Atlas of Battles

on this day, 28 engagements

Battles fought on 17 October

28 engagements in the atlas were fought on 17 October between 1015 and 1973: 21 battles, 4 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Kosovo (1448), Battle of Leyte (1944), Battle of Forbie (1244).

Battle of Chelif RiverSiege of Tre KronorSiege of VisegrádSiege of RheinfeldenBattle of VlothoBattle of Kings NortonBattle of BergaBattle of PälkäneBattle of CholetBattle of NeresheimBattle of HalleBattle of MelleckBattle of LoznicaSiege of DresdenBattle of LetenyeBattle of KotorBattle of KinburnBattle off TexelAction off LerwickBattle of SariwonBattle of Ong ThanhEgyptian 25th Brigade ambushBattle of SeraphumBattle of ForbieBattle of Neville's CrossBattle of KosovoBattle of LeyteBattle of ForbieBattle of Neville's CrossBattle of KosovoBattle of LeyteManilaSeoulTehranTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMadridChengduÜrümqiBerlin5000 km35.594N, 61.543E
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
17 October 1015Battle of Chelif RiverOuarsenisHammadid–Zirid War
17 October 1244Battle of ForbieHiribyaCrusades
17 October 1346Battle of Neville's CrossNeville's CrossHundred Years' War
17 October 1448Battle of KosovoKosovo PoljeOttoman–Hungarian Wars
17 October 1501Siege of Tre KronorSvante Nilsson Sture's War against Denmark
17 October 1540Siege of VisegrádVisegrád
17 October 1633Siege of RheinfeldenRheinfeldenThirty Years' War
17 October 1638Battle of VlothoVlothoThirty Years' War
17 October 1642Battle of Kings NortonKings NortonEnglish Civil War
17 October 1655Battle of BergaBergaReapers' War
17 October 1713Battle of PälkänePälkäneGreat Northern War
17 October 1793Battle of CholetCholetWar in the Vendée
17 October 1805Battle of NeresheimNeresheim
17 October 1806Battle of HalleHalle (Saale)Campaigns of Prussia and Poland
17 October 1809Battle of MelleckQ1686335Tyrolean Rebellion
17 October 1810Battle of LoznicaLoznicaFirst Serbian Uprising
17 October 1813Siege of DresdenDresden
17 October 1815Battle of El RobleChilean War of Independence
17 October 1848Battle of Letenye
17 October 1848Battle of Kotor
17 October 1855Battle of KinburnKinburnCrimean War
17 October 1914Battle off TexelNorth SeaWorld War I
17 October 1917Action off LerwickLerwickWorld War I
17 October 1944Battle of LeyteLeytePacific War
17 October 1950Battle of SariwonSariwonKorean War
17 October 1967Battle of Ong ThanhVietnam War
17 October 1973Egyptian 25th Brigade ambushYom Kippur War
17 October 1973Battle of SeraphumEgyptYom Kippur War

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