Atlas of Battles

on this day, 32 engagements

Battles fought on 21 October

32 engagements in the atlas were fought on 21 October between 1096 and 1962: 22 battles, 5 sieges and 5 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Trafalgar (1805), Battle of Sekigahara (1600), Siege of Orléans (1428).

Battle of MartosSiege of AkasakaBattle of AuberocheSiege of BudaBattle of FujinaminawateBattles of WendenSiege of Ōgaki CastleBattle of the DownsBattle at The LizardBattle of Cap-FrançaisSiege of NegapatamBattle of FurnesFourth Battle of BergiselBattle of Ball's BluffBattle of Camp WildcatEngagement at FredericktownBattle of Cherokee StationBattle of Little Blue RiverBattle of BuzenvalBattle of Cedar CreekBattle of ElandslaagteBattle of KardzhaliAttack on Convoy BN 7Battle of CareiBattles of BirczaBattle of BeershebaBattle of YongjuBattle of WalongBattle of CivetotSiege of OrléansBattle of SekigaharaBattle of TrafalgarBattle of CivetotSiege of OrléansBattle of SekigaharaBattle of TrafalgarManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadrid5000 km30.983N, 21.151E
32 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
21 October 1096Battle of CivetotİznikPeople's Crusade
21 October 1275Battle of MartosTorredonjimenoReconquista
21 October 1331Siege of AkasakaShimo-Akasaka CastleGenkō War
21 October 1345Battle of AuberocheChâteau d'AuberocheHundred Years' War
21 October 1428Siege of OrléansOrléansHundred Years' War
21 October 1540Siege of BudaBuda
21 October 1561Battle of FujinaminawateTōjō Castle
21 October 1578Battles of WendenCēsisLivonian War
21 October 1600Battle of SekigaharaSekigaharaSekigahara Campaign
21 October 1600Siege of Ōgaki CastleŌgaki Castle
21 October 1639Battle of the DownsEnglish ChannelEighty Years' War
21 October 1707Battle at The LizardLizard PointWar of the Spanish Succession
21 October 1757Battle of Cap-FrançaisSeven Years' War
21 October 1781Siege of NegapatamNagapattinamFourth Anglo-Dutch War
21 October 1793Battle of Furnes
21 October 1805Battle of TrafalgarCape TrafalgarWar of the Third Coalition
21 October 1809Fourth Battle of BergiselBergiselTyrolean Rebellion
21 October 1861Battle of Ball's BluffLoudoun County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
21 October 1861Battle of Camp WildcatLaurel County, KentuckyAmerican Civil War
21 October 1861Engagement at FredericktownMadison County, MissouriAmerican Civil War
21 October 1863Battle of Cherokee StationAlabamaAmerican Civil War
21 October 1864Battle of Little Blue RiverJackson County, MissouriAmerican Civil War
21 October 1870Battle of BuzenvalRueil-MalmaisonFranco-Prussian War
21 October 1876Battle of Cedar CreekMontanaGreat Sioux War of 1876
21 October 1899Battle of ElandslaagteElandslaagteSecond Boer War
21 October 1912Battle of KardzhaliKardzhaliFirst Balkan War
21 October 1940Attack on Convoy BN 7Red SeaWorld War II
21 October 1944Battle of CareiWorld War II
21 October 1945Battles of BirczaBirczaPolish–Ukrainian conflict
21 October 1948Battle of BeershebaBeersheba1948 Arab–Israeli War
21 October 1950Battle of YongjuKorean War
21 October 1962Battle of WalongWalongSino-Indian War

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