Atlas of Battles

on this day, 39 engagements

Battles fought on 13 September

39 engagements in the atlas were fought on 13 September between AD 533 and 1961: 32 battles, 6 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Marignano (1515), Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759), Battle of Ad Decimum (AD 533).

Battle of CarthageBattle of BellaghmoonSiege of Meissen (1015)Battle of ShaizarSiege of BarcelonaBattle of Lake SmolinaCapture of Mers-el-KébirBattle of NakatomigawaBattle of the SlaakBattle of AberdeenBattle of PhiliphaughBattle of PyliavtsiSiege of ÉrsekújvárStand-off at the Fords of ArkaigSiege of MosulBattle of Fort DuquesneBattle of RhadernBattle of OrzechowoBattle of Lindley's MillBattle of SittimungulumBattle of MeninBattle of JutasSiege of PueblaBattle of CharlestonBattle of Culpeper Court HouseBattle of Canyon CreekBattle of Turkey SpringsBattle of Tel el-KebirBattle of XinkouClash at HabersbirkBattle of ModlinAttack on StalingradBattle of RiminiBattle of MeligalasBattle of Heartbreak RidgeBattle of Ad DecimumBattle of MarignanoBattle of the Plains of AbrahamSiege of JadotvilleBattle of Ad DecimumBattle of MarignanoBattle of the Plains of AbrahamSiege of JadotvilleŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadrid5000 km34.527N, 14.508E
39 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 September AD 533Battle of Ad DecimumCarthageVandalic War
13 September AD 533Battle of CarthageCarthageVandalic War
13 September AD 908Battle of Bellaghmoon
13 September 1015Siege of Meissen (1015)
13 September 1111Battle of ShaizarShaizarCrusades
13 September 1462Siege of BarcelonaBarcelonaCatalan Civil War
13 September 1502Battle of Lake SmolinaPalkinoMuscovite-Lithuanian Wars
13 September 1505Capture of Mers-el-KébirMers El KebirZayyanid–Iberian conflicts
13 September 1515Battle of MarignanoMelegnanoWar of the League of Cambrai
13 September 1582Battle of NakatomigawaShōzui Castle
13 September 1631Battle of the SlaakVolkerakEighty Years' War
13 September 1644Battle of AberdeenAberdeenWars of the Three Kingdoms
13 September 1645Battle of PhiliphaughSelkirkWars of the Three Kingdoms
13 September 1648Battle of PyliavtsiPyliavaKhmelnytsky Uprising
13 September 1663Siege of ÉrsekújvárQ137266488Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664
13 September 1665Stand-off at the Fords of ArkaigAchnacarry
13 September 1743Siege of MosulMosulOttoman–Persian War of 1743–46
13 September 1758Battle of Fort DuquesnePittsburgh, PennsylvaniaSeven Years' War
13 September 1759Battle of the Plains of AbrahamQuebec CitySeven Years' War
13 September 1760Battle of RhadernRhadernSeven Years' War
13 September 1769Battle of OrzechowoArechava
13 September 1781Battle of Lindley's MillAlamance County, North CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
13 September 1790Battle of SittimungulumSathyamangalamThird Anglo-Mysore War
13 September 1793Battle of MeninMenenFrench Revolutionary Wars
13 September 1808Battle of JutasHiisiFinnish War
13 September 1847Siege of PueblaHeroica Puebla de ZaragozaMexican-American War
13 September 1862Battle of CharlestonKanawha County, West Virginia
13 September 1863Battle of Culpeper Court HouseCulpeper, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
13 September 1877Battle of Canyon CreekMontanaNez Perce War
13 September 1878Battle of Turkey SpringsOklahoma
13 September 1882Battle of Tel el-KebirAnglo-Egyptian War
13 September 1937Battle of XinkouNiangzi PassSecond Sino-Japanese War
13 September 1938Clash at HabersbirkHabartov
13 September 1939Battle of ModlinModlinWorld War II
13 September 1942Attack on StalingradVolgogradWorld War II
13 September 1944Battle of RiminiRiminiWorld War II
13 September 1944Battle of MeligalasMeligalasWorld War II
13 September 1951Battle of Heartbreak RidgeKorean War
13 September 1961Siege of JadotvilleLikasiCongo Crisis

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