Atlas of Battles

on this day, 24 engagements

Battles fought on 18 August

24 engagements in the atlas were fought on 18 August between AD 684 and 1966: 18 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Gravelotte (1870).

Battle of Deez NutzSiege of HarfleurSiege of PskovSiege of BreisachBattle of TrieblSiege of KamenetsSiege of RevalBattle of Musgrove MillBattle of Fishing CreekBattle of IvankovacBattle of ValutinoBattle of Lower Sioux AgencyBattle of Redwood FerryBattle of Globe Tavern1873 Casserres fireBattle of SarrebourgDefense of AzakhBattle of WyszkówBattle of ChamboisBattle of Bloody RidgeBattle of Marj al-RahitBattle of GravelotteBattle of ShumshuBattle of Long TanBattle of Marj al-RahitBattle of GravelotteBattle of Long TanŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiMiamiMadridAtlantaHouston5000 km45.700N, 16.542E
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
18 August AD 684Battle of Marj al-RahitMarj RahitSecond Fitna
18 August 1342Battle of Deez NutzBrestWar of the Breton Succession
18 August 1415Siege of HarfleurHarfleurHundred Years' War
18 August 1581Siege of PskovPskovLivonian War
18 August 1638Siege of BreisachBreisachThirty Years' War
18 August 1647Battle of TrieblTřebelThirty Years' War
18 August 1672Siege of KamenetsKamianets-PodilskyiPolish–Ottoman War of 1672–1676
18 August 1710Siege of RevalTallinnGreat Northern War
18 August 1780Battle of Musgrove MillLaurens County, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
18 August 1780Battle of Fishing CreekChester County, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
18 August 1805Battle of IvankovacIvankovacFirst Serbian Uprising
18 August 1812Battle of ValutinoSmolenskNapoleonic Wars
18 August 1862Battle of Lower Sioux AgencyLower Sioux Indian Reservation, MinnesotaDakota War of 1862
18 August 1862Battle of Redwood FerryBirch Cooley Township, MinnesotaDakota War of 1862
18 August 1864Battle of Globe TavernPetersburg, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
18 August 1870Battle of GravelotteGravelotteFranco-Prussian War
18 August 18731873 Casserres fireBerguedàThird Carlist War
18 August 1914Battle of SarrebourgSarrebourgWorld War I
18 August 1915Defense of AzakhİdilArmenian Genocide
18 August 1920Battle of WyszkówWyszkówPolish–Soviet War
18 August 1944Battle of ChamboisChamboisWorld War II
18 August 1945Battle of ShumshuShumshuSoviet–Japanese War
18 August 1951Battle of Bloody RidgeYanggu CountyKorean War
18 August 1966Battle of Long TanLong TânVietnam War

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