Atlas of Battles

on this day, 20 engagements

Battles fought on 6 April

20 engagements in the atlas were fought on 6 April between 46 BC and 1979: 19 battles and 1 siege. Among them: Fall of Constantinople (1453), Battle of Thapsus (46 BC), Battle of Shiloh (1862), Battle of Königsberg (1945).

Battle of PollentiaBattle of FariskurBattle of BrignaisBattle of SolaraBattle of AtoleirosBattle of UppsalaCapture of FlushingBattle of Block IslandBattle of IsaszegBattle of Sailor's CreekBattle of High BridgeBattle of Rice's StationBattle of DeçiqBombing of Belgrade in 1941Battle of Wadi AkaritBattle of ThapsusFall of ConstantinopleBattle of ShilohBattle of KönigsbergBattle of ThapsusFall of ConstantinopleBattle of KönigsbergMiamiMadridTorontoAtlantaBerlinAthensCasablancaKyivDakarVienna5000 km43.023N, 23.429W
20 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
6 April 46 BCBattle of ThapsusThapsusCaesar's Civil War
6 April AD 402Battle of PollentiaBraGothic War of 401–403
6 April 1250Battle of FariskurEgyptSeventh Crusade
6 April 1362Battle of BrignaisBrignaisHundred Years' War
6 April 1363Battle of SolaraSolaraQ1140335
6 April 1384Battle of AtoleirosAlentejoHundred Years' War
6 April 1453Fall of ConstantinopleConstantinopleByzantine–Ottoman wars
6 April 1520Battle of UppsalaUppsala
6 April 1572Capture of FlushingEighty Years' War
6 April 1776Battle of Block IslandAmerican Revolutionary War
6 April 1849Battle of IsaszegHungarian Revolution of 1848
6 April 1862Battle of ShilohHardin County, TennesseeWestern theater of the American Civil War
6 April 1865Battle of Sailor's CreekAmelia County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
6 April 1865Battle of High BridgePrince Edward County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
6 April 1865Battle of Rice's StationPrince Edward County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
6 April 1911Battle of DeçiqDušićiMalissori uprising
6 April 1941Bombing of Belgrade in 1941BelgradeWorld War II
6 April 1943Battle of Wadi AkaritWādī al ‘AkārītQ111976804
6 April 1945Battle of KönigsbergKönigsbergWorld War II
6 April 1979Battle of Sembabule

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