402Battle of CasalecchioCasalecchio di RenoFlorentine–Milanese Wars
26 June 1522Siege of RhodesRhodesOttoman Wars in Europe
26 June 1625Action of 26 June 1625Syracuse
26 June 1656Battle of the DardanellesDardanellesCretan War of 1645-1669
26 June 1672Siege of FezFezCampaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
26 June 1709Battle of Fort AlbanyFort AlbanyQueen Anne's War
26 June 1740Siege of Fort MoseFort Mose Historic State Park, FloridaWar of Jenkins' Ear
26 June 1759Siege of QuebecQuebec CitySeven Years' War
26 June 1777Battle of Short HillsScotch Plains, New JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War
26 June 1781Battle of Spencer's OrdinaryJames City County, VirginiaAmerican Revolutionary War
26 June 1794Battle of FleurusFleurusWar of the First Coalition
26 June 1794Battle of SołySolyKościuszko Uprising
26 June 1808Battle of ValenciaValenciaPeninsular War
26 June 1809Battle of the Procida Canal
26 June 1813Siege of PamplonaPamplonaPeninsular War
26 June 1813Battle of TolosaTolosaPeninsular War
26 June 1815Siege of HuningueHuningue
26 June 1835Battle of SigMekerra riverFrench conquest of Algeria
26 June 1862Battle of Beaver Dam CreekHanover County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
26 June 1866Battle of HühnerwasserKuřívodyAustro-Prussian War
26 June 1877Battle of SvistovDanube VilayetTenth Russo-Turkish War
26 June 1877Battle of ElenaElenaTenth Russo-Turkish War
26 June 1941Action of 26 June 1941World War II
26 June 1950Battle of Korea StraitKorean War
26 June 1952Battle of Old BaldyKorean War
26 June 1991Battle of GlinaGlinaCroatian War of Independence

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