Atlas of Battles

on this day, 25 engagements

Battles fought on 8 July

25 engagements in the atlas were fought on 8 July between 1283 and 1942: 15 battles, 3 sieges and 7 naval actions.

Battle of HelsingborgSiege of RhenenBattle of OldendorfBattle of WalkBattle of KefKexholm SiegeSiege of CorfuAction of 8 July 1716Battle of StrömstadBattle of RestigoucheBattle of Fort AnneBattle of Guémené-PenfaoBattle of Sainte-BarbeBattle of Mukandwara PassCombat of StockerauBattle of PagallosBattle of CastellónBattle of BoonsboroBattle of VishovgradBattle of SomeriBattle of MaltaBattle of SacheonBattle of DynekilenBattle of CarillonBattle of MaltaBattle of DynekilenBattle of CarillonChicagoTehranBengaluruMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaBerlinKabulCasablanca5000 km42.506N, 0.835W
25 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 July 1283Battle of MaltaGrand HarbourWar of the Sicilian Vespers
8 July 1362Battle of HelsingborgØresundDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
8 July 1499Siege of RhenenRhenen
8 July 1592Battle of SacheonSacheonJapanese invasions of Korea
8 July 1633Battle of OldendorfHessisch OldendorfThirty Years' War
8 July 1657Battle of WalkValgaSecond Northern War
8 July 1705Battle of KefEl KefTunisian-Algerian War of 1705
8 July 1710Kexholm SiegePriozerskGreat Northern War
8 July 1716Battle of DynekilenDynekilenGreat Northern War
8 July 1716Siege of CorfuCorfuSeventh Ottoman–Venetian War
8 July 1716Action of 8 July 1716Straits of CorfuSeventh Ottoman–Venetian War
8 July 1717Battle of StrömstadStrömstadGreat Northern War
8 July 1758Battle of CarillonTiconderoga, New YorkSeven Years' War
8 July 1760Battle of RestigoucheRestigouche RiverSeven Years' War
8 July 1777Battle of Fort AnneNew YorkAmerican Revolutionary War
8 July 1795Battle of Guémené-PenfaoGuémené-PenfaoFrench Revolution
8 July 1795Battle of Sainte-BarbePlouharnelFrench Revolution
8 July 1804Battle of Mukandwara PassSecond Anglo-Maratha War
8 July 1809Combat of StockerauStockerauWar of the Fifth Coalition
8 July 1817Battle of PagallosVenezuelan War of Independence
8 July 1837Battle of CastellónCastellón de la PlanaRoyal Expedition
8 July 1863Battle of BoonsboroWashington County, MarylandAmerican Civil War
8 July 1868Battle of VishovgradVishovgrad
8 July 1898Shootout on Juneau WharfSkagway, Alaska
8 July 1942Battle of SomeriSommers LightContinuation War

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