Atlas of Battles

on this day, 24 engagements

Battles fought on 22 April

24 engagements in the atlas were fought on 22 April between 1216 and 1985: 20 battles, 3 sieges and 1 naval action.

Battle of LipitsaSiege of ValenciaBattle of GamenarioBattle of CanturinoSiege of YorkBattle of BeaupréauFirst Battle of MachecoulSecond siege of BadajozBattle of GrahamstownBattle of AlsasuaBattle of Kitcheners' WoodBattle of Longstop HillBattle of MuboBattle of BobdubiBattle of KapyongBattle of the Imjin RiverBattle of YultongBattle of JinjaBattle of Maravar PassBattle of AugustaBattle of KoussériBattle of DoiranBattle of HollandiaBattle of AugustaBattle of KoussériBattle of DoiranBattle of HollandiaŌsakaManilaSeoulTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMadridBaghdad5000 km10.614N, 67.017E
24 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 April 1216Battle of LipitsaYuryev-PolskyInternecine War in North-Eastern Rus', 1212-1216
22 April 1238Siege of ValenciaBalansiyaAragonese conquest of Valencia
22 April 1345Battle of GamenarioSantenaQ1140335
22 April 1363Battle of CanturinoNovara
22 April 1644Siege of YorkYorkEnglish Civil War
22 April 1676Battle of AugustaAugustaFranco-Dutch War
22 April 1793Battle of BeaupréauBeaupréauWar in the Vendée
22 April 1793First Battle of MachecoulMachecoulWar in the Vendée
22 April 1811Second siege of BadajozBadajozPeninsular War
22 April 1819Battle of GrahamstownMakhandaFifth Xhosa War
22 April 1829Battle of San RoqueCórdoba ProvinceDecembrist revolution
22 April 1834Battle of AlsasuaAltsasu – AlsasuaFirst Carlist War
22 April 1900Battle of KoussériKousséri
22 April 1915Battle of Kitcheners' WoodSaint JulienWestern Front
22 April 1917Battle of DoiranDojran LakeMacedonian Front
22 April 1943Battle of Longstop HillTunisiaQ111976804
22 April 1943Battle of MuboTerritory of New GuineaWorld War II
22 April 1943Battle of BobdubiTerritory of New GuineaWorld War II
22 April 1944Battle of HollandiaSouth West Pacific theater of World War II
22 April 1951Battle of KapyongGapyeong CountyKorean War
22 April 1951Battle of the Imjin RiverImjin RiverKorean War
22 April 1951Battle of YultongKorean War
22 April 1979Battle of JinjaJinja
22 April 1985Battle of Maravar PassKunar ProvinceSoviet-Afghan War

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