Atlas of Battles

on this day, 25 engagements

Battles fought on 3 August

25 engagements in the atlas were fought on 3 August between AD 881 and 1942: 18 battles, 5 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Operation Pedestal (1942), Siege of Fort William Henry (1757).

Battle of Saucourt-en-VimeuBattle of EisenachBattle of Stanhope ParkSiege of AlgecirasBattle of TachovBattle of GavinanaBattle of GuruslăuSiege of GroenloBattle of NördlingenBattle of SteenkerqueBattle of TrencsénBattle of AmburBattle of NegapatamBattle of Saint-Michel-de-l'AtalayeBattle of LonatoSecond Battle of Tripoli HarborBattle of Conjocta CreekSiege of the AcropolisBattle of Fismes and FismetteBattle of FreiburgSiege of Fort William HenryBattle of RomaniOperation PedestalBattle of FreiburgSiege of Fort William HenryBattle of RomaniOperation PedestalLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridAtlantaÜrümqiBerlinKabul5000 km27.121N, 3.061E
25 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
3 August AD 881Battle of Saucourt-en-VimeuAbbeville
3 August AD 908Battle of EisenachEisenachHungarian invasions of Europe
3 August 1327Battle of Stanhope ParkCounty DurhamFirst War of Scottish Independence
3 August 1342Siege of AlgecirasAlgecirasReconquista
3 August 1427Battle of TachovTachovHussite Wars
3 August 1530Battle of GavinanaFlorenceWar of the League of Cognac
3 August 1601Battle of GuruslăuHerecleanLong War
3 August 1606Siege of GroenloGroenloEighty Years' War
3 August 1640Siege of MalaccaMalaccaDutch–Portuguese War
3 August 1644Battle of FreiburgFreiburg im BreisgauThirty Years' War
3 August 1645Battle of NördlingenNördlingenThirty Years' War
3 August 1692Battle of SteenkerqueSteenkerqueNine Years' War
3 August 1708Battle of TrencsénRákóczi’s War of Independence
3 August 1749Battle of AmburAmburSecond Carnatic War
3 August 1757Siege of Fort William HenryLake George, New YorkSeven Years' War
3 August 1758Battle of NegapatamBay of BengalSeven Years' War
3 August 1793Battle of Saint-Michel-de-l'AtalayeSaint-Michel-de-l'AtalayeWar of the Pyrenees
3 August 1796Battle of LonatoLonato del GardaFrench Revolutionary Wars
3 August 1804Second Battle of Tripoli HarborTripoliFirst Barbary War
3 August 1813Battle of MaipónChillán Viejo
3 August 1814Battle of Conjocta CreekScajaquada Creek, New YorkWar of 1812
3 August 1826Siege of the AcropolisAcropolis of AthensGreek War of Independence
3 August 1916Battle of RomaniSinai PeninsulaWorld War I
3 August 1918Battle of Fismes and Fismette
3 August 1942Operation PedestalMediterranean SeaWorld War II

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