Atlas of Battles

on this day, 16 engagements

Battles fought on 21 February

16 engagements in the atlas were fought on 21 February between 1339 and 1945: 13 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Verdun (1916).

Battle of ParabiagoBattle of the HerringsBattle of MartynówBattle of ToulonBattle of CarrickfergusSiege of BredaBattle of La BégaudièreI Battle of Nowa WieśBattle of OpatówSiege of BilbaoBattle of Caures WoodsRaid on Bir el HassanaRaid on NekhlBattle of VarkausBattle of Balete PassBattle of VerdunBattle of VerdunManilaSeoulTehranTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMadridBaghdadChengduÜrümqi5000 km39.225N, 57.563E
16 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
21 February 1339Battle of ParabiagoParabiago
21 February 1429Battle of the HerringsRouvray-Sainte-CroixHundred Years' War
21 February 1699Battle of MartynówNovii MartinivPolish–Ottoman War of 1683–99
21 February 1744Battle of ToulonToulonWar of the Austrian Succession
21 February 1760Battle of CarrickfergusCarrickfergusSeven Years' War
21 February 1793Siege of BredaBredaFrench Revolutionary Wars
21 February 1796Battle of La BégaudièreSaint-Denis-la-ChevasseWar in the Vendée
21 February 1863I Battle of Nowa Wieś
21 February 1864Battle of OpatówOpatówJanuary Uprising
21 February 1874Siege of BilbaoBilbaoThird Carlist War
21 February 1916Battle of VerdunVerdunWestern Front
21 February 1916Battle of Caures WoodsVerdunWestern Front
21 February 1917Raid on Bir el HassanaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
21 February 1917Raid on NekhlMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
21 February 1918Battle of VarkausVarkausFinnish Civil War
21 February 1945Battle of Balete PassDalton PassPacific War

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