Atlas of Battles

on this day, 26 engagements

Battles fought on 22 January

26 engagements in the atlas were fought on 22 January between AD 871 and 1949: 21 battles, 2 sieges and 3 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Rorke's Drift (1879), Battle of Anzio (1944), Battle of Isandlwana (1879).

Battle of BasingBattle of PokarwisBattle of RomhányInvasion of GuadeloupeCapture of Demerara and EssequiboAction of 22 January 1783Battle of SamanouthSiege of GraudenzAction of 22 January 1809Battle of TacuarembóBattle of TogaFirst Battle of SzolnokBattle of CiołkówBattle of LubartówBattle of SzydłowiecBattle of InyezaneBattle of GalațiBattle of Rapido RiverBattle of Hill 170Battle of OpoleBattle of Agios VasileiosBattle of WandiwashBattle of Rorke's DriftBattle of IsandlwanaBattle of AnzioBattle of WandiwashBattle of Rorke's DriftBattle of IsandlwanaBattle of AnzioBuenos AiresChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBangkokMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlanta5000 km12.271N, 1.731E
26 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 January AD 871Battle of BasingOld BasingQ1379246
22 January 1261Battle of PokarwisUshakovoPrussian uprisings
22 January 1710Battle of RomhányRomhányRákóczi’s War of Independence
22 January 1759Invasion of GuadeloupeGuadeloupeSeven Years' War
22 January 1760Battle of WandiwashVandavasiSeven Years' War
22 January 1782Capture of Demerara and EssequiboDemeraraAnglo-French War of 1778–1783
22 January 1783Action of 22 January 1783VirginiaAmerican Revolutionary War
22 January 1799Battle of SamanouthSamannudFrench invasion of Egypt and Syria
22 January 1807Siege of GraudenzGrudziądzWar of the Fourth Coalition
22 January 1809Action of 22 January 1809Pointe-NoireNapoleonic Wars
22 January 1820Battle of TacuarembóTacuarembóPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental
22 January 1836Battle of TogaTogaFirst Carlist War
22 January 1848Siege of San José del CaboSan José del CaboMexican-American War
22 January 1849First Battle of Szolnok
22 January 1863Battle of CiołkówCiółkowoJanuary Uprising
22 January 1863Battle of LubartówLubartówJanuary Uprising
22 January 1863Battle of SzydłowiecSzydłowiecJanuary Uprising
22 January 1879Battle of Rorke's DriftRorke's DriftAnglo-Zulu War
22 January 1879Battle of IsandlwanaIsandlwanaAnglo-Zulu War
22 January 1879Battle of InyezaneAnglo-Zulu War
22 January 1918Battle of GalațiGalațiRomania in World War I
22 January 1944Battle of AnzioAnzioWorld War II
22 January 1944Battle of Rapido RiverGariWorld War II
22 January 1945Battle of Hill 170Rakhine StateSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
22 January 1945Battle of OpoleOpoleWorld War II
22 January 1949Battle of Agios VasileiosGreek Civil War

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