Atlas of Battles

on this day, 16 engagements

Battles fought on 14 January

16 engagements in the atlas were fought on 14 January between 1624 and 1966: 12 battles, 2 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Third Battle of Panipat (1761), Battle of Rivoli (1797), Battle of Ramree Island (1945).

Battle of the Lines of ElvasBattle of ArbúciesSiege of SoudaAction of 13 January 1797Battle of El Bellaco streamSiege of AntwerpBattle of BellavistaBattle of the Epulafquen LagoonsBattle of Canyon de ChellyBattle of GemasBattle of 3 ShevatOperation CrimpCapture of Baghdad (1624)Third Battle of PanipatBattle of RivoliBattle of Ramree IslandCapture of Baghdad (1624)Third Battle of PanipatBattle of RivoliBattle of Ramree IslandBuenos AiresManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruMiamiMadridAtlanta5000 km4.671N, 1.490W
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
14 January 1624Capture of Baghdad (1624)BaghdadOttoman–Safavid War
14 January 1659Battle of the Lines of ElvasElvasPortuguese Restoration War
14 January 1714Battle of ArbúciesArbúciesWar of the Spanish Succession in Catalonia
14 January 1715Siege of SoudaSoudaSeventh Ottoman–Venetian War
14 January 1761Third Battle of PanipatPanipat
14 January 1797Battle of RivoliRivoli VeroneseFrench Revolutionary Wars
14 January 1797Action of 13 January 1797Q193943French Revolutionary Wars
14 January 1813Battle of El Bellaco stream
14 January 1814Siege of AntwerpAntwerpNapoleonic Wars
14 January 1826Battle of Bellavista
14 January 1832Battle of the Epulafquen Lagoons
14 January 1864Battle of Canyon de ChellyArizonaNavajo Wars
14 January 1942Battle of GemasGemenchehWorld War II
14 January 1945Battle of Ramree IslandRamree IslandSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
14 January 1948Battle of 3 Shevat1948 Palestine war
14 January 1966Operation CrimpCủ ChiVietnam War

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