Atlas of Battles

on this day, 12 engagements

Battles fought on 8 March

12 engagements in the atlas were fought on 8 March between 1262 and 1944: 9 battles and 3 sieges. Among them: Battle of Hampton Roads (1862), Battle of Imphal (1944), Battle of Tampere (1918).

Battle of HausbergenSiege of NivellesSiege of GalleSiege of IsfahanBattle of Punk HillBattle of VejleBattle of DujailaBattle of BakhmachSecond Battle of AbukirBattle of Hampton RoadsBattle of TampereBattle of ImphalSecond Battle of AbukirBattle of Hampton RoadsBattle of TampereBattle of ImphalChicagoTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridChengduÜrümqiBerlin5000 km33.763N, 8.815E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
8 March 1262Battle of HausbergenStrasbourg
8 March 1578Siege of NivellesNivellesEighty Years' War
8 March 1640Siege of GalleGalle
8 March 1722Siege of IsfahanIsfahanMughal–Persian Wars
8 March 1777Battle of Punk HillBonhamtown, New JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War
8 March 1801Second Battle of AbukirAbu QirFrench invasion of Egypt and Syria
8 March 1862Battle of Hampton RoadsHampton Roads, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
8 March 1864Battle of VejleVejleSecond Schleswig War
8 March 1916Battle of DujailaKutMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
8 March 1918Battle of TampereTampereTavastia Front
8 March 1918Battle of BakhmachBakhmachWWI Eastern Front
8 March 1944Battle of ImphalImphalOperation U-Go

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