Atlas of Battles

on this day, 27 engagements

Battles fought on 10 October

27 engagements in the atlas were fought on 10 October between AD 680 and 1989: 21 battles and 6 sieges. Among them: Battle of Tours (AD 732), Battle of Karbala (AD 680).

Siege of MessinaSiege of PalermoBattle of KoronowoSiege of AlaejosBattle of BelleekSiege of Stralsund, 1678Battle of LutterbergSiege of WittembergBattle of Point PleasantBattle of MaciejowiceBattle of HericBattle of San Jeroni de la MurtraBattle of GoliadSiege of ConstantineBattle of Blue SpringsBattle of Blanco CanyonBattle of TripoliBattle of SarantaporoBattle of La BasséeEighth Battle of the IsonzoBattle of HausaBattle of KarbalaBattle of ToursBattle of BrunkebergBattle of SaalfeldBattle of KarbalaBattle of ToursBattle of BrunkebergBattle of SaalfeldChicagoTehranMiamiMadridAtlantaHoustonMonterreyAthensCasablancaAddis Ababa5000 km40.781N, 26.675W
27 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
10 October AD 680Battle of KarbalaKarbalaSecond Fitna
10 October AD 732Battle of ToursPoitiersMuslim conquests
10 October AD 842Siege of MessinaMessinaMuslim conquest of Sicily
10 October 1391Siege of PalermoPalermo
10 October 1410Battle of KoronowoKoronowoPolish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War
10 October 1471Battle of BrunkebergStockholmDano-Swedish War
10 October 1520Siege of AlaejosAlaejosRevolt of the Comuneros
10 October 1593Battle of BelleekBelleekNine Years' War
10 October 1678Siege of Stralsund, 1678StralsundScanian War
10 October 1758Battle of LutterbergStaufenbergSeven Years' War
10 October 1760Siege of WittembergLutherstadt Wittenberg
10 October 1774Battle of Point PleasantPoint Pleasant, West VirginiaDunmore's War
10 October 1794Battle of MaciejowiceMaciejowiceKościuszko Uprising
10 October 1795Battle of HericHéricFrench Revolution
10 October 1806Battle of SaalfeldSaalfeldWar of the Fourth Coalition
10 October 1808Battle of San Jeroni de la MurtraSan Jeroni de la MurtraPeninsular War
10 October 1835Battle of GoliadPresidio La Bahía, TexasTexas Revolution
10 October 1837Siege of ConstantineConstantineFrench conquest of Algeria
10 October 1841Battle of ChinhaiZhenhai DistrictFirst Opium War
10 October 1863Battle of Blue SpringsGreene County, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
10 October 1871Battle of Blanco CanyonTexasAmerican Indian Wars
10 October 1879Battle of QuillaguaWar of the Pacific
10 October 1911Battle of TripoliTripoliItalo-Turkish War
10 October 1912Battle of SarantaporoSarantaporoFirst Balkan War
10 October 1914Battle of La BasséeLa BasséeWorld War I
10 October 1916Eighth Battle of the IsonzoSočaWorld War I
10 October 1989Battle of HausaHaouzaWestern Sahara War

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