Atlas of Battles

on this day, 22 engagements

Battles fought on 26 April

22 engagements in the atlas were fought on 26 April between 1394 and 1951: 19 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action.

Battle of Puerto LopeBattle of SuezCapture of the Virgin of the CapeBattle of GiriaBattle of MouscronBattle of TerapeguiSiege of OsoppoFirst Battle of KomáromBattle of Cape GirardeauSecond Battle of Nowa WieśBattle of TrekkopjesBattle of HämeenlinnaBattle of AlvettulaBattle of Eiunna BridgeBattle of Tanlwe ChaungBattle of Las SalinasBattle of JennéSiege of Ciudad RodrigoBattle of CollecchioBattle of Las SalinasBattle of JennéSiege of Ciudad RodrigoBattle of CollecchioChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaBengaluruBangkokMiamiBaghdadAtlantaHouston5000 km19.455N, 2.421E
22 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
26 April 1394Battle of Puerto LopeQ5804908Q35810458
26 April 1538Battle of Las SalinasCivil Wars between the conquerors of Peru
26 April 1541Battle of SuezSuezOttoman–Portuguese conflicts of 1538–1560
26 April 1599Battle of JennéDjenné
26 April 1721Capture of the Virgin of the CapeIndian Ocean
26 April 1740Battle of Giria
26 April 1794Battle of MouscronMouscronWar of the First Coalition
26 April 1810Siege of Ciudad RodrigoCiudad RodrigoPeninsular War
26 April 1829Battle of Márquez BridgeArgentine Civil Wars
26 April 1836Battle of TerapeguiTirapeguiFirst Carlist War
26 April 1848Siege of OsoppoOsoppo
26 April 1849First Battle of KomáromKomáromHungarian Revolution of 1848
26 April 1863Battle of Cape GirardeauCape Girardeau County, MissouriTrans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War
26 April 1863Second Battle of Nowa WieśNowa WieśJanuary Uprising
26 April 1873Battle of Sand ButteCaliforniaModoc War
26 April 1915Battle of TrekkopjesTrekkopjeQ659991
26 April 1918Battle of HämeenlinnaHämeenlinnaGerman Invasion in the Finnish Civil War
26 April 1918Battle of AlvettulaFinnish Civil War
26 April 1940Battle of Eiunna BridgeEinunnaWorld War II
26 April 1945Battle of CollecchioFornovo di TaroWorld War II
26 April 1945Battle of Tanlwe Chaung
26 April 1951Battle of Hwacheon

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