Atlas of Battles

on this day, 12 engagements

Battles fought on 23 December

12 engagements in the atlas were fought on 23 December between 1235 and 1963: 10 battles and 2 sieges.

Disaster of CuralabaSiege of VeprykBattle of InverurieBattle of CollioureBattle of LuchanaBattle of HallueBattle of PunapargiBattle of OmorphitaSiege of CórdobaBattle of SavenayBattle of CzarnowoBattle of MagdhabaSiege of CórdobaBattle of SavenayBattle of CzarnowoBattle of MagdhabaBuenos AiresChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiAtlantaHoustonChengdu5000 km10.108N, 19.432W
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 December 1235Siege of CórdobaCórdobaReconquista
23 December 1598Disaster of Curalaba
23 December 1708Siege of VeprykVeprykGreat Northern War
23 December 1745Battle of InverurieInverurieJacobite rising of 1745
23 December 1793Battle of SavenaySavenayWar in the Vendée
23 December 1793Battle of CollioureCollioureWar of the Pyrenees
23 December 1806Battle of CzarnowoCzarnowoWar of the Fourth Coalition
23 December 1836Battle of LuchanaBilbaoFirst Carlist War
23 December 1870Battle of HallueHallueFranco-Prussian War
23 December 1916Battle of MagdhabaSinai PeninsulaWorld War I
23 December 1918Battle of PunapargiEstonian War of Independence
23 December 1963Battle of OmorphitaOmorfitaCypriot intercommunal violence

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