Atlas of Battles

on this day, 27 engagements

Battles fought on 9 July

27 engagements in the atlas were fought on 9 July between AD 981 and 1972: 18 battles, 4 sieges and 5 naval actions. Among them: Action off Calabria (1940), Battle of Sempach (1386), Battle of Carpi (1701).

Battle of TorrevicenteBattle of SievershausenBattle of Cornul lui SasSiege of ArrasSiege of GroningenBattle of MelleBattle of SvensksundBattle of La TannerieSiege of LandreciesBattle of IffsBattle of EttlingenAction of 9 July 1806Battle of MirBatalla de l'EsquirolSiege of Silistra (1828)Battle of CorydonBattle of MonocacyBattle of AlpensBattle of MisrataAction of 9 July 1941Battle of Mandelbaum GateBattle of LenadoonBattle of SempachBattle of CarpiBattle of the MonongahelaAction off CalabriaBattle of SempachBattle of CarpiBattle of the MonongahelaAction off CalabriaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridTorontoBaghdadAtlantaÜrümqiBerlin5000 km37.054N, 0.853E
27 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
9 July AD 981Battle of TorrevicenteTorrevicenteReconquista
9 July 1386Battle of SempachSempachWar between Switzerland and the House of Habsburg
9 July 1553Battle of SievershausenLower SaxonySecond Margrave War
9 July 1592Battle of DangpoTongyeongJapanese invasions of Korea
9 July 1612Battle of Cornul lui SasȘtefăneștiMoldavian Magnate Wars
9 July 1640Siege of ArrasArrasThirty Years' War
9 July 1672Siege of GroningenGroningenFranco-Dutch War
9 July 1701Battle of CarpiCarpi, Emilia-RomagnaWar of the Spanish Succession
9 July 1745Battle of MelleMelleWar of the Austrian Succession
9 July 1755Battle of the MonongahelaFort Duquesne, PennsylvaniaSeven Years' War
9 July 1790Battle of SvensksundGulf of FinlandRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
9 July 1793Battle of La TannerieNordWar of the Pyrenees
9 July 1794Siege of LandreciesLandrecies
9 July 1795Battle of IffsLes IffsFrench Revolution
9 July 1796Battle of EttlingenEttlingenWar of the First Coalition
9 July 1806Action of 9 July 1806Little Basses Reef LighthouseNapoleonic Wars
9 July 1812Battle of MirMirNapoleonic Wars
9 July 1813Batalla de l'EsquirolL'EsquirolPeninsular War
9 July 1828Siege of Silistra (1828)Silistra
9 July 1863Battle of CorydonCorydon, IndianaAmerican Civil War
9 July 1864Battle of MonocacyFrederick County, MarylandMaryland in the American Civil War
9 July 1873Battle of AlpensAlpensThird Carlist War
9 July 1912Battle of MisrataMisrataItalo-Turkish War
9 July 1940Action off CalabriaCalabriaWorld War II
9 July 1941Action of 9 July 1941MangaliaBlack Sea Campaigns
9 July 1948Battle of Mandelbaum GateMandelbaum Gate
9 July 1972Battle of LenadoonThe Troubles

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