Atlas of Battles

on this day, 28 engagements

Battles fought on 15 July

28 engagements in the atlas were fought on 15 July between AD 717 and 1948: 20 battles, 7 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Grunwald (1410), Siege of Constantinople (AD 717), Battle of the Neva (1240), Battle of Uman (1941).

Battle of SizianoBattle of Belvoir CastleSiege of La RochelleSiege of JerusalemSiege of MontesaSiege of MontargisSiege of MayaBattle of the BerlengasSecond Battle of TverBattle of Setla de NunyesSiege of MirandolaBattle of VillinghausenBattle of Lindley's FortBattle of Lindley's FortBattle of MudefordBattle of Martigné-BriandBattle of JosselinBattle of KavofoniasBattle of CoștangaliaBattle of NietjärviSecond Battle of the OdonBattle of Be'erot YitzhakSiege of ConstantinopleBattle of the NevaBattle of GrunwaldBattle of UmanSiege of ConstantinopleBattle of the NevaBattle of GrunwaldBattle of UmanChicagoMiamiMadridTorontoAtlantaBerlinAthensCasablancaDakarGeneva5000 km42.981N, 23.298W
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
15 July AD 717Siege of ConstantinopleConstantinopleArab–Byzantine wars
15 July 1159Battle of SizianoSizianoGregorian Reform
15 July 1182Battle of Belvoir CastleBelvoir FortressCrusades
15 July 1224Siege of La RochelleLa RochelleCapetian-Plantagenet rivalry
15 July 1240Battle of the NevaNevaSwedish–Novgorodian Wars
15 July 1244Siege of JerusalemJerusalemCrusades
15 July 1277Siege of MontesaMontesaAragonese conquest of Valencia
15 July 1410Battle of GrunwaldGrunwaldPolish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War
15 July 1427Siege of MontargisMontargisHundred Years' War
15 July 1522Siege of MayaAmaiur-MayaSpanish conquest of Iberian Navarre
15 July 1536Battle of ReynogüelénReynogüelénArauco War
15 July 1591Battle of the BerlengasBerlengas
15 July 1609Second Battle of TverTverPolish–Muscovite War
15 July 1693Battle of Setla de NunyesSetla de NunyesSecond Brotherhood
15 July 1742Siege of MirandolaMirandolaWar of the Austrian Succession
15 July 1761Battle of VillinghausenWelverSeven Years' War
15 July 1776Battle of Lindley's FortLaurens County, South Carolina
15 July 1776Battle of Lindley's FortLaurens County, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
15 July 1784Battle of Mudeford
15 July 1793Battle of Martigné-BriandMartigné-BriandWar in the Vendée
15 July 1795Battle of JosselinJosselinFrench Revolution
15 July 1821Battle of KavofoniasSamosGreek War of Independence
15 July 1857Battle of AongIndian Mutiny of 1857
15 July 1863Battle of CoștangaliaCoștangalia
15 July 1941Battle of UmanZelena BramaWorld War II
15 July 1944Battle of NietjärviKarelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist RepublicContinuation War
15 July 1944Second Battle of the OdonNormandyWorld War II
15 July 1948Battle of Be'erot Yitzhak1948 Arab–Israeli War

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