Atlas of Battles

on this day, 31 engagements

Battles fought on 26 July

31 engagements in the atlas were fought on 26 July between AD 811 and 1953: 23 battles, 5 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Gangut (1714), Battle of Pliska (AD 811), Battle of Hastenbeck (1757).

Battle of ValdejunqueraBattle of YokotagawaraBattle of Saint-OmerSiege of MarienburgBattle of Valea AlbăAction of 26 July 1566Capture of BredaBattle of Ponta DelgadaDestruction of NeussSiege of CoevordenSiege of Brampton CastleBattle of GemauerthofBattle for the Río San Juan de NicaraguaBattle of ÖlandBattle of MarkuszówBattle of Ponts-de-CéBattle of VitebskBattle of Mackinac IslandBattle of Volta MantovanaBattle of SalinevilleBattle of Dead Buffalo LakeBattle of Platte BridgeBattle of RoßbrunnSiege of MalakandBattle of IlomantsiAttack on the Moncada BarracksBattle of the Samichon RiverBattle of PliskaBattle of EdgcoteBattle of GangutBattle of HastenbeckBattle of PliskaBattle of EdgcoteBattle of GangutBattle of HastenbeckŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km39.982N, 13.526E
31 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 July AD 811Battle of PliskaPliskaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
26 July AD 920Battle of ValdejunqueraKingdom of PamplonaReconquista
26 July 1181Battle of YokotagawaraYokota CastleGenpei War
26 July 1340Battle of Saint-OmerSaint-OmerHundred Years' War
26 July 1410Siege of MarienburgMalbork CastlePolish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War
26 July 1469Battle of EdgcoteNorthamptonshireWars of the Roses
26 July 1476Battle of Valea AlbăRăzboieniMoldavian–Ottoman Wars
26 July 1566Action of 26 July 1566Northern Seven Years' War
26 July 1581Capture of BredaBredaEighty Years' War
26 July 1582Battle of Ponta DelgadaAzoresWar of the Portuguese Succession
26 July 1586Destruction of NeussNeuss
26 July 1592Siege of CoevordenCoevordenEighty Years' War
26 July 1643Siege of Brampton CastleBrampton Bryan Castle
26 July 1705Battle of GemauerthofDuchy of Courland and SemigalliaGreat Northern War
26 July 1714Battle of GangutHanko PeninsulaGreat Northern War
26 July 1757Battle of HastenbeckHamelinSeven Years' War
26 July 1762Battle for the Río San Juan de NicaraguaRío San JuanAnglo-Spanish War
26 July 1789Battle of ÖlandBaltic SeaRusso-Swedish War of 1788–1790
26 July 1792Battle of MarkuszówMarkuszówPolish–Russian War of 1792
26 July 1793Battle of Ponts-de-CéMûrs-ErignéWar in the Vendée
26 July 1812Battle of VitebskVitebskNapoleonic Wars
26 July 1814Battle of Mackinac IslandMackinac Island, MichiganWar of 1812
26 July 1848Battle of Volta Mantovana
26 July 1863Battle of SalinevilleCarroll County, OhioAmerican Civil War
26 July 1863Battle of Dead Buffalo LakeDakota Territory, North DakotaSioux Wars
26 July 1865Battle of Platte BridgeWyomingColorado War
26 July 1866Battle of RoßbrunnRoßbrunnAustro-Prussian War
26 July 1897Siege of MalakandMalakand AgencyAnglo-Afghan War
26 July 1944Battle of IlomantsiIlomantsiContinuation War
26 July 1953Attack on the Moncada BarracksMoncada BarracksCuban Revolution
26 July 1953Battle of the Samichon RiverJamestown LineKorean War

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