Atlas of Battles

on this day, 28 engagements

Battles fought on 9 August

28 engagements in the atlas were fought on 9 August between AD 378 and 1991: 23 battles, 4 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Adrianople (AD 378).

Battle of the MorcueraBattle of NisåBattle of CarcanoBattle of CalcinatoBattle of BrobackaBattle of ÇıldırSiege of RheinbergBattle of WittenweiherBattle of PoznańAction of 9 August 1780Revolt of Lyon against the National ConventionBattle of AltendorfBattle of Pech-DavidBattle of MaguagaBattle of LangnesBattle of AkhalzicBattle of TemesvárFirst Battle of DonaldsonvilleSiege of Fort MorganBattle of Bir el AbdBattle for Hill 140Battle of AdrianopleSiege of TripoliBattle of Cedar MountainBattle of DoiranBattle of AdrianopleSiege of TripoliBattle of Cedar MountainBattle of DoiranChicagoTehranMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHoustonMonterreyBerlinAthens5000 km39.740N, 23.929W
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
9 August AD 378Battle of AdrianopleEdirneGothic War of 376–382
9 August AD 865Battle of the MorcueraBugedoReconquista
9 August 1062Battle of NisåNissan
9 August 1160Battle of CarcanoCarcanoGregorian Reform
9 August 1201Battle of CalcinatoCalcinatoGregorian Reform
9 August 1551Siege of TripoliTripoliOttoman–Habsburg Wars
9 August 1566Battle of BrobackaAlingsåsNorthern Seven Years' War
9 August 1578Battle of ÇıldırKarsGeorgian–Ottoman conflicts
9 August 1597Siege of RheinbergRheinbergEighty Years' War
9 August 1638Battle of WittenweiherBadenThirty Years' War
9 August 1704Battle of PoznańPoznańGreat Northern War
9 August 1780Action of 9 August 1780Cape St. VincentAmerican Revolutionary War
9 August 1793Revolt of Lyon against the National ConventionLyonFrench Revolutionary Wars
9 August 1796Battle of AltendorfBamberg Rural District
9 August 1799Battle of Pech-DavidToulouseFrench Revolutionary Wars
9 August 1812Battle of MaguagaMichiganWar of 1812
9 August 1814Battle of LangnesLangnesSwedish-Norwegian War 1814
9 August 1828Battle of AkhalzicAkhaltsikheNinth Russo-Turkish War
9 August 1849Battle of TemesvárHungarian Revolution of 1848
9 August 1862Battle of Cedar MountainCulpeper County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
9 August 1862First Battle of DonaldsonvilleAscension Parish, LouisianaAmerican Civil War
9 August 1864Siege of Fort MorganFort Morgan, AlabamaAmerican Civil War
9 August 1877Battle of the Big HoleBeaverhead County, MontanaNez Perce War
9 August 1916Battle of DoiranDojran LakeWorld War I
9 August 1916Battle of Bir el AbdBir al-AbdWorld War I
9 August 1944Battle for Hill 140World War II
9 August 1950Battle of Nanpéng IslandChinese Civil War
9 August 1991Battle of VentersdorpVentersdorp

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