Atlas of Battles

on this day, 17 engagements

Battles fought on 11 February

17 engagements in the atlas were fought on 11 February between 1115 and 1986: 10 battles, 5 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Fort Donelson (1862).

Battle of WelfesholzSiege of ErkelenzBattle of VittsjöBattle off HormuzAssault on CopenhagenBattle of StromboliSiege of KristianopelSiege of CastellciutatBattle of Van CreekBattle of AikenBattle of AntreaSiege of GlogauTet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho RacetrackThirteenth Siege of GibraltarBattle of MontmirailBattle of Fort DonelsonFirst Battle of al-FawThirteenth Siege of GibraltarBattle of MontmirailBattle of Fort DonelsonFirst Battle of al-FawChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridHoustonChengdu5000 km35.906N, 9.400E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
11 February 1115Battle of WelfesholzWelfesholz
11 February 1607Siege of ErkelenzErkelenzEighty Years' War
11 February 1612Battle of VittsjöVittsjöKalmar War
11 February 1625Battle off HormuzStrait of HormuzAnglo-Portuguese rivalry in the Persian Gulf
11 February 1659Assault on CopenhagenCopenhagenSiege Of Copenhagen
11 February 1675Battle of StromboliStromboliFranco-Dutch War
11 February 1677Siege of KristianopelKristianopelScanian War
11 February 1714Siege of CastellciutatCastellciutatWar of the Spanish Succession
11 February 1727Thirteenth Siege of GibraltarGibraltarAnglo-Spanish War of 1727–1729
11 February 1779Battle of Van CreekElberton, GeorgiaAmerican Revolutionary War
11 February 1814Battle of MontmirailMontmirailWar of the Sixth Coalition
11 February 1862Battle of Fort DonelsonFort Donelson, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
11 February 1865Battle of AikenAiken, South CarolinaAmerican Civil War
11 February 1918Battle of AntreaKamennogorskFinnish Civil War
11 February 1945Siege of GlogauGłogówWorld War II
11 February 1968Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho RacetrackCholonVietnam War
11 February 1986First Battle of al-FawAl-Faw PeninsulaIran–Iraq War

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