Atlas of Battles

on this day, 28 engagements

Battles fought on 20 October

28 engagements in the atlas were fought on 20 October between 1097 and 1950: 20 battles, 4 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Navarino (1827), Siege of Antioch (1097), First Battle of Kharkov (1941), Battle of Ulm (1805).

Battle of MontenakenBattle of AxtornaSiege of ChittorgarhBattle of JodoigneRelief of GoesSpanish Fury at MaastrichtBattle of CoutrasSiege of OldenzaalBattle of KuisegawaCapture of MannheimBattle of Annan MoorBattle of ClausenAction of 20 October 1778Battle of Cape SpartelAction of 20 October 1793Battle of Saint-RaphaëlBattle of NantesBattle of RybnicaBattle of PhiladelphiaFirst Battle of EdeaBattle of the Lys and the EscautBattle of the UniversityBattle of Pyongyang (1950)Siege of AntiochBattle of UlmBattle of NavarinoFirst Battle of KharkovSiege of AntiochBattle of UlmBattle of NavarinoFirst Battle of KharkovŌsakaManilaLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridToronto5000 km29.395N, 26.769E
28 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 October 1097Siege of AntiochAntiochFirst Crusade
20 October 1465Battle of MontenakenMontenakenLiège Wars
20 October 1565Battle of AxtornaAxtornaNorthern Seven Years' War
20 October 1567Siege of ChittorgarhChittorgarh Fort
20 October 1568Battle of JodoigneJodoigneEighty Years' War
20 October 1572Relief of GoesGoesEighty Years' War
20 October 1576Spanish Fury at MaastrichtMaastrichtEighty Years' War
20 October 1587Battle of CoutrasCoutrasFrench Wars of Religion
20 October 1597Siege of OldenzaalOldenzaalEighty Years' War
20 October 1600Battle of KuisegawaKuise River
20 October 1622Capture of MannheimMannheimThirty Years' War
20 October 1645Battle of Annan MoorAnnanWars of the Three Kingdoms
20 October 1735Battle of ClausenKlausenWar of the Polish Succession
20 October 1778Action of 20 October 1778Cape FinisterreAnglo-French War of 1778–1783
20 October 1782Battle of Cape SpartelCape SpartelAmerican Revolutionary War
20 October 1793Action of 20 October 1793French Revolutionary Wars
20 October 1794Battle of Saint-RaphaëlSaint-RaphaëlWar of the Pyrenees
20 October 1799Battle of NantesNantesFrench Revolution
20 October 1805Battle of UlmUlmNapoleonic Wars
20 October 1827Battle of NavarinoPylosGreek War of Independence
20 October 1863Battle of RybnicaRybnica, Świętokrzyskie VoivodeshipJanuary Uprising
20 October 1863Battle of PhiladelphiaTennessee
20 October 1899Battle of Talana HillDundeeSecond Boer War
20 October 1914First Battle of EdeaEdéaWorld War I
20 October 1918Battle of the Lys and the EscautEast FlandersWorld War I
20 October 1941First Battle of KharkovKharkivWorld War II
20 October 1944Battle of the UniversityUniversity of BolognaWorld War II
20 October 1950Battle of Pyongyang (1950)PyongyangKorean War

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