Atlas of Battles

on this day, 15 engagements

Battles fought on 20 July

15 engagements in the atlas were fought on 20 July between AD 911 and 1974: 9 battles, 5 sieges and 1 naval action. Among them: Battle of Ankara (1402), Battle of Lissa (1866), Siege of Plevna (1877).

Siege of ChartresSiege of ArrasBattle of PalafrugellBattle of InverkeithingSiege of OranBattle of Bull's FerryBattle of Devil's RiverBattle of Peachtree CreekBattle of Rutherford's FarmBattle of BairokoBattle of Pentemili beachheadBattle of AnkaraSiege of GroenloBattle of LissaSiege of PlevnaBattle of AnkaraSiege of GroenloBattle of LissaBuenos AiresŌsakaManilaSeoulChicagoLimaTehranKinshasaTaipeiBengaluru5000 km23.928N, 28.092E
15 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
20 July AD 911Siege of ChartresChartresviking expansion
20 July 1402Battle of AnkaraÇubuk OvasıTimurid invasion of the Ottoman Empire
20 July 1414Siege of ArrasArras
20 July 1627Siege of GroenloGroenloEighty Years' War
20 July 1638Battle of PalafrugellPalafrugellThirty Years' War
20 July 1651Battle of InverkeithingInverkeithingWars of the Three Kingdoms
20 July 1693Siege of OranOranSpanish–Moroccan conflicts
20 July 1780Battle of Bull's FerryBulls Ferry, New JerseyAmerican Revolutionary War
20 July 1857Battle of Devil's RiverDevils River, TexasComanche Wars
20 July 1864Battle of Peachtree CreekFulton County, GeorgiaAmerican Civil War
20 July 1864Battle of Rutherford's FarmFrederick County, VirginiaAmerican Civil War
20 July 1866Battle of LissaAdriatic SeaThird Italian War of Independence
20 July 1877Siege of PlevnaPlevenTenth Russo-Turkish War
20 July 1943Battle of BairokoNew GeorgiaPacific War
20 July 1974Battle of Pentemili beachheadKyreniaTurkish invasion of Cyprus

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