Atlas of Battles

on this day, 15 engagements

Battles fought on 27 February

15 engagements in the atlas were fought on 27 February between 1412 and 1991: 11 battles, 3 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of the Java Sea (1942).

Battle of MorvedreSiege of MarienburgBattle of Ancrum MoorSiege of MedemblikBattle of WeymouthBattle of OrthezBattle of Bar-sur-AubeBattle of First Bar1980 Dominican Embassy Siege in BogotáBattle of Medina RidgeBattle for Jalibah AirfieldBattle of Moore's Creek BridgeBattle of San PatricioMajuba HillBattle of the Java SeaBattle of Moore's Creek BridgeBattle of San PatricioMajuba HillBattle of the Java SeaBuenos AiresManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km14.038N, 7.853E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 February 1412Battle of MorvedreSaguntoCount of Urgell's revolt
27 February 1454Siege of MarienburgMalborkThirteen Years' War
27 February 1545Battle of Ancrum MoorJedburghAnglo-Scottish Wars
27 February 1588Siege of MedemblikMedemblik
27 February 1645Battle of WeymouthWeymouthEnglish Civil War
27 February 1776Battle of Moore's Creek BridgeNorth CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
27 February 1814Battle of OrthezOrthezPeninsular War
27 February 1814Battle of Bar-sur-AubeBar-sur-AubeWar of the Sixth Coalition
27 February 1836Battle of San PatricioTexasTexas Revolution
27 February 1841Battle of First BarPearl RiverFirst Opium War
27 February 1881Majuba HillFirst Boer War
27 February 1942Battle of the Java SeaJava SeaQ1648564
27 February 19801980 Dominican Embassy Siege in BogotáBogotáColombian conflict
27 February 1991Battle of Medina RidgeBasraGulf War
27 February 1991Battle for Jalibah AirfieldJalibah Southeast Air BaseGulf War

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