Atlas of Battles

on this day, 32 engagements

Battles fought on 20 June

32 engagements in the atlas were fought on 20 June between AD 451 and 1944: 25 battles, 6 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of the Maureaco Fields (AD 451).

Battle of ArorSiege of ŠabacSiege of Le CateletBattle of HöchstBattle of MartynówBattle of KalloSiege of CalcuttaBattle of Stono FerryBattle of Ramsour's MillBattle of CuddaloreBattle of Cap-FrançaisSecond Battle of MarengoBattle of GeronaFirst Siege of GironaBattle of HuaquiBattle of the DanubeBattle of ThouarsSiege of MaubeugeBattle of ThessalonicaBattle of PeñacerradaBattle of AlsónyárasdBattle of LaFourche CrossingBattle of KomorówSiege of the International LegationsRaid on BergamaBattle of SaumurBattle of Nerva IslandBattle of la TruyèreBattle of the Maureaco FieldsBattle of UjiBattle of JargeauNew Georgia CampaignBattle of the Maureaco FieldsBattle of UjiBattle of JargeauBuenos AiresManilaChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluruBangkokMiami5000 km21.397N, 27.260E
32 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 June AD 451Battle of the Maureaco FieldsCatalaunian Plainsfall of the western Roman Empire
20 June AD 712Battle of ArorIndus RiverUmayyad conquest of Sindh
20 June 1180Battle of UjiUjiGenpei War
20 June 1429Battle of JargeauJargeauHundred Years' War
20 June 1521Siege of ŠabacŠabac
20 June 1595Siege of Le CateletLe CateletFranco-Spanish War
20 June 1622Battle of HöchstHöchstThirty Years' War
20 June 1624Battle of MartynówNovii Martiniv
20 June 1638Battle of KalloKalloEighty Years' War
20 June 1756Siege of CalcuttaKolkataBengal
20 June 1779Battle of Stono FerryCharleston County, South CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
20 June 1780Battle of Ramsour's MillLincolnton, North CarolinaAmerican Revolutionary War
20 June 1783Battle of CuddalorePondicherryAmerican Revolutionary War
20 June 1793Battle of Cap-FrançaisCap-HaïtienHaitian Revolution
20 June 1799Second Battle of MarengoQ748210
20 June 1808Battle of GeronaGironaPeninsular War
20 June 1808First Siege of GironaGironaPeninsular War
20 June 1811Battle of HuaquiLa Paz DepartmentBolivian War of Independence
20 June 1811Battle of the DanubeSloboziaEighth Russo-Turkish War
20 June 1815Battle of ThouarsThouarsWar in the Vendée
20 June 1815Siege of MaubeugeMaubeuge
20 June 1821Battle of ThessalonicaThessalonikiGreek War of Independence
20 June 1838Battle of PeñacerradaPeñacerrada-UrizaharraFirst Carlist War
20 June 1849Battle of Alsónyárasd
20 June 1863Battle of LaFourche CrossingLafourche Parish, LouisianaAmerican Civil War
20 June 1863Battle of Komorów
20 June 1900Siege of the International LegationsBeijing Legation QuarterBoxer Rebellion
20 June 1919Raid on BergamaBergamaGreco-Turkish War
20 June 1940Battle of SaumurSaumur
20 June 1943New Georgia CampaignNew Georgia IslandsWorld War II
20 June 1944Battle of Nerva IslandGulf of FinlandEastern Front
20 June 1944Battle of la TruyèreMont MouchetWorld War II

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