Atlas of Battles

on this day, 19 engagements

Battles fought on 7 April

19 engagements in the atlas were fought on 7 April between 1337 and 1945: 14 battles, 4 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Operation Ten-Go (1945).

Siege of KanegasakiSiege of MantesBattle of BléneauSiege of Fort at Number 4Battle of ChallansBattles of Bellver and UrgellBattle of LocminéBattle of Auberge-neuveBlockade of AlmeidaBattle of IcaBattle of BombonáFirst Battle of Charleston HarborBattle of Mount GrayBattle of Cumberland ChurchBattle of Ciudad JuárezBattle of WarkaCapture of Belle ÎleBattle of the LysOperation Ten-GoBattle of WarkaCapture of Belle ÎleBattle of the LysOperation Ten-GoBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluru5000 km18.873N, 12.300E
19 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
7 April 1337Siege of KanegasakiKanegasaki Castle
7 April 1364Siege of MantesMantes-la-JolieHundred Years' War
7 April 1652Battle of BléneauBléneau
7 April 1656Battle of WarkaWarkaDeluge
7 April 1747Siege of Fort at Number 4Charlestown, New HampshireKing George's War
7 April 1761Capture of Belle ÎleBelle ÎleSeven Years' War
7 April 1794Battle of ChallansChallansWar in the Vendée
7 April 1794Battles of Bellver and UrgellBellver de CerdanyaWar of the Pyrenees
7 April 1796Battle of LocminéLocminéFrench Revolution
7 April 1796Battle of Auberge-neuveLe RibayFrench Revolution
7 April 1811Blockade of AlmeidaAlmeidaPeninsular War
7 April 1822Battle of IcaIca DepartmentSpanish American wars of independence
7 April 1822Battle of BombonáColombian War of Independence
7 April 1863First Battle of Charleston HarborCharleston, South CarolinaAmerican Civil War
7 April 1864Battle of Mount GrayPeloncillo Mountains, ArizonaApache Wars
7 April 1865Battle of Cumberland ChurchCumberland County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
7 April 1911Battle of Ciudad JuárezCiudad JuárezMexican Revolution
7 April 1918Battle of the LysYpresWestern Front
7 April 1945Operation Ten-GoPacific OceanPacific War

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