Atlas of Battles

on this day, 26 engagements

Battles fought on 16 June

26 engagements in the atlas were fought on 16 June between 1269 and 1866: 16 battles, 9 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Ligny (1815), Conquest of Tunis (1535), Battle of Quatre Bras (1815), Battle of Stoke Field (1487).

Battle of Colle Val d'ElsaSiege of Montereau-Fault-YonneBattle of AussigBattle of Cape St. VincentBattle of TashiskariBattle of GlenmaquinSiege of ThionvilleSiege of HammershusSiege of Castelló d'EmpúriesBattle of SinsheimSiege of BudaSiege of LandauSiege of ChivassoBattle of VelletriBattle of PiacenzaBattle of Fort BeauséjourCapture of Saint VincentBattle of MontgatBattle of James IslandSiege of Fort AmpolaBattle of Stoke FieldConquest of TunisBattle of LignyBattle of Quatre BrasBattle of Stoke FieldConquest of TunisBattle of LignyChicagoTehranMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaCasablancaKyivDakarVienna5000 km43.140N, 18.229W
26 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
16 June 1269Battle of Colle Val d'ElsaSienaQ1140335
16 June 1420Siege of Montereau-Fault-YonneMontereau-Fault-YonneHundred Years' War
16 June 1426Battle of AussigÚstí nad LabemHussite Wars
16 June 1487Battle of Stoke FieldEast StokeWars of the Roses
16 June 1535Conquest of TunisTunisOttoman–Spanish War
16 June 1606Battle of Cape St. VincentCape St. VincentEighty Years' War
16 June 1609Battle of TashiskariTashiskariGeorgian–Ottoman conflicts
16 June 1642Battle of GlenmaquinIrish Confederate Wars
16 June 1643Siege of ThionvilleThionvilleFranco-Spanish War
16 June 1645Siege of HammershusHammershusTorstenson War
16 June 1653Siege of Castelló d'EmpúriesCastelló d'EmpúriesReapers' War
16 June 1674Battle of SinsheimSinsheimFranco-Dutch War
16 June 1684Siege of BudaBudaGreat Turkish War
16 June 1702Siege of LandauLandau in der PfalzWar of the Spanish Succession
16 June 1705Siege of ChivassoChivasso
16 June 1744Battle of VelletriVelletriWar of the Austrian Succession
16 June 1746Battle of PiacenzaPiacenzaWar of the Austrian Succession
16 June 1755Battle of Fort BeauséjourSeven Years' War
16 June 1779Capture of Saint VincentSaint VincentAnglo-French War of 1778–1783
16 June 1808Battle of MontgatMontgatPeninsular War
16 June 1815Battle of LignyLignyNapoleonic Wars
16 June 1815Battle of Quatre BrasQuatre BrasNapoleonic Wars
16 June 1832Battle of Horseshoe BendPecatonica Battlefield, WisconsinBlack Hawk War
16 June 1842Battle of WoosungHuangpu RiverFirst Opium War
16 June 1862Battle of James IslandCharleston, South CarolinaAmerican Civil War
16 June 1866Siege of Fort AmpolaForte d'Ampola

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