Atlas of Battles

on this day, 18 engagements

Battles fought on 24 March

18 engagements in the atlas were fought on 24 March between 1185 and 1948: 15 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Taierzhuang (1938).

Battle of ShidoSiege of FougeresBattle of DersunisjkiBattle of KerguiduBattle of MartiniqueAction of 24 March 1811Battle of Santa Rita de MorelosBattle of HyderabadBattle of the Brick ChurchBattle of KrasnobródBattle of ChihuahuaBattle of Bang BoBattle of Hill 731Atarot convoySiege of Varna (1201)Battle of YevenesBattle of TaierzhuangBattle of XuzhouSiege of Varna (1201)Battle of YevenesBattle of TaierzhuangBattle of XuzhouŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km34.344N, 14.056E
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
24 March 1185Battle of ShidoShido-ji TempleGenpei War
24 March 1201Siege of Varna (1201)VarnaByzantine–Bulgarian Wars
24 March 1449Siege of FougeresFougèresHundred Years' War
24 March 1702Battle of DersunisjkiDarsūniškisGreat Northern War
24 March 1793Battle of KerguiduPlougoulmFrench Revolution
24 March 1794Battle of MartiniqueMartiniqueFrench Revolutionary Wars
24 March 1809Battle of YevenesLos YébenesPeninsular War
24 March 1811Action of 24 March 1811new Gatteville LighthouseNapoleonic Wars
24 March 1840Battle of Santa Rita de Morelos
24 March 1843Battle of HyderabadHyderabadBritish conquest of Sindh
24 March 1862Battle of the Brick ChurchDuval County, FloridaAmerican Civil War
24 March 1863Battle of KrasnobródKrasnobródJanuary Uprising
24 March 1866Battle of ChihuahuaChihuahua CitySecond French intervention in Mexico
24 March 1885Battle of Bang BoTonkin Campaign
24 March 1938Battle of TaierzhuangTai'erzhuang DistrictSecond Sino-Japanese War
24 March 1938Battle of XuzhouXuzhouSecond Sino-Japanese War
24 March 1941Battle of Hill 731Greco-Italian War
24 March 1948Atarot convoy1948 Palestine war

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