Atlas of Battles

on this day, 23 engagements

Battles fought on 13 October

23 engagements in the atlas were fought on 13 October between 1213 and 1984: 18 battles, 4 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Breadfield (1479).

Battle of SteppesSetge de PuigcerdàRecapture of Fort ZeelandiaBattle of GegodogSiege of LandauFirst Battle of WissembourgFirst Battle of AuburnBattle of BulltownBattle of Darbytown RoadBattle of MontelibrettiBattle of ChâtillonBattle of KraaipanBattle of ArmentièresAction of the Hohenzollern RedoubtBattle at Borodino FieldSiege of RogaticaBattle of Guelta ZemmurBattle of Z'Moul NiranBattle of BreadfieldBattle of FehmarnBattle of Queenston HeightsSiege of MafekingBattle of BreadfieldBattle of FehmarnBattle of Queenston HeightsSiege of MafekingBuenos AiresManilaLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadrid5000 km14.412N, 16.625E
23 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 October 1213Battle of SteppesGingelomLiège-Brabant Wars
13 October 1479Battle of BreadfieldBreadfieldOttoman–Hungarian Wars
13 October 1644Battle of FehmarnFehmarn BeltTorstenson War
13 October 1654Setge de PuigcerdàPuigcerdàReapers' War
13 October 1667Recapture of Fort ZeelandiaFort ZeelandiaSecond Anglo-Dutch War
13 October 1676Battle of GegodogTrunajaya rebellion
13 October 1703Siege of LandauLandau in der Pfalz
13 October 1793First Battle of WissembourgWissembourgWar of the First Coalition
13 October 1812Battle of Queenston HeightsQueenston Heights National Historic Site of CanadaWar of 1812
13 October 1863First Battle of AuburnFauquier County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
13 October 1863Battle of BulltownBraxton County, West VirginiaAmerican Civil War
13 October 1864Battle of Darbytown RoadHenrico County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
13 October 1867Battle of MontelibrettiMontelibrettiThird Italian War of Independence
13 October 1870Battle of ChâtillonChâtillonFranco-Prussian War
13 October 1899Siege of MafekingMahikengSecond Boer War
13 October 1899Battle of KraaipanRatlou Local MunicipalitySecond Boer War
13 October 1914Battle of ArmentièresArmentièresWorld War I
13 October 1915Action of the Hohenzollern RedoubtHohenzollern RedoubtWorld War I
13 October 1941Battle at Borodino FieldBorodinoWorld War II
13 October 1941Siege of RogaticaRogaticaWorld War II
13 October 1943Battle of John's Knoll–Trevor's RidgeFinisterre RangePacific War
13 October 1981Battle of Guelta ZemmurWestern Sahara War
13 October 1984Battle of Z'Moul NiranWestern Sahara War

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