Atlas of Battles

on this day, 17 engagements

Battles fought on 23 February

17 engagements in the atlas were fought on 23 February between 1270 and 1979: 14 battles and 3 sieges. Among them: Battle of the Alamo (1836).

Battle of MarihueñuBattle of ValkininkaiSiege of Fort VincennesBattle of Les Sables-d'OlonneBattle of Cucha CuchaBattle of MesamávidaSiege of the AlamoBattle of the BogueBattle of AguadulceBattle of Sittang BridgeBattle of Nan'ao IslandBattle of Suoi Bong TrangBattle of MasakaBattle of KaruseBattle of RuvoBattle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresBattle of the AlamoBattle of KaruseBattle of RuvoBattle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresBattle of the AlamoBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km10.471N, 9.307E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
23 February 1270Battle of KaruseBaltic SeaLivonian Crusade
23 February 1503Battle of RuvoRuvo di PugliaSecond War of Naples
23 February 1554Battle of MarihueñuArauco War
23 February 1706Battle of ValkininkaiValkininkaiQ10543737
23 February 1779Siege of Fort VincennesVincennes, IndianaAmerican Revolutionary War
23 February 1802Battle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresArtiboniteHaitian Revolution
23 February 1809Battle of Les Sables-d'OlonneLes Sables-d'OlonneNapoleonic Wars
23 February 1814Battle of Cucha Cucha
23 February 1819Battle of MesamávidaGuerra a muerte
23 February 1836Battle of the AlamoAlamo Mission, TexasTexas Revolution
23 February 1836Siege of the AlamoAlamo Mission, TexasTexas Revolution
23 February 1841Battle of the BogueFirst Opium War
23 February 1901Battle of AguadulceAguadulce DistrictThousand Days' War
23 February 1942Battle of Sittang BridgeMyanmarJapanese conquest of Burma
23 February 1950Battle of Nan'ao IslandNan'ao CountyChinese Civil War
23 February 1966Battle of Suoi Bong TrangVietnam War
23 February 1979Battle of MasakaMasakaUganda–Tanzania War

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