Atlas of Battles

on this day, 29 engagements

Battles fought on 17 July

29 engagements in the atlas were fought on 17 July between 1134 and 1944: 16 battles, 8 sieges and 5 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Castillon (1453), Battle of Shipka Pass (1877).

Battle of DevinaBattle of Saltes IslandSiege of Gyula (1529–1530)Daimotsu KuzureSiege of RabastensCapture of AxelBattle of SuriageharaBattle of BraşovBattle of the DardanellesSiege of AthloneSiege of ChaniaAction of 17 July 1761Battle of HoglandBattle of PerpignanBattle of ChambaudièreSiege of Fort MackinacBattle of SonejaBattle of MilazzoBattle of Scary CreekBattle of Honey SpringsBattle of Cool SpringBattle of Warbonnet CreekBattle of Motien PassSecond Battle of GuilinAction of 17 July 1944Battle of FragaSiege of TarnovoBattle of CastillonBattle of Shipka PassBattle of FragaSiege of TarnovoBattle of CastillonBattle of Shipka PassŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km39.354N, 19.970E
29 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 July 1134Battle of FragaFragaAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
17 July 1279Battle of DevinaBurgasByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
17 July 1381Battle of Saltes IslandSaltes IslandThird Fernandine War
17 July 1393Siege of TarnovoVeliko TarnovoBulgarian–Ottoman Wars
17 July 1453Battle of CastillonCastillon-la-BatailleHundred Years' War
17 July 1529Siege of Gyula (1529–1530)Gyula
17 July 1531Daimotsu KuzureSettsu Province
17 July 1570Siege of RabastensRabastens-de-BigorreFrench Wars of Religion
17 July 1586Capture of AxelAxel
17 July 1589Battle of SuriageharaMount BandaiDate Masamune
17 July 1603Battle of BraşovBrașovLong War
17 July 1657Battle of the DardanellesDardanellesCretan War of 1645-1669
17 July 1690Siege of AthloneAthloneWilliamite War in Ireland
17 July 1692Siege of ChaniaChaniaMorean War
17 July 1761Action of 17 July 1761Seven Years' War
17 July 1788Battle of HoglandGulf of FinlandRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
17 July 1793Battle of PerpignanPerpignanFrench Revolutionary Wars
17 July 1794Battle of ChambaudièreLegé
17 July 1812Siege of Fort MackinacMackinac Island, MichiganWar of 1812
17 July 1836Battle of SonejaSonejaFirst Carlist War
17 July 1860Battle of MilazzoMilazzoUnification of Italy
17 July 1861Battle of Scary CreekWest VirginiaAmerican Civil War
17 July 1863Battle of Honey SpringsMuskogee County, OklahomaAmerican Civil War
17 July 1864Battle of Cool SpringClarke County, VirginiaValley Campaigns of 1864
17 July 1876Battle of Warbonnet CreekSioux County, NebraskaGreat Sioux War of 1876
17 July 1877Battle of Shipka PassShipka PassTenth Russo-Turkish War
17 July 1904Battle of Motien PassLiaodong PeninsulaRusso-Japanese War
17 July 1930Second Battle of GuilinGuilinCentral Plains War
17 July 1944Action of 17 July 1944Pacific War

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