Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 21 September

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 21 September between 1217 and 1944: 18 battles and 2 sieges. Among them: Battle of Karánsebes (1788).

Battle of HiltersriedSiege of MarburgBattle of Brackett's WoodBattle of LugosBattle of Brücker MillBattle of Wahab's PlantationBattle of MontaiguFirst Battle of DegoBattle of the DiamondThird Siege of SzenttamásBattle of BiurrunBattle of UkokoBattle of Doss AltoBattle of Kamionka StrumiłowaBattle of PorkuniBattle of St. Matthew's DayBattle of PrestonpansBattle of KaránsebesBattle of PalikaoBattle of St. Matthew's DayBattle of PrestonpansBattle of KaránsebesBattle of PalikaoManilaTehranTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridTorontoBaghdadChengdu5000 km46.654N, 23.172E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
21 September 1217Battle of St. Matthew's DayViljandiNorthern Crusades
21 September 1433Battle of HiltersriedHussite Wars
21 September 1532Siege of MarburgMariborHabsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary
21 September 1545Battle of Fox BridgeMotoyoshiwara
21 September 1689Battle of Brackett's WoodNorth America, MaineKing William's War
21 September 1695Battle of LugosLugojGreat Turkish War
21 September 1745Battle of PrestonpansEdinburghJacobite risings
21 September 1762Battle of Brücker MillBrücker MühleSeven Years' War
21 September 1780Battle of Wahab's PlantationNorth CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
21 September 1788Battle of KaránsebesCaransebeșAustro-Turkish War of 1788–1791
21 September 1793Battle of MontaiguMontaiguWar in the Vendée
21 September 1794First Battle of DegoDegoFrench Revolutionary Wars
21 September 1795Battle of the DiamondCounty ArmaghArmagh disturbances
21 September 1848Third Siege of SzenttamásSrbobran
21 September 1860Battle of PalikaoBaliqiaoSecond Opium War
21 September 1874Battle of BiurrunBiurrunThird Carlist War
21 September 1914Battle of UkokoCocobeachWorld War I
21 September 1918Battle of Doss Alto
21 September 1939Battle of Kamionka StrumiłowaKamianka-BuzkaWorld War II
21 September 1944Battle of PorkuniPorkuniWorld War II

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