Atlas of Battles

on this day, 26 engagements

Battles fought on 21 March

26 engagements in the atlas were fought on 21 March between AD 717 and 1968: 24 battles and 2 sieges. Among them: Battle of Karameh (1968), Operation Michael (1918).

Battle of Vicyfall of KairouanBattle of TabfarillaBattle of ChisetBattle of BaugéBattle of Stow-on-the-WoldBattle of GrünbergBattle of the Catalina RiverFourth Battle of TucsonBattle of ClouzeauxBattle of TarvisBattle of OstrachBattle of AlexandriaBattle of MiajadasSecond Siege of ChavesSiege of AstorgaBattle of ManresaBattle of MortaraBattle of IgołomiaBattle of Mataraga and PetromagoulaSecond Battle of TorreónOperation MichaelBattle of HijlaBattle of Suoi TreBattle of KaramehManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadridBaghdad5000 km35.831N, 2.113W
26 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
21 March AD 717Battle of VicyLes Rues-des-Vignes
21 March AD 909fall of KairouanKairouanKutama campaigns against the Aghlabids
21 March 1056Battle of TabfarillaAzougui
21 March 1373Battle of ChisetChizéHundred Years' War
21 March 1421Battle of BaugéBaugéHundred Years' War
21 March 1646Battle of Stow-on-the-WoldStow-on-the-WoldEnglish Civil War
21 March 1761Battle of GrünbergGrünbergSeven Years' War
21 March 1784Battle of the Catalina RiverSan Pedro River, ArizonaApache–Mexico Wars
21 March 1784Fourth Battle of TucsonTucson, ArizonaApache–Mexico Wars
21 March 1794Battle of ClouzeauxLes ClouzeauxWar in the Vendée
21 March 1797Battle of TarvisTarvisioFrench Revolutionary Wars
21 March 1799Battle of OstrachOstrachWar of the Second Coalition
21 March 1801Battle of AlexandriaAlexandriaFrench invasion of Egypt and Syria
21 March 1809Battle of MiajadasMiajadasPeninsular War
21 March 1809Second Siege of ChavesChavesPeninsular War
21 March 1810Siege of AstorgaAstorgaPeninsular War
21 March 1810Battle of ManresaManresaPeninsular War
21 March 1849Battle of MortaraMortaraFirst Italian War of Independence
21 March 1863Battle of Igołomia
21 March 1878Battle of Mataraga and PetromagoulaQ12238100
21 March 1914Second Battle of Torreón
21 March 1918Operation MichaelHauts-de-FranceWestern Front
21 March 1918Battle of HijlaMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
21 March 1952Battle of Hill EerieKorean War
21 March 1967Battle of Suoi TreSouth VietnamQ120355808
21 March 1968Battle of KaramehKaramehWar of Attrition

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