Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 16 October

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 16 October between 1453 and 1916: 17 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Leipzig (1813), Battle of the Yser (1914), Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916 (1916).

Third Siege of PontevicoSiege of AmasraBattle of TuthillBattle of Higashi-iwakuraBattle of MiyajimaBattle of JiksanBattle of the Lake of Two MountainsBattle of Quebec1757 Berlin raidBattle of San Fernando de OmoaAction of 16 October 1799Battle of NerenstettenCapitulation of ErfurtBattle of Bolivar HeightsBattle of Fort BrookeBattle of WattigniesBattle of LeipzigBattle of the YserRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916Battle of WattigniesBattle of LeipzigBattle of the YserRomanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916ŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km34.149N, 24.929E
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 October 1453Third Siege of PontevicoPontevicoWars in Lombardy
16 October 1460Siege of AmasraAmasra
16 October 1461Battle of TuthillCaernarfonWars of the Roses
16 October 1467Battle of Higashi-iwakuraNanzen-ji TempleŌnin War
16 October 1555Battle of MiyajimaItsukushimaThree Surprise Attacks of Japan
16 October 1597Battle of JiksanJapanese invasions of Korea
16 October 1689Battle of the Lake of Two MountainsBattle of the Lake of Two Mountains National Historic SiteBeaver Wars
16 October 1690Battle of QuebecQuebec CityKing William's War
16 October 17571757 Berlin raidBerlinThird Silesian War
16 October 1779Battle of San Fernando de OmoaOmoaAmerican Revolutionary War
16 October 1793Battle of WattigniesMaubeugeFrench Revolutionary Wars
16 October 1799Action of 16 October 1799VigoAnglo-Spanish War
16 October 1805Battle of NerenstettenNerenstetten
16 October 1806Capitulation of ErfurtErfurtWar of the Fourth Coalition
16 October 1813Battle of LeipzigLeipzigWar of the Sixth Coalition
16 October 1836Battle of VegkopGreat Trek
16 October 1861Battle of Bolivar HeightsBolivar Heights, West VirginiaAmerican Civil War
16 October 1863Battle of Fort BrookeTampa, Florida, FloridaAmerican Civil War
16 October 1914Battle of the YserYserWorld War I
16 October 1916Romanian Army offensive in Transylvania in 1916TransylvaniaWorld War I

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