Atlas of Battles

on this day, 22 engagements

Battles fought on 23 October

22 engagements in the atlas were fought on 23 October between 1086 and 1944: 17 battles, 3 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Second Battle of El Alamein (1942), Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944), Battle of Sagrajas (1086), Battle of Vigo Bay (1702).

Battle of SarkBattle of OstródaBattle of EdgehillBattle of BreitenfeldSieges of CeutaSiege of CeutaBattle of NicopolisBattle of Venta del PozoSiege of BilbaoBattle of CantonShar al-ShattBattle of KumanovoBattle of Pente PigadiaBattle of La MalmaisonBattle of LivnoBattle of SagrajasBattle of Vigo BaySecond Battle of El AlameinBattle of Leyte GulfBattle of SagrajasBattle of Vigo BaySecond Battle of El AlameinBattle of Leyte GulfŌsakaManilaSeoulTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokChengduÜrümqi5000 km22.156N, 32.386E
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 October 1086Battle of SagrajasBadajozAlmoravid conquest of al-Andalus
23 October 1448Battle of SarkGretnaAnglo-Scottish Wars
23 October 1628Battle of OstródaOstródaPolish–Swedish War of 1626–1629
23 October 1642Battle of EdgehillEdgehillFirst English Civil War
23 October 1642Battle of BreitenfeldBreitenfeldThirty Years' War
23 October 1694Sieges of CeutaCeutaCampaigns of Ismail Ibn Sharif
23 October 1694Siege of CeutaCeutaSieges of Ceuta
23 October 1702Battle of Vigo BayRía de VigoWar of the Spanish Succession
23 October 1798Battle of NicopolisNicopolisWar of the Second Coalition
23 October 1812Battle of Venta del PozoVillodrigoPeninsular War
23 October 1836Siege of BilbaoBilbaoFirst Carlist War
23 October 1856Battle of CantonGuangzhouSecond Opium War
23 October 1859Battle of CepedaBuenos Aires Province
23 October 1864Battle of WestportWestport, MissouriAmerican Civil War
23 October 1911Shar al-ShattTripolitania vilayet
23 October 1912Battle of KumanovoKumanovoFirst Balkan War
23 October 1912Battle of Pente PigadiaIoannina vilayetFirst Balkan War
23 October 1917Battle of La MalmaisonFranceWorld War I
23 October 1942Second Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
23 October 1942Battle for Henderson FieldGuadalcanalPacific War
23 October 1942Battle of LivnoLivnoWorld War II
23 October 1944Battle of Leyte GulfLeyte GulfPacific War

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