Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 31 August

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 31 August between 1441 and 1951: 14 battles, 4 sieges and 2 naval actions.

Siege of TartasSiege of KlisBattle of CabañasSiege of ZoutleeuwSiege of TemeşvarBattle of Caulk's FieldBattle of Punta MalpeloBattle of JonesboroughBattle of Mont Saint-QuentinBattle of LiomaBattle of the Sierra GuadalupeBattle of MeximieuxBattle of Nam RiverBattle of HamanBattle of the PunchbowlBattle of San MarcialBattle of TrocaderoBattle of NoissevilleBattle of BazeillesBattle of San MarcialBattle of TrocaderoBattle of NoissevilleBattle of BazeillesBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km20.480N, 22.723E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
31 August 1441Siege of TartasTartasHundred Years' War
31 August 1536Siege of KlisKlis FortressCroatian-Ottoman Wars
31 August 1638Battle of CabañasCabañasEighty Years' War
31 August 1705Siege of ZoutleeuwZoutleeuwWar of the Spanish Succession
31 August 1716Siege of TemeşvarTimișoaraOttoman–Habsburg Wars
31 August 1813Battle of San MarcialIrunPeninsular War
31 August 1814Battle of Caulk's FieldMarylandWar of 1812
31 August 1823Battle of TrocaderoIsla del TrocaderoRoyalist War
31 August 1828Battle of Punta MalpeloPunta MalpeloGran Colombia–Peru War
31 August 1864Battle of JonesboroughClayton County, GeorgiaAmerican Civil War
31 August 1870Battle of NoissevilleNoissevilleFranco-Prussian War
31 August 1870Battle of BazeillesBazeillesFranco-Prussian War
31 August 1918Battle of Mont Saint-QuentinMont Saint-QuentinWorld War I
31 August 1918Battle of LiomaLiomaWorld War I
31 August 1936Battle of the Sierra GuadalupeTrujilloSpanish Civil War
31 August 1942Battle of IsuravaPacific War
31 August 1944Battle of MeximieuxMeximieuxWorld War II
31 August 1950Battle of Nam RiverNam RiverKorean War
31 August 1950Battle of HamanHaman CountyKorean War
31 August 1951Battle of the PunchbowlPunchbowl, KoreaKorean War

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