Atlas of Battles

on this day, 21 engagements

Battles fought on 27 March

21 engagements in the atlas were fought on 27 March between 1593 and 1989: 11 battles, 6 sieges and 4 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Cape Matapan (1941).

Siege of GeertruidenbergBattle of PreßnitzSiege of São FilipeSiege of ArboisRaid on Salmon FallsSiege of WagingeraBattle of MallavellyBattle of Ciudad-RealBattle of San BuenaventuraBattle of Spanish FortBattle of Turret PeakBattle of Marilao RiverFirst Battle of AmmanBattle of LéridaAction of 27 March 1942Biarritz BombingFirst Raid on UchizaBattle of Fort BullBattle of Horseshoe BendBattle of Cape MatapanBattle of the Komandorski IslandsBattle of Fort BullBattle of Horseshoe BendBattle of Cape MatapanŌsakaManilaChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiamiMadrid5000 km32.062N, 4.543E
21 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
27 March 1593Siege of GeertruidenbergGeertruidenbergEighty Years' War
27 March 1641Battle of PreßnitzPřísečniceThirty Years' War
27 March 1641Siege of São FilipeFort of São João BaptistaPortuguese Restoration War
27 March 1674Siege of ArboisArbois
27 March 1690Raid on Salmon FallsMaineKing William's War
27 March 1704Siege of WagingeraFort Wagingera
27 March 1756Battle of Fort BullRome, New YorkSeven Years' War
27 March 1799Battle of MallavellyFourth Anglo-Mysore War
27 March 1809Battle of Ciudad-RealCiudad RealPeninsular War
27 March 1814Battle of Horseshoe BendDadeville, AlabamaCreek War
27 March 1838Battle of San BuenaventuraCalifornia
27 March 1865Battle of Spanish FortBaldwin County, AlabamaAmerican Civil War
27 March 1873Battle of Turret PeakTonto Basin, ArizonaYavapai War
27 March 1899Battle of Marilao RiverMarilaoPhilippine–American War
27 March 1918First Battle of AmmanAmmanMiddle Eastern theater of World War I
27 March 1938Battle of LéridaLleida
27 March 1941Battle of Cape MatapanCape MatapanMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II
27 March 1942Action of 27 March 1942World War II
27 March 1943Battle of the Komandorski IslandsCommander IslandsPacific War
27 March 1944Biarritz BombingBiarritzWorld War II
27 March 1989First Raid on UchizaUchizainternal conflict in Peru

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