Atlas of Battles

on this day, 40 engagements

Battles fought on 1 July

40 engagements in the atlas were fought on 1 July between AD 985 and 1970: 29 battles and 11 sieges. Among them: Battle of the Somme (1916), Battle of Gettysburg (1863), First Battle of El Alamein (1942), Battle of the Boyne (1690).

Sack of BarcelonaBattle of DorylaeumBattle of WiltonSiege of TortosaSiege of Castle AltenaSiege of BuñolBattle of La HigueruelaSiege of MaastrichtBattle of MarabdaSiege of High Ercall HallSiege of KrakówSiege of LureBattle of FleurusSiege of Annapolis RoyalBattle of Porto NovoSiege of Fort Sans-CulotteBattle of RocquencourtBattle of Châteauneuf-du-FaouBattle of Malvern HillBattle of BoonevilleBattle of Gettysburg, First DayBattle of CarlisleSiege of BalerBattle of San Juan HillBattle of El CaneyBattle of OtaviFirst day on the SommeBattle of ZborovBattle of GoychayBattle of PalmyraBattle of Vyborg BayBattle of FilottranoBattle of BalikpapanBattle of Fire Support Base RipcordBattle of the BoyneBattle of GettysburgBattle of the SommeFirst Battle of El AlameinBattle of the BoyneBattle of GettysburgBattle of the SommeFirst Battle of El AlameinŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km22.612N, 16.500E
40 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1 July AD 985Sack of BarcelonaBarcelonaReconquista
1 July 1097Battle of DorylaeumDorylaeumFirst Crusade
1 July 1143Battle of WiltonWiltonThe Anarchy
1 July 1148Siege of TortosaTurtushaSecond Crusade
1 July 1393Siege of Castle AltenaLand van AltenaHook and Cod Wars
1 July 1413Siege of BuñolBuñolCount of Urgell's revolt
1 July 1431Battle of La HigueruelaVega de GranadaReconquista
1 July 1579Siege of MaastrichtMaastrichtEighty Years' War
1 July 1625Battle of MarabdaMarabdaGeorgian–Safavid Wars
1 July 1645Siege of High Ercall HallHigh Ercall Hall
1 July 1657Siege of KrakówKrakówSecond Northern War
1 July 1674Siege of LureLureSecond conquest of Franche-Comté
1 July 1690Battle of the BoyneDroghedaWilliamite War in Ireland
1 July 1690Battle of FleurusFleurusNine Years' War
1 July 1744Siege of Annapolis RoyalFort AnneKing George's War
1 July 1781Battle of Porto NovoParangipettaiSecond Anglo-Mysore War
1 July 1795Siege of Fort Sans-CulotteQuiberon
1 July 1815Battle of RocquencourtRocquencourtNapoleonic Wars
1 July 1815Battle of Châteauneuf-du-FaouChâteauneuf-du-FaouFrench Revolution
1 July 1862Battle of Malvern HillHenrico County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
1 July 1862Second Battle of MesillaMesilla, New MexicoAmerican Civil War
1 July 1862Battle of BoonevilleBooneville, MississippiAmerican Civil War
1 July 1863Battle of GettysburgAdams County, PennsylvaniaAmerican Civil War
1 July 1863Battle of Gettysburg, First DayGettysburg, Pennsylvania
1 July 1863Battle of CarlisleCarlisle, PennsylvaniaAmerican Civil War
1 July 1898Siege of BalerBaler ChurchPhilippine Revolution
1 July 1898Battle of San Juan HillSan Juan HillSpanish–American War
1 July 1898Battle of El CaneyEl CaneySpanish–American War
1 July 1915Battle of OtaviOtaviWorld War I
1 July 1916Battle of the SommeRiver SommeWorld War I
1 July 1916First day on the SommeSommeWorld War I
1 July 1917Battle of ZborovZborivWorld War I
1 July 1918Battle of GoychayGoychayWorld War I
1 July 1941Battle of PalmyraPalmyraWorld War II
1 July 1942First Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
1 July 1943Battle of Viru HarborNew GeorgiaPacific War
1 July 1944Battle of Vyborg BayVyborg BayContinuation War
1 July 1944Battle of FilottranoFilottranoWorld War II
1 July 1945Battle of BalikpapanBalikpapanPacific War
1 July 1970Battle of Fire Support Base RipcordVietnam War

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