Atlas of Battles

on this day, 34 engagements

Battles fought on 5 August

34 engagements in the atlas were fought on 5 August between AD 642 and 1950: 28 battles, 3 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Petrovaradin (1716), Siege of Güns (1532), Siege of Bari (1068).

Battle of MaserfieldBattle of TettenhallBattle of AlhandicBattle of OtterburnBattle of BrüxBattle of PonzaBattle of KletskBattle of the IrtyshBattle of Traigh GhruinneartBattle of WisternitzBattle of JakobstadtSiege of BouchainBattle of MehrBattle of Dogger BankBattle of AranjuezBattle of BrownstownBattle of MatrandBattle of VillarluengoBattle of SzőregBattle of AthensBattle of Baton RougeBattle of Utoy CreekMassacre CanyonBattle of Kafr-el-DawwarConvoy de la VictoriaLiberation of Warsaw concentration campBattle of SkalbmierzBattle of JaksicamiBattle of P'ohang-dongBattle of MasanSiege of BariSiege of GünsBattle of PetrovaradinBattle of CastiglioneSiege of BariSiege of GünsBattle of PetrovaradinBattle of CastiglioneŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km43.817N, 18.427E
34 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
5 August AD 642Battle of MaserfieldOswestry
5 August AD 910Battle of TettenhallTettenhallhuman history
5 August AD 939Battle of AlhandicZamoraReconquista
5 August 1068Siege of BariBariByzantine–Norman Wars
5 August 1388Battle of OtterburnOtterburnAnglo-Scottish Wars
5 August 1421Battle of BrüxHněvínHussite Wars
5 August 1435Battle of PonzaPontine IslandsAragonese conquest of Naples
5 August 1506Battle of KletskKlyetskMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
5 August 1532Siege of GünsKőszegHabsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary
5 August 1585Battle of the IrtyshIrtyshRussian conquest of Siberia
5 August 1598Battle of Traigh GhruinneartIslay
5 August 1619Battle of WisternitzDolní VěstoniceBohemian Revolt
5 August 1704Battle of JakobstadtJēkabpilsGreat Northern War
5 August 1711Siege of BouchainBouchainWar of the Spanish Succession
5 August 1716Battle of PetrovaradinPetrovaradinOttoman Wars in Europe
5 August 1758Battle of MehrMehrhoogSeven Years' War
5 August 1781Battle of Dogger BankDogger BankFourth Anglo-Dutch War
5 August 1796Battle of CastiglioneSolferinoFrench Revolutionary Wars
5 August 1809Battle of AranjuezAranjuezPeninsular War
5 August 1812Battle of BrownstownBrownstown Charter Township, MichiganWar of 1812
5 August 1814Battle of MatrandMatrandSwedish-Norwegian War 1814
5 August 1836Battle of VillarluengoVillarluengoFirst Carlist War
5 August 1849Battle of SzőregHungarian Revolution of 1848
5 August 1861Battle of AthensClark County, IowaAmerican Civil War
5 August 1862Battle of Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LouisianaAmerican Civil War
5 August 1864Battle of Utoy CreekFulton County, GeorgiaAmerican Civil War
5 August 1873Massacre CanyonMassacre Canyon Battlefield, Nebraska
5 August 1882Battle of Kafr-el-DawwarAnglo-Egyptian War
5 August 1936Convoy de la VictoriaMediterranean SeaSpanish Civil War
5 August 1944Liberation of Warsaw concentration campWarsawWarsaw Uprising
5 August 1944Battle of SkalbmierzSkalbmierzWorld War II
5 August 1944Battle of JaksicamiJaksiceWorld War II
5 August 1950Battle of P'ohang-dongPohangKorean War
5 August 1950Battle of MasanMasanKorean War

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