Atlas of Battles

on this day, 21 engagements

Battles fought on 2 March

21 engagements in the atlas were fought on 2 March between AD 537 and 1991: 15 battles, 4 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of the Bismarck Sea (1943), Battle of Hue (1968), Siege of Rome (AD 537).

Battle of BorgerhoutSiege of BidarBattle of NapueBattle of La GuairaBattle of LongeauSiege of SveaborgBattle of San NicolásSiege of SoissonsSiege of SalvadorBattle of Agua DulceBattle of WhampoaBattle of WalkertonBattle of Waynesboro, VirginiaBattle of HuiteBattle of Hòa MộcHohenzollern RedoubtBattle of RumailaSiege of RomeBattle of GrandsonBattle of the Bismarck SeaBattle of HueSiege of RomeBattle of GrandsonBattle of HueBuenos AiresŌsakaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruMiamiMadrid5000 km13.392N, 17.251E
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
2 March AD 537Siege of RomeRomeGothic War of 535–554
2 March 1476Battle of GrandsonGrandsonBurgundian Wars
2 March 1579Battle of BorgerhoutBorgerhoutEighty Years' War
2 March 1657Siege of BidarBidar
2 March 1714Battle of NapueIsokyröGreat Northern War
2 March 1743Battle of La GuairaLa GuairaWar of Jenkins' Ear
2 March 1798Battle of LongeauLengnau
2 March 1808Siege of SveaborgSuomenlinnaFinnish War
2 March 1811Battle of San NicolásParaná RiverArgentine War of Independence
2 March 1814Siege of SoissonsSoissonsWar of the Sixth Coalition
2 March 1822Siege of SalvadorSalvadorBrazilian War of Independence
2 March 1836Battle of Agua DulceNueces County, TexasTexas Revolution
2 March 1841Battle of WhampoaPazhou SubdistrictFirst Opium War
2 March 1864Battle of WalkertonWalkerton, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
2 March 1865Battle of Waynesboro, VirginiaAugusta County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
2 March 1866Battle of HuiteChiloé IslandChincha Islands War
2 March 1885Battle of Hòa MộcSino-French War
2 March 1916Hohenzollern RedoubtLoos-en-GohelleWestern Front
2 March 1943Battle of the Bismarck SeaVitiaz StraitPacific War
2 March 1968Battle of HueHuếVietnam War
2 March 1991Battle of RumailaLake HammarGulf War

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