Atlas of Battles

on this day, 16 engagements

Battles fought on 20 December

16 engagements in the atlas were fought on 20 December between 1305 and 1944: 11 battles and 5 sieges. Among them: First Battle of Champagne (1914), Siege of Bastogne (1944).

Battle of AmrohaSiege of RheimsSiege of DansborgBattle of the Delaware CapesSiege of Leopoldov FortressBattle of BereaBattle of DranesvilleSecond Battle of SaltvilleAction at BronkhorstspruitCapture of KorytsaBattle of JaffaBattle of OrtonaBattle of GadebuschSecond Siege of ZaragozaFirst Battle of ChampagneSiege of BastogneBattle of GadebuschSecond Siege of ZaragozaFirst Battle of ChampagneSiege of BastogneBuenos AiresChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiBaghdadAtlanta5000 km12.176N, 0.964W
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 December 1305Battle of AmrohaAmrohaMongol invasions of India
20 December 1359Siege of RheimsReimsHundred Years' War
20 December 1644Siege of DansborgFort Dansborg
20 December 1712Battle of GadebuschGadebuschGreat Northern War
20 December 1782Battle of the Delaware CapesDelaware Bay, New JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War
20 December 1808Second Siege of ZaragozaZaragozaPeninsular War
20 December 1848Siege of Leopoldov FortressLeopoldov Fortress
20 December 1852Battle of BereaBerea DistrictEighth Xhosa War
20 December 1861Battle of DranesvilleFairfax County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
20 December 1864Second Battle of SaltvilleSaltville, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
20 December 1880Action at BronkhorstspruitBronkhorst SpruitFirst Boer War
20 December 1912Capture of KorytsaKorçëFirst Balkan War
20 December 1914First Battle of ChampagneChampagne-ArdenneWorld War I
20 December 1917Battle of JaffaYarkon RiverWorld War I
20 December 1943Battle of OrtonaOrtonaWorld War II
20 December 1944Siege of BastogneBastogneWorld War II

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