Atlas of Battles

on this day, 17 engagements

Battles fought on 4 April

17 engagements in the atlas were fought on 4 April between 1268 and 1981: 11 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Siege of Acre (1291).

Fall of Beaufort CastleBattle of ArquesSiege of CopenhagenSiege of BastiaBattle of CurapalihueSiege of PatrasBattle of TápióbicskeBattle of MostertshoekBattle of the SegreAction of 4 April 1941Cactus RidgeBattle of Mishmar HaEmekBattle of Loc NinhSiege of AcreBattle of RacławiceOperation BabyliftAttack on H3Siege of AcreBattle of RacławiceOperation BabyliftAttack on H3Buenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkok5000 km9.405N, 27.512E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
4 April 1268Fall of Beaufort CastleBeaufort CastleCrusades
4 April 1291Siege of AcreAcreCrusades
4 April 1303Battle of ArquesArquesFranco-Flemish War
4 April 1368Siege of CopenhagenCopenhagenDanish-Hanseatic War of 1361-1370
4 April 1794Battle of RacławiceRacławiceKościuszko Uprising
4 April 1794Siege of BastiaBastiaInvasion of Corsica
4 April 1817Battle of CurapalihueChilean War of Independence
4 April 1821Siege of PatrasPatrasGreek War of Independence
4 April 1849Battle of TápióbicskeHungarian Revolution of 1848
4 April 1900Battle of Mostertshoek
4 April 1938Battle of the SegreSegreSpanish Civil War
4 April 1941Action of 4 April 1941Atlantic OceanWorld War II
4 April 1945Cactus RidgeOkinawaWorld War II
4 April 1948Battle of Mishmar HaEmekMishmar HaEmek1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine
4 April 1972Battle of Loc NinhLộc NinhVietnam War
4 April 1975Operation Babylift
4 April 1981Attack on H3IraqIran–Iraq War

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