Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 5 February

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 5 February between 1146 and 1968: 15 battles, 3 sieges and 1 naval action.

Battle of al-LujjBattle of FalunSiege of KlisSiege of SeringapatamBattle of Sans Culottes CampBattle of PortazgoSecond Battle of ArquijasBattle of San Lorenzo islandBattle of BraniskoBattle of SankelmarkBattle of Hatcher's RunBattle of PucaráBattle of Vaal KrantzBattle of AlfambraBattle of Bến TreSiege of CádizTrebizond CampaignBattle of KerenBattle of the Admin BoxSiege of CádizTrebizond CampaignBattle of KerenBattle of the Admin BoxBuenos AiresManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km15.966N, 14.444E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
5 February 1146Battle of al-LujjChinchilla de MontearagónAndalusi revolt against the Almoravids
5 February 1521Battle of FalunFalunSwedish War of Liberation
5 February 1524Siege of KlisKlis
5 February 1792Siege of SeringapatamSrirangapatnaThird Anglo-Mysore War
5 February 1794Battle of Sans Culottes CampUrrugneWar of the Pyrenees
5 February 1810Siege of CádizCádizPeninsular War
5 February 1810Battle of PortazgoSan FernandoPeninsular War
5 February 1835Second Battle of ArquijasArquijasFirst Carlist War
5 February 1837Battle of San Lorenzo islandSan Lorenzo IslandWar of the Confederation
5 February 1849Battle of BraniskoBraniskoHungarian Independence War
5 February 1864Battle of SankelmarkSankelmarkSecond Schleswig War
5 February 1865Battle of Hatcher's RunDinwiddie County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
5 February 1882Battle of PucarápukaraWar of the Pacific
5 February 1900Battle of Vaal KrantzSouth AfricaSecond Boer War
5 February 1916Trebizond CampaignOttoman EmpireWorld War I
5 February 1938Battle of AlfambraTeruel ProvinceSpanish Civil War
5 February 1941Battle of KerenKerenEast African Campaign
5 February 1944Battle of the Admin BoxRakhine StateSouth-East Asian theater of World War II
5 February 1968Battle of Bến Tre

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