Atlas of Battles

on this day, 30 engagements

Battles fought on 13 July

30 engagements in the atlas were fought on 13 July between 1174 and 1943: 19 battles, 9 sieges and 2 naval actions. Among them: Battle of Durbe (1260).

Battle of AlnwickBattle of DurbeBattle of GravelinesSiege of ZaltbommelBattle of Roundway DownSiege of BridgwaterSiege of BadajozBattle of Pavan KhindBattle of AltimarlachSiege of NegroponteAttack on the first parallelSiege of DresdenBattle of BrécourtBattle of the VosgesBattle of PlatzbergBattle of Hyères IslandsBattle of ElvenBattle of Shubra KhitBattle of AttockSiege of AbbasabadSiege of Varna (1828)Siege of KomáromBattle of Corrick's FordFirst Battle of MurfreesboroBattle of Camden PointCapture of CuencaBattle of PeralejoOperation FustianChicagoTehranKinshasaBengaluruMiamiMadridBaghdadAtlantaHoustonBerlin5000 km35.066N, 6.280W
30 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
13 July 1174Battle of AlnwickAlnwickRevolt of 1173–1174
13 July 1260Battle of DurbeDurbeLithuanian Crusade
13 July 1558Battle of GravelinesGravelinesItalian War of 1551–1559
13 July 1574Siege of ZaltbommelZaltbommelEighty Years' War
13 July 1643Battle of Roundway DownDevizesEnglish Civil War
13 July 1645Siege of BridgwaterBridgwater
13 July 1658Siege of BadajozBadajozPortuguese Restoration War
13 July 1660Battle of Pavan Khindbattles involving the Maratha Empire
13 July 1680Battle of AltimarlachWick
13 July 1688Siege of NegroponteChalkídaMorean War
13 July 1714Attack on the first parallelBarcelonaWar of the Spanish Succession
13 July 1760Siege of DresdenDresdenSeven Years' War
13 July 1793Battle of BrécourtPacy-sur-EureFrench Revolutionary Wars
13 July 1794Battle of the VosgesVosges Mountains
13 July 1794Battle of PlatzbergGermanyNapoleonic Wars
13 July 1795Battle of Hyères IslandsÎles d'HyèresFrench Revolutionary Wars
13 July 1795Battle of ElvenElvenFrench Revolution
13 July 1798Battle of Shubra KhitShubra KhitFrench invasion of Egypt and Syria
13 July 1813Battle of AttockAfghan–Sikh Wars
13 July 1821First Siege of CallaoCallaoPeruvian War of Independence
13 July 1827Siege of AbbasabadAbbasabad fortressRusso-Persian War of 1826–28
13 July 1828Siege of Varna (1828)VarnaNinth Russo-Turkish War
13 July 1849Siege of KomáromKomáromHungarian Revolution of 1848
13 July 1861Battle of Corrick's FordTucker County, West VirginiaAmerican Civil War
13 July 1862First Battle of MurfreesboroRutherford County, TennesseeAmerican Civil War
13 July 1864Battle of Camden PointCamden Point, MissouriAmerican Civil War
13 July 1874Capture of CuencaCuencaThird Carlist War
13 July 1893Paknam IncidentPhra Samut Chedi1893 Franco-Siamese crisis
13 July 1895Battle of PeralejoCruce Peralejo
13 July 1943Operation FustianProvince of CataniaAllied invasion of Sicily

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