Atlas of Battles

on this day, 18 engagements

Battles fought on 28 December

18 engagements in the atlas were fought on 28 December between 1478 and 1964: 14 battles, 2 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Santa Clara (1958).

Siege of Nakao CastleBattle of DschaskSiege of Sant MateuCapture of St. LuciaBattle of NanggulonDade MassacreBattle of BábolnaBattle of Mount Zion ChurchBattle of SacramentoVan Buren raidBattle of Egypt StationBattle of Salt River CanyonBattle of YbybobóBattle of the Bay of BiscayBattle of GiornicoBattle of CantonBattle of Santa ClaraBattle of Binh GiaBattle of GiornicoBattle of CantonBattle of Santa ClaraBattle of Binh GiaBuenos AiresŌsakaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruMadridBaghdad5000 km13.050N, 12.219E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
28 December 1478Battle of GiornicoGiornicoTransalpine campaigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy
28 December 1550Siege of Nakao CastleNakao Castle
28 December 1620Battle of Dschask
28 December 1705Siege of Sant MateuSant MateuWar of the Spanish Succession in the Kingdom of Valencia
28 December 1778Capture of St. LuciaSaint LuciaAmerican Revolutionary War
28 December 1828Battle of NanggulonKulon ProgoJava War of 1825-1830
28 December 1835Dade MassacreFloridaSecond Seminole War
28 December 1848Battle of BábolnaBábolnaHungarian Independence War
28 December 1857Battle of CantonGuangzhouSecond Opium War
28 December 1861Battle of Mount Zion ChurchBoone County, MissouriAmerican Civil War
28 December 1861Battle of SacramentoSacramento, KentuckyAmerican Civil War
28 December 1862Van Buren raidVan Buren, ArkansasAmerican Civil War
28 December 1864Battle of Egypt StationMississippi
28 December 1872Battle of Salt River CanyonSalt River, ArizonaYavapai War
28 December 1934Battle of Ybybobó
28 December 1943Battle of the Bay of BiscayBay of BiscayWorld War II
28 December 1958Battle of Santa ClaraSanta ClaraCuban Revolution
28 December 1964Battle of Binh GiaBình GiãVietnam War

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