Atlas of Battles

on this day, 13 engagements

Battles fought on 6 January

13 engagements in the atlas were fought on 6 January between 1148 and 1942: 9 battles and 4 sieges.

Conquest of CuencaBattle of NebovidyBattle of SkaliceSiege of PouancéSiege of ManduBattle of HitotoribashiBattle of VillagodioBattle of HancockSiege of LydenburgBattle of Mount CadmusBattle of JerseyBattle of Sheikh Sa'adBattle of Slim RiverBattle of Mount CadmusBattle of JerseyBattle of Sheikh Sa'adBattle of Slim RiverBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km12.652N, 31.106E
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
6 January 1148Battle of Mount CadmusPisidiaSecond Crusade
6 January 1177Conquest of CuencaCuencaAlmohad wars in the Iberian Peninsula
6 January 1422Battle of NebovidyCentral Bohemian RegionHussite Wars
6 January 1424Battle of SkaliceČeská SkaliceHussite Wars
6 January 1432Siege of PouancéPouancéHundred Years' War
6 January 1518Siege of ManduMandu
6 January 1586Battle of HitotoribashiMutsu Province
6 January 1781Battle of JerseySaint HelierAnglo-French War of 1778–1783
6 January 1809Battle of VillagodioZamoraPeninsular War
6 January 1862Battle of HancockWashington County, West VirginiaAmerican Civil War
6 January 1881Siege of LydenburgLydenburgFirst Boer War
6 January 1916Battle of Sheikh Sa'adMesopotamiaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
6 January 1942Battle of Slim RiverSlim RiverQ1648564

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