Atlas of Battles

on this day, 23 engagements

Battles fought on 16 August

23 engagements in the atlas were fought on 16 August between 1390 and 1944: 17 battles, 4 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Mars-la-Tour (1870), Battle of Camden (1780).

Capture of FraisséBattle of VyšehradBattle of GuinegateBattle of DubicaSiege of MontmélianBattle of WieslochSiege of KronborgHighbridge SkirmishBattle of BenningtonBattle of EnneryBattle of AmstegRaids on BoulogneBattle of the ChernayaBattle of Guard HillSiege of ToulBattle of AntivariBattle of MajorcaBattle of Guilin–LiuzhouBattle of CassanoBattle of CamdenBattle of Mars-la-TourSiege of StrasbourgBattle of CassanoBattle of CamdenBattle of Mars-la-TourSiege of StrasbourgManilaChicagoTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridBaghdad5000 km40.653N, 16.050E
23 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 August 1390Capture of FraisséFraissé-des-CorbièresWar of the Armanyaguesos
16 August 1419Battle of VyšehradVyšehradHussite Wars
16 August 1513Battle of GuinegateEnguinegatteWar of the League of Cambrai
16 August 1513Battle of DubicaHrvatska DubicaOttoman Wars in Europe
16 August 1544Funo KuzureFuno
16 August 1600Siege of MontmélianMontmélian
16 August 1632Battle of WieslochWieslochThirty Years' War
16 August 1658Siege of KronborgKronborg CastleDano-Swedish War
16 August 1705Battle of CassanoCassano d’AddaWar of the Spanish Succession
16 August 1745Highbridge SkirmishHighbridgeJacobite rising of 1745
16 August 1777Battle of BenningtonBennington, New YorkAmerican Revolutionary War
16 August 1780Battle of CamdenCamden, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
16 August 1793Battle of EnneryEnneryWar of the Pyrenees
16 August 1799Battle of AmstegSilenen
16 August 1801Raids on BoulogneBoulogne-sur-MerFrench Revolutionary Wars
16 August 1855Battle of the ChernayaChorna RiverCrimean War
16 August 1864Battle of Guard HillWarren County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
16 August 1870Battle of Mars-la-TourMars-la-TourFranco-Prussian War
16 August 1870Siege of StrasbourgStrasbourgFranco-Prussian War
16 August 1870Siege of ToulToulFranco-Prussian War
16 August 1914Battle of AntivariBarWorld War I
16 August 1936Battle of MajorcaMallorcaSpanish Civil War
16 August 1944Battle of Guilin–LiuzhouGuilinSecond Sino-Japanese War

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