Atlas of Battles

country, 32 engagements

Battles in Lithuania

32 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Lithuania: 29 battles and 3 sieges between 1236 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: Lithuanian Crusade (7), Great Northern War (3), Eastern Front (3), Livonian Crusade (2).

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Battle of SauleBattle of MemelBattle of SkuodasSiege of ChristmemelBattle of MedininkaiBattle of MemelSiege of MedvėgalisBattle of StrėvaSiege of KaunasBattle of WilkomierzBattle of VilniusBattle of SzkudyBattle of WerkiBattle of OlkienikiBattle of TryszkiBattle of VilniusBattle of DersunisjkiBattle of SaladenBattle of NemenčinėBattles of Vilnius (1812)Battle of GinietynyBattle of BirżeSventiany OffensiveRovno OffensiveBattle of GiedraičiaiBattle of WilnoBattle for AlytusBattle of RossienyŠiauliai OffensiveOperation Ostra BramaBattle of MemelBattle of KiauneliškisVilniusKaliningradDaugavpilsLiepagaKaunasKlaipėdaLidaJelgavaSovetskŠiauliai100 km55.310N, 23.650E
32 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 12 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 September 1236Battle of SauleLatviaLivonian Crusade
1257Battle of MemelKlaipėdaLivonian Crusade
1258Battle of SkuodasSkuodasLithuanian Crusade
1315Siege of ChristmemelChristmemelLithuanian Crusade
27 July 1320Battle of MedininkaiVarniaiLithuanian Crusade
1323Battle of MemelKlaipėdaLithuanian Crusade
1 February 1329Siege of MedvėgalisMedvėgalisLithuanian Crusade
2 February 1348Battle of StrėvaStrėva RiverLithuanian Crusade
13 March 1362Siege of KaunasKaunas CastleLithuanian Crusade
1 September 1435Battle of WilkomierzUkmergėLithuanian Civil War of 1432–1438
29 July 1655Battle of VilniusVilniusRusso-Polish War
18 May 1658Battle of SzkudyLithuaniaDeluge
24 September 1658Battle of WerkiVerkiaiRusso-Polish War
18 November 1700Battle of OlkienikiValkininkaiLithuanian Civil War of 1700
15 December 1701Battle of Tryszki
1702Battle of VilniusVilniusGreat Northern War
24 March 1702Battle of DersunisjkiDarsūniškisGreat Northern War
29 March 1703Battle of SaladenEuropeGreat Northern War
27 April 1794Battle of NemenčinėNemenčinėKościuszko Uprising
28 June 1812Battles of Vilnius (1812)VilniusFrench invasion of Russia
21 April 1863Battle of GinietynyGenėtiniaiJanuary Uprising
7 May 1863Battle of BirżeBiržaiJanuary Uprising
26 August 1915Sventiany OffensiveŠvenčionysWWI Eastern Front
27 August 1915Rovno Offensive
November 1920Battle of GiedraičiaiGiedraičiai
18 September 1939Battle of WilnoVilnius1939 Invasion of Poland
22 June 1941Battle for Alytus
23 June 1941Battle of RossienyRaseiniaiEastern Front
5 July 1944Šiauliai OffensiveByelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicEastern Front
7 July 1944Operation Ostra BramaVilniusWorld War II
5 October 1944Battle of MemelKlaipėdaEastern Front
11 March 1945Battle of KiauneliškisŠvenčionys District MunicipalityGuerilla war in the Baltic states

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.